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BEATRIZ FIDALGO GONÇALVES PEREIRA RITO. Concluiu a Licenciatura em Biochemistry em 2018/06 e o Mestrado em Biochemistry em 2020/07 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. É Investigador no(a) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida e Researcher member no(a) Universidade de Coimbra no Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Materiais e Processos (CEMMPRE). Publicou 3 artigos em revistas especializadas. Organizou 10 evento(s). Participou em 9 evento(s). Recebeu 1 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador em 3 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas e em Microbiologia, Biotecnologia Ambiental, Biotratamento e Ciências Naturais e Bioquímica.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
BEATRIZ FIDALGO GONÇALVES PEREIRA RITO

Citation names

  • RITO, BEATRIZ

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
141C-E021-4EB8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0647-7286

Email addresses

  • beatriz-rito@hotmail.com (Professional)
  • uc46388@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Edifício do Patronato, Rua da Matemática, nº49, 3º Piso, 3000-276, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
  • CEMMPRE - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Materiais e Processos. Departamento de Ciencias da Vida, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Universidade de Coimbra,, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/03 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Training Course in Statistics and Multivariate Analysis in R: applications in multicomponent systems (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
 20
2018/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Impact of genomic bioprospecting on the optimization of metals obtaining processes in a circular economy perspective" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2015/09 - 2018/06
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"Study of the diabetic foot microbiota" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - Current Researcher member Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/05 - Current Agenda da Microeletrónica – Micro.electronics: for a better future
C644916358-00000028
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/05 - 2023/05 BIORECOVER - Development of an innovative sustainable strategy for selective biorecover of critical raw materials from Primary and Secondary sources
H2020- SC5-2018-2-821096
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Concluded
2020/09 - 2021/05 LED RUVIS - Robotic UV Intelligent System 69328 AAC 15/SI/2020 - I&D Empresas (COVID-19)
CENTRO-01-02B7-FEDER-069328
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. RITO, BEATRIZ; Leonor Matos; Proença, Diogo N.; Paula V. Morais. "UV-LED inactivation kinetics of bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2023 Covilhã, 2023.
  2. Francisco, Romeu; Leonor Matos; Margato, Diogo; RITO, BEATRIZ; Ana Paula Chung; Ana Paula Piedade; Paula V. Morais. "Tapping into the biotechnological potential of environmental biodiversity: the example of a Platinum high-affinity biopolymer". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2023 Covilhã, 2023.
  3. RITO, BEATRIZ; Francisco, Romeu; Coimbra, C.; Rita branco; Paula V. Morais. "Effect of growth conditions on Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 strain Rare Earth Elements immobilization capacity". Paper presented in FEMS Hamburg 2023, 2023.
  4. Leonor Matos; RITO, BEATRIZ; Margato, Diogo; Ana Paula Chung; Francisco, Romeu; Paula V. Morais. "Platinum Group Metals recovery by modified bacterial polymers". Paper presented in FEMS Hamburg 2023, 2023.
  5. Paula V. Morais; Caldeira, Joana B.; Ana Paula Chung; Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Branco, Rita. "Microbiome of mine residues and its role in heterotrophic bioleaching and recovery of critical metals". Paper presented in FEMS Hamburg 2023, 2023.
  6. Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Leonor Matos; Paula V. Morais. "Soft bioleaching as a process to enrich low-grade alkaline mining waste". Paper presented in FEMS Hamburg 2023, 2023.
  7. RITO, BEATRIZ; Caldeira, Joana B.; Ana Paula Chung; Rita Branco; Francisco, Romeu; Paula V. Morais. "BIORECOVER Development of an innovative sustainable strategy for selective biorecover of critical raw materials from Primary and Secondary sources". Paper presented in CEMMPRE meeting, 2022.
  8. Tiago Henriques; RITO, BEATRIZ; Proença, Diogo N.; Paula V. Morais. "Disinfection of textiles and footwear using an ultrasonic nebulizer cabinet". Paper presented in MicroBiotec2021, 2021.
  9. Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Paula V. Morais. "Recovery of heterotrophic bacteria from alkaline mine residues and their capacity to leach impurities from secondary sources of raw materials". Paper presented in MicroBiotec2021, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Beatriz Rito; Leonor Matos; Diogo N. Proença; Paula V. Morais. "Kinetics of inactivation of bacteria responsible for infections in hospitals using UV-LED". Heliyon (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30738.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30738
  2. RITO, BEATRIZ; Almeida, Diogo; Coimbra, Carina; Vicente, Diogo; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Weigand, Harald; Morais, Paula Vasconcelos. "Post-measurement compressed calibration for ICP-MS-based metal quantification in mine residues bioleaching". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19620-8.
    10.1038/s41598-022-19620-8
  3. Tiago M. Henriques; Beatriz Rito; Diogo Neves Proença; Paula V Morais. "Application of an Ultrasonic Nebulizer Closet in the Disinfection of Textiles and Footwear". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/10472.
    10.3390/ijerph191710472
Report
  1. RITO, BEATRIZ; Ferreira, Licínio; Paixão, José António; Manorma Sharma; Marta S. C. Henriques; Farias, Pedro; Paula V. Morais. 2025. Microeletronics - Relatório Produto Processo Serviço nº21 Lixiviação híbrida de cobre, ouro e metais críticos de lixo eletrónico.
  2. RITO, BEATRIZ; Farias, Pedro; Paula V. Morais. 2024. Microeletronics - RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO - AGENDAS PARA A INOVAÇÃO EMPRESARIAL.
  3. Farias, Pedro; RITO, BEATRIZ; Paula V. Morais. 2023. Microeletronics - RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO PONTUAL Avaliação preliminar e não absoluta da composição dos resíduos.
  4. Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Ana Paula Chung; Leonor Matos; Coimbra, C.; Paula V. Morais. 2022. Deliverable 4.4. IDENTIFICATION, SELECTION AND OPTIMISATION OF SIDEROPHORE-PRODUCING CELLS FOR REE & PGM RECOVERY. Biorecover (H2020, Project number: 821096).
  5. Tim Evison; Lorrie Maccario; Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Paula V. Morais. 2022. Deliverable 2.2. OPTIMISED CONDITIONS FOR RAW MATERIALS PRETREATMENT.Biorecover (H2020, Project number: 821096).
  6. Francisco, Romeu; RITO, BEATRIZ; Leonor matos; Coimbra, C.; Paula V. Morais. 2022. Deliverable 5.1, form for integration: – BIORECOVER PROCESS PERFORMANCE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CRM: OPTIMISATION AND VALIDATION 1..
  7. RITO, BEATRIZ; Leonor Matos; Proença, Diogo N.; Vânia Teixeira; Paula V. Morais. 2021. LEDRuvis - Robotic UV Intelligent System 69328 - Final report.
  8. RITO, BEATRIZ; Proença, Diogo N.; Paula V. Morais. 2021. UCCCB report - Relatório da UCCCB Relatório final dos ensaios microbiológicos realizados com o equipamento Nebulizador INOKEM biothech solutions com o desinfetante para superfícies VIRCOV PRO.
  9. RITO, BEATRIZ; Proença, Diogo N.; Paula V. Morais. 2021. UCCCB report - Relatório final dos ensaios microbiológicos realizados com o equipamento Nebulizador INOKEM biothech solutions.
  10. RITO, BEATRIZ; Proença, Diogo N.; Vânia Teixeira; Paula V. Morais. 2020. LEDRuvis Robotic UV Intelligent System 69328 - 2nd Technical Scientific Report.
  11. RITO, BEATRIZ; Proença, Diogo N.; Vânia Teixeira; Paula V. Morais. 2020. LEDRuvis Robotic UV Intelligent System 69328 - 1st Technical Scientific Report.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rito, Beatriz Fidalgo Gonçalves Pereira. "Impact of genomic bioprospecting on the optimization of metals obtaining processes in a circular economy perspective". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/92572.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2025. ""Hybrid chemical-biological leaching process for electronic waste"".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/24 Dynamic columns to assess the impact of nutrients, bioaugmentation and negative pressure in bioleaching of mining residues of Panasqueira mine MicroBiotec2021
Portuguese Society of Microbiology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/06/09 Differences in metals concentration between percolation and pore water during column bioleaching of mining residues of Panasqueira mine Biomining 2021
Minerals Engineering International (MEI) (Cornwall, United Kingdom)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/13 - 2024/09/15 Co-organizer in the event “Dia do Microorganismo” (Day of the microorganism), Exploratório Ciência Viva. (2024/09/13 - 2024/09/15)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17 Co-organizer and instrutor of the event “Dia do Microorganismo” (Day of the microorganism), integrated in the Brew festival open to the community, Exploratório Ciência Viva. (2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/01/30 - 2023/01/30 Workshop “New Solutions for Recovering Critical Raw Materials” organized by project REVIVING – revisiting mine tailings to innovate metals biorecovery (2023/01/30 - 2023/01/30)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 European Researchers' Night - Coimbra (2022) (2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/29 Exposition organized by CEMMPRE, at CoimbraShopping, entitled "O que se investiga na UC?" (what is being researched at UC? (2022/09/16 - 2022/09/29)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17 International Microorganism Day "O Dia Internacional do Microrganismo vai à radio!”, Radio Universidade de Coimbra, RUC. (2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021/09/17 - 2021/10/05 Online Exposition (Microscience photogallery and preparations on Petri dishes) “Microrganismos de Estimação”, in commemoration of “Dia do Microorganismo” (Day of the microorganism), Exploratório Ciência Viva, Coimbra (2021/09/17 - 2021/10/05)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
2020/09/17 - 2020/10/05 Exposition (Microscience photogallery and preparations on Petri dishes) “Microrganismos de Estimação”, in commemoration of “Dia do Microorganismo” (Day of the microorganism), Exploratório Ciência Viva, Coimbra (2020/09/17 - 2020/10/05)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07 Participant and co-organizer of the Congress MicroBiotec 2019, a bianual congress co-organized by the Portuguese Societies of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17 Instrutor and co-organizer of the event "Dia do Microorganismo" (Day of the microorganism) Exploratório Ciência Viva, Coimbra (2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/12/10 - 2024/12/11 1st AM2R Technical-Scientific Conference, entitled “The Future of Sustainable Mobility, from Portugal to the World”, within the scope of the Mobilizing Agenda for Business Innovation in the Two-Wheel Sector.
Conference
2024/10/23 - 2024/10/23 Seminar "Green Chemistry Modern Extraction and Digestion Methods using Microwave Systems" organized by Milestone and Thermo Unicam Sistemas Analíticos
Seminar
Associação para a Inovação Tecnológica e Qualidade, Portugal
2024/06/12 - 2024/06/12 Workshop XRD Insights – Explorando a difração de raios-X e as suas aplicações (Exploring X-ray diffraction and its applications)
Workshop
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30 Technical Conference of the Lusophone Microbiology Network - The role of microbiology in the construction of the Lusophone universe
Conference
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/11 - 2023/05/11 Webinar FEMS Microbiology Ecology Webinar on Biogeochemical Cycling
Other
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2023/02/23 - 2023/02/23 Seminar Ecological Transition and Climate Change - Inespo Plus
Seminar
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10 International Day of Women for elementary school students (Escola Secundária Cristina Torres, Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
Other
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/01/25 - 2021/01/25 Workshop Raw Materials, a key factor on the support of European Green Deal, organized by the REVIVING – revisiting mine tailings to innovate metals biorecovery
Workshop
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/06/28 - 2018/06/28 1º Simpósio de Investigação em Tuberculose e Micobactérias Não Tuberculosas em Portugal
Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020 - Current Portuguese Society of Microbiology Member
2023 - 2024 American Society for Microbiology member

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/01 - 2024/09/19 Estágio de Verão (Summer internship) Maria Leonor Magalhães de Freitas
Distinctions

Award

2019 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2018-2019
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal