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Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz started her PhD in 2020 being currently in the fourth year of the PhD in Biology at the University of Aveiro working on phage therapy, an alternative therapy to antibiotics, to inactivate food pathogens. Márcia Braz has a vast knowledge in Microbiology and in Medical and Health Sciences. In 2017, she completed her Degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Beira Interior with the final classification of 16/20, being recognized with a merit certificate. In 2019, she completed her Master's degree in Microbiology at the University of Aveiro, under guidance of Professor Adelaide Almeida (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422- 8664) and Doctor Ana Gomes (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-0081) with the final classification of 18/20. Her thesis entitled "Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation", merits the classification of 19/20. During the Master's degree period she participated in several activities that contributed to the enrichment of her knowledge in the Microbiology area, including attending the Advanced Course on "Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria", acquiring knowledge in Phage Therapy and in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy. Márcia Braz is the author of two original articles (10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754; 10.3390/microorganisms10030593), one proceeding paper (10.3390/ECA2021-09612) and co-author of other three articles (10.3390/antibiotics11020163; 10.3390/antibiotics10080974; 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934). Márcia Braz is also author of thirteen posters and seven oral communications and co-author of four poster communications and two oral communications presented at national and international meetings. Márcia Braz was awarded with two attendance grants by the European Society for Photobiology and the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms to attend the 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress and the conference Viruses of Microbes 2023, respectively.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz

Citation names

  • Braz, Márcia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
151B-BBFB-CE1A
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2510-612X

Email addresses

  • marciabraz96@ua.pt (Professional)
  • marcia.dbraz@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10/01 - 2024/09/30
Ongoing
Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/12
Concluded
Microbiologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
16
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Braz, Márcia; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Salvador, Diana; Mesquita, Mariana Q. (9416-2C19-26FE); Faustino, Maria; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics And Antimicrobial Resistance, Online, 2021.
    10.3390/ECA2021-09612
Conference poster
  1. Martinho, Inês; Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in urine". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023- Microbiotec23, 2023.
  2. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Costa, Pedro; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Evaluation of phage viability at different conditions for phage application on food". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023- Microbiotec23, 2023.
  3. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Application of phages for the inactivation of Escherichia coli in ham". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics, 2023.
  4. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage incorporation in pullulan films for active food packaging against foodborne bacteria". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2023, 2023.
  5. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage treatment for Salmonella Enteritidis reduction in liquid whole eggs". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023, 2023.
  6. Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla. "Use of phages to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis in liquid whole eggs". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023.
  7. Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla. "Phages for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium inactivation in milk and egg products". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023, 2023.
  8. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen. "Effectiveness of phage phT4A incorporated in pullulan films against Escherichia coli". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022), 2022.
  9. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, C.; Carla Pereira and Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen. "Food Bacteria Inactivation Using Phage Therapy: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation in Milk". Paper presented in Ciência 2022, 2022.
  10. Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Costa, Pedro; Duarte, João; Gomes, Eduardo; Braz, Márcia. "Bacteriophages for biocontrol of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Use of single phage suspensions and phage cocktails". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021.
  11. Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Duarte, João; Costa, Pedro; Braz, Márcia. "Phage Therapy for the Inactivation of Aeromonas hydrophila in Cockles During Depuration: In Vitro and In Vivo Preliminary Studies". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021.
  12. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen S. R.. "Phages for food pathogens inactivation: preliminary results in milk". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021.
  13. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Ana T.P.C. Gomes; Costa, Pedro; Almeida, Adelaide. "Resazurin Cell Viability Assay: an Effective Protocol to Assess Bacterial Inactivation by Phages". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021.
  14. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen. "Phages for active food packaging: preliminary results in food". Paper presented in Ciência 2021, 2021.
  15. Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Mesquita, Mariana Q. (9416-2C19-26FE); Faustino, Maria; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics And Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021.
  16. Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Salvador, Diana; Faustino, Maria AF. "Photodynamic effect of a porphyrinic formulation and potassium iodide in the inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin". Paper presented in One Health Day workshop - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) - University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2019.
  17. Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Salvador, Diana; Faustino, Maria AF. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation as photosensitizer and potassium iodide". Paper presented in 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology - ESP-IUPB World Congress - Barcelona, Spain, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Tânia Almeida; Anna Karamysheva; Bruno F.A. Valente; José M. Silva; Márcia Braz; Adelaide Almeida; Armando J.D. Silvestre; Carla Vilela; Carmen S.R. Freire. "Biobased ternary films of thermoplastic starch, bacterial nanocellulose and gallic acid for active food packaging". Food Hydrocolloids (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934
  2. Braz, Márcia; Duarte, João; Bartolomeu, Maria; Costa, Pedro; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Evaluation of UV-C Radiation Efficiency in the Decontamination of Inanimate Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment Contaminated with Phage ¿6". Microorganisms 10 3 (2022):
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms10030593
  3. Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide; Costa, Pedro; Duarte, João; Braz, Márcia. "Bacteriophages in the Control of Aeromonas sp. in Aquaculture Systems: An Integrative View". Antibiotics 11 2 (2022):
    10.3390/antibiotics11020163
  4. Pereira, Carla; Costa, Pedro; Almeida, Adelaide; Braz, Márcia. "Application of the Resazurin Cell Viability Assay to Monitor Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation Mediated by Phages". Antibiotics 10 974 (2021):
    Published • doi.org/10.3390/ antibiotics10080974
  5. Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana T.P.C.; Mesquita, Mariana Q.; Faustino, M. Amparo F.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (2020): 101754. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754.
    10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754
Preprint
  1. Ana Brás; Márcia Braz; Inês Martinho; João Duarte; Carla Pereira; Adelaide Almeida. "Effect of Bacteriophages against Biofilms of Escherichia coli on Food Handling Surfaces". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0352.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202401.0352.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Braz, Márcia. "Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28032.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide; Freire, Carmen S. R.. 2022. My PhD Mini Film.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/06 Effect of bacteriophages against biofilms of Escherichia coli on food handling surfaces International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023
(Campinas, Brazil)
2023/07/13 Phage treatment for Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis inactivation in egg products Research Summit 2023
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/05/26 Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin VI iBiMED Symposium
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07/25 Phages for Foodborne Bacteria Inactivation: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation in Milk 25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE)
(Freiburg, Germany)
2022/07/14 Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation Research Summit 2022 - Open Science
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12/10 Phages for Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium inactivation in milk VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura
MED - Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento e IIFA – Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, da Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2021/07/08 Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/07 Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation Research summit
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/08/30 An efficient formulation based on cationic porphyrins to photoinactivate Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria: in vitro and ex vivo evaluation 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress
Hotel Crowne Plaza (Barcelona, Spain)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/01 - 2023/12/15 The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics - Online
Conference
The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/09 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - Microbiotec23
Congress
Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - Microbiotec23
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/06 International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023 Challenges in exposure assessment, health impact and sustainability of food systems
Conference
International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/07 Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023
Conference
Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023
University of Tbilisi, Georgia
2022/07/23 - 2022/07/30 25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE)
Symposium
25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE)
2022/07/13 - 2022/07/15 Research Summit 2022 - Open Science
Other
Research Summit 2022 - Open Science
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/06/15 - 2022/06/30 2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022)
Conference
2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022)
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/18 Ciência 2022
Meeting
Ciência 2022
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2022/01/13 - 2022/01/14 2nd Global Microbiome Network – GloMiNe – Symposium for Africa
Symposium
2nd Global Microbiome Network – GloMiNe – Symposium for Africa
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2021/12/09 - 2021/12/10 VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Meeting
VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/06 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Behaviour and Screening Methodologies
Conference
Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Behaviour and Screening Methodologies
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/07 - 2021/07/09 Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise
Other
Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30 Ciência 2021
Meeting
Ciência 2021
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2021/05/08 - 2021/05/17 The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance (ECA2021)
Conference
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance (ECA2021)
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2020/11/11 - 2020/11/11 One Health Day Workshop - Emerging Diseases
Workshop
One Health Day – Emerging Diseases
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/06 One Health Day Workshop
Workshop
One Health Day Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/08/25 - 2019/08/30 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress (award of a scholarship by the European Society for Photobiology)
Congress
17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress
Hotel Crowne Plaza, Spain
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03 VII Immunology Workshop
Workshop
VII Immunology Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/26 - 2018/10/27 V Virology National Congress
Congress
V Virology National Congress
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/10/24 - 2018/10/24 1st Workshop of Drugs in the Environment: Scenarios and Challenges
Workshop
1st Workshop of Drugs in the Environment: Scenarios and Challenges
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/02/27 - 2018/02/27 Theoretical-practical training within the scope of the activities of a Medical Laboratory for Clinical Analysis - Avelab
Other
Visit to the installations of the Medical Laboratory of Clinical Analysis Avelab
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Avelab, Portugal
2017/03/08 - 2017/03/11 VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Meeting
VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/05/11 - 2016/05/11 V Symposium on Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences
Symposium
V Symposium on Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/03/10 - 2016/03/12 VII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Meeting
VII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/12 - 2015/03/14 VI Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Meeting
VI Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/05/23 - 2022/05/27 Plant-Microbe Interactions under a Scenario of Global Changes Plant-Microbe Interactions under a Scenario of Global Changes Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/18 Bioinformatics for Microbiologists Bioinformatics for Microbiologists Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23 How to work with ecotoxicology data – hands on course How to work with ecotoxicology data – hands on course Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/30 Molecular Approaches in Infectious Diseases Research Molecular Approaches in Infectious Diseases Research Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/05 Advanced course "Plankton in a changing world" Plankton in a changing world (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/22 Advanced Course on "Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria" Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Attendance Grant
2019 Attendance Grant
European Society for Photobiology, Austria
2017 Merit certificate
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal