Curriculum Vitae
Miguel Marques Leitão
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Miguel Marques Leitão
Citation names
- Miguel M. Leitão
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1A12-D674-B621
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1029-4893
Email addresses
- up202111359@up.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n , 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miguel_Leitao5 (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-leit%C3%A3o-7b7672173/ (Social media)
- https://bel.fe.up.pt/team/ (Professional)
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1029-4893 (Professional)
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/01 - 2025/12
Ongoing
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Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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2018 - 2020
Concluded
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Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Development of multifunctional IR780 based nanomaterials for cancer therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 (0-20) |
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2019/07 - 2019/07/11
Concluded
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Young researchers training (Outros)
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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18 (0-20) |
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2015 - 2018
Concluded
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Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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15 (0-20) |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal | ||
| 2022 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/01 - Current | Development of innovative multi-target directed agents for biofilm infections treatment
2021.07145.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/01 - Current | ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering
LA/P/0045/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2022/01/01 - Current | Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy
UIDB/00511/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Current | MultAntiBiofilm
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00852000
Researcher
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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Activities
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17 | Organization and participation in "Masterchef da Ciência Gastronómica" integrated into "13ª Edição da Semana do Bebé do Centro
Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira". (2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira EPE, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/05/21 - 2025/05/23 | Oral Presentation: Disruption of Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Sinapic Acid: Impacts on Biofilm Formation and Virulence | The 4th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics |
| 2025/05/13 - 2025/05/15 | Ferulic acid and sinapic acid attenuate Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and virulence by targeting the pqs quorum sensing system | Biofilms 11 |
| 2025/05/08 - 2025/05/09 | Poster Presention: Targeting quorum sensing: Ferulic and sinapic acids compromise Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm architecture and virulence | III 1H-Toxrun International Congress 2025. No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet. |
| 2024/12/09 - 2024/12/09 | Revolutionizing Chronic Wound Infections Treatment via Blue-Light Photoactivated Curcumin-Gentamicin-Colistin Triple Combination | Plant-based Molecules for Biofilm Control |
| 2024/12 - 2024/12 | Oral Presentation: Maltol and Kojic Acid as Eco-Friendly Solutions for Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Eradication | Plant-based Molecules for Biofilm Control Workshop |
| 2024/11 - 2024/11 | Oral Presentation: Avaliação do Potencial de Agentes Quelantes Naturais no Controle de Biofilmes de Staphylococcus aureus | Microbiologia 2024 |
| 2024/11 - 2024/11 | Erradicação Total de Biofilmes de Pseudomonas aeruginosa por Fotoativação da Combinação Curcumina-Gentamicina-Colistina | Microbiologia 2024 |
| 2024/09/22 - 2024/09/26 | 2nd Summer School on Antimicrobial and Biocide Resistance 2024 | 2nd Summer School on Antimicrobial and Biocide Resistance 2024
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
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| 2024/07/04 - 2024/07/04 | Poster Presentation: Suppression of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa communication pathways by ferulic and sinapic acids | Ciência 2024 |
| 2024/05/02 - 2024/05/03 | Poster Presentation: Efficacy of selected phenolic acids in inhibiting the LasI/LasR and PQS quorum sensing pathways of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Conference
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III 1H-Toxrun International Congress 2024. No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet. The Big Challenges for the 21st Century |
| 2024/04 - 2024/04 | Training school: “Fundamentals of Biofilm Engineering” by Prof. Philip S. Stewart | Fundamentals of Biofilm Engineering |
| 2023/12/01 - 2023/12/15 | Oral Presentation:
Exploring Aldehydes as PQS System Targeting Agents to Combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm
Conference
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3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics |
| 2023/11 - 2023/11 | Oral Apresentation: Exploring Aldehydes as PQS System Targeting Agents to Combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm-Associated Infections | The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics, Rise of Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms Involved and Solutions to Tackle it |
| 2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29 | Oral Presentation: Efficacy of selected aldehydes in blocking the PQS system and enhancer antibiotic activity against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa biofilms
Conference
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5th International Practical Biofilm Course and Symposium
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2023/09 - 2023/09 | Practical Biofilm Course |
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16 | Poster Presentation:
Effectiveness of selected aldehydes as inhibitors of the LasI/LasR quorum sensing pathway and enhancers of antibiotic activity
against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Conference
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Doctoral Congress in Engineering 2023
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2022/09/12 - 2022/09/15 | Summer School | Summer School on Antimicrobial Resistance
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical Biblioteca, Portugal
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| 2021/10/21 - 2021/10/21 | Participation in "GARDP webinair: Biofilms, what are they and why do you care?"
Seminar
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GARDP webinair: Biofilms, what are they and why do you care?
The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), Switzerland
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| 2021/10/07 - 2021/10/08 | Participation in "E-conference on Innovation in Microbial Control" | E-conference on Innovation in Microbial Control
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2019/07/04 - 2019/07/05 | Participation in "XIV Annual CICS-UBI Symposium"
Symposium
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XIV Annual CICS-UBI Symposium
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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| 2019/06/06 - 2019/06/06 | Participation in "Hackathon: Mundo do Biomédico 2.0"
Call
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Hackathon: Mundo do Biomédico 2.0
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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| 2019/01/17 - 2019/01/18 | Participation in "Regional Helix Summit, Conferência sobre Indústria, Tecnologia e Inovação"
Conference
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Regional Helix Summit, Conferência sobre Indústria, Tecnologia e Inovação
Centro de Empresas Inovadoras, Portugal
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| 2017/03 - 2017/03 | Participation in "VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas"
Other
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VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Melhor apresentações consolidada - Microbiologia na saúde, Microbiologia 2024
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, Brazil |
| 2020 | Merit Scholarship
Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal
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