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Leonor Matos is a PhD student in Biosciences at the University of Coimbra. She completed a Master's degree in Biochemistry in 2021 and a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry in 2019, both in the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. She has published 2 articles, one of them as a first author. She has participated in scientific conferences with one oral presentation (Microbiotec ‘21) and 2 poster presentations (MicroBiotec'23 and FEMS Congress 2023). She has also participated as a researcher in projects such as BIORECOVER - Development of an innovative sustainable strategy for selective biorecover of critical raw materials from Primary and Secondary sources and MSSHBioCem – Auto-Reparação de Superfícies de Argamassa usando um Biocimento de Elevado Desempenho.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Leonor Rato Azevedo de Matos

Citation names

  • Matos, L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2916-A7DE-6EDF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7188-3256

Addresses

  • CEMMPRE - Center for mechanical engineering, materials and processes. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
German Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/11/28 - 2029
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Microbiologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/28
Concluded
 Curso de Formação de Análise Estatística e Multivariada em R aplicações em sistemas com vários componentes (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 19
2021/09/10
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Optimization of phosphate accumulating bacterial strains for phosphorus obtainment in residual water." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2019/06/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 14
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04/23 - Current MSSHBioCem - Auto- Reparação de Superfícies de Argamassa usando um Biocimento de Elevado Desempenho
2022.03631.PTDC
Research Fellow
2022/09/01 - 2024/02 Development of an innovative sustainable strategy for selective biorecover of critical raw materials from Primary and Secondary sources
821096
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/05 - 2021/07 LED RUVIS-ROBOTIC UV INTELLIGENT SYSTEM
CENTRO-01-02B7-FEDER-069328
Researcher
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Francisco, Romeu; Matos, L.; Morais, Paula V.. "Can bacterial metallophores be exploited in platinum group metals extraction?". Paper presented in European Biotechnology Congress 2024, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2024.
  2. Francisco, Romeu; Matos, L.; Diogo Margato; Rito, Beatriz; Ana Paula Chung; Ana Paula Piedade; Morais, Paula V.. "Tapping into the biotechnological potential of environmental biodiversity: the example of a platinum high-affinity biopolymer.". Paper presented in Microbiotec’23 – congress of microbiology and biotechnology 2023, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 2023.
  3. Matos, L.; Diogo N. Proença; Francisco, Romeu; Ana Paula Chung; Lorrie Maccario; Søren Sørensen; Morais, Paula V.. "Two novel Flavobacterium species isolated from alkaline magnesite residues.". Paper presented in Microbiotec’23 – congress of microbiology and biotechnology 2023, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 2023.
  4. Francisco, Romeu; Rito, Beatriz; Matos, L.; Morais, Paula V.. "Soft bioleaching as a process to enrich low-grade alkaline mining waste.". Paper presented in FEMS2023, Congress Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2023.
  5. Matos, L.; Rito, Beatriz; Diogo Margato; Ana Paula Chung; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.. "Platinum Group Metals recovery by modified bacterial polymers.". Paper presented in FEMS2023, Congress Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Leonor Matos; Lorrie Maccarrio; Ana Paula Chung; Diogo N. Proença; Søren Sørensen; Paula V. Morais; Romeu Francisco. "Flavobacterium magnesitis sp. nov. and Flavobacterium zubiriense sp. nov., two novel Flavobacterium species isolated from alkaline magnesite residues". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006660.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.006660
  2. Rito, Beatriz; Matos, Leonor; Proença, Diogo N.; Morais, Paula V.. "Kinetics of inactivation of bacteria responsible for infections in hospitals using UV-LED". Heliyon 10 10 (2024): e30738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30738.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30738
Online resource
  1. Caldeira, Joana B.; Matos, L.. microMissão: extração de metais (Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia). 2024. https://cartoonmicrobiologia.com/2024/06/06/micromissao-extracao-de-metais/.
Report
  1. Francisco, Romeu; Rito, Beatriz; Matos, L.; Carina Coimbra; Morais, Paula V.. 2022. Biorecover (H2020, Project number: 821096) Deliverable 5.1, form for integration. Lead Beneficiary: CETIM.
  2. Francisco, Romeu; Rito, Beatriz; Ana Paula Chung; Matos, L.; Carina Coimbra; Morais, Paula V.. 2022. Biorecover (H2020, Project number: 821096) D4.4– IDENTIFICATION, SELECTION AND OPTIMISATION OF SIDEROPHORE-PRODUCING CELLS FOR REE &PGM RECOVERY.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Optimization of phosphate accumulating bacterial strains for phosphorus obtainment in residual water.". Master, 2021. https://estudogeral.uc.pt/handle/10316/96109.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11 Optimization of phosphate accumulating bacterial strains for phosphorus uptake in residual waters Microbiotec ’21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/16 - 2024/08/15 Summer Internship in Microbiology Andrea Croes
Distinctions

Award

2023 FEMS 2023 Congress Attendance Grant