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In 2010, I received a PhD in Biology from the University of Aveiro (EUR>80k FCT mixed PhD studentship SFRH/BD/19640/2004), resulting in two papers. Afterward, I collaborated with the IEC in Portugal on Science outreach and produced several manuals. In 2012, I resumed my scientific career after obtaining funding (EUR>7K) through the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme for a Leonardo da Vinci Post-Doc traineeship at the Professor Timothy R. Walsh lab (School of Medicine, Cardiff University): Animals, clinical environment, water and patients colonised and infected with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) carrying blaNDM and blaCTXM15 in Karachi, Pakistan. Presentations in conferences and two undergraduate students supervision resulted from this work. In August 2013, I was appointed as a research associate for R-GNOSIS (EC/FP7/282512/EU). European project exploring cutting-edge interventions to reduce carriage, infection and spread of MDR-GNB. I was responsible for the molecular microbiology support for the clinical work packages and performed audits to labs involved in the study. Presentations at conferences resulted from this work. From March 2015, I was research associate and lead scientist for BARNARDS, a combination of two research programs, USD4.28M (OPP1119772) and USD849K (OP1191522; co-applicant), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. BARNARDS developed a network and analytical tools to understand the burden of antimicrobial resistance, risk factors and microbiological causes of infant sepsis across 12 clinical sites in seven LMICs in Africa and South-Asia. Several publications resulted from this work. I supervised staff, students and lab visitors from the BARNARDS network; I liaised with project funders, collaborators and other stakeholders. I was given the ISF/ESCMID Sepsis Award 2019 for my outstanding work during BARNARDS. I showcased TRW lab research in outreach events. In April 2019, my family and I decided to move back to Portugal. Given my proficiency in Oxford Nanopore Technologies methods, I was recruited as a contracted researcher in iBiMED, UA, for the project CANCYL (PTDC/BIA-MIC/31849/2017). I implemented ONT sequencing and data analysis and ONT & Illumina hybrid analysis pipelines for the study and genomic surveillance of fungi and characterisation of the genetic microdiversity of clinically important Candida spp. from different human sources in the context of commensalism and disease. Publications resulted from this work. Currently, I am contracted under the project FunResist (PTDC/BIA-MIC/1141/2021) to identify genetic markers of antifungal resistance, combining combining population genomics, GWAS and eQTL mapping. I supervise and tutor students. I was a member of iBiMED volunteer taskforce for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 for COVID-19 diagnosis in the Centre region of Portugal. I am a member of the steering committees of iBiMED GreenLab and GreenLabs Portugal to promote sustainable research activities in biomedical research. I am a Program Based Learning tutor and a supervisor of Research in Biomedicine of the Biomedical Sciences degree at the Department of Medical Sciences in UA; I am involved in Science outreach activities of iBiMED and UA such as Junior/Summer Academy and TechDays. I was a jury member for two MsC theses, peer-review research articles for various journals, and review research proposals (UKRI; COST actions). My research interests are Microbiology, Genomics, Metagenomics and Bioinformatics analysis for the characterisation of microbes and microbiota associated with disease and integrate multimodal data to study the microbiota interactions with biotic and abiotic factors. I was on maternity leave between August 2016 and February 2017. To be able to cope personal and professional development, namely by having an important role in impactful and purposeful projects as BARNARDS while being a mother is, for me, a great accomplishment.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Mendes de Carvalho
Date of birth
1978/10/23
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • MJ Carvalho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2B1C-C120-B274
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6819-927X

Email addresses

  • mjcarvalho@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 234370200 Ext.: 22126 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Department of Medical Sciences & Institute for Biomedicine, University of Aveiro, Agras do Crasto, 3810-193 , Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2004/11 - 2010/10/28
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
"Diversity of Aeromonas species from different environments in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
2003/06/03
Concluded
 Biologia e Geologia (Ensino de) (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2019/05 - 2022/06 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2013/04/18 - 2013/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
Cardiff University School of Medicine, United Kingdom
2012/09/22 - 2013/04/17 Postdoc (Research) Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
Cardiff University School of Medicine, United Kingdom

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/01/31 - 2012/07/31 Carreiras / Categorias Subsistentes Instituto de Educação e Cidadania, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/03/01 - 2019/04 Research Associate; Lead Scientist (Research) Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
Cardiff University School of Medicine, United Kingdom
2013/08/01 - 2015/02/28 Research Associate (Research) Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
Cardiff University School of Medicine, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012/09/22 - 2013/04/17 Animals, clinical environment, water and patients colonised and infected with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) carrying blaNDM and blaCTXM15 in Karachi, Pakistan - a one health approach
2012-1-PT1-LEO02-11437
Post-doc Fellow
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
2004/11/01 - 2010/10/28 DIVERSITY OF AEROMONAS SPECIES FROM DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS IN PORTUGAL
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBD2%F196402%F2004/PT
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/11/01 - Current FunResist - Finding new genetic markers of antifungal resistance in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans
PTDC/BIA-MIC/1141/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/05 - 2022/06/30 Exploring the genome of the emergent pathogenic fungus Candida rugosa - CANCYL
PTDC/BIA-MIC/31849/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/04 - 2018/12 BARNARDS
OP1191522
Other
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ongoing
2015/04 - 2018/03 BARNARDS
OPP1119772
Other
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ongoing
2013 - 2015 Resistance in Gram-Negative Organisms: Studying Intervention Strategies
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/282512/EU
Other
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 4º a 6º anos; Tema I: Ciências Físicas, Matemática, Terra e Espaço. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2018.
    Published
  2. Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 4º a 6º anos; Tema III: Ciências da Vida. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2018.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. MJ Carvalho; J Tyrrell; LS Jones; Timothy R Walsh. "On the road again – the antibiotic resistance superhighway". In The Battle Against Microbial Pathogens: Basic Science, Technological Advances and Educational Programs, edited by Méndez-Vilas, A., 955-964. Badajoz, Spain: Formatex Research Center, 2015.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. MJ Carvalho; Pinheiro, Miguel; Reis, Andreia; Ana Rita Bezerra (D51F-435D-14EB); Manuel Santos (E312-AA71-68FC); Gabriela Moura (C419-8D2C-07A1). "Unveiling the genome of Limtongozyma cylindracea". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
  2. MJ Carvalho; Catarina Silva; Ana Rita Guimarães; Ana Rita Bezerra (D51F-435D-14EB); Miguel Pinheiro; Manuel Santos (E312-AA71-68FC); Gabriela Moura (C419-8D2C-07A1). "Paving the way for genomic surveillance, phylogenomics and overall characterisation of Candida sp. isolates". Paper presented in 2nd GenomePT Symposium, 2021.
  3. MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274)*; Moura, Gabriela; Miguel Pinheiro. Corresponding author: MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274)*. "De novo assembly and annotation of the Candida cylindracea genome". Paper presented in Oxford Nanopore Technologies London Calling 2021, 2021.
  4. MJ Carvalho; Miguel Pinheiro; Manuel Santos (E312-AA71-68FC); Gabriela Moura (C419-8D2C-07A1). "De novo assembly and annotation of the Candida cylindracea genome: a pipeline for rare organisms". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days (X Edition) 2021, 2021.
  5. MJ Carvalho. "Incidence of neonatal sepsis from hospitals in South Asia and Africa. The Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Neonates in Developing Societies (BARNARDS) - a group study. P2443". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2019.
  6. MJ Carvalho. "Risk factors of neonatal sepsis from hospitals in South Asia and Africa. The Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Neonates from Developing Societies (BARNARDS) a group study. P2447". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2019.
  7. MJ Carvalho. "Caesarean sections as a potential risk factor for development of neonatal sepsis. EV0518". Paper presented in 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2017.
  8. MJ Carvalho. "High levels of AMR Enterobacteriaceae present in the maternal faecal flora in low-middle income countries. P1115". Paper presented in 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2017.
  9. MJ Carvalho. "High Levels of AMR Enterobacteriaceae in the environment of maternity and neonatal units in low-middle income countries. EV0550". Paper presented in 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)., 2017.
  10. MJ Carvalho. "Characterisation of betalactam resistance mechanisms among UTI isolates collected from women attending primary care across Europe – RGNOSIS. P0730.". Paper presented in 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)., 2016.
  11. MJ Carvalho. "Prevalence, socio-demographic and hygiene profile of patients with blaNDM in a tertiary-care hospital in urban Pakistan. P1068". Paper presented in 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2015.
  12. MJ Carvalho. "Extremely-drug resistant and phylogenetically diverse bacteria carrying blaNDM are common among patients from Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan. EV0862.". Paper presented in 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2015.
  13. MJ Carvalho. "Characterisation of E. coli isolates carrying blaNDM from the normal flora of patients admitted to a South Asian hospital. P1178". Paper presented in 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2015.
  14. MJ Carvalho; et al; Walsh, Timothy R.. "Community carriage and nosocomial acquisition of blaNDM in hospitals in Karachi: a cohort study. P1214.". Paper presented in 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2014.
  15. Mushtaq, A.; MJ Carvalho; et al; Walsh, Timothy R.. "Frequency of carriage of New Delhi metallo beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) and CTX-M-15 among patients from hospitals in Karachi: preliminary data assessing risk factors for carriage and infection. P1299". Paper presented in 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2013.
Journal article
  1. Nieto-Rosado, Maria; Sands, Kirsty; Portal, Edward A. R.; Thomson, Kathryn M.; Carvalho, Maria J.; Mathias, Jordan; Milton, Rebecca; et al. "Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum ß-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria". Nature Communications 15 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46684-z.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41467-024-46684-z
  2. Portal, E. A. R.; Sands, K.; Farley, C.; Boostrom, I.; Jones, E.; Barrell, M.; MJ Carvalho; et al. "Characterisation of colistin resistance in Gram-negative microbiota of pregnant women and neonates in Nigeria". Nature Communications 15 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45673-6.
    10.1038/s41467-024-45673-6
  3. Sharmi Naha; Priyanka Basak; Kirsty Sands; Rebecca Milton; Maria J. Carvalho; Shravani Mitra; Amrita Bhattacharjee; et al. "Carriage and within-host diversity of mcr-1.1- harboring Escherichia coli from pregnant mothers: inter- and intra-mother transmission dynamics of mcr-1.1". Emerging Microbes & Infections (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2278899.
    10.1080/22221751.2023.2278899
  4. Carvalho, M. J.; Sands, K.; Thomson, K.; Portal, E.; Mathias, J.; Milton, R.; Gillespie, D.; et al. "Antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of mothers and linked neonates with or without sepsis from low- and middle-income countries". Nature Microbiology 7 9 (2022): 1337-1347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01184-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41564-022-01184-y
  5. Sands, Kirsty; Carvalho, Maria J.; Spiller, Owen B.; Portal, Edward A. R.; Thomson, Kathryn; Watkins, William John; Mathias, Jordan; et al. "Characterisation of Staphylococci species from neonatal blood cultures in low- and middle-income countries". BMC Infectious Diseases 22 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07541-w.
    Published • 10.1186/s12879-022-07541-w
  6. Milton, Rebecca; Gillespie, David; Dyer, Calie; Taiyari, Khadijeh; Carvalho, Maria J; Thomson, Kathryn; Sands, Kirsty; et al. "Neonatal sepsis and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries from a facility-based birth cohort: an international multisite prospective observational study". The Lancet Global Health 10 5 (2022): e661-e672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00043-2.
    Open access • 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00043-2
  7. Thomson, Kathryn M; Dyer, Calie; Liu, Feiyan; Sands, Kirsty; Portal, Edward; Carvalho, Maria J; Barrell, Matthew; et al. "Effects of antibiotic resistance, drug target attainment, bacterial pathogenicity and virulence, and antibiotic access and affordability on outcomes in neonatal sepsis: an international microbiology and drug evaluation prospective substudy (BARNARDS)". The Lancet Infectious Diseases 21 12 (2021): 1677-1688. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00050-5.
    10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00050-5
  8. Solomon, Semaria; Akeju, Oluwasefunmi; Odumade, Oludare A.; Ambachew, Rozina; Gebreyohannes, Zenebe; Van Wickle, Kimi; Abayneh, Mahlet; et al. "Prevalence and risk factors for antimicrobial resistance among newborns with gram-negative sepsis". PLOS ONE 16 8 (2021): e0255410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255410.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0255410
  9. Bezerra, Ana Rita; Oliveira, Carla; Correia, Inês; Guimarães, Ana Rita; Sousa, Gonçalo; MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274); Moura, Gabriela; Santos, Manuel A S. "The role of non-standard translation in Candida albicans pathogenesis". FEMS Yeast Research 21 4 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/foab032.
    Open access • 10.1093/femsyr/foab032
  10. Sands, Kirsty*; MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274)*; Portal, Edward; Thomson, Kathryn; Dyer, Calie; Akpulu, Chinenye; Andrews, Robert; et al. "Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries". Nature Microbiology 6 4 (2021): 512-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00870-7.
    Open access • 10.1038/s41564-021-00870-7
  11. Stewardson, Andrew J; Marimuthu, Kalisvar; Sengupta, Sharmila; Allignol, Arthur; El-Bouseary, Maisra; Carvalho, Maria J; Hassan, Brekhna; et al. "Effect of carbapenem resistance on outcomes of bloodstream infection caused by Enterobacteriaceae in low-income and middle-income countries (PANORAMA): a multinational prospective cohort study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases 19 6 (2019): 601-610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30792-8.
    10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30792-8
  12. Hinchliffe, Philip; Yang, Qiu E.; Portal, Edward; Young, Tom; Li, Hui; Tooke, Catherine L.; MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274); et al. "Insights into the Mechanistic Basis of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance from Crystal Structures of the Catalytic Domain of MCR-1". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39392.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/srep39392
  13. Martínez-Murcia, Antonio; Beaz-Hidalgo, Roxana; Navarro, Aaron; MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274); Aravena-Román, Max; Correia, Antonio; Figueras, Mª. José; Saavedra, Mª. José. "Aeromonas lusitana sp. nov., Isolated from Untreated Water and Vegetables". Current Microbiology 72 6 (2016): 795-803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-016-0997-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s00284-016-0997-9
  14. Jones, L.S.; MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274); Toleman, M.A.; White, P.L.; Connor, T.R.; Mushtaq, A.; Weeks, J.L.; et al. "Characterization of plasmids in extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter strains isolated in India and Pakistan". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 59 2 (2015): 923-929. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921788936&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1128/AAC.03242-14
  15. MJ Carvalho (2B1C-C120-B274); Martínez-Murcia, Antonio; Esteves, Ana Cristina; Correia, António; Saavedra, Maria José. "Phylogenetic diversity, antibiotic resistance and virulence traits of Aeromonas spp. from untreated waters for human consumption". International Journal of Food Microbiology 159 3 (2012): 230-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.09.008.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.09.008
Manual
  1. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais: Atividades de Verão 2º ciclo. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2017.
    Published
  2. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Matemática Divertida: Atividades de verão 2º ciclo. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2017.
    Published
  3. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais: Atividades de Verão 1º e 2º ciclos;. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2016.
    Published
  4. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 1º e 2º anos; Tema II: Ciências Químicas e da Vida. Mamarrosa, Portugal: Instituto de Educação e Cidadania IEC. 2015.
    Published
  5. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 3º ano; Tema II: Ciências Químicas e da Vida. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2015.
    Published
  6. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 4º a 6º anos; Tema II: Ciências Químicas e Transformações. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2015.
    Published
  7. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 4º a 6º anos; Tema III: Ciências da Vida. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2015.
    Published
  8. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Matemática Divertida: Atividades de verão 2º ciclo. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2015.
    Published
  9. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Woody e a Floresta Urbana, 1º e 2º ciclos. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2015.
    Published
  10. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 1º e 2º anos; Tema I: Ciências Físicas, Terra e Espaço. Mamarrosa, Portugal: Instituto de Educação e Cidadania IEC. 2014.
    Published
  11. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 3º ano; Tema I: Ciências Físicas, Terra e Espaço. Mamarrosa, Portugal. 2014.
    Published
  12. Ana Santos-Carvalho (031D-3DFB-2713); Alexandra Oliveira; Gabriela Tavares; MJ Carvalho; Nuno Santos; Sónia Ferreira (A41A-A6EE-9365). Ciências Experimentais 4º a 6º anos; Tema I: Ciências Físicas, Matemática, Terra e Espaço. Mamarrosa, Portugal: INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO E CIDADANIA IEC. 2014.
    Published

Other

Research technique
  1. This protocol is intended to guide users in creating genomic libraries for MinION & GridION sequencing, using Oxford Nanopore’s SQK-RBK004 rapid kit with high molecular weight microbial gDNA.. Co-Researcher. Ian Boostrom; MJ Carvalho; Refath Farzana; Edward Portal; Kirsty Sands.
    dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.byhnpt5e • Co-Researcher
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09 Genetic diversity of commensal and clinical Candida albicans isolates XXII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden
(Portugal)
2024/05 Genomics for the study of microbial pathogens VII iBiMED Symposium: Sharing Science, Inspiring Progress
Institute of Biomedicine, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/05 One bioinformatics pipeline for genomic characterisation of Candida sp. clinical strains BOD X - 10th Bioinformatics Open Days
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2019/10/11 Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens: Characterisation of gut bacterial isolates and bacteria causing infection in low- and middle-income countries Institute of Biomedicine and Department of Medical Sciences Autumn Seminar Series
Institute of Biomedicine and Department of Medical Sciences - University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/04 Insights into the normal microbiota of mothers, infants and clinical environment, and genomes of isolates causing sepsis in infants from low- and middle-income countries (BARNARDS). 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
European society of medical microbiology and infectious diseases (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2019/04 Whole genome characterisation of bacterial isolates causing sepsis in infants in low-middle income countries (BARNARDS). 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2019 Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Neonates from Developing Societies (BARNARDS) – Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonatal sepsis. O0873 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
European Society of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2018/06/28 Global antimicrobial resistance: Why now? Superbugs – The End of Modern Medicine as we know it?
Techniquest (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
2018 Bacteria fighting back. Pint of Science 2018
Pint of Science (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
2017/04 The impact of carbapenem resistance on outcomes of bloodstream infections with Enterobacteriaceae in developing countries: an international prospective cohort study 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Vienna, Austria)
2015/04 Environmental dissemination of MDRB carrying blaNDM and blaCTX-M-15 in hospital environment, drinking water, birds and insects. 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2013 blaNDM community carriage and nosocomial acquisition in a tertiary-care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cohort Study. Microbiology & Infection Translational Research Group (MITReG) Annual Symposium for Translational Infection Research in Wales, Swansea-Wales, UK.
Translational Infection Research in Wales (Swansea, United Kingdom)
2013 Risk Factors for blaNDM Community Carriage and Nosocomial Acquisition in a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
American Society for Microbiology (Denver, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Genetic markers of antifungal resistance in Candida species
Co-supervisor of Doménica Riviera
 Masters in Molecular Medicine (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2023/09/15 - 2024/12/13 Unravelling the phenotypic and genetic diversity among clinical isolates of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/43750
Co-supervisor
 Masters in Microbiology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/12/13 Genetic characterisation of Candida albicans isolates from distinct clinical human samples and the clinical environment
Co-supervisor of Filipa Azevedo Sampaio
 Masters in Microbiology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/09 Prevalence of NDM-1, KPC, OXA-48-like, and CTX-M-15 among mothers, neonates and the clinical environment in Islamabad, Pakistan. Supervision of a Professional Training Year student. The work, under BARNARDS umbrella, aimed at developing students learning and research skills like producing and analysing original data, for pursuit of a career in science. The student achieved first class honours. The student was mentioned in the acknowledgements of all papers stemming from BARNARDS and co-authored presentations in conferences.
Supervisor of Habiba Saif
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Cardiff University School of Medicine, United Kingdom

Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
2017/09 - 2018/09 Antimicrobial resistance traits among the normal microbiota of mothers, neonates and the clinical environment from Nigeria. Supervision of a Professional Training Year student. The work, under BARNARDS umbrella, aimed at developing students learning and research skills like producing and analysing original data, for pursuit of a career in science. The student achieved first class honours. The student was mentioned in the acknowledgements of all papers stemming from BARNARDS and co-authored conferences¿ presentations.
Supervisor of Patrick Hogan
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
2015/09 - 2016/09 Characterisation of E. coli isolates carrying blaNDM from the normal microbiota of patients admitted to a South Asian hospital. Supervision of a Professional Training Year student. Work aimed at developing students learning and research skills like producing and analysing original data, for pursuit of a career in science. The student achieved an upper-second class honours (presentation in international conference).
Supervisor of Ben McCarthy
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23 Meeting of Post-doctoral researchers of the Systems Immunity University Research Institute (SIURI) at Cardiff University to present and discuss available high end technologies and how they were being used by the different groups in the Division. This event aimed at fostering collaborations and the development of careers. There were four sessions with four talks each and a plenary session. (2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom
2018/06/28 - 2018/06/28 Superbugs – The End of Modern Medicine as we know it? Public engagement event in partnership with industry and charities (2018/06/28 - 2018/06/28)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Cardiff University Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity, United Kingdom

Techniquest, United Kingdom

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/10/07 - 2019/10/13 Event gathering distinct stakeholders to discuss, showcase and promote Information and Communication Technologies, with the aim of improving the transfer of knowledge between Universities and Industry, explore ideas for increasing innovation in the area of ICT and raise public awareness of the sector's relevance and its importance for the country's modernisation. I participated to showcase the research performed at iBiMED, University of Aveiro, namely, the use of next generation sequencing and bioinformatics tools in Biomedicine.
Exhibition
 TechDays
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/15 - 2018/10/18 Grand Challenges is a family of initiatives fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems. It aims to accelerate the translation of innovation to impact to address the world’s most urgent global health and development problems. The meeting is a forum for researchers to share their work, learn about cutting-edge advances in the field and build collaborations with other investigators and organisations. In 2018, the meeting partially overlapped with the 10th World Health Summit.
Meeting
 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2018 / 10th World Health Summit
German Federal Ministry of Education & Research, Germany

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States

United States Agency for International Development, United States

Grand Challenges Canada, Canada
2017/06 - 2017/06 This event aims to foster closer relations between the Welsh science and engineering community with the National Assembly and Welsh Government (https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/775889-science-and-the-assembly). I have showcased the latest world-leading expertise on Antimicrobial Resistance research done in Cardiff University Systems Immunity Research Institute, particularly in the Walsh lab, to policy makers, politicians and the public.
Symposium
 Science and the Assembly
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

National Assembly for Wales, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2015 Epidemiology of ß-lactamase producing isolates
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Abrantes Cravo Roxo (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2011 Microbiota in Solea spp. in the Public Health Context
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nuno Miguel Mezia Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012/01/01 - Current European Society Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Member

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/09 - 2021/02/22 Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibility profile of ten clinical isolates of Candida spp. Catarina Almeida e Silva
2013/09 - 2014/07 An international perspective of antibiotic resistance in the community. Sara Aguiar
Distinctions

Award

2019 ISF/ESCMID Sepsis Award
International Sepsis Forum, United States

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland