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Magda Sofia Catroga Ferreira completed her Master's in Biochemistry in 2016 at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Nova University of Lisbon, and earned her Bachelor's in Biochemistry in 2014 from the same institution. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, since May 2, 2019. Magda serves as a Researcher at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, where she has authored 4 articles in journals, organized 2 events, and participated in 10 others. Her expertise lies in Engineering and Technology, with a focus on Nano-technology, as well as in Natural Sciences, particularly in Biological Sciences with emphases on Biochemistry and Microbiology. Throughout her professional endeavors, she has collaborated with 72 peers, co-authoring scientific papers. Her curriculum vitae, as documented in Ciência Vitae, highlights her contributions to various scientific and technological domains, with recurring terms such as Levofloxacin, Staphylococcus aureus, Biofilms, Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria, Infection, Environmental Microorganisms, Microbial Agents and Environment, Next-Generation Sequencing, Public Health, Bone infection, Bone cement, Microparticles, Intracellular infection, and Chemical Engineering.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Magda Sofia Catroga Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Magda
  • Ferreira, M.C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
301A-01AA-1024
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7147-5458
Scopus Author Id
57195622450

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/05/02 - 2022/04/30
Ongoing
 Ciências Veterinárias (Doutoramento)
Major in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Dual antibiotic-lipid based nanosystem as a tool to specifically target Staphylococcus aureus biofilms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Antimicrobial Effect of Polymeric Biomaterials for Bone Infection Treatment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2010 - 2014
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Avaliação do Papel de Formação de Biofilmes Bacterianos na Emergência de Resistência aos Antimicrobianos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
2009
Concluded
 Técnico de Análise Laboratorial (Ensino secundário)
Escola Técnica e Profissional do Ribatejo, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/30 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
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2022/05/02 - 2023/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
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2017/05/02 - 2019/04/30 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05/02 - 2022/04/30 PhD scholarship Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
(...)
2009/10/01 - 2010/10/01 Laboratory Assistant Agroeno Prestação de Serviços à Agricultura, Lda , Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2009/07/01 Trainee as Laboratory Analysis Technician Agroeno Prestação de Serviços à Agricultura, Lda , Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2024/03/31 Rifabutin liposomes: a novel nanotechnological strategy for effective treatment of systemic methicilin-resistant Staphylococus aureus infections
MMG-2021-092/1-1
Phospholipid Forschungszentrum e V, Germany
2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28 Novas nanoplataformas para tratamento direcionado do melanoma com complexos metálicos derivados de 8 hidroxiquinolina
PTDC/QUI-QIN/0586/2020
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/01 - 2022/01 Staphylococcus targeting liposomes: a novel drug delivery strategy for MRSA infections
UIBD/INOV20Set – 04
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Bettencourt, A.; Woischnig A-K.; Rzhepishevska O.; Kikhney J.; Ferreira, M.C.; Ramstedt, M.; Moter A.; et al. "Antibiotic delivery platforms against Staphylococcus aureus infections". Paper presented in 7th iPROMEDAI S&T / FG meeting & 7th MC Meeting, Belgrade, 2018.
Conference poster
  1. Ferreira, M.C.; Sandra Pinto; Ana Bettencourt; Sandra Aguiar; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "Antibiotic-loaded Liposomes with High Potential Towards S. aureus Infections". Paper presented in XIII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2020.
  2. Ferreira, M.C.; Isabel Ribeiro; Sandra Pinto; Frederico Aires da Silva; António J. Almeida; Sandra Aguiar; Ana Bettencourt; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "Antibiotic-lipid Based Nanosystems as a Tool for Staphylococcus aureus Associated Bone Infections". Paper presented in 38th Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society, 2019.
  3. Ferreira, M.C.; Sandra Pinto; Ana Bettencourt; Sandra Aguiar; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "Liposomes as a Tool to Improve Antibacterial Effect of Antibiotics Towards S. aureus Infections". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Phospholipids in Pharmaceutical Research, 2019.
  4. Ferreira, M.C.; Sandra Pinto; Isabel Ribeiro; Frederico Aires da Silva; António J. Almeida; Ana Bettencourt; Sandra Aguiar; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "Antibiotic Liposomal Nanoformulations as a Tool to Inhibit Mature Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms". Paper presented in 11th iMed.ULisboa and 3rd i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting, 2019.
  5. Jacinta Pinho; Ferreira, M.C.; Ana Paula Francisco; Eduarda Mendes; Joana Amaral; Cecília Rodrigues; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "New hybrid molecule with high potential against melanoma: in vitro and in vivo evaluation". Paper presented in XIV Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Farmacia Industrial y Galénica, 2019.
  6. Ferreira, M.C.; Isabel Ribeiro; Sandra Pinto; Frederico Aires da Silva; António J. Almeida; Sandra Aguiar; Ana Bettencourt. "Antibiotic-Lipid Based Nanosystems as a Tool to Specifically Target Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms". Paper presented in 2nd SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, 2019.
  7. Ferreira, M.C.; Isabel Ribeiro; Sandra Aguiar; António J. Almeida; Frederico Aires da Silva; Ana Bettencourt; Maria Manuela Gaspar. "Antibiotic-Lipid Based Nanosystems as a Tool to Specifically Target Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms". Paper presented in 10th iMed.ULisboa and 3rd i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting, 2018.
  8. Ferreira, M.C.; Gonçalves A.; Pinho J.O.; Eleutério C.V; Perry M. J.; Mendes E.; Francisco A.P.; Gaspar M.M.. "Multi-targeted directed triazene-based hybrid molecules against melanoma and colon cancer". Paper presented in XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2018.
  9. Aguiar S.I.; Gaspar M.M.; André A.; Carvalheiro M.; Ferreira, M.C.; Neves V.; Coelho S.; et al. "sdAb-Immunoliposomes for Brain Targeting and Drug Delivery". Paper presented in XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2018.
  10. Ferreira, M.C.; Gonçalves A.; Pinho J.O.; Eleutério C.V.; Francisco A.P.; Gaspar M.M.. "New dual-action triazene derivatives with cytotoxic effect against melanoma and colon cancer". Paper presented in 9th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Student Meeting & 2nd i3du Meeting, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Ferreira, Magda; Ogren, Maria; Dias, Joana N. R.; Silva, Marta; Gil, Solange; Tavares, Luís; Aires-da-Silva, Frederico; Gaspar, Maria Manuela; Aguiar, Sandra Isabel. "Liposomes as Antibiotic Delivery Systems: A Promising Nanotechnological Strategy against Antimicrobial Resistance". Molecules 26 7 (2021): 2047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26072047.
    10.3390/molecules26072047
  2. Ferreira, Magda; Pinto, Sandra N.; Aires-da-Silva, Frederico; Bettencourt, Ana; Aguiar, Sandra I.; Gaspar, Maria Manuela. "Liposomes as a Nanoplatform to Improve the Delivery of Antibiotics into Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms". Pharmaceutics 13 3 (2021): 321. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13030321.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13030321
  3. Ferreira, Magda; Aguiar, Sandra; Bettencourt, Ana; Gaspar, Maria Manuela. "Lipid-based nanosystems for targeting bone implant-associated infections: current approaches and future endeavors". Drug Delivery and Translational Research 11 1 (2020): 72-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-020-00791-8.
    10.1007/s13346-020-00791-8
  4. Ferreira, M.; Rzhepishevska, O.; Grenho, L.; Malheiros, D.; Gonçalves, L.; Almeida, A.J.; Jordão, L.; et al. "Levofloxacin-loaded bone cement delivery system: Highly effective against intracellular bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 532 1 (2017): 241-248. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029295573&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.08.089
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferreira, Magda; Bettencourt, Ana; Jordão, Luísa; Ferreira, Magda Sofia Catroga. "Antimicrobial effect of polymeric biomaterials for bone infection treatment". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/19540.

Other

Other output
  1. Biofilmes, micobactérias não tuberculosas e infeção. As micobactérias não tuberculosas (MNTs) são agentes infeciosos emergentes responsáveis por infeções diversas, nomeadamente infeções associadas aos cuidados de saúde. Neste trabalho foi avaliada a capacidade de formação de biofilmes por duas MNTs (M. smegmatis e M. chelonae). Os biofilmes foram caracterizados utilizando microscopia eletrónica e a eficácia de diversos desinfetantes foi avaliada con. 2018. Bandeira, Maria; Wenner, Sigurd; Ferreira, Magda; Carvalho, Patricia Almeida; Jordão, Luísa. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5699.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023 Liposomes as a potent platform to improve antibiotic delivery into Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infections Thematic Meeting of the Associated Laboratory AL4AnimalS - Comparative and translacional medicine and biotechnology
AL4AnimalS (Porto, Portugal)
2022 Antibiotic liposomal formulations with high specificity to Staphylococcus aureus biofilms 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2021 Rifabutin liposomes: an effective drug delivery therapy for biofilm associated S. aureus infections Microbiotec21
(webconference, Portugal)
2021 Rifabutin liposomes as a nanoplatform strategy to improve antibiotic delivery towards Staphylococcus aureus infections Delivery in Microbial Cells Conference (DDMiC)
(Porto, Portugal)
2021 Rifabutin liposomes as a novel approach for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections International Online Symposium on Phospholipids in Pharmaceutical Research
(Webconference, Germany)
2016 Antibacterial Effect of Polymeric Biomaterials for Bone Infection Treatment Jornadas Intercalares das Dissertações Anuais dos Mestrados dos Departamentos de Química e Ciências da Vida 2016
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/08 - 2018/08 Curso FFULisboa-SPCAL de Categoria B de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório” - Technical support (2018/09/10 - 2018/09/14)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/05/26 - 2014/05/28 I Curso Teórico-Prático Microscopia Eletrónica, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (2014/05/26 - 2014/05/28)
Other (Other)
 Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/01/31 - 2020/01/31 II SIMPÓSIO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM TUBERCULOSE E MICOBACTÉRIAS NÃO TUBERCULOSAS EM PORTUGAL
Symposium
 II SIMPÓSIO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM TUBERCULOSE E MICOBACTÉRIAS NÃO TUBERCULOSAS EM PORTUGAL
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/12/13 - 2018/12/14 Innovative approaches in targeted therapies: Brain, Infections and Cancer
Other
 Innovative approaches in targeted therapies: Brain, Infections and Cancer
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2018/07/12 - 2018/07/13 Biosciences Analysis Tools (BAT) Meeting, ITQB, Lisbon, July 12-13, 2018;
Other
 Biosciences Analysis Tools (BAT) Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/06/08 - 2018/06/08 Short-course on Laboratory Animal Pathology
Other
 Short-course on Laboratory Animal Pathology
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2018/06/01 - 2018/06/01 Post-graduated course on Good Laboratory Practice in Classified Laboratories: Clean Room and BSL-3
Other
 Post-graduated course on Good Laboratory Practice in Classified Laboratories: Clean Room and BSL-3
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Curso FFULisboa-SPCAL de Categoria B de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório
Other
 Curso FFULisboa-SPCAL de Categoria B de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/10/02 - 2017/10/02 Charles River Seminar Tour - Health Surveillance (360 Diagnostics®)
Seminar
 Charles River Seminar Tour - Health Surveillance (360 Diagnostics®)
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2016/06/01 - 2016/06/06 Promoção da Saúde Infantil – “A Universidade de Lisboa na Promoção da Saúde Infantil”, Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon (FFUL) in collaboration with Faculty of Dentistry – University of Lisbon (FMD) and with the Lisbon City Council Promoção da Saúde Infantil – “A Universidade de Lisboa na Promoção da Saúde Infantil
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2015/11/03 - 2015/11/03 Worshop: “Normalização: Uma Ponte para a Inovação – Standards: a Bridge for innovation”
Workshop
 Normalização: Uma Ponte para a Inovação – Standards: a Bridge for innovation
Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal
2014/05/26 - 2014/05/28 I Curso Teórico-Prático Microscopia Eletrónica, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Other
 I Curso Teórico-Prático Microscopia Eletrónica
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2018/01 - 2018/01 XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery – Young organizing committee;
Member