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Susana Maria Fonseca Fernandes is a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in Universidade do Porto. Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Biological Engineering. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Biofilm; Biocide; Antimicrobial activity.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Susana Maria Fonseca Fernandes

Citation names

  • Fernandes, Susana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
301C-B477-A82A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9132-5382

Email addresses

  • sfernandes@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/01 - 2023
Ongoing
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"The role of abiotic and biotic factors on biofilm formation by filamentous fungi isolated from drinking water" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/02 - 2019/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01 - 2016/02 Short curricular internship Sogrape Vinhos, S.A., Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/10/02 - 2019/12/31 Biocide_for_Biofilm - Desenvolvimento de novas soluções biocidas para o controlo efetivo de biofilmes
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030219
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Fernandes, Susana. "Potential impact of biocides on bacterial integrity". Paper presented in International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resitance, 2019.
    Published
  2. Fernandes, Susana. "Development of a bioreactor for surface disinfection with ultraviolet radiation". Paper presented in IJUP- Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U.PORTO, Porto, 2018.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Fernandes, Susana; Gomes, Inês B.; Simões, Manuel. "Antibiofilm activity of glycolic acid and glyoxal and their diffusion–reaction interactions with biofilm components". Food Research International 152 (2022): 110921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110921.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110921
  2. Susana Fernandes; Inês B. Gomes; Sérgio F. Sousa; Manuel Simões. "Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Persister Biofilm Cells of Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens". Microorganisms (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010160.
    10.3390/microorganisms10010160
  3. "Overview on the hydrodynamic conditions found in industrial systems and its impact in (bio)fouling formation". Chemical Engineering Journal 418 (2021): 129348-129348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129348.
    10.1016/j.cej.2021.129348
  4. Inês Gomes; Madalena Lemos; Susana Fernandes; Anabela Borges; Lúcia C. Simões; Manuel Simões. "The Effects of Chemical and Mechanical Stresses on Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens Single- and Dual-Species Biofilm Removal". Microorganisms (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/6/1174.
    10.3390/microorganisms9061174
  5. Fernandes, Susana. "Antimicrobial activity of glycolic acid and glyoxal against Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens". Food Research International (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109346.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109346
  6. Fernandes, Susana; Simões, Lúcia Chaves; Lima, Nelson; Simões, Manuel. "Adhesion of filamentous fungi isolated from drinking water under different process conditions". Water Research 164 (2019): 114951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114951.
    10.1016/j.watres.2019.114951
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Fernandes, Susana. "The role of abiotic and biotic factors on biofilm formation by filamentous fungi isolated from drinking water". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/10/10 MCBR Solution BfK Ideas
Agência Nacional de Inovação (Portugal)
2019 Potential impact of biocides on bacterial integrity 3rd International Caparica Congress in Antibiotic Resistance
(Portugal)
2018/02 Development of a bioreactor for surface disinfection with ultraviolet radiation IJUP – Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/03/01 - Current Member of the organising committee of Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering (2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/23 Promotion of the business idea "MCBR Solution"
Other
 Programa de Imersão BfK Ideas 2019
Building Global Innovators, Portugal
2019/06/27 - 2019/06/28 Poster presentation - The study of adhesion of filamentous fungi from drinking water
Congress
 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/09/02 - 2019/09/07 Universidade Júnior 15ª Escola de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde - A Biotecnologia na Prevenção de Doenças Infeciosas