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Nuno Alexandre Aparício Pedro.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Alexandre Aparicio Pedro

Citation names

  • Pedro, Nuno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5619-0766-8A08
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9292-5729

Email addresses

  • nunoalexandrepedro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 969585997 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09/01 - 2023/11/03
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Biotecnologia e Biociências (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Dissecting the molecular mechanisms underneath the interaction between human colonizing Lactobacillus and the pathogenic yeasts C. glabrata and C. albicans" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/09/01 - 2017/07/01
Concluded
 Mestrado em Biotécnologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Study of the interaction between vaginal Lactobacilli, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata: from physiological aspects to transcriptomic analyses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2012/09/01 - 2015/07/01
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Genética e Biologia Molecular
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 15
2015/02/01 - 2015/05/31
Concluded
 Identification of miRNA in wine species (Outros)
Major in Biotechnology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Técnico Superior Analista EPAL - Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, SA, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - 2023/07/31 LactoCan
BIA-MIC/31515/2017
Research Fellow
Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/02/01 - 2018/07/31 TTRAFFIC
ERA-IB-2-6/0003/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Pedro, Nuno A.; Mira, Nuno P.. "A molecular view on the interference established between vaginal Lactobacilli and pathogenic Candida species: Challenges and opportunities for the development of new therapies". Microbiological Research 281 (2024): 127628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2024.127628.
    10.1016/j.micres.2024.127628
  2. Pedro, Nuno A.; Fontebasso, Gabriela; Pinto, Sandra N.; Alves, Marta; Mira, Nuno P.. "Acetate modulates the inhibitory effect of Lactobacillus gasseri against the pathogenic yeasts Candida albicans and Candida glabrata". Microbial Cell 10 4 (2023): 88-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.15698/mic2023.04.795.
    10.15698/mic2023.04.795
  3. Pedro, Nuno. "An Overview on Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Candidiasis and Underlying Resistance Mechanisms in Clinical Strains.". Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) (2020): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7151124.
    10.3390/jof6010023
  4. Pedro, Nuno. "Effect of progesterone on Candida albicans biofilm formation under acidic conditions: a transcriptomic analysis". International Journal of Medical Microbiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2020.151414.
    10.1016/j.ijmm.2020.151414
  5. Pedro, Nuno. "Effect of Acetic Acid and Lactic Acid at Low pH in Growth and Azole Resistance of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata". Frontiers in Microbiology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03265.
    10.3389/fmicb.2018.03265
  6. Pedro, Nuno. "Potential anti-cancer and anti-Candida activity of Zn-derived foams". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7tb02726e.
    10.1039/c7tb02726e
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/08/23 Study of the interaction between vaginal and intestinal lactobacilli, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. 15th International Congress on Yeasts (ICY)
University of Vienna (Virtual meeting) (Viena, Austria)
2018/07/08 Study of the interaction between vaginal lactobacilli, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata: from physiological aspects to transcriptomic analyses XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras "Professor Nicolau van Uden
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23 Oral presentation at 2nd iBB Workshop, 23 September (2022), Lisbon, Portugal.
Workshop
 2nd iBB Workshop
Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal
2022/07/12 - 2022/07/15 Poster presentation at 36th International Specialized Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY36), 12-15 July, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.
Conference
 36th International Specialized Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY36)
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/26 Abstracted submitted to Microbiotec21, 2021, 23-26 March, Nova University Lisbon (Virtual meeting).
Conference
 Microbiotec21
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/05/21 - 2021/05/27 Abstract submitted to Microbiology Society Conference on Candida and Candidiasis 2021, 21-27 March (2021), Virtual meeting.
Conference
 Conference on Candida and Candidiasis 2021
Microbiology Society, United Kingdom
2019/05/18 - 2019/05/24 Abstract submission and poster presentation in HFP2019: Human Fingal Pathogens: Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence, Nice, France, 18-24, May (2019).
Conference
 HFP2019: Human Fingal Pathogens: Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence
2019/04/15 - 2019/04/19 Poster presented at 14th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Providence, USA, 15-19, April (2018).
Conference
 14th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis
Distinctions

Award

2021 Best Poster Award
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal