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I have a PhD in Microbiology, and my expertise covers microbiology, environmental science, molecular analyses, DNA barcoding. I have actively contributed to various projects, collaborating internationally and participating in significant research initiatives, demonstrating my commitment to advancing scientific knowledge. In addition to my research, I have coordinated study groups, organized scientific events and mentored students, demonstrating my leadership and mentoring skills. I am also involved in editorial activities, manuscript reviews, and teaching experiences, emphasizing my multifaceted skills and dedication to the academic world.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luara Simões

Citation names

  • Simões, Luara
  • Simões, Luara Aparecida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8915-AB44-198E
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4182-5175
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=JYZcRUcAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
Scopus Author Id
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218530898

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/05/01 - 2019/11/20
Concluded
 PhD in Microbiology (Doctor)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
"Isolation and probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts isolated from Brazilian table olives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2018/11/30 - 2019/06/27
Concluded
 PhD in Microbiology (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/03/06 - 2016/02/23
Concluded
 Master in Food Science (Master)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
"Mixtures of essential oils and their major compounds in the conservation of hams inoculated with Clostridium sporogenes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2009/03/02 - 2014/04/25
Concluded
 Food engineering (Bachelor)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
"Sporicidal activity of essential oils with different combinations on Clostridium perfringens type A inoculated in mortadella" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/11/10 - 2024/11/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/09/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/07/13 - 2022/12/15 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
(...)
2020/12/21 - 2022/07/12 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/08/15 - 2018/12/15 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2018/03/01 - 2018/07/15 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2017/09/15 - 2018/01/15 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2023/09/30 ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Post-doc
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Concluded
2022/07/01 - 2022/12/15 NeuroDeRisk-Neurotoxicity de-risking in preclinical drug discovery
821528
Post-doc
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Horizon 2020

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
Concluded
2022/06/05 - 2022/09/05 Conservation of European Biodiversity through Exploitation of Traditional referencia EthnoHERBS-823973
EthnoHERBS – 823973
Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions
NovaMechanics Ltd, Cyprus

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
European Commission, Horizon 2020 and Operational Program Scientific Excellence
Concluded
2020/12/21 - 2022/07/12 EXTRATOTECA Microalgae extracts with high added value
POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 033784
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER)
Concluded
2017/02/01 - 2019/11/20 Study of Microbial Metabolism in the Production of Compounds of Industrial Interest
423095/2016-1
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
2014/03/01 - 2016/01/15 Development of food additives based on essential oils: use in emulsified meat products
CAG-APQ-00924-13
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos, Brazil
 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
Concluded
2012/03/01 - 2013/12/01 Effect of different combinations of nitrite and essential oils on the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of a model of meat emulsion and performance on Clostridium perfringens
CVZ-APQ-02574-10
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos, Brazil
 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/01 - Current Vertical Fish
C644915664-00000026
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/11/10 - 2024/11/12 MICROBOOST - Microalgae as fish health boosters via aquafeeds
PT-INNOVATION-0102
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/06 - Current Microencapsulated yeasts potentially probiotic as a treatment for antibiotic-induced dysbiosis
APQ-01167-22
Invited Scientist
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
Ongoing
2023/03 - 2023/09/30 STOParasites, PRR Blue Bioeconomy: Systems Technological Operational Systems for Detection of Parasites in Wild Fish
C644915664-00000026
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Western European Union
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natalia Andrade Teixeira; de Souza, Angelica Cristina; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Biosurfactants for environmental health and safety". In Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms, 407-424. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-13288-9.00003-6
  2. Fernandes, Natalia Andrade Teixeira; Simões, Luara; Souza, Angelica Cristina; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Insecticidal potential of biosurfactants". In Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms, 341-354. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-13288-9.00006-1
  3. de Souza, Angelica Cristina; Silva, Monique Suela; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Fernandes, Natalia Andrade Teixeira; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Advantages of biosurfactants over petroleum-based surfactants". In Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms, 371-393. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-13288-9.00002-4
  4. Natalia Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Luara Aparecida Simões; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Comparison of Biodegradability, and Toxicity Effect of Biosurfactants with Synthetic Surfactants". 117-136. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21682-4_6
  5. Luara Aparecida Simões; Natalia Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Nelson Augusto dos Santos Junior; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Biosurfactants and Their Benefits for Seeds". 309-329. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21682-4_16
  6. Simões, Luara. "Antimicrobial activity of Olea europaea waste: Processing olive oil and leaves". In International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources. Frontiers Abstract Book. Frontier, 2021.
    Published • 10.3389/978-2-88966-548-8
  7. Simões, Luara. "Enumerating Yeast in Foods and Water Using the Spread Plating Technique". 2021.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-1932-2_10
  8. Miguel, Maria Gabriela Cruz Pedrozo; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Dias, Disney Ribeiro; Schwan, Rosane Freitas. "Evaluation of Yeast Inoculated in Parallel to the Autochthonous Microbiota in Food Samples". In Detection and Enumeration of Bacteria, Yeast, Viruses, and Protozoan in Foods and Freshwater, 143-156. Springer US, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-1932-2_13
  9. Simões, Luara; de Souza, Angélica Cristina; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Enumerating Distinct Yeast in the Same Food Sample". In Detection and Enumeration of Bacteria, Yeast, Viruses, and Protozoan in Foods and Freshwater, 111-123. Springer US, 2021.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-1932-2_11
  10. Simões, Luara Aparecida; de Souza, Angélica Cristina; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Standardizing Suspension of Yeast for Inoculation in Food Fermentations". In Detection and Enumeration of Bacteria, Yeast, Viruses, and Protozoan in Foods and Freshwater, 83-92. Springer US, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-1932-2_9
  11. Dias, Disney Ribeiro; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Schwan, Rosane Freitas. "Soil Yeasts and Their Application in Biorefineries: Second-Generation Ethanol". In Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology, 133-146. CRC Press, 2020.
    10.1201/9780429485794-15
  12. Dias, Disney Ribeiro; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Schwan, Rosane Freitas. "Soil Yeasts and Their Application in Biorefineries: Prospects for Biodiesel Production". In Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology, 227-236. CRC Press, 2020.
    10.1201/9780429485794-24
Conference poster
  1. Francisca Silva-Brito; Márcia Saraiva; Simões, Luara; Benjamim Costas. "The effects of dietary supplementation with sulfated polysaccharides from Nannochloropsis oceanica on the antioxidant and immune status of Dicentrarchus labrax infected with Photobacterium damselae subsp. Piscicida". Paper presented in AQUA 2024, 2024.
  2. Márcia Saraiva; Francisca Silva-Brito; Simões, Luara; Benjamim Costas. "Immunomodulatory potential of Euglena gracilis bioactive compounds: an in vitro approach". Paper presented in AQUA 2024, 2024.
  3. João Noversa; Simões, Luara; Ana Cunha; Rui Oliveira. "Control of phytopathogenic fungi by Magnolia grandiflora seed extract". Paper presented in Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability Congress, 2022.
  4. Bruna Azevedo Balduino; Anderson Henrique Venâncio; Mônica Aparecida da Silva; Simões, Luara; Michelle Carlota Gonçalves; Roberta Hisldorf Piccoli. "Antibacterial effect of coriander essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes". Paper presented in 11th SIAL- Food Symposium 2021, 2021.
  5. Luiz Gustavo do Santos; Disney Ribeiro Dias; Dirceu de Sousa Melo; Rosane Freitas Schwan; Andrezza Fernanda Santiago; Simões, Luara. "Evaluation of the probiotic potential of strains isolated from fresh and naturally fermented olives". Paper presented in I Congress on Nutrition and Health, 2020.
  6. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Abrunhosa, Luis; Teixeira, José António Couto; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Antifungal activity of lactic acid bacteria on Penicillium nordicum". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  7. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Abrunhosa, Luis; Teixeira, José António Couto; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Antifungal activity and adsorption of aflatoxin B1 by lactic acid bacteria isolated from brazilian naturally fermented olives". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  8. Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Lara, Juliete Gomes de; Simões, Luara; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Biosurfactant produced by yeast with larvicidal properties". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  9. Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Lara, Juliete Gomes de; Simões, Luara (8915-AB44-198E); Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Schawn, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Antifungal activity of biosurfactant produced by yeast". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  10. Silva, Raquel Cristina Teodoro da; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Lara, Juliete Gomes de; Simões, Luara; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Potential surfactant of crude extract produced by yeast". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  11. Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Juliete Gome de Lara de; Simões, Luara (8915-AB44-198E); Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Determination of the surface tension of different substrates in the biosurfactant fermentation process". Paper presented in Simpósio Internacional em Microbiologia Agrícola – SIMA, 2019.
  12. Fernandes, Maysa Lima Parente; Costa Junior, Paulo Sérgio; Simões, Luara (8915-AB44-198E); Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Preparation of petit suisse of kefir with strawberry flavor". Paper presented in 29° Congresso Brasileiro de Microbiologia - CBM, 2017.
  13. Simões, Luara (8915-AB44-198E); Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Silva, Luiz Fernando de Oliveira da; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Antimicrobial activity of Olive oil processing waste". Paper presented in II Simpósio em Microbiologia Agrícola, 2017.
  14. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natália de Andrade Teixeira; Souza, Angélica Cristina de; Silva, Luiz Fernando de Oliveira da; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Antimicrobial activity of olive (Olea europaea) leaf extracts from Grappolo variety". Paper presented in II Simpósio em Microbiologia Agrícola, 2017.
  15. Simões, Luara; Martins, Heloísa Helena de Abreu; Nunes, Cleiton Antonio; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Sporicidal activity of different combinations of essential oils on Clostridium perfringens type A". Paper presented in 27th Brazilian Congress of Microbiology, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Natana Gontijo Rabelo; Luara Aparecida Simões; Natália de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Angélica Cristina Souza; Maysa Lima Parente Fernandes; Lizzy Ayra Alcântara Veríssimo; Rosane Freitas Schwan; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Optimization of L-Asparaginase Production from Aspergillus caespitosus: Solid-State and Submerged Fermentation Using Low-Cost Substrates and Partial Purification". Applied Microbiology (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol5010019.
    10.3390/applmicrobiol5010019
  2. Castro, Vera; Teixeira, Ana; Simões, Luara; Chamorro, Franklin; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; Parreira, Celina; Badenes, Sara M.; et al. "Chemical characterization and antioxidant potential of Arthrospira sp., Thalassiosira sp., and Raphidonema sp.". Food Chemistry (2024): 142554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142554.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142554
  3. Crisóstomo, Christina; Simões, Luara; Barros, Lillian; Finimundy, Tiane C.; Cunha, Ana; Oliveira, Rui. "Cell Wall-Mediated Antifungal Activity of the Aqueous Extract of Hedera helix L. Leaves Against Diplodia corticola". Antibiotics 13 12 (2024): 1116. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13121116.
    10.3390/antibiotics13121116
  4. Marília Santiago de Brito de Paula; Natalia Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Simões, Luara; Maysa Lima Parente Fernandes; Rosane Freitas Schwan; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Sustainable Sweeteners: Unveiling the Sustainability and Biotechnological Promise of Novel Yeast Strains for Low-Calorie Sweetener Production.". Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology (2024):
    In press
  5. de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes, Natalia; Simões, Luara; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Exploring the Genetic Expression of Wickerhamomyces anomalus during Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oil". Journal of Applied Microbiology (2024):
    Published
  6. Fernandes, Natalia Andrade Teixeira; Rose, Ami Lin; Simões, Luara; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Chemical and biological evaluation of biosurfactant fractions from Wickerhamomyces anomalus CCMA 0358". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12811-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s00253-023-12811-x
  7. Luara Simões; Natália Fernandes; Ludmila Caputo; Eduardo Mendes Ramos; Roberta Hilsdorf Piccoli. "Natural preservatives for hams: Essential oil mixtures and major compounds' efficacy against Clostridium sporogenes". Journal of Food Safety (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/jfs.13085.
    10.1111/jfs.13085
  8. Sousa, Daniel; Simões, Luara; Oliveira, Rui; Salgado, José Manuel; Cambra-López, Maria; Belo, Isabel; Dias, Alberto. "Evaluation of biotechnological processing through solid-state fermentation of oilseed cakes on extracts bioactive potential". Biotechnology Letters (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-023-03417-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s10529-023-03417-4
  9. Resende, Déborah Braga; Simões, Luara; Teixeira Fernandes, Natalia de Andrade; Luvizaro, Lucas Baldo; Dias, Marali Vilela; Carvalho, Diogo Teixeira; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Characterization of antimicrobial and antioxidant performance of dihydroeugenol and its glycoside incorporated into whey protein isolate films". Frontiers in Food Science and Technology 3 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frfst.2023.1237638.
    10.3389/frfst.2023.1237638
  10. Dayana Pereira de Andrade; Sabrina Carvalho Bastos; Cíntia Lacerda Ramos; Luara Aparecida Simões; Natalia de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Diego Alvarenga Botrel; Marciane Magnani; Rosane Freitas Schwan; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Microencapsulation of presumptive probiotic bacteria Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCMA 0359: Technology and potential application in cream cheese". International Dairy Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2023.105669.
    10.1016/j.idairyj.2023.105669
  11. Sofia Duarte; Luara Simões; Filipe O. Costa. "Current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare animal species". Science of The Total Environment (2023): 166675-166675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166675.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166675
  12. Imen Weslati; Luara Simões; Ana Teixeira; Pier Parpot; Aly Raies; Rui Oliveira. "Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Streptomyces sp. Strain FR7 isolated from forest soil". Letters in Applied Microbiology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovad036.
    10.1093/lambio/ovad036
  13. Natalia de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes; Luara Aparecida Simões; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Biosurfactants Produced by Yeasts: Fermentation, Screening, Recovery, Purification, Characterization, and Applications". Fermentation (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030207.
    10.3390/fermentation9030207
  14. Luara Simões; Natália Fernandes; José Teixeira; Luís Abrunhosa; Disney Ribeiro Dias. "Brazilian Table Olives: A Source of Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimycotoxigenic and Antifungal Activity". Toxins (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15010071.
    10.3390/toxins15010071
  15. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natalia de Andrade Teixeira; de Souza, Angélica Cristina; Torres, Luciana Marques; da Silva, Luiz Fernando de Oliveira; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Revealing the microbial diversity and physicochemical characteristics of Brazilian untreated green table olives". Journal of Applied Microbiology 134 1 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxac043.
    Published • 10.1093/jambio/lxac043
  16. Simões, Luara; Fernandes, Natália; de Souza, Angélica; dos Santos, Luiz; Magnani, Marciane; Abrunhosa, Luís; Teixeira, José; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Probiotic and Antifungal Attributes of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolates from Naturally Fermented Brazilian Table Olives". Fermentation 8 6 (2022): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8060277.
    Published • 10.3390/fermentation8060277
  17. Simões, Luara; Cristina de Souza, Angélica; Ferreira, Iara; Sousa Melo, Dirceu; Angélica Andrade Lopes, Laênia; Magnani, Marciane; Freitas Schwan, Rosane; Ribeiro Dias, Disney. "Probiotic properties of yeasts isolated from Brazilian fermented table olives". Journal of Applied Microbiology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.15065.
    Published • 10.1111/jam.15065
  18. Martins, Heloísa Helena de Abreu; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Isidoro, Silas Rodrigo; Nascimento, Sabrina de Souza; Alcântara, João Paulo; Ramos, Eduardo Mendes; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Preservative of Essential Oil Blends: Control of Clostridium perfringens Type a in Mortadella". Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 64 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4324-2021200106.
    10.1590/1678-4324-2021200106
  19. de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes, Natalia; de Souza, Angélica Cristina; Simões, Luara Aparecida; Ferreira dos Reis, Gustavo Magno; Souza, Karla Teixeira; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Dias, Disney Ribeiro. "Eco-friendly biosurfactant from Wickerhamomyces anomalus CCMA 0358 as larvicidal and antimicrobial". Microbiological Research 241 (2020): 126571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2020.126571.
    10.1016/j.micres.2020.126571
  20. Simões, Luara; Gomes, Willian de Paula; Cruz, Rafael Matias; Ramos, Eduardo Mendes; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Physicochemical analysis of cooked ham elaborated with different concentrations of essential oils and major compounds". Higiene Alimentar 31 266/267 (2017): 912-916.
    Published
  21. Simões, Luara; Gomes, Willian de Paula; Cruz, Rafael Matias; Ramos, Eduardo Mendes; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Mixtures of essential oils and their major compounds in the preservation of smoked ham inoculated with Clostridium sporogenes". Higiene Alimentar 31 (2017): 2940-2944.
    Published
  22. Martins, Heloísa Helena de Abreu; Simões, Luara (8915-AB44-198E); Martins, Aline Pereira; Ramos, Eduardo Mendes; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Antibacterial activity of essential oil combinations on mortadella inoculated with Clostridium perfringens type A". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 3080-3086.
    Published
  23. Simões, Luara; Gomes, Willian de Paula; Dias, Brunas de Oliveira; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Microbiological evaluation of different spices commercialized in the city of Lavras, Minas Gerais". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 3256-3261.
    Published
  24. Simões, Luara; Balduino, Bruna Azevedo; Martins, Heloísa Helena de Abreu; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Microbiological evaluation of human food". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 3281-3286.
    Published
  25. Simões, Luara; Gonçalves, Emerson Dias; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Preservation of blackberry 'tupi' fruit using biofilm produced with cassava starch". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 1704-1709.
    Published
  26. Martins, Heloísa Helena de Abreu; Simões, Luara; Ramos, Eduardo Mendes; Ramos, Alcinéia de Lemos Souza Ramos; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Thermal destruction of Listeria monocytogenes in sous vide pork loin". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 3441-3446.
    Published
  27. Simões, Luara; Cruz, Rafael Matias; Cunha, Mariana Crivelari; Boas, Eduardo Valério Barros Vilas; Piccoli, Roberta Hilsdorf. "Effect of injury on respiratory activity and technological aspects of 'prata' banana". Higiene Alimentar 29 (2015): 1773-1779.
    Published
Preprint
  1. Castro, Vera; Teixeira, Ana; Simões, Luara; Chamorro, Franklin; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; Parreira, Celina; Badenes, Sara M.; et al. "Nutritional and Antioxidant Potential of Arthrospira Sp., Thalassiosira Sp., and Raphidonema Sp". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4976581.
    10.2139/ssrn.4976581
  2. Sofia Duarte; Luara Simões; Filipe O. Costa. "Catch me if you can: current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare and endangered animal species". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.13.544783.
    10.1101/2023.06.13.544783
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Isolation and probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts isolated from brazilian table olives". PhD, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 2019. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/38057.
  2. "Essential oils blends and their major compound in conservation of pressed ham inoculation with Clostridium sporogenes". Master, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 2016. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/10936.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021 Antibacterial effect of coriander essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes SIAL - 2021 Food Symposium
Universidade de Passo Fundo (Passo Fundo, Brazil)
2019/11/06 Evaluation of the antimicrobial potential of yeasts isolated from olives against the pathogen Salmonella enteritis 28th Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2019/11/06 Enhancement of antifungal activity of lactic acid bacteria by addition of phenylpyruvic acid to the growth medium 28th Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2019/11/04 Inhibition of biofilm by biosurfactant produced from yeast 28th Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2018/11/05 Isolation and identification of lactic acid bacteria in fermented olives from Maria da Fé MG Scientific Initiation Congress CIUFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2018/11/05 Glycolipid production by the yeast Wickerharmomices anomalus and evaluation of the anti-adhesive activity against pathogenic bacteria Scientific Initiation Congress -CIUFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2018/05/11 Isolation and identification of yeasts in fermented olives from the city of Maria da Fé MG 31st Scientific Initiation Congress of UFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras)
2017/12/01 Antimicrobial activity of olive (Olea europaea) leaf extracts of the Ascolano variety 26th Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2015/12/07 Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their major compounds against Clostridium sporogenes Scientific Initiation Congress CIUFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2015/06/17 Postharvest preservation of peaches using cassava starch biofilm 3rd Congress of Food Engineering in Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2015/06/17 Microbiological and physical-chemical evaluation of mortadellas prepared with different combinations of essential oils and inoculated with Clostridium perfringes type A 3rd Congress of Food Engineering in Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Postharvest preservation of blackberry cv. 'Tupi' using cassava starch biofilm 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Sporicidal activity of essential oils with different combinations on Clostridium perfringens type A inoculated in mortadella 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Evaluation of the antibacterial and antioxidant effect of essential oil combinations on mortadella inoculated with Clostridium perfringens type A 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Physicochemical and sensory evaluation of pork sausages made with reduced fat and sodium content 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Centesimal composition of brown flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10/25 Thermal Destruction of Listeria monocytogenes in Sous Vide Pork Loin 23rd Postgraduate Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2014/10 Microbiological quality of different spices commercialized in the city of Lavras, Minas Gerais 27th Scientific Initiation Congress of UFLA CIUFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)
2013/10/16 Action of different essential oil combinations on Clostridium perfringens type A inoculated in Mortadella 26th Scientific Initiation Congress of UFLA CIUFLA
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras, Brazil)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/04 - 2023/06 The Sea in barcodes- Identification of Marine Amphipods
Supervisor
 Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/03 Evaluation of the antioxidant, antifungal and antigenotoxic properties of the microalgae Tetraselmis chuii
Co-supervisor
 Master in Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/01 Antioxidant effect of extracts from the microalgae Dunaliella sp
Supervisor of José Maria Piedade Lemos
 Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/01 Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of extracts from the microalgae Dunaliella sp
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/01 Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of extracts from the microalgae Nannochloropsis sp
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of microalgae extracts
Co-supervisor of Ana Beatriz Gonçalves
 No centro da ação (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Antigenotoxic activity of microalgae extracts
Co-supervisor of Vera Caldeira
 No centro da ação (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019/09/20 Evaluation of the probiotic potential of isolated strains of fresh olive naturally fermented
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2019 - 2019/06/10 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of extracts from olive growing by-products on food contaminating bacteria
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018 - 2018/12/04 Evaluation of the probiotic potential of yeasts isolated from fermented olives
Co-supervisor
 Biological Sciences (Degree)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/27 Sensory analysis of specialty coffees (2018/09/26 - 2018/09/27)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/20 Course: Gas Chromatography Data Analysis (2018/09/17 - 2018/09/20)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/09/01 - 2018/09/01 Basic Course on the Identification of Microorganisms by the Maldi TOF MS technique (2018/09/01)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24 3rd Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology (2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/05/02 - 2018/05/04 Introduction to physical and sensorial coffee grading (2018/05/02 - 2018/05/04)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/02/05 - 2018/02/09 Bioinformatics Training (2018/02/05 - 2018/02/09)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/09/19 - 2017/09/21 II Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology (2017/09/19 - 2017/09/21)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/05/22 - 2017/05/25 Craft Beer Course (2017/05/22 - 2017/05/25)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/05/03 - 2017/05/05 Microbial Biodiversity and the Advances in Identification of New Species (2017/05/03 - 2017/05/05)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2016/10/04 - 2016/10/06 I Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology (2016/10/04 - 2016/10/06)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 Workshop on fish health and welfare in industrial aquaculture
Workshop
 Workshop on fish health and welfare in industrial aquaculture
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Webinar Industrial Property: Main myths and opportunities for financing
Seminar
 Webinar Industrial Property: Main myths and opportunities for financing
2024 - 2024 9th Cycle of Lectures on Fermentation Microbiology
Other
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2023 - 2023 Webinar Opportunities of eDNA in biodiversity and ecosystem services, GEO BON - Ecosystem Services
Other
 Webinar Opportunities of eDNA in biodiversity and ecosystem services, GEO BON - Ecosystem Services
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 River2Ocean Webinar "Valuing and exploiting microbial biodiversity in the transition to a bio-economy
Other
 ¿ River2Ocean Webinar "Valuing and exploiting microbial biodiversity in the transition to a bio-economy,
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 How to prepare a good proposal under Horizon Europe
Meeting
 How to prepare a good proposal under Horizon Europe
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 International Conference on Algae Extracts
Conference
 International Conference on Algae Extracts
A4F Algae For Future, Portugal
2023 - 2023 3rd Workshop of the project "A-FISH-DNA-SCAN
Workshop
 3rd Workshop of the project "A-FISH-DNA-SCAN
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Fish DNA Monitor Aga Khan Workshop
Workshop
 Fish DNA Monitor Aga Khan Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 River2Ocean Final Workshop “From the river to the Ocean: Biodiversity, Bioeconomy and Sustainability
Workshop
 River2Ocean Final Workshop “From the river to the Ocean: Biodiversity, Bioeconomy and Sustainability
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023 8th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Meeting
 8th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2023 - 2023 English for Medical Writers: Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Seminar
 English for Medical Writers: Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Portuguese Association of Medical Writers , Portugal
2023 - 2023 Horizon Europe information: a look at the EU funding program for science and technology
Other
 Horizon Europe information: a look at the EU funding program for science and technology
Horizon 2020, Belgium
2023 - 2023 Public procurement in R&D Public procurement in R&D
2023 - 2023 Workshop Agile Methodologies in Project Management
Workshop
 Workshop Agile Methodologies in Project Management
2023 - 2023 NEXTGEN - Young Project Management Conference
Conference
 NEXTGEN - Young Project Management Conference
2023 - 2023 European Researchers Night- ME-barcode group presentation
Other
 European Researchers Night
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/07/21 - 2022/07/22 Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability Congress
Congress
 Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability Congress
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 General approach to using the real-time PCR technique (qPCR/RT-qPCR)
Seminar
 General approach to using the real-time PCR technique (qPCR/RT-qPCR)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/06 Workshop final do Projeto FunG-Eye (PTDC/CTA-AMB/29505/2017): A functional approach to understanding the interaction between fungicide pollution and fungal-mediated ecosystem processes
Workshop
 Workshop final do Projeto FunG-Eye (PTDC/CTA-AMB/29505/2017): A functional approach to understanding the interaction between fungicide pollution and fungal-mediated ecosystem processes
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/11/16 - 2021/11/19 VIII Symposium of Microbiology at UFMG CONECTA SIM 2021
Symposium
 VIII Symposium of Microbiology at UFMG CONECTA SIM 2021
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Meeting
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/07/20 - 2021/07/22 6th Cycle of lectures in Microbiology
Other
 6º Ciclo de palestras em Microbiologia
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2021/04/09 - 2021/04/10 International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources
Conference
 International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

University of Macau, Macau SAR China

Shaanxi University of Technology, China
2021/02/04 - 2021/02/05 1st Online International Congress on Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Congress
 1st Online International “Congress on Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food”
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2020/10/29 - 2020/10/29 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology - Innovation in the Brewing Industry
Other
 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2020/10/22 - 2020/10/22 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology - Technological applications of lactic cultures in cheese
Other
 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2020/10/08 - 2020/10/11 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology - Impacts of the fermentative process on technological characteristics of sour tapioca flour.
Other
 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/01 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology - Inoculants for silage: when and which to use?
Other
 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2020/09/24 - 2020/09/24 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology - Development of New Probiotic Beverages. 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology Kombucha: Legal Definition and Establishment Registration
Other
 5th Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2019/08/26 - 2019/08/28 International Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology
Symposium
 International Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24 3rd Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Round table
 3rd Cycle of Lectures in Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/16 4th UFLA Open Doors - Biology (undergraduate)
Meeting
 4th UFLA Open Doors - Biology (undergraduate)
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2017/09/17 - 2017/09/17 Basic principles and applications of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Other
 Basic principles and applications of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/07/27 - 2017/07/27 Microbiology and its applications
Workshop
 Microbiology and its applications
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/06/21 - 2017/06/21 3rd UFLA Open Doors - Biology (undergraduate)
Meeting
 3rd UFLA Open Doors - Biology (undergraduate)
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2017/04/25 - 2017/04/28 7th Latin American Congress and 13th Brazilian Congress of Food Hygienists, 3rd National Meeting of Zoonoses Surveillance, and 5th Meeting of the Brazilian System of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin
Congress
 7th Latin American Congress and 13th Brazilian Congress of Food Hygienists, 3rd National Meeting of Zoonoses Surveillance and 5th Meeting of the Brazilian System of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin
Colégio Brasileiro de Médicos Veterinários Higienistas de Alimentos (CBMVHA), Brazil
2016/10/04 - 2016/10/06 1st Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology
Symposium
 1st Symposium on Agricultural Microbiology
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2016/08/02 - 2016/08/04 Analysis of microbial metabolites and proteins: applications in the identification and evaluation of microorganisms' biotechnological potential
Other
 Analysis of microbial metabolites and proteins: applications in the identification and evaluation of microorganisms' biotechnological potential
Universidade Federal de Lavras Departamento de Biologia, Brazil
2016/07/12 - 2016/07/13 1st Cycle of Lectures on Quality promoted
Round table
 1st Cycle of Lectures on Quality promoted
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2016/06/15 - 2016/06/15 2nd UFLA Open Doors
Meeting
 2nd UFLA Open Doors
2015/04/28 - 2015/05/01 6th Latin American Congress and 12th Brazilian Congress of Food Hygienists, 2rd National Meeting of Zoonoses Surveillance, and 4th Meeting of the Brazilian System of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin
Congress
 6th Latin American Congress and 12th Brazilian Congress of Food Hygienists, 2rd National Meeting of Zoonoses Surveillance and, 4th Meeting of the Brazilian System of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin
Colégio Brasileiro de Médicos Veterinários Higienistas de Alimentos (CBMVHA), Brazil
2014/10/27 - 2014/10/31 23rd UFLA Post-Graduation Congress, with the theme The Brazilian University and Technological Innovation
Congress
 23rd UFLA Post-Graduation Congress
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/08/30 Evaluation of the influence of hydrolytic enzymes enzymes on the degradation of polymers polyhydroxyalkanoates and polyurethanes
(Thesis) Arguer
 Karen Santos Silva (PhD)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2023/06 The Sea in Barcodes-Identification of Marine Amphipods
(Thesis) Arguer
 Marta Raquel da Silva Pereira (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of extracts from the microalgae Nannochloropsis sp
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Sofia Lopes Ferreira (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of extracts from the microalgae Dunaliella sp
(Thesis) Arguer
 Hugo Filipe Torres Coutinho (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Antioxidant effect of extracts from the microalgae Dunaliella sp
(Thesis) Arguer
 José Maria Piedade Lemos (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09/21 Evaluation of the probiotic potential of strains isolated from fresh and naturally fermented olives
Thesis Member
 Luiz Gustavo dos Santos (Other)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2018/07/09 Evaluation of the bactericidal action of essential oil major compounds and their combinations on Bacillus cereus planktonic and sessile cells
Thesis Member
 Bruna Azevedo Balduíno (Other)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin (1879-3363) Elsevier
2023/10 - Current Archives of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (2639-6777) Heighten Science Publications Inc
2023/09 - Current Insights in Veterinary Science (2576-9510) Heighten Science Publications Inc
2022/06/27 - Current Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (1678-4405) Springer
2023/01/31 - 2023/01/31 Chemosphere (1879-1298) Elsevier
2022/07/28 - 2023/01/30 Antioxidants (2076-3921) MDPI
2022/12/20 - 2023/01/09 Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2023/01/03 - 2023/01/03 Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2021/12/06 - 2022/01/29 Journal of Applied Microbiology (1365-2672) Wiley Online Library

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/06 - 2019/11 Fermentation study group Member/Chairman

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/03/22 - 2023/03/23 Biodiversity and Global Changes - Genetic Databases and Biodiversity: Introduction to DNA barcoding classes (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03/08 - 2022/03/09 Botany - Algae classes (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05/03 - 2021/05/04 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/12/10 Food Microbiology (Bachelor) Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2017/03/01 - 2018/11/30 Microbiology (Bachelor) Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/03 - Current Journal UMinho Science (JUS) (2975-951X)
2023/03 - 2025/03 International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2578-9686) Science Publishing Group

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/09 - 2022/12 Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence Andrea Vernerova
2022/05 - 2022/07 Fluorescence microscopy and counting in the neubauer chamber João Noversa
2022/02 - 2022/07 Flow cytometry Bruna Daniela Pereira Cunha
2022/01 - 2022/07 Antigenotoxic and antimicrobial assays Daniel Filipe Souza
2022/01 - 2022/03 Antioxidant assays Ludmilla Caputo
2021/04 - 2021/08 Antioxidant and antigenotoxic assays Jaleh Zand
2019/07 - 2019/11 Antimicrobial Assay Natalia de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes
Distinctions

Award

2022 Awarded a MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 Awarded a sandwich PhD scholarship by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2016 Awarded a PhD scholarship by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
2014 Awarded a master's scholarship by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil