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Pedro Daniel Geadas Farias concluded is Ph.D. in Biosciences in 2022 in Faculty of sciences and Technology - University of Coimbra. He has 8 peer-review papers published in open access journals, participated in 6 conferences with oral comunications and an additional 10 conferences with posters. He has organized one intenational confeence on the field of microbiology and biotechnology along with smaller conferences, sebinars, webinars and outreach activities. he his a member of the Portuguese Microbiology society and the portuguese genetic society. He has participated as a researcher in 4 distinct hired projects, in a COST Action as an invited researcher and in 4 national and international projects as team member. His work focuses on the fields of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Environmental diversity and Biomaterial production.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Daniel Geadas Farias

Citation names

  • Farias, Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8E13-7136-F4AF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5451-6374

Email addresses

  • pfarias@.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 239240796 Ext.: 262296 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes; University of Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09 - 2022/04/18
Concluded
 Biociências (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"New bacterial strategies for Tellurium bioleaching and high value nanoparticles production" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Gaining of join resistance to metals and antibiotics in deep sea bacteria " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17.2
2011
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13.167
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/24 - 2026/04/23 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016/11/01 - 2017/04/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/05/10 - 2016/05/09 Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Piaget, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01/19 - Current Member of UCCCB (University of Coimbra Culture Collection of Bacteria) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/05 - 2021/12 PhD Student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
(...)
2016/05/15 - 2016/06/15 Organizer and promoter of scientific event for BioCriticalMining Project IATV - Instituto do Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - 2023/03/31 Ultrabot – Robô para desinfeção por radiação ultravioleta
SII&DT 72644 UltraBot
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação S. A
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2020/04/30 New bacterial strategies for Tellurium bioleaching and high value nanoparticles formation
821096
UIBD/0285/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2017/04/30 PtW - Biotools for a sustainable supply of tungsten ­ from biodetection to bioleaching and biorecovery
PTDC/AAGREC/3839/2014
Master Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2012/09 - 2013/06 HotMetal- Exploiting marine hydrothermal spots for diversity of metal resistance-strategies together with antibiotic resistance dissemination
PTDC/MAR/109057/2008-2012
Master Student Fellow
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/04/19 - 2026/04/18 Agenda Mobilizadora para a inovação empresarial do setor das Duas Rodas
C644866475-00000012 | 7253
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2025/09/01 - Current BioVision : Solução Tecnológica para Diagnóstico e Avaliação de Feridas Crónicas
PT2030, Aviso MPr-2023-8: SIID
member
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - Current R&D Unit Funding (CEMMPRE)
UID/00285 - Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - Current ARISE Al - Produção Avançada e Sistemas Inteligentes - Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems
LA/P/0112/2020
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2023/07/31 Bioreatores membranares para remediação e rentabilização de águas de Portos
P04M03
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra
Concluded
2022/11/01 - 2023 SUSTe - Development of SUStainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of TellurIum-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes
SUSTe 2022 Seed Project
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2022/12/31 R&D Unit Funding - CEMMPRE
UID/EMS/00285/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - 2020/01/31 SafeSurf - Light activated permanent antimicrobial surfaces
PTDC/CTM-POL/6138/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/06 - 2019/12 “BIOCriticalMetals-Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential (bioleaching) for high-tech critical metals”
ERA-MIN/0002/2015
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2017 - 2019 CRUP – Geomicrobiological tools for the recovery of resources from industrial residual fluxes
A-02/17
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. "Bactérias de ambientes mineiros: potencial de resistência e redução de telúrio". Paper presented in Microbiologia 2022 (online), 2022.
  2. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula Vasconcelos. Corresponding author: Farias, Pedro. "Bioleaching of mining residues using highly resistant bacterial strains (oral presentation)". Paper presented in Circular Economy: Make It Happen – Smart Waste Portugal (online), 2021.
    Published
  3. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. "Bioleaching tellurium from secondary sources using highly resistant bacterial strains". Paper presented in Biomining 2021, Falmouth, 2021.
    Published
  4. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Sorensen, Soren; Morais, Paula Vasconcelos. "Proteomic to disentail the response to tellurite in highly metal resistant gram-positive bacteria (oral and poster)". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Polo II., Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  5. Espírito Santo, Christophe; Farias, Pedro; Hansen, Lars; Sorensen, Soren; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, P.V.. "Sequenced mobile elements from submarine hydrothermal vents include simultaneously genetic determinants for heavy metal and antibiotic resistance (oral presentation)". Paper presented in Microbiotec'13, Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
  6. Morais, Paula V.; Farias, Pedro; Santos, C.E; Branco, Rita; Francisco, Romeu. "Natural hotspots for multiple resistances gain: arsenic resistance in heterothrophic aerobic bacteria from marine hydrothermal vents". Paper presented in Microbiotec'13, Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Mendonça, Amanda; Oliveira Paulo da Venda; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais; Simões, Nuno; Farias, Pedro. "Biocementation potential of Sporosarcina pasteurii and Pseudomonas M47T1 for sustainable soil stabilization". Paper presented in 5th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils and Biotechnology applied to Geotechnical Engineering (EUNSAT2025 + BGE), Lisbon, 2025.
    Published • 10.1051/e3sconf/202564205004
Conference poster
  1. Farias, Pedro; Mendonça, Amanda; oliveira paulo v; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. "Genome mining reveals potential of Pseudomonas sp strains for improved microbial induced calcium precipitation". Paper presented in Microbiotec23, 2023.
  2. Farias, Pedro; Li Xuang Ji; Sorensen, Soren J; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. "Microbiome of hospital surfaces independent of Human occupation". Paper presented in FEMS23, 2023.
  3. Costa, Inês; Farias, Pedro; Helena Ribeiro; Paixão, José António; Branco, Rita; Pereira, Jorge Fernando Brandão. "Extraction and purification of tellurium nanoparticles from bacterial biomass using biosolvents". Paper presented in BPP 2022, 2022.
  4. Costa, Inês; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Ribeiro, Helena; Pereira, Jorge Fernando Brandão. "SUSTe: Development of SUSTainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of Tellurim-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes". Paper presented in CEMMPRE Meeting, 2022.
  5. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Maccario, Lorrie; Herschend, Jakob; Piedade, Ana Paula; Sorensen, Soren J; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. "High value tellurium nanoparticle formation by Paenibacillus pabuli". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, 2021.
  6. Farias, Pedro; Morais, Paula V.; Francisco, Romeu; Sorensen, Soren J. "Metabolic dynamics of Paenibacillus and Bacillus in response to tellurite". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2021, 2021.
  7. Farias, Pedro; Morais, Paula V.. "Yce operon arrangements to improve tellurite resistance and reduction in Bacillus strains". Paper presented in IMPSG2020, 2020.
  8. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Sorensen, Soren J; Morais, Paula V.. "Proteomic to disentail the response to tellurite in highly metal resistant gram-positive bacteria". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019.
  9. Lordelo, Roberta; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Gama, Fernando; Morais, Paula V.. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae traits may determine the presence of these species in the hospital microbiome". Paper presented in MIcrobiotec19, 2019.
  10. Lordelo, Roberta; Farias, Pedro; Gama, Fernando; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacterial Traits Defining the Hospital Microbiome". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2019, 2019.
  11. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.. "Metabolic response to tellurite by environmental Bacillus". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2019, 2019.
  12. Farias, Pedro; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacterial tools for tellurium recovery and processing". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2018, 2018.
  13. Farias, Pedro; Paixão, José; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacterial consortium as a tool for increasing efficiency in tellurium bioleaching". Paper presented in Microbiotec17, 2017.
  14. Pereira, Sara Silva; Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.; Coimbra, Carina. "Innovative methodology to track bioleaching potential". Paper presented in Microbiotec17, 2017.
  15. Farias, Pedro; Paixão, José; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacterial consortium effectiveness on tellurium bioleaching". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld2017, 2017.
  16. Coimbra, Carina; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Paula Vasconcelos Morais. "Characterization of tungsten uptake in marine bacteria from hydrothermal vents". Paper presented in Microbiotec15, 2015.
  17. Farias, Pedro; Gama, Fernando; Reis, Diogo; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Martins, José Carlos; Almeida, Ana Maria; Morais, Paula V.. "Microbiome of non-critical hospital surfaces and equipment is an unseen ecosystem". Paper presented in Microbiotec15, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Farias, Pedro; Costa, Inês; Jorge, Alexandre M.S.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Paixão, José António; Pereira, Jorge F.B.. "Integrated processing platform for the production, recovery and separation of bio-produced tellurium particles". Separation and Purification Technology 370 (2025): 133202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133202.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133202
  2. Pedro Farias; Romeu Francisco; Lorrie Maccario; Jakob Herschend; Søren J. Sørensen; Paula V Morais. "Metabolic response of tellurite resistant Bacillus altitudinis strain 3W19 highlights the potential as a model organism for bioremediation". Scientific Reports (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95321-2.
    10.1038/s41598-025-95321-2
  3. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.. Corresponding author: Morais, Paula V.. "Potential of tellurite resistance in heterotrophic bacteria from mining environments". iScience 25 7 (2022): 104566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104566.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104566
  4. Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Maccario, Lorrie; Herschend, Jakob; Piedade, Ana Paula; Sørensen, Søren; Morais, Paula V.. Corresponding author: Morais, Paula V.. "Impact of Tellurite on the Metabolism of Paenibacillus pabuli AL109b With Flagellin Production Explaining High Reduction Capacity". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.718963.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2021.718963
  5. Sapkota, Rumakanta; Santos, Susana; Farias, Pedro; Krogh, Paul Henning; Winding, Anne. "Insights into the earthworm gut multi-kingdom microbial communities". Science of The Total Environment 727 (2020): 138301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138301.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138301
  6. Chung, Ana Paula; Coimbra, Carina; Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Simão, Francisco V.; Gomes, Elsa; et al. "Tailings microbial community profile and prediction of its functionality in basins of tungsten mine". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6
  7. Coimbra C; Farias, Pedro; Branco R; Morais PV. "Tungsten accumulation by highly tolerant marine hydrothermal Sulfitobacter dubius strains carrying a tupBCA cluster.". Systematic and applied microbiology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28802743.
    10.1016/j.syapm.2017.06.005
  8. Pedro Geadas Farias; Fernando Gama; Diogo Reis; Susana Alarico; Nuno Empadinhas; José Carlos Martins; Ana Figueiredo de Almeida; Paula Vasconcelos Morais. "Hospital microbial surface colonization revealed during monitoring of Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 110 7 (2017): 863-876. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10482-017-0857-z.
    10.1007/s10482-017-0857-z
  9. Farias P; Espírito Santo C; Branco R; Francisco R; Santos S; Hansen L; Sorensen S; Morais PV. "Natural hot spots for gain of multiple resistances: arsenic and antibiotic resistances in heterotrophic, aerobic bacteria from marine hydrothermal vent fields.". Applied and environmental microbiology (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25636836.
    Published • 10.1128/aem.03240-14
  10. de Abreu, Pedro; Farias, Pedro; Paiva, Gabriel; Almeida, Ana; Morais, Paula. "Persistence of microbial communities including Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital environment: a potential health hazard". BMC Microbiology 14 1 (2014): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-118.
    Published • 10.1186/1471-2180-14-118
Report
  1. RITO, BEATRIZ; Ferreira, Licínio; Paixão, José António; Manorma Sharma; Marta S. C. Henriques; Farias, Pedro; Paula V. Morais. 2025. Microeletronics - Relatório Produto Processo Serviço nº21 Lixiviação híbrida de cobre, ouro e metais críticos de lixo eletrónico.
  2. RITO, BEATRIZ; Farias, Pedro; Paula V. Morais. 2024. Microeletronics - RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO - AGENDAS PARA A INOVAÇÃO EMPRESARIAL.
  3. Farias, Pedro; RITO, BEATRIZ; Paula V. Morais. 2023. Microeletronics - RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO PONTUAL Avaliação preliminar e não absoluta da composição dos resíduos.
  4. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2023. BioSea - Relatório de Execução dos Projetos de Ignição e Provas de Conceito.
  5. Farias, Pedro. 2023. Ultrabot - Relatório final do bolseiro no projeto Ultrabot - “Robô para desinfeção por radiação ultravioleta”.
  6. Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais; Farias, Pedro. 2022. UIltrabot - Report deliverable 2.1 - Relatório sobre a colonização do espaço hospitalar pelos microrganismos com definição das zonas de atuação diferenciada do robô descontaminador.
  7. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2022. UIltrabot - Report deliverable 2.2 - Doses (Joules por metro quadrado) de inativação por exposição a radiação UVC (254 nm) dos micro-organismos de referência.
  8. Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2018. BioCriticalMetals - Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential (bioleaching) for high-tech critical metals" - Second Annual Report.
    Editor
  9. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2016. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA EM MEIO HOSPITALAR.
  10. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2015. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA EM MEIO HOSPITALAR.
  11. Farias, Pedro; Paula Maria de Melim Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais. 2014. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA EM MEIO HOSPITALAR.
  12. Farias, Pedro; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Morais, Paula Vasconcelos. 2013. HotMetal - Final Report.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "New bacterial strategies for Tellurium bioleaching and high value nanoparticles production". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/100334.
  2. Farias, Pedro Daniel Geadas. "Gaining of join resistance to metals and antibiotics in deep sea bacteria". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/26071.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2025. "Hybrid chemical-biological leaching process for electronic waste".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09 Evolution of the study of microbial communities in hospital environments DCVTalks
Departamento de Ciências da Vida FCTUC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/07/07 Bioleaching of mining residues using highly resistant bacterial strains Circular Economy: Make It Happen
2018/05 Biomanufacturing: microbes beat factories Environmentally sustainable process in critical metals recovery: bio (micro) technologies to support a circular economy of raw materials
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/10 - 2024/02/29 Biological and genetic diversity of bacteria with ureolytic activity and its application in biocementation
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17 Exhibition, “Speed Dating… com um investigador e o seu microrganismo de estimação”, at International Microrganism Day, Coimbra, Portugal (2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17)
Exhibition
 UC Exploratório Ciência Viva, Portugal
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17 Radio broadcast – “O Dia Internacional do Microrganismo vai à radio!”, at International Microrganism Day, RUC, 107.9 FM - Coimbra (2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Rádio Universidade de oimbra, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/12 Exhibition, “Pet Microbes at UC”, at International Microrganism Day, Coimbra, Portugal (2020/09/17 - 2020/12)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 UC Exploratório Ciência Viva, Portugal
2019/12/07 - 2019/12/09 International Microbiotec19 organizing committee member (http://www.microbiotec19.net). Microbiotec is the bianual congress co-organized by the Portuguese Societies of Microbiology and Biotechnology. (2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07) (2019/12/07 - 2019/12/09)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17 Dual-topic Microbiology stall in Exhibition: “A vida de micromineiro - viver sozinho, sondar o espaço com moléculas”, “GostavA de Te Conhecer – Vou analisar o teu genoma”, at International Microrganism Day, Coimbra, Portugal (2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 UC Exploratório Ciência Viva, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/02/05 - 2024/02/09 Hands-on workshop in the 6th edition of the event SEMANA DA CIÊNCIA UC.
Workshop
 As bactérias podem encontrar valor no lixo que descartamos: Vamos fazer bio-extração
Escola Secundária Artur Gonçalves, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/23 - 2023/05/26 Sustainable Value Creation Summit - round table - "How to create value from mining in extreme environments?"
Conference
 Sustainable Value Creation Summit
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/28 Lecture on the 3rd edition of the event Semana da Ciência UC
Other
 Bactérias como ferramentas para a remediação e recuperação de metais
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Escola Secundária de Adolfo Portela, Portugal
2019/03/16 - 2019/03/18 Invited speaker - presenting " Metabolismo Microbiano: do genoma ao Fenótipo"
Workshop
 III meet.Lab
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/06/28 Development of a fluorescence camera for microbial contamination assessment in chronic wounds
(Thesis) Arguer
 Margarida Duarte da Conceição (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2025/05/23 New Copolymers as Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides: A double target strategy
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mónica Cristina da Silva Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/09/13 Resistência a antibióticos em bactérias isoladas na indústria alimentar
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Marques Almeida (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09/29 PRODUCTION OF THE RECOMBINANT RETROPEPSINLIKE PROTEASE FROM RICKETTSIA CONORII (APRC)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Carolina Pagaimo Faim (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/10 - Current Functional & Integrative Genomic Springer

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2013 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia Member
2020/01 - 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Scientific committee member of the Cartoons de Microbiologia from Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia. An outreach science communication competition to promote literacy in the field of microbiology.
Member
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/01/19 - Current Team member of UCCCB (University of Coimbra Culture Collection of bacteria), integrated into the Technological Service Platforms of the University of Coimbra (19 January, protocol signature). Provide consulting in Bacteria characterization and in funding acquisition
2022/01/01 - Current Consulting with scientific expertise in bioleaching of metals for project Agenda Microeletrónica - (01/C05-i11/2024.PC644916358-00000028); pro bono. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/02 Unidade Curricular: Laboratórios de Microbiologia Laboratórios de Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Unidade Curricular: Laboratórios de Microbiologia Laboratórios de Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/08 - 2019/08 Bioleaching - from microbial communities to miniaturized technology (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/03/25 - Current 90 segundos de Ciência Microbioma Hospitalar

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/01 - 2024/07/26 Estudo de estirpes bacterianas com potencial lixiviador para remoção seletiva de metais a partir de resíduos de microeletrónica (circuitos impressos, PCBs) Maria Leonor Magalhães de Freitas
2024/02 - 2024/06 Isolation, identification and characterisation of Pseudomonas spp. from Portuguese hospital environments Milana Vlogaert
2023/02/13 - 2023/06/09 Identification of Bacterial Isolates from a Deep-sea Core Sample Dylan Ghijs

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/11/28 - 2025/02/16 Jury for the selection of a senior technician. P048-24-14323. Member of the jury. Bacterial Culture Collection, Technology and Services Platform — UCCCB, University of Coimbra. Department of Life Sciences FCTUC. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/07/12 - 2022/07/30 Participation in Leg 0 of the oceanographic campaign "iMirabilis 2", of EMEPC (Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental; “Portuguese Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf”), aboard the ship Sarmiento de Gamboa. Dive logging. Collection of samples in the Byscaya sea region, Atlantic ocean, using a Rosette and ROV Niskin bottles. Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 Early Career Scientist Meeting Grant
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands

Other distinction

2016 COST-Short Term Scientific Mission -ES1406-35328