Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Teresa Rito
Citation names
- Rito, Teresa
- Rito, Teresa S.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 921C-AC42-6ECF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8374-6347
- Researcher Id
- O-7726-2014
- Scopus Author Id
- 26644264700
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2012/12/12
Concluded
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PhD Tropical Medicine (Doctor of Philosophy)
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
"Molecular pharmacology of the electron transport chain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2006/09
Concluded
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MSc Analytical Bioscience (Mestrado)
University of Huddersfield School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom
"Genotyping using Denaturing High-performance Liquid Chromatography" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2004
Concluded
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Biologia: Ramo Científico-Tecnológico Biologia Animal Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/01/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal | ||
2023/03/20 - 2023/12/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal | ||
2020/09/07 - 2022/09 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal | ||
2020/04/01 - 2020/09/06 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
2019/04/15 - 2020/03/31 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
2014/07/01 - 2019/04/14 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
2013/07/03 - 2014/06/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal | ||
2011/03/01 - 2013/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/09 - 2023/03 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/03 - Current | Signatures of the adaptation of environmental and pathogenic Mycobacteria in their genomic architecture
CPCA/A0/447914/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - Current | Fine-scale study of ancestry, mobility and diet in the Copper Age-Bronze Age transition in northern Portugal
PTDC/HAR-ARQ/3286/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - Current | ARNET: Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2023/05/01 - 2027/04/30 | BIO-STREAMS: Multi-Pillar Framework for children Anti-Obesity Behavior building on an EU biobank, Micro Moments and Mobile
Recommendation Systems
ID: 101080718
Researcher
ÉonGenetics, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2022/04/01 - 2023/03/31 | Molecular analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates as a tool for the characterization of sexual networks and identification
of risk patterns for STIs in Braga, Portugal
Grant2021
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Hospital de Braga, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal |
2CA-Braga
Concluded
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2022/03/01 - 2022/09/30 | GonoMol: Molecular data analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates: assembling and phylogenomics
Project CPCA/A0/441106/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada
Concluded
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2022/03 - 2022/09 | MetaLignoZymes: Metagenomic analysis of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes
CPCA/A0/408464/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada
Concluded
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2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 | GenKleb Exploration of de novo genomic assemblies of the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae
CPCA/A0/409052/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada
Concluded
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2021/09 - 2022/06 | YeastsBioFlavorome: Bioinformatic analysis of yeasts flavorome and fermentome to unravel non-Saccharomyces species biotechnological
potential
CPCA/A0/440025/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada
Concluded
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2015/10/01 - 2021/09/30 | Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Centre for Evolutionary Genomics; Genetic journeys into history: the next generation
N/A
Researcher
University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Leverhulme Trust
Concluded
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2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 | From Portugal back to Africa: uncovering the african roots of present-day Portuguese
PTDC/SOC-ANT/30316/2017
PTDC/SOC-ANT/30316/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/07/15 - 2021/07/14 | Understanding the tuberculosis transmission chains in Porto to improve control strategies
PTDC/SAU-PUB/29521/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/04/01 - 2020/09/06 | Strategic project ICVS/3B's (UID/Multi/50025), financed by FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC)
UID/Multi/50025
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/05/01 - 2020/07/31 | Which, when and for who? Serodiagnosis as a tool to complement diagnosis and evaluate population immunity against SARS-CoV-2
FCT 107_596694995 [Soluções Inovadoras para Resposta à Pandemia de COVID-19]
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/04/15 - 2020/03/31 | New avenues for the development of personalized medical interventions for neurological, oncologic and surgical disorders [PersonalizedNOS]
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000013
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/05/01 - 2019/04/14 | Investigating the association between different Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains within different high-risk TB groups using
a genomic approach
SFRH/BPD/108126/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/05 - 2019/04 | Investigating association between different Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains within different high-risk TB groups using
a genomic approach
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BPD/108126/2015
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2016/09/01 - 2017/12/01 | Characterization of the genetic diversity of the LTA4H locus in tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus patients
ESCMID2016
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concluded
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2015/04/01 - 2016/04/30 | Prevention and control of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations of an urban centre in Northern Portugal
PT06-000138DT1
PT06-000138DT1
Post-doc Fellow
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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2014/07/01 - 2015/06/30 | RL5 - MIRL: The re-emergence/emergence of mycobacterial diseases: a new challenge for prophylaxis and therapy
07-0124-FEDER-000019
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013/07 - 2014/06 | Active tuberculosis in diabetic patients: biological basis for the increased susceptibility.
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2011/03 - 2013/02 | Genetic and chronological characterisation of the European settlement by modern humans in the Upper Palaeolithic
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | ARNET - Aquatic Research Network
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | ICVS/3Bs - Laboratório Associado, Instituto de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde / Grupo de Investigação em Biomateriais, Biodegradaveis
e Biomiméticos
UID/Multi/50026/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Dictionary entry |
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Journal article |
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Manual |
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Report |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/02/02 | "(De)coding genomic complexity: Exploring microbial diversity, evolution, and functionality" | I CBMA OPEN DAY & II PhD|Bio SYMPOSIUM
Biology Department University of Minho (Braga)
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2021/01/11 | Phylogeography of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens | Science on the Screen
CBMA Seminar series 2020/2021, Online Virtual Meeting, University of Minho
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2020/09/07 | Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Portugal | European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2020, Online Virtual Meeting |
2020/01/31 | Using Bayesian spatial models to map and to identify geographical hotspots of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Portugal, 2000 to 2016 | II Simposium of tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterias in Portugal
LisbonPH- Júnior Empresa da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2018/11/17 | Archaeogenetics of the Neolithic transition in Europe: What have we missed? | Ravenous Beasts: a workshop and dinner in honour of Prof. Martin Jones
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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2018/09/19 | Genomic views of the poles of the Indo-European language distribution | 8th International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology
Members of the Department of Archaeogenetics of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Jena, Germany)
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2018/06/15 | Estimating the maternal genetic turnover in Europe during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods | XLII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Portuguese Genetic Society (Porto, Portugal)
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2018/06/14 | The genetic impact of the foraging-based “Coastal Neolithic” and Rice Neolithic in Mainland Southeast Asia | XLII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Portuguese Genetic Society (Porto, Portugal)
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2017/06/08 | Mitochondrial DNA suggests a human migration from Southern into Eastern Africa by the time of the Out of Africa migration | XLI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Portuguese Genetic Society (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2017/06/05 | Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Porto | Public Session of presentation of results - Menos Tuberculosis Porto
Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2017/02/17 | Epidemiological investigation of tuberculosis. The role of genetic information | V National Congress of Public Health
Direcção Geral de Saúde/General Direction of Health (Porto, Portugal)
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2017/02/17 | Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Porto shows the need to develop strategic changes for the elimination of tuberculosis in the city | V National Congress of Public Health
Direcção Geral de Saúde/General Direction of Health (Porto, Portugal)
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2016/06/02 | The settlement and split of the Sundaland Continent | XL Jornadas da Genética
Portuguese Genetic Society (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2015/07/06 | Genetic evidence for postglacial dispersals in Island Southeast Asia | 15th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists
(Paris, France)
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2015/05/25 | Genetic Ancestry of Austronesian-speaking populations in Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific | XXXIX Journeys of Genetics
Portuguese Genetic Society (Braga, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/03 - Current | Prevalence and genetic characterization of pathogenic mycobacteria in fish
Supervisor of Mónica Garcia
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Master thesis in Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2023/03 - Current | Comparison of genomic and phenotypical traits on nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae
Supervisor of Maria Nogueira
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Master thesis in Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2022/11/01 - Current | The Portuguese genomic signature: a genomic characterization of the genetic structure and ancestry of Portugal
Co-supervisor of João Carlos Guimarães
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PhD in Biological Sciences: Genetics and Heredity (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2022/10 - Current | Unravelling the Genetics of Albinism in Angolan Populations
Co-supervisor of Janaína Gonçalves
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PhD in Molecular and Environmental Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2021/11/01 - Current | Tuberculosis in Portugal through time: A multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of TB
Co-supervisor of Fabiana Marques Ribeiro
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PhD in Anthropology (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2020/11/01 - Current | Bioinformatic approaches to the genomic and epidemiological study of hospital- and community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae
infections
Supervisor of Carla Erica Olund Matos
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Molecular and Environmental Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2018/09/01 - Current | Comparing rates of evolution between different bacterial species
Supervisor of Jorge Reis
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MSc Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2023/05 - 2023/06 | Molecular optimization of pathogenic Rickettsia detection in household pets
Supervisor of Mariana Magalhães
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2023/05 - 2023/06 | Molecular detection of bacteria in household pets
Supervisor of Diana Silva
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2023/05 - 2023/06 | Molecular detection of fungi in household pets
Supervisor of Rafael Ricardo Torres
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2022/09/01 - 2022/09/30 | FCT financed Summer training
Supervisor
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Research Fellow (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2018/03/01 - 2021/11/30 | Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis transmission in Portugal
Supervisor of Olena Radomska Oliveira
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PhD Health Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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2019/09/01 - 2021/10/12 | Understanding transmission chains and episodes of reinfection of tuberculosis through genetic characterization of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis isolates
Supervisor of Anisse Medane
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MSc Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2019/09/01 - 2021/09/28 | Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of African lineages
Supervisor of Luísa Azevedo Sá
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MSc Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2019/03/01 - 2019/06/01 |
1st year Master student in Bioinformatics; curricular project
Co-supervisor
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1st year Master student in Bioinformatics; curricular project
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2017/09/01 - 2018/11/30 | Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein-coding genes
Supervisor of Daniela Sofia Gaspar Pereira
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MSc Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2015/07/01 - 2015/07/31 | LTA4H expression in Tuberculosis patients with/without Diabetes Mellitus
Supervisor
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4th year Medical Student, School of Medicine, UMinho
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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2015/06/01 - 2015/07/31 |
Final project of BSc Applied Biochemistry
Supervisor
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Applied Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/11/02 - 2023/11/03 | International Meeting of Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética (Portuguese Genetics Society) (2023/11/02 - 2023/11/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2022/12/15 - 2022/12/16 | Organization of the XVIII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva (XVIII ENBE), CBMA, Braga, 15 th -16th December 2022. Associação
Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva (APBE). (2022/12/15 - 2022/12/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2020/05/19 - 2020/05/19 | Population Health Day. This event would promote healthy lifestyles in the community and it was open for enrolment from students
of elementary schools from Braga, Portugal (Scheduled but canceled due to the pandemic situation) (2020/05/19 - 2020/05/19)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
2017/04/24 - 2017/04/28 | Semana da Epidemia da Ciência "Week of Science Epidemic". This initiative enrolled 467 participants from 10 external institutions
from the Northern region of Portugal. The participants included elementary and high school students and senior citizens from
the senior University of Braga (2017/04/24 - 2017/04/28)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
2016/04/11 - 2016/04/15 | Semana da Epidemia da Ciência "Week of Science Epidemic". This initiative enrolled around 250 participants from elementary
and high schools from Braga (2016/04/11 - 2016/04/15)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
2015/11/25 - 2015/11/30 | Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia: "Week of Science and Technology". This initiative enrolled around 500 participants from elementary
and High Schools from Braga Portugal (2015/11/25 - 2015/11/30)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2022/11/24 - Current | Coordination of activity in School of Sciences Cultural Science Day ECUM2022 Activity "Human Genetic Diversity: a tale of mixture and migration" | Open Day ECUM2022
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
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2022/09/30 - Current | Coordination of activity in European Research Nigth 2022: The history of Human genetics: convergence and inclusion
Exhibition
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European Research Nigth 2022
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
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2024/02 - 2024/02 | Participation in the Biology Department program "No Centro da Ação" with projects for undergraduate students to integrate
the research teams and develop scientific thinking and strategies. They get to know the daily schedule of the research teams
(1 undergraduate student received
Symposium
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No Centro da Ação
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2023/02 - 2023/03 | Participation in the Biology Department program "No Centro da Ação" with projects for undergraduate students to integrate
the research teams and develop scientific thinking and strategies. They get to know the daily schedule of the research teams
(2 undergraduate students received
Symposium
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No Centro da Ação
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | Coordination of activity in European Research Nigth 2022: The impact of climate change in microbial diversity
Exhibition
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European Research Nigth 2022
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
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2022/02 - 2022/03 | Participation in the Biology Department program "No Centro da Ação" with projects for undergraduate students to integrate
the research teams and develop scientific thinking and strategies. They get to know the daily schedule of the research teams
(4 undergraduate students received
Symposium
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No Centro da Ação
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2022/05/27 | Development and validation of a tool for identifying transportomes in sequenced genomes
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rita Sofia Conde Lopes (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2022/05/16 | Phylogeny of uniparental genetic markers and population migrations between Benin, Portugal and Sao-Tome Principe
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Simon Azombakin (PhD)
Universite D’Abomey-Calavi, Ecole Doctorale Des Sciences De La Sante, Benin
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2020/01/17 | Unravelling the maternal ancestry of the European Continent
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Erica Matos (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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2018/07/20 | Characterisation of autosomal STR, Y-STR and mtDNA variations in Libyan Populations
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ali Moktar Madour (PhD)
University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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2018/03/26 | mtDNA and the evolutionary history of the Iberian Peninsula
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Christina Casal Ribeiro Branco (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/03 - Current | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1661-7827) | MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
2022/11 - Current | Global Public Health (1744-1706) | Taylor & Francis |
2022/01 - Current | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (0962-8452) | The Royal Society |
2021/10 - Current | Evolutionary Anthropology (1520-6505) | Wiley-Liss Inc. |
2021 - Current | Viruses (1999-4915) | MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
2020 - Current | BMC Pulmonary Medicine (1471-2466) | BioMed Central Ltd. |
2020 - Current | Archives of Virology (1432-8798) | Springer-Verlag Wien |
2020 - Current | Epidemiology and Infection (1469-4409) | Cambridge University Press |
2019 - Current | Molecular Ecology (1365-294X) | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) |
2019 - Current | Infection Genetics and Evolution (1567-1348) | Elsevier |
2019 - Current | Scientific Reports (2045-2322) | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
2014 - Current | PLoS ONE (1932-6203) | Public Library of Science |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2021/12/15 - 2022/12/16 | XVIII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva (XVIII ENBE), Braga, CBMA | Associação Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva (APBE). |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/04 - Current | Scientific consultant for P.A.T.A. - Ponto de Apoio Ao Tratamento Animal, Lda in the areas of Molecular Diagnosis, Genetics and Microbiology | |
2019/08/04 - Current | Scientific consultant for Éon Genetics in the areas of Genetics and Microbiology |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/03 - Current | Invited Lecturer in Expressão Genética, 2nd year students from the Applied Biology degree; Departamento de Biologia; University of Minho, March 2023 (Practical class on Identification of Auxotrophic yeast strains) | BSc Applied Biology (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2022/09 - 2023/02 | Lecturer in Laboratórios de Bioquimica I, 2nd year students from the Biochemistry degree; Departamento de Biologia; University of Minho, September 2022-February 2023 (Practical classes) | BSc Biochemistry (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2022/09 - 2023/02 | Lecturer in Biologia Celular, 1st year students from the Applied Biology degree; Departamento de Biologia; University of Minho, September 2022-February 2023 (Practical and Theoretical- Practical classes) | BSc Applied Biology (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2017/10/30 - 2020/11 | Lecturer in the 4th module: "Investigação e controlo de surtos e clusters" (Research and control of outbreaks and epidemiological clusters), of the course "Prática da Saúde Pública" (Public Health Practice); Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP) [Oct 2017, Oct 2018, Oct 2019 and Nov 2020] | Specialization Course in Public Health (CESP) (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização)) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal |
2020/10/19 - 2020/10/26 | Lecturer in the practical module PL1 "Nervous System and the use of bioinformatics simulator SimNerv"; Curricular unit Animal Physiology, 15h, Applied Biology Degree, 2nd year; Departamento de Biologia; University of Minho | BSc Applied Biology (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal |
2019/11/18 - 2019/11/18 | Invited lecturer in the Post-graduation course "Bioinformatics in Health Sciences"; in the module: "Case-study in Examples of Bioinformatics Approaches" (Dispersals of Homo sapiens from southern to eastern Africa immediately preceded the out-of Africa migration), ICVS, Escola de Medicina da Universidade do Minho | Bioinformatics in Health Sciences (Pós-Graduação) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal |
2018/10 - 2018/10 | Invited lecturer in the module: "Case-study" (Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis); Curricular unit "Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology"; of the MSc Molecular Genetics, and the Curricular unit "Molecular Biotechnology"; of the MSc in Applied Biochemistry; Departamento de Biologia, Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho | MSc in Applied Biochemistry and MSc Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2022/12/15 - 2022/12/16 | Jury of Best Poster and Best Oral Communication in XVIII ENBE
Member
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Instituto de Ciência e Inovação para a Bio-Sustentabilidade, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2020/10/31 | https://correiodominho.pt/noticias/novo-coronavirus-espalhou-se-sobretudo-a-partir-da-europa/127309 | Daily Regional Newspaper "Correio do Minho" |
2020/10/31 | https://www.jn.pt/mundo/europa-foi-o-principal-disseminador-do-novo-coronavirus-diz-estudo-12982205.html | Daily National Newspaper "Jornal de Notícias" |
2020/10/30 | https://www.publico.pt/2020/10/30/ciencia/noticia/covid19-europa-principal-disseminador-novo-coronavirus-1937362 | Daily National Newspaper "Público" |
2020/10/30 | https://expresso.pt/coronavirus/2020-10-30-Covid-19.-O-virus-surgiu-na-China-mas-foi-a-partir-da-Europa-que-viajoupelo-mundo | Weekly National Newspaper "Expresso" |
2020/10/30 | https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/coronavirus/2020-10-30-Europa-foi-o-principal-disseminador-do-novo-coronavirus | National News TV Channel "SIC Notícias" |
2019/03/23 | https://diariodominho.sapo.pt/2019/03/20/expansao-dos-humanos-modernos-pode-ter-influencia-sul-africana/ | Daily Regional Newspaper "Diário do Minho" |
2019/03/23 | https://www.dn.pt/lusa/estudo-liderado-pela-uminho-analisa-influencia-sul-africana-na-expansao-dos-humanos-10703874.html | Daily National Newspaper "Diário de Notícias" |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022/10 - Current | Guest Editor of the Special Issue in Journal of Fungi: New Trends in Yeast Genomics 2.0 (2309-608X) |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2021/10/01 - 2021/12/31 | Visiting researcher from Benin, Africa | Simon Azonbakin |
2017/09/01 - 2017/12/01 | MIRU-VNTR worldwide: phylogeography and evolution | Ângela Mesquita |
2017/03/01 - 2017/06/01 | Development of a pipeline to detect the homologous protein sequences within a pre-defined set of organisms | Jorge Reis |
2016/07/01 - 2016/07/31 | Can The Mode Of Cell Death Explain The increased susceptibility of diabetic patients to tuberculosis? | Joana Pinto |
2016/07/01 - 2016/07/31 | Characterising Tuberculosis genotypic diversity in Porto | Luís Silva |
2015/09/01 - 2015/09/30 | Immune Cells profiling in Tuberculosis patients with/without Diabetes Mellitus | Pedro Peixoto |
2014/07/01 - 2014/07/31 | Extraction and dosing of eicosanoids in human plasma samples | Jorge Rodrigues |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - Current | Reviewer for The Leakey Foundation Grants Department, USA: 1 project reviewed in 2022 | Leakey Foundation, United States |
2021 - Current | Reviewer for the Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) Fellowship Program, USA: 2 projects reviewed in 2021. | Graduate Women in Science, United States |
Distinctions
Award
2024 | CEEC 6th edition
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2022 | Best activity in European Research Nigth 2022 |
2016 | ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Grant
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
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2016 | Post Doctoral Grant by FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2006 | PhD Grant by the English Medical Research Council (MRC)
Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
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2005 | MSc Grant by ESF-European Union Social Funds
European Union, Belgium
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