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Professor and researcher at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusófona University - Lisbon. Ph.D in Veterinary Science/ Biological and Biomedical sciences (2020-2025) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Lisbon, Juliana Menezes completed the MSc in Applied Microbiology in 2017 by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2015 by NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon. Took 12 advanced courses, and a Post-Graduation on Science in Laboratory Animals. Published 17 articles in journals. Has 1 section of books. Has received 7 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 3 projects, was Scientific Initiation Fellow in 1 project and Researcher in 3 projects. Taught disciplines in the Integrated Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine and in the Veterinary Nursing Postgraduate Degree at the University of Lisbon Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Works in the areas of Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology and Molecular Biology.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Juliana Cruz de Oliveira de Menezes
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Menezes, Juliana
  • Juliana Menezes
  • Menezes, J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
961C-05E7-B2E0
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4392-5372

Email addresses

  • julianamenezes@fmv.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/11 - 2025/02
Concluded
Ciências Veterinárias (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências Biológicas e Biomédicas
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
"Sharing more than friendship: dynamics of direct transmission of antimicrobial resistance between human families and their companion animals" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovada com Distinção e Louvor
2022/01 - 2022/09
Concluded
Pós-Graduado de Atualização de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório – Categoria B (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021 - 2021
Concluded
19th ESCMID Summer School (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2015 - 2017
Concluded
Microbiologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Clostridium difficile: focus on toxin A-negative/toxin B-positive strains isolated in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012 - 2015
Concluded
Biologia Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/11 - 2024/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2020/04/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
2016/10/09 - 2017/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2015/01 - 2015/02 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2025/03/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - 2024/10/31 Sharing more than friendship: dynamics of direct transmission of antimicrobial resistance between human families and their companion animals
2020.07562.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2023 - 2023 The Role of Mobilome in the Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Transfer in Multidrug Resistance Isolates from Companion Animals and Humans
CONT PR16
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal
Concluded
2021/01 - 2022 Genetic features of colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: animal human relatedness
INOVSet20-07
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal
Concluded
2020/01 - 2020/10 Sharing more than friendship: dynamics of direct transmission of Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales between human families and their companion animals
CIISA INOV 4-2019
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/01/01 - 2020/04/30 Risk of companion animal to human transmission of antimicrobial resistance during different types of animal infection.
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/03 - Current Dynamics of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Transmission in the Companion Animal Veterinary Healthcare Setting
2022.08669.PTDC
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2023 - 2023 The virulome of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Companion Animal infections – a hidden harbour for hypervirulence?
INOV PR11
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal
Concluded
2021 - 2022 Companion Animals Veterinary Healthcare: any leading role in the spreading of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae?”
Lab21js-05
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pomba, C.; Belas, A.; Menezes, J.; Marques, C.. "The Public Health Risk of Companion Animal to Human Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance During Different Types of Animal Infection". In Advances in Animal Health, Medicine and Production, 265-278. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-61981-7_14
Conference abstract
  1. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Marques, C.; Amaral, A.J.; Timofte, D.; Pomba, C.. "Carbapenem emerging resistance in the environment and staff of small animal veterinary practices". Paper presented in 6th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Nottingham, 2024.
    Published
  2. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, S.M.; Weese, S.; Perreten, V.; Schwarz, S.; Amaral, A. J.; Loeffler, A.; Pomba, C.. "Dynamics of direct transmission of extended-spectrum cephalosporin and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales between human families and their companion animals during different types of animal infection". Paper presented in 6th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Nottingham, 2024.
    Published
  3. Fernandes, L.; da Silva, J. M; Menezes, J.; Marques, C.; Caneiras, C.; Pomba, C... "Klebsiella pneumoniae in pets: carbapenem resistance surveillance and invasive disease in veterinary care". Paper presented in ACVIM Forum 2024, Minneapolis, 2024.
  4. Menezes, Juliana; Moreira da Silva, J.; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Carbapenemase and ESBL-producing Enterobacterales colonisation in the human-companion animals interface". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, Monte da Caparica, 2023.
    Published
  5. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, S.M.; Silva, J. M.; Fernandes, L.; Belas, A.; Marques, C.; Loeffler, A.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Faecal colonisation with Carbapenemase and ESBL/AmpC-producing Enterobacterales in Portugal and the United Kingdom: A One Health perspective on the Human-Companion animal relationship". Paper presented in 33rd ECCMID (European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases), Copenhagen, 2023.
  6. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Critical surfaces Sontamination by Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in the Companion Animal Veterinary Healthcare Setting". Paper presented in 10º Encontro de Formação da Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários (EFOMV), Lisbon, 2023.
  7. Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Screening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales clinical strains causing infections in companion animals.". Paper presented in CIISA Congress 2022, Lisbon, 2022.
  8. Menezes, Juliana; Silva, J. M.; Frosini, S.M.; Loeffler, A.,; Weese, S.; Perreten, V.; Schwarz, S.; et al. "Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobial Resistance Gene, mcr-1, Shared Within Households, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018-2020". Paper presented in CIISA Congress 2022, Lisbon, 2022.
  9. Menezes, Juliana; Silva, J.M.; Frosini, S.M.; Loeffler, A.; Weese, S.; Perreten, V.; Schwarz, S.; et al. "Transmission of mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli between co-habiting dogs and humans in the community". Paper presented in 2022 ISCAID Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, 2022.
    Published
  10. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, A.; Marques, C.; Silva, J.M.; Amaral. A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Role of companion animal-human households in the dissemination of colistin and extended-spectrum beta-lactam resistance". Paper presented in at 4th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Bari, 2022.
    Published
  11. Menezes, Juliana. "Dynamics of direct transmission of Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales between human families and their companion animal". Paper presented in Reproducible genomics workflows using Nextflow and nf-core workshop, 2020.
    Published
  12. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Ruth King; Adriana Belas; Joana Moreira da Silva; Loeffler, Anette; Constança Pomba. "Occurrence and Characterization of Carbapenemase and ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from companion animals with skin/soft tissue or urinary tract infections in Portugal and United Kingdom: a potential risk to public health". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2020.
    Published
  13. Menezes, Juliana; Pedro Guilherme Silva; Inês Silva; Adriana Belas; Joana Moreira da Silva; Silva, Gabriela; Constança Pomba. "Identification of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from Portuguese dogs". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2020.
  14. Pomba, C.; Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Feudi, Claudia; Amaral, Andreia J.; Loeffler, Anette; Weese, Scott; Perreten, Vincent; Schwarz, Stefan. "Sharing of similar bacteria and/or antibiotic resistance genes between companion animals and humans in the same household (Portugal and United Kingdom)". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2020.
    Published
  15. Constança Pomba; Menezes, Juliana; Inês Silva; Pedro Silva; Hugo Pereira; Mafalda Lourenço; Rodolfo Leal; Adriana Belas. "Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-1 gene harboured on multi-drug resistant isolates from companion animals in Portugal.". Paper presented in 30th European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals Congress, 2020.
  16. Constança Pomba; Menezes, Juliana; Inês Silva; Pedro Silva; Hugo Pereira; Rodolfo Leal; Mafalda Lourenço; Adriana Belas. "Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the gut of sick companion animals in Portugal". Paper presented in 30th European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals Congress, 2020.
  17. Belas, Adriana; Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Gama, L. T.; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Pomba, Constança. "ESBLs/pAmpC- producing Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections in companion animals and humans in Portugal: antimicrobial resistance, pathogenicity and clonal diversity". Paper presented in 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Athens, 2019.
    Published
  18. Isidro, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Serrano, Mónica; Santos, Andrea; Henriques, Adriano O.; Oleastro, Mónica. "Genomic study of a Clostridium difficile multidrug resistant outbreak clone reveals novel determinants of resistance". Paper presented in 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Madrid, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Marques, Cátia; Trigueiro, Graça; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Constança Pomba. "Companion Animals and Humans with UTI Share Common Uropathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae". Paper presented in 27th European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals Congress, St. Julian’s, 2017.
    Accepted • 10.1111/jvim.14858
  2. Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Trigueiro, Graça; Belas, Adriana; Coelho, M.; Pereira, V.; Pomba, Constança. "Major international high-risk resistant human Klebsiella pneumoniae lineages are causing urinary tract infections in companion animals". Paper presented in 25th European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals Congress, Lisboa, 2015.
    Accepted • 10.1111/jvim.13647
Conference poster
  1. Fernandes, L.; da Silva, J. M.; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Caneiras, C.; Constança Pomba. "Trends of resistance of Klebsiella spp. in companion animals, a three year retrospective study". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2023.
  2. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L; Amaral, A.J.; Marques, C.; Constança Pomba. "Trasmission of blaOXA-23 gene in Acinetobacter spp. from contaminated veterinary environmental surfaces". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2023.
  3. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Marques, C.; Pomba, C.. "Small animal veterinary practices as reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistance: dissemination of OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter species on the environment and MRSA nasal colonization of veterinary staff". Paper presented in 48th World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress, 2023.
  4. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, S.M.; Marques, C.; Silva, J. M.; Fernandes, L.; Loeffler, A.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Transmission and carriage of ESBL-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales between companion animals and humans in households from Portugal and the United Kingdom". Paper presented in 48th World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress, 2023.
  5. Fernandes, L.; da Silva, J. M.; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Caneiras, C.; Pomba, C.. "Infections by ESBL-producing Klebsiella in companion animals: a three year study". Paper presented in 48th World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress, 2023.
  6. Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Belas, A.; Silva, J.M.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Faecal Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage and sharing between companion animals and owners in Portugal". Paper presented in 10º Encontro de Formação da Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários (EFOMV), 2023.
  7. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Companion animal veterinary practices critical surfaces contamination and employees’ carriage by multidrug resistant bacteria in Portugal". Paper presented in 33rd ECCMID (European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases), 2023.
  8. Silva, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Amaral, Andreia J; Costa, Sofia Santos ; Pomba, Constança. "KPC-3-, OXA-181- producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal group 147 and OXA-48-producing Escherichia coli detected on clinical isolates from companion animals". Paper presented in XIII IHMT Scientific Day, 2022.
  9. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.; Pomba, C.. "Environmental contamination with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter spp. and nasal colonization with MRSA in Portuguese small animal veterinary practices". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2022.
  10. Menezes, Juliana; Silva, J.M.; Frosini, S.M.; Loeffler, A.; Weese, S.; Perreten, V.; Schwarz, S.; et al. "Prevalence of multidrug-resistant mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli isolates from humans and companion animals in Portugal: sharing more than friendship". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2022.
  11. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Environmental contamination with Staphylococci and OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter spp. in Portuguese small animal veterinary practices". Paper presented in CIISA Congress 2022, 2022.
  12. Fernandes, L.; Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Caneiras, C.; Constança Pomba. "Characterization of Klebsiella spp. virulence from different small animal infection sites". Paper presented in CIISA Congress 2022, 2022.
  13. Fernandes, L.; Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Santos, C.M.; Rodrigues, A.C.; Pomba, C.. "Presence of a KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a dog with chronic rhinitis". Paper presented in CIISA Congress 2022, 2022.
  14. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, S.M.; Marques, C.; Belas, A.; Silva, J. M.; Gama, L.T.; Amaral, A.J.; Loeffler, A.; Pomba, C.. "ESBL/AmpC-Producing Enterobacterales Colonization and Sharing By Co habiting Companion Animals and Humans In The Community, Portugal And United Kingdom". Paper presented in CIISA's Congress 2022, 2022.
  15. Moreira da Silva, J.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales causing infection in companion animals". Paper presented in European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology 2022, 2022.
  16. Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Carbapenemases-producing Enterobacterales clinical isolates from companion animals". Paper presented in 2022 ISCAID Symposium, 2022.
  17. Fernandes, L.P; Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Santos, A.C.; Rodrigues, A.C.; Pomba, C.. "Characterization of a KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in a chronic rhinitis in a dog, Portugal". Paper presented in 2022 ISCAID Symposium, 2022.
  18. Fernandes, L.; Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Caneiras, C.; Pomba, C.. "Virulence profiles of Klebsiella pneumoniae from different small animal infection sites". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2022.
  19. Silva, J.M.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Santos, C.; Amaral, A.J.; Pomba, C.. "Environmental contamination with Multidrug Resistant bacteria and Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter spp. in Portuguese small animal Veterinary practices". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2022.
  20. Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, C.; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "KPC-3, OXA-181 and OXA-48 – producing Enterobacterales found on clinical isolates from companion animals". Paper presented in 32nd European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2022.
  21. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, S.M.; Silva, J.M.; Amaral, A.J.; Loeffler, A.; Constança Pomba. "Characterization of ESBL/AmpC-producing Escherichia coli isolated from healthy companion animals and humans in Portugal and in the United Kingdom 2018-2020: a shared dynamic". Paper presented in 32nd European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2022.
  22. Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Evaluation of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Spreading in Veterinary Practices – Preliminary Results". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21, 2021.
  23. Menezes, Juliana; Joana Moreira da Silva; Amaral, A. J.; Pomba, C.. "Co-carriage of clinically important antimicrobial resistance genes by healthy companion animals and their human household members". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21, 2021.
  24. Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Santos, C.; Marques, Cátia; Amaral, Andreia J.; Pomba, C.. "Occurrence of Class D Carbapenemase Producers in a Veterinary Hospital From the Lisbon Area". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro, 2021.
  25. Menezes, Juliana; Joana Moreira da Silva; Amaral, Andreia J.; Pomba, C.. "Survey of beta-lactamase production and colistin resistance among Enterobacterales from healthy companion animals in close contact with humans.". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro, 2021.
  26. Joana Moreira da Silva; Santos, C.; Boavida, S.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Rodrigues, A.; Pomba, C.. "Rising trends on ESBL–producing Enterobacterales clinical strains from companion animals". Paper presented in 31st ECVIM (European College Veterinary Internal Medicine), 2021.
  27. Menezes, Juliana; Joana Moreira da Silva; Amaral, Andreia J.; Pomba, C.. "Sharing of mcr-1 ST744 Escherichia coli between dogs and humans in two families, Portugal.". Paper presented in 3nd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2021.
  28. Menezes, Juliana; Joana Moreira da Silva; Amaral, Andreia J.; Constança Pomba. "Detection of mcr-1 transmission between co-habiting dog and human in the community". Paper presented in 31st European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2021.
  29. Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Carla S. Salas; Marques, Cátia; Teodoro, S.; Amaral, Andreia J.; Constança Pomba. "Screening for Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in clinical strains reveals an OXA-181 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST273 in a cat". Paper presented in 31st European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2021.
  30. Joana Moreira da Silva; Santos, C.; Boavida, S.; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, L.; Rodrigues, A.; Constança Pomba. "Rising trends on ESBLS-producing Enterobacterales clinical strains from cats". Paper presented in ISFM World Feline Congress, 2021.
  31. Joana Moreira da Silva; Menezes, Juliana; Salas, C. S; Marques, Cátia; Teodoro, S; Amaral, Andreia J.; Constança Pomba. "Soft skin and tissue infection caused by OXA-181 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST273 in Portugal". Paper presented in ISFM World Feline Congress, 2021.
  32. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, A.; Silva, I.; Silva, P. P.; Constança Pomba. "Screening and characterization of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthy companion animals in close contact with humans". Paper presented in 30th European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2020.
  33. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, A.; Silva, I.; Constança Pomba. "Molecular detection of the mcr-1 mobile colistin resistance gene in healthy humans and a dog with skin infection from Portugal". Paper presented in 30th European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2020.
  34. Joana Moreira da Silva; Santos, Cláudia; Boavida, Sofia; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, Laura; Ana Catarina Rodrigues; Constança Pomba. "Rising trends on ESBLs–producing Enterobacteriaceae clinical strains from companion animals". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2020.
  35. Frosini, S.; Gallow, G.; Menezes, Juliana; Belas, A.; Marques, C.; Aboim, C.; Constança Pomba; Loeffler, A.. "qPCR to detect mecA in faecal samples: a tool for assessing resistance burden amongst pets and their owners in the microbiological ‘fast age’?". Paper presented in 30th European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, 2020.
  36. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Silva, Inês Cunha; Constança Pomba; PET-Risk Consortium. "Screening of vancomycin-resistant enterococci gut colonization in companion animal". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro, 2020.
  37. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Constança Pomba. "Companion animals with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection share multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strains gut colonization with their human household members". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  38. Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Constança Pomba; PET-Risk Consortium. "ESBL/Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy companion animals in close contact with humans". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  39. Saavedra, Maria José Félix; Menezes, Juliana; Martins, J.; Poirel, Laurent; Duarte, Aida; Pomba, Constança. "Risk human ST69 Escherichia coli clone producing KPC-3 from lemurs (Varecia variegata)". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  40. Belas, Adriana; Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Pomba, Constança; PET-Risk Consortium; Belas, A.; et al. "Public health impact of ESBLs/pAmpC- producing Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections in non-related companion animals and humans". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  41. Belas, Adriana; Menezes, Juliana; Pomba, Constança; PET-Risk Consortium. "Sharing of ESBLS/pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli in healthy companion animals and their household human member". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19, 2019.
  42. Rodrigues, I.B.B.E.; Silva, R.L.; Menezes, Juliana; Machado, S.C.A.; Rodrigues, D.P.; Nascimento, E.R.; Pomba, Constança; Aquino, M.H.C.; Pereira, V.L.A. "AmpC ß-lactamase in Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg from poultry carcasses and broilers from Brazil". Paper presented in 30º Congresso Brasileiro de Microbiologia, 2019.
  43. Saavedra, Maria José Félix; Menezes, Juliana; Martins, J.; Poirel, Laurent; Duarte, Aida; Constança Pomba. "Detection of KPC-3-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in an animal zoo, Portugal.". Paper presented in 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2019.
  44. Pomba, Constança; Brilhante, Michael; Menezes, Juliana; Collaud, A.; Perreten, Vincent. "Detection of a High-Risk human ST410 Escherichia coli clone producing OXA-181 from a dog in Portugal". Paper presented in 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2019.
  45. Belas, Adriana; Menezes, Juliana; Pomba, Constança; PET-Risk Consortium. "Survey of ESBL/Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae and MRSA in Companion Animals in close contact with humans, Portugal". Paper presented in 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2019.
  46. Feudi, Claudia; Menezes, Juliana; Marques, Cátia; Belas, Adriana; Perreten, Vincent; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Loeffler, Anette; et al. "Analysis of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from pets and their owners – faecal carriage of different CTX-M-producing E. coli in a dog and a human in Portugal". Paper presented in 8th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment, 2019.
  47. Menezes, Juliana; Perreten, Vincent; Collaud, A.; Belas, Adriana; Marques, Cátia; Aboim, Catarina; Vicente, Gonçalo; et al. "First report of an OXA-181-producing Escherichia coli from a dog in Portugal". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2019.
  48. Marques, Cátia; Belas, Adriana; Menezes, Juliana; Aboim, Catarina; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Trigueiro, Graça; Gama, L. T.; Pomba, Constança. "Companion animals as reservoirs of Klebsiella pneumoniae". Paper presented in CIISA's Congress 2018, 2018.
  49. Menezes, Juliana; Santos, Andrea; Isidro, Joana; Paixão, P.; Toscano, Cristina; Oleastro, Mónica. "Study of Clostridium difficile multiresistant strain from ribotype 017 in a hospital centre in Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance, 2017.
  50. Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Trigueiro, Graça; Belas, Adriana; Gama, L. T.; Pomba, Constança. "CTX-M-15-producing multidrug resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae high-risk lineages cause urinary tract infection in companion animals". Paper presented in ASM Microbe 2016, 2016.
  51. Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Trigueiro, Graça; Belas, Adriana; Gama, L. G.; Pomba, Constança. "Expansion of ESBL-producing high-risk virulent ST15 Klebsiella pneumoniae lineage causing UTI in companion animals". Paper presented in 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Francisco, Moisés; Belas, Adriana; Costa, Sofia Santos; Menezes, Juliana; Ramos, Jorge; Couto, Isabel; Viveiros, Miguel; Pomba, Constança. "Molecular Patterns and Antimicrobial Resistance Characterization of Salmonella enterica Non-Typhoidal from Human, Food, and Environment Samples Isolated in Luanda, Angola". Zoonotic Diseases 4 4 (2024): 259-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis4040022.
    10.3390/zoonoticdis4040022
  2. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Weese, Scott; Perreten, Vincent; Schwarz, Stefan; Amaral, Andreia J.; Loeffler, Anette; Pomba, Maria Constança. "Transmission dynamics of ESBL/AmpC and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales between companion animals and humans". Frontiers in Microbiology 15 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1432240.
    10.3389/fmicb.2024.1432240
  3. Moreira da Silva, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, Laura; Santos Costa, Sofia; Amaral, Andreia; Pomba, Constança. "Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales strains causing infections in companion animals—Portugal". Microbiology Spectrum (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03416-23.
    10.1128/spectrum.03416-23
  4. Moreira da Silva, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Fernandes, Laura; Marques, Cátia; Costa, Sofia Santos; Timofte, Dorina; Amaral, Andreia; Pomba, Constança. "Dynamics of blaOXA-23 gene transmission in Acinetobacter spp. from contaminated veterinary environmental surfaces: An Emerging One Health threat?". Journal of Hospital Infection (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.02.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.02.001
  5. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Amaral, Andreia J.; Loeffler, Anette; Pomba, Constança. "Dissemination of blaNDM-5-carrying IncX3-type plasmid among non-clonal Escherichia coli strains colonising a dog with a skin infection caused by a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, United Kingdom". Journal of Infection and Public Health 16 (2023): 190-193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.048.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.048
  6. Menezes, Juliana; Frosini, Siân-Marie; Belas, Adriana; Marques, Cátia; da Silva, Joana Moreira; Amaral, Andreia J.; Loeffler, Anette; Pomba, Constança. "Longitudinal study of ESBL/AmpC-producing Enterobacterales strains sharing between cohabiting healthy companion animals and humans in Portugal and in the United Kingdom". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-023-04629-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s10096-023-04629-2
  7. Frosini, Siân-Marie; Gallow, Georgina; Gibson, Amanda; Menezes, Juliana; Pomba, Constança; Loeffler, Anette. "Detecting mecA in Faecal Samples: A Tool for Assessing Carriage of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococci in Pets and Owners in the Microbiological ‘Fast Age’?". Microbiology Research 14 1 (2023): 60-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres14010005.
    10.3390/microbiolres14010005
  8. Menezes, Juliana; Moreira da Silva, Joana; Frosini, Sian-Marie; Loeffler, Anette; Weese, Scott; Perreten, Vincent; Schwarz, Stefan; et al. "mcr-1 colistin resistance gene sharing between Escherichia coli from cohabiting dogs and humans, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018 to 2020". Eurosurveillance 27 44 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.44.2101144.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.44.2101144
  9. Moreira da Silva, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Mendes, Gabriel; Santos Costa, Sofia; Caneiras, Cátia; Poirel, Laurent; Amaral, Andreia J.; Pomba, Constança. "KPC-3-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 392 from a Dog’s Clinical Isolate in Portugal". Microbiology Spectrum (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00893-22.
    10.1128/spectrum.00893-22
  10. Belas, Adriana; Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; da Gama, Luís Telo; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Pomba, C.. "ESBL/pAmpC-Producing Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections in Non-Related Companion Animals and Humans.". Antibiotics 11 5 (2022):
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/antibiotics11050559
  11. Joana Moreira da Silva; Juliana Menezes; Cátia F. Marques; Constança Pomba. "Companion Animals—An Overlooked and Misdiagnosed Reservoir of Carbapenem Resistance". Antibiotics 11 4 (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/4/533/htm.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/antibiotics11040533
  12. Marques, Cátia; Belas, A.; Menezes, Juliana; Moreira da Silva, Joana; Cavaco-Silva, P.; Trigueiro, G.; Gama, L.T.; Pomba, Maria Constança. "Human and Companion Animal Proteus mirabilis Sharing". Microbiology Research 13 (2021): 38-48.
    Published • 10.3390/microbiolres13010003
  13. Rodrigues, I.B.B.E.; Silva, R.L.; Menezes, Juliana; Machado, S. A.; Rodrigues, D. P.; Constança Pomba; Abreu, D. L. C.; et al. "High prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella recovered from broiler chickens and chicken carcasses in Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 22 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2019-1206.
    Published • 10.1590/1806-9061-2019-1206
  14. Belas, Adriana; Menezes, Juliana; Gama, Luís T.; Pomba, Constança. "Sharing of Clinically Important Antimicrobial Resistance Genes by Companion Animals and Their Human Household Members". Microbial Drug Resistance 26 10 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2019.0380.
    Open access • 10.1089/mdr.2019.0380
  15. Brilhante, Michael; Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Feudi, Claudia; Schwarz, Stefan; Constança Pomba; Perreten, Vincent. "OXA-181-Producing Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Sequence Type 410 Isolated from a Dog in Portugal". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 64 4 (2020):
    10.1128/aac.02298-19
  16. Marques, Cátia; Menezes, Juliana; Belas, Adriana; Aboim, Catarina; Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia; Trigueiro, Graça; Telo Gama, Luís; Constança Pomba. "Klebsiella pneumoniae causing urinary tract infections in companion animals and humans: population structure, antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 74 3 (2018): 594-602.
    10.1093/jac/dky499
  17. Isidro, Joana; Menezes, Juliana; Serrano, Mónica; Borges, Vítor; Paixão, Pedro; Mimoso, Margarida; Martins, Filomena; et al. "Genomic Study of a Clostridium difficile Multidrug Resistant Outbreak-Related Clone Reveals Novel Determinants of Resistance". Frontiers in Microbiology 9 (2018):
    10.3389/fmicb.2018.02994
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Sharing more than friendship : dynamics of direct transmission of antimicrobial resistance between human families and their companion animals". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/99861.
  2. Menezes, Juliana. "Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Clostridium difficile: focus on toxin A-negative/toxin B-positive strains isolated in Portugal". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/31393.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11 Webinar organized by WSAVA’s Therapeutic Guidelines Group (TGG) on the usage of antibiotics effectively and responsibly.
Symposium
How to Optimize your Antibiotic Use
World Small Animal Veterinary Association, Canada
2022/10 - 2022/10 Webinar organized by ESCMID Study Group for Public Health Microbiology – ESGPHM with focus on "Clinical and reference laboratory roles in surveillance and containment of multi-drug resistant organisms” and “Building clinical and reference laboratory preparedness and diagnostic response to emerging and epidemic pathogens”.
Symposium
New roles of microbiology laboratories in public health surveillance and epidemic response
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2022/07 - 2022/07 Advanced course on NGS data analysis and quality control to genome-wide association studies applied to different pathogens.
Other
Pathogen Multiomics and Bioinformatics
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/03 Course on veterinary microbiology diagnostics and treatment of animal infections. Focus on conventional and molecular techniques underpinning laboratory detection of antimicrobial resistance, as well as diagnosis and control of animal infectious agents. Emerging laboratory and point-of-care technologies for detection of AMR and bacterial infection in veterinary medicine
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2021/08/24 - 2021/08/25 ENOVAT training school "Basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics – focus on antibiotics" Basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics – focus on antibiotics
The COST Action CA18217 European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT), Belgium
2021/07/01 - 2021/07/01 'Using ultra-long reads to fully characterise genomes' webinar.
Seminar
Using ultra-long reads to fully characterise genomes
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, United Kingdom
2021/06/29 - 2021/06/30 The Junior Researchers Workshop aim to promote international collaboration and globalization for the early career researchers. At the centre of the event is an Ideathon – an activity to engage with your peers to define capacity to build needs and preferences and have a real impact on shaping future JPIAMR activities.
Workshop
JPIAMR Junior Researchers Workshop
Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance, Sweden
2021/06/01 - 2021/06/02 International Conference "One Health: new insights and challenges of zoonotic diseases"
Conference
One Health: new insights and challenges of zoonotic diseases
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/30 Curso Avançado do Programa Doutoral em Ciências Farmacêuticas
Workshop
Molecular Approaches in Infectious Diseases Research
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/12/01 - 2020/12/03 Nanopore Community Meeting 2020 Online
Meeting
Nanopore Community Meeting
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, United Kingdom
2020/11/17 - 2020/11/20 Training session and Hackathon session of the Reproducible genomics workflows using Nextflow and nf-core, and presentation of a flash talk on "Dynamics of direct transmission of Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales between human families and their companion animal" .
Workshop
Reproducible genomics workflows using Nextflow and nf-core workshop
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain
2020/10 - 2020/10 Audits to HACCP Plans: Course allows to develop, implement and manage a preventive Food Security self-control system - the HACCP - and to check its operationality, through internal auditors.
Workshop
Audits to HACCP Plans
Traininghouse, Lda, Portugal
2020/09 - 2020/09 Environment, Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work
Workshop
Environment, Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work
Significado-consultoria,formação E Informática Lda, Portugal
2019/10/09 - 2019/10/09 6ª Reunião de Utilizadores de Plataformas NGS
Meeting
6ª Reunião de Utilizadores de Plataformas NGS
I.L.C. – Instrumentos de Laboratório e Científicos, Portugal
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/18 ESGHAMI Webinar About Feces Microbiota Transpantation, Live Biotherapeutic Products and their clinical applications
Seminar
About Feces Microbiota Transpantation, Live Biotherapeutic Products and their clinical applications
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2018/04 - 2018/04 Training Action of Hospital Waste Management by SUCH - Serviço de Utilização Comum dos Hospitais.
Workshop
Training Action Hospital Waste Management
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2017/05 - 2017/05 Study design based on New Generation Sequencing for Total Genome Sequencing and RNA-seq of infectious agents. Data analysis, submission, annotation and download of genomic sequences.
Workshop
Whole genome sequencing / bioinformatic in the study of infectious diseases: general concepts and applications
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2015/10 - 2015/10 Training Action on interpretation of antibiotic susceptibility by EUCAST helded at the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Portugal.
Workshop
Training Action: EUCAST - interpretation of antibiotic susceptibility
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2013/02 - 2013/02 Workshop in the scope of Safety and Health at Work
Workshop
Safety and Health at Work - Occupational Hazards Prevention
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/03/13 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Nature Portfolio
2024/02/06 - Current BMC Veterinary Research (1746-6148) BMC
2024/01/25 - Current Veterinary Research Communications (1573-7446) Springer
2023/12/06 - Current Microbial Drug Resistance (1076-6294) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
2023/06/20 - Current Infection and Drug Resistance (1178-6973) Dove Medical Press LTD

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current ESCMID Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology – ESGVM Member
2021 - Current ENOVAT - European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (COST Action CA18217) Member
2021 - Current ESCMID Study Group for Public Health Microbiology – ESGPHM Member
2019 - Current Portuguese Society of Microbiology Member
2018 - Current European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/12 - Current Teaching theoretical and practical classes on Antibiotic susceptibility tests and practical classes of the curricular unit "Estratégias de Antibioterapia em Medicina Veterinária". Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/03 Teaching bacteriology at "Análises clínicas: da colheita à análise" module Enfermagem médico-cirúrgica em animais de companhia (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/02 Teaching of practical classes in the optional course unit: Antibiotic strategies in Veterinary Medicine. Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/04/21 Estudo avalia como cães e gatos podem transmitir "superbactérias" aos donos SIC notícias
2024/04/13 Cães e gatos poderão transmitir "superbactérias" resistentes a antibióticos aos donos SAPO 24
2024/04/13 La mascotas transmiten bacterias resistentes a antibióticos a sus dueños ABC Salud
2024/04/12 Pet owners beware, you could catch a superbug from just touching your dog or cat: Experts issue terrifying warning over spread of drug-resistant illnesses Daily Mail
2024/04/12 UK and Portuguese study strongly suggests 'superbugs' are being passed from pets to owners Medical Press
2023/04 Presented research findings covering pets and their role in antimicrobial resistance transmission. Daily Mail
2022/04/06 Interview given to Healio.com on the scientific research on the sharing of Escherichia coli resistant to Third-generation Cephalosporins carried out at the Research center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon (CIISA). Healio
2022/04/06 Interview on the scientific research carried out at the Research center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon (CIISA) regarding the sharing of antimicrobial resistant bacteria between healthy pets and their owners, both in Portugal and in the United Kingdom. Daily Mail
2022/04/05 Interview given to The Telegraph on the scientific research carried out at the Research center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon (CIISA), in the context of the sharing of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales, between pets and their owners. The Telegraph
2021/07/10 The studies carried out at the Laboratory of Antibiotic Resistance (FMV-UL) regarding colistin resistance were repoted by The Telegraph. The Telegraph
2021/07/10 Interview given to MedicalResearch.com on the scientific research carried out at the Research center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon (CIISA). MedicalResearch.com
2020/04/19 International press release in recognition of the work presented at the international congress, 30th European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, on resistance to colistin in companion animals within the scope of the PET-Risk project (JPIAMR / 0002/2016) under the title "Study identifies last-line antibiotic resistance in humans and pet dog". EurekAlert!

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019 - 2021/05/14 Colaborou na orientação da Dissertação intitulada "Urinary tract infection in companion animals: Does the treatment influences transmission and colonization by ESBL, AMPC and Carbapenemase producing enterobacterales to humans?" Inês Cunha e Silva, Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária, FMV-Ulisboa
2019 - 2021/05/07 Colaborou na orientação da Dissertação intitulada "Dynamics of companion animal to human transmission of antimicrobial resistance, during skin and soft tissue companion animal infection" Pedro Guilherme Pinto Silva, Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária, FMV-Ulisboa
2019/01 - 2019/06 Collaborated in the laboratory work tutoring in the PhD Dissertation entitled “Estudo da resistência bacteriana à beta-lactâmicos e polimixina em Salmonella spp. isoladas de frangos de corte vivos e carcaças sob inspeção federal” Isabela Borges Bergamo Esteves Rodrigues , PhD Program in Veterinary Medicine, UFF
Distinctions

Award

2024 Early Career Researcher prize for Best Poster Runner-Up
European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Greece
2023 Second place Best Poster
Ordem dos medicos veterinarios, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 ESGPHM Attendance and Travel Grant for ECCMID 2024 in Barcelona
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2021 19th ESCMID Summer School Studentships
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2020 IELTS
British Council Portugal, Portugal
2020 PhD Studentships
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Scientific Initiation Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal