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É licenciada em Biologia e mestre em Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, pela Universidade de Coimbra. A sua tese de mestrado, intitulada "Biosynthesis of Serotonin in Bacteria: an Exploratory Study" foi desenvolvida no Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra (CNC), com uma avaliação final de 19 valores. Recebeu um prémio de mérito de "Melhor aluna do Mestrado em Biotecnologia Farmacêutica 2020-2021" pela Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra. Publicou recentemente como primeira autora um artigo de revisão intitulado "Enzyme promiscuity in serotonin biosynthesis, from bacteria to plants and humans". Os principais domínios de conhecimento adquirido ao longo do seu percurso académico focam-se, principalmente, nas áreas das Ciências Biológicas, Biotecnologia, Microbioma e Eixo Intestino-Cérebro.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
SARA MIGUEL GONÇALVES
Date of birth
1998/12/19
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Sara
  • Gonçalves, S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9F1F-16D7-BAE7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2830-6082

Email addresses

  • saramgoncalves19@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09 - 2021/11
Concluded
 Biotecnologia Farmacêutica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Biosynthesis of Serotonin in Bacteria: An Exploratory Study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2016/09 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 16
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Gonçalves, S; Nunes-Costa, D; Cardoso, SM; Empadinhas, N; Marugg, JD. "Enzyme promiscuity in serotonin biosynthesis, from bacteria to plants and humans". Frontiers in Microbiology (2022): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.873555/abstract.
    Accepted • 10.3389/fmicb.2022.873555
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017 - 2017 Organization of the activity "Vamos ser fungos!", dedicated to children, within the "Dia dos Fungos" event, organized by the Center for Functional Ecology of the University of Coimbra. (2017 - 2017)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Organization of lectures and workshops in the ecology field. (2017 - 2017)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/03/15 - 2021/03/19 Participation in multiple classes (as an external student) about microbial diversity, antibiotic resistance, infectious diseases, mechanisms of infection, microbiome-gut-brain axis and novel therapies.
Seminar
 "Fighting Infection" course, Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (2021)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Participation in a lecture/workshop about "Business model canvas" and basic knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Workshop
 Workshop "Business Model Canvas"
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Melhor Aluno do Mestrado em Biotecnologia Farmacêutica 2020-2021
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal