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Catarina M. Paquete is an Assistant researcher (CEEC position) at ITQB NOVA. She has a degree in Applied Chemistry from FCT NOVA and have finished her PhD at ITQB NOVA in 2006. During her research career Dr Paquete has been devoted to the elucidation of the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms performed by electroactive organisms. Using different techniques, including on molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry and electrochemistry, she is now dedicated in exploring the factors that control electron transfer processes in living organisms and elucidating those that affect electroactivity in electroactive biofilms. This information is being used to optimize electroactive organisms towards their practical application in biotechnological systems, addressing various contemporary societal challenges. She has been the PI of 10 research projects (3 ongoing), and have established a network of national and international collaborations. Up to date Dr Paquete have published 6 book chapters, 59 peer-review research papers (19 as corresponding author) and have participated in more than 70 conferences with poster and oral presentations (with more than 20 oral presentations). She has gained international recognition for her scientific contributions, having an h-index of 25 and accumulating over 1700 citations. Additionally, she served on the board of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET) for a period of three years. She also has a wide experience in the supervision of students, including 2 Post-doc, 9 PhD (4 ongoing), 8 Masters (1 ongoing) and more than 40 graduate and undergraduate students under several research projects, including Biochemistry Research Projects, Lab Rotations, and Internships.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Morais Vaz Paquete

Citation names

  • M. Paquete, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A01E-576D-43B7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1511-3732
Researcher Id
A-6615-2016
Scopus Author Id
6507206247

Email addresses

  • cpaquete@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Av. da República (EAN), 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2006
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of multiheme cytochromes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously
1999
Concluded
 Química Aplicada - ramo Biotecnologia / (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/11 - 2019/04 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/01 - 2018/10 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/01 - 2015/03 Visiting Researcher (Research) Boston University Department of Chemistry, United States
2008/05 - 2008/06 Visiting Researcher (Research) Penn State, United States
1999 - 2002 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002 - 2006 PhD student Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1998 - 1999 Undergraduate student Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/06/01 - Current Microtalk4energy: Deciphering microbial talk in electroactive biofilms to boost power output within bioelectrochemical systems
LISBOA2030-FEDER-00696100
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025/06 - Current Microtalk4energy: Deciphering microbial talk in electroactive biofilms to boost power output within bioelectrochemical systems
LISBOA2030-FEDER-00696100
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2025/01/01 - Current TRAMPOLINe-: A training programme to promote the industrial adoption of microbial electrochemical technologies
MSCA Doctoral Network
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2022/01/01 - Current The power of salt: using the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans for electricity production and water desalination
PTDC/BIA-BQM/4143/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - Current Nano-Electro-Bac: Electrochemistry of single Nano-impacts onto ultramicroelectrode to explore electroactive bacteria and their extracellular electron transfer processes
2021.09223.CBM
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Université de Nantes, France
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 Designing the Super-Bug for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems
DAAD (FCT/Germany) n/a
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2022 Unravelling Geobacter sulfurreducens metabolism for bioelectricity production
PTDC/BIA-BQM/29118/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2021 A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms
ECRA 2019 ITQB
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
Concluded
2017 - 2021 C-genesis: Determination of the molecular mechanisms of the molecular mechanisms of biogenesis of c-type cytochromes
PTDC/BIA-BQM/30176/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 The way forward: optimization of respiratory electron transfer chains toward sustainable microbial electricity production
PTDC/BBB-BQB/3554/2014
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria
PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Characterization of multiheme cytochromes using NMR and X-ray crystallography as complementary methods
DAAD (FCT/Germany) n/a
Researcher
Concluded
2014 - 2018 Investigating the molecular details of the multi-electron reduction of nitrogen compounds by OTR, a metalloenzyme involved in the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen/Exploring the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of Gram-positive bacteria
SFRH/BPD/96952/2013
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015 - 2015 EMBO short-term fellowship: Elucidation of the catalytic properties of redox enzymes that belongs to the octaheme cytochrome c family
ASTF 569-2014
Invited Scientist Fellow
Concluded
2012 - 2015 Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome
PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012 - 2015 Molecular mechanisms that orchestrate a two-electron reduction step coupled with protonation in redox enzymes that contain chains of single electron redox co-factors
PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008 - 2014 Characterisation of CymA: a focal protein in the anaerobic respiratory metabolism of Shewanella/Unraveling the molecular details of the role played by multiheme cytochromes in bacterial extracellular respiration
SFRH/BPD/34591/2007
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/06/01 - 2012 Structural and functional study of the proteins mediating electron transfer between microorganisms and solid substrates with relevance for bio-energy production
MIT-Pt/BS-BB/0014/2008
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/01/01 - 2007/06/30 Characterisation of CymA: a focal protein in anaerobic respiration by Shewanella
POCI/BIA-PRO/58722/2004
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/09/01 - 2006 Characterisation of a membrane bound cytochrome involved in the anaerobic respiration in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
POCI/QUI/55690/2004
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/09/01 - 2006 Characterisation of a membrane bound cytochrome involved in the anaerobic respiration in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
POCI/QUI/55690/2004
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2006 Cytochrome c´´: A model protein to probe thermodynamic and choreographic constrains in electroprotonic energy transducers
POCI/QUI/58985/2004
Concluded
2002 - 2006 Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of multiheme cytochromes
SFRH/BD/6495/2001
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2002/03 Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with sulfur reductase activity
POCTI/1999/BIO/35699
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Concluded
1999 - 2001 Structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic bases for oxidative phosphorylation in an Anaerobe: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC27774
POCTI/BME/35021/2000
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Concluded
1999 - 2001 Oxidative phosphorilation in sulfate respiration
POCTI/QUI/47866/2002
Researcher
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/05 - Current CEEC position: Exploring the power of thermophilic electroactive organisms for sustainable biotechnological processes
CEECIND/03655/2017
CEEC position
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Ciências da Vida para um Futuro Saudável e Sustentável
LA/P/0087/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Molecular, Structural and Cellular Microbiology
UID/CBQ/04612/2019
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - Current BIOELETRA: Optimização de bactérias eletroactivas para limpeza de efluentes e produção de energia
BIOELETRA
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2020 - Current COST Action CA19123 - PHOENIX: Protection, Resilience, Rehabilitation of damaged environment
CA19123
MC member from Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 Board Member of International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET)
ISMET
Board Member
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Noordam, Sander J.; Madjarov, Joana; Louro, Ricardo O.; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Electroactive (Micro)organisms". In Geomicrobiology: Natural and Anthropogenic Settings, 51-77. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-54306-7_4
  2. Bruno M Fonseca; Ricardo M. Soares; Catarina M. Paquete; Ricardo Louro. "Bacterial Power: An Alternative Energy Source". edited by Moura, {Jos{\'e, 215-246. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-58315-6_8
  3. Trindade, Inês B.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Extracellular redox chemistry". In Metals, Microbes, and Minerals - The Biogeochemical Side of Life, edited by Kroneck, {Peter M. H., 229-270. De Gruyter, 2021.
    10.1515/9783110589771-014
  4. Louro, Ricardo O.; Costa, Nazua L.; Fernandes, Ana P.; Silva, Ana V.; Trindade, Inês B.; Fonseca, Bruno M.; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Extracellular Electron Transfer for Harnessing Reducing Power in METs". In Microbial Electrochemical Technology, 261-293. Elsevier, 2019.
    10.1016/b978-0-444-64052-9.00010-8
  5. Paquete, Catarina M.; Rusconi, Giovanni; Silva, Ana V.; Soares, Ricardo; Louro, Ricardo O.. "A brief survey of the “cytochromome”". In Advances in Microbial Physiology, 69-135. Elsevier, 2019.
    10.1016/bs.ampbs.2019.07.005
  6. Paquete, Catarina; Fonseca, Bruno; Louro, Ricardo. "Multi-Electron Transfer in Biological Systems". In Redox Proteins in Supercomplexes and Signalosomes, 1-34. CRC Press, 2015.
    10.1201/b19087-2
Conference abstract
  1. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva, AV, Nazua, NL, Louro, RO and Paquete CM Unravelling the mitochondrial cytochrome-c maturation". Paper presented in The 18th FEBS young scientists’ forum and 44th FEBS congress, 2018.
  2. Costa, Nazua; Carlson, H.K.; Coates, J.D.; Louro, Ricardo O.; M. Paquete, Catarina. "Improving the heterologous expression of cytochromes from Gram-positive bacterium Thermincola potens JR". Paper presented in 41st FEBS Congress, Molecular and Systems Biology for a Better Life, Ephesus/Kusadasi, Turkey,, 2016.
    Published
  3. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Paquete, C.M., Neto, S.M., Cruz, D., Pacheco, I., Soares, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Molecular details of indirect extracellular electron transfer between bacteria and metallic solids or electrodes”, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 19, S746". 2014.
  4. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.N., Louro, R.O., Salgueiro, C.A., Paquete, C.M. “Functional characterization of a dodecaheme c-type cytochrome involved in microbial electron transfer to energy production in MFCs”, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1837, e81". 2014.
  5. Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Neto, Sónia E; Cruz, David; Pacheco, Isabel; Soares, Claudio M.; Louro, Ricardo. "Molecular details of indirect extracellular electron transfer between bacteria and metallic solids or electrodes". 2014.
    Published
  6. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I., Louro, R.O. ”Molecular details of electron transfer in fumarate reduction by ¿avocytochrome c3”, Eur. Biophys. J., 42 (Suppl 1): S-41". 2013.
  7. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Louro, R.O., Carrelo, A., Pereira, T.M., Alves, A.S., Paquete, C.M. “NMR studies of the bioenergetic metabolism of metal reducing bacteria”, Eur. Biophys. J. , 42 (Suppl 1): S-40". 2013.
  8. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Louro, R.O., Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I.H., Fonseca, B.M., Alves, M.A., Pacheco, I. “Mind the gap: characterization of proteins responsible for driving electrons across the microbe electrode interface”, Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci. Ghent University, 77, 16". 2012.
  9. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva,I., Louro, R.O. “Elucidation of the two-electron transfer process in fumarate reductase from Shewanella”, FEBS J. 279, 462". 2012.
  10. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.A., Paquete, C.M., Qian, Y., Tien, M., Louro, R.O. “Molecular mechanisms of cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer”, FEBS J. 279, 463-464". 2012.
  11. Louro, Ricardo; M. Paquete, Catarina; Saraiva, Ivo H; Fonseca, Bruno M; Alves, Alexandra S; Pacheco, Isabel. "Mind the gap: characterization of proteins responsible for driving electrons across the microbe electrode interface". 2012.
    Published
  12. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M. Comparative study of the kinetics of reduction of tetrahaem cytochromes c3". Paper presented in 10nd International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, 2001.
    Accepted
  13. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D.L., Louro R.O. and Xavier, A.V., “Kinetic studies of cytochrome c3”, Eur. J. Biochem. Vol.268 Suppl.1, pp.227". 2001.
Conference poster
  1. Fonseca, Bruno M; Tamargo-Azpilicueta, Joaquín; M. Paquete, Catarina; Díaz-Moreno, Irene; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Methyl Orange: Use it at your own risk". Paper presented in XXVIII International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics of the Bioelectrochemical Society, 2024.
  2. G. Duarte, Américo; I. Pimenta, Andreia; M. Paquete, Catarina; Catarino, Teresa; A.C. Pereira, Inês. "The role of the quinol-interacting ImcH complex on Geobacter sulfurreducens energy conservation and extracellular electron transfer". Paper presented in 21st European Bioenergetics conference EBEC20, 2022.
  3. Silva, Ana V.; Maria O. Firmino; L. Costa, Nazua; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Louro, Ricardo. "Investigating the molecular mechanisms of the eukaryotic cytochrome c maturation System". Paper presented in IUBMB, FEBS and PABMB, The Biochemistry Global Summit, 2022.
  4. Silva, Ana V.; Maria O. Firmino; L. Costa, Nazua; Ricardo O. Louro; M. Paquete, Catarina. Corresponding author: M. Paquete, Catarina. "Maturation System III: Evaluate the capacity to produce multiheme c-type cytochromes". Paper presented in Crosstalk between Nucleus and Mitochondria In Human disease, 2022.
  5. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Soares, R., Alves, A., Louro, R.O. and Paquete, C.M. “Desulfuromonas acetoxidans: unraveling the extracellular electron transfer processes to power microbial desalination cells” MEEP 2022 Symposium, Lucerne, Switzerland, 6-7 July 2022". Paper presented in MEEP 2022 Symposium, 2022.
  6. Alves, Alexandra S.; Trindade, Inês B.; Maria O. Firmino; Noordam, Sander; Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "An insight into how extracellular electron uptake occurs in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1". Paper presented in TIMB3 Final Meeting, 2022.
  7. G. Duarte, Américo; Pimenta, Andreia I.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Domingos, Renato M.; A.C. Pereira, Inês. "The importance of quinol interacting ImcH complex on Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism". Paper presented in Electromicrobiology, 2021.
  8. G. Duarte, Américo; Pimenta, Andreia I.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Domingos, Renato M.; A.C. Pereira, Inês. "The role of the quinol dehydrogenase ImcH in Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism". Paper presented in 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry & Technology, 2021.
  9. G. Duarte, Américo; Pimenta, Andreia I.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Domingos, Renato M.; A.C. Pereira, Inês. "The importance of the ImcH quinol dehydrogenase complex on Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism". Paper presented in Perspectives on Bioenergetics Bioenergetics of the German Biochemical Society (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie),, 2021.
  10. G. Duarte, Américo; Domingos, Renato M.; M. Paquete, Catarina; A.C. Pereira, Inês. "The role of quinone-interacting ImcH in Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism.". Paper presented in World Microbe Forum (American Society of Microbiology & Federation of European Biochemical Society), 2021.
  11. Soares, Ricardo; M. Paquete, Catarina; O. Louro, Ricardo. "- Moving electrons across the salty road: Unraveling the extracellular electron transfer pathway of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans.". Paper presented in 11th ITQB-NOVA PhD students meeting, 2021.
  12. "Soares, R.M., Paquete, C.M. and Louro, R.O “Moving electrons across the salty road: Unraveling the extracellular electron transfer pathway of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans.” 11th ITQB-NOVA PhD students meeting.". 2021.
  13. "Duarte, A.G., Pimenta, A., Paquete, C.M., Domingos, R.M., Pereira, I.A.C “The importance of the ImcH quinol dehydrogenase complex on Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism” Bioenergetics21 (online meeting)". 2021.
  14. "Duarte, A.G., Pimenta, A., Paquete, C.M., Domingos, R.M., Pereira, I.A.C “The role of the quinol dehydrogenase ImcH in Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism” EU-ISMET 2021, Girona, Spain (online meeting)". 2021.
  15. "Madjarov, J., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Electron uptake in microbial electrochemical systems (MES): Does Sporomusa ovata accept electrons directly or indirectly?” Electromicrobiology 2021, Aarhus, Denmark". 2021.
  16. "Duarte, A.G., Pimenta, A., Paquete, C.M., Domingos, R.M., Pereira, I.A.C. “The importance of quinol-interacting ImcH complex on Geobacter sulfurreducens energy metabolism” Electromicrobiology 2021, Aarhus, Denmark". 2021.
  17. "Paquete, C.M., Faustino, M., Costa, N.L., Fonseca, B.M., Lousa, D., Louro, R.O. “Crossing the cell-wall in Gram-positive bacteria: understanding the extracellular electron transfer processes of Thermincola sp.” Electromicrobiology 2021, Aarhus, Denmark". 2021.
  18. "Louro, R.O., Paquete, C.M., Tien, M., Matias, P.M., Moe, E., Costa, N., Silva, L., Trindade, I.B., Alves, M.A. and Fonseca, B.M. “Manipulation of the electron transfer properties of multiheme cytochromes and their impact in extracellular electron transfer metabolism”, Electromicrobiology 2021, Aarhus, Denmark". 2021.
  19. Soares, Ricardo; L. Costa, Nazua; M. Paquete, Catarina; O. Louro, Ricardo. "Insights into the origin and evolution of the cell surface terminal reductase OcwA from Thermincola potens JR.". Paper presented in First Virtual ISMET, 2020.
  20. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Coelho A, Paquete CM. “Exploiting the extracellular electron uptake pathway in Sideroxydans lithotrophicus”. 10th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting, ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal". 2020.
  21. "Ricardo M. Soares, Nazua L. Costa, Catarina M. Paquete and Ricardo O. Louro. Evolution in the nitrogen, sulfur and iron biogeochemical cycles: what can multiheme cytochromes tell us? Portuguese Meeting of Evolutionary Biology". Paper presented in Portuguese Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2020.
  22. "Coelho, A, Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. “Exploring the molecular mechanisms of electron shuttling: from protein structure to functional processes using NMR”, EUROMAR meeting (online meeting)". 2020.
  23. "Coelho, A, Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. “CymA, the supreme electron hub: decifering functional plasticity of Shewanella” 1st virtual ISMET meeting (online meeting)". 2020.
  24. "Coelho A, Paquete CM. “Exploiting the extracellular electron uptake pathway in Sideroxydans lithotrophicus”. 10th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting, 2020 ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal". 2020.
  25. "Silva A.V., Edel M, Gescher J., Paquete C.M. “Increased biofilm in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 leads to higher current generation in METs”, Biofilms 9 (online meeting)". 2020.
  26. "Silva A.V., Edel M, Gescher J., Paquete C.M. “Unravelling the effects of bolA gene in current generation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”, 1st virtual ISMET meeting (online meeting)". 2020.
  27. "Silva, A.V., Verissimo, A.F., Hernadez, G., Monteiro, H., Cordeiro, T. N., Paquete, C. M., Daldal, F., Louro, R. O. “Using NMR spectroscopy to unravel cytochrome c maturation system”, EUROMAR conference (online meeting)". 2020.
  28. "Soares, R.M., Costa, N.L., Paquete, C.M. and Louro, R.O. “Insights into the origin and evolution of the cell surface terminal reductase OcwA from Thermincola potens JR”. 1st virtual ISMET meeting (online meeting)". 2020.
  29. "Silva, A.V.; Firmino, M.O.; Costa, N.L.; Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. "Unraveling c-type cytochromes’ maturation system", 1st virtual ISMET meeting (online meeting)". 2020.
  30. M. Paquete, Catarina; Fonseca, Bruno M; Silva, Luis; Trindade, Inês B.; Moe, Elin; Matias, Pedro M; Louro, Ricardo. "Biological electron transfer processes: the effect of orthologous proteins". Paper presented in Research conference in Cell Biology of Metals: Organismal Biology of Metals and Related Metal Complexes, 2019.
  31. Trindade, Inês B.; Fonseca, Bruno M; Moe, Elin; Matias, Pedro M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Crystalizing iron pathways: Structure and reactivity of metalloproteins". Paper presented in IACT (CSIC-UGR), 2019.
  32. Soares, Ricardo; M. Paquete, Catarina; O. Louro, Ricardo. "Identification and characterization of multiheme cytochromes involved in the extracellular respiration of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans.". Paper presented in TIMB3 Training course on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Carcavelos, Portugal, 2019.
  33. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca BM, Silva L, Trindade IB, Moe E, Matias PM, Louro RO, Paquete CM “ Optimizing electroactive organisms: the effect of orthologous proteins” ISMET 7, Okinawa, Japan". 2019.
  34. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Veríssimo AF, Hernandez G, Monteiro H, Paquete CM, Daldal F, Louro RO “Unraveling cytochrome c maturation system I: the factory of bacterial extracellular electron transfer” TIMB3 first Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019.
  35. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Costa NL, Hermann B, Fourmond V, Faustino M, Teixeira M, Einsle O, Paquete CM, Louro RO “The multiheme cytochrome OcwA reveals an unanticipated relation between oxidoreductases of solid and soluble substrates” Gordon Research conference in Cell Biology of Metals: Organismal Biology of Metals and Related Metal Complexes, Castelldefels, Spain". 2019.
  36. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete CM, Fonseca BM, Silva L, Trindade IB, Moe E, Matias PM, Louro RO “Biological electron transfer processes: the effect of orthologous proteins” Gordon Research conference in Cell Biology of Metals: Organismal Biology of Metals and Related Metal Complexes, Castelldefels, Spain". 2019.
  37. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Costa NL, Louro RO, Paquete CM “Understanding the biogenesis of c-type cytochromes: incorporation of the hemes in the polypeptide chain” Gordon Research conference in Cell Biology of Metals: Organismal Biology of Metals and Related Metal Complexes, Castelldefels, Spain". 2019.
  38. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Coelho A, Paquete CM “Extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus”. TIMB3 Training course on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal". 2019.
  39. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Trindade, I.B., Fonseca, B.F., Moe, E., Matias, P.M., Paquete, C.M. & Louro, R.O. “Crystalizing iron pathways: Structure and reactivity of metalloproteins”, Laboratorio de estudios cristalográficos IACT (CSIC -UGR), Granada, Spain, International School of Biological Crystallization.". 2019.
  40. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Faustino M, Costa NL, Hermann B, Fourmond V, Teixeira M, Einsle O, Louro RO, Paquete CM “How Gram-positive bacteria produce energy in bioelectrochemical systems?” TIMB3 Training course on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Carcavelos, Portugal". 2019.
    10.1109/cisti.2015.7170371
  41. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Soares, R. M., Paquete, C. M. and Louro, R. O. (2019). Identification and characterization of multiheme cytochromes involved in the extracellular respiration of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans. TIMB3 Training course on the Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems. Carcavelos, Portugal". 2019.
  42. Soares, Ricardo; Alves, Alexandra; Fonseca, Bruno; M. Paquete, Catarina; O. Louro, Ricardo; Soares, Ricardo; Alves, Alexandra S.; Fonseca, Bruno M; Louro, Ricardo. "Expression and purification of multiheme cytochromes involved in extracellular respiration of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans.". Paper presented in Kick-Off Meeting - Twin to Illuminate Metals in Biology and Biocatalysis through Biospectroscopy (TIMB3), Sintra, Portugal, 2018.
  43. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Soares, R., Alves, A., Fonseca, B., Paquete, C. and Louro, R. (2018). Expression and purification of multiheme cytochromes involved in extracellular respiration of the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans. Kick-Off Meeting - Twin to Illuminate Metals in Biology and Biocatalysis through Biospectroscopy (TIMB3). Sintra, Portugal.". 2018.
  44. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Costa NC, Louro RO, Paquete CM “Understanding the assembly of complex proteins: Investigating the biogenesis of c-type cytochromes” Kick-Off Meeting - Twin to Illuminate Metals in Biology and Biocatalysis through Biospectroscopy (TIMB3), Sintra, Portugal". 2018.
  45. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Hermann B, Costa NC, Paquete CM, Louro RO, Einsle O “Outer Cell Wall Cytochrome A: a nonaheme cytochrome with an unexpectedheme scheme” 14th EUROBIC, Birmingham, UK (Awarded best poster prize)". 2018.
    10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p5-05-07
  46. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Costa NC, Louro RO, Paquete CM, Unravelling the mitochondrial cytochrome-C maturation, 43rd FEBS Congress, Prague, Czech Republic". 2018.
  47. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M.; Costa, N.L.; Hermann, B.; Fourmond V.; Faustino, M.M.; Teixeira, M.; Léger, C.; Einsle, O.; Louro, R.O. “Characterization of the cell-surface multiheme cytochrome OcwA from Thermincola potens JR, an oxidoreductase capable of reducing soluble and solid substrates” Kick-Off Meeting - Twin to Illuminate Metals in Biology and Biocatalysis through Biospectroscopy (TIMB3), Sintra, Portuga". 2018.
  48. Costa, Nazua; Silva, Ana Vieira; Louro, Ricardo O.; M. Paquete, Catarina. "Biochemical characterization of the extracellular metal reductase of the thermophilic Gram-positive bacterium Thermincola potens JR". Paper presented in International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting (ISMET 6), Lisbon, Portugal, 2017.
  49. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Costa, C.L., Silva, A.S., Louro, R.O. and Paquete, C.M. “Biochemical characterization of the extracellular metal reductase of the thermophilic Gram-positive bacterium Thermincola potens JR”, 6th General Meeting of the ISMET, Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". 2017.
  50. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Veríssimo AF, Paquete CM, Daldal F, Louro RO “Understanding the maturation of c-type cytochromes: key players in energy production in METs” 6th General Meeting of the ISMET, Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". 2017.
  51. Costa, Nazua; Louro, Ricardo O.; M. Paquete, Catarina. "Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of Gram-positive bacteria.". Paper presented in 3rd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting (EU-ISMET), Rome, Italy, 2016.
  52. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fernandes, A.P., Nunes, T.C., Dantas, J., Paquete, C.M. and Salgueiro, C.A. “Unraveling the functional role of the dodecaheme cytochrome GSU1996 from Geobacter sulfurreducens through interactions studies with periplasmic redox partners”, XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, Guimarães, Portugal". 2016.
  53. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Neto SE, Paquete CM, Louro RO ¿Studying electricity production by bacteria¿, Ciência ¿16, Lisboa, Portugal". 2016.
  54. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Veríssimo AF, Paquete CM, Daldal F, Louro RO “Understanding the maturation of c-type cytochromes” Summer School Theory and Practice in Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry, Groningen, The Netherlands". 2016.
  55. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva AV, Veríssimo AF, Paquete CM, Daldal F, Louro RO “Understanding the maturation of c-type cytochromes” FEBS-IUBMB workshop on biointeractomics: from bimolecular interactions to networks, Seville, Spain". 2016.
  56. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Costa N, Louro RO, Paquete CM “Biochemical characterization of the extracellular metal reductase of the thermophilic Gram-positive bacterium Thermincola potens JR” Extracellular electron transfer: Mechanisms and opportunities, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK". 2016.
  57. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete C.M. “Understanding the molecular basis of extracellular electron transfer: towards the improvement of bioelectrochemical systems”, 3rd cross-institutional meeting of young researchers, Tróia, Portugal (Awarded best graphical abstract)". 2016.
  58. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Costa, N.L., Louro, R.O. and Paquete, C.M. “Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of Gram positive bacteria”, EU-ISMET, Rome, Italy". 2016.
  59. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Silva, A. V., Costa, N.L., Louro, R.O. and Paquete, C.M. “Understanding the maturation of c-type cytochromes by system III”, Bacterial electron transfer processes & their regulation, Vimeiro, Portugal". 2015.
  60. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Neto SE, Paquete CM, Louro RO “Improving electron transfer across the microbe-electrode interface in microbial fuel cells: characterization and directed evolution of OmcA from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.” IX Reunión Temática de la Red de Extructura y Función de Proteínas, Seville, Spain". 2015.
  61. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Moreira, A.F., Gaspar, V.M., Costa, E.C., Melo-Diogo, D, Machado, P., Paquete, C.M. and Correia, I.J. "Calcium carbonate coated nanoparticles for pH-responsive drug co-delivery to prostate cancer cells", VIII Jornadas Nacionais sobre Tecnologia e Saúde, Guarda, Portugal". 2015.
  62. Costa, Nazua; Hans, K; Carlson, H.K.; Coates, J.D.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Gram-positive bacteria do it differently? Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron transfer performed by Thermincola potens JR.". Paper presented in 5th ITQB PhD Students Meeting, ITQB-NOVA, Portugal, 2014.
  63. Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Emerging human pathogens from the Shewanella genus: understanding the molecular mechanism behind ferric iron-siderophore reduction". Paper presented in 7th Young Scientist Symposium, 2014.
  64. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Moreira, A.F., Gaspar, V.M., Costa, E.C., Melo-Diogo, D, Machado, P., Paquete, C.M. and Correia, I.J. "pH-sensitive mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery to prostate cancer cells", Semana da Ciência, Covilhã, Portugal.". 2014.
  65. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Moreira, A.F., Gaspar, V.M., Costa, E.C., Melo-Diogo, D, Machado, P., Paquete, C.M. and Correia, I.J. “Development of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells”, IX Anual CICS Symposium, Covilhã, Portugal. (Poster Award)". 2014.
  66. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Moreira, A.F., Gaspar, V.M., Costa, E.C., Melo-Diogo, D, Machado, P., Paquete, C.M. and Correia, I.J. “Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41 type sílica nanoparticles by a Stöber modified method”, Encontro Bienal das Divisões Técnicas da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (SPM), Covilhã, Portugal.". 2014.
  67. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Costa, N.L., Carlson, H.K., Paquete, C.M., Coates, J.D., Louro, R.O. “Gram positive bacteria do it differently? - Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron transfer performed by Thermincola potens JR”, 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting, Alcalá, Spain". 2014.
  68. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Fonseca, B.M., Cruz, D.R., Pereira, T., Pacheco, I., Soares, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Exploring the molecular interactions responsible for indirect electron transfer in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”, 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting, Alcalá, Spain". 2014.
  69. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves MN, Fernandes AP, Louro RO, Salgueiro CA, Paquete CM “Functional characterization of a c-type cytochrome involved in microbial electron transfer for energy production in MFCs”, 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting (EU-ISMET), Alcalá de Henares, Spain". 2014.
  70. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.N., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Characterization of Photosynthetic MFCs with Biocathodes”, 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting, Alcalá, Spain". 2014.
  71. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.N., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Characterization of Photosynthetic MFCs with Biocathodes”, 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting, Alcalá, Spain". 2014.
  72. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca BM, Paquete CM, Louro RO “Emerging human pathogens from the Shewanella genus: understanding the molecular mechanism behind ferric iron-siderophore reduction”, Transbio Young Scientist Symposium, Bordeaux, France". 2014.
  73. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.N., Fernandes, A.P., Louro, R.O. , Salgueiro, C.A., Paquete, C.M. "Functional characterization of a c-type cytochrome involved in microbial electron transfer for energy production in MFCs". 18th European BioEnergetics Conference (EBEC), Lisbon, Portugal". 2014.
  74. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.N., Louro, R.O. , Salgueiro, C.A., Paquete, C.M. "Functional characterization of a dodecaheme c-type cytochrome involved in microbial electron transfer to energy production in MFCs" Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (TinC) meeting, Lund, Sweden.". 2014.
  75. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Moreira, A.F., Gaspar, V.M., Costa, E.C., Melo-Diogo, D., Machado, P., Paquete, C.M., Correia, I.J. “Development of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells”, IX Anual CICS Symposium, Covilhã, Portugal (Best poster award)". 2014.
  76. M. Paquete, Catarina; Fonseca, Bruno M; Cruz, David E; Pereira, Tiago; Pacheco, Isabel; Soares, Claudio M.; Louro, Ricardo. "Exploring the molecular interactions responsible for indirect electron transfer in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Paper presented in 2nd European International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting, 2014.
  77. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I., Louro, R.O. “Molecular details of electron transfer in fumarate reduction by flavocytochrome c3”, 9th European Biophysics Congress, Lisboa, Portugal". 2013.
    10.7551/978-0-262-33027-5-ch032
  78. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Louro, R.O., Carrêlo, A., Pereira, T.M., Alves, A.S., Paquete, C.M., “NMR studies of the bioenergetic metabolism of metal reducing bacteria”, 9th European Biophysics Congress, Lisboa, Portugal". 2013.
  79. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Paquete, C.M., Neto, S.E., Pacheco, I., Soares, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Mind the Gap: Cytochrome interactions reveal electron pathways across the periplasm of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”, Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA, USA". 2013.
  80. Costa, Nazua; Saraiva, Ivo; Bird, Lina; Carlson, H.K.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Newman, Dianne; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Gram-positive bacteria do it differently?". Paper presented in Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems summer school, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2012.
  81. Alves, Alexandra S.; M. Paquete, Catarina; Qian, Y.; Tien, M.; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Functional characterization of cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer". Paper presented in Gordon Research Seminar on Bioinorganic Chemistry (GRS), 2012.
  82. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I.H., Louro, R.O. “Elucidation of the two-electron transfer process in fumarate reductase from Shewanella”, 22nd IUBMB/37th FEBS congress, Sevilla, Spain". 2012.
  83. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, A.S., Paquete, C.M., Qian, Y., Tien, M., Louro, R.O. “Molecular mechanisms of cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer”, 22nd IUBMB/37th FEBS congress, Sevilla, Spain". 2012.
  84. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Puls, B., Tien, M., Louro, R.O. “Exploration of the molecular mechanisms of extracellular respiration of Shewanella”, Gordon Research Conference Metals in Biology, January 22-27, Ventura, California, EUA". 2012.
  85. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, A.S., Paquete, C.M., Qian, Y., Tien, M., Louro, R.O. “Functional characterization of cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer”, Gordon Graduate Research Seminar Bioinorganic Chemistry, January 26-29, Ventura, California, EUA". 2012.
  86. Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Shi, Liang; Louro, Ricardo. "A key step for the optimization of Microbial Fuel Cells: Characterization of multiheme cytochromes from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Paper presented in E3 Forum, 2011.
  87. Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Alves, Alexandra S.; Louro, Ricardo. "Characterization of multiheme cytochromes from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Paper presented in FEBS combined practical and lecture course Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, 2011.
  88. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, A.S., Paquete, C.M., Qian, Y., Tien, T., Louro, R.O. “Functional characterization of cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer”, ESF-BU-CeBiTec Conference on Micro-organisms for Bio-fuel Production from Sunlight, September, Bielefeld, Germany (Selected for oral presentation)". 2011.
  89. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Paquete, C.M., Alves, A.S., Louro, R.O. “Characterization of multi-heme cytochromes from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: A key step for the optimization of Microbial Fuel Cells” , 3rd International microbial fuel cell conference, June, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (Awarded best poster prize)". 2011.
  90. Alves, Alexandra S.; Fonseca, Bruno M; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Studies on extracellular respiration in sediment bacteria". Paper presented in 1st ITQB PhD student meeting, 2010.
  91. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I.H., Calçada, E., Louro, R.O. “Molecular basis for directional electron transfer” (2010) 29th Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology: Frontiers in Metallobiochemistry, June 2-5, Penn State University Park, USA". 2010.
  92. Maria Alexandra dos Santos Alves; Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Calçada, Eduardo; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Characterization of electron transfer chains for the respiration of insoluble substrates". Paper presented in EMBO-FEMS workshop on microbial sulfur metabolism, 2009.
  93. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Saraiva, I.H., Pacheco, I., Louro, R.O. “Electron transfer pathways in multi-centre redox proteins” 10th FIGIPS: Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, June 30-July 4, Palermo, Italy". 2009.
  94. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Alves, M.A., Fonseca B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Calçada, E., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. "Characterization of electron transfer chains for the respiration of insoluble substrates" EMBO-FEMS workshop on microbial sulfur metabolism, March 15-18, Tomar, Portugal". 2009.
  95. M. Paquete, Catarina; Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Alves, Alexandra S.; Louro, Ricardo. "Mind the gap: Using NMR to explore the redox chain of metalloproteins implicated in extracellular respiration". Paper presented in Magnetic Resonance in the life sciences: what's new, 2008.
  96. Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; M. Paquete, Catarina; Soares, Claudio M.; Pacheco, Isabel; Salgueiro, Carlos A.; Louro, Ricardo. "Thermodynamic bias for functional specificity of the different hemes of the small tetraheme cytochrome c from Shewanella oneidensis". Paper presented in IV Bienal of NMR, 2008.
  97. Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Pacheco, Isabel; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Importance of the Redox-Bohr effect for the diversity in functionality between soluble small tetraheme cytochromes from Shewanella sp.". Paper presented in Biometals Conference, 2008.
  98. Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Pacheco, Isabel; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "The redox-Bohr effect modulates the functional properties of tetraheme cytochromes from Shewanella sp.". Paper presented in BioMetals 2008: 6th International Biometals Symposium, 2008.
  99. Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Pacheco, Isabel; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Thermodynamic characterization of the small tetraheme cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: coupling of electron and proton transfer in the physiological pH". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conference - Metals in Biology, 2008.
  100. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C M., Fonseca, B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Alves, M.A., Louro, R.O. "Mind the gap: Using NMR to explore the redox chain of metalloproteins implicated in extracellular respiration" Magnetic Resonance in the life sciences: what's new, December 14-18, Montecatini Terme, Italy". 2008.
  101. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Paquete, C.M., Soares, C.M., Pacheco, I., Salgueiro, C.A. Louro, R.O. "Thermodynamic bias for functional specificity of the different haems of the small tetrahaem cytochrome c from Shewanella oneidensis"; IV Bienal of NMR - I Iberian Meeting of NMR; September 24-27, Sevilha, Spain.". 2008.
  102. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Turner, D.L., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V., Catarino, T. "Kinetic characterisation of individual hemes in multicentre proteins" BioMetals 2008: 6th International Biometals Symposium; July 14-18, Santiago de Compostela, Spain". 2008.
  103. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Pacheco, I., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. "The redox-Bohr effect modulates the functional properties of tetraheme cytochromes from Shewanella sp."; BioMetals 2008: 6th International Biometals Symposium; July 14-18, Santiago de Compostela, Spain". 2008.
  104. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Pacheco, I., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. “Thermodynamic characterization of the small tetraheme cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: coupling of electron and proton transfer in the physiological pH” Gordon Research Conference - Metals in Biology, January 27-February 1, Ventura, CA, USA". 2008.
  105. Fonseca, Bruno M; Saraiva, Ivo H; Pacheco, Isabel; M. Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo. "Redox-Bohr effect in the soluble small tetraheme cytochrome c from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Paper presented in Euromar - Magnetic Resonance Conference, 2007.
  106. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Fonseca, B.M., Saraiva, I.H., Pacheco, I., Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O. "Redox-Bohr effect in the soluble small tetraheme cytochrome c from Shewanella oneidensis MR1"; Euromar 2007, Magnetic Resonance Conference; July 1-6, Tarragona, Spain.". 2007.
    10.1109/csb.2004.1332554
  107. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Pereira, P.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D.L., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Functional properties of type I and type II cytochromes c3 from Desulfovibrio africanus” Euromar 2007, Magnetic Resonance Conference; July 1-6, Tarragona, Spain". 2007.
  108. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D.L., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. "Comparative study of the kinetics of reduction of multiheme cytochromes c3 isolated from sulfate-reducing bacteria" 8th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference, July 2-6, Aveiro, Portugal". 2006.
  109. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D.L., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. "Comparative study of the kinetics of reduction of multiheme cytochromes c3 isolated from sulfate-reducing bacteria" Satellite Meeting – EUROBIC Young Researchers Forum, July 1-2, Aveiro, Portugal". 2006.
  110. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Reis, C., Catarino, T., Louro, R.O., Turner, D., Xavier, A.V. “Functional characterization of a nine-haem cytochrome c”, X NMR Users Meeting / III Portuguese-Brazilian NMR Meeting / I Iberoamerican NMR Meeting, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". 2005.
  111. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with metal reductase activity” Gordon Conference: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Bates College, Maine, USA". 2004.
  112. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Correia, I.J., Catarino, T., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Thermodynamic and kinetic characterization of cytochrome c7 from Desulfuromonas acetoxidans” GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR: Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ventura, California, USA". 2003.
  113. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Turner, D.L., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V., Catarino, T. “Comparative study of the kinetics of reduction of multiheme cytochromes c3 isolated from sulfate-reducing bacteria” European Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (EUROBIC), Lund, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark". 2002.
  114. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Louro, R.O. “Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with sulfur reductase activity” EURO Summer School: The Sulfur Cycle in Environmental Biotechnology, Wageningen, The Netherlands". 2002.
  115. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Turner, D., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V., Catarino, T. “Kinetic studies of tetrahaem cytochromes c3” Practical Training Course: Chemistry of Metals Biological Systems, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium". 2001.
    10.23919/cisti.2017.7975915
  116. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Turner, D., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V., Catarino, T. “Comparative studies of the kinetics of reduction of tetrahaem cytochromes c3”10ª International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (ICBIC), Florence, Italy". 2001.
  117. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Louro, R.O., Turner, D., Xavier, A.V., Catarino, T. “Kinetic studies of tetrahaem cytochromes c3 from Desulfovibrio spp.” 27ª FEBS/PABMB meeting, Lisbon, Portugal". 2001.
  118. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Kinetic studies of cytochromes c3” FEBS Forum of Young Scientists – Protein Structure-Function Trafficking and III Fórum Internacional de Investigadores Portugueses, Faro, Portugal". 2001.
  119. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Kinetic studies of cytochromes c3”, Signalling, Oeiras, Portugal". 2001.
  120. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Kinetic studies of cytochromes c3". Paper presented in XII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica,, 2000.
  121. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Paquete, C.M., Catarino, T., Turner, D., Louro, R.O., Xavier, A.V. “Kinetic studies of cytochromes c3” XII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal". 2000.
Journal article
  1. Tsipa, Argyro; Puig, Sebastià; Peixoto, Luciana; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Electro-bioremediation of wastewater: Transitioning the focus on pure cultures to elucidate the missing mechanistic insights upon electro-assisted biodegradation of exemplary pollutants". Journal of Environmental Management 373 (2025): 123726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123726.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123726
  2. Bayar, Büsra; Soares, Ricardo; Nalakath, Haris; Alves, Alexandra; Paquete, Catarina M.; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Electron transfer in multicentre redox proteins: from fundamentals to extracellular electron transfer". Bioscience Reports 45 1 (2025): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1042/bsr20240576.
    10.1042/bsr20240576
  3. Soares, Ricardo; Fonseca, Bruno M.; Nash, Benjamin W.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Louro, Ricardo O.. "A survey of the Desulfuromonadia “cytochromome” provides a glimpse of the unexplored diversity of multiheme cytochromes in nature". BMC Genomics 25 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10872-4.
    10.1186/s12864-024-10872-4
  4. Coelho, Anaísa; Silva, José M.; Cantini, Francesca; Piccioli, Mario; Louro, Ricardo O.; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Resonance assignments of cytochrome MtoD from the extracellular electron uptake pathway of sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1". Biomolecular NMR Assignments 18 2 (2024): 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12104-024-10180-8.
    10.1007/s12104-024-10180-8
  5. Smida, Hassiba; Langlard, Arthur; Thomas, Louis; Thobie-Gautier, Christine; Boujtita, Mohammed; Louro, Ricardo O.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Lebègue, Estelle. "Exploring the effect of Shewanella oneidensis outer membrane redox proteins in the electrochemical response of single blocking impact events". Electrochimica Acta 488 (2024): 144235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144235.
    10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144235
  6. Ricardo O. Louro; Giovanni Rusconi; Bruno M. Fonseca; Catarina M. Paquete. "Deciphering Molecular Factors That Affect Electron Transfer at the Cell Surface of Electroactive Bacteria: The Case of OmcA from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Microorganisms (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010079.
    10.3390/microorganisms11010079
  7. Smida, Hassiba; Lefèvre, François-Xavier; Thobie-Gautier, Christine; Boujtita, Mohammed; Paquete, Catarina M.; Lebègue, Estelle. "Single Electrochemical Impacts of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Bacteria for Living Cells Adsorption onto a Polarized Ultramicroelectrode Surface". ChemElectroChem 10 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.202200906.
    10.1002/celc.202200906
  8. Andreia I. Pimenta; Catarina M. Paquete; Leonor Morgado; Marcus J. Edwards; Thomas A. Clarke; Carlos A. Salgueiro; Inês A. C. Pereira; Américo G. Duarte. "Characterization of the inner membrane cytochrome ImcH from Geobacter reveals its importance for extracellular electron transfer and energy conservation". Protein Science (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.4796.
    10.1002/pro.4796
  9. Michael P. Norman; Marcus J. Edwards; Gaye F. White; Joshua A. J. Burton; Julea N. Butt; David J. Richardson; Ricardo O. Louro; et al. "A Cysteine Pair Controls Flavin Reduction by Extracellular Cytochromes during Anoxic/Oxic Environmental Transitions". mBio (2023): https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02589-22.
    10.1128/mbio.02589-22
  10. Paquete, Catarina M.; Hapke, Henrik; Martins, Mónica. "Elucidation of the electron transfer mechanisms of hydrogen production from light by Shewanella oneidensis - cadmium sulfide biohybrid system". Bioresource Technology Reports 21 (2023): 101355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101355.
    10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101355
  11. Puig, Sebastià; Bañeras, Lluís; Heijne, Annemiek Ter; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Editorial: Latest breakthroughs in microbial electrochemistry research". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1100272.
    10.3389/fmicb.2022.1100272
  12. Abhiney Jain; Anaísa Coelho; Joana Madjarov; Catarina M. Paquete; Jeffrey A. Gralnick; Dianne K. Newman. "Evidence for Quinol Oxidation Activity of ImoA, a Novel NapC/NirT Family Protein from the Neutrophilic Fe(II)-Oxidizing Bacterium Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1". mBio (2022): https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02150-22.
    10.1128/mbio.02150-22
  13. Ricardo Soares; Nazua Costa; Catarina M. Paquete; Claudia Andreini; Ricardo Louro. "A New Paradigm of Multiheme Cytochrome Evolution by Grafting and Pruning Protein Modules". Molecular Biology And Evolution 39 7 (2022): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/d0ea36f4-0b08-4d5c-8ed1-5964da2ee245.
    10.1093/molbev/msac139
  14. Madjarov, Joana; Soares, Ricardo; Paquete, Catarina M.; Louro, Ricardo O.. "Sporomusa ovata as Catalyst for Bioelectrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A Review Across Disciplines From Microbiology to Process Engineering". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.913311.
    10.3389/fmicb.2022.913311
  15. Ana V. Silva; Maria O. Firmino; Nazua L. Costa; Ricardo Louro; Catarina M. Paquete. "Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of the Eukaryotic Cytochrome-c Maturation System". Biomolecules (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/4/549.
    10.3390/biom12040549
  16. Gomaa, Ola M.; Costa, Nazua L.; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria: enhancement strategies for bioelectrochemical applications". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 38 5 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03255-y.
    10.1007/s11274-022-03255-y
  17. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Let's chat: Communication between electroactive microorganisms". Bioresource Technology 347 (2022): 126705-126705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126705.
    10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126705
  18. Marisa M. Faustino; Bruno M Fonseca; Nazua L. Costa; Diana Lousa; Ricardo Louro; Catarina M. Paquete. "Crossing the wall: Characterization of the Multiheme Cytochromes Involved in the Extracellular Electron Transfer Pathway of Thermincola ferriacetica". Microorganisms 9 2 (2021): 1-14. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/41ffabcc-0271-446c-bc72-af78fb1aa165.
    Open access • 10.3390/microorganisms9020293
  19. Catarina M. Paquete. "Electroactivity across the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria". Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 18 (2020): 3796-3802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.021.
    10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.021
  20. Silva, Ana V.; Edel, Miriam; Gescher, Johannes; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Exploring the Effects of bolA in Biofilm Formation and Current Generation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Frontiers in Microbiology 11 815 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00815.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00815
  21. Edwards, Marcus J.; Richardson, David J.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Clarke, Thomas A.. "Role of multiheme cytochromes involved in extracellular anaerobic respiration in bacteria". Protein Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.3787.
    10.1002/pro.3787
  22. Schievano, Andrea; Berenguer, Raúl; Goglio, Andrea; Bocchi, Stefano; Marzorati, Stefania; Rago, Laura; Louro, Ricardo O.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Esteve-Núñez, Abraham. "Electroactive Biochar for Large-Scale Environmental Applications of Microbial Electrochemistry". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 22 (2019): 18198-18212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04229.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04229
  23. Delgado, Veronica Palma; Paquete, Catarina M.; Sturm, Gunnar; Gescher, Johannes; Veronica Palma Delgado; Catarina M. Paquete; Gunnar Sturm; Johannes Gescher. "Improvement of the electron transfer rate in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 using a tailored periplasmic protein composition". Bioelectrochemistry 129 (2019): 18-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.04.022.
    10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.04.022
  24. N. L. Costa; B. Hermann; V. Fourmond; Marta Faustino; Miguel Teixeira; O. Einsle; Catarina M. Paquete; Ricardo Louro. "How thermophilic gram-positive organisms perform extracellular electron transfer". mBio 10 4 (2019): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/ff792a46-012e-4339-8075-9158eb079cb2.
    10.1128/mBio.01210-19
  25. Kees, Eric D.; Pendleton, Augustus R.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Arriola, Matthew B.; Kane, Aunica L.; Kotloski, Nicholas J.; Intile, Peter J.; Gralnick, Jeffrey A.. "Secreted Flavin Cofactors for Anaerobic Respiration of Fumarate and Urocanate byShewanella oneidensis: Cost and Role". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85 16 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00852-19.
    Published • 10.1128/aem.00852-19
  26. Bruno M Fonseca; Luis Silva; Ines B. Trindade; Elin Moe; Pedro M. Matias; Ricardo Louro; Catarina M. Paquete. "Optimizing Electroactive Organisms: The Effect of Orthologous Proteins". FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH 7 (2019): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/7aa7ddfc-7cff-4983-bd58-a073df855242.
    10.3389/fenrg.2019.00002
  27. Xu Zhang; Antonin Prévoteau; Ricardo Louro; Catarina M. Paquete; Korneel Rabaey. "Periodic polarization of electroactive biofilms increases current density and charge carriers concentration while modifying biofilm structure". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 121 (2018): 183-191. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/b511fc9c-d174-46f7-9be1-c209b9f97f50.
    10.1016/j.bios.2018.08.045
  28. Beblawy, Sebastian; Bursac, Thea; Paquete, Catarina; Louro, Ricardo; Clarke, Thomas A.; Gescher, Johannes. "Extracellular reduction of solid electron acceptors by Shewanella oneidensis". Molecular Microbiology 109 5 (2018): 571-583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.14067.
    10.1111/mmi.14067
  29. Costa, Nazua L.; Clarke, Thomas A.; Philipp, Laura-Alina; Gescher, Johannes; Louro, Ricardo O.; Paquete, Catarina M.. "Electron transfer process in microbial electrochemical technologies: The role of cell-surface exposed conductive proteins". Bioresource Technology 255 (2018): 308-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.133.
    10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.133
  30. Neto, S.E.; de Melo-Diogo, D.; Correia, I.J.; Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Characterization of OmcA Mutants from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 to Investigate the Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Electron Transfer Across the Microbe-Electrode Interface". Fuel Cells 17 5 (2017): 601-611. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026369803&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/fuce.201700023
  31. Alves, A.S.; Costa, N.L.; Tien, M.; Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. "Modulation of the reactivity of multiheme cytochromes by site-directed mutagenesis: moving towards the optimization of microbial electrochemical technologies". Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 22 1 (2017): 87-97. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994246081&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00775-016-1409-0
  32. Fernandes, A.P.; Nunes, T.C.; Paquete, C.M.; Salgueiro, C.A.. "Interaction studies between periplasmic cytochromes provide insights into extracellular electron transfer pathways of Geobacter sulfurreducens". Biochemical Journal 474 5 (2017): 797-808. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014587408&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1042/BCJ20161022
  33. Alves, M.N.; Fernandes, A.P.; Salgueiro, C.A.; Paquete, C.M.. "Unraveling the electron transfer processes of a nanowire protein from Geobacter sulfurreducens". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics 1857 1 (2016): 7-13. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944929864&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.09.010
  34. Alves, M.N.; Neto, S.E.; Alves, A.S.; Fonseca, B.M.; Carrêlo, A.; Pacheco, I.; Paquete, C.M.; Soares, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Characterization of the periplasmic redox network that sustains the versatile anaerobic metabolism of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Frontiers in Microbiology 6 JUN (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937144196&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmicb.2015.00665
  35. Costa, N.L.; Carlson, H.K.; Coates, J.D.; Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. "Heterologous expression and purification of a multiheme cytochrome from a Gram-positive bacterium capable of performing extracellular respiration". Protein Expression and Purification 111 (2015): 48-52. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926220653&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.pep.2015.03.007
  36. Paquete, C.M.; Saraiva, I.H.; Louro, R.O.. "Redox tuning of the catalytic activity of soluble fumarate reductases from Shewanella". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics 1837 6 (2014): 717-725. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896690441&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.02.006
  37. Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Unveiling the details of electron transfer in multicenter redox proteins". Accounts of Chemical Research 47 1 (2014): 56-65. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892700927&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ar4000696
  38. Marques, J.G.; Gaspar, V.M.; Costa, E.; Paquete, C.M.; Correia, I.J.. "Synthesis and characterization of micelles as carriers of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for application in breast cancer therapy". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 113 (2014): 375-383. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885466458&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.09.037
  39. Paquete, C.M.; Fonseca, B.M.; Cruz, D.R.; Pereira, T.M.; Pacheco, I.; Soares, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Exploring the molecular mechanisms of electron shuttling across the microbe/metal space". Frontiers in Microbiology 5 JUN (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904907260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmicb.2014.00318
  40. Moreira, A.F.; Gaspar, V.M.; Costa, E.C.; De Melo-Diogo, D.; Machado, P.; Paquete, C.M.; Correia, I.J.. "Preparation of end-capped pH-sensitive mesoporous silica nanocarriers for on-demand drug delivery". European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 88 3 (2014): 1012-1025. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84912574589&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.09.002
  41. Fonseca, B.M.; Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Molecular mechanisms of heme based sensors from sediment organisms capable of extracellular electron transfer". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 133 (2014): 104-109. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897116183&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.10.024
  42. Fonseca, B.M.; Paquete, C.M.; Neto, S.E.; Pacheco, I.; Soares, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Mind the gap: Cytochrome interactions reveal electron pathways across the periplasm of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Biochemical Journal 449 1 (2013): 101-108. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870912011&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1042/BJ20121467
  43. Fonseca, B.M.; Paquete, C.M.; Neto, S.E.; Pacheco, I.; Soares, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Erratum: Mind the gap: Cytochrome interactions reveal electron pathways across the periplasm of shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (Biochemical Journal (2013) 449 (101-108))". Biochemical Journal 451 2 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875624014&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  44. Fonseca, B.M.; Paquete, C.M.; Salgueiro, C.A.; Louro, R.O.. "The role of intramolecular interactions in the functional control of multiheme cytochromes c". FEBS Letters 586 5 (2012): 504-509. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857911836&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.febslet.2011.08.019
  45. Fonseca, B.M.; Paquete, C.M.; Salgueiro, C.A.; Louro, R.O.. "Erratum: The role of intramolecular interactions in the functional control of multiheme cytochromes c (FEBS Letters (2012) 586 (504-509))". FEBS Letters 586 19 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866625141&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.febslet.2012.07.001
  46. Louro, R.O.; Paquete, C.M.. "The quest to achieve the detailed structural and functional characterization of CymA". Biochemical Society Transactions 40 6 (2012): 1291-1294. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870198378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1042/BST20120114
  47. Alves, A.S.; Paquete, C.M.; Fonseca, B.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Exploration of the 'cytochromome' of Desulfuromonas acetoxidans, a marine bacterium capable of powering microbial fuel cells". Metallomics 3 4 (2011): 349-353. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79953777998&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c0mt00084a
  48. Qian, Y.; Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.; Ross, D.E.; Labelle, E.; Bond, D.R.; Tien, M.. "Mapping the iron binding site(s) on the small tetraheme cytochrome of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1". Biochemistry 50 28 (2011): 6217-6224. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960217415&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/bi2005015
  49. Fonseca, B.M.; Saraiva, I.H.; Paquete, C.M.; Soares, C.M.; Pacheco, I.; Salgueiro, C.A.; Louro, R.O.. "Erratum: The tetraheme cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 shows thermodynamic bias for functional specificity of the hemes (Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (2009) 14 (375-385) DOI 10.1007/s00775-008-0455- 7)". Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 16 2 (2011): 357-358. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951554555&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00775-011-0759-x
  50. Gaspar, V.M.; Correia, I.J.; Sousa, A.; Silva, F.; Paquete, C.M.; Queiroz, J.A.; Sousa, F.. "Nanoparticle mediated delivery of pure P53 supercoiled plasmid DNA for gene therapy". Journal of Controlled Release 156 2 (2011): 212-222. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255211172&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.08.007
  51. Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "Molecular details of multielectron transfer: The case of multiheme cytochromes from metal respiring organisms". Dalton Transactions 39 18 (2010): 4259-4266. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951587467&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/b917952f
  52. Paquete, C.M.; Saraiva, I.H.; Calçada, E.; Louro, R.O.. "Molecular basis for directional electron transfer". Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 14 (2010): 10370-10375. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951228708&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1074/jbc.M109.078337
  53. Fonseca, B.M.; Saraiva, I.H.; Paquete, C.M.; Soares, C.M.; Pacheco, I.; Salgueiro, C.A.; Louro, R.O.. "The tetraheme cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 shows thermodynamic bias for functional specificity of the hemes". Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 14 3 (2009): 375-385. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-61849083078&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00775-008-0455-7
  54. Paquete, C.M.; Turner, D.L.; Louro, R.O.; Xavier, A.V.; Catarino, T.. "Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of individual haems in multicentre cytochromes c3". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics 1767 9 (2007): 1169-1179. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548148637&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.06.005
  55. Paquete, C.M.; Pereira, P.M.; Catarino, T.; Turner, David.L.; Louro, R.O.; Xavier, A.V.. "Functional properties of type I and type II cytochromes c3from Desulfovibrio africanus". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics 1767 2 (2007): 178-188. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33847105101&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.01.012
  56. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Characterisation of a nine heme cytochrome by NMR". Ann. Magn. Reson. 4 3 (2005): 100-104.
    Accepted
  57. Louro, Ricardo O.; Catarino, Teresa; Paquete, Catarina M.; Turner, David L.. "Distance dependence of interactions between charged centres in proteins with common structural features". FEBS Letters 576 1-2 (2004): 77-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2004.08.066.
    10.1016/j.febslet.2004.08.066
  58. Correia, I.J.; Paquete, C.M.; Coelho, A.; Almeida, C.C.; Catarino, T.; Louro, R.O.; Frazão, C.; et al. "Proton-assisted two-electron transfer in natural variants of tetraheme cytochromes from Desulfomicrobium Sp.". Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 50 (2004): 52227-52237. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-10644258622&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1074/jbc.M408763200
  59. Correia, I.J.; Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.; Catarino, T.; Turner, D.L.; Xavier, A.V.. "Thermodynamic and kinetic characterization of trihaem cytochrome c3 from Desulfuromonas acetoxidans". European Journal of Biochemistry 269 22 (2002): 5722-5730. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036437064&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03286.x
Journal issue
  1. "Editorial: Microbial Bioenergetics". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.793917.
    10.3389/fmicb.2021.793917
Preprint
  1. Ricardo Soares; Bruno M. Fonseca; Benjamin W. Nash; Catarina M. Paquete; Ricardo O. Louro. "A Survey of the Desulfuromonadia cytochromome provides a glimpse of the unexplored diversity of multiheme cytochromes in nature". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.05.574438.
    10.1101/2024.01.05.574438
  2. Pimenta, Andreia I.; Paquete, Catarina M.; Morgado, Leonor; Edwards, Marcus J.; Clarke, Thomas; Salgueiro, Carlos A.; Pereira, Inês A.C.; Duarte, Américo G.. "Role of the inner membrane cytochrome ImcH inGeobacterextracellular electron transfer and energy conservation". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.03.539133.
    10.1101/2023.05.03.539133
  3. Abhiney Jain; Anaísa Coelho; Joana Madjarov; Smilja Todorovic; Ricardo O. Louro; Jeffrey A. Gralnick; Catarina M. Paquete. "Evidence for quinol oxidase activity of ImoA, a novel NapC/NirT family protein from the neutrophilic Fe(II) oxidizing bacterium Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.10.475773.
    10.1101/2022.01.10.475773
  4. Ricardo Soares; Nazua L. Costa; Catarina M. Paquete; Claudia Andreini; Ricardo O. Louro. "A new paradigm of multiheme cytochrome evolution by grafting and pruning protein modules". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.24.481543.
    10.1101/2022.02.24.481543
  5. Costa, N.L.; Hermann, B.; Fourmond, V.; Faustino, M.; Teixeira, M.; Einsle, O.; Paquete, C.M.; Louro, R.O.. "How thermophilic Gram-positive organisms perform extracellular electron transfer: characterization of the cell surface terminal reductase OcwA". 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/641308.
    10.1101/641308
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. M. Paquete, Catarina. "Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of multiheme cytochromes". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, 2006.

Other

Other output
  1. Editorial. Latest breakthroughs in microbial electrochemistry research. 2022. Sebastià Puig; Lluís Bañeras; Annemiek Ter Heijne; Catarina M. Paquete. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/6ebc8bbe-177b-401a-90f6-51e835816e6d.
    10.3389/fmicb.2022.1100272
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025 Insights from the mto pathway in Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 Electromicrobiology
(Denmark)
2024/04/03 Unraveling the Mto pathway of the iron-oxidizing bacterium Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 North American regional meeting of the International Society for Electrochemistry and Microbiology (NA-ISMET)
(United States)
2024 Investigating the Mechanisms of Iron Oxidation: Insights from the Mto Pathway in Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 XXVIII International Symposium Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics
(Spain)
2024 The role of metalloproteins in metal reduction and oxidation SURRI SUMMER SCHOOL 2024: "Bioremediation of toxic metals and critical element recovery from former mining wastes within the circular economy concept
(Spain)
2024 Unlocking the potential of electroactive microorganisms: a deep dive into the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms BioCheMeet: Biochemical Foundation of Microbial Extracellular Electron Transfer
(Germany)
2023 Harnessing the power of electroactive bacteria: unveiling the secrets of extracellular electron transfer EU-ISMET
ISMET (Wageningen, Netherlands)
2023 Exploring the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 Microbial, Enzymatic & Bio-Photovoltaic Electrochemical Reactors (MEEP) 2023
(Lucern, Switzerland)
2022/01 Bio-electrochemical dialogues for water remediation COST Action Meeting
(Rome, Italy)
2022 Crossing the cell-wall in Gram-positive bacteria: elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Thermincola sp. Final TIMB3 Meeting
(Tomar, Portugal)
2022 Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 ISMET8: 2022 Global Conference
(Chania, Greece)
2022 Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 Mini-symposium ‘Membrane proteins involved in extracellular electron transfer
(online meeting, Portugal)
2021/09 Crossing the wall: extracellular electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria 5th EU-ISMET 2021
2021 Sistemas bioeletroquímicos: aplicação de microrganismos para a produção de eletricidade (e não só!) Universidade Sénior de Carnaxide e Queijas (USCQAL)
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2021 Optimizing electroactive organisms towards their practical implementation in bioelectrochemical systems MSc “Biotechnology for Sustainability” 2021
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2020 Optimising electroactive organisms towards sustainable biotecnhologies MSc "Biotechnology for Sustainability" 2020
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/07 Optimizing electroactive organisms for the practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems Ciência 2019 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
(lisbon, Portugal)
2019 Microrganismos para um ambiente mais saudável e sustentável Dia do Microorganismo
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019 How Gram-positive bacteria transfer electrons to an electrode: the role of OcwA Electromicrobiology – from electrons to ecosystems
(Aarhus, Denmark)
2019 Optimizing electroactive bacteria for the practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems ITQB Scan seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019 Understanding extracellular electron transfer processes of electroactive organisms Johannes Gescher laboratory at Karlsruhe University
Karlsruhe University (Karlsruhe, Germany)
2019 Optimizing electroactive organisms towards their practical implementation in bioelectrochemical systems MSc “Biotechnology for Sustainability” 2019
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2018 Unveiling the molecular bases for electron transfer performed by Gram positive bacteria at the electrode-microbe interface in bioelectrochemical systems Bacterial Electron Transfer Processes & their Regulation
(Saint-Tropez, France)
2017 Exploring the electron transfer processes performed by the nanowire protein GSU1996 from Geobacter sulfurreducens Extracellular Electron Transfer: Mechanisms and Opportunities
(Norwich, United Kingdom)
2016 The difference a cell wall makes: exploring the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms performed by Gram-positive bacterium EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum 2016
(lisbon, Portugal)
2016 Quando a Biologia e a Electroquímica se juntam para a Sustentabilidade: Sistemas Bioelectroquímicos Evento “Biologia Molecular para a Sustentabilidade”
Núcleo de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
2015 Sorting the logistics of electron transfer within and across the periplasmic space of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 5th International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry and Tecnhologies (ISMET)
(Arizona, United States)
2015 Elucidation of the electron transfer processes of a nanowire protein from Geobacter sulfurreducens IX Meeting of the Protein Structure and Function Network
(Seville, Spain)
2015 Unraveling the electron transfer processes of a nanowire protein from Geobacter sulfurreducens Bacterial electron transfer processes & their regulation
(Vimeiro, Portugal)
2015 Elucidation of the electron transfer processes in exoelectrogens ITQB Scan seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2014 Molecular characterization of the interactions that mediate electron transfer across the microbe-electrode interface in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 North American regional meeting of the International Society for Electrochemistry and Microbiology (NA-ISMET)
(State College, United States)
2014 Fundamental understanding of electron transfer processes in multicenter redox proteins Sean Elliot laboratory at Boston University
Boston University (Boston, United States)
2013 Fundamental understanding of electron transfer processes in a multicenter redox protein during multi-electron catalysis 1st International Workshop on Protein Electron Transfer: from Fundamentals to Applications (ET4Health 2013)
(Modena, Italy)
2013 Molecular details of electron transfer in fumarate reduction by flavocytochrome c3 ITQB Scan Seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2012 Detailed molecular characterization of the mechanisms of extracellular respiration of Shewanella Electron transfer at the microbe-mineral Interface (Biochem. Soc.)
(Norwich, United Kingdom)
2011 Molecular basis of electron transfer mechanisms supporting extracellular respiration in Shewanella oneidensis IV International Conference on Environmental Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011)
(Torremolinos, Spain)
2008 Probing the structure and function of CymA, a key protein of Shewanella oneidensis by NMR and EPR IV Bienal do GERMN/I Reunião Ibérica de RMN
(Seville, Spain)
2008 Detailed kinetic characterization of multicenter proteins: application to tetraheme cytochromes c3 Workshop: Structure, dynamics, and function of proteins
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2004 Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with metal reductase activity XIV Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica
(Vilamoura, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/09/01 - Current Deciphering in vivo electron transfer mechanisms to boost bioelectrochemical systems performance
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2025/09/01 - Current Genetic Manipulation of Desulfuromonas acetoxidans for Enhanced Performance in Microbial Desalination Cells
Supervisor of Alice Gere
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2025/01/01 - Current Internship project “Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of selenium resistance in the Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7: gene editing in nanomaterial production”
Supervisor of Guillermo Lazúen López
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024 - Current Biochemistry research project “Enhancing cell adhesion and biofilm formation by manipulating cell-surface proteins”
Supervisor of Frederica Cardoso
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 - Current Maria Firmino - Hoarding iron: the role of iron-scavenging proteins for microbial survival
Co-supervisor of Maria Firmino
 PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 - Current Teaching an old dog new tricks: Investigation and implementation of bidirectional extracellular electron transfer in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Supervisor of Busra Bayar
 PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 - Current Supervision of Haris Nalakath Abubackar in the scope of the research project ERA “Guiding electron transfer at the microbe-electrode interface: the role of MtrCAB”
Supervisor of Haris Nalakath Abubackar
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2022 - Current Supervision of Alexandra Alves in the scope of the research project “The power of salt: using the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans for electricity production and water desalination” (PTDC/BIA-BQM/4143/2021)
Supervisor of Alexandra Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2018 - Current Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer performed by the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
Supervisor of Ricardo Soares
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Using Directed Evolution To Optimize Electroactive Microorganisms For Biotechnological Applications
Supervisor of Anton Denysov
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2023 Exploring processes to improve electroactivity in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Co-supervisor of Ana Silva
 PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Supervision of the work performed l in the framework of the PhD project Elucidating the novel outer membrane cytochromes involved in extracellular electron transfer in a novel haloalkaliphilic Geoalkalibacter sp. SAP-1 with an EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant
Supervisor of Yadav Sukrampal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Supervision in the research project “Unravel the influence of Shewanella biofilm in microbial fuel cells” under the scope of BII Verão com Ciência
Supervisor of Beatriz Ruivo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Improving bacterial biofilm using outer-membrane cytochromes
Supervisor of Diana Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020 - 2022 The Shewanella genus -¿ understanding an emerging human pathogen
Supervisor of Maria Firmino
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Unraveling the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1
Supervisor of Anaísa Coelho
 PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Cloning a focal protein in the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans litotrophicus ES-1
Supervisor of Matias Neves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Characterization of the first protein of the redox chain of Desulfuromonas acetoxidans that enables electricity production by this bacterium under the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Tomás Almeida
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Characterization of the outer-membrane cytochrome MtoA under the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Carolina Rosa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 “Unravelling Shewanella spp.’s virulence factors, an emerging human pathogen” under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course Biochemistry for Health
Supervisor of Olga Chervononska and Mafalda Francisco
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Supervision of the work “Elucidate the molecular processes relevant for Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 to reduce Pt ions on a bioelectrode“, under the scope of a Short Term Scientific Mission from COST Action PHOENIX (CA19123)
Supervisor of Adrian Ghinea
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Directed evolution to improve extracellular electron transfer towards practical biotechnological applications under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course Biotechnology for Sustainability
Supervisor of Carolina Dias
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 - 2021 A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms
Supervisor of Henrik Hapke
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020 - 2020 “Studies in biofilm regulatory signals in opportunistic human pathogens” under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course Biochemistry for Health
Supervisor of Matilde Vale and Catarina Duarte
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Optimization of cell-surface exposed cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (SOMR-1) for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems
Supervisor of Giovanni Rusconi Clerici
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 - 2019 “Understanding Shewanella´s main electron transfer hub: CymA purification and characterization” under the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Diogo Figueiredo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 - 2019 "Optimizing multiheme cytochromes towards fast extracellular electron transfer" under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course Biotechnology for Sustainability
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2019 The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria (project PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014)
Supervisor of Marisa Faustino
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2019 Living capacitors: functional characterization of a novel cytochrome acting as a nanowire
Co-supervisor of Ana Paula Fernandes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Research laboratory training
Supervisor of Maria Firmino
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2017 "Production of mutants to unravel the electrochemical behavior of cell-surface proteins" under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the PhD program 'MolBioS'
Supervisor of Ricardo Soares
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2017 "Production of mutants to unravel the electrochemical behavior of cell-surface proteins" under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course 'Biochemistry for Health'
Supervisor of Rodrigo Eduardo and Beatriz Painho
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2017 "Inserção de uma mutação antes do segundo hemo de um citocromo c" in the scope of Summer Science @ ITQB (2017)
Supervisor of Rita Ferreira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2017 "Homology of the Fumarate Reductase between Shewanella Strains" in the scope of Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology)
Supervisor of Sofia Carapinha
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Unraveling the molecular mechanisms that orchestrate the electron transfer from inside S. oneidensis MR-1 cells to terminal reductase cytochromes
Co-supervisor of Sónia Neto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Gram positive bacteria do it differently? - Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron transfer performed by Thermincola potens
Co-supervisor of Nazua Costa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 "Site-directed mutagenesis of pCP001 plasmid to allow His-Tag introduction" in the scope of Summer Science @ ITQB (2016)
Supervisor of Hannah Baer
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 “Estudos reaccionais de proteínas da membrana externa de uma bactéria exoelectrogénica” in the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Maria Inês Sousa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2016 The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria (project PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014)
Supervisor of Ana Vieira Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Functional study of a focal protein in the anaerobic respiratory metabolism of a bacterium capable of power up microbial fuel cells
Co-supervisor of Kumar Tekwani
IUT Paul Sabatier, France

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2015 Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Mónica Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2015 Molecular mechanisms that orchestrate a two-electron reduction step coupled with protonation in redox enzymes that contain chains of single electron redox co-factors (project PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010)
Supervisor of Sónia Neto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Optimization of an innovative platform for production of enzymes of marine and freshwater bacteria with biotechnological applications
Supervisor of Ana Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Bruno Fonseca
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2013 “Estudo de interacções entre proteínas periplasmáticas de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1” in the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Afonso Cârrelo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2013 “Estudo de interacções entre transportadores electrónicos extracelulares e proteínas de membrana externa de Shewanella sp. por espectroscopia de RMN” in the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Tiago Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2013 “Expressão do citocromo mutante STC11 de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 em Escherichia coli e purificação do citocromo mutante STC13 de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 extraído de Escherichia coli” in the scope of University Extension Course - Scientific Research Training project
Supervisor of Daniela Sequeira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Luís Rosa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Ana Paula Fernandes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2012 “Sobreexpressão do citocromo octahémico tipo-c OTR de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 em Escherichia coli” in the scope of University Extension Course - Scientific Research Training project
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current WISMET Seminars WISMET support female researchers in the microbial electrochemistry and electromicrobiology fields. These seminars are online and occurs every two months. (2021)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
2022 - 2022 Member of organizing committee of the Mini-symposium ‘Membrane proteins involved in extracellular electron transfer’, 29th September – online meeting (2022 - 2022)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
2020/10/07 - 2020/10/09 Member of the organizing committee of the 1st Virtual ISMET Meeting from the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, 7th to 9th October – online meeting (2020/10/07 - 2020/10/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2017 - 2017 ISMET 6, the general meeting from the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, 3rd-6th October, Reitoria da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2017 - 2017)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2016 - 2016 Summer Science @ ITQB in Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2016 - 2016) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Lunch Time Seminars in Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2003 - 2004) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Vitor Mordido - Superoxide reductases: unravelling catalytic determinants through natural and site directed mutants (Master degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vitor Mordido (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 Ana Silva - Exploring processes to improve electroactivity in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
 Ana Silva (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 Anton Denysov - Using directed evolution to optimize electroactive microorganizms for biotechnological applications
Supervisor
 Anton Denysov (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 Maria Firmino - The Shewanella genus -¿ understanding an emerging human pathogen (Master degree)
Supervisor
 Maria Firmino (Master)
2022 Leona Otega Ojake - Novel Biohybrid Systems for the Production of Solar Fuels (Master degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Leona Otega Ojake (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022 Anaísa Coelho - Unraveling the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
 Anaísa Coelho (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 Henrik Hapke - A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms (Master degree)
Supervisor
 Henrik Hapke (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020 Giovanni Clerici - Optimization of cell-surface exposed cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (SOMR-1) for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems (Master degree)
Supervisor
 Giovanni Rusconi Clerici (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 Rita Pires - Advanced dendrimers for capture and storage of sustainable energy (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita Pires (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 Sónia Neto - Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms that Orchestrate Electron Transfer in Anaerobic Respiratory Metabolism of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
 Sónia Neto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 Nazua Costa - Gram positive bacteria do it differently? - Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron transfer performed by Thermincola potens (PhD degree)
Supervisor
 Nazua Costa (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 Patrícia Batista - Nova abordagem terapêutica para a regeneração do osso (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Patrícia Sofia Pinhanços Batista (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2012 Ivo. H. Saraiva - Structural and functional characterization of the gene products responsible for phototrophic iron oxidation by purple bacteria (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Saraiva, Ivo H. (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Bioelectrochemical Society
2014 - Current International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology
2014 - Current European Federation of Biotechnology
2001 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica
2012 - 2018 Biochemical Society

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024 - Current PhD thesis committee Nuno Machado
Member
2024 - Current PhD thesis committee Shakiba Gholami
Member
2023 - Current PhD thesis committee Catarina Alves
Member
2022 - Current PhD thesis committee Ana Rita Oliveira
Member
2021 - Current PhD thesis committee Gonçalo Manteigas
Member
2020 - Current COST ACTION Phoenix CA19123 (part of the management committee of Portugal) Humanity faces unprecedented challenges: global warming, overuse of fossil fuel energy and rapidly growing urbanisation. PHOENIX aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of Bio-electrochemical systems. The activities of PHOENIX will be related to the characterization of BESs technologies and their implementation as bio-remediator, bio-sensors, and bio-reactors connected to sustainable urban planning, educational and socio-economic aspects.
Member
2019 - 2023 ISMET - International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology The main aim of ISMET is to link researchers from different areas of science, engineering and technology to study microbial electrochemical systems and the fundamentals of the interaction between microbes and electrodes. This information is crucial to find the most suitable conditions for the practical implementation of these organisms in sustainability applications.
Advisor / Consultant
 International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023 - 2023 5th European meeting of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET)
2022 - 2022 8th Global Conference of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET) – ISMET8
2021 - 2021 5th European Meeting of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET) 2020
2020 - 2020 Biofilms 9

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Biochemistry and Molecular Biology class of the Biology degree (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Lab rotations of the master program “Biotechnology for Sustainability” (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Biochemistry class and Molecular Biology class of the Bioinformatics degree (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Biomolecular Structures class of the Biology degree (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Biochemistry and Structural Biology block of the PhD program (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2025 - Current European Science Foundation with FWO calls (ESF: FWO post-doctoral project)
Evaluator
2024 - Current Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
Evaluator
2024 - Current NWO Domain Science - M grants
Evaluator
2024 - Current Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) from European Science Foundation
Evaluator
2024 - 2024 Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) from European Science Foundation
Evaluator
 European Science Foundation, France
2022 - 2022 Evaluator for scientific proposals from Department of Energy (DOE), USA
Evaluator
2022 - 2022 Evaluator for scientific proposals of NNF CORC: Novo Nordish Foundation CO2 Research Center
Evaluator
2022 - 2022 Evaluator for scientific proposals of Emerald: Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain
Evaluator
2022 - 2022 Evaluator for PhD employee positions for the Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK Graduate School)
Evaluator
2022 - 2022 Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet) - 3rd Proof of Concept Call (PoC) 2022
Evaluator
2020 - 2020 Evaluator for NOW Talent program - Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Evaluator
2020 - 2020 Evaluator for scientific proposals of Program IDEAS: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Evaluator
2017 - 2017 Evaluator for scientific proposals of French National research Agency (ANR)
Evaluator

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023 - Current Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Haris Nalakath Abubackar Haris Navalath
2022 - Current Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Alexandra Alves Alexandra Alves

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Principal opponent of the Biochemistry research project of Gonçalo Miguel Martinho, “Expression study of aldehyde oxidoreductases in Desulfovibrio vulgaris” Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - Current Principal opponent of the University Extension Course - Scientific Research Training project ¿Clonagem, Expressão e Purificação de Proteínas Inositol-1-fosfato citidiltransferase, uma enzima envolvida na síntese de di-mio-inositol-fosfato em Pyrococcus furiosus¿ of Rute Maria dos Santos Pinto Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 1st Prize in the Scientific Innovation Category
2022 The 2022 Innovation Award for the best discovery with the work ¿A new paradigm of multiheme cytochrome evolution by grafting and pruning protein modules¿ (to Ricardo Soares and Supervisors)
International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
2019 ECRA Prize 2019 with the project "A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018 Grant Award to participate in the ‘Bacterial electron transfer processes & their regulation’, Saint-Tropex, France
European Federation of Biotechnology , Spain
2016 Best Graphical abstract in the 3rd cross-institutional meeting of young researchers
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
2015 Grant Award (Registration and Accommodation) to participate in the 5th International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry and Technologies (ISMET), Arizona, USA
International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
2014 2th best oral presentation: “Molecular characterization of the interactions that mediate electron transfer across the microbe-electrode interface in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”
International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
2004 Travel Grant to attend the Gordon Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry, Bates College, Maine, USA
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2002 Travel Grant awarded to attend the European Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (EUROBIC), Lund, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal