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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
FERNANDO SÉRGIO RODRIGUES RIBEIRO TELES

Citation names

  • Fernando Teles
  • Fernando Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles
  • Fernando RR Teles
  • FRR Teles
  • F Teles
  • Fernando Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A111-DE60-FBEC
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3054-1054
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=16q2j5oAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
Researcher Id
KBC-4763-2024
Scopus Author Id
24399834200

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Tropical Medicine
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Mycology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/08/02
Concluded
 German (Outros)
Inovinter, Portugal
2013/11/14
Concluded
 Implementation and monitoring of clinical assays (Diploma de especialização)
CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services Lisbon, Portugal
2009/04/18
Concluded
 Project management (Especialização pós-bacharelato)
Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil
2007/03/30
Concluded
 Tropical diseases (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2006/11/23
Concluded
 Molecular and medical genetics (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2006/10/20
Concluded
 Biological sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2006/08/25
Concluded
 Sensibilization and information in biosafety (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Brazil
2002/12/04
Concluded
 Pedagogical formation of trainers (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2001/05/04
Concluded
 Biotechnology / Biochemical engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
1997/11/19
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
1991/06/30
Concluded
 Student (Ensino secundário)
Escola Básica e Secundária de Gil Vicente, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/07/01 - 2014/06/30 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/11/01 - 2007/11/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/19 - 2023/09/01 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Externato São José, Portugal
2002/01/07 - 2002/07/31 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Liceu Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/05/05 - 2021/09/05 NewAppBurel
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033548
Post-doc Fellow
2003/10/01 - 2006/09/30 Development of biosensors for disease diagnosis
N.A.
PhD Student Fellow
1998/11/01 - 2000/10/31 Eco-leather
N.A.
Master Student Fellow

Contract

Designation Funders
2013 - 2014 Strategic project - LA 18 - 2013-2014
PEst-OE/SAU/LA0018/2013
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2012 Strategic project - LA 18 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/SAU/LA0018/2011
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010/06/01 - 2010/12/31 FungSens – novel DNA biosensor for improved diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis
PTDC/EBB-EBI/118019/2010
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded

Other

Designation Funders
2011/01/01 - 2011/01/31 Malaria Research and Development Network – CPLP (RIDESMAL-CPLP)
N.A.
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. FRR Teles. "Nucleic-Acid Testing, New Platforms and Nanotechnology for Point-of-Decision Diagnosis of Animal Pathogens". In Veterinary Infection Biology: Molecular Diagnostics and High-Throughput Strategies, 253-283. Springer New York, 2015.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_20
  2. FRR Teles. "The contribution of smart materials and advanced clinical diagnostic micro-devices on the progress and improvement of human health care". 2014.
    10.1002/9781118774205.ch6
  3. Fernando Teles. "Biosensors for medical mycology". 2013.
    https://doi.org/10.4155/ebo.13.263
  4. Fernando Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Nanotechnology for the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections". In Nanotechnology in Dermatology, 209-219. Springer New York, 2013.
    10.1007/978-1-4614-5034-4_20
Conference abstract
  1. TELES, F (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Molecular typing of Portuguese Cryptococcus neoformans isolates using the phospholipase (PLB1) gene and assessment of antifungal resistance". Paper presented in ISHAM 2012 (published in Mycoses, Wiley), Berlin, 2012.
    Published
  2. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Molecular typing of Portuguese Cryptococcus neoformans isolates using the phospholipase (PLB1) gene and assessment of antifungal resistance". Paper presented in 19th Journey of Yeasts Biology Prof. Nicolau van Uden (published in the Book of Abstracts), Lisbon, 2012.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2012.02206.x
  3. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Specific detection of Aspergillus species in blood from patients with invasive aspergillosis". 2011.
  4. TELES, F (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Candida species isolated from human infections from Tunisian and Portuguese patients: molecular identification and in vitro antifungal susceptibility assessment". 2011.
  5. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Direct molecular identification of fungi from onychomycosis". 2011.
  6. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Restriction analysis of the oritidine monophosphate pyrophosphorylase (URA5) gene of Portuguese Cryptococcus neoformans isolates". 2011.
  7. TELES, FERNANDO. "Science management in the CMDT/IHMT". 2009.
Conference paper
  1. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Candida species isolated from human infections from Tunisian and Portuguese patients: Molecular identification and in vitro antifungal susceptibility assessment". 2011.
    10.1142/9789814405041_0101
  2. FRR Teles. "Specific detection of Aspergillus species in blood from patients with invasive aspergillosis". 2011.
    10.1142/9789814405041_0115
Conference poster
  1. FRR Teles. "Development of a biosensor for detection and identification of dengue virus in biological fluids". 2005.
Edited book
  1. Fernando Teles. Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Edição Comemorativa. 2013.
  2. Fernando Teles. Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: 2º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical. 2012.
Journal article
  1. Fernando Teles; Filipe Antunes. "Biopolymers as alternatives to synthetic polymers in flame-retarded polymeric composites: A study of fire and mechanical behaviors". Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.21948.
    10.1002/vnl.21948
  2. Fernando Teles; Filipe Antunes. "Novel ranking framework for retrospective simultaneous assessment of fire and mechanical performances of natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites: Literature update from the previous decade". Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.21908.
    10.1002/vnl.21908
  3. Fernando Teles; G Martins; F Antunes. "Fire retardancy in nanocomposites by using nanomaterial additives". Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (2022):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105466
  4. FRR Teles. "HIV/AIDS-associated cryptococcosis in Portugal spanning the pre- to the post-HAART era: a retrospective assessment at the genotypic level based on URA5-RFLP.". (2015):
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-015-0873-z
  5. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "The future of novel diagnostics in medical mycology". (2015):
    doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.082297-0
  6. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Insights on the Genotype Distribution Among Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii Portuguese Clinical Isolates". (2014):
    10.1007/s00284-013-0452-0
  7. F Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Genotypic diversity of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Northern Portugal". (2014):
  8. FRR Teles. "The Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of Lisbon and its Research in Medical Microbiology". Clinical Microbiology: Open Access 02 03 (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-5073.1000109.
    10.4172/2327-5073.1000109
  9. FRR Teles. "The new flow system approach in packed bed reactor applicable for immobilized enzyme". Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 79 (2012): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2012.04.001.
    10.1016/j.molcatb.2012.04.001
  10. Fernando RR Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "In vitro sensitivity of Staphylococcus sp. bacteria to antimicrobials and disinfectants used for control of bovine mastitis". (2012):
  11. FRR Teles. "Laboratorial diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis and new insights for the future of fungal diagnosis". Talanta 85 5 (2011): 2254-2264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2011.07.099.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2011.07.099
  12. Fernando Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Biosensors and rapid diagnostic tests on the frontier between analytical and clinical chemistry for biomolecular diagnosis of dengue disease: A review". Analytica Chimica Acta 687 1 (2011): 28-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2010.12.011.
    10.1016/j.aca.2010.12.011
  13. Fernando RR Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Update on dengue in Africa". (2011):
  14. Fernando Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Biosensors as rapid diagnostic tests for tropical diseases". Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences 47 3 (2010): 139-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10408363.2010.518405.
    10.3109/10408363.2010.518405
  15. FRR Teles. "Trends in DNA biosensors". Talanta 77 2 (2008): 606-623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2008.07.024.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2008.07.024
  16. FRR Teles. "Applications of polymers for biomolecule immobilization in electrochemical biosensors". Materials Science and Engineering: C 28 8 (2008): 1530-1543. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2008.04.010.
    10.1016/j.msec.2008.04.010
  17. Fernando Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Electrochemical detection of a dengue-related oligonucleotide sequence using ferrocenium as a hybridization indicator". Sensors 7 11 (2007): 2510-2518. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s7112510.
    10.3390/s7112510
  18. FRR Teles. "Trends in dengue diagnosis". (2005):
    10.1002/rmv.461
  19. Fernando RR Teles (A111-DE60-FBEC). "Enzymatic degreasing of a solid waste from the leather industry by lipases". (2001):
    https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010596206857
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles, Fernando. "Development of a biosensor for detection and identification of dengue virus in biological fluids". PhD, 2006. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/2085.
  2. TELES, FERNANDO. "Degreasing of wastes from the leather industry by lipases". Master, 2001.
  3. TELES, FERNANDO. "Photophysical caracterization of porphyrins". Degree, 1997.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2010 - 2012 Molecular typing of clinical and environmental isolates from Cryptococcus neoformans through the phospholipase B gene (PLB1) and evaluation of antifungal susceptibility.
Co-supervisor

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2009 - 2014 Biweekly talks from invited experts: “CMDT Talks” (2009 - 2014)
2013 - 2013 Short-course “Patents – technological rights” (2013/06/03 - 2013/06/04)
2013 - 2013 2nd National Congress of Tropical Medicine (IHMT/UNL) (2013/04/20 - 2013/04/23)
2012 - 2012 Candidacy of Lisbon to host the congress “7th Trends in Medical Mycology”, TIMM-7 (em 2015) (2015 - 2015)
2012 - 2012 Solemn opening of the scholar year letivo 2012-3 (IHMT/UNL) (2012/10/19 - 2012/10/19)
2011 - 2011 2nd Scientific Journey of IHMT (2011/12/12 - 2011/12/12)
2011 - 2011 Workshop “Innovation in health: oportunities for Portugal and for the cooperation” (IHMT/UNL) (2011/11/29 - 2011/11/29)
2011 - 2011 I Colloquim "Garcia de Orta: medicinal plants" (IHMT/UNL) (2011/04/12 - 2011/04/12)
2010 - 2010 1st Scientific Journey of IHMT (2010/12/13 - 2010/12/13)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2012/12/10 Molecular typing of clinical and environmental isolates from Cryptococcus neoformans through the phospholipase B gene (PLB1) and evaluation of antifungal susceptibility. Carina Andreia Tavares Máximo (Master)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2013 - Current European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
2012 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Micologia Médica (ASPOMM)
2014 - 2017 WHO Virtual Health Library (BVS ePORTUGUESe)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2012 - 2015 Member of the scientific commission of the “7th Trends in Medical Mycology” (TIMM-7, 2015; Lisboa).
2011 - 2014 Library Council of IHMT
2009 - 2014 Scientific Council of the IHMT

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2013 - 2014 Discipline: Ongoing Research and Perspectives. Genética Humana e Doenças Infecciosas (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Lecture: "Biosensors for molecular diagnosis". Disciplines: Advanced Methods in Molecular Biology (MSc. course in Tropical Health); Molecular Microbiology (MSc. course in Biomedical Sciences); Medical Importance of Zoonotic Spirochetes: Leptospira and Borrelia (MSc. course in Medical Microbiology) (Mestrado)
2009 - 2014 Lecture: "Biosensors for molecular diagnosis”. Disciplines: Molecular Microbiology – Fundamentals and Applications (PhD. course in Biomedical Sciences); Medical Importance of Zoonotic Spirochetes: Leptospira and Borrelia (PhD. course in Biomedical Sciences); Laboratorial Experimentation in vivo and in vitro (PhD. course in Human Genetics and Infectious Diseases) (Doutoramento)
2010 - 2011 Lecture: “Laboratorial diagnosis of dengue” Discipline: Yellow Fever, Dengue and Other Arboviroses (MSc. course in Medical Parasitology) (Mestrado)
2010 - 2010 Lecture: "Biosensors for molecular diagnosis". Course: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
2009 - 2010 Lecture: "Biopharmaceuticals”. Disciplines: Methods of Molecular Diagnosis in Bacteriology and Mycology (MSc. course in Medical Microbiology); Biopathology in Transmissible Diseases (MSc. course in Tropical Health) (Mestrado)
2006 - 2006 Lecture: “Antivirals and antimicrobials”. Discipline: Pharmacology (BSc. course in Nursing) (Graduado)
2006 - 2006 Lecture: “Antifungals and antibacterials”. Discipline: Pharmacology (BSc. course in Nursing) (Graduado)
2001 - 2002 Disciplines in the fields of enzymatic technology and of processes for separation of biological products (BSc. course in Chemical Engineering) - assistant in laboratorial classes (Licenciatura)

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2013 - 2013 Scientific project submitted to the "Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le sida et les hépatites virales" (Paris, França). Programa “Recherches Partenariales et Innovation Biomédicale” (RPIB).

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2016 - 2019 Journal of Medical Microbiology (1473-5644) Microbiology Society
2013 - 2017 Tropical Medicine & Surgery (2329-9088) OMICS Publishing Group
2013 - 2017 Clinical Microbiology: Open Access
2016 - 2016 Lasers in Medical Sciences (1435-604X) Springer-Verlag
2016 - 2016 Analytica Chimica Acta (0003-2670) Elsevier
2015 - 2015 Sensors
2014 - 2014 Lasers in Medical Sciences
2014 - 2014 PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2014 - 2014 Sensors
2013 - 2013 Sensors
2013 - 2013 The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (1972-2680) Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2012 - 2012 Biosensors
2012 - 2012 Molecules
2011 - 2011 Infection Genetics and Evolution
2010 - 2010 International Journal of Physical Sciences
2010 - 2010 African Journal of Biochemistry Research (1996-0778) Academic Journals
2008 - 2008 African Journal of Microbiology Research (1996-0808) Academic Journals

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2013 - 2013 Sónia Raquel Mota Faria
2000 - 2001 Marta Augusto Moreira Fortio da Palma
2000 - 2001 Elsa Rute Martins Mendinhos

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2011 - 2014 Management of the scientific repository "CONVERIS" (The Current Research Information System for Higher Education Institutions)
2013/12/13 - 2013/12/13 Chair of session of oral communications in the 4th Scientific Journey of IHMT.
2013 - 2013 Invited reviewer for book chapter
2011 - 2011 Revision of the "Atas do 1º Colóquio Garcia de Orta" (IHMT/UNL)
2010 - 2010 Management of the scientific repository "RUN" (Institutional repository of the NOVA Lisbon University)