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Cláudia Malta Luís graduated in Biochemistry in 2019 by University of Évora, with the final grade of 15 out of 20. Between January and July of 2019, she did an internship at the Chemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, under the supervision of Professor Isabel Alves-Pereira and Professor Rui Ferreira. The work resulted in oral communication in an international congress and a peer-reviewed manuscript entitled "Effects of nutrient solution concentration on plant growth and phytochemical accumulation in substrate-grown spinach". In 2021, she completed the masters in Biochemistry for Health awarded by University Nova de Lisboa, ITQB NOVA, with the final grade of 18 out of 20. The thesis work was conducted under the guidance of Doctor Catarina Pimentel and Doctor Catarina Amaral and its main goal was to understand how iron affects the candicidal activity of echinocandins. Claudia obtained the final grade of 19 out of 20. In recognition of her work, in August of 2021 she was awarded with a research fellowship to join the project "STOP-COVID - Strategies to prevent COVID-19 by early detection of asymptomatic carriers at increased risk: epidemiological studies and validation of a rapid-in-house diagnostic test" at the Yeast Molecular Biology Lab, under the supervision of Doctor Catarina Pimentel. In January of 2022, she started her adventure as PhD Student in Molecular Biosciences at ITQB NOVA with the main goal of developing a rapid and highly sensitive test for diagnosing Candida glabrata infections resistant or sensitive to fluconazole and to test the efficacy and mode of action of promising new compounds with antifungal activity. Since joining ITQB NOVA, Cláudia has often participated in outreach activities, such as the International Microorganism Day, ITQB Open day, and Open Labs.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cláudia Margarida Malta Luís

Citation names

  • Luís, Cláudia
  • Malta, Cláudia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AE19-2855-1140
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3190-9351

Email addresses

  • cmm.luis@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
  • claudia.malta.luis@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English
Education
Degree Classification
2022/01/01 - 2026
Ongoing
 Biociências Moleculares (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Antifungal resistance in yeast: improved diagnostics and therapeutics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/09 - 2021/10/26
Concluded
 Bioquímica para a Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Understanding the effect of iron on the candicidal activity of echinocandins" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2016/09/19 - 2019/07/22
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Influence of cultivar and nutrient solution on nitrate levels and functional value of Spinacia oleraceal L. in soilless culture" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/08 - 2021/12 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/01/03 - 2019/07/22 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/08 - 2021/12 STOP-COVID – Strategies to prevent COVID-19 by early detection of asymptomatic carriers at increased risk: epidemiological studies and validation of a rapid-in-house diagnostic test
023/BI/2021
Research Fellow
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Azole metal complexes as a promising source for new antifungals
2022.04565.PTDC
10.54499/2022.04565.PTDC
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01/13 - 2022/02/24 COVID-19 surveillance among students from public schools in Oeiras using a saliva test developed at ITQB NOVA
CMO
Volunteer
Municipality of Oeiras
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Luís, Cláudia. "Effects of nutrient solution concentration on plant growth and phytochemical accumulation in substrategrown spinach". Paper presented in Proc. III International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Luís, Cláudia; Pedras, Andreia; Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Francescato, Giulia; Romeo, Giulia; Beatriz Royo; Ana Petronilho; Catarina Pimentel. "Forging new paths for invasive fungal infections treatment: The power of organometallic compounds". Paper presented in 13th PhD Meeting ITQB NOVA, 2023.
  2. Pedras, Andreia; Luís, Cláudia; Gaspar-Cordeiro, A.; Antunes, Wilson; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Amaral, Catarina; Pimentel, Catarina. "Iron overload impairs the antifungal activity of caspofungin against Candida albicans". Paper presented in 31 International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology - ICYGMB31, 2023.
  3. Andreia Pedras; Catarina Amaral; Cláudia Malta Luís; Diana Mendes Grilo; Teresa Pissarro; Catarina Pimentel. "Yeast Molecular Biology Lab". Paper presented in LS4Future, 2023.
  4. Catarina Amaral; Sofia M. da Silva; Wilson Antunes; Américo Duarte; E. Moe; Luís Lima; Nuno Faria; Diana Mendes Grilo; et al.. "From lab to field: low cost saliva tests for mass-screening of SARS-CoV-2". Paper presented in NOVAhealth Chronic Disease and Infection V International Conference, 2022.
  5. Pedras, Andreia; Luís, Cláudia; Gaspar-Cordeiro, A.; Antunes, Wilson; Amaral, Catarina; Pimentel, Catarina. "Iron affects the antifungal activity of echinocandins". Paper presented in IUBMB–FEBS–PABMB Congress, 2022.
  6. Andreia Pedras; Malta, Cláudia; Ana Carolina Gaspar-Cordeiro; G. Duarte, Américo; Wilson Antunes; Luís Lima; Catarina Amaral; Catarina Pimentel. "Effect of iron on the antifungal activity of caspofungin". Paper presented in TIMB3 Final Meeting, 2022.
  7. Pedras, Andreia; Malta, Cláudia; Ana Carolina Gaspar-Cordeiro; Wilson Antunes; Catarina Pimentel. "The effect of metal on the antifungal activity of echinocandins". Paper presented in TIMB3 2nd Annual Meeting, Online Event, 2021.
  8. Pedras, Andreia; Luís, Cláudia; Gaspar-Cordeiro, A.; Antunes, Wilson; Rodrigues-Pousada, Claudina; Pimentel, Catarina. "Impact of iron on the antifungal activity of echinocandin drugs". Paper presented in 11th PhD Meeting, ITQB NOVA, 2021.
  9. Machado, RMA; Luís, Cláudia; Alves-Pereira, Isabel; Ferreira, Rui. "Effects of nutrient solution EC on plant growth and phytochemical accumulation in substrate grown spinach". Paper presented in III International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis, Milan, Italy, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Morais, Inês; Amaral, Catarina; Luís, Cláudia; da Silva, Sofia M.; Grilo, Diana; G. Duarte, Américo; Afonso, Gonçalo; et al. "A low-cost molecular test for SARS-CoV-2 detection suitable for variant discrimination and community testing using saliva". medRxiv (2023):
    Published
  2. S Mendes, Sofia; Sorg, Moritz; Luís, Cláudia Malta; Fontinha, Diana; Francisco, Denise; Moita, Diana; C Romão, Carlos; et al. "Conjugated carbon monoxide-releasing molecules have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity". Future Medicinal Chemistry 15 12 (2023): 1037-1048. http://dx.doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2023-0103.
    10.4155/fmc-2023-0103
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/22 SYBR Green-based RT-PCR tests for rapid, sensitive and inexpensive detection of SARS-CoV-2. MICROBIOTEC 21, Online Event
2021/10/01 The effect of metal on the antifungal activity of echinocandins. TIMB3 2nd Annual Meeting, Online Event

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/24 - Current International Day of Microrganism - Praia da Torre (2023/09/24)
2022/09/17 - Current International Day of Microorganism - Praia de Caxias (2022/05/25) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/02 - Current Participation on the organization of the “20 Years of Biochemistry” commemoration at the University of Évora. (2019/02)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2017/05 - Current Participation in the III Biochemistry conferences at the University of Évora. (2017/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21 Comemoração dos "20 Anos de Bioquímica" na Universidade de Évora. (2019/02/21) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/05/13 - Current Participation in the “ITQB NOVA Open Day – De volta ao Futuro!” in the “Visit to a Laboratory"
2022/10/11 - Current Participation in FIC.A - Internacional Festival of Science, “Ciência a brincar – jogos e desafios”
2022/05/25 - Current “Cientista vai à escola”. EB São Bruno
2021/09 - Current Host of the European night of investigators 2021, Oeiras, Portugal. European Night of Investigators 2021
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/05/28 - Current Cientistas va~o a` Escola - EB1 Conde de Ferreira. Face-to-face session. It was explained to students in the 1st year of the 1st cycle (7 years old), using a very simple experimental demonstration, how colorimetric testing works. Scientists go to school
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/05 - Current Participation in the “ITQB NOVA Virtual Open Day 2021” guide in the “Virtual Visit to a Laboratory”.
Other
 ITQB NOVA Virtual Open Day 2021
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/01 - Current COVID-19 surveillance among students from public schools in Oeiras using a saliva test developed at ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/04/14 - 2022/04/16 Participation in the 12th ITQB PhD Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - 2019 NEBIOQUE Secretária da Mesa da Assembleia Geral

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/09/09 - Current Students representative in the Executive Committee of the Master’s degree in Biochemistry for Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon in the academic year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/09/17 - 2019/07/22 Students representative on the Executive and Monitoring Committee of the Biochemistry course at the School of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Évora in the academic year 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Poster Presentation - 13th PhD Meeting ITQB NOVA
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal