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Cátia Filipa Gaspar Veríssimo Costa. Completed the Mestrado in Marine Resources Biotecnology in 2018/10 by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Licenciatura in Marine Biology and Biotechnology in 2016/07 by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria and Postgraduate Certificate in ERASMUS+ internship in 2015/09 by Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen. Attends the Doutoramento in Biosciences by Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE since 2022/09/01. Published 5 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Participated in 10 event(s). Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Research Fellow in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Marine Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Molecular Biology and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: PCR; Real Time PCR; DNA extraction; Bioinformatic tools; Primers; antimicrobial resistance; colistin; mcr-1; Vibrio spp.; Contaminant detection; Search for antimicrobial resistance; Antibiotics; Beta-Lactamases genes; MCR-1; microbial isolation; gut microbiota; Gracilaria; functional nutrition; seabass; qPCR; Vibrio alginolyticus; Listonella anguillara; Vibrio harveyi; vibriosis; aquaculture; microalgae; phenotypic characterisation; horizontal gene transfer; genetic mobilisation; Oceano e Zonas Costeiras; Bacias Hidrográficas; Ambiente; Biodiversidade; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cátia Filipa Gaspar Veríssimo Costa
Date of birth
1993/03/20
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Costa, Cátia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B61B-C0B9-89DF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8558-5786

Email addresses

  • catia.g.costa@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
  • catiafilipaverissimo@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • CETEMARES, Centro de I&D, Formação e Divulgação do Conhecimento Marítimo, junto ao Porto de Porto de Pesca de Peniche, 2520-641, Peniche, Peniche, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/01 - 2027/04/29
Ongoing
 Biosciences (Doctorate)
Major in Specialization in Microbiology
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
"Analysis of the resistome of the microbial communities present on macroplastics from the Portuguese coast." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2024/04/08 - 2024/04/12
Concluded
 Strategies for citizen engagement in science communication (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 18 out of 20
2024/03 - 2024/03
Concluded
 Ecology and menagement of exotic invasive species (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2024/01/08 - 2024/01/12
Concluded
 Bioinformatics analysis of biological sequences (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 19 out of 20
2024/01 - 2024/01
Concluded
 Molecular Bioinformatic – Hands on course (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 16 out of 20
2023/12/13 - 2023/12/13
Concluded
 Training course of "Marine Litter prevention through science literacy" (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Laboratory animal sciences (Doctoral Degree (completion of coursework))
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
 16
2016/09 - 2018/10
Concluded
 Marine Resources Biotecnology (Master's Degree)
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
"The involvement of SnRK1 complex in Gibberellin signalling pathway - a molecular approach." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2018 - 2018
Concluded
 Methods and Concepts of Statistical Analysis (Others)
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/07
Concluded
 Marine Biology and Biotechnology (Licenciate Degree)
Major in Biotecnologia
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
"Presence of blaCTX and blaTEM among environmental bacteria isolated from the S. Domingos watercourse in Peniche, Portugal. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2015/07 - 2015/09
Concluded
 ERASMUS+ internship (Postgraduate Certificate)
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
 A/A
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2022/12/01 - 2027/04/29 Research Trainee (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
(...)
2022/07/01 - 2022/11/30 Research Trainee (Research) Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2024/09 - 2025/02 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2021/03/01 - 2022/01/31 Research fellow Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/01/31 Laboratory technician COVID 19 Diagnostic Center - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
2020/08/01 - 2020/10/31 Research fellow Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
2020/04 - 2020/10 Research fellow volunteer COVID 19 Diagnostic Center - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2020/07/31 Research fellow Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2026/02/01 - 2027/07/31 FUNSEA PLASTIC - Unveiling Marine FUNgal degraders of SEAborne PLASTIC from fishing activities
2024.17893.PEX
10.54499/2024.17893.PEX
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2026/01/01 - 2027/06/30 (NOT FUNDED) Types of plastic polymers and oceanic hydrodynamics effects on biofilm formation and antimicrobial-resistance spread within MPAs
NOT FUNDED
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
Not funded
2022/12/01 - 2027/04/30 Analysis of the resistome of the microbial communities present on macroplastics from the Portuguese coast
2022.10874.BD
10.54499/2022.10874.BD
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30 (NOT FUNDED) A Marine-based Escape Room for an improved public awareness of climate change mitigation actions
NOT FUNDED
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
Not funded
2022/07/01 - 2022/11/30 Knowledge Circle
POCI-46-2021-11
Research Fellow
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Ongoing
2021 - 2022 e-Fishing - Novas ferramentas moleculares para apoio à gestão das pescas (MAR-01-03-01-FEAMP-0O291)
MAR-01-03-01-FEAMP-0O291
Research Fellow
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Ongoing
2020/08 - 2020/10 Summer School "Exploration and Valorization of Marine Resources"
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/07 - 2020/07 ALGAVALOR - MicroALGAs: produção integrada e VALORização da biomassa e das suas diversas aplicações (copromoção n.o 35234)
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-035234
LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-035234
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-035234
Research Fellow
Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização

European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - 2029/12/31 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/04292/2025
10.54499/UID/04292/2025
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente ULisboa, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2029/12/31 Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
UID/04004/2025
10.54499/UID/04004/2025
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2027/12/31 Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar
UID/50017/2025
10.54499/UID/50017/2025
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2026/12/31 MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UIDB/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04292/2020
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente ULisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
UIDP/50017/2020
10.54499/UIDP/50017/2020
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
UIDP/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04292/2020
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente ULisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - 2026/01/01 (NOT FUNDED) Uma praia sem plástico? Fungástico!
NOT FUNDED
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mariana Carôlo; Cátia Costa; Marco Simões; Maria Jorge Campos. "Exploring Bacterial Diversity in Transitional Coastal Environments: eDNA Analysis of Plastics and Surrounding Environments". 2026.
    10.1007/978-3-032-21853-7_19
Conference abstract
  1. Costa, Cátia; Calado, Maria da Luz; Ferreira, G.D.; Simões, Marco; Campos, MJ; Oliveira, Miguel A. M.; Henriques, Isabel; Tacão, Marta. "Macroplastic-associated antibiotic-resistant bacteria on Portuguese beaches: are there seasonal and polymer-type variations?". Paper presented in 7th CiiEM international congress, Caparica, 2025.
    Accepted • https://doi.org/10.54499/2022.10874.BD
  2. Simões, Marco; Sónia Cotrim Marques; Costa, Cátia; Calado, Maria da Luz; Jorge Lobo-Arteaga; Bartiloti, Cátia; Campos, Maria; Leandro, Sérgio Miguel; Antunes, Agostinho. "Complementarity of morphological and molecular tools in zooplankton monitoring at the Berlengas Biosphere Reserve, Portugal". Paper presented in “International Conference for Young MArine REsearchers” – ICYMARE, Oldenburg, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. "SnRK1 beta1 subunit protein interactors". Paper presented in European Biotechnology Congress, 2018.
    Published
  4. "Early detection of microbial contamination in microalgae cultures". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published
  5. "Antimicrobial profile of Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae isolated from Cerastoderma edule.". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published
  6. "Presence of BlaCTX-M and BlaTEM among environmental Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the São Domingos River, Peniche, Portugal". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Costa, Cátia; Duarte Ferreira, Guilherme; Henriques, Isabel; Tacão, Marta; Campos, Maria Jorge. "Macroplastics as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review of evidence, variability and methodological constraints". Critical Reviews in Microbiology (2026): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841x.2026.2721421.
    Published • 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2721421
  2. Marco Simões; Cátia Costa; Maria da Luz Calado; Nuno Vasco-Rodrigues; Maria Jorge Campos; Sérgio Miguel Leandro; Agostinho Antunes. "Unveiling the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Berlengas Archipelago in Portugal as a Hotspot of Fish Species Using eDNA Metabarcoding and the Collaboration of Fishing Crews". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13010060.
    10.3390/jmse13010060
  3. Marco Simões; Sónia Cotrim Marques; Cátia Costa; Maria da Luz Calado; Jorge Lobo-Arteaga; Cátia Bartilotti; Maria Jorge Campos; Sérgio Miguel Leandro; Agostinho Antunes. "The Advantages of Combining Morphological and Molecular Methods to Characterise Zooplankton Communities: A Case Study of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Berlengas Archipelago, Portugal". Oceans (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans5040046.
    10.3390/oceans5040046
  4. Costa, Cátia; Ferreira, Guilherme D.; Simões, Marco; Silva, Joana L.; Campos, Maria J.. "Real-Time PCR Protocol for Detection and Quantification of Three Pathogenic Members of the Vibrionaceae Family". Microorganisms 10 10 (2022): 2060. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10102060.
    Open access • 10.3390/microorganisms10102060
  5. Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Simões, Marco; Costa, Cátia; Passos, Ricardo; Baptista, Teresa. Corresponding author: Baptista, Teresa. "Modulatory effect of Gracilaria gracilis on European seabass gut microbiota community and its functionality". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17891-9.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-17891-9
  6. Valdez, Christian; Costa, Cátia; Simões, Marco; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.; Baptista, Teresa; Campos, Maria J.. "Detection of mcr-1 Gene in Undefined Vibrio Species Isolated from Clams". Microorganisms 10 2 (2022): 394. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020394.
    Open access • 10.3390/microorganisms10020394
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/25 Early detection and quantification of Vibrio sp. in microalgae cultures Microbiotec’21 webconference
Nova University Lisbon (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/06/03 - 2024/10/03 Molecular Ecology - from plastic to placton
Co-supervisor of Andre Sale
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07 - Current Participation in Leiria in – Semana Da Indústria
Workshop
 Leiria in
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
2025/11/22 - 2025/11/22 Collaboration in Open Day at Cetemares from Polytechnic of Leiria. I was responsible for tutoring one presentation about bacteria communities isolated from marine plastics along the Portuguese coast.
Exhibition
 Open Day
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2025/03/31 - 2025/03/31 Introdução à Meta-Análise em Ecologia
Workshop
 Introdução à Meta-Análise em Ecologia
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2024/06/01 - 2024/06/01 Science communication to a non-scientific audience. Development of activities/ games to disseminate scientific concepts, such as pathogens microorganisms, plastisphere, plastic colonisation, fungi degradation, and trophic chains in aquatic environments. All the activities were developed to engage children, between 4 to 10 years of age and their parents.
Festival
 Há festa no parque
Câmara Municipal de Mafra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
2024/04/18 - 2024/04/19 Participation in Open Day at ESTM-Polytechnic of Leiria, with the activity: Macroplásticos marinhos: uma fonte de bactérias resistentes a antibióticos. Ocean open day
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/11/24 - 2023/11/24 Collaboration in Open Day at Cetemares from Polytechnic of Leiria. I was responsible for tutoring one presentation about bacteria communities isolated from marine plastics on the Portuguese coast.
Exhibition
 Open day
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/29 Participation in "Poliempreende - projectos de vocação empresarial".
Seminar
 Poliempreende
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/29 Poliempreende 2022: the Poliempreende entrepreneurial competition comprises both a regional and a national phase. In the regional phase, the Polytechnic of Leiria organised a series of initiatives, including awareness sessions for entrepreneurship, creativity/innovation, and idea generation, workshops to enhance business plan development and mentoring sessions. My team got 4th place within the institution.
Conference
 Poliempreende 2022
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/01 Apresentações claras: Do slide ao poster; 10 hours of contact
Workshop
 Apresentações claras: Do slide ao poster
2018/02/05 - 2018/02/09 Conducting a workshop in collaboration with the organisation of "Ocean Open Day" - developed in School of Tourism and Marine Technology of the Polytechnic of Leiria with the theme "Fluorescent Bacteria".
Workshop
 Ocean open day
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/05/09 - 2025/05/09 Designed and facilitated a science outreach session titled “Soja e Milho Transgénicos Resistentes ao Glifosato”, introducing high school students to concepts in genetic engineering (High School) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2025/04/23 - 2025/04/23 Designed and facilitated a science outreach session titled “Soja e Milho Transgénicos Resistentes ao Glifosato”, introducing high school students to concepts in genetic engineering (High School) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02 Técnicas de Biologia Molecular (Higher Professional Technical Degree) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization Funding entity
2026/06/30 - 2026/07 Member of the Selection Committee for a Research Fellowship under the project "FunSeaPlastic -2024.1789.PEX", responsible for the evaluation of candidates and the selection process in accordance with the applicable funding regulations.
Member
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia