Rita Susana Rosa Branco (BD11-2418-AE1D)

Curriculum Vitae

Rita Susana Rosa Branco

Rita Susana Rosa Branco. Completed the Doutoramento in Bioquímica in 2009/07/24 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Mestrado in Biologia Celular in 2003 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and Licenciatura in Bioquímica in 1999 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Is Contracted Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra. Published 29 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Organized 6 event(s). Participated in 8 event(s). Co-supervised 2 PhD thesis(es). Supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 5. Supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc e co-supervised 1. Has received 5 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 2 project(s), Principal investigator in 1 project(s), Researcher in 16 project(s) and Supervisor in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Environmental Sciences, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology with emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology with emphasis on Bioremediation, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biochemistry, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology, Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with emphasis on Agriculture, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Molecular Biology and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Materials Engineering with emphasis on Materials Engineering.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Rita Susana Rosa Branco

Citation names

Branco, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: BD11-2418-AE1D
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0291-8029

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture
Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2009/07/24 Concluded	Bioquímica (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Heavy metal resistance mechanisms in species Ochrobactrum tritici: the case of arsenic and chromium" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Excellent
2003 Concluded	Biologia Celular (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Estudo da capacidade de resistência a Cr(VI) da estirpe Ochrobactrum tritici" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Very Good
1999 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Estudo de uma comunidade microbiana resistente a Cr(VI)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Good

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/01/02 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal (...)
2010/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09 - 2020/08	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2019/08/31	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2008/12/01 - 2013/06/30	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013/01/01 - 2013/03/01	Special Foreign Researcher	EMBRAPA Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Agrobiologia, Brazil
	EMBRAPA Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Agrobiologia, Brazil
2007/01/15 - 2007/09/15	Graduated Researcher	Brown University, United States
	Brown University Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, United States
2003/01/01 - 2006/12/31	PhD student	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

1999/09/01 - 2002/12/31	Master Student	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

2000/01/01 - 2001/12/31	Lab Technician	IAV- Instituto Ambiente e Vida, Portugal

1998/09/01 - 1999/07/31	Undergraduated Training	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/01/01 - Current	Unravelling Biological Interactions of Yttrium for Developing Recovery Strategies Contributing to a Circular Economy Concept SFRH/BD/147292/2019 Supervisor Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2015/07/01 - 2018/12/31	Biotechnological environmentally friendly strategies for recovery of critical elements SFRH/BPD/110807/2015 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2015/06/30	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: FROM METAL PREDICTION TO BIOREMEDIATION FRH/BPD/48330/2008 Post-doc Fellow Instituto do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003/01/01 - 2006/12/31	Mechanisms of resistance to heavy metals in species Ochrobactrum tritici: the case of arsenic and chromate SFRH/BD/10737/2002 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020 - 2023	R&D Unit Funding - CEMMPRE UID/EMS/00285/2020 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019 - 2023	Biorecover – Development of an innovative sustainable strategy for selective biorecover of critical raw materials from Primary and Secondary sources info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/821096/EU Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25	MicroMineR-Microbiological technologies in mining and recycling of high-tech critical metals PTDC/CTA-AMB/31820/2017 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/07 - 2021/06	Avaliação da Eficácia de Descontaminação e Segurança de Reutilização de Aparelhos de Proteção Respiratória (APR) RESEARCH 4 COVID-19-FCT395 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Concluded
2016 - 2020/01/31	SafeSurf-Light activated permanent antimicrobial surfaces PTDC/CTMPOL/6138/2014 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/05/31	BIOCriticalMetals - Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential (bioleaching) for high-tech critical metals ERAMIN/0002/2015 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Concluded
2016 - 2019	PTW-Biotools for a sustainable supply of tungsten - from biodetection to bioleaching and biorecovery. PTDC/AAG-REC/3839/2014 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017 - 2018	Geomicrobiological tools for the recovery of resources from industrial residual fluxes (Ferramentas geomicrobiológicas para recuperação de recursos a partir de fluxos de resíduos industriais) A-02/17 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Concluded
2015 - 2017	Financiamento da Unidade I&D Centro de Engenharia Mecânica (UID/SEM/00285/2013). Programa de Financiamento Plurianual de Unidades de I&D (FCT) UID/SEM/00285/2013 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012 - 2014	FitoSensor – Plantas sensoras de contaminação ambiental por cromo 400756/2012-9 Researcher Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded
2010 - 2013	HotMetal- Exploiting marine hydrothermal spots for diversity of metal resistance-strategies together with antibiotic resistance dissemination FCT-PTDC/MAR/109057/2008 Researcher Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010 - 2013	ArsTool - Construction of a bioaccumulator for bioremediation of arsenic PTDC/BIA-MIC/114958/2009 Researcher Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010 - 2013	BxTOXIC-Identification of genetic determinants from endophytic bacteria involved in nematodes infectivity in PWD PTDC/AGR-CFL/115373/2009 Researcher Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2006 - 2008	ASensor-small and robust tool for arsenic environmental monitoring FCT-POCTI/AMB/60909/2004 Researcher Instituto do Ambiente e Vida, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003 - 2006	Caracterização de bactérias adaptadas a ambientes poluídos:perspectiva de novas ferramentas de monitorização e bioremediação POCTI/BSE/42414/2001 Researcher IAV- Instituto Ambiente e Vida, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
1999 - 2002	Bacteria adapted to chromium-polluted biotopes FCT-POCTI/13166/1998 Researcher IAV- Instituto Ambiente e Vida, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	MSSHBioCem – Mortar Surface Self-Healing via high-performance Biocemen (Auto-Reparação de Superfícies de Argamassa usando um Biocimento de Elevado Desempenho) 2022.03631.PTDC Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022 - Current	AM2R - Mobilizing Agenda for business innovation in the Two Wheels sector Project No. 7253 Researcher	Ongoing
2022 - Current	Agenda for Microeletronics Project n.º8000 Researcher	Ongoing
2021 - Current	ARISE Al - Produção Avançada e Sistemas Inteligentes - Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems. LA/P/0112/2020 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/11 - Current	REVIVING - revisiting mine tailings to innovate metals biorecovery ERA-MIN2 ID:62 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022 - 2023	SUSTe - Development of SUStainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of Tellurium-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes SUSTE Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)	Concluded
2015 - 2017	COMMITMENT EIP-Raw Material BioAlMinore-Innovative bio-mining and bio-mineralization technologies applied to extraction of low-grade ores deposits, mine by-products and recycling of man-made products BioAlMinore Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	P. Piedade, Ana; Romeu, Francisco; Branco, Rita; V. Morais, Paula. "Thin Films for Medical and Environmental Applications". In Thin Film Synthesis and Application for Medical and Biological Use [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2018. Published • 10.5772/intechopen.80021
Conference abstract	Coimbra Carina; Branco, Rita; Morais P.V. "Whole-genome transcriptional analysis of yttrium stress in strain Mesorhizobium quingshengii J19". Hamburg, 2023. Branco, Rita; Morais PV. "Bacterial strategies to interact with metals: from mechanisms to applications". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation / Restoration Processes, 2023. Morais PV; Caldeira, Joana B.; Branco, Rita; Correia AA. "Biopolymer stabilization of bioleached mine residue to produce technosol". Paper presented in Biomining’23, 2023. Coimbra, Carina; Branco, Rita; Morais, PV. "Interaction of Mesorhizobium quingshengii J19 with high concentrations of yttrium". 2021. Joana B. Caldeira; Ana Paula Chung; Paula V. Morais; Rita Branco. "Impact of a DedA family protein in Indium Bioaccumulation by a Rhodanobacter sp. B2A1Ga4 strain". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, online, 2021. Carina Coimbra; Rita Branco; Paula V. Morais. "Interaction of Mesorhizobium quingshengii J19 with high concentrations of yttrium". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, online, 2021. Caldeira, Joana B.; Chung, A. P.; Morais, PV; Branco, Rita. "Impact of a DedA family protein in Indium Bioaccumulation by a Rhodanobacter sp. B2A1Ga4 strain.". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, 2021. Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula. V.. "Importance of metal resistant genes in bacterial surviving in contaminated environments with toxic metal pollutants". Paper presented in IMPSG2020 (INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF GENETICS), Faro, 2020. Published Branco, Rita. "Critical metals accumulation by strain Serratia fonticola A3_242: unveling mechanisms of bacterium-metal interactions". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, Coimbra, 2019. Published Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Schwab, Stefan; Baldani, Ivo; Morais, Paula V.. "A host-carried Cr(VI) Whole-Cell Biosensor for detection of environmental contamination transfer to the food chain". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, Coimbra, 2019. Published Chung, A.P.; Coimbra, C.; Francisco, Romeu; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Simão, F.V.; Gomes, E.; et al. "Tailings microbial community profile and prediction of its functionality in basins of tungsten mine". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, Coimbra, 2019. Published Dias, Diana; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Piedade, A.P.. "Carbon nanocoatings: the new antibiotics?". Paper presented in Nanosmat 2016, 11th International Conference on Surfaces Coatings and Nanostructured Materials, Aveiro, 2016. Published Morais, Paula V.; Farias, Pedro; Santos, C.E; Branco, Rita; Francisco, Romeu. "Natural hotspots for multiple resistances gain: arsenic resistance in heterothrophic aerobic bacteria from marine hydrothermal vents". Paper presented in Microbiotec'13, Aveiro, 2013. Published Morais, Paula V.; Branco, Rita. "ChrB is the transcriptional regulator of chr determinant of TnOtChr from Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1". Paper presented in 8th Biometals, Brussels, 2012. Published Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Whole-Cell Biosensors for the Detection of Chromate in Environmental Samples". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'11, Braga, 2011. Published Morais, Paula V.; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita. "Chromium resistance and reducing mechanisms in Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1: dissimilar effects of Cr(VI) species". Paper presented in 7th Biometals, Tucson, 2010. Published Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Identification of a locus involved in arsenite oxidation in strain Ochrobactrum tritici.". Paper presented in 10th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, Corsica, 2008. Published Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Identification of genes involved in chromium resistance in Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 by transposon mutagenesis.". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, Lisbon, 2006. Published de Jesus, Bruno; Branco, Rita; Natal-da-Luz, T.; Sousa, P.J.; Morais, Paula V. "Effect of activate sludge addition on the microbial activity of soil". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Lisbon, 2006. Published Branco, Rita; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.; Alpoim, M.C.. "Diversidade Microbiológica de ambientes contaminados com crómio: fonte de enzimas para biorremediação (Microbiological diversity of contaminated environments with chromium: source of enzymes for biorremediation)". Paper presented in 9º National Encontro de Ecologia, organizado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO), Coimbra, 2004. Published Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Veríssimo, A.; Morais, Paula V.. "Diversidade microbiológica ao longo de um curso de água contaminado com crómio". Paper presented in Encontro Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa da Ciência do Solo, Coimbra, 2003. Published Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M.C.; Morais, Paula V.. "Redução de crómio hexavalente por uma estirpe bacteriana resistente a diversos metais pesados". Paper presented in Conferência Ibérica Sobre Protecção Ambiental – Interacção entre Química e Biologia, Viseu, 2001. Published Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M.C.; Morais, P.V.. "New bacterium resistant to several metal ions and able to reduce hexavalent chromium". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, San Juan, 2000. Published
Conference paper	Paula V. Morais; Caldeira, Joana B.; Branco, Rita; António A. Correia. "Biopolymer stabilization of bioleached mine residue to produce technosol". 2023. Published Morais, Paula V; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita. "A biorremediação na recuperação de solos.". Paper presented in Workshop Economia Circular em Geotecnia Ambiental., Coimbra, 2017. Submitted Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V. "Identification of genes involved in oxyanions resistance in Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 by transposon mutagenesis". Paper presented in Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Lisbon, 2006. Published Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula V. "Identification of different loci involved in arsenic resistance in one strain of Ochrobactrum tritici". Paper presented in 12th European Congress on Biotechnology, 2005. Published Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Veríssimo, A.; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacteria diversity and function of a river impacted by chromium contaminated wastewaters". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, 2004. Published Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Alpoim, M.C.. "Chromate reductase activity of Ochrobactrum tritici strain 5bvl1". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, 2004. Published
Conference poster	Branco, Rita; Margato, Diogo; Caldeira, Joana B.; Correia, AA; Morais, PV. "LEACHING TESTS AS PREDICTION MODELS IN MINE RESIDUE VALORISATION". Paper presented in MicroBiotec23, 2023. Coimbra, Carina; Branco, Rita; Morais , PV. "HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF A LANM HOMOLOGOUS, FROM STRAIN MESORHIZOBIUM QINGSHENGII J19, INVOLVED IN YTTRIUM IMMOBILIZATION". Paper presented in MicroBiotec23, 2023. Caldeira, Joana; Branco, Rita; Morais, PV. "BACTERIAL INTERACTIONS WITH VANADIUM: INSIGHTS OF TOLERANCE AND RESISTANCE MECHANISMS". Paper presented in MicroBiotec23, 2023. Branco, Rita; Morais PV; Ana Paula Chung. "Differential Production of Pigments by Rhodanobacter strains Under Metal Exposure". 2023. Caldeira, Joana B.; Correia AA; Branco, Rita; Morais PV. "Effect of biopolymer stabilization in mine residue previously biotreated". 2023. Morais PV; Caldeira, Joana B.; Chung AP; Francisco Romeu; Rito Beatriz; Branco, Rita. "Microbiome of mine residues and its role in heterotrophic bioleaching and recovery of critical metals". Paper presented in FEMS2023, 2023. Rito Beatriz; Francisco Romeu; Coimbra, Carina; Branco, Rita; Morais PV. "Effect of growth conditions on Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 strain Rare Earth Elements immobilization capacity". Paper presented in FEMS2023, 2023. Costa Inês; Farias, Pedro; Ribeiro H; Morais, PV; Branco, Rita; Pereira, Jorge. "Extraction and purification of tellurium nanoparticles from bacterial biomass using biosolvents". 2022. Caldeira, Joana B.; Morais, PV; Branco, Rita. "A new role of DedA family protein in Indium Extrusion by a Rhodanobacter sp. strain". 2022. Branco, Rita; Morais, PV. "Enhanced Gallium and Indium Tolerance and Accumulation by Engineered Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Metallothioneins". 2022. Chung, A. P.; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, PV; Branco, Rita. "Genome mining to unravel potential metabolic pathways linked to gallium bioleaching ability of bacterial mine isolates". Paper presented in FEMS Conference on Microbiology, 2022. Roberta Lordelo; Marco Seabra Reis; Rita Branco; Paula V. Morais. Corresponding author: Rita Branco. "Assessing the microbiological efficacy of three scalable decontamination methods as a strategy to address the need for respiratory protective devices during a pandemic". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, 2021. Rita Branco; Paula V. Morais. "Overexpression of bacterial metallothioneins increases the Gallium and Indium recovery". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, 2021. Ana Paula Chung; Rita Branco; Paula V. Morais. "Comparative genomics of bacterial mine isolates to unravel metabolic features linked to gallium bioleaching ability". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, 2021. Carina Coimbra; Branco, Rita; Paula V. Morais. "Yttrium removal by alpha-proteobacteria". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2021. Roberta Lordelo; Marco S. Reis; Branco, Rita; Paula V. Morais. "Evaluation of the Decontamination Effectiveness of Three Decontamination Process in Respiratory Protective Devices". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2021. Ana Paula Chung; Paula V. Morais; Rita Branco. "Gallium Mobilization by Autochthonous Bacteria from Different Portuguese Mines". Paper presented in World Microbe Forum, 2021. Coimbra, C.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Organization of tupBCA gene cluster of Sulfitobacter species: adapting to the environment". Paper presented in IMPSG2020 (INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF GENETICS), 2020. Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula V; Branco, Rita. "Bioleaching of Gallium by bacteria isolated from two different Portuguese mines". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019. Coimbra, C.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Expressing of TupBCA from Sulfitobacter dubius for a better W accumulation in Escherichia coli cells". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, 2019. Caldeira, Joana B.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Unravelling mechanisms involved in critical metal resistance by the strain Rhodanobacter thiooxydans B2A1Ga4". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, 2019. Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Response to vanadate toxicity in Ochrobactrum tritici strains". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, 2019. Lordelo, Roberta; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Gama, Fernando; Morais, Paula V.. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae traits may determine the presence of these species in the hospital microbiome". Paper presented in MicroBiotec19, 2019. Branco, Rita; Coimbra, C.; Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula V.. "Bioleaching potential of non-acidophilic bacteria from Panasqueira mine in Fundao – Portugal". Paper presented in MicroBiotec17, 2017. Moens, M.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "A contribution to reducing arsenic concentrations in crops. Inoculation of hyperaccumulating Ochrobactrum tritici strain in rice plants reduce arsenic uptake". Paper presented in MicroBiotec17, 2017. Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula V.. "Two new species of Rhodobacter isolated from water of a former uranium mine". Paper presented in MicroBiotec17, 2017. Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Schawb, S.; Baldani, I.; Morais, Paula V.. "Impact of bacteria Cr(VI)-biosensor on plant growth and functionality of plant-bacteria systems under contamination". Paper presented in MicroBiotec17, 2017. Branco, Rita; Sousa, T.; Piedade, A.P.; Morais, Paula V.. "Bioengineered Ochrobactrum tritici As5 immobilization in PTFE thin films for arsenite bioremediation". Paper presented in MicroBiotec15, 2015. Coimbra, C.; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Characterization of tungsten uptake in marine bacteria from hydrothermal vents". Paper presented in MicroBiotec15, 2015. Branco, Rita; Coelho, Catarina; Natal-da-Luz, T.; Sousa, J.P.; Morais, Paula V.. "Evaluation of two biosensors to measure chromate concentration and to assess ecotoxicity of soils". Paper presented in 16th European Congress on Biotecnology, 2014. Sousa, T.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Hyperaccumulation of arsenic in mutants of Ochrobactrum tritici silenced for arsenite efflux pumps (ArsB and ACR3)". Paper presented in MicroBiotec13, 2013. Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Molecular characterization of the transcriptional regulator ChrB from Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1". Paper presented in MicroBiotec13, 2013. Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Characterization of bacterial bioreporters and its application in environmental analyses". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, 2012. Branco, Rita; Gurel, V.; Zhitkovich, A.; Morais, Paula. V.. "Characterization of a chrBACF determinant of transposon TnOtChr from Ochrobactrum tritici strain 5bvl1". Paper presented in 6th Biometals, 2008. Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula V.. "Sequencing and expression of two arsenic resistance operons identified in strain Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24T". Paper presented in 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 2006. Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Morais, Paula. V.. "Identification of different loci involved in arsenic resistance in one strain of Ochrobactrum tritici". Paper presented in 12th European Congress on Biotechnology, 2005. Branco, Rita; Chung, A.P.; Veríssimo, A.; Morais, Paula V.. "Bacteria diversity and function of a river impacted by chromium contaminated wastewaters". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, 2004. Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Veríssimo, P.; Morais, Paula V.; Alpoim, M.C.. "Chromate reductase activity of Ochrobactrum tritici strain 5bvl1". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine, 2004. Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M.C.; Madeira, V.M.C; Morais, Paula. V.. "Physiologic studies in Cr(VI)-resistant and Cr(VI)-reducing Ochrobactrum sp. 5bvl1". Paper presented in 1st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 2003. Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M.C.; Madeira, V.M.C; Morais, Paula V.. "Physiologic studies in Cr(VI)-resistant and Cr(VI)-reducing Ochrobactrum sp. 5bvl1". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Metal in Biology and Medicine. San Pitersburg. Russia, 2002. Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M.C.; Morais, Paula V.. "An Ochrobactrum like strain resistant to several metal ions and able to reduce hexavalent chromium". Paper presented in Micro’99. Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Luso. Portugal, 1999.
Journal article	Vaz, Luís M.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Guiomar, António Jorge. "Sterilized Polyhexanide-Releasing Chitosan Membranes with Potential for Use in Antimicrobial Wound Dressings". Membranes 13 11 (2023): 877. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes13110877. Published • 10.3390/membranes13110877 Pereira, Vanessa A.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Serra, Arménio C.. "Bioactive surfaces with well-defined amphiphilic copolymers containing a natural terpene-based monomer". Progress in Organic Coatings 183 (2023): 107791. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.107791. Published • 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.107791 Correia, António A. S.; Caldeira, Joana B.; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Enhancing the Strength of Mine Residue Soil by Bioremediation Combined with Biopolymers". Applied Sciences 13 18 (2023): 10550. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app131810550. Published • 10.3390/app131810550 Rito, Beatriz; Almeida, Diogo; Coimbra, Carina; Vicente, Diogo; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Weigand, Harald; Morais, Paula Vasconcelos. "Post-measurement compressed calibration for ICP-MS-based metal quantification in mine residues bioleaching". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19620-8. Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-19620-8 Chung, Ana Paula; Francisco, Romeu; Morais, Paula V.; Branco, Rita. "Genome mining to unravel potential metabolic pathways linked to gallium bioleaching ability of bacterial mine isolates". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.970147. Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2022.970147 Paula, Carlos T.B.; Madeira, Ana B.; Pereira, Patrícia; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Serra, Arménio C.. "ROS-degradable PEG-based wound dressing films with drug release and antibacterial properties". European Polymer Journal 177 (2022): 111447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111447. 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111447 Caldeira, Joana B.; Chung, Ana Paula; Piedade, Ana Paula; Morais, Paula V.; Branco, Rita. Corresponding author: Branco, Rita. "A DedA Family Membrane Protein in Indium Extrusion in Rhodanobacter sp. B2A1Ga4". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.772127. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2021.772127 Joana B. Caldeira; Ana Paula Chung; Paula V. Morais; Rita Branco. "Relevance of FeoAB system in Rhodanobacter sp. B2A1Ga4 resistance to heavy metals, aluminium, gallium, and indium". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 105 8 (2021): 3301-3314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-021-11254-6. 10.1007/s00253-021-11254-6 Santos, Madson R. E.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Branco, Rita; Sousa, Ruben; Dias, Carla; Serra, Arménio C.; Fernandes, José R.; et al. "Light-Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces Using Industrial Varnish Formulations to Mitigate the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18930. Published • 10.1021/acsami.0c18930 Caldeira, Joana B.; Paula V. Morais; Branco, Rita. "Exploiting the biological response of two Serratia fonticola strains to the critical metals, gallium and indium". Scientific reports 10 (2020): 20348. Open access • Published Piedade, A.P.; Pinho, A.C.; Branco, R.; Morais, P.V.. "Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ZnO based nanocomposites for the coating of non-critical equipment in medical-care facilities". Applied Surface Science 513 (2020): 145818. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145818. Published • 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145818 Piedade, A.P.; Dias, D.; Branco, R.; Morais, P.V.. "Unsaturated carbon linear chains created during bacteria incubation with amorphous carbon thin films produced by a clean technology". Journal of Cleaner Production 249 (2020): 119363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119363. Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119363 Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Response to vanadate exposure in Ochrobactrum tritici strains". PLOS ONE 15 2 (2020): e0229359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229359. Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0229359 Moens, Merijn; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Arsenic accumulation by a rhizosphere bacterial strain Ochrobactrum tritici reduces rice plant arsenic levels". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 36 2 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-020-2800-0. 10.1007/s11274-020-2800-0 Chung, Ana Paula; Coimbra, Carina; Farias, Pedro; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Simão, Francisco V.; Gomes, Elsa; et al. "Tailings microbial community profile and prediction of its functionality in basins of tungsten mine". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6. Published • 10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6 Coimbra, C.; Branco, R.; Morais, P.V.. "Efficient bioaccumulation of tungsten by Escherichia coli cells expressing the Sulfitobacter dubius TupBCA system". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 42 5 (2019): 126001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126001. Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126001 Francisco, R.; Branco, R.; Schwab, S.; Baldani, I.; Morais, P.V.. "Two plant-hosted whole-cell bacterial biosensors for detection of bioavailable Cr(VI)". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 35 8 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070061197&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s11274-019-2703-0 Santos, Madson R. E.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Almeida, Mariana C.; Branco, Rita; Serra, Arménio C.; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Amphiphilic Cationic Copolymers by the Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Stars by Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization". Biomacromolecules 20 3 (2019): 1146-1156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685. Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685 Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Schwab, Stefan; Baldani, José Ivo; Morais, Paula V.. "Impact of plant-associated bacteria biosensors on plant growth in the presence of hexavalent chromium". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 34 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-017-2389-0. Published • 10.1007/s11274-017-2389-0 Coimbra, Carina; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Tungsten accumulation by highly tolerant marine hydrothermal Sulfitobacter dubius strains carrying a tupBCA cluster". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 40 6 (2017): 388-395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2017.06.005. Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.06.005 Santos, Madson; Fonseca, Ana; Mendonça, Patrícia; Branco, Rita; Serra, Arménio; Morais, Paula; Coelho, Jorge. "Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Polymers: A Review". Materials 9 7 (2016): 599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma9070599. Published • 10.3390/ma9070599 Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Two superoxide dismutases from TnOtchr are involved in detoxification of reactive oxygen species induced by chromate". BMC Microbiology 16 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0648-0. Published • 10.1186/s12866-016-0648-0 Branco, R.; Sousa, T.; Piedade, A.P.; Morais, P.V.. "Immobilization of Ochrobactrum tritici As5 on PTFE thin films for arsenite biofiltration". Chemosphere 146 (2016): 330-337. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959191716&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.025 Sousa, Tânia; Branco, Rita; Piedade, Ana Paula; Morais, Paula V.. "Hyper Accumulation of Arsenic in Mutants of Ochrobactrum tritici Silenced for Arsenite Efflux Pumps". PLOS ONE 10 7 (2015): e0131317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131317. Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0131317 Farias, Pedro; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Branco, Rita; Francisco, Romeu; Santos, Susana; Hansen, Lars; Sorensen, Soren; Morais, Paula V.. "Natural Hot Spots for Gain of Multiple Resistances: Arsenic and Antibiotic Resistances in Heterotrophic, Aerobic Bacteria from Marine Hydrothermal Vent Fields". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81 7 (2015): 2534-2543. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.03240-14. Published • 10.1128/aem.03240-14 Coelho, C.; Branco, R.; Natal-da-Luz, T.; Sousa, J.P.; Morais, P.V.. "Evaluation of bacterial biosensors to determine chromate bioavailability and to assess ecotoxicity of soils". Chemosphere 128 (2015): 62-69. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925262820&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.026 Farias, P.; Santo, C.E.; Branco, R.; Francisco, R.; Santos, S.; Hansen, L.; Sorensen, S.; Morais, P.V.. "Natural hot spots for gain of multiple resistances: Arsenic and antibiotic resistances in heterotrophic, aerobic bacteria from marine hydrothermal vent fields". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81 7 (2015): 2534-2543. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925357485&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1128/AEM.03240-14 Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Identification and Characterization of the Transcriptional Regulator ChrB in the Chromate Resistance Determinant of Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1". PLoS ONE 8 11 (2013): e77987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077987. Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0077987 Branco, Rita; Cristóvão, Armando; Morais, Paula V.. "Highly Sensitive, Highly Specific Whole-Cell Bioreporters for the Detection of Chromate in Environmental Samples". PLoS ONE 8 1 (2013): e54005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054005. Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0054005 Morais, Paula Vasconcelos; Branco, Rita; Francisco, Romeu. "Chromium resistance strategies and toxicity: what makes Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 a strain highly resistant". BioMetals 24 3 (2011): 401-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10534-011-9446-1. Published • 10.1007/s10534-011-9446-1 Branco, R.; Francisco, R.; Chung, A. P.; Morais, P. V.. "Identification of an aox System That Requires Cytochrome c in the Highly Arsenic-Resistant Bacterium Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 15 (2009): 5141-5147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02798-08. Published • 10.1128/aem.02798-08 Branco, R.; Francisco, R.; Chung, A.P.; Morais, P.V.. "Identification of an aox system that requires cytochrome c in the highly arsenic-resistant bacterium Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 15 (2009): 5141-5147. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67651247606&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1128/AEM.02798-08 Branco, R.; Chung, A. P.; Johnston, T.; Gurel, V.; Morais, P.; Zhitkovich, A.. "The Chromate-Inducible chrBACF Operon from the Transposable Element TnOtChr Confers Resistance to Chromium(VI) and Superoxide". Journal of Bacteriology 190 21 (2008): 6996-7003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00289-08. Published • 10.1128/jb.00289-08 Branco, Rita; Chung, Ana-Paula; Morais, Paula V. "Sequencing and expression of two arsenic resistance operons with different functions in the highly arsenic-resistant strain Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24T". BMC Microbiology 8 1 (2008): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-8-95. Published • 10.1186/1471-2180-8-95 Morais, Paula V.; Paulo, Cristiana; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Paula Chung, Ana; da Costa, Milton S.. "Leucobacter luti sp. nov., and Leucobacter alluvii sp. nov., two new species of the genus Leucobacter isolated under chromium stress". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 29 5 (2006): 414-421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.10.005. Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.10.005 Branco, Rita; Chung, Ana-Paula; VerÃssimo, AntÃ³nio; Morais, Paula V.. "Impact of chromium-contaminated wastewaters on the microbial community of a river". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 54 1 (2005): 35-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsec.2005.02.014. Published • 10.1016/j.femsec.2005.02.014 Morais, Paula V.; Francisco, Romeu; Branco, Rita; Chung, Ana Paula; da Costa, Milton S.. "Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., Two New Species Isolated From a Chromium Contaminated Environment". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 27 6 (2004): 646-652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0723202042369983. Published • 10.1078/0723202042369983 Branco, Rita; Alpoim, M Carmen; Morais, Paula V. "Ochrobactrum tritici strain 5bvl1 — characterization of a Cr(VI)-resistant and Cr(VI)-reducing strain". Canadian Journal of Microbiology 50 9 (2004): 697-703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w04-048. Published • 10.1139/w04-048 Sadlik, J.K.. "7th Internal Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine: Saint Petersburg (Russia), 5-9 May, 2002 \| 7 Mi¿dzynarodowe Sympozjum "Jony Metali w Biologii i Medycynie": Sankt Petersburg (Rosja), 5-9 Maja 2002 roku". Z Zagadnien Nauk Sadowych 51 (2002): 175-177. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038674527&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Piekoszewski, W.. "6th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, San Juan (Puerto Rico), 7-10 May, 2000 \| 6 Mi¿dzynarodowe sympozjum "jony metali w biologii i medycynie", San Juan (Portoryko), 7-10 maja 2000 roku". Z Zagadnien Nauk Sadowych 44 (2000): 196-197. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034455613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Thesis / Dissertation	Branco, Rita. "Mechanisms of resistance to heavy metals in species Ochrobactrum tritici: the case of arsenic and chromate". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2008. Branco, Rita. "Caracterização e estudo da capacidade de resistência e redução de Cr(VI) pela estirpe Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2003. Branco, Rita. "Caracterização de um grupo de bactérias redutoras de crómio". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra, 1999.

Other

Invention

Registo provisório de patente nº 108988 Título: Bioengineered Ochrobactrum tritici As5 immobilization in modified ptfe surfaces for arsenite bioremediation Aplicante Universidade de Coimbra Inventores: Ana Paula da Fonseca Piedade, Paula Maria de Melim e Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais and Rita Susana Rosa Branco. 2016. Branco, Rita.
Registo provisório de patente nº 41614 Título: Whole-cell biosensors for the detection of chromate in environmental samples Aplicante: Universidade de Coimbra Inventores: Paula Maria de Melim e Vasconcelos de Vitorino Morais and Rita Susana Rosa Branco. 2013. Branco, Rita.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2021/01/25	Bacterial strategies to cope with critical metals - their biotechnological potential	Workshop - Raw Materials, a key factor on the support of European Green Deal Universidade de Coimbra (Online)
2018/07/02	New biotools for going from bioremediation to resources, a further step towards a circular economy	Ciência 2018 - Encontro de Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal Centro de congressos de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2014/10/11	Microrganismos: seu potencial na resolução de problemas ambientais	V Aniversário do DCV Departamento Ciências da Vida. Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2007	Microbiology of heavy-metal impacted environments: from the community to the individual response	I Workshop sobre Validação de Métodos de Ensaios Biológicos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Bacterial Mechanisms Underlying Vanadium-Bacteria Interactions: from Resistance to Reduction Co-supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current	Unravelling Biological Interactions of Yttrium for Developing Recovery Strategies Contributing to a Circular Economy Concept Co-supervisor of Carina Gomes Coimbra	Biociências (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - Current	Hospital Microbiology: Structure and Function of Environmental Microbial Communities Surfaces Co-supervisor	Biociências (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023/09	Influência da distribuição de peso molecular de polímeros catiónicos na sua atividade antimicrobiana Co-supervisor	Master in Chemical Engineering Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/07	Estudo de bactérias do género Burkholderia, potenciais produtoras de ácido oxálico, que possam ser promissoras na biolixiviação Supervisor	Biochemistry Project (Degree)
2021/02 - 2021/06	Efeito de metais em biofilmes e atividade antimicrobiana de polímeros Supervisor	Projecto em Biologia Aplicada II - Licenciatura em Biologia (Other) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/06	Estudo da produção de biofilme, resistência a antibióticos e capacidade de degradação de polímeros de diferentes estirpes de Pseudomonas aeruginosa Supervisor	Projecto em Bioquimica - Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Other) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Conjugação e mobilização de plasmídeos. Caracterização de mutantes de Ochrobactrum tritici. Supervisor	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Biological mechanisms for the control of oxidative stress induced by critical metals in bacteria Supervisor	Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Development and optimization of Tungsten-accumulator bacteria as bio-tools for raw materials recovery Co-supervisor	Ecologia (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017	Ochrobactrum tritici immobilized in Oryza sativa, sodium polyacrylate gel and alginate as a novel arsenic bioremediation tool Co-supervisor	Ecologia Aplicada (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Avaliação da actividade antimicrobiana de polímeros e fotosensibilizadores Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015	Demonstration of Functionality of a W Uptake Bacterial System Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015	A interação de filmes finos de “grafeno” com bactérias Co-supervisor	Engenharia de Materiais (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013	Evaluation of Derbac biosensor in to determine chromate bioavailability and to assess ecotoxicity of soils Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/01/30 - 2023/01/30	Workshop "New Solutions for Recovering Critical Raw Materials" ” organized by project REVIVING – revisiting mine tailings to innovate metals biorecovery, (2023/01/30 - 2023/01/30) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2021/01/25 - 2021/01/25	Team member of organization of the workshop - Raw Materials, a key factor on the support of European Green Deal, Online, 25th January 2021 (2021/01/25 - 2021/01/25) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07	Team member of organization of MicroBiotec 19 - Congress in Microbiology and Biotecnology 2019. Coimbra, 5-7 December 2019. (2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17	Day of the microorganism, integrated in the Brew festival, Coimbra - Observatório Ciência Viva (2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17) Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2018/05/04 - 2018/05/04	Team member of organization of Workshop "Environmentally sustainable processes in critical metals recovery: bio (micro) technologies to support a circular economy of raw materials”. Funded by projects PT-W (PTDC/AAG-REC/3839/2014) and BioCriticalMetals (ERAMIN/0002/2015). May 4, Polo II, Department of Civil Engineering, FCTUC, University of Coimbra, Coimbra. (2018/05/04 - 2018/05/04) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2016/06/06 - 2016/06/06	Team member of organization of workshop: “Environmentally sustainable processes in critical metals recovery”, associado ao projecto ERA-MIN “BioCriticalMetals- Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential (bioleaching) for high-tech critical metals”. Coimbra, 6 de Junho de 2016. (2016/06/06 - 2016/06/06) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2005/05/21 - 2005/05/24	Team member of organization of 9th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine. Lisbon, 21-24 May 2005. (2005/05/21 - 2005/05/24) Congress (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/01	BIO'n'TEQ: Mostra Tecnológica de Biotecnologia, Cantanhede, Portugal. 1 February 2023 with the interactive expo “Development of SUSTainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of Tellurim-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes.” Exhibition
2022/10/10 - 2022/10/16	FIC.A – Festival internacional de Ciência 2022, 10-16 October 2022, Oeiras, Portugal with the interactive expo “Recuperação de Telúrio a partir de Painéis Fotovoltaicos para produção de Nanopartículas” Exhibition
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/29	Exposition organized by CEMMPRE, at CoimbraShopping, entitled "O que se investiga na UC?" (what is being researched at UC?), from 16 to 29 September, Coimbra Exhibition	O que se investiga na UC?" (what is being researched at UC?)
2021/09/16 - 2021/09/16	Poster presentation at CEMMPRE Meeting 2021. "Gallium mobilization by Autochthonous Bacteria from Different Portuguese Mines". Ana Paula Chung, Romeu Francisco, Paula V. Morais, Rita Branco. Meeting	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2021/09/16 - 2021/09/16	Poster presentation at CEMMPRE Meeting 2021. "Yttrium removal by alpha-proteobacteria". Carina Coimbra, Rita Branco, Paula V. Morais. Meeting	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/09	Exposição digital Microrganismos de Estimação _ Day of the microorganism, Coimbra - Exploratório Ciência Viva Exhibition	International Day of the microorganism
2021/07/16 - 2021/07/16	Poster presentation at CEMMPRE Meeting 2021. "Enhanced Indium Bioaccumulation in a Rhodanobacter sp. B2A1Ga4 mutant strain". Joana B. Caldeira, Ana Paula Chung, Paula V. Morais, Rita Branco. Meeting	CEMMPRE Meeting 2021 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/10/05	Day of the microorganism, Coimbra - Exploratório Ciência Viva Exposição: Microrganismos de Estimação Exhibition	Day of the Microorganism - 4th edition Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17	Dia do Microorganismo (Day of the microorganism) Exhibition	Dia do Microorganismo (Day of the microorganism) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/03/04 - 2017/03/04	1st Meeting in Lab (meet.Lab). Workshop “Concentração Mínima Inibitória (CMI) – Sua interpretação e utilidade”. Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Universidade de Coimbra. 4th March 2017 Workshop	1st Meeting in Lab (meet.Lab) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/12/05 - 2016/12/05	Instructor in the scientific exposition associated to the World day of the soil: “Soil, the support of life” (“Solo, o suporte da vida”). Organization: DCV-FCTUC, CEMUC, CEF, CNC. 5 December 2016, Colégio de S. Bento, University of Coimbra. Exhibition	World day of the soil
2016/07/07 - 2016/07/07	Presentation of “workpackage” 3 of project ERA-MIN “BioCriticalMetals- Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential (bioleaching) for high-tech critical metals”. 1st meeting. Coimbra, 7 July 2016. Meeting	Project Meeting Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2015/12/05 - 2015/12/05	Instructor in the scientific exposition associated to the World day of the soil: “Soil, the support of life” (“Solo, o suporte da vida”). Organization: DCV-FCTUC, CEMUC, CEF, CNC. 5 December 2015, Colégio de S. Bento, University of Coimbra. Exhibition	World day of the soil
2015/04/10 - 2015/04/11	Instructor in “Festival Nacional de Biotecnologia do projecto World Biotech Tour”, 10-11 April 2015. "Microrganismos, bioferramentas do futuro" Pavilhão do Conhecimento. Lisboa. Exhibition	Festival Nacional de Biotecnologia do projecto World Biotech Tour
2015/03/17 - 2015/03/18	ERA-MIN STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE. Network on the Industrial Handling of Raw Materials for European Industries. Berlin, 17-18 de Março de 2015. In representation of University of Coimbra. Symposium	ERA-MIN STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE. Network on the Industrial Handling of Raw Materials for European Industries. European Commission, Belgium

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2021/12/03	Development of a novel generation of biomimetic wound dressings based on cationic poly(ester amide)s (Thesis) Arguer	Pedro Emanuel Cardoso Nunes (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2008 - 2013	Coordination of interships in "Prática Veterinária Integrada II" of the course of Medicina Veterinária of Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama. Coordinator	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021/09 - Current	Laboratory in Microbiology	Biochemistry (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07	Microbiology II	Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020	Microbiology I	Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2019	Laboratórios de Microbiologia	Bioquímica (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2019	Infecção e Imunidade	Bioquímica (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2019	Infecção e Imunidade	Biologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2013	Microbiologia II	Medicina Veterinária (Licenciatura)	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2008 - 2013	Microbiologia I	Medicina Veterinária (Licenciatura)	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2018 - Current	Evaluator of COST Actions as External Expert Evaluator

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17	Radio microbio	Radio blogspots “radio microbio”, in commemoration of “Dia do Microorganismo” (Day of the microorganism), Radio Universidade de Coimbra
2016/05 - 2016/05	TV Program "Bioesfere"	Presentation of work related to development of biotools to biorremediation

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2021 - Current	mSphere
2020 - Current	Folia Microbiologica	Springer
2020 - Current	Current Microbiology	Springer
2016 - Current	Environmental Pollution (0269-7491)	Elsevier
2015 - Current	PLoS ONE (1932-6203)	Public Library of Science

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023/04 - Current	Instruction under the project Reviving	Diogo Margato
2023/07 - 2023/09	Summer course	Raquel Severes Lopes
2023/07 - 2023/09	Summer course	Bruno Alexandre Nunes Almeida
2022/07 - 2022/09	Summer course	Sofia Nezamoutdinova de Jesus Almeida
2020/01 - 2021/04	Mechanisms involved in bacterial interaction with critical metals. Fellow of project PTDC/CTA-AMB/31820/2017: MicroMineR	Joana Bonito Caldeira
2019/04 - 2019/12	Evaluation of bacterial resistance to critical metals. Fellow of project PTDC/CTA-AMB/31820/2017: MicroMineR	Carina Coimbra
2017 - 2018	Construction of tungsten bioaccumulators.	Carina Gomes Coimbra
2017 - 2018	Antimicrobial activity of synthetic polymers.	Carla Dias
2017 - 2018	Preparation of biofilters as modified surfaces and hydrogels to removal metals.	Merijn Moens
2016 - 2016	Introdução a técnicas de Microbiologia: PCR, RAPD, cultivo em placa de Petri, metodologias de caracterização polifásica de bactérias.	Joana Caldeira
2016 - 2016	Introdução a técnicas de Microbiologia: PCR, RAPD, cultivo em placa de Petri, metodologias de caracterização polifásica de bactérias.	Luís Oliveira
2016 - 2016	Introdução a técnicas de Microbiologia: PCR, RAPD, cultivo em placa de Petri, metodologias de caracterização polifásica de bactérias.	Susana Costa
2012 - 2014	Construction of a bioacumulator for bioremediation of arsenic	Tânia Sousa

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2016 - 2017	Evaluation of "Seminários de Ecologia I"; "Seminários de Ecologia II" and "Dissertação/Projecto em Ecologia Aplicada"	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2011	Arrisca C - 2011. Concurso de ideias e planos de negócio Coimbra iParque, Portugal

Other distinction

2015	Post-Doc Grant (SFRH/BPD/110807/2015) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2009	Post-Doc grant (SFRH/BPD/48330/2008) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2005	Support Grant for Scientific Divulgation (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian). 12th European Congress on Biotechnology. Copenhagen. Denmark Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2002	PhD grant (SFRH/BD/10737/2002) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal