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Daniela Machado is a researcher at the Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina (CBQF), Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB), Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), with a CEEC Individual contract. She graduated in Clinical Analyses and Public Health (Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública) in 2010 by the Escola Superior de Saúde do Politécnico do Porto (ESS-IPP). Later, she completed PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering by Universidade do Minho (July 2017). Her main research interests are focused on the search for new alternatives to conventional treatments of human diseases, with the aim of improving health and well-being of society. An analysis of her CV shows that her research efforts have followed two main topics: i) Next generation probiotics, including their characterisation, development of delivery systems and application as live biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections and ii) Bacterial vaginosis, covering its epidemiological profile in Portugal, the role of Gardnerella vaginalis as putative agent and the exploration of new strategies for treating this vaginal disorder. She had experienced the role as PI, Co-PI, team member and researcher fellow of FCT projects. During her scientific career, she published 17 articles in peer-reviewed journals (10 as first author and 2 as corresponding author; Scopus H-index: 9), 5 book chapters and 2 patents. She participated in supervision of 3 MSc theses and 5 final works for BSc conclusion, in mentoring of 2 PhD theses and in tutoring of 2 professional internship for secondary school students. She has involved in 18 oral and 19 poster communications at scientific events. Furthermore, Daniela has been engaged in teaching activities in higher education mainly in the field of Microbiology. In the last years, she has also participated in the organisation and/or dynamization of several outreaching activities for students from all ages in partnership with ESB-UCP. Other scientific and academic activities include main arguer of PhD and MSc theses and as member of the External Evaluation Committee of Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES). In parallel, she has complemented her academic path by attending various courses and workshops in different fields relevant to her future career. Aside from being an active peer-reviewer in several prestigious journals, she also belongs to the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Microbiology. Her areas of interest include probiotics; intestinal microbiota; encapsulation; delivery systems; novel foods; dietary supplements and drugs; biological validation; antimicrobial activity; biological activities determination.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Daniela Marlene da Silva Machado
Date of birth
1987/12/06
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Machado, D.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BF14-31C6-CCA0
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7182-1752
Google Scholar ID
vNZ9G94AAAAJ
Researcher Id
L-4143-2019
Scopus Author Id
57212453883

Email addresses

  • dmachado@ucp.pt (Professional)
  • dmsmestsp@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 225580004 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327 , 4169-005 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
  • Calçada do Soutinho nº 104, 4620-573, Santa Eulália de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/03/01 - 2017/07/06
Concluded
Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"The prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in Portuguese pregnant women and the search for novel alternatives for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Approved with the final grade of Very Good
2006/09 - 2010/07/03
Concluded
Análises Clínicas e de Saúde Pública (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/05/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/10/30 - 2018/09/14 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2010/09/15 - 2010/11/30 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/11/01 - 2019/04/30 Research fellowship- reference: IF/00588/2015 Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2017/02/28 PhD student - SFRH / BD / 87569 / 2012 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/04 visiting PhD student Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2013/11 - 2013/11 visiting PhD student Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/11/01 - 2019/04/30 EOSBAC: Tailored microencapsulation technology for beneficial gut extreme oxygen-sensitive bacteria: production, stability and functionality enhancements
IF/00588/2015
Research Fellow
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/03/01 - 2017/02/28 The prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in Portuguese pregnant women and the search for novel alternatives for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
SFRH / BD / 87569 / 2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/05/01 - 2025/04/30 NEWSTRABIOTICS: Next generation probiotics as live microbial strategies to prevent oro-gastrointestinal infections
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current PeptiBiotics: Antimicrobial Peptides from Commensal Next Generation Probiotics
2022.06128.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2023/11/30 PROBIOCARE - Next generation probiotics as live biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections
EXPL/BIA-MIC/0258/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/12/18 - 2021/10/31 CAPEOSBAC: Tailored microenCAPsulation technology for Extreme Oxygen-Sensitive BACteria with beneficial effects in the gut microbiota: Production, stability and functionality enhancements in various carriers
PTDC/BAA-AGR/31400/2017
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

University of Coimbra, Portugal

CESPU, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Daniela Machado; Sandra Cristina Ferreira Borges; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Sustainable protein sources: insects, algae and yeast". In Encyclopedia of food safety, 262-272. Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-822521-9.00155-6
  2. Glenise Bierhalz Voss; Daniela Machado; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Débora Andreia Campelo Campos; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Chapter 9- Interplay between probiotics and prebiotics for human nutrition and health". In Probiotics for human nutrition in health and disease, 231-254. Academic Press, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-323-89908-6.00027-3
  3. Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Daniela Machado; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Andrade; Adriano Brandelli; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas. "Chapter 24 - Next-generation probiotics". In Probiotics: advanced food and health applications, 483-502. Academic Press Inc., 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-323-85170-1.00012-9
  4. Machado, Daniela; Almeida, Diana; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Andrade, José; Gomes, Ana; Freitas, Ana C. "Nanoprobiotics: When Technology Meets Gut Health". In Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, edited by Devarajan Thangadurai; Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Ram Prasad, 389-425. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-41464-1_17
  5. Joana Castro; Daniela Machado; Nuno Cerca. "Gardnerella vaginalis gene expression in biofilms". In Impact of Biofilms in Health – a Transcriptomic Perspective. Universidade do Minho, 2015.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Muñoz-Bas, Clara; Vedor, Rita; Machado, Daniela; Barbosa, Joana C.; Fernández-López, Juana ; Pérez-Álvarez, José Ángel; Gomes, Ana Maria. "Reformulación de Galletas utilizando "Harina de Dátil" procedente de la valorización de coproductos del Palmeral Ilicitano". Paper presented in 4th Annual International Congress of Doctoral Students of the University Miguel Hernández de Elche, 2024.
  2. Mariana Fonseca; Daniela Machado; Rita da Costa Vedor; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Hydrophobicity and aggregation properties of gut commensals Faecalibacterium duncaniae DSM 17677 and Akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959". Paper presented in Encontro ciência 2023, 2023.
  3. Rita da Costa Vedor; Daniela Machado; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Characterization of 70.5% cocoa content dark chocolate incorporated with Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12®". Paper presented in Encontro ciência 2023, 2023.
  4. Rita da Costa Vedor; Daniela Machado; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; José Carlos Márcia Andrade. "Incorporation of the next generation probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in a chocolate matrix". Paper presented in 5th ISEKI-Food E-conference, 2022.
  5. Daniela Machado; Rita da Costa Vedor; Fonseca, Mariana; Maria Bento; Barbosa, Joana C.; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Potential of Akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959 and Faecalibacterium duncaniae DSM 17677 as live biotherapeutics for intestinal infections". Paper presented in 1 st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health Towards a sustainable future, 2022.
  6. Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Dina Maria Ferreira Rodrigues; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Daniela Machado; Isabel Franco; Joana Inácio; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "The role of cereals in the industry of plant-based foods". Paper presented in 20th ICC Conference, 2022.
  7. Daniela Machado; Melany Domingos; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Lyophilization as technological strategy to improve the survival of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM 17677 at ambient air". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '22, 2022.
  8. Rita Vedor; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Daniela Machado. "Viability of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12® in chocolate matrices with different cocoa content". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '22, 2022.
  9. Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Rita da Costa Vedor; Barbosa, Joana C.; Daniela Machado; José Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Freitas Ana Cristina. "Evaluation of microencapsulation impact on Akkermansia muciniphila´ culturability during freeze-drying, storage under different temperatures and atmospheric conditions, and in vitro gastrointestinal passage". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022.
  10. Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Daniela Machado; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Andrade; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; José Carlos Márcia Andrade. "Optimizing spray-drying conditions for encapsulation of the next generation probiotic akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959". Paper presented in Microbiotec'21: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  11. Daniela Machado; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Francisca Costa; Mariana Fonseca; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Aggregation properties of probiotic strains under aerobic and anaerobic conditions". Paper presented in 11th Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods, Nutraceuticals and Botanicals for Nutrition and Human and Microbiota Health, 2021.
  12. Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Daniela Machado; Mariana Silva; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas. "Dark chocolate as a promising carrier for probiotic strains". Paper presented in 11th Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods, Nutraceuticals and Botanicals for Nutrition and Human and Microbiota Health, 2021.
  13. Daniela Machado; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; Melany Domingos; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; José Carlos Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas. "Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM 17677 a novel probiotic candidate". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2021, 2021.
  14. Freitas, Ana C; Daniela Machado; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Seabra, Catarina Leal; José Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Akkermansia muciniphila robustness towards different temperatures, atmospheres and gastrointestinal conditions". Paper presented in 10th Probiotics, Prebiotics & New Foods, Nutraceuticals and Botanicals for Nutrition & Human and Microbiota Health, 2019.
  15. Freitas, Ana C; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Daniela Machado; Mendo, Sónia; José Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Strategies to increase Akkermansia muciniphila viability during simulated gastrointestinal conditions and stability storage". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, 2018.
  16. Freitas Ana Cristina; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Daniela Machado; Mendo, Sónia; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Formulation strategies for enhancing growth of Akkermansia muciniphila and its survival through lyophilisation and storage at air ambient". Paper presented in 12th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health - IPC 2018, 2018.
  17. Daniela Machado; Joana Castro; Joana Barros; Barbara Ribeiro; Joana Félix; Catarina Peixinho; Leonor Bivar; et al. "Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women". Paper presented in ESPID 2017 - 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paedriatric Infectious Diseases, 2017.
  18. Daniela Machado; Ana Palmeira-De-Oliveira; Nuno Cerca. "Optimization of in vitro model for growth of Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm". Paper presented in EUROBIOFILMS 2015 - 4th European Congress on Microbial Biofilms, 2015.
  19. Castro, Joana; Daniela Machado; Cerca, N.. "Assessing synergistic interaction between Gardnerella vaginalis and other urogenital pathogens". Paper presented in EUROBIOFILMS 2015 - 4th European Congress on Microbial Biofilms, 2015.
  20. Daniela Machado; Patrícia Alves; Camen Sousa; José Martinez-de-Oliveira; Lígia Salgueiro; Ana Palmeira-De-Oliveira; Nuno Cerca. "Preliminary studies for the aplication of Thymbra capitata essential oil as potential antimicrobial agent in Bacterial Vaginosis". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld2013, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Machado, D.; Fonseca, Mariana; Vedor, Rita; Sousa, Sérgio; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; Gomes, Ana Maria. "Akkermansia muciniphila Encapsulated in Calcium-Alginate Hydrogelated Matrix: Viability and Stability over Aerobic Storage and Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions". Gels 9 11 (2023): 869. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9110869.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/gels9110869
  2. Vedor, Rita; Machado, D.; Barbosa, Joana C.; Almeida, Diana; Gomes, Ana Maria. Corresponding author: Machado, D.. "Incorporation of Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12® and Akkermansia muciniphila in chocolate matrices". LWT (2023): 115361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115361.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115361
  3. Machado, D.; Faustino, Margarida; Rodrigues, Dina; Andrade, José Carlos; Freitas, Ana Cristina; Gomes, Ana Maria. "Design and Characterization of a Cheese Spread Incorporating Osmundea pinnatifida Extract". Foods 12 3 (2023): 611. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12030611.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods12030611
  4. Machado, D.; Domingos, Melany; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; Almeida, Diana; Andrade, José Carlos; Freitas, Ana Cristina; Gomes, Ana Maria. "Exploring Freeze-Drying as Strategy to Enhance Viability of Faecalibacterium duncaniae DSM 17677 upon Aerobic Storage and Gastrointestinal Conditions". Pharmaceutics 14 12 (2022): 2735. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14122735.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122735
  5. Almeida, Diana; Machado, Daniela; Sousa, Sérgio; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; Andrade, José Carlos; Gomes, Ana Maria; Freitas, Ana Cristina. "Effect of emulsification/internal gelation-based microencapsulation on the viability of Akkermansia muciniphila upon prolonged storage and simulated gastrointestinal passage". Food Hydrocolloids for Health 2 (2022): 100084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fhfh.2022.100084.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.fhfh.2022.100084
  6. Machado, D.; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; Almeida, Diana; Andrade, José Carlos; Freitas, Ana Cristina; Gomes, Ana Maria. "Insights into the Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of a Next Generation Probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 15 (2022): 9152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159152.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph19159152
  7. Barbosa, Joana; Almeida, Diana; Machado, Daniela; Sousa, Sérgio; Freitas, Ana; Andrade, José; Gomes, Ana. Corresponding author: Machado, Daniela. "Spray-Drying Encapsulation of the Live Biotherapeutic Candidate Akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959 to Survive Aerobic Storage". Pharmaceuticals 15 5 (2022): 628. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph15050628.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ph15050628
  8. Machado, Daniela; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; Domingos, Melany; Almeida, Diana; Andrade, José Carlos; Freitas, Ana Cristina; Gomes, Ana Maria. Corresponding author: Gomes, Ana Maria. "Revealing antimicrobial resistance profile of the novel probiotic candidate Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM 17677". International Journal of Food Microbiology 363 (2022): 109501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109501.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109501
  9. Andrade, José Carlos; Almeida, Diana; Domingos, Melany; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Machado, Daniela; Freitas, Ana C; Gomes, Ana. "Commensal Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria and Health: Production, Storage, and Delivery Strategies". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8 (2020): 550. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00550.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00550
  10. Machado, Daniela; Almeida, Diana; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Andrade, José Carlos; Gomes, Ana; Freitas, Ana C. "Uncovering Akkermansia muciniphila resilience or susceptibility to different temperatures, atmospheres and gastrointestinal conditions". Anaerobe 61 (2020): 102135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102135.
    Published • 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102135
  11. Almeida, Diana; Machado, Daniela; Andrade, José Carlos; Mendo, Sónia; Gomes, Ana; Freitas, Ana C. "Evolving trends in next-generation probiotics: a 5W1H perspective". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 60 11 (2019): 1783-1796. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2019.1599812.
    Published • 10.1080/10408398.2019.1599812
  12. Castro, J; Machado, Daniela; Cerca, N.. "Unveiling the role of Gardnerella vaginalis in polymicrobial Bacterial Vaginosis biofilms: the impact of other vaginal pathogens living as neighbors". The ISME Journal 13 5 (2019): 1306-1317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0337-0.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41396-018-0337-0
  13. Machado, Daniela; Castro, J; Martinez-de-Oliveira, J.; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Cerca, N.. "Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis". PeerJ 5 (2017): e3750. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3750.
    Open access • Published • 10.7717/peerj.3750
  14. Machado, Daniela; Gaspar, C.; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Salgueiro, Lígia; Martinez-de-Oliveira, J.; Cerca, N.. "Thymbra capitata essential oil as potential therapeutic agent against Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm-related infections". Future Microbiology 12 5 (2017): 407-416. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2016-0184.
    Published • 10.2217/fmb-2016-0184
  15. Machado, Daniela; Castro, J; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.; Martinez-de-Oliveira, J.; Cerca, N.. "Bacterial Vaginosis Biofilms: Challenges to Current Therapies and Emerging Solutions". Frontiers in Microbiology 6 (2016): 1528. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01528.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01528
  16. Castro, J; Machado, Daniela; Cerca, N.. "Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis are able to incorporate and enhance a pre-formed Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm". Pathogens and Disease 74 3 (2016): ftw007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftw007.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/femspd/ftw007
  17. Machado, Daniela; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.; Cerca, N.. "Optimization of culture conditions for Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm formation". Journal of Microbiological Methods 118 (2015): 143-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.007
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Daniela Machado. "The prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in Portuguese pregnant women and the search for novel alternatives for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis". PhD, University of Minho, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48593.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Daniela Machado; Diana Isabel Pinto de Almeida; Joana Cristina Pacheco Barbosa; José Carlos Márcia Andrade. 2022. "Encapsulated bacterial, methods and uses thereof". Portugal.
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2024. "Encapsulated bacterial, methods and uses thereof".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/23 Development and characterization of a cheese spread incorporating the next generation probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila 6th ISEKI Food E-Conference
Iseki
2023/10/25 Invited lecture: "Next generation probiotics as biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections". Cycle of lectures in the scope of "Tópicos de Biotecnologia" (BSc subject). Biotechnology Topics/ Tópicos de Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2023/09/18 Achieving efficient viability of Akkermansia muciniphila during aerobic storage and gastrointestinal passage through calcium-alginate encapsulation 12th Probiotics, Prebiotics & New foods nutraceuticals, botanicals & phytochemicals for nutrition & human, animal and microbiota health
(Rome, Italy)
2023/02/01 Next generation probiotics sourced from the human gut as live biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections CBQF Day: Community microbiomes & microbiome communities
Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2022/12/12 Invited lecture: "Next generation probiotics as biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections". Cycle of lectures in the scope of "Tópicos de Biotecnologia" (BSc subject). Biotechnology Topics/ Tópicos de Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/25 Incorporation of the Next Generation Probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in a chocolate matrix 5th ISEKI E-conference - Current food innovation trends: the texture and consumer perception perspective
2022/10 Chocolate funcional contendo o probiótico Bifidobacterium animalis subespécie lactis BB-12® Microbiologia 2022 Congresso internacional de microbiologia em língua Portuguesa
(Portugal)
2022/10 Short Video Communication: "Propriedades de agregação e de biofilme de uma nova estirpe candidata a probiótico Faecalibacterium duncaniae DSM 17677" Microbiologia 2022 Congresso internacional de microbiologia em língua Portuguesa
(Portugal)
2021/09 Investigating the susceptibility of the next generation probiotic Faecalibacterium prausnitzii under stress conditions 11 th Probiotics, prebiotics & new foods, nutraceuticals and botanicals for nutrition & human and microbiota health
(Rome, Italy)
2021/09 Akkermansia muciniphila antimicrobial susceptibility profile 11 th Probiotics, prebiotics & new foods, nutraceuticals and botanicals for nutrition & human and microbiota health
(Rome, Italy)
2020/12/03 Next Generation probiotics: Production, stability and functionality enhancements in various carriers Ciclo de Palestras Fisiologia e Genética Microbiana (FGM´20)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/11/11 Revealing antibiotic resistance profile of the novel probiotic candidate Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM 17677 14th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health-IPC2020
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2019/11/27 Strategies to promote next generation probiotics viability and stability under stress conditions Ciclo de Palestras Fisiologia e Genética Microbiana (FGM´19)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/09/27 Strategies to promote next generation probiotics viability and stability under stress conditions Biotalk
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2019/04/12 Functional foods and gut microbiota health XIII Jornadas Científicas de Ciências do Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde/IV Congresso Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses
(Porto, Portugal)
2017/11 Can cooperation within the vaginal microbiome lead to the development of bacterial vaginosis? New Zealand Microbiological Society Annual Conference 2017: Our well-being and our microbes
New Zealand Microbiological Society (Auckland, New Zealand)
2016/05 Potential of Thymbra capitata essential oil as therapeutic agent against Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm-related infections 6th International Congress of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants - CIPAM 2016
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2010/11 Estudo da infecção por Citomegalovírus em doentes transplantados de medula óssea VIII Congresso de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública da Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioanalistas Clínicos (8th Congress of Clinical Analyses and Public health of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Bioanalysts)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioanalistas Clínicos (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - 2023/10 Akkermansia muciniphila and delivery systems to promote gut health
Supervisor of Mariana Lopes da Fonseca
Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Controlled release systems with novel probiotics
Supervisor of Tiago Barbosa /Eleni Alexandropoulu/ João Botelho/ Manuel Soares
Bioengenharia (Degree)
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/01 Incorporation of Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12® and Akkermansia muciniphila in chocolate matrices
Supervisor of Rita da Costa Vedor
Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/06 Antimicrobial potential of probiotic bacteria: Akkermansia muciniphila DSM 22959, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12®
Supervisor of Maria Ana Bento
Microbiologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/06 Influence of growth media composition and atmosphere on biofilm-forming ability of probiotic bacteria
Supervisor of José Brandão
Microbiologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/06 Incorporation of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and Akkermansia muciniphila probiotics into dark chocolate
Co-supervisor of Mariana Silva
Microbiologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/06 Abilities of auto and co-aggregation with intestinal pathogens of probiotic candidate bacteria
Supervisor of Mariana Lopes da Fonseca/ Francisca Costa
Microbiologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/11/18 Viability, Stability and Antimicrobial Susceptibility studies of a "Next Generation Probiotic" - Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Co-supervisor of Melany Martins Correia Domingos
Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Outreach activity with students of secondary schools envisioning cheesemaking (2023)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/01 - Current Outreach activity with students of secondary titled by " Production of milk for lactose intolerants" (2022/01)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023/11/23 National Day of Scientific Culture 2023 - promoting the interaction between 30 selected high school students and young researchers from Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina (CBQF) e Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB) at UCP (2023/11/23)
Other (Co-organisor)
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2023 - 2023/07/14 "Teen Academy 2023 - Experimenta com Ciência" aims to provide students from secondary schools the opportunity to explore in a practical way the various areas of study of the degrees in Microbiology, Nutrition and Bioengineering at ESB – UCP (2023/07/10 - 2023/07/14)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023/06 Organization of "National Sea Day" involving the exhibition of artistic work of the students from secondary schools that were challenged to collect waste from sea and transform into art. This event aimed to promote the literacy about sea, and marine sources and simultaneously to encourage sustainability. (2022 - 2023/06)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023/05/05 Organization of a workshop on canned tuna as part of the celebration of "World Tuna Day" at ESB-UCP. This event involved secondary school students from the Porto metropolitan area, who had the opportunity to create novel healthier and more sustainable food prototypes, using tuna as the main ingredient and incorporating legumes and other vegetables. (2023/05/05 - 2023/05/05)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023/04/21 Organization of "Semana Aberta" - ESB Open Week in 2023, with responsibilities in the organization and dynamization of outreaching activities for approximately 1000 students from several Portuguese Secondary Schools (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23 Organization of "International Microorganism Day" Science Fair, with responsibilities in the organization, management and dynamization of outreaching activities for approximately 500 students from several Portuguese Elementary and High Schools, with the support of FEMS (Federation of European Microbiological Societies) and SPM (Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia) (2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2022/08/01 Bio&Tec - showing the student from secondary school the quotidian of a researcher (2022/08/01 - 2022/08/01) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15 Teen Academy 2022 (online)- Laboratorial activities with students belonging to secondary school level (2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23 Teen Academy 2021- Laboratorial activities with students belonging to secondary school level (2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/04/30 - 2019/05/03 Organization of "Semana Aberta" - ESB Open Week in 2019, with responsibilities in the dynamization of outreaching activities for students from several Portuguese Secondary Schools (2019/04/30 - 2019/05/03) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/12 Organization of "Semana Aberta" - ESB Open Week in 2018, with responsibilities in the dynamization of outreaching activities for students from several Portuguese Secondary Schools (2018/04/10 - 2018/04/12) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 III Journeys in Clinical Analysis and Public Health (III Jornadas de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública) (2010/04/16 - 2010/04/17)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10 - 2023/11 Short-term course: Spreadsheet - Advanced Excel Functions (duration 25 hours)
Associação Empresarial de Portugal, Portugal
2022/01/13 - 2022/01/14 This symposium aimed to bring together scientists from African Academic institutions with researchers from other countries that lead the fields of microbiology, bioinformatics, anthropology, conservation, preservation, ethics, and public health. The symposium discussed and promoted the importance of conservation efforts on microbial biodiversity.
Symposium
2nd Global Microbiome Network – GloMiNe – Symposium for Africa
2021/12/17 - 2021/12/17 Seminar titled "New Strategies for Molecular Identification in Wine"
Seminar
Biotalk
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/24 Participation on conference about nutrition, food and health.
Congress
XX Congress of Food and Nutrition & II International Congress of Food and Nutrition
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição, Portugal
2020/11/17 - 2020/11/17 This webinar aimed to explain how to write effective cover letters.
Other
CABI webinar Journey to Publish Session2: Writing Effective Cover Letters
CABI, United Kingdom
2020/11/10 - 2020/11/10 This webinar aimed to understand and avoid plagiarism.
Other
CABI webinar Journey to Publish Session1: Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
CABI, United Kingdom
2019/07/08 - 2019/07/08 Scientific demonstration: "From bugs to drugs: microencapsulation of friendly bacteria"
Congress
Ciência´19 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
2018/04/05 - 2018/04/05 Discussion on emergences in public health ( antimicrobial resistance, virus, vaccines and cancer) and the importance of molecular diagnosis ( in reemergent microorganisms and in follow up of hepatitis C virus infection)
Meeting
I Encontro de Microbiologia e Saúde Publica
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/10/21 - 2017/10/21 Discussion of the epidemiological and clinical aspects of recurrent pregnancy loss
Congress
IX Jornadas Materno-Fetais: Perda embrio-fetal recorrente
Trofa Saúde Hospital, Portugal
2017/05/06 - 2017/05/06 Discussion of several topics with high relevance in clinical analysis including microbiology, haematology and clinical chemistry
Congress
1as Jornadas Científicas de Análises Clínicas do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal
2016/12/20 - 2016/12/22 Hands-on-Course about proteomics
Workshop
Proteome 2 Gene 2 Protein Course
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/10/22 - 2016/10/22 Discussion of the vaginal microflora associated with vulvo-vaginal infections as a factor which contributes to HPV acquisition
Congress
VIII Jornadas Materno-Fetais
Hospital Privado da Trofa, Portugal
2016/06/26 - 2016/06/28 Conference addressing relevant issues of beneficial and deleterious biofilms in industry, environment and health
Conference
International Conference Biofilms 7
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2015/04/17 - 2015/04/19 Theoretical and hands-on-course about nucleic acids sequencing since procedure, interpretation and discussion of results
Workshop
Nucleic acids sequencing and analysis: a theoretical and hands-on course
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011/05/28 - 2011/05/28 Discussion of several topics with high relevance in clinical analysis including microbiology, haematology and clinical chemistry
Congress
IV Jornadas de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2010/10/29 - 2010/10/29 Seminar entitled " Telomeres, genome stability and cancer"
Seminar
Seminários em diagnóstico e terapêutica do mestrado em Tecnologia Bioquímica em Saúde
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2008/06/07 - 2008/06/07 Discussion of several topics with high relevance in clinical analysis including microbiology, haematology and clinical chemistry
Congress
II Jornadas de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/22 Engineered biopolymeric scaffolds for species targeted antibacterial and antibiofilm action in chronic wounds
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Mafalda Queijo Gonçalves Pinto (PhD)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2023/11/23 Assessment of the microbiological quality of food handlers between 2015 and 2022 (Avaliação da qualidade microbiológica de manipuladores de alimentos entre 2015 e 2022)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Sílvia Cláudia Marques Costa (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/23 Cutaneous nocardiosis in carriers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Scoping Review (Nocardiose cutânea em indivíduos portadores do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana: Scoping Review)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rita Sá Azevedo Moura de Oliveira (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/02/14 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci as a source of bacteriocins against Gardnerella species (Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos como fonte de bacteriocinas contra espécies de Gardnerella)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Diana Rosa Oliveira de Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/11 The role of biofilms in Klebsiella pneumoniae multi-drug resistance (O papel dos biofilmes na multi-resistência de Klebsiella pneumoniae a antibióticos)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Mariana dos Santos Alves (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10 Determination of the antimicrobial activity and synergistic effects of the main compounds from Thymbra capitata essential oil against Gardnerella spp.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Lúcia Filipa Guimarães Vieira de Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/12 Otopathogens: characterization and alternative treatment
(Thesis) Main arguer
Márcia Esteves Domingues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11 Exploring antimicrobial peptides against major pathogenic bacteria: novel combinations and strategies (Péptidos antimicrobianos no combate às principais bactérias patogénicas: novas combinações e estratégias)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Joana Miguel Sousa Martins Barbosa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/12 Adaptation of Gardnerella vaginalis to vaginal epithelium /(Adaptação de Gardnerella vaginalis ao epitélio vaginal)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Paula Rebelo Martins (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/10 - Current Dairy (2624-862X) MDPI
2023/09 - Current Foods (2304-8158) MDPI
2023/02 - Current Processes ( 2227-9717) MDPI
2023 - Current BMC Microbiology (1471-2180) Springer Nature
2022/12 - Current Fermentation ( 2311-5637) MDPI
2022/09 - Current Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI
2022 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (1664-302X) Frontiers Media SA
2021 - Current Frontiers in Medicine ( 2296-858X) Frontiers Media SA
2020 - Current Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ( 2235-2988) Frontiers Media SA

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015 - 2016 ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Member of the Task Force Society Engagement, responsible for the organization, management and dynamization of outreaching activities for students of all ages.
Member
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current Microbiology Enfermagem (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem Porto, Portugal
2020/02 - Current Clinical Microbiology (Microbiologia Clínica) Microbiologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/09 - Current Microbiology and Health (Microbiologia e Saúde) Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/12 Topics of Biotechnology (Tópicos de Biotecnologia) Bioengenharia (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2017/11 - 2017/11 Member of the external evaluation committee of Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) responsible for evaluation of the study cycle leading to the degree of Doctor in Occupational Safety and Health ( Doutoramento em Segurança e Saúde Ocupacionais) of Universidade do Porto
Evaluator
A3ES - Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal A3ES - Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
2017/06 - 2017/06 Member of the external evaluation committee of Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) responsible for evaluation of the study cycle leading to BSc degree in Environmental Health (Saúde ambiental) of the Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra.
Evaluator
A3ES - Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal A3ES - Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (Review Editor for Infectious Agents and Disease) (1664-302X) Frontiers Media S.A.
2022/08 - 2023/08 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Guest editor in Pharmaceutical Care and Gastrointestinal Infections special issue) (1660-4601) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023 - Current Scientific Mentoring of PhD thesis André Alves from University of Coimbra
2023 - Current Scientific Mentoring of PhD thesis Clara Munõz Bas from Universidad Miguel Hernández
2023/09 - 2024/04 Tutoring of professional internship of student of Biotechnology course of secondary school (Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos) Joana Filipa Alves Ventura
2022/10 - 2023/05 Tutoring of professional internship of student of Biotechnology course of secondary school (Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos) Francisca Oliveira Santos
Distinctions

Award

2023 Annual incentive of Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022 Annual incentive of Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2021 Annual incentive of Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2015 Grant of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland

Other distinction

2018 Contract work in scope of 2017 Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEECIND/00520/2017)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 PhD grant (SFRH/BD/87569/2012)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal