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Diogo Cachetas completed his Master's in Bioinformatics in November 2022 at the University of Minho, and his Bachelor's in Biochemistry in July 2020 at the University of Minho. He is a Research Fellow at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in the Water Quality Research Group. Additionally, he has been involved as a Master's Student Fellow in two projects, a Research Fellow in two projects, and a Scientific Initiation Fellow in one project. Diogo has contributed to the organization of two events and has participated in fifteen others. His work primarily focuses on Exact Sciences, particularly Computer and Information Sciences applied to Bioinformatics, with research interests spanning metagenomics, one-health, machine learning, nanomaterials and antibiotic resistance.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diogo Macedo Cachetas

Citation names

  • Diogo Cachetas

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D612-9475-A112
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3752-6677

Email addresses

  • diogomcachetas@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09 - 2022/11
Concluded
 Bioinformática (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Metagenomic wastewater and freshwater core resistome analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2017/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/12 - Current Researcher (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/06 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Associação Fibrenamics, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/08 - Current Football Referee Associação de Futebol de Braga, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/08 Internship Bosch, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01 - 2023/06 MarPlas
UMINHO/BIM-CNCG/2023/11
Research Fellow
2022/10 - 2023/01 DSWAP
GA 1822 Refª DSWAP_BI_3
Master Student Fellow
2021/07 - 2022/07 HSoil4Food
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000066
Master Student Fellow
2020/11 - 2021/07 Balistic_composite_panel
007/TT/2020
Scientific Initiation Fellow
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Associação Fibrenamics, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/12 - 2025/12 SMARTgNOSTICS- Global Testing & Diagnostics Solutions for antimicrobial resistances
C644915155-00000024
Research Fellow
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Cachetas, Diogo; Cristina Silva; Francisca Guedes; Gabriela Queirós; Diana Ferreira; Nuno Monteiro; José Fiadeiro; et al. "EVALUATION OF THE CHEMICAL PROTECTION BEHAVIOUR OF GNP'S FUNCTIONALIZED WOOL FABRICS". Paper presented in 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATURAL FIBERS, Guimarães, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Diogo Cachetas; Bruna Alves; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo. Corresponding author: Diogo Cachetas. "Machine Learning for detection of dissolved CO2 using porphyrins by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)". Paper presented in 28th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy – ICORS 2024, 2024.
  2. Luís Costa; Cristina I.S. Pires; Sónia G. Barbosa; João Carlos Sequeira; Diogo Cachetas; José P. Freitas; Gilberto Martins; et al. Corresponding author: Luís Costa. "Assessment of the Potential of Natural Microbiomes for Microplastics Biodegradation: A Comparative Study of Poly(e-caprolactone), Polyethylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate". Paper presented in UMinho Research & Innovation Open Days, 2024.
  3. José P. Freitas; João C. Sequeira; Cachetas, Diogo; Miguel Rocha; Andreia F. Salvador. Corresponding author: José P. Freitas. "Prediction of plastic-degrading enzymes in omics data from marine environments". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days XII Edition, 2023.
  4. A. Margarida Teixeira; Cachetas, Diogo; Vaz-Moreira, Ivone; Jaqueline Rocha; David Calderón Franco; David Weissbrodt; Purkrtova Sabina; et al. Corresponding author: A. Margarida Teixeira. "Monitoring antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments". Paper presented in EDAR6, Gothenburg, Suécia, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Cristina S. Pires; Luís Costa; Sónia G. Barbosa; João Carlos Sequeira; Diogo Cachetas; José P. Freitas; Gilberto Martins; et al. Corresponding author: Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia. "Microplastics Biodegradation by Estuarine and Landfill Microbiomes". Microbial Ecology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-024-02399-8.
    10.1007/s00248-024-02399-8
  2. Cachetas, Diogo; Vaz-Moreira, Ivone; Pereira, Vítor; Manaia, Célia M.. "Towards the definition of an antibiotic resistome signature in wastewater and downstream environments". Environmental Pollution 357 (2024): 124424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124424.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124424
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Metagenomic wastewater and freshwater core resistome analysis". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2022.

Other

Software
  1. Freitas, José; Diogo Cachetas; Salvador, Andreia F.. "M-PARTY - Mining Protein dAtasets foR Target enzYmes". 1.0.0. Universidade do Minho. Bioconda. 2023.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/03 - 2022/03 XI BOD - Bioinformatics Open Days (2022/03 - 2022/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05 ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers (2021/05 - 2021/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Associação Fibrenamics, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/04/22 - 2024/04/24 INL Research Symposium 2024
Symposium
 INL Research Symposium 2024
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/03 XIII Bioinformatics Open Days
Conference
 XIII Bioinformatics Open Days
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/03 XII Bioinformatics Open Days
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/05 Laboratório de Empresas
Workshop
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/03 XI Bioinformatics Open Days
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/12 - 2022/03 IdeaLab - Business Ideas Laboratory
Workshop
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/01 Gestão de Projetos 2022
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05 X Bioinformatics Open Days
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05 ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers
Conference
Universidade do Minho Associação Fibrenamics, Portugal
2020/09 - 2020/09 Start Point Academy - Project Management, Agile and Scrum
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/07 AuxDefense 2020 - 2nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
Conference
Universidade do Minho Associação Fibrenamics, Portugal
2020/06 - 2020/07 Start Point Academy - Advanced Excel
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Reconstrução de modelos metabólicos usando a ferramenta bioinformática merlin
Workshop
 IX Jornadas de Bioquímica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 IX Jornadas de Bioquímica
Congress
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 XI ENEBIOQ - Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica
Meeting
2018/02 - 2018/02 Nano World Cancer Day 2018
Meeting
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal