Curriculum Vitae
Maria Joana Faustino Pinheiro
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Joana Faustino Pinheiro
Citation names
- Pinheiro, Maria
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- DA1C-0235-4037
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2021/04 - 2025
Ongoing
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Biotecnologia e Biociências (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
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2017 - 2019
Concluded
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Biotecnologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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18 |
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2014 - 2017
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Dinâmica da localização do factor NF-kB em células HeLa estimuladas com TNF-a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/09 - 2021/03 | Research Assistant (Research) | Laboratório para o Diagnóstico Laboratorial da COVID-19 Do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | ||
| 2020/01 - 2020/07 | Research Assistant (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | ||
| 2018/05 - 2018/07 | Research Trainee (Research) | Stem Cell Engineering Research Group , Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 - Current | Volunteering in an association that promotes animal welfare | Associação dos Animais de Lisboa, Portugal |
| Associação dos Animais de Lisboa, Portugal | ||
| 2019/04 - 2019/12 | Baby-sitting services in a daycare facility | Stellaria, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 | SMARTWINE 2.0 ¿ Desenvolvimento de Leveduras starter para a produção de vinhos estilísticos sustentavelmente preservados
2022.06777.PTDC
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2020/01 - 2020/07 | LactoCan – Exploring the interference between Candida spp. and Lactobacilii to foster the development of non-conventional
antifungal therapies
PTDC/BIA-MIC/31515/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
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Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/21 | Unraveling new mechanisms governing azole resistance mechanisms in clinical Candida glabrata strains: beyond CgPdr1 | XXII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023 | Phenotypic, physiological and genomic portrait of a “human-naive” Candida glabrata strain: A shed of light into the path towards colonization of the human host | MicroBiotec23
Universidade da Beira Interior
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/04/05 - 2025/04/05 | The doors of the Alameda campus in Lisbon are open to visitors for a unique opportunity to explore the learning and research
taking place across Técnico’s three campuses. The event will showcase projects by students, researchers, and professors, and
offer guided visits to laboratories, along with insights into the academic programs offered by the Schoo (2025/04/05 - 2025/04/05)
Workshop (Other)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| 2020/01/20 - 2020/02/16 | EuroMicropH - Cost Action had the central objective of bringing together people from different fields, but with a common scientific
interest: understanding and exploring the responses of microorganisms to low pH. This topic is being studied in depth and
has several important practical applications in different sectors. (2020/02/12 - 2020/02/14)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| 2018/10/25 - 2019/03/31 | The 5th Semana da Bioengenharia of the Instituto Superior Técnico (SBE IST) emerged as an initiative of the students of the
Masters in Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology and Microbiology. Its mission has been to strengthen
the relationship between the academic community and the business world / scientific community. The event has a set of lectures
given by researchers and companies, national and international, in the area of bioengineering, study visits, workshops, among
other activities. (2019/03/18 - 2019/03/22)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| 2017/12/01 - 2018/03/11 | The 4th Semana da Bioengenharia of the Instituto Superior Técnico (SBE IST) emerged as an initiative of the students of the
Masters in Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology and Microbiology. Its mission has been to strengthen
the relationship between the academic community and the business world / scientific community. The event has a set of lectures
given by researchers and companies, national and international, in the area of bioengineering, study visits, workshops, among
other activities. (2018/03/05 - 2018/03/09)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/04/04 - 2024/04/05 | The event covers antifungal resistance in plants, crops and agriculture, human and animal health, and urban environments,
with the participation of scientists from all over the world.
Congress
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One Health and the Challenge of Antifungal Resistance |
| 2019/07/24 - 2019/07/26 | XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Congress
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XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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| 2019/07/16 - 2019/07/16 | The secret universe of our microbes - The Conference aims to promote the knowledge generated in different research groups
dedicated to study the profound impact of bacteria in our lives, but also in the lives of other animals and plants.
Seminar
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Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/06 - Current | Computational Biosciences using HPC systems | Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Infraestrutura Nacional de Computação Distribuída, Portugal |
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| 2022/02/07 - Current | Specialization course in Radiological Protection and Safety - level III | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/04 - Current | Period of studies abroad in Prof Kyle cunningham's laboratory, with the aim of learning and how to apply Hermes transposons-based libraries to assess the effect of genetic background in C. glabrata tolerance to azoles. | Johns Hopkins University Department of Biology, United States |