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(PT) Diana Alves concluiu o(a) Mestrado integrado em Engenharia Biomédica em 2011 pelo(a) Universidade do Minho e Doutoramento em Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica em 2016/05/18 pelo(a) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica. Publicou 17 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 2 capítulo(s) de livros. Organizou 3 evento(s). Participou em 25 evento(s). Coorientou 1 tese(s) de doutoramento. Orientou 2 dissertação(ões) de mestrado e coorientou 1. Recebeu 8 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s) e Investigador em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Biotecnologia Médica com ênfase em Biomateriais, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Microbiologia, Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Biotecnologia Médica com ênfase em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Saúde e Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Ciências da Saúde com ênfase em Doenças Infeciosas. Nas suas atividades profissionais interagiu com 61 colaborador(es) em coautorias de trabalhos científicos. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Active film; Delivery system; Bacteriophages; Food spoilage; Antibacterial; Candida; Posaconazole; Amphotericin B; Biofilms; Matrix; Antifungal drug; Antifungal combination; Resistance; Candida glabrata; microbial resistance; antimicrobial coatings; macrophages; biomaterial-associated infections; Health Sciences - Public Health and Environmental Factors. Diana Alves completed the Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering in 2011 and the PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering on 18/05/2016 by the University of Minho, Centre of Biological Engineering. She published 17 articles in specialized magazines. It has 2 book chapter (s). She organized 3 event(s). She participated in 25 event(s). She co-supervised 1 doctoral thesis(s). She supervised 2 master's thesis(s) and co supervised 1. She received 8 award(s) and / or honors. She participates and / or participated as a doctoral fellow in 1 project(s), a postdoctoral fellow in 1 project (s) and researcher in 1 project(s). Operates in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with an emphasis on Biomaterials, Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Biological Sciences with an emphasis on Microbiology, Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with an emphasis on Biotechnology Applied to Health and Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Health Sciences with an emphasis on Infectious Diseases. In her professional activities, she interacted with 61 collaborator(s) in co authoring scientific works. In its Ciência Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Active film; Delivery system; Bacteriophages; Food spoilage; Antibacterial; Candida; Posaconazole; Amphotericin B; Biofilms; Matrix; Antifungal drug; Antifungal combination; Resistance; Candida glabrata; microbial resistance; antimicrobial coatings; macrophages; biomaterial-associated infections; Health Sciences - Public Health and Environmental Factors.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Filipa Barros Alves

Citation names

  • Alves, Diana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F11D-4C73-D61A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8750-5439
Researcher Id
B-3465-2017
Scopus Author Id
57189471016

Email addresses

  • dianalves@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253601968 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho. Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua da Capela da Nossa Sra da Conceição no 164, Correlhã, 4990-285, Ponte de Lima, Ponte de Lima, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/05/18
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Mussel adhesive-inspired surface modification to design bi-functional antibacterial coatings" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2011
Concluded
 Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineer (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Engenharia Clínica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Influence of a Quaternary Ammonium Compound on the Cell Structure of Bacteria using Atomic Force Microscopy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2003 - 2006
Concluded
 Natural Sciences (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária de Ponte de Lima, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/02/16 - 2023/07/15 Contracted Researcher (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2021/10/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/05/06 - 2019/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/02/01 - 2016/05/18 FCT PhD Fellow (SFRH/BD/78063/2011): Mussel adhesive inspired surface modification to design bifunctional antibacterial coatings Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2012/08/01 - 2012/10/01 Researcher trainee under the scope of the PhD research fellow: Dopamine chemistry coating strategies for the immobilization of enzymes and antimicrobial peptides Northwestern University Chicago Department of Biomedical Engineering, United States
2011/04/01 - 2011/09/01 Intern under the scope of ERASMUS Placement Program: Stability study of proteins in release formulations Innocore Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands
2010/09/01 - 2011/02/01 Master student under the scope of ERASMUS Program: Study of the influence of a quaternary ammonium compound on the cell surface structure of bacteria using atomic force microscopy Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2009/10/01 - 2010/08/30 FCT Research Initiation Fellow : Assessment of the potential use of antimicrobial peptides in the control of bacterial adhesion to medical surfaces Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/02/01 - 2021/06/30 POLY-PrevEnTT - Developing a multi-functionalized endotracheal tube to fight polymicrobial biofilms in a novel artificial ventilator-associated pneumonia model: a step closer to in vivo testing
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029841
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/06/06 - 2018/12/31 Strategic funding 2015-2018
UID/BIO/04469/2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006684)
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/02/01 - 2014/02/28 ANTIPEP - Control of microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on abiotic medical surfaces through antimicrobial peptides-based products
PTDC/SAU-SAP/113196/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Alves, Diana; Pinho, Eva. "Encapsulation of Polyphenols, Plant Bioactive Compounds". In Functionality of Cyclodextrins in Encapsulation for Food Applications, 91-113. Springer International Publishing., 2021.
    Published
  2. Lopes, S P; Sousa, AM; Alves, D; Pereira, M O. "Clinical relevance and transcriptome studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms". In Impact of biofilms in health: a transcriptomics perspective. (Ed. Cerca N) 151-174, Universidade do Minho – DEB, Braga, Portugal (ISBN: 978-989-97478-6-9). Portugal, 2015.
    Published • 10.1017/cbo9780511546297.014
  3. Alves, Diana; Vilas-Boas, D; Almeida, C; Silankorva, S; Nicolau, A. "Microscopy techniques for the study of biofilm". In Clinical Biofilms – Current Concepts and Advanced Techniques, 153-172. Portugal: (ISBN: 978-989-97478-4-5). 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Grainha, Tânia; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Design of multi-functional PVC coating addressing the polymicrobial nature of Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), 2021.
  2. Alves, Diana; Borges, Patrick; Rodrigues, Celia F.; Grainha, Tânia; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Antimicrobial efficacy, host cellular toxicity and resistance development: finding the balance through tailored antimicrobial release". Paper presented in COST Action CA15114 - Anti-Microbial Coating Innovations to prevent infectious diseases Joint WG1, WG2, WG3 workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2019.
  3. Alves, Diana; Borges, Patrick; Rodrigues, Celia F.; Grainha, Tânia; Pereira, Maria Olivia. "Modulating an Antimicrobial release approach by dopamine chemistry to fight infections associated to orthopedic implants". Paper presented in EuroBiofilms2019, Glasgow, Scotland, 2019.
  4. Alves, Diana; Vaz, Ana Teresa; Grainha, Tânia; Rodrigues, Celia F.; Pereira, Maria Olivia. "Co-immobilization of Liposomal Amphotericin B and Antimicrobial Peptides to prevent multi-kingdom infections". Paper presented in The 5th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions, Hoboken, USA, 2019.
  5. Alves, Diana; Borges, Patrick; Rodrigues, Celia F.; Grainha, Tânia; Pereira, Maria Olivia. "Exploring Polydopamine-based Coating Strategies to boost Chlorohexidine immobilization for the Development of an Antimicrobial Surface". Paper presented in COST Action CA15114 CG meeting & Workshop, Riga, Latvia, 2019.
  6. Alves, Diana; Faria, C; Borges, P; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Functionalization of polydimethylsiloxane and stainless steel surfaces with disinfectants". Paper presented in COST Action CA15114 Meeting: WG1 & WG4 Workshop + CG meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 20, 2018, 2018.
  7. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Alves, Diana; Silankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Interspecies interactions and bacteriophage control in S. Enteritidis and E. coli mixed biofilms". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017. No. P-225, Porto, Portugal, Dec 7-9, 342, 2017, 2017.
  8. Alves, Diana; Faria, Carla; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "No resistance development against antimicrobial peptides immobilized onto a surface". Paper presented in ESGB/EPASG Annual International Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbial Biofilms and Options for Treatment. Ghent, Belgium, Oct 5-7, 2016, 2016.
  9. Alves, Diana; Faria, Carla; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Evaluation of potential resistance development by cells adhered to antimicrobial surfaces". Paper presented in Biofilms7 Microbial Works of Art. Porto, Portugal, 26-28 June, 2016, 2016.
  10. Sousa, Ana Margarida; Alves, Diana; Lourenço, Anália; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Colistin heteroresistance in Klebsiella penumoniae and its association with slow-growing sub-populations within biofilms.". Paper presented in Biofilms7 Microbial Works of Art. Porto, Portugal, 26-28 June, 2016, 2016.
  11. Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Antimicrobial peptides functional coatings to prevent biomaterial-associated infections". Paper presented in AMP2014 – 4th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides. Lorient, France, 4th- 6th June, 2014, 2014.
  12. Jorge, Paula; Alves, Diana; Lourenço, Anália; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Antimicrobial peptide combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in MP2014 – 4th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides. Lorient, France, 4th-6th June, p195, 2014, 2014.
  13. Alves, Diana; Lopes, S P; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "A colistin coating to prevent biomaterial-associated infections". Paper presented in ECCMID 2013 - 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. No. P1105, Berlin, Germany, 27-30 April, 2013, 2013.
  14. Alves, Diana; Lopes, Hélder; Machado, Idalina; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Exploring different preventive strategies to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms using Colistin". Paper presented in - Third International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides. Lille, France, 13-15 June, 2012, 2012.
  15. Machado, Idalina; Lopes, Hélder; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Colistin surface conditioning impairs Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and enhances ciprofloxacin antimicrobial activity". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld 2011 – IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology. Torremolinhos, Spain, 14th -16th September, 2011., 2011.
  16. Lopes, Hélder; Machado, Idalina; Lopes, S P; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Susceptibility patterns and crossresistance evaluation of several biofilm-producing P. aeruginosa challenged by antibiotics". Paper presented in onference Handbook of the 4th International Conference Biofilms IV: Communities Bridging Disciplines. No. 134, Winchester, UK, 1-3 September, 76, 2010., 2010.
  17. Machado, Idalina; Lopes, Hélder; Lopes, S P; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Biological cost of antibiotic pressure in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm". Paper presented in ECCMID 2010 - 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vol. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 16(S2), Vienna, Austria, 10-13 April, S569, 2010, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Alves, Diana; Borges, Patrick; Grainha, Tânia; Rodrigues, Célia F.; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Tailoring the immobilization and release of chlorhexidine using dopamine chemistry to fight infections associated to orthopedic devices". Materials Science and Engineering: C 120 (2021): 111742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111742.
    10.1016/j.msec.2020.111742
  2. Grainha, Tânia; Jorge, Paula; Alves, Diana; Lopes, Susana Patrícia; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Unraveling Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans Communication in Coinfection Scenarios: Insights Through Network Analysis". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 10 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.550505.
    10.3389/fcimb.2020.550505
  3. Silva, Eduarda; Monteiro, Rosana; Grainha, Tânia; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olivia; Sousa, Ana Margarida. "Fostering Innovation in the Treatment of Chronic Polymicrobial Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Infections Exploring Aspartic Acid and Succinic Acid as Ciprofloxacin Adjuvants". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 10 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00441.
    Published • 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00441
  4. Alves, Diana; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Entrapment of a phage cocktail and cinnamaldehyde on sodium alginate emulsion-based films to fight food contamination by Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis". Food Research International 128 (2020): 108791. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108791.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108791
  5. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Alves, Diana; Oliveira, Hugo; Sousa, Clara; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54847-y.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-019-54847-y
  6. Jorge, Paula; Magalhães, Andreia Patrícia; Grainha, Tânia; Alves, Diana; Sousa, Ana Margarida; Lopes, Susana Patrícia; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Antimicrobial resistance three ways: healthcare crisis, major concepts and the relevance of biofilms". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95 8 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz115.
    Published • 10.1093/femsec/fiz115
  7. Alves, Diana; Vaz, Ana Teresa; Grainha, Tânia; Rodrigues, Célia F.; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Design of an Antifungal Surface Embedding Liposomal Amphotericin B Through a Mussel Adhesive-Inspired Coating Strategy". Frontiers in Chemistry 7 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00431.
    Published • 10.3389/fchem.2019.00431
  8. Alves, Diana; Marques, Arlete; Milho, Catarina; Costa, Maria José; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Sillankorva, Sanna Maria. "Bacteriophage ¿IBB-PF7A loaded on sodium alginate-based films to prevent microbial meat spoilage". International Journal of Food Microbiology 291 (2019): 121-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.026.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.026
  9. Milho, C.; Andrade, M.; Vilas Boas, D.; Alves, D.; Sillankorva, S.. "Antimicrobial assessment of phage therapy using a porcine model of biofilm infection". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 557 (2019): 112-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.12.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.12.004
  10. Jorge, Paula; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Catalysing the way towards antimicrobial effectiveness: a systematic analysis and a new online resource for antimicrobial enzyme combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.01.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.01.001
  11. Rodrigues, Célia; Alves, Diana; Henriques, Mariana. "Combination of Posaconazole and Amphotericin B in the Treatment of Candida glabrata Biofilms". Microorganisms 6 4 (2018): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6040123.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms6040123
  12. Alves, Diana F.; Magalhães, Andreia P.; Neubauer, Damian; Bauer, Marta; Kamysz, Wojciech; Pereira, Maria O.. "Unveiling the fate of adhering bacteria to antimicrobial surfaces: expression of resistance-associated genes and macrophage-mediated phagocytosis". Acta Biomaterialia 78 (2018): 189-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.07.052.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.07.052
  13. Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Alves, D.; Pereira, M.O.. "Bio-Inspired Coating Strategies for the Immobilization of Polymyxins to Generate Contact-Killing Surfaces". Macromolecular Bioscience 16 10 (2016): 1450-1460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201600122.
    Published • 10.1002/mabi.201600122
  14. Silva, Ana; Sousa, Ana Margarida; Alves, Diana; Lourenço, Anália; Pereira, Maria Olívia. "Heteroresistance to colistin inKlebsiella pneumoniaeis triggered by small colony variants sub-populations within biofilms". Pathogens and Disease 74 5 (2016): ftw036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftw036.
    Published • 10.1093/femspd/ftw036
  15. Alves, D.; Magalhães, A.; Grzywacz, D.; Neubauer, D.; Kamysz, W.; Pereira, M.O.. "Co-immobilization of Palm and DNase I for the development of an effective anti-infective coating for catheter surfaces". Acta Biomaterialia 44 (2016): 313-322. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992026439&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.010
  16. Alves, D.; Sileika, T.; Messersmith, P.B.; Pereira, M.O.. "Polydopamine-Mediated Immobilization of Alginate Lyase to Prevent P. aeruginosa Adhesion". Macromolecular Bioscience (2016): 1301-1310. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84986004496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/mabi.201600077
  17. Alves, Diana; Olívia Pereira, Maria. "Mini-review: Antimicrobial peptides and enzymes as promising candidates to functionalize biomaterial surfaces". Biofouling 30 4 (2014): 483-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2014.889120.
    Published • 10.1080/08927014.2014.889120
Online resource
  1. Jorge, Paula; Alves, Diana; Pereira, Maria Olivia. Inter-Species CrossTalk Database (ISCTD). 2018. https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/aecd/..
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Alves, Diana. "Mussel adhesive-inspired surface modification to design bi-functional antibacterial coatings". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2018.
  2. Alves, Diana. "The influence of a quaternary ammonium compound on the cell surface structure of bacteria". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2011.

Other

Other output
  1. Project proposal (team member and co-author). POLY-PrevEnTT - Developing a multi-functionalized endotracheal tube to fight polymicrobial biofilms in a novel artificial ventilator-associated pneumonia model: a step closer to in vivo testing.. Concurso para Financiamento de Projetos de IC&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos – 2017, AAC N.º 02/SAICT/2017 (financed 225,133€). 2017. Alves, Diana.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/07 A wide-spectrum antimicrobial coating to fight multi-species biofilms in ventilator-associated pneumonia infections 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S) and INEB – Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, University of Porto, Portugal (Porto, Portugal)
2021/06/10 A dual-drug release antimicrobial coating to prevent multi-species biofilm formation on endotracheal tubes Online Workshop: Antimicrobial Resistance in Biofilms and on Biomaterials
BEAT-AMR consortium
2020/01/27 Antimicrobial efficacy, cytotoxicity and resistance development: finding the balance through tailored antimicrobial release Biofilm Group Seminars
Centre of Biological Engineering, CEB (Braga, Portugal)
2019/03/07 Exploring Polydopamine-based Coating Strategies to boost Chlorohexidine immobilization for the Development of an Antimicrobial Surface COST Action CA15114 CG meeting &Workshop
AMICI Cost action (Riga, Latvia)
2019/01/28 Entrapment of cinnamaldehyde and a phage cocktail onto sodium alginate emulsion-based films to fight food contamination by E. coli and S. Enteritidis  Biofilm Group Seminars
Centre of Biological Engineering, CEB (Braga, Portugal)
2017/06/14 The fate of bacteria adhering to antibacterial surfaces: antibiotic susceptibility, resistance development and macrophages action The 4th Stevens Conference on Bacteria- Material Interactions
Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, United States)
2017/04/04 Functionalization or urinary catheters to render them with antimicrobial activity NanomedTab Sessions
European Nanomedicine Meeting 2017 (Londres, United Kingdom)
2015/06/24 Polydopamine-mediated immobilization of PALM and DNase I to create an antiadhesive and antimicrobial bi-functional coating EUROBIOFILMS 2015 - 4th European Congress on Microbial Biofilms
ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms (Brno, Czech Republic)
2015/06/16 Co-Immobilization of Antimicrobial Lipopeptide PALM and DNase I to create bi-functional antibacterial coatings 3rd Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions
Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, United States)
2014/11 An alginate lyase functional coating to prevent P. aeruginosa adhesion Biofilm Group Seminars
CEB, Centre of Biological Engineering
2014/10/02 From mono-functional enzymatic coatings to bi-functional coatings to impair Staphylococci adhesion ICAR 2014 - III International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
Faculty of Medicine - Complutense University (Madrid, Spain)
2014/10/02 An alginate lyase functional coating catalysis-independent to prevent P. aeruginosa adhesion ICAR 2014 - III International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
Faculty of Medicine - Complutense University (Madrid, Spain)
2014/05/29 Enzymatic Functional Coatings to prevent Staphylococci adhesion II Jornadas de Investigación Biomédica de Ourense
Universidade de Vigo (Ourense, Spain)
2012/12/22 Terpinen-4-ol combined with colistin effectively impairs Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation ICAR 2012 - II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/11/22 Blocking of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation by a colistin coating ICAR 2012 - II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01/18 - Current Dual functional antimicrobial and biocompatible coating for orthopedic devices
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/10/01 - Current Functionalization of PVC using a mussel-inspired coating strategy to target the polymicrobial nature of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/31 Development of a coating strategy to prevent infections associated to orthopedic prostheses
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/12/31 Mussel adhesive-inspired coating strategy for urinary catheters functionalization
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2014 - 2014 2nd Training School of BacFoodNet - Advanced Techniques to Study Food-Biofilms Course (2014/06/30 - 2014/07/04)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2014 4th International Practical Course on Biofilm Sciences (2014/09/15 - 2014/09/20)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/12/15 - 2021/12/15 Second CEMBO workshop: possibilities for obtaining Horizon Europe funding and polymicrobial infection analysis, diagnosis and prevention.
Workshop
 CEMBO
2021/09/05 - 2021/09/09 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/07/07 - 2021/07/07 Workshop entitled: Excellence in Project Management
Workshop
 Excellence in Project Management
2021/06/10 - 2021/06/10 Participant and oral presentation
Workshop
 Online Workshop: Antimicrobial Resistance in Biofilms and on Biomaterials
2021/05/04 - 2021/05/06 Theoretical an practical sessions about Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), a molecular technique based on the hybridisation of a fluorescentes labelled oligonucleotide with a complementary target RNA sequence that is present inside the microbial cell.
Workshop
 Summer School 2: Fishing Bacteria
2020/10/16 - 2020/10/18 Workshop to provide experimental training on the field of bacterial transcriptomics.
Workshop
 Biofilm transcriptomics: Quantifying gene expression from pathogenic bacterial biofilms
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/28 Invited participant and poster presentation
Workshop
 Anti-MIcrobial Coating Innovations to prevent infectious diseases Joint WG1, WG2, WG3 workshop
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2019/09/03 - 2019/09/06 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 EuroBiofilms2019
Technology & Innovation Centre, United Kingdom
2019/06/12 - 2019/06/13 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 The 5th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions
Stevens Institute of Technology, United States
2019/03/07 - 2019/03/07 Invited participant and poster presentation
Workshop
 Workshop for Early Career Investigators (ECIs) and Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)
Latvijas Universitate, Latvia
2018/03/20 - 2018/03/20 Invited participant and poster presentation
Workshop
 Antimicrobial Coatings applied in healthcare settings – Implications for cleaning procedures
Institut Jo¿ef Stefan, Slovenia
2018 - 2018 Invited to conduct the workshop “Biomateriais- Smart Surfaces”
Workshop
 VI AEICBAS Biomedical Congress
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Invited to present a poster IX Jornadas de Bioquímica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Training on TEM, SEM and Confocal Microscopy
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2017/07/06 - 2017/07/06 Participant and poster presentation
Symposium
 Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) Annual Meeting
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2017/06/14 - 2017/06/15 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 The 4th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interaction
Stevens Institute of Technology, United States
2017/04/04 - 2017/04/04 Selected participant with the project "Functionalization or urinary catheters to render them with antimicrobial activity"
Meeting
 4th TAB-in Sessions during the European Nanomedicine Meeting 2017 in London
Kings College London, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017 Participant Workshop and mentoring: Connecting research and industry in healthcare
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2016/12/20 - 2016/12/22 Workshop to provide information on proteomic methodologies and the first skills in the techniques of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, protein identification by mass spectrometry and recombinant protein production and purification.
Workshop
 Hands-on-Course: Proteome 2 Gene 2 Protein
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/10/05 - 2016/10/07 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 ESGB/EPASG Annual International Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbial Biofilms and Options for Treatment
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2016/06/26 - 2016/06/28 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 Biofilms7 Meeting
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Formação em Primeiros Socorros em Laboratórios de Investigação
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Curso de Formação – Conceitos básicos de metrologia e requisitos técnicos NP EM ISSO/IEC 17025:2005
Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Invited speaker XI Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/06/23 - 2015/06/26 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 EUROBIOFILMS 2015 - 4th European Congress on Microbial Biofilms
Masarykova univerzita, Czech Republic
2015/06/17 - 2015/06/18 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 3rd Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions
Stevens Institute of Technology, United States
2014/10/01 - 2014/10/03 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 ICAR 2014 - III International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
Faculty of Medicine - Complutense University (Madrid, Spain), Spain
2014/06/04 - 2014/06/06 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 AMP2014 - 4th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides
Lorient, France
2012/11/21 - 2012/11/23 Participant and oral presentation
Conference
 ICAR 2012 - II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
2012/06/13 - 2012/06/15 Participant and poster presentation
Conference
 AMP2012 - Third International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2018/12/07 Development of a coating strategy to prevent infections associated to orthopedic prostheses
Supervisor
 Patrick Borges (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/01/11 Mussel adhesive-inspired coating strategy for urinary catheters functionalization
Supervisor
 Ana Teresa Vaz (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/07/04 Development of bacteriophage-loaded micro/nanostructures using microfluidics. Master Project
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Passos (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/12/09 Estágio em Gestão de Riscos Ergonómicos e de Equipamentos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Pires (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017 - Current ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/01 - Current Scientific comission for the 5th International Practical Biofilm Course and Symposium, 31st August-4th September 2020 (University of Minho, Portugal) - Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Member
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/05 - Current Scientific Commission of the Centre of Biological Engineering
Member
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016 - Current Scientific Commission of the Biofilms Group
Member
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2022/01/31 Editor of Antibiotics Special Issue: "In the Race against Polymicrobial Biofilms: Current Research and New Breakthroughs for the Clinic"
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02/03 - Current Laboratórios de Fenómenos de Transferência Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current Critical Reviews in Microbiology
2020 - Current ACS Applied Nano Materials
2021/01 - 2021/01 Pathogens (076-0817) MDPI
2020/08 - 2020/11 ACS Applied Nano Materials (2574-0970) American Chemical Society
2020/05 - 2020/05 Antibiotics (2079-6382) MDPI
2019/12 - 2020/01 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (1944-8252) American Chemical Society
2019/10 - 2019/10 International Journal of Biomaterials (1687-8795) Hindawi Limited
2019 - 2019 ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2373-9878) American Chemical Society
2016/01/29 - 2019 Materials Science and Engineering C (0928-4931) Elsevier
2017/05/19 - 2017/06/01 Macromolecular Bioscience (1616-5195) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/09 - Current Ecological interactions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Staphylococcus aureus mixed biofilms: deciphering co-infection in cystic fibrosis airways Andreia Magalhães
2016 - 2017 Immobilized antimicrobial agents: potential development of microbial resistance Carla Faria
2014 - 2015 Evaluation of antimicrobial strategies against biomaterial-associated infections – impact of the surrounding environmental conditions Ana Silva
Distinctions

Award

2017 Team Scientific Award of 1st place for "studying the microbial activity of substances of natural origin and new antimicrobial compounds designed on the basis of their structures" attributed by the principal of Gdansk Medical University, Poland.
2016 1st place on the "Best flash-presentation SPBT award" by Biofilms7, Porto (Portugal)
2006 Excellence Grant for obtaining the best mark in admission exams
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Other distinction

2021 Virtual Mobility COST Grant
2019 Travel grant to attend 5th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions (Hoboken, USA)
Stevens Institute of Technology Charles V Schaefer Jr School of Engineering and Science, United States
2019 ESCMID Grant to attend EuroBiofilms 2019 Conference in Glasgow (Scotland).
2017 Travel grant to attend 4th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions (Hoboken, USA)
2016 Attendance grant to attend the meeting “Antimicrobial resistance in microbial biofilms and options for treatment"
2015 Travel grant to attend 3rd Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions (Hoboken, USA)