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Rafaela Perdigão holds a BSc degree in Biology (2015, FCUP) and a MSc degree in Environmental Toxicology and Contamination (2017, ICBAS), from the University of Porto. She is currently working as a PhD student at CIIMAR and ICBAS, exploring biodegradation of oils, maritime fuels and other pollutants inside ports, such as plastics, using marine microorganisms. She has experience and know-how on autochthonous bioremediation of hydrocarbons, with a special focus on the optimization of bacterial consortia for marine environments. Her main research interests rely on the recovery of polluted marine environments, biotechnology and optimization of degradation processes.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafaela Perdigão Mendes
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Rafaela P. Mendes
  • Rafaela Perdigão

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F210-3705-E3D9
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9569-804X

Email addresses

  • rafaela.mendes1@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)
  • rafaela.mendes1@ciimar.up.pt (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31
Ongoing
Ciências do Meio Aquático ¿ Biologia e Ecologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09/09 - 2024/09/10
Concluded
Eco Microbiology Deep Dive: Molecular Techniques for Screening Plastic Related Bacteria (Outros)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Campus di Piacenza e Cremona, Italy
2024/09/06 - 2024/09/07
Concluded
IL D. Lgs. n. 81/2008 - Formazione Specifica Rischio Medio dei lavoratori per il ruolo tecnico-amministrativo, docente e studenti (Outros)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Campus di Piacenza e Cremona, Italy
2024/09/04 - 2024/09/06
Concluded
Meta_Microbial: Metagenomic and bioinformatic insights into microbial communities (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP), Portugal
2024/08/29 - 2024/09/05
Concluded
D. Lgs. n. 81/2008 - WORKER GENERAL TRAINING COURSE IN HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE (Outros)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Campus di Piacenza e Cremona, Italy
2023/07/04 - 2023/07/05
Concluded
Meta_Microbial: Metagenomic and bioinformatic insights into microbial communities (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/07/05 - 2021/07/09
Concluded
Biodiversity Toolkit: from sequences to species and communities by DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding approaches (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/01/17 - 2021/06/17
Concluded
Economia Circular (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
16 (out of 20)
2019/05/01 - 2019/08/05
Concluded
Curso Online Aberto e Massivo em Lixo Marinho - Trajeto de liderança (Outros)
The Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya
2017
Concluded
Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"BIOREMEDIATION FOR MITIGATION AND RECOVERY FROM OIL SPILL INCIDENTS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2016/11/15 - 2016/12/02
Concluded
Análise de Dados Provenientes de Técnicas Moleculares (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
98 %
2015/10/07 - 2015/12/02
Concluded
XV Curso de Medicina Legal e Outras Ciências Forenses (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Avaliação dos efeitos das nanovesículas de SDS/DDAB nas funções do solo: sua interação com o pesticida clorpirifos e o papel das propriedades do solo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/03/15 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/12/01 - 2019/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/01/01 - Current PhD student Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/03/15 - 2020/12/31 NetTag - Tagging fishing gears and enhancing on board best-practices to promote waste free fisheries
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (EASME)
Concluded
2017/12/01 - 2019/01/31 SpilLess - First line response to oil spills based on native microorganisms cooperation
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
EASME - Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/05 - 2024/05 Machine Learning Models to Predict Plastic Degrading Enzymes with Application in Blue Biotechnology
Not available
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2021/12/01 BIOREM - Bioremediação de poluição por hidrocarbonetos ambiente aquático usando microrganismos autóctones
PTDC/BTA-GES/32186/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela P. Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Bernabeu, Ana M.; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms in the NW Coast of the Iberian Peninsula: A Starting Point for Oil Spill Bioremediation". Paper presented in International Oil Spill Science Conference, Halifax, 2022.
  2. Correia, Marta; Rafaela Perdigão; Castelo, Daniela; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, Cristina Marisa Ribeiro. "Awareness activities for the youngest to promote fisheries without litter - do they work?". Paper presented in CommOCEAN 2020 - 4th International Marine Science Communication Conference, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Fernandes, Joana P.; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Bôto, Maria L.; Inês Ribeiro; Maria F. Carvalho; Ana P. Mucha. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Joana P.. "Microbial diversity of CM2C (CIIMAR Microbial culture collection) as a tool for the development of bioremediation applications". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024, 2024.
  2. Tiago Maia; Ana Sofia Pinto; Rafaela Perdigão; Ana P. Mucha; Alexandre Campos; Fátima Carvalho; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. Corresponding author: Tiago Maia. "Exploring the defluorination potential of cyanotoxin and hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2023, 2023.
  3. Rafaela Perdigão; Ana Sofia Tavares; Maria F. Carvalho; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana Paula Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Microbial colonization of fishing nets". Paper presented in Ciência 2023: Ciência e Oceano para além do horizonte, 2023.
  4. Fernandes, Joana P.; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Bôto, Maria L.; Maria F. Carvalho; Ana Paula Mucha. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Joana P.. "Georeferenced biobank of xenobiotic degraders - powerful supplier of marine biological resources to develop bioremediation technologies". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes (BioRemid23), 2023.
  5. Rafaela Perdigão; Ana Sofia Tavares; Maria F. Carvalho; Catarina Magalhães; Ramos, Sandra; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana Paula Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "[flash presentation] Microbial colonization of fishing nets: searching for plastic-degrading potential". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes (BioRemid23), 2023.
  6. Rafaela Perdigão; Maria Paola Tomasino; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; Maria F. Carvalho; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana Paula Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Bioremediation of a real oil spill accident – response of the microbial community and potential for bioaugmentation application". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes (BioRemid23), 2023.
  7. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela P. Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Ramos, Sandra; Maria F. Carvalho; et al. "Native Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms Collected Along the NW Coast of Portugal". Paper presented in Final Workshop OCEAN3R: Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters, 2023.
  8. Rafaela Perdigão; Ana Sofia Tavares; Maria F. Carvalho; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, C. Marisa R; Ana P. Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Unveiling the microbial communities associated with plastic fishing nets: an in situ experiment in seawater". Paper presented in MicroSummit 2022, 2022.
  9. Rafaela Perdigão; Ana Sofia Tavares; Maria F. Carvalho; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana P. Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Microbial communities in fishing nets: can they harbor biotechnological potential?". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2022, 2022.
  10. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Sandra Ramos; Maria F. Carvalho; et al. "Marine Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Oil Spills: Culture-dependent and Independent Approaches". Paper presented in FEMS Conference on Microbiology 2022, 2022.
  11. Rafaela Perdigão; Ana Sofia Tavares; Magalhães, Catarina; M. Fátima Carvalho; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, Marisa; Ana P. Mucha. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Uncovering the microbial communities associated with plastic fishing nets". Paper presented in 2nd FEMS Conference on Microbiology, 2022, 2022.
  12. Ana Paula Mucha; Rafaela Perdigão; Maria Paola Tomasino; Bôto, Maria; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Ramos, Sandra; et al. Corresponding author: Ana Paula Mucha. "Project BIOREM: Bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants by autochthonous microorganisms in aquatic environment". Paper presented in Microbiotec 21, 2021.
  13. Alice Melzi; Rafaela Perdigão; Maria Paola Tomasino; Bôto, Maria; Ana P. Mucha. "Selection and optimization of autochthonous bacterial strains isolated from Port of Leixões for bioremediation of crude oil and maritime fuels". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2021, 2021.
  14. Rafaela Perdigão; Bárbara Correia; Van der Gracht, Henry; Ana Sofia Tavares; Sabrina M. Rodrigues; Magalhães, Catarina; Maria Fátima Carvalho; et al. "Environmental harmfulness of lost fishing gear in the NW Portuguese coast : the NetTag project". Paper presented in ECSA 58 & EMECS 13 - Estuaries and Coastal Seas in the Anthropocene, 2021.
  15. Bôto, Maria; Perdigão, Rafaela (F210-3705-E3D9); Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Cova, Cláudia; Maria Paola Tomasino; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Comparison Of Culture-Dependent And Independent Approaches For The Bioremediation Of Oil Spills". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge, 2020.
  16. Tavares, Ana Sofia; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; Carvalho, Maria F.; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Ana Paula Mucha. "Characterization of microbial communities associated with lost fishing nets". Paper presented in 13.º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U.Porto, 2020.
  17. Correia, Bárbara R.; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Magalhães, Catarina; Carvalho, Maria F.; Ana Paula Mucha; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, C. Marisa R.. "Potential of lost fishing gears for adsorption of inorganic compounds: Hotspots characterization". Paper presented in 13.º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U.Porto, 2020.
  18. Van der Gracht, Henry; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Magalhães, Catarina; Carvalho, Maria F.; Ana Paula Mucha; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, C. Marisa R.. "Potential of lost fishing gear for adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)". Paper presented in 13.º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U.Porto, 2020.
  19. Maria L. Bôto; Magalhães, Catarina; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Ana M. Bernabeu; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a starting point to bioremediate oil spills [co-author]". Paper presented in 2nd edition of the International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes (BioRemid2019), 2019.
  20. Bôto, Maria; Magalhães, Catarina; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P; Bernabeu, Ana; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a starting point to bioremediate oil spills". Paper presented in 2nd edition of the International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes (BioRemid2019), 2019.
  21. Correia, Marta V.; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Ana Paula Mucha; Magalhães, Catarina M.; Ramos, Sandra; Almeida, C. Marisa R.. "fishing the "ghosts" of our seas: awareness activities for the youngest to promote fisheries without litter". Paper presented in XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM XX) , Braga, Portugal, 9 Sep - 12 Sep, 2019, 2019.
  22. Bôto, Maria; Magalhães, Catarina; Mendes, Rafaela P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P; Santos, Filipa; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a tool for bioremediation of oil spills". Paper presented in 31st New European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress, Porto, Portugal, 2018.
  23. Mendes, Rafaela P.; Ramos, Sandra; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Bôto, Maria; Ribeiro, Hugo; Magalhães, Catarina; Carvalho, Maria F.; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Mucha, Ana P.. "An innovative approach to help clean oil spills: native microbial consortia with bioremediation capacity". Paper presented in ECSA 57: Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems - Diverse threats and opportunities, Perth, Australia, 2018.
  24. Mendes, Rafaela P.; Santos, Filipa; Almeida, C. Marisa R; Carvalho, Maria F.; Ana Paula Mucha. "Development of a consortium of bacterial strains isolated from a sandy beach with the ability to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons". Paper presented in 7th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2017), Valencia, Spain, 2017.
  25. Mendes, Rafaela P.; Gavina, Ana; Bouguerra, S; Marques, C.; Lopes, I.; Antunes, F.; Rasteiro, M. G; Ksibi, M.; Pereira, Ruth. "Combined effects of SDS/DDAB nanovesicles and of chlorpyrifos pesticide on the reproduction of Eisenia andrei.". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem (IJUP), 2015.
Journal article
  1. Rafaela Perdigão; Tomasino, Maria Paola; Magalhães, Catarina; Carvalho, Maria F.; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Mucha, Ana P.. Corresponding author: Rafaela Perdigão. "Microbial response to a port fuel spill: Community dynamics and potential for bioremediation". Marine Pollution Bulletin 203 (2024): 116434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116434.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116434
  2. Perdigão, Rafaela; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Magalhães, Catarina; Ramos, Sandra; Carolas, Ana L.; Ferreira, Bruno S.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Mucha, Ana P.. Corresponding author: Perdigão, Rafaela. "Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Seawater: Prospects of Using Lyophilized Native Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria". Microorganisms 9 11 (2021): 2285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112285.
    10.3390/microorganisms9112285
  3. Bôto, Maria L.; Magalhães, Catarina; Perdigão, Rafaela; Alexandrino, Diogo A. M.; Fernandes, Joana P.; Bernabeu, Ana M.; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Harnessing the Potential of Native Microbial Communities for Bioremediation of Oil Spills in the Iberian Peninsula NW Coast". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.633659.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2021.633659
  4. Perdigão, Rafaela; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Santos, Filipa; Carvalho, Maria F.; Mucha, Ana P.. "Optimization of an Autochthonous Bacterial Consortium Obtained from Beach Sediments for Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons". Water 13 1 (2020): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13010066.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w13010066
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mendes, Rafaela P.. "Bioremediation for mitigation and recovery from oil spill incidents". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2017. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/107661.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/17 Screening marine bacteria for plastic degradation: Insights from Net Biofilms and Hydrocarbon-Degraders 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/05/08 Exploring the Potential of Marine Bacteria in Plastic Degradation: Insights from Net Biofilms and Hydrocarbon-Degraders Neptune CIIMAR seminars
CIIMAR - University of Porto (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2023/12/07 Screening for plastic-degrading potential in marine bacteria associated with net biofilms and hydrocarbon degradation MicroBioTec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023
University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)
2022/10/04 Hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms in the NW coast of the Iberian Peninsula: a starting point for oil spills bioremediation [co-author] International Oil Spill Science Conference 2022
(Halifax, Canada)
2022/06/30 Marine Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Oil Spills: Culture-dependent and Independent Approaches [co-author] 2nd FEMS Conference on Microbiology, 2022
(Belgrade, Serbia)
2021/11/25 A Georeferenced Library of Native Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Oil Spills [co-author] Microbiotec 21
Nova University of Lisbon; Portuguese Society of Microbiology and the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/11/24 Lyophilized bacterial agents for bioremediation of hydrocarbons in seawater: tackling a port oil spill accident Microbiotec 21
Nova University of Lisbon; Portuguese Society of Microbiology and the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/09/23 Marine microbial diversity of a fuel oil leakage: bioremediation of hydrocarbons in seawater sampled after a spill accident in a port area [Flash Talk] Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2021
PhD students committee , CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2019/10/25 Bioremediation of oil spills in seawater using lyophilized native hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria 2nd edition of the International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes (BioRemid2019)
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)
2019/10/18 Bioremediation of oil spills with autochthonous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria: a work in progress Oceanus Seminar series
CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2019/03/27 Development of a georeferenced library of native microbial consortia Final SpilLess Workshop
CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2018/07/08 Development of a georeferenced library of native microbial consortia for bioremediation of oil spills [co-author] 11º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/06/28 Oil spills bioremediation with native hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria: SpilLess project EBC-VII & ISEB-2018
International Society for Environmental Biotechnology (Chania, Greece)
2017/02/09 Degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by bacterial strains isolated from a sandy beach 10º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/10/10 - 2023/07/03 Screening for biodegradation potential of plastic polymers by marine bacteria
Co-supervisor of Tiago Gaspar Nogueira
Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/03/22 - 2021/09/17 Selection and optimization of bacterial strains isolated from Port of Leixões for bioremediation of crude oil and maritime fuels
Co-supervisor of Alice Melzi
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Agroambientali (Master)
Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie e Alimentari, Italy
2021/06/04 - 2021/07/30 Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon pollutants by autochthonous microorganisms
Co-supervisor of Maria Leonor da Quinta Lobo
Biotecnologia Medicinal (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/09/14 - 2021/05/24 Microplásticos: conjuntura atual e perspetivas futuras
Supervisor of Catarina Macedo
Análises Químico-Biológicas (12º ano) (Other)
Colégio de Gaia, Portugal
2020/09/14 - 2021/05/24 Biorremediação de solos contaminados por pesticidas
Co-supervisor of Mariana Macedo
Análises Químico-Biológicas (Other)
Colégio de Gaia, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2019/06/01 Bioremediation of oil spills through bacteria with potential for hydrocarbon degradation
Co-supervisor of Jorge López Pérez
Estágio/ Projeto (Degree)
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP), Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2019/06/01 Biorremediação para mitigação e recuperação de derrames petróleo
Co-supervisor of Inês Freitas de Pinho
Project (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/05/01 Memória de Práticas - producción de un consorcio de microorganismos nativos con capacidad de biorremediación de derrames de petróleo
Co-supervisor of Esther Figueres Herraiz
Erausmus Práticas + (Other)
Universitat Politécnica de Valencia - School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Spain

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/13 Organized by the CIIMAR PhD student's committee - The 4th edition of the Blue Think Conference was held at CIIMAR headquarters. It counted more than 150 registrations and 75 abstract submissions. This edition had 3 keynote speakers, two of them presenting in-person. (2023/09/13 - 2023/09/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/07/04 - 2023/07/05 Meta_Microbial workshop: Metagenomic and bioinformatic insights into microbial communities A 2-day workshop organized by Miguel Semedo (project MIDFun, CIIMAR) and CIIMAR PhD students committee (Rafaela Perdigão and Rúben Pereira) The workshop was held in Faculty of sciences of the University of Porto, and counted with 41 participants (2023/07/04 - 2023/07/05)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/09/27 - 2022/09/27 Organized by the CIIMAR PhD student's committee - The third edition of the Blue Think Conference was the first one held 100% in-person. It counted more than 150 registrations and 67 abstract submissions. This edition had four keynote speakers, two of them presenting in-person and two presenting in zoom. (2022/09/27 - 2022/09/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/26 I held a workshop, as an invited researcher, entitled ""Bactérias degradadoras de hidrocarbonetos e o seu promissor papel na biorremediação de ambientes marinhos após derrames de petróleo", given on the National Encounter of Biochemistry Students (XI ENEBIOQ), in Porto (2018/03/26 - 2018/03/26)
Workshop (Other)
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP), Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2021/10/01 - 2024/03/01 Core member of the CIIMAR PhD students committee. The committee aims to represent all students affiliated with CIIMAR-UP and it was created based on three pillars: facilitate the communication between students and the institution directive board, advocate for the student rights and organize capacity-building and networking activities. I am fully engaged in the organization of many scientific and social events, designed mostly for PhD students and young researchers, like seminars, workshops and an annual conference - Blue Think Conference.
Member
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/08 - 2024/07/25 Searching for plastic-degrading potential in marine bacteria: ongoing analysis Mariana Figueiredo
2018/03/01 - 2018/08/01 Growth optimization of native microorganism consortium to be used as first-line response to oil spills Davide Ghidini
2017/05/01 - 2017/07/01 Bioremediation of petroleum in aquatic environment Arnaud Aimale
Distinctions

Award

2018 Atlantic Project award 2018

Other distinction

2022 Best Application
Mirpuri Foundation, Portugal