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João Rainha holds a BSc degree in Biochemistry (2015), a MSc in Biotechnology (2017), and a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (2024) from the University of Minho. He is currently a research fellow on the Be@t project at the Centre of Biological Engineering, where he applies his expertise in bioprocess engineering. Specializing in synthetic biology, João has advanced expertise in molecular biology techniques, particularly CRISPR-Cas9. His research focuses on constructing heterologous pathways to enable the microbial synthesis of industrially valuable compounds. In addition to his strengths in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, João has extensive experience in scaling up and optimizing bioprocesses for efficient microbial production. He is also skilled in utilizing bio-residues in fermentation processes and brings hands-on experience with downstream processes and analytical techniques such as High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Manuel Rainha Costa

Citation names

  • Rainha, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F81A-B85B-D62E
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3963-234X
Scopus Author Id
57216824818

Email addresses

  • joao.rainha@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centro de Engenharia Biológica . Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar , 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/04/01 - 2024/07/01
Concluded
 Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Stepwise optimization of curcumin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using synthetic biology techniques and operational engineering (Supervisors: Joana Rodrigues and Lígia Rodrigues)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015 - 2017
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Supervisors: Joana Rodrigues and Lígia Rodrigues)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2015
Concluded
 Biochemestry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Antifungal activity of essential oils (Supervisor: Armando Venâncio) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/08 - 2025/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2019/04/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/04/01 - 2024/05 PhD student Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/02/12 - 2018/08/12 Computer Salesman (Part-time) Staples - Inc , Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/10/01 Master student Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/08/18 - 2025/12/31 BE@T - Biotechnological processes for obtaining materials/ingredients with potential value in the textile and clothing industry
PRR
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 Stepwise optimization of curcumin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using synthetic biology approaches
SFRH/BD/138325/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2019/04/01 FOSYNBIO - Synthetic Biology Approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029549
Research Fellow

Other

Designation Funders
2019/10/01 - 2022/05/14 FOSYNBIO - Synthetic Biology Approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029549
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia R.; Rodrigues, Joana L.. "Yeast Synthetic Biology Approaches for the Production of Valuable Polyphenolic Compounds". In Synthetic Biology of Yeasts, 119-156. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-89680-5_5
  2. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Lígia R.; Rodrigues, Joana L.. "Microbial Production of Curcumin". In Microbial Production of Food Bioactive Compounds, edited by SM Jafari, 1-35. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-81403-8_8-1
Conference abstract
  1. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, L. R.; Rodrigues, Joana L. "Engineering Yeast Cell Factories for High-Yield Curcumin Production: Role of YML131W". Paper presented in ChemBiotIC - Chemistry & Biotechnology International Conference, Online, 2025.
    Published
  2. Rodrigues, Joana L; Rainha, João; Gomes, Daniela; Antas, C.; Rodrigues, L. R.. "Innovative approaches to polyphenol synthesis: combinatorial biosynthesis unveiled.". Paper presented in X IMFAHE’s International Conference – Innovation Camp – shaping the future through global learning and collaborations. IMFAHE. Online., 2024.
  3. Rodrigues, Joana L; Antas, Carolina; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Heterologous production of plant polyphenols with high therapeutic potential using combinatorial biosynthesis". Paper presented in The Automated Scientist – the future of cell factory engineering, Favrholm, 2024.
    Accepted
  4. Braga, Adelaide; Cardoso, Beatriz; Fernandes, Margarida; Gama, Miguel; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Development of a cost-effective media for biosurfactants production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23, 2023.
    Published
  5. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Lígia. "Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for de novo biosynthesis of curcumin". Paper presented in ICYGMB31 - 31st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, Florence, 2023.
    Published
  6. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Rice industry wastes as substrate for curcumin production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy (AFOB-EFB Virtual Conference), Online, 2023.
  7. Braga, Adelaide; Ana Benedita Maia; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Cardoso, Beatriz; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Agro-industrial wastes as alternative substrates for the production of prebiotic with Zymomonas mobilis". Paper presented in Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy (AFOB-EFB Virtual Conference), Online, 2023.
    Published
  8. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "De novo curcumin biosynthesis by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in 6th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, Edinburgh, 2022.
    Published
  9. Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Alves, Joana; Fernández-Lobato, Maria; et al. "Zymomonas mobilis an emerging microbial cell factory to produce prebiotics". Paper presented in EFB2022 - Valuable products from renewable resources, Online, 2022.
  10. Rodrigues, Joana L; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Joana L. "Curcuminoids biosynthesis using synthetic biology approaches combined with a co-culture strategy". Paper presented in Ibero-American Congress in Biotechnology, Braga, 2022.
    Published
  11. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Ligia Raquel Marona. "Metabolic engineering of curcumin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". 2021.
    Accepted
  12. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Ligia Raquel Marona. "Towards the development of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell factory to produce the polyphenol curcumin". 2021.
    Published
  13. Braga, A.; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Cardoso, Beatriz; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Zymomonas mobilis: a promising microorganism for prebiotic production". Paper presented in MicroBiotec- Conference of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Lisbon, 2021.
  14. Rodrigues, Ligia R.; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L. "Synthetic biology approaches to engineer polyphenols microbial cell factories". Paper presented in MicroBiotec- Conference of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Lisbon, 2021.
  15. Braga, A.; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Cardoso, Beatriz; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara S.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Engineering Zymomonas mobilis to produce tailor-made fructooligosaccharides". Paper presented in The 2nd International BioDesign Research Conference, 2021.
  16. Rodrigues, Joana L.; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds". Paper presented in The 1st International BioDesign Research, 2020.
    Published
  17. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the production of curcumin". Paper presented in 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 2020.
    Accepted
  18. Gomes, Daniela; Braga, Adelaide; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Synthetic Biology approaches to improve the production of Fructooligosaccharides using Zymomonas mobilis as chassis". Paper presented in 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, Online, 2020.
  19. Rodrigues, Joana L; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds". Paper presented in The 1st International BioDesign Research Conference, Online, 2020.
    Published
  20. Braga, Adelaide; Amorim, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Joana L; Cardoso, Beatriz; Rainha, João; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Zymomonas mobilis as a whole-cell biocatalyst for the production of prebiotics". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19 Congess, 2019.
  21. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "CRISPR-Cas9 based strategy to engineer Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the production of curcumin from ferulic acid.". Paper presented in Microbiotec’19 Congress, 2019.
  22. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Pathway expression optimization using the Ribosome Binding Site (RBS) Calculator tool.". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days 2018, 2018.
  23. Rodrigues, Joana L; Couto, Márcia R.; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Synthetic biology: heterologous production of bioactive agents". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting 2017, Braga, 2017.
  24. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae.". Paper presented in II International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Covilhã, 2017.
  25. Rodrigues, Joana L; Couto, Márcia; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Heterologous production of bioactive agents". Paper presented in Centre of Biological Engineering Annual Meeting, Braga, 2017.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Rainha, João; Adelaide Braga; Margarida Fernandes; Catarina Rodrigues; Carla Silva; Ligia Rodrigues. "Utilizing Waste Cooking Oil and Agro-Industrial Residues for Cost-Effective Rhamnolipid Production and Textile Applications". Paper presented in iTechStyle Summit 2025, 2025.
  2. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, LR. "A metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae platform for the production of the bioactive compound curcumin". Paper presented in Next-Generation Synthetic Biology (5th Edition) – VIB conference, 2024.
  3. Rodrigues, Joana L; Antas, Carolina; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Heterologous production of plant polyphenols with high therapeutic potential using combinatorial biosynthesis". Paper presented in The Automated Scientist – the future of cell factory engineering, 2024.
  4. Braga, Adelaide; Cardoso, Beatriz; Fernandes, Margarida; Gama, Miguel; Rainha, João; Silva, Carla; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Development of a cost-effective media for biosurfactants production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23, 2023.
  5. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for de novo biosynthesis of curcumin". Paper presented in ICYGMB31 - 31st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2023.
  6. Rodrigues, Joana L; Rainha, João; Carolina Antas; Gomes, Daniela; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Phenylpropanoids derivatives by engineered microorganisms". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal – Ciência e Oceano para além do Horizonte (Science 2023 – Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal – Science and Ocean beyond the Horizon), 2023.
  7. Braga, Adelaide; Ana Benedita Maia; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Cardoso, Beatriz; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Agro-industrial wastes as alternative substrates for the production of prebiotic with Zymomonas mobilis". Paper presented in Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy (AFOB-EFB Virtual Conference), 2023.
  8. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "De novo curcumin biosynthesis by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in 6th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 2022.
  9. Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz; Fernández-Lobato, Maria; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Zymomonas mobilis an emerging microbial cell factory to produce prebiotics.". Paper presented in EFB2022 Vitual Conference, 2022.
  10. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Ligia Raquel Marona. "Metabolic engineering of curcumin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in The 2nd International BioDesign Research Conference, 2021.
  11. Adelaide Braga; Gomes, Daniela; Cardoso, Beatriz; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Engineering Zymomonas mobilis to produce tailor-made fructooligosaccharides". Paper presented in The 2nd International BioDesign Research Conference, 2021.
  12. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Ligia Raquel Marona. "Towards the development of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell factory to produce the polyphenol curcumin". Paper presented in The 15th International Congress on Yeasts (ICY) and the 30th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biologs (ICYGMB30), 2021.
  13. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Lígia. "Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the production of curcumin". Paper presented in 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 2020.
  14. Rodrigues, Joana L; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds". Paper presented in The 1st International BioDesign Research Conference, 2020.
  15. Rodrigues, Joana L; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Ligia Raquel Marona. "Biosynthesis of plant polyphenol compounds with therapeutic and industrial relevance". Paper presented in Biocatalysis Open Day 2020, 2020.
  16. Amorim, Cláudia; Braga, Adelaide; Rodrigues, Joana L; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Rainha, João; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a microbial biocatalyst for the one-step production of prebiotic fructooligosaccharides". Paper presented in Biocatalysis Open Day, 2020.
  17. Gomes, Daniela; Braga, Adelaide; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Synthetic Biology Approaches to improve the production of Fructooligossacharides using Zymomonas mobilis as chassis". Paper presented in 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 2020.
    10.1109/acc.2003.1243380
  18. Rainha, João; Gomes, Daniela; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "CRISPR-Cas9 based strategy to engineer Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the production of curcumin from ferulic acid.". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, 2019.
  19. Braga, Adelaide; Amorim, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Joana L; Cardoso, Beatriz; Rainha, João; Gudiña, Eduardo J; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Ligia. "Zymomonas mobilis as a whole-cell biocatalyst for the production of prebiotics". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Braga, Adelaide; Maia, Ana Benedita; Gomes, Daniela; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Improving Fructooligosaccharide Production via sacC Gene Deletion in Zymomonas mobilis: A Novel Approach for Enhanced Prebiotic Production". Food and Bioprocess Technology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-024-03508-8.
    10.1007/s11947-024-03508-8
  2. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "De Novo Biosynthesis of Curcumin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". ACS Synthetic Biology 13 6 (2024): 1727-1736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.4c00059.
    10.1021/acssynbio.4c00059
  3. Amorim, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Fernández-Lobato, María; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the one-step production of a functional sweetening mixture towards food applications". Food and Bioproducts Processing 135 (2022): 123-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2022.07.006.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2022.07.006
  4. Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Fernández-Lobato, María; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Tailoring fructooligosaccharides composition with engineered Zymomonas mobilis ZM4". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 106 12 (2022): 4617-4626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-12037-3.
    10.1007/s00253-022-12037-3
  5. Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Alves, Joana; Rainha, João; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "One-step production of a novel prebiotic mixture using Zymomonas mobilis ZM4". Biochemical Engineering Journal 183 (2022): 108443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2022.108443.
    10.1016/j.bej.2022.108443
  6. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Faria, Cristiana; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Curcumin biosynthesis from ferulic acid by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Biotechnology Journal (2021): 2100400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.202100400.
    10.1002/biot.202100400
  7. Braga, Adelaide; Gomes, Daniela; Rainha, João; Amorim, Cláudia; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Gudiña, Eduardo J.; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Zymomonas mobilis as an emerging biotechnological chassis for the production of industrially relevant compounds". Bioresources and Bioprocessing 8 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40643-021-00483-2.
    10.1186/s40643-021-00483-2
  8. Rainha, João; Rodrigues, Joana L; Rodrigues, Ligia. "CRISPR-Cas9: A Powerful Tool to Efficiently Engineer Saccharomyces cerevisiae". MDPI - Life 11 1 (2020): 13. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/13.
    Open access • Published
  9. Rainha, João; Gomes, Daniela; Rodrigues, Lígia R.; Rodrigues, Joana L.. "Synthetic Biology Approaches to Engineer Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the Industrial Production of Valuable Polyphenolic Compounds". Life 10 5 (2020): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life10050056.
    10.3390/life10050056
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Stepwise optimization of curcumin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using synthetic biology approaches". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2024.
  2. "Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/03 Engineering Yeast Cell Factories for High-Yield Curcumin Production: Role of YML131W ChemBiotIC - Chemistry & Biotechnology International Conference
Wroclaw University (Poland)
2025/02/28 Exploring the Potential of Wastes and Agro-industrial By-products for Sustainable Rhamnolipid Production using Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Centre of Biological Engineering (Portugal)
2024/11/13 Life by Design: The Synthetic Biology Era XXIV Semana das Ciências Agrárias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
2023/03/28 Rice industry wastes as substrate for curcumin production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy
AFOB-EFB (Virtual )
2022/11/02 De novo curcumin biosynthesis by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae 6th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe
EFB Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Division and the EFB Microbial Biotechnology Division (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2022/10/04 Zymomonas mobilis an emerging microbial cell factory to produce prebiotics EFB2022 Vitual Conference
European Federation of Biotechnology (Online)
2022/04/07 Curcuminoids biosynthesis using synthetic biology approaches combined with a co-culture strategy Ibero-American Congress in Biotechnology
(Braga)
2021/11/23 Zymomonas mobilis: a promising microorganism for prebiotic production MicroBiotec – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021
Nova University Lisbon (Lisbon )
2021/11/23 Synthetic biology approaches to engineer polyphenols microbial cell factories MicroBiotec – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Nova University Lisbon (Lisbon , Portugal)
2021/05/10 FoSynBio: Synthetic biology approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2021/04/10 Exploring Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a curcumin producer Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications
Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho (Braga)
2020/12/01 Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds The 1st International BioDesign Research Conference
(Online, United States)
2018/03/15 Pathway expression optimization using the Ribosome Binding Site (RBS) Calculator tool. Bioinformartics Open Days 2018
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2017/07/06 Synthetic biology: Heterologous production of bioactive agents Centre of Biological Engineering Annual Meeting
University of Minho (Braga)
2017/06/07 Heterologous production of bioactive agents. Centre of Biological Engineering Annual Meeting
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2017/05/17 Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. II International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/04/01 - Current Biosynthesis optimization of the therapeutic compound curcumin using engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity
Supervisor of Bernardo Assumpção
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/02/28 - Current Organization of the conference "B+FHE: Biotechnology to build a brighter future II: Food, Health and Environmental Applications 2025" (2025/02/28)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2024/11/24 - Current CEB EM EXPOSIÇÃO 2nd Edition (2024/11/24)
Exhibition (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (2024/09/27)
Exhibition (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2023/11/25 - 2023/11/26 OPEN DAY @ CEB (2023/11/25)
Exhibition (Other)
2022/07/19 - 2022/07/19 Workshop organization in the event "Summer at Campus 2022" - Chemical and Biological Engineering -Engineering at the service of society (Engenharia Química e Biológica - A engenharia ao serviço da Sociedade) - Workshop 2 "The cloning of the fluorescent Sherlock Holmes" (A clonagem do Sherlock Holmes fluorescente) - Workshop for high school students (2022/07/19 - 2022/07/19)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11/16 - 2022/12/16 Science Communication Course by Speak & Lead
Workshop
2020/03 - 2020/05 Participant in Workshop on Time Management, Personal Organization, and Scientific Communication for PhD Students by Dr Ana Salgado
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/06 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences MDPI
2025/04 - Current Green Chemical Technology SCIEPublish
2025/01/20 - Current World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer
2025/01 - Current Molecules MDPI
2024/09 - Current Microbial Cell Factories Springer
2024 - Current Biotechnology Journal Wiley
2024 - Current ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ACS Publications

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025/07 - 2025/08 Production of curcumin by engineered yeasts Catarina Marques
2025/04 - 2025/07 Biosynthesis optimization of the therapeutic compound curcumin using engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae and evaluation of its antimicrobial activit Bernardo Assumpção
2024 - 2025 Production of Bioethanol from Sewage Sludge and Food Waste through Fermentation with Zymomonas mobilis Juan Fernando Moreno
2024/09 - 2024/12/01 Expression of metallothioneins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kinga Hyla
2023 - 2023 Optimization of curcumin production using an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae model Bruno Sá

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/07 - Current Member of the jury in the selection of a master's candidate for the available position (CEB-BI-37-2025), funded by Portuguese funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the Pluriannual Financing Programme for R&D Units for the Centre of Biological Engineering of University of Minho (ref. UIDB/BIO/04469/2020) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2024/03 - Current Member of the jury in the selection of a master's candidate for the available position (CEB-BI-19-2024), funded by Portuguese funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the Pluriannual Financing Programme for R&D Units for the Centre of Biological Engineering of University of Minho (ref. UIDB/BIO/04469/2020) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal