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Cátia Salvador
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora
Protein Extracts from Pristine Bacterial Strains: a Potential Tool AgainstBiodeterioration in Cultural Heritage
Topic #1 – Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
Olga Nunes
LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering,University of Porto
Impact of Sludge Retention Time on Microbial Communities, ARGs, andMGEs in in CAS systems
Topic #1 – Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
Sílvia Ferreira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
Timescale variations and circulation of bacteria in a treated wastewater-based aquaponics system
Topic #1 – Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
Célia C. G. Silva
Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA), Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Whole-genome sequencing of Enterococcus faecalis L3A21K6 reveals a new lasso-peptide with activity against Listeria monocytogenes
Topic#2 – Food Microbiology & Biotechnology
Daniela Alexandra Gonçalves
CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Development of Prebiotic Fruit Preparations via In-Situ EnzymaticConversion: Toward Sugar Reduction in Dairy Products
Topic #2 – Food Microbiology & Biotechnology
Leonor Ferreira
CIIMAR/CIMAR LA, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto
Novel bioactive compounds from cyanobacteria: from discovery to biotechnological applications
Topic #3 – Health Biotechnology
Daniela Pinto
Phage Biology Research and Infection Control (PhaBRIC) lab, Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Mapping Genomic Safe Harbors in Lactobacillus acidophilus for Synthetic Circuit Integration
Topic #3 – Health Biotechnology
Lisa Rodrigues
Medical Microbiology Research Group, iCBR – Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research & CiBB – Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Role of 3’-nucleotidase/nuclease in Candida spp. – neutrophil interaction
Topic #4 – Health Microbiology
Carolina Vitorino Mariano
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
Iron reduces the efficacy of fluconazole against Candida glabrata
Topic #4 – Health Microbiology
Bárbara Pires
i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Development of synthetic devices to modulate intracellular O2 levels in Synechocystis strains
Topic #5 – Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Physiology
Margarida R. Silva
UCIBIO, Department of Life Sciences, Nova School of Science and Technology, Caparica
Dissecting multiple hybridization events in a complex yeast lineage usinggenomics
Topic #5 – Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Physiology
Diana Machado
Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Design of Experiments as a Tool for Optimizing Batch Crystallization of β-Lactoglobulin
Topic #6 – Bioprocess Engineering
Joana Batista
Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
Optimizing the co-fermentation of sewage sludge and agri-food residues for the production of volatile fatty
Topic #6 – Bioprocess Engineering
Rúben Luz
CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
Unlocking biotechnological potential through OMICS tools in the BACA culture collection
Topic #7 – New and Emerging Technologies
Alexandra dos Santos
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UNL
A biological collection being established at the University of Cabo Verde: A Lusophone node