I am a microbiologist passionate about antimicrobial research and development, as well as the impact of microbes on host health, particularly in relation to aging and age-related diseases. After receiving my PhD from the University of Aveiro (Portugal), I worked as a postdoctoral research engineer at INSERM (France) investigating aging in bacteria at the single-cell level. As a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellow working in the USA and Spain, I'm exploring innovative ways to use nanotechnology to combat infectious diseases caused by pathogens that have become resistant to traditional treatments. My goal is to find unique and creative solutions to this global challenge.
Experience
2020–present
Postdoctoral fellow, IDISBA (Spain)
2020–present
Postdoctoral fellow, Rice University (US)
2013–2019
Postdoctoral fellow, CRI, INSERM & Universite Paris Descartes (FR)
Education
2013
Universidade de Aveiro, PhD in Biology
2008
Universidade de Aveiro, Master's Degree in Microbiology
2007
Universidade de Aveiro, Bachelor's Degree in Biology
Publications
2023
Visible-light activated molecular machines kill fungi by necrosis following mitochondrial dysfunction and calcium overload, Advanced Science
2022
Light-Activated Molecular Machines Are Fast-Acting Broad-Spectrum Antibacterials That Target the Membrane, Science Advances
Obesity and Aging: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches, Ageing Research Reviews
2018
Lipids in the Cell: Organisation Regulates Function, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
2018
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of ROS: New Insights on Aging and Aging- Related Diseases from Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Model Organisms, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
2017
Protein Posttranslational Modifications: Roles in Aging and Age-Related Disease, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
2014
Contribution of Chemical Water Properties to the Differential Responses of Bacterioneuston and Bacterioplankton to Ultraviolet-B Radiation, FEMS Microbiology Ecology