International Journals

  1. Silva, V., Almeida, F., Carvalho, J.A. et al. “First report of linezolid-resistant cfrpositive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans in Portugal.” Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, vol. 17, pp. 323–325 (2019). https://doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2019.05.017  
  2. Silva, V., Almeida, F.., Carvalho, J.A. et al. “Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EMRSA-15 clone as the predominant cause of diabetic foot ulcer infections in Portugal.”  Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 39, 179–186 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03709-6




Oral communications

Multiple oral communications and posters at national and international congresses:

  1. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2023). “WGS revolution: Maximizing variant detection with a multi-caller approach for CNVs and SNVs.”
    IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), October 19th and 20th 2023.

  2. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2023). Enhancing Genome Analysis: A Comprehensive WGS Pipeline for CNV and SNV Calling.
    6th PhDay: “Brilliant PhDs, brighter future: Shaping Science together!”, October 3rd and 4th 2023.

  3. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2022). Whole genome sequencing analysis: exploring germline CNV landscapes.
    25th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics. 18th-19th November (online event).

  4. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2021). Whole genome sequencing analysis: exploring germline CNV and SNV landscapes.
    4th PhDay: “Break borders and build opportunities”. Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) and online, 30th November 2021.

  5. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2021). Whole genome sequencing analysis: exploring germline CNV and SNV landscapes.
    GenomePT Symposium 2021. July 7th (online event).

  6. Vanessa Silva, Francisco Almeida, José António Carvalho, Ana Paula Silva, Manuela Canica, Justina Prada, Isabel Pires, Luis Maltez, José Eduardo Pereira, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2018). Prevalence of biofilm-related genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infected diabetic foot ulcers.
    Oral communication presented in 2nd Biochemistry and Microbiology Applied Technologies Conference, Hammamet, Tunisia.

  7. Vanessa Silva, Francisco Almeida, Soraia Oliveira, Vera Managoeiro, Eugénia Ferreira, José Eduardo Pereira, Manuela Canica, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2019).
    Linezolid resistant cfr-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing infection in infected diabetic foot ulcers.
    Oral communication presented at International Congress of Antimicrobial Resistance, IC2AR 2019, Abstract book 170, Caparica, Portugal.




Posters

Multiple national and International poster presentations having received an honorable mention of Best Poster in Congresso da Ciência – Conhecimentos D’Ouro [4] :

  1. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2023). Genomic insights unveiled: A comprehensive WGS pipeline for CNV and SNV discovery.
    III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting. Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), October 26th and 26th 2023.

  2. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2022). Whole genome sequencing analysis: the future in healthcare.
    26th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics. Coimbra, Portugal, 17th-19th November 2022.

  3. Marta Ferreira, Celina São José, Francisco Almeida, Joaquin Jurado Maqueda, Rita Monteiro, Pedro Ferreira, Carla Oliveira (2022). Detection of germline variants by Whole genome sequencing analysis.
    28th Porto Cancer Meeting – Extracellular Vesicles, Cell Communication and Cancer.
    Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) and online, 12th-13th May 2022.

  4. Francisco Almeida, Vanessa Silva, José António Carvalho, Ana Paula Silva, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2019).
    Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Poster presented in Congresso da Ciência – Conhecimentos D’Ouro, Abstract book p. 21, Vila Real, Portugal.

  5. Francisco Almeida, Vanessa Silva, José Eduardo Pereira, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2019). Analysis of virulence genes and agr types among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from infected diabetic foot ulcers.
    Poster presented in 3rd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance, IC2AR 2019, Abstract book p., Caparica, Portugal.

  6. Vanessa Silva,Francisco Almeida, Soraia Oliveira, Vera Manageiro, Eugénia Ferreira, José Eduardo Pereira, Manuela Caniça, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2019)
    Linezolid resistant cfr-positive methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infected diabetic foot ulcers.
    Poster presented in 3rd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance, IC2AR 2019, Abstract book p.170, Caparica, Portugal.

  7. Francisco Almeida,Vanessa Silva, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2018) Caracterização fenotípica deresistência a antibióticos em MRSA de origem clínica do norte de Portugal.
    Poster presented in 3rd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance, IC2AR 2019, Abstract book p.170, Caparica, Portugal.

  8. Vanessa Silva,Francisco Almeida, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta (2018). Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Portugal
    Poster presented in International Summit on Microbiology and Parasitology, Abstract book p.37, Praga, Czech Republic




Participations

  1. Participant The Causal AI Conference, London, 24 September 2024.
  2. Participant in IX Bioinformatics Open Day, Universidade do Minho - Braga, Portugal, 19-21 February of 2020.
  3. Participant in 3rd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance, Caparica, Portugal, 10-13 June of 2019.
  4. Participant in Congresso de Ciência – Conhecimentos D’Ouro 2019, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 21-23 May, 2019
  5. Participant in VI Jornadas Florestais, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, 4-5 April, 2019.
  6. Participant in the organization of XI Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia / I Jornadas Ibéricas de Genética e Biotecnologia, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 13-15 March, and University of Léon, 16-17 March, 2019.
  7. Participant in workshop “Innovation in Genomic Technologies”, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, 29 June of 2018.
  8. Participant in X Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, 7-9 March, 2018.
  9. Participant in workshop “Workshop on Neuroengineering: Electroceuticals - Using bioelectronics and eletrical stimulation as therapeutic strategies in neurology” and practical session “Basics of Neuronal Cell Cultures”, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, 9-10 April, 2018.
  10. Participant in workshop “Innovation in Genomic Technologies”, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, 29 June, 2018.