Fernando Oliveira Email & Phone Number

Matosinhos, Pt

Braga, Portugal

- Collaboration within the project “Impact of S. epidermidis dormancy and persistence in host pathogenesis” (Ref. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029553)- April-June 2020: volunteer in SARS-CoV-2/ COVID19 testing (RT-qPCR).

Braga, Portugal

Research work developed at Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho (CEB-UM), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE-Hamburg, Germany) and Institute for Investigation and Innovation in Health - University of Porto (I3S-UP):- Development of the doctoral thesis entitled “The role of iron uptake in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and virulence”, under the scope of the MIT-Portugal Ph.D. Programme in Bioengineering Systems and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through an Individual Doctoral Grant (Ref. SFRH/BD/101399/2014)- The importance of iron for Staphylococcus epidermidis was studied from a microbiological, molecular and immunological perspective- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nuno Cerca (CEB-UM), Prof. Dr. Holger Rohde (UKE-Hamburg) and Prof. Dr. Manuel Vilanova (I3S-UP)

Porto Area, Portugal

Responsible for:- Laboratory classes on “Analytical Biotechnology” and “Biotechnology Laboratories II” (B.Sc. in Medicinal Biotechnology)- Laboratory classes on “Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Adaptation” and “Microbial Biotechnology and Phage Therapy” (M.Sc. in Health Biochemistry: Specialization in Biotechnology)

Porto Area, Portugal

- Research grant under the project "LEPAE/CEFT - reinforcing R&D engineering competences in Energy, Environment & Health"

Oxford, England

- Participation in the NHS Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes, under the scope of Leonardo da Vinci mobility programme.

Braga Area, Portugal

- Research grant under the project "Molecular interactions between S. epidermidis biofilm cells and the murine host response"

Braga Area, Portugal

- Isolation and production of phages with activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Porto, Portugal

- Research grant from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) under the project "Effect of chitosan in the primary and secondary hemostasis processes": preparation of chitosan solutions, hemostasis testing, flow cytometric evaluation of platelet activation.- Molecular identification of several Staphylococcus strains isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis (bacterial cultures, isolation and purification of bacterial DNA, Multiplex-PCR, gel electrophoresis)

Mit Portugal Phd Programme In Bioengineering Systems, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Msc, Biochemistry In Health, 18 Out Of 20

Activities and Societies: MSc project: "Diversity and characterisation of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from healthy.

Bsc, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, 16 Out Of 20

Activities and Societies: Member of Pedagogic Council (2009/2010)

Sciences And Technology Course

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