Master's in Biomedical Sciences
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
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| Camila da Silva Marques | Molecular mechanisms of resistance to chemical insecticides in the population of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) from the city of Funchal, Madeira Island | Supervisor: Carla Sousa Co-Supervisor: Constância Flávia Junqueira Ayres | 2020 |
| Estefania Ysabel Torrejon Navarro | Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in humans, domestic animals and ectoparasites sampled in Lisbon, Portugal. | Supervisor: Ana Isabel Amaro Gonçalves Domingos Co-Supervisor: Gustavo Seron Sanches | 2020 |
| Débora Armond Carneiro Côrtes | A study of transmitted and acquired resistances to antiretrovirals in individuals with late diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. | Supervisor: Marta Pingarilho Co-Supervisor: Ana Barroso Abecasis | 2020 |
| Lenira Taísse Silva Santos | Generation of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies against Babesia ovis protein extract. | Supervisor: Sandra Isabel da Conceição Antunes Co-Supervisor: Ana Isabel Amaro Gonçalves Domingos | 2020 |
| Maria de Fátima Sabarigo Serrano | Molecular characterization of staphylococci associated with skin and soft tissue infections. | Supervisor: Sofia Maria Mourão Marques dos Santos Costa Co-Supervisor: Isabel Maria dos Santos Leitão Couto | 2020 |
| Rute Carina Paulino Ribeiro | Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pets. | Supervisor: Isabel Maria dos Santos Leitão Couto Co-Supervisor: Sofia Maria Mourão Marques dos Santos Costa | 2020 |
| Rhaisa Farias da Silva | Descriptive cross-sectional study of tuberculosis and/or HIV infection and some associated socio-behavioural factors in a group of immigrants accompanied by an NGO in Lisbon’s metropolitan area, Portugal. | Supervisor: Inês Santos Estevinho Fronteira Co-Supervisor: Isabel Maria dos Santos Leitão Couto | 2020 |
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| Márcia Filipa Dias Sousa | Genes ompL1 and lipl32 as markers of pathogenic leptospires - importance in the diagnosis of leptospirosis. | Supervisor: Maria Luísa Jorge Vieira Co-Supervisor: | 2019 |
| Bianca Carolina Ribeiro Gama | Restoring drug resistant mycobacteria susceptibility to Beta-lactam antibiotics | Supervisor: Maria João Gracias Fernandes da Costa Catalão Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2019 |
| Inês Navalho Morais | Is glycolysis a target to combat the malaria parasite? - Evaluation of the effect of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate on parasite susceptibility. | Supervisor: Ana Paula Martins dos Reis Arez Co-Supervisor: | 2019 |
| Andreia Cunha Barreto | Evaluation of humoral and celular immune response to P. berghei-based whole sporozoite malaria vaccination in rhesus macaques | Supervisor: Helena Nunes Cabaço Co-Supervisor: António M. Mendes, Miguel Prudêncio, Celso Cunha | 2019 |
| Miriam Raquel Figueiredo Arrulo | Antibacterial, antiparasitic and anticancer properties of host-defence peptides from Argentinian amphibians. | Supervisor: Peter Eaton Co-Supervisor: Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha | 2019 |
| Susana Canastra Dias | 3-Dimensional characterization of PanIN (Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia) in cleared human pancreatic cancer tissues by multiplex immunofluorescence. | Supervisor: Mireia Castillo-Martin Co-Supervisor: Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha | 2019 |
| Ana Margarida Miragaia Fernandes Pereira | Farnesyl-transferase inhibitor Lonafarnib's therapeutic potential for Hepatitis Delta Virus infection. | Supervisor: João Paulo Tavanez da Silva Fernandes Co-Supervisor: Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha | 2019 |
| Luís António Mendes Martins Nunes | Detection and partial phylogenetic characterization of adenoviruses in reptiles from the Lisbon Zoo. | Supervisor: João Mário Brás da Piedade Co-Supervisor: Aida Maria da Conceição Esteves Simões | 2019 |
| Fátima Alexandra Tavares Rodrigues | Characterisation of colistin resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii | Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros Bettencourt Co-Supervisor: | 2019 |
| Ionela Alexandra Filofteia Toader | The sickle cell patient: modulation of immune response and susceptibility to acute chest syndrome | Supervisor: Ana Catarina Silva Gregório da Costa Martins Co-Supervisor: Luís Miguel Borrego | 2019 |
| Andreia Patrícia Moreira Mendes | In vitro evaluation of antileishmanial activity of synthetic compounds | Supervisor: Sofia Cortes Co-Supervisors: Lenea Campino, Maria de Lurdes dos Santos Cristiano | 2019 |
| Mónica Eduarda Franco Ferreira | Diagnosis and treatment of malarial infection: development of a new diagnostic platform and a new antimalarial compound | Supervisor: Ana Paula Arez Co-Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros | 2019 |
| Patrícia Alexandra Costa Borges | Characterisation of the response of binding and neutralising antibodies in HIV-1 infected Portuguese individuals against gp 120 of circulating HIV-1 isolates in Angola | Supervisor: José Maria Marcelino | 2019 |
| Micael de Jesus Almeida | Disease correction and generation of isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell lines for disease modelling in patients with DAND5 mutations | Supervisor: José António Belo Co-Supervisor: José Manuel Inácio | 2019 |
| Ana Cláudia da Graça Cardita | New approaches to the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP): potential diagnosis of specific IgA antibodies in saliva | Supervisor: Olga Maria Guerreiro de Matos | 2019 |
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| João Paulo Santana Basílio | Genetic engineering of human cell lines for the improvement of viral vector production for gene therapy. | Supervisor: Ana Sofia Coroadinha | 2018 |
| Maria João de Resende Theron | Determination of the efflux activity of Hoechst 33258 in Escherichia coli | Supervisor: Diana Machado Co-Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros | 2018 |
| Rafael Santos de Oliveira | To be or not to be transmitted, what is the question? | Supervisor: Susana Ramos Co-Supervisor: Fátima Nogueira | 2018 |
| Inês Margarida Bernardo Brito | Changes in cell transcription patterns induced by Hepatitis Delta vírus: a genomics perspective | Supervisor: João Fernandes Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2018 |
| Marta Estêvão dos Santos | Study of the autophagy pathway in type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia | Supervisor: Célia Aveleira | 2018 |
| Maria Margarida Domingues da Silva Cordeiro Leal | Treponema pallidum pallidum infection in a population of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): evaluation of a real-time PCR technique and genotype characterization. | Supervisor: Rita Castro | 2018 |
| Ana Cristina Estradas Ferreira Vargas | Use of Rotem Platelet in cardiac surgery patients | Supervisor: Celso Cunha; Ezequiel Pinto | 2018 |
| Daniela Cristina de Henriques Brás | Mechanisms of inhibition of Plasmodium liver infection by amino acid supplementation. | Supervisor: Patrícia Meireles | 2018 |
| Ana Rita Marques Afonso | Characterization of new phleboviruses associated with ticks: genetic diversity and geographic distribution in Portugal as well as in the Spanish province of Estremadura | Supervisor: Ricardo Parreira Co-Supervisor: Mónica Nunes | 2018 |
| Vera Catarina Farrica Camões | Antimalarial activity characterization of new quinazolinone derivatives | Supersivor: Fátima Nogueira Co-Supervisor: Lis Coelho | 2018 |
| Joana Palma Machado Marques | Effect of Trypanosoma brucei exosomes on murine macrophage immunoactivation | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2018 |
| Sandra Maria Teixeira Silveira Dias | Evaluation of percentage of hipochromic erythrocytes as a tool to assess iron defficiency in hemodyalis patients | Supervisor: Luís Rodrigues Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2018 |
| Frederico Duarte Holtreman | Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis plasmids and their correlation with efflux mediated antimicrobial resistance. | Supervisor: Isabel Couto Co-Supervisor: Sofia Santos Costa; Constança Pomba | 2018 |
| Patrícia Relvas Mourata Gonçalves | Differentiation of subpopulations of T lymphocytes by species of Leishmania causative of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2018 |
| Tatiana Raquel Dias Guerreiro | Trypanosoma brucei effect on leukocyte differentiation and activation. | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2018 |
| Samuel Filipe Jesus Antunes | Evaluation of a fluorometric method in a 96-well plate format for the detection of efflux activity in bacteria. | Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros Co-Supervisor: Diana Machado | 2018 |
| Ana Raquel Esteves Costa | Contribution of efflux to the emergence of resistance in persister cells. | Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros Co-Supervisor: Diana Machado | 2018 |
| Maryna Tsishkovska | Prenylation inhibitors as a novel therapeutic strategy for HDV infection. | Supervisor: João Tavanez Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2018 |
| Cláudia Sofia Brás Cruz | Detection of Leishmania sp. In stray cats from Algarve region | Supervisor: Carla Maia Co-Supervisor: Lenea Campino | 2018 |
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| Mafalda Sofia Reisinho de Oliveira Rosa | Contribution of efflux to antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis | Supervisor: Isbel Couto Co-supervisor: Sofia Santos Costa | 2017 |
| Yulia Aleksandrovna Yanshina | Evaluation of the immunisation process of mice vaccinated with Virus-Like Particles (VLP's) containing Trypanosoma cruzi antigens | Supervisor: Marcelo silva Co-supervisor: Diego Aguilar | 2017 |
| Nuno Miguel VanDúnem Cardoso | Caracterização epidemiológica dos casos com suspeita de Tuberculose Pulmonar recebidos pelo Laboratório de Micobactérias do HMP/IS em Luanda, entre 2012 e 2013 | Supervisor: Inês Fronteira | 2017 |
| Marisa Pereira Lopes | Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants on spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (s.l.). | Supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira Co-supervisor: Yanna Nóbrega | 2017 |
| Mariana da Conceição Carrusca | Detection and characterization of parvoviruses in faecal samples of non-human primates kept in captivity. | Supervisor: Aida Simões Co-supervisor: João Piedade | 2017 |
| Rafael Rodrigues Caetano | Changes im pre-mRNA splicing induced by Hepatitis Delta virus | Supervisor: João Tavanez Co-supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2017 |
| Joana Dias Meda | Pesquisa de mutações pontuais em genes de Plasmodium falciparum associadas à resistência aos antimaláricos em Timor Leste | Supervisor: Fátima Nogueira Co-supervisor: Afonso de Almeida | 2017 |
| Cátia Susana Semedo Patrício | Lyme Borreliosis in dogs and horses: serological and molecular characterization in asymptomatic animals. | Supervisor: Ana Amaro Co-Supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira | 2017 |
| Andreia Filipa Alexandre Lages | Identification and initial phylogenetic characterization of animal polyomaviruses. | Supervisor: João Piedade Co-supervisor: Aida Simões | 2017 |
| Ana Rita Matias Rosa de Almeida Ribeiro | "Insights into Acute Myeloid Leukaemia metabolism using NMR Spectroscopy" | Supervisor: Luís Gonçalves Co-supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2017 |
| Ana Rita Serra Valente Caldeira | Propagation and Molecular Characterization of C. trachomatis strains isolated in Portugal | Supervisor: Maria José Borrego Co-supervisor: Rita Castro | 2017 |
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| Ana Rita da Silva Pedrosa | Neutrophils from healthy and immunocompromised individuals were activated by Leishmania spp. | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2016 |
| Ayubo Amisse Kampango | Host location by Exophagic African Malaria vectors: Evaluating the performance of a novel exposure-free human-baited mosquito trap and studies on the perception of indoors/outdoors by malaria vectors in southern Mozambique. | Supervisor: Philip McCall Co-Supervisor: João Pinto | 2016 |
| Bruno Filipe Medinas Conchinha | Aquatic snails of the Alqueva Dam lake and climate change | Supervisor: Maria Manuela Calado | 2016 |
| Cátia Isabel Almeida Mota | Application of recombinant antigens for the serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis | Supervisor: Olga Matos Co-Supervisor: Fernando Cardoso | 2016 |
| Cátia Sofia Sérgio Simões | Characterization of pol gene polymorphisms associated with resistance to protease inhibitors used in therapeutic regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. | Supervisor: João Piedade Co-Supervisor: ElizabethSantos | 2016 |
| Marta Isabel Martins Gabriel | Macrophages Inflammatory immune response in the presence of efflux inhibitors. | Supervisor:Miguel Viveiros Co-Supervisor: Ana Armada; Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2016 |
| Débora Joana Rodrigues Lopes de Almeida | Role of C2-V3-C3 regions in the induction of neutralizing antibodies anti-HIV-2 | Supervisor: José Marcelino Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2016 |
| Fernanda Ivanira Henriques Murtinheira Ferreira | Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives: development and implementation of in vitro tests for viability evaluation | Supervisor: Fátima Nogueira | 2016 |
| Flávia Cristina Bento Ribeiro | Larvicidal effect of coffee extracts in three Anopheles species | Supervisor: Carla Sousa | 2016 |
| Hélia Filipa Lourenço Guerreiro | From genotype to phenotype in Marfan syndrome: a linkage study in a sample of portuguese patients | Supervisor: Ana Coutinho Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha | 2016 |
| Sara Patricia Lopes Ventura | Effect of Palbociclib and Tipifarnib in anaplasic thyroid carcinoma cell lines | Supervisor: Branca Maria Cavaco | 2016 |
| Lúcia Maria Alves Figueira | Preliminary characterization of the genomes of tick-borne viruses using sequence-dependent and sequence-independent amplification methods | Supervisor: Ricardo Parreira Co-Supervisor: Carla Maia | 2016 |
| Maria Inês Nogueiro Guerra | Assessment of the insecticidal potential of a new product in the control of mosquito vectors | Supervisor: Teresa Novo Co-Supervisor: Paulo Almeida | 2016 |
| Cláudia Andreia Figueiredo Coroa | Detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in oral fluid of men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Greater Lisbon. | Supervisor: João Piedade Co-Supervisor: Sónia Dias | 2016 |
| Ricardo Diogo Alves Conde | A metabolomic approach for diagnosis of tuberculosis | Supervisor: Ana Maria Coelho | 2016 |
| Raquel Alves de Azevedo | Development of a new in vitro assay for screening malaria transmission blocking compounds. | Supervisor: Miguel Prudêncio Co-Supervisor: António Mendes | 2016 |
| Patrícia Isabel Figueiredo Campos | Characterization of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells and B cell isotype switching induced by type 1 and type 2 adjuvants. | Supervisor: Sílvia Almeida Co-Supervisor: Luís Mendes da Graça | 2016 |
| Nicole Rodrigues Lourenço | Detection and characterization of adenoviruses in faecal samples from non-human primates in captivity | Supervisor: Aida Simões Co-Supervisor: João Piedade | 2016 |
| Marta Sólveig Palmeirim | Knowledge is not enough: the role of health education in reducing soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni infections in schoolchildren in rural Côte d'Ivoire. | Supervisor: Giovanna Raso Co-Supervisor: Celso Cunha; Jürg Utzinger | 2016 |
| Marta Maria Ramos Soares Ribeiro | Application of recombinant antibodies for the diagnosis of pneumocystosis | Supervisor: Olga Matos Co-Supervisor: Fernando Cardoso; Francisco Esteves | 2016 |
| Adriana Beatriz Oliveira Temporão | Different Models of DNA Immunization as Strategy for Vaccine Development Against African Trypanosomiasis. | Supersivor: Marcelo Silva | 2016 |
| Ana Carolina Silva Correia do Amaral Pacheco | Immunoinflammatory response in co-infection Dirofilaria-Wolbachia in dogs. | Supervisor: Silvana Belo Co-Supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2016 |
| Ana Francisca Barroca Lemos | Activation of complement system by protein extracts of Leishmania spp | Supersivor: Marcelo Silva Co-Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2016 |
| Izaidino Jaime Muchanga | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) , Treponema pallidum and vaginal infections in pregnant women attending the Maxixe Health Center, Mozambique | Supervisor: Rita Castro Co-Supervisor: Filomena Pereira | 2016 |
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| Maria da Conceição Baleia Carvalho | RT - qPCR as a diagnostic tool of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection | Supervisor: Olga Matos | 2015 |
| Sara Sofia Costa Carapeta | Identification of negeviruses from mosquitoes collected in Southern Portugal, and analysis of their replication | Supervisor: Ricardo Parreira | 2015 |
| Mariana Rafael Fernandes | Internalization anti-leishmanial drugs and novel compounds by Leishmania spp infected-macrophages | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-Supervisor: Ana Armada | 2015 |
| Mafalda Sofia da Silva Claro | Analysis of liver cell memory during Leishmania infantum infection | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2015 |
| Joana Patricia Molato Figueiredo Lopes Monteiro | Biochemical characterization and biological properties of metalloproteinases isolated from different trypanosomatids ( Leishmania spp, Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei brucei ) | Supervisor: Marcelo Silva Co-Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2015 |
| Carla Alexandra Dimas Tavares | Identification and genetic characterization of enteric viruses (noroviruses, astroviruses, and adenoviruses) from children with acute diarrhoea in Angola | Supervisor: Aida Simões Co-Supervisor: Cláudia Istrate | 2015 |
| Bianca Maria Parreira Pires | Evaluation of pyriproxyfen as a control tool of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) in Madeira Island: a pilot study in Paul do Mar | Supervisor: Carla Sousa | 2015 |
| Ana Sofia Valério Bolas | Oxidative and non-oxidative activity of phagocytes | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes | 2015 |
Master's in Medical Microbiology
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
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| Elizeth do Rosário Delgado Lopes | Development and application of new strategies for the evaluation of compounds with therapeutic potential for tuberculosis and other mycobacteriosis | Supervisor: Isabel Couto | 2016 |
| Vera Geraldes Vicente | Study of the prevalence of IgGs for rubella virus in São Tomé and Príncipe using Guthrie cards. | Supervisor: Paulo Paixão Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira | 2016 |
| Marta Maria Almeida Dias Nascimento | Development and optimization of LAMP (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification DNA) technique to identify the major genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex | Supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira | 2016 |
| Mariana dos Santos Nunes | Characterization of N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis infections in individuals attending an HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections Counseling and Screening Clinic | Supervisor: Rita Castro Co-supervisor: Filomena Pereira | 2016 |
| Maria Gabriela Grego Rodrigues Bento | Assessment of the genetic determinants involved in the expression of high-level oxacillin resistance in contemporary clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA ) strains. | Supervisor: Catarina Milheiriço Co-Supervisor: Hermínia Tomasz | 2016 |
| Maria de Fátima Mendes Carvalho | Detection of Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp. in clinical samples by real-time PCR. | Supervisor: Paulo Paixão Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira | 2016 |
| Joana Lourenço Messias Calado | Antimicrobial resistance and molecular characterization of resistant N. gonorrhoeae isolates in a population of men who have sex with men from Lisbon | Supervisor: Rita Castro | 2016 |
| Adriana Manuela Sardiña Aldeia | Molecular identification of bacteria of the genus Leptospira in freshwater collections in the district of Leiria | Supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira | 2016 |
| Ana Catarina Ramos Batista Antão | Infection of primary cultures of human monocytes with the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. | Supervisor: Maria Marques Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira; Zélia Silva | 2016 |
| Ana Sofia Mourão Simões | Contribution of efflux to the acquisition of antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii . | Supervisor: Miguel Viveiros | 2016 |
| Catarina Raquel Adrião Machado | Neonatal screening of cytomegalic infection. | Supervisor: Paulo Paixão Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira | 2016 |
| Joana Filipa Gomes da Silva | Characterization of the major autolysin in Staphylococcus aureus. | Supervisor: Rita Almeida Co-Supervisor: Ana Gomes | 2016 |
| Fábio André Dias Ferreira | Genotyping of human cytomegalovirus in the congenital infection. | Supervisor: Paulo Paixão Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira | 2016 |
| Inês Cunha Portinha | Exploring the evolutionary link between biofilms and spores formation in spore-formers . | Supervisor: Mónica Miranda Co-Supervisor: Adriano Henriques | 2016 |
| Joana Catarina Pena Dantas | Study of the Legionella -dependent induction of apoptosis in the natural host Acanthamoeba castellanii. | Supervisor: Maria Marques Co-Supervisor: Maria de Jesus Chasqueira; Maria Cabral | 2016 |
| Daniela Filipa Policarpo Sequeira | Exploring insect cells versatility for production of influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) | Supervisor: Ana Teixeira | 2015 |
| Jorge Miguel Fonseca Casinhas | Biochemical study of polynucleotide phosphorylase from the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni | Supervisor: Cecília Arraiano | 2015 |
| Afonso Martins Bravo | The influence of exoribonucleases in the regulation of stress related small RNAs | Supervisor: Cecília Arraiano | 2015 |
| Ana Sofia Sancho Eusébio | Genetic determinants of virulence and resistance to antibiotics in uropathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli from the community and hospitals | Supervisor: Maria Aida Duarte | 2015 |
| Tânia Raquel de Sousa Pedro | Reassessment of the ecological niches of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults over 60 years by real-time PCR | Supervisor: Raquel da Silva | 2015 |
| João Manuel Mata Caço | Virulence gene detection and expression in Streptococcus dysgalactiae sbsp. dysgalactiae strains and evaluation of infection potential | Supervisor: Ilda Sanches | 2015 |
| Sara de Castro Gonçalves Ramalhete | Exploring the relationship between toxin and spore productions in the human enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile | Supervisor: Adriano Henriques | 2015 |
Master's in Medical Parasitology
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
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| Luís Bernardo Bogaio Constantino | Detection of non-patent infection with Schistosoma haematobium in population of Bulinus sp as a risk factor for urinary schistosomosis in the province of Zambezia, Mozambique | Supervisor: Isabel Maurício Co-supervisor: Pedro Ferreira | 2018 |
| Cristiana Filipa Costa Peixoto | Applicability of Toxocara canis larvae antigen in the immunodiagnostic of human toxocariasis. | Supervisor: Silvana Belo | 2018 |
| Djanira Djiba Fonseca Fati Gomes Ocante | Community perceptions regarding malaria, arboviral diseases and respective preventive practices, in Bissau and surroundings | Supervisor: Teresa Nazareth Co-supervisor: Luzia Gonçalves | 2018 |
| Catarina Sofia Bento Monteiro | Regulation of the apoptosis pathway in Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks by the ptotozoan Babesia bigemina. | Supervisor: Ana Domingos Co-supervisor: Sandra Antunes | 2018 |
| Gisela Kamia Cardoso Aleixo Isidoro | Plasmodium falciparum molecular markers of resistance to Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine after malaria treatment policy changes in Angola. | Supervisor: Henrique Silveira Co-supervisor: Fátima Nogueira; Paulo Adão de Campos | 2018 |
| Madalena de Fátima Lourenço Miguel Eduardo | Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera, Pediculidae) in school-age children of the Province of Luanda, Angola: the prevalence, knowledge and associated factors | Supervisor: Maria Odete Afonso Co-supervisor: Cláudia Conceição | 2018 |
| Fabião Augusto Rodrigues Gomes Ocante | Mosquito fauna and species composition of the Anopheles gambiae complex in rural, periurban and urban areas of Bissau, Guinea Bissau. | Supervisor: João Pinto Co-supervisor: Carla Sousa | 2018 |
| Livonilda da Luz Lopes Gomes | Monitoring of the occurrence of intestinal parasites in a hospital population of children (0-10 years old) in Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. | Supervisor: Maria Luísa Lobo Co-supervisor: Olga Matos | 2017 |
| Stephanie Nunes Gouveia | The density and the seasonal variation of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae), Leishmania vectors, in an urban area of Lisbon region: repercussions in the vectorial transmission | Supervisor: Maria Odete Afonso Co-supervisor: Carla Maia | 2017 |
| Rosa Wanda Jambalina Miguel | Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in a rural area of Palmela Parish: seasonal variation and vectorial risk of Leishmania sp. | Supervisor: Maria Odete Afonso Co-supervisor: Carla Maia | 2017 |
| Pedro Simões Ruas | Association of efflux pump inhibitors with antileishmanial drugs as na alternative treatment for leishmaniasis | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-supervisor: Ana Armada | 2017 |
| Mónica Sofia Neves Garcia | Monitoring of the occurrence of enteroparasitoses and anemia in school-aged children and molecular detection of the isolates in Salina-Pedra Badejo, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. | Supervisor: Olga Matos Co-supervisor: Maria Luísa Lobo | 2017 |
| Geraldina Cândida Manjate | Activity of human macrophages when exposed to visceral and cutaneous species of Leishmania spp | Supervisor: Gabriela Santos-Gomes Co-supervisor: Ana Armada | 2017 |
| Mariquinhas António Domingos | Genetic diversity and population structure of the parasitic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Portugal using microsatellite markers | Supervisor: Isabel Maurício Co-supervisor: Silvana Belo | 2017 |
| Maria de Lurdes Agostinho Francisco | Erythrocyte deficiency in pyruvate kinase by supplementation of sodium fluoride (NaF), consequent increase of diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and association with malaria infection. | Supervisor: Ana Paula Arez Co-supervisor: Tiago Vaz | 2017 |
| Célio Alfredo | Post therapeutic control against schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitosis and updating the malacalogical fauna in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. | Supervisor: Silvana Belo Co-Supervisor: Manuela Calado | 2016 |
| Nataniel Paulino Chinjengue | Fasciola hepatica: genetic diversity and evaluation of SNPs associated to albendazole resistance in Portugal and Brazil | Supervisor: Isabel Maurício Co-Supervisor: Manuela Calado | 2016 |
| Ana Sofia Pinheiro de Jesus | Dengue´s serosurvey in Madeira Island | Supervisor: Carla Sousa | 2016 |
| José Manuel Martins Cristovão | Monitoring the risk of exposure to zoonotic leishmaniasis | Supervisor: Lenea Campino Co-Supervisor: Carla Maia | 2015 |
| Mariana Albuquerque da Silva | Schistosoma mansoni and resistance to Praziquantel in rodent model | Supervisor: Pedro Ferreira Co-Supervisor: Henrique Silveira | 2015 |
Master's in Health and Development
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
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| Flávia Jandira Alberto Figueira | Sexually transmitted infections (chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea and human immunodeficiency virus) in men who have sex with men: Portugal (2015-2017). | Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins Co-supervisor: Paulo Nogueira | 2018 |
| Margarida José Tchipandeca | Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and sociodemographic, clinical and epidemiological factors in adult patients with tuberculosis, at the Hospital Sanatório de Luanda / Angola. | Supervisor: Inês Fronteira | 2018 |
| Jenisse Abilio Jonas | The Impact of Economic Crisis on Children’s Health: Analysis of the perceptions of migrant and native families’ users of Primary Health Care in Amadora. | Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins | 2018 |
| Bernardo Rocha Baião | Evaluation and Analysis of Science developed by HAITool - A Tool to Prevent, Manage and Control Healthcare Associated Infections | Supervisor: Luís Lapão | 2018 |
| Catarina Alexandra Dias Bernardes | Beliefs of general practitioners towards medical acunpucture | Supervisor: Inês Fronteira | 2018 |
| Marta Sofia de Magalhães Martinho | Genomics in Public Health - the integration in the health services of Portugal. | Supervisor: Luís Lapão | 2018 |
| Daniela Filipa Esteves Patricio | Healthcare Associated infections control: interventions and strategies to support behavioural change | Supervisor: Luís Lapão | 2017 |
| Filipa Sofia Mendes Oliveira | Revisão Sistemática da Literatura de estudos observacionais e experimentais sobre intervenções em saúde para controlo, prevenção e tratamento de Doenças Tropicais Negligenciadas na área da Tríplice Fronteira, entre o Brasil, Paraguai e Argentina | Supervisor: Inês Fronteira Co-supervisor: Ricardo Arcêncio | 2017 |
| Maria Filomena Cardoso dos Santos Roque | Factors associated with anxiety and depression in patients with diabetes | Supervisor: Sónia Dias Co-supervisor: Inês Fronteira | 2017 |
| Maria da Conceição Mendonça Caldeira de Palma Caldas | Profile of MDRTB patients at Luanda Sanatorium in 2014 | Supervisor: Inês Fronteira Co-Supervisor: Filomeno Fortes; Ricardo Arcêncio | 2016 |
| Sofia Margarida Alves Antunes | Female Genital Mutilation: Perspectives, Social Representations and Health Care in Portugal. | Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins | 2016 |
| José de Fátima Semedo Rosa | Proposal for a screening programme for cervical cancer in Cape Verde | Supervisor: Paulo Ferrinho Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Russo | 2015 |
| Zélia Maria Araújo da Silva Muggli | Impact of the economic crisis in children’s health: an analysis of health professionals’ perceptions in Portugal | Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins | 2015 |
| Ana Vieira Neves Bouça | Nutrition and physical exercise in young adults, with and without children, in Praia, Cape Verde | Supervisor: Luzia Gonçalves | 2015 |
| Liliane Peralta da Costa | Association between time of residence and overweight among migrants in Portugal | Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins Co-Supervisor: Sónia Dias | 2015 |
| Inês Silvano Nunes dos Santos | Optimization of nursing output to improve handwashing practice compliance in an intensive care unit; application of a LEAN methodology | Supervisor: Luís Lapão | 2015 |
Master's in Tropical Health
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irineu dos Santos Viana Endoscopia digestiva alta solicitada de forma inapropriada: prevalência e achados clinicamente significativos Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-Supervisor: Reginaldo de Souza Silva 2019 | Irineu dos Santos Viana Endoscopia digestiva alta solicitada de forma inapropriada: prevalência e achados clinicamente significativos Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-Supervisor: Reginaldo de Souza Silva 2019 | Irineu dos Santos Viana Endoscopia digestiva alta solicitada de forma inapropriada: prevalência e achados clinicamente significativos Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-Supervisor: Reginaldo de Souza Silva 2019 | Irineu dos Santos Viana Endoscopia digestiva alta solicitada de forma inapropriada: prevalência e achados clinicamente significativos Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-Supervisor: Reginaldo de Souza Silva 2019 |
| Marcelo Coelho Machado | Profile of Acinetobacter baumannii infected patients in a private hospital of Vitória da Conquista – Bahia -Brasil | Supervisor: Filomena Pereira | 2018 |
| João Carlos Dantas de Andrade Barbosa | Clinical-epidemiological profile of children diagnosed with febrile seizures attended in Vitória da Conquista, State of Bahia, Brazil | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-supervisor: Silvana Belo | 2018 |
| Cândida Maria Neto Baia Manuel | Causes of hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly in patients admitted to Hospital Américo Boavida in Luanda, Angola | Supervisor: Luís Varandas | 2018 |
| Ana Sofia Soares Rodrigues | Comparison of the initial Ebola virus disease symptoms and subsequent sequelae of 10 survivors in the Koinadugu district of Sierra Leone during the 2014-2015 outbreak (a pilot study) | Supervisor: Jaime Nina | 2017 |
| Salima Amirali Jamal | Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection. A study in asymptomatic individuals. | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira | 2017 |
| Rosemary Neves | Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) in S. Vicente Island, Cabo Verde | Supervisor: Filomena Pereira Co-supervisor: Rita Castro | 2017 |
| Rany Rodney Moreira dos Santos | Análise dos determinantes socio epidemiológicos de tuberculose na Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde | Supervisor: Luís Varandas | 2017 |
| Nélia Heleno Pereira | Health problems during and after travel in travellers attending the ADMT/IHMT travel clinic | Supervisor: Cláudia Conceição Co-supervisor: Rosa Teodósio | 2017 |
| Maria Gabriela Caldeira Lima | Knowledge, attitudes and literacy in tuberculosis in Portuguese travelers and migrants. A pilot study. | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-supervisor: Cláudia Rosalino; Teresa Nazareth | 2017 |
| Maria do Rosário Campos Oliveira Fernandes | Screening of anti-Leptospira interrogans antibodies in sanitation workers from Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region, Portugal | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-supervisor: Maria Luísa Vieira | 2017 |
| Iolanda Cristina Banha Alves | Characterisation of the humoral immune response in individuals with Chagas Disease | Supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2017 |
| Celine Moutinho Machado | Nursing in travel medicine - What reality? What perspectives? | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio | 2017 |
| Cátia Lagartinho do Nascimento | Fosfodiesterases como alvo terapêutico em Plasmodium falciparum: caracterização da atividade anti malárica de novos compostos | Supervisor: Fátima Nogueira | 2017 |
| Guido Andre Nchowela | Epidemiological characterization of T. pallidum infection in pregnant women in Beira city, Sofala, Mozambiqu | Supervisor: Filomena Pereira Co-Supervisor: Rita Castro | 2016 |
| Sílvio Almeida do Espírito Santo | Instestinal Parasitoses in school age children and their houseolds: a Rural Comunity study in Lobato district - São Tomé and Principe | Supervisor: Jorge Seixas Co-Supervisor: Sónia Lima | 2016 |
| Sara Isabel de Oliveira Rodrigues Tudela Zúquete | Expression of anti- Trypanosoma sp. proteins in Sodalis glossinidius in the model Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera, Glossinidae) | Supervisor: Maria Odete Afonso Co-Supervisor: Luís Cardoso | 2016 |
| Lino André Sousa Cardoso da Silva | Prevalence study on latent tuberculosis in Health Care workers in a Hospital in northen Portugal | Supervisor: Jorge Seixas | 2016 |
| Eveline da Luz Rendall Rocha | Intertinal parasites in paediatrics population of the Hospital Prof. Doctor Fernando Fonseca | Supervisor: Sónia Lima | 2016 |
| Carlos Gil Escobar | Polymorphisms in the Kelsh K13 protein encoding gene: a resistance marker to artemisinin in Mozambique and Angola | Supervisor: Luís Varandas Co-Supervisor: Fátima Nogueira | 2015 |
| Cláudia Jassica Gonçalves Moreno | Establishment of the murine model for modulation of toxicity of benznidazole for the treatment of Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) | Supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2015 |
| Daniela Cristina Portugal Calisto | Immunity Malaria: Contribution to Antibody Study in Patients with stay in endemic area | Supervisor: Rosa Teodósio Co-Supervisor: Marcelo Silva | 2015 |
| Rafaela Dorileo de Castro | Genetic characterization of the glucan synthase of Pneumocystis jirovecii | Supervisor: Jorge Gaspar Co-Supervisor: Olga Matos | 2015 |
| Rita Magano da Silva | Clinical and radiological characterization of TB in infected and not infected children by HIV in Guinea-Bissau | Supervisor: Luís Varandas | 2015 |
Master's in Statistics For Health
| Student | Title | Supervision | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge José Moiane | Antiretroviral treatment interruption rate and its related factors in adult patients attending the Namacurra Health Center between January 2019 and December 2016, province of Zambezia, Mozambique | Supervisor: Ana Abecasis Co-Supervisor: Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins | 2018 |