Mariana Andrade

Mariana Andrade is a PhD student in Biomedical Sciences – Specialization in Microbiology at Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT-NOVA), since 2022. She has a master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from IHMT-NOVA and a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from FCT-NOVA.

Since 2023, she has been carrying her PhD work under the scope of an FCT/GHTM doctoral grant (ref. UI/BD/154472/2022).

Main area of interests:

• Search for new efflux and antibiofilm agents for Staphylococcus
• Galleria mellonella infection model to study virulence and drug efficacy

1. Garrine M, Andrade M, Neves J, Mandomando I, Couto I and Costa SS. Exploring the virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus CC121 and CC152 lineages related to paediatric community-acquired bacteraemia in Manhiça, Mozambique. Sci Rep. 2024, 14(1):10758. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61345-3
2. Morais C, Costa SS, Leal M, Ramos B, Andrade M, Ferreira C, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I. Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft-tissue infections in companion animals in Lisbon, Portugal. Front Microbiol. 2023, 14:1167834. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1167834
3. Andrade M, Oliveira K, Morais C, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Rosato AE, Couto I, Costa SS. Virulence potential of biofilm-producing Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus coagulans causing skin infections in companion animals. Antibiotics 2022, 11,1339. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11101339