2000-2004 | Ph.D. Microbiology, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Dissertation Title: "Use of Pseudomonas aeruginosa expressing lux genes to study antimicrobial susceptibility of biofilms". |
1999-2000 | M.Sc. Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Dissertation Title: "The activity of alkylphospholipids against Leishmania species".
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1993-1998 | B.Sc. Hons. in Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, PT. Dissertation Title: "Tracheal Intubation as a risk factor for infection in the distal airway". |
2019-Present | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Binghamton University. |
2013-2019 | Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Binghamton University. |
2010-2013 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Binghamton University. |
2009-2010 | Research Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences Binghamton University. Secondary Research Project: Regulation of the motile/sessile switch, the progression of biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its influence in antimicrobial sensitivity. Supervisor: Dr. Karin Sauer. |
2004-2009 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biological Sciences, in Dr. David G. Davies laboratory, Binghamton University working in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm dispersion.
Primary research project: Identification of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm dispersion inducer cis-2-decenoic acid. Supervisor: Dr. David G. Davies. Secondary research project: Biofilm dispersion and antimicrobial sensitivity of oral bacterial species in the presence of a biofilm dispersion autoinducer. Supervisor: Dr. David G. Davies. Tertiary research project: Influence of cis-2-decenoic acid on Propionibacterium acnes biofilm development and antimicrobial susceptibility. Supervisor: Dr. David G. Davies. |
2000-2004 | Ph.D. Candidate Centre for Research in Biomedicine (CRIB), Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. |