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Bruna Gonçalves

Junior Researcher (Non-Tenure Track)


Career

  • Since  2023: Junior Researcher (Non-Tenure Track), Universidade do Minho
  • 2020 - 2022: Junior Researcher (Non-Tenure Track), Universidade do Minho

Qualifications

  • 2019: PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho
  • 2013: Integrated Master in Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho
  • Since  2023: MicroRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
  • 2020 - 2022: Application of antisense oligomers for controlling Candida species biofilm formation on medical surfaces
  • 2015 - 2019: Candida species vaginal virulence determinants: role of environmental factors
  • 2014 - 2015: Omic tools for the identification of virulence determinants of non-C. albicans Candida species involved in the interaction with the host
  • 2013 - 2013: Evaluation of the matrix role of Candida glabrata biofilms in their resistance to voriconazole

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Recent Publications

1
Biofilm matrix regulation by Candida glabrata Zap1 under acidic conditions: transcriptomic and proteomic analyses
  • Microbiology Spectrum, 12(12), 1-20, 2024
2
Sfl1 is required for Candida albicans biofilm formation under acidic conditions
  • Biochimie, 209, 37-43, 2023
3
Combined application of antisense oligomers to control transcription factors of Candida albicans biofilm formation
  • Mycopathologia, 188, 231-241, 2023
4
Vapor-phase of essential oils as a promising solution to prevent Candida vaginal biofilms caused by antifungal resistant strains
  • Healthcare, 10(9), 1649, 2022
5
Vulvovaginal candidiasis and asymptomatic vaginal colonization in Portugal: Epidemiology, risk factors and antifungal pattern
  • Medical Mycology, 60(5), myac029, 2022
6
Revealing Candida glabrata biofilm matrix proteome: global characterization and pH response
  • Biochemical Journal, 478(4), 961-967, 2021
7
Environmental pH modulates biofilm formation and matrix composition in Candida albicans and Candida glabrata
  • Biofouling, 36(5), 621-630, 2020
8
Hormones modulate Candida vaginal isolates biofilm formation and decrease their susceptibility to azoles and hydrogen peroxide
  • Medical Mycology, 58(3), 341-350, 2020
9
Effect of progesterone on Candida albicans biofilm formation under acidic conditions: a transcriptomic analysis
  • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 310(3), 151414, 2020
10
The effectiveness of voriconazole in therapy of Candida glabrata’s biofilms oral infections and its influence on the matrix composition and gene expression
  • Mycopathologia, 182(7-8), 653-664, 2017
11
Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors
  • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 42(6), 905-927, 2016
12
Candida tropicalis biofilm and human epithelium invasion is highly influenced by environmental pH
  • Pathogens and Disease, 74(8), ftw101, 2016
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