Projects
Ongoing
COST-Action CA21115: FeSImmChemNet, Iron-sulphur (FeS) clusters: from chemistry to immunology (2022-2026)
Nano-Electro-Bac: Electrochemistry of single Nano-impacts onto ultramicroelectrode to explore electroactive bacteria and their extracellular electron transfer processes, (Acordo entre Portugal e França - Programa Pessoa FCT) 2021.09223.CBM (2022-2023)
The power of salt: using the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans for electricity production and water desalination, (FCT) PTDC/BIA-BQM/4143/2021 (2021-2024)
ConCO2rde- Training network on the conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries-H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020 (2021-2024)
Finished
BioCat-H2020-WF-MSCA867360: Investigating the electron uptake mechanisms of bacteria on bio-cathodes for microbial electrosynthesis, Marie Curie (2020-2022) - This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the grant agreement number BioCat867360.
FCT (PTDC/BIA-BQM/30176/2017): C-Genesis: Determination of the molecular mechanisms of biogenesis of c-type cytochromes, (2018-2021)
H2020-WIDESPREAD: TIMB3: Twin to Illuminate Metals in Biology and Biocatalysis through Biospectroscopy (2018-2021)
ECRA2019 - ITQB: A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms (2019-2020)
DAAD - FCT (PT/Germany: Designing the Super-Bug for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems, (2019-2022)
Programa Pessoa bilateral partnership (Campus France/FCT): Estudo Bioquímicos e Biofísicos de transferência de carga na interface entre microorganismos e electrodos para optimizar tecnologias electroquímicas microbianas'
FCT (PTDC/BBB-BQB/3554/2014): The way forward: optimization of respiratory electron transfer chains toward sustainable microbial electricity production'
Interreg IV B : TRANSBIO SUDOE: Transnational Biocluster of South Western Europe
COST-Action CM1003 : Biological oxidation reactions-mechanisms and design of new catalysts
FCT (PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010): Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome
FCT (PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010): Molecular mechanisms that orchestrate a two-electron reduction step coupled with protonation in redox enzymes that contain chains of single electron redox co-factors
FCT (PTDC/BIA-PRO/098158/2008): Mind the gap: How extracellular respiration is linked across the periplasmic space to the cytoplasmic oxidation of substrates. A key step in bioenergy harvesting
MIT Portugal Programme (MIT-Pt/BS-BB/0014/2008): Structural and functional study of the proteins mediating electron transfer between microorganisms and solid substrates with relevance for bio-energy production
Instituto do Ambiente / ITQB-UNL: Protocolo de cooperação Técnica-Científica entre o Instituto do Ambiente e o ITQB-UNL
FCT (POCTI/BIO/58652/2004): Characterization of the sulfur and metal repiratory chains in an organism identified for use of bioremediation
FCT (POCTI/BIA-PRO/58722/2004): Characterization of CymA: a key protein in the anaerobic respiration of Shewanella
FCT (POCTI/QUI/55690/2004): Characterization of a membrane bound cytochrome involved in the anaerobic respiration in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
CRUP / British Council: Characterization of an energy transducing protein: Probing the coupling between electrons and protons in cytochrome c3 by fast scan voltammetry
SAPIENS (POCTI/1999/BIO/35699): Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with sulfur reductase activity
