Email: ist79225@gmail.com
Degree: BSc Biology, MSc Microbiology, PGDip Design Thinking & Prototyping, PhD Applied Biosciences for Health, Executive MBA.
Languages: Ingles (fluente), Frances (compreensao).

Research Interests: Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, Population dynamics, Evolution, Microbiome, Genomic Sequencing, Design, Biodesign.
Awards: (2011, 2012, 2013) Melhor grupo voluntariado, Natura Observa/ Câmara Municipal de Cascais. (2014) Melhor estágio industrial, Mendes Gonçalves SA.

I am a multidisciplinary researcher in the fields of life sciences and design. My three main professional areas are: science x creativity x business. During my research activities I developed a MSc thesis about the neonatal pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae (iMM, Universidade de Lisboa, PT)), and a PhD thesis targeting the infant mice gut microbiota in foetal alcohol syndrome disorder context (University of Brighton, UK).

In the intersection of scientific research and industry I developed work related to acetic acid fermentation, studying Komatagateibacter spp. as a workhorse for production of compounds of interest.

The wide impact that microorganisms have in their habitats constitute an infinite source of knowledge that can be catalogued and applied in solving cross-field challenges. Therefore, in recent years I am developing a framework to facilitate the tranfer of knowledge from Nature to help solving human grand challenges, for instance aiming a more sustainable value chain and resources' use.

My approach relies on values such as ethics, responsability, and accountability, and I invest in communicating widely and easily  the complex scientific knowledge gathered during my practice. Additionally, I give lectures (and other formats) and consulting around topics of life sciences, microbiology, biotechnology, biodesign, entrepreneurship, and career developing.

2022

M. Pedroso-Roussado, C. Microbiology Meets the Fashion World: A Paradigm Shift in Design Education and Practice Through Biotechnology. Preprints 2022, 2022110259 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202211.0259.v1). (preprint)

Pedroso-Roussado, C., Guppy, F., Brissett, N., Bowler, L., & Inacio, J. (2022). Effect of ethanol exposure in utero on infant mice gut microbiotas assessed by nanopore and illumina sequencing. bioRxiv. (preprint)

Pedroso-Roussado, C., Guppy, F., Brissett, N., Bowler, L., & Inacio, J. (2022). Targeted and untargeted nanopore sequencing approaches to profile the gut microbiota of mice infants exposed to ethanol in utero. bioRxiv. (preprint)

Pedroso-Roussado, C.; Guppy, F.; Bowler, L.; Inacio, J. Direct Implications between Prenatal Alcohol Consumption and Gut Microbiome in the Neurodevelopment of Mice Offspring – Focusing On Foetal Alcoholic Spectrum Disorders. Preprints 2022, 2022120205 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202212.0205.v1). (preprint)

2021

Pedroso-Roussado, C., Guppy, F., Bowler, L., & Inacio, J. (2021). Nanopore sequencing of DNA barcodes to unveil the diversity of fungal mock communities. In London Calling, London, UK. (conference poster)

Pedroso-Roussado, C., Guppy, F., Brissett, N., Bowler, L., & Inacio, J. (2021). Nanopore sequencing approaches to profile the gut microbiota of mice infants exposed to alcohol in utero. In Microbiotec, Lisbon, PT. (conference poster)

2017

Martins, E. R., Pedroso-Roussado, C., Melo-Cristino, J., Ramirez, M., & Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections. (2017). Streptococcus agalactiae causing neonatal infections in Portugal (2005–2015): diversification and emergence of a CC17/PI-2b multidrug resistant sublineage. Frontiers in microbiology, 8, 499. (journal article)

2016

Martins, E. R., Pedroso-Roussado, C., Melo-Cristino, J., Ramirez, M. (2016). Ongoing evolution in the hypervirulent CC17 clone of Streptococcus agalactiae. In IMMEM XI, Estoril, PT. (conference paper)

Martins, E. R., Pedroso-Roussado, C., Melo-Cristino, J., Ramirez, M. (2016). Diversification and emerging resistance among the hypervirulent CC17 clone of Streptococcus agalactiae. In XXVI ECCMID, Amsterdam, NL. (conference paper)

Martins, E. R., Pedroso-Roussado, C., Melo-Cristino, J., Ramirez, M. (2016). Infections by Streptococcus agalactiae among neonates in Portugal: 2005-2014. In XXVI ECCMID, Amsterdam, NL. (conference paper)

concluded

2018

• Dietar Schuddink. (undisclosed project). Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Mendes Goncalves SA. Curricular internship. (industrial promotor)
• Mariana Liberal Correia. Application of FTIR techniques for quality control of food oil-resins). Integrated Master in Chemical and Bioechemical Engineering. Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologias. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. (supervisor).

2017

• Yoran Vander Eeckt. (undisclosed project). Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Mendes Goncalves SA. Curricular internship. (industrial promotor)

2016

• Yoran Vander Eeckt. (undisclosed project). Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Mendes Goncalves SA. Curricular internship. (industrial promotor)
• João Nuno Serôdio de Melo. Microbiology of vinegar: from isolation, phenetic characterization and detection of acetic acid bacteria to microbial profiling of an industrial production. Masters in Microbiology. Faculdade de Ciencias. Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (industrial supervisor).
• Tatiana Tremoceiro Cordeiro. Lactic acid fermentation of peppers: isolation, characterization and evaluation of starter cultures. Faculdade de Ciencias. Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (industrial supervisor).