Group members

     Manuela M. Pereira, Ph.D.

     Head of laboratory

     Biochemistry, 1994 (FCUL)
     Ph.D. in Biochemistry, 1999 (ITQB-UNL)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 21

     e-mail: mpereira@itqb.unl.pt

     Patrícia N. Refojo, Ph.D.

     Post Doctoral Fellow (Co supervion M. Teixeira (ITQB))

     Biochemistry, 2005 (FCUL) 
     Ph.D. in Biochemistry, 2010 (ITQB-UNL)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 23 
     e-mail: refojo@itqb.unl.pt

    Research interests: Respiratory chains; S. aureus metabolism; Alternative Complex III (ACIII); Enzyme structure and reaction mechanisms.

     Filipa Calisto, MSc

     Ph.D. Student

     Genetics and Biotechnology, 2009 (UTAD)
     Master of Applied Microbiology, 2011 (FCUL)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20 
     e-mail: fcalisto@itqb.unl.pt

    Research interests: Respiratory chains; Alternative Complex III (ACIII); Respiratory chains; Enzyme structure and reaction mechanisms.

     Filipa V. Sena, MSc

     Ph.D. Student

     Microbiology, 2009 (FML-UL)
     Master of Applied Microbiology, 2010 (FCUL)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20
     e-mail: fsena@itqb.unl.pt

    Research interests: Respiratory chains; type II NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NDH-2); S. aureus metabolism; Enzyme structure and reaction mechanisms.

     Paulo Castro, MSc

     Ph.D. Student

     Biochemistry, 2010 (U.M.)
     Master in Bioengineering, 2012 (U.M.)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20
     e-mail: paulo.castro@itqb.unl.pt

   Research interests: Respiratory chains; Complex I; Enzyme structure and reaction mechanisms; Na⁺/H⁺ antiport.

     Filipe Sousa, MSc

     Ph.D. Student

     Biochemistry, 2013 (FCUL)

     Master in Biochemistry for Health, 2015 (FCT/ITQB-UNL)

     Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20
     E-mail: filipe.sousa@itqb.unl.pt

   Research interests: Respiratory chains; type II NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NDH-2); Enzyme structure and reaction mechanisms; quinone reductases.

Catarina Barbosa, BSc

      Masters student

      Biochemistry, 2016 (FCT-UNL)

      Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20

      E-mail: Catarina.barbosa@itqb.unl.pt

     Research Interests: Malate:quinone oxidoreductases (MQO's); S. aureus metabolism.

Tatiana Pires, BSc

      Masters student

      Biochemistry, 2017 (FCT-UNL)

      Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20

      E-mail: ...@itqb.unl.pt

     Research Interests: Malate:quinone oxidoreductases (MQO's);NDH-2; S. aureus metabolism.

Patricia Pires, BSc

      Masters student

      Biochemistry, 2017 (FCUL)

      Phone: (+351) 21 446 93 20

      E-mail: patricia.pires@itqb.unl.pt

     Research Interests: Monotopic quinone reductases; S. aureus energetic metabolism.