Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho

( Research Scientist)

 

Status at Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering:

·        Research Scientist of Environmental and Ecoprocess Engineering Research Group 

Education:

·        Ph. D. in Biotechnology, IST, 2003

·         M. Sc. in Biotechnology (Biochemical Engineering), IST, 1999

·        Graduation in Chemical Engineering, IST, 1998

Activities:

 ·(since March 2008) Research scientist (Environmental and Ecoprocess Engineering Research Group) 

·(January 2007-February 2008) Post-doctoral project entitled “Study and modelling of gram-positive bacterial cellular membranes in natural and produced biofilms; application in biomedical, biotransformation and bioremediation systems” , under the supervision of Prof. M. Manuela R. da Fonseca and Dr. Herman J. Heipieper. IST, UTL, Lisbon , Portugal , and UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig , Deutschland.  

· (January 2003 - December 2006) Post-doctoral project entitled “Methods of evaluation of the extent, thickness and physical structure of biofilms; strategies for prevention and destruction in tubes of ultra-pure water systems”, under supervision of Prof. M. Manuela R. da Fonseca . . IST, UTL, Lisbon , Portugal .

· (January 2000 – December 2003) Ph.D. project entitled "Bioconversion of (‑)-carveol to (-)-carvone catalysed by whole cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis. Influence of reaction conditions on cell morphology and physiology", under supervision of Prof. M. Manuela R. da Fonseca . . IST, UTL, Lisbon , Portugal .

 · (July 1999 - December 1999) Master project entitled “Production and recovery of limonene-1,2-diol and simultaneous resolution of a diastereomeric mixture of limonene-1,2-epoxide with whole cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14”, under supervision of Prof. M. Manuela R. da Fonseca ,IST, UTL, Lisbon , Portugal .

 · (February 1998 – June 1999) Study  in “Biotransformation of Terpenes” (European project BIO4-CT95-0049), under the supervision of Prof. M. Manuela R. da Fonseca . IST, UTL, Lisbon , Portugal .  

· (April 1997 – July 1997) Study entitled “Synthesis of a dipeptide (kyotorphin) in supercritical carbon dioxide” (SOCRATES/ERASMUS program), under supervision of Prof. José Luis Iborra. University of Murcia , Spain .  

Area of scientific activity:

· Microreactors 

·  Biofilms

·  Fluorescence microscopy and image analysis

·  Biocatalysis, biotransformation and bioremediation

Domain of specialization:

·  Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering

Interests:

·    Prevention and Identification of Biofilms – Development of fast and reliable methods to detect biofilms; prevention of cell adhesion to other cells and surfaces  

·    Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis – Monitoring cell viability, morphology and energetic state; development of image analysis programs to quantify populational and individual characteristics  

·    Biotransformation – Production of high-value compounds, namely terpenes and terpenoids, from low-value substrates in organic:aqueous systems using whole cells  

·    Design of bioreactors, Bioreactor and Bioprocess Engineering – Development of bioreactors and conditions that allow maintenance of high cell viability and productivity  

·    Effect of toxic compounds on bacterial cells – Impact of toxic compounds on cell viability, morphology and metabolism  

·    Study of the composition of bacterial membranes – Effect of stressful compounds and conditions on cellular membranes  

Participation in Research Projects:  

Investigation grant in the european project “Biotransformation of Terpenes” (BIO-CT95-0049) between February 1998 and June 1999.

 Research fellow in the project POCTI/EQU/47689/2002, entitled “Mass transfer intensification in bubble and drop processes through additives”, since January 2004.  

Research fellow in the project POCI/SAU-MMO/59370/2004 (Health Sciences – Molecular Medicine), entitled “Efflux-pumps in drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Molecular characterisation of the efflux mechanism and use of efflux inhibitors as new anti-tubercular compounds”, since January 2006.

Research fellow in the project POCI/EQU/59782/04, entitled “Gas-liquid mass transfer mediated by a second immiscible liquid phase”, since February 2006.

 Scientific Societies Membership:

·         Member of the “Biochemical Engineering Section” of the European Federation of Biotechnology

Recent publications:

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Lukas Y. Wick, Hermann J. Heipieper (2009) Cell wall adaptations of planktonic and biofilm Rhodococcus erythropolis cells to growth on C5 to C16 n-alkane hydrocarbons, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 82: 311–320.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Maria José Caramujo (2008) Ancient procedures for the high-tech world: health benefits and antimicrobial compounds from the Mediterranean empires, The Open Biotechnology Journal, 2, 235-246

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Vanessa Fatal, Sebastião S. Alves and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Adaptation of Rhodococcus erythropolis cells to high concentrations of toluene, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 76, 1423-1430

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Marco P. C. Marques, Pedro Fernandes, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Degradation of hydrocarbons and alcohols by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14: a comparison in scale performance, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 25(2-4), 144-150

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Preventing biofilm formation: promoting cell separation with terpenes, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 61, 406-413

 M.P.C. Marques, C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. J. C. Claudino, J.M.S. Cabral, P. Fernandes (2007) On the feasibility of the microscale approach for sterol bioconversion, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 82(9), 856-863

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Bacterial whole cell biotransformations: in vivo reactions under in vitro conditions, Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, 1(1), 32-39

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Assessment of three-dimensional biofilm structure using an optical microscope, BioTechniques, 42(5), 616-620

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho (2007) Biofilms: recent developments on an old battle, Recent Patents on Biotechnology, 1(1), 49-57

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2006) Biotransformation of terpenes (Review), Biotechnology Advances, 24, 134-142.  

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2006) Carvone: why and how should one bother to produce this terpene (Review) Food Chemistry, 95, 413-422.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Alessandro Poretti, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2005) Cell adaptation to substrate, solvent and product: a successful strategy to overcome product inhibition in a bioconversion system, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 69(3), 268-275.  

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2005) The remarkable Rhodococcus erythropolis (Review) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 67 (6), 715-726.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2005) Degradation of hydrocarbons and alcohols at different temperatures and salinities by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 51, 389-399.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Marco P. C. Marques, Pedro Fernandes, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2005) A simple imaging method for biomass determination. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 60(1), 135-140.

 R. Wendhausen, M. Frigato, P. Fernandes, C.C.C.R. Carvalho, A. Cruz, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral (2005) Chrysotile as a support for the immobilisation of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells for the bioconversion of b-sitosterol in an organic–aqueous two-liquid phase system. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 32, 61–65.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Beatriz Parreño-Marchante, Grit Neumann, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Hermann J. Heipieper (2005) Adaptation of Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 to growth on n-alkanes, alcohols and terpenes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 67 (3), 383-388.

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2004) Solvent toxicity in organic-aqueous systems analysed by multivariate analysis, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 26(6), 361-375.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2004) Principal Component Analysis applied to Bacterial Cell Behaviour in the Presence of Organic Solvents, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 22(3), 203-214.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, M. N. Pons, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral, M.M.R. da Fonseca, P. Fernandes, B.S. Ferreira (2004) Mycobacterium sp., Rhodococcus erythropolis and Pseudomonas putida behaviour in the presence of organic solvents, Microscopy Research and Technique, 64(3), 215-222.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, B. Angelova, P. Fernandes, M.N. Pons, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral, M.M.R. da Fonseca (2004) Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 behaviour in aqueous, organic-aqueous and organic media studied by fluorescence microscopy, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 64, 695-701.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Marie-Nöelle Pons, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2003) Principal Components Analysis as a Tool to Summarise Biotransformation Data: Influence on Cells of Solvent Type and Phase Ratio, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 21(6), 305-314.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2003) Towards the bio-production of trans-carveol and carvone from limonene: induction after cell growth on limonene and toluene. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 14, 3925-3931.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2003) A Simple Method to Observe Organic Solvent Drops with a Standard Optical Microscope, Microscopy Research and Technique, 60 (4), 465-466

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2002) Influence of Reactor Configuration on the Production of Carvone from Carveol by Whole Cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 19-20C, 377-387

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2002) Maintenance of Cell Viability in the Biotransformation of (-)-Carveol with Whole Cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 19-20C, 389-398

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2002) Modelling the bio-kinetic resolution of diastereomers present in unequal initial amounts, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 13 (15), 1637-1643

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2000), Production and recovery of limonene-1,2-diol and simultaneous resolution of a diastereomeric mixture of limonene-1,2-epoxide with whole cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 18, 223-235

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2000), Biotransformation of limonene-1,2-epoxide to limonene-1,2-diol by Rhodococcus erythropolis cells. An Introductory approach to selective hydrolysis and product separation, Food Technology and Biotechnology Journal, 38 (3), 181-185

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho (2009) “Biotransformation of terpenes by Fungi” in Advances in Fungal Biotechnology (Mahendra Rai, ed.), I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, pp. 528, ISBN: 8189866532.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Bruno S. Ferreira and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) “Escala laboratorial e escala industrial” in Reactores Biológicos (M. Manuela da Fonseca and José A. Teixeira, eds.), Chapter 7, pp 173-192, Lidel, Portugal.

            

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Vanessa Fatal, Sebastião S. Alves, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca (2007) Degradation of toluene and xylene by Rhodococcus cells, Journal of Biotechnology, 131(2S), S101.

 

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Effect of antineoplastic agents on the surface properties of bacterial cells, 2nd World Conference on Magic Bullets - Ehrlich II, Nuremberg, Germany, 3th-5th October 2008.

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Membrane and surface properties of Rhodococcus erythropolis cells in two-phase systems, ESBES 7 - 7th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, Faro, Portugal, 7th-10th September 2008.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, The importance of the bacterial membrane to biofilm formation, IWA Biofilm Technologies Conference, Singapore, 8th-10th January 2008. 

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Adaptation of Rhodococcus erythropolis cells to degrade high concentrations of toluene, BioMicroWorld, Seville, Spain, 28th November- 1st December 2007.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Rhodococcus erythropolis: a remarkable bacterium for biocatalysis and bioremediation, The 9th International Symposium on Biotechnology, Metal Complexes and Catalysis (BMC-IX), Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China, 26th-29th July 2007.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Influence of reaction conditions on the morphology and physiology of whole cells of Rhodococus erythropolis used as catalyst for the conversion of (-)-carveol to (-)-carvone, 12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, Santiago, Chile, 17-22 October 2004.

 

M.-J. Caramujo and C.C.C.R. Carvalho (2008) Freshwater Biology. 53(1).

 

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Marco P. C. Marques, Cleaning hydrocarbon containing samples from war vessels, 14th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-14), Sant’Alessio Siculo, Messina, Italy,  6th- 11th October 2008.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Paula S. Ramos-Silva, Sebastião S. Alves, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Degradation of linear and aromatic hydrocarbons by Rhodococcus erythropolis cells, 14th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-14), Sant’Alessio Siculo, Messina, Italy,  6th- 11th October 2008.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, P. S. Ramos-Silva, S. S. Alves, M. M. R. da Fonseca, Simultaneous degradation of linear and aromatic hydrocarbons by Rhodococcus erythropolis cells, ESBES 7 - 7th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, Faro, Portugal, 7th-10th September 2008.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Marco P. C. Marques, Bioremediation of samples from a Naval Base, ESBES 7 - 7th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, Faro, Portugal, 7th-10th September 2008.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Lauro Xavier-Filho, Sheyla Alves Rodrigues, Débora de França Gomes, Priscila Almeida Cruz, Propriedades antimicrobianas do polímero de Abelmoshus esculentus (L.) Moench, Quiabo, 59º Congresso Nacional de Botânica, Natal, Brasil, 2nd-8th August 2008.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Assessing 3-D biofilm structure with an optical microscope, IWA Biofilm Technologies Conference, Singapore, 8th-10th January 2008.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Vanessa Fatal, Sebastião S. Alves, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Degradation of toluene and xylene by Rhodococcus cells, 13th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, Spain, 16th-19th September 2007.

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Influencing cellular membrane composition to promote attachment/detachment of cells, International Conference BIOFILMS II - Attachment and Detachment in Pure and Mixed Cultures, Leipzig , Germany , March 23-24, 2006 .

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Degradation of Hydrocarbons and Alcohols by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, International Symposium on Environmental Biocatalysis: From remediation with enzymes to novel green processes, Cordoba, Spain, April 23-26, 2006.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Demoting cell aggregation with carveol and carvone, Biofilms 2005 - Microbial Adhesions to Surfaces: Mechanisms and Prevention, Arlington , USA , 10-13 April 2005.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, M. P. C. Marques, P. Fernandes and M. M. R. da Fonseca, A simple imaging method for biomass determination, Biofilms 2005 - Microbial Adhesions to Surfaces: Mechanisms and Prevention, Arlington, USA, 10-13 April 2005.

 Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Degradation of hydrocarbons, alcohols, motor oil and fuel oil at different temperatures and salinities by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, 12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition Santiago, Chile, 17-22 October 2004.

Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Principal Components Analysis as a Tool to Summarise Biotransformation Data: Influence on Cells of Solvent Type and Phase Ratio, CAC-2004, Ninth Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry Conference, Lisboa , Portugal , 20-23 September 2004

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca,  Solvent Toxicity in Organic-Aqueous Systems Analysed by Multivariate Analysis CAC-2004, Ninth Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, 20-23 September 2004

 C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral, M.M.R. da Fonseca, P. Fernandes, B.S. Ferreira, Morphological changes of bacterial strains in the presence of solvents pinpointed by image analysis, 11th European Congress on Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland, 24-29 August 2003

 A. Cruz, C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral, M.M.R. da Fonseca, B.S. Ferreira, P. Fernandes, Mycobacterium sp., Rhodococcus erythropolis and Pseudomonas putida tolerance to several organic solvents, 11th European Congress on Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland, 24-29 August 2003

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Towards the bio-production of trans-carveol and carvone from limonene, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2003), Olomouc, Chzech Republic, June 28 – July 3 2003

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Cell adaptation to substrate, solvent and product: a successul strategy to overcome product inhibition in a bioconversion system, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2003), Olomouc, Chzech Republic, June 28 – July 3 2003

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Biodegradation of hydrocarbons under saline and non-saline conditions at 15 and 28ºC, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2003), Olomouc, Chzech Republic, June 28 – July 3 2003

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Biodegradation of motor oils at 16 and 28ºC by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2003), Olomouc , Chzech Republic , June 28 – July 3 2003

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Principal Components Analysis as a Tool to Summarise Biotransformation Data: Influence on Cells of Solvent Type and Phase Ratio, International Conference on Trends in Monitoring and Control of Life Science Applications (M3C), Lyngby , Denmark , 7th-8th October, 2002

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Viability and Morphology of Several Bacterial Strains during Biotransformations in Organic-Aqueous Systems, International Conference on Trends in Monitoring and Control of Life Science Applications (M3C), Lyngby, Denmark, 7th-8th October, 2002

  Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Cell Adaptation to Substrate, Solvent and Product: A Successful Strategy to Overcome Product Inhibition in a Bioconversion System, 4th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-4), Delft, The Netherlands, August 28 – September 1 2002

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Marie-Noëlle Pons, Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis As Valuable Tools To Monitor Cell Viability, Morphology and Positioning During the Time‑Course of Biotransformations, 4th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-4), Delft, The Netherlands, August 28 – September 1 2002

 C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, P. Fernandes, M.M.R. da Fonseca, J.M.S. Cabral, H.M. Pinheiro, Effect of the Organic Solvent on the Activity and Viability of a Mycobacterium sp. during the Biotransformation of b-Sitosterol, 4th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-4), Delft, The Netherlands, August 28 – September 1 2002

 B. Angelova1, C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, P. Fernandes, S. Mutafov, M.M.R. da Fonseca, H.M. Pinheiro, J.M.S. Cabral, Sitosterol side-chain cleavage in organic media. Effect of bis(2-ethyl­hexyl)phtalate on transforming activity and viability of free resting Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells, International Congress on Biocatalysis BIOCAT2002, Hamburg, Germany, 28- 31 July 2002

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Implementation of a Bio-Reaction System Requiring Cell Viability: Transformation of Carveol with Rhodococcus erythropolis, The 5th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2001), Darmstadt, Germany, September 2nd-7th 2001

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Cell location and viability in an aqueous/organic biotransformation system. A simple method to observe solvent drops with a standard optical microscope, The 5th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2001), Darmstadt , Germany , September 2nd-7th 2001

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Influence of Reactor Configuration on the Production of Carvone from Carveol by Whole Cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis, The 5th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2001), Darmstadt, Germany, September 2nd-7th 2001

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, A. Cruz, P. Fernandes, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, J.M.S. Cabral, H.M. Pinheiro, Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 behaviour in aqueous-organic media: viability and activity profile towards b-sitosterol, The 5th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (BIOTRANS 2001), Darmstadt, Germany, September 2nd-7th 2001

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Implementation of a Bio-Reaction System Requiring Cell Viability: Transformation of Carveol to Carvone with Rhodococcus erythropolis, 8th International Chemical Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR'2001), Aveiro, Portugal, September 12th-14th 2001

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Influence of Rector Conditions on Cell Viability Determined by Fluorescence Microscopy during the Biotransformation of (-)-Carveol, Advanced Course "Microspectroscopy: Monitoring Molecular Behaviour in Living Cells" organized by the European Federation of Biotecnology, MicroSpectroscopy Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Oct 29th-Nov 3rd 2000

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Influence of Rector Configuration on the Production of Carvone from Carveol by Whole Cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, 3rd European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-3), Copenhagen, Denmark, September 10th-13th 2000

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, On the Bio-Kinetic Resolution of Diastereomers Present in Unequal Initial Amounts, 3rd European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-3), Copenhagen , Denmark , September 10th-13th 2000

 Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho, Frederik van Keulen, M. Manuela Fonseca, Biotransformation of limonene-1,2-epoxide to p-menth-7-ene-1,2-diol by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14, European Federation on Biotechnology Bioprocess Engineering Course, Supetar, Island of Brac, Croatia, 27th Sept.- 2nd Oct. 1998

 

“Jovens Investigadores UTL/Deloitte 2008” award, given by Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and Deloitte.

“Best Poster Award” for the poster entitled “Simultaneous degradation of linear and aromatic hydrocarbons by Rhodococcus erythropolis cells”, ESBES 7 - 7th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, Faro, Portugal, 7th-10th September 2008.

“Best Paper Award” for the oral presentation entitled “The importance of the bacterial membrane to biofilm formation”, IWA Biofilm Technologies Conference, Singapore, January 2008.

 

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