Ana L. Santos

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I am a microbiologist passionate about antimicrobial research and development, as well as the impact of microbes on host health, particularly in relation to aging and age-related diseases. After receiving my PhD from the University of Aveiro (Portugal), I worked as a postdoctoral research engineer at INSERM (France) investigating aging in bacteria at the single-cell level. As a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellow working in the USA and Spain, I'm exploring innovative ways to use nanotechnology to combat infectious diseases caused by pathogens that have become resistant to traditional treatments. My goal is to find unique and creative solutions to this global challenge.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Postdoctoral fellow, IDISBA (Spain)
  • 2020–present
    Postdoctoral fellow, Rice University (US)
  • 2013–2019
    Postdoctoral fellow, CRI, INSERM & Universite Paris Descartes (FR)

Education

  • 2013 
    Universidade de Aveiro, PhD in Biology
  • 2008 
    Universidade de Aveiro, Master's Degree in Microbiology
  • 2007 
    Universidade de Aveiro, Bachelor's Degree in Biology

Publications

  • 2023
    Visible-light activated molecular machines kill fungi by necrosis following mitochondrial dysfunction and calcium overload, Advanced Science
  • 2022
    Light-Activated Molecular Machines Are Fast-Acting Broad-Spectrum Antibacterials That Target the Membrane, Science Advances
  • 2022
    Hemithioindigo‐Based Visible Light‐Activated Molecular Machines Kill Bacteria by Oxidative Damage, Advanced Science
  • 2021
    Obesity and Aging: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches, Ageing Research Reviews
  • 2018
    Lipids in the Cell: Organisation Regulates Function, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • 2018
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of ROS: New Insights on Aging and Aging- Related Diseases from Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Model Organisms, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • 2017
    Protein Posttranslational Modifications: Roles in Aging and Age-Related Disease, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • 2014
    Contribution of Chemical Water Properties to the Differential Responses of Bacterioneuston and Bacterioplankton to Ultraviolet-B Radiation, FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship
    Role:
    Beneficiary
    Funding Source:
    European Commission
  • 2007
    PhD Fellowship
    Role:
    Beneficiary
    Funding Source:
    Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Professional Memberships

  • Microbiology Society
  • American Society for Microbiology

Contact Ana for

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision