Curriculum Vitae Benedita Andrade Pinheiro Lisboa, November 2013
2 1. Personal Data Name: Benedita Andrade Pinheiro Place and Date of Birth: Lisboa, 22-08-1981 Nacionality: Portuguese Marital Status: Single I.D.: 11901809 Address: R. Eugénio de Castro, nº8-4ºesq, 2675-231 Odivelas Contacts: benasap@gmail.com + 351 21 014 52 30; + 351 91 842 69 84 2. Academic Qualification Degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, with a score of 16 points of access (1 to 20). Final standings of course: 16 points (1 to 20). Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science and Technology, Technical University of Lisbon. Presented a doctoral dissertation untitled "Novel Insight into the Mechanism of cellulosome assembly and plant cell wall hydrolysis in anaerobic bacteria" held at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV) under the guidance of Dr. Carlos Godinho Andrade Fontes and co-supervision of Dr. José António Mestre Prates from 2006 to 2009. This thesis examiners were Drs Isabel Maria Godinho de Sá Nogueira, Victor Manuel Diogo de Oliveira Alves and Ana Luísa Moreira de Carvalho. 3. Educational Activity 2010-present Monitor of the course of Metabolism and Regulation of the Undergraduate courses of Biochemistry, Applied Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa with the coordination of Professor Maria João Romão. Teached the practical classes Enzyme Activity I and II, with a total workload of 60 hours. 2
3 4. Scientific Activity 4.1. Scientific Training 2003 2004 "Adhesion of Desulfovibrio alaskensis to glass surfaces" conducted in the Biocorrosion laboratory at the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon under the guidance of Professor Maria Margarida Meireles Teixeira de Faria (Faculty of Science University of Lisbon) and Dr. Paula Bacelar-Nicolau (Open University), September 2003 to October 2004, with final score of 18 points (1 to 20). This traineeship (one year) consisted in learning microbiology techniques, in anaerobic conditions, and routine light microscopy. 2007 Traineeship in the laboratory of Professor Harry Gilbert at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University. This traineeship (3 months) aim was to obtain calorimetric values of the formation of protein-protein complexes. It was learned the handling of the isothermal calorimetry titration apparatus (ITC). 2008 Traineeship (3 months) in the laboratory of Professor Harry Gilbert at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University. The main goal of this traineeship was to consolidate the calorimetric data of protein complexes under study. 2009 Traineeship (3 months) in the laboratory of Professor Harry Gilbert at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University. 4.2. Research Area Study in Protein Biochemistry. Employment of molecular biology techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and cloning into plasmid for protein expression. Employment of various techniques of protein purification, including chromatography on immobilized metal affinity (IMAC), size exclusion chromatography and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (native and denaturing). Application of techniques of crystallography as protein crystallization techniques (suspending drop, sitting drop, crystal seeding), crystal fishing and freezing, synchrotron data collection and analysis, model building and phase refinement. Utilization of isothermal titration calorimetry for obtaining calorimetric parameters of protein-protein binding. Investigation of proteins acting on carbohydrates and complex enzymatic degrading of plant cell wall. 4.3. Research Activity 3
4 2003-2004 Final course trainee in the laboratory of Biocorrosion at the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon. 2004-2005 Technical Volunteer in Biocorrosion group at the Faculty of Science University of Lisbon. 2005-2006 Research Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon. 2006-2009 PhD student at the Laboratory of Nutrition, School of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon. 2010 Research Fellow at Center of Fine Chemistry and Biotechnology (REQUIMTE), Faculty of Science and Technology at New University of Lisbon. 2010 Postdoctoral researcher at REQUIMTE, Faculty of Science and Technology at New University of Lisbon. 4.4. Participation in projects Participant with a Research fellow in the FCT projects PTDC/BIA-PRO/69732/2006, PTDC/QUI- BIQ/100359/2008 and PTDC/QUI-QUI/112537/2009. Principal Investigator in the project EXPL/BBB- BEP/0506/2012. 4.5. Courses and Trainees Participation in the course "SAHPC06: Sequence Analysis using High Performance Computing", Gulbenkian Science Institute, Oeiras (11 to 15 March 2006). The principal aim of the attendance of this course was the introduction on the use of bioinformatics tools for the analysis of protein and nucleotide sequences. Participation in the course "Protein Crystallography", Department of Chemistry, Center of Fine Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon (26 to 30 March 2007). It allowed the initiation on the methodology used in obtaining and studying protein crystals and thereby obtaining structural models of proteins. 4
5 Participation in the "VII Course on Laboratory Animal Science, CIISA, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon (7 to April 18, 2008). Course that meets the FELASA level C courses which licenses persons responsible for directing animal experiments. 4.6. Participation in Scientific Meetings "XIII National Congress of Biochemistry", Lisbon, 5 to 7 December 2002 "Plankton Symposium III," Figueira da Foz, 17 to 20 March 2005 "Veterinary Sciences Congress," Vale de Santarém: Portuguese Society of Veterinary Science, 13-15 October 2005 "XV National Congress of Biochemistry", Aveiro, 8 to 10 December 2006 "7th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting", Braunschweig, Germany, 22 to 25 April 2007 "Days of Post-Graduate Education of FMV", CIISA Symposium: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, 15 to 17 June 2007 "XVI National Congress of Biochemistry", Ponta Delgada, Azores, 22-25 October 2008 "8th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting", Ischia (Naples), Italy, 10 to 13 May 2009 "Protein-Protein Interactions and Protein Folding", Campus da Caparica, Monte da Caparica, 29 to 31 March 2010 "9th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting", Lisbon, Portugal, 15 to 18 May 2011 Advances in Microarray Technology, Barcelona, Spain, 5 to 6 March 2013 9th European Biophysics Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 13 to 17 July 2013 4.7. Publications 4.7.1. Papers in international journals with referees Pinheiro, B. A., Proctor, M. R., Martinez-Fleitez, C., Prates, J. A. M., Money, V. A., Davies, G.J., Bayer, E. A., Fontes, C. M. G. A., Fierobe, H., Gilbert, H. J. (2008) The Clostridium cellulolyticum dockerin displays a dual binding mode for its cohesin partner. Journal of Biological Chemistry, VOL. 283, NO.26, pp. 18422-18430. Impact factor of 5.520. Najmudin, S., Pinheiro, B.A., Romão, M.J., Prates, J.A.M, Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2008) Purification, crystallization and cristallographic analysis of Clostridium thermocelum endo-1,4-5
6 b-d-xylanase 10B in complex with xylohexahose. Acta Crystallographica, F64, pp. 715-718. Impact factor of 0.606. Montanier C., Money V.A., Pires V.M., Flint J.E., Pinheiro B.A., Goyal A., Prates J.A., Izumi A., Stålbrand H., Morland C., Cartmell A., Kolenova K., Topakas E., Dodson E.J., Bolam D.N., Davies G.J., Fontes C.M., Gilbert H.J. (2009) The active site of a carbohydrate esterase displays divergent catalytic and noncatalytic binding functions. PLoS Biology, VOL. 7, Issue 3, e1000071. Impact factor of 12,683. Pinheiro BA, Gilbert HJ, Sakka K, Sakka K, Fernandes VO, Prates JA, Alves VD, Bolam DN, Ferreira LM, Fontes CM (2009) Functional insights into the role of novel type I cohesin and dockerin domains from Clostridium thermocellum. Biochemical Journal, VOL.424, NO.3, pp. 375-384. Impact factor of 4,371. Najmudim S, Pinheiro BA, Prates JAM, Gilbert HJ, Romão MJ, Fontes CMGA (2010) Putting an N-terminal end to the Clostridium thermocellum xylanase Xyn10B story: Crystal structure of the CBM22-1-GH10 modules complexed with xylohexaose. Journal of Structural Biology. Impact factor of 4,059. Pinheiro BA, Brás JLA, Najmudin S, Carvalho AL, Ferreira LMA, Prates JAM, Fontes CMGA (2012) Flexibility and specificity of the cohesin dockerin interaction: implications for cellulosome assembly and functionality. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, VOL. 30, No. 3, pp. 309-315. Impact factor 0.895. 4.8. Communications Presented in Congresses and Scientific Meetings 4.8.1. Oral Communications Pinheiro, B., Carvalho, A.L., Dias, F., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C. (2011) Cohesin-dockerin interactions are determinant for efficient cellulose degradation in cellulolyticum bacteria. Book of abstracts from 9th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, p. 43. 4.8.1. Poster Communications Pinheiro, B., Robim, I., Meireles, M., Bacelar-Nicolau, P. (2005) The effect of environmental factors on cell attachment of Desulfovibrio species. BDUA Journal of Biology, Plankton Symposium III, Figueira da Foz, p.68 Pinheiro, B.A., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A, Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2005) Engineering novel cohesin-dockerin pairs. Veterinary Sciences Congress, Vale de Santarém: Portuguese Society of Veterinary Science, p.234 6
7 Pinheiro, B.A., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2006) Revealing novel specificities in cohesin-dockerin protein complexes from Clostridium thermocellum. XV National Congress of Biochemistry, Aveiro, vol.2, p. 80 Pinheiro, B.A., Prates, J.A., Ferreira, L.M., Bayer, E., Gilbert, H.J., Fontes, M.G.A. (2007) Novel cohesin-dockerin specificities in protein-protein complexes from Clostridium thermocellum. Book of abstracts from 7th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, Braunschweig, Germany, p. 151 Pinheiro, B., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Bayer, E., Gilbert, H.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2007) Determinants of specificity in novel cohesin-dockerin complexes. Book of abstracts of the Conference of Postgraduate Education FMV CIISA Symposium: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, p. 82 Pinheiro, B.A., Proctor, M.R., Martinez-Fleites, C., Prates, J.A.M., Money, V.A., Davies, G.J., Bayer, E.A., Fierobe, H., Gilbert, H. J., Fontes, C.M.G.A (2008) The Clostridium cellulolyticum dockerin displays a dual binding mode for its cohesin partner. Book of abstracts of XVI National Congress of Biochemistry, Ponta Delgada, Açores, S1 P15 Pinheiro, B.A., Viegas, A., Carvalho, J.A.M, Gilbert, H.J., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2009) Structure and function of novel type II cohesin-dockerin complex from Clostridium thermocellum. Book of abstracts of the 8th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, Ischia (Naples, Italy), P. 158 Brás, J.A., Pinheiro, B., Alves, V.D., Carvalho, A.L., Prates, J.A.M., Gilbert, H.J., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2009) A novel type I dockerin identified in Clostridium thermocellum cellulosome interacts with cohesin through a single binding mode. Book of abstaracts of the 8th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, Ischia (Naples, Italy), P. 159 Pinheiro, B., Gilbert, H., Sakka, K., Sakka, K., Fernandes, V., Prates, J., Alves, V., Bolam, D., Ferreira, L., Fontes, C. (2010) Functional insights into the role of novel type I cohesin and dockerin domains from Clostridium thermocellum. Book of abstracts of Protein-Protein interactions and Protein Folding Meeting, Monte Caparica, P. 24 Pinheiro, B., Carvalho, A.L., Ferreira, L., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C. (2011) Preliminary data on Clostridium thermocellum cohesin-dockerin specificity. Book of abstracts from 9th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, p. 157. Pinheiro, B.A., Carvalho, A.L., Romão, M.J., Palma, A.S. (2012) Malectin: Crystal Structure Solved by MAD. 1 st Meeting of the Synchrotron Radiation Users, FCT/UNL, Monte da Caparica, Portugal. 7
8 Pinheiro, B.A., Carvalho, A.L., Romão, M.J., Palma, A.S. (2013) The Crystal Structure of a Lectin Complexed with its Glycan Ligands. 2nd ENURS & ESRF-Day, FCT/UNL, Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisboa. Pinheiro, B.A, Tavares, M.P., Carvalho, A.L., Romão, M. J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. (2013) Study of the cohesin-dockerin interaction and its role in the C. thermocellum cellulosome assembly. Book of Abstracts from the 9 th European Biophysics Congress. European Biophysics Journal, 42, Suppl 1, pp. S180 5. Other qualifications 5.1. Computer literacy Knowledge of Windows and Office. 5.2. Languages Native language is Portuguese. Oral and written fluency in English (Certificate in Advanced English, Grade B); knowledge of French. 8