Meet the students involved in our project

HealthyBi4Namibe will contribute for the training of several students in both CCMAR and UNINBE. Here they are:

Name: Inês Leal

Nationality: Portuguese

Date: 01/01/2022 to 31/07/2022

Degree: Master in Microbiology and Molelecular Biology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Molecular identification and environmental screening for members of the Vibrionaceae family

Name: Inês Araujo

Nationality: Portuguese

Date: 01/02/2022 to 30/06/2022

Degree: Biotechnology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Impact of climate change in the oceans on the growth and virulence of two strains of the marine pathogenic bacterium Vibrio harveyi

Name: Ayleen Vargas

Nationality: Equador

Date: 01/02/2022 to 29/02/2022 and 01/03/2022 to 30/04/2022

Degree: Master in Biotechnology, Univerisity of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Proteolytic enzyme activity in the marine food borne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Name: Giaele Benneti

Nationality:  Italian 

Date: 26/04/2022 to 10/06/2022

Degree: International Master in Biological Resources

Project: Development of molecular tools to detect pathogenic microorganism contamination in marine bivalves

Name: Wyona Schutte

Nationality:  German 

Date: 09/05/2022 to 17/06/2022

Degree: International Master in Biological Resources

Project: Development of molecular tools to detect pathogenic microorganism contamination in marine bivalves

Name: Saeideh Eslami

Nationality:  Iranian

Date: 01/11/2022 to 30/06/2023

Degree: Master in Biotechnology,  Univerisity of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Characterization of operons for sucrose metabolism in marine bacteria of the Vibrio spp.

Name: Mekonne Girma

Nationality:  Ethiopian

Date: 04/10/2023 till 30/04/2024

Degree: Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories 

Project: Microbiological and biochemical characterization of novel marine pathogenic Vibrio spp and development of molecular tools for environmental monitoring.

Name: Beatriz Calado

Nationality:  Portuguese

Date: 01/10/2023 till 31/06/2024

Degree: Master in Microbiology and Molelecular Biology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Characterization of human fecal bacteria contaminants in seafood and environmental waters from Namibe (Angola).

Name: Abdelrahman Elrawy

Nationality:  Egypt

Date: 04/10/2023 till 30/04/2024

Degree: Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories 

Project: Analysis of plasticizers in mussels by LC-HRMS.

Name: Zhi Li

Nationality:  Chinese

Date: 01/01/2021 till 31/12/2024

Degree: PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Project: Molecular factors involved in the regulation of shell biomineralization in mussels

Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. and Aga Khan Development Network