Dr Nuno Silva
Microbiologist
Department of Microbiology
Moredun Research Institute
United States of America
Biography
Nuno Silva graduated in Biology from the University of Azores in 2000 and completed a PhD degree in Molecular Microbiology at the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow in November 2006, with a thesis entitled “Genetic analysis of virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae” After his PhD, Nuno was invited to join Progenika Inc as a senior scientist. On his return to Portugal, he joined STAB VIDA as Team Leader of the Vet Genetic department. After this period, Nuno Silva joined the Animal and Veterinary Research Center (CECAV) at University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) as an auxiliary researcher. There, he developed his research in Antimicrobial Resistance in wildlife, farm animals and the environment. In 2016, Nuno Silva joined Moredun to set up a new research project to focus on Antimicrobial Resistance initially working on ovine mastitis and looking at the molecular mechanisms involved in conferring resistance in bacterial pathogens.
Research Interest
Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in sheep
Publications
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Ramos S, Igrejas G, Silva N, Jones-Dias D, Capelo-Martinez JL, Caniça M, Poeta P. First report of CTX-M producing Escherichia coli, including the new ST2526, isolated from beef cattle and sheep in Portugal. Food control. 2013 May 31;31(1):208-10.
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Gonçalves A, Poeta P, Monteiro R, Marinho C, Silva N, Guerra A, Petrucci-Fonseca F, Rodrigues J, Torres C, Vitorino R, Domingues P. Comparative proteomics of an extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli strain from the Iberian wolf. Journal of proteomics. 2014 Jun 2;104:80-93.
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Radhouani H, Silva N, Poeta P, Torres C, Correia S, Igrejas G. Potential impact of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife, environment and human health. Frontiers in microbiology. 2014;5.
