Education:
1989 – 1994 Licenciatura in Applied Chemistry, – specialization in Biotechnology – Faculdade de
Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte da Caparica, Portugal
2000 PhD in Biology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Postdoctoral Training:
2000 – 2004 Post-doctoral fellow, Unité de Pathogénie Bactérienne des Muqueuses, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Licensure and Certification:
2010 Habilitation, Université Paris Descartes, France
Academic Appointments:
2004 – 2008 INSERM Research scientist, Unité de Pathogénie Bactérienne des Muqueuses, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
2008 – 2012 Head of G5 Junior group, G5 Biology and genetics of the bacterial cell wall, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
2010 – 2015 Research Director (DR2 INSERM)
2013 – present Head of Unit Biology and genetics of the bacterial cell wall, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
2015 – present Research Director (DR1 INSERM)
2022 – present Head of INSERM Unit U1306 Host-microbe interactions and pathophysiology