ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
▪ 2018 - University of Minho/University of Athens
PhD in Molecular Biology
▪ 2013 - University of Minho, School of Sciences
Masters in Molecular Genetics (Classification 18 out of 20)
▪ 2011 - Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Degree in Biotechnology (Classification 17 out of 20)
David Ribas
7 th October 1989
PhD Molecular Biology
▪ 2007 - Escola Secundária de Paredes de Coura
Basic school (16 out of 20)
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
▪ 2018 – BosterBio, California, USA
FREELANCER
Writing of Molecular Biology ebook
(https://www.bosterbio.com/wb -ihc-elisa-troubleshootinghandbooks) and product consultant
Email:-Driver license: A1, B1, B
Skills:
• Scientific writing
• Microbiology
• Bioinformatic analysis
• Biostatistics analysis
• Molecular docking
• Molecular biology
• Genetics
Professional & Academic
Collaborations:
▪ 2018 – Unity Biotechnology, California, USA
FREELANCER
Biostatistics analysis
▪ 2018 – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York USA
FREELANCER
Literature review and scientific planning
▪ 2018 - University of Minho, CBMA
RESEARCH FELLOW
Structural and functional studies of microbial membrane proteins
▪ 2013 (ongoing) – Red Cross Volunteer
▪- - University of Minho, CBMA
PhD student dissertation
Structural and functional studies of microbial membrane proteins
▪ 2012/2013 - University of Minho, CBMA
Masters student dissertation
Studies of carboxylate transporters in yeast
▪ 2011 - INE – Statistics National Institute
Consultant
▪ 2010 – University of Minho, CEB
Degree student internship
Studies of protozoa grazing of bacteria cells
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PROFESSIONAL FORMATION:
▪ English formation - BULATS (English certificate) – Wall street English – 2017
▪ Formation in “management of the cintilation counter -TRI-CARB 4810 TR” – ILC - 2017
▪ Formation in publication of scientific articles– Elsevier – 2016
▪ Formation in basic life support and automated external defibrillation – Red Cross – 2014
▪ Formation in first aid urgent care teams – Red Cross – 2014
▪ Formation in innovation purification systems of water for laboratorial use – MERCK, s.a – 2013
▪ Formation in technics of pipetting systems handling – Gilson - 2013
▪ Formation in “ Formação Pedagógica de Formadores” - 4EMES - 2011
▪ Formation in Sludge Biotic index – BIOTEMPO - 2010
▪ Workshop of Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation – Instituto Politécnico de Viana
do Castelo, ESAPL – 2008
PATENTS
▪ Provisional patent application - Reference code: n.º 110312
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES:
▪ Azevedo-Silva, J., Ribas, D., Castagnoli, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Athayde, D., Soares-Silva, I., Archer, M., and Casal,
M. (2018). P-242 - Exploring the function and structure of the acetate transporter family. Free Radical
Biology and Medicine 120, S118.
▪ Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa J, Soares-Silva I, Paiva S, Nygård Y, Ruohonen L, Penttilä M, and M., C. (2017). Yeast as a
tool to express sugar acid transporters with biotechnological interest. FEMS yeast research 17.
▪ Casal, M., Queirós, O., Talaia, G., Ribas, D., and Paiva, S. (2016). Carboxylic Acids Plasma Membrane
Transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 892, 229-251.
▪ Soares-Silva, I., Ribas, D., Foskolou, I.P., Barata, B., Bessa, D., Paiva, S., Queirós, O., and
Casal, M. (2015). The Debaryomyces hansenii carboxylate transporters Jen1 homologues are
functional in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS yeast research 15.
▪ Sá-Pessoa, J., Paiva, S., Ribas, D., Silva, I.J., Viegas, S.C., Arraiano, C.M., and Casal, M.
(2013). SATP (YaaH), a succinate-acetate transporter protein in Escherichia coli. The
Biochemical journal 454, 585-595.
▪ Niedźwiecka, K., Ribas, D., Casal, M., Ułaszewski, S. (2018). The Cryptococcus neoformans monocarboxylate
transporter Cn04 is responsible for increased 3-bromopyruvate sensitivity. Submitted in
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
▪ Ribas D., Soares-Silva, I., Vieira, D., Sousa-Silva, Sá-Pessoa, J., M., Azevedo-Silva, J., Paiva, S., Viegas, S.,
Arraiano, S., Paiva, S, Soares, P., Casal, M., (2018). The Acetate Uptake Transporter family motif
“NPAPLGL(M/S)” is essential for substrate uptake and binding. Submitted in Fungal Genetics and Biology
▪ Talaia, G., Ribas, D., Casal, M., Diallinas, G., Paiva, S. (2018). Τhe cytosolic domains of Jen1 are critical for
subcellular localization, function and turnover. Submitted in Molecular Microbiology
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Casal, M. (2018). Membrane transporters: the key to boost microbial production of
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Azevedo-Silva, J., Sá-Pessoa, J., Diallinas, J., Paiva, S., Casal
M., Structural and functional characterization of AceTr transporter family members, 33rd
International Specialised Symposium on Yeast (ISSY33), Cork 26-29 June 2017
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Azevedo-Silva, J., Sá-Pessoa, Paiva, S., Casal M. Uncovering the
critical role of “NP(A/V)P(L/F)GL(M/S)” AceTr family motif in acetate uptake, XLI Jornadas
Portuguesas de Genética, 8-9 June, Aveiro, Portugal, 2017
▪ Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Paiva, S., Ruohonen L., Penttilä, M., Casal, M. Yeast as a tool to
express carboxylic acid transporters with biotechnological interest. SMYTE 34 – Small
Meeting in Yeast Transport and Energetics, 29 August-1 September 2015, Crete, Greece.
▪ Ribas, D., Athayde D., Azevedo-Silva, J., Archer, M., Casal, M. Uncovering the molecular
structure of the AceTr transporter family. SMYTE 34 – Small Meeting in Yeast Transport and
Energetics, 29 August-1 September 2016 Crete, Greece.
▪ Ribas, D., Athayde D., Archer, M., Casal, M. Uncovering the molecular structure of the
AceTr transporter family. XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2-3 June 2016, Coimbra.
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Foskolou, Z., Barata, B., Bessa, D., Paiva, S., Queirós, O., Casal, M.
TheDebaryomyces hansenii carboxylate transporters Jen1 homologues are functional
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 33 rd Small Meeting in Yeast Transport and Energetics 2015, 2124 July, Lisbon, Portugal.
▪ Neto, M., Ribas, D., Lima, N., Mota, M., Nicolau, A. Environmental Microbiology and
Biotechnology – Protozoa Grazing evaluation: a novel way to assess wastewater treatment
performance? Microbiotec’11 – Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Braga, 2012.
▪ Ribas, D., Neto M., Nicolau, A. Protozoa grazing evaluation: a novel way to assess
wastewater treatment performance. 2nd Scientific Meeting of the Institute fo r
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho, Braga, 2010.
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
▪ Ribas. D., Soares-Silva, I, Azevedo-Silva J., Silva M., Sá-Pessoa J., Paiva, S., Casal M,
Structural and functional characterization of AceTr transporter family, MICROBIOTEC’ 17, 79 December 2017, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
▪ Azevedo-Silva J., Athayde D., Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Archer, M., Casal, M. “Unravelling the
structure of Acetate transporters in bacteria: expression and purification studies towards
crystallography”. XLI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, Aveiro (Portugal). June 8-9, 2017
▪ Sousa-Silva, M., Ribas D., Casal, M., Soares-Silva, I. Heterologous expression ofCandida
utilis carboxylic acid transporter homologs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, XLI Jornadas
Portuguesas de Genética, 8-9 June, Aveiro, Portugal, 2017
▪ Vieira, D., Soares-Silva, I., Ribas, D., Azevedo-Silva, J., Casal, M., Soares, P. A tool for the
extraction of relevant and representative homologues of a given gene: the example of a
transmembrane protein from Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic genomes, MICROBIOTEC’ 17, 7-9
December 2017, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
▪ Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Paiva, S., Soares-Silva, I., Nigard, Y., Ruohonen L., Penttilä, M.,
Casal, M. Yeast as a tool to express carboxylic acid transporters with biotechnological
interest. XIX National Congress of biochemistry 8-10 December 2016, Guimarães.
▪ Ribas, D., Athayde D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Azevedo-Silva, J., Viegas, S., Archer, M., Casal, M.
Uncovering the molecular structure of the AceTr transporter family. XIX National Congress
of biochemistry 8-10 December 2016, Guimarães.
▪ Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Paiva, S., Ruohonen L., Penttilä, M., Casal, M. Yeast as a tool to
express carboxylic acid transporters with biotechnological interest. PYFF6 - Sixth
Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi 11-14 July 2016, Lisbon.
▪ Ribas, D., Athayde D., Archer, M., Casal, M. Uncovering the molecular structure of the
AceTr transporter family. PYFF6 - Sixth Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous
Fungi 11-14 July 2016, Lisbon.
▪ Ribas, D., Sá-Pessoa, J., Paiva, S., Ruohonen L., Penttilä, M., Casal, M. Yeast as a tool to
express carboxylic acid transporters with biotechnological interest. XXXVI Jornadas
Portuguesas de Genética, University of Coimbra, 2-3 June 2016, Coimbra
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Foskolou, Z., Barata, B., Bessa, D., Paiva, S., Queirós, O., Casal,
M. The Debaryomyces hansenii carboxylate transporters Jen1 homologues are functional
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MicroBiotec 2015, 10 – 12 December, Évora, Portugal.
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Foskolou, Z., Barata, B., Bessa, D., Paiva, S., Queirós, O., Casal, M.
The Debaryomyces hansenii carboxylate transporters Jen1 homologues are functional
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. III Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and
Environmental Biology (PDBMA) 2015, 26 November, Braga, Portugal.
▪ Ribas, D., Soares-Silva, I., Foskolou, Z., Barata, B., Bessa, D., Paiva, S., Queirós, O., Casal, M.
Heterologous expression of Debaryomyces hansenii Jen1 homologues in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae. XXXIX Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 25 – 27 May 2015, Braga, Portugal.
▪ Ribas, D., Casal M. Uncovering the molecular structure of the AceTr transporter family: the
role of conserved amino acids residues in acetate uptake. II Symposium of the PhD
Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, 2014.
▪ Neto, M., Ribas, D., Lima, N., Mota, M., Nicolau, A. Protozoa grazing evaluation: a novel
way to assess wastewater treatment performance? Poster Session: Water and Industry 2011
IWA Specialist Conference Chemical industries, Valladolid, 2011
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Degree certificate
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Master certificate
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