Ricardo Araújo

raraujo@ipatimup.pt

PERSONAL

Status: Single
Nationality: Portuguese
Birth Date: 19 - 05 – 1979
Location of Birth: Fafe / Portugal
Identity card Nº 11528499 de 18/01/2007 Lisbon

EDUCATION

2007 – 2008; Post-Doc student - IPATIMUP and Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
2002 – 2007; University of Porto – Faculty of Medicine
PhD in Human Biology, thesis: “Genesis of systemic infections by Aspergillus fumigatus”
1997 – 2001; University of Porto – Faculty of Science
B. Sc. Biology (scientific field) – final classification 16 (of 20) values.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008; Researcher at IPATIMUP, University of Porto
2003 – 2006; Invited teacher/supervision of graduation students
Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine of Porto – Theorical/practical classes of Environmental Microbiology (1-2 classes per year).

PUBLICATIONS

Rapid identification of Aspergillus fumigatus within the section Fumigati.
Serrano R,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Araujo R,
BMC Microbiol.2011;11():82-.

Detection of Aspergillus species in BACTEC blood cultures.
Rosa C,Araujo R,Rodrigues AG,Pinto-de-Sousa MI,Pina-Vaz C,
J Med Microbiol.2011;60(Pt 10):1467-1471.

Genetic diversity of Aspergillus fumigatus in indoor hospital environments.
Araujo R,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Med Mycol.2010;48(6):832-838.

Simple and highly discriminatory microsatellite-based multiplex PCR for Aspergillus fumigatus strain typing.
Araujo R,Pina-Vaz C,Rodrigues AG,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Clin Microbiol Infect.2009;15(3):260-266.

Rapid method for testing the susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus to amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole and posaconazole by assessment of oxygen consumption.
Araujo R,Coutinho I,Espinel-Ingroff A,
J Antimicrob Chemother.2008;62(6):1277-1280.

Susceptibility of environmental versus clinical strains of pathogenic Aspergillus.
Araujo R,Pina-Vaz C,Rodrigues AG,
Int J Antimicrob Agents.2007;29(1):108-111.

Interaction of local anaesthetics with other antifungal agents against pathogenic Aspergillus.
Rodrigues AG,Araujo R,Pina-Vaz C,
Int J Antimicrob Agents.2006;27(4):339-343.

Human albumin promotes germination, hyphal growth and antifungal resistance by Aspergillus fumigatus.
Rodrigues AG,Araujo R,Pina-Vaz C,
Med Mycol.2005;43(8):711-717.

A fast, practical and reproducible procedure for the standardization of the cell density of an Aspergillus suspension.
Araujo R,Rodrigues AG,Pina-Vaz C,
J Med Microbiol.2004;53(Pt 8):783-786.

Variability of germinative potential among pathogenic species of Aspergillus.
Araujo R,Rodrigues AG,
J Clin Microbiol.2004;42(9):4335-4337.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

“O papel do ar ambiente e da água de consumo hospitalar como vectores de transmissão nosocomial de fungos do género Aspergillus”, n.º 60901, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2003.
“Estudo multidisciplinar sobre infecções fúngicas invasivas em pacientes imunossuprimidos: susceptibilidade do hospedeiro ao fungo versus resistência do fungo a fármacos”, n.º POCTI/SAU-ESP/61080/2004, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

SOCIETY MEMBER

European Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Portuguese Society of Microbiology