Joana Dias

Research Assistant at Department of Medicine

Most of my work is devoted to genomically characterising Salmonella Paratyphi A with a particular focus on AMR, virulence factors, phylogeny and global distribution of the pathogen. I am also interested in azithromycin resistance within S. Paratyphi A with a focus on the increase of resistance in low-mid-income countries.

Although S. Paratyphi A is the main focus of my research, I am also interested in studying the human gut microbiome.

Biography

University of Cambridge

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Infectious Diseases

2020 - 2023

Activities and Societies: Cambridge Infectious Diseases - Early Career Researchers Committee Combining microbiology with bioinformatics to investigate the gut microbiome and S. Paratyphi A. Focusing on S. Paratyphi A genomics and mechanisms of resistance to azithromycin, as well as host-pathogen interactions.

University of Nottingham

Master's degree Biotechnology Distinction (1st)

2017 - 2018
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCT NOVA

BSc Molecular and Cell Biology

2014 - 2017