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2022 Habilitation in Biomedical Sciences, Parasitology
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2018 Dip. EVPC, EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Parasitology
2009 PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Parasitology
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Canine and feline leishmaniasis. Host-parasite interactions. In vitro susceptibility of Leishmania
infantum to drugs currently used in the treatment of zoonotic leishmaniasis.
2003 Master in Medical Parasitology
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Immune response in C57BL/6 mice experimentally infected with Leishmania infantum
2000 Doctor in Veterinarian Medicine
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Activities

Employment (13)

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa: Lisboa, PT

Employment
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa: Lisbon, Lisboa, PT

2022-05-27 to present | Assistant Researcher, with Habilitation (Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical)
Employment
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Carla Maia

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2020-01-01 to 2022-05-26 | Assistant researcher
Employment
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Carla Maia

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Invited Assistant Researcher (Medical Parasitology Unit)
Employment
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Carla Maia

Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas: Faro, PT

2018-02 to 2019-02-01 | Assistant Professor (Ciências Biomédicas)
Employment
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Carla Maia

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2015-12 to 2016-12-31 | Assistant Professor (Medical Parasitology Unit)
Employment
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Carla Maia

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2009-09-01 to 2016-01-01 | Assistant Professor of the discipline of Pathology and Clinic of Parasitic Diseases (Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária)
Employment
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Carla Maia

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, PT

2013-10 to 2015-12 | Mixed Postdoc fellowship Portugal and Czech republic (SFRH/BPD/44082/2008) "Transmission of zoonotic visceral leishmaniases and the competitive cost associated with antimony resistance"
Employment
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Carla Maia

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, PT

2012-05-01 to 2013-09-30 | Researcher in a FP7 project EDENext: Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe: FP7-INCO-CT-2010-261504 responsable for canine and phlebotomine sand fly surveys
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Carla Maia

Instituto Monitor: Lisboa, PT

2002-04-01 to 2008-04-30 | Veterinary assistant Trainer
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Carla Maia

Pharmaceutical company: Lisboa, PT

2005-08-01 to 2006-07-31 | Investigator in a clinical study
Employment
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Carla Maia

Vetrinarian clinic: Lisboa, PT

2000-06 to 2004-02 | Professional experience as Medical Veterinary
Employment
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Carla Maia

QUalabe: Lisboa, PT

2001-09 to 2002-08 | Food safety Auditor
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Carla Maia

Education and qualifications (3)

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, PT

2004-03 to 2009-03 | PhD
Education
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Carla Maia

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical: Lisboa, PT

2000-10 to 2003-01 | MSc
Education
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Carla Maia

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

1994-10 to 2000-03 | DVM (Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária)
Education
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Carla Maia

Funding (20)

Review on leishmaniasis in the European Union and its neighbourhood

2020-07 to 2021-02 | Contract
ECDC in coordination with EFSA and WHO Regional Office for Europe (Solna, SE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

NP/2020/DPR/11745

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Carla Maia

Learning to Investigate by Field Experiment for Southeast Asian Emerging Diseases

2017-10 to 2020-10 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

586245-EPP-1-2017-1-FR-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

The emergence and spread of Phlebotomine sandfly-borne diseases: new challenges and possible threats

2017-01 to 2021-12 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

IF/01302/2015

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Pilot study to Onchocerca lupi microfilaria count reduction after treatment with Advocate® spot-on in naturally infected dogs

2017 to 2019 | Contract
Bayer Animal Health (Monheim, DE)
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Carla Maia

Feline antibody response to saliva of the sand fly Phlebotomus perniciosus

2016 to 2018 | Contract
Bayer Animal Health (Monheim, DE)
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Carla Maia

Detection and treatment of Onchocerca lupi in dogs from Portugal

2016 to 2017 | Contract
University of Bari and DNDi. (Bari , IT)
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Carla Maia

European Multicenter survey on cat lungworm

2015-03 to 2016-03 | Contract
Merial SAS, Sanofi Pasteur confluence (Lyon, FR)
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Carla Maia

Emergence and spread of Tick-borne pathogens (TickPath)

2014-06 to present | Grant
Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais (Lisboa, PT)
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Carla Maia

LeishRIIP: The Reseau International des Instituts Pasteur Leishmania Network

2013 to present | Grant
Private funding (Paris, FR)
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Carla Maia

Contribuição para um estudo sobre a prevalência de zoonoses no distrito de Bragança

2013 to 2013 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

POCTEP 0441_ZOONOSES_2_E

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The role of domestic cats in the epidemiology of zoonotic leishmaniasis, a preliminary study

2012-01 to 2012-12 | Grant
Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais (Lisboa, PT)
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Carla Maia

Leishmaniasis Management:Surveillance of imported leishmaniasis with regard to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures network

2012 to present | Grant
Private funding (Belgium, BE)
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Carla Maia

New Leishmania species and hybrids- risk of introduction and implications to the pathogeny of infection

2011-04 to 2014-06 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 112371
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CIÊNCIAVITAE
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EDENext: Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe

2011 to 2015 | Contract
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development International Cooperation (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FP7-INCO-CT-2010-261504

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Criação de uma rede para identificação de marcadores de doença, infecção, susceptibilidade e resistência, e de moléculas ou processos importantes para o controle da leishmaniose visceral canina

2011 to 2014 | Grant
Programa Ibero Americano de Ciência e Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento (Lisboa, PT)
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Carla Maia

Ecology and transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

2010 to 2010 | Contract
Johns Hopkins University Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (Baltimore, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

OPPGH5336

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Design of copper, zinc and iron compounds with antileishmanial activity

2008-02-01 to 2011-06-30 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 72656
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Carla Maia via DimensionsWizard
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Control strategies for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) in South America: applications of molecular epidemiology

2006 to 2009 | Contract
European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

INCO-CT-2005-015407

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Monitoring risk factors of spreading of leishmaniasis around the mediterranean basin

2006 to 2007 | Contract
European Commission - FP3 (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FP6-509086-2003

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Carla Maia
grade
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Genetic studies on drug resistance and host susceptibility in Leishmania infantum infection

2005-01 to 2009-12 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 56357
GRANT_NUMBER: 82366
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CIÊNCIAVITAE
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Peer review (36 reviews for 14 publications/grants)

Review activity for Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. (1)
Review activity for Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. (1)
Review activity for Emerging infectious diseases. (2)
Review activity for Experimental parasitology (3)
Review activity for Medical and veterinary entomology. (2)
Review activity for Parasites & vectors. (12)
Review activity for Parasitology research. (1)
Review activity for Parasitology. (2)
Review activity for PLoS neglected tropical diseases (4)
Review activity for Research in veterinary science (1)
Review activity for Ticks and tick-borne diseases. (1)
Review activity for Transboundary and emerging diseases. (2)
Review activity for Trends in parasitology. (1)
Review activity for Veterinary parasitology. (3)