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Biography

Since her graduation in Biology from the Porto University, Ana Silva Dias has been working in clinical microbiology field. She started her researcher career in Faculty of Medicine of Porto University during her master in Biology, initially devoted to the study of fungi antimicrobial susceptibility and the mechanisms underlying Candida antifungal resistance.
In 2009 she was awarded with a PhD grant from “Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia”. During her PhD, she enlarge her research to the study of microorganism´s mechanisms of virulence, namely adhesion and biofilm formation. During this period she was also involved in several investigations projects in collaborations with other universities and concluded a course in animal experimentation.
In the present moment Ana is a researcher at Faculty of Medicine focused in unveiling the antimicrobial mechanism of action of the compounds investigated on her PhD.
She is also interested in the cytometry field applied to the microbiology and in the study of Candida glabrata mechanisms of resistance and virulence attributes.

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Education and qualifications (3)

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto: Porto, PT

2009 to 2013 | PhD
Education
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Ana Silva-Dias

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências: Porto, PT

2006 to 2008 | Master
Education
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Ana Silva-Dias

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências: Porto, PT

2001 to 2006 | Graduation
Education
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Ana Silva-Dias

Works (18)

Adhesion, biofilm formation, cell surface hydrophobicity, and antifungal planktonic susceptibility: relationship among Candida spp.

2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00205
PMID: 25814989
PMC: PMC4357307
Contributors: Silva-Dias A; Miranda IM; Branco J; Monteiro-Soares M; Pina-Vaz C; Rodrigues AG
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Fluconazole and voriconazole resistance in Candida parapsilosis is conferred by gain-of-function mutations in MRR1 transcription factor gene

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00842-15
EID:

2-s2.0-84942860792
Contributors: Branco, J.; Silva, A.P.; Silva, R.M.; Silva-Dias, A.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Butler, G.; Rodrigues, A.G.; Miranda, I.M.
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Ibuprofen potentiates the in vivo antifungal activity of fluconazole against Candida albicans murine infection.

2015-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05056-14
PMID: 25845879
Contributors: Costa de Oliveira S; Miranda IM; Silva-Dias A; Silva AP; Rodrigues AG; Pina-Vaz C
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In vitro antifungal activity and in vivo antibiofilm activity of cerium nitrate against Candida species.

2015-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku511
PMID: 25558078
Contributors: Silva-Dias A; Miranda IM; Branco J; Cobrado L; Monteiro-Soares M; Pina-Vaz C; Rodrigues AG
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Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species

Medical Microbiology and Immunology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-013-0311-4
EID:

2-s2.0-84894271250
Contributors: Silva-Dias, A.; Palmeira-De-Oliveira, A.; Miranda, I.M.; Branco, J.; Cobrado, L.; Monteiro-Soares, M.; Queiroz, J.A.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A.G.
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Candida albicans CUG mistranslation is a mechanism to create cell surface variation

mBio
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00285-13
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2-s2.0-84883429281
Contributors: Miranda, I.; Silva-Dias, A.; Rocha, R.; Teixeira-Santos, R.; Coelho, C.; Gonçalves, T.; Santos, M.A.S.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Solis, N.V.; Filler, S.G. et al.
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In vivo antibiofilm effect of cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin against usual agents of catheter-related bloodstream infections

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks376
Part of ISSN: 0305-7453
Contributors: Cobrado, L.; Silva-Dias, A.; Azevedo, M. M.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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A novel flow cytometric protocol for assessment of yeast cell adhesion

Cytometry Part A
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.21170
EID:

2-s2.0-84857373442
Contributors: Silva-Dias, A.; Miranda, I.M.; Rocha, R.; Monteiro-Soares, M.; Salvador, A.; Rodrigues, A.G.; Pina-Vaz, C.
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Cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin as novel biofilm inhibitors?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks007
Part of ISSN: 0305-7453
Contributors: Cobrado, L.; Azevedo, M. M.; Silva-Dias, A.; Pedro Ramos, J.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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The anti-Candida activity of Thymbra capitata essential oil: Effect upon pre-formed biofilm

Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.029
EID:

2-s2.0-84858003164
Contributors: Palmeira-De-Oliveira, A.; Gaspar, C.; Palmeira-De-Oliveira, R.; Silva-Dias, A.; Salgueiro, L.; Cavaleiro, C.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Martinez-De-Oliveira, J.; Queiroz, J.A.; Rodrigues, A.G.
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Adrenaline enhances yeast cell growth and ATP production through a common target to mammalian cells

Mycoses
2011 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0933-7407
Contributors: Costa de Oliveira, S.; Miranda, I. M.; Silva-Dias, A.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Moura, D.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of low molecular weight Chitosan against Candida species

Mycoses
2011 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0933-7407
Contributors: Silva-Dias, A.; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.; Miranda, I. M.; Branco, J.; Queiroz, J. A.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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Cerium nitrate: anti-Candida activity due to cell membrane damage

Mycoses
2011 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0933-7407
Contributors: Silva-Dias, A.; Miranda, I. M.; Cobrado, L.; Branco, J.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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Comparison of biofilm formation ability among Candida clinical isolates

Mycoses
2009 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0933-7407
Contributors: Silva-Dias, A.; Miranda, I.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. G.
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Dynamics of in vitro acquisition of resistance by Candida parapsilosis to different azoles.

FEMS yeast research
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00508.x
Part of ISSN: 1567-1364
Contributors: Pinto e Silva, Ana Teresa; Costa-de-Oliveira, Sofia; Silva-Dias, Ana; Pina-Vaz, Cidalia; Rodrigues, Acacio Goncalves
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Ibuprofen reverts antifungal resistance on Candida albicans showing overexpression of CDR genes

FEMS Yeast Research
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00504.x
EID:

2-s2.0-65549122922
Contributors: Ricardo, E.; Costa-De-Oliveira, S.; Silva Dias, A.; Guerra, J.; Rodrigues, A.G.; Pina-Vaz, C.
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Propofol lipidic infusion promotes resistance to antifungals by reducing drug input into the fungal cell

BMC Microbiology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-9
EID:

2-s2.0-40149096061
Contributors: Costa-De-Oliveira, S.; Araujo, R.; Silva-Dias, A.; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A.G.
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Effects of vasoactive amines and albumin upon yeast susceptibility to antifungals

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(07)71800-9
Part of ISSN: 0924-8579
Contributors: Costa-de-Oliveira, S.; Dias, A. Silva; Pina-Vaz, C.; Rodrigues, A. Goncalves
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