2016/17 – P. Ferraz – Grantee FCT at CBMA, UMinho, Portugal. Subject: Development of a yeast-based protocol for the biocontrol of the Witches broom disease fungus devastating cacao plants.

Concluded

• 2014/19 – A. Cunha – Assistant Professor of the Food Sciences Dep., UFederal Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil. Shared student between CBMA, UMinho, Portugal and NUPEB, UFederal Ouro Preto, Brazil. Subject: Genetic engineering of yeasts for the consumption of residues from the biodiesel industry and the production of ethanol.
• 2013/16 – G. Cazzanelli – Early Research Student – ITN Marie Curie, EU – GLYCOPHARM at CBMA, UMinho, Portugal. Study of the roles of human galectin-3 using the yeasts Saccharomyces cereveisiae and colorectal cancer cells as eukaryotic models.
• 2012/16 – J. Tulha – Grantee FCT at CBMA, UMinho, Portugal. Identification of Sc Gup1 partners in the from the yeast putative Hedgehog-like morphogenic pathway.
• 2011/15 – B. Monteiro – Grantee FAPESP, BR. Effect of nitrogen supplementation on VHG sugar cane fermentations using the industrial yeasts Pe-2 and Cat-1. ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil and the CBMA, UMinho, Portugal.
• 2012/15 – M. Pinheiro – Grantee FCT, Portugal. Networks, Innovation and Cooperation: A role for Relationship Marketing in strategic financial support for scientific research in the field of biological sciences. iMARKE, School of Economy and Management, UMinho.
• 2009/13 – F. Faria-Oliveira – Grantee FCT, Portugal. First molecular and biochemical characterization of the extracellular matrix of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. CBMA, UMinho, Portugal.
• 2001/05 – C. Ferreira – Grantee FCT, Portugal. Identification and characterization of the glycerol/H⁺ symporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the involvement of related genes in the cell wall integrity. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal and Dep. of Yeast Physiology from Carlsberg Lab., Denmark.
• 2000/04 – L. Neves – Grantee PRODEP from the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Glycerol transport in yeasts: physiological, molecular and phylogenetic approaches. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.
• 2001/04 – M. Silva-Graça – Grantee from the EU FP5 Project BIOTECH PL95/0161. Salt stress response of the extremely halotolerant yeast Candida halophila (syn versatilis) CBS 4019. Biochemical and physiological studies. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.
• 2001/04 – R. Oliveira – Grantee from the EU FP5 Project BIOTECH PL95/0161. Molecular and physiological approaches towards the characterization of glycerol transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.
• 1999/03 – M.A. Nobre – Grantee JNICT – National Department for Scientific and Technological Research, Portugal. Study of the regulation of the utilization of multiple substrates by the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying the mixed utilization of pentoses and hexoses. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.
• 1998/02 – C. Aguiar – Teaching Assistant from the Biology Department of the UMinho. Yeasts, halotolerance and killer activity. The particular case of Candida nodaensis. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.
• 1992/00 – F. Lages – Grantee from the University Agostinho Neto, Angola. Polyols membrane transport systems from yeasts. Identification of biochemical mechanisms common to non-conventional yeasts with various degrees of halotolerance. Dep. of Biology, UMinho, Portugal.

2019 – C. da Silva – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. A primitive question: can a yeast multicellular community provide active extracellular metabolism? CBMA, UMinho, Portugal.

Concluded

• 2017/19 – M. Rodrigues – Master Course on Ecology. Evaluation of the antagonistic effect of yeasts in the biocontrol of the fungi responsible for Olea europaea (Olive tree) anthracnose. CBMA, UMinho, Portugal.
• 2013/15 – L. Soares – NUPEB, UFederal Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil. Identification of the gene putatively responsible for glycerol active transport in the yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala).
• 2013/14 – A.S. Brito – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing human KRAS as tool for targeting therapeutic anti-EGFR/RAS pathway antibody/drugs.
• 2013/14 – E. Carneiro – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Heterologous expression of human KRASwt cDNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its mutants from the RAS signaling pathway and phenotype screening.
• 2012/13 – R. Pinheiro – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Identification of the Gup1 molecular partners in a putative morphogenic signaling pathway in yeasts.
• 2012/13 – S. Puga – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Identification of the yeast receptor of the anti-EGFR (Cetuximab) antibody used in CRC therapy.
• 2011/12 – J. Carvalho – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Development of a protocol for yeast ECM components extraction.
• 2010/11 – R. Amada – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Human, mouse, fly and yeast GUP1 orthologues in Candida albicans.
• 2010/11 – J. Tulha – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Programed cell death processes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are altered by GUP1 deletion.
• 2006/08 – D. Ferreira – Master Course on Molecular Genetics /Grantee of the Program ALßAN. Cloning and functional characterization of the putative xylose proton symport from the halotolerant yeast Debaryomyces hansenii in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
• 2004/05 – S. Silva – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. CnKT: Portrait of a “Killer” toxin.
• 2004/05 – M. Silva – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. Obtaining the full genomic sequence of the xylose putative active transporter from Debaryomyces hansenii – DhXYLH.
• 2004/05 – A. Martins – Master Course on Molecular Genetics. STL1 codifies the glycerol active transporter of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: heterologous expression in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and studies of the regulation of activity by PKC pathway.
• 1994/95 – R. Oliveira – Master Course on Microbial Molecular Genetics. Isolation and characterization of mutants from the yeast Pichia sorbitophila defective on glycerol active transport.
• 1993/94 – L. Neves – Master Course on Teaching Biology and Geology. Physiological study of the halotolerant yeast Debaryomyces hansenii cultivated on different osmotic stress conditions.

Concluded

• 2009/11 – M. Pinheiro – Research Grantee from CBMA, UMinho – Marketing support for CBMA.
• 2009/10 – S. Machado – MBA (Master in Business and Administration), Porto Business School (EGP-UPBS), Portugal.
• 2006/08 – F. Faria-Oliveira – Research Grantee from AB/MAURI, Australia.
• 2005 (May-July) – Erasmus students from Leiden University, The Netherlands
• 2004 (June-July) – Post-Doc Researcher from UYale, USA – G. Kayingo – Characterization of glycerol transport in Candida albicans.
• 2002/05 – S. Silva – Research Grantee from Project FCT POCTI AGR 4048/01
• 1994/95 – M. Silva-Graça – Research Grantee from Project EU FP5 BIOTECH AIR-CT 93/0830
• 1991/92, 1994/96, 1997/98 – Year of training at High School of the students from the Teaching Biology and Geology Course (3 students/year; ≥60h/year).