Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, UM, 2005

• Master Degree in Biotechnology – Bioprocess Engineering, UM, 2001

• Graduation in Biological Engineering, UM, 1997

Positions

• Invited Assistant Professor, UM, 2007-

• Teaching Assistant, UM, 2000-2001, 2001-2002

Teaching

• Laboratory of Chemical Technology (Biological Engineering Degree – 3rd year)

• Enology (Biological Engineering Degree – 5th year)

Research

• Biosurfactants, biomaterials and biomedical applications

• Breast cancer research – diagnosis and prevention

• Functional food ingredients - bioprocess development

Selected publications

• Rodrigues LR, Teixeira JA, Schmitt F, Paulsson M, Lindmark Masson H, The role of osteopontin in tumour progression and metastasis in breast cancer. Cancer Epidemology Biomarkers & Prevention, 16, 1087-1097, 2007

• Rodrigues LR, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Low cost fermentative medium for biosurfactant production by probiotic bacteria. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 32, 135-142, 2006

• Rodrigues LR, Teixeira JA, Van der Mei HC, Oliveira R, Physicochemical and functional characterization of a biosurfactant produced by Lactococcus lactis 53. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 49, 78-85, 2006

• Rodrigues LR, Banat IM, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Strategies for the prevention of microbial biofilm formation on silicone rubber voice prostheses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B – Applied Biomaterials, 81B(2), 358-370, 2006

• Rodrigues LR, Banat IM, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Biosurfactants: Potential applications in medicine. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 57(4), 609-618, 2006

• Rodrigues LR, Banat IM, Van der Mei HC, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Interference in adhesion of bacteria and yeasts isolated from explanted voice prostheses to silicone rubber by rhamnolipid biosurfactant. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 100, 470-480, 2006

• Rodrigues LR, Moldes A, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Kinetic study of fermentative biosurfactant production by Lactobacillus strains. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 28(2), 109-116, 2006.

• Rodrigues LR, Van der Mei HC, Banat IM, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Inhibition of microbial adhesion to silicone rubber treated with biosurfactant from Streptococcus thermophilus A. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 46(1), 107-112, 2006.

• Rodrigues LR, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Van der Mei HC. Response surface optimization of the medium components for the production of biosurfactants by probiotic bacteria. Process Biochemistry, 41(1), 1-10, 2006.

• Rodrigues LR, Van der Mei HC, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Biosurfactant from Lactococcus lactis 53 inhibit microbial adhesion on silicone rubber. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 66(3), 306-311, 2004.

• Rodrigues LR, Van der Mei HC, Teixeira JA, Oliveira R, Influence of biosurfactants from probiotic bacteria on formation of biofilms on voice prostheses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70(7), 4408-4410, 2004