Susana Costa
Research Engineer
Susana P. Costa is currently a Research Engineer in the Medical Devices Research Group, working on developing a device for bacterial detection and identification in the environment based on volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Susana holds a Master’s degree in Bioengineering (2016) and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (2023) both from the University of Minho. She has over five years of experience in bacterial detection sensors and has authored seven publications. During her academic and Ph.D. research, she received three awards and participated in various international projects.
Selected Publications
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A microfluidic platform combined with bacteriophage receptor binding proteins for multiplex detection of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in blood
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023 -
A Phage Receptor-Binding Protein as a Promising Tool for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Human Specimens
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2022 -
Burden of bacterial bloodstream infections and recent advances for diagnosis
PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 2022 -
Potential of bacteriophage proteins as recognition molecules for pathogen detection.
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2022 -
Combining magnetic and optical approaches for the multiplex detection of bacteria in blood
World Microbe Forum, 2021