MicroResist Lab

PlasticBug took to the streets with the activity “Plastic Bugs – Invisible Travellers on Microplastics”, as part of the European Researchers’ Night!

The activity was a great success, welcoming hundreds of visitors and helping them better understand the relationship between microplastics and microorganisms.

A big thank you to everyone who visited us, to the University of Coimbra team who organised the event, and to the fantastic PlasticBUG team for making it happen!

It was a pleasure to bring our research to the public. 🔬🦠

Visitem-nos!!

We are delighted to share that Inês Costa is participating in Extremophiles 2026, taking place at Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
At the conference, Inês is presenting her work, “From in vitro prediction to in vivo bioactivity: prioritizing novel bacteria from high-salt biofilms for experimental validation”, through both a panel presentation and an oral communication.

A great opportunity for Inês to share her research with the international extremophile research community and to establish new scientific connections. Congratulations, Inês! 👏🧫

Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra

📢 New publication!

We are pleased to share a new article by Cátia Costa, currently conducting her PhD research at MARE, ESTM, in collaboration with MicroResist Lab and MicroLab.

The article critically reviews the available evidence on the role of macroplastics as potential reservoirs and vectors of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment.
Read the full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1040841X.2026.2721421

Congratulations, Cátia, and to the whole team, on this important contribution! 👏 👏

Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
Laboratório Associado Terra
Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra

Macroplastics as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review of evidence, variability and methodological constraints The environmental accumulation of macroplastics has raised concerns regarding their role in the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As persistent and mobile substrates, macroplastics provide ...

Proud to be part of the PHORESTALL project, contributing to research on the links between forest ecosystems, environmental quality and human health.

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Happy to share that our paper has been recognised as a Top Downloaded Paper in 2025 for the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA). Here is the link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924857924003376

Rafael Tavares

Isabel Henriques
Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
MicroLab

✨ O CFE tem um novo website!

Já está online a nova plataforma digital do Centre for Functional Ecology, totalmente renovada.

Aqui poderá encontrar informação sobre a nossa investigação, a nossa equipa, os projetos em curso e as iniciativas que desenvolvemos.

🔗 Visite-nos em: https://cfe.uc.pt

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No MicroResist Lab celebramos o Dia Internacional das Raparigas e Mulheres na Ciência! Inspiradas pelas cientistas que abriram caminho e dando o nosso contributo para a formação das novas gerações!

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