Advancing current understanding on the clinical impact of HIV-1 subtype C diversity
There is still no cure for HIV infection and the extensive viral genetic diversity represents the one of the biggest obstacles to develop an effective therapy…
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- Pathogen Evolutionary Genomics and Experimental Genetics
- Matheus Tavares
Matheus Tavares
- HIV
- Antiretroviral resistance
- Bioinformatics
- Epidemiology
- Biotechnology
- Genetic toolbox
- Health sciences
Matheus Tavares is a PhD candidate in Health Sciences at the University of Minho, Portugal. His doctoral research, “The Influence of the Dynamic Evolution of HIV on Global Antiretroviral Resistance in Brazil,” combines bioinformatics, epidemiology, and virology to understand how viral genetic diversity shapes drug-resistance patterns and treatment outcomes.
He holds an MSc in Health Sciences (University of Minho), where he co-first-authored “Development of a Versatile Toolbox for Genetic Manipulation of Sporothrix brasiliensis” (Microbiology Spectrum, 2023; IF 9.043). Matheus also completed postgraduate studies in Territorial Development (UERJ) and Forensic & Environmental Auditing (UNIFESO) and earned both bachelor’s and licentiate degrees in Biological Sciences.
Earlier work covered microbial stress, pollinator ecology, science education, and environmental restoration, with presentations at national and international conferences in Brazil. He has served as a teaching fellow (PIBID/CAPES), research intern, and event organiser, including the II Ciclo de Palestras do Café Científico.
Matheus Tavares
- HIV
- Antiretroviral resistance
- Bioinformatics
- Epidemiology
- Biotechnology
- Genetic toolbox
- Health sciences
Matheus Tavares is a PhD candidate in Health Sciences at the University of Minho, Portugal. His doctoral research, “The Influence of the Dynamic Evolution of HIV on Global Antiretroviral Resistance in Brazil,” combines bioinformatics, epidemiology, and virology to understand how viral genetic diversity shapes drug-resistance patterns and treatment outcomes.
He holds an MSc in Health Sciences (University of Minho), where he co-first-authored “Development of a Versatile Toolbox for Genetic Manipulation of Sporothrix brasiliensis” (Microbiology Spectrum, 2023; IF 9.043). Matheus also completed postgraduate studies in Territorial Development (UERJ) and Forensic & Environmental Auditing (UNIFESO) and earned both bachelor’s and licentiate degrees in Biological Sciences.
Earlier work covered microbial stress, pollinator ecology, science education, and environmental restoration, with presentations at national and international conferences in Brazil. He has served as a teaching fellow (PIBID/CAPES), research intern, and event organiser, including the II Ciclo de Palestras do Café Científico.
Scientific Highlights
Article
- Tavares M., Sousa-Filho J.C., Machado I.A. et al. “Development of a Versatile Toolbox for Genetic Manipulation of Sporothrix brasiliensis.” Microbiology Spectrum (2023). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04564-22
Book Chapters
- Tavares M.S.F.; Padilha M.N. “Percepção da qualidade dos espaços públicos de lazer de Teresópolis/RJ.” In Reflexões sobre Educação e Cultura na Serra Fluminense, IOLE / EDTur, 2021, pp. 97–120.
Poster Presentations (selection)
- Evaluation of red-laser effects on Escherichia coli under SDS stress, CONFESO 2016.
- Anthropogenic influence on nesting of Nannotrigona testaceicornis, XIII EPA & VII Encontro de Educação Ambiental, 2015.
- Defense strategies of the stingless bee testaceicornis, V Int. Symposium of Entomology, 2015.
- Environmental-education methodologies for 21st-century schools, V ENALIC, 2014.
- Pollinators of the Atlantic Forest, IV ENALIC & III SN PIBID, 2013.
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MAL-PREDICT: Malaria Therapeutic Failure Prediction using Machine Learning
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Address
Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″
Copyright ©2025 ICVS. All Rights Reserved
Address
Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″