Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology of Human Pathogens
Raquel Sá-Leão is Principal Investigator and Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology of Human Pathogens at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
She completed her PhD studies in Molecular Biology at Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and at the Rockefeller University in New York.
Raquel has a long stand interest on pneumococcal ecology. Current interests include investigating how the use of vaccines and antibiotics is shaping the pneumococcal population, how intra-species interactions affect pneumococcal colonization, and the dynamics of pneumococcal colonization in adulthood. To support these studies, Raquel is actively engaged in the validation of accurate highly sensitive methods to detect pneumococcal carriage in polymicrobial samples.
Moderator of 2 Sessions
Session Type
Meet-the-Expert Session
Date
Tue, 21.06.2022
Session Time
13:30 - 14:30
Room
Grand Ballroom East
Session Description
In this session, various approaches to measure carriage of S. pneumoniae and of pneumococcal serotypes will be discussed.
After active participation, attendants will be able to:
- Identify conventional and cutting edge methods for measuring pneumococcal carriage and pneumococcal serotypes;
- Contrast the advantages and disadvantages of conventional culture-based and molecular-based methods
- Select the best method to be used in specific contexts with emphasis on age of investigated individuals and available samples.
Please note: All MTE sessions are designed to encourage active learning and to concentrate on close interaction between audience and speakers. The MTE session organisers have provided at least 15 minutes for active discussions in their agenda.
After active participation, attendants will be able to:
- Identify conventional and cutting edge methods for measuring pneumococcal carriage and pneumococcal serotypes;
- Contrast the advantages and disadvantages of conventional culture-based and molecular-based methods
- Select the best method to be used in specific contexts with emphasis on age of investigated individuals and available samples.
Please note: All MTE sessions are designed to encourage active learning and to concentrate on close interaction between audience and speakers. The MTE session organisers have provided at least 15 minutes for active discussions in their agenda.
Session Type
Parallel Session
Date
Wed, 22.06.2022
Session Time
15:05 - 16:35
Room
Grand Ballroom West
Session Description
Please note: Each presentation is followed by about 3 minutes of Q&A. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations. Q&A time is included in each speaker’s presentation duration, accounting for at least 25% active learning for the maximum registrants anticipated.