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Biography

Celia Manaia has a background in Biochemistry and a PhD in Microbiology. She is Associate Professor of Microbiology and Genetics at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia of Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa. As a researcher, she is the head of the Bacterial Ecology Group at Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu铆mica Fina. This group is focused on the study of bacterial diversity and ecology in human-environment interfaces and on the assessment and mitigation of potential adverse impacts on human health and well-being. Highlights of her research include the assessment of potential impacts of wastewater treatment plant emissions, the evaluation of potential risks associated with water reuse, the tracing of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes as environmental contaminants, the assessment of novel advanced water treatment processes and the harmonization and comparability of methods for inter-laboratory antibiotic resistance monitoring in water environments. Currently, she is Vice-President of the Porto Regional Center of Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa and Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Microbiology.

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• Editors-in-Chief, Environmental Science: Advances