CV resume Ricardo Araujo RA has PhD In Human Biology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal, concluded in 2007. RA has Honours in Biology (scientific field), Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Portugal, concluded in 2001. Interests: Molecular microbiology, Microbiome, Biodiversity and Genetic diversity, Infectious diseases, Mycology. Several competitive grants and projects were financed by multiple public and private institutions. Auxiliary Researcher at i3S, University of Porto, Portugal; Casual Academic at Flinders University of South Australia. Previously, RA was postdoctoral researcher at Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto – IPATIMUP, Portugal, and at Flinders University of South Australia, Australia; Researcher officer at Flinders University of South Australia, Australia; Invited assistant (8.8% of the dedication time) for the Master of Forensic Genetics (Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Portugal), specially dedicated to the disciple of “Non-Human Forensics” and supervisor of graduation students – from 2011 until 2013. Author of 8 book chapters and 83 peer-reviewed publications in international journals; 21 manuscripts as senior author and 29 as first author; h index of 23 (Scopus). Participation in several international conferences with oral and/or poster presentation and further publication of results in conference proceedings. Supervisor of undergraduate and graduate students, particularly master and PhD students. Supervisor of researchers for postdoctoral projects. Member of the European Commission central list for experts in the field of medical devices. Revision of research projects for Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, the Open Programme for Earth and Life Sciences conducted by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO - Earth and Life sciences division), the Romanian National Council for Research, the National Science Center in Poland, the National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Israel Science Foundation. Member of European Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology; Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology; Associação Portuguesa de Micologia Médica (ASPOMM); and American Society of Microbiology.