Isabela Fernandes de Oliveira

BSc and MSc degrees obtained from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Brazil), with research focused on discovering novel antimicrobials in the rumen ecosystem. The MSc programme included a research exchange at Aberystwyth University (UK), involving work on comparative genomics and antimicrobial peptide prediction.

In 2018, as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, I earned a PhD from Wageningen University, focusing on microbiome dynamics and host-microbe interactions. Through an EMBO grant, I also conducted research at the University of Warwick (UK) on genome mining and secondary metabolite gene expression.

In 2023, I joined the University of Amsterdam’s Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences as a postdoctoral researcher, working on multi-omics technologies in microbial systems biology.

As a scientist at TNO, my research focuses on host-microbiome interactions, microbiome studies, and the use of innovative, multidisciplinary approaches.

Understanding and harnessing the microbiome is crucial for promoting health and preventing disease. Through microbiology and multi-omics methodologies, my research aims to elucidate the role of the microbiome, thereby laying the foundation for novel preventive strategies, particularly in the field of oral care.

Recent publications

Culturomics of the pig tonsil microbiome identifies new species and an untapped source of novel antimicrobials | Microbiome

Comparative genomics of Rothia species reveals diversity in novel biosynthetic gene clusters and ecological adaptation to different eukaryotic hosts and host niches | Microbiology Society

Frontiers | Yeast cell wall derivatives as a potential strategy for modulating oral microbiota and dental plaque biofilm

The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs | PNAS

Whole-Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Producing Streptococcus lutetiensis from the Rumen

PCR screening reveals abundance of bovicin‐like bacteriocins among ruminal Streptococcus spp. isolated from beef and dairy cattle | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic