Professor Carla Viegas

Dr Carla Viegas Graduated in Environmental Health from the Lisbon School of Health Technology – Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, the author holds a Master’s degree in Safety and Ergonomics from the University of Lisbon and a PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health from NOVA University Lisbon. Her primary field of study is occupational and environmental microbiology, in which she has led and contributed to numerous national and international research projects.

Her special interests include occupational exposure to fungi in highly contaminated environments, the integration of culture-based methods with molecular tools to assess fungal exposure, and the impact of climate change on microbial contamination and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). She has extensive experience conducting sampling campaigns across diverse occupational settings, employing comprehensive sampling and analytical approaches to evaluate multiple microbiological agents.

She is a Full Professor at the Lisbon School of Health Technology and served as Director of the Master’s Program in Occupational Health for 12 years. She is also an active researcher at several institutions, including the Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC) at ESTeSL-IPL, the NOVA National School of Public Health, the Public Health Research Centre at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, and the Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC). The author has numerous publications and conference presentations in her areas of specialization.