Paula Teixeira is an Associate Professor at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB-UCP). She is a member of the Direction Board of ESB-UCP) and leads the CBQF research group, Food & Nutrition. She teaches in the areas of food microbiology and food safety. The global objective of her research group is to contribute to an improved knowledge of foodborne pathogens, with a special focus on L. monocytogenes, using a 'One Health' approach. Her studies have been focused on the ecology, transmission, pathogenesis, and control of foodborne bacteria in different environments and food commodities.