I am Joana Ferrolho Gibson, a Veterinary Doctor with over a decade of clinical practice in Companion Animal Medicine in Lisbon, and a Lecturer-Researcher at the Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama (EUVG) in Coimbra. I hold a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, funded by the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology). My academic and professional journey has been marked by a strong dedication to clinical practice, research, and innovation. I graduated in Veterinary Medicine from EUVG in 2010 and obtained a Master of Science by Research in Animal Genomics from the University of Edinburgh as a scholarship recipient under the PEOPLE Marie Curie Actions programme. Currently, I am studying Medical Sciences at Nova Medical School in Lisbon, expanding my knowledge and contribution to interdisciplinary health fields. Throughout my career, I have participated in various national and international research projects, with a particular focus on Vector-Borne Diseases, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and vaccine development. My areas of interest include the interactions between parasites, hosts, and the environment within the context of Public Health and One Health, as well as the impact of parasitic diseases on animal and human health. I am the author and co-author of several scientific publications in renowned international journals, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in my areas of expertise. Additionally, I have presented my work at national and international conferences and scientific meetings. Currently, alongside my clinical practice, I am part of the Teaching and Research team at EUVG, where I continue to develop innovative projects and collaborate with other researchers and institutions. I am also dedicated to mentoring students and disseminating knowledge through participation in scientific events and the publication of articles.
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Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Joana Isabel Figueira Ferrolho Gibson
Data de nascimento
1982/02/11
Género
Feminino

Nomes de citação

  • Ferrolho J.
  • Ferrolho Joana

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
F91C-E1F6-F34B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1300-4487

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • joana.gibson@euvg.pt (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Agrárias - Ciências Veterinárias

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Grau Classificação
2024/09/01 - 2030/09/01
Em curso
 Mestrado Intergrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Medical School, Portugal
2023/01/09
Concluído
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Especialização em Especialidade: Parasitologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
"TickProVac: An insight into the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick salivary gland proteome during Ehrlichia canis infection towards vaccine development" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2013/07
Concluído
 MSc in Science by Research (Master)
Especialização em Animal Genomics and Disease Resistance
The University of Edinburgh - The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Reino Unido
"Effect of co-infection with a virus on Ehrlichia canis kinetics in tick and mammalian cells in vitro" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 Aprovado com distinção
2010/07
Concluído
 Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado)
Especialização em Produção Animal
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
"Evaluation of Na+, Cl- and K+ concentration and blood pH before and during abomasal displacement in dairy cattle." (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 16
2004/10
Concluído
 Medicina Nuclear (Bacharelato)
Especialização em Medicina Nuclear
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2024/09/01 - Atual Investigador (Investigação) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama Centro Investigação Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) The Pirbright Institute, Reino Unido
The Pirbright Institute, Reino Unido
2011 - 2012 Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) The University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute, Reino Unido
The University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute, Reino Unido

Docência no Ensino Superior

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2023/02/27 - Atual Professor Auxiliar (Docente Universitário) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Outros

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2021/01/01 - Atual Medicina Veterinária - Direção Clínica Consultório Veterinário das Sete Colinas, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/09/01 Medicina Veterinária - Urgência Clínica Anicura - Hospital Veterinário Arco do Cego, Portugal
2021/06/01 - 2023/01/08 Medicina Veterinária - Urgência Clínica Anicura - Hospital Veterinário do Restelo, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Medicina Veterinária Clínica Veterinária Dr. José Mira, Portugal
Clínica Veterinária Dr. José Mira, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Medicina Veterinária Consultório Veterinário S. Bernardo, Portugal
Consultório Veterinário S. Bernardo, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Internato Cornell University, Estados Unidos
Cornell University, Estados Unidos

Projeto

Designação Financiadores
2018/10/04 - 2021/10/03 Explorando o interactoma carraça- hospedeiro para o desenvolvimento de vacinas
PTDC/CVT-CVT/29073/2017
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2017/04 - 2020/04 TickProVac: An insight into the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick salivary gland proteome during Ehrlichia canis infection towards vaccine development
SFRH/BD/122894/2016
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2012/04 - 2013/09 FP7- PEOPLE – ITN programme
EU Grant No. 238511
 Marie Curie Cancer Care

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Couto, Joana; Villar, Margarita; Mateos-Hernández, Lourdes; Ferrolho, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo; Sofia Santos, Ana; Santos-Silva, Maria; et al. "Quantitative Proteomics Identifies Metabolic Pathways Affected by Babesia Infection and Blood Feeding in the Sialoproteome of the Vector Rhipicephalus bursa". Vaccines 8 1 (2020): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010091.
    Publicado • 10.3390/vaccines8010091
  2. Dias, Filipa; Couto, Joana; Ferrolho, Joana; Seron, Gustavo S.; Bell-Sakyi, Lesley; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana. "Folate pathway modulation in Rhipicephalus ticks in response to infection". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13231.
    10.1111/tbed.13231
  3. Antunes, Sandra; Couto, Joana; Ferrolho, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo Seron; Merino Charrez, José Octavio; De la Cruz Hernández, Ned; Mazuz, Monica; et al. "Transcriptome and Proteome Response of Rhipicephalus annulatus Tick Vector to Babesia bigemina Infection". Frontiers in Physiology 10 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00318.
    10.3389/fphys.2019.00318
  4. Hector, Elkie; Elelu, Nusirat; Ferrolho, Joana; Couto, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Eisler, Mark. "PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection". Parasitology Research 118 3 (2019): 1025-1029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1.
    10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1
  5. Sanches, Gustavo S.; Couto, Joana; Silva-Pedrosa, Rita; Ferrolho, Joana; Santos, Ana Sofia; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Antunes, Sandra; et al. "Molecular heterogeneity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and screening for Ehrlichia canis in mainland Portugal". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 9 6 (2018): 1383-1390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.06.002.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.06.002
  6. Ferrolho, Joana; Couto, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo Seron; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana Gonçalves. "The Secret Life Inside Ticks". Frontiers for Young Minds 6 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00035.
    10.3389/frym.2018.00035
  7. Pereira, S.; Pita-Pereira, D.; Araujo-Pereira, T.; Britto, C.; Costa-Rego, T.; Ferrolho, J.; Vilhena, M.; et al. "First molecular detection of Leishmania infantum in Sergentomyia minuta (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Alentejo, southern Portugal". Acta Tropica 174 (2017): 45-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.020.
    10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.020
  8. Antunes, Sandra; Rosa, Catarina; Couto, Joana; Ferrolho, Joana; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra; Rosa, Catarina; et al. "Deciphering Babesia-Vector Interactions". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 7 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00429.
    Publicado • 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00429
  9. Gibson, Joana. "Reduction of Mosquito Survival in Mice Vaccinated with Anopheles stephensi Glucose Transporter". BioMed Research International (2017): https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3428186.
    https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3428186
  10. Gibson, Joana; Sanchesseron,, Gustavo S.; Ferrolho, J; Couto, Joana; Antunes, S; Domingos, A; Vector borne diseases and pathogens (VBD); Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM); Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT). "What Makes Your Dog Itch? Maybe It Is the Kennel Tick!". Frontiers for Young Minds (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/36723.
    10.3389/frym.2017.00028
  11. Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT-UNL); Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (GHTM-IHMT-UNL); Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. "Ferritin 1 silencing effect in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) during experimental infection with Ehrlichia canis". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/11449/173882.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.10.015
  12. Nusirat Elelu; Joana Ferrolho; Joana Couto; Ana Domingos; Mark C. Eisler. "Molecular diagnosis of the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma marginale in cattle blood samples from Nigeria using qPCR". Experimental and Applied Acarology (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0081-y.
    10.1007/s10493-016-0081-y
  13. Gibson, Joana. "PCR screening of tick-borne agents in sensitive conservation areas, Southeast Portugal". Molecular & Cellular Probes (2016):
    10.1016/j.mcp.2016.11.005
  14. S. Antunes; J. Ferrolho; N. Domingues; A. S. Santos; M. M. Santos-Silva; A. Domingos; Ferrolho J.. "Anaplasma marginale and Theileria annulata in questing ticks from Portugal". Experimental and Applied Acarology 70 1 (2016): 79-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0057-y.
    10.1007/s10493-016-0057-y
  15. Gibson, Joana. "Anopheles gambiae and A. stephensi Immune Response during Plasmodium berghei Infection Uncovered by Sialotranscriptomic Analysis". International Trends in Immunity (2016): http://researchpub.org/journal/iti/number/vol4-no2/vol4-no2-4.pdf.
    10.18281/iti.2016.2.4
  16. Gibson, Joana. "Detection and phylogenetic characterization of Theileria spp. and Anaplasma marginale in Rhipicephalus bursa in Portugal.". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26797395.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.004
  17. Gibson, Joana. "Cattle Specific Immune Mechanisms used against the Protozoan Theileria annulata". International Trends in Immunity (2016): http://researchpub.org/journal/iti/number/vol4-no2/vol4-no2-2.pdf.
    0.18281/iti.2016.2.2
  18. Gibson, Joana. "Growth of Ehrlichia canis, the causative agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, in vector and non-vector ixodid tick cell lines.". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26837859.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.013
  19. Gibson, Joana. "Rotation of the external genitalia in male Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in laboratory conditions and in captured specimens in Algarve, Portugal.". Acta Tropica (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26099682.
    10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.06.016
  20. Gibson, Joana. "The Role of Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T Cell Subset in Host Homeostasis during Protozoan Infection: An Overview". International Trends in Immunity (2015): http://researchpub.org/journal/iti/number/vol3-no1/vol3-no1-3.pdf.
  21. Zweygarth, Erich; Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro; Josemans, Antoinette I.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Matjila, Paul T.; Lis, Katarzyna; Broniszewska, Marzena; et al. "In vitro culture and structural differences in the major immunoreactive protein gp36 of geographically distant Ehrlichia canis isolates". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 5 4 (2014): 423-431.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.01.011
  22. Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro; Passos, Lygia M. F.; Lis, Katarzyna; Kenneil, Rachel; Valdes, James J.; Ferrolho, Joana; Tonk, Miray; et al. "Functional and Immunological Relevance of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 1a Sequence and Structural Analysis". Plos One 8 6 (2013):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0065243
Pré-impressão
  1. Joana Ferrolho; Sandra Antunes; Hugo Vilhena; Sofia Anastácio; Sérgio Ramalho de Sousa; Gonçalo Frouco; Bárbara Ferreira; Ana Domingos. "The Complexities of Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Insights into Ehrlichia canis and Its Vector Rhipicephalus sanguineus". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.1325.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202411.1325.v1

Prémio

2010 Scholarship to attend the National Mastitis Council 50th annual meeting (Arlington, USA)
National Mastitis Council, Estados Unidos
2010 Best student in Veterinary Science 2010 at Escola Universitaria Vasco da Gama, Coimbra, Portugal
Pfizer Inc, Estados Unidos

Outra distinção

2014 Scholarship for the Training School 2 (WG3): Geospatial tools, vectors and vector-borne pathogens
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Bélgica