Curriculum Vitae
Catarina Isabel Carvalhas de Almeida
Identificação
Identificação pessoal
- Nome completo
- Catarina Isabel Carvalhas de Almeida
Nomes de citação
- Almeida, Catarina
- Carvalhas-Almeida, Catarina
Identificadores de autor
- Ciência ID
- 901F-0194-5041
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4942-8249
Moradas
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology. Faculdade de Medicina, Polo I, Rua Larga, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-504, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Profissional)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina-carvalhas/ (Rede social)
Domínios de atuação
- Ciências Médicas e da Saúde - Medicina Básica - Neurociências
Idiomas
| Idioma | Conversação | Leitura | Escrita | Compreensão | Peer-review |
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| Português (Idioma materno) | |||||
| Inglês | Utilizador proficiente (C1) | Utilizador proficiente (C2) | Utilizador proficiente (C2) | Utilizador proficiente (C2) | |
| Espanhol; Castelhano | Utilizador independente (B1) | Utilizador independente (B2) | Utilizador independente (B1) | Utilizador independente (B2) |
Formação
| Grau | Classificação | |
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2021/11/01 - 2024/12/01
Em curso
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Programa Doutoral em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2021/02/01 - 2024/02/01
Em curso
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EIT health Ageing PhD School (Doutoramento)
EIT Health, Alemanha
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2020/02/08 - 2020/02/08
Concluído
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IELTS (Diploma de especialização)
University of Cambridge, Reino Unido
British Council Portugal, Portugal |
Band score 7.5 - C1 |
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2018/10/20 - 2018/11/30
Concluído
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Course on Laboratory Animal Science for Function B, (FELASA, Cat.B) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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2016/09/10 - 2018/09/30
Concluído
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Cell and Molecular Biology with Neurobiology specialization (Mestrado)
Especialização em Neurobiolgy
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Relevance of astrocytes/microglia communication for NLRP3 signalling in the CNS – proof of concept in an ex vivo model of
epilepsy" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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18/20 |
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2013/09/12 - 2016/07/29
Concluído
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Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
"Evaluate the mutation c.900_901dupGT effect of the GRN gene in immune response and autophagy: A study in heterozygous and
homozygous patients" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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15/20 |
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2015/09/01 - 2016/02/29
Concluído
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Biotechnology (Bachelor (1.º ciclo de estudos))
Mendelova univerzita v Brne, República Checa
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Percurso profissional
Ciência
| Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento |
Empregador | |
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| 2019/12/01 - 2020/12/31 | Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação) | CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
| Neuroendrocrinology and Aging Group, Cavadas' Laboratory - CNC.IBILI, Portugal | ||
| 2019/07/01 - 2019/11/30 | Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
| 2018/10/01 - 2019/06/30 | Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
| Megan Carey's Laboratory - Fundação Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Portugal |
Outros
| Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento |
Empregador | |
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| 2017/05/01 - 2018/09/30 | MSc Thesis Student | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
| Ana Sebastião's Laboratory - Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal | ||
| 2016/04/01 - 2016/08/31 | BSc Thesis Student | CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
| Vectors and Gene Therapy Group - Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology - CNC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal | ||
| 2015/07/01 - 2015/07/31 | Summer Internship | Sonae Indústria, Portugal |
Projetos
Projeto
| Designação | Financiadores | |
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| 2019/12/01 - 2020/11/30 | "HEALTHYAGING 2020 (CENTR0-01-0145-FEDER-000012)"
CENTR0-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Outra
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
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| 2018/10/01 - 2019/06/30 | ”Undestanding the role of climbing fiber inputs to the cerebellum” and ”Dissecting the role of cerebellar cortex vs. deep
cerebellar nucleus on eyelid conditioning”.
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Bolseiro de Técnico de Investigação
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
Megan Carey's Laboratory - Fundação Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Portugal |
Concluído
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Produções
Publicações
| Artigo em revista |
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| Poster em conferência |
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| Resumo em conferência |
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| Website |
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Atividades
Apresentação oral de trabalho
| Título da apresentação | Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento) |
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| 2017/09/23 | Relevance of astrocytes/microglia communication for NLRP3 signalling in the CNS – proof of concept in an ex vivo model of epilepsy | IMM Neurosciences Seminar
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Organização de evento
| Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação) |
Instituição / Organização | |
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| 2019/12/15 - 2024/05/15 | World Sleep Day 2020-present: Organization and Participation in the World Sleep Day related events in collaboration with Associação
Portuguesa do Sono (APS). (2020/03/13 - 2024/03/20)
Outro (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
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CNC.IBILI, Portugal Associação Portuguesa do Sono, Portugal |
| 2017/11/01 - 2018/02/07 | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society (2018/02/05 - 2018/02/07)
Encontro (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
| 2017/10/01 - 2018/01/29 | Organizing Comitee of SynaNet 3rd Annual Meeting (2018/01/16 - 2018/01/18)
Encontro (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
Participação em evento
| Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento |
Nome do evento Instituição / Organização |
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| 2020/03/30 - 2020/06/30 | Participated in different activities for the diagnosis of COVID-19, including sample processing, virus inactivation and RT-PCR.
Outro
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Volunteer for COVID-19 diagnosis at COVID-19 UC Lab, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2020/02/05 - 2020/02/07 | L Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society is the main conference in Portugal that represents the scientific
progress in Experimental Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Encontro
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L Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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| 2019/12/01 - 2020/01/31 | The basics of Research Data Management
Outro
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The basics of Research Data Management
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2019/12/19 - 2019/12/20 | The CIBB meeting 2019 at the Unidade Central Polo III, University of Coimbra, helps to promote and strengthen the scientific
excellence of different Research Centres located in Coimbra.
Encontro
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Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) Meeting
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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| 2019/11/21 - 2019/11/21 | From Knowledge to Market, a Tech Intensive Entrepreneurship Session/ FuEL Your Ambition - Workshop is an immersive session
on the potential for commercial exploration of knowledge/technology developed by groups of researchers and other entrepreneurs,
bringing a Belgian company with over 50 years of experience in this technology transfer and prototyping to help scientists
translate their research.
Oficina (workshop)
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From Knowledge to Market, a Tech Intensive Entrepreneurship Session/ FuEL Your Ambition - Workshop
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal |
| 2018/07/07 - 2018/07/11 | FENS Forum Annual Meeting 2018, at Berlin, Germany is the biggest european congress for neuroscience, presenting the latest
research on different neuroscience-related fields.
Congresso
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FENS Forum Annual Meeting
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Bélgica
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| 2018/06/11 - 2018/06/16 | SynaNet 2018 Summer School: ”Signals from the brain” practical workshops and talks about electrophisiology, calcium imaging
and techniques to study cell-to-cell communication. Fostering of international scientific collaborations. Twinning action
financed by H2020 - Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders: from synapses to networks (SynaNet), Portugal
Oficina (workshop)
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SynaNet 2018 Summer School: ”Signals from the brain”
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Itália
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| 2018/05/18 - 2018/05/18 | The Portuguese Glial Network gathers portuguese researchers, as well as foreign researchers, who are interested in the role
of glial cells in the function of the nervous system, in health and disease conditions.
Simpósio
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Portuguese Glial Network - III Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2018/02/20 - 2018/02/21 | 2nd Ed. of the Workshop Career Development and Soft Skills for young scientists – From Lisbon to the World is focused on
training scientists to be excellent researchers and inspiring leaders. The scientific training is complemented with soft skills
training, which are useful both in academic and industrial environments and was conducted by leaders from R&D Pierre Fabre,
Institute Curie Paris and University College London.
Oficina (workshop)
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Second Edition of the Workshop Career Development and Soft Skills for young scientists – From Lisbon to the World
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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| 2018/02/05 - 2018/02/07 | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society is the main conference in Portugal that represents the scientific
progress in Experimental Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Encontro
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XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2018/01/16 - 2018/01/18 | SynaNet 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Satellite Symposium on ”Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders” comprises the consorciam
of four different European Universities: University of Lisbon, Portugal; La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Kwopio University
of Eastern Finland, Finland; Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Simpósio
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SynaNet 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Satellite Symposium on ”Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders”
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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| 2017/12/12 - 2017/12/14 | Talks and practical workshops about the Basics of Flow Cytometry. Fostering of international scientific collaborations. Twinning
action financed by H2020 - Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders: from synapses to networks (SynaNet), Portugal
Oficina (workshop)
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SynaNet Winter School and Workshop on Basics of Flow Cytometry
Itä-Suomen yliopisto - Kuopion kampus, Finlândia
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| 2017/10/19 - 2017/10/20 | The Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon integrates 7 Schools (Faculdade de Ciências (FCUL), Faculdade de Farmácia
(FFUL), Faculdade de Letras (FLUL), Faculdade de Medicina (FMUL), Faculdade de Psicologia (FPUL), Instituto Superior Técnico
(IST) e Instituto de Ciências Socias (ICS), which organize every year a meeting to connect research centers in essential areas
important to the mind and brain studies.
Encontro
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3rd Students Meeting of Mind-Brain College
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2017/09/25 - 2017/09/29 | Seminars and practical courses on animal models to study neurologic diseases and behaviour and workshop on career development.
Fostering of international scientific collaborations. Twinning action financed by H2020 - Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders:
from synapses to networks (SynaNet), Portugal
Oficina (workshop)
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SynaNet Summer School “Behavioural Models of Disease – Diverse Routes to Translation” and “Developing your Career” Workshop
Lancaster University, Reino Unido
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| 2016/11/29 - 2016/11/29 | New Perspectives in Academic Careers in Portugal held by the American Society for Microbiology is about the prospects for
researchers focusing on academic careers. Additionally, they provide a workshop on Scientific Writing and Publishing for young
researchers to improve their skills on writing and publishing.
Conferência
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New Perspectives in Academic Careers in Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2016/11/18 - 2016/11/19 | 1st International Symposium is an event that promotes the discussion on fundamental and translational research in stem cell
biology applied to the central nervous system where a group of leading researchers from all over the world discuss their work,
sharing recent findings on 2D and 3D in vitro neuronal models, stem cell transplantation, in vivo gene therapy and neural
tissue engineering.
Simpósio
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1st International Symposium ”Brain With Out Borders”
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2016/07/18 - 2016/07/22 | Seminars and practical hands-on workshops on Cell Culture and Tissue theoretical and practical training.
Oficina (workshop)
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IV Cell Culture and Tissue Training Course
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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Membro de associação
| Nome da associação | Tipo de participação | |
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| 2018/04/01 - 2020/02/27 | Portuguese Glial Network | Member |
Distinções
Prémio
| 2023 | Fulbright Grant for Research with the support of FCT (2023/2024)
Fulbright Portugal, Portugal
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| 2023 | Travel award from SPN to attend the FENS Forum Regional Meeting in Algarve, May 2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
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| 2023 | Best graphical abstract - BEB day meeting, Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2020 | Selected for Scicare Novartis Program - Total Immersion Week
Novartis Farma SA, Portugal
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| 2019 | 2nd Best Pitch From Knowledge to Market, a Tech Intensive Entrepreneurship Session/ FuEL Your Ambition - Workshop
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
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Outra distinção
| 2015 | Erasmus+ Mobility Fellowship for my BSc in Biotecnology (winter semester of 2015/2016) at Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
Erasmus Plus, Bélgica
Mendelova univerzita v Brne, República Checa Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal |