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Rita Silva-Reis graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Aveiro (UA) in 2018, and completed her master's degree in Biotechnology for health sciences at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) in 2021. Her master's thesis was entitled "Contribution to the study of animal colorectal cancer model in Wistar rats" and was developed at UTAD and UA. During her work at the UTAD animal facilities, Rita became independent in the manipulation of rodents, drug administration and euthanasia methods, and ultrasound and thermal imaging. She also worked in the analysis of oxidative stress biomarkers, analysis of oxidative damage through the comet assay, histopathological analysis, and immunohistochemistry techniques. In 2020, Rita received a research fellowship funded by FCT in the Practical Course-Application of biological models to ecotoxicology studies. During this fellowship she gained experience in the manipulation of the earthworm Eisenia fetida as a soil bioindicator and as a biological model for research. Rita has published three research articles in indexed journals (two as the first and one as the second author), presented 13 oral communications in national/international conferences, authored/co-authored 28 poster communications, and 20 conference abstracts, and receive one best poster award at an international congress. Participated as a research Fellow in one project and was hired by UA as a researcher to carry out an animal protocol in diabetes at UTAD. She was awarded a merit grant in 2021 for her outstanding academic performance during the 2019/2020 school year. Rita taught a class on experimental design in laboratory animals for biotechnology for health sciences mater¿s students at UTAD. She worked at Montesino (an organic beekeeping company) and at UA, developing extraction and characterization methods of bioactive compounds from propolis, using UHPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn and GC-MS. He is currently on a PhD scholarship in Biochemistry in the area of natural bioactive compounds from Cannabis sativa and their relationship with colorectal cancer. Her research areas include biological, medicinal, veterinary sciences, chemistry and biochemistry.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Reis

Citation names

  • Rita Silva-Reis
  • Reis, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
911C-1FA5-6308
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2463-5655

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Exact Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/01/01 - 2027/01/01
Ongoing
 Biochemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2018 - 2021
Concluded
 Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Contribution to the study of animal colorectal cancer model in Wistar rats " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2020/03/02 - 2020/03/03
Concluded
 Course on Public Speaking (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 Aprovada
2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12
Concluded
 Ciência em Animais de Laboratório – Categoria B (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 Aprovada
2014 - 2018
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"The role of inflammation in the carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer in an animal model" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/12/01 - 2022/12/31 Researcher (Research) Montesino - apicultura biológica, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/05/01 - 2021/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020/08/01 - 2020/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01 - 2021/03 Estágio no Centro de Química Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
2018/02 - 2021/03 Estágio no Biotério Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 Estágio no Laboratório de Histologia e Anatomia Patológica Veterinária Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
2020/05 - 2020/06 Estágio no Centro de Química Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/07 Estágio no Departamento de Química Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/08/01 - 2020/10/31 Curso prático- Aplicação de modelos biológicos a estudos de ecotoxicologia
BI/UTAD/23/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Maria João Pires; Carlos E. Iglesias-Aguirre; et al. "The effects of dimethylhydrazine intraperitoneal administration: An integrative approach to understand its effects". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2022, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  2. Antonieta Valada; Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Adelina Gama; Rita Ferreira; Paula A. Oliveira. "Correlating morphometric parameters and colon histopathological lesions in a rat model of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in Avances en Educación Superior e Investigación (FECIES), Madrid, 2021.
    Published
  3. Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Fonseca, Beatriz; Mendes G; F Peixoto; Isabel Gaivão; Matos M; et al. "ALTERNATIVE MODELS TO TEST ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENT - INSIGHTS FROM THE CYTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF EISENIA FETIDA SEMINAL VESICLE". Paper presented in 4th ESVP, ECVP and ESTP, Cutting Edge Pathology Congress, Virtual Congress, 2021.
  4. Rita Silva-Reis; Gonçalves M; Fonseca, Beatriz; Peixoto F; Isabel Gaivão; Matos M; Pinto M L; et al. "Soy isoflavones and estradiol effects on Eisenia fetida: optimization for pharmacological/toxicological assays-a two generation study". Paper presented in SEB 2021 Annual Conference, 2021.
  5. Rita Silva-Reis; Gonçalves M; Fonseca, Beatriz; Peixoto F; Isabel Gaivão; Matos M; Pinto M L; et al. "Soy isoflavones and estradiol effects on Eisenia fetida: optimization for pharmacological/toxicological assays-a two generation study". Paper presented in SEB 2021 Annual Conference, 2021.
  6. Martins, Tânia; Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; C.E. Iglesias-Aguirre; A. Cortés-Martín; et al. "The role of the intestinal microbiome and the spectrum of lesions in the early stages of colorectal cancer in a rat animal model". Paper presented in European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2021.
    Published
  7. Martins, Tânia; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; Lilian Barros; M.J. Pires; et al. "Ganoderma lucidum in an animal model of obesity - preliminary results". Paper presented in European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2021.
    Published
  8. Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Adelina Gama; Rita Ferreira; Paula A. Oliveira. "Pre-neoplastic lesions associated with liver and colon responses to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in an animal model of colorectal cancer.". Paper presented in European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2021.
    Published
  9. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; L. Barros; Tania Martins; M.J. Pires; et al. "Suplementação de Ganoderma lucidum num modelo animal de obesidade – resultados preliminares". Paper presented in II Jornadas Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde, Vila Real, 2021.
    Published
  10. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; L. Barros; Tania Martins; M.J. Pires; et al. "The use of Ganoderma lucidum to prevent obesity – effects on the genetic damage index". Paper presented in XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference/ III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference, León, 2021.
    Published
  11. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Gama, Adelina; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "The role of 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine as a chemical carcinogen in an animal model of Colorectal Cancer". Paper presented in Jornadas da Ciência, Vila Real, 2021.
    Published
  12. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Ferreira, João; Isabel Gaivão; M.J. Pires; et al. "Characterization of colorectal carcinogenesis in a rat animal model". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  13. Medeiros-Fonseca, B; Mariana Gonçalves; Rita Silva-Reis; Peixoto, Francisco; Isabel Gaivão; Matos, Manuela; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; et al. "Eisenia fetida: optimization for pharmacological/toxicological assays". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  14. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Ferreira, João; et al. "The influence of Ganoderma lucidum in the liver of an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  15. Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca; Mariana Gonçalves; Rita Silva-Reis; Francisco Peixoto; Isabel Gaivão; Manuela Matos; Maria de Lurdes Pinto; et al. "EISENIA FETIDA: OPTIMIZATION FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL/TOXICOLOGICAL ASSAYS". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  16. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; L. Barros; T. Martins; M.J. Pires; et al. "The influence of ganoderma lucidum in male mice fed with a western diet". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2022, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  17. Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Maria João Pires; Carlos E. Iglesias-Aguirre; et al. "The effects of dimethylhydrazine intraperitoneal administration: an integrative approach to understand its effects". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2022, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  18. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; M.J. Pires; et al. "Effects of Ganoderma lucidum in an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in II Symposium on Applied Biochemistry, Braga, 2021.
    Published
  19. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Francisco Peixoto; Adelina Gama; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "Contribution to the study of carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer using a chemically induced animal model". Paper presented in II Symposium on Applied Biochemistry, Braga, 2021.
    Published
  20. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; CM Ribeiro-Silva; Ferreira, Tiago; M.J. Pires; Ferreira, Rita; et al. "Morphometric analysis of rat parameters during an animal model of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, Vila Real, 2020.
    Published
  21. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Martins, Tânia; Antunes, Luís; Carlos Venâncio; Gonçalves, Lio; Oliveira P.. "Body temperature determination in rats by infrared: Using two diferente equipments". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2020, Coimbra, 2020.
    Published
  22. Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Ferreira, Tiago; Mário Ginja; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "Establishment of humane endpoints in an animal model of colorectal cancer in male wistar rats". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2020, Coimbra, 2020.
    Published
  23. Silva-Reis, Rita; Mendes-Gonçalves, Mariana; Castro-Ribeiro, Catarina; Ferreira, Tiago; Ginja, Mário; Ferreira, Rita; Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira; et al. "Establishment of humane endpoints in an animal model of colorectal cancer in male wistar rat". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2020, Coimbra, 2020.
    Published
  24. Rita Silva-Reis; Magda S.S. Moutinho; Bruno A.L. Mendes; Ferreira, Rita; Rui Gil da Costa; Oliveira P.; Eduardo Rosa. "A mouse model of colorectal cancer linked to serum biomarkers of inflammation". Paper presented in 3rd International Workshop of Biobank Tumors and DNA, São Luís (Maranhão), 2019.
    Published
  25. Oliveira P.; Mendes, Bruno; Rita Silva-Reis; Ferreira, Tiago; Carlos Venâncio; Félix, Luis; M.J. Pires; et al. "Effects of black-eye-bean (Vigna unguiculata) diet supplementation in healthy animals". Paper presented in SPF Meeting 2019, Porto, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Rita Silva-Reis; Silva, Artur; Paula A. Oliveira; Susana M. Cardoso. "Chemical characterization of Cannabis sativa methanolic extracts". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2023.
  2. Rita Silva-Reis; Silva, Artur; Paula A. Oliveira; Susana M. Cardoso. "The protective effects of cannabis sativa bioactive compounds in colorectal carcinogenesis". Paper presented in Medical Cannabis Coimbra, 2023.
  3. Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Rita Silva-Reis; Jéssica Silva; Abigaël Valada; Tiago Azevedo; Lara Anjos; Silva, Artur; Susana M. Cardoso; Paula A. Oliveira. "Studying and analyzing humane endpoints in the rat model of diabetes induced by streptozotocin". Paper presented in Expobioterios Hybrid, 2022.
  4. F.R. Silva, A.; Rita Silva-Reis; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira, P. ; Coimbra, M. A.; Silva, Artur; Susana M. Cardoso. "Effect of functional bread with resveratrol on diabetes-induced cardiac remodeling". Paper presented in 32nd ESCPB Congress, 2022.
  5. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Martins, Tânia; M.J. Pires; Ana Claudia Coelho; et al. "A rat model for targeting the gut microbiota dysbiosis in colorectal cancer". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2021.
  6. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Maria João Pires; Adelina Gama; Rita Ferreira; Paula A. Oliveira. "Animal model of colorectal cancer: spectrum of dimethylhydrazine-induced lesions in the cecum, small intestine and colon of male wistar rats". Paper presented in Expobioterios Virtual, 2021.
  7. Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; L. Barros; Tania Martins; M.J. Pires; et al. "Potential protective effects of Ganoderma lucidum in mice fed with Western Diets". Paper presented in IV Jornadas de Bioquímica, 2021.
  8. Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; Rita Silva-Reis; Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca; Francisco Peixoto; Isabel Gaivão; Manuela Matos; Maria de Lurdes Pinto; et al. "Soy Isoflavones Effects on the Eisenia fetida Model". Paper presented in International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources, 2021.
  9. Rita Silva-Reis; Bruno A.L. Mendes; Magda Moutinho; Adelina Gama; Rita Ferreira; Eduardo Rosa; Paula A. Oliveira. "Properties of black-eyed-beans in a mouse model of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources, 2021.
  10. Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; O. Taofiq; L. Barros; T. Martins; M.J. Pires; et al. "Diet-induced obesity: effects of Ganoderma lucidum supplementation". Paper presented in International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research & 3rd Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources, 2021.
  11. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; João Ferreira; Martins, Tânia; et al. "The effects of triterpenic acid and phenolic acid extracted from ganoderma lucidum in an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students, 2021.
  12. Rita Silva-Reis; Bruno A.L. Mendes; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Gama, Adelina; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "The Role of 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine and Azoxymethane as Chemical Carcinogens". Paper presented in Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students, 2021.
  13. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; João Ferreira; Martins, Tânia; et al. "The effects of triterpenic acid and phenolic acid extracted from Ganoderma lucidum in an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students, 2021.
  14. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; Maria João Pires; et al. "Ganodema lucidum num modelo animal de obesidade - potencial efeito protetor". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, 2021.
  15. Rita Silva-Reis; Elisabete Nascimento-Gonçalves; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Maria João Pires; Ferreira, Tiago; Gama, Adelina; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "Dimethylhydrazine induces aberrant crypt foci formation and epithelial cell proliferation in the colon of Wistar rats". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, 2021.
  16. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Ferreira, Tiago; Carlos Iglesias-Aguirre; Adrián Cortés-Martín; Juan Carlos Espín; et al. "Changes in the intestinal microbiome associated with early stages of colorectal cancer in a rat model". Paper presented in Jornadas da Ciência, 2021.
  17. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; Maria João Pires; et al. "Preliminary results: the effect of Ganoderma lucidum in an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in Jornadas da Ciência, 2021.
  18. Mariana Gonçalves; Rita Silva-Reis; Medeiros-Fonseca, B; Francisco Peixoto; Isabel O'Neill de Mascarenhas Gaivão; Manuela Matos; Maria de Lurdes Pinto; et al. "Eisenia Fetida as a biological research model for soy isoflavones". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, 2021.
  19. Rita Silva-Reis; Bruno A.L. Mendes; Magda Moutinho; Gama, Adelina; Ferreira, Rita; Eduardo Rocha; Oliveira P.. "Effects of Black-Eyed-Beans in an animal model of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food (Online Edition), 2021.
  20. T.M. Jesus; Rita Silva-Reis; Maria João Pires; G. Lanzarin; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Carlos Venâncio; Rui Gil da Costa; et al. "The anti-tumour effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata) in a HPV-16-transgenic mouse model". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food (Online Edition), 2021.
  21. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; M.J. Pires; et al. "Lee Index Variation and Glucose Clearance Rate in an Animal Model Of Obesity with Animals Supplemented with Ganoderma lucidum". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food (Online Edition), 2021.
  22. Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Ferreira, Tiago; CM Ribeiro-Silva; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Mário Ginja; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "Monitoring of humane endpoints in an animal model of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in Expobioterios virtual, 2020.
  23. Mariana Gonçalves; Matos L.; Santos, J.I.; Coutinho M.F.; Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Prata, M.J.; et al. "Development of an Antisense Oligonucleotides based therapy for Mucolipidosis type II a / ß: In vivo studies". Paper presented in Expobioterios Virtual, 2020.
  24. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves; CM Ribeiro-Silva; Oludemi, Taofiq; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; et al. "Glucose intolerance test in C57BL/6 mice in an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in Expobioterios virtual, 2020.
  25. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; CM Ribeiro-Silva; Ferreira, Tiago; Gama, Adelina; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "Cancro colorretal: comparação entre um bioensaio de médio e longo prazo num modelo animal". Paper presented in 2º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2020.
  26. Mariana Gonçalves; Castro-Ribeiro C.; Rita Silva-Reis; Ribeiro-Silva C.; Matos, Liliana; Alves, Sandra; Santos I.J.; et al. "Hydrodynamic injection in C57BL/6J mice: lateral effects". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, 2020.
  27. CM Silva-Ribeiro; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves; Bastos, M. M. S. M.; Oliveira P.. "Toxicological effects of pulegone and eugenol in laboratory animals: a pilot study". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, 2020.
  28. Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Rita Silva-Reis; CM Ribeiro-Silva; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Tânia; M.J. Pires; Mariana Gonçalves; et al. "Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. to fight obesity in an animal model - Preliminary results". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, 2020.
  29. Mendes, Bruno; Rita Silva-Reis; Ferreira, Rita; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Gama, Adelina; Eduardo Rosa. "Animal welfare in a mouse model aiming to study the effects of black-eye-bean (vigna unguiculate) on colorectal carcinogenesis". Paper presented in XV Congreso Nacional de La Secal, 2019.
  30. Mendes, Bruno; Rita Silva-Reis; Ferreira, Rita; Gama, Adelina; Faustino-Rocha, Ana; Rosa, Eduardo; Oliveira P.. "Inflammatory serum markers and histological characterization of colorectal lesions in a mice model". Paper presented in 17th European Congress of Toxicologic Pathology, 2019.
  31. Rui M. Gil da Costa; Rita Silva-Reis; Magda Moutinho; Mendes, Bruno; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.. "A mouse model of colorectal cancer linked to serum biomarkers of inflammation". Paper presented in 3rd International Workshop of Biobank Tumors and DNA, 2018.
  32. Rita Silva-Reis; Magda Moutinho; Mendes, Bruno; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira P.; Eduardo Rosa. "The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer in an animal model". Paper presented in I NoTeS Congress, 2018.
  33. Magda Moutinho; Mendes, Bruno; Rita Silva-Reis; Oliveira P.; Eduardo Rosa. "Estudo preliminar dos efeitos da suplementação oral de Vigna unguiculata em parâmetros fisiológicos de murganhos machos ICR". Paper presented in IX Edição das Jornadas de Bioquímica, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Andreia F. R. Silva; Rita Silva-Reis; Rita Ferreira; Paula A. Oliveira; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Maria de Lurdes Pinto; Manuel A. Coimbra; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana M. Cardoso. "The Impact of Resveratrol-Enriched Bread on Cardiac Remodeling in a Preclinical Model of Diabetes". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12051066.
    10.3390/antiox12051066
  2. Rita Silva-Reis; Artur M. S. Silva; Paula A. Oliveira; Susana M. Cardoso. "Antitumor Effects of Cannabis sativa Bioactive Compounds on Colorectal Carcinogenesis". Biomolecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13050764.
    10.3390/biom13050764
  3. Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Jéssica Silva; Abigaël Valada; Tiago Azevedo; Lara Anjos; Lio Gonçalves; et al. "Studying and Analyzing Humane Endpoints in the Fructose-Fed and Streptozotocin-Injected Rat Model of Diabetes". Animals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13081397.
    10.3390/ani13081397
  4. Sónia M. G. Pires; Rita Silva Reis; Susana M. Cardoso; Raffaele Pezzani; Esteban Paredes-Osses; Ainur Seilkhan; Alibek Ydyrys; et al. "Phytates as a natural source for health promotion: A critical evaluation of clinical trials". Frontiers in Chemistry 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1174109.
    10.3389/fchem.2023.1174109
  5. Marcelo D. Catarino; Rita Silva-Reis; Amina Chouh; Sónia Silva; Susana Santos Braga; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana M Cardoso. "Applications of Antioxidant Secondary Metabolites of Sargassum spp.". Marine Drugs 21 3 (2023): 172-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md21030172.
    10.3390/md21030172
  6. Tiago Azevedo; Tiago Ferreira; João Ferreira; Filipa Teixeira; Diana Ferreira; Rita Silva-Reis; Maria João Neuparth; et al. "Supplementation of an Anthocyanin-Rich Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) Extract in FVB/n Mice: A Healthier Alternative to Synthetic Colorants". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122311928.
    10.3390/app122311928
  7. Rita Silva-Reis; Catarina Castro-Ribeiro; Mariana Gonçalves; Tiago Ferreira; Maria João Pires; Carlos E. Iglesias-Aguirre; Adrián Cortés-Martín; et al. Corresponding author: Ana I. Faustino-Rocha. "An Integrative Approach to Characterize the Early Phases of Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colorectal Carcinogenesis in the Rat". Biomedicines 10 2 (2022): 409-409. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10020409.
    Published • 10.3390/biomedicines10020409
  8. Silva, Vera L. M.; Silva-Reis, Rita; Moreira-Pais, Alexandra; Ferreira, Tiago; Oliveira, Paula A.; Ferreira, Rita; Cardoso, Susana M.; et al. "Dicoumarol: from chemistry to antitumor benefits". Chinese Medicine (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55502981/.
    10.1186/S13020-022-00699-0
  9. Elisabete Nascimento-Gonçalves; Bruno A.L. Mendes; Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Adelina Gama; Paula A. Oliveira. "Animal Models of Colorectal Cancer: From Spontaneous to Genetically Engineered Models and Their Applications". Veterinary Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040059.
    Published • 10.3390/vetsci8040059
  10. Rita Silva-Reis; Ana I. Faustino-Rocha; Mariana Gonçalves; Catarina Castro Ribeiro; Tiago Ferreira; Carla Ribeiro-Silva; Lio Gonçalves; et al. "Refinement of Animal Model of Colorectal Carcinogenesis through the Definition of Novel Humane Endpoints". Animals 11 4 (2021): 985-985. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11040985.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ani11040985
Report
  1. Rita Silva-Reis. 2018. The role of inflammation in the carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer in an animal model.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rita Silva-Reis. "Contribution to the study of animal colorectal cancer model in Wistar rats". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, 2021.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Ana Isabel Faustino-Rocha; Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira; Elisabete Nascimento-Gonçalves; Jéssica Eira Silva; Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca; Tiago Ferreira; Rita Silva-Reis; Mariana Gonçalves. 2023. Animais e progresso científico: qual o seu papel?.
  2. Medeiros-Fonseca, B; Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira; Ana Isabel Faustino-Rocha; Jéssica Silva; Tiago Terra Ferreira; Rita Silva-Reis; Gonçalves, Mariana; Elisabete Nascimento-Gonçalves. 2022. Qual a importância dos animais no progresso científico?.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/08/29 Studying and analyzing humane endpoints in the rat model of diabetes induced by streptozotocin 32nd ESCPB Congress
(Nápoles, Italy)
2022/03/20 Animal Welfare in Diabetes Research: A Humane Endpoint Scoring System 3rd International Conference on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Virtual
2022/02/11 The effects of dimethylhydrazine intraperitoneal administration: An integrative approach to understand its effects SPF Meeting 2022
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/02/10 The influence of ganoderma lucidum in male mice fed with a western diet SPF Meeting 2022
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/06/09 Pre-neoplastic lesions associated with liver and colon responses to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in an animal model of colorectal cancer European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) Virtual Meeting
European Society for Clinical Investigation
2021/06/09 The role of the intestinal microbiome and the spectrum of lesions in the early stages of colorectal cancer in a rat animal model European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) Virtual Meeting
European Society for Clinical Investigation
2021/05/04 Animal model of colorectal cancer: pre-neoplastic lesions associated with chemical carcinogenesis induced by dimethylhydrazine in Wistar rats III Jornadas ibéricas de Toxicologia
Universidade da Beira Interior
2021/03/18 The role of 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine as a chemical carcinogen in an animal model of Colorectal Cancer Jornadas da Ciência
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/02/19 Characterization of colorectal carcinogenesis in a rat animal model SPF Meeting 2021
Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/02/16 Tolerância à glicose em murganhos C57Bl/6J suplementados com Ganoderma lucidum Jornadas da Ciência
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/02/11 The effects of dimethylhydrazine intraperitoneal administration: an integrative approach to understand its effects SPF Meeting 2022
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021 Correlating morphometric parameters and colon histopathological lesions in a rat model of colorectal cancer. XVIII Foro Internacional sobre Evaluación de la Calidad de La Investigácion Y La Educación Superior (FECIES)
Universidad de Granada (Spain)
2020/12/16 Ensuring animal wellbeing through the definition of humane endpoints in an animal model of colorectal carcinogenesis V Simpósio Nacional de ORBEAs
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal)
2020/02/20 Morphometric analysis of rat parameters during an animal model of colorectal cancer XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2020/02/05 Establishment of humane endpoints in an animal model of colorectal cancer in male wistar rats SPF Meeting 2020
Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/02/26 - Current Videoconference that aimed to expose the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis, legislation and the control and quality assurance of cultivation, manufacture and distribution.
Conference
 A Canábis medicinal e a indústria farmacêutica em Portugal
Observatório Português de Canábis Medicinal, Portugal
2021/03/17 - 2021/03/17 Discussion of the importance and applicability of in silico studies and animal models in the investigation and understanding of the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of the disease, as well as in the development of new therapeutic strategies
Workshop
 From in silico to animal models for the study of human diseases
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/02/17 - 2021/02/19 Scientific discussion on experimental and clinical pharmacological and toxicological research.
Meeting
 SPF Meeting 2021
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/01/29 - 2021/01/29 Annual scientific event whose main objective is to update knowledge in the area of Applied Biochemistry
Symposium
 II Symposium on Applied Biochemistry
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/12/16 - 2020/12/16 Communication and Transparency on Animal Research in Portugal
Symposium
 V Simpósio Nacional de ORBEAs
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2020/09/24 - 2020/09/24 Encontro anual de jovens investigadores em oncologia
Meeting
 2.º Encontro Nacional Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
2020/02/20 - 2020/02/22 Annual scientific event whose main objective is to update knowledge in the area of Genetics and Biotechnology
Congress
 XII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, II Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020/02/05 - 2020/02/07 Scientific discussion on experimental and clinical pharmacological and toxicological research
Meeting
 SPF Meeting 2020
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/16 Scientific and dynamic approach to share knowledge, debate and reflect on the challenges of Experimental Pharmacology
Meeting
 X Fórum de investigação em farmacologia: "uma única saúde"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 Seminar within the scope of the Master in Biotechnology for Health Sciences
Seminar
 3º Seminário em imunologia: Quando a defesa é o ataque
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018/06/22 - 2018/06/23 Updated discussion forum on the pathophysiology of the most prevalent chronic noncommunicable diseases.
Congress
 Congresso I NoTeS – Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/03/03 - 2017/03/05 Annual scientific event whose main objective is to update knowledge in the area of Biotechnology
Meeting
 III Encontro nacional de estudantes de biotecnologia
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/05/25 - 2016/05/25 Scientific event whose main objective is to update knowledge in the area of Immunology.
Workshop
 4th Workshop in Immunology
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/05/19 - 2016/05/19 Workshop de construção do CV
Workshop
 Curriculum Vitae Inteligente – O teu CV!
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2016/03/18 - 2016/03/21 Annual scientific event whose main objective is to update knowledge in the area of Biochemistry
Meeting
 IX Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/03/03 - 2017/03/05 III Encontro nacional de estudantes de biotecnologia
President / Vice-president
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/05/12 - 2021/05/12 Experimental Design directed to laboratory animal models Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current Asian Journal of Research in Zoology
Distinctions

Award

2021 Merit Scholarship
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018 Honorable Mention for poster
3rd International Workshop of HPV-related tumors 3rd International Workshop of Biobank Tumors and DNA “Tumor & DNA Biobanks as a new frontier to study Cancer”, Brazil

Other distinction

2021 Journal Cover: Publication on Veterinary Sciences