Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Jaime Freitas
Citation names
- Freitas, Jaime
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1413-D5C3-05B3
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3229-3293
Email addresses
- jaime.freitas@i3s.up.pt (Professional)
- freitas.jaime@gmail.com (Personal)
Telephones
- Fax
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- 226099157 (Professional)
- Mobile phone
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- 919149257 (Personal)
- Telephone
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- 226074900 (Professional)
Addresses
- I3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, lab 105S1, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.i3s.up.pt/personal-info.php?id=24&idg=32 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2017/10/14 - 2017/12/16
Concluded
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Clinical Research Associate Training Course (Pós-Graduação)
CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services Lisbon, Portugal
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2016/09/28 - 2016/09/30
Concluded
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Hands-on workshop on Image Analysis for Imaging flow Cytometry (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal
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2013/10/08 - 2013/10/11
Concluded
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Whole Exome Sequencing and RNA-seq data analysis (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
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2012/12/17
Concluded
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doctor (PhD) (Doutoramento)
Major in Toxicology
Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands
"Development and Validation of in vitro Bioassays for Thyroid Hormone Receptor Mediated Endocrine Disruption" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2009/10/05 - 2009/10/09
Concluded
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Toxicological Pathology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Netherlands
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2009/07/19 - 2009/07/24
Concluded
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Entrepreneurial Boot Camp (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, United States
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2009 - 2009
Concluded
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Environmental Toxicology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2006/07/19
Concluded
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Química Aplicada - Ramo de Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Polysome Profiling. An Improved Method for IL-6 Translational State Analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/05/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal | ||
2016/01/01 - 2019/04/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal | ||
2014 - 2015 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2013 - 2014 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2012 - 2013 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2006 - 2012/12/17 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands |
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands | ||
2005 - 2006 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2016 - 2019 | FOLSMART - Folate-target nanodevices to activated macrophages for rheumatoid arthritis.
H2020-NMP-PILOTS-2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Industrial Leadership
Concluded
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2014 - 2015 | Molecular mechanisms of transcription termination between closely spaced genes.
PTDC/BIA-BCM/119795/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013 - 2014 | NANOFOL - Folate-based nanobiodevices for integrated diagnosis/therapy targeting chronic inflammatory diseases.
FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
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2012 - 2013 | NANOFOL - Folate-based nanobiodevices for integrated diagnosis/therapy targeting chronic inflammatory diseases.
FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
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2005 - 2006 | Deciphering the mechanisms of rabbit genetic resistance to myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic viral disease.
POCI/BIA-BDE/61553/2004
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2019 - Current | R2Bone - Non-coding RNA-based therapies for bone regeneration.
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031402
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2006 - 2012 | Development and validation of in vitro bioassays for thyroid hormone receptor mediated endocrine disruption.
ZonMW - NWO grant (11.400.0075) part of the Alternatives to Animal Experiments Program
Researcher
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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ZonMw
Concluded
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2004 - 2005 | Controlling inflammatory responses in the airways.
Netherlands Asthma Foundation; contract grant number: 99.27.
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Netherlands
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Long Fonds
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2019/02/01 | Efficacy of GMP-graded FBN, in vivo testing – Blood biological parameters (FOLSMART M36 Steering Committee Meeting) | FOLSMART M36 Steering Committee Meeting
MUW Medical University of Vienna (Viena, Austria)
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2018/06/20 | In vitro testing of GLP/GMP Grade materials, Genotoxicity studies (FOLSMART M30 Steering Committee Meeting) | FOLSMART M30 Steering Committee Meeting
Aptuit (Verona, Italy)
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2017/06/07 | Effect of sulfasalazine (SSZ) in human activated macrophages (FOLSMART M18 Steering Committee Meeting) | FOLSMART 3rd Steering Committee Meeting
MUW Medical University of Vienna (Viena, Austria)
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2013 | Folate-based nanodevice uptake specificity in FRß- expressing macrophages. (NANOFOL M42 Steering Committee Meeting) | NANOFOL M42 Steering Committee Meeting
MUW Medical University of Vienna (Viena, Austria)
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2012/06/01 | Folate-based nanodevice uptake specificity in FRß- expressing macrophages. (NANOFOL M30 Steering Committee Meeting) | NANOFOL M30 Steering Committee Meeting
INSERM (Paris, France)
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2012 | Folate-based nanodevice uptake specificity in FRß- expressing macrophages. (NANOFOL M36 Steering Committee Meeting) | NANOFOL M36 Steering Committee Meeting
EXBIO (Praga, Czech Republic)
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2009 | Development and validation of a highly sensitive reporter gene assay for thyroid hormone receptor specific endocrine disruptors. (Conference) | Dutch Society of Toxicology annual meeting
Dutch Society for Toxicology (Veldhoven, Netherlands)
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2008 | Detection of thyroid hormone receptor disruptors by a novel in vitro reporter gene assay. (Conference) | SETAC Europe annual meeting
SETAC (Varsovia, Poland)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2014 - 2019/07/23 | Plk-1, a candidate regulator of RNAPII. (PhD thesis)
Co-supervisor
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Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cell Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Upstream sequence element as a regulator of gene expression in different cellular contexts. (Licenciatura project)
Supervisor
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Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Integrating RNA polymerase II dynamics with alternative polyadenylation. (MSc Thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of polo alternative polyadenylation. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2012 - 2013 | Xanthohumol exerts chemopreventive effects on a papillary thyroid carcinoma cell line. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Bioengineering
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2012 - 2012 | Effect of fetal calf serum on cytotoxicity, size and cellular uptake of nanoparticles. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSC in Food Safety (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2010 - 2010 | Evaluation of compounds disrupting thyroid hormone receptor by using GH3.TRE-LUC cells. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2010 - 2010 | Effect of fetal calf serum on cytotoxicity, size and cellular uptake of nanoparticles. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2009 - 2009 | Development of a TRa.HELA-CMV-Luc cell line to enable the detection of Thyroid Receptor-isoform specific disruption. (MSc
thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2008 - 2008 | The effect of known thyroid hormone disrupting compounds on the newly developed GH3.TRE-Luc cell line (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2008 - 2008 | New bioluminescence assay to detect thyroid hormone receptor disrupters. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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2007 - 2008 | New detection system for thyroid hormone disrupters with a stably transfected GH3 cell line. (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Toxicology (Master)
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/01/24 - 2019/01/25 | VIII Portuguese Meeting: ptRNA2019. (Conference) (2019/01/24 - 2019/01/25)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2018/10/17 | Gene Regulation at the Chromatin Level in Arabidopsis: DNA-RNA hybrids formation at DOG1 promoter controls sense and antisense
expression. (MSc thesis)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Miguel Montez Mariano Coelho (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2017/12/04 | Cloning and molecular characterization of mouse S4DSRCRB. (MSc thesis)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Helena Kalaitzopoulos (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2014 | Fst e Muc68E na resposta a chill coma e na resposta geral ao stress em Drosophila melanogaster. (Licenciatura project)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Rodrigues (Other)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2014 | Frost e Muc68E como genes reguladores da resposta ao stress em Drosophila melanogaster. (Licenciatura project)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Lisete Moutinho (Other)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2017/11/10 - 2017/11/10 | 6th i3S Annual Meeting | Axis Vermar Conference & Beach Hotel in Póvoa de Varzim |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2018/01/29 - 2018/02/02 | Regulation of Gene Expression (GABBA PhD course) | GABBA doctoral programme course (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
2017/05/05 - 2017/05/09 | Regulation of Gene Expression (GABBA PhD course) | GABBA doctoral programme course (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
2016/05/09 - 2016/05/13 | Regulation of Gene Expression (GABBA PhD course) | GABBA doctoral programme (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Portugal |
2006 - 2012 | Food Toxicology (MSc practical lectures) | Food Toxicology (Mestrado) | Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands |
2006 - 2012 | Environmental Toxicology (MSc practical lectures) | Environmental Toxicology (Mestrado) | Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands |
2006 - 2012 | Cell Biology & Health (MSc practical lectures) | Cell Biology & Health (Mestrado) | Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands |