
Curriculum Vitae
Mariana Teixeira Rodrigues
Mariana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (UNIFESP, Brazil, 2010-2014), a Master’s in Structural and Functional
Biology (UNIFESP, 2014-2017), and a PhD in Structural and Functional Biology (UNIFESP, 2017-2022), with a training period
at the Houston Methodist Research Institute (Texas, USA). Her doctoral research focused on the action of bioactive compounds
in thyroid cancer, particularly in anaplastic and papillary carcinomas, using 3D and monolayer culture models.
Her research also includes investigating the genetic causes of familial non-medullary thyroid cancer through whole-exome sequencing,
as well as studying the role of microRNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma as potential diagnostic and prognostic
markers.
Currently, Mariana is a Research Technician for the CInTech project at the University of Coimbra, where she is part of the
functional assay team. In addition to her research, she has gained teaching experience in genetics, including cancer genetics,
and has contributed to science communication initiatives.
Scholarships from CAPES and FAPESP have supported her professional journey, and she continues to build on her expertise in
cancer molecular biology and the development of therapeutic strategies for thyroid cancer and other malignancies.
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mariana Teixeira Rodrigues
Citation names
- RODRIGUES, MARIANA T
- RODRIGUES, M. T.
- Rodrigues, M
- RODRIGUES, MARIANA TEIXEIRA
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 161D-7DBA-D3B9
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3489-233X
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=l8oMN0wAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
- LattesiD
- http://lattes.cnpq.br/8949906421066457
- Scopus Author Id
- 57217593729
Email addresses
- mtrodrigues@uc.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Human Genetics
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2024/10 - 2024/11
Concluded
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Webinar Series: Fundamentals of the Publicase Method for Writing Scientific Papers. (Outros)
Publicase International, Portugal
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2024/07/02 - 2024/07/02
Concluded
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Como elaborar um plano de gestão de dados de investigação (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
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2022/04 - 2022/07
Concluded
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Social Media Management - PDJ-GRS09 (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
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2017 - 2022
Concluded
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Structural and Functional Biology (Doctorat)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
"Action of bioactive compounds on thyroid cancer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2021/04 - 2021/07
Concluded
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Laboratory Safety: Environmental and Occupational Aspects (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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2021/03 - 2021/07
Concluded
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Ethics in Scientic Research (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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2019/07/15 - 2019/08/20
Concluded
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Non-coding RNAs in Cancer (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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2014 - 2017
Concluded
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Structural and Functional Biology (Master)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
"Research on genetic causes of familial non-medullary thyroid cancer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2016/01/18 - 2016/01/22
Concluded
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Summer Course - Bioinformatics (Outros)
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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2015/03 - 2015/06
Concluded
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Statistical Analysis (Outros)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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2010 - 2014
Concluded
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Biological Sciences (Licence)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
"EVALUATION OF miRNAs miR-200a, miR-200c, miR-203, AND miR-205 EXPRESSION IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA SAMPLES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/02/26 - Current | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/05/30 - 2023/08/02 | Scientific Translator | Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), United States |
2021/12/29 - 2022/04/25 | Técnica Covid | SYNLAB , Portugal |
2017 - 2022 | PhD Candidate | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil |
2019/10/01 - 2020/01/02 | Visiting Graduate Research Fellow | Houston Methodist, United States |
Houston Methodist Academic Institute, United States | ||
2014 - 2017 | MSc Candidate | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil |
2011 - 2014 | Aluna de Iniciação Científica | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2017 - 2021 | Action of bioactive compounds on thyroid cancer
88882.430359/2019-01
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
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2014 - 2017 | Research on genetic causes of familial non-medullary thyroid cancer
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Master Student Fellow
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
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2012 - 2014 | EVALUATION OF miRNAs miR-200a, miR-200c, miR-203, AND miR-205 EXPRESSION IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA SAMPLES
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Diadema, Brazil
Hospital do Câncer de Barretos. Fundação Pio XII (FP). Barretos , SP, Brasil, Brazil |
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Concluded
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2011/06 - 2011/10 | The role of insulin-like growth factor on heat stress-induced apoptosis in oocytes at the germinal vesicle stage.
Scientific Initiation Fellow
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/02/26 - Current | CInTech: Technological Hub for Innovation, Translation, and Industrialization of Complex Injectable Drugs
C644865576-00000005
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
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Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2018/08 - 2019/12 | ESTUDO DA EXPRESSÃO DO COMPLEXO REPRESSOR DE POLYCOMB 2 EM LINHAGENS CELULARES DE
CÂNCER DE TIREOIDE TRATADAS COM IODO
Co-supervisor
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Ciências Biológicas (Degree)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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Distinctions
Award
2020 | Best Oral Poster Presentation
Departamento de Tireoide da Sociedade Brasileira de Endocronologia e Metabologia, Brazil
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