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I am Principal Investigator at NMS with background in Biochemistry and Biomedicine. My academic journey includes completing a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, in 2006, following an earlier achievement of a Biochemistry degree from the same institution in 1993. During the initial phase of my career, I focused on Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, conducting valuable research at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) in 1993 and later at the Instituto Tecnologia Química Biológica (ITQB NOVA) from 1994 to 1999. My Ph.D. thesis, completed in 2006, delved into the intricate field of Biochemistry, specifically Plant Biochemistry Regulation. After obtaining my Ph.D., I transitioned to the field of Biomedicine, embarking on a new research journey through two distinct postdoctoral fellowships. From 2009 to 2013, I led an independent research area at the Disease and Stress Biology Laboratory at ITQB NOVA, focusing on dietary polyphenol bioactivities and their impact on health. In recognition of my contributions to research, I was appointed as an honorary fellow at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland in 2011. My dedication and excellence in the field were further acknowledged in 2013 when I secured a highly competitive FCT Investigator grant to advance my studies in the intersection of nutrition and health. Taking a significant step in my career, I established my independent research group, "Molecular Nutrition and Health," at iBET in 2016. My commitment and expertise were further validated in 2018 when I received the prestigious ERC Starting Grant. This accomplishment led to the establishment of my group at the Centro Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC) at Nova Medical School in January 2019, where I currently serve as a Principal Investigator. My career is marked by numerous achievements, including the publication of >100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, accumulating 22,600 citations and an h-index of 40. Additionally, I have authored 7 book chapters. My research has attracted a total income of 2,760,000 € from various sources, including the ERC Starting Grant in 2018, the CHIC-Horizon2020-BIOTEC07 project in 2017, and 2 FP7 projects among other national grants. In terms of academic activities, I have supervised 10 Ph.D. students, 8 Post-Docs, and numerous BSc and MSc students. I have actively participated in Ph.D. and MSc juries, both nationally and internationally, and have contributed to the education sector through lectures at NMS, ISA, ITQB NOVA, and the FMUC doctoral program in Health Sciences. My involvement in international conferences, contributions to conference proceedings, and roles in conference organization highlight my commitment to the scientific community. I have chaired the “2nd Food Bioactives and Health conference” in Lisbon and been a part of the organizing committee for eight other national and international conferences and workshops. My editorial contributions include guest editorship of three special issues and membership on the editorial board of the Chemical Biology panel for Scientific Reports from Nature Research. I have also actively participated in reviewer panels for various esteemed institutions. Looking ahead, I envision a future where my research significantly advances our understanding of how phenolic metabolites influence brain health. My goal is to elucidate the complex relationship between these compounds and neurological outcomes, ultimately identifying novel prevention and therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative diseases. Through my visionary research goals, I seek to contribute to the development of effective strategies for delaying and postponing the onset of such debilitating conditions.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Cláudia Nunes dos Santos

Citation names

  • Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia
  • Santos, CN
  • dos Santos, CN

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1B12-173A-E79B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5809-1924
Researcher Id
V-2405-2019

Email addresses

  • claudia.nunes.santos@nms.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • NOVA Medical School Research / Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Edifício CEDOC II | Rua Câmara Pestana 6 , 1150-082 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/05 - 2019/09/20
Concluded
 FELASA accredited course 020/08F on Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2018/10/04
Concluded
 IGC’s Practical Course on Laboratory Animal Science in Mouse and Zebrafish (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2008/09/24 - 2008/09/26
Concluded
 Bioinformatics Training Courses: PDA08, Proteomics Data Analysis (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2007/02/14 - 2007/02/16
Concluded
 Workshop “Behaviour Pathologies: Biological Approaches” (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2006
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Diferentes aspectos da proteólise em plantas: a via da ubiquitina/Proteossoma e o catabolismo das proteínas de reserva de sementes de leguminosas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 com Distinção e Louvor
2003/12/09 - 2003/12/12
Concluded
 “Bioinformatics: an Introductory Course“ (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2000/05/19 - 2000/05/20
Concluded
 Ubiquitin-Mediated proteolysis: from cellular functions to human diseases (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
1993
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"A via proteolítica dependente da ubiquitina em sistemas vegetais. Tentativa de identificação de conjugados de ubiquitina com proteínas específicas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/28 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2019 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2009 - 2012 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006 - 2009 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1993 - 2006 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1999 - 2005 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1998 - 1999 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Piaget, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/11 - Current Impact of dietary (Poly)phenol Metabolites in Renal Cell Carcinoma development, under physiologically relevant conditions
2020.07813.BD
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2018/01/01 - Current CHIC - Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes
eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/760891/EU
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2018 - Current SilverBrain- From sea to brain: Green neuroprotective extracts for nanoencapsulation and functional food production
PTDC/OCE-ETA/30240/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017 - Current Therapeutics@DIAPP- Perceiving Diabetes as an Islet Amyloid PoliPeptide oligomeropathy: disease progression and therapeutic focus
02/SAICT/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018 - 2021 CoHeSus- COwpea (Vigna unguiculata) genetic diversity for a SUStainable HEalthy diet
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-029867
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2014 - 2017 CardioBDP- Mechanisms of Cardioprotection by Berries-driven Polyphenols
FCT-ANR/BEX-BCM/0001/2013
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06 NMR Net - National Facility for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: from Molecular Structure and Dynamics to Protein Function, Cell Physiology, and Metabolomics
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 127013
RECI/BBB-BQB/0230/2012
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Stichting Weten

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/11/01 - 2016 BacHBerry - BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits
FP7-613793
Principal investigator
European Commission
Concluded
2011/05/01 - 2014 EUBerry - The sustainable improvement of European berry production, quality and nutritional value in a changing environment: Strawberries, Currants, Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries.
FP7-KBBE-2010-4-265942
Principal investigator
European Commission
Concluded
2010 - 2012 Conservation and Recovery of Threatened endemic Flora in Portugal
Fundo EDP para a Biodiversidade
Principal investigator
Fundo EDP para a Biodiversidade
Concluded
2009 - 2012 Polyphenols as protective agents in cellular models of alpha-synucleinopaties, in particular Parkinson’s disease
PTDC/BIA-BCM/111617/2009
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2009 Tannin polymerase, a novel and previously unknown enzyme that is required by obligate pathogens to invade grapevine tissues
PTDC/AGR-AAM/65611/2006
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1999 - 2001 Caracterização dos componentes da via proteolítica mediada pela ubiquitina de plantas superiores
PRAXIS/P/AGR/11058/1998
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1997 - 2000 Adaptação de Pisum sativum a condições adversas. Estudo das vias proteolíticas e das proteínas de choque térmico a nível bioquímico e genético
PRAXIS/3/3.2/HORT/2140/95
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1997 - 2000 A via proteolítica dependente da ubiquitina de células vegetais. Estudo das características moleculares das enzimas envolvidas e da sua importância durante o desenvolvimento da planta
PRAXIS/2/2.1/QUI/350/94
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1990 - 1993 "Participação de proteínas celulares - glicoproteínas e ubiquitina - na diferenciação de tecidos vegetais
PMCT/C/BIO/876/90
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019 - Current LIMBo- Zooming the link between diet and brain health: how phenolic metabolites modulate brain inflammation
ERC-2018-STG-804229
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
 European Research Council
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

iNOVA4Health, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2024/07/31 PERCEPT: Parkinson' s disEase bRain-Chip modEl to unveil Polyphenols poTential
2022.02127.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/01/01 - 2024/06/30 Are the beneficial effects of polyphenols consumption over insulin resistance mediated by the carotid body?
2022.05677.PTDC
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2022/06/30 Estudo da diversidade genética de feijão-frade para uma dieta mais saudável e sustentável
PTDC/BAA-AGR/29867/2017
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - 2022/02/28 Perceiving Diabetes as an Islet Amyloid PoliPeptide oligomeropathy: disease progression and therapeutic focus
PTDC/BIA-MOL/31104/2017
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 iNOVA4Health - Programa de Medicina Translacional iBET, CEDOC/FCM, IPOLFG e ITQB
UID/Multi/04462/2019
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 4 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Loncarevic-Vasiljkovic, Natasa; Carregosa, Diogo; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Neuroprotective mechanisms of berry bioavailable polyphenol metabolites". In Berries and Berry Bioactive Compounds in Promoting Health, edited by Ana Rodriguez-Mateos; Dorothy Klimis-Zacas. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022.
    Submitted
  2. Pinto, Catarina; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Molecular Nutrition and Health: dietary polyphenols and neurodegenerative diseases". In From life molecules to global health, edited by Fragata, J. M. Parede, Portugal: Principia Editora, 2021.
    Published
  3. Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; Carregosa, Diogo; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia (1B12-173A-E79B). Corresponding author: Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia (1B12-173A-E79B). "The potential of low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites for attenuating neuroinflammation and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases". In Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research. New York, United States: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD, 2021.
    Submitted
  4. Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Regina Menezes, Regina A Menezes or Regina de Andrade Menezes; Carregosa, Diogo; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Regina Menezes; Diogo Carregosa; Katerina Valentova; et al. "Flavones and Flavonols". In Dietary Polyphenols : Their Metabolism and Health Effects, edited by Tom{\'a, 189-259. New York, United States: john wiley and sons, 2020.
    Accepted • 10.1002/9781119563754.ch5
  5. Garcia, G.; Santos, C. Nunes do; Menezes, R.. "High-Throughput Yeast-Based Reporter Assay to Identify Compounds with Anti-inflammatory Potential". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 441-452. Springer New York, 2016.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-3756-1_29
  6. Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Costa, IS; Ferreira, RB; Figueira, I; Macedo, D; Menezes, R; Pinto, P; Tavares, L. "Metabolitos de pequenos frutos para um envelhecimento saudável do cérebro". In Metabolitos de pequenos frutos para um envelhecimento saudável do cérebro, e-book in the ambit of CIEEH 2014. Passo Fundo, 2014.
  7. Ferreira, R.B.; Monteiro, S.; Freitas, R.; Santos, C.N.; Chen, Z.; Batista, L.M.; Duarte, J.; Borges, A.; Teixeira, A.R.. "The role of plant defence proteins in fungal pathogenesis". In Molecular Plant Pathology, 677-700. 2007.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00419.x
Conference paper
  1. L. Tavares; R. C. Pimpao; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; G. J. McDougall; D. Stewart; R. B. Ferreira; Tavares, L.; et al. "Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection". 2009.
  2. Carvalho, MB; Santos, CN; Teixeira, AR; Ferreira, RB. "Expression levels of the components of the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway in Pisum sativum seedlings under anoxia stress". 2005.
  3. Rangel, M.; Cagiro, A.; Santos, C.; Ferreira, R.; Teixeira, A.. "EFFECT of TEMPERATURE on the ENZYMATIC COMPONENTS of the UBIQUITIN PATHWAY from Lemna minor". 1997.
  4. Santos, C.; Ferreira, R.; Teixeira, A.. "INVOLVEMENT of the UBIQUITIN MEDIATED PROTEOLYTIC PATHWAY in the RESPONSE of Lemnu minor to ARSENITE". 1997.
Conference poster
  1. Figueira, Inês; Mosig, Alexander; Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; P. Silva, Inês; Vrhovsek, Urska; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Figueira, Inês. "PERCEPT: a Parkinson's disEase bRain-Chip modEl to unveil Polyphenol meTabolites potential". Paper presented in 2nd MPS World Summit, 2023.
  2. Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; P. Silva, Inês; Mosig, Alexander; Figueira, Inês; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Peripheral Inflammation microfluidic model to disclose polyphenol metabolites potential". Paper presented in 2nd MPS World Summit, 2023.
  3. P. Silva, Inês; Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; Mosig, Alexander; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Figueira, Inês. "Brain-on-chip model to study polyphenols potential against neuroinflammation and Parkinson¿s disease". Paper presented in 2nd IMMUPARKNET COST Action Conference, 2023.
  4. P. Silva, Inês; Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; Vrhovsek, Urska; S. Mosig, Alexander; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Figueira, Inês. Corresponding author: P. Silva, Inês. "PRIME: PARKINSON'S DISEASE BRAIN-ON-CHIP MODEL TO DISCLOSE POLYPHENOLS POTENTIAL". Paper presented in Beyond REMODEL: 3R models for biomedical research, 2023.
  5. Olga Carreira; Santos, Inês Paz; de Lemos, Luísa; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Tenreiro, Sandra. Corresponding author: Tenreiro, Sandra. "Modelling retinal degenerative mechanisms using patient-derived organoids". Paper presented in Beyond REMODEL: 3R models for biomedical research, Porto, Portugal, 2023.
  6. Felgueiras, M. Beatriz; de Lemos, Luísa; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Tenreiro, Sandra. Corresponding author: Tenreiro, Sandra. "Exploring a retinal organoid model of early Diabetic Retinopathy for drug discovery". Paper presented in Beyond REMODEL: 3R models for biomedical research, 2023.
  7. P. Silva, Inês; Gomes, Andreia; Carregosa, Diogo; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites reduce the secretion of inflammatory biomarkers in human endothelial cells". Paper presented in International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health, 2022.
  8. Marta Cação; de Lemos, Luísa; Miguel C. Seabra; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Tenreiro, Sandra. Corresponding author: Tenreiro, Sandra. "Evaluating the protective effect of berries-derived polyphenol metabolites in mouse retina degeneration". Paper presented in iMED Innovate Competition 14.0, 2022.
  9. Pinto, Catarina; Janowska, Aleksandra; Lian, Yilong; Louphrasitthiphol, Pakavarin; Pedro Moura-Alves; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Dietary (Poly)phenols as modulators of the AhR". Paper presented in FBHC, 2022.
  10. Figueira, Inês; Carecho, Rafael; Terrasso, Ana Paula; Godinho-Pereira, Joana; de Oliveira Sequeira, Catarina; Pereira, Sofia A.; Milenkovic, Dragan; et al. "Low-molecular-weight (poly)phenol metabolites preconditioning attenuates dopaminergic degeneration in a 3D cellular model of Parkinson's disease". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives and Health (FBHC), 2022.
  11. Marques, Daniela; Carecho, Rafael; Carregosa, Diogo; Brito, Maria Alexandra; Figueira, Inês; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Low molecular weight (poly)phenols potential to mitigate neuroinflammation in Human Microglia and Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives and Health (FBHC), 2022.
  12. Marques, Daniela; Diogo Moura-Louro; Carecho, Rafael; Brito, Maria Alexandra; Figueira, Inês; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites potential to mitigate neuroinflammation in brain microvascular endothelial cells". Paper presented in I International Meeting on the Brain Vasculature, 2022.
  13. Ferreira, Sofia; Raimundo, Ana F.; Farrim, Inês; Pobre, Vânia; Brito, José; da Silva, Mafalda L.; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Menezes, Regina. "Urolithin B inhibits IAPP aggregation with implications to pancreatic ß-cell health.". Paper presented in CA20113 ProteoCure 1st Annual meeting 2022, 2022.
  14. Raimundo, Ana F.; Ferreira, Sofia; Farrim, Inês; Pobre, Vânia; da Silva, Mafalda L.; Brito, José; Garcez, Márcia; et al. "Urolithin B as a protective compound against diabetes via modulation of islet amyloid polypeptide cytotoxicity". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, 2022.
  15. Carecho, Rafael; Figueira, Inês; Terrasso, Ana Paula; Godinho-Pereira, Joana; de Oliveira Sequeira, Catarina; Pereira, Sofia A.; Milenkovic, Dragan; et al. "Neuroprotective effects of circulating (poly)phenol metabolites in MPP(+)-stimulated dopaminergic neurons". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health (ICPH2022), 2022.
  16. Pinto, Catarina; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia. "Regional distribution of the microbial community after a short-term feeding with a berries enriched diet". Paper presented in UNGAP Lisbon meeting, 2022.
  17. Carecho, Rafael; Figueira, Inês; Terrasso, Ana Paula; Godinho-Pereira, Joana; de Oliveira Sequeira, Catarina; Pereira, Sofia A.; Milenkovic, Dragan; et al. "Low-molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites found in circulation trigger pre-conditioning mechanisms protecting a 3D cell model of Parkinson's disease from an oxidative insult". Paper presented in International Conference on Alzheimer¿s and Parkinson¿s Diseases and related neurological disorders (AD/PD 2022), 2022.
  18. Ferreira, Sofia; Raimundo, Ana F.; Brito, José; da Silva, Mafalda L.; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Menezes, Regina. "Urolithin B hinders IAPP aggregation: a potential role of diet-derived metabolites towards diabetes management". Paper presented in II Bio.Natural Virtual Conference, 2021.
  19. Raimundo, Ana F.; Ferreira, Sofia; Brito, José; da Silva, Mafalda L.; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; Regina Menezes, Regina A Menezes or Regina de Andrade Menezes. "Protection of pancreatic beta-cells against IAPP proteotoxicity by the polyphenol metabolite urolithin B: a potential strategy for dietary interventions in diabetes". Paper presented in 38th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition (Virtual Congress), 2021.
  20. Claudia Nunes dos Santos. "6 - Low molecular weight gut polyphenols metabolites and its nutritional relevance as effectors for attenuating neuroinflammation". 2019.
    10.26226/morressier.5d5e517ec552ee72134a60f4
Journal article
  1. Inês Figueira; María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez; Natasa Loncarevic-Vasiljkovic; Cláudia Nunes dos Santos. "(Poly)phenols: The Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Inflammation". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242316971.
    10.3390/ijms242316971
  2. María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez; Daniela Marques; Inês Figueira; Katarina Cankar; Dirk Bosch; Maria Alexandra Brito; Claudia Nunes dos Santos. "Costunolide and parthenolide". Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 167 (2023): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/2e2507c1-f694-40d4-91a1-e28088879dac.
    10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115413
  3. Melanie Le Sayec; Diogo Carregosa; Khadija Khalifa; Chiara de Lucia; Dag Aarsland; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Ana Rodriguez-Mateos. "Identification and quantification of (poly)phenol and methylxanthine metabolites in human cerebrospinal fluid". Food and Function (2023): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/c1f3c23b-ca73-40e4-9403-cd441315b200.
    10.1039/d3fo01913f
  4. Rafael Carecho; Diogo Carregosa; Bernardo Oliveira Ratilal; Inês Figueira; Maria Angeles Ávila-Gálvez; Cláudia Nunes dos Santos; Natasa Loncarevic-Vasiljkovic. "Dietary (Poly)phenols in Traumatic Brain Injury". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108908.
    10.3390/ijms24108908
  5. Catarina J.G. Pinto; María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez; Yilong Lian; Pedro Moura-Alves; Cláudia Nunes dos Santos. "Targeting the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by gut phenolic metabolites: A strategy towards gut inflammation". Redox Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2023.102622.
    10.1016/j.redox.2023.102622
  6. Katarina Cankar; Johanna Christina Hakkert; Robert Sevenier; Christina Papastolopoulou; Bert Schipper; João P. Baixinho; Naiara Fernández; et al. "Lactucin Synthase Inactivation Boosts the Accumulation of Anti-inflammatory 8-Deoxylactucin and Its Derivatives in Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08959.
    10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08959
  7. Rita Rosado-Ramos; Gonçalo Manuel Poças; Daniela Marques; Alexandre Foito; David M Sevillano; Mafalda Lopes-da-Silva; Luis G Goncalves; et al. "Genipin prevents alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity by affecting endocytosis, metabolism and lipid storage". Nature Communications 14 1 (2023): 1918-1918. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/49c31a60-a665-4b18-bca4-8b339744208f.
    10.1038/s41467-023-37561-2
  8. Inês Figueira; Paulo Bastos; Antonio González-Sarrías; Juan Carlos Espín; Bruno Costa-Silva; Cláudia Nunes dos Santos. "Can exosomes transfer the preconditioning effects triggered by (poly)phenol compounds between cells?". Food & Function (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FO00876A.
    10.1039/D2FO00876A
  9. Ana F. Raimundo; Sofia Ferreira; Pobre, V; Mafalda Lopes-da-Silva; José A. Brito; Daniel J.V.A. dos Santos; Nuno Saraiva; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Regina Menezes. "Urolithin B". FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY 13 (2022): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/4abe2f17-1627-4be3-a527-ab67dc76fa94.
    10.3389/fendo.2022.1008418
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  89. Tavares, L.; McDougall, G.J.; Fortalezas, S.; Stewart, D.; Ferreira, R.B.; Santos, C.N.. "The neuroprotective potential of phenolic-enriched fractions from four Juniperus species found in Portugal". Food Chemistry 135 2 (2012): 562-570. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863924112&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.05.023
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    10.3109/13880209.2011.596209
  91. Tavares, L.; Figueira, I.; MacEdo, D.; McDougall, G.J.; Leitão, M.C.; Vieira, H.L.A.; Stewart, D.; et al. "Neuroprotective effect of blackberry (Rubus sp.) polyphenols is potentiated after simulated gastrointestinal digestion". Food Chemistry 131 4 (2012): 1443-1452. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81855201851&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.10.025
  92. Santos, C.N.; Alves, M.M.; Bento, I.T.; Ferreira, R.B.. "Missing pieces in protein deposition and mobilization inside legume seed storage vacuoles: Calcium and magnesium ions". Seed Science Research 22 4 (2012): 249-258. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869065905&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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Preprint
  1. Diogo Carregosa; Ines Pires Silva, Sr.; Carolina Teixeira; Mariana Baltazar; Rocio Garcia-Villalba; Filipa Soares Vieira; Monica Marcal; Madalena Tuna; Claudia Nunes Santos. "(Poly)phenols in Human Breast Milk and their health benefits for the newborn". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.27.23287781.
    10.1101/2023.03.27.23287781

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2022. "Composition For Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases".
    Protected

Other

Other output
  1. Bioavailable polyphenol metabolites impact renal cancer cells migration. 2022. I. Guerreiro; D. Carregosa; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; A. Fernandes. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/2801db83-aa02-4d46-81e9-f1fa5bf8e9ef.
  2. Correction to. Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection (Scientific Reports, (2017), 7, 1, (11456), 10.1038/s41598-017-11512-6). 2021. Inês Figueira; G. Garcia; R. C. Pimpão; A. P. Terrasso; I. Costa; A. Filipa Almeida; Lucelia Tavares; et al. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/28b64cda-733b-4d1e-8fa2-997de6c98465.
    10.1038/s41598-021-96179-w
  3. Urolithin B protects pancreatic beta cells against IAPP proteotoxicity: a potential strategy for dietary interventions in diabetes. 2021. A. F. Raimundo; S. Ferreira; José A. Brito; M. Silva; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Regina Menezes. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/77a1fba8-c61c-4389-807e-fa392c2b545b.
  4. Low molecular weight gut polyphenols metabolites and its nutritional relevance as effectors for attenuating neuroinflammation. 2020. Diogo Carregosa; Rafael Carecho; Ines Figueira; Claudia Nunes dos Santos. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/d516f1ab-232e-4477-83c4-7233cea508f1.
    10.1017/S0029665120002359
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2022 Low molecular weight polyphenol metabolites and neuroinflammation (provisional)
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018 - 2022 Small molecule as bioactive for Parkinson's disease
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2020 Disclosing the mechanism underlying the beneficial effects of Berries-driven Polyphenols in in vitro, as well as, in vivo Cardiovascular models
Supervisor of Andreia Filipa dos Santos Gomes
 Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new derivatives of phenolic metabolites.
Supervisor of Diogo Carregosa
 Master thesis in Biochemistry for Health (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Human phenolic metabolites as modulators of neuroinflammation
Supervisor of Inês Bento
 Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Modulation of neuroinflammation by phenolic sulfates metabolites
Supervisor of Catarina Bastos
 Master in Biochemistry for Health (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Unraveling phytochemicals with potential therapeutic application for neurodegeneration
Supervisor of Manuela Vaz
 Master in Biochemistry for Health (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Deciphering the potential of berries polyphenol metabolites for Parkinson´s disease: digestion, blood-brain barrier transposition and neuroprotective effect
Supervisor of Inês Figueira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Exploring the neuroprotective properties of hydroxytyrosol from Portuguese olive oil.
Supervisor of Ivanov, I.
 Corso Di Studio In Chimica E Tecnologia (Master)
Università degli Studi di Bologna Scuola di Farmacia Biotecnologie e Scienze Motorie, Italy
2014 - 2015 Berries driven polyphenols-induced cytoprotection in cardiomyocyte
Supervisor of Guerra, J.
Master in Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2015 Investigating the neuroproctective effect of plant (poly)phenols in models of Parkinson's disease
Supervisor of Macedo, D.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Evaluation of Neuroprotective Effects of Natural Extracts obtained from Portuguese Agro-food Residues
Supervisor of Rita Ramos
 Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Validation of neuroprotective effect of blackberries digested metabolites in a model of neurodegeneration based on mice neurons primary culture
Supervisor of Costa, I.
 Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Digested raspberries polyphenols for brain health: Attenuation of neuroinflammation.
Supervisor of Garcia, G.
 Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Polyphenols neuroprotective effect in a Parkinson's disease yeast model: phosphoproteome alterations
Supervisor of Gonçalves, V.
 Master in Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Evaluation of potential of gamma radiation as a conservation treatment for blackberry fruits
Supervisor of Oliveira, M.
 Master degree in Food Engineering (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Neuroprotective activity of polyphenol-rich extracts from Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus): evaluation of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on neurons and microglia cells.
Supervisor of Nanni, S.
 Corso Di Studio In Chimica E Tecnologia (Master)
Università degli Studi di Bologna Scuola di Farmacia Biotecnologie e Scienze Motorie, Italy
2009 - 2014 Neuroprotective effects on a neurodegeneration cell model exhibited by serum bioavailable metabolites obtained from a human intervention study with highly antioxidant fruits
Supervisor of Pimpão, R.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
2011 - 2012 Proteomic Analysis of a neurodegeneration cell model, treated with plant extracts with potential neuroprotective activity
Supervisor of Gomes, A.
 Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Reseach of polyphenols with neuroprotective potential in a yeast model of degeneration.
Supervisor of Jardim, C.
 Master in Biochemistry-Medical Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008 - 2012 Evaluation of neuroprotective potential of polyphenols derived from Portuguese native plants: Juniperus sp. and Rubus sp
Supervisor of Tavares, L.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Oxidative stress and neuroprotective effect of metabolites of Blackberry digestion using a neurodegeneration cell model
Supervisor of Figueira, I.
 Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Polyphenols as antioxidants in Parkinson's disease: protein aggregates in cellular models
Supervisor of Macedo, D.
 Master in Neuroscience (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Nutritional intervention study: Development, validation and on-line implementation of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess Portugal consumption on fruits and vegetables
Supervisor of Cardoso, S.
 Human Nutrition and Food Quality (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Análise proteómica das fracções subcelulares de uma linha de neuroblastomas humanos
Supervisor of Esteves, S.
 Master in Functional Biology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Compostos fenólicos e a sua actividade antioxidante em espécies de Juniperus: análise da produção sazonal e sob condições de stresse
Supervisor of Pimpão, R.
 Master in Biothecnology and Celular Biology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Effects of Arbustus unedo leaf polyphenols on ubiquitin-proteasome system and alpha-synuclein production in SK-N-MC cell line”
Supervisor of Plebani, R.
 Master in Biomolecular and Biofunctional Sciences (Master)
Università degli Studi di Camerino, Italy
2008 - 2009 Propriedades antioxidantes e antiproliferativas em folhas e frutos de Arbutus unedo e Corema album: caracterização preliminar
Supervisor of Fortalezas, S.
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Efeito de composto fenólicos de plantas endémicas de Portugal com actividade antioxidante em neurodegeneração
Supervisor of Pontes, V.
 Master in Biotecnology (Master)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Polifenóis com importância em Neurodegeneração: a via da ubiquitina/ proteassoma
Supervisor of Barata, D.
 Master in Celular and Molecular Biology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/02/29 - 2020/02/29 Open day CEDOC-Lysocil 2020 (2020/02/29 - 2020/02/29)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Org. ans scientific committee of NutRedOx Cost Action Training School and General Meeting 2019, Lisbon, PT (2019 - 2019)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Chair of the 2nd Food Bioactives and Health, Lisboa, PT (2018 - 2018)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Org. and scientific committee of BacHBerry Satellite workshop of the XXVIIIth International Conference on Polyphenols, Vienna, Austria. (2016 - 2016)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Org. and Sci. committee of V Colóquio Nacional da Produção de Pequenos Frutos, Oeiras, PT. (2016 - 2016)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Org. committee of Euberry National Symposium, Oeiras, PT. (2015 - 2015) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Org. and Sci. committee of Summer School on Nutrigenomics, Camerino, Italy. (2014 - 2014)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Org. committee IV Colóquio Nacional Produção Pequenos Frutos, Faro, PT (2012 - 2012)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Member of the Organizing Committee of ITQB Open Day 2010. Target: people from Oeiras town Municipality (2010 - 2010)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Org. and Sci. committee of Workshop on ‘Defining Needs of Berry Industries’, Oeiras, PT. (2009 - 2009)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/05/08 - Current Open Day of NMS|FCM, 8th May
Exhibition
 Open Day
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2017 - Current Participation in the Berrymakers movie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6873418/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm) https://vimeo.com/193467652?fbclid=IwAR3QyN--OTrQhCXqy2seSlUpmISfn_Bk3YBPcuCd0KeUCVEOJeU1y6dAink
2020 - 2020 Sessão Ciência para crianças na Associação 6 de Maio em Benfica, Lisboa
Other
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2012/05 - 2012/05 “Fascination of Plants Day 2012" Promoted by European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) by organizing the itinerary “Berry fruits”.
Exhibition
 Fascination of Plants Day 2012 - EPSO
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/03 - 2012/03 Participation in the EU project Comenius-Fingertips (http://fingertipscomenius.com) in the ambit of the activity School Gardening by offering a specimen and explanation information sheet of the Portuguese endemic endangered Antirinhum lopesianum to Escola Secundária da Quinta do Marquês, March 2012, Oeiras EU project Comenius-Fingertips
2010/03 - 2010/03 Lecture for young children (primary school) about Biodiversity, Escola EB1 António Rebelo de Andrade, March 2010, Oeiras.
Escola EB1 António Rebelo de Andrade, Portugal
2009/07 - 2009/07 Invited speaker at the conference: 14ª SESSÃO of Cacau Club: “Frutos Vermelhos com Chocolate: Palestra sobre antioxidantes”, Hotel Real Palácio, Julho 2009, Lisboa
Conference
 14ª SESSÃO of Cacau Club: “Frutos Vermelhos com Chocolate: Palestra sobre antioxidantes

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021 Disclosing the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of berries-driven polyphenols In in vitro, as well as in vivo cardiovascular models
Supervisor
 Andreia Gomes (PhD)
2021 Understanding the role of the gastrointestinal tract and the gut microbiome on the biotransformation, absorption and bioavailability of xenobiotics : chlorogenic acid as model compound
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Olivier Mortelé (PhD)
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2019 Epigenetic profiling of adverse lifestyle conditions and nutraceutical interventions in health and disease
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Declerck, Ken (PhD)
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2018 Helder Oliveira, at Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Helder Oliveira (PhD)
2017 Inês Figueira, at ITQB NOVA, Lisboa (Supervisor).
Supervisor
 Inês Figueira (PhD)
2016 Vanda Rafaela Maio de Sousa Mendes, at IBCAS, Porto (principal examiner).
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vanda Mendes (PhD)
2015 Diana Macedo, at ITQB NOVA, Lisboa (Supervisor).
Supervisor
 Diana Macedo (PhD)
2014 Rui Carlos Pimpão, at ITQB NOVA, Lisboa (Supervisor).
Supervisor
 Rui Pimpão (PhD)
2012 Cláudia Susana Fernandes Queiroga, at ITQB NOVA, Lisboa (Member of the Jury).
(Thesis) Arguer
 Cláudia Queiroga (PhD)
2012 Meenakshi Siddharthan Dhivia Vadhana, University of Camerino Italy (President of the Jury and principal examiner).
President of the jury
 Meenakshi Siddharthan Dhivia Vadhana (PhD)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2018 - 2021 Management Committee of Action NutRedOx
Coordinator
2014 - 2018 Management Committee of Action COST-POSITIVe- Interindividual variation in response to consumption of plant food bioactives and determinants involved.
Coordinator
2011 - 2014 Management Committee of Action COST-INFOGEST- Improving health properties of food by sharing our knowledge on the digestive process
Coordinator
2011 - 2011 Member of EPSO Crops, Food and Health working group.
Member
2007 - 2010 Member of Action COST-Euroberry Research: from Genomics to Sustainable Production, Quality & Health
Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/06 - 2022/06 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health
2022 - 2022 10th ICPH- International Conference Polyphenols and Health
2020/06/16 - 2020/06/19 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Guest editor on the special issue special Issue "(Poly)phenols: The Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Inflammation" for International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI. MDPI AG, Switzerland
2021 - 2021 Review Editor in Frontiers in Nutrition - Nutrition and Brain Health
2019 - 2019 Guest editor on the special issue “Natural Products: Optimizing Cancer Treatment through Modulation of Redox Balance” for Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Hindawi Limited. Hindawi Limited, United Kingdom
2019 - 2019 Organization and introductory editorial of the special issue associated to the congress FBHC2018 held in Lisbon in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in the topic Bioactive Constituents, Metabolites, And Functions.
2018 - 2018 Editorial board member in Chemical Biology panel for Scientific Reports from Nature Research Nature, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017 Guest editor on special issue "Polyphenols as new leads in drug discovery: biological activity and mechanisms" for Current Pharmaceutical Design, Bentham Science Publishers Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, United Arab Emirates

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 Lecturing in Aging and Associated Diseases Advanced Course in the aim of PhD program in in Health Sciences (NMS|FCM). (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Lecturing at Universidade do Minho (invited seminars) in master in Genética Molecular Invited Seminars (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2022 Lecturing at NOVA Medical School (invited seminars) in Curricular units in NOVA Biomedical Research Master: Research Seminars; Cell Regulation; Aging and age-related diseases: From molecular mechanisms to therapies (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Lecturing in Cardiovascular sciences course (2 h seminar: Beneficial effects of (poly)phenols in cardiovascular diseases) in the aim of PhD program in Health Sciences at Medicinal School of Coimbra University. (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Lecturing in ITQB NOVA PhD program (2h seminar: Plant-derived compounds and age-related neurodegeneration and cognitive decline) in the curricular unit Frontiers in Biotechnology. (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Invited Professor at the Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar. Coordination and lecturing of curricular unit Bioseparations of natural products (seminars, lab classes and problem solving, total 75 hours, more than 30 students), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, PT. (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2007 - 2009 Lecturing at Instituto Superior de Agronomia in (6h /year): Master courses at the curricular units: Transcriptomic and Proteomics (seminars 2h/semester, more than 30 students) Analytical Molecular Methods (seminars 2h/semester, more than 30 students) (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2007 - 2009 Lecturing at Instituto Superior de Agronomia in (6h /year): University degree curricular unit: Biochemistry and metabolism (seminars 2h/semester, more than 30 students) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Chemistry from Engenharia Agro-Alimentar, Engenharia da Produção and Engenharia da Gestão e Ordenamento degrees (lab classes and problem solving, more than 180 students/year) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém - ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Bromatology from Engenharia Agro-Alimentar degree (lab classes and problem solving, more than 120 students/year) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Biochemistry from Engenharia Agro-Alimentar degree (lab classes and problem solving, more than 120 students/year) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Technology of Animal products I from Engenharia Agro-Alimentar degree (lab classes and problem solving, more than 60 students/year) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Chemical Analysis of Foods I from Qualidade Alimentar degree (seminars, lab classes and problem solving, more than 60 students). (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Chemical Analysis of Foods II from Qualidade Alimentar degree (seminars, lab classes and problem solving, more than 60 students). (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Chemical Analysis of Foods III from Qualidade Alimentar degree (seminars, lab classes and problem solving, more than 60 students). (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor at Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém from Instituto Politécnico de Santarém- ESAS, lecturing at the curricular units (336h/year): Nutrition from Qualidade Alimentar degree (seminars, lab classes and problem solving, more than 60 students). (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
1998 - 2000 Invited Professor at Piaget – Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares, Almada, Portugal. Coordinator and lecturing the curricular units (120h/year): “Higiene e Legislação Alimentar” (seminars and problem solving, 60 hours/semester, more than 30 students) “Biotecnologia” (seminars and problem solving, 60 hours/semester, more than 30 students) (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares de Almada, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - 2022 Review panel member FWO phd and post-docs grants
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 Review panel member 2nd Call_HFRI's Research Projects
Evaluator
2019 - 2019 Evaluator at the iMed, Innovate Competition
Evaluator
 Fundação AstraZeneca, United Kingdom Fundação AstraZeneca
2019 - 2019 Concurso para Atribuição de Bolsas de Doutoramento
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019 - 2019 YERUN Research Mobility Awards
Evaluator
 Young European Research Universities Network, Belgium Young European Research Universities Network
2019 - 2019 Evaluation committee of the research unit UNH (Unité de Nutrition Humaine), Clermont Ferrand
Evaluator
 Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur, France Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur
2017 - 2017 Review panel member, call Servia-Portuguese Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology, National Foundation for Science and Tech. (FCT), PT.
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2016 Review panel member, call Sino-Portuguese Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology, National Foundation for Science and Tech. (FCT), PT.
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2015 Review panel member, call Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Netherlands.
Member
 Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen, Belgium Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen
2014 - 2014 Review panel member, call 2015 FONDECYT Regular Competition, Chile.
Member
 Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
2014 - 2014 Review panel member, call Czech-Norwegian Research Programme, Norway.
Member
 EEA Grants, Belgium
2009 - 2009 Scientific Evaluation of projects final reports, FCT, PT.
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/09/11 Demência: como escolher os alimentos certos pode ajudar a retardar a destruição dos neurónios Visão Saúde
2019/08/19 Dieta pode prevenir doenças neurodegenerativas, 8 August 2019, Dignus-Revista Técnica de Geriatria e Gerontologia Revista Técnica de Geriatria e Gerontologia
2019/08/01 A Nutrição como meio de prevenção das doenças neurodegenerativas, 1 August 2019, News Farma News Farma
2019 Participation in “Mulheres na Ciência, 2º edição” www.cienciaviva.pt/mulheresnaciencia/segunda-edicao/index.asp?id=932 Ciência Viva
2018/11/25 Chicória: Conheça os benefícios do novo espinafre, 25 November , Revista Visão Revista Visão
2018/07/27 Horizonte 2020 atribui mais de 11,5 ME a oito investigadores portugueses, 27 July 2018, DN Diário de Notícias
2012/03/26 Amoras silvestres portuguesas benéficas para a saúde, 26 March 2012 Mundo Portugues
2012/03/26 Amoras portuguesas são melhores para a saúde, 26 March 2012 Boas notícias
2012/03/21 Wild Blackberries Prove Superior Than Conventional Varieties In Antioxidant Power, March 21, 2012 PreventDisease
2012/03/20 Wild blackberry extracts show promise as brain health nutraceuticals Lab data, 20 March 2012 NutraIngredients
2012/03/20 Wild Blackberries May Promote Brain Health, April 5, 2012 WorldHealth
2012/03/12 Amoras silvestres portuguesas ‘ofuscam’ variedades comerciais, 12 March 2012, Ciência hoje Ciência hoje
2012/01/10 Os benefícios das amoras silvestres portuguesas!, 10 January 2012,Oje Oje

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/03/22 - Current Maratona da Saúde (Antena 1), 22 March 2017
2015 - Current Ep. 15– Pequenos frutos podem guardar a fórmula para o tratamento da hipertensão 90 segundos de ciência
2012/11/21 - Current Programa Com Ciência, rtp2, 21 Novembro 2012
Distinctions

Award

2020 Honorable Mention at Food & Nutrition Awards 2019 to the work "Efeitos benéficos dos polifenóis na hipertensão arterial ¿ Poli4Hiper"
Jornal Económico, Portugal
2019 Prémio Inovação 2019
Associação Nacional de Produtores de Mirtilo, Portugal
2018 ERC-2018-Starting grant with project LIMBo (N° 804229)
European Research Council, Belgium
2016 Therapeutics4DM: "Elucidação do papel do Péptido Amiloide dos Ilhéus em Diabetes Mellitus: abrindo novos caminhos para a intervenção terapêutica"
2013 Assistant Investigator, Investigador FCT 2013 call
2012 Nutriton awards- 2nd Honorable Mention to the work “Amoras silvestres portuguesas, uma aposta como alimentos funcionais para o cérebro”.

Other distinction

2022 Proposal retained for 2nd stage of evaluation at M.J.Fox Grants in Therapeutic Pipeline Program
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, United States
2016 Grant for training in animal models of hypertension at Signaling and Cardiac Pathophysiology Lab, INSERM, Paris
Erasmus Plus, Belgium