Luís Filipe Fragoso Grilo (1B13-222A-EE4E)

Curriculum Vitae

Luís Filipe Fragoso Grilo

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedicine and Experimental Biology at the University of Coimbra. I have 7+ years of experience working in research labs in Portugal, Italy, Germany, and the United States. In my research, I am studying the impact of maternal diet during pregnancy on offspring health, aging, and long-term predisposition to disease. My main focus is on the impact of developmental programming on hepatic and cardiac function, their crosstalk, and their interplay with other organs. I have been involved in over 10 projects, a researcher of 5 funded grants, and received multiple personal honors and fellowships namely a Ph.D. Research Scholarship (funded by FCT) and a Fulbright Scholarship. I am committed to science dissemination and sustainability in research work, having organized scientific meetings, participated in science outreach activities and teaching activities, and supervised students. I am a member of the Pedagogic Council and of the Ethics Committee from the III-UC. I am an ad hoc reviewer for four international journals. I am author of 13 publications (first-author in 4) published in peer-reviewed journals including Basic Research in Cardiology and Clinical Science, with over 190 citations (Scholar) and an H-index of 7 (Scholar) | 5 (Scopus). I presented my work in 19 oral presentations, including 4 invited talks, and 46 poster communications, resulting in 12 conference awards.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Luís Filipe Fragoso Grilo

Citation names

Grilo, Luís F.
Grilo, Luís

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1B13-222A-EE4E
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6278-9241
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=gbz8fWMAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&authuser=1
Scopus Author Id: 57211773212

Email addresses

luis.grilo@uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

https://www.cnc.uc.pt/pt/people/l-grilo (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/12 - 2024/12 Ongoing	Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2022/01 - 2024 Ongoing	EIT Health Ageing Ph.D. School (Doctor) European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary
2023/04 Concluded	Introduction to Laboratory Safety (Outros) Lab Safety Workspace, United States
2023/04 Concluded	Introduction to Biological Safety Level 2 Training (Outros) Lab Safety Workspace, United States
2023/02 Concluded	Science Communication and Media Training Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01 Concluded	Business Ignition Program (Outros) Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2022/12 Concluded	Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Associated Diseases Advanced Course (Outros) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
2022/12 Concluded	Annual Retreat of EIT Health Ageing Ph.D. School (Outros) European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary
2022/11 Concluded	IPN Innovation & Entrepreneurship Online Training Course (Outros) Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2022/11 Concluded	Introduction to systems biology and metabolomics of ageing Course (Outros) Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lodzi, Poland
2022/06 Concluded	Smart Communication and Networking Course (Outros) The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland
2022/06 Concluded	Mechanisms of Metabolic Disorders International (multi-university) Postgraduate Course (Outros) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2022/05 Concluded	Frailty in real life and its Translational Implications Course (Outros) Universität zu Köln, Germany
2021/11 Concluded	Autumn School of SPD (Portuguese Society for Diabetology) (Outros) Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2021/08 Concluded	HelloAI RIS Online Summer School (Outros) European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary
2021/07 Concluded	Ageing: from fundamental biology to societal impact (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/05 Concluded	Connecting Researchers with the Society - PDBEB Advanced Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/03 Concluded	Metabolic Remodeling in Health and Disease: From Molecules to Organelle to Society- PDBEB Advanced Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02 Concluded	Computational Biology - PDBEB Advanced Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/01 Concluded	Core Technologies - PDBEB Advanced Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11 Concluded	Clinical Trials and Mitochondrial Disease Course (Outros) The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, United States
2020/11 Concluded	COVID-19 and Mitochondrial Disease Patient Care Course (Outros) The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, United States
2020/08 - 2020/10 Concluded	Summer School in Methodologies in Scientific Research (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/06 Concluded	Introduction to Epigenetics (16h) (Outros) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/12 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal "Obesity-induced hepatic changes during pregnancy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2019/06 Concluded	English Language Course (60h), Advanced Level II (Outros) University of Coimbra, Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Portugal
2019/01 Concluded	English Language Course (60h), Advanced Level I (Outros) University of Coimbra, Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Portugal
2018/09 Concluded	Summer School in Computational Biology (72h) (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/06 Concluded	English Language Course (60h), Upper-Intermediate Level II (Outros) University of Coimbra, Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Portugal
2018/01 Concluded	English Language Course (60h), Upper-Intermediate Level I (Outros) University of Coimbra, Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Portugal
2017/06/13 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/11 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/12	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Molecular Medicine, Center for Precision Medicine, Wake Forest University, United States
	Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Molecular Medicine, Center for Precision Medicine, Wake Forest University, United States
2022/03 - 2022/04	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Research Imaging Institute, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States
	Research Imaging Institute, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States
2021/10 - 2021/12	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Mediagnostic, Gesellschaft für Forschung und Herstellung von Diagnostika GmbH, Germany
	Mediagnostic, Gesellschaft für Forschung und Herstellung von Diagnostika GmbH, Germany
2020/08 - 2020/10	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/03/13	Research Trainee (Research)	Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Italy
	Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Italy
2018/09 - 2019/09	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

2018/01 - 2018/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

2017/02 - 2017/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11 - Current	Membro eleito do Conselho Pedagógico	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal

2022/07 - Current	Membro da Comissão de Ética	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal

2022/01 - 2024/01	Representante Eleito dos Alunos de Doutoramento	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/11 - 2024/10	CardioCLOCK: Unraveling Mechanisms of Developmental Programming-aging interactions in the heart SFRH/BD/5539/2020 PhD Student Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/03 - 2022/12	CardioCLOCK: Unraveling Mechanisms of Developmental Programming-aging interactions in the heart 21-076 PhD Student Fellow	Fulbright Portugal Concluded
2022/03 - 2022/12	CardioCLOCK: Unraveling Mechanisms of Developmental Programming-aging interactions in the heart 2022/0010 PhD Student Fellow	Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/01 - 2023/12	BraveHEART: Improvig Nature by Addressing Bioactive Dietary Polyphenols to Mitochondria for the Protection of Cardiac Complications in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. EXPL/BIA-BQM/1361/2021 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022/06 - 2023/11	Mitochondria as potential drivers of sex-specific microglia dysfunctional remodelling and anxiety caused by prenatal stress. EXPL/MED-NEU/1002/2021 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022/07 - 2023/06	MitoBOOST v2.0 - Proof of Concept for the Use of Mitochondrial Targeted Polyphenols to Treat Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181226 Researcher	Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional CENTRO2020 Concluded
2020/07 - 2023/06	Preservation of natural and cultural heritage and scientific validation of practices with medicinal plants from Côa Valley COA/BRB/0019/2019 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/09 - 2020/09	EXERCISING THE FUTURE: Voluntary Exercise During Gestational Diabetes as a Means to Improve Mitochondrial Function in the Offspring PTDC/DTP-DES/1082/2014 Estudante de Mestrado	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Susana P. Pereira; Grilo, Luís F.; Tavares, Renata S.; Rodrigo Mello Gomes; Ramalho-Santos, João; Susan E. Ozanne; Matafome, Paulo. "Programming Of Early Ageing.". In Aging - From Fundamental Biology to Societal Impact. 2022. Published
Conference abstract	Mariana Diniz; Grilo, Luís F.; João D. Martins; Stephen Ford; Peter W. Nathanielsz; Paulo J. Oliveira (E41F-4FB7-5948); Susana P. Pereira. "Maternal obesity (MO) during pregnancy: are there implications for maternal hepatic mitochondrial activity?". Paper presented in 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Bari, 2020. Accepted Grilo, Luís F.; João D. Martins; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Inês Cardoso; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; Stephen Ford; et al. "Maternal obesity-induced oxidative damage impairs macroautophagy and unbalance mitochondrial Dynamics.". Paper presented in 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Bari, 2020. Accepted Susana P. Pereira; Óscar M. Rodrigues; João D. Martins; Carolina Tocantins; Grilo, Luís F.; Jelena Stevanovic; Jorge Beleza; et al. "A mother's heart: impact of exercise and diet during gestation on maternal cardiac mitochondria and lipid metabolism.". Paper presented in 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Bari, 2020. Accepted Grilo, Luís F.. "Maternal Obesity (MO) During Pregnancy Induces Oxidative Stress and Mitochondria Functional Alterations in the Maternal Liver.". Paper presented in 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, 2020. Published Luís F. Grilo; Susana P. Pereira; João D. Martins; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; Stephen Ford; Peter W. Nathanielsz; Paulo J. Oliveira. "Hepatic oxidative response to maternal obesity during pregnancy in an ewe model.". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation “The Clocks of Metabolism and Disease”,, Coimbra, 2019. Published Grilo, Luís F.; Susana P. Pereira; João D. Martins; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Inês Cardoso; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; et al. "Adaptações na fosforilação oxidativa hepática provocadas pela obesidade durante a gravidez num modelo ovino.". Paper presented in 15º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Loulé, 2019. Published Grilo, Luís F.; Chiara H. Cavallaro; João D. Martins; Paulo J. Oliveira (E41F-4FB7-5948); Susana P. Pereira. "A high-throughput method for catalase activity determination.". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Barcelona, 2018. Published Susana P. Pereira; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Grilo, Luís F.; João D. Martins; Inês Cardoso; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; et al. "Mitochondrial Changes in the Maternal Liver in a Model of Obesity (MO) During Pregnancy.". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Barcelona, 2018. Published Grilo, Luís F.; Susana P. Pereira; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Inês Cardoso; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; João D. Martins; et al. "Alterações Mitocondriais no Fígado Materno num Modelo de Obesidade Gestacional.". Paper presented in 14º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Loulé, 2018. Published Susana P. Pereira; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Grilo, Luís F.; Inês Cardoso; Inês Baldeiras; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; Ashley Smith; et al. "Maternal Nutrient Excess and Obesity (MO) in Ewes during Pregnancy Leads to Alterations in Hepatic Mitochondrial Biology and Redox Balance.". Paper presented in 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, 2018. Published
Conference poster	Susana P. Pereira; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Grilo, Luís F.; João D. Martins; Inês Cardoso; Teresa Cunha-Oliveira; Inês Baldeiras; et al. "Being obese during pregnancy: the mitochondrial impact on maternal hepatic tissue.". Paper presented in MitoPorto – Advances in Mitochondrial Research, 2018. Grilo, Luís F.; Chiara H. Cavallaro; João D. Martins; Paulo J. Oliveira (E41F-4FB7-5948); Susana P. Pereira. "Determination of the antioxidant enzymatic activity of catalase in animal samples by a novel high-throughput assay.". Paper presented in MitoPorto – Advances in Mitochondrial Research, 2018. Teresa L. Serafim; Cláudia M. Deus; Sónia Pinho; Tatiana R. Martins; Vilma A. Sardão; Grilo, Luís F.; Chiara H. Cavallaro; et al. "Impact of Maternal Obesity During Pregnancy on Fetal Hepatic Redox Profile and Quality Control Proteins". Paper presented in MitoPorto – Advances in Mitochondrial Research, 2017.
Journal article	Luís F. Grilo; Kip D. Zimmerman; Sobha Puppala; Jeannie Chan; Hillary F. Huber; Ge Li; Avinash Y. L. Jadhav; et al. "Cardiac Molecular Analysis Reveals Aging-Associated Metabolic Alterations Promoting Glycosaminoglycans Accumulation via Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway". Advanced Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202309211. 10.1002/advs.202309211 Carolina Tocantins; João D. Martins; Óscar M. Rodrigues; Luís F. Grilo; Mariana S. Diniz; Jelena Stevanovic-Silva; Jorge Beleza; et al. "Metabolic mitochondrial alterations prevail in the female rat heart 8 weeks after exercise cessation". European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.14069. 10.1111/eci.14069 Mariana S. Diniz; Carina C. Magalhães; Carolina Tocantins; Luís F. Grilo; José Teixeira; Susana P. Pereira. "Nurturing through Nutrition: Exploring the Role of Antioxidants in Maternal Diet during Pregnancy to Mitigate Developmental Programming of Chronic Diseases". Nutrients (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15214623. 10.3390/nu15214623 Mariana S. Diniz; Luís F. Grilo; Carolina Tocantins; Inês Falcão-Pires; Susana P. Pereira. "Made in the Womb: Maternal Programming of Offspring Cardiovascular Function by an Obesogenic Womb". Metabolites (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070845. 10.3390/metabo13070845 Di Sante, Moises; Antonucci, Salvatore; Pontarollo, Laura; Cappellaro, Ilaria; Segat, Francesca; Deshwal, Soni; Greotti, Elisa; et al. "Monoamine oxidase A-dependent ROS formation modulates human cardiomyocyte differentiation through AKT and WNT activation". Basic Research in Cardiology 118 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00395-023-00977-4. 10.1007/s00395-023-00977-4 Grilo, L.F.; Martins, J.D.; Diniz, M.S.; Tocantins, C.; Cavallaro, C.H.; Baldeiras, I.; Cunha-Oliveira, T.; et al. "Maternal hepatic adaptations during obese pregnancy encompass lobe-specific mitochondrial alterations and oxidative stress". Clinical Science 137 17 (2023): 1347-1372. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85169502495&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1042/CS20230048 Mariana S. Diniz; Carolina Tocantins; Luís F. Grilo; Susana P. Pereira. "The Bitter Side of Sugar Consumption: A Mitochondrial Perspective on Diabetes Development". Diabetology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology3040044. 10.3390/diabetology3040044 Luís F. Grilo; Mariana S. Diniz; Carolina Tocantins; Ana L. Areia; Susana P. Pereira. "The Endocrine–Metabolic Axis Regulation in Offspring Exposed to Maternal Obesity—Cause or Consequence in Metabolic Disease Programming?". Obesities (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities2030019. 10.3390/obesities2030019 Carolina Tocantins; Mariana S. Diniz; Luís F. Grilo; Susana P. Pereira. "The birth of cardiac disease: Mechanisms linking gestational diabetes mellitus and early onset of cardiovascular disease in offspring". WIREs Mechanisms of Disease (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1555. 10.1002/wsbm.1555 Luís F. Grilo; Carolina Tocantins; Mariana S. Diniz; Rodrigo Mello Gomes; Paulo J. Oliveira; Paulo Matafome; Susana P. Pereira. "Metabolic Disease Programming: From Mitochondria to Epigenetics, Glucocorticoid Signalling and Beyond". European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.13625. 10.1111/eci.13625 Grilo, Luís F.. "P-cadherin induces anoikis-resistance of matrix-detached breast cancer cells by promoting pentose phosphate pathway and decreasing oxidative stress". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165964. 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165964 Grilo, Luís F.; João D. Martins; Chiara H. Cavallaro; Peter W. Nathanielsz; Paulo J. Oliveira (E41F-4FB7-5948); Susana P. Pereira. "Development of a 96-well based assay for kinetic determination of catalase enzymatic-activity in biological samples.". Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104996. Submitted • 10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104996 Grilo, Luís F.. "Mitochondrial physiology". Bioenergetics Communications (2020): https://www.bioenergetics-communications.org/index.php/BEC2020.1_doi10.26124bec2020-0001.v1. 10.26124/BEC:2020-0001.V1 Caroline D. Veloso; Getachew D. Belew; Luciana L. Ferreira; Luís F. Grilo; John G. Jones; Piero Portincasa; Vilma A. Sardão; Paulo J. Oliveira. "A Mitochondrial Approach to Cardiovascular Risk and Disease". Current Pharmaceutical Design 25 29 (2019): 3175-3194. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389203720666190830163735. 10.2174/1389203720666190830163735 Grilo, Luís F.. "Mitochondrial respiratory states and rates.". (2019):
Preprint	Luís F. Grilo; Kip D. Zimmerman; Sobha Puppala; Jeannie Chan; Hillary F. Huber; Ge Li; Avinash Y. L. Jadhav; et al. "Cardiac Molecular Analysis Reveals Aging-Associated Metabolic Alterations Promoting Glycosaminoglycans Accumulation Via Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.17.567640. 10.1101/2023.11.17.567640
Thesis / Dissertation	Grilo, Luís F.. "Obesity-induced hepatic changes during pregnancy". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/87833.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/12/20	Cardiac Molecular Analysis Reveals Aging-Associated Metabolic Alterations Promoting Glycosaminoglycans Accumulation Via Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway.	CIBB Meeting Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/01/12	Molecular Analysis of the Heart Reveals Age-Associated Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Remodelling - A Potential Mechanism of Metabolic Programming	III Metabolism Aging and Disease Meeting - Inflammaging: From Societal to Clinical Challenges Universidade de Coimbra, Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology. (Portugal)
2022/12/01	Molecular Analysis of the Heart Left Ventricle Reveals Age-Associated Stimulation of Glycosaminoglycans Synthesis - A Potential Mechanism of Cardiac Remodeling	Seminar of Center for Precision Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, United States)
2020	Maternal Obesity (MO) During Pregnancy Induces Oxidative Stress and Mitochondria Functional Alterations in the Maternal Liver.	67th Annual Scientific Meeting Society for Reproductive Investigation (Vancouver, Canada)
2019	Off-target effects of etomoxir on mitochondrial complex I.	12th MiPschool (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018	Obesity-induced mitochondrial hepatic changes during pregnancy.	11th MiPschool (Tromso-Bergen, Norway)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/01 - 2024/07	Impact of maternal obesity in offspring’s age-related protein O-GlcNAcylation in multiple tissues. Co-supervisor	Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (Degree) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/07	Evaluation of Stiffness Mechanisms in fetal liver exposed to Maternal Obesity Co-supervisor	Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (Degree) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/11	Made in the Womb: Maternal programming of Offspring Cardiovascular Function. Co-supervisor	Master’s Degree in Biochemistry (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/11	A mother’s heart: impacts of gestation habits on maternal cardiac mitochondria metabolism. Co-supervisor	Master’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/07	Measurement of Respiratory Chain Enzyme Activities in Sheep Liver Homogenate Co-supervisor	Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2023/09	Collaborator in the organization of the Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting Sustainability in Research, Coimbra, Portugal, September 22nd. (2023/09/22 - 2023/09/22) Symposium (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/09	Volunteer in the organization of the European Researchers’ Night 2023 at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 29th September, 2023. (2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29) Other (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/05	Organization of the workshop “Financial literacy for dummies”. (2023/05/16 - 2023/05/16) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/12 - 2023/01	Organization of the workshop “Mental Health during your PhD”. (2023/01/24 - 2023/01/24) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04 - 2022/01	Organizing Committee of BEB DAY 2022: The 16th edition of the PDBEB symposium. (2022/01/18 - 2022/01/19) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/09	Volunteer in the organization of the European Researchers’ Night 2021 at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra (2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24) Other (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2019/05 - 2019/05	53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation “The Clocks of Metabolism and Disease” (2019/05/22 - 2019/05/24) Congress (Other)	European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2016/03 - 2016/03	IX ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 18th – 21st March, 2016. (2016/03/18 - 2016/03/21) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/07 - 2019/07	12th MiP/MitoEAGLE Training School “Mitochondrial respiratory physiology: Challenges on data sharing, reproducibility, and interpretation”, Coimbra, Portugal, 8th – 11th July, 2019. Conference	Mitochondrial respiratory physiology: Challenges on data sharing, reproducibility, and interpretation MitoEAGLE (COST Action CA15203 ), Austria
2019/06/01 - 2019/06/01	Participation as assistant docent of “Biomedicine: Mitochondria and Disease” advanced course in IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania (Institute for Education and Citizenship) intitled “Método de sulforodamina B para avaliação da viabilidade celular e efeito de venenos mitocondriais”. Mamarrosa, Aveiro, Portugal, 1st June, 2019. Workshop	Class of “Biomedicine: Mitochondria and Disease” advanced course IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/06	Ageing: models, mechanisms and therapies, FMUC – University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 28th – 29th June, 2019. Conference	Ageing: models, mechanisms and therapies Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/06	Participation in science outreaching activities in Cantanhede Basic School, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal, 7th June, 2019. Other
2019/05 - 2019/05	53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation “The Clocks of Metabolism and Disease”, Coimbra, Portugal, 22nd – 24th May, 2019. Congress	53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation “The Clocks of Metabolism and Disease”, European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2019/03/22 - 2019/03/22	Collaboration in a class of Cell Regulation course for high school students in an initiative of IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania (Institute for Education and Citizenship). UC-Biotech, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal, 22nd March, 2019. Workshop	Class of Cell Regulation course IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/03	15th Portuguese Meeting about Diabetes, SPD (Portuguese Society of Diabetology), Algarve, Portugal, 8th – 10th March, 2019. Congress	15th Portuguese Meeting about Diabetes, SPD (Portuguese Society of Diabetology) Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/02	Workshop in “Data Science using R software” by Xavier Pinho, 2nd MYD: Mind Your Data, JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Coimbra, Portugal, 10th February, 2019. Workshop	2nd MYD: Mind Your Data JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/02	2nd MYD: Mind Your Data, JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Coimbra, Portugal, 9th and 10th February, 2019. Conference	2nd MYD: Mind Your Data JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Portugal
2018/12/17 - 2018/12/19	Reception of two high school students to divulgate the daily work in a research laboratory in an initiative of IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania (Institute for Education and Citizenship). UC-Biotech, Biocant Park, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal, 17th – 19th December, 2018. Workshop	Reception of students at the laboratory IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania, Portugal
2018/12/14 - 2018/12/14	Collaboration in a class of Cell Regulation course for high school students in an initiative of IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania (Institute for Education and Citizenship). Águeda, Aveiro, Portugal, 14th December, 2018. Workshop	Class of Cell Regulation course IEC – Instituto para a Educação e Cidadania, Portugal
2018/11/19 - 2018/11/19	Participation in science outreaching activities in the “Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia da Ciência Viva” (Science and Technology Week) with activities in Dandélio kindergarten, CNC and ICBR, Coimbra, Portugal, 19th November, 2018. Workshop	Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia da Ciência Viva Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11	“EIT Health Coimbra Innovation Day” by EIT Health, Hospitais Universitários de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 23th November, 2018. Workshop	EIT Health Coimbra Innovation Day. EIT Health, Germany
2018/10 - 2018/10	“Hands-on workshop in Machine Learning with Python- Part 1” by Nuno Lourenço (CISUC, University of Coimbra), CNC (center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology), UC-biotech, Biocant Park, Cantanhede, Portugal, 31st October, 2018. Workshop	Hands-on workshop in Machine Learning with Python- Part 1 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informatica e Sistemas, Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10	“Mitochondrial DNA and derived peptides in health and disease”, CNC (Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal, 22nd October, 2018. Conference	Mitochondrial DNA and derived peptides in health and disease Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28	Participation in the European Researcher’s Night in Coimbra’s Botanic Garden organized by CNC (Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology). Coimbra, Portugal, 28th September, 2018. Workshop	European Researcher’s Night Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018/07/21 - 2018/07/21	Collaboration in the dissemination of the European project “Foie Gras” in the activity Praça Vida+ in Alma Shopping. Coimbra, Portugal, 21st July, 2018. Workshop	Praça Vida+
2018/07 - 2018/07	2nd MitoPorto – Advances in Mitochondrial Research, Oporto, Portugal, 13th July, 2018. Conference	2nd MitoPorto – Advances in Mitochondrial Research Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/05	52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European society for Clinical Investigation, ESCI, Barcelona, Spain, 30th May – 1st June, 2018. Congress	52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European society for Clinical Investigation European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2018/04 - 2018/04	Conference Cycle about Bioterrorism, Faculty for Science and Technology of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 21st April, 2018. Conference	Conference Cycle about Bioterrorism. Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03	Workshop in “Análise de morte celular programada por citometria de fluxo” (Analysis of programmed cellular death using flow cytometry) by Alexandra Correia, XI ENEBIOQ, ICBAS, Oporto, Portugal, 23th -26th March, 2018. Workshop	Analysis of programmed cellular death using flow cytometry. Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03	Workshop in “Optogenetic control of body motion” by Carlos Conde and Mariana Osswald, XI ENEBIOQ, ICBAS, Oporto, Portugal, 23th -26th March, 2018. Workshop	Optogenetic control of body motion. Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03	XI ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry, University of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal, 23th -26th March, 2018. Meeting	XI ENEBIOQ Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03	14th Portuguese Meeting about Diabetes, SPD (Portuguese Society of Diabetology), Algarve, Portugal, 9th – 11th March, 2018. Congress	14th Portuguese Meeting about Diabetes Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/02	Workshop in Technology Communication, IV RNB, ANBIOQ (National Association of Biochemistry), Lisbon, Portugal, 24th – 25th February, 2018. Workshop	Technology Communication. ANBIOQ – Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/02	IV RNB – National Reunion of Biochemistry, ANBIOQ (National Association of Biochemistry), Lisbon, Portugal, 24th – 25th February, 2018. Conference	IV RNB – National Reunion of Biochemistry ANBIOQ – Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11	MYD: Mind Your Data, JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Coimbra, Portugal, 25th November, 2017. Conference	MYD: Mind Your Data JEST (Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology), Portugal
2017/06 - 2017/06	FEBS Advanced Course on Oncometabolism - From Conceptual Knowledge to Clinical Applications, FEBS (Federation of European Biochemical Societies), Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 18th – 24th June, 2017. Congress	FEBS Advanced Course on Oncometabolism - From Conceptual Knowledge to Clinical Applications Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
2017/04 - 2017/04	X ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry, University of Braga, Braga, Portugal, 7th – 10th April, 2017. Meeting	X ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/02 - 2017/03	Participation in “Arrisca C” (an entrepreneurship contest from University of Coimbra) Call	Arrisca C Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/02 - 2017/03	Participation in 5th CAP (Confederation of Portuguese Farmers) Universities Contest with a project for a new biotechnological method for an early detection of pregnancy in dairy cows. Call	5th CAP Universities Contest CAP - Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Participation in “Bioempreende o Teu Futuro” an entrepreneurship contest organized by Faculty for Science and Technology of University of Coimbra. Call	Bioempreende o Teu Futuro Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/11 - 2016/11	Participation in “III Torneio de Debates Internúcleos” (3rd Students Debate Tournament) organized by SDUC (Society for Debates of University of Coimbra) Call	III Torneio de Debates Internúcleos SDUC - Society for Debates of University of Coimbra, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/03	IX ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 18th – 21st March, 2016. Meeting	IX ENEBIOQ – National Meeting of Students from Biochemistry Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Participation in “Bioempreende o Teu Futuro” an entrepreneurship contest organized by Faculty for Science and Technology of University of Coimbra. Part of the winning team. Call	Bioempreende o Teu Futuro Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/02 - 2015/02	“Jornadas dá Ciência à Vida” (Journeys for Life Sciences), Faculty for Science and Technology of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, February, 2015. Conference	Jornadas dá Ciência à Vida Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/01 - Current	Frontiers in Physiology	Frontiers
2024/01 - Current	Biology Methods and Protocols	Oxford Academic
2022/02 - Current	BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease	Elsevier
2020/05 - Current	Toxicology in Vitro	Elsevier

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022 - Current	European Society of Cardiology
2022 - Current	Portuguese Society of Immunology
2019 - Current	MIP/MitoEAGLE Cost Action	Membro
2018 - Current	SPD - Portuguese Society of Diabetology	Membro
2018 - Current	ESCI – European Society for Clinical Investigation	Membro
2018 - Current	EIT Health Alumni	Membro Alumni

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023/07 - Current	Member of the GreenLabs CIBB, part of GreenLabs Portugal initiative and the Sustainable European Laboratories (SELs) network. Member	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/07	Collaborator of NEBIOQ/AAC (Biochemistry Students Association from University of Coimbra) in Communication and Image Office during the academic year 2016/2017 Other	NEBIOQ/AAC (Núcleo de estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra), Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/07	Collaborator of NEBIOQ/AAC (Biochemistry Students Association from University of Coimbra) in Sport Office during the academic year 2015/2016. Other	NEBIOQ/AAC (Núcleo de estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra), Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/01/23 - 2024/01/23	Meet my Science	UC-Biotech, Biocant Park

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Flash Presentation MitoPorto, Portugal
2023	Best Oral Communication Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
2023	Best Poster Award Mitochondria in Aging, Cancer and Cell Death Meeting, Portugal
2022	ESCI Oral Presentation Award European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2021	Prize for best poster Olimpíadas Universitárias da Bioquímica, Portugal
2021	Prize for best poster of basic research with the presentation Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2020	SRI President's Presenter's Award Society for Reproductive Investigation, United States
2020	Prize for most viewed abstract European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2020	Prize for best flash presentation European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2020	Prize for best flash presentation European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2018	Best poster presentation European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands

Other distinction

2023	Travel Grant from ESCI 2023 European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2022	Travel Grant from ESCI 2022 European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2021	HelloAI RIS Online Summer School Scholarship European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary
2019	Erasmus+ grant European Union, Belgium
2018	Travel Grant European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands