João Filipe Oliveira Viana (2216-2EA5-7FF3)

Curriculum Vitae

João Filipe Oliveira Viana

João Filipe Viana graduated in Biochemistry (School of Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal) in 2017. His final project, developed at the Life and Health Research Institute (ICVS) under the supervision of João Filipe Oliveira (PhD), focused on the role of intracellular calcium elevations in astrocytes from adult and aged mice. JFV remained at the School of Medicine University of Minho to pursue his MSc in Health Sciences with his previous supervisor. During his MSc, JFV generated different mouse models using genetic approaches such as tamoxifen-inducible and intracranial virus injection techniques. He also learned and performed several behavioral tests and molecular analyses, which largely contributed to his technical expertise. JFV is currently a PhD student in the Brain Circuits and Neuron-glia Adaptations team under the supervision of João Filipe Oliveira at ICVS and Gertrudis Perea at Cajal Institute. At ICVS, JFV improved his knowledge and training in transgenic models and genetic manipulation using viral vectors to manipulate astrocytes, animal experimentation, and histological and molecular techniques, becoming one of the most experienced team members in the laboratory. JFV also contributed to the supervision of 11 BSc and 7 MSc student projects. At the Cajal Institute, where JFV spent nine months in the Neuro-glial networks laboratory, he learned to perform local field potential recordings and calcium imaging in brain slices.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Filipe Oliveira Viana
Date of birth: 1996/06/05

Citation names

Viana, João Filipe

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2216-2EA5-7FF3
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6851-0520
Scopus Author Id: 57204730248

Email addresses

id9532@alunos.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho; ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory. Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/01/01 - 2025 Ongoing	Heath Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/04/26 - 2022/05/13 Concluded	Advanced methods for imaging and manipulation of neuronal circuits in vivo (Outros) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal	Approved
2022/03/31 - 2022/04/22 Concluded	Single-Cell Genomics for Beginners (Outros) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal	Approved
2019/02/19 - 2019/06/18 Concluded	English Course - C1 Level (Outros) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Portugal	C1 - Proficient
2017 - 2019 Concluded	Health Sciences (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal	18
2018/02/19 - 2018/03/09 Concluded	Hands-on the rodent brain (Outros) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal	19
2018 - 2018 Concluded	Laboratory Animal Science (Outros) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal	17
2014 - 2017 Concluded	Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal "Role of Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes in the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult and Aged Mice" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/02/01 - 2020/10/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021 - Current	Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: learning from astrocytes how to effectively treat depression HR21-01020 Researcher Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal	Fundação ”la Caixa” Ongoing
2019 - 2023	Decoding the neuron-astrocyte dialogue that supports cognitive processing 037/18 Researcher Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal	Fundação Bial Concluded
2020/02/01 - 2020/10/31	Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: disclosing more effective therapeutic targets IF/00328/2015/CP1294/CT0002 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Viana, João Filipe; Dias, José Duarte; Machado, João Luís; González-Arias, Candela; Veiga, Alexandra; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Barsanti, Sara; Perea, Gertrudis; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Mood and Cognition". Paper presented in 14th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2024. Viana, João Filipe; Dias, José Duarte; Machado, João Luís; González-Arias, Candela; Veiga, Alexandra; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Barsanti, Sara; Perea, Gertrudis; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Mood and Cognition". Paper presented in VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2024. Viana, João Filipe; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Martín-Monteagudo, Cristina; Machado, João Luís; Barsanti, Sara; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; et al. "Astrocytic Foxo1 regulates hippocampal spinogenesis and synaptic plasticity and enhances fear memory". Paper presented in 16th European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease, 2023. Viana, João Filipe; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Martín-Monteagudo, Cristina; Machado, João Luís; Barsanti, Sara; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; et al. "Astrocytic Foxo1 regulates hippocampal spinogenesis and synaptic plasticity and enhances fear memory". Paper presented in FENS Regional Meeting 2023, 2023. Viana, João Filipe; Machado, João Luís; Veiga, Alexandra; Tavares, Gabriela; Martins, Manuella; Sardinha, Vanessa Morais; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; et al. "Astrocyte structural heterogeneity in the mouse hippocampus". Paper presented in VI Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2022. Viana, João Filipe; Machado, João Luís; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Tavares, Gabriela; Martins, Manuella; Sardinha, Vanessa Morais; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; et al. "Heterogeneity of the astrocyte morphology within the mouse hippocampus". Paper presented in 13th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2022. Viana, João Filipe; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Soledade, Francisca; Machado, João Luís; Marques Nascimento, Diana Sofia; Caetano, Inês; Sousa, Nuno; Pinto, Luísa; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The role of astrocytic calcium-dependent signaling in cognitive function". Paper presented in XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2021. Viana, João Filipe; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Soledade, Francisca; Machado, João Luís; Marques Nascimento, Diana Sofia; Caetano, Inês; Sousa, Nuno; Pinto, Luísa; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The role of astrocytic calcium-dependent signaling in cognitive function". Paper presented in V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2021. Viana, João Filipe; Nascimento, Diana; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Machado, João Luís; Soledade, Francisca; Gonçalves, Ricardo; Deseyve, Catarina; et al. "The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Cognition". Paper presented in NeRD Retreat, 2020. Viana, João Filipe; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Caetano, Inês; Loureiro-Campos, Eduardo; Pinto, Luísa; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Cognitive Function". Paper presented in NeRD Retreat, 2019. Viana, João Filipe; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; Caetano, Inês; Sousa, Nuno; Pinto, Luísa; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of IP3R2-dependent Calcium Signaling in Neural and Astrocytic Morphology in the Hippocampus". Paper presented in XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease, 2019. Viana, João Filipe; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; Caetano, Inês; Loureiro-Campos, Eduardo; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Cognitive Function". Paper presented in ICVS Open Day, 2019. Viana, João Filipe; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; Caetano, Inês; Loureiro-Campos, Eduardo; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Cognitive Function". Paper presented in NeRD Retreat, 2018.
Journal article	Barsanti, Sara; Viana, João Filipe; Veiga, Alexandra; Machado, João Luís; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Dias, José Duarte; Monteiro, Susana; et al. "Assessing Different Histological Preparations for Reconstruction of Astrocyte Tridimensional Structure". Cells 13 11 (2024): 969. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13110969. Published • 10.3390/cells13110969 Cunha-Garcia, Daniela; Monteiro-Fernandes, Daniela; Correia, Joana Sofia; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Vilaça-Ferreira, Ana Catarina; Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Viana, João Filipe; et al. "Genetic Ablation of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 2 (IP3R2) Fails to Modify Disease Progression in a Mouse Model of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 13 (2023): 10606. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310606. Published • 10.3390/ijms241310606 Viana, João Filipe; Machado, João Luís; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Veiga, Alexandra; Barsanti, Sara; Tavares, Gabriela; Martins, Manuella; et al. "Astrocyte structural heterogeneity in the mouse hippocampus". Glia (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/glia.24362. Published • 10.1002/glia.24362 Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Cunha-Garcia, Daniela; Marques Nascimento, Diana Sofia; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Loureiro-Campos, Eduardo; Morais Sardinha, Vanessa; Viana, João Filipe; et al. "IP3R2 null mice display a normal acquisition of somatic and neurological development milestones". European Journal of Neuroscience (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14724. Published • 10.1111/ejn.14724 Batiuk, Mykhailo Y.; Martirosyan, Araks; Wahis, Jérôme; de Vin, Filip; Marneffe, Catherine; Kusserow, Carola; Koeppen, Jordan; et al. "Identification of region-specific astrocyte subtypes at single cell resolution". Nature Communications 11 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14198-8. Published • 10.1038/s41467-019-14198-8 Guerra-Gomes, Sónia; Viana, João Filipe; Nascimento, Diana Sofia Marques; Correia, Joana Sofia; Sardinha, Vanessa Morais; Caetano, Inês; Sousa, Nuno; Pinto, Luísa; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Calcium Signaling in the Aged Prefrontal Cortex". Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 12 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2018.00379. Published • 10.3389/fncel.2018.00379
Thesis / Dissertation	Viana, João Filipe. "The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Cognitive Function". Master, Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, 2019. Viana, João Filipe. "Role of Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes in the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult and Aged Mice". Degree, Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, 2017.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/09/29	The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in behavior	1st Postgraduate Student Retreat (Braga, Portugal)
2023/03/27	Astrocyte structural heterogeneity in the mouse hippocampus	International Astrocyte School dedicated to Glia in Health and Disease (Bertinoro, Italy)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024	Laboratory Rotation: Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: learning from astrocytes how to treat depression effectively Co-supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Other) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2024	Laboratory Rotation: The involvement of hippocampal astrocytic mGluR5 in the development of depressive-like behavior Co-supervisor	Ciências da Saúde (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/06	Final Internship: Caracterização histológica da deleção do mGluR5 em astrócitos do murganho Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/06	Final Internship: Caracterização imunohistoquímica da deleção do recetor de glutamato mGluR5 em astrócitos do murganho Co-supervisor	Biologia Aplicada (Degree) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Laboratory Rotation: Transition to an automatic behaviour analysis with ANY-maze software Co-supervisor	Ciências da Sáude (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/06	Final Internship: O papel da ativação dos astrócitos nas alterações celulares que modulam comportamento Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/06	Final Internship: O papel da ativação dos astrócitos nas alterações celulares que modulam comportamento Co-supervisor	Biologia Aplicada (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/06	Final Internship: O papel da atividade astrocítica na regulação de circuitos cortico-límbicos Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/06	Final Internship: O papel da atividade astrocítica na regulação de circuitos cortico límbicos Co-supervisor	Biologia Aplicada (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Final Internship: O papel do recetor metabotrópico 5 do glutamato dos astrócitos na modulação da cognição Co-supervisor	Biologia Aplicada (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Final Internship: O papel da sobre-expressão do FOXO1 nos astrócitos hipocampais na modulação do comportamento Co-supervisor	Biologia Aplicada (Degree) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024	VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network (2024/04/05 - 2024/04/05) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023 - 2023	ISN-ESN Meeting Satellite Workshop “Astrocytic Control of Brain Circuits and Behavior” (2023/08/05 - 2023/08/06) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019	ICVS Satellite Meeting in Braga - Decoding astrocyte-neuron dialogues that produce brain outputs as part of XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/08) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2017	X Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica - A Ciência nas Tuas Mãos (2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - 2015	VI Jornadas de Bioquímica – As Aventuras do Conhecimento (2015/04/21 - 2015/04/22) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/06/25 - 2024/06/29	Poster presentation at 14th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2024 Congress	14th FENS Forum of Neuroscience
2024/04/05 - 2024/04/05	Poster Presentation at VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
2023/07/08 - 2023/07/11	Poster presentation at 16th European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease Congress	16th European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease
2023/05/03 - 2023/05/05	Poster presentation at FENS Regional Meeting 2023 Congress	FENS Regional Meeting 2023
2023/05/02 - 2023/05/02	Poster presentation at VII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	VII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
2023/03/26 - 2023/04/01	Student at International Astrocyte School 2023 Other	International Astrocyte School dedicated to Glia in Health and Disease
2022/10/18 - 2022/10/18	Poster presentation at VI Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	VI Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
2022/07/09 - 2022/07/11	Poster presentation at 13th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2022 Congress	13th FENS Forum of Neuroscience
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/03	Poster presentation at XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience Congress	XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2021/11/30 - 2021/11/30	Poster presentation at V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/07/09 - 2019/07/13	Poster presentation and Volunteer at XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease Meeting	XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease
2018/05/18 - 2018/05/18	III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2017	II Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network Symposium	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/06	VII Jornadas de Bioquímica - Ciência para a Vida Symposium	Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023 - 2024	Master Thesis, MSc in Health Sciences (UM)	José Duarte Dias
2021 - 2021	Laboratory Rotation, MSc in Health Sciences (UM)	Catarina Vinhas Mosca Deseyve
2021 - 2021	Laboratory Rotation, MSc in Health Sciences (UM)	Ricardo Gonçalves
2021 - 2021	Final Internship, Bachelor in Applied Biology (UM)	Mariana Martins Gonçalves
2021 - 2021	Final Internship, Bachelor in Applied Biology (UM)	Joana Sofia Miranda Ferreira
2020 - 2021	Master Thesis, MSc in Neurobiology (UP)	João Luís Fernandes Machado
2020 - 2021	Master Thesis, MSc in Neurobiology (UP)	Francisca Soledade Santos

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Glial Image Award The Portuguese Glial Network, Portugal
2023	Dance your Project - ICVS 2023 Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Other distinction

2024	TOP 5 - Best Poster Communication The Portuguese Glial Network, Portugal
2023	IBRO Travel Grant to participate in the FENS Regional Meeting Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2021	SPN Travel Grant to participate in the XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2020	PhD fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal