Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Raquel Ligeiro Coelho
Citation names
- Coelho, AR
- Coelho, Ana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2314-E49D-3FF9
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0965-7573
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Medicinal Chemistry
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Italian | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2015 - 2020
Concluded
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Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Molecular mechanism of mitochondrial transfer from stromal cells to cancer cells with damaged mitochondrial DNA" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Honours and Distinction |
2012 - 2014
Concluded
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Cellular and Molecular Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Role of Sirtuin 3 on Doxorubicin-induced Toxicity on H9c2 Cardiomyoblasts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 |
2008 - 2012
Concluded
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Clinical Physiology (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
"Influência da Ingestão de Álcool no Sistema Cardiorespiratório" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/03 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal |
2020/07 - 2021/02 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2014/10 - 2015/04 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Biotechnologický ústav Akademie ved Ceské republiky, Czech Republic |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/09 - 2020/07 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Portuguese Green-Up, Portugal |
2012/05 - 2012/09 | Técnico Principal (Técnico de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Técnico de Cardiopneumologia) | Clinicentro - Policlínica de Coimbra, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2018/05 - 2018/09 | Visiting PhD student | University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, United States |
2015/09 - 2018/04 | PhD student | Biotechnologický ústav Akademie ved Ceské republiky, Czech Republic |
2011/09 - 2012/06 | Curricular Training - Cardiovascular and respiratory study, Sleep study and polysomnography | Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal |
2012/01 - 2012/04 | Curricular Training - Hemodynamic, electrophysiology and pacing, cardiovascular perfusion | Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Italy |
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Italy |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/10 - Current | Minibinder-drug conjugates for targeted cancer therapies
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Researcher
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Washington Research Foundation |
2022/05 - Current | Rapid mapping of glycoRNA using click chemistry and sequencing approaches
PTDC/MED-QUI/4160/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2022/05/01 - 2024/04 | A Bispecific antibody to block iron-endocytosis-driven metastasis
EXPL/MED-QUI/0232/2021
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2021/03/01 - 2021/10 | Intracellular Drug Delivery using Small Molecule Drug Conjugates for Prostate Cancer Therapy
PTDC/MED-QUI/28764/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2017 - 2019 | The role of mitochondrial respiration in tumour initiation and growth: A mechanistic study
17-01192J
PhD Student Fellow
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Grantová agentura Ceské republiky |
2015 - 2017 | Acquisition of the mitochondrial genome by cells with damaged mitochondrial DNA restores the mitochondrial function and tumorigenic
capacity
15-02203S
PhD Student Fellow
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Grantová agentura Ceské republiky |
2012 - 2014 | Protective Activity of SIRT3 Against Drug-induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction
PTDC/SAU-TOX/110952/2009
Other
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/07 - 2021 | SkinShield - Redox-active phytochemicals triggering mitochondrial hormesis: developing a new generation of cosmetic active
ingredients
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028607
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/10/13 | G4-RNA Degraders - A novel approach to target SARS-CoV-2 infection | ACORN summer school - Chemical Biology of Carbon Monoxide Symposium
(Portugal)
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2019/12/20 | Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer to mtDNA-devoid Cancer Cells and the Role of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase in Tumor Initiation | CIBB meeting 2019
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2019/05/23 | Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase plays an important role in tumor formation | 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2018/10/22 | Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer to mtDNA-devoid Cancer Cells and the Role of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase in Tumor Initiation | Mitochondrial DNA and Derived Peptides in Health and Disease
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/05/01 - Current | iMM Postdoc Retreat (2023/10/19 - 2023/10/20)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal |
2019/05 - 2019/05 | 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (2019/05/22)
Congress (Other)
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2018/10 - 2018/10 | Mitochondrial DNA and Derived Peptides in Health and Disease Meeting (2018/10/22)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal |
2016/09 - 2016/09 | 3rd BEB Symposium (2016/09)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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2012/02 - 2012/02 | VII Jornadas de Cardiopneumologia (2012/02)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2022/04 - 2022/04 | Leadership and Management Skills Course
Workshop
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HPF Consulting, Germany
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2019/12 - 2019/12 | Training Course in Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils
Workshop
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2017/03 - 2017/03 | Laboratory Animal Science Course -
Workshop
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FELASA Category B Course
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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2015 - 2015 | Single-Cell Gene Expression Profiling Course
Workshop
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TATTA Biocenter, Czech Republic
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2012 - 2012 | 5th Mayo Munster Coimbra Cardiovascular Meeting
Meeting
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Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Campus dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2009 - 2012 | Semana das ciências aplicadas na saúde - Health promotion and disease prevention and screenings
Other
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Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | Basic Life Support Workshop
Workshop
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Seminário de Cardiologia
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2021/02 - 2021/02 | Molecular Biology of Cancer | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | |
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/15 | Advanced Courses - Oncometabolism: Principles and Applications | (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2021/09 - Current | New Therapeutic Options for AML and ALL - BCL-2 RNA degraders | Marta Bento |
2021 - Current | Exercise as an anti-aging strategy to prevent female reproductive decline | Maria Moreira Soares |
2021/01 - 2021/02 | Skin-aging and Mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants | Catarina Mendes |
2020/07 - 2020/08 | Aging-associated diseases and mitochondria | Joana Cunha |
2019/01 - 2019/02 | Mitochondrial Transfer and Mitophagy | Francisco de Carvalho |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | FCT Scientific Employment Stimulus Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2015 | PhD Individual Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2008 | Finalist Best Student of Clinical Physiology
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
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Other distinction
2017 | Travel Award for MAC Conference 2017
Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Lebenswissenschaften Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
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