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Eduarda P. Martins (EM) holds a PhD in Health Sciences developed in collaboration between the ICVS, School of Medicine and Stemmatters, Biotecnologia e Medicina Regenerativa S.A (since September 2023). EM graduated in Applied Biology in 2016 (School of Sciences, UMinho) and in 2018 she completed her Master's degree in Health Sciences (School of Medicine, UMinho). During her post-graduation studies, EM received training in Laboratory Animal Science (being accredited by the national agency Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária to work with animals for scientific purposes) and to be a trainer of the Laboratory Animal Sciences course. Her main interests are focused on the study of brain tumors, namely glioblastoma, trying to identify prognostic biomarkers and mechanisms of aggressiveness. EM has coauthored 9 publications in peer-reviewed journals (including two as first author) with an accumulated impact factor of ~58 (average of 6.4). EM also attended to several scientific meetings, contributing with ~30 posters (13 as first author) and 16 oral presentations (7 as first author). These communications were awarded with 9 communication prizes, including 3 as first author: the European Association for Cancer Research Poster Prize at the 3rd Portuguese Association for Cancer Research International Congress and at the III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting, and best oral communication at the XIV Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress. EM has also been awarded with a travel grant to participate in the 11th Brain Tumor Meeting in Berlin (2022).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Eduarda Pereira Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, Eduarda P.
  • Martins, EP

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
361C-3805-7AED
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4248-7457
Researcher Id
JTV-7009-2023
Scopus Author Id
57203841997

Addresses

  • Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine - University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/12/01 - 2023/09/22
Concluded
 PhD in Applied Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Stemmatters Biotecnologia e Medicina Regenerativa SA, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
"Emerging roles of the critical oncogenic molecule Cadherin-3 in glioblastoma" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Goog (highest grade)
2022/02/04 - 2022/02/04
Concluded
 Formation for Tutor of Laboratory Animal Sciences course (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2016/09/05 - 2018/06/19
Concluded
 Master in Health Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
"CDH3/P-cadherin as a novel biomarker in gliomas: mechanistic, functional and prognostic insights " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science course (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2013/09/16 - 2016/07/06
Concluded
 Applied Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/23 - 2024/07/06 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2018/12/01 - 2023/09/22 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2016/09/05 - 2018/06/19 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023 - 2024/07/06 Exploiting the immune landscape of HOXA9/WNT6-driven glioblastoma: opportunities for novel precision therapies
UMINHO/BIM-CNCG/2023/102
2022.04859.PTDC
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/12/01 - 2023/04/30 Emerging roles of the critical oncogenic molecule Cadherin-3 in glioblastoma
COVID/BDE/153298/2023
PD/BDE/143154/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/05 - 2023/07 WNTrack - Tracking brain tumors through their exosomes: a proof-of-concept
WNTrack
Researcher
2CA-Braga
Ongoing
2023/03 - 2023/07 Tracking brain tumors through their exosomes: a WNT6-driven approach
2022.05143.PTDC
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03 - 2023/07 MONET: Multi-Omic NETworks in gliomas
PTDC/CCI-BIO/4180/2020
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/12 - 2023/05 A novel liquid biopsy tool for glioblastoma: a proof-of-concept
iProof - Proof-of-concept
Researcher
Universidade do Minho TecMinho
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Martins, Filipa; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Silva, Fernanda; van der Kellen, David; Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Luís G.; Costa, Bruno M.; Serpa, Jacinta. "Abstract 1770 Targeting glutamine availability with glutaminase 1-based glioblastoma therapy". Paper presented in Discover BMB 2024: ASBMB Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 2024.
    Published
  2. Martins, EP; Pojo, M; Gonçalves, CS; Carvalho, R; Ribeiro, AS; Pardal, F; Pinto, AA; et al. "PO-105 Cdh3/p-cadherin as a novel biomarker in glioblastoma: functional and prognostic insights". Paper presented in 25th Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), Amsterdam, 2018.
    Published • 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.149
  3. Gonçalves, C; Vieira de Castro, J; Pojo, M; Martins, EP; Taipa, R; Pinto, AA; Faria, CC; et al. "PO-473 Wnt6 expression in glioblastoma: mechanistic, functional and clinical implications". Paper presented in 25th Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), Amsterdam, 2018.
    Published • 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.978
Conference poster
  1. Coletti, Roberta; Carrilho, João; Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Costa, Bruno M.; Lopes, Marta B.. "MINGLE: a new tool for advancing multi-omics network integration and visualization". Paper presented in ECMTB24 (13th European Conference on Mathematical and Theorical Biology), 2024.
  2. Figueiredo, Helena M.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Teixeira, Alexandra; Diéguez, Lorena; Ludovico, Paula; Pinto, Afonso A.; Viana-Pereira, Marta; Costa, Bruno M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.. "Relevance of WNT6 in Extracellular Vesicles of Glioblastoma: Clinical and Molecular Insights". Paper presented in ICVS 2024 Retreat, 2024.
  3. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "Deciphering WNT6-driven mechanisms of aggressiveness and resistance to chemotherapy in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in SINAL 2024, 2024.
  4. Figueiredo, Helena M.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Teixeira, Alexandra; Diéguez, Lorena; Ludovico, Paula; Pinto, Afonso A.; Viana-Pereira, Marta; Costa, Bruno M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.. "Exploiting the Relevance of WNT6 in Extracellular Vesicles of Glioblastoma: Clinical and Molecular Insights". Paper presented in 12th Brain Tumor Meeting 2024, 2024.
  5. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "Deciphering WNT6-driven mechanisms of aggressiveness and resistance to chemotherapy in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in 6th ASPIC International Congress, 2024.
  6. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "Deciphering WNT6-driven mechanisms of aggressiveness and resistance to chemotherapy in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in XIV Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress, 2024.
  7. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "Deciphering novel mechanisms of WNT6-driven chemotherapy resistance in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting, 2023.
  8. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Peixoto, Joana; Ferreira, Joana M.; Longatto-Filho, Adhemar; Costa, Pedro M.; Osório, Nuno S.; Granja, Sara; Costa, Bruno M.. "A transcriptomic profiling reveals novel roles of Cadherin-3 in metabolic programming of glioblastoma". Paper presented in III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting, 2023.
  9. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "Deciphering novel mechanisms of WNT6-driven chemotherapy resistance in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in XIII Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress, 2023.
  10. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Peixoto, Joana; Ferreira, Joana M.; Longatto-Filho, Adhemar; Lima, Jorge; Costa, Pedro M.; Granja, Sara; Costa, Bruno M.. "Unveiling the impact of the oncogenic molecule Cadherin-3 in the metabolism of human glioblastoma". Paper presented in XIII Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress, 2023.
  11. Machado-Sousa, Margarida; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Carvalho-Neves, Andreia; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Liliana; Duarte-Silva, S; Maciel, Patrícia; Costa, Bruno M.. "Role of the ubiquitin hydrolase ATXN3 in glioblastoma: a new tumor suppressor gene?". Paper presented in 5th ASPIC International Congress, 2022.
  12. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Pojo, Marta; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S; Vera Miranda-Gonçalves; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "Cadherin-3 is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma". Paper presented in 11th Brain Tumor Meeting 2022, 2022.
  13. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Pojo, Marta; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Taipa, Ricardo; Faria, Cláudia C.; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma". Paper presented in EACR-AACR-ASPIC Basic and Translational Research Conference, 2020.
  14. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Xavier-Magalhães, Ana; Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Queirós, Sandro; Faria, Cláudia C.; et al. "Deciphering WNT6 up and down roads in glioblastoma: mechanistic, functional, and clinical insight". Paper presented in EACR-AACR-ASPIC Basic and Translational Research Conference, 2020.
  15. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Taipa, Ricardo; Pardal, Fernando; et al. "Functional and prognostic relevance of CDH3/P-cadherin in glioblastoma". Paper presented in 6th Annual Meeting ISCaM, 2019.
  16. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Pojo, Marta; Martins, Eduarda P.; Queirós, Sandro; Chautard, Emmanuel; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "WNT6 is a novel oncogenic prognostic biomarker in human glioblastoma". Paper presented in 6th Annual Meeting ISCaM, 2019.
  17. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Xavier-Magalhães, Ana; Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Queirós, Sandro; Chautard, Emmanuel; et al. "Deciphering key roles of WNT6 in glioblastoma: mechanistic, functional, and clinical insights". Paper presented in Brain Tumor Meeting 2019, 2019.
  18. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline C.; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Taipa, Ricardo; Pardal, Fernando; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin is an oncogenic biomarker in glioblastoma". Paper presented in 3rd ICVS Open Day, 2019.
  19. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Pardal, Fernando; Pinto, Afonso A.; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin expression is associated with aggressiveness of human glioblastoma". Paper presented in 3rd ASPIC International Congress, 2018.
  20. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Pardal, Fernando; Pinto, Afonso A.; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin as a novel biomarker in glioblastoma: functional and prognostic insights". Paper presented in 25th Porto Cancer Meeting, 2018.
  21. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Pojo, Marta; Martins, Eduarda P.; Queirós, Sandro; Chautard, Emmanuel; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "WNT6 is a Novel Oncogenic Prognostic Biomarker in Human Glioblastoma". Paper presented in 25th Porto Cancer Meeting, 2018.
  22. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Pojo, Marta; Martins, Eduarda P.; Queirós, Sandro; Chautard, Emmanuel; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "WNT6 is a Novel Oncogenic Prognostic Biomarker in Human Glioblastoma". Paper presented in 2nd ICVS Open Day, 2018.
  23. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Pardal, Fernando; Pinto, Afonso A.; et al. "Functional impact and prognostic relevance of CDH3/P-cadherin in glioblastoma". Paper presented in 2nd ICVS Open Day, 2018.
  24. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Miranda-Gonçalves, Vera; Taipa, Ricardo; Pardal, Fernando; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin as a putative HOXA9 target in gliomas: functional and clinical relevance". Paper presented in 1st ICVS Open Day, 2017.
  25. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Miranda-Gonçalves, Vera; Taipa, Ricardo; Pardal, Fernando; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin as a putative HOXA9 target in gliomas: functional and clinical relevance". Paper presented in XV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2017.
  26. Martins, Eduarda P.; Pojo, Marta; Ribeiro, Ana S.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Miranda-Gonçalves, Vera; Taipa, Ricardo; Pardal, Fernando; et al. "CDH3/P-cadherin as a putative HOXA9 target in gliomas: functional and clinical relevance". Paper presented in 24th Porto Cancer Meeting, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Martins, Eduarda P.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Fontes, Rita; Monteiro-Reis, Sara; Henrique, Rui; Jerónimo, Carmen; Costa, Bruno M.. "Relevance of HOTAIR rs920778 and rs12826786 Genetic Variants in Bladder Cancer Risk and Survival". Cancers 16 2 (2024): 434. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers16020434.
    Published • 10.3390/cancers16020434
  2. Coletti, Roberta; Carrilho, João; Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Costa, Bruno; Lopes, Marta B.. "Exploring Glioma Heterogeneity: Integrative Multi-Omics Analysis to Discover Transcriptome-Methylome signatures". (2024):
    Under revision
  3. Abreu, Sara; Martins, Eduarda P.; Granja, Sara; Costa, Bruno M.. "Metabolic symbioses between glioblastoma and immune cells: a special focus on microglia and macrophages - in final phase of preparation". (2024):
  4. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Peixoto, Joana; Ferreira, Joana M.; Longatto-Filho, Adhemar; Costa, Pedro M.; Osório, Nuno S.; Granja, Sara; Costa, Bruno M.. "A transcriptomic profiling reveals novel roles of Cadherin-3 in metabolic programming of glioblastoma - in final phase of preparation". (2024):
  5. Ferreira, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.. "WNT6 drives mechanisms of aggressiveness and resistance to chemotherapy in human glioblastoma - in final phase of preparation". (2024):
  6. Martins, Filipa; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Silva, Fernanda; Martins, Eduarda P.; Arada, Renata; van der Kellen, David; Luís, Rafael; et al. "Glutaminase 1 (GLS1)-based therapy targets glutamine reliance in glioblastoma (GBM) - in final phase of preparation". (2024):
  7. Silva, Mónica de Mendonça; Coletti, Roberta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.; Vinga, Susana; Lopes, Marta B.. "Updating TCGA glioma subtype classification through integration of molecular profiling data following 2016 and 2021 WHO guidelines". (2024):
    Submitted
  8. Martins, Eduarda P.; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Pojo, Marta; Carvalho, Rita; Ribeiro, Ana Sofia; Vera Miranda-Gonçalves; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "Cadherin-3 is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma". Molecular Oncology 16 14 (2022): 2611-2631. https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.13162.
    Published • 10.1002/1878-0261.13162
  9. Lopes, Marta; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Pojo, Marta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Coimbra, Bárbara; Sotiropoulos, Ioannis; et al. "Chronic stress does not influence the survival of mouse models of glioblastoma". Frontiers in Oncology 25 12 (2022): 856210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.856210.
    Published
  10. Outeiro-Pinho, Gonçalo; Barros-Silva, Daniela; Moreira-Silva, Filipa; Lobo, J; Carneiro, I; Morais, A; Martins, Eduarda P.; et al. "Epigenetically-regulated miR-30a/c-5p directly target TWF1 and hamper ccRCC cell aggressiveness". Translational Research 249 (2022): 110-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2022.06.009.
    Published
  11. Oliveira, Catarina; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Neves, Nuno; Reis, Rui L.; Costa, Bruno M.; Silva, Tiago; Martins, Albino. "Fucoidan/chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with anti-ErbB-2 target breast cancer cells and impair tumor growth in vivo". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 600 (2021): 120548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120548.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120548
  12. Lopes, Marta B.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Susana Vinga; Costa, Bruno M.. "The role of network science in glioblastoma". Cancers 13 5 (2021): 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13051045.
    Published • 10.3390/cancers13051045
  13. Vieira de Castro, Joana; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Miranda-Lorenzo, Irene; Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Longatto-Filho, Adhemar; Pinto, Afonso A.; et al. "Intracellular autofluorescence as a new biomarker for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma". Cancers 13 4 (2021): 828. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13040828.
    Published • 10.3390/cancers13040828
  14. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Xavier-Magalhães, Ana; Martins, Eduarda P.; Pinto, Afonso A.; Pires, Manuel Melo; Pinheiro, Célia; Reis, Rui M.; Sousa, Nuno; Costa, Bruno M.. "A novel molecular link between HOXA9 and WNT6 in glioblastoma identifies a subgroup of patients with particular poor prognosis". Molecular Oncology 14 6 (2020): 1224-1241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.12633.
    Published • 10.1002/1878-0261.12633
  15. Gonçalves, Céline S.; Castro, Joana Isabel Martins Cosme Vieira; Pojo, Marta; Martins, Eduarda P.; Queirós, Sandro Filipe Monteiro; Chautard, Emmanuel; Taipa, Ricardo; et al. "WNT6 is a novel oncogenic prognostic biomarker in human glioblastoma". Theranostics 8 17 (2018): 4805-4823. https://www.thno.org/v08p4805.htm.
    Open access • Published • 10.7150/thno.25025
Preprint
  1. Roberta Coletti; João Carrilho; Eduarda P. Martins; Céline S. Gonçalves; Bruno M. Costa; Marta B. Lopes. "A Novel Tool for Multi-Omics Network Integration and Visualization: A Study of Glioma Heterogeneity". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.18.585500.
    10.1101/2024.03.18.585500
  2. Medonça, Mónica L.; Coletti, Roberta; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Costa, Bruno M.; Vinga, Susana; Lopes, Marta B.. "Updating TCGA glioma classification through integration of molecular profiling data following the 2016 and 2021 WHO guidelines". 2023.
    10.1101/2023.02.19.529134
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Emerging roles of the critical oncogenic molecule Cadherin-3 in glioblastoma". PhD, 2023.
  2. Martins, Eduarda P.. "CDH3/P-cadherin as a novel biomarker in gliomas: mechanistic, functional and prognostic insights". Master, 2018.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2023. "A novel and promising glutaminase 1 (GLS1)-based systemic therapy in glioblastoma (GBM) - Portuguese Patent (PT118918)".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/05 Deciphering WNT6-driven mechanisms of aggressiveness and resistance to chemotherapy in human glioblastoma ICVS 2024 Retreat
(Braga, Portugal)
2024/05/24 Exploiting the relevance of WNT6 in extracellular vesicles of glioblastoma: clinical and molecular insights SINAL 2024 (11th meeting on signal transduction)
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/04/29 Exploiting the relevance of WNT6 in extracellular vesicles of glioblastoma: clinical and molecular insights 6th ASPIC International Congress
(Faro, Portugal)
2024/02/02 Novel roles of Cadherin-3 in the metabolic and molecular reprogramming of glioblastoma XIV Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/02/02 Exploiting the Relevance of WNT6 in Extracellular Vesicles of Glioblastoma: Clinical and Molecular Insights XIVPortuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/02/02 Glutaminase 1 (GLS1), a new metabolism-targeted therapy for glioblastoma (GBM) XIV Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/07/01 Cadherin-3 is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma 5th ASPIC International Congress
(Portugal)
2021/10/15 CDH3/P-cadherin is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma XII Congresso Nacional Associação Portuguesa de Neuro-Oncologia
Associação Portuguesa de Neuro-Oncologia (Portugal)
2021/10/14 CDH3/P-cadherin is a novel oncogenic biomarker with prognostic value in glioblastoma II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting - Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer
Selected Speed Talk
2019/05/03 Functional and prognostic relevance of CDH3/P-cadherin in glioblastoma 26th Porto Cancer Meeting
Speed Talk format (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/03 Deciphering key roles of WNT6 in glioblastoma: mechanistic, functional, and clinical insights 26th Porto Cancer Meeting
Speed Talk format (Porto, Portugal)
2019/01/19 CDH3/P-cadherin is an oncogenic biomarker in glioblastoma XI Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa Neuro-Oncologia
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/01/19 Deciphering key roles of WNT6 in glioblastoma: mechanistic, functional, and clinical insights XI Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa Neuro-Oncologia
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/05/11 Functional and prognostic relevance of WNT6 in human glioblastoma 3rd ASPIC International Congress
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/11/10 CDH3/P-cadherin as a novel biomarker in gliomas: functional and prognostic insights X Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa Neuro-Oncologia
(Braga, Portugal)
2017/11/10 WNT6 as a novel oncogene in human glioblastoma: functional, mechanistic, and clinical implications X Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Neuro-Oncologia
(Braga, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/03/15 - 2024/04/16 Glioblastoma animal models: focus on biomarkers
Supervisor
 LAS laboratory rotation, PhD student
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2024/03/13 - 2024/04/11 Mouse models for glioblastoma research
Supervisor
 LAS laboratory rotation, MSc student
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2022/05/02 - 2022/06/29 Functional impact of the oncogenic biomarker P-cadherin in cellular energetics of glioblastoma
Co-supervisor
 Undergraduate student, BSc project co-supervisor (Other)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2021/11/08 - 2021/12/17 P-cadherin impact in viability and migration of brain tumor cells
Co-supervisor
 Master in Health Sciences (Lab rotation) (Other)
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11 - 2024/02/05 "Cancro em Perspetiva" (Cancer in Perspective) - event organized in the context of the World Cancer Day (2024/02/05)
Meeting
 Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2015/06/01 - 2016/02/13 XVII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada (2016/02/10 - 2016/02/13) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/03/12 - 2024/03/12 "Brain Awareness Week" - Outreach activities with pre-school and elementary school students
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/15 "Brain Awareness Week" - Outreach activities with pre-school and elementary school students
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Scicare program - Novartis Health Science Accelerator
Symposium
Novartis Farma SA, Portugal
2021/04/22 - 2021/04/24 ORPHEUS Conference 2021 - online event
Conference
 ORPHEUS Conference 2021
2021/03/05 - 2021/03/05 UCSF Brain Tumor Center Update Symposium - online event
Symposium
 UCSF Brain Tumor Center Update Symposium
University of California San Francisco, United States
2021/03/03 - 2021/03/03 Dissecting the aetiology of glioblastoma - online event
Seminar
Brain Tumor Charity, United Kingdom
2021/02/03 - 2021/02/05 GliMR - Glioma Imaging Bridging Clinic and Research - online event
Meeting
 Glioma MR 2.0 COST Action
2020/11/27 - 2020/11/27 Scicare Talks "From Science to Impact" - online event
Symposium
Novartis Farma SA, Portugal
2020/04/20 - 2020/04/24 Scicare program - Novartis Health Science Accelerator (postponed due to COVID-19)
Workshop
Novartis Farma SA, Portugal
2019/10/03 - 2019/10/03 "How to write a great research paper, and get it accepted by a good journal" by Elsevier Research Academy
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2019/05/21 - 2019/05/21 "Scientific Integrity: how to publish reproducible results" by EMBO
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 "The future of the doctorate degree" by Professor Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 "Getting the most of your supervisors" by Professor Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/03 - Current Apoptosis (1573-675X) Springer Nature
2024/02 - Current Molecular Neurobiology (1559-1182) Springer Nature
2024/01 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Nature
2023/12 - Current Molecular Oncology (1878-0261) FEBS, Wiley

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/04 - Current COST Action Working Groups member CA22103 - A comprehensive network against brain cancer (Net4Brain): WG1: Non-invasive Biomarkers Discovery WG2: Preclinical Modelling WG3: Pathogenesis and Tumour Profiling Member
2022/12/12 - Current American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Member
2018/02/27 - Current European Association for CancerResearch (EACR) Member
2018/02/07 - Current Portuguese Association for CancerResearch (ASPIC) Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017/10 - Current Practical class "Experimental Approaches in Oncobiology" Fundamentals of Genetics, Development and Neoplasia (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2024/03/04 - 2024/03/04 Lecture: "Hallmarks of Cancer" Cancer Therapy (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2024/02/27 - 2024/02/29 Laboratory Animal Sciences - Practical Sessions Laboratory Animal Sciences (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13 Lecture: "Cell signaling" Fundamentals of Genetics, Development and Neoplasia (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2023/04/24 - 2023/04/24 Lecture: "Hallmarks of Cancer" Cancer Therapy (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2022/04/26 - 2022/04/26 Lecture: "Hallmarks of Cancer" Cancer Therapy (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/07 - 2023/11 Deciphering novel mechanisms of WNT6-driven chemotherapy resistance in human glioblastoma MSc thesis
2020/05 - 2022/03 Daily lab supervision: Unravelling the role of the spinocerebellar ataxia type 3-associated protein ATXN3 in glioblastoma MSc thesis
2018/04/30 - 2018/06/28 Daily lab supervision: Study of P-cadherin in cell viability and proliferation of glioblastoma in vitro BSc thesis
2017/04/03 - 2017/07/06 Daily lab supervision: Molecular andcelular mechanisms associated withbrain tumor aggressiveness: functional role of P-cadherin in glioblastoma BSc thesis
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best oral communication at XIV Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress
Portuguese Association for Neuro-Oncology, Portugal
2024 Best poster at SINAL 2024 (11th meeting on signal transduction)
2024 Best poster at ICVS 2024 Retreat
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2024 Best oral presentation at ICVS 2024 Retreat
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023 EACR Poster Prize at III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal

Asociación Española de Investigación sobre el Cáncer, Spain
2022 Travel grant to participate in 11th Brain Tumor Meeting at Berlin
2019 Best oral communication at XI Portuguese Association of Neuro-Oncology National Congress
Portuguese Association for Neuro-Oncology, Portugal
2018 EACR Poster Prize at 3rd ASPIC International Congress
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal
2018 Best poster at 2nd ICVS Open Day
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2017 Best oral communication at X Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Neuro-Oncologia
Portuguese Association for Neuro-Oncology, Portugal