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Alice Fernanda Abreu Ramos has a biology degree (2002, University of Minho, PT), MSc degree in Toxicology (2006, University of Aveiro, PT) and PhD in Biology (2012, University of Minho, PT being part developed in University of Oslo, NO). He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto. Her record includes 26 articles published in specialized journals and 1 book chapter. 15 out of the 26 papers were published as first author, 4 as senior author and 7 as a co-author. It has been involved in the organization of 3 events and participated in 30 events. She supervised 8 BSc, 7 MSc, 1 PhD student (ongoing) and 1 post-doc. She was the main examiner of some PhD (1), MSc (6) and BSc (2) theses. In its professional activities she interacted with 57 collaborators in co-authorship of several scientific works. In its Science Vitae curriculum the most frequent terms in the contextualization of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: antigenotoxic effects; Cell lines; Colon cancer; Comet assay; DNA damage; DNA repair; Disease prevention - Cancer; Genetic Toxicology; in vitro; invertebrate; Natural products; Science & Technology; Toxicology; 3D cultures.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alice Fernanda Abreu Ramos

Citation names

  • Ramos A.A

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
391D-E0EB-E3ED
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2095-359X

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Education
Degree Classification
2012/04/10
Concluded
Ciências (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Nutrition and chemoprevention of colorectal cancer " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovado por unanimidade
2006/05/16
Concluded
Mestrado em Toxicologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Antigenotoxic effects of natural compounds on HepG2 cells." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovado
2005
Concluded
Superior Technic of Hygiene and Safety in the Work (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Autoridade para as condicoes do trabalho, Portugal
Aprovado
2002/10/28
Concluded
Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
"Urinary hydroxypyrene as biomarker of the PAHs exhibition." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2016/11 - 2018/11 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2013/07 - 2015/06 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2006/08 - 2007/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/18 - 2024/07/19 Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/09 - 2023/06/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014/09 - 2016/06 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2005/09 - 2006/07 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2007/11 - 2012/04 Nutrition and chemoprevention of colorectal cancer
SFRH/BD/35672/2007
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a ciência e tecnologia (FCT)

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/09 - Current Globaled
030552
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2016/11 - 2018/11 Novelmar - Novel marine products with biotechnological applications
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
do Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2007-2013 (ON.2)
Concluded
2013/07 - 2015/06 Marbiotech
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000047-BPD-2013-06
Post-doc Fellow
do Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2007-2013 (ON.2)
Concluded
2006/08 - 2007/07 Technologies for valorization of bio-products of Salvia sp. (SageBiotech)
POCTI/AGR/62040/2004
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017 - Current The threat of oxidative damage to DNA of plant tissue subjected to desiccation and cryogenic storage
UMO-2016/21/D/NZ9/02489
External consultant
2023/01/10 - 2023/11/30 360.come
proj n. 192
Technical development
Laboratório da Paisagem, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ramos A.A; Lima C.F; Pereira-Wilson C; Ramos A.A. "DNA Damage Protection and Induction of Repair by Dietary Phytochemicals and Cancer Prevention: What Do We Know?". In Selected Topics in DNA Repair. InTech, 2011.
    10.5772/22125
Conference abstract
  1. Ramos A.A; Malhão F; Ferreira A; Alves Â; Castro-Carvalho B; Prata-Sena M; Gargiulo D; et al. "Marine and Soil Fungi Extracts with Antiproliferative Activity Induce Morphological Alterations in Breast Cancer Cells.". Paper presented in SPMicros - Microsc Microanal., 2015.
    Published • 10.1017/S1431927615014221
  2. Ramos A.A; Moreira, M; Castro-Carvalho, Bruno; Prata-Sena, M; Dethoup, Tida; Buttachon, Suradet; Eduardo Rocha; et al. "Marine-derived fungi extracts increase doxorubicin's cytotoxic effect in lung cancer cells.". Paper presented in 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)- Planta Medica, 2014.
    Published • doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394615
  3. Prata-Sena M; Ramos A.A; Castro-Carvalho B; Dethoup T; Buttachon S; Kijjoa A; Rocha E. "Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities of two marine sponge-derived fungi extracts in HepG2, HCT116 and A375 cancer cell lines.". Paper presented in 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)- Planta Medica, 2014.
    Published • doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394594
  4. Ramos A.A. "Extracts from the marine fungus Neosartorya tsunodae and the soil fungus Neosartorya fischeri exhibit anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in human cancer cell lines.". 2014.
    doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394622
  5. Ramos A.A. "Ursolic acid: A chemopreventive agent for DNA damage associated diseases.". 2014.
    doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394876
  6. Pedro D; Ramos A.A; Lima C.F; Baltazar F; Pereira-Wilson C. "Diet and colon cancer - modulation of signaling pathways and DNA damage prevention". Paper presented in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Symposium. 2nd Annual General Meeting of the TCM Consortium, 2011.
    Published
  7. Pedro D; Ramos A.A; Lima C.F; Baltazar F; Pereira-Wilson C. "DNA damage prevention and signaling pathway regulation by sage in a colon cancer model". Paper presented in Bioplant programa, 2011.
    Published
  8. Pedro D; Ramos, Alice; Cristovão F. Lima; Baltazar F; Pereira-Wilson C. "Modulation of DNA damage prevention and signaling pathways in diet induced colon cancer prevention". Paper presented in 16th International Charles Heidelberger Symposium on Cancer Research - BMC Proceedings, 2010.
    Published • doi:10.1186/1753-6561-4-S2-P58
  9. Lima C.F; Ramos A.A; Pereira-Wilson C; Sousa MJ; Braga PS; Fernandes-Ferreira MABV; Fernandes-Ferreira M. "Salvia phytomedicines: from the „salvãre„ properties to demonstration of some pharmacological effects". Paper presented in 7th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE & SIF - Natural Products - Planta Medica, 2010.
    Published • DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083998
  10. Sá C; Ramos A.A; Piairo PC; Lima C.F; Silva, Rui D.; Coutinho, O. P.; Almeida, M. J.; Pereira-Wilson C. "Effects of the regular intake of sage tea (Salvia Officinalis) in humans : a pilot trial". Paper presented in XV Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, 2006.
    Published
  11. Piairo PC; Ramos A.A; Sá C; Azevedo M; Silva RM; Coutinho OP; Almeida MJ; Pereira-Wilson C. "Improved lymphocyte response to H2O2 after regular intake of Sage tea (Salvia officinalis) involves induction of HSP70". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica - Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica (SPB), 2006.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ramos A.A. "Diet supplemented with UA or EGCG confer protection against DNA damage in colonocytes". 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Macedo, Ana Catarina; Malhão, Fernanda; Rocha, Eduardo; Ramos, Alice. "Anticancer activity of the seaweed compound fucoxanthin in breast cancer cell lines cultured as 2D and 3D models". Paper presented in 5th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, 2019.
    10.3390/ecmc2019-06346
  2. Ramos A.A; Fernanda Malhão ; Suradet Buttachon; Dethoup T; Kijjoa A; Rocha E. "Cytotoxic activity of preussin isolated from marine fungus Aspergillus candidus in breast cancer cell lines". Paper presented in International conference - ICOETOX2018, 2018.
  3. Ramos A.A; Fernanda Malhão ; Suradet Buttachon; Tida Dethoup; Anake Kijjoa ; Eduardo Rocha. "In vitro anticancer activity of preussin, a hydroxypyrrolidine alkaloid, isolated from the marine sponge-associated fungus Aspergillus candidus KUFA 0062 in breast cancer cell lines". Paper presented in EUSAAT 2018, 2018.
  4. Ramos A.A; Sofia Mateus; Jidapa Noitnart; Tida Dethoup; Anake Kijjoa ; Eduardo Rocha. "Cytotoxicity of secondary metabolites from the marine-derived fungus Talaromyces stipitatus KUFA 0207 in a melanoma cell line". Paper presented in EUSAAT 2018, 2018.
  5. Ramos A.A; Tânia Almeida; Bruna Lima; Eduardo Rocha. "Cytotoxic activity of the seaweed compound fucosterol, alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil in colon cells". Paper presented in EUSAAT 2018, 2018.
  6. Malhão F; Ramos A.A; Rocha, Eduardo. "Cytotoxic activity of six seaweed compounds, alone and in combination with doxorubicin and cisplatin in a panel of human breast cell lines". Paper presented in EUSAAT 2018, 2018.
  7. Tânia Almeida; J. Ferreira; V. Gomez-Rodriguez; E. Rocha; Ramos A.A; A. Azqueta. "Bioactive compounds from seaweed with anti-leukemic activity: Carotenoids and Phlorotannins". Paper presented in ICOETOX, 2016.
  8. Ramos A.A; Malhão F; Ferreira A; Alves Â; Castro-Carvalho B; Prata-Sena M; Gargiulo D; et al. "Morphological alterations in breast cancer cells.". Paper presented in INCOMAM'14. International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, XLVIII Congress of the Portuguese Microscopy Society., 2014.
  9. M. Prata-Sena; Ramos A.A; B. Castro-Carvalho; T. Dethoup; S. Buttachon; A. Kijjoa; E. Rocha. "Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities of two marine sponge-derived fungi extracts in HepG2, HCT116 and A375 cancer cell lines". Paper presented in 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), 2014.
  10. Dalila Pedro; Ramos A.A; Cristovao Lima ; Cristina Pereira-Wilson; Pedro D; Lima C.F; Pereira-Wilson C. "Diet and DNA damage – in vivo effects of dietary compounds on isolated colonocytes and lymphocytes from rats". Paper presented in EACRR, 2012.
  11. Ramos A.A; D.F.N.Pedro; A.R.Collins; C.Pereira-Wilson. "Can diet protect DNA from damage induced by oxidative/alkylating agents?". Paper presented in International conference on occupational and environmental health (ICOEH 2011), 2011.
  12. Ramos A.A; Dalila Pedro; Amaya Azqueta; Cristina Pereira-Wilson; Andrew R. Collins. "DNA protection and repair of oxidative/alkylating DNA damage in colon cells.". Paper presented in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Symposium, 2011.
  13. Ramos A.A; D. F.N. Pedro; A.O. Azqueta; C. Pereira-Wilson ; A.R. Collins. "Phytochemical protection against oxidative/alkylating DNA damage and enhancement of DNA repair in colon cells". Paper presented in SFRR (Europe) Annual meeting, 2010.
  14. Ramos A.A; D. F.N. Pedro; A. Gomes; A.R. Collins; F. Baltazar; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Is dietary modulation of DNA repair involved in colon cancer prevention?". Paper presented in XXXV Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética 2010, 2010.
  15. Ramos A.A; D. F.N. Pedro; A.R. Collins; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Dietary effects on MGMT expression, alkylating DNA repair and chemoprevention of colon cancer". Paper presented in XIX Porto Cancer Meeting. Differentiation, Regeneration and Cancer., 2010.
  16. D. F.N. Pedro; Ramos A.A; A Gomes; A.R. Collins; F. Baltazar; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Chemopreventive effects of diet through modulation of DNA repair". Paper presented in XIX Porto Cancer Meeting. Differentiation, Regeneration and Cancer., 2010.
  17. C.M. Sá; Ramos A.A; C.F. Lima; C. Pereira-Wilson; Piairo PC; Sa CM; Lima CF; et al. "Sage drinking improves plasma lipid profile, erythrocytes antioxidant defences and increases lymphocytes Hsp70". Paper presented in 1º Workshop Annual Bioplant, 2010.
  18. C.P.R. Xavier; Ramos A.A; D. Pedro; C.F. Lima; M. Fernandes-Ferreira ; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Chemoprevention and antitumor effects of Salvia officinalis extracto n cólon câncer: involvement of the MAPK/ERK pathway". Paper presented in 1º Workshop Annual Bioplant. Porto, 2010.
  19. Ramos A.A; Dalila Pedro; Amaia O. Azqueta; Cristovão F. Lima; Cristina Pereira-Wilson. "Dietary prevention of colon cancer: phytochemical protection of DNA damage and induction of DNA repair in colonocytes". Paper presented in ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress, 2009.
  20. Ramos A.A; D. F.N. Pedro; F. Baltazar; A.R. Collins; C. Pereira-Wilson. "DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure to alkylating agent.". Paper presented in ECNIS Workshop on Biomarkers and Cancer, 2009.
  21. Ramos A.A; Pedro D; Fernandes-Ferreira M. "Protective effects of Salvia officinalis on oxidative/alkylating DNA damage.". Paper presented in Biological responses to DNA damage. c. Roscoff (Brittany),, 2008.
  22. CPR Xavier; Ramos A.A; Dalila Pedro; CF Lima; M Fernandes-Ferreira ; C Pereira-Wilson. "Antitumor effects of salvia officinalis, salvia fruticosa and rosmarinic acido n cólon câncer through MAPK/ERK pathway. The chemoprevention of Salvia officinalis. Stress Signalling and Cancer.". Paper presented in CNIO Special Workshop, 2008.
  23. Cristina P.R. Xavier; Ramos A.A; D. Pedro; C.F. Lima; M. Fernandes-Ferreira. "Effect of Salvia extracts on colon cancer and on chemoprevention: the importance of MAPK/ERK pathway.". Paper presented in FEBS/ESF Workshop, 2008.
  24. Ramos A.A; Pedro D; Lima C.F; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson C. "Protective effects of nutraceuticals in colon cancer – DNA damage and aberrant crypt foci.". Paper presented in SINAL 2008. Crosstalk Between Signaling Pathways, 2008.
  25. Ramos A.A; Dalila Pedro; Xavier C; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson C. "Nutrition and chemoprevention of colon cancer.". Paper presented in First German-French Meeting, DNA Repair, Damage Signaling and Carcinogenesis, 2007.
  26. Ramos A.A; Sá CN; Piairo PC; Lima CF; Azevedo MF; Almeida MJ; Coutinho OP. "Health improving effects of sage tea". Paper presented in 2nd Symposium Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine, 2007.
  27. Ramos A.A; Lima CF; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson C. "Antigenotoxic effects of natural compounds on HepG2 cells.". Paper presented in XVth National Congress of Biochemistry, 2006.
  28. Sá C; Ramos A.A; Piairo P; Lima, C.F.; Silva RM; Coutinho OP; Almeida MJ; Pereira-Wilson C. "Effects of the regulate intake of Sage tea in humans – a pilot trial.". Paper presented in XVth National Congress of Biochemistry, 2006.
  29. Piairo P; Ramos A.A; Sa CM; Lima CF; Silva RM; Coutinho OP; Almeida MJ; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Improved lymphocyte response to H2O2 after regular intake of sage tea involves induction of Hsp70". Paper presented in XVth National Congress of Biochemistry, 2006.
  30. Ramos A.A; Cristovão F. Lima; M. Fernandes-Ferreira ; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Protective effects of quercetin and ursolic acid t-BHP-induced DNA damage in HepG2 cells.". Paper presented in Biotec2005Micro, 2005.
  31. Ramos A.A; C.F. Lima; M. Fernandes-Ferreira ; C. Pereira-Wilson. "Antigenotoxicity effects of quercetin and ursolic acid on HepG2 cells". Paper presented in 53º Annual congress of Society for Medicinal Plant Research joint with SIF, 2005.
  32. Ramos A.A; Lima CF; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson C. "Efeito da quercetina e do ácido ursólico na protecção de danos induzidos pelo t-BHP sobre o DNA de células HepG2". Paper presented in II congresso Nacional da Ordem dos Biólogos – A Biologia do Futuro, 2005.
Journal article
  1. Fernanda Malhão; Ana Macedo; Alice Ramos; Eduardo Rocha. "Morphometrical, Morphological, and Immunocytochemical Characterization of a Tool for Cytotoxicity Research: 3D Cultures of Breast Cell Lines Grown in Ultra-Low Attachment Plates". Toxics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10080415.
    10.3390/toxics10080415
  2. Plitta-Michalak, Beata P.; Ramos, Alice A.; Pupel, Piotr; Michalak, Marcin. "Oxidative damage and DNA repair in desiccated recalcitrant embryonic axes of Acer pseudoplatanus L.". BMC Plant Biology 22 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03419-2.
    10.1186/s12870-021-03419-2
  3. "How can environmental conditions influence dicofol genotoxicity on the edible Asiatic clam, Meretrix meretrix?". Environmental Pollution 293 (2022): 118467-118467. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118467.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118467
  4. Plitta-Michalak, B.P.; Ramos, A.A.; Pupel, P.; Michalak, M.. "Oxidative damage and DNA repair in desiccated recalcitrant embryonic axes of Acer pseudoplatanus L.". BMC Plant Biology 22 1 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85122998288&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s12870-021-03419-2
  5. Fernanda Malhão; Ana Catarina Macedo; Carla Costa; Eduardo Rocha; Alice Abreu Ramos. "Fucoxanthin Holds Potential to Become a Drug Adjuvant in Breast Cancer Treatment: Evidence from 2D and 3D Cell Cultures". Molecules 26 14 (2021): 4288-4288. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144288.
    10.3390/molecules26144288
  6. Ramos A.A. "Cytotoxicity of Seaweed Compounds, Alone or Combined to Reference Drugs, against Breast Cell Lines Cultured in 2D and 3D". Toxics (2021):
    doi.org/10.3390/toxics9020024
  7. Fernanda Malhão; Alice Ramos; Eduardo Rocha. "Cytotoxic and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Fucosterol, Alone and in Combination with Doxorubicin, in 2D and 3D Cultures of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells". Medical Sciences Forum (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/CAHD2020-08600.
    10.3390/CAHD2020-08600
  8. Almeida, Tânia P.; Ramos, Alice A.; Ferreira, Joana; Azqueta, Amaya; Rocha, Eduardo. "Bioactive Compounds from Seaweed with Anti-Leukemic Activity: A Mini-Review on Carotenoids and Phlorotannins". Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 20 1 (2020): 39-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557519666190311095655.
    10.2174/1389557519666190311095655
  9. Ramos, Alice A.; Castro-Carvalho, Bruno; Prata-Sena, Maria; Malhão, Fernanda; Buttachon, Suradet; Dethoup, Tida; Kijjoa, Anake; Rocha, Eduardo. "Can marine-derived fungus Neosartorya siamensis KUFA 0017 extract and its secondary metabolites enhance antitumor activity of doxorubicin? An in vitro survey unveils interactions against lung cancer cells". Environmental Toxicology 35 4 (2019): 507-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tox.22886.
    10.1002/tox.22886
  10. Fernanda Malhão; Alice A. Ramos; Suradet Buttachon; Tida Dethoup; Anake Kijjoa; Eduardo Rocha. "Cytotoxic and Antiproliferative Effects of Preussin, a Hydroxypyrrolidine Derivative from the Marine Sponge-Associated Fungus Aspergillus candidus KUFA 0062, in a Panel of Breast Cancer Cell Lines and Using 2D and 3D Cultures". Marine Drugs 17 8 (2019): 448-448. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmd17080448.
    10.3390/md17080448
  11. Alice A. Ramos; Tânia Almeida; Bruna Lima; Eduardo Rocha. "Cytotoxic activity of the seaweed compound fucosterol, alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil, in colon cells using 2D and 3D culturing". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 82 9 (2019): 537-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2019.1634378.
    10.1080/15287394.2019.1634378
  12. Cruzeiro C.; Ramos A.A; Loganimoce E.M.; Arenas F.; Rocha E.; Cardoso P.G.. "Genotoxic effects of combined multiple stressors on Gammarus locusta haemocytes: Interactions between temperature, pCO2 and the synthetic progestin levonorgestrel". Environmental Pollution 245 (2019): 864-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.070.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.070
  13. Ferreira J; Ramos A.A; Almeida TP; Azqueta A; Rocha E. "Drug resistance in glioblastoma and cytotoxicity of seaweed compounds, alone and in combination with anticancer drugs: A mini review". Phytomedicine 48 (2018): 84-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2018.04.062.
    10.1016/j.phymed.2018.04.062
  14. Buttachon S; Ramos A.A; Inácio A; Dethoup T; Gales L; Lee, M; Costa P; et al. "Bis-Indolyl Benzenoids, Hydroxypyrrolidine Derivatives and Other Constituents from Cultures of the Marine Sponge-Associated Fungus Aspergillus candidus KUFA0062". Marine Drugs 16 4 (2018): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md16040119.
    Published • 10.3390/md16040119
  15. Almeida TP; Ferreira J; Vettorazzi A; Azqueta A; Rocha E; Ramos A.A. "Cytotoxic activity of fucoxanthin, alone and in combination with the cancer drugs imatinib and doxorubicin, in CML cell lines". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 59 (2018): 24-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2018.02.006.
    10.1016/j.etap.2018.02.006
  16. Lopes-Costa E; Abreu M; Gargiulo D; Rocha E; Ramos A.A. "Anticancer effects of seaweed compounds fucoxanthin and phloroglucinol, alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil in colon cells". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (2017): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2017.1357297.
    Published • 10.1080/15287394.2017.1357297
  17. Castro-Carvalho B; Ramos A.A; Prata-Sena M; Malhão F; Moreira M; Gargiulo D; Dethoup T; et al. "Marine-derived fungi extracts enhance the cytotoxic activity of doxorubicin in nonsmall cell lung cancer cells A459". Pharmacognosy Research 9 5 (2017): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/pr.pr_57_17.
    Published • 10.4103/pr.pr_57_17
  18. Ramos A.A; Castro-Carvalho B; Prata-Sena M; Dethoup T; Buttachon S; Kijjoa A; Rocha E. "Crude extracts of marine-derived and soil fungi of the genus Neosartorya exhibit selective anticancer activity by inducing cell death in colon, breast and skin cancer cell lines". Pharmacognosy Research 8 1 (2016): 8-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949990039&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.4103/0974-8490.171105
  19. Prata-Sena M; Ramos A.A; Buttachon S; Castro-Carvalho B; Marques P; Dethoup T; Kijjoa A; Rocha E. "Cytotoxic activity of Secondary Metabolites from Marine-derived Fungus Neosartorya siamensis in Human Cancer Cells". Phytotherapy Research 30 11 (2016): 1862-1871. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84981724986&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/ptr.5696
  20. Pedro D; Ramos A.A; Lima C.F; Baltazar F; Pereira-Wilson C; Pedro DF; Ramos AA; Lima CF. "Colon Cancer Chemoprevention by Sage Tea Drinking: Decreased DNA Damage and Cell Proliferation". Phytotherapy Research 30 2 (2015): 298-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5531.
    Published • 10.1002/ptr.5531
  21. Pádua D; Rocha E; Gargiulo D; Ramos A.A. "Bioactive compounds from brown seaweeds: Phloroglucinol, fucoxanthin and fucoidan as promising therapeutic agents against breast cancer". Phytochemistry Letters 14 (2015): 91-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2015.09.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.phytol.2015.09.007
  22. Ramos A.A; Prata-Sena M; Castro-Carvalho B; Dethoup, Tida; Buttachon S; Kijjoa A; Rocha E. "Potential of four marine-derived fungi extracts as anti-proliferative and cell death-inducing agents in seven human cancer cell lines". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 8 10 (2015): 798-806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.09.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.09.005
  23. Ramos A.A; Pedro D; Lima C.F; Collins A.R; Pereira-Wilson C. "Development of a new application of the comet assay to assess levels of O6-methylguanine in genomic DNA (CoMeth)". Free Radical Biology and Medicine 60 (2013): 41-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.01.028.
    Published • 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.01.028
  24. Ramos A.A; Marques F; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson C. "Water extracts of tree Hypericum sps. protect DNA from oxidative and alkylating damage and enhance DNA repair in colon cells". Food and Chemical Toxicology 51 (2013): 80-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.014
  25. Ramos A.A; Pedro D; Collins A.R; Pereira-Wilson, Cristina. "Protection by Salvia Extracts Against Oxidative and Alkylation Damage to DNA in Human HCT15 and CO115 Cells". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 75 13-15 (2012): 765-775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2012.689804.
    Published • 10.1080/15287394.2012.689804
  26. Ramos A.A; Pereira-Wilson C; Collins A.R. "Protective effects of Ursolic acid and Luteolin against oxidative DNA damage include enhancement of DNA repair in Caco-2 cells". Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 692 1-2 (2010): 6-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.07.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.07.004
  27. Ramos A.A; Azqueta A; Pereira-Wilson C; Collins A.R. "Polyphenolic Compounds from Salvia Species Protect Cellular DNA from Oxidation and Stimulate DNA Repair in Cultured Human Cells". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58 12 (2010): 7465-7471. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf100082p.
    Published • 10.1021/jf100082p
  28. Sá C; Ramos A.A; Azevedo M; Lima C.F; Fernandes-Ferreira M; Pereira-Wilson, Cristina. "Sage Tea Drinking Improves Lipid Profile and Antioxidant Defences in Humans". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10 9 (2009): 3937-3950. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms10093937.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms10093937
  29. Ramos A.A; Lima C.F; Pereira M.L; Fernandes-Ferreira, M.; Pereira-Wilson C. "Antigenotoxic effects of quercetin, rutin and ursolic acid on HepG2 cells: Evaluation by the comet assay". Toxicology Letters 177 1 (2008): 66-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.001
Online resource
  1. Alice A. Ramos; Catarina Cruzeiro; Fernanda Malhão; Mónica Lopes-Marques; Patrícia Cardoso. Solos com Vida! Protocolos Científicos do 5º ao 9º ano. 2023. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8314993.
    10.5281/zenodo.8314993
  2. Ramos, Alice. Bioactnow. 2018. https://www.instagram.com/alice_bioactnow/.
Report
  1. Ramos A.A. 2002. Urinary hydroxypyrene as biomarker of the PAHs exhibition.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Wilson, Cristina Pereira; Collins, Andrew R.; Ramos, Alice Fernanda Abreu. "Nutrition and chemoprevention of colorectal cancer". PhD, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20554.
  2. Wilson, Cristina Maria da Silvéria e Silva Pereira; Pereira, Maria de Lourdes; Ramos, Alice Fernanda de Abreu. "Efeitos antigenotóxicos dos compostos naturais na linha celular HepG2". Master, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/4661.
Website
  1. Alice A. Ramos; Catarina Cruzeiro; Fernanda Malhão; Mónica Lopes-Marques; Patrícia Cardoso. Be-WISE. 2023. https://be-wise.pt/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018 Cytotoxic activity of fucosterol, alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil in colon cells. International conference - ICOETOX2018
INSA (Portugal)
2018 An overview of two years of in vitro assessment of the anticancer potential of new and known compounds from marine –derived fungi and algae Business2sea - Forum do Mar'18 - Workshop INNOVMAR
CIIMAR (Portugal)
2017 Carcinogenic and Anticarcinogenic Diet. Comet assay – a valuable tool to access DNA damage and repair. Advanced Course. Molecular Nutrition.
University of Minho (Portugal)
2016 A Crude Extract from the Marine-derived Fungus Neosartorya lacinosa Induce Ultrastructural Changes in Cancer Cells Suggestive of Cell Death. 50th Meeting of the Portuguese Microscopy Society
Portuguese Microscopy Society (Portugal)
2016 Studing estrogenic and androgenic influences on effects of anticancer drugs using the hepatocarcinoma cell line HepG2. ICOETOX
(Portugal)
2015 O Mar como fonte de potenciais agentes anticancerígenos. III Congresso Naturales Medicinae.
(Portugal)
2014 Chemoprevention effect of diet Advanced Course. Molecular Nutrition
(Portugal)
2013 Image analysis, interpretation and data analysis Comet assay training course
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
2013 The Comet assay to assess DNA damage and repair Advanced Course. Pharmacological Development: from Organic Synthesis to Clinical Trials.
University of Minho (Portugal)
2013 CoMeth- the comet assay for testing epigenetic drugs.COST TD0905. Epigenetics - bench to bedside. MC meeting and scientific workshop
University of Iceland (Iceland)
2012 The Comet assay to assess DNA damage and repair Advanced Course. Pharmacological Development: from Organic Synthesis to Clinical Trials.
University of Minho (Portugal)
2011 Comet assay and its application in chemoprevention studies. Molecular Nutrition: dietary phytochemicals and age-related disease prevention. Pos-graduated training programme 2011
University of Minho (Portugal)
2008 Sage as source of natural medicines: Phytochemical, biological and biotechnological aspects. XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry
(Portugal)
2007 Antigenotoxic effects of natural compounds on HepG2 cells: Evaluation by the comet assay – Case study. International workshop – Exploring molecular approaches to cancer research
University of Minho (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2016 - Current Bioactive effects of seaweed compounds on breast cancer cell lines
Co-supervisor
Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/11/27 Anticancer activity of marine seaweed compounds, alone and in combination with chemotherapy drugs, in breast cancer cell lines using 2D and 3D cell culture models
Supervisor
Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of fucoxanthin using 2D and 3D culture methods in breast cell lines
Co-supervisor
Licenciatura em Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Evaluation of antitumor effect of natural compounds from marine origin
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Screening of larvicidal activity of seaweed extracts against the mosquito Aedes aegyptiMafalda
Supervisor
Mestrado em Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Cytotoxic evaluation of the compounds isolated from marine algae, alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil, in colon cell lines
Co-supervisor
Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Bioactive compounds from seaweed with in vitro anti-leukemia activity
Supervisor
Mestrado em Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Anticancer activity against glioblastoma cell lines by compounds present in algae, alone and in combination with anticancer drugs
Supervisor
Mestrado em Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Anticancer effects of the seaweed compounds fucoxanthin and phloroglucinol alone and in combination with 5-Fluorouraci in colon cells
Supervisor
Mestrado em Ciências do Mar – Recursos Marinhos Especiaiização em Aquacultura e Pescas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of compounds present in algae in normal and tumor cell line of the colon. Combination with an antitumor drug.
Supervisor
Anatomia, Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Assessment of the anticancer properties of phloroglucinol alone and in combination with doxorubicin in breast cancer cells
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 In vitro screening of the anticancer activity of marine and soil-derived fungi extracts and compounds used alone and combined with doxorubicin: Evaluation of the anticancer properties of fungi extracts and compounds alone and in combination with doxorubicin in lung cancer cells.
Supervisor
Mestrado em Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos Especialização em Biologia e Ecologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Anticancer activity of marine-derived fungi extrats and isolated compounds in human cancer cell lines.
Supervisor
Mestrado em Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos Especialização em Biologia e Ecologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Study of the antitumor effect of extracts from marine fungi in the treatment of lung cancer.
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Evaluation of the antitumor potential of compounds isolated from Neosartorya Siamensis marine fungus in human tumor cell lines
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Optimization of Cell Wound Healing Assay in human breast cancer cell lines for cell migration studies.
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Anatomia Patológica Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Organization of storytelling activities in science, namely "Stories from the Sea" to sensitize the population to the issue of ocean pollution with plastics. These activities were carried out during the 10th edition of the "Leixões Port Day". (2018/09/15 - 2018/09/15)
Other (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Comet assay training course. Pos-graduated training programme (2014/09/12 - 2014/09/14)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2007 - 2007 International workshop – Exploring approaches to cancer research. (2007/05)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/26 Conference about climate change and its impact in terrestrial and aquatic impact
Conference
Climate Change: Local Resilience & Global Scenarios
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/07/26 - 2018/07/27 Training workshop about in vitro assays (alternative to in vivo studies)
Workshop
EUSAAT 2018 - Kirkstall Quasi Vivo® Training Workshop
European Society For Alternatives To Animal Testing, Germany
2018 - 2018 Participation in the International conference - ICOETOX2018 where the thematic Occupational & Environmental Toxicology where addressed.
Conference
ICOETox2018
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Participation in the conference where was address athe protection of experimental animals according to the 3Rs-Principle (refine - reduce - replace) and the main alternative that exist nowadays
Conference
EUSAAT 2018
European Society For Alternatives To Animal Testing, Germany
2014 - 2014 This spring school, designed for young investigators interested in human populations’ studies, will address the founding concept of molecular epidemiology, clarifying major concepts and definitions to predict cancer risk, to establish cancer burden, to further classify diseases in addition to pathological classification, to evaluate chemo-prevention or intervention.
Other
Biomarkers 2014. Spring school on human populations studies with genetic biomarkers
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Participation in the conference about microscopy
Conference
INCOMAM'14. International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, XLVIII Congress of the Portuguese Microscopy Society.
Portuguese Microscopy Society, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Participation in the advanced toxicology course were addressed topics as: Methodological Advances in Toxicology; Alternative Methods in Toxicology; Environmental Toxicology; Molecular and Cellular Toxicology; Risk Assessment and Health Impacts of Nanoparticles .
Other
EUROTOX ADVANCED TOXICOLOGY COURSE
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Participation in the international conference about occupational and environmental toxicology
Conference
International conference on occupational and environmental health (ICOEH 2011)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Participation in the symposium about effects of plants on human health
Symposium
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Symposium
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Participation in the conference about the topics related to radicals, oxidants and antioxidants with relation to their action, effects and function in biological systems.
Conference
SFRR (Europe) Annual meeting
Society for Free Radical Research Europe, Spain
2010 - 2010 Participation in the conference about cancer
Conference
EACR 21. Oslo
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom
2010 - 2010 Participation in the meeting about differentiation, regeneration and cancer
Other
XIX Porto Cancer Meeting. Differentiation, Regeneration and Cancer
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Participation in the congress about cancer
Congress
ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress
ECCO, Belgium
2009 - 2009 Participation in the worksoph related with biomarkers and cancer
Workshop
ECNIS Workshop on Biomarkers and Cancer
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Participation in the conference about biological responses to DNA damage.
Conference
Biological responses to DNA damage. C. Roscoff (Brittany)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
2008 - 2008 Participation in the meeting about crosstalk between signaling pathways in cancer
Conference
SINAL2008. Crosstalk Between Signaling Pathways
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Participation on the International workshop about molecular approaches to cancer research
Other
International workshop “Exploring molecular approaches to cancer research”
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Participation in the conference about DNA stability.
Conference
First German-French Meeting, DNA Repair, Damage Signaling and Carcinogenesis
French Society of Genotoxicology, France
2006 - 2006 Participation in the international cours about toxicology: subcelular targets of Anti-cancer therapy
Other
International courses on Toxicology "Smart toxicology: subcelular targets of Anti-cancer therapy".
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Participation in the course about flow cytometric and microscopic analysis of male reproductive cells
Workshop
Flow cytometric and microscopic analysis of male reproductive cells
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2004 - 2004 Participation in the seminar about oncology
Seminar
Updating in Oncology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2003 - 2003 Participation in the course about environmental auditorship (40h)
Other
Course of environmental auditorship
Autoridade para as condicoes do trabalho, Portugal
2002 - 2002 Participation in the HPLC and HPLCMS Seminary
Seminar
HPLC and HPLCMS Seminary
Associação para a Inovação Tecnológica e Qualidade, Portugal
2000 - 2000 Participation in the free course of forensic Medicine
Other
Free course of forensic Medicine
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/09/20 Targeting cell surface GRP78 with therapeutic tools: sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapy
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rita Rebelo (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/02/14 Marine macroalgae as functional food and biotechnological potential - DNA integrity promotion and underlying mechanisms
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Margarida Lourenço Silva Marques (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2020/02/14 Marine macroalgae as functional food and biotechnological potential - DNA integrity promotion and underlying mechanisms
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Margarida Lourenço Silva Marques (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/11/27 Anticancer activity of marine seaweed compounds, alone and in combination with chemotherapy drugs, in breast cancer cell lines using 2D and 3D cell culture models
Supervisor
Ana Catarina F. P. Rebelo de Macedo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/11/14 Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of novel liposomal formulations in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines
(Thesis) Main arguer
Mariana Ribeiro Natalino (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 Impact of five neuroactive environmental drugs on aquatic vertebrates using as study model guppy larvae (Poecilia reticulata)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Margarida Bento Cardoso Barros Barreira (Other)
2017 In utero exposure to endocrine disrupters: levels of genetic damage in children.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Alexandra Sofia Brás Camelo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017 Protective effect of wine polyphenols on ciaplatin-induced hepatotoxicity in liver cells
(Thesis) Main arguer
Filipa Gonçalves Correia (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 Bioactive compounds from seaweed with in vitro anti-leukemia activity
Supervisor
Tânia Patrícia Teixeira Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 Anticancer activity against glioblastoma cell lines by compounds present in algae, alone and in combination with anticancer drugs
Supervisor
Joana Rodrigues Neves Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 Anticancer effects of the seaweed compounds fucoxanthin and phloroglucinol alone and in combination with 5-fluorouracil in colon cells
Supervisor
Eduarda Sofia Lopes Costa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 Modulation of the sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs through epigenetic mechanisms
(Thesis) Main arguer
Lurdes Sofia Oliveira Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Wildland firefighting and health effects
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Paula Antunes Abreu (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09/21 - Current Fundaments da Cultura Celular Licenciatura em Ciências do meio aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/09/21 - Current Seminário em Biologia / Ecologia Marinhas Mestrado em Ciencias do mar - recursos marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09/01 - Current Métodos de investigação e comunicação Mestrado em Ciencias do mar - recursos marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09/01 - Current Endocrinologia de animais aquáticos Mestrado em ciencias do mar - recursos marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - Current Histologia dos sistemas e embriologia Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - Current Xenobióticos e cancro Mestrado em Oncologia (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017 - Current Biologia celular Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - Current Techniques and Applications of Cell and Molecular Biolog in Marine Science Mestrado em Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - Current Produtos Naturais Marinhos Bioativos Mestrado em Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Histologia Funcional Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2005 - 2006 Fisiologia Animal Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2005 - 2006 Biologia Animal Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2014 - 2015 Effects of extracts of marine fungi on the ultrastructural aspect of tumor cells. Ana Isabel Martins Ferreira
2009 - 2014 Diet in the promotion or prevention of colorectal cancer Dalila Fernanda Neto Pedro
2012 - 2013 Use of the Comet Assay to study the role of MGMT, MMR and p53 in the repair of alkylating DNA damage Carla Sofia Martins Calçada
2007 - 2008 Sage Tea Drinking Improves Lipid Profile and Antioxidant Defences in Humans Carla Sá
2006 - 2007 Improved lymphocyte response to H2O2 after regular intake of Sage tea (Salvia officinalis) involves induction of HSP70 Paulina Piairo