Cátia Vanessa Caetano Gonçalves (3C15-81F9-AB7C)

Curriculum Vitae

Cátia Vanessa Caetano Gonçalves

My professional career started within the fields of ecotoxicology, marine ecology and environmental monitoring, through the participation, as an undergraduate trainee, in a research project about environmental risk assessment of a contaminated estuarine environment. The willingness to extend my knowledge in these areas of research led me to develop my M.Sc. thesis on the potential effects of contaminated sediments on benthic fish, where I explored issues such as oxidative stress, endocrine disruption and histopathology. I concluded my Integrated Master Program in Environmental Engineering Ecological Engineering Profile, at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon (FCT-NOVA, 2013). In the past years (2013-2018), I participated in both national and international research projects about the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, at organ and tissue levels, at MARE-NOVA (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, FCT-NOVA). I got certified to conduct experimental and other scientific procedures on living animals in 2018. I became highly skilled on histology and histopathology of marine animals, biochemical biomarkers of toxicological and physiological stress, plus planning and executing bioassays with aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates. In 2018, I joined the SeaTox Lab team as a fellow researcher, within the Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit (UCIBIO) at FCT-NOVA (https://sites.fct.unl.pt/seatox), working for Projects GreenTech (Of pigments and toxins: an integrative approach to the biotechnological potential of a marine polychaete) and WormALL (Marine invertebrates as source of novel biotoxins: Investigating function and application through Polychaeta venomics). Here, I have expanded my knowledge on toxicology, molecular biology and exploring new histochemical techniques to search for specific substances with biotechnological potential, especially biomedical. I also have experience at mentoring undergraduate students in our research projects. In January 2020 I started my PhD program in Biotechnology at FCT-NOVA, after being awarded with a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (SFRH/BD/144914/2019), where I am exploring new functions and biotechnological applications of cephalotoxins. My PhD program is framed within The MARVEN Project (The Portuguese biotechnological database for marine animal venoms and toxins, Blue Fund Ref. FA_05_2017_007). Throughout my academic career, I have been awarded with a doctoral grant, 3 research fellowships, published nine SCI research papers, seven as first and corresponding author (plus a few papers in proceedings), nine posters and eleven oral communications in both national and international scientific meetings (four as presenting author). I attained an H-index of 6 with over 150 citations.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Cátia Vanessa Caetano Gonçalves

Citation names

Cátia Gonçalves

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3C15-81F9-AB7C
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7670-9743
Researcher Id: AFO-7707-2022
Scopus Author Id: 56725879400

Email addresses

cv.goncalves@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516, Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)
Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2819-516, Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7670-9743 (Professional)
https://sites.fct.unl.pt/seatox/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Beginner (A1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019/09 - 2023/09 Ongoing	Biotecnology (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Coleoid venoms: Predicting cephalotoxin function and biotechnological applications from ecological and evolutionary traits" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/04 - 2018/04 Concluded	Course on Laboratory Animal Sciences (FELASA Cat.B) (Outros) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2015 Concluded	Post Graduation degree on Occupational Safety and Health - Level VI (Pós-Graduação) Major in Segurança e Higiene no Trabalho 1/2 DE PALAVRAS – Apoio Escolar e Formação Profissional, Lda., Portugal	17
2006/09/04 - 2013/10/25 Concluded	Integrated Master Program in Environmental Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Major in Ecological Engineering Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Can the complex mixture of sediment contaminants cause endocrine disruption on a benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/12/01 - 2019/12/31	Researcher (Research)	UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/03/01 - 2018/11/30	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/03/01	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2013/04/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/01/01 - Current	Estudante de Doutoramento	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/12 - 2019/12/31	GreenTech - Of pigments and toxins: an integrative approach to the biotechnological potential of a marine polychaete PTDC/MAR-BIO/0113/2014 Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020 - Current	The MARVEN Project: The Portuguese biotechnological database for marine animal venoms and toxins FA_05_2017_007	Ongoing
2018/12/01 - Current	WormALL - Marine invertebrates as source of novel biotoxins: Investigating function and application through Polychaeta venomics PTDC/BTA-BTA/28650/2017 Researcher UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Instituto para a Saúde e a Bioeconomia LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 PhD Student Fellow Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28	ExtremeOceans - Unravelling evolutionary physiology landscapes of coastal marine fauna under extreme temperatures using a multi-layer Systems Biology approach PTDC/BIA-BMA/1494/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31	SeaSenseX - Next-generation microsensors for marine mutagens and carcinogens MACAU/0002/2019 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas UIDB/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020 PhD Student Fellow Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas UIDP/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020 PhD Student Fellow Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/03/01 - 2018/11/30	PLASTOX Project - Direct and indirect ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on marine organisms JPIOCEANS/0003/2015 Research Fellow MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/09/01 - 2014/03/01	POIZON Project – Microplastics and persistent pollutants: a double threat to marine life PTDC/MAR/102677/2008 Research Fellow IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/03/01 - 2013/04/01	HERA Project - Environmental Risk Assessment of a contaminated estuarine environment: A case study PTDC/SAU–ESA/100107/2008 Researcher IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Cátia Gonçalves; Calmão, M.; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Costa, Pedro M.. "Microanatomical and histochemical traits as biomarkers of toxin secretion in marine invertebrates". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products and XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, Peniche, 2020. Published • 10.3390/md18010040
Conference paper	C. Gonçalves; M. Martins; M.S. Diniz; M. H. Costa; S. Caeiro; P.M. Costa. "Endocrine disruption in soles collected from an estuarine area: comparison with sediment contamination profiles.". Paper presented in 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, Aveiro, 2013. Published
Conference poster	Maria Alcaide; Moutinho Cabral, Inês; Cátia Gonçalves; L Carvalho; VM Mendes; P Rodrigues; António P. Alves de Matos; et al. "Bioactives from marine invertebrates: Delivery, bioreactivity and molecular characterization of toxins from the sea anemone Actinia equina.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023. Cátia Gonçalves; Moutinho Cabral, Inês; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Madeira, Carolina; António P. Alves de Matos; Grosso, Ana Rita; Costa, Pedro M.. "Uncovering the potential of Cephalopoda and Polychaeta toxins for drug discovery". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023. Padrão, Inês; Cátia Gonçalves; António P. Alves de Matos; ACA Roque; Costa, Pedro M.. "Detection and isolation of reflections from the common octopus.". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2022. Miguel Nunes; Moutinho Cabral, Inês; Cátia Gonçalves; Madalena Missionário; JF Fernandes; M Travesso; Madeira, Diana; Costa, Pedro M.; Madeira, Carolina. "Transcriptome profiling of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps exposed to seasonal warming reveals gene downregulation as an energy-saving mechanism to cope with thermal stress". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2022. Miguel Nunes; Madalena Missionário; B Guerreiro; Cátia Gonçalves; M Travesso; JF Fernandes; Madeira, Diana; et al. "Tissue level effects of season warming and thermal gradient in common gobies: structural and biochemical changes assessed by histopathological screening.". Paper presented in International Conference for Young Marine Researchers, 2022. Cátia Gonçalves; Grosso, Ana Rita; Costa, Pedro M.. "Advances on the venom glands of Cephalopoda: Targets for the prospecting of novel bioactives". Paper presented in UCIBIO Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, 2022. Cátia Gonçalves; Costa, Pedro M.. "Unravelling cephalopod venom glands through histological and transcriptomic approaches.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 22, 2022. Cátia Gonçalves; António P. Alves de Matos; Costa, Pedro M.. "On the quest for venoms: Clues from the microanatomy of cephalopod salivary glands.". Paper presented in Cephalopod International Advisory Council, 2022. Cátia Gonçalves; Diogo Fonseca; Francisca Silva; Grosso, Ana Rita; Costa, Pedro M.. "New insights into cephalopods venoms – A promising target for bioprospection". Paper presented in European Conference on Marine Natural Products (ECMNP2021), 2021. D' Ambrosio, Mariaelena; Cátia Gonçalves; Calmão, Mariana; Rodrigues, Maria; Costa, Pedro M.. "Localization and bioreactivity of cysteine-rich secretions in the marine gastropod Nucella lapillus". Paper presented in European Conference on Marine Natural Products (ECMNP2021), 2021. D' Ambrosio, Mariaelena; Cátia Gonçalves; Martins, Carla; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Madeira, Carolina; Costa, Pedro M.. "Emerging marine bioproducts and blue biotechnology: exploring the potential of marine invertebrates". Paper presented in 42nd CIESM (Mediterranean Science Commission) Congress, 2019. Martins, Carla; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Madeira, Carolina; D' Ambrosio, Mariaelena; Cátia Gonçalves; Parola, AJ; Grosso, Ana Rita; et al. "Porphyrin pigments in polychaeta: explorations on the evolution of haem metabolism in marine eumetazoans". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products & XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2019. Madeira, Carolina; Cátia Gonçalves; Lobo, J; Costa, Pedro M.. "Can trait evolution and phylogenetics predict the discovery of new toxins from marine invertebrates?". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products & XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2019. D' Ambrosio, Mariaelena; Cátia Gonçalves; Santos, AC; Costa, Pedro M.. "Disclosing new photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: toxicity testing of porphyrioids from a marine polychaeta". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products & XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2019. Cátia Gonçalves; Calmão, M.; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Costa, Pedro M.. "Microanatomical and histochemical traits as biomarkers of toxin secretion in marine invertebrates". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products & XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2019. M. Martins; J. Neves; C. Gonçalves; P. Sobral; M.H. Costa. "Biochemical responses and histological effects resulting from foodborne exposure to post-consumer microplastics in juvenile Solea senegalensis.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 2018. C. Gonçalves; M. Martins; P. Sobral; M. H. Costa. "Ingestion of microplastics by Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis): Influence of particle size on histopathological and oxidative stress responses.". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research (IMMR'16), 2016.
Journal article	Cátia Gonçalves; António P. Alves de Matos; Pedro M. Costa. "Comparative analysis of the jaw apparatus of three marine annelids using scanning electron microscopy: Microstructure and elemental composition". Journal of Anatomy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13910. 10.1111/joa.13910 D’Ambrosio, Mariaelena; Gonçalves, Cátia; Calmão, Mariana; Rodrigues, Maria; Costa, Pedro M.. "Localization and Bioreactivity of Cysteine-Rich Secretions in the Marine Gastropod Nucella lapillus". Marine Drugs 19 5 (2021): 276. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19050276. 10.3390/md19050276 Gonçalves, Cátia; Costa, Pedro M.. "Cephalotoxins: A Hotspot for Marine Bioprospecting?". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.647344. 10.3389/fmars.2021.647344 Cátia Gonçalves; Costa, Pedro M.. Corresponding author: Cátia Gonçalves. "Histochemical detection of free thiols in glandular cells and tissues of different marine Polychaeta". Histochemistry and Cell Biology (2020): Published • 10.1007/s00418-020-01889-3 Gonçalves, Cátia; Martins, Marta; Sobral, Paula; Costa, Pedro M.; Costa, Maria H.. "An assessment of the ability to ingest and excrete microplastics by filter-feeders: A case study with the Mediterranean mussel". Environmental Pollution 245 (2019): 600-606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.038. Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.038 Gonçalves, Cátia; Martins, Marta; Costa, Maria H.; Costa, Pedro M.. "Development of a method for the detection of polystyrene microplastics in paraffin-embedded histological sections". Histochemistry and Cell Biology 149 2 (2018): 187-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00418-017-1613-1. Published • 10.1007/s00418-017-1613-1 Costa, Pedro M.; Pinto, Miguel; Vicente, Ana M.; Gonçalves, Cátia; Rodrigo, Ana P.; Louro, Henriqueta; Costa, Maria H.; Caeiro, Sandra; Silva, Maria J.. "An integrative assessment to determine the genotoxic hazard of estuarine sediments: combining cell and whole-organism responses". Frontiers in Genetics 5 (2014): 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2014.00437. Published • 10.3389/fgene.2014.00437 Gonçalves, Cátia; Martins, Marta; Diniz, Mário S.; Costa, Maria H.; Caeiro, Sandra; Costa, Pedro M.. "May sediment contamination be xenoestrogenic to benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis". Marine Environmental Research 99 (2014): 170-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.04.012. Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.04.012 Gonçalves, Cátia; Martins, Marta; Costa, Maria H.; Caeiro, Sandra; Costa, Pedro M.. "Ecological risk assessment of impacted estuarine areas: Integrating histological and biochemical endpoints in wild Senegalese sole". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 95 (2013): 202-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.06.004. Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.06.004
Thesis / Dissertation	C. Gonçalves. "Can the complex mixture of sediment contaminants cause endocrine disruption on a benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2013.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2021/08	A stinging issue: Omics and computational tools for the bioprospecting for novel marine toxins	European Conference on Marine Natural Products (ECMNP2021) (Galway , Ireland)
2019/09	Marine venoms and how to find them: predicting the discovery of new toxins from predatory Polychaeta along the tree of life	International Conference for Young Marine Researchers University of Bremen (Bremen, Germany)
2018/03	The fate of microplastics ingested by the Mediterranean mussel: biochemical biomarkers and histopathology	Sixth International Marine Debris Conference (6IMDC) (Califórnia, United States)
2017/04	Rapid filtering and ingestion of microplastics by marine mussels under ecologically-relevant scenarios.	SETAC Europe 27th Annual meeting (Bruxelas, Belgium)
2016/12	Ingestão de microplásticos por Mytilus galloprovincialis: análise histológica e respostas bioquímicas.	1º Congresso Português sobre Microplásticos: Contaminação Ambiental por Microplásticos e suas Implicações para a Saúde dos Ecossistemas (Porto, Portugal)
2016/09	Exposição de Mytilus galloprovincialis a microplásticos: importância da dimensão das partículas na toxicocinética e respostas bioquímicas.	1ª Conferência Portuguesa sobre Lixo Marinho (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/11	Endocrine disruption in soles collected from an estuarine area: comparison with sediment contamination profiles.	10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente (Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/11	Assessment of sediment contamination in an impacted estuary: differential effects and adaptations of sentinel organisms and implications for biomonitoring	SedNet Conference 2013 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/06	Environmental risk assessment in an estuary affected by anthropogenic contamination: from ecological impacts to risk to human communities.	50th ECSA Symposium (Veneza, Italy)

Distinctions

Award

2017	2nd place in IMPACT 2017 (International Microplastics Photo Contest)