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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carla Sofia Trindade da Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Carla

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
411A-17DD-91E1
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0027-8462
Researcher Id
K-4048-2014
Scopus Author Id
55984029000

Email addresses

  • carla.trindade@insa.min-saude.pt (Professional)
  • cstcosta@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Fax
  • 223401149 (Professional)
Telephone
  • 223401147 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Rua Alexandre Herculano, 321, 4000-055, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
Education
Degree Classification
2012
Concluded
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Pesticides and Health in Agriculture.Genetic Damage" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovado com distinção
2004
Concluded
Biology (Licenciatura)
Major in Scientific
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Efeitos genotóxicos em agricultores" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/04/12 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2021 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratório Associado para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional, Portugal
2015/04/12 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal
2014/08/01 - 2021/04/11 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2004/02/01 - 2021/04/11 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2019/03/18 - 2019/04/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Pisana, Italy
2018/04/02 - 2018/04/11 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2017/03/13 - 2017/03/24 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2015/12/07 - 2015/12/18 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2014/05/26 - 2014/06/13 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2013 - 2014 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge Porto, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge Porto, Portugal
2011/07/17 - 2011/08/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Pisana, Italy
2011/02/03 - 2011/03/05 Visiting Researcher (Research) CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, India
2009/06/01 - 2009/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2015/09/01 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021 - 2023 Lab Leader of the Lifecourse Environmental Exposures Lab Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - 2029 PARC - European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals
101057014
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge Porto, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2022/05/01 - 2025/04/30 EDC(Mind)2 - Promoting healthy indoor environments with spotlight on endocrine disruptors: elucidating the links between environmental exposure, neurodevelopment and social behavior in children
PTDC/CTA-AMB/3040/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/31 - 2025/01/31 ToxLearn4EU - Toxicology Innovative Learning For Europe
9EF5F25E
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2019 - 2021 Assessment of indoor PM2.5 oxidative potential through antioxidant depletion in artificial respiratory tract lining fluid
2019-2.1.11-TÉT-2019-00010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 NANOLEGATOX - When old meets new: A novelty study on the human uptake, genotoxicity and immunotoxicity of nanoparticles and legacy contaminants mixtures.
PTDC/SAU-PUB/29651/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2021 NANOBIOBARRIERS - Unravelling the mechanisms underlying the effects of metal-based nanoparticles on biological barriers - a contribution towards the implementation of the safe-by-design concept.
PTDC/MED-TOX/31162/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2020 COST Action CA15129 Diagnosis, Monitoring and Prevention of Exposure-Related Noncommunicable Diseases (DiMoPEx)
CA15129
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2020 COST Action CA15132 The comet assay as a human biomonitoring tool (hCOMET)
CA15132
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2019 NeoGene - Impact of transplacental exposure to tobacco smoke in the DNA of newborn. Genetic and epigenetic effects
FAPESP/19914/2014
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 HEBE - Health, Comfort and Energy in the Built Environment
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
2016 - 2019 CERASAFE – Safe production and use of nanomaterials in the ceramic industry
ERA-NET SIINN, SIINN/0004/2014
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

European Research Area networks for Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Concluded
2016 - 2019 MAGICOAT- Controlling the degradation of MAGnesium alloys for biomedical applications using Innovative smart COATings
PTDC/CTMBIO/2170/2014
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2019 NanoToxClass- Establishing nanomaterial grouping/ classification strategies according to toxicity and biological effects for supporting risk assessment.
ERA-NET SIINN, ERA-SIINN/0001/2013
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
European Research Area networks for Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Concluded
2010 - 2013 GenFA- Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde. Genotoxic Damage and Susceptibility evaluation in Pathology Anatomy Laboratory workers
PTDC /SAU-ESA/102367/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010 - 2012 NanoLINEN- Nanotoxicology link between India and European nations
Nanolinen
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
European Research Area Network for Development and Integration of Indian and European Research
Concluded
2006 - 2008 ToxPb - Lead Exposure. Contribution for the study of genetic and immunologic toxicity. Influence of genetic determinants.
PDCT/SAU-OBS/59821/2004
Research Fellow
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Efeitos genotóxicos em agricultores. Portugal: Série Estudos ISHST. 2006.
Book chapter
  1. Costa, Carla; Teixeira, João Paulo. "Biomonitoring". In Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 141-144. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-824315-2.00343-2
  2. Fernández-Bertólez, Natalia; Costa, Carla; Brandão, Fátima; Teixeira, João Paulo; Pásaro, Eduardo; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Laffon, Blanca. "Toxicological Aspects of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles". In Nanotoxicology in Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials, 303-350. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-88071-2_13
  3. Laffon, B.; Fernández-Bertólez, N.; Costa, C.; Brandão, F.; Teixeira, J. P.; Pásaro, E.; Valdiglesias, V.. "Cellular and Molecular Toxicity of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles". In Adv Exp Med Biol, 199-213. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-72041-8_12
  4. Kiliç, G.; Fernández-Bertólez, N.; Costa, C.; Brandão, F.; Teixeira, J. P.; Pásaro, E.; Laffon, B.; Valdiglesias, V.. "Chapter 6 - The Application, Neurotoxicity, and Related Mechanism of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles A2 - Jiang, Xinguo". edited by Gao, Huile, 127-150. 2017.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804598-5.00006-4
  5. Costa, Carla. "Human exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles and current toxicological data: an overview.". In Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Characterization, Properties and Synthesis. 2017.
  6. Costa, Carla. "Effects of Occupational Exposure to Pesticides in Human Health". In Occupational Exposure and Health Risks. 2016.
  7. Costa, Carla; Teixeira, João Paulo. "The Comet Assay In Vivo in Humans". 219-239. 2014.
  8. Costa, C.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Biomonitoring". 483-484. Elsevier, 2014.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-386454-3.01000-9
  9. Costa, Carla. "Pesticides as DNA damage inducers". In New Research on DNA damage. 2008.
  10. Costa, Carla. "The Portuguese pesticide scenario". In Pesticide Research Trends. 2008.
Conference abstract
  1. Coelho, P. S.; Silva, S. P.; Costa, S.; Costa, C.; Coelho, M.; Garcia-Leston, J.; Laffon, B.; Teixeira, J. P.; Garcia-Lestón, J.. "Alterations in lymphocyte subsets and TCR mutation frequencies in populations exposed to metal contamination-Panasqueira mine area (Portugal)". 2011.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2011.05.184
  2. Teixeira, Joao; Laffon, Blanca; Silva, Susana; Roma-Torres, Joana; Costa, Carla; Coelho, Patricia; Mendez, Josefina; Mayan, Olga. "Evaluation of genetic damage in workers employed in a rubber tyres production utilizing the comet assay". 2006.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2006.06.267
Conference paper
  1. "The health impact of exposure to disinfection by products in indoor swimming pools – looking at immunological biomarkers". Paper presented in 38th International Winter-Workshop Clinical, Chemical and Biochemical Aspects of Pteridines and Related Topics, Innsbruck, 2019.
    Published
  2. Costa, Carla; Kiliç, Gozde; Brandão, Fátima; Bessa, Maria João; Costa, Solange; Pásaro, Eduardo; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; et al. "Cytotoxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles with different coatings on human neuronal cells". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2014.06.673
  3. Costa, Solange; Costa, Carla; García-Léston, Julia; Coelho, Patrícia; Silva, Susana; Carvalho, Sandra; Laffon, Blanca; et al. "Human exposure to formaldehyde, a risk evaluation of occupational health effects". 2014.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2014.06.419
  4. Costa, S.; Brandão, F.; Coelho, M.; Costa, C.; Coelho, P.; Silva, S.; Porto, B.; Teixeira, J.P.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Micronucleus frequencies in lymphocytes and buccal cells in formaldehyde exposed workers". 2013.
    10.2495/EHR130081
  5. Kiliç, Gözde; Costa, Carla; Teixeira, João Paulo; Pásaro, Eduardo; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Laffon, Blanca; Kilic, Goezde; Teixeira, Joao Paulo; Pasaro, Eduardo. "Neurotoxicity assessment of zinc oxide nanoparticles: Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects". 2013.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2013.05.600
  6. Costa, S.; Coelho, P.; Costa, C.; Silva, S.; Coelho, M.; Porto, B.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Human biomonitoring of occupational exposure to formaldehyde". 2011.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2011.05.276
  7. Teixeira, João; Costa, Solange; Coelho, Patricia; Costa, Carla; Silva, Susana; Moreira, Ana; Laffon, Blanca; Teixeira, Joao. "Cytogenotoxic Effect on Workers Exposed to Styrene. Influence of Genetic Polymorphisms". 2011.
    10.1097/01.EDE.0000392391.13418.78
  8. Costa, C.; Silva, S. P.; Coelho, P. S.; Costa, S.; Snawder, J.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Micronuclei frequency of a pesticide exposed population". 2011.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2011.05.151
  9. Costa, C.; Silva, S.; Coelho, P.; Costa, S.; Neves, J.; Johnson, B.; Mayan, O.; Snawder, J.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Recent genetic damage in a pesticide-exposed population: Comet assay and micronuclei in reticulocytes". 2010.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2010.03.1019
  10. Laffon, Blanca; García-Lestón, Julia; Roma-Torres, Joana; Teixeira, Joao Paulo; Costa, Carla; Coelho, Patricia; Monteiro, Silvia; et al. "Effects of occupational exposure to lead: Flow cytometric study". 2009.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2009.06.513
  11. Teixeira, Joao; Coelho, Patricia; Silva, Susana; Costa, Carla; Roma-Torres, Joana; Santos, Luis; Gaspar, Jorge; Costa, Solange. "DNA damage in pathology staff occupationally exposed to formaldehyde". 2008.
  12. Costa, S.; Coelho, P.; Costa, C.; Silva, S.; Mayan, O.; Gaspar, J.; Rueff, J.; Tavares, A.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Genotoxic evaluation in pathology and anatomy laboratory workers exposed to formaldehyde". 2008.
    10.1016/S1359-6349(08)71872-X
Conference poster
  1. "Co-exposure with CeO2NPs results in an antagonistic effect on the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of TiO2NP on A549 cells". Paper presented in Total-NanoSafe International Conference, 2021.
  2. "Salivary Leucocytes as Alternative Model to Study Nanomaterials Genotoxicity: the Case of ZnO and CeO2 Nanoparticles". Paper presented in Total-NanoSafe International Conference, 2021.
  3. "Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke: H2AX phosphorylation levels in umbilical cord blood". Paper presented in 6th Croatian Congress of Toxicology, 2021.
  4. "Maternal tobacco smoke exposure and determination of the optimal urinary cotinine cut-off values: a cross-sectional birth study". Paper presented in 56th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology, EUROTOX 2021, 2021.
  5. "Genotoxicity assessment of TiO2 nanoparticles in SH-SY5Y cells: suitability of the cytokinesis-block micronucleus test". Paper presented in COST Action CA17140 Nano2ClinicWorking Group 2 Online Conference “Characterisation of nanomaterials towards safe and efficient nanodrugs", 2021.
  6. "Histone H2AX phosphorylation: assessing the effect of cryopreservation and cell stimulation in DNA damage levels". Paper presented in Jornadas Ibéricas de Toxicologia, 2021.
  7. "Occupational dermal exposure to alcohol-based disinfectant products against COVID-19: a protocol for a systematic review". Paper presented in IFEH 4th World Academic Conference on Environmental Health, 2021.
  8. "Adequacy of the standardised in vitro mammalian cell Micronucleus (MN) test for nanomaterials genotoxicity testing". Paper presented in NanoTox 2021 Conference, 2021.
  9. "Primary and oxidative DNA damage induced by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in salivary leukocytes: a non-invasive alternative in nanomaterials genotoxicity assessment". Paper presented in NanoTox 2021 Conference, 2021.
  10. "Endocrine disrupting chemicals in indoor dust and the implications for human exposure: preliminary findings". Paper presented in MESAEP 2020 - 20th MESAEP International Symposium, 2020.
  11. "Genotoxicity study of human astrocytes exposed to oleic acid-coated iron oxide nanoparticles". Paper presented in International Nanoscience Student Conference - INASCON2020, 2020.
  12. "Assessment of genotoxic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on different human cell types". Paper presented in . International Nanoscience Student Conference - INASCON2020, 2020.
  13. "A first insight into the genotoxicity induced on A549 human cell line by titanium and cerium dioxide nanoparticles co-exposed with arsenic and mercury". Paper presented in International Nanoscience Student Conference - INASCON2020, 2020.
  14. "Evaluation of DNA damage in the rat lung after inhalation exposure to TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles". Paper presented in 55th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2019), 2019.
  15. "Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants during physical exercise outdoors". Paper presented in ISES ISIAQ 2019, 2019.
  16. "Characterization of TiO2 and CeO2 engineered nanomaterials for cytotoxicity assessment at environmental relevant concentrations". Paper presented in RICI8 - 8th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, 2019.
  17. "Impact of tobacco use and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in perinatal outcomes in a Portuguese population". Paper presented in 15th IUTOX International Congress of Toxicology (ICTXV), 2019.
  18. "Assessment of DNA damage in the lung tissue of rats exposed by inhalation to TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles". Paper presented in 13th International Comet Assay Workshop (ICAW2019), 2019.
  19. "Maternal particulate air pollution exposure and DNA damage in umbilical cord blood". Paper presented in XIV Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Mutagênese e Genômica Ambiental, 2019.
  20. "Genotoxicity of trihalomethanes present in indoor swimming pools: a population targeted analysis". Paper presented in 47th Meeting of the European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS2019), 2019.
  21. "Cytotoxicity and DNA damage of a panel of manufactured nanomaterials in rat alveolar epithelial RLE-6TN cells". Paper presented in Multi-Functional Nano-Carbon Composite Materials (MultiComp) Meeting, 2019.
  22. "DNA Damage in Indoor Swimming Pools Users Analysed by Comet Assay". Paper presented in SOT 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, 2019.
  23. "Cytotoxicity and DNA damage in rat alveolar epithelial RLE-6TN cells exposed to different variants of silica nanoparticles". Paper presented in 43rd Annual Conference of Environmental Mutagen Society of India (EMSI), 2019.
  24. Rosário, Fernanda; Bessa, Maria João; Brandão, Fátima; Costa, Carla; Lopes, Cláudia B.; Estrada, Ana C.; Tavares, Daniela S.; Teixeira, João Paulo; Reis, Ana Teresa. "Unravelling the Potential Cytotoxic Effects of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Metal(Loid) Mixtures on A549 Human Cell Line". 2018.
    10.3390/nano10030447
  25. Amaro, R. D. N.; Esteves, F. C.; Silva, S.; Costa, C.; Costa, S.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Genetic damage in young swimmers exposed to pool disinfection by-products". 2018.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2018.06.808
  26. Esteves, F. C.; Amaro, A.; Silva, S.; Costa, C.; Costa, S.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Human exposure to disinfection by-products in indoor swimming pools - looking at the genotoxic effects". 2018.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2018.06.807
  27. Silva, A. I.; Madureira, J.; Reis, A. T.; Lage, B.; Esteves, F. C.; Barbosa Junior, F.; Teixeira, J. P.; Costa, C.. "NEOGENE Project - Task I: Characterization of in utero exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: using cotinine as a biomarker". 2018.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2018.06.567
  28. Brandao, M. F. P.; Bessa, M. J.; Costa, C.; Fraga, S.; Haase, A.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Insights into the role of the physicochemical properties in the toxicity of SiO2 nanoparticles in rat alveolar epithelial RLE-6TN cells". 2018.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2018.06.921
  29. Menezes, Catarina; Mendes, Ana; Farcal, Lucian; Ziemann, Christina; Burla, Sabina; Creutzenberg, Otto; Costa, Carla; et al. "Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of graphene-family nanomaterials in RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages". 2017.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2017.07.534
  30. Costa, Carla; Reis, Ana Teresa; Silva, Ana Ines; Tirsina, Alla; Barros, Sergio; Barbosa, Fernando, Jr.; Teixeira, Joao Paulo. "NEOGENE Project - Genetic and epigenetic effects of in utero exposure to tobacco smoke. Rationale and design". 2017.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2017.07.335
  31. Brandao, Fatima; Bessa, Maria Joao; Costa, Carla; Fraga, Sonia; Haase, Andrea; Teixeira, Joao Paulo. "Role of surface capping on the cytotoxicity of silica nanoparticles in rat alveolar epithelial cells". 2017.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2017.07.526
  32. Tirsina, A.; Costa, C.; Costa, S.; Teixeira, J. P.. "The influence of washing methods on the DNA damage levels assessed by Comet assay". 2016.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2016.07.439
  33. Alves, A. C.; Costa, C.; Tirsina, A.; Monteiro, M. S.; Soares, A. M.; Loureiro, S.; Teixeira, J. P.. "Genotoxic effect of transplacental exposure to tobacco smoke". 2016.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2016.06.1767
  34. Costa, C.; Brandao, F.; Bessa, M. J.; Costa, S.; Valdiglesias, V.; Kilic, G.; Fernandez-Bertolez, N.; et al. "In vitro toxicity screening of silica-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in glial cells". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.638
  35. Sanchez-Flores, M.; Kilic, G.; Costa, C.; Fernandez-Bertolez, N.; Costa, S.; Teixeira, J. P.; Pasaro, E.; Valdiglesias, V.; Laffon, B.. "Silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles do not induce DNA double strand breaks or aneugenicity in SHSY5Y neuronal cells". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.593
  36. Kilic, G.; Costa, C.; Fernandez-Bertolez, N.; Costa, S.; Paulo Teixeira, Joao; Pasaro, E.; Laffon, B.; Park, M. Vdz; Valdiglesias, V.. "Oxidative stress induced by silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in SHSY5Y neuronal cells". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.601
  37. Costa, Carla. "Effects of mercury and tobacco smoke prenatal exposure in newborns from Aveiro region, Portugal". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.389
  38. Costa, S.; Costa, C.; Silva, S.; Carvalho, J.; Laffon, B.; Teixeira, J.. "A molecular approach to frailty in older adults". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.361
  39. Costa, Carla. "Prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, genetic damage and DNA methylation". 2015.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2015.08.1081
  40. Costa, Solange; Costa, Carla; Silva, Susana; Coelho, Patricia; Porto, Beatriz; Teixeira, Joao Paulo; Coelho, Patrícia; Teixeira, João Paulo. "Cytogenetic alterations in formaldehyde exposed workers measured in a target and distal tissue". 2013.
    10.1016/J.TOXLET.2013.05.029
Journal article
  1. Carlos Carvalhais; Ricardo Dias; Carla Costa; Manuela V. Silva. "General Knowledge and Attitudes about Safety and Emergency Evacuation: The Case of a Higher Education Institution". Safety (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/safety10010003.
    10.3390/safety10010003
  2. Klebson Silva Santos; Carla Costa; Maria João Bessa; João Paulo Teixeira; Ana Veruska Cruz da Silva Muniz; Francine Ferreira Padilha; Cláudio Dariva; Maria Beatriz Pinto Prior Oliveira. "Azadirachta indica A. Juss (neem) phenolic extract inhibits human B-lymphoblastoid cells growth via cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction, and DNA damage". Exploration of Foods and Foodomics (2023): https://doi.org/10.37349/eff.2023.00011.
    10.37349/eff.2023.00011
  3. Fátima Brandão; Carla Costa; Maria João Bessa; Vanessa Valdiglesias; Bryan Hellack; Andrea Haase; Sónia Fraga; João Paulo Teixeira. "Multiparametric in vitro genotoxicity assessment of different variants of amorphous silica nanomaterials in rat alveolar epithelial cells". Nanotoxicology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2023.2265481.
    10.1080/17435390.2023.2265481
  4. Ana Teresa Reis; Carla Costa; Sónia Fraga. "Editorial of Special Issue: The Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Legacy Contaminants: Risks to the Environment and Human Health". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411723.
    10.3390/ijms241411723
  5. Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Rodriguez-Garraus, Adriana; Bakuradze, Tamara; Richling, Elke; Bankoglu, Ezgi Eyluel; Stopper, Helga; et al. "DNA strand break levels in cryopreserved mononuclear blood cell lines measured by the alkaline comet assay: results from the hCOMET ring trial". Mutagenesis 38 5 (2023): 273-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gead019.
    10.1093/mutage/gead019
  6. Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Rodriguez-Garraus, Adriana; Bakuradze, Tamara; Richling, Elke; Bankoglu, Ezgi Eyluel; Stopper, Helga; et al. "Long-term cryopreservation of potassium bromate positive assay controls for measurement of oxidatively damaged DNA by the Fpg-modified comet assay: results from the hCOMET ring trial". Mutagenesis 38 5 (2023): 264-272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gead020.
    10.1093/mutage/gead020
  7. Zare Jeddi, Maryam; Galea, Karen S.; Viegas, Susana; Fantke, Peter; Louro, Henriqueta; Theunis, Jan; Govarts, Eva; et al. "FAIR environmental and health registry (FAIREHR)- supporting the science to policy interface and life science research, development and innovation". Frontiers in Toxicology 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2023.1116707.
    10.3389/ftox.2023.1116707
  8. Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Sanz-Serrano, Julen; Bakuradze, Tamara; Richling, Elke; Eyluel Bankoglu, Ezgi; Stopper, Helga; et al. "Visual comet scoring revisited: a guide to scoring comet assay slides and obtaining reliable results". Mutagenesis 38 5 (2023): 253-263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gead015.
    10.1093/mutage/gead015
  9. Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Collia, Miguel; Bakuradze, Tamara; Richling, Elke; Bankoglu, Ezgi Eyluel; Stopper, Helga; et al. "Inter-laboratory variation in measurement of DNA damage by the alkaline comet assay in the hCOMET ring trial". Mutagenesis 38 5 (2023): 283-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gead014.
    10.1093/mutage/gead014
  10. Rosária Seabra; Fernanda Malhão; Alexandra Correia; Carla Costa; Anake Kijjoa; Eduardo Rocha. "Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Preussin, a Marine Fungal Metabolite, against the Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line, MDA-MB-231, in 2D and 3D Cultures". Marine Drugs (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/md21030166.
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Intellectual property

Patent
  1. 2017. "Product derived from the leaves of azadirachta indica with antiproliferative effect against human lymphoblastic cells".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021 The use of comet assay to assess DNA damage in human placenta after in utero environmental exposures 1st International Comet Assay Working Group Symposium & hComet meeting
2019 In utero exposure: using umbilical cord blood and placental tissue to assess DNA damage (NEOGENE project). 10th International Congress of the Turkish Society of Toxicology
2019 NEOGENE project: DNA damage in umbilical cord blood after in utero exposure to tobacco smoke 13th International Comet Assay Workshops (ICAW2019)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2024 Effects of exposure to disinfection by-products in indoor swimming pools and alterations in inflammatory biomarkers.
Co-supervisor
Master in Public Health (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017 - 2024 A novelty study on the human uptake, genotoxicity and immunotoxicity of nanoparticles and legacy contaminants mixtures (SFRH/BPD/122112/2016).
Supervisor
PostDoctorate (Other)
2016 - 2022 Protecting citizens from environmental hazards: biomonitors and biomarkers of integrated human exposure to environmental POPs and other emerging pollutants (SFRH/BPD/109382/2015).
Supervisor
PostDoctorate (Other)
2019 - 2021 Genotoxicity associated to prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke.
Supervisor
Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - 2021 Establishing strategies according to toxicity and biological effects for silica based manufactured nanomaterials (SFRH/BD/101060/2014).
Supervisor
PhD in Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Assessment of the potential genotoxicity of nanoparticle-metal(loid) mixtures to human lung epithelial A549 cells.
Co-supervisor
Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Influence of transplacental exposure to endocrine disruptors in DNA damage measured in childhood.
Supervisor
Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Impact of diet and exercise on DNA damage: a human intervention study.
Supervisor
Master in Public Health (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Toxicity of nanoparticles immobilized in microplates. A comparative study.
Supervisor
Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2019/09/25 - Current INDAIRPOLLNET (COST Action CA 17136) Annual Meeting and Training School (2019/09/25)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/10/24 - Current 4th International Congress on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (ICOETox2018) (2018/10/24)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2020/02/26 - 2020/02/28 Final Meeting of COST Action CA15129 DiMoPEx, Porto, Portugal (2020/02/26 - 2020/02/28)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019 Vulnerabilidad Genética de la Transexualidad. Análisis de una población española
(Thesis) Main arguer
Joselyn Francis Cortés Cortés (PhD)
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2019 Exposure to ambient air and physical exercise
(Thesis) Main arguer
Tiago Filipe Guedes Monteiro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012 - Current DICOMOSA group (Diagnóstico Conductual y Molecular Aplicado a la Salud) University of Coruna, Spain External collaborator
2010 - Current Portuguese Toxicology Association Associate
2016 - 2018 Rede Galega de Investigacion en Fraxilidade Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Psychosocial Risks, Communication and Intervention Master in Hygiene and Security in Organizations (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018 - Current Laboratorial Techniques in Applied Toxicology Master in Hygiene and Security in Organizations (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 - Current Vigilance and Health Monitoring Degree in Environmental Health (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Occupational & Environmental Health and Molecular Toxicology Master in Public Health (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Environmental Health Doctoral Programme in Public Health (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Occupational Health II Degree in Environmental Health (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Environmental Crimes Degree in Forensic Sciences (Licenciatura) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Scientific Publication Region Galicia North of Portugal
2022 Best Scientific Publication Region Galicia ¿ North of Portugal
IACOBUS, Spain
2021 Best Scientific Publication Region Galicia – North of Portugal
IACOBUS, Spain
2020 Best Scientific Publication Region Galicia – North of Portugal
IACOBUS, Spain
2019 Best Scientific Publication Region Galicia – North of Portugal
IACOBUS, Spain
2011 Best oral communication in ICOEH, 2011
2005 Prémio Prevenir Mais, Viver Melhor no Trabalho 2004 1ºPrize Investigation Projects
2004 2º prize for Best Oral Communication in the 5th National Meeting of Occupational Heath

Other distinction

2014 Grant Full Fellowship for participation in the 7th International Nanotoxicology Congress
2011 Grant to participate in the training school Impact Assessment of Nanomaterials in vitro and in vivo testing strategies
2011 Grant to participate in EUROTOX 2011
2008 Grant for Health risk assessment I: Principles and applications, 14-18 Abril, Stockholm, Sweden