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Rita N. Gomes majored in Bioengineering (Molecular Biotechnology) from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto in July 2017. During her degree Rita N. Gomes has been a trainee at IBMC and did her Erasmus+ Internship programme at Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, working on white matter injury. In 2017, Rita N. Gomes developed her master thesis in Bioengineered Surfaces group at INEB/i3S under the orientation of Dr. Inês Gonçalves, where she developed antimicrobial silicones for use in catheters. This work culminated in various oral and poster presentations and a publication as first author in an international journal (IF=7). From 2018 to the present, Rita N. Gomes has been developing her work in the Stem Cells in Regenerative Biology and Repair group with an MSc research fellowship. Her work focused primarily on cardiovascular diseases and heart repair/regeneration.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Noutel Lorga Gomes

Citation names

  • Gomes, Rita N.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4419-1313-4DCD
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4237-2024

Email addresses

  • argomes@i3s.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 917416317 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 Biologia Molecular e Celular (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/09
Attended
 European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Outros)
Stem Cell Education & Research, United Kingdom
2021/07
Concluded
 Introductory Course to R language (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/02
Concluded
 Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science: Functions A and D (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/07
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biotecnologia Molecular
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Antimicrobial silicones for use as dialysis catheters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012/07
Attended
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011/07
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária Alves Martins, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/03 - 2019/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/07 Research Trainee (Research) Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Blizard Institute, United Kingdom
2015/09 - 2016/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01 - Current Scar(less) - Positive impact of fibroblasts on cardiac regeneration
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030985
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/03 - 2018/12 PERI-TARGETS: dissecting the pericardial fluid as new mediator in cardiac response to myocardial infarction
FIS-FIS-2015-01_CCV_20150630-157
Research Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Ribeiro, João; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, P; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in 36th Meeting of the ISHR-ES, 2023.
  2. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Ribeiro, João; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpetua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in HFA Winter Meeting, 2023.
  3. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, Ana C.; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Profiling cardiac fibroblasts in regenerative hearts after myocardial infarction". Paper presented in Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine, 2022.
  4. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, Ana C.; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Dissecting the role of cardiac fibroblasts after myocardial infarction in regenerative hearts". Paper presented in BSRT Symposium, 2021.
  5. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Sampaio-Pinto, Vasco; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpétua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Dissecting the role of cardiac fibroblasts after myocardial infarction in regenerative hearts". Paper presented in 3rd i3S PhDay, 2020.
  6. Pereira Sousa, Daniel; Cerqueira, Rui J.; Gomes, Rita N.; Castanheira, Ana; Saraiva, Francisca; Sampaio-Pinto, Vasco; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpétua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Pericardial Fluid: from biochemical screening to therapeutic potential in ischemic heart disease". Paper presented in XII ENEBIOQ, 2019.
  7. Sampaio-Pinto, Vasco; Gomes, Rita N.; Rodrigues, Silvia; Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco; Cerqueira, Rui J.; Pianca, Nicola; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; et al. "Neonatal Apex Resection: where do we stand?". 2019.
  8. Gomes, Rita N.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Manuel, Filipa; Sampaio-Pinto, Vasco; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpétua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Dissecting the role of cardiac fibroblasts after myocardial infarction in regenerative hearts". 2019.
  9. Gomes, Rita N.; Borges, Inês; Maia, André F.; Pinto, Artur M.; Magalhães, Fernão D.; Gonçalves, Inês C.. "Coating silicones for use as antimicrobial dialysis catheters". Paper presented in International Symposium on Bioinspired Macromolecular Systems, 2017.
  10. Sanchez, Beatriz; Pijeaud, Sandra; Gomes, Rita N.; Pallier, Patrick N.; Michael-Titus, Adina T.. "Effects of high-dose phenylalanine on the production of myelin membranes and astrogliosis in oligondendrocyte-enriched cultures. Implications for phenylketonuria". Paper presented in William Harvey Day QMUL, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Luís Raposo; Rui J. Cerqueira; Sara Leite; Liliana Moreira-Costa; Tiago L. Laundos; Joana O. Miranda; Pedro Mendes-Ferreira; et al. "Human-umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal cells improved left ventricular contractility independently of infarct size in swine myocardial infarction with reperfusion". Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1186574.
    10.3389/fcvm.2023.1186574
  2. "In vivo cyclic induction of the FOXM1 transcription factor delays natural and progeroid aging phenotypes and extends healthspan". Nature Aging (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43587-022-00209-9.
    10.1038/s43587-022-00209-9
  3. "The bright side of fibroblasts: molecular signature and regenerative cues in major organs". npj Regenerative Medicine 6 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41536-021-00153-z.
    10.1038/s41536-021-00153-z
  4. Gomes, Rita N.. "Consistent Long-Term Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Umbilical Cord Matrix-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells After Myocardial Infarction Despite Individual Differences and Transient Engraftment.". Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (2021): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7890004.
    10.3389/fcell.2021.624601
  5. Inês Borges; Patrícia C. Henriques; Rita. N. Gomes; Artur M. Pinto; Manuel Pestana; Fernão D. Magalhães; Inês C. Gonçalves. "Erratum: Borges, I., et al. Exposure of Smaller and Oxidized Graphene on Polyurethane Surface Improves its Antimicrobial Performance. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 349". Nanomaterials 10 8 (2020): 1470-1470. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081470.
    10.3390/nano10081470
  6. Borges, Inês; Henriques, Patrícia C.; Gomes, Rita N.; Pinto, Artur M.; Pestana, Manuel; Magalhães, Fernão D.; Gonçalves, Inês C.. "Exposure of Smaller and Oxidized Graphene on Polyurethane Surface Improves its Antimicrobial Performance". Nanomaterials 10 2 (2020): 349. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10020349.
    10.3390/nano10020349
  7. Gomes, Rita N.; Borges, Inês; Pereira, Andreia T.; Maia, André F.; Pestana, Manuel; Magalhães, Fernão D.; Pinto, Artur M.; Gonçalves, Inês C.. "Antimicrobial graphene nanoplatelets coatings for silicone catheters". Carbon 139 (2018): 635-647. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.06.044.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2018.06.044
  8. Thau-Zuchman, Orli; Gomes, Rita N.; Dyall, Simon C.; Davies, Meirion; Priestley, John V.; Groenendijk, Martine; De Wilde, Martijn C.; Tremoleda, Jordi L.; Michael-Titus, Adina T.. "Brain Phospholipid Precursors Administered Post-Injury Reduce Tissue Damage and Improve Neurological Outcome in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury". Journal of Neurotrauma 36 1 (2018): 25-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2017.5579.
    10.1089/neu.2017.5579
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023 Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction. MCBiology Annual Symposium
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/11 Unveiling the role of cardiac fibroblasts in cardiac regeneration 4th i3s PhDay
(Portugal)
2021/01/29 Neonatal regeneration after myocardial infarction: do fibroblasts have a role? MCBiology Annual Symposium
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/03 Pericardial fluid: from biochemical screening to therapeutic potential in ischemic heart disease AEICBAS Biomedical Congress
(Porto, Portugal)
2018 Coatings of graphene nanoplatelets for antimicrobial silicone catheters Graphene Week 2018
(San Sebastian, Spain)
2018 Graphene nanoplatelets coatings for antimicrobial silicone catheters Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
2018 Antimicrobial coatings for use in silicone catheters Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
(Porto, Portugal)
2017 Antimicrobial silicones for use as dialysis catheters i3S Annual Meeting
(Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/04 - 2020/07 Volunteering Covid-19 Testing - PCR Team Voluntariado Testes Covid-19 - Equipa de PCR
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Presentation award - MCBiology Annual Meeting 2023
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023 Best Poster Award - ISHR-ES Meeting
2023 European Stem Cell Summer School Travel Grant
Stem Cell Education & Research, United Kingdom
2022 Grant to attend Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine Congress
Société Européenne de Cardiologie, France