Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Vanda Isabel da Silva Matos Serras Marques
Citation names
- Marques, Vanda
- Marques, V.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 4716-E0F9-1EC7
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3515-0781
- Researcher Id
- B-9607-2019
- Scopus Author Id
- 37059182200
Email addresses
- vismsmarques@ff.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
- vanda.marques0206@gmail.com (Personal)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 212948300 (Professional)
Addresses
- Research Institute of Medicines (iMed.ULisboa) Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa. Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Italian | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2022/09/07
Concluded
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Farmácia (Doutoramento)
Major in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Metabolic cues in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved with Distinction and Honors |
2020/03/02 - 2020/03/16
Concluded
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Curso de Introdução à Bioestatistica Aplicada à Investigação Clínica (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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2018
Concluded
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Project Management (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
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17 in 20 |
2018
Concluded
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Course on Laboratory Animal Science - FELASA level B (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2015 - 2015
Concluded
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Ethical and Social Challenges of Genomic and Precision Medicine (Outros)
University of California Davis Genome Center, United States
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2014 - 2014
Concluded
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First Aid Training (Outros)
VivaMais Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho SA, Portugal
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20 |
2012 - 2012
Concluded
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RNA Bioinformatics (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
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2012 - 2012
Concluded
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Get the best from your sequences (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2010
Concluded
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Mestrado em Genética Molecular e Biomedicina (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Desnaturação de Alta Resolução Aplicada ao Diagnóstico Genético de Miocardiopatia Hipertrófica" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 in 20 |
2008 - 2008
Concluded
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Professional Course in Initial Teacher Training (Outros)
IPFEL Instituto de Línguas e Informática, Portugal
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2007 - 2007
Concluded
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III Curso Prático Laboratorial de Diagnóstico Genético (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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2006 - 2006
Concluded
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University extension course in Genetic Toxicology and Toxicogenomics (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2006
Concluded
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Anatomia Patológica Citológica e Tanatológica (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
"Competências Actuais e Hipoteses Futuras dos Técnicos de Anatomia Patológica na Área da Histopatologia: A Realização do Exame
Macroscópico pelos Técnicos de Anatomia Patológica" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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15 in 20 |
2005
Concluded
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Anatomia Patológica Citológica e Tanatológica (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
"-" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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15 in 20 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/11 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal |
2018/01 - 2022/09 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal |
2018 - 2019 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Mediagnost GmbH, Germany |
2016/06 - 2017/12 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal |
2011/06 - 2012/09 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2009 - 2010 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Campus Sintra, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/04 - 2020/07 | Genetic diagnosis of Covid-19 by qRT-PCR (volunteer - 16 hours/week) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal |
2013/04 - 2015/12 | Laboratory Unit Director | HeartGenetics Genetics and Biotechnology SA, Portugal |
2005 - 2005 | Internship in Cytogenetics and Medical Genetics - grade 19/20 | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
2005 - 2005 | Internship in Cytology - grade 19/20 | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
2005 - 2005 | Internship in Molecular Biology - grade 19/20 | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
2005 - 2005 | Internship in Immunocytochemistry - grade 19/20 | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
2005 - 2005 | Internship in Histopathology - grade 19/20 | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
2004 - 2004 | Internship in Gynecological Cytology - grade 16/20 | Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE, Portugal |
2004 - 2004 | Internship in Non-Gynecological Cytology - grade 16/20 | Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal |
2004 - 2004 | Internship in Histopathology - grade 16/20 | Hospital CUF Descobertas, Portugal |
2004 - 2004 | Internship in Immunocytochemistry - grade 16/20 | Hospital de São José, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - Current | RIPK3 Biology and Targeting in Metabolic Liver Disease
LCF/PR/HR21/52410028
Post-doc
Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Obra Social La Caixa |
2018/01 - 2022/05 | Metabolic cues in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics
PD/BD/135467/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2018 - 2019 | mtFoieGras: Non-invasive Profiling of Mitochondrial Function in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
MSCA-RISE-2016 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
Researcher
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Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions |
2007/06/03 - 2008/07 | Cancer Light-Assisted Receding Oncologic Therapies
POE/Prime/Proj 3/293/CLARO "Cancer Light-Assisted Receeding Oncologic Therapies"
Research Fellow
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Agência Nacional de Inovação SA |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - Current | Iron-triggered technologies as a novel targeted therapy for cancer
LCF/TR/CI22/52660003
Researcher
Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Obra Social La Caixa
Ongoing
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2022 - Current | Ferrous Iron-Activable Drug Conjugates: Targeting Iron Metabolism in the Era of Precision Oncology
2022.07857.PTDC
Researcher
FARM-ID Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a investigação e desenvolvimento, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | TRANSLATING RIPK3 SIGNALLING INTO APPLICATION IN METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE
PTDC/MED-FAR/3492/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Research Institute for Medicines
UID/DTP/04138/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013/03/15 - 2015/09/14 | Silencio de ouro (siAu) - nanoconjugados de ouro para silenciamento de silenciadores na terapia de cancro
PTDC/BBB-NAN/1812/2012
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Toxicogenómica e Saúde Humana, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Provisional application for patent |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06/28 | Novel class of necroptotic cell death inhibitors: From family synthesis to lead compound study. | 14th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal
FFUL
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2023 | Novel class of necroptotic cell death inhibitors: From family synthesis to lead compound study | 14th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal |
2022 | Metabolic cues in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics | 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting
FFUL
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2022 | Iron(II)-triggered tetraoxane-based tumor-activated prodrugs | 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting
FFUL
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2022 | Metabolic cues in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics | 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal
FFUL
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2021 | Discovery of novel cancer stem cell inhibitors by high-throughput screening in tumorspheres | 27th Porto Cancer Meeting |
2020/10/25 | Development of a microfluidic colorectal cancer cell culture system with integrated optical sensors for rapid phage selection | IEEE Sensors 2020 Virtual Conference
(Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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2020/10/07 | Hormonas Circulantes como Biomarcadores de Estratificação de Doentes com Fígado Gordo Não Alcoólico | Congresso Português de Hepatologia 2020
Associação Portuguesa para o Estudo do Fígado (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | Discovery of colon cancer stem cell inhibitors by high-throughput screening in a 3D spheroid model | 11th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies
FFUL (Llisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | High-throughput phenotypic screening of colon cancer stem cell inhibitors using tumorspheres. | UEG Week 2019
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2019 | miR-ELISA proof-of-concept: A novel approach for the detection and quantification of circulating miRNAs | ETN FOIE GRAS Third Network School on Biomarkers for NAFLD Staging, Prognosis and Treatment
FFUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017 | Spectral Biomarkers of Infections by Helicobacter pylori | 5th IEEE Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
FMUC (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2013 | MicroRNA Transcriptional Evaluation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A preliminary study using human myectomy samples | III Fórum de Engenharia Biotecnológica e Engenharia do Ambiente
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2012 | Papel dos micro-RNAs na Miocardiopatia Hipertrófica | Ciclo de Conferências CB3
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2011 | Novel Sarcomeric Mutations Associated to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Portuguese Cohort | Portuguese Society of Human Genetics 15th Annual Meeting
Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2011 | Investigação em Genética Humana na ULHT | I Fórum de Engenharia Biotecnológica e Engenharia do Ambiente
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2007 | Delegação do exame macroscópico aos Técnicos de Anatomia Patológica - A percepção de Médicos Anátomo-Patologistas e de Técnicos de Anatomia Patológica | XII National Congress of Pathological Anatomy
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2006 | Delegação do exame macroscópico aos Técnicos de Anatomia Patológica | VIII Technical Congress of Pathological Anatomy
(Tomar, Portugal)
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2006 | Programa Sócrates/Erasmus: experiência dos estudantes do Curso Superior de APCT | III Congress of Sciences and Laboratory Technologies and Community Intervention Department
ESTeSL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - Current | The Role of bacterial D-Lactate on recovering gut homeostasis in MAFLD
Co-supervisor of Raquel Sofia São Pedro Duarte
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master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023 - Current | The Role of Interleukin-8 in the Pathogenesis of Gut-Liver Axis-Associated Diseases
Co-supervisor of Diogo Sobral da Costa Mendes
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master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences - Scientific Writing (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - 2019 | Member of organization committee of the 11th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2009 - 2009 | Expo FCT 09 volunteer (2009 - 2009)
Exhibition (Other)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2007 - 2007 | Laboratory monitor at Verão com as Tecnologias da Saúde 2007 for high school students at ESTeSL. (2007 - 2007)
Workshop (Other)
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Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal |
2004 - 2004 | Member of organization committee of the I Congress of Sciences and Laboratory Technologies and Community Intervention Department
at ESTeSL (2004 - 2004)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2018/01 - 2018 | International Intensive Course on Cancer Biology
Symposium
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Training in NGS technology: Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms
Workshop
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HeartGenetics Genetics and Biotechnology SA, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | Biologia Molecular Nível II
Workshop
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Citomed - Equipamentos E Reagentes Para Laboratório, Lda, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/12 | MiR-21 role in colon cancer predisposition in PSC-IBD patients
(Thesis) Arguer
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Sarah Tibourtine (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023/11 | Can chemotherapy response be predicted by studying inflammatory cells in the tumour microenvironment?
(Thesis) Arguer
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Andreia Sofia Santos Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023/11 | Abordagem Terapêutica no Carcinoma Hepatocelular
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Margarida Bravo Mendes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023/11 | Evaluation of ionizing radiation for the extractability improvement of bioactive compounds from Lettuce
(Thesis) Arguer
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Bárbara Maria de Azevedo Pinheiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023/09 | Cancer stem cells in liver cancer
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria Carolina Rocha Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2023/09 | Probiotic role in non-alcoholic liver disease
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Mário André Vieira Belo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2022/12 | Patient-derived organoids as a tool to assess drug response in pancreatic cancer
(Thesis) Arguer
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Carolina Lopes Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2024 - Current | Biomarker Research | Springer |
2024 - Current | Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology | Springer |
2022 - Current | Frontiers in Pharmacology | Frontiers |
2022 - 2033 | Cancers | MDPI |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2022 - 2024 | EUROPEAN CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA NETWORK (EURO-CHOLANGIO-NET) - Cost Action CA18122 | Working group member |
2019 - 2020 | European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) | EASL membership |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2003 - 2006 | Class representative and member of Class Delegates Council during BSc at ESTeSL
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2024 - Current | Oncobiology and Stem Cell Biology (Teaching staff) | Ciências Biofarmacêuticas (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Data Science in Pharmacy (Teaching staff) | Ciências Biofarmacêuticas (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Cell Signaling (Teaching staff) | Ciências Biofarmacêuticas (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2019 - 2021 | Advanced Medical Therapies (Guest lecturer) | Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal |
2011 - 2013 | Genética Humana (Teaching assistant) | Genética Molecular e Biomedicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2011 - 2012 | Genética Humana (Teaching assistant) | Biologia (Licenciatura) | Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal |
2011 - 2012 | Genética Humana (Teaching assistant) | Engenharia Biotecnológica (Licenciatura) | Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Membrane proteins in pathology: Exploring insights through structure-function dynamics | Frontiers in Chemical Biology |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2023 - 2023 | Cytotoxicity of marine fungi extracts on colorectal cancer cells | Mariana Atalaia |
2019 - 2020 | Research Fellow mentoring | Catarina Pinto |
2013 - 2014 | Novos genes no diagnóstico genético de miocardiopatia hipertrófica | Patrícia Justiniano |
2012 - 2013 | Polimorfismos associados à performance atlética: qual a sua relevância na actividade desportiva | João Quintas |
2011 - 2012 | Caracterização do perfil de expressão de microRNAs na Miocardiopatia Hipertrófica | Ana Cláudia Nunes |
2010 - 2011 | Miocardiopatia Hipertrófica: novas metodologias aplicadas ao diagnóstico genético | Marina Pires |
Distinctions
Award
2021 | 1st Place Winner of STARTHEALTH@ULISBOA 3RD EDITION |
2019 | Best Poster Award: Phenotypic-Driven High-Throughput Screening Strategy to Identify Novel Necroptosis Inhibitors. 11th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting. FFUL. Lisbon, Portugal 2019 |
Other distinction
2020 | Menção Honrosa na comunicação oral: HORMONAS CIRCULANTES COMO BIOMARCADORES DE ESTRATIFICAÇÃO DE DOENTES COM FÍGADO GORDO NÃO ALCOÓLICO. Congresso Português de Hepatologia. Lisbon, Portugal 2020 |
2019 | Travel grant for EASL NAFLD Summit 2019. Seville, Spain. |