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PhD student in Biochemistry at University of Évora - “Studying food acceptance: salivary biochemical responses to pre-consummatory food stimuli and their relationship with oral food perception”. Academic background in the field of biological sciences. Research experiences focused on salivary proteomics, specifically studying salivary protein profile resulting from pathological (e.g., obesity, weight-loss) and nutritional (food-items) conditions. Curious about the biological mechanisms underlying eating behaviour, regulation of food intake, food preferences and choices.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carla Sofia da Silva Simões

Citation names

  • Simões, Carla

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B1D-3E06-7006
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9866-1015

Email addresses

  • carlasimoes3@hotmail.com (Professional)
  • d51413@alunos.uevora.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025/10/01
Ongoing
 Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Studying food acceptance: salivary biochemical responses to pre-consummatory food stimuli and their relationship with oral food perception" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/01/24
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Avaliação de alterações na composição e função proteica da saliva induzidas pela perda de peso" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10 - 2025/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2020/04/01 - 2020/09/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2017/05/01 - 2020/02/29 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/10/01 - 2025/10/01 Studying food acceptance: salivary biochemical responses to pre-consummatory food stimuli and their relationship with oral food perception
2021.06485.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/08/20 - 2023/08/24 Student/ECR bursary to attend the 15th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium
PANG2023_0674
 Elsevier Ltd
Concluded
2020/10/01 - 2021/09/30 SensePredict - Prever o gosto fora da Boca
StartUP Voucher 2019-2022 – 3ª Cut-Off
Research Entrepreneur - Programme StartUp Voucher-IAPMEI
Concluded
2017/12/04 - 2020/02/29 Sabor Sur
0254_SABOR_SUR_6_E
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/01 - 2027/10 FLAVOURsome Cost Action (CA22161)
FLAVOURsome Cost Action (CA22161)
Early career member at the WG2 - FLAVOURsome Cost Action (CA22161)
Ongoing
2023 - 2024 Modulation sAlivary Composition VisuAl and Odorant stimuli : MACAOs
2022.15135.CBM
Early Stage Researcher (PhD student)
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Simões, Carla. "Designing menus to shape consumers’ perception of traditional gastronomy: Does it work for the Portuguese Alentejo cuisine?". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Food Design and Food Studies (EFOOD 2019), Lisboa, 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Simões, Carla; Midori Castelo, Paula; Jiménez, Maria; Costa, Ana; Simao, Claudia; Lamy, Elsa. "How our salivary proteome changes over time in response to the smell of strawberry – a methodological approach". Paper presented in 8th edition of the PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2023.
  2. Simões, Carla; Costa, Ana; Simão, Claudia; Lamy, Elsa. "A systematic review of literature: Effect of exposure to anticipatory food stimuli on salivary responses and appetite related hormones". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 – Science and Technology in Portugal Summit, 2023.
  3. Simões, Carla; Caeiro, Inês; Guedes, David; Cardoso, Hélia; Lamy, Elsa. "Exploring the relationship between the salivary Amylase (AMY1) Gene Copy Number and the levels of alpha amylase in saliva in response to sucrose stimulation". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  4. Lamy, Elsa; Simões, Carla; Serranito, Agostinho J.; Pedro B. Oliveira; Ana Cristina Agulheiro Santos. "O papel da saliva na avaliação sensorial e preferência por alimentos ricos em polifenóis: A framboesa como caso de estudo". Paper presented in 1º Congresso de Instituições de Ensino Superior para a salvaguarda da Dieta Mediterrânica, 2021.
  5. Simões, Carla; Caeiro, Inês; Colaço, Andreia; Sabino, Beatriz; Piteira, Cristina; Ferreira, Inês; Fontes, M; et al. "How different snacks produce a distinct effect in salivary protein composition". Paper presented in V PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2020.
  6. Caeiro, Inês; Simões, Carla; Carreira, Laura; Coelho, Ana; Anjo, S; Manadas, Bruno; Jerónimo, E; Lamy, Elsa. "Changes in salivary proteome of goats induced by a diet supplemented with Cistus ladanifer L.—a preliminary study.". Paper presented in VII Congreso SEProt and 1st Joint online meeting of Spanish, French and Portuguese Proteomics associations - ProteOviedo2020 online meeting., 2020.
  7. Carreira, Laura; Midori, Castelo P; Simões, Carla; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Viegas, Cláudia; Lamy, Elsa. "Can bread smell induce changes in Human Salivary Proteome?". Paper presented in VII Congreso SEProt and 1st Joint online meeting of Spanish, French and Portuguese Proteomics associations - ProteOviedo2020 online meeting., 2020.
  8. Guedes, David; Simões, Carla; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Pinheiro, Cristina; Tavares, Sofia; Lamy, Elsa. "Which emotions are in cheese? - a study linking psychological aspects with sensory perception.". Paper presented in 13th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium; 28 July - 1 August 2019, Edinburgh, UK (presented by Lamy, E.), 2019.
  9. Louro, Teresa; Simões, Carla; Luís, Henrique; Moreira, Pedro; Lamy, Elsa. "Can salivary profile contribute to adherence to Mediterranean Diet?". Paper presented in 13th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Edinburgh, UK (presented by Lamy, E.), 2018.
  10. Simões, Carla; Costa, Ana Rodrigues; Antunes, Célia M.; Lamy, Elsa. "Alterações na actividade enzimática da amilase salivar em indivíduos obesos". Paper presented in Jornadas do Departamento de Química 2013, 2013.
  11. Simões, Carla; Costa, Ana Rodrigues; Pinheiro, Cristina; do Carmo, I; Amado, Fernando; Antunes, Célia M.; Lamy, Elsa. "Alterações na actividade enzimática da amilase salivar em indivíduos obesos.". Paper presented in 16º Congress of the Portuguese Society of Obesity Studies, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Louro, Teresa; Simões, Carla; Castelo, Paula Midori; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Luis, Henrique; Moreira, Pedro; Lamy, Elsa. Corresponding author: Lamy, Elsa. "How Individual Variations in the Perception of Basic Tastes and Astringency Relate with Dietary Intake and Preferences for Fruits and Vegetables". Foods 10 8 (2021): 1961. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10081961.
    10.3390/foods10081961
  2. Simões, Carla; Caeiro, Inês; Carreira, Laura; Silva, Fernando Capela e; Lamy, Elsa. "How Different Snacks Produce a Distinct Effect in Salivary Protein Composition". Molecules 26 9 (2021): 2403. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092403.
    10.3390/molecules26092403
  3. Louro, Teresa; Simões, Carla; Lima, Wilmara; Carreira, Laura; Castelo, Paula Midori; Luis, Henrique; Moreira, Pedro; Lamy, Elsa. "Salivary Protein Profile and Food Intake: A Dietary Pattern Analysis". Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2021 (2021): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6629951.
    10.1155/2021/6629951
  4. Fonseca, Rosalina; Madeira, Natália; Simoes, Carla. "Resilience to fear: The role of individual factors in amygdala response to stressors". Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 110 (2021): 103582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103582.
    10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103582
  5. Lamy, Elsa; Santos, Vera; Barrambana, Sara; Simões, Carla; Carreira, Laura; Infante, Paulo; Capela e Silva, Fernando. "Saliva Protein Composition Relates with Interindividual Variations in Bread Sensory Ratings". Starch - Stärke 73 1-2 (2020): 2000052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/star.202000052.
    10.1002/star.202000052
  6. Carreira, Laura; Midori Castelo, Paula; Simões, Carla; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Viegas, Cláudia; Lamy, Elsa. "Changes in Salivary Proteome in Response to Bread Odour". Nutrients 12 4 (2020): 1002. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12041002.
    10.3390/nu12041002
  7. Guedes, David; Simões, Carla; Vlademir, Silva; Pinheiro, Cristina; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Tavares, Sofia; Lucas, Maria; Lamy, Elsa. "How menu description change consumer perception about traditional gastronomy: the case of the Portuguese “Alentejo cuisine”". Obesity Reviews 22 3 (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10174/28027.
    Published
  8. Lamy, Elsa; Simões, Carla; Rodrigues, Lénia; Costa, Ana Rodrigues; Vitorino, Rui; Amado, Francisco; Antunes, Célia; do Carmo, Isabel. "Changes in the salivary protein profile of morbidly obese women either previously subjected to bariatric surgery or not". Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry 71 4 (2015): 691-702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13105-015-0434-8.
    10.1007/s13105-015-0434-8
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Simões, Carla. "Avaliação de alterações na composição e função proteica da saliva induzidas por perda de peso". Master, Universidade de Évora, 2014. http://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/handle/10174/11399.
  2. Simões, Carla. "Avaliação das alterações na composição proteica da saliva induzidas pela obesidade". Degree, Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, 2011.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/12/09 Influence of food smell emotional response in saliva biochemical composition: fundamental research with potential for further applied interventions on food acceptance VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura
MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (Évora, Portugal)
2019/10 How menu description changes consumers perception about traditional gastronomy: the case of the Portuguese “Alentejo cuisine” 3rd Cook and Health Conference
Research Unit of Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10/11 Alterações proteicas na saliva induzidas por perda de peso, por exercício físico e restrição calórica 2ªs Jornadas de Intervenção Multidisciplinar na Obesidade
Centro de Investigação em Saúde e Tecnologia (H&TRC) - Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL-IPL), (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/03 - 2019/06 Proteoma salivar como fonte de biomarcadores de ingestão?
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Centro de Química de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/28 - 2023/09/29 A Multidisciplinaridade à Mesa” (2º Congresso da Rede de Instituições de Ensino Superior para a Salvaguarda da Dieta Mediterrânica/2ª Conferência Internacional sobre Dieta e Gastronomia Mediterrânicas (2023/09/28 - 2023/09/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/10 International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy – Linking Innovation, Sustainability and Health, Évora (2018/10/15 - 2018/10/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2017/09/26 - 2017/09/29 Hands-on-Course - Combining Proteomics and Genomics towards the Proteogenomics concept, ICAAM, Évora (2017/09/26 - 2017/09/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/08/20 - 2023/08/24 Conference attendence - 15th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium 20-24 August 2023 | Cité des Congrès de Nantes, France
Conference
 15th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium
2020/12/09 - 2020/12/09 V PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Meeting
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/11/12 - 2020/11/12 VII Congreso SEProt and 1st Joint online meeting of Spanish, French and Portuguese Proteomics associations - ProteOviedo2020 online meeting
Meeting
2020/03/02 - 2020/03/16 Short course: Introduction to biostatistics applied to clinical research
Other
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13 1st DevBioMed Symposium – From Developmental Biology to Medicine and Back
Symposium
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2019/11/19 - 2019/11/19 1st NMS Biosafety Workshop, Nova Medical School
Workshop
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 Participation at the European Researchers’ night 2019 with the dissemination activity: "A influência da saliva nas preferências alimentares e adopção do padrão da dieta mediterrânica"
Other
 European Researchers’ night 2019, Évora
2019/07/08 - 2019/07/08 Ciência 2019 – Science and Technology in Portugal Summit
Other
 Ciência 2019
2019/05/08 - 2019/05/08 Workshop “Obesity at the Interface of Neurosciences and Physiology”
Workshop
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2018/11/11 - 2018/11/11 Science outreach activity at the FISSIN, Lisbon
Exhibition
 FISSIN - International Exhibition of Health, Dietary Supplements, Functional Ingredients and Nutraceuticals
2018/10/10 - 2018/10/11 2ªs Jornadas de Intervenção Multidisciplinar na Obesidade
Seminar
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/02 Science outreach activity at the Ciência 2018 with the dissemination activity "O papel da saliva na perceção oral dos alimentos"
Other
 Ciência 2018 - Science and Technology in Portugal Summit
2018/05/10 - 2018/05/11 XVII Congress of Food and Nutrition & I International Congress of Food and Nutrition, Lisbon
Congress
2018/02/24 - 2018/02/24 VII SPB Clinical Biochemistry Workshop – Allergy and Environment
Workshop
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/07 Advanced Drug Delivery - Course in the framework of the PhD i3DU
Seminar
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/05/23 - 2017/05/25 Oncobiology Course, NOVA Medical School
Other
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2009/05 - 2009/05 Workshop “Functional genomics aspects of applied immunology”, NOVA Medical School
Workshop
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal