Antonio M Mendes (4E15-FAB8-D7D1)

Curriculum Vitae

Antonio M Mendes

Antonio M Mendes. I am a postdoctoral researcher with an extensive expertise in Malaria acquired over more than 15 years in various research laboratories around the world. Most significantly, my experience covers a large spectrum of research areas in malaria, ranging from malaria transmission systems (area in which I developed my university and PhD studies), to insect transgenesis (area in which I have collaborated in various studies) and the biology of mammalian infection by Plasmodium parasites, with particular emphasis on the hepatic stages of parasite development (area in which I have worked during the last eight years as a postdoctoral researcher). I have a profound knowledge of malaria immunology, in particular immune response to whole-sporozoite vaccination as well as innate immune responses of insects during infection gathered during the execution of the various projects in which I have participated. To successfully execute these projects, I had specialized training and acquired broad experience in setting up and managing human and animal malaria infection studies, including the implantation of field studies and the collection and handling of samples from clinical trials, non-human primate, mouse and rabbit studies. My knowledge and experience in molecular biology techniques, including genetic manipulation of Plasmodium parasites, as well as techniques for immune response measurement, such as multi-parameter flow cytometry, ELISA, IFAT, ELISpot, immunofluorescence microscopy, allowed for me to successfully complete these projects and make a significant contribution for the advancement of the malaria research field. In particular, my work in the last years as a postdoctoral fellow established a novel approach to whole-sporozoite immunization against malaria and culminated in the generation and clinical validation of PbVac, the first vaccine candidate of its class. Presently, I continue pursuing the scientific challenge of developing new malaria vaccine candidates and expand the body of knowledge need to fight this devastating infectious disease,

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Antonio M Mendes
Date of birth: 1980/12/26
Gender: Male

Citation names

Mendes AM

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4E15-FAB8-D7D1
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6562-5325
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=df_qESgAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Author Id: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14028767900

Email addresses

antoniomendes@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
ambmendes@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

917263344 (Personal)

Telephone

217999511 (Professional)

Addresses

Instituto de Medicina Molecular - João Lobo Antunes, Av. Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ambmendes (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Tropical Medicine
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Immunology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Entomology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)
French	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2015/05/01 - 2016/10/01 Concluded	Executive Master in Management (Pós-Graduação) Major in Leadership development Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Portugal	18
2005/05/01 - 2010/12/09 Concluded	Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento) Major in Especialidade: Ciências Biopatológicas Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal "Functional genomics of Anopheles gambiae interactions with Malaria parasites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Distincão e Honra
2004/09/01 - 2004/12/01 Concluded	Parasitologia clínico laboratorial (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Major in Parasitologia Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal	N/A
1998/10/01 - 2004/09/01 Concluded	Licenciatura em Biociencias (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal "Transcriptome of Anopheles gambiae salivary glands" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/08/15 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
2012/07/01 - 2018/08/14	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
2011/01/03 - 2012/02/01	Postdoc (Research)	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
2005/08/01 - 2009/08/03	Researcher (Research)	Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom

2005/11/14 - 2008/06/16	Researcher (Research)	Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les End mies en Afrique Centrale., Cameroon

2005/01/24 - 2005/07/25	Researcher (Research)	European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany

2003/09/29 - 2004/08/16	Research Trainee (Research)	Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
	Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2005/01/03 - 2019/06/30	EMBL INTERNATIONAL PHD PROGRAMME ON BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE MALARIA PARASITE (BIOMALPAR) BioMalPar PhD Student Fellow European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom	European Commission Concluded
2012/03/05 - 2018/03/05	EXPLORING HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS TO ESTABLISH A NEW WHOLE ORGANISM VACCINE AGAINST MALARIA SFRH/BPD/80693/2011 Post-doc Fellow Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019 - Current	Generation, characterization and in vivo evaluation of a novel live malaria vaccine Open-Lab 3000035238 Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	GSK Tres Cantos Open Lab Foundation Ongoing
2018/07/01 - Current	Enabling strategies for enhanced whole-sporozoite malaria vaccines / Estratégias para o desenvolvimento e melhoramento de vacinas de organismo inteiro contra a malária PTDC/SAU-INF/29550/2017 Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018 - Current	Malaria drug resistance: treatment alternatives and optimization – a project strengthening a national reference centre for anti-malarial clinical trials and capacity building in Angola 333198935 - MalAngo Researcher Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Aga Khan Foundation Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2019/12/31	Improving whole organism vaccines against malaria by genetic modification / Melhoramento de vacinas de organismo inteiro contra a malária por modificação genética PTDC/BBB-BMD/2695/2014 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017 - 2019	Safety and protective efficacy of genetically modified Plasmodium berghei (Pb(PfCS@UIS4)) malaria parasites in healthy volunteers PbVac Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Concluded
2015 - 2017	A P. berghei-based vaccine against Malaria / Uma vacina contra a malária baseada em P. berghei PbVAC pre-clinical studies Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Concluded
2013 - 2017	A new whole-organism vaccine against Malaria - Phase II / / Uma nove estratégia de vacinação contra a Malária - Fase II GCE OPP1025634 Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Concluded
2012/01/01 - 2015/06/30	Utilization of host cell resources by the malaria parasite in the liver / Utilização dos recursos da célula hospedeira pelo parasita da malária no fígado PTDC/SAU-MIC/117060/2010 Researcher Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/03 - 2012/01/01	A new whole-organism vaccine against Malaria / Uma nove estratégia de vacinação contra a Malária GCE OPP1025634 Post-doc Fellow Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Mendes, António M.; Scholzen, Anja; Mueller, Ann-Kristin; Khan, Shahid M.; Sauerwein, Robert W.; Prudêncio, Miguel. "Whole-Sporozoite Malaria Vaccines". In Malaria, 99-137. Springer International Publishing, 2017. Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-45210-4_6
Journal article	Franke-Fayard B; Marin-Mogollon C; Geurten FJA; Chevalley-Maurel S; Ramesar J; Kroeze H; Baalbergen E; et al. "Creation and preclinical evaluation of genetically attenuated malaria parasites arresting growth late in the liver.". NPJ vaccines (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36333336. 10.1038/s41541-022-00558-x João Sequeira; Jorge Louçã; António M. Mendes; Pedro G. Lind. "Using the Hurst Exponent and Entropy Measures to Predict Effective Transmissibility in Empirical Series of Malaria Incidence". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010496. 10.3390/app12010496 Moita D; Nunes-Cabaço H; Mendes AM; Prudêncio M. "A guide to investigating immune responses elicited by whole-sporozoite pre-erythrocytic vaccines against malaria.". The FEBS journal (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33993649. 10.1111/febs.16016 João Sequeira; Jorge Louçã; António M. Mendes; Pedro G. Lind. "A Model for Assessing the Quantitative Effects of Heterogeneous Affinity in Malaria Transmission along with Ivermectin Mass Administration". Applied Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238696. 10.3390/app10238696 Miyazaki Y; Marin-Mogollon C; Imai T; Mendes AM; van der Laak R; Sturm A; Geurten FJA; et al. "Generation of a Genetically Modified Chimeric Plasmodium falciparum Parasite Expressing Plasmodium vivax Circumsporozoite Protein for Malaria Vaccine Development.". Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33392104. 10.3389/fcimb.2020.591046 Figueiredo-Campos, Patrícia; Blankenhaus, Birte; Mota, Catarina; Gomes, Andreia; Serrano, Marta; Ariotti, Silvia; Costa, Catarina; et al. "Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 patients and healthy volunteers up to 6 months post disease onset". European Journal of Immunology 50 12 (2020): 2025-2040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.202048970. 10.1002/eji.202048970 Meireles P; Brás D; Fontinha D; Chora ÂF; Serre K; Mendes AM; Prudêncio M. "Elimination of Hepatic Rodent Plasmodium Parasites by Amino Acid Supplementation.". iScience (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33294789. 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101781 Isaie J. Reuling; António M. Mendes; Gerdie M. de Jong; Amanda Fabra-García; Helena Nunes-Cabaço; Geert-Jan van Gemert; Wouter Graumans; et al. "An open-label phase 1/2a trial of a genetically modified rodent malaria parasite for immunization against Plasmodium falciparum malaria". Science Translational Medicine (2020): https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aay2578. 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay2578 Singh L; Fontinha D; Francisco D; Mendes AM; Prudêncio M; Singh K. "Molecular Design and Synthesis of Ivermectin Hybrids Targeting Hepatic and Erythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium Parasites.". Journal of medicinal chemistry (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32011136. João Sequeira; Jorge Louçã; António M. Mendes; Pedro G. Lind. "Transition from endemic behavior to eradication of malaria due to combined drug therapies: An agent-model approach". Journal of Theoretical Biology 484 (2020): 110030-110030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.110030. 10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.110030 Mendes, Antonio. "Inhibition of Plasmodium sporogonic stages by ivermectin and other avermectins.". Parasites & vectors (2019): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6873674. 10.1186/s13071-019-3805-0 Margarida Sanches-Vaz; Christian R. Engwerda; Adriana Temporão; Rafael Luis; Helena Nunes-Cabaço; António M. Mendes; Sarah Goellner; et al. "Trypanosoma brucei infection protects mice against malaria". PLOS Pathogens 15 11 (2019): e1008145-e1008145. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008145. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008145 Azevedo R; Mendes AM; Prudêncio M. "The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Malaria Parasite Transmission.". Frontiers in microbiology (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32038528. 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03048 António M. Mendes; Isaie J. Reuling; Carolina M. Andrade; Thomas D. Otto; Marta Machado; Filipa Teixeira; Joana Pissarra; et al. "Pre-clinical evaluation of a P. berghei-based whole-sporozoite malaria vaccine candidate". npj Vaccines 3 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-018-0091-3. 10.1038/s41541-018-0091-3 Mendes AM; Machado M; Gonçalves-Rosa N; Reuling IJ; Foquet L; Marques C; Salman AM; et al. "A Plasmodium berghei sporozoite-based vaccination platform against human malaria.". NPJ vaccines (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30155278. 10.1038/s41541-018-0068-2 Mendes, Antonio. "Uptake and metabolism of arginine impact Plasmodium development in the liver.". Scientific Reports (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28642498. 10.1038/s41598-017-04424-y Mendes, Antonio. "Bioluminescence Method for In Vitro Screening of Plasmodium Transmission-Blocking Compounds.". Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28348156. 10.1128/aac.02699-16 Mendes, Antonio. "Inhibition of Plasmodium Liver Infection by Ivermectin.". Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27895022. 10.1128/aac.02005-16 Mendes, Antonio. "Inhibition of Plasmodium Hepatic Infection by Antiretroviral Compounds.". Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28770176. 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00329 Mendes, Antonio. "Chemical attenuation of Plasmodium in the liver modulates severe malaria disease progression.". Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25862814. 10.4049/jimmunol.1400863 Magnusson, K.; Lycett, G.J.; Mendes, A.M.; Lynd, A.; Papathanos, P.-A.; Crisanti, A.; Windbichler, N.. "Demasculinization of the Anopheles gambiae X chromosome". BMC Evolutionary Biology 12 1 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861143976&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1186/1471-2148-12-69 Magnusson, K.; Mendes, A.M.; Windbichler, N.; Papathanos, P.-A.; Nolan, T.; Dottorini, T.; Rizzi, E.; Christophides, G.K.; Crisanti, A.. "Transcription regulation of sex-biased genes during ontogeny in the Malaria vector Anopheles gambiae". PLoS ONE 6 6 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959714982&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1371/journal.pone.0021572 Mendes, A.M.; Awono-Ambene, P.H.; Nsango, S.E.; Cohuet, A.; Fontenille, D.; Kafatos, F.C.; Christophides, G.K.; Morlais, I.; Vlachou, D.. "Infection intensity-dependent responses of Anopheles gambiae to the African malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum". Infection and Immunity 79 11 (2011): 4708-4715. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80855157066&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1128/IAI.05647-11 Prudêncio, M.; Mota, M.M.; Mendes, A.M.. "A toolbox to study liver stage malaria". Trends in Parasitology 27 12 (2011): 565-574. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82855172078&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.pt.2011.09.004 Das, S.; Radtke, A.; Choi, Y.; Mendes, A.M.; Valenzuela, J.G.; Dimopoulos, G.. "Transcriptomic and functional analysis of the Anopheles gambiae salivary gland in relation to blood feeding". BMC Genomics 11 1 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957756759&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1186/1471-2164-11-566 Mendes, A.M.; Schlegelmilch, T.; Cohuet, A.; Awono-Ambene, P.; De Iorio, M.; Fontenille, D.; Morlais, I.; et al. "Conserved mosquito/parasite interactions affect development of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa". PLoS Pathogens 4 5 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-44649094083&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000069 Waterhouse, R.M.; Kriventseva, E.V.; Meister, S.; Xi, Z.; Alvarez, K.S.; Bartholomay, L.C.; Barillas-Mury, C.; et al. "Evolutionary dynamics of immune-related genes and pathways in disease-vector mosquitoes". Science 316 5832 (2007): 1738-1743. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250860637&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1126/science.1139862 Vlachou, D.; Schlegelmilch, T.; Runn, E.; Mendes, A.; Kafatos, F.C.. "The developmental migration of Plasmodium in mosquitoes". Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 16 4 (2006): 384-391. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745609251&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.gde.2006.06.012
Thesis / Dissertation	Mendes AM. "Functional Genomics of Anopheles gambiae Interactions with Malaria Parasites". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, 2010. https://repositorio.ul.pt/bitstream/10451/2343/1/ulsd059460_td_Antonio_Mendes.pdf. Mendes AM. "Transcriptome of Anopheles gambiae salivary glands". Degree, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, 2004.

Intellectual property

Patent

Mendes AM; Prudêncio, Miguel (5511-16ED-48E0); Mota MM. 2015. "Genetically modified rodent Plasmodium parasites as platforms for a whole-organism malaria vaccine". United States.
Granted/Issued

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2020/04	Pre-clinical development of a new whole organism vaccine against Malaria	Seminar for Master in Molecular Biology and Environment Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019	Clinical safety and protective efficacy after immunization with genetically modified Plasmodium berghei sporozoites expressing P.falciparum –circumsporozoite protein in a first-in-human Phase1/2a trial	Malaria Vaccines for the World University of Oxford - Jenner Institute, (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2018/10	A New malaria vaccination platform	Lisbon Area Post Doctoral Meeting Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/05	A New Approach to malaria vaccination	Programa de Pôs-graduação Ciência para o Desenvolvimento Fundação Gulbenkian (Praia, Cape Verde)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - Current	Identify Plasmodium Immunomodulatory Molecule Proteins that Contribute to the Success/Failure of Vaccination Supervisor of Catarina Maria Vicente Rôla	Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - Current	Exploiting innate immune responses to enhance antimalarial vaccination Supervisor	Ciências Biomédicas (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019 - Current	Effect of antiretroviral therapy on whole organism vaccination against malaria Supervisor of Luciano Gonçalo Nogueira	Biologia Molecular e Genética (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - Current	Enabling strategies for enhanced whole-sporozoite malaria vaccines and in vitro culturing of Plasmodium sporogonic stages" Co-supervisor of Raquel Alves De Azevedo	Ciências Biomédicas (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016 - Current	A Stochastic model of Malaria transmission Supervisor	Ciências da Complexidade (PhD) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Comparative immunological analyses of whole-sporozoite malaria vaccines Supervisor of Teresa Maia	Genética Molecular e Biomedicina (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Evaluation of humoral and celullar immune responses to P. Berghei-based whole-sporozoite malaria vaccination in rhesus macaques Co-supervisor	Ciências Biomédicas (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Cryopreservation of Plasmodium sporozoites for whole-organism vaccination against malaria Supervisor of Rafael Costa de Sousa	Biotecnologia (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2018	New insights into interferon-mediated immune responses elicited by Plasmodium liver stage infection Supervisor of Diana Alves Moita	Bioquímica para a Saúde (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016	Development of a new in vitro assay for screening malaria transmission blocking compounds Co-supervisor of Raquel Alves De Azevedo	Parasitologia Médica (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014 - 2015	Characterization of a new genetically modified Plasmodium berghei parasite – development of a pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine Supervisor of Carolina Morgado De Andrade	Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2015	Paving a freezing way to defeat malaria Co-supervisor of Pedro Gil Gameiro Eloy Sena Rego	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2014	Characterization of a new malaria vaccine candidate against Plasmodium vivax using genetically modified rodent Plasmodium parasites Supervisor of Miguel Filipe Duarte	Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/11/20 - 2019/11/24	POSTER : I.J. Reuling, A.M. Mendes, G.M. de Jong, A. Fabra-García, H. Nunes-Cabaço, G.J. van Gemert, W. Graumans, L. Coffeng, S. de Vlas, A.S.P. Yang, C. Lee, Y. Wu, A.J. Birkett, C.F. Ockenhouse, R. Koelewijn, J.J. van Hellemond, P.J.J. van Genderen, R.W. Sauerwein, M. Prudêncio, "Safety and efficacy of a genetically modified rodent malaria parasite against Plasmodium falciparum malaria : an open-label randomized phase 1/2a trial" Conference	ASTMH 68th Annual Meeting American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States
2019/11/18 - 2019/11/19	Whole SporozoitevVaccine development consortium meeting Meeting	International PfSPZ Consortium Meeting Sanaria, United States
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/17	POSTER: Diana Moita, António M. Mendes, Patrícia Meireles, Helena Nunes-Cabaço, Teresa Maia, Miguel Prudêncio, “New insights into interferon-mediated immune responses elicited by Plasmodium liver stage infection” Congress	XLV Annual Meeting Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/17	Teresa Maia, Miguel Duarte, Diana Moita, Helena Nunes-Cabaço, António M. Mendes, Miguel Prudêncio, “New malaria vaccine candidate against Plasmodium vivax using genetically modified rodent Plasmodium parasites” Congress	XLV Annual Meeting Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
2017/10/30 - 2017/10/31	State of the art in Malaria Transmission Meeting	Malaria Transmission: Current Challenges and New Tools in the Elimination Context Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2015/02/06 - 2015/02/06	Methodology for conducting research with animals Workshop	Improving Experimental Design in Animal Research Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
2014/05/05 - 2014/05/07	Workshop on techniques to turn ideas into successful commercial products. Specific training for the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations grantees who are working in global health and clean energy to increase the likelihood that their innovations will succeed. Workshop	GCE Xcelerator Pilot Workshop Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
2014/01/31 - 2014/01/31	Techniques for correct public communication of animal research Workshop	Communicating Animal Research Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
2013/10/22 - 2013/10/23	Development of entrepreneurial capacities Workshop	Building Global Innovators. ISCTE-IUL MIT-Portugal Venture Competition, e-Teams II Bootcamp INDEG-IUL, Portugal ISCTE Business School, Portugal
2013/07/22 - 2013/07/26	Training in product development and attracting investment Workshop	Building Global Innovators. ISCTE-IUL MIT-Portugal Venture Competition, e-Teams I Bootcamp INDEG-IUL, Portugal ISCTE Business School, Portugal
2011/03 - 2011/05	Animal experimentation - Researcher/Coordinator accreditation - Other	FELASA B and C categories Animal experimentation course Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2016	Identification and characterization of novel malaria liver stage antigens (Thesis) Arguer	Sara de Jesus Santos Baptista (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014	Dissecting the late liver stage of Plasmodium infection (Thesis) Arguer	João Tiago Carvalho Jordão de Mello Vieira (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2019 - Current	Scientific Reports (2045-2322)	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2017 - Current	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2235-2988)	Frontiers Media SA
2017 - Current	Frontiers in Microbiology (1664-302X)	Frontiers Media SA
2016 - Current	Malaria Journal (1475-2875)	Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2016 - Current	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1098-6596)	American Society for Microbiology
2015 - Current	PLoS ONE (1932-6203)	Public Library of Science
2015 - Current	BioMed Research International (2314-6141)	Hindawi Limited
2012 - Current	Toxins (2072-6651)	MDPI AG
2012 - Current	International Journal of Parasitology Research (0975-9182)	Bioinfo Publications

Distinctions

Award

2020	Pfizer Clinical Research Award Pfizer Portugal, Portugal Sociedade das Ciências Médicas de Lisboa, Portugal
2017	9th Universal Biotech Innovation Prize - Grand Finalist Universal Biotech, France
2014	EVERIS Entrepreneurs Award Everis, Spain
2013	National BES Innovation Contest - Grand Prize & 1st Prize for the Health Track Banco Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, Portugal
2013	Building Global Innovators ISCTE-IUL MIT-Portugal Venture Competition, Portugal