Curriculum Vitae
ADAM IOSHUA D'ARMADA MOREIRA
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- ADAM IOSHUA D'ARMADA MOREIRA
Citation names
- Adam Armada-Moreira
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5513-2AB8-C621
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1598-5784
- Google Scholar ID
- 19mdVPgAAAAJ
Websites
- https://armadamoreira.xyz/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Italian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2016/02/15 - 2020/10/21
Concluded
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Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Neurociências
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Astrosomes: a novel approach for the regulation of neuronal communication" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015/12/15
Concluded
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Mestrado em Neurociências (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Exploring the modulatory role of A2A receptors in oligodendrogenesis derived from neural stem/progenitor cells of the subventricular
zone" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 / 20 |
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2013/07/01
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 / 20 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/10/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||
| 2022/11/01 - 2024/09/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy |
| Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Neuroscience, Italy | ||
| 2020/09/15 - 2022/10/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Linköpings universitet - Campus Norrköping, Sweden |
| Linköpings universitet, Sweden |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2016/02/15 - 2020/02/15 | PhD fellow | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2012/06/01 - 2012/09/01 | Internship, Genetics Lab | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2011/09/01 - 2012/07/01 | Scholarship - Fundação Amadeu Dias/Universidade de Lisboa Project: "Caracterização molecular e estrutural do sintase do óxido nítrico de Leishmania infantum" (Molecular and structural caracterization | Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/02/15 - 2020/02/14 | Astrosomes: a novel approach for the regulation of neuronal communication
PD/BD/114278/2016
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2018/01/01 - 2021/01/01 | Astrosomes: Artificial Astrocytes as a Novel Approach to Regulate Neuronal Communication
PTDC/BTM-SAL/32147/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Instituto de Medicina Molecular
UID/BIM/50005/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Intellectual property
| Provisional application for patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2022/05/03 | Panelist, round table "Inclusion and diversity in academia" |
iMM João Lobo Antunes (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2021/07/29 | Panelist, online panel discussion "The Future of STEM: Perspectives from early career trans and nonbinary researchers" |
Cell Press
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| 2019/05/31 | Organic and inorganic-based microreactors as a therapeutic approach against excitotoxicity | XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2019/05/15 | Organic and inorganic-based microreactors as a therapeutic approach against excitotoxicity | CAML XIII PhD Students Meeting
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2019/04/30 | Chemical Russian Roulette, on the importance of the periodic table for neurosciences | Noite do Fósforo
Pavilhão do Conhecimento (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2019/03/21 | Organic and inorganic-based microreactors as a therapeutic approach against excitotoxicity | NeurULisboa PhD Programme Meeting 2019
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/12/13 | Inorganic-based microreactors as a therapeutic approach against excitotoxicity | 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the SynaNet Project
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/11/14 | Inorganic-based microreactors as a therapeutic approach against excitotoxicity | 4th Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/07/26 | Platinum nanoparticle-based microreactors as support for neuroblastoma cells | 41st Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society
Japanese Neuroscience Society (Kobe, Japan)
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| 2018/05/15 | Artificial-mente, on the creation of artificial brain cells | Cabecinha Pensadora
Pint of Science Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/04/17 | Platinum nanoparticle-based microreactors as support for neuroblastoma cells | International Astrocyte School
(Bertinoro, Italy)
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| 2018/02/07 | Adenosine A2A receptor modulation in postnatal neurogenesis and neuronal maturation | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/02/07 | Adenosine A2A receptors’ role on cannabinoid-induced neurogenesis | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2018/02/05 | Platinum nanoparticle-based microreactors as support for neuroblastoma cells | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2017/05/22 | Astrosomes: artificial astrocytes as a novel approach to regulate neuronal communication | 6th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/01/05 | Astrosomes: artificial astrocytes as a novel approach to regulate neuronal communication | I NeurULisboa PhD Meeting
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2016/11/18 | Adenosine A2A receptor activation regulates postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis | Brain Without Borders
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2016/05/26 | Music and memory: what stays in your head? | SciComPT2016 – Science Communication Conference
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2016/03/30 | Astrosomes: a novel approach for the regulation of neuronal communication | X iMM PhD Meeting
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2016/02/04 | Exploring the modulatory role of A2A receptors in oligodendrogenesis derived from rat subventricular zone neural stem/progenitor cells | XLVI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2016/02/04 | Adenosine A2A receptors’ role on cannabinoid-mediated neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus | XLVI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2015/12/02 | Neurogenesis in the postnatal hippocampus is regulated by adenosine A2A receptors both in vitro and in vivo | 1st Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2015/02/05 | Exploring the modulatory role of A2A receptors in oligodendrogenesis derived from rat subventricular zone neural stem/progenitor cells | XLV Annual Meeting of The Portuguese Pharmacological Society
Portuguese Pharmacological Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2019/09/01 - 2020/09/01 | Nanoparticle and liposome-based microreactors as reactive oxygen species scavengers in neuroinflammation 3D models
Co-supervisor of Oksana K. Savchak
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2017/01/01 - 2017/06/30 | Advancing the complexity of microreactors by enzyme co-encapsulation
Co-supervisor of Kristine Andreassen
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Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2021/08/11 - 2021/08/13 | 4th EPATH Conference: Reconnecting and Redefining Transgender Healthcare (2021/08/11 - 2021/08/13)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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| 2019/09/01 - 2019/11/13 | 5th Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon (2019/11/12 - 2019/11/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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| 2018/05/01 - 2019/06/01 | XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society (SPN2019) (2019/05/30 - 2019/06/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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| 2017/02/01 - 2018/02/07 | XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacological Society (2018/02/05 - 2018/02/07)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2020/10/31 - Current | “Os Dias do Futuro” podcast | |
| 2019/06/27 - 2019/06/27 | “Sapiens”, by Bruá podcasts | Myths about the brain |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2016 - Current | Semifinalist of FameLab International Science Communication Competition, Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham, UK | |
| 2016 - Current | Winner of FameLab Portugal 2016 Science Communication Competition, Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 2017/04/01 - 2017/05/31 | Jury of FameLab Portugal 2017 Science Communication Competition |
Distinctions
Award
| 2021 | 2021 João Lobo Antunes Merit PhD Thesis Award
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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| 2018 | Travel grant for the 41st Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society, Kobe, Japan
Japanese Neuroscience Society, Japan
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| 2017 | Best Poster Award, XV Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society |
| 2013 | Distinction for BSc highest final grades
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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| 2011 | Merit scholarship
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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| 2011 | 2nd place "Melhor Aluno - Primeiro Ano, Primeira Vez" (Best Student - First Year, First Time)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2019 | Top 10 finalist in the scientific innovation competition “Building Tomorrow Together”
Roche Portugal, Portugal
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| 2017 | Travel grant to attend the 25th Portuguese Society of Neurosciences Meeting |
| 2017 | Best Poster Award, 3rd PhD Student Meeting from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College |