César David Rodrigues Casanova (5619-F428-F0EB)

Curriculum Vitae

César David Rodrigues Casanova

César Casanova is a researcher at the intersection of biomedical sciences, focusing on areas such as cancer research, health-related biotechnology, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. His academic foundation includes a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), completed in 2021, where he concentrated on the effects of natural products on glioblastoma proliferation. He furthered his studies with a Master's degree in Biochemistry from the same university in 2023, developing innovative research on the role of obesogens in prostate cancer. After his master’s degree, César expanded his research focus to include developing new materials for tissue regeneration and diagnostics. Currently, he is developing advanced medical devices and techniques for cancer diagnosis and treatment. His work incorporates cutting-edge methodologies such as electrospinning, 3D bioprinting, nanoparticle, and hydrogel formulations, which have significant applications in medical biotechnology. César’s achievements include authoring 8 publications (4 posters at international conferences, 1 oral presentation at an international symposium, 1 journal article, and 2 published abstracts in Molecular Oncology) participating in numerous international scientific meetings, and actively engaging in community and educational workshops. His research has embraced roles ranging from project leadership to extensive lab-based experimentation in areas such as cell culture, immunocytochemistry, and protein identification. César is dedicated to advancing cancer research, specifically focusing on creating cost-effective technologies for detecting and evaluating cancer treatments and developing devices and models for early diagnosis and personalized medicine. He aims to enhance the precision and accessibility of cancer diagnostics and treatments, improving patient outcomes. His professional journey reflects a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in fields such as tissue engineering, cancer research, and biomedical sciences. The key terms that encapsulate César Casanova’s scientific, technological, and artistic-cultural contributions include: Cancer Research, Health-Related Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biochemistry, Protein Engineering, Cell Culture Techniques, Project Management, International Collaboration, and Precision Medicine.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: César David Rodrigues Casanova
Date of birth: 1998/09/28
Gender: Male

Citation names

Casanova, César
César R. Casanova

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 5619-F428-F0EB
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4724-1464

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesarrcasanova/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Other Biological Topics
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Italian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021 - 2023 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal "Investigating the role of obesogens affecting tumour microenvironment: the tributyltin-adipose tissue-prostate cancer cells triad" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2021/06/24 - 2021/06/25 Concluded	Young Researcher Training (Outros) Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	17
2017/08 - 2021 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal ""Efeitos de produtos naturais na proliferação do glioblastoma"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	12

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/03/11 - Current	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Biomateriais Biodegradáveis e Biomiméticos, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Biomateriais Biodegradáveis e Biomiméticos, Portugal (...)
2022/07 - 2023/12	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2021	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/11 - 2023/07	Member of the Social Action Council of the Social Action Services	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/12	Recreational and Cultural Section of the Board of AAUBI	Associação Académica da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

2020 - 2021	President	UBIQuímica, Portugal

2019/12 - 2020/12	Second Secretary of the General Assembly of Members	UBIQuímica, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/12/08 - Current	Subject Matter Expert Translator	Exfluency, Switzerland

2022/06 - 2023/07	Master thesis development	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/05 - 2023/12	ARGOS - Desregulação do tecido Adiposo peRiprostático induzida por químicos ambientais e aGressividade do cancrO da próstata ARGOS Researcher	Associação Portuguesa de Urologia
2022/05 - 2023/12	MICROBIO-PCa - Estudo das alterações metabólicas do cancro da próstata desencadeadas pelo bacterioma: implicações na progressão da doença e na clínica MICROBIO-PCa Researcher	Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
2020/01 - 2023/12	Health Sciences Research Centre UIDB/00709/2020 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Feijó M; Fonseca LRS; Casanova, César; Kiss-Toth E; Correia S; Socorro S.. "Obesogenic action of tributyltin in periprostatic adipose tissue: from adipokine and chemokine imbalance to prostate carcinogenesis". Paper presented in ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (EACR) 2024: Innovative Cancer Science, Rotterdam, 2024. Accepted Casanova, César; Feijó, Mariana; Correia, Sara; Socorro, Sílvia; Sara Correia; Sílvia Socorro. "Periprostatic adipose tissue as a target of the obesogen tributyltin: Implications for prostate tumorigenesis". Paper presented in XVIII International CICS-UBI Symposium, Covilhã, 2023. Published M. Feijó; César R. Casanova; Fonseca L. R. S.; L. A. Brás; E. Kiss-Toth; S. Correia; S. Socorro. "Periprostatic adipose tissue is a target of the obesogen tributyltin empowering its pro-tumorigenic actions.". Paper presented in Annual Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) 2023, Torino, 2023. Published
Conference poster	Feijó M; Fonseca LRS; Casanova, César; Kiss-Toth E; Correia S; Socorro S. "Obesogenic action of tributyltin in periprostatic adipose tissue: from adipokine and chemokine imbalance to prostate carcinogenesis". Paper presented in ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (EACR) 2024: Innovative Cancer Science, 2024. Feijó, Mariana; Casanova, César; Fonseca, Lara R. S.; Kiss-Toth, Endre; Correia, Sara; Socorro, Sílvia. "Periprostatic adipose tissue exposed to the endocrine disruptor tributyltin changes the plasticity of human prostate cells towards a cancer progression-phenotype". Paper presented in EACR Virtual Conference on Signaling Circuits in Cancer, 2024. Feijó, Mariana; Casanova, César; Fonseca, Lara R. S.; Kiss-Toth, Endre; Correia, Sara; Socorro, Sílvia. "The obesogen tributyltin programs periprostatic adipose tissue to a cancer driven phenotype". Paper presented in III ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting, 2023. M. Feijó; César R. Casanova; L. R. S. Fonseca; L. A. Brás; E. Kiss-Toth; S. Correia; S. Socorro. Corresponding author: S. Socorro. "Periprostatic adipose tissue is a target of the obesogen tributyltin empowering its pro-tumorigenic actions". Paper presented in EACR 2023 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science, 2023.
Journal article	César R. Casanova; Casanova, Marta R.; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Advancing diagnostics and disease modeling: current concepts in biofabrication of soft microfluidic systems". In vitro models (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44164-024-00072-5. Published • 10.1007/s44164-024-00072-5 M. Feijó; L.R.S. Fonseca; Casanova, César; E. Kiss-Toth; S. Correia; S. Socorro. "Abstracts - Obesogenic action of tributyltin in periprostatic adipose tissue: from adipokine and chemokine imbalance to prostate carcinogenesis". Molecular Oncology 18 S1 (2024): 1-495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.13683. Published • 10.1002/1878-0261.13683 M. Feijó; César R. Casanova; Fonseca L. R. S.; L. A. Brás; E. Kiss-Toth; S. Correia; S. Socorro. "Abstracts - Periprostatic adipose tissue is a target of the obesogen tributyltin empowering its pro-tumorigenic actions". Molecular Oncology 17 S1 (2023): 1-597. https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1878-0261.13471. Published • 10.1002/1878-0261.13471
Thesis / Dissertation	"Investigating the role of obesogens affecting tumour microenvironment: the tributyltin-adipose tissue-prostate cancer cells triad". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/13611. "Efeitos de produtos naturais na proliferação do glioblastoma". Degree, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, 2020.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/07/11	Periprostatic adipose tissue as a target of the obesogen tributyltin: Implications for prostate carcinogenesis	XVIII international CICS-UBI Symposium CICS-UBI (Covilhã, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11	I snow summit AAUBI, moving toward the future (2022/11 - 2022/11) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05	I Ciclo de Webinares UBIQuímica (2021/05 - 2021/05) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)	UBIQuímica, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/07/10 - 2023/07/11	The 2023 edition of the International Symposium of the Health Sciences Research Center of the University of Beira Interior highlights the work being carried out by this R&D unit, based at the Faculty of Health Sciences Symposium	XVIII International CICS-UBI Symposium 2023 Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2023/02/15 - 2023/02/15	Microscopy in Focus Workshop & Flash Course Series 2022-23 @ CICS-UBI, Covilhã (Portugal) Workshop	Workshop Colocalization: Are We Together? Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2023/02/13 - 2023/02/15	HSRCongress2023 aimed to highlight innovative research in the biomedical field and be an excellent opportunity to create a bridge between basic academic research and industrial experts, promoting knowledge interchange and establishing potential partnerships to help create connections for early-career scientists. The event focused on recent advances in biomedical research about aging and cancer, neurosciences, biopharmaceutics, biomaterials and tissue engineering, microbiology, and the translation from the laboratory to clinics. Congress	IV International Congress in HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH towards innovation and entrepreneurship: Challenges from Research to Clinics Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2023/01/11 - 2023/01/11	Microscopy in Focus Workshop & Flash Course Series 2022-23 @ CICS-UBI, Covilhã (Portugal) - Confocal LSM 710 - Axio Observer Z1 - Axio Observer Z2 Workshop	Flash Course Microscopy, What’s That ? Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2022/11/15 - 2022/11/17	The "I Snow Summit AAUBI, Moving Toward the Future" was a landmark event hosted by the Academic Association of the University of Beira Interior, showcasing a grand fusion of international perspectives and forward-thinking discussions. This significant gathering was designed to transcend traditional academic boundaries, bringing together scholars, professionals, and students from around the globe in a dynamic and enriching setting. Congress	I Snow Summit AAUBI, moving toward the future Associação Académica da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12	Microscopy in Focus Workshop & Flash Course Series 2022-23 @ CICS-UBI, Covilhã (Portugal) Workshop	Workshop The Basics of Fluorescence Microscopy Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12	Stericycle "Management of hospital waste and hazardous liquid waste" Skills acquired: Packaging Hospital Waste in such a way as to control the associated risks; Correct sorting of hazardous and non-hazardous hospital waste; In Hazardous Waste, improve sorting between Chemical Risk Waste and Biological Risk Waste; Improve sorting of non-hazardous waste between recyclable and non-recyclable waste; Improve the packaging of Hospital Waste to control the associated risks. Conference	Stericycle "Management of hospital waste and hazardous liquid waste" Stericycle Inc, United States
2022/07/20 - 2022/07/21	The 17th International Symposium of the CICS-UBI presents an opportunity to present and discuss the current scientific topics and results of research carried out by the CICS-UBI R&D unit Symposium	XVII International CICS-UBI Symposium 2023 Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021/01/21 - 2021/01/21	The aim of the "Biochemists Made in UBI" lecture series is to publicize the different career and professional paths of former biochemistry students at the University of Beira Interior Conference	Ciclo de Palestras BIOQUÍMICOS MADE IN UBI Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/12/21 - 2020/12/21	The aim of the "Biochemists Made in UBI" lecture series is to publicize the different career and professional paths of former biochemistry students at the University of Beira Interior Conference	Ciclo de Palestras BIOQUÍMICOS MADE IN UBI Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/05/20 - 2020/05/20	Workshop	Análise estatistica com GraphPad UBIQuímica, Portugal
2020/05/15 - 2020/05/15	The aim of the "Biochemists Made in UBI" lecture series is to publicize the different career and professional paths of former biochemistry students at the University of Beira Interior. Conference	Ciclo de Palestras BIOQUÍMICOS MADE IN UBI Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/26	VI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química (VI ENEQUI) Congress	VI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química (VI ENEQUI) UBIQuímica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Química (ANEQ), Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11	I Snow Summit AAUBI, moving toward the future. The "I Snow Summit AAUBI, Moving Toward the Future" was a landmark event hosted by the Academic Association of the University of Beira Interior, showcasing a grand fusion of international perspectives and forward-thinking discussions. This significant gathering was designed to transcend traditional academic boundaries, bringing together scholars, professionals, and students from around the globe in a dynamic and enriching setting. Member	Associação Académica da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05	I Ciclo de Webinares UBIQuímica The "I Ciclo de Webinares UBIQuímica" was a pioneering series of webinars organized by UBIQuímica, designed to foster scientific exchange and learning beyond the classroom. This initiative brought together experts and enthusiasts in a virtual setting to explore a wide range of topics within the realms of chemistry and biochemistry. Director	UBIQuímica, Portugal
2020 - 2020	SCIENCE AT HOME #STAYHOMESTAYSAFE SCIENCE AT HOME was an innovative initiative by UBIQuímica during the COVID-19 pandemic, designed to continue the dissemination of science in a time of crisis. Recognizing the constraints imposed by global health guidelines, UBIQuímica transitioned its outreach to a virtual format, harnessing the power of virtual meetings to host a series of engaging scientific lectures.	UBIQuímica, Portugal