Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Sara Inês Ascensão Tavares Canato
Citation names
- Sara Canato
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5B1E-A46C-091C
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1102-0192
Email addresses
- sara.canato@research.fchampalimaud.org (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
- 
                           - (+351) 210480141 (Professional)
 
Addresses
- Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Avenida Brasília , 1400-038, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://quantocancer.fchampalimaud.org/meet-our-team (Professional)
- https://fchampalimaud.org/research/groups/sanchez-danes (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | 
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014/01/05 - 2018/05/08 Concluded | Biology (Doutoramento) Major in Systems Biology Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "The endoplasmic reticulum quality control: dissecting protein networks in Cystic Fibrosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | |
| 2014/01/05 - 2014/06/30 Concluded | Ph.D. Curricular Programme in Biology: Systems Biology  (Doutoramento) Major in Systems Biology  Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 17.85 | 
| 2010/09/16 - 2012/10/23 Concluded | Molecular Biology and Genetics (Mestrado) Major in Ciências Biológicas Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Role of Ubiquitin Ligases in Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | 16 | 
| 2007/10/15 - 2010/08/20 Concluded | Biology (Licenciatura) Major in Biological Sciences  Universidade de Évora, Portugal "Diuron causes a decrease of antioxidant response in the Saccharomyces chevalieri UEME1" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | 15 | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/06/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | 
| Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | ||
| 2018/06/01 - 2021/05/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal (...) | ||
| 2014/11/05 - 2018/05/08 | Researcher (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | ||
| 2012/12/01 - 2013/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | ||
| 2011/06/01 - 2012/10/23 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | ||
| 2010/01/01 - 2010/07/20 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/01/01 - Current | Uncovering the mechanisms of resistance to cancer formation in the developing brain Post-doc
                                     Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2020/01/01 - 2021/05/25 | CANCEL STEM "Tackling CANcer STEM CELls: a challenge and an opportunity to advance in anticancer therapy" POCI-01-0145- FEDER-016390 Post-doc Fellow
                                     Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Concluded | 
| 2018/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | CoMEDy "A Computational Modelling platform for Epithelial Dynamics to explore the role of epithelial- mesenchymal transition
                                 and stemness acquisition in cancer recurrence" PTDC/BEX-BCB/0772/2014  Post-doc Fellow
                                     Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2018/06 - 2019/12 | CoMEDy "A Computational Modelling platform for Epithelial Dynamics to explore the role of epithelial- mesenchymal transition
                                 and stemness acquisition in cancer recurrence" PTDC/BEX-BCB/0772/2014 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | 
| 2016 - 2018/05/31 | MIMED - Mining the Molecular Metric Space for Drug Design PTDC/EEI-ESS/4923/2014 PhD Student Fellow
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2014/01/14 - 2018/05/31 | The endoplasmic reticulum quality control: dissecting protein networks in Cystic Fibrosis SFRH/BD/5249/2014 PhD Student Fellow
                                     Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | Concluded | 
| 2012/12/01 - 2013/12/31 | Elucidating the role of novel CFTR interactors - new mechanisms in membrane protein trafficking EXPL/BIM-MEC/1451/2013 Research Fellow
                                     Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/06/01 - Current | QuantOCancer - "Leveraging the unique organismic approach to health and disease of the Champalimaud Foundation through the
                                 inception of a quantitative biomedicine research programme focused on cancer" H2020-WIDESPREAD-03-2017-ERAChairs–810653– Post-doc
                                     Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | Ongoing | 
| 2014/04/01 - 2015/12/31 | Dissecting the endoplasmic reticulum quality control - differential protein interactions as new therapeutic targets in Cystic Fibrosis | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | 
| 2012/12/01 - 2013/12/31 | Characterization of ER-quality control for the F508del-CFTR protein: potential therapeutic targets for cystic fibrosis PTDC/BIA-BCM/122299/2010 Research Fellow
                                     Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2011 - 2013 | Identification of Novel Targets Rescuing of F508del-CFTR Traffic: Mechanism of Action 7207534 Research Fellow
                                     Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, United States | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 
Outputs
            Publications
| Conference abstract | 
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| Conference poster | 
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| Journal article | 
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| Report | 
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| Thesis / Dissertation | 
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Other
| Other output | 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/20 | Uncovering the mechanisms leading to Basal Cell Carcinoma initiation | Champalimaud Research Symposium: Tumour Microenvironment from cancer initiation to metastasis Champalimaud Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) | 
| 2019/02/19 | Computational modelling and experimental approaches identify novel partners of Src-induced EMT | Oncobiology Club i3S (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2019/02/05 | Computational modelling and experimental approaches identify novel partners of Src-induced EMT | Dev Meeting i3S (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2017/09/08 | Modulation of protein traffic networks to rescue F508del-CFTR from the endoplasmic reticulum | 17th FEBS Young Scientists' Forum FEBS Young Scientists' Forum (Jerusalem, Israel) | 
| 2017/02/09 | Modulation of protein traffic networks to rescue F508del-CFTR from the endoplasmic reticulum | Chem&Biochem Postgraduate Students Meeting 2017 Chem&Biochem Postgraduate Students Meeting  (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2016/11/03 | CFTR traffic protein network in CF to modulate F508del-CFTR rescued | 3rd Proteostasis Action Meeting - Proteostasis and its Biological Implications Proteostasis Action Meeting (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2016/11 | BioSys-BioISI Graduate Student Council - 1st Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI evaluation | Biosytems and Integrative Science Institute  (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2016/07/23 | Identification of factors that regulate CFTR trafficking through the endoplasmic reticulum. | 1st Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI- Assortativity and Cohesion: Tackling complex biological problems in Health and Disease through
                                 System Biology BioISI (Santa Cruz, Portugal) | 
| 2013/06/13 | Effect of the Burkholderia cenocepacia exoproteome on CFTR protein expression in human Cystic Fibrosis lug epithelial cell models | 36th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference European Cystic Fibrosis (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2013/03/20 | Potential role of expression of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in regulating the inflammatory phenotype of Cystic Fibrosis | 10th European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Basic Science Conference – New Frontiers in Basic Science of Cystic Fibrosis European Cystic Fibrosis Society (Malaga, Spain) | 
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role | Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/09/01 - 2023/12/05 | Developing a 3D in vitro models of Basal Cell Carcinoma Co-supervisor | NOVA Biomedical Research (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | 
| 2020/09 - 2021/12/13 | Exploring the role of the actin MRTFA-SRF signalling pathway downstream of P-cadherin in basal-like breast cancer cells Co-supervisor of Lídia Faria | MSc in oncobiology (Master) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2020/09/01 - 2021/05/29 | Investigate the TGF-ß-induced distinct phenotypes on the EMT continuum - Research fellowship  Project LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016390 Co-supervisor of Inês Saraiva | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2020/07/01 - 2020/08/31 | Investigate the TGF-ß-induced distinct phenotypes on the EMT continuum - Research fellowship Project LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016390 Co-supervisor of Jéssica Machado  | |
| 2019/07/11 - 2019/09/12 | Project “CoMEDy – A Computational Modelling platform for Epithelial Dynamics to explore the role of epitelial-mesenchymal
                                 transition and stemness acquisition in cancer recurrence. 
                                 
                                 The goal of this research project was to  demonstrate that the synergistic effect between ECM stiffness and SRC,  prevent
                                 the acquisition of a full mesenchymal phenotype and is not depend of the epithelial cell type but are universal mechanisms
                                 required for EMT. Supervisor of Marta Mikonska | Animal Bioengineering - Erasmus traineeship  (Other) Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Poland | 
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/02/01 - 2016/07/24 | Organization and coordenation of the Scientific Meeting -  "Annual 1st Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI- Assortativity and Cohesion:
                                 Tackling complex biological problems in Health and Disease through System Biology". (2016/07/23 - 2016/07/23) Conference (President of the Organising Committee) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/06/14 - Current | Moderator of the CISS webinar session "A Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic: different flavors of T cell responses against
                                 SARS-Cov-2" presented by Carolina Gorgulho, Maeurer Lab Meeting | CISS Webinar Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | 
| 2024/02/06 - 2024/02/06 | Career Development - Workshop Effective Networking for Career Progression Workshop | Postdoc day Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | 
| 2022/11/18 - 2022/11/18 | Workshop conflict management and effective communication in the Lab. COLife Postdoc day Workshop | COLife Postdoc day Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal | 
| 2022/10/20 - 2022/10/21 | Champalimaud Research Symposium: Tumour Microenvironment from cancer initiation to metastasis. Uncovering the mechanisms leading
                                 to Basal Cell Carcinoma initiation. Sara Canato*,  Rahul Sarate, Raquel Soares, Yura Song, Mélanie Liagre, Sofia Marques,
                                 Cédric Blanpain* & Adriana Sánchez-Danés. (Postdoc research). *Presentation Symposium | Champalimaud Research Symposium: Tumour Microenvironment from cancer initiation to metastasis Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | 
| 2022 - 2022 | CR Research night Other | CR Research night Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | 
| 2020/12/18 - 2020/12/18 | Workshop of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles Workshop | Workshop of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles, online event Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2019/11/28 - 2019/11/29 | Poster presentation of the Postdoctoral research Meeting | i3S Annual Meeting. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2019/01/16 - 2019/01/16 | CANCEL STEM Consortium Meeting Meeting | CANCEL STEM Consortium Meeting Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| 2018/11/29 - 2018/11/30 | Poster presentation of the Postdoctoral research Meeting | i3S Annual Meeting 2018. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2017/10/06 - 2017/10/07 | Poster presentation of the Ph.D. work 
                                 Chair session IV -Bioinformatic approaches for Biomedicine Meeting | 2nd Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI - Systems approach for biological problems. Beja, Portugal. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2017/09/10 - 2017/09/14 | Poster presentaion of the Ph.D. work Conference | 42nd FEBS Congress – From molecules to cell and back. Jerusalem, Israel. Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom | 
| 2017/09/10 - 2017/09/14 | Oral and poster presentation of the Ph.D. work Conference | 17th FEBS Young Scientists' Forum. Jerusalem, Israel. Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom | 
| 2017/02/09 - 2017/02/09 | Oral presentation of the Ph.D. work Meeting | Chem&Biochem Postgraduate Students Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2017 - 2017 | Experimental demonstrations of the research work in Cystic Fibrosis disease for schools and general people Other | Science Faculty of Lisbon University open day Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2016/11/02 - 2016/11/05 | Oral presentation of the Ph.D. work Meeting | 3rd Proteostasis Action Meeting - Proteostasis and its Biological Implications Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal | 
| 2016/07/23 - 2016/07/24 | Oral presentation and Poster of the PhD work Meeting | 1st Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI- Assortativity and Cohesion: Tackling complex biological problems in Health and Disease through
                                 System Biology. Santa Cruz, Portugal. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2016/07/04 - 2016/07/06 | Poster presentation of the Ph.D. work Meeting | Ciência 2016 – Science and Technology in Portugal Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal. Presidência da República Portuguesa, Portugal | 
| 2016/04/26 - 2016/04/27 | Workshop Effective Scientific Writing Workshop | Workshop Effective Scientific Writing Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2016/03/30 - 2016/04/02 | Poster presentation of the PhD work Conference | 13th European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Basic Science Conference – New Frontiers in Basic Science of Cystic Fibrosis.
                                 Pisa, Italy. European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2016 - 2016 | Experimental demonstrations of the research work in Cystic Fibrosis disease for the general people Other | European researcher’s night. Lisbon Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2016 - 2016 | European researcher’s night Other | European researcher’s night Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2015 - 2015 | Experimental demonstrations of the research work in Cystic Fibrosis disease for the general people Other | European researcher’s night. Lisbon Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2015 - 2015 | European researcher’s night Other | European researcher’s night Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2014/03/26 - 2014/03/29 | Poster presentation of the Research Assistant in Biochemistry Conference | 11th European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Basic Science Conference – New Frontiers in Basic Science of Cystic Fibrosis.
                                 Malta. European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2013/07/18 - 2013/07/18 | Poster presentation of the M.Sc. work Meeting | Molecular Biology in Portugal and EMBL and EMBL Alumni Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal. European Molecular Biology Laboratory, France | 
| 2013/07/15 - 2013/07/16 | Poster presentation of the M.Sc. work Meeting | EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum. Lisbon, Portugal. European Molecular Biology Organization -EMBO, Germany | 
| 2013/06/12 - 2013/06/15 | Oral presentation M.Sc. work Conference | 36th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Lisbon, Portugal European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2013/03/20 - 2013/03/23 | Oral and Poster presentation of the M.Sc. work Conference | 10th European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Basic Science Conference – New Frontiers in Basic Science of Cystic Fibrosis.
                                 Malaga, Spain. European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2013 - 2013 | Learn electron microscopy applications Workshop | Application of Electron Microscopy to Biomedicine Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal | 
| 2011/09/21 - 2011/09/25 | Bioinformatics and systems modelling Workshop | Bioinformatics and systems modelling Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2011 - 2011 | Learn bioinformatics approaches and computational modelling Workshop | Workshop Bioinformatics and System Modelling Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2011 - 2011 | Learn theoretical and piratical techniques of epithelial cell differentiation Workshop | Workshop Epithelial cell differentiation, cilia & physiology Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
| 2011 - 2011 | Learn PCR techniques Workshop | PCR practice We Value, Portugal | 
| 2009 - 2009 | Learn experimental techniques of microbiology Workshop | Techniques of Microbiology and Laboratorial Chemistry ECC laboratory, Lda, Portugal | 
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role | Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/11/15 | Investigating the functional relevance of FOXM1 isoforms and truncated forms in breast cancer cell tumorigenesis (Thesis) Arguer | Komal Khalil (Master) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal | 
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/03/11 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/03 - 2022/10/07 | Single-Cell RNA-seq analysis using R | European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom | |
| 2021/01/07 - 2021/03/10 | 104th training of trainers, accredited by Instituto do Emprego e Formação Professional (IEFP) | Professional Certification of Trainers’ Pedagogical Competences - CCP (Outros) | Instituto CRIAP, Portugal | 
| 2020/09/07 - 2020/10/08 | LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE COURSE FUNCTIONS [A], [B] AND [D] ACCORDING DIRECTIVE 2010/63/EU, Species specific MOUSE; RAT, ZEBRAFISH and FISH FELASA accredited course | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role | Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/10/07 - 2017/10/07 | Chair of session IV - Bioinformatic approaches for Biomedicine in the scientific meeting "2nd Summer Retreat BioSys-BioISI
                                 - Systems approach for biological problems". Evaluator | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/06/01 - Current | JoLS, Journal of Life Sciences (2688-1020) | 
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 | Master student Lab teaching and support | Andrea Castaneda, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, FFUL | 
| 2016/09/12 - 2017/09/01 | Master student Lab teaching and support | Sofias Ramalho; Department of Biochemistry, FCUL. | 
| 2016/09/12 - 2017/09/01 | Master student Lab teaching and support | Iris Lameiro; Department of Biochemistry, FCUL. | 
| 2015/01/03 - 2016/12/31 | Ph.D. student lab teaching and support | João Santos; 2nd edition BioSys PhD program, FCUL | 
| 2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | Master student Lab teaching and support | Onofrio Laselva; Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari | 
| 2012/06/01 - 2013/07/12 | Undergraduated student Lab teaching | Margarida Quaresma, Department of Biochemistry, FCUL. | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2021 | Fellowship in Oncology LPCC-NRN-2021 - Liga Portuguesa Contra Cancro Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal | 
| 2017 | Young Scientists Fellowship Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom | 
Other distinction
| 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| 2016 | Travel Grant European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2014 | Travel Grant European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
| 2014 | PhD Student Fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| 2014 | Research Fellowship Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal | 
| 2013 | Travel Grant European Cystic Fibrosis Society, Denmark | 
