Pedro Carvalho completed his PhD in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells in 2012 by the University of Minho and University of Louisiana (Pennington Biomedical Research Center). He has published dozens of articles in specialized magazines and several book chapters. He works in the area of Regenerative Medicine with an emphasis on Clinical Application of Cellular Therapy using Stem Cells and Growth Factors. In its Ciência Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific and technological production are: Regenerative medicine; Stem cells; Cell therapy; Stem cells derived from adipose tissue; Mesenchymal stem cells to name a few. In 2014 he was invited as Professor at Vasco da Gama University School. In 2015 he founded the first Portuguese biotec company to provide stem cell treatments for clinical application in species of veterinary interest, Vetherapy, of which he is the CEO. The same year (2015) he founded and became President of the Portuguese Society of Veterinary Regenerative Medicine. In 2016 he received an Innovation Award from Veterinária Atual (the only Portuguese magazine focused on veterinary medicine). The same year, he founded and became Director of Vasco da Gama Research Center, the firs research center ever created at the faculty. In 2017 he was awarded an acceleration program at Indiebio (San Francisco) and an investment to incorporate Vetherapy in Silicon Valley. In April of 2019 he was nominated Dean of Vasco da Gama University School, up to 2021. He is currently involved in several national and international R&D projects.
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Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Carvalho

Citation names

  • Carvalho, Pedro
  • Carvalho, P.P.
  • Carvalho, Pedro Pires

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5F14-E865-4CE2
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8916-4276
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&user=-d_wqpsAAAAJ
Researcher Id
D-3902-2011
Scopus Author Id
57218616196

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Degree Classification
2013/01 - 2014/08
Attended
 Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells (Pós-doutoramento)
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2012/12/06
Concluded
 Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and stem cells (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Standardization of isolation and culture protocols for the translation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) to clinical practice " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/01 - 2010/12
Concluded
 Stem Cell Biology Lab (Doutoramento)
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, United States
2008/10 - 2008/10
Concluded
 FELASA - Laboratory animals research (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2007
Concluded
 Medicina Veterinária (Licenciatura)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/01/01 - 2014/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014 - Current Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2016 - 2021/11/05 Coordenação ou direção de centro de investigação, departamento ou equivalente Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2021/06/19 Rector Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Conselho pedagógico Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/12/01 - 2024/11/30 Organoides intestinais caninos como modelo para doença intestinal inflamatória
PTDC/CVT-CVT/5046/2021
Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/02 - 2022/09 BioimpACE
2328_BioimpACE_4_E
Researcher
Centro de Cirujia de Minima Invasion Jesus Uson, Spain

Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal

Centro de Investigação Vasco da Gama - CIVG, Portugal

Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Fundación para la Formación e Investigación de los Profesionales de la Salud de Extremadura, Spain
European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2018/10/20 - 2021/10/19 Desenvolvimento de microdispositivos flexíveis à base de microagulhas de biocimento compósito para administração transdérmica de fármacos
PTDC/BTM-MAT/29274/2017
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 Regeneração de Lesões Vertebro-Medulares Através da Combinação de Farmaco-terpais e Engenharia de Tecidos
PTDC/CAL-EST/29206/2017
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/03/01 - 2016/02/29 DEVELOPING AUTOLOGOUS REGENERATIVE MEDICINE THERAPIES BASED ON ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS AND PLATELET-RICH PLASMA FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN CATS, DOGS AND HORSES: FROM LAB BENCH TO CLINICAL CASE STUDIES
SFRH/BPD/89454/2012
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2015/09/30 ACROSS-Desenvolvimento de suturas antimicrobianas à base de seda de aranha para infecções cirúrgicas
PTDC/BBB-BIO/0827/2012
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04/01 - 2013/08/31 Desenvolvimento de susbtitutos injectáveis bicamada para a reconstrucção de defeitos ósseos
PTDC/CVT/102972/2008
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/02/01 - 2013/01/31 IN VIVO STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF BIOMATERIALS-CELLS CONSTRUCTS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF BONE AND CARTILAGE TISSUE DEFECTS
SFRH/BD/44128/2008
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Dias, Isabel R.; Viegas, Carlos A.; Carvalho, Pedro P.. "Large Animal Models for Osteochondral Regeneration". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 441-501. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-76735-2_20
  2. Carvalho, P.P.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Reis, R.L.; Gomes, M.E.. "Starch-Based Blends in Tissue Engineering". In Biomaterials from Nature for Advanced Devices and Therapies, 244-257. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.
    Published
  3. Carvalho, Pedro. "Chapter 11 - Biomaterials in Preclinical Approaches for Engineering Skeletal Tissues". edited by Atala, Anthony; Allickson, Julie G., 127-139. United States: Academic Press, 2015.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-410396-2.00011-6
  4. Araujo, Jose V.; Carvalho, Pedro P.; Best, Serena M.. "Electrospinning of Bioinspired Polymer Scaffolds". In Engineering Mineralized and Load Bearing Tissues, 33-53. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-22345-2_3
  5. Rodrigues, M.T.; Carvalho, P.P.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.. "Biomaterials in Preclinical Approaches for Engineering Skeletal Tissues". 127-139. 2015.
  6. Carvalho, P.P.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.; Gimble, J.M.; Carvalho, Pedro P.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Reis, Rui L.; Gimble, Jeffrey M.. "Adipose tissue-derived MSCs: Moving to the clinic". In Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, 663-681. Springer New York, 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, Pedro. "In vitro and in vivo biocompatibility evaluation of k-carrageenan hydrogels aimed at applications in regenerative medicine". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU Annual Meeting, 2011.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Carla S. Soares; Isabel R. Dias; Luís C. Barros; Maria dos Anjos Pires; Pedro P. Carvalho. "Management of canine wounds using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) biomaterial. A case series report". Veterinary Medicine and Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1236.
    10.1002/vms3.1236
  2. Inês Esteves Dias; Isabel Ribeiro Dias; Teresa Franchi-Mendes; Carlos Antunes Viegas; Pedro Pires Carvalho. "A Comprehensive Exploration of Therapeutic Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Insights from Human and Animal Studies". Biomedicines (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12040735.
    10.3390/biomedicines12040735
  3. Inês E. Dias; Carlos A. Viegas; João F. Requicha; Maria J. Saavedra; Jorge M. Azevedo; Pedro P. Carvalho; Isabel R. Dias. "Mesenchymal Stem Cell Studies in the Goat Model for Biomedical Research—A Review of the Scientific Literature". Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11091276.
    10.3390/biology11091276
  4. Carla Soares; Dias IR; Pires MA; Carvalho, PP. "Canine-Origin Platelet-Rich Fibrin as an Effective Biomaterial for Wound Healing in Domestic Cats: A Preliminary Study". Veterinary Sciences (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/10/213.
    10.3390/vetsci8100213
  5. Carla Sofia Soares; Leonor Delgado; Sónia Morgado; Pedro Pires Carvalho; Luís Carlos Barros. "Rare and unknown canine systemic mastocytosis: clinical and laboratory features of an aberrant c-Kit mutation neoplasia". Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science (2021): https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.175896.
    10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.175896
  6. Carla S. Soares; Pedro S. Babo; Rui L. Reis; Pedro P. Carvalho; Manuela E. Gomes. "Platelet-Derived Products in Veterinary Medicine: A New Trend or an Effective Therapy?". Trends in Biotechnology 39 3 (2021): 225-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.07.011.
    10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.07.011
  7. Dias, I.E.; Cardoso, D.F.; Soares, C.S.; Barros, L.C.; Viegas, C.A.; Carvalho, P.P.; Dias, I.R.. "Clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells therapy in musculoskeletal injuries in dogs—a review of the scientific literature". Open Veterinary Journal 11 2 (2021): 188-202. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105350179&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5455/OVJ.2021.V11.I2.2
  8. Soares, C.S.; Babo, P.S.; Faria, S.; Pires, M.A.; Carvalho, P.P.. "Standardized Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) from canine and feline origin: An analysis on its secretome pattern and architectural structure". Cytokine 148 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85114255173&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155695
  9. Soares, C.S.; Delgado, L.; Morgado, S.; Carvalho, P.P.; Barros, L.C.. "Rare and unknown canine systemic mastocytosis: Clinical and laboratory features of an aberrant c-kit mutation neoplasia,A rara e desconhecida mastocitose sistêmica canina: Características clínicas e laboratoriais de uma neoplasia aberrante na mutação c-kit". Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science 58 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85104849809&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.11606/ISSN.1678-4456.BJVRAS.2021.175896
  10. Catarino, J.; Carvalho, P.; Santos, S.; Martins, Â.; Requicha, J.. "Treatment of canine osteoarthritis with allogeneic platelet-rich plasma: Review of five cases". Open Veterinary Journal 10 2 (2020): 226-231. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089805896&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4314/ovj.v10i2.12
  11. Coelho, C.A.; Bordelo, J.P.; Camassa, J.A.; Barros, V.A.; Babo, P.S.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.; et al. "Evaluation of hematology, general serum biochemistry, bone turnover markers and bone marrow cytology in a glucocorticoid treated ovariectomized sheep model for osteoporosis research". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 92 4 (2020): 1-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097517797&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/0001-3765202020200435
  12. Inês Esteves Dias; Pedro Olivério Pinto; Luís Carlos Barros; Carlos Antunes Viegas; Isabel Ribeiro Dias; Pedro Pires Carvalho. "Mesenchymal stem cells therapy in companion animals: useful for immune-mediated diseases?". BMC Veterinary Research 15 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2087-2.
    10.1186/s12917-019-2087-2
  13. Soares, C.S.; Barros, L.C.; Saraiva, V.; Gomez-Florit, M.; Babo, P.S.; Dias, I.R.; Reis, R.L.; et al. "Bioengineered surgical repair of a chronic oronasal fistula in a cat using autologous platelet-rich fibrin and bone marrow with a tailored 3D printed implant". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 20 9 (2018): 835-843. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049853452&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1177/1098612X18789549
  14. Babo, Pedro S; Carvalho, Pedro P; Santo, Vítor E; Faria, Susana; Gomes, Manuela E; Reis, Rui L. "Assessment of bone healing ability of calcium phosphate cements loaded with platelet lysate in rat calvarial defects". Journal of Biomaterials Applications 31 5 (2016): 637-649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885328216669474.
    Published • 10.1177/0885328216669474
  15. Requicha, Joao Filipe; Carvalho, Pedro Pires de; Anjos Pires, Maria dos; Isabel Dias, Maria. "Evaluation of Canine Adipose-derived Stem Cells in a Healthy Mice Subcutaneous Model". Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy 6 9 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7633.1000358.
    Published • 10.4172/2157-7633.1000358
  16. Gonçalves, Ana I.; Rodrigues, Márcia T.; Carvalho, Pedro P.; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Paz, Elvira; Freitas, Paulo; Gomes, Manuela E.. "Exploring the Potential of Starch/Polycaprolactone Aligned Magnetic Responsive Scaffolds for Tendon Regeneration". Advanced Healthcare Materials 5 2 (2015): 213-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201500623.
    Published • 10.1002/adhm.201500623
  17. Popa, E. G.; Carvalho, P. P.; Dias, A. F.; Santos, T. C.; Santo, V. E.; Marques, A. P.; Viegas, C. A.; et al. "Evaluation of the in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility of carrageenan based hydrogels". J Biomed Mater Res A (2014):
    10.1002/jbm.a.35081
  18. Rada T; Carvalho PP; Santos TC; Castro AG; Reis RL; Gomes ME. "Chondrogenic potential of two hASCs subpopulations loaded onto gellan gum hydrogel evaluated in a nude mice model.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23755728.
    10.2174/1574888X113089990049
  19. Carvalho, P.P.; Leonor, I.B.; Smith, B.J.; Dias, I.R.; Reis, R.L.; Gimble, J.M.; Gomes, M.E.. "Undifferentiated human adipose-derived stromal/stem cells loaded onto wet-spun starch-polycaprolactone scaffolds enhance bone regeneration: Nude mice calvarial defect in vivo study". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885350787&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.34983
  20. Carvalho, P.P.; Gimble, J.M.; Dias, I.R.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.. "Xenofree enzymatic products for the isolation of human adipose-derived stromal/stem cells". Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods 19 6 (2013): 473-478. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876244992&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0465
  21. Dias, Isabel R.; Sousa, Cristina Maria Peixoto de; Carvalho, Pedro Miguel Pires de; Lempeck, Marthin Raboch; Viegas, Carlos A.; Azevedo, Jorge T.. "Enxertos e substitutos ósseos em cirurgia ortopédica reconstrutiva nos animais de companhia : uma breve revisão". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28185.
  22. Pires de Carvalho, P.; Hamel, K.M.; Duarte, R.; King, A.G.S.; Haque, M.; Dietrich, M.A.; Wu, X.; et al. "Comparison of infrapatellar and subcutaneous adipose tissue stromal vascular fraction and stromal/stem cells in osteoarthritic subjects". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863760668&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.1565
  23. Carvalho, P.P.; Wu, X.; Yu, G.; Dias, I.R.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.; Gimble, J.M.. "The effect of storage time on adipose-derived stem cell recovery from human lipoaspirates". Cells Tissues Organs 194 6 (2011): 494-500. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255214988&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1159/000324892
  24. Carvalho, P.P.; Wu, X.; Yu, G.; Dietrich, M.; Dias, I.R.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.; Gimble, J.M.. "Use of animal protein-free products for passaging adherent human adipose-derived stromal/stem cells". Cytotherapy 13 5 (2011): 594-597. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79954481571&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3109/14653249.2010.544721
  25. Dias, I.R.; Viegas, C.A.; Silva, A.M.; Pereira, H.F.; Sousa, C.P.; Carvalho, P.P.; Cabrita, A.S.; et al. "Haematological, biochemical parameters in Churra-da-Terra-Quente ewes from the northeast of Portugal | Parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos de ovelhas da raça Churra da Terra Quente do nordeste de Portugal". Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia 62 2 (2010): 265-272. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954668458&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/s0102-09352010000200004
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Diana Filipa Sucena da. "Reconhecimento da dor miofascial no cão e gato pela classe médico-veterinária em Portugal". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/38135.
  2. Cardoso, Diogo Filipe Vieira. "Medicina regenerativa em animais de companhia: aplicação em casos clínicos de células estaminais mesenquimatosas e plasma ou fibrina rica em plaquetas". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/9691.
  3. Dias, Inês Esteves. "Mesenchymal stem cells therapy in Veterinary Medicine: useful for immune mediated disorders?". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/24507.
  4. Tovim, Rafaela Marques. "Reprodução em cativeiro como medida de conservação ex situ de espécies ameaçadas de extinção: Panthera pardus orientalis e Panthera leo persica". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/19020.
  5. Pinheiro, Gonçalo Galvão. "Próteses de membro pélvico: estudo retrospetivo no ser humano e em canídeos". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/19453.
  6. Marques, Nádia Malissa Cerveira. "Doença de corpos de inclusão em cobras". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/19026.
  7. Soares, Marisa Barros. "Aplicação clínica de células estaminais no tratamento de osteoartrite em cães". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/17815.
  8. Tiago, João André Dias. "Mitral valve surgery in dogs". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/17787.
  9. Coutinho, Ana Filipa Alves. "Otimização da eficiência alimentar em broilers". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/16891.
  10. Pinto, Rita Margarida Semedo. "Pancreatite em animais de companhia – diferenças na apresentação clínica e diagnóstico entre cães e gatos". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/17813.
  11. Pereiro, Catarina Isabel Martins do. "Células estaminais do tecido adiposo: breve caracterização e a sua aplicação em dois casos clínicos". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/17814.
  12. Morais, Ana Filipa Loja. "As vantagens e desvantagens entre ovariohisterectomia e ovariectomia na cadela e na gata, como método contracetivo". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/16792.
  13. Ana Claudia Chagas de Paula. "Estratégias de cultivo de células-tronco derivadas do tecido adiposo humano para promover a regeneração tecidual óssea in vivo". PhD, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUBD-A29FJ6.
  14. Carvalho, Pedro Miguel Pires de. "Standardization of isolation and culture protocols for the translation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) to clinical practice". PhD, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23117.

Award

2017 Prémio Santa Casa da Misericórdia - Neurociências 2017
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Prémio Inovação - Veterinária Atual