Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Catarina de Jesus Pais Pereira
Citation names
- Ana Catarina Pereira
- Pereira. AC
- Pereira, Ana Catarina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6410-E56A-1BEA
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3269-0865
Email addresses
- anacatarinajpp@gmail.com (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2020/01/01 - 2024/07/16
Concluded
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PhD in Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Biomedical Sciences
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"DISRUPTION OF MITOCHONDRIA-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANES IN BIPOLAR DISORDER: FROM MOLECULAR MECHANISMS TO NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved with distinction and honor |
2020/01/01 - 2024/07/16
Concluded
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EIT Health Ageing PhD School - Supplement to the PhD diploma (Doctor of Philosophy)
EIT Health Ageing PhD School, Portugal
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2016 - 2018
Concluded
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Master's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Deregulated inflammasome in Bipolar Disorder (BD): a matter of stress?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 valores |
2013/09/09 - 2016/07/18
Concluded
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Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"S-nitrosilação da proteina 14-3-3 pelo NO em células estaminais neurais adultas do Hipocampo HC7 (Monografia)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 valores |
Affiliation
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/06 - 2024/12 | Visiting Graduate PhD Student | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro - Laboratório de Lipidómica, Departamento de Química, Portugal | ||
2020/01/01 - 2024/07/16 | PhD student | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal (...) |
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2018/12/17 - 2019/12/17 | Research fellow (Master's holder) project of HEALTHYAGING 2020 (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/01 - 2022/07 | The ups and downs of cellular stress: the" MAM hypothesis "for Bipolar disorder pathophysiology
PTDC/MED-NEU/28214/2017
PhD Student Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/12/01 - 2019/12 | HEALTHYAGING 2020 (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012)
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-028214
Research Fellow
CNC.IBILI, 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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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/05/24 | Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria communication and DISC1 dysfunction in schizophrenia | SINAL 2024
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2023/12/01 | The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria communication in schizophrenia | Mitochondria in Aging, Cancer and Cell Death (MAC)
University of Coimbra (Coimbra , Portugal)
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2023/06/09 | Dysfunction of endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts in bipolar disorder | 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
University of Prague (Praga , Czech Republic)
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2023/05/12 | Alterations in the contacts between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in Bipolar disorder | MitoPorto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2023/02/03 | Impairment of Mitochondria-Associated Membranes (MAMs) in Bipolar disorder | 53rd Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (SPF)
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2022/06/09 | Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) and sterile inflammation in Bipolar disorder | 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
University of Bari (Bari, Italy)
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2022/02/09 | Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-Mitochondria contacts and inflammation in Bipolar disorder | 52st Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2021/11/19 | Inflammation in bipolar disorder (BD): Identification of new therapeutic targets | XV Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria
Sociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria (online, Portugal)
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2021/02/18 | Effect of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stress on ER-mitochondria contacts in the innate immune system | 51st Meeting of the Portuguese Pharmacology Society
Universidade de Lisboa (online , Portugal)
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2019/11/15 | ER stress-induced sterile inflammation in Bipolar disorder | 1st Annual Meeting in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia (Coimbra , Portugal)
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2019/02/07 | Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria contacts in inflammasome activation during cellular stress conditions | XLIX Reunião Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Porto 2019).
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia (Porto, Portugal)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/10/10 - 2024/10/10 | Awareness session “Mental Health" (2024/10/10 - 2024/10/10)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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Escola Básica de Penafiel Sudeste, Portugal |
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | European Researchers' Night 2022 (2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/03 | XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (2021/12/01 - 2021/12/03)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2019/12/12 - 2019/12/12 | 8th ECS Workshop Calcium Signalling in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2019/12/12 - 2019/12/12)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/17 | International Brain Awareness Week 2019 (2019/03/11 - 2019/03/17)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2019/02/18 - 2019/02/18 | Escola Ciência Viva - atividades /conversas sobre patologias Inflamatória e Imunidade (2019/02/18 - 2019/02/18)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2022/01/18 - 2022/01/18 | Science communication challenge - "Circadian Rhythms in Bipolar disorder: time to inflammate?"
Call
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BEB day 2022-The overview effect
BEB doctoral program , Portugal
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2020/03/20 - 2020/05/31 | Volunteer work: COVID-19 Laboratory, Clinical Analysis Laboratory at Univ. Coimbra (LAC-UC)
Other
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Laboratório COVID-19
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2024 - 2025 | Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências (SPN) | Portuguese Society for Neuroscience | Member |
2022 - 2025 | European Society for Clinical investigation (ESCI) | Member |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2022/03/30 - 2023/03/30 | Semana Internacional do Cérebro: Doença Bipolar | Cérebro e a doença bipolar |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2024/03/01 - 2024/04/01 | Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy Journal (0753-3322) | Elsevier |
2023/12 - 2023/12 | Journal of Affective Disorders ( 0165-0327) | Elsevier |
2020/04/20 - 2020/05/11 | Experimental Brain Research Journal (1432-1106) | Springer-Verlag |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2022/02 - 2022/02 | Tutor of Applied Research II in Medicine | Carina Rafaela |
2021/10 - 2021/10 | Tutor for the laboratory project in Research Methods and Techniques | 3 alunos |
2018/10 - 2019/06 | Practical tutor for the thesis project of a Erasmus master's student in Cellular and Molecular Biology | Jessica De Pascale |
2018/10/01 - 2018/10/05 | Tutor of Cellular Regulation Classes to Biomedical Research Master Students | 5 alunos |
2018/02 - 2018/05 | Tutor of extracurricular internship in Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Bianca Abreu |
2017/10 - 2017/11 | Tutor for the laboratory project in Research Methods and Techniques | 5 alunos |
Scientific expedition
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2024/10/10 - 2024/10/10 | Awareness session “Mental Health” | Escola Básica Penafiel Sudeste, Portugal |
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | Video "Doença bipolar: Um outro lado" in collaboration with the theater company Marionet | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal Teatro Marionet, Portugal |
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | European Researchers' Night 2022 | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2022/03/14 - 2022/03/30 | International Brain Awareness Week 2022 -"Feira do Cérebro" | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2022/02/23 - 2022/02/23 | Palestra "Doença bipolar: Um problema de comunicação?", Oficina de Teatro da licenciatura de Estudos Artísticos da UC | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2021/03/30 - 2021/03/30 | Cartoon "Bipolar Journey" published in Público newspaper in the international day of Bipolar Disorder | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2021/03/15 - 2021/03/21 | International Brain Awareness Week 2021 - Seminar "Pandemic and bipolar Disorder"- Escola Secundária Miguel Torga, Agrupamento Escolas Damião de Goes, Colégio Guadalupe, Coimbra | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/17 | International Brain Awareness Week 2019 - activities / lectures - Externato Menino Jesus, Coimbra | CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
2019/02/18 - 2019/02/18 | Escola Ciência Viva - atividades / conversas sobre patologias Inflamatória e Imunidade - Região Centro de Portugal - Rómulo de Carvalho UC | CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
2018/10/02 - 2018/10/02 | European Researchers' Night 2018 | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2018/03/05 - 2018/03/09 | International Brain Awareness Week 2018 - activities / lectures - Região Centro de Portugal | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | Best oral presentation award-56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Italy
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2022 | Best Poster communication Award, 4th Retreat of Neuroscience and Disease
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
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2019 | Best Oral communication Award, 1st Annual Meeting in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drugs R&D PhD Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2018 | Merit scholarship by UC as a Master student
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
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2013 | Merit and excellence scholarship by UAlg
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Other distinction
2023 | Travel grant attributed by the 57TH Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Clinical Investigation (ESCI) |
2022 | Travel grant awarded by the 56TH Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Clinical Investigation (ESCI) |
2021 | Winner of a competitive FENS-Hertie Winter School grant “Multiscale Approaches to Probe Psychiatric Disorders”, 2021 (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic) |
2020 | EIT Health Ageing PhD School scholarship attributed by the EIT Health PhD School |
2019 | PhD grant (SFRH/BD/148653/2019) awarded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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