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I've finished my Master's Degree in Chemistry (December 2019) at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon. My Bachelor's Degree, in Chemical Engineering, awarded by the same institution (July 2018), allowed me to develop my reasoning skills as well as my problem-solving capacities, thanks to the strong components of mathematics and engineering. To these skills I allied a more specific formation in chemistry during my Master's Degree, which allowed me to develop my laboratorial techniques. My master thesis was focused on prebiotic chemistry, while I was working on it, I started to gain interest in the relationship between chemistry and biology, which lead me to enroll in an online course of biochemistry in May 2020 (by HarvadX). I'm currently pursuing my PhD in Biomedical Sciences, with my project being focused on the testing of a new pharmacological treatment for triple negative breast cancer.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina de Jesus Pinto Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6E18-FA63-A5E8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9855-7469

Email addresses

  • catarinapintogoncalves@live.com.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 913862058 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Avenida Bento Gonçalves, nº 37 4º direito, 2805-100, Cova da Piedade, Almada, Portugal (Personal)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/28
Attended
Workshop on Cancer Research, Biological & Molecular Basis 12th edition (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
12
2021/11/08 - 2021/11/12
Attended
Stem Cell Technologies (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
17
2017/09 - 2019/12/20
Concluded
Mestrado em Química (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Estudos com nucleobases e nucleósidos no âmbito da evolução pré-biológica" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2013/09/26 - 2018/07/05
Concluded
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/03/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/07 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/02 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Gonçalves, Catarina. "A dietary cholesterol-based intestinal inflammation assay for improving drug-discovery on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases". Frontiers in Cell and Development Biology (2021): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.674749/full?fbclid=IwAR3V7DJQg6iLzJJYWO9kfoS4c1i2yiVITh_5Nmo-yw7T5csIA7w0PYySzYg.
    Accepted
  2. Gonçalves, Catarina. "Considerações sobre o possível papel do cálcio, ferro e boro na origem da vida". Química - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química 44 158 (2020): 179-187. https://www.spq.pt/files/files/BSPQ/24.pdf.
    Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gonçalves, Catarina. "Estudos com nucleobases e nucleósidos no âmbito da evolução pré-biológica". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/mq/dissertacao/1691203502343769.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 In this activity, some lab members, alongside with other colleagues from other labs, presented some experiences to a young audience to bring awareness to scientific research.
Other
European Research Night
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2022/04/05 - 2022/04/05 In this open day, the lab members presented the lab and the ongoing projects to prospective new students of Lisbon's Faculty of Medicine. FMUL Open Day
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2022/03/17 - 2022/03/17 In this activity, some lab members went to a primary school in the Lisbon area, where they explained the research performed in the lab to the students. Some simple experience were carried out alongside the theoretical explanation to further engaged the students with the scientific field.
Workshop
Brain Awareness Week
2020/05 - 2020/05 Online Course: Principles of Biochemistry (MCB63X) by HarvardX
2019/10/29 - 2019/11/05 Theoretical and practical formation to learn how to work with the 300 and 400 MHz NMR. After this formation, a practical exam was made in order to access the ability of the participants to work with the machine.
Workshop
300 and 400 MHz NMR formation
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/03 - 2019/11/03 Participation, as a volunteer, in the National Fundraise of Portuguese Ligue Against Cancer
Other
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03 This session focused on the best way to evaluate scientific fonts, how to access if the information is trustworthy and also presented the best search engines for science. Seleção de fontes de informação científica: critérios de avaliação
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/03/20 - 2019/03/20 Introductory session to learn how to use the Mendeley program
Workshop
Introdução ao Mendeley
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/10/31 - 2017/10/31 In this workshop, International Catastrophe Paramedics taught the participants basic life support. Class included theoretical and practical knowledge to help someone in adverse circumstances.
Workshop
Suporte Básico de Vida
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/05 In this challenge I virtually managed a company, together with four other colleagues. We got access to the company's historical data and had to make strategic decisions for the five trimestres ahead, regarding production, distribution, prices of products, among others.
Other
Global Management Challenge
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/03/31 - 2017/04/01 In the first day participants learnt the best way to valorize their CVs and present themselves during job interviews. In the second day participants got the chance to put to practice what they've learnt by talking to some professionals. Pitch Bootcamp

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2022/01/01 - 2022/05/20 The PhD Students organize, every year, a 3-day conference in which the students present their work to each other. Organization involves finding sponsors, keynote speakers and organizing the presentation schedules in a multidisciplinary conference.
Member
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/02 - 2016/02 Open Laboratories of the Chemical Engineering Department at Instituto Superior Técnico (Monitor) (Ensino secundário) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014/02 - 2014/02 Open Laboratories of the Chemical Engineering Department at Instituto Superior Técnico (Monitor) (Ensino secundário) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017/09 - 2018/07 Programa Mentorado José Pires
Distinctions

Other distinction

2019 Diploma de mérito académico
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal