Marta Almada. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas em 2011/09/01 pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia e Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas em 2016/04/21 pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia. Frequenta o(a) Mestrado integrado em Mestrado Integrado em Medicina pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar desde 2017/09/01. É Assistente Técnico no(a) Universidade do Porto. Publicou 25 artigos em revistas especializadas. Recebeu 3 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Integração na Investigação em 1 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s) e Outra em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Ciências da Saúde e Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Outras Ciências Médicas. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Ageing; fall prevalence; frailty; .
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Personal identification

Full name
Marta Almada

Citation names

  • Almada, Marta

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6F1F-4A2D-5A3A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6575-1698

Addresses

  • R. Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, , 4050-313 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences
Degree Classification
2017/09/01 - 2022/09/01
Ongoing
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/05/01 - 2019/03/14
Concluded
 BioTecHealth - New Technologies for three Health Challenges of Modern Societies: Diabetes, Drug Abuse and Kidney Diseases (Pós-doutoramento)
REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2016/04/21
Concluded
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Doutoramento)
Major in Bioquimica
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2006/09/01 - 2011/09/01
Concluded
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/02/01 - 2015/12/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/15 - Current Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Centro de Competências em Envelhecimento Ativo e Saudável, Reitoria Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/10/01 - 2017/02/01 Estagiária no Departamento de Transferência de Tecnologia da Universidade do Porto, Universidade do Porto Inovação (UPIN) no âmbito do programa Programa UPinTECH Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/05/01 - 2019/03/14 New technologies for three health challenges of modern societies: diabetes, drugs abuse and kidney diseases
NORTE-01-145-FEDER-000024
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Concluded
2008/10/01 - 2009/09/01 Uterine Apoptosis During Pregnancy. Importance Of The TRAIL System In The Development Of The Fetoplacental Unit
C2007 LA220112-BII
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other

Designation Funders
2019/03/15 - Current Projeto Europeu H2020 FAIR4Health no824666
824666
Coordenação
Ongoing

Publications

Journal article
  1. Enrica Menditto; Caitriona Cahir; Sara Malo; Isabel Aguilar-Palacio; Marta Almada; Elisio Costa; Anna Giardini; et al. "Persistence as a Robust Indicator of Medication Adherence-Related Quality and Performance". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094872.
    10.3390/ijerph18094872
  2. Almada, Marta. "Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of nine bisphenols in canned meat products and human risk estimation". Food Research International (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109293.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109293
  3. Almada, Marta. "The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells". Reproduction (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/rep-19-0539.
    10.1530/rep-19-0539
  4. Almada, Marta. "The need for patient adherence standard measures for Big Data. (Preprint)". Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18150.
    10.2196/18150
  5. Amaral, C.; Augusto, T.V.; Almada, M.; Cunha, S.C.; Correia-da-Silva, G.; Teixeira, N.. "The potential clinical benefit of targeting androgen receptor (AR) in estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer cells treated with Exemestane". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease 1866 5 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077658438&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.165661
  6. Almada, M.; Alves, P.; Fonseca, B.M.; Carvalho, F.; Queirós, C.R.; Gaspar, H.; Amaral, C.; Teixeira, N.A.; Correia-da-Silva, G.. "Synthetic cannabinoids JWH-018, JWH-122, UR-144 and the phytocannabinoid THC activate apoptosis in placental cells". Toxicology Letters 319 (2020): 129-137. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85075163091&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.11.004
  7. Almada, M.; Amaral, C.; Oliveira, A.; Fernandes, P.A.; Ramos, M.J.; Fonseca, B.M.; Correia-da-Silva, G.; Teixeira, N.. "Cannabidiol (CBD) but not tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) dysregulate in vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells by disruption of estrogen signaling". Reproductive Toxicology 93 (2020): 75-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85078098205&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.01.003
  8. Barbosa, R.; Midão, L.; Almada, M.; Costa, E.. "Cognitive performance in older adults across Europe based on the SHARE database". Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088930930&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/13825585.2020.1799927
  9. Portela, D.; Almada, M.; Midão, L.; Costa, E.. "Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations in Europe: An assessment of share data". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 20 (2020): 1-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092348856&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ijerph17207387
  10. Almada, Marta. "Prevalence of fall and associated factors among community-dwelling European older adults: a cross-sectional study". (2020): https://www.jfrailtyaging.com/all-issues.html?article=814.
    10.14283/JFA.2020.44
  11. Almada, M.; Costa, L.; Fonseca, B.; Alves, P.; Braga, J.; Gonçalves, D.; Teixeira, N.; Correia-Da-Silva, G.. "The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells". Reproduction 160 2 (2020): 171-180. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086747397&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1530/REP-19-0539
  12. Almada, Marta. "Anandamide targets aromatase: A breakthrough on human decidualization". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.08.008.
    10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.08.008
  13. Fonseca, B.M.; Fernandes, R.; Almada, M.; Santos, M.; Carvalho, F.; Teixeira, N.A.; Correia-da-Silva, G.. "Synthetic cannabinoids and endometrial stromal cell fate: Dissimilar effects of JWH-122, UR-144 and WIN55,212-2". Toxicology 413 (2019): 40-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058825269&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tox.2018.11.006
  14. Maia, J.; Midão, L.; Cunha, S.C.; Almada, M.; Fonseca, B.M.; Braga, J.; Gonçalves, D.; Teixeira, N.; Correia-da-Silva, G.. "Effects of cannabis tetrahydrocannabinol on endocannabinoid homeostasis in human placenta". Archives of Toxicology (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85060201421&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00204-019-02389-7
  15. Almada, Marta. "The endocannabinoid system expression in the female reproductive tract is modulated by estrogen.". The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28743542.
    10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.07.023
  16. Almada, Marta. "The synthetic cannabinoid WIN-55,212 induced-apoptosis in cytotrophoblasts cells by a mechanism dependent on CB1 receptor.". Toxicology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28495606.
    10.1016/j.tox.2017.04.013
  17. Almada M; Fonseca BM; Amaral C; Diniz-da-Costa M; Correia-da-Silva G; Teixeira N. "Anandamide oxidative metabolism-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28220271.
    10.1007/s10495-017-1356-4
  18. Almada M; Amaral C; Diniz-da-Costa M; Correia-da-Silva G; Teixeira NA; Fonseca BM. "The endocannabinoid anandamide impairs in vitro decidualization of human cells.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27568210.
    10.1530/rep-16-0364
  19. Almada M; Cunha S; Fonseca BM; Amaral C; Piscitelli F; Di Marzo V; Correia-da-Silva G; Teixeira N. "Anandamide interferes with human endometrial stromal-derived cell differentiation: An effect dependent on inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 release.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26945481.
    10.1002/biof.1270
  20. Almada, M.; Amaral, C.; Diniz-Da-Costa, M.; Correia-Da-Silva, G.; Teixeira, N.A.; Fonseca, B.M.. "The endocannabinoid anandamide impairs in vitro decidualization of human cells". Reproduction 152 4 (2016): 351-361. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988967422&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1530/REP-16-0364
  21. Almada M; Piscitelli F; Fonseca BM; Di Marzo V; Correia-da-Silva G; Teixeira N. "Anandamide and decidual remodelling: COX-2 oxidative metabolism as a key regulator.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26335727.
    10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.08.011
  22. Almada, M.; Domingues, M.R.; Dória, M.L.; Fonseca, B.M.; Teixeira, N.A.; Correia-da-Silva, G.. "Lipidomic approach towards deciphering anandamide effects in rat decidual cell". Journal of Cellular Physiology 230 7 (2015): 1549-1557. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925607492&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jcp.24901
  23. Fonseca, B.M.; Almada, M.; Costa, M.A.; Teixeira, N.A.; Correia-da-Silva, G.. "Rat spontaneous foetal resorption: altered a2-macroglobulin levels and uNK cell number". Histochemistry and Cell Biology 142 6 (2014): 693-701. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911986585&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00418-014-1252-8
  24. Fonseca, B.M.; Correia-Da-Silva, G.; Almada, M.; Costa, M.A.; Teixeira, N.A.. "The endocannabinoid system in the postimplantation period: A role during decidualization and placentation". International Journal of Endocrinology 2013 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887472711&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2013/510540
  25. Fonseca, B.M.; Costa, M.A.; Almada, M.; Correia-Da-Silva, G.; Teixeira, N.A.. "Endogenous cannabinoids revisited: A biochemistry perspective". Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators 102-103 (2013): 13-30. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877081113&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2013.02.002
  26. Fonseca, B.M.; Teixeira, N.A.; Almada, M.; Taylor, A.H.; Konje, J.C.; Correia-Da-Silva, G.. "Modulation of the novel cannabinoid receptor - GPR55 - during rat fetoplacental development". Placenta 32 6 (2011): 462-469. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956088571&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.placenta.2011.03.007
Newspaper article
  1. Przemyslaw Kardas; Isabel Aguilar-Palacio; Marta Almada; Caitriona Cahir; Elisio Costa; Anna Giardini; Sara Malo; et al. "The Need to Develop Standard Measures of Patient Adherence for Big Data: Viewpoint", 2020, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32663138/.
    10.2196/preprints.18150

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/10/29 User scenarios no contexto de investigação em saúde e dados FAIR XIV Jornadas APDIS Jornadas APDIS - Associação Portuguesa de Informação e Documentação em Saúde

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/03/01 - Current Poster presentation: Conference: ICFSR 2020 - International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research entitled "Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Enrolled on a Physical Exercise Program"
2019/09/15 - Current Poster presentation at OSFair2019: User scenarios to promote the use of FAIR data on health research
2019/09/15 - Current Poster Presentation at OSF2019: SHARE -The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe: experience of a single group using this open access database

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/06/01 - Current Membro da ESPACOMP (European Society for Patient Adherence, Compliance and Persistence)

Other distinction

2015 Bolsa atribuída pela Federation of European Biochemical Society (FEBS) para participação na conferência 40th Congress of the Federation of the European Biochemical Societ 2015, Berlim, Alemanha. “The main endocannabi
2014 Bolsa atribuída pela Federation of European Biochemical Society (FEBS) para participação na conferência FEBS-EMBO Conference 2014, Paris, França. “Lipidomic profiling of anandamide effects on decidual metabolic pathw
2009 Diploma - Bolsa de Estudo por Mérito
Universidade do Porto, Portugal