Personal identification

Full name

Maria Inês Nunes dos Santos

Date of birth

1995/05/10

Gender

Female

Citation names

• Santos, M. I.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

7315-ADC4-1D78

Email addresses

• misantos@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

	Degree	Classification
2022/02 - 2022/02 Concluded	Course "Statistics with SPSS" (Outros) Faculty of Medicine - University of Coimbra, Portugal	Approved
2021/01 - 2021/06 Concluded	Course "Research Methodologies in Life Sciences, Nature Sciences and Engineering" (Outros) University of Coimbra, Portugal	16
2018/10/01 - 2020/12/16 Concluded	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal "MicroRNA profiling in Human Cell-based Models of Machado-Joseph Disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18/20
2020/08 - 2020/10 Concluded	Summer course "Scientific Research Methodologies: stem cell therapies" (Outros) Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal	Approved
2019/10 - 2019/10 Concluded	Elsevier workshop "How to Get Published" (Outros) University of Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 Concluded	Workshop in "Hazardous Hospital Waste Management" by AMBIWASTE (Outros) Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 Concluded	Workshop in "Laboratory Safety" and "BSL 2" (Outros) Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
2013/09 - 2018/01 Concluded	Biology (branch of Molecular and Genetics) (Licenciatura) Major in Molecular Biology and Genetics Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	13/20
2015/10 - 2015/10 Concluded	Intensive Course in Criminology (Outros) Major in Criminal and Forensic Sciences Instituto CRIAP, Portugal	20/20

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/02/16 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04/05 - 2021/10/05	Researcher (Research)	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
2019/04 - 2021/03/31	Research Trainee (Research)	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
	Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
2017/02 - 2018/07	Research Trainee (Research)	LETAL - Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN-IST) , Portugal
	Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Portugal

Publications

Conference poster	Santos, D.; Santos, M. I.; Baganha, R.; Nobre, R. ; Figiel, M.; Pereira de Almeida, L.; Duarte, S.. "MicroRNAs as cornerstones in Machado-Joseph disease pathogenesis: development of a microRNA-based gene therapy". Paper presented in European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy - ESGCT 29th Congress, 2022. Santos, D.; Santos, M. I.; Baganha, R.; Nobre, R. ; Figiel, M.; Pereira de Almeida, L.; Duarte, S.P.. "Investigating microRNA dysregulation towards the development of a microRNA-based therapy for Spinocerebellar ataxia type-3|Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3|MJD)". Paper presented in SPDMOV 2022, 2022. Santos, M. I.; Oliveira, A. D. (111E-3966-36A9); Pinto, M. M.; Santana, M. M. (3E17-9ED3-1C8D); Santos, D.; Álvaro, A. R.; Pereira de Almeida, L.; Duarte, S.P.. "MiRNA Dysregulation In Machado Joseph Disease What Can We Learn From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell based Models?". Paper presented in XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neuroscience, 2021. Santos, D.; Santos, M. I.; Baganha, R.; Nobre, R. ; Pereira de Almeida, L; Duarte, S.P.. Corresponding author: Santos, D.. "Restoration Of Dysregulated MiRNA Levels In A Transgenic Mouse Model Of Machado Joseph Disease As A Novel Therapeutic Approach". Paper presented in XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neuroscience, 2021.
Newspaper article	Vinhas, A. C.; Ferreira A. C. (9D16-BDFB-BD29); Henriques, C.; Silva, C.; Miranda, C; Henriques, D.; Oliveira, A. D. (111E-3966-36A9); et al. "Uma viagem rara", Público, 2020, https://www.publico.pt/2020/02/28/ciencia/fotogaleria/viagem-rara-400481.
Thesis / Dissertation	"MicroRNA profiling in human cell-based models of Machado-Joseph disease". Master, Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Coimbra, 2020.