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Researcher with a strong interdisciplinary academic background and 10 years of experience. Highly skilled in managing laboratory workflows with proven expertise in scientific review and writing. Capable of effectively communicating complex biological concepts and engaging with diverse audiences. Excels in collaborative environments, utilizing teamwork to achieve exceptional outcomes and progress. Adept of embracing change and employing innovative problem-solving strategies, bringing the creativity and scientific excellence that make a difference.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Heloísa Salguinho Gerardo

Citation names

  • Gerardo, Heloísa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7414-7A11-C263
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1492-1882

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/16 - 2024/01
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Doutoramento)
Major in Farmacologia e Farmacoterapia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Pós-graduação em Farmacologia Aplicada (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 valores
2014
Concluded
 Mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
"Modulation of induced pluripotency by substrate rigidity" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 valores
2012
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/04/01 - 2019/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2015/03/17 - 2016/03/16 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2015/03/01 Research Trainee (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11/18 - Current Science Communication Rede SciComPt, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2024/05/31 FCT PhD Scholarship SFRH/BD/147316/2019 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/06/10 - 2024/07/10 MitoTARGET4AD: Improving Nature for a Novel Disruptive Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
2022.15117.CBM
Invited Scientist Fellow
Molecular Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Dementia (MMDN) Laboratory, University of Montpellier, France, France
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/07/01 - 2021/06/30 MSCellProduction: Produção de Células Estaminais Mesenquimais em conformidade com os requisitos de Boas Práticas de Fabrico
NUP POCI-01-0247-FEDER-038313
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology - Associate Laboratory
LA/P/0058/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0058/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2022/06/25 Brain Elasticity in Multiple Sclerosis and implications in mechanomodulation of oligodendrocytes: a cellular and clinical approach
PTDC/MED-NEU/29516/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2022/05/31 New approaches on Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: translational research to diagnose and monitor stem cell therapy
PTDC/BTM-TEC/29311/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 CNC. IBILI
UID/NEU/04539/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/05 - 2015/09 Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells to oligodendroglial lineage: complementary roles of soluble factors, extracellular matrix and mechanotransduction
Provided by PTCRIS: 119292
119292
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/01/17 - Current EXCELScIOR
101087416
Interim Project Manager
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission
2024/07/01 - 2024/12/23 PASGRAS: De-risking metabolic, environmental and behavioral determinants of obesity in children, adolescents and young adults
101080329
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Explorar a ligação entre mecanotransdução e metabolismo (mitocondrial) na FiGNA: Oportunidades para inovações terapêuticas.". Paper presented in 21º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Vilamoura, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Carina C. Magalhães; Amorim, Ricardo; Ana I. Duarte; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Susana P. Pereira; Grilo, Luís F.; Mena, Débora; et al. "The mitochondriotropic antioxidant AntiOxBEN2 prevents hepatic steatosis in male and female mice fed with high-fat high-sugar (HFHS) diet". Paper presented in 58th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Barcelona, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Síndrome metabólica afeta de forma diferente o metabolismo e a rigidez do tecido cerebral: Dados de estudos in vitro e in vivo". Paper presented in 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Vilamoura, 2024.
    Published
  4. Carina C. Magalhães; Gerardo, Heloísa. "O impacto do antioxidante mitocondriotrópico AntiOxBEN2 na esteatose hepática de ratinhos no contexto de fígado gordo não-alcoólico". Paper presented in 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Vilamoura, 2024.
    Published
  5. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Alterations in brain stiffness and metabolism in Western Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome: exploring the interplay between mechanotransduction and metabolic pathways". Paper presented in 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Prague, 2023.
    Published
  6. Gerardo, Heloísa; Amorim, Ricardo; Teixeira, José. "Exploring the impact of metabolic syndrome on brain stiffness and metabolism: Insights from in vivo and in vitro experiments". Paper presented in MitoPorto 2023: Mitochondrial physiology, redox biology, and genetics, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  7. Gerardo, Heloísa. "O impacto da síndrome metabólica na interação entre metabolismo mitocondrial e mecanotransdução em cérebro de murganhos sujeitos a uma dieta ocidental". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Vilamoura, 2023.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Extracellular matrix mechanical cues (dys)regulate metabolic redox homeostasis due to impaired autophagic flux.". Paper presented in V Metabolism, Ageing & Disease (MAD) Meeting – From prevention to personalized medicine: empowering the citizen, 2025.
  2. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Metabolic Syndrome and its impact on brain metabolism: unraveling the role of mechanotransduction.". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer and Dynamics, 2024.
  3. Carina C. Magalhães; Gerardo, Heloísa. "Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant AntiOxBEN2 improved liver steatosis in male and female mice fed with high-fat high-sugar (HFHS) diet". Paper presented in BEB day 2024, 2024.
  4. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Metabolic Syndrome’s Brain Twist: Exploring the interplay of metabolism and mechanotransduction.". Paper presented in BEB day 2024, 2024.
  5. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Síndrome metabólica afeta de forma diferente o metabolismo e a rigidez do tecido cerebral: Dados de estudos in vitro e in vivo". Paper presented in 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2024.
  6. Carina C. Magalhães; Gerardo, Heloísa. "O impacto do antioxidante mitocondriotrópico AntiOxBEN2 na esteatose hepática de ratinhos no contexto de fígado gordo não-alcoólico". Paper presented in 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2024.
  7. Pierluca Cancellieri; Gerardo, Heloísa; Paulo J. Oliveira; Teixeira, José. "The impact of impaired peroxisomal ß-oxidation on fatty acid metabolism under lipotoxicity insults". Paper presented in IV Metabolism, Ageing & Disease (MAD) Meeting - Disease & Therapeutics: from the Past to Future, 2024.
  8. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Brain stiffness alterations in Metabolic syndrome phenotype: A comprehensive exploration of metabolism and mechanotransduction crosstalk". Paper presented in IV Metabolism Aging and Disease (MAD) meeting - Disease and Therapeutics: from the Past to Future, 2024.
  9. Pierluca Cancellieri; Gerardo, Heloísa. "The impact of peroxisomal beta-oxidation on fatty acid metabolism under lipotoxicity insults". Paper presented in IV Metabolism Aging and Disease (MAD) meeting - Disease and Therapeutics: from the Past to Future, 2024.
  10. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Exploring the impact of metabolic syndrome on brain stiffness and metabolism: Insights from in vivo and in vitro experiments". Paper presented in MitoPorto 2023: Mitochondrial physiology, redox biology, and genetics, Porto, 2023, 2023.
  11. Gerardo, Heloísa. "O impacto da síndrome metabólica na interação entre metabolismo mitocondrial e mecanotransdução em cérebro de murganhos sujeitos a uma dieta ocidental". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  12. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Crosstalk between mechanotransduction and mitochondrial metabolism in the brain of Western diet-fed mice". Paper presented in XVII BEB Day - Science Challenges: This fight of ours, 2023.
  13. Lourenço, Tânia; Gerardo, Heloísa; Falcão, Ana Mendanha; Castelo-Branco, Gonçalo; Grãos, Mário. "The role of PADI2 on oligodendrocyte differentiation enhanced by mechanotransduction". Paper presented in VI Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology, 2022.
  14. Lourenço, Tânia; Gerardo, Heloísa; Falcão, Ana Mendanha; Castelo-Branco, Gonçalo; Grãos, Mário. "The role of PADI2 on oligodendrocyte differentiation enhanced by mechanotransduction". Paper presented in BEB day — Overview effect, 2022.
  15. Lourenço, Tânia; Gerardo, Heloísa; Falcão, Ana Mendanha; Castelo-Branco, Gonçalo; Grãos, Mário. "The role of PADI2 on oligodendrocyte differentiation enhanced by mechanotransduction". Paper presented in V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Heloísa Gerardo; Paulo J. Oliveira; Cláudia Cavadas; Mário Grãos; José Teixeira. "The (un)known crosstalk between metabolism and mechanotransduction: Implications for metabolic syndrome (MetS)-associated neurological complications". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167678.
    10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167678
  2. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Soft culture substrates favor stem-like cellular phenotype and facilitate reprogramming of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) through mechanotransduction". Scientific Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45352-3.
    10.1038/s41598-019-45352-3
Preprint
  1. Gerardo, Heloísa; Lourenço, Tânia; Torres, Júlio; Ferreira, Manuela; Aveleira, Célia; Simões, Susana; Ferreira, Lino; et al. "Extracellular matrix mechanical cues (dys)regulate metabolic redox homeostasis due to impaired autophagic flux". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.09.631485.
    10.1101/2025.01.09.631485
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gerardo, Heloísa. "Modulation of induced pluripotency by substrate rigidity.". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/31330.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/03/06 Explorar a ligação entre mecanotransdução e metabolismo (mitocondrial) na FiGNA: Oportunidades para inovações terapêuticas. 21º Congresso Português de Diabetes
2024/06/06 The mitochondriotropic antioxidant antiOxBEN2 prevents hepatic steatosis in male and female mice fed with high-fat high-sugar (HFHS) diet. 58th Annual meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, “Connecting the Dots: The Power of Integrative Medicine”
2024/06/05 The impact of tissue mechanics in neuronal cell metabolism modulation. 58th Annual meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, “Connecting the Dots: The Power of Integrative Medicine”
2023/11/24 Metabolic Syndrome-driven brain stiffness alterations: Unraveling mechano-metabolism crosstalk Pharma Day - Encontro anual de estudantes de doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/11/03 Cantanhede Innovation Days 2022 - Winners testimonial Cantanhede Innovation Days 2023
European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT Health (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2023/06/08 Alterations in brain stiffness and metabolism in Western Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome: exploring the interplay between mechanotransduction and metabolic pathways 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation
European Society for Clinical Investigation (Prague, Czech Republic)
2023/05/13 Exploring the impact of metabolic syndrome on brain stiffness and metabolism: Insights from in vivo and in vitro experiments MitoPorto 2023: Mitochondrial physiology, redox biology, and genetics, Porto, 2023
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/01/13 Linking mitochondrial metabolism, inflammation, and autophagy in altered stiffness brain from Western diet-fed mice III MAD Meeting
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/04 Mechanomodulation of human stem cells: a crosstalk between cytoskeleton and nucleus EuroCellNet COST Action Workshop on Mechanobiology in Migrating Cells
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/04 Fabrication and functionalization of cell culture substrates for mechanobiology studies EuroCellNet COST Action Workshop on Mechanobiology in Migrating Cells
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/01/16 - 2020/01/16 Organisation of an in-site visit to high school students (Escola Secundária de Moimenta da Beira). I organised the visit to different laboratories, and explain the research topics of each one of them. (2020/01/16 - 2020/01/16)
Other (Co-organisor)
2012/01 - 2012/04 XV National Meeting of Biology Students, Biology Students Committee of the Academic Association of Coimbra (AAC) (2012/03/31 - 2012/04/03)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/12/10 - 2024/12/10 Outreach activity - Science communication activities as part of the PAS GRAS project at Cantanhede Elementary School, engaging 1st and 4th-grade students
Exhibition
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/10/24 - 2024/10/25 1st International Conference on Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer and Dynamics
Conference
 1st International Conference on Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer and Dynamics
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Outreach activity - Volunteer in science communication activities in scope of European Night of Researchers
Exhibition
 European Night of Researchers
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/06/05 - 2024/06/07 58th Annual meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation “Connecting the Dots: The Power of Integrative Medicine”
Congress
 “Connecting the Dots: The Power of Integrative Medicine”
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2024/03/07 - 2024/03/09 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Congress
 20º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2024/02/03 - 2024/02/04 V Metabolism, Ageing & Disease (MAD) Meeting – From prevention to personalized medicine: empowering the citizen
Meeting
 V Metabolism, Ageing & Disease (MAD) Meeting – From prevention to personalized medicine: empowering the citizen
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2024/01/29 - 2024/01/30 IV Metabolism Aging and Disease (MAD) meeting - Disease and Therapeutics: from the Past to Future
Meeting
 IV Metabolism Aging and Disease (MAD) meeting - Disease and Therapeutics: from the Past to Future
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/11/24 - 2023/11/24 Annual meeting of PhD Students in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 edition with the theme "One Health"
Meeting
 Pharma Day - Encontro anual de estudantes de doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/06/07 - 2023/06/09 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation
Congress
 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2023/05/12 - 2023/05/13 MitoPorto 2023: Mitochondrial physiology, redox biology, and genetics
Congress
 MitoPorto: Mitochondrial physiology, redox biology, and genetics
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/03/16 - 2023/03/18 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Congress
 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2023/02/07 - 2023/02/08 XVII BEB Day - Science Challenges: This fight of ours
Conference
 XVII BEB Day - Science Challenges: This fight of ours
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2023/01/18 - 2023/01/18 Outreach activity - Escola Ciência Viva MAD
Other
 Escola Ciência Viva MAD
UC Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01/12 - 2023/01/13 III Metabolism Aging and Disease - MAD group annual meeting 2023
Meeting
 III MAD Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2022/03/27 - 2022/03/31 VI Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology
Conference
 VI Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology - N4M
2022/03/21 - 2022/03/21 Outreach activity - Collaborator for Scientific divulgation in 'Brain Awareness Week 2022'
Exhibition
 Brain Awareness Week 2022
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2022/01/18 - 2022/01/19 XVI BEB day - The overview effect
Conference
 XVI BEB day — The overview effect
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2021/11/30 - 2021/11/30 V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network "Glial cells ate the crossraod of health and disease"
Symposium
 Glial cells ate the crossraod of health and disease
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Outreach activity - Volunteer in science communication activities organized by the science communication group of CNC in scope of European Night of Researchers
Exhibition
 European Night of Researchers
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/27 Neurodegenerative Diseases: Emerging mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities - JCB-JEM Neurodegeneration Symposium (Virtual Symposium)
Symposium
 Neurodegenerative Diseases: Emerging mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities
2020/05/20 - 2020/06/12 Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials, an online non-credit course authorized by Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins University, United States
2019/11/04 - 2019/12/05 Animal welfare certificate as coordinating researcher for animal experimentation by the Portuguese General-Administration of Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) III Modular Laboratory Animal Course - Rodents
Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/28 Outreach activity - Collaborator in science communication activities organized by the science communication group of CNC in scope of European Night of Researchers
Exhibition
 European night of researchers
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/02 EuroCellNet COST Action Workshop on Mechanobiology of Migrating Cells From Basic Science to the Clinic
Workshop
 A COST Action CA15214 (EuroCellNet) - Workshop on Mechanobiology of Migrating Cells From Basic Science to the Clinic
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2019/03/31 Outreach activity - Collaborator for Scientific divulgation in 'International Week of the Brain 2019'
Exhibition
 International Week of the Brain 2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018/12/17 - 2018/12/19 Outreach activity - IEC internship orientation of high school students (Trainer)
Workshop
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/29 Outreach activity - Collaborator in science communication activities organized by the science communication group of CNC in scope of European Night of Researchers
Exhibition
 European Night of Researchers
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/04 Outreach activity - High school students training on cell culture techniques for “Olympics of Biology 2017 edition” (Trainer)
Workshop
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/05 ISO 9001:2015 – Quality management system, for implementation of this standard in the laboratory
Workshop
 ISO 9001:2015 – Quality management system, for implementation of this standard in the laboratory
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/04 Hands on micropipettes calibration and preventive maintenance
Workshop
 Hands on micropipettes calibration and preventive maintenance by Frilabo
2015/06 - 2015/06 Invited lecture entitled “Cell Culture”, Cell Biology course, degree in Biotechnology
Other
 Invited lecture entitled “Cell Culture”, Cell Biology course, degree in Biotechnology, ESAC
2015/04 - 2015/06 ISO 9001:2008 – Quality management system, for implementation of this standard in the laboratory
Workshop
 ISO 9001:2008
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/03 Outreach activity - Collaborator for Scientific divulgation in 'International Week of the Brain 2015'
Exhibition
 International Week of the Brain 2015
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2014/12 - 2014/12 Basic notions of first aid Basic notions of first aid (Bombeiros Voluntários de Cantanhede)
2014/03/12 - 2014/03/14 Hands-On Course on Microscopy Imaging Analysis (organized by Microscopy Imaging Center Coimbra and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology)
Workshop
 Hands-On Course on Microscopy Imaging Analysis
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/06 2nd BEB Symposium 'Seeding curiosity, harvesting science'
Symposium
 2nd BEB Symposium 'Seeding curiosity, harvesting science'
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012/06 - 2012/06 1st BEB Symposium 'Science dreams, challenges arise'
Symposium
 1st BEB Symposium 'Science dreams, challenges arise'
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/01/01 - Current European Society for Clinical Investigation ESCI Member
2023/01/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia Member no. 1586
2012/07/01 - 2013/07/01 Biology Students Committee of the Academic Association of Coimbra (AAC) Collaborator
2010/07/01 - 2011/07/01 Biology Students Committee of the Academic Association of Coimbra (AAC) Collaborator

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/09/03 - Current Evaluation of Mediterranean Diet Active Components on Mitochondrial Function. Adam Zemcko
2023/09/15 - 2024/03/26 Impact of impaired peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation on mitochondrial metabolism under fatty acid-induced lipotoxicity insults. Pierluca Cancellieri
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/31 Analysis of protein markers from brains of mice with Metabolic Syndrome phenotype Ana Tavares
2023/02/03 - 2023/06/30 Effects of NRF2 modulated by ECM stiffness on hepatic cells metabolism and its implications in NAFLD evolution Ana Tavares
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster Award at the IV Metabolism, Aging, and Disease (MAD) annual meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Bluepharma innovation award for an oral presentation at the annual meeting of PhD students in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharma Day 2023.
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022 Winner of Innovation Days - Cantanhede 2022
EIT Health, Germany

Other distinction

2024 Bolsa de Inovação Científica Professor Doutor António Lima-de-Faria
Câmara Municipal de Cantanhede, Portugal
2023 Travel Grant - 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of European Society for Clinical Investigation
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2019 Bolsa de Doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal