Beatriz Caramelo (8710-4F1B-4E77)

Curriculum Vitae

Beatriz Caramelo

Identification

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/03/25 - 2023/06 Ongoing	Análise Estatística e Multivariada em R: aplicações em sistemas com vários componentes (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/09 Concluded	Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado) Major in Sem especialiazação Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Development of new imaging and biochemical markers of diabetic complications - Early neurometabolic alterations in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18.3
2017/09 - 2020/07 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	15
2009 - 2016 Concluded	First Certificate in English (FCE) – CEFR Level: B2 (Outros) International House Coimbra, Portugal	79/90

Affiliation

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/02 - Current	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal

Projects

	Designation	Funders
2021/09 - 2021/10	Verão com Ciência: Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação Interdisciplinar em Fisiopatologia de Doenças Dependentes de Estilos de Vida e do Envelhecimento I&D 4539	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Outputs

Journal article

Caramelo, Beatriz; Monteiro-Alfredo, Tamaeh; João Martins; Sereno, José Vitor Oliveira; Castelhano, Joao; Bruno Manadas ; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Matafome, Paulo. Corresponding author: Matafome, Paulo. "Functional imaging and neurochemistry identify in vivo neuroprotection mechanisms counteracting excitotoxicity and neurovascular changes in the hippocampus and visual cortex of obese and type 2 diabetic animal models". Journal of Neurochemistry (2023): Re-submitted under minor revisions.
Tamaeh Monteiro-Alfredo; Caramelo, Beatriz; Daniela Arbeláez; Andreia Amaro; Cátia Barra; Daniela Silva; Sara Oliveira; Raquel Seiça; Paulo Matafome. Corresponding author: Paulo Matafome. "Distinct Impact of Natural Sugars from Fruit Juices and Added Sugars on Caloric Intake, Body Weight, Glycaemia, Oxidative Stress and Glycation in Diabetic Rats". Nutrients 13 9 (2021): 2956-2956. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13092956.
10.3390/nu13092956

Thesis / Dissertation

"Development of new imaging and biochemical markers of diabetic complications - Early neurometabolic alterations in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/102925.

Activities

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/03/16	Functional and neurochemical imaging identify in vivo neuroprotection mechanisms counteracting excitotoxicity and neurovascular changes in the visual cortex of obese and type 2 diabetic animal models	19th Portuguese Congress of Diabetes (SPD) Sociedade Portuguesa da Diabetologia (Vilamoura, Portugal)
2022/09/22	Neurometabolic changes in the hippocampus of type 2 diabetic rats: an imaging perspective towards clinical applications	58th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Estocolmo, Sweden)
2022/06/09	Type 2 diabetes mellitus promotes early neurometabolic alterations: in vivo evaluation by magnetic resonance in animal models	56º Annual Scientific Meeting European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) (Bari, Italy)
2022/03/10	Type 2 diabetes mellitus promotes early neurometabolic alterations: in vivo evaluation by magnetic resonance in animal models	18º Congresso Português da Diabetes Sociedade Portuguesa da Diabetologia (Vilamoura, Portugal)

	Society Organization name	Role
2022 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa da Diabetologia (SPD)
2022 - Current	European Association for the Search of Diabetes (EASD)