Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
 - Teresa Maria Pereira da Silva
 
Citation names
- Silva, Teresa P.
 
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
 - 891B-8529-4B60
 - ORCID iD
 - 0000-0002-5039-703X
 - Google Scholar ID
 - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A-O7kY0AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
 
Email addresses
- teresamsilva@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
 - teresasilva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
 - teresa_msilva@hotmail.com (Personal)
 
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
 - Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
 - Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
 - Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
 - Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
 - Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering - Medical Laboratory Technology
 
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 
                                  2019/04/08 - 2019/04/09 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Workshop on Neuroengineering | 3rd ed - Decoding Neural Information  (Outros)
                                  Major in Principles of patch-clamp electrophysiology 
                                 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2015/01 - 2018/10 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Bioengenharia (Doutoramento)
                                  Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal 
                                 "Novel bioengineering strategies for modeling cerebellar ataxias" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2015 - 2015 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Doctoral Programme in Bioengineering - Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades
                                 curriculares))
                                  Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal 
                               | 
                              18 (in a 20 scale) | 
| 
                                  2014 - 2014 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Course in Laboratory Animal Science accredited by FELASA (category B) (Outros)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2012 - 2014 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Mestrado)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal 
                                 "Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells for Machado Joseph disease therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              18 (in a 20 scale) | 
| 
                                  2013/03/04 - 2013/03/15 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Course in “Translational bigenomics – from the bedside to the bench and back again" (Outros)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal 
                               | 
                              18 (in a 20 scale) | 
| 
                                  2009 - 2012 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Biomedical Pharmacy (Licenciatura)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal 
                                 "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              16 (in a 20 scale) | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, United Kingdom | 
| 2022/03/01 - 2022/08/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal | 
| 2021/06/01 - 2022/02/28 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal | 
| 2018/12/01 - 2021/05/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal | ||
| 2014/10 - 2014/12 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | 
Others
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/01 - 2018/10 | PhD student | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal (...)  | 
                              ||
| 2013/07 - 2014/09 | Master Student | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | 
| 2013/06/01 - 2013/06/30 | Trainee | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | 
Projects
            Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/03 - Current | Impact of the Portuguese BRCA2 founder mutation on transcription and tissue stem cell identity
                                  PTDC/MED-ONC/3921/2021 
                                 Post-doc
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/06/01 - 2022/02/28 | SpliceHCM – RNA mis-splicing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: opportunities for diagnosis and therapy
                                  HR20-00322 
                                 Research Fellow
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              |
| 2018/12 - 2021/05 | CEREBEX - Generation of gene-edited cerebellar organoids for ataxia research
                                  PTDC/BTM-SAL/29298/2017 
                                 Post-doc
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/03/01 - Current | LysoMod, Genetic and Small Molecule Modifiers of Lysosomal Function
                                  734825 
                                 Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              European Commission | 
| 2017/04 - 2019/06 | The DISCOVERIES CENTRE for REGENERATIVE and PRECISION MEDICINE
                                  H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 
                                 Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              European Commission | 
Outputs
            Publications
| Book chapter | 
                                 
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| Conference abstract | 
                                 
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| Conference paper | 
                                 
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| Conference poster | 
                                 
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| Journal article | 
                                 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location)  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/03/24 | Organoids as a model for brain studies | Modelos para o Estudo do Cérebro e Implicações Bioéticas, Brain Gain - À descoberta das Neurociências,
                                   (Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
| 2020/07/02 | Scalable Generation of Cerebellar Organoids for Disease Modeling | Lisbon area Stem Cell Club | 
| 2020/06/08 | Organoids as Models for Cerebellar Development | Brain Organoids Virtual Seminar, StemCell Technologies | 
| 2019/12/13 | Cancer development in mammary organoids from BRCA mutation carriers | DevBioMed Symposium
                                  Champalimaud Center for the Unknown (Lisbon, Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
| 2019/11 | Novel bioengineering strategies for modeling cerebellar ataxias | Lisbon Area Postdoc Meeting 2019
                                   (Costa da Caparica, Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
| 2019 | Organoids as model for studying cerebellar dysfunctions | iBB seminar
                                   (Lisbon, Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
| 2016/03 | Trehalose reverses the phenotype of Machado-Joseph disease models | 10th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy)
                                   (Lisbon, Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role  | 
                              Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - Current | Study the functional impact of the BRCA2 Portuguese Founder Mutation in mammary epithelial progenitors
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Medicine (Master)
                                  Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/02 - 2021/10 | iPSC-derived mammary organoids to study the onset of malignant transformation triggered by BRCA mutations.
                                  Supervisor 
                               | 
                              
                                  Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal 
                              Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal  | 
                           
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role  | 
                              Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cell-based clinical therapies for spinal cord injury treatment
                                  (Thesis) Main arguer 
                               | 
                              Bruna Daniela Coelho Cruz (Master)
                                  Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Células Estaminais e Terapia Celular | Member | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/01 - 2022/01 | Terapia Celular e Medicina Regenerativa - “Organoids as model for brain studies” | Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
| 2021/12 - 2021/12 | Systems Bioengineering- "Transcriptome profiling of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebellar organoids" | Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2021/05 - 2021/05 | Biologia e Tecnologia de Células Estaminais - "Modeling neural development in vitro using brain organoids" | Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2021/04 - 2021/04 | Systems Bioengineering - "Transcriptome profiling of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebellar organoids" | Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura) | Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2020/12 - 2020/12 | Terapia Celular e Medicina Regenerativa | Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
| 2020/10 - 2020/10 | Stem cell bioengineering | Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | Biologia e Tecnologia de Células Estaminais (Stem Cell Biology and Technology) | Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | Organoids as model for studying cerebellar dysfunctions | Ciências de Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
| 2019/11 - 2019/11 | Terapia Celular e Medicina Regenerativa (Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine) | Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
| 2019/10 - 2019/10 | Stem Cell Bioengineering | Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2019/10 - 2019/10 | Stem Cell Bioengineering | Biotecnologia (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2018/05 - 2018/05 | Systems Bioengineering | Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2018/05 - 2018/05 | Biologia e Tecnologia de Células Estaminais (Stem Cell Biology and Technology) | Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
| 2017/05 - 2017/05 | Biologia e Tecnologia de Células Estaminais (Stem Cell Biology and Technology) | Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - Current | Frontiers in Neuroscience | Frontiers | 
| 2021 - Current | Bioengineering (2306-5354) | MDPI | 
| 2021 - Current | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | MDPI | 
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2021 | Scalable production of mature neuronal subtypes from cerebellar organoids in dynamic 3D conditions to model human disease | Carina Maranga | 
| 2018 - 2019 | Mammary organoids to study the functional impact of BRCA mutations | Catarina Guerra Ferreira | 
| 2017 - 2018 | Generating isogenic NPC1 hiPSC lines for disease modeling using the CRISPR/Cas9 system | Joaquim Filipe Godinho | 
Distinctions
            Other distinction
| 2017 | Registration Grant - 10th International Meeting of the SPCE-TC | 
| 2016 | EMBO Travel Grant - EMBO/EMBL Symposium Organoids: Modelling Organ Development and Disease in 3D Culture | 
