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Ana Ferreira holds a BSc in Genetics and Biotechnology by the University of Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro (2010) and a MSc in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (2012). As undergraduate student, Ana was recipient of an Integration into Research Grant (BII) from FCT, which allowed her to develop several research competences. She joined the Vectors and Gene Therapy group at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) to develop her MSc project, which aimed to develop a pharmacological approach to activate autophagy in Machado-Joseph disease. This work was awarded with the Best Poster presentation by the 1st reSearch Coimbra in Health Sciences in 2013. Ana enrolled the Doctoral Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, supported by a PhD fellowship from FCT. During that period, her research focused on the study of the autophagy pathway dysregulation in Machado Joseph disease as a possible underlying pathological mechanism, aiming at identifying new targets for the treatment of this neurodegenerative disorder. She acquired extensive expertise in cellular and molecular biology, viral vectors, gene and pharmacological therapies and pre-clinical models of the disease. In 2020, she was involved in the implementation of protocols and certification of a laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 at CNC-Viravector. She also participated as a team member in different projects, that were disseminated in national and international scientific meetings, being the author of a total of 19 oral communications and 15 poster presentations. Ana published 8 papers/book chapters in peer-reviewed international journals (>195 citations; H index of 5), being first author of 2 original papers in top-tier journals (IF=11.45/ 8.09). Over the years she has been invited to give practical classes and lectures in graduate courses and programmes, was responsible for mentoring students in the laboratory, and engaged several scientific communication activities.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Cristina Lopes Vasconcelos Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Ana
  • Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9D16-BDFB-BD29
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8968-0641

Email addresses

  • ac_ferreira@live.com.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology. Rua Larga, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Pólo I, 2º Piso - Grupo de Vectores e Terapia Génica , 3004-504, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
Education
Degree Classification
2022/04
Concluded
 Doutoramento Ciência Farmacêuticas (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014
Concluded
 Laboratory animal science category B Course, under FELASA guidelines (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012
Concluded
 Biotecnologia Farmacêutica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Pharmacological activation of autophagy in Machado-Joseph disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2010
Concluded
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Optimization of pollen DNA isolation from Honey" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2007
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
 17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2022/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2019/02/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/09 - 2022/04 PhD student CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2020/04 - 2020/07 Research fellow involved in setting up and certification of the laboratory for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing at CNC-Viravector Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra- Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Portugal
2010/09 - 2012/10 Master Student CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/05 - Current BrainHealth 2020: Detecção precoce, neuro-modulação e terapias avançadas para neuropatologias
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000008
Research Fellow
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/02/01 - 2019/03 ModelPolyQ - Advanced models of polyglutamine disorders (HD, SCA2, SCA3, SCA7)
02/BIM-JPND_ModelPolyQ/2016
Research Fellow

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01 - 2023/12 Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia
UIDB/04539/2020
Researcher
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2022/04 Role of microRNA deregulation in Machado-Joseph Disease: On the development of a microRNA-based therapeutic strategy
PTDC/MED-NEU/32309/2017
Researcher
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/06 Blocking neurodegeneration by spreading of gene silencers
PTDC/BTM-SAL/29716/2017
Researcher
2013/03 - 2016/12 Towards the understanding of pathological protein processing and toxicity in Machado-Joseph Disease
E-Rare4/0003/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Nóbrega, Clévio; Simões, Ana Teresa; Duarte-Neves, Joana; Duarte, Sónia; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Cunha-Santos, Janete; Pereira, Dina; et al. "Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Pathways Implicated in Machado-Joseph Disease Pathogenesis". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 349-367. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-71779-1_18
Conference abstract
  1. Lopes, Sara. "Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics (SPGH – Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana)". 2021.
    Published • 10.1097/md.0000000000023585
Conference poster
  1. Sara Lopes; Carlos Matos; André Conceição; Frederico Pena; Miguel Lopes; Rui Nobre; Clévio Nóbrega; et al. "CRISPR-CAS9 systems targeting ATXN3 as therapeutic approaches for Machado-Joseph Disease". Paper presented in International Ataxia Research Conference (IARC 2019), Washington, DC. USA, 2019.
  2. Sara Lopes; Carlos Matos; André Conceição; Frederico Pena; Miguel Lopes; Rui Nobre; Clévio Nóbrega; et al. "CRISPR-Cas9 systems targeting ATXN3 as therapeutic approaches for Machado-Joseph Disease". Paper presented in International Machado-Joseph Research Disease Conference. Washington, DC. USA, 2019.
  3. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Inês Martins; Diana Lobo; Dina Pereira; Miguel Lopes; Sara Lopes; Rosário Faro; Clévio Nóbrega; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Reinstating levels of dysregulated autophagy-associated transcripts alleviates neuropathology and motor impairments of mouse models of Machado-Joseph Disease". Paper presented in 2019 International Machado-Joseph Research Disease Conference. Washington, DC. USA, 2019.
  4. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Inês Morgado Martins; Rosário Faro; Miguel Lopes; Sara Lopes; Dina Pereira; Dineke Verbeek; et al. "Reinstating levels of dysregulated autophagy-associated transcripts alleviates neuropathology and motor impairments of mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease". Paper presented in XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience SPN2019, 2019.
  5. Dina Pereira; Janete Cunha-Santos; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Joana Duarte-Neves; Isabel Onofre; Vítor Carmona; Cláudia Cavadas; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "The role of ageing in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration: A study in Machado-Joseph disease models". Paper presented in XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience SPN2019, Lisbon, 2019.
  6. Catarina Oliveira Miranda; Adriana Marcelo; Teresa P. Silva; João Barata; Inês Barros; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Dina Pereira; et al. "Sustainable phenotypic ameliorations in Machado-Joseph Disease/ Spinocerebellar ataxia type-3 can be reached by repeated systemic administrations of mesenchymal stromal cells- and can be monitored through proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy biomarkers.". Paper presented in XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience SPN2019, Lisbon, 2019.
  7. Catarina Oliveira Miranda; Adriana Marcelo; Teresa P. Silva; João Barata; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Dina Pereira; Sónia Duarte; et al. "Repeated treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells sustainably alleviates Machado-Joseph Disease and Its Efficacy Can Be Monitored With Neurospectroscopic Biomarkers". Paper presented in 1st international symposium Secretome With]Out[ Borders, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  8. Catarina Oliveira Miranda; Adriana Marcelo; Teresa P. Silva; João Barata; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Dina Pereira; Sónia Duarte; et al. "Repeated mesenchymal stromal cells treatment sustainably alleviates Machado-Joseph Disease/Spinocerebellar ataxia type-3". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2018.
  9. Dina Pereira; Janete Cunha-Santos; Joana Duarte-Neves; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Isabel Onofre; Cláudia Cavadas; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Is ageing the triggering factor in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration? A study in Machado-Joseph disease models". Paper presented in 2nd Molecular Biology of Ageing Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands, 2017.
  10. Dina Pereira; Janete Cunha-Santos; Joana Duarte-Neves; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Isabel Onofre; Cláudia Cavadas; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Is ageing the triggering factor in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration? A study in Machado-Joseph disease models". Paper presented in 1st Symposium on Aging Research @CNC – Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Coimbra, 2016.
  11. Clévio Nóbrega; Sara Carmo-Matias; David Albuquerque; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Udaya-Geetha Vijayakumar; Liliana Mendonça; Hirokazu Hirai; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Reestablishing Ataxin-2 downregulates translation of mutant ataxin-3 and alleviates Machado-Joseph disease". Paper presented in 6th Ataxia Investigators Meeting (AIM), Orlando, USA, 2016.
  12. Filipa de Brito; Sara Carmo-Silva; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Luís Pereira de Almeida; Clévio Nóbrega. "Pharmacological modulation mutant ataxin-3 and its potential therapeutic effect in Machado Joseph-disease". Paper presented in XIII CNC Annual Meeting. Coimbra, 2015.
  13. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Clévio Nóbrega; Dineke Verbeek; Throsten Schmidt; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Investigating transcriptional modifications of the autophagy pathway in Machado-Joseph disease". Paper presented in CAG Triplet Repeat Disorders GRS, 2015.
  14. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana. "Autophagy activation mitigates motor and neuropathological deficits in mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease". Paper presented in th Ataxia Investigators Meeting (AIM), Las Vegas, USA, 2014.
  15. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Clévio Nóbrega; Luís Pereira de Almeida. "Activation of autophagy mitigates neuropathology and motor impairments in mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease". Paper presented in 1st reSearch Coimbra in Health Sciences, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Garcia-Moreno, Hector; Prudencio, Mercedes; Thomas-Black, Gilbert; Solanky, Nita; Jansen-West, Karen R.; Hanna AL-Shaikh, Rana; Heslegrave, Amanda; et al. "Tau and neurofilament light-chain as fluid biomarkers in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3". European Journal of Neurology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.15373.
    10.1111/ene.15373
  2. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Martins, Inês Morgado; Lobo, Diana; Pereira, Dina; Lopes, Miguel M.; Faro, Rosário; Lopes, Sara M.; et al. "ULK overexpression mitigates motor deficits and neuropathology in mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease". Molecular Therapy 30 1 (2022): 370-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.07.012.
    10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.07.012
  3. Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Carmo-Silva, Sara; Codêsso, José Miguel; Silva, Patrick; Martinez, Alberto Rolim Muro; França Jr, Marcondes Cavalcante; Nóbrega, Clévio; Pereira de Almeida, Luís. "The autophagy-enhancing drug carbamazepine improves neuropathology and motor impairment in mouse models of Machado–Joseph disease". Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 48 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nan.12763.
    10.1111/nan.12763
  4. Marcelo, Adriana; Brito, Filipa; Carmo-Silva, Sara; Matos, Carlos A; Alves-Cruzeiro, João; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Koppenol, Rebekah; et al. "Cordycepin activates autophagy through AMPK phosphorylation to reduce abnormalities in Machado–Joseph disease models". Human Molecular Genetics 28 1 (2018): 51-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddy328.
    10.1093/hmg/ddy328
  5. Oliveira Miranda, Catarina; Marcelo, Adriana; Silva, Teresa Pereira; Barata, João; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Pereira, Dina; Nóbrega, Clévio; et al. "Repeated Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Treatment Sustainably Alleviates Machado-Joseph Disease". Molecular Therapy 26 9 (2018): 2131-2151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.07.007.
    10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.07.007
  6. Nóbrega, Clévio; Carmo-Silva, Sara; Albuquerque, David; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Vijayakumar, Udaya-Geetha; Mendonça, Liliana; Hirai, Hirokazu; Pereira de Almeida, Luís. "Re-establishing ataxin-2 downregulates translation of mutant ataxin-3 and alleviates Machado–Joseph disease". Brain 138 12 (2015): 3537-3554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awv298.
    10.1093/brain/awv298
  7. Nascimento-Ferreira, Isabel; Nóbrega, Clévio; Vasconcelos-Ferreira, Ana; Onofre, Isabel; Albuquerque, David; Aveleira, Célia; Hirai, Hirokazu; Déglon, Nicole; Pereira de Almeida, Luís. "Beclin 1 mitigates motor and neuropathological deficits in genetic mouse models of Machado–Joseph disease". Brain 136 7 (2013): 2173-2188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awt144.
    10.1093/brain/awt144
Newspaper article
  1. Ramalho-Santos, João; Varela Amaral, Sara; Correia, Marta Quatorze; Cardoso, João; Pereira de Almeida, Luis ; André Caetano; Ana Catarina Vinhas; et al. "Uma Viagem Rara", Público, 2020, https://www.publico.pt/2020/02/28/ciencia/fotogaleria/viagem-rara-400481.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/02/18 Importin-8 silencing prevents mutant ataxin-3 aggregation and delays Machado-Joseph Disease progression 51.ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia 2021
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa)
2020/11/20 Permanent inactivation of the ATXN3 gene: a possible therapeutic approach for Machado-Joseph Disease 24ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa Genética Humana
Sociedade Portuguesa Genética Humana (Portugal)
2019/11/14 CRISPR-CAS9 systems targeting ATXN3 as therapeutic approaches for Machado-Joseph Disease. Flash Talk Presentation. International Ataxia Research Conference (IARC 2019)
(Washington, DC, United States)
2019/11 CRISPR-CAS9 systems targeting ATXN3 as therapeutic approaches for Machado-Joseph Disease 2019 MJD International Research Conference
(Washington DC, United States)
2019/11 Reinstating levels of dysregulated autophagy-associated transcripts alleviates neuropathology and motor impairments of mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease 2019 MJD International Research Conference
(Washington, DC, United States)
2019/11 Reinstating levels of dysregulated autophagy-associated transcripts alleviates neuropathology and motor impairments of mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease International Research Ataxia Conference (IARC) 2019
(Washington, DC, United States)
2018/03 Tailoring gene editing strategies for the treatment of Machado-Joseph disease Portuguese Society of Movement Disorders (SPDMov 2018)
(Curia, Portugal)
2018/02 Reinstating levels of dysregulated autophagy-associated transcripts alleviates neuropathology and motor impairments of mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease XLVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/02 Pharmacological targeting of AMPK pathway as a therapeutic approach to polyglutamine diseases XLVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/02 Repeated mesenchymal stromal treatment sustainably alleviates Machado-Joseph Disease XLVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/02 The role of ageing in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration: a study in Machado-Joseph Disease models XLVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/02 Nucleocytoplasmic transport proteins as modulators of Machado-Joseph Disease pathogenesis XLVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/02 Investigating transcriptional modifications of the autophagy pathway in Machado-Joseph disease XLVII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/02 Is ageing the triggering factor in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration? A study in Machado-Joseph disease models XLVII Reunião Anual SPF
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/01 Is ageing the triggering factor in polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration? A study in Machado-Joseph disease models BEB DAY - Not So Usual Insights Into a PhD
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/02 CORDYCEPIN: a pharmacological approach to modulate mutant ataxin-3 and it use as a potential therapeutic effect in Machado Joseph-disease XLVI Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Porto, Portugal)
2013/05 Beclin-1 mitigates motor and neuropathological deficits in genetic mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease XIII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências
(Luso, Portugal)
2013/02 Activation of autophagy mitigates neuropathology and motor impairments in mouse models of Machado-Joseph disease XLIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
(Porto, Portugal)
2010/10 Optimization of pollen DNA isolation from Honey IV Biojornadas
(Vila Real, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/12/17 - 2015/12/18 Oral and poster presentations evaluation in XIII CNC Annual Meeting (2015/12/17 - 2015/12/18)
Meeting (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2015/07/03 - 2015/07/04 Scientific retreat of research groups from the Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra: Neuroendocrinology and Aging (PI Cláudia Cavadas) and Vectors and Gene Therapy (PI Luís Pereira de Almeida) (2015/07/03 - 2015/07/04)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/06/04 - 2021/06/04 Invited lecture in society-targeted science outreach activity under the scope of the subject "Cidadania e Desenvolvimento", 12th grade.
Conference
 "Conhecer a Doença de Machado-Joseph"
Escola Básica e Secundária das Flores, Portugal
2020/04 - 2020/06 Research volunteer- task force for SARS-CoV2 testing
Other
 COVID-19 research labs task force
Universidade de Coimbra- Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Portugal
2018/03/20 - 2018/03/20 Brain Awareness Week - Science communication activity
Conference
 2018 Brain Awareness Week
Escola Secundária da Mealhada, Portugal
2016/11/18 - 2016/11/19 1st International Symposium - Brain Without Borders, held in Coimbra, Portugal. This event offered the opportunity to promote discussion on fundamental and translational research in stem cell biology applied to the Central Nervous System.
Congress
 Brain Without Borders
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/09/30 - 2016/09/30 European Researchers' Night 2016. Science communication activities at UC. http://noitedosinvestigadores.pt/
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night 2016
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/06/27 - 2016/07/01 The CECAD Cologne Summer School provided business and managerial tools that are to be applied in innovative solutions for important real-life aging-challenges, namely awareness about societal challenges, translational research, personalized medicine, patent procedure as well as clinical trials requirements. This course was part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT Health) Campus programme.
Other
 Entrepreneurial Introductory Translational Research (EITR)
Exzellenzcluster CECAD in der Universität zu Köln, Germany

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current Zero- Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável
2019 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/11/23 - 2020/12/04 Biologia Celular: "Deteção de SARS-CoV-2 por RT-PCR" (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/18 Métodos e técnicas em Biologia Molecular: "Deteção de SARS-CoV-2 por RT-PCR" Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/11/26 - 2019/11/26 Regulação Celular: "Autophagia na doença de Machado-Joseph" Mestrado em Investigação Biomédica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/09/26 - 2017/10/06 Stereotaxic surgery: "Advanced anesthesia for surgical or prolonged procedures in mice and rats (skills)" Course of Sciences in Laboratory animals (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2017/09/26 - 2017/10/06 Stereotaxic surgery: "Principles of surgery (skills)" Course of Sciences in Laboratory Animals Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/06/16 - 2016/06/16 Advanced Therapies: "Pharmacological activation of autophagy in neurodegenerative disorders" Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/01 Interview within the scope of the published study "The autophagy-enhancing drug carbamazepine improves neuropathology and motor impairment in mouse models of Machado Joseph disease". Jornal "A Verdade"

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2013 - Current Lab rotation students Over 10
2020/08/01 - 2020/11/30 Estabelicimento das condições para produção e purificação da proteína ataxina-3 Tomás Sousa
2020/08/01 - 2020/10/31 Expressão e purificação da proteína ataxina-3 Adriana Mata
Distinctions

Award

2013 Best Poster presentation- reSearch Coimbra in Health Sciences

Other distinction

2019 Travel bursary to attend the MJD Satellite Conference in Washington DC, USA.
MJD Foundation, Australia
2019 Young investigator bursary to attend the International Ataxia Research Conference 2019 in Washington DC, USA.
2016 Travel bursary to attend the CECAD Short Course on Entrepreneurial Introductory Translational Research (EITR)
2008 Scholarship for the Integration in Scientific Research (BII)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal