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Completed the Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, respectively, in 2015/07/06 and 2017/11/06. Tiago Carvalho works in the area of Natural Sciences with an emphasis in Biological Sciences, namely on Cancer Biology. The research work performed within the dissertation for obtaining the MSc degree was focused on the action of endocrine disrupting chemicals and their possible damaging effects towards the development of prostate cancer. After finishing the master thesis, Tiago Carvalho worked in a project about the relationship between adenosine and chromosomal instability: a new perspective to understand the oncogenic mechanism in glioblastoma. After that, Tiago finished his PhD Marie Sklodowska Curie Innovative Training Network Program at University of Bari, Italy, investigating the role of an acidic pHe and hypoxia in the context of the tumor microenvironment on driving the basic hallmarks of pancreatic cancer. The main objective was the establishment of a 3D organotypic culture model that allowed us to understand and better predict the therapeutic responses for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, Tiago Carvalho returned to Portugal and earned a FCT postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research activities in the University of Beira Interior. His project was related to drug resistance and tumor microenvironment in prostate cancer, focusing on discovering new drug resistance mechanisms associated with tumor microenvironment that affect the efficacy of chemotherapy in prostate cancer. More recently, Tiago received another postdoctoral fellowship, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Lisbon, to develop and characterize new CAR-T cell therapy responsive to tumor microenvironment in breast cancer. As a product of Tiago's research activities, he published 20 articles (4 of them as first-author) in international indexed peer-review journals. With an accumulated impact factor of 121.888, an average impact factor of 6.0944 and around 350 citations, Tiago Carvalho has an h-index of 11. Moreover, Tiago has participated also in several oral communications (10), being awarded with a best oral communication for young scientist, and in several scientific poster presentations (18). In parallel with the research activity, Tiago Carvalho supervised 2 MSc students, 3 BSc student and 1 Medical Student and participated as a public examination jury member of a MSc student thesis exam. Additionally, Tiago also became responsible for teaching activities (both theoretical and practical lessons) of the module “Endocrine System” of the curricular unit “Human Physiology and Anatomy II” for the 2nd year of the 1st cycle (BSc) in Biomedical Sciences. Furthermore, Tiago Carvalho has several administrative positions, namely being an Ambassador of the European Association of Cancer Research (EACR) and and active member of the COST ACTION (CA21135 – Immunomodel). He also participated in the organization of several national and international congresses and in the implementation of several outreach activities. Lasty, Tiago also started his activity as ad hoc scientific journal reviewer in 3 journals such as “Cancers” and “Kinases and Phosphatases”. Moreover, he also belong to the panel of guest editors for a special Issue called “Drug Resistance and Tumor Microenvironment in Human Cancers” in the journal “Biomedicines”.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Tiago Miguel Amaral Carvalho
Date of birth
1994/08/19
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Carvalho, TMA
  • Carvalho T
  • Tiago MA Carvalho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AB1D-5817-12E1
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9095-1413
Google Scholar ID
O6dmam8AAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
57205302901

Email addresses

  • tiagomac94@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 925834321 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Bairro Santo Antão, Rua Moinho do Vento, nº30 R/C, 6250-022, Belmonte, Belmonte, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2023/05/23
Concluded
 Genomic and Proteomic Functional and Applied (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
"Role of the stromal and metabolic microenvironment in pancreatic cancer malignant progression and chemosensitivity." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/11 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Biomedicina (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
 18
2015/09/14 - 2017/11/06
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"The “ins and outs” of prostate metabolism towards carcinogenesis: the case of methoxychlor. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2012/09/17 - 2015/07/06
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"Title of the final seminar: "Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in prostate cancer diagnosis"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/02 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/10/18 - 2024/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2022/12/31 Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
2020/02/10 - 2020/02/21 Visiting Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2017/11/21 - 2019/03/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/02/04 - 2019/02/06 Visiting Researcher (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/11/12 - 2018/11/17 Visiting Researcher (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/07/01 - 2017/11/06 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01/02 - Current Navigation and controlled specific activation of CAR-T cell therapy toward tumor microenvironment in 3D multicellular spheroids of breast cancer
(BIPD/10/FF/2024)
Post-doc Fellow
Ongoing
2023/10/18 - 2024/12/31 Decoding docetaxel- and cabazitaxel-resistance mechanisms in Prostate Cancer
UIDP/00709/2020
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2022/12/31 Marie Curie Innovative Training Network "pHioniC"
grant agreement No. 813834
PhD Student Fellow
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Concluded
2019/05 - 2019/10 Relação entre adenosina e instabilidade cromossomal: uma nova perspetiva para compreender o mecanismo oncogénico em glioblastoma
PTDC/BIM-ONC/7121/2014
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Carvalho, TMA; Molfetta DD; Greco MR; Bincoletto V; Arpicco S; Reshkin SJ; Cardone RA. "Characterization of the combination of gemcitabine and its derivate gemcitabine-C18 with nab-paclitaxel as a valid therapeutic option for targeting pancreatic cancer stem cells.". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2023.
  2. Carvalho, TMA; Molfetta DD; Audero MM; Greco MR; Bincoletto V; Arpicco S; Pla AF; et al. "Influence of hypoxia and acidosis on invadopodia activity of low pH-adapted and non-adapted pancreatic cancer cells and its inhibition by both gemcitabine and its lipophilic derivate gemcitabine-C18.". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2023.
  3. Nisco A; Carvalho, TMA; Tolomeo M; Molfetta D; Leone P; Galluccio M; Medina M; et al. "Adaptive flavine adenine dinucleotide production to metabolic changes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.". Paper presented in International Meeting of the Italian Group of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, 2023.
  4. Nisco A; Tolomeo M; Carvalho, TMA; Molfetta DD; Barile M. "Alteration of riboflavin transporter expression in human cancer.". Paper presented in Annual Meeting SIB Nutrition and environment’ and ‘membrane, 2022.
  5. Molfetta DD; Greco MR; Altamura C; Carvalho, TMA; Desaphy JF; Reshkin SJ; Cardone RA. "A 3D organotypic model of human pancreatic ductal epithelium for investigating the role of Na+/H+ Exchanger 1 and pHe in the pancreatic branching morphogenesis.". Paper presented in 72nd SIF National Congress, 2022.
  6. Fonseca LRS; Figueira MI; Cardoso, HJ; Carvalho, TMA; Vaz CV; Socorro S. "Tumour-suppressive actions of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor and calcium binding protein regucalcin: a hidden interplay in prostate cancer?". Paper presented in XVII International CICS-UBI Symposium, 2022.
  7. Nisco A; Squicciarino M; Tolomeo M; Carvalho, TMA; Molfetta DD; Barile M. "Adapting cellular riboflavin transport and metabolism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.". Paper presented in IUBMB Advanced School - COFACTOR ASSEMBLY, TRANSPORT AND INSERTION, 2022.
  8. Fonseca LRS; Figueira MI; Cardoso, HJ; Carvalho, TMA; Vaz CV; Socorro S. "The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor and the calcium binding protein regucalcin: allies against prostate cancer progression and metastization?". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference Cancer Metastasis, 2021.
  9. Figueira MI; Cardoso, HJ; Carvalho, TMA; Feijó, Mariana; Correia, Sara; Santos AO; Socorro S. "G protein-coupled estrogen receptor reduces prostate cancer cells growth through cell cycle arrest and controls their invasive capabilities.". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting - Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  10. Molfetta DD; Greco MR; Cannone S; Sgobba MN; Carvalho, TMA; Busco G; Reshkin SJ; Cardone RA. "Development of 3D-organotypic cultures for the analysis of NHE1 in epithelial remodeling during pancreatic morphogenesis.". Paper presented in 71st SIF National Congress, The Italian Society of Physiology, 2021.
  11. Carvalho, TMA; Molfetta DD; Greco MR; Arpicco S; Reshkin SJ; Cardone RA. "Invadopodia activity of pancreatic cancer cell lines under hypoxia and extracellular acidic pH conditions and its modulation by both gemcitabine and its lipophilic derivate.". Paper presented in ITN Pre-Symposium Göttingen, 2021.
  12. Figueira MI; Cardoso, HJ; Carvalho, TMA; Socorro S. "G protein-coupled estrogen receptor controls the migratory and invasive properties of human prostate cancer cells". Paper presented in 27th Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) 2021 Virtual Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Better Outcomes Through Research, 2021.
  13. Carvalho, TMA; Greco MR; Cannone S; Forciniti S; Pozza ED; Dando I; Arpicco S; et al. "Extracellular matrix composition modulates the chemosensitivity of human pancreatic cancer cells to both gemcitabine and its lipophilic derivates.". Paper presented in EACR-AACR-ASPIC Basic and Translational Research Conference on Tumor Microenvironment, 2020.
  14. Vaz CV; Silva GR; Carvalho, TMA; Socorro S. "Human neoplastic and non-neoplastic prostate cells are sensitive to metabolic (de)regulation induced by endocrine disrupting chemicals and dietary factors.". Paper presented in 26th Meeting of the EAU Section of Urological Research (ESUR), 2019.
  15. Figueira MI; Cardoso, HJ; Carvalho, TMA; Henrique R; Maia C; Socorro S. "G protein-coupled estrogen receptor is downregulated in aggressive stages of prostate cancer: preliminary insight in reversion of castration-resistance.". Paper presented in XIV ANNUAL CICS SYMPOSIUM, 2019.
  16. Carvalho, TMA; Cardoso HJ; Figueira MI; Vaz CV; Socorro S. "Effect of endocrine disruptor methoxychlor modulating the behaviour of human prostate cells: are the estrogen receptors involved?". Paper presented in XIII ANNUAL CICS SYMPOSIUM 5th July and 6th July 2018, Covilhã, Portugal., 2018.
  17. Carvalho, TMA; Cardoso HJ; Figueira MI; Vaz CV; Socorro S. "The endocrine disruptor methoxychlor modulates the apoptotic pathways and glycolytic metabolism in human prostate cancer cells.". Paper presented in 3rd ASPIC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 10-11 May 2018, Lisbon, Portugal., 2018.
  18. Cardoso HJ; Vaz CV; Carvalho, TMA; Figueira MI; Socorro S. "Castrate-resistant prostate cancer cells display differential response to imatinib dependently on glycaemic conditions.". Paper presented in 3rd ASPIC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 10-11 May 2018, Lisbon, Portugal., 2018.
Journal article
  1. Figueira, Marília I.; Carvalho, Tiago M. A.; Macário-Monteiro, Joana; Cardoso, Henrique J.; Correia, Sara; Vaz, Cátia V.; Duarte, Ana P.; Socorro, Sílvia. "The Pros and Cons of Estrogens in Prostate Cancer: An Update with a Focus on Phytoestrogens". Biomedicines 12 8 (2024): 1636. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12081636.
    10.3390/biomedicines12081636
  2. Carvalho, Tiago M. A.; Audero, Madelaine Magalì; Greco, Maria Raffaella; Ardone, Marilena; Maggi, Teresa; Mallamaci, Rosanna; Rolando, Barbara; et al. "Tumor Microenvironment Modulates Invadopodia Activity of Non-Selected and Acid-Selected Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Its Sensitivity to Gemcitabine and C18-Gemcitabine". Cells 13 9 (2024): 730. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells13090730.
    10.3390/cells13090730
  3. Diana Tavares-Valente; Stefania Cannone; Maria Raffaella Greco; Carvalho, TMA; Fátima Baltazar; Odília Queirós; Gennaro Agrimi; Stephan J. Reshkin; Rosa Angela Cardone. "Extracellular Matrix Collagen I Differentially Regulates the Metabolic Plasticity of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Parenchymal Cell and Cancer Stem Cell". Cancers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153868.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers15153868
  4. Daria Di Molfetta; Stefania Cannone; Maria Raffaella Greco; Rosa Caroppo; Francesca Piccapane; Carvalho, TMA; Concetta Altamura; et al. "ECM Composition Differentially Regulates Intracellular and Extracellular pH in Normal and Cancer Pancreatic Duct Epithelial Cells". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310632.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms241310632
  5. Alessia Nisco; Carvalho, TMA; Maria Tolomeo; Daria Di Molfetta; Piero Leone; Michele Galluccio; Milagros Medina; et al. "An increased demand of FAD synthesis in Differentiated and Stem Pancreatic Cancer Cells is accomplished by modulating FLAD1 gene expression". The FEBS Journal (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.16881.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/febs.16881
  6. Madelaine Magalì Audero; Carvalho, TMA; Federico Alessandro Ruffinatti; Thorsten Loeck; Maya Yassine; Giorgia Chinigò; Antoine Folcher; et al. "Acidic Growth Conditions Promote Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition to Select More Aggressive PDAC Cell Phenotypes In Vitro". Cancers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092572.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers15092572
  7. Henrique J. Cardoso; Marília I. Figueira; Carvalho, TMA; Catarina D.M. Serra; Cátia V. Vaz; Patrícia A. Madureira; Socorro S. "Androgens and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol interplay in modulating prostate cancer cell fate and metabolism". Pathology - Research and Practice 240 (2022): 154181-154181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2022.154181.
    Published • 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154181
  8. Stefania Cannone#; Maria Raffaella Greco; Tiago M. A. Carvalho#; Helene Guizouarn; Olivier Soriani; Daria Di Molfetta; Richard Tomasini; et al. "Cancer Associated Fibroblast (CAF) Regulation of PDAC Parenchymal (CPC) and CSC Phenotypes Is Modulated by ECM Composition". Cancers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14153737.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers14153737
  9. Saad Saeed Alqahtani; Tomas Koltai; Muntaser E. Ibrahim; Adil H. H. Bashir; Sari T. S. Alhoufie; Samrein B. M. Ahmed; Daria Di Molfetta; et al. "Role of pH in Regulating Cancer Pyrimidine Synthesis". Journal of Xenobiotics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jox12030014.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/jox12030014
  10. Koltai, T.; Reshkin, S.J.; Carvalho, TMA; Di Molfetta, D.; Greco, M.R.; Alfarouk, K.O.; Cardone, R.A.. "Resistance to Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Physiopathologic and Pharmacologic Review". Cancers 14 10 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85130201756&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers14102486
  11. Carvalho, TMA; Daria Di Molfetta; Maria Raffaella Greco; Tomas Koltai; Khalid O. Alfarouk; Stephan J. Reshkin; Rosa A. Cardone. Corresponding author: Carvalho, TMA. "Tumor Microenvironment Features and Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Insights into Targeting Physicochemical Barriers and Metabolism as Therapeutic Approaches". Cancers (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13236135.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers13236135
  12. Tomas Koltai; Stephan Joel Reshkin; Carvalho, TMA; Rosa A. Cardone. "Targeting the Stromal Pro-Tumoral Hyaluronan-CD44 Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083953.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms22083953
  13. Henrique J. Cardoso; Marília I. Figueira; Cátia V. Vaz; Carvalho, TMA; Luís A. Brás; Patrícia A. Madureira; Paulo J. Oliveira; Vilma A. Sardão; Sílvia Socorro. "Glutaminolysis is a metabolic route essential for survival and growth of prostate cancer cells and a target of 5a-dihydrotestosterone regulation". Cellular Oncology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13402-020-00575-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s13402-020-00575-9
  14. Forciniti, S.; Pozza, E.D.; Greco, M.R.; Carvalho, TMA; Rolando, B.; Ambrosini, G.; Carmona-Carmona, C.A.; et al. "Extracellular matrix composition modulates the responsiveness of differentiated and stem pancreatic cancer cells to lipophilic derivate of gemcitabine". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 1 (2021): 1-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098509569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms22010029
  15. Marcelino, H.; Carvalho, TMA; Tomás, J.; Teles, F.I.; Honório, A.C.; Rosa, C.B.; Costa, A.R.; et al. "Adenosine Inhibits Cell Proliferation Differently in Human Astrocytes and in Glioblastoma Cell Lines". Neuroscience 467 (2021): 122-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107722769&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.05.019
  16. Cardoso, H.J.; Carvalho, TMA; Fonseca, L.R.S.; Figueira, M.I.; Vaz, C.V.; Socorro, S.. "Revisiting prostate cancer metabolism: From metabolites to disease and therapy". Medicinal Research Reviews 41 3 (2021): 1499-1538. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097028861&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/med.21766
  17. Helena Marcelino; Vanda C. Nogueira; Cecília R.A. Santos; Patrícia Quelhas; Carvalho, TMA; João Fonseca-Gomes; Joana Tomás; et al. "Adenosine inhibits human astrocyte proliferation independently of adenosine receptor activation". Journal of Neurochemistry (2020): https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.14937.
    Published • 10.1111/jnc.14937
  18. Petho, Z.; Najder, K.; Carvalho, TMA; McMorrow, R.; Todesca, L.M.; Rugi, M.; Bulk, E.; et al. "pH-channeling in cancer: How pH-dependence of cation channels shapes cancer pathophysiology". Cancers 12 9 (2020): 1-37. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090866643&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers12092484
  19. Carvalho, Tiago MA.; Cardoso, Henrique J.; Figueira, Marília I.; Vaz, Cátia V.; Socorro, Sílvia. "The peculiarities of cancer cell metabolism: A route to metastasization and a target for therapy". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 171 (2019): 343-363.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.03.053
  20. Cardoso, Henrique J. #; Vaz, Cátia V. #; Carvalho, Tiago M.A.; Figueira, Marília I.; Socorro, Sílvia. "Tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib modulates the viability and apoptosis of castrate-resistant prostate cancer cells dependently on the glycolytic environment". Life Sciences 218 (2018): 274-283. #both authors contributed equally.
    Published • 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.055
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Role of the stromal and metabolic microenvironment in pancreatic cancer malignant progression and chemosensitivity.". PhD, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 2023.
  2. Carvalho, TMA. "The “ins and outs” of prostate metabolism towards carcinogenesis: the case of methoxychlor.". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, 2017.
  3. Carvalho, TMA. "Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in prostate cancer diagnosis". Degree, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, 2015.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/05 Gemcitabine-derived prodrugs as a more effective approach to conventional GEM in developing new therapeutic strategies overcoming pancreatic cancer chemoresistance. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
(Portugal)
2024/04/24 Role of the stromal and metabolic microenvironment in pancreatic cancer malignant progression and chemosensitivity Lunch Seminar - CICS UBI
2023/12/05 "O papel do microambiente tumoral no desenvolvimento e resistência à terapia do cancro do pancreas" Conferências em Oncobiologia 2023-24
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/07/10 Role of the stromal and metabolic microenvironment in pancreatic cancer malignant progression and chemosensitivity XVIII International CICS Symposium
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2019/11/15 Adenosine inhibits cell proliferation is human astrocytes but not in glioblastoma cell lines. III International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Trends in Aging and Cancer
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2019/09/04 LDL-cholesterol effects modulating prostate cancer cells fate in the interplay with androgens. 2nd FEBS Advanced Lecture Course on Oncometabolism
(Luso, Portugal)
2019/07/04 LDL-cholesterol effects modulating prostate cancer cells fate in the interplay with androgens. XIV ANNUAL CICS SYMPOSIUM
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2018/12/08 Imatinib modulates proliferation and apoptosis of the highly glycolytic castrate-resistant prostate cancer cells: effect of a glucose-enriched environment. 1st Portuguese Symposium on Research and Innovations in Urology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/12/08 Estrogens and environmental "estrogen-like" substances modulate the glycolytic metabolism of human prostate cancer cells. 1st Portuguese Symposium on Research and Innovations in Urology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/06 Methoxychlor modulates cell viability and glycolytic metabolism in human prostate cancer cells. XII ANNUAL CICS SYMPOSIUM
Health Sciences Research Centre of University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/04 - 2024/06 The influence of extracellular acidosis on the development and maintenance of resistance to cabazitaxel in prostate cancer cell line
Supervisor of André Ferreira
 Ciências Biomédicas (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/06 The influence of extracellular acidosis on the development and maintenance of drug resistance to docetaxel in prostate cancer cell lines
Supervisor of Teresa Capitão
 Ciências Biomédicas (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/05 "Influência da acidose extracelular nas vias de sinalização molecular associadas à resistência ao cabazitaxel em linhas celulares de cancro de próstata"
Supervisor of Luana Évora
 Ciências Biomédicas (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Modelli organotipici 3D di tumore pancreatico per l analisi della progressione maligna indotta dall acidosi extracellulare
Co-supervisor of Sara Isabella Cileo
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
2020 - 2021 Effect of hypoxia and extracellular acidosis on tumor cell behavior in organotypic culture of pancreatic cancer cells
Co-supervisor of Rossella Valenzano
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/01 - 2022/09 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 2nd SIF National Congress (2022/09 - 2022/09)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
2018/09/23 - 2019/11/16 Member of the Organizing Committee of the III International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship Trends in Aging and Cancer, 14th-16th November 2019, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. (2019/11/14 - 2019/11/16)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2018/06/16 - 2019/02/06 Member of the Organizing Committee of "World Cancer Day Activities", at CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. (2019/02/04 - 2019/02/06)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/10/14 - 2018/07/06 Member of the Organizing Committee of the XIII ANNUAL CICS SYMPOSIUM 5th July and 6th July 2018, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. (2018/07/05 - 2018/07/06)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/09 - 2017/11/22 Participation in the Organization of the "CICS-UBI Game Lab", event of the programme "Ciência Viva" included in the Science and Technology Week, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã (2017/11/22 - 2017/11/22)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2015/09/15 - 2016/05/11 Participation in the Organization of the V Symposium Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. (2016/05/11 - 2016/05/11)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2013/05/17 - 2014/03/15 Participation in the Organization of the V National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã. (2014/03/13 - 2014/03/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06 - 2024/07 Theoretical and Hands-on Course: NMR for Metabolic Profiling
Workshop
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2024/06 - 2024/06 First International Portugal-USA Summer Course in Cancer Research
Workshop
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/05 Course - Apply for Funding: Tools for Investigators
Workshop
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/09 pHionic ITN Progress Meeting
Congress
 pHionic ITN Progress Meeting
IT-Universitet i København, Denmark
2022/05 - 2022/05 pHionic ITN Consortium Network Meeting
Meeting
 pHionic Consortium Network Meeting
Ospedale del Ceppo di Pistoia, Italy
2021/09 - 2021/09 Image Analysis Course with Fiji ImageJ Software
Other
 Image Analysis Course with Fiji ImageJ Software
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
2021/08 - 2021/08 16th European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM)
Congress
 16th European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
2020/02 - 2020/02 1st pHioniC ITN Workshop
Workshop
 1st pHioniC ITN Workshop
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Italy
2019/10 - 2019/10 1st pHioniC Summer School
Symposium
 1st pHioniC Summer School
Université de Lille LILLIAD Learning Center Innovation, France
2019/02/22 - 2019/02/22 "Scientific Writing: an editor perspective", with Prof. Doctor Maria Pérez (ex-editor of Nature) CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Workshop
 "Scientific Writing: an editor perspective"
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/17 - 2017/05/20 II Congress in Health Sciences Research Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Trends in Biotechnology for Biomedical Applications, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Congress
 II Congress in Health Sciences Research Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Trends in Biotechnology for Biomedical Applications
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/02/03 - 2017/02/03 World Cancer Day Seminars, at CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Seminar
 “World Cancer Day Seminars”
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/06/27 - 2016/07/04 Training of Young Researchers, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (UBI), with a final classification of 19 values (19/20).
Workshop
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/06/30 - 2016/07/01 XI Annual CICS-UBI Symposium, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Symposium
 XI Annual CICS-UBI Symposium
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/06/29 - 2016/06/29 Introduction to Animal Experimentation, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (UBI).
Workshop
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/02/04 - 2016/02/04 "World Cancer Day Seminars", at CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Seminar
 “World Cancer Day Seminars”
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2015/11/26 - 2015/11/28 I Congress in Health Sciences Research Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Trends in Endocrinology and Neurosciences, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Congress
 I Congress in Health Sciences Research Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Trends in Endocrinology and Neurosciences
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2014/05/22 - 2014/05/22 III Symposium Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences, CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Symposium
 III Symposium – Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2013/03/14 - 2013/03/16 IV National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences, at Aveiro.
Conference
 IV National Conferences of Biomedical Sciences
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/03/10 - 2012/03/10 International Masterclasses "Hands on Particle Physics", University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.
Seminar
 International Masterclasses "Hands on Particle Physics"
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/07/18 Investigating the role of obesogens affecting tumour microenvironment: the tributyltin-adipose tissue-prostate cancer cells triad
(Thesis) Main arguer
 César Casanova (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/02 - Current Cancers MDPI
2024 - Current Kinases and Phosphatases

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/01/09 - Current Ambassador of European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
2018/01/06 - Current Portuguese Association for Cancer Research (ASPIC) Member
2018/01/06 - Current European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Member
2016/02/23 - Current Portuguese National Association for Biomedical Sciences (ANCiB) Member
2021/08/01 - 2022/08/01 European Society for Molecular Imaging (ESMI)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current COST ACTION CA21135 - Modelling immunotherapy response and toxicity in cancer (IMMUNO-model)
Member
2018/07 - Current Member of the CICS-UBI Communication and Image Committee, being involved on the organization of Seminars at CICS-UBI and other activities
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/09/15 - Current Doctoral Students Committee of University of Beira Interior (CAD-CICS UBI)
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/01 - 2024/12/31 Integrated member and member of the Scientific Council of CICS-UBI Research Centre
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019/11/01 - 2022/12/31 Representative PhD student of the Marie Curie ITN PhD fellows
President / Vice-president
2018 - 2019 Member responsible for the laboratory of Western Blot
Coordinator
2013/01 - 2015/06 Biomedical Sciences Students' Body of the University of Beira Interior (BIOMEDUBI)
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/20 - Current Human Anatomy and Physiology - Endocrine System Module Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/26 - Current Introduction to Laboratory Research: Focus in Prostate Cancer Diogo Fernandes
Distinctions

Award

2017 Best Short Communication in the XII Annual CICS-UBI Symposium, Covilhã, Portugal.
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011 One-week trip to Brazil offered by the City Hall of Belmonte in collaboration with Porto Seguro, due to academic performance obtained during the 3rd cycle of Basic Education.
2010 Medal of merit attributed by the City Hall of Belmonte for the academic classification obtained at the end of 3rd cycle of Basic Education.

Other distinction

2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023 FCT Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 FCT Research Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 PhD Fellowship - Marie Sklodowska Curie ITN
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Future and Emerging Technologies, Belgium