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Juliana Morais (JM, 19 papers; H-index: 7) is a nutritionist and a PhD student in the Doctoral Program in Metabolism – Clinic and Experimental at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). Juliana had a Nutritional Sciences degree (240 ECTS) at the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Porto, completing the curricular internship with 19 values (19 out of 20), at Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa (MAC, Lisbon) and NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM, Lisbon). In 2021 she completed her Master's in Biomedical Reseach at Nova Medical School under the FEEDMI project with a final grade of 18. Her scientific interests focus on nutrition and metabolism in pregnancy and early infancy. She holds laboratory experience in techniques of molecular biology (ELISA, PCR), flow cytometry, cell cultures and has been previously involved in Clinical Studies (PERIMYR&OralBioBorn, MHSweet, IMGAE, FEEDMI, IoMum@Lisboa, MicroSpa, MICROAL, IoGeneration).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Juliana Morais

Citation names

  • Morais, Juliana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B210-1529-F980
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3783-6074

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/01/03 - 2026
Ongoing
 Metabolismo - Clínica e Experimentação (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/02
Concluded
 Biostatistics - linear and logistic regression (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017 - 2019/11/13
Concluded
 NOVA Biomedical Reseach (Mestrado)
Major in Aging and Chronic Diseases
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
"Feeding the Preterm Gut Microbiota - Impact of Infant-feeding on Preterm Gut Microbiota Development (FEEDMI)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2018/11/12 - 2018/11/15
Concluded
 2nd FLxFlow Course: Principles and Applications of Flow Cytometry (Outros)
Major in Biomedical Research
FLxFlow, Portugal
2017
Concluded
 Ciências da Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Portugal
"Impact of different types of infant feeding on evolution of preterm gut microbiota" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa - Alto Tâmega, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current PhD Student at Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/01 - Current PhD Student Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/03/04 - 2021/09/30 Superior Technician Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - Faculdade Ciências Médicas, , Portugal
2018 - 2021 Volunteer teacher Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - Faculdade Ciências Médicas, , Portugal
2019/03 - 2020 Nutricionista (Investigador) José de Mello Saúde, Portugal
Academia CUF, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01 - Current PERIMYR – Oral Bio Born
1
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/09/01 - 2021/09/30 IoMum@Lisboa - Iodine status Monitoring in PortUguese pregnant woMen: impact of supplementation
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Researcher
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/02 - 2021 FEEDMI - Feeding the Preterm Gut Microbiot: Impact of Infant-feeding on Preterm Gut Microbiota Development
NCT03663556
Other
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/02/05 - 2019/12 Effect of a Multi-component Education Program on Salt Reduction in Adults
NCT03830021
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2019 MyoSpa - The role of the Muscle in Spondyloarthritis, a new paradigm
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Other
Ongoing
2017 - 2018 MICROAL - Effect of Moderate Beer Consumption with and without Alchool on the Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Markers
NCT03513432
Other
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Iodine Status in Portuguese Children and the Role of Salt Fortification in School Canteens (IoGeneration)
NCT02608138
Other
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/06 - Current MHSWEET: Non-Nutritive sweeteners and fetal programming of metabolic health
1
2022/03 - Current IMAGE – Individualized gastric adenocarcinoma early diagnosis and improved patients’ survival: from liquid biopsies to a comprehensive management approach
1
Other
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Castela, Inês; Rodrigues, Catarina; Ismael, Shámila; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Araújo, João R.; Marques, Cláudia; et al. "Effects of intermittent energy restriction or continuous energy restriction on metabolic disease risk markers in obese adults". Paper presented in 25º Congresso Português de Obesidade, Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo da Obesidade (SPEO), 2021.
    Published
  2. Morais, Juliana; Burrows, Alison; Trigueiros, Paula. "Os cidadãos querem ser informados: estudo de caso sobre o papel do Design no acesso e uso de Dados Abertos do Governo". Paper presented in VI Conferência Internacional para a Inclusão, Leiria - online, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Marques, Cláudia; Dinis, Liliana; Barreiros Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Leal, José; Vaz, Joana; Quaresma, Raquel; et al. "Alcoholic vs non-alcoholic beer: effects on metabolic markers and gut microbiota". Paper presented in XVIII National Congress of Food and Nutrition, 2019.
  2. Inês Barreiros Mota; Diogo Pestana; Cláudia Marques; Diana Teixeira; Juliana Morais; Ana Faria; Ana Paula Cortez; et al. "The iogeneration intervention study at Lisbon: iodine status and iodised salt consumption in school-aged children". Paper presented in I International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Bracchi, Isabella; Morais, Juliana; Almeida-Coelho, João; Ferreira, Ana; Alves, Inês N; Mendes, Cláudia; Correia, Beatriz; et al. "The Cardiometabolic Impact of Rebaudioside A Exposure during the Reproductive Stage". Biology (2024):
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Ana; Azevedo, Maria; Morais, Juliana; Almeida-Coelho, João; Leite-Moreira, André; Lourenço, André P.; Saraiva, F; et al. "Stretch-Induced Compliance mechanism in pregnancy-induced cardiac hypertrophy and the impact of cardiovascular risk factors". American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00701.2023.
    Accepted • 10.1152/ajpheart.00701.2023
  3. Ferreira, Ana; Trindade, Fábio; Azevedo, Maria; Morais, Juliana; Douché, Thibaut ; Diaz, Sílvia O.; Saraiva, Francisca; et al. "The extent of postpartum cardiac reverse remodeling is reflected in urine proteome". Scientific Reports (2024):
    Submitted
  4. Barreiros-Mota, Inês; R. Araújo, João; Marques, Cláudia; Sousa, Laura; Morais, Juliana; Castela, Inês; Faria, Ana; et al. "Changes in Microbiota Profile in the Proximal Remnant Intestine in Infants Undergoing Surgery Requiring Enterostomy". Microorganisms 11 10 (2023): 2482. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102482.
    10.3390/microorganisms11102482
  5. Ferreira, Ana Filipa; Azevedo, Maria João; Morais, Juliana; Trindade, Fábio; Saraiva, Francisca; Diaz, Sílvia Oliveira; Alves, Inês Nuno; et al. "Cardiovascular risk factors during pregnancy impact the postpartum cardiac and vascular reverse remodeling". American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 325 4 (2023): H774-H789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00200.2023.
    10.1152/ajpheart.00200.2023
  6. Isabella Bracchi; Juliana Guimarães; Catarina Isabel Rodrigues; Rui Azevedo; Cláudia Matta Coelho; Cátia Pinheiro; Juliana Morais; et al. "Essential Trace Elements Status in Portuguese Pregnant Women and Their Association with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Prospective Study from the IoMum Cohort". Biology (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/10/1351.
    10.3390/biology12101351
  7. Rodrigues, Alexandre; Gonçalves, Alexandre; Morais, Juliana; Araujo, Ricardo; Falcão-Pires, Inês. "Diet-Induced Microbiome’s Impact on Heart Failure: A Double-Edged Sword". Nutrients 15 5 (2023): 1223. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15051223.
    10.3390/nu15051223
  8. Castela, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Silvestre, Marta P.; Marques, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Catarina; Ismael, Shámila; et al. "Decreased adiponectin/leptin ratio relates to insulin resistance in adults with obesity". American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 324 2 (2023): E115-E119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00273.2022.
    10.1152/ajpendo.00273.2022
  9. Moreira-Rosário, André; Ismael, Shámila; Inês Barreiros-Mota; Juliana Morais; Catarina Isabel Rodrigues; Castela, Inês; Inês Mendes; et al. "Empowerment-based nutrition interventions on blood pressure: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial". Front. Public Health (2023):
  10. Castela, Inês; Rodrigues, Catarina; Ismael, Shámila; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Araújo, João R.; Marques, Cláudia; et al. "Intermittent energy restriction ameliorates adipose tissue-associated inflammation in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial". Clinical Nutrition 41 8 (2022): 1660-1666. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.021.
    10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.021
  11. Marques, Cláudia; Dinis, Liliana; Barreiros Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Ismael, Shámila; Pereira-Leal, José B.; Cardoso, Joana; et al. "Impact of Beer and Nonalcoholic Beer Consumption on the Gut Microbiota: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70 41 (2022): 13062-13070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00587.
    10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00587
  12. Santos, Gilberto Maia; Ismael, Shámila; Morais, Juliana; Araújo, João R.; Faria, Ana; Calhau, Conceição; Marques, Cláudia. "Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase: A Review of This Enzyme Role in the Intestinal Barrier Function". Microorganisms 10 4 (2022): 746. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040746.
    10.3390/microorganisms10040746
  13. "Gut microbiota dysbiosis a new risk factor for COVID-19 severity: a cross-sectional study". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.705020/full.
    Published
  14. "A Pilot Study on the Metabolic Impact of Mediterranean Diet in Type 2 Diabetes: Is Gut Microbiota the Key". Nutrients 13 4 (2021): 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041228.
    Published
  15. "Data from a population intervention study for the reduction of salt intake and acqusition of healthy food habits". Journal Of Hypertension 39 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000748176.73228.01.
  16. Polónia, Jorge; Ismael, Shámila; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Rodrigues, Catarina; Castela, Inês; Mendes, Inês; et al. "Data from a population intervention study for the reduction of salt intake and acquisition of healthy food habits". Journal of Hypertension 39 Supplement (2021): e319-e320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000748176.73228.01.
    10.1097/01.hjh.0000748176.73228.01
  17. "Influence of human milk on very preterms’ gut microbiota and alkaline phosphatase activity". Nutrients 13 5 (2021): 1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051564.
  18. Ismael, S.; Silvestre, M.P.; Vasques, M.; Araújo, J.R.; Morais, J.; Duarte, M.I.; Pestana, D.; et al. "A pilot study on the metabolic impact of mediterranean diet in type 2 diabetes: Is gut microbiota the key?". Nutrients 13 4 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103829353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/nu13041228
  19. Moreira-Rosário, A.; Marques, C.; Pinheiro, H.; Araújo, J.R.; Ribeiro, P.; Rocha, R.; Mota, I.; et al. "Gut Microbiota Diversity and C-Reactive Protein Are Predictors of Disease Severity in COVID-19 Patients". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111940451&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmicb.2021.705020
  20. Morais, J.; Marques, C.; Faria, A.; Teixeira, D.; Barreiros-Mota, I.; Durão, C.; Araújo, J.; et al. "Influence of human milk on very preterms’ gut microbiota and alkaline phosphatase activity". Nutrients 13 5 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105161783&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/nu13051564
  21. "Extremely preterm neonates have more Lactobacillus in meconium than very preterm neonates – the in utero microbial colonization hypothesis". Gut Microbes 9 12 (2020):
    Published
  22. "MEDBIOME: A Study Protocol to Evaluate the Effect of MEDiterranean Diet on the MicroBIOME of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes". Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes 15 2 (2020): 40-47. http://www.revportdiabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RPD-junho-2020-Artigo-Original-p%C3%A1gs-40-47.pdf.
    Published
  23. "Nutrition Education in Portuguese Medical Students: Impact on the Attitudes and Knowledge". Acta Med Port 33 4 (2020): 246-251. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32238238/.
  24. Morais, J.; Marques, C.; Teixeira, D.; Durão, C.; Faria, A.; Brito, S.; Cardoso, M.; et al. "Extremely preterm neonates have more Lactobacillus in meconium than very preterm neonates–the in utero microbial colonization hypothesis". Gut Microbes (2020): 1-9. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85087913757&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/19490976.2020.1785804
  25. Mota, I.B.; Castela, I.; Morais, J.; Anjos, M.; Costa, J.P.; Dias, M.; Fernandes, A.; et al. "Nutrition education in Portuguese medical students: Impact on the attitudes and knowledge,Ensino de Nutrição nos Estudantes de Medicina: Impacto nas Atitudes e Conhecimentos". Acta Medica Portuguesa 33 4 (2020): 246-251. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082979300&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.20344/amp.11817
  26. Morais, Juliana; Cláudia Marques; Diana Teixeira; Ana Faria; Sara Brito; Manuela Cardoso; Israel Macedo; Teresa Tomé; Conceição Calhau. "FEEDMI: a study protocol to determine the influence of infant-feeding on very preterm infant’s gut microbiota". Neonatology (2019):
    Open access • Accepted
  27. Inês Barreiros Mota; Inês Castela; Diana Teixeira; Juliana Morais; Iara Leitão; Marta Dias; Miguel Anjos; et al. "Nutrition Education in Portuguese Medical Students: Impact on the Attitudes and Knowledge". Acta Médica Portuguesa (2019):
    Submitted
  28. Morais, J.; Marques, C.; Teixeira, D.; Durão, C.; Faria, A.; Brito, S.; Cardoso, M.; et al. "FEEDMI: A Study Protocol to Determine the Influence of Infant-Feeding on Very-Preterm-Infant's Gut Microbiota". Neonatology 116 2 (2019): 179-184. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85066942059&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1159/000496547
  29. Morais, Juliana; Manuela Cardoso; Jorge Branco; Cláudia Marques; Diana Teixeira; Ana Faria; Conceição Calhau. "Gestational Diabetes and microbiota: role of probiotics intervention". Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição 13 6 (2018): 6-11.
    Open access • Published
Manual
  1. Manual de Alimentação e Nutrição na Gravidez. Portugal: Programa Nacional para a Promoção da Alimentação Saudável, Direção-Geral da Saúde. 2021.
    Published
  2. Teixeira, Diana; Marinho, Raquel; Barreiros Mota, Inês; Castela, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Pestana, Diogo; Calhau, Conceição; et al. Alimentação e Nutrição na Gravidez. Lisboa, Portugal: Direção-Geral da Saúde. 2021.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Impact of infant feeding on the development of preterm gut microbiota". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, 2019.
  2. Morais, Juliana. "Impacto de diferentes tipos de alimentação infantil na evolução do microbiota intestinal do pré-termo". Degree, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, 2017. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/105457.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/21 The development of the early microbiota and the impact on the child's health – 2nd Edition of the European Congress on Maternal and Child Nutrition, 20-21nd October 2023 (Porto, Portugal).
2023/03/09 Demystifying Pregnancy And Childhood Food - What Science Tells Us – V Conference on Nutritional Sciences, 9th March 2023 (Vila Real, Portugal).
2022/05/15 The role of the microbiota in pregnancy – N2S Conference, 15th May 2022 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/04/29 The role of nutritional intervention in depression – Nutri Day, Student Association of Nova Medical School, 29th April 2022 (Streeming, Portugal)
(Portugal)
2018/10 Gut microbiota modulation by moderate beer consumption 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/05 The iogeneration intervention study at Lisbon: iodine status and iodised salt consumption in school-aged children XVII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição (Li, Portugal)
2016 Contributo para o desenvolvimento de um snack probiótico de maçã desidratda International Pedagocy Forum - VI FIPED Portugal
Universidade dos Açores (Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/11/04 - Current Member of the scientific and organizing committee of the 1st Conference of the Doctoral Program Metabolism – Clinical and Experimental, November 2022 (Porto, Portugal). (2022/11/04)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/01/29 - Current Diet, Mental Health and Microbiota - Nutrition Academy
2021/04/14 - Current YOUNG NUTRITIONIST - NEW PERSPECTIVES (researcher's perspective). First forum, promoted by the Ordem dos Nutricionistas, I went to speak about the perspective of a young nutritionist-researcher. I Fórum de Jovens Nutricionistas - Ordem dos Nutricionistas
Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2021/03/05 - Current Food, Mental Health and Microbiota: a three-way relationship. Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Nutriçao
2020/10/18 - Current How to advise the sick vegetarian?. Congresso Nacional de Estudantes de Medicina
2018/11/15 - 2018/11/16 Preterm gut microbiota: the importance of the infant feeding
Congress
 XX Congresso Anual da APNEP
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica, Portugal
2018/10/11 - 2018/10/11 Vegetarian Diet in Infants and Children
Conference
 Cascais Brestfeeding Summit'18
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica, Portugal
2017/10/27 - 2017/10/27 Nutrition, gut microbiota and neurodegenerative diseases
Congress
 VI Jornadas Ciências da Nutrição
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/03/09 - Current Mode of delivery, gestational age and feeding in the first years of life Curso Pós-Graduado NMS|FCM-UNL: Microbiota Intestinal – Implicações para a prática clínica

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/05 - Current Jury member of the posters communication and oral communication of the 1st International Congress on Child and Adolescent Health and Education, May 2023 (Terceira, Azores, Portugal).
Distinctions

Award

2017 Milupa 2017 award with the project entitled “Impact of different types of infant feeding on evolution of preterm gut microbiota”
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria, Portugal

Other distinction

2022 Best poster communication in the area of Medicine - 26º Congresso de Obesidade – Sociedade Portuguesa dos Estudos para a Obesidade
2018 Best Poster - The iogeneration intervention study at Lisbon: iodine status and iodised salt consumption in school-aged children
XVII Food and Nutrition Congress and I International Congress of Food and Nutrition , Portugal