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João A. I. Miranda is a PhD candidate in Biochemistry/Systems Biology at BioISI, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL). He is the recipient of a research grant under the scope of the project FAIRification of YEASTRACT+ to Support Yeast-based Bioeconomy and Health at INESC-ID Lisboa. He has been researching cancer biology using computational approaches, including network science, mathematical modelling, and machine learning. During the past year, he has also lectured mathematical modelling of regulatory networks as a teaching assistant at FCUL. He has an MSc degree in Biochemistry and Biomedicine.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João André Isidoro Miranda

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B915-D668-DF0C

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/11 - 2028
Ongoing
 Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia de Sistemas
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2023
Concluded
 Bioquímica e Biomedicina (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Understanding Metastasis Organotropism Patterns Through Within-cell and Between-cells Molecular Interaction Networks" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2020
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/12/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/01 - 2024/07/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/12/01 - Current FAIRY - FAIRification of YEASTRACT+ to Support Yeast-based Bioeconomy and Health
GRANT AGREEMENT 101129751
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Vital, Márcia; Miranda, João A. I.; CARROLO, Margarida; Francisco R. Pinto. Corresponding author: Vital, Márcia. "Identification of tissue specific dependencies between cancer driver gene mutations and their interactors abundances". Paper presented in XII National Congress of Biochemistry, Aveiro, 2024.
  2. Miranda, João A. I.; CARROLO, Margarida; Francisco R. Pinto; António Quintela. Corresponding author: Miranda, João A. I.. "Understanding Metastasis Organotropism Patterns Through Within-cell and Between cells Molecular Interaction Networks". Paper presented in Champalimaud Research Symposium: The Ecology of Cancer—understanding and targeting cancer-host interactions, Lisboa, 2024.
  3. Miranda, João A. I.; Francisco R. Pinto. Corresponding author: Miranda, João A. I.. "Understanding Metastasis Organotropism Patterns Through Within-cell and Between-cells Molecular Interaction Networks". Paper presented in 13th EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum, Lisboa, 2023.
  4. M. Carrolo; J.A.I. Miranda; A.F.R. Coelho; A. Quintela; F.R. Pinto. "57P Metastasis organotropism: Unveiling associated proteins using network biology". 2023.
    10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.1558
  5. CARROLO, Margarida; Guilherme Vilhais; Miranda, João A. I.; Francisco R. Pinto; António Quintela. "Cavitating pulmonary metastases associated with improved survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer patients". Paper presented in 20º Congresso Nacional de Oncologia, Estoril, 2023.
    Published
  6. Filipa V.M.A. Pereira; Miranda, João A. I.; Alexandre F.R. Coelho; Fiviano L. Santos; Paulo R.C. Lopes; CARROLO, Margarida; Francisco R. Pinto. Corresponding author: Francisco R. Pinto. "Exploring cancer tissue specificities through protein physical interaction networks". Paper presented in 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, Bilbao, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Carrolo, Margarida; Miranda, Joao A. I.; Vilhais, Guilherme; Quintela, Antonio; Fontes e Sousa, Mario; Costa, Diogo Alpuim; Pinto, Francisco R.. "Metastatic organotropism: a brief overview". Frontiers in Oncology (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/66061957/.
    10.3389/FONC.2024.1358786
  2. M. Carrolo; M. Vital; J. Miranda; A. Quintela; F. Pinto. "71P When neighbors play a role: The importance of interacting proteins in the tumorigenic effect of cancer driver genes". ESMO Open (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/71333603/.
    10.1016/J.ESMOOP.2024.103815
Preprint
  1. Márcia FS Vital; João AI Miranda; Margarida Carrolo; António Quintela; Francisco R Pinto. "When neighbours play a role: a systems-level analysis of protein interactions conditioning cancer driver mutation effects". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.18.633728.
    10.1101/2025.01.18.633728
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/13 Understanding Metastasis Organotropism Patterns Through Within-cell and Between-cells Molecular Interaction Networks 3rd Chem&Biochem Students Meeting
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa - Departamento de Química e Bioquímica (Lisboa, Portugal)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/22 - 2024/07/31 Bioquímica Experimental IV Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Flash Pitch Communication at the 3rd Chem&Biochem Students Meeting
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal