Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Cláudia Guimas Almeida
Citation names
- Guimas Almeida, Claudia
- Almeida, Claudia G.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- CA10-FD1E-99FD
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9384-2896
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7sb3PWYAAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus Author Id
- 57303082300
Addresses
- NOVA Medical School - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1169-056 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.nms.unl.pt/en-us/research/research-groups/research-group/n/neuronal-trafficking-in-aging (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
French | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2007 - 2012
Concluded
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Post-doc in Cell Biology (Pós-doutoramento)
Institut Curie, France
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2002 - 2007
Concluded
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Biomedical Sciences- Basic Neurosciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, United States "beta-amyloid-dependent neuronal dysfunction and effect on the endocytic pathway" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1999 - 2002
Concluded
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Neurosciences (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Adenosine promotes the neuronal recovery from the reactive oxygen species induced lesion" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1994 - 1999
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Faculdade de Cências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Alterations in bile acids and bilirubin levels in hepatic disease and studies on bilirubin-induced phosphatidylserine externalization
in the membrane of human erythrocytes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2013/04/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal (...) |
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2018 - 2022 | Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Marine Biological Laboratory, United States |
Marine Biological Laboratory, United States | ||
2007/03 - 2012/02 | Researcher (Research) | Institut Curie, France |
2002/03 - 2007/02 | Researcher (Research) | Weill Medical College of Cornell University, United States |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2018 - 2019 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2016 - 2018 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2017 - Current | FCT UID: iNOVA4Health - Programa de Medicina Translacional iBET, CEDOC/FCM, IPOLFG e ITQB
UID/Multi/04462/2019
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
iNOVA4Health, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022 - 2025 | Horizon Europe Twinning: Centre for Excellence in Diagnostic and Advanced Therapeutics based on Extracellular Vesicles (EVCA)
Researcher
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2021 - 2025 | FCT Associated Laboratory: Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future (LS4Future)
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
iNOVA4Health, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022 - 2024 | Alzheimer's Association rapid funding: Understanding the Impact of a Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Mutation in CD2AP on Synapses.
PI
AARG-19-618007-RAPID
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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Alzheimer's Association
Ongoing
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2019/01 - 2024 | Alzheimer's Association grant: Understanding the Impact of a Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Mutation in CD2AP on Synapses.
PI
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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Alzheimer's Association
Ongoing
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2018/10/01 - 2022/06/30 | FCT project: Lysosome dysfunction in age-related diseases
PTDC/MED-PAT/30385/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018 - 2022/04 | H2020 Twinning: Excel in Rare Diseases Research: Focus on Lysosomal Disorders and Ciliopathies (LYOSOCIL)
H2020-TWINN-2017-811087
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation
Ongoing
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2016/06 - 2020/05 | JPND/H2020: Development of a Novel Multicellular In Vitro Model of Alzheimer's disease-like Blood-Brain Barrier
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2017 - 2019 | INOVA4Health Seed project: Do genetic variants in CD2AP increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease?
iNOVA4Health/2017/40
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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iNOVA4Health
Concluded
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2013/04 - 2017/03 | Marie Curie Integration grant: Traffic in AD.
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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European Commission |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/11 - Current | Principal Investigator @ iNOVA4Health
Principal investigator
iNOVA4Health, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/03 - 2022/10 | Auxiliar Investigator CEEC Ind @ NOVA Medical School
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013/05/15 - 2018/05/14 | Investigator FCT (Starting iFCT)
IF/00998/2012/CP0182/CT0004
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Secretaria de Estado de Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024 | CD2AP MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE SYNAPSE DYSFUNCTION BY DISRUPTING THE ACTIN CYTOSKELETON IN DENDRITIC SPINES | ADPD2024
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2023 | The late-onset Alzheimer's disease risk factor CD2AP may impact synapses independently of beta-amyloid. | 37ª Reunião anual do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento cerebral e Demência
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento cerebral e Demência (Portugal)
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2023 | Imaging the Endolysosomal System Dysfunction in the normal aging brain: relevance for age-dependent synapse loss | FENS Regional Meeting: FRM 2023
FENS (Portugal)
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2022 | . Endosomal trafficking defects in aging and Alzheimer’s disease increase intracellular beta-amyloid | AD/PD 2022
ADPD (Spain)
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2022 | Neuronal trafficking defects during normal aging | Ageing Spring School 2022
MIA-Portugal (Portugal)
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2022 | Endosomal trafficking defects in aging and alzheimer’s disease increase intracellular beta-amyloid | AD/PD2022
ADPD (Spain)
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2022 | Investigating the causal mechanisms of late-onset Alzheimer's disease | ABC Days - V Encontro Anual do Algarve Biomedical Center
Algarve Biomedical Center (Portugal)
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2022 | Neuronal trafficking defects during normal aging | Seminar
King's College London (United Kingdom)
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2022 | Imaging Alzheimer’s Endosomal Defects at single synapses | Institute Seminar
Marine biological Laboratory (WoodsHole, United States)
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2021 | Investigação básica em Neurociências | Curso de Introdução à Investigação Científica
nowScience
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2021 | Alzheimer: What has already been discovered and what is yet to be discovered? | I SCORE Symposium
AEFCM (Portugal)
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2021 | Impacto do Tráfego Intracelular no Alzheimer | Under A Biomedical Eye
NEBM-IST (Portugal)
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2021 | Mechanisms of Neuronal Aging relevant for Alzheimer’s disease | Neuroscience seminar
iMM (Portugal)
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2021 | Symposium talk: ENDOSOMAL TRAFFICKING DEFECTS IN AGING AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INCREASE INTRACELLULAR BETA-AMYLOID | Portuguese Society for Neurosciences Bi-Annual meeting
Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (Portugal)
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2021 | ENDOSOMAL TRAFFICKING DEFECTS IN AGING AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INCREASE INTRACELLULAR BETA-AMYLOID | Seminar
Achucarro Neuroscience center (Spain)
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2021 | ENDOSOMAL TRAFFICKING DEFECTS IN AGING AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INCREASE INTRACELLULAR BETA-AMYLOID | SynAge Seminar
Institute of Biology, Department for Molecular Neurobiology and Genetics (Germany)
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2019 | Impact of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk factors on synapses | Synaptic Function, Dysfunction and Repair Workshop
UCL & The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | Impact of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk factors on synapses | Seminar
U Catolica (Santiago, Chile)
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2019 | Actin control of neuronal endosomal sorting: implications for Alzheimer's disease | EMBO Workshop "Neuronal Cytoskeleton"
EMBO (Chile)
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2019 | Endosomal trafficking defects in aging and Alzheimer’s Disease | ADPD 2019
https://adpd.kenes.com/2019 (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018 | Endosomal trafficking defects and Alzheimer’s Disease | Mini-Symposium "Membrane Trafficking: from development to degeneration" SFN 2018, Nov 2018, San Diego
SFN 2018 (United States)
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2018 | Mechanisms of beta-amyloid endocytic production in late-onset Alzheimer's disease | Seminar
Achucarro Basque Center for Neurosciences (bilbao, Spain)
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2018 | Mechanisms of beta-amyloid endocytic production in late-onset Alzheimer's disease | Seminar
Centre de Psychiatries et Neurosciences (Paris, France)
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2018 | Endosomal trafficking defects in aging and Alzheimer's disease | Biochemistry department seminar
U Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
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2018 | Actin control of endosomal sorting in neurons: implications for Alzheimer's disease | 9th Meeting Signal Transduction
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2018 | Cellular Aging impairs synapses via beta-amyloid accumulation and APP endocytosis | Society for Neuroscience 2018
(San Diego, United States)
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2017 | Proteostasis in Alzheimer’s disease | EMBO Workshop "Proteostasis"
EMBO (Ericeira, Portugal)
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2017 | The Alzheimer's risk factors Bin1 and CD2AP polarize the endocytic generation of ß-amyloid | EMBO Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
(Heidelberg, Germany)
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2017 | Mechanisms of beta-amyloid endocytic production in late-onset Alzheimer's disease | World Alzheimer Global Summit
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2015 | The Alzheimer’s risk factors BIN1 and CD2AP differentially control the endocytic generation of ß-amyloid | Seminar
CIMR (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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2015 | Investigating the contribution of endocytic trafficking defects to Alzheimer’s disease development | CNC seminar
Seminar (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2015 | Investigating the contribution of endocytic trafficking defects to Alzheimer´s disease development | “Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disorders – found a common ground” course 20-24 April 2015
ICVS (Braga)
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2015 | The Alzheimer's risk factors Bin1 and CD2AP differentially regulate the endocytic generation of amyloid-ß | Society for Neuroscience 2015
(Chicago, United States)
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2014 | How are regulators of intracellular trafficking risk-factors for Alzheimer´s disease? | iMM Monday lectures
iMM (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2020 - Current | Breaking BIN1: Investigating mechanisms of synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease
Supervisor
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Ciências da Saúde (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2017 - Current | Association of the Endocytic Trafficking Regulator CD2AP Gene Variant K633R And the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease.
Supervisor
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2017 - Current | Investigating the association of endocytic trafficking regulator CD2AP gene variant K633R and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s
disease
Supervisor
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Mecanismos de Doença e Medicina Regenerativa (associação) (PhD)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
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2018/10 - 2022/06 | Lysosomes dysfunction, the link between Aging and Alzheimer´s disease?
Supervisor
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2020 - 2022 | Investigating mechanisms of lysosome dysfunction with aging
Supervisor of César Cunha
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2018 - 2022 | Lysosomes dysfunction, the link between Aging and Alzheimer´s disease?
Supervisor
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Biomedicina (associação) (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2017 - 2021/12 | The impact of the genetic risk factor BIN1 to Alzheimer's disease development
Supervisor
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Ph.D. program in Bioengineering – Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine (PhD) |
2019 - 2021 | Investigating the mechanisms of synaptic dysfunction in late-onset Alzheimer's disease
Supervisor of Margarida Araújo
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master) |
2017 - 2021 | The role of signaling lipids in the nervous system physiology and pathology: mechanistic insights of the phospholipase D pathway
in neurodegenerative diseases
Co-supervisor
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Envelhecimento e Doenças Crónicas (associação) (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018 - 2019 | Understanding the impact of sporadic
Alzheimer’s disease mutations on BIN1
Supervisor
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2016 - 2019 | HEART ISCHEMIA GIVES A SECOND LIFE TO CX43
NOVEL ROLES ASCRIBED TO CX43 THAT GO BEYOND GAP
JUNCTION INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION
Co-supervisor
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2017 - 2018 | The impact of Bridging Integrator 1 (BIN1) rare coding mutations on the development of Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Supervisor
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2014 - 2018 | In the Siege of Alzheimer´s Castle: Contribution to
Immunotherapy
Co-supervisor
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2014 - 2018 | Neural cell models for disease
modeling and drug discovery
Exploiting 3D differentiation of human stem cells
Co-supervisor
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2014 - 2018 | The role of signaling lipids in the nervous system
physiology and pathology: mechanistic insights
of the phospholipase D pathway in
neurodegenerative diseases
Co-supervisor
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2015 - 2015 | Endocytic trafficking mechanisms in Alzheimer´s disease: role of the actin regulators bin l and CD2AP
Supervisor
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Investigação Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2014 - 2015 | Endocytic trafficking mechanisms in
Alzheimer’s disease: role of the actin
regulators Bin1 and CD2AP
Supervisor
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2013 - 2014 | Bridging Integrator 1 (BIN1) controls beta-amyloid
accumulation in Alzheimer's disease
Supervisor
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2013 - 2014 | Identification of the cellular and molecular
mechanism by which CD2AP, a regulator of
neuronal intracellular transport contributes to the
development of Alzheimer's disease.
Supervisor
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | Representing non-tenure NMS Researchers (2023) | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal |
2023 - Current | ADPD 2024 - Advisory Board (2024/03)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2021 - Current | Lysocil Summer School: Lysosome and Cilia interactions (2021 - 2021)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Lysosome Workshop - within the activities of the Twinning project LYSOCIL (2019)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2018 - 2020 | The organizer of CEDOC's Casual Friday seminars (2018)
Seminar
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal |
2019 - 2019 | Co-organizer of the 2019 Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2022 - Current | PintofScience Portugal, O Que causa a doença de Alzheimer?, Cabecinha Pensadora
Meeting
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Cabecinha Pensadora |
2020 - Current | Araújo, M.N., Mirfakhar, F.S., Almeida, C.G. “Impact of a late-onset Alzheimer’s disease CD2AP mutation on intracellular amyloid-beta
production”. AstraZeneca Foundation Innovate Competition
Congress
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iMed Conference 12.0
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2019 - Current | Perdiga~o, Catarina; Brito, Catarina; Almeida, Claudia G. "Towards a 3D model of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease". Poster presented
in NOVA Science Day, 2019.
Congress
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NOVA Science Day |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023 | Axonal transport
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Machado (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2023 | Proteostasis and exosomes
Thesis Member
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Catarina Meyer (PhD)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
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2023 | Alzheimer's disease human adult cellular models
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Katrine Hanssen (PhD)
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norway
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2021 | CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN, ARHGAP8, IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Jeannette Schmidt (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019 | Regulation of cellular signalling by trafficking control
(Thesis) Arguer
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Ioanna Oikonomidi (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal |
2019 | UNRAVELING THE MECHANISMS OF NEURONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Susana Sampaio (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019 | Klotho: relevance in the control of
neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rui Jorge Januário Gaspar (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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2018 | UNVEILING THE ROLE OF MIRNAS IN SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Mariline Mendes Silva (PhD) |
2017 | Characterizing Alzheimer’s Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) neurotrophic functions
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Joana Rocha (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2016 | Dissecting the role of the Ral/Exocyst pathway in postsynaptic growth and activity-dependent plasticity
(Thesis) Arguer
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Cátia Filipa Patrício Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2015 | Novel in vitro human 3D neural model derived from
induced pluripotent stem cells
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Francisca Maria de Andrade Terras Arez (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2014 | The role of the endocytic and autophagic molecular machineries in the removal of apoptotic cells
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Michelle Viegas (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2014 | Exploring deregulated signals involved in Motor neuron-Microglia cross-talk in ALS
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria Inês Fazendeiro Cunha (Master)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Journal of Cell science | |
2023 - Current | Brain Aging | |
2023 - Current | Alzheimer's and Dementia | |
2022 - Current | Journal Cellular Phisiology | |
2022 - Current | Science Advances | |
2022 - Current | Pharmacological Research | |
2022 - Current | Neurotoxicity Research | |
2022 - Current | Autophagy | |
2021 - Current | Cells | |
2020 - Current | Acta Neuropathologica Communications | |
2020 - Current | Molecular Neurobiology | |
2020 - Current | Plos Neglected Diseases | |
2020 - Current | Scientific Reports | |
2019 - Current | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (1420-9071) | Springer-Verlag |
2019 - Current | Cytoskeleton (1949-3592) | Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) |
2019 - Current | EMBO Reports (1469-3178) | EMBO |
2019 - Current | FEBS Letters (1873-3468) | Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) |
2018 - Current | Neurobiology of Aging (0197-4580) | Elsevier |
2018 - Current | Neurochemical Research (1573-6903) | Springer-Verlag |
2018 - Current | PLoS ONE (1932-6203) | Public Library of Science |
2017 - Current | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (1662-5099) | Frontiers Media SA |
2017 - Current | Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (1875-8908) | IOS Press |
2017 - Current | Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (1095-9327) | Elsevier |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2021 - Current | COST ACTION: CA20121 - Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases | member of WG1 - Tools for NRF2 research. |
2015 - Current | International Society for Neurochemistry | |
2009 - Current | SPN - Portuguese Society of Neurosciences | |
2007 - Current | Club exo-endocytosis | |
2004 - Current | American Society for Cell Biology | |
2003 - Current | Society for Neurosciences | |
2002 - Current | Alzforum.org | |
2000 - Current | ANBIOQ | |
1998 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | NMS Research Committee
Member
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Recruitment Juri: Technician in Bioimaging,
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Recruitment Juri: International recruitment of Assistant Researcher in Neurosciences
Member
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Recruitment Juri: International recruitment of Junior Researcher in Neurosciences, i3S, Porto
Member
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2021 - Current | Scientific Council - representative of iNOVA4Health researchers
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2021 - Current | Scientific Council member
Member
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2024 - Current | ADPD2024 | ADPD |
2023 - Current | PIATI conference | NOVA Medical School, Lisbon |
2015 - 2019 | iMED | NOVA Medical School |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2013 - Current | Scientific coordinator of CEDOC's Imaging platform | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal |
2013 - 2023 | Scientific coordinator of CEDOC's Imaging platform | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2020 - Current | Lectures, Tutor; PhD program Health Sciences | (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Critical Skills in Research - NBR course | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | |
2022 - 2033 | co-organized RARE DISEASES AND NEURODEGENERATION ADVANCED COURSE – PhD program Health Sciences | (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal EIT Health, Germany |
2022 - 2033 | co-organized Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Aging ADVANCED COURSE – PhD program Health Sciences, NMS. | AGING (Doutoramento) | |
2021 - 2022 | Research Project Course – MIM – Integrated Master in Medicine | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | |
2016 - 2018 | seminar and tutor; Neurodegenerative disease; Molecular Mechanisms of Disease – MIM – Integrated Master in Medicine | ||
2016 - 2018 | Research Seminars course director - NBR Master | (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2014 - 2016 | Contributed lectures – Neuroscience course, BSc Life Sciences | Neurosciences | Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2024 - Current | Panel committee Neurodegenerative diseases Call 2024 | Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, France | |
2023 - Current | External Reviewer
Evaluator
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Agence nationale de la recherche, France | Agence nationale de la recherche |
2020 - Current | Panel committee
Evaluator
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Alzheimer's Association, United States | Alzheimer's Association |
2020 - Current | External reviewer
Evaluator
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Alzheimer Research Foundation, Belgium | Alzheimer Research Foundation |
2020 - Current | External Reviewer
Evaluator
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Alzheimer Research UK, United Kingdom | Alzheimer Research UK |
2019 - Current | External reviewer
Evaluator
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The Czech Science Foundation (GACR), Czech Republic | The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) |
2018 - Current | External Reviewer | Alzheimer Research Foundation, Belgium | Alzheimer Research Foundation |
2018 - Current | External Reviewer
Evaluator
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Association France Alzheimer et Maladies Apparentées, France | Association France Alzheimer et Maladies Apparentées |
2018 - Current | External Reviewer
Evaluator
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen, Belgium | Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen |
2017 - Current | Reviewer - PePita
Evaluator
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia |
2017 - Current | Pfizer award reviewer | Pfizer Portugal | |
2017 - Current | Selection Committee of master students for the NOVA Biomedical Research master - NBR
Evaluator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | |
2009 - Current | External reviewer
Evaluator
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Alzheimer's Association, United States | Alzheimer's Association |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2021 | “Dados fracos, custos elevados. A polémica aprovação do medicamento para o Alzheimer” | Observador |
2021 | Equipa portuguesa faz descoberta que pode travar a doença de Alzheimer, Uma equipa de investigadores portugueses identificou um novo mecanismo associado aos neurónios envelhecidos | Zap Notícias |
2021 | https://www.publico.pt/2021/06/19/ciencia/noticia/alzheimer-ha-nova-pista-neuronios-velhos-perdem-sinapses-1966895 | Publico |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2023 - Current | RTP1 documentary "100 ou +" by Farol de ideias | Aging |
2023 - Current | 90 segundos de ciência - RTP podcast - Ep.30 | Science |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | 1st Edition | International Blended Learning Award 2022- Health and Wellbeing is Critical Skills in Research, with P. Pereira
and R. Teodoro,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2018 | FLAD Travel Grant
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
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2018 | SPN Travel Grant
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
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2017 | Award Maratona da Saúde Neurodegenerative Diseases 2016
Maratona da Saúde/Biogen, Portugal
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2016 | Honorable mention, Award Criostaminal 2016
Criostaminal, Portugal
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2015 | Award Santander/Totta and Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2015
Banco Santander Totta, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2010 | WICB Childcare Grant for ASCB 2010
American Society of Cell biology, United States
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2004 | Travel Fellowship for the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders |
Other distinction
2017 | CEEC Individual
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2013 | Investigator FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2011 | Curie International Post-doc Fellowship
Institut Curie, France
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2009 | Marie Curie post-doctoral fellowship
Marie Curie Actions, Portugal
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2007 | EMBO long-term fellowship
EMBO, Portugal
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2002 | PhD fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2001 | Master Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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