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Patrícia Fontão is currently a PhD student of the Health Sciences doctoral program of School of Medicine, University of Minho, working on the immune profile of medulloblastoma. She graduated in Biochemistry in 2018 with a final project that studied Novel targeted inhibitors for KIT oncogene in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. In march 2021, she finished the Master's degree in Applied Biochemistry, field of Biomedicine, with a dissertation about Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in prostate and lung cancers. During her brief path she is co-author of 1 book chapter, 2 peer-reviewed articles, several conference posters and mentor 1 younger student.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Patrícia Fernandes Fontão

Citation names

  • Fontão, Patrícia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CE16-3799-2F52

Email addresses

  • id9967@alunos.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253604837 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025/10/01
Ongoing
 Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of immune checkpoint blockade in cancer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/05/16 - 2022/06/03
Concluded
 Immunometabolism: from basics to therapy (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/06
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2018/09 - 2021/03/18
Concluded
 Bioquímica Aplicada (Mestrado)
Major in Biomedicine
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in prostate and lung cancers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2019/06/03 - 2019/06/14
Concluded
 Bionanoparticles: Challenges and Therapeutic Opportunities (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 18
2019/05/20 - 2019/05/31
Concluded
 Cancer therapy: from basic research to clinic (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 19
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Novel targeted inhibitors for KIT oncogene in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - 2024/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Hospital de Câncer de Barretos Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, Brazil

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10/01 - Current PhD student Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2019/09 - 2021/03 Master Student Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/06 Undergraduate internship Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - 2022 Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury: Dissecting its role in prostate cancer biology and clinical application
PTDC/MED-ONC/31423/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Implications of RKIP protein in cancer prognosis and therapy response: A literature update". In Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications of RKIP in Cancer, 389-414. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-819612-0.00020-1
Conference poster
  1. Fontão, Patrícia; Teixeira Duarte, Terence; Tshiwaka Santos, Letícia; Leal, Monica; Terçariol, Luiza; Ferreira Marques, Rui; Teixeira, Gustavo; et al. "Immune profile of a transgenic SHH medulloblastoma mouse model: towards precision immunotherapy". Paper presented in IX International Symposium on Translational Oncology, 2024.
  2. Fontão, Patrícia; Mendes, Adriana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Martinho, Olga; Reis, Rui M.. "Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury in androgen-dependent prostate cancer models". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2022.
  3. Mendes, Adriana; Gonzállez, Ricardo D; Fontão, Patrícia; Martinho, Olga; Reis, Rui M.. "An in silico approach to prostate cancer biomarkers". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2022.
  4. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Fontão, Patrícia; Mendes, Adriana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "The implication of RKIP loss in primary resistance to EGFR inhibitors in NSCLC: a novel predictive biomarker?". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2022.
  5. Mendes, Adriana; Gonzállez, Ricardo D; Fontão, Patrícia; Martinho, Olga; Reis, Rui M.. "An in silico approach to identify Brachyury target genes in prostate cancer". Paper presented in 5th ASPIC International Congress, 2022.
  6. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Exploring the predictive and therapeutic value of the embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury in lung cancer". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting - Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  7. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Fontão, Patrícia; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Untangling the role of RKIP in NSCLC aggressiveness: an in vitro /in vivo and in silico analysis". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting – Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  8. Pinheiro, Joana; Fontão, Patrícia; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Granja, Sara; Martinho, Olga. "Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of lung cancer cell metabolism". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting – Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  9. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Fator de transcrição embrionário T-box Brachyury como biomarcador de resposta e alvo terapêutico em cancro do pulmão". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2021.
  10. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Fontão, Patrícia; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "A proteína RKIP como um novo preditor de resposta a terapias anti-EGFR em cancro do pulmão". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2021.
  11. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Fontão, Patrícia; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Nogueira, Rosete; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Compreender a regulação e sinalização da RKIP no cancro do colo do útero: RKIP/HER loop". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2021.
  12. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP protein as a novel predictor of EGFR targeted therapies in lung cancer". Paper presented in EACR 2021 Congress, Innovative Cancer Science: Better Outcomes through Research, 2021.
  13. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Martinho, Olga; Reis, Rui M.. "Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in lung cancer". Paper presented in 27th Porto Cancer Meeting – Stemness & Metastasis: Advances in Research and Clinical Translation, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Fontão, Patrícia; Nogueira, Rosete; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Mendes, Adriana; et al. "Unveiling the RKIP and EGFR Inverse Relationship in Solid Tumors: A Case Study in Cervical Cancer". Cancers 16 12 (2024): 2182. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers16122182.
    Published • 10.3390/cancers16122182
  2. Bertão, Ana R.; Güney, Orhan; Costa, Marta; Fontão, Patrícia; Martinho, Olga; Costa, Susana P.G.; Fonseca, António M.; et al. "Sustainable fluorescent dye-faujasite zeolite systems as tools for cancer bioimaging". Chemical Engineering Journal 473 (2023): 145109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145109.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cej.2023.145109
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in prostate and lung cancers". Master, Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, 2021.
Activities

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/11 - 2020/03 Small-molecule targeting of Brachyury transcription factor in Prostate Cancer Mónica Cerqueira
Distinctions

Award

2021 Bolsas de Estudo por Mérito Escolar - Ano Letivo 2019/2020
Universidade do Minho, Portugal