Curriculum Vitae
Carolina Santos
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Carolina Santos
Citation names
- Santos, Carolina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- CE1A-404E-5DF5
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7657-003X
Email addresses
- carolinamsantoss@hotmail.com (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- (+351) 239249170 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
- 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) | |
| German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2023/01 - 2026
Ongoing
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EIT Health Ageing PhD School (Doutoramento)
EIT Health, Germany
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2022/11/01 - 2026
Ongoing
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PhD Programme in Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2024/02/19
Concluded
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Advanced Course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Bringing Science to Primary Schools (Outros)
Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain
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2023/05 - 2023/07/19
Concluded
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Advanced Course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Smart Communication and Networking (Outros)
The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland
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2022/06/27 - 2022/07/08
Concluded
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Advanced course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Ageing: from fundamental biology to societal impact (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2022/05/23 - 2022/06/03
Concluded
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Advanced course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Advanced Imaging Methods in Neuroscience (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/09 - 2021/12/10
Concluded
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Master's degree in Biomedical Research (Mestrado)
Major in Vision Sciences
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Can the extracellular vesicles released by Müller glial cells provide neuroprotection to retinal ganglion cells?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 |
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2019/11/04 - 2019/11/15
Concluded
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Training in Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2019/06/12
Concluded
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German Language and Culture II (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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16 |
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2015/09 - 2019/06
Concluded
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Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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14 |
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2019/01/17
Concluded
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German Language and Culture I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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18 |
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2018/05/30
Concluded
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English Language Course, Advanced Level II (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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17 |
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2017/12/21
Concluded
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English Language Course, Advanced Level I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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17 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/11/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | ||
| 2022/09/01 - 2022/10/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | ||
| 2020/07/05 - 2021/12/10 | Research Trainee (Research) | Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal |
| Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal | ||
| 2020/01/06 - 2020/02/28 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | ||
| 2017/08/01 - 2019/07/01 | Research Trainee (Research) | Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal |
| Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal | ||
| 2017/02/01 - 2017/06/30 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/11/01 - Current | A gene editing nanoparticle formulation for retinal degenerative diseases
2022.13609.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2022/09/01 - 2022/10/31 | A gene editing nanoparticle formulation for retinal degeneration diseases
EXPL_BIA-CEL_0989_2021
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/05/15 | A nanoformulation for gene edition in retinal degenerative diseases | BEB Day (Biomedicine and Experimental Biology Day) 2024
PhD Students from the PhD Programme in Biomedicine and Experimental Biology, from the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17 | Science communication activity in the scope of the programme “Bioengineering in rural schools". It took place at EB1 de São
Marcos da Serra, Silves, 2023. (2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/07/25 - 2024/07/25 | Participation in science communication activities from CiBB, in Expofacic event, Cantanhede, 2024.
Exhibition
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| 2024/07/05 - 2024/07/05 | Participation in “Science Meeting 2024” as representative of the Innovative Therapies research area from CiBB (Centre for
Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology).
Congress
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Science Meeting 2024 ("Encontro Ciência 2024")
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10 | Participation in the science communication activity "Biocant Open Day", in which high school students could be in touch with
the main areas of research from the Advanced Therapies Group and visit the group laboratories.
Other
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Biocant Open Day
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2024/03/05 - 2024/03/05 | Science communication activity within the framework of "Brain Awareness Week". It took place at EB1 dos Olivais, in Coimbra, 2024. | Brain Awareness Week |
| 2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 | Participation in the "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência para Todos - Sustentabilidade e Inclusão" (European Researchers' Night) with the theme "Brain Wall", that took place at Baixa de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2023. | European Researchers' Night
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2023/08/03 - 2023/08/03 | Participation in science communication activities in Expofacic event, in Cantanhede, 2023.
Other
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Expofacic |
| 2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10 | Participation in the initiative "International Women's and Girls in Science Day, 2023" which took place at the High School
of Cristina Torres, in Figueira da Foz, 2023.
Other
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Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
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| 2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência para Todos - Sustentabilidade e Inclusão" (European Researchers' Night), that took place at Baixa de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2022. | European Researchers' Night |
| 2019 - 2019 | Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência na Cidade" (European Researchers'
Night), that took place at Praça do Forte, Figueira da Foz, 2019.
Other
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European Researchers' Night |
| 2019 - 2019 | Visit to the Basic School "Agrupamento de Escolas de Anadia" to participate on the initiative "Scientists go to School" within
the framework of the Brain Awareness Week, 2019.
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
| 2017/03/01 - 2018/05/31 | Participation in des.LIGA Project (from Núcleo Regional do Centro da Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro). des.LIGA Project is
an educational project for health and cancer prevention at University education level. It is promoted from university students
to university students and its main objective is to promote the adoption of health behaviors and act at the level of primary
cancer prevention in University education.
Other
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Centro, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Guerra das cores" (European Researchers'
Night), that took place at the Núcleo Museológico do Mar, Figueira da Foz, 2018.
Other
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European Researchers' Night |
| 2018 - 2018 | Visit to the "Basic School of Abadias, Figueira da Foz" to participate on the activity "Scientists go to School" within the
framework of the Brain Awareness Week, 2018.
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/09/01 - 2019/07/19 | miniBIOQS - Associação Ciência para Todos. I was involved and participated in the initiatives within the scope of the miniBIOQS Project from 2016 to 2019. | The miniBIOQS aims was to promote visits to the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra, sessions at the Machado de Castro Museum, Night of Researchers and Night of Museums. I contributed to the organization and work of the team, in guiding colleagues on visits, and was responsible for enrolling volunteers in visits to the Pediatrics. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/02/01 - 2021/06/03 | Tutoring of student during the curricular internship of the Degree in Biology. | Inês Catarina Martinho Henriques |
| 2021/02/01 - 2021/06/03 | Tutoring of student during the curricular internship of the Degree in Biochemistry. | Sofia Pinto Lopes |