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Paula Boaventura completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 1997 (ICBAS- UP). She completed a Specialization in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2018 (ICBAS-UP), a Master in Sciences of Communication in 2015 (Faculdade de Letras-UP), a Master in Immunology in 1988 (ICBAS-UP), and a BSc in Biology in 1984 (Faculty of Sciences-UP. She completed a yoga teacher and yogatherapist training in AETO (Lisbon) in 2021. She is a Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified yoga teacher since 2021. She obtained training in Oncology Yoga in 2024. She is a Traditional Chinese Medicine therapist (cédula profissional nº C-0061365). She has published 24 articles in international scientific journals with peer review, and 3 book chapters. She has received 2 awards.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Paula Boaventura

Citation names

  • Boaventura, Paula

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D419-0308-961C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4869-8148

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Integrative and complementary Medicine
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications - Information Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/01/20 - 2024/03/23
Ongoing
 Yoga for Cancer (60 hours) (Outros)
Yoga for Cancer Academy, United Kingdom
2024/01/02 - 2024/01/29
Concluded
 Oncology Yoga - 5 hours (Outros)
Give Back Yoga Foundation, United Kingdom
2023/10/06 - 2023/12/22
Concluded
 Engineering Health: Introduction to Yoga and Physiology (50 hours) (Outros)
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, United States
2023/09/28 - 2023/10/03
Concluded
 Hackathon in Digital Communication and Literacy (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/06/13 - 2023/06/29
Concluded
 Research Project Management, 3rd edition (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/02/08 - 2022/02/23
Concluded
 Workshop Introduction to information design for life sciences | 2nd Edition (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/03 - 2021/02
Concluded
 Tradições do Yoga e da Meditação (Outros)
Major in RYT200 Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher
AETO - Associação Europeia de Terapias Orientais, Portugal
2016/09/16 - 2018/02/16
Concluded
 Specialization in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 19
2015
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação - variante de Cultura, património e Ciência (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Jogos digitais e literacia em saúde - desenvolvimento de um jogo para a prevenção da obesidade na adolescência" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2002/01 - 2003/09
Concluded
 Master Universitario en Dietética y Nutrición Humana (Outros)
Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
1997/07/07
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Efeitos morfofuncionais da laqueação do canal torácico do cão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
1988/06/06
Concluded
 Mestrado em Imunologia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Estudo do comportamento da linfa do canal torácico do cão após laqueação supra e infra hilar - fase I" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Bom
1984
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia (ramo científico) na variante de Zoologia-Antropologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Pesquisa de parasitas branquiais em peixes de água doce" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/10/01 - 2005/06/30 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
1984/02/01 - 1984/12/31 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01 - Current Researcher Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/02/01 - 2018/12/31 Post-Doc grant Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/06/01 - 2015/06/30 Project Manager Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2007/07/01 - 2014/05/31 Post-Doc grant Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2006/03/15 - 2007/06/30 Partial unemployment allowance and research project at IPATIMUP - Cancer risk in a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2005/07/01 - 2006/03/14 Unemployed with unemployement allowance Instituto da Segurança Social, Portugal
1997/09/01 - 2002/09/30 Professora-coordenadora Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Portugal
1991/10/01 - 1997/08/30 Professora-adjunta Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Portugal
1984 - 1985 Teatcher in High School Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Escola Secundaria Filipa De Vilhena, Portugal
1982 - 1983 Teacher in High School Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Escola Secundária João Gonçalves Zarco, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - Current PREVENTABLE - CANCER PREVENTION VS CANCER TREATMENT: THE RARE TUMOUR RISK SYNDROMES BATTLE (ongoing). MIND - Mind program for cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial testing the programme´s cost-effectiveness and efficacy in changing psychological and biological outcomes in women with breast
HORIZON-HLTH-2022-CARE-08, Grant Agreement 101095483
Invited Scientist Fellow
2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Mind program for cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial testing the programme´s cost-effectiveness and efficacy in changing psychological and biological outcomes in women with breast cancer
PTDC/PSI-GER/7847/2020
Post-doc
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2012/07 - 2017/12 Irradiation and atherosclerotic disease – epidemiologic and biologic evaluation of a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment
Internal project - IPATIMUP
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular
Concluded
2014/01 - 2015/03 Arte e dispositivos móveis na literacia em saúde: a prevenção da obesidade na adolescência
P131705
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
2009/01 - 2012/06 Cancer risk and irradiation: an epidemiological and genetic study of a cohort irradiated for Tinea capitis
PIC/IC/83154/2007
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/03 - 2009/02 Irradiação por Tinea Capitis e risco de cancro
76636
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/02 - Current Breast Oncocare - Multicentric Study on the Effect of a New Restorative Yoga, Literacy, Nutrition, and Psychology Program in Women with Breast Cancer
No grant
2023/10/15 - Current Uma intervenção com yoga para melhorar as sequelas da condição pós-COVID-19 – estudo preliminar (YOGCOV)
No grant
Supervisor
2018 - Current Genetic predisposition for differentiated thyroid carcinoma occurring after childhood irradiation
Not financed
Researcher
Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations, France
Ongoing
2014/02 - 2020/09 Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: characterization of the genetic profile and identification of risk factors in the population of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Internal project - IPATIMUP
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/12 Can yoga promote health benefits in pre-frailty/frailty syndrome? A preliminary study
Internal project
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
Concluded
1998/03 - 2004/12 Angiogenesis in Experimental Lung Fibrosis
Internal project
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Boaventura, Paula. "TINEA CAPITIS CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL BETWEEN 1940 AND 1970 – Historical Review and Present Evaluation of X-Ray Epilated Individuals". In Social Aspects of Forgetting. Israel: Oxford University Press, 2018.
    Published
  2. Almeida, A.L.; Boaventura, P.; Soares, P.. "Etiopathogenic factors of thyroid cancer". In Social Aspects of Forgetting. 2013.
    10.2217/EBO.13.37
  3. Boaventura, P.; Pereira, D.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.; Soares, P.. "Radiation treatment and alopecia: Past and present concerns". In Social Aspects of Forgetting. 2012.
Conference paper
  1. Fontes, P.; Boaventura, P.; Azevedo, J.. "Mobile games to improve healthier lifestyle amongst youth: "are we there yet" or should we move forward?". 2014.
    10.1145/2693787.2693799
Conference poster
  1. Patrícia Rosinha; Mariana Barbosa; Isabel Inácio; Inês Henriques Vieira; Diana F. Silva; Ana Gonçalves; Lurdes Matos; et al. "RAS MUTATIONS IN THYROID NODULES – PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH CLINICAL/HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES". Paper presented in 73ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM, 2022.
  2. Elisabete Teixeira; Tiago Bordeira Gaspar; Sofia Macedo; Mariana Alves Soares; Boaventura, Paula; Paula Rodrigues-Pereira; Leandro Miranda-Alves; Paula Soares. "Endocrine disruptors and risk of hormone-dependent tumours – a systematic review and meta-analysis". Paper presented in 73ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM, 2022.
  3. Boaventura, Paula. "The role of microRNAs to the diagnosis and management of differentiated thyroid cancer: a preliminary study.". Paper presented in Reunião Anual da SPEDM - Congresso Português de Endocrinologia, 2021.
  4. Antunes, L.; Bento, M.J.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Soares, P.; Boaventura, Paula. "Cancer incidence after low dose radiation exposure in childhood.". Paper presented in 7th I3S Annual Meeting, November, 2018.
  5. Boaventura, P.; Durães, C.; Mendes, A.; Rios Costa, N.; Chora, I.; Ferreira, S.; Araújo, E.; et al. "Is ionizing radiation the risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?". Paper presented in 9º Simpósio de Metabolismo, 2017.
    10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.pa608
  6. Boaventura, Paula; Batista, R.; Pestana, A; Reis, M.; Mendes, A.; Eloy, C.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Soares, P.. "TERT promoter mutations: A genetic signature of benign and malignant thyroid tumours occurring in the context of tinea capitis irradiation". Paper presented in 5th I3S Annual Meeting, 2016.
  7. Martins, E.; Pereira, S.; Boaventura, Paula; Almeida, M. A.. "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASDS) IN EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES - A PROJECT". Paper presented in IX Conferência Internacional de TIC na Educação – Challenges 2015, 2015.
  8. Martins, E.; Pereira, S,; Boaventura, Paula; Almeida, M. A.. "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) contribution to the participation of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in experimental activities – A project.". Paper presented in Congresso de Comunicação de Ciência SciCom Pt 2015, 2015.
  9. Fontes, P.; Boaventura, Paula; Azevedo, J.. "Mobile games to improve healthier lifestyle amongst youth: "are we there yet" or should we move forward?". Paper presented in Workshop on ACE 2014 "Designing Systems for Health and Entertainment: what are we missing?, 2014.
  10. Boaventura, Paula; Mendes, A.; Chora, I.; Ferreira, S.; Araújo, E.; Bettencourt, P.; Oliveira, I.; et al. "Carotid atherosclerosis evaluation in a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment". Paper presented in 6th workshop MeLoDi, 2014.
  11. Boaventura, Paula; Pereira, D.; Mendes, A.; Soares, P.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.. "Head and neck neoplasia prevalence in patients irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment". Paper presented in ICOETox Meeting, 2013.
  12. Boaventura, Paula; Pereira, D.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.; Soares, P.. "BRAF mutations in thyroid carcinomas following childhood scalp irradiation". Paper presented in . European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) 22th Meeting, 2012.
  13. Boaventura, Paula; Pereira, D.; Soares, P.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.. "Prevalence of head and neck lesions in individuals submitted X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment in the childhood". Paper presented in Third International MELODI Workshop, 2011.
  14. Boaventura, Paula; Oliveira, R.; Pereira, D.; Soares, P.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.. "Thyroid lesions prevalence in individuals submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment". Paper presented in 35th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association, 2011.
  15. Boaventura, Paula; Soares, P.; Pereira, D.; Teixeira-Gomes, J. "Estudo prospectivo e retrospectivo de lesões da cabeça e pescoço numa coorte irradiada na infância para o tratamento da tinea capitis". Paper presented in II Congresso Nacional de Saúde Pública, 2010.
  16. Boaventura, P.; Soares, P.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Teixeira-Gomes, J. "Prospective study of thyroid benign and malignant lesions in a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment: preliminary study". Paper presented in 14th International Thyroid Congress, 2010.
    10.1055/s-0039-1681860
  17. Boaventura, Paula; Soares, P; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.. "Thyroid cancer risk in a cohort irradiated in the childhood". Paper presented in 34th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Joana Ropio; Martina Prochazkova-Carlotti; Rui Batista; Ana Pestana; Alain Chebly; Jacky Ferrer; Yamina Idrissi; et al. "Spotlight on hTERT Complex Regulation in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas". Genes (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14020439.
    10.3390/genes14020439
  2. Denise Capela Santos; Sónia Jaconiano; Sofia Macedo; Filipa Ribeiro; Sara Ponte; Paula Soares; Paula Boaventura. "Yoga for COVID-19: An ancient practice for a new condition – A literature review". Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101717.
    10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101717
  3. Boaventura, Paula. Corresponding author: Boaventura, Paula. "Yoga and Qigong for Health: Two Sides of the Same Coin?". Behavioral Sciences 12 (2022): 222.
    Open access
  4. Paula Boaventura; Sónia Jaconiano; Filipa Ribeiro. "Yoga and Qigong for Health: Two Sides of the Same Coin?". Behavioral Sciences 12 7 (2022): 222-222. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12070222.
    10.3390/bs12070222
  5. Boaventura, Paula; Macedo, Sofia; Ribeiro, Filipa; Jaconiano, Sónia ; Soares, Paula. Corresponding author: Boaventura, Paula. "Post-COVID-19 Condition: Where Are We Now?". Life 12(4) (2022): 517. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35455008/.
    Published
  6. Castanheira, António; Vieira, Maria João; Pinto, Mafalda; Dias, Carolina; Prada, Luísa; Macedo, Sofia; Fernandes, Margarida Sá; et al. "TERTp mutations and p53 expression in head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinomas with different aggressive features". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89906-w.
    10.1038/s41598-021-89906-w
  7. António Castanheira; Paula Boaventura; Paula Soares; Fortunato Vieira; José Manuel Lopes; Alberto Mota. "Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Head and Neck Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: An Approach for Ent Surgeons". Dermatologic Therapy (2020): https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14661.
    10.1111/dth.14661
  8. Miranda, Silvana; Correia, Marcelo; Dias, Anabela G.; Pestana, Ana; Soares, Paula; Nunes, Joana; Lima, Jorge; Máximo, Valdemar; Boaventura, Paula. "Evaluation of the role of mitochondria in the non-targeted effects of ionizing radiation using cybrid cellular models". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63011-w.
    10.1038/s41598-020-63011-w
  9. Antunes, Luís; Bento, Maria José; Sobrinho-Simões, Manuel; Soares, Paula; Boaventura, Paula. "Cancer incidence after childhood irradiation for tinea capitis in a Portuguese cohort". The British Journal of Radiology 93 1105 (2020): 20180677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180677.
    Published • 10.1259/bjr.20180677
  10. Castanheira, António; Boaventura, Paula; Pais Clemente, Manuel; Soares, Paula; Mota, Alberto; Lopes, José Manuel. "Head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinoma: what should the otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgeon care about?". Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale (2019): https://doi.org/10.14639/0392-100X-2245.
    10.14639/0392-100x-2245
  11. Mesquita, Patrícia; Freire, Ana F.; Lopes, Nair; Gomes, Rosa; Azevedo, Daniela; Barros, Rita; Pereira, Bruno; et al. "Expression and Clinical Relevance of SOX9 in Gastric Cancer". Disease Markers 2019 (2019): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8267021.
    10.1155/2019/8267021
  12. António Castanheira; Paula Soares; Paula Boaventura. "Scalp basal cell carcinoma: A different entity?". Dermatologic Therapy 32 2 (2019): e12828-e12828. https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.12828.
    10.1111/dth.12828
  13. Boaventura, P.; Durães, C.; Mendes, A.; Costa, N.R.; Chora, I.; Ferreira, S.; Araújo, E.; et al. "Is Low-Dose Radiation Exposure a Risk Factor for Atherosclerotic Disease?". Radiation Research 189 4 (2018): 418-424. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044396231&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1667/RR14942.1
  14. Boaventura, P.; Batista, R.; Pestana, A.; Reis, M.; Mendes, A.; Eloy, C.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Soares, P.. "TERT promoter mutations: A genetic signature of benign and malignant thyroid tumours occurring in the context of tinea capitis irradiation". European Journal of Endocrinology 176 1 (2017): 49-55. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85001996777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1530/EJE-16-0740
  15. Boaventura, P.; Durães, C.; Mendes, A.; Costa, N.R.; Chora, I.; Ferreira, S.; Araújo, E.; et al. "IL6-174 G>C polymorphism (rs1800795) association with late effects of low dose radiation exposure in the Portuguese tinea capitis cohort". PLoS ONE 11 9 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992146146&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0163474
  16. Pópulo, H.; Boaventura, P.; Vinagre, J.; Batista, R.; Mendes, A.; Caldas, R.; Pardal, J.; et al. "TERT promoter mutations in skin cancer: The effects of sun exposure and X-irradiation". Journal of Investigative Dermatology 134 8 (2014): 2251-2257. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904458479&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/jid.2014.163
  17. Vinagre, J.; Pinto, V.; Celestino, R.; Reis, M.; Pópulo, H.; Boaventura, P.; Melo, M.; et al. "Telomerase promoter mutations in cancer: An emerging molecular biomarker?". Virchows Archiv 465 2 (2014): 119-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905966100&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00428-014-1608-4
  18. Boaventura, P.; Pereira, D.; Mendes, A.; Batista, R.; da Silva, A.F.; Guimarães, I.; Honavar, M.; et al. "Mitochondrial D310 D-Loop instability and histological subtypes in radiation-induced cutaneous basal cell carcinomas". Journal of Dermatological Science 73 1 (2014): 31-39. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890124815&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.09.002
  19. Boaventura, P.; Pereira, D.; Mendes, A.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Soares, P.. "Thyroid and parathyroid tumours in patients submitted to X-ray scalp epilation during the tinea capitis eradication campaign in the North of Portugal (1950–1963)". Virchows Archiv 465 4 (2014): 445-452. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919400629&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00428-014-1644-0
  20. Boaventura, P.; Pereira, D.; Celestino, R.; Mendes, A.; Nakasawa, T.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.; Soares, P.. "Genetic alterations in thyroid tumors from patients irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment". European Journal of Endocrinology 169 5 (2013): 673-679. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886309120&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1530/EJE-13-0543
  21. Boaventura, P.; Oliveira, R.; Pereira, D.; Soares, P.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.. "Head and neck basal cell carcinoma prevalence in individuals submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment". European Journal of Dermatology 22 2 (2012): 225-230. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859771977&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1684/ejd.2012.1670
  22. Boaventura, P.; Soares, P.; Pereira, D.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.; Sobrinho-Simões, M.. "Head and neck lesions in a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment". The Lancet Infectious Diseases 11 3 (2011): 163-164. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952026090&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70047-0
  23. Boaventura, Maria. "Alopecia in women submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment". British Journal of Dermatology, 163(3):643-4 (2010): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09846.x/pdf.
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09846.x
  24. Boaventura, P.; Bastos, J.; Pereira, D.; Soares, P.; Teixeira-Gomes, J.M.. "Alopecia in women submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment". British Journal of Dermatology 163 3 (2010): 643-644. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955893603&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09846.x
  25. Teles-Grilo, M.L.; Leite-Almeida, H.; Martins Dos Santos, J.; Oliveira, C.; Boaventura, P.; Grande, N.R.. "Differential expression of collagens type I and type IV lymphangiogenesis during the angiogenic process associated with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rat". Lymphology 38 3 (2005): 130-135. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27744441664&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  26. Boaventura, P.; Ribeiro, A.; Rodrigues, P.; Grande, N.. "Morphofunctional effects of thoracic duct ligature in the dog". Lymphology 31 1 SUPPL. (1998): 49-52. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-21544437613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Magazine article
  1. Boaventura, Paula. "Yogaterapia - uma abordagem histórico-filosófica", YOGA DHARMA, 2021
  2. Boaventura, Paula. "O código genético", As Artes entre as Letras, 2012
  3. Boaventura, Paula. "Intuição feminina", . As Artes entre as Letras , 2011
  4. Boaventura, Paula. "Tinha - O revisitar de más memórias", As Artes entre as Letras, 2010
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Boaventura, Paula. "Efeitos morfofuncionais da laqueação do canal torácico do cão". PhD, 1997.
  2. Boaventura, Paula. "Estudo do comportamento da linfa do canal torácico do cão após laqueação supra e infra hilar - fase I.". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 1988.
  3. Boaventura, Paula. "Pesquisa de parasitas branquiais em peixes de água doce". Degree, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 1984.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/01/29 Estudo comparativo cito-histológico do perfil genético numa série de carcinomas diferenciados da tiróide Reunião Anual da SPEDM - Congresso Português de Endocrinologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia e Metabolismo (SPEDM) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09 Tinea capitis in Portugal – Past and Present Concerns 46th ISHM Congress of the International Society of History of Medicine
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/11 The role of mitochondria in the non-targeted effect of ionizing radiation 6th I3S Annual Meeting
i3S (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
2017/09 Cancer incidence after low dose radiation exposure: the Portuguese tinea capitis X-irradiated cohort Conferência Protecção Radiológica na Sáude
IST-CTN (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/04 TERT promoter mutations in thyroid carcinomas from childhood irradiated tinea capitis patients 2nd International ASPIC Congress,
ASPIC (Porto, Portugal)
2016/04 Long term effects of low dose radiation exposure: the Portuguese tinea capitis cohort InfoDay Euratom
FCT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/02 Atherosclerotic disease in the Portuguese tinea capitis cohort Dark Risk Final Meeting
(Rome, Italy)
2015/05 NUTRIBUDDY – AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL GAME FOR OBESITY PREVENTION IN YOUNGSTERS IX Conferência Internacional de TIC na Educação – Challenges 2015
Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2015/05 An interactive mobile phone game for the prevention of obesity in youngsters Congresso de Comunicação de Ciência SciCom Pt 2015
SciCom (Lagos, Portugal)
2015/04 TERT promoter mutations in thyroid carcinoma from childhood irradiated tinea capitis patients Workshop LOWDOSE-PT-2015 Biological effects and risks of low dose and protracted exposures to ionizing radiation
IST, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear (Lisbon, Portugal)
2014/11/15 Um jogo interactivo para a prevenção da obesidade em adolescentes CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL Presente e Futuro: Realidade Clínica, Social e Económica na Diabetes
TOTUSALUS (Porto, Portugal)
2014/11/11 Art and mobile devices in health literacy: obesity prevention in adolescence ECREA Preconference "Games and Society"
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2014/10 TINEA CAPITIS IN PORTUGAL - PAST AND PRESENT CONCERNS Dark Risk 2nd Annual Meeting
(Belgrade, Serbia)
2014/09 Hiperparatiroidismo Primário numa Coorte de Indivíduos Irradiados na Infância para o Tratamento da Tinea Capitis 3ª Reunião Ibérica de Cirurgia Endócrina
(Porto, Portugal)
2014/04 TINEA CAPITIS – PAST AND PRESENT CONCERNS
Reunião de Serviço da Patologia Clínica do Hospital de S. João (Porto, Portugal)
2014/02 TINEA CAPITIS – PAST AND PRESENT CONCERNS
CTN-IST (Lisbon)
2003/06 The use Coriolus versicolor Supplementation in Breast Cancer Patients Case Studies 5th International Symposium on Mushroom Nutrition – The Use of Mushroom Nutrition as Adjunct Nutrition in Oncology
(London, United Kingdom)
1999 Hemocromatose Hereditária – importância do despiste precoce Seminário Tecnomat e Ciência Aberta I
Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe (Fafe)
1997/09 Morphofunctional Effects of Thoracic Duct Ligature in the Dog XVI International Congress of Lymphology
(Madrid, Spain)
1997/06 Morphofunctional Effects of Thoracic Duct Ligature in the Dog 23ème Congrés Européan de Lymphologie (G. E. L.)
(Montpellier)
1991 Preliminary study of the thoracic duct lymph cells in the dog before and after thoracic duct ligature XIIIth International Congress of Lymphology
(Paris)
1990/09 Effects of thoracic duct ligature in the dog 10th Meeting of the European Federation of Immunological Societies,
(Edinburgh)
1989 Effects of the thoracic duct ligature in dog Second International Veterinary Symposium
(Hannover)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018/11 - Current Carcinoma Basocelular da Cabeça e Pescoço: caracterização do perfil genético e identificação de factores de risco na população de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/07 Molecular characterization and immunohistochemistry of basal cell carcinomas of individuals from the region of Vila Real
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/02 - 2017/11 The role of mitochondria in the non-targeted effect of ionizing radiation
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/06 - 2017/01 Immunohistochemical characterization of basal cell carcinomas in irradiated and non-irradiated individuals
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10/27 - 2023/10/28 PREVENTABLE Consortium Meeting
Meeting
 Consortium meeting of the project PREVENTABLE - CANCER PREVENTION VS CANCER TREATMENT: THE RARE TUMOUR RISK SYNDROMES BATTLE
2018/10 - 2018/10 How can the field of science communication be more effective in the Attention Economy?
Round table
 SciCom 2018
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/06 Emergence hackathon brought together scientists, techies, artists, and others, to collaboratively create digital media based projects that communicate complex concepts in scientific research. The scientific communication project in which I have participated was entitled “The dark side of light”, and was about light pollution (LAN); this installation was presented at the end of the event in Pavilhão do Conhecimento (Lisboa).
Other
 Emergence – Digital Media Science Communication Hackathon
2018/03 - 2018/06 Complementary Medicine Course in Clinical Practice: Chinese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Dietetics 108 hours - 4 ECTs
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/04 Quantitative data analysis with SPSS - Level 2, 20 hours
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/05 Workshop on Science Communication integrated in the Congresso SciCom 2015, lectured by Joana Lobo Antunes and Ana Sanchez (6 hours).
Workshop
2014/09/12 - 2014/09/13 Jornadas de Educação para a Saúde da LPCC
Meeting
 A arte da prevenção
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
2013/01 - 2013/01 Workshop on Health Communication - 14 hours
Workshop
 Comunicação em Saúde
IBMC - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Portugal
2012/06 - 2012/06 Develop communication skills to interact with the media - 10 hours
Workshop
 Comunicar Ciência através dos Media
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/05 - 2012/05 Masterclass on science communication techniques integrated in Famelab 2012 - 13 hours
Workshop
 Famelab
Famelab, Portugal
2010/03 - 2010/06 Biostatistics Courses I - Introduction to Data Analysis using SPSS; Biostatistics II - Linear Regression Analysis and Logistics; Biostatistics III - Survival Analysis, Summer School, FMUP Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Service
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2004/10 - 2004/10 International Forum "Science, Religion and Consciousness" organized by CTEC (UFP).
Meeting
 Science, Religion and Consciousness
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Portugal
2003/02 - 2003/02 A century of blood type science
Conference
 A century of blood type science
2001/05/22 - 2001/05/24 Nutrition and Homotoxicology Course
Workshop
1999/03 - 1999/06 Scientific Illustration Course, lectured by Pedro Salgado.
Workshop

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2002 - 2005 Collaboration with the Clínica de Saúde Integral with the physitian Ana Maria Ferro, in the area of nutrition and collection of dietary information concerning the blood type diet. Clínica de Saúde Intergral, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2002/10/01 - 2005/06/30 Lectured the disciplines of "Anatomophysiology", "Behaviour Biology" - Nursing degree / Psychology degree. Lectured "Psychobiology" - Psychology master. Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
1991/10 - 2002/09 Ministrou as disciplinas de Ecologia, Saúde e Higiene da Criança, Anatomofisiologia, Genética, Ciências da Natureza, Biologia Celular e Microbiologia da licenciatura em Educação de Infância e da licenciatura em Professor do 2º Ciclo na variante de Matemática e Ciências da Natureza, e na variante de Educação Física. Ecology, Child Health, Anatomophysiology, Genetics, Nature Sciences, Cell biology and Microbiology (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Portugal
1997/10 - 2000/09 Discipline of Microbiology/Virology/Parasitology - Nursing degree Licenciatura (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Enfermagem D. Ana Guedes, Portugal
1998/03 - 1998/07 Conceitos Base em Biomédicas (DESE) Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2010/01/06 Tratados à tinha há 50 anos correm maior risco de cancro Jornal de Notícias
2006/07/08 Investigadores procuram pessoas submetidas a radiação há 50 anos. Jornal "Público"

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2016/07 - 2016/07 Sexta às 9 tinea capitis
2011/04/12 - 2011/04/12 Consultório Campanha da tinha em Portugal
2011/04 - 2011/04 Portugal em Directo Campanha da tinha em Portugal
2010/01/31 - 2010/01/31 Jornal da Noite - SIC Campanha da tinha em Portugal
2007/02/26 - 2007/02/26 Vida Nova Campanha da tinha em Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/02/15 - Current Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2023/06/01 - Current Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
2023/04/12 - Current European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
2023/02/15 - Current Journal of International Medical Research
2022/07/06 - Current Metabolites MDPI
2022/07/05 - Current EClinicalMedicine Elsevier
2022/02/10 - Current Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy Taylor & Francis
2021/11/23 - Current Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International
2021/11/21 - Current Drug Design, Development and Therapy
2021/11/04 - Current Cancers MDPI
2021/08/19 - Current Healthcare MDPI
2021/07/19 - Current Journal of Surgery and Clinical Reports
2021/06/21 - Current Life MDPI
2021/02/12 - Current Radiation and Environmental Biophysics Springer Nature
2020/12/15 - Current Diagnostics MDPI
2020/10/27 - Current Clinical Dermatology: Research And Therapy (2469-5750)
2020/09/24 - Current Frontiers in Genetics Frontiers
2020/09/18 - Current Biomedicines MDPI
2020 - Current Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (1745-6673) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2020 - Current Neurosciences (1658-3183) Saudi Medical Journal
2019/09/09 - Current Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Frontiers
2019 - Current Open Journal of Thyroid Research (2640-7981) Peertechz Publications Private Limited
2019 - Current Clinical Microbiology and Infection (1469-0691) Elsevier
2019 - Current Journal of the Neurological Sciences (0022-510X) Elsevier
2019 - Current Medicina MDPI
2019 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI AG
2018 - Current Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (1468-3083) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2018 - Current Journal of Dermatology and Clinical Research
2018 - Current OncoTargets and Therapy (1178-6930) Dove Medical Press
2018 - Current International Journal of Radiation Biology (1362-3095) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - Current JSM Clinical Case Reports JSciMed Central
2017 - Current HSOA Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology & Radiation Therapy Herald Open Access
2017 - Current ecancermedicalscience (1754-6605) Ecancer Global Foundation
2017 - Current World Journal of Surgical Oncology (1477-7819) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2017 - Current The Scientific Pages of Pediatrics
2017 - Current Journal of Dermatology and Pigmentation Research ELYNS Publishing Group
2017 - Current International Journal of Blood Research and Disorders (2469-5696) ClinMed International Library
2017 - Current Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (1513-7368) Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
2017 - Current Cancer Management and Research (1179-1322) Dove Medical Press
2017 - Current Cancer Genetics (2210-7762) Elsevier
2016 - Current BMJ Case Reports (1757-790X) BMJ
2016 - Current Cancer Medicine (2045-7634) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2016 - Current Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology (2474-3658) ClinMed International Library
2016 - Current Clinics in Oncology (2474-1663) "Remedy Publications, LLC"
2016 - Current Clinics, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology DovePress
2015 - Current The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (1945-7197) The Endocrine Society
2014 - Current Journal of Medical Microbiology (1473-5644) Microbiology Society
2014 - Current Pathology - Research and Practice (0344-0338) Elsevier
2013/11 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2013 - Current Carcinogenesis (1460-2180) Oxford University Press

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2012/10 - 2014/12 Low dose radiation exposure Adélia Mendes
2009/03 - 2012/06 Low dose radiation exposure Dina Pereira
Distinctions

Award

2014 Best oral communication prize, 3ª Reunião Ibérica de Cirurgia Endócrina

Other distinction

2016 Prize "Vitorino de Sousa" - Best student of Mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Porto, Portugal
2010 Winner of 2nd Edition of the Prize ACS-MERCK SERONO in cancer Epidemiology (2010)