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Cristiana Vilela completed a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2017–2021). To fulfill the requirements of her degree, she did her internship project at the Endocrine and Metabolic Research Group in the Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB) at ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto. In September 2021, she began her master's degree in health biochemistry, specializing in clinical and metabolic biochemistry, at the School of Health (Polytechnic Institute of Porto). Due to her interest in Parkinson's disease, she initiated her master's thesis in 2022 at the Research Center for Translational Health and MedicalBiotechnology, under the supervision of Doctor Fábio Teixeira, where her research work focused on the relationship between the gut microbiome and Parkinson's disease. These research experiences gave her hands on expertise in cellular and molecular biology procedures. In November 2023, she defended her dissertation, for which she obtained a 19/20 grade. Her project has opened up new perspectives on the role of PD as a multisystemic disorder, namely the intrinsic relationship between the brain and the gut (manuscript in preparation). After finishing her dissertation, she was invited as a guest assistant professor at the School of Health of the Polytechnic of Porto, in the areas of chemical analysis and molecular biology. In order to pursue her research career, in February 2024, she was accepted as a PhD student in Advanced Biotechnology in University of Vigo, Spain. In parallel, in April 2024, she also began a research scholarship at TBIO, where she is currently developing research in the PD context. Furthermore, over the last couple of months and in line with the work she has been doing for the last two years, she submitted, as a first author, a scientific publication entitled “From the Gut to the Brain: Is the microbiome a new paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment?” which is currently under the peer-review process (cells-2970651).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
CRISTIANA ANDREIA SOUSA VILELA
Date of birth
1999/07/31
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Vilela, Cristiana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D71B-7444-9438
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3973-4768

Addresses

  • Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400, 4200-072, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/02/27 - 2028/02/27
Ongoing
Doctorado en Biotecnología Avanzada (Doktor (PhD))
Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Bioloxía Funcional e Ciencias da Saúde, Spain
2024/02/08 - 2024/02/08
Concluded
High Performance Liquid Chromatography Training (Outros)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2023/11/30
Concluded
Bioquímica em Saúde (Mestrado)
Major in Bioquímica Clínica e Metabólica
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
"From the Gut to the Brain: Is Microbiome a new paradigm for Parkinson's Disease Treatment?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17 valores
2023/05/11 - 2023/05/11
Concluded
Aplicabilidade e uso do equipamento qTower 3 96G Touch (Outros)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2021/03/30
Concluded
Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2024/02/29 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/03/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/02/12 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/06 - 2024/07 Tutor (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current SynChronize: Focused Ultrasound combined with Stem Cells Secretome and Pharmacotherapies: establishing a Multimodal path for Parkinson?s Disease repair
SCML-MB-28-2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Vilela, Cristiana; Caridade-Silva, Rita; Araújo, Bruna; Soares-Guedes, Carla; Teixeira, Catarina; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Vieira, Mónica; Teixeira, Fábio G. Corresponding author: Teixeira, Fábio G. "N-acetylcysteine as a modulator of Microbiome levels: A New Aproach For Parkinson’s Disease Treatment?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024 - Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Cristiana Vilela; Bruna Araújo; Carla Soares-Guedes; Rita Caridade-Silva; Joana Martins-Macedo; Catarina Teixeira; Eduardo D. Gomes; et al. "From the Gut to the Brain: Is Microbiota a New Paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment?". Cells (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13090770.
    10.3390/cells13090770
  2. Vilela, Cristiana; Araújo, Bruna; Soares-Guedes, Carla; Caridade-Silva, Rita; Martins-Macedo, Joana; Teixeira, Catarina; Gomes, Eduardo D.; et al. "From the Gut to the Brain: Is Microbiota a New Paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment?". Cells 13 9 (2024): 770. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells13090770.
    10.3390/cells13090770
  3. Vilela, Cristiana; Araújo, Bruna; Soares-Guedes, Carla; Caridade-Silva, Rita; Martins-Macedo, J; Teixeira, Catarina; Gomes, Eduardo D.; et al. Corresponding author: Teixeira, Fábio G. "From the Gut to the Brain: Is microbiome a new paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment?". Cells (2024):
    Accepted
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Chemistry Students Colloquium in Portugal
Symposium
Chemistry Students Colloquium in Portugal
2023/02/23 - 2023/02/24 9th edition of the Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium
Symposium
9th McBiology Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/01/06 - 2023/01/06 Bioinformatics approaches in the study of gene expression, function and regulation
Seminar
Bioinformatics approaches in the study of gene expression, function and regulation
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Fluorescence Microscopy Training - EVOS M7000 Imaging System Fluorescence Microscopy Training - EVOS M7000 Imaging System
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Training "Systematic Review"
Workshop
Systematic Review
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Training: Scientific Writing - Basic Concepts
Workshop
Scientific Writing - Basic Concepts
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Clinical Trial Day organized by Agencia de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica
Conference
Clinical Trial Day
2022 - 2022 8th Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium organized by I3S-Institute for Research and Innovation in Health
Symposium
8th Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/05/07 - 2021/05/09 "Scientific Research: In the Vanguard of Innovation in Health", duration of 7 hours, organized by nowScience
Workshop
Scientific Research: In the Vanguard of Innovation in Health
2021/04/30 - 2021/04/30 II Jornadas de Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde
Conference
II Jornadas de Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/14 XII Biochemistry Day- The biochemistry of SARS-COV-2
Seminar
XII Biochemistry Day- The biochemistry of SARS-COV-2
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Science and Citizenship Event - Science and Technology Week
Conference
Science and Citizenship Event - Science and Technology Week
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Science and Citizenship Event - Science and Technology Week
Conference
Science and Citizenship Event - Science and Technology Week
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/18 O dia a dia na Produção Industrial de meios de cultura prontos a usar e o seu Controlo de Qualidade.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Ricardina Silva (Other)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/07/12 Controlo e Qualidade de Alumínio
(Thesis) Main arguer
Nicola Diogo Pompilio dos Santos (Other)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/06/03 Análises microbiológicas em águas minerais
(Thesis) Main arguer
Filipa Alexandra Campos Santiago (Other)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2024/06/02 Métodos de análises microbiológicas segundo a legislação aplicável a águas de consumo humano e águas de sistemas sujeitos ao controlo de Legionella.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Catarina Ramos Ribeiro (Other)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/03/06 - Current Grupo de Jovens Maranata
2009/09/01 - Current Rancho Folclórico de São Pedro da Raimonda Secretário