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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafaela Sofia Gonçalves Rodrigues

Citation names

  • Rodrigues, Rafaela
  • Gonçalves-Rodrigues, Rafaela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D913-F0B9-0D07
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6525-1551

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Elementary (A2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/18 - 2026/09/30
Ongoing
 Investigação Clínica e em Serviços de Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/09/12 - 2021/12/14
Concluded
 Oncologia (Mestrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Oncologia Laboratorial
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Perirenal adipose tissue and clear cell renal cell carcinoma: The triad: cancer cell-macrophage-adipocyte" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 of 20
2016/09/20 - 2019/06/15
Concluded
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
""Analysis of PIK3CA gene in Human Colorectal Cancer"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/22 - Current Researcher (Research) Unilabs Portugal, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/12/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/03/28 - 2022/09/20 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Genética Clínica e Patologia SA, Portugal
Unilabs Portugal, Portugal
2020/07/01 - 2021/12/14 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Moreira-Barbosa, Catarina; Matos, Andreia; Fernandes, Rui; Mendes-Ferreira, Miguel; Rodrigues, Rafaela; Cruz, Tânia; Costa, Ângela Margarida; et al. "The role of fatty acids metabolism on cancer progression and therapeutics development". In Bioactive Lipids, 101-132. Portugal: Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-824043-4.00007-5
Journal article
  1. Rafaela Rodrigues; Carlos Sousa; Alberto Barros; Nuno Vale. "Chlamydia trachomatis: From Urogenital Infections to the Pathway of Infertility". Genes (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020205.
    10.3390/genes16020205
  2. Rafaela Rodrigues; Ana Rita Silva; Carlos Sousa; Nuno Vale. "Addressing Challenges in Chlamydia trachomatis Detection: A Comparative Review of Diagnostic Methods". Medicina (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081236.
    10.3390/medicina60081236
  3. Rafaela Rodrigues; Carlos Sousa; Nuno Vale. "Deciphering the Puzzle: Literature Insights on Chlamydia trachomatis-Mediated Tumorigenesis, Paving the Way for Future Research". Microorganisms (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12061126.
    10.3390/microorganisms12061126
  4. Rafaela Rodrigues; Pedro Vieira-Baptista; Carlos Catalão; Maria José Borrego; Carlos Sousa; Nuno Vale. "Chlamydial and Gonococcal Genital Infections: A Narrative Review". Journal of Personalized Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071170.
    10.3390/jpm13071170
  5. Rafaela Rodrigues; Lara Marques; Pedro Vieira-Baptista; Carlos Sousa; Nuno Vale. "Therapeutic Options for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: Present and Future". Antibiotics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11111634.
    10.3390/antibiotics11111634
  6. Rafaela Rodrigues; Carlos Sousa; Nuno Vale. "Chlamydia trachomatis as a Current Health Problem: Challenges and Opportunities". Diagnostics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12081795.
    10.3390/diagnostics12081795
  7. Rodrigues, Rafaela. "Chlamydia trachomatis as a current health problem: challenges and opportunities". Diagnostics (2022):
    Submitted
  8. Rodrigues, Rafaela; Duarte, Diana; Vale, Nuno. "Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy: Influence of Patient’s Genetic Background in Breast Cancer Treatment". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 8 (2022): 4280. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084280.
    10.3390/ijms23084280
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Perirenal adipose tissue and clear cell renal cell carcinoma: The triad: cancer cell-macrophage-adipocyte". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/138758.
  2. "Analysis of PIK3CA gene in Human Colorectal Cancer". Degree, 2019.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/10/14 “Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting – Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer
2021/10/07 “Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" iMED conference - Innovate Competition
2021/05/20 “Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" 27th Porto Cancer Meeting – Stemness & Metastasis: Advances in Research and Clinical Translation
2021/05/05 “Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" 14ª edição do Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
2021/04/15 “Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: "The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
UTAD (vila real, Portugal)
2019/03/06 “Is there a role for aspirin in prevention/treatment of colorectal cancer in PIK3CA-mutated cells?” XI Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / I Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Distinctions

Title

2021 Best e-Poster Communication
Universidade do Porto, Portugal