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Pedro Vieira is currently a PhD student enrolled at Health Sciences Program from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, in the Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics , after being awarded a FCT PhD grant (2022.13182.BD) with the project "Bioconversion of blueberry-based agrowastes into functional ingredients with improved immunonutritional value in Chronic Kidney Disease", under the supervision of Sofia Viana, Flávio Reis and Manuela Pintado. He completed a Master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry in 2020, at the Faculty of Science and Technology (University of Coimbra), following a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 2018, at Coimbra Health School (Polytechnic of Coimbra). His master thesis entitled "Blueberries effects on diet-induced prediabetic nephropathy - an in vivo experimental approach" was developed at the Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) - Faculty of Medicine from Coimbra University (FMUC). Both degrees have provided him with solid knowledge in animal experimentation, molecular and biological sciences supported by the practice of distinct techniques such as PCR, Western Blot, microscopy, among others. During the time spent within the research group, he had the opportunity to actively collaborate in inherent preclinical research projects such as "FRUTIFY: Use of blueberry juice as a nutraceutical strategy targeting gut dysbiosis to prevent the progression from prediabetes to diabetes" [PTDC/SAU-NUT/31712/2017], funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), and " The therapeutic potential of senescent leaves of Vaccinium corymbosum L. (blueberry): valorization of a regional agricultural by-product" [SAAC-CENTRO-46-2016-01-5625], funded by INOVC 2020. Following his MSc thesis, Pedro has been developing research activities related to Therapeutic&Nutraceutical approaches for the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic and renal disorders at iCBR/FMUC. Alongside his research activity, Pedro actively contributed to the laboratory training of undergraduate and graduate students. Since 2019, he has been collaborating in the supervision of 3 Pharmacy bachelor students from Coimbra Health School, and is currently supervising 1 Pharmacy master student. Likewise, he participates in a project under a confidentiality agreement, related with the development of a "Semi-solid formulation for voluntary oral administration of bioactive compounds in rodents", which is currently under an International Patent Application (nº PCT/IB2021/053124). In 2019, he attained Functions A+B for manipulation and design of animal experimental protocols, certified by DGAV, the National Authority for Regulation of Animal Research. Moreover, since last year, Pedro has taken on the role of co-founder in a spin-off company, "RDfine, LDA.", focused on scientific research and development, particularly in the field of biotechnology, and currently incubated in Instituto Pedro Nunes and INOPOL - Academia de Empreendedorismo (Polytechnic of Coimbra).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Miguel Dias Vieira
Date of birth
1996/04/22
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Vieira, Pedro
  • P. Vieira
  • Pedro Vieira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DB17-799D-E106
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9287-4068
Scopus Author Id
57216086882

Email addresses

  • pedro.vieira@uc.pt (Professional)
  • pedromdvieira96@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 917592232 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research - Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3004-548, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua da Lameira, cx 803, S. Tiago, 4515-528, Melres, Gondomar, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10 - 2026/10
Ongoing
 Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/03/07 - 2023/03/08
Concluded
 FLOW CYTOMETRY AND CELL SORTING - From Basic Concepts to Artificial Intelligence applied to Data Analysis (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/04
Concluded
 Curso Não Conferente de Grau em Plantas Aromáticas e Óleos Essenciais (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 Approved
2021/01
Concluded
 Curso não conferente de grau em Estatística com SPSS (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Approved
2018/09 - 2020/12
Concluded
 Química Medicinal (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Blueberries Effects on Diet-Induced Prediabetic Nephropathy – an In Vivo Experimental Approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2019/11/04 - 2019/11/15
Concluded
 III Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science Function A (Curso médio)
Major in Function A: Carrying out procedures on animals
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 15.4
2019/11/04 - 2019/11/15
Concluded
 III Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science Function B (Curso médio)
Major in Function B - Designing procedures and projects
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 15.5
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19
Concluded
 VII Cell Culture and Tissue Training Course (Curso médio)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação de Apoio ao Centro de Investigação em Meio Ambiente Genética e Oncobiologia, Portugal
Approved
2017/12/09 - 2018/12/17
Concluded
 Formação de Treinadores de Desporto Grau I - Canoagem (Curso médio)
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, I.P., Portugal
 19
2014/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Farmácia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
"Encapsulation of Bioactive Agents and Their Application in Cardiovascular Diseases" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07 - 2021/03 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10 - Current PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/03/15 - 2021/09/15 HEALTHYAGING 2020
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09 - Current CAPEOSBAC - Tailored microenCAPsulation technology for Extreme Oxygen-Sensitive BACteria with beneficial effects on gut microbiota: Production, stability and functionality enhancements in various carriers
PT2020-SAICT-PTDC/ICDT-031400 PTDC/BAA-AGR/31400/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/09 - 2022/09 INOVC2020 - IGNITION GRANT - The therapeutic potential of Vaccinium corymbosum L. senescent leaves (blueberries) in Multiple Sclerosis: adding value to a regional agro-waste product
INOVC2020-SAAC-CENTRO-46-2016-01-5625
Researcher
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Concluded
2019/09 - 2022 FRUITIFY - Use of blueberry juice as a nutraceutical strategy targeting gut dysbiosis to prevent the progression from prediabetes to diabetes
PTDC/SAU-NUT/31712/2017 | POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031712
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/09 - 2020/09 NephroCardio Risk - Reliable biomarkers of chronic kidney disease and of the associated cardiovascular risk. Construction of (bio)sensors for the selected biomarkers
Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000024
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Lousa, Irina; Belo, Luís; Viana, Sofia D; Pedro Vieira; Vala, Helena; Santos-Silva, Alice; Reis, Flávio. "Circulating beta-trace protein versus creatinine as markers of early kidney (dys)function in the nx-induced rat model of chronic kidney disease". Paper presented in 60th ERA Congress, 2023.
    Published • 10.1093/ndt/gfad063c_4154
  2. Alves, André; Vieira, Pedro; Nunes, Sara; Preguiça, Inês; Ormonde, Beatriz; Gomes, Pedro; Reis, Flávio; Viana, Sofia; Pedro Vieira. "The impact of refined food processing on the kidney - preclinical evaluation". Paper presented in Annual Meeting 2021 Coimbra Heath School - Global Health: New Trends, Coimbra, 2021.
    Published • 10.1093/eurpub/ckab120.107
  3. Vieira, Pedro; Nunes, Sara; Alves, André; Preguiça, Inês; Figueirinha, Artur; Salgueiro, Lígia; Gomes, Pedro; et al. "Blueberry effects on prediabetic nephropathy - a preclinical in vivo approach". Paper presented in Annual Meeting 2021 Coimbra Heath School - Global Health: New Trends, Coimbra, 2021.
    Published • 10.1093/eurpub/ckab120.110
  4. Alves, A; Preguiça, I; Barbosa, A; Vieira, P; Martins, D; Nunes, S; Viana, S; Reis, F. "Blueberries effects in experimental diet-induced prediabetes: a focus on renal impairment". Paper presented in Annual Meeting 2020 Coimbra Heath School - Health 4.0: Designing Tomorrow’s Healthcare, 2020.
    10.1093/eurpub/ckaa040.055
  5. Vieira, P; Andrade, I; Cruz, R. "Bioactive encapsulated agents and their application in cardiovascular nanomedicine". Paper presented in Annual Meeting 2019 Coimbra Heath School - Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • 10.1093/eurpub/ckz035.004
  6. Pedro Vieira; Isabel Andrade; Rui Cruz. "Microencapsulation of phytosterols and/or other bioactive ingredients for minimizing cardiovascular risk". Paper presented in IPLeiria's International Health Congress, Leiria, 2018.
    10.1186/s12913-018-3444-8
Conference poster
  1. Pedro Vieira; Carolina Ferreira; Nunes, Sara; Inês Preguiça; Alves, André; Jani Almeida; Vera Alves; et al. "Immunophenotypic features of intestinal mucosa in the non-obese high-fat/streptozotocin-induced T2DM model". Paper presented in V SPCAL Congress, 2024.
  2. Alves, André; Pedro Vieira; Inês Preguiça; Carolina Ferreira; Nunes, Sara; Gomes, Pedro; Solange Semião; et al. "Impact of refined diets on the wistar rat: exploring dysmetabolic phenotypes through the lens of intestinal microbiota and kidney function". Paper presented in V SPCAL Congress, 2024.
  3. Carolina Ferreira; Filipe Palavra; Inês Preguiça; Alves, André; Pedro Vieira; Nunes, Sara; Ângela de Jesus; et al. "A gut feeling about the cuprizone-induced mouse model of multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in V SPCAL Congress “LAS for all: Laboratories, Animals and Scientists”, 2024.
  4. Lousa, Irina; Belo, Luís Filipe Barbosa Amado; Viana, Sofia; Vieira, Pedro; Santos-Silva, Alice; Reis, Flávio. "Functional and structural characterization of a rat model of mild chronic renal failure induced by partial nephrectomy". Paper presented in V SPCAL Congress, 2024.
  5. Lousa, Irina; Reis, Flávio; Vieira, Pedro; Vala, Helena; Belo, Luís Filipe Barbosa Amado; Santos-Silva, Alice. "CHARACTERIZATION OF RENAL (DYS)FUNCTION IN RAT MODELS OF EARLY AND ADVANCED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE". Paper presented in Joint European congress of Veterinary Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 2023.
  6. Preguiça, Inês; Nunes, Sara; Pedro Vieira; Alves, André; Flipe Palavra; Flávio Reis; Sofia Domingues Viana. "PILL Tech – RE(DE)FININDO o doseamento oral em ensaios pré-clínicos de doença metabólica in vivo". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  7. Pedro Vieira; Nunes, Sara; Inês Preguiça; Carolina Ferreira; Alves, André; Jani Almeida; Vera Alves; et al. "Imunomodulação intestinal e benefícios metabólicos de uma fibra prebiótica proveniente de desperdícios agrícolas do mirtilo: ensaio em modelo animal de diabetes mellitus tipo 2". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  8. Alves, André; Pedro Vieira; Preguiça, Inês; Carolina Ferreira; Nunes, Sara; Pedro Gomes; Solange Semião; et al. "Efeito de dietas refinadas na indução de doença metabólica em rato – destaque para o impacto na microbiota intestinal e na função renal". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  9. Nunes, Sara; Ferreira, Gonçalo; Pedro Vieira; Alves, André; Inês Preguiça; Beatriz Ormonde; Solange Semião; et al. "Impacto de dietas refinadas no estabelecimento de um modelo de pré-diabetes em rato – foco em mecanismos indutores de esteatose hepática". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  10. Ferreira, Gonçalo; Pedro Vieira; Alves, André; Nunes, Sara; Inês Preguiça; Beatriz Ormonde; Solange Semião; et al. "Impacto metabólico da suplementação com sumo de mirtilo num modelo de pré-diabetes em rato induzido por dieta". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  11. Pedro Vieira; Preguiça, Inês; Alves, André; Jesus, Ângela; Costa, Vânia; Viana SD; Reis, F; Paiva-Martins, Fátima. "Protective effect of oleacein in the apoE-KO Mice Model of Atherosclerosis". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants 2022, 2022.
  12. Sofia Viana; Pedro Vieira; Nunes, Sara; Alves, André; Inês Preguiça; Gomes, Pedro; Flávio Reis. "Impact of blueberry juice on kidney and perirenal adipose tissue in a rat model of prediabetic nephropathy - gut microbiota and beyond". Paper presented in 3rd International World of Microbiome Conference, 2022.
  13. Flávio Reis; Inês Preguiça; Pedro Vieira; Carolina Ferreira; Alves, André; Nunes, Sara; Mónica Zuzarte; et al. "Upcycling berries' agrowaste into sustainable prebiotics favoring gut mucosal immunity: the case of senescent bluberry leaf". Paper presented in 3rd International World of Microbiome Conference, 2022.
  14. Alves, André; Pedro Vieira; Inês Preguiça; Carolina Ferreira; Nunes, Sara; Pedro Gomes; Solange Semião; et al. "Indução de disbiose intestinal e de nefropatia em ratos alimentados com uma dieta purificada isocalórica com baixo teor lipídico". Paper presented in 18º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2022.
  15. Pedro Vieira; Nunes, Sara; André Alves; Inês Preguiça; Beatriz Ormonde; Pedro Gomes; Ângela de Jesus; Sofia Viana; Flávio Reis. "Avaliação de uma intervenção nutracêutica à base de mirtilo num modelo animal de nefropatia prediabética - foco na microbiota intestinal e no duo rim/gordura peri-renal". Paper presented in 18º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2022.
  16. Inês Preguiça; Carolina Ferreira; Pedro Vieira; Nunes, Sara; Alves, André; Solange Semião; Artur Figueirinha; et al. "Potencial antidiabético, pré-biótico e imunomodulador gastrointestinal de biomassa obtida de folhas senescentes do mirtilo". Paper presented in 18º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2022.
  17. Paiva-Martins, Fátima; Ormonde, B.; Pedro Vieira; Preguiça, Inês; Alves, André; Sofia Viana; Flávio Reis. "Anti-dyslipidemic Effect of the Main Olive Oil Polyphenol Oleacein in the Apoe-ko Mice Model of Atherosclerosis". Paper presented in 15th Polyphenols 2022 World Congress, 2022.
  18. Sofia Viana; Pedro Vieira; Sara Nunes; André Alves; Inês Preguiça; Beatriz Ormonde; Pedro Gomes; Flávio Reis. "Estudo pré-clínico dos efeitos de dietas refinadas a nível renal.". Paper presented in 17º Congresso Português de Diabetes (11-17 Março), Congresso virtual, 2021.
  19. Flávio Reis; Pedro Vieira; Sara Nunes; André Alves; Inês Preguiça; Artur Figueirinha; Lígia Salgueiro; Pedro Gomes; Sofia Viana. "Efeitos do mirtilo em ratos com nefropatia pré-diabética induzida por dieta hipercalórica". Paper presented in 17º Congresso Português de Diabetes (11-17 Março), Congresso virtual, 2021.
  20. Alves, André; Preguiça, Inês; Barbosa, Adelaide; Vieira, Pedro; Martins, Diana; Nunes, Sara; D. Viana, Sofia; Reis, Flávio. "Blueberry juice improved the metabolic profile in a prediabetic rat model induced by a hypercaloric diet without renoprotection". Paper presented in 57th ERA-EDTA Congress, 2020.
    10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p0997
  21. Alves, André; Preguiça, Inês; Barbosa, Adelaide; Vieira, Pedro; Martins, Diana; Nunes, Sara; Viana SD; Reis, Flávio. "Efeitos renais do sumo de mirtilo num modelo de rato pré-diabético induzido por dieta hipercalórica". Paper presented in 16º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Ferreira, Carolina; Vieira, Pedro; Sá, Helena; Malva, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Reis, Flávio; Viana, Sofia. "Polyphenols: immunonutrients tipping the balance of immunometabolism in chronic diseases". Frontiers in Immunology 15 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1360065.
    10.3389/fimmu.2024.1360065
  2. Ferreira, Gonçalo; Pedro Vieira; Alves, André; Nunes, Sara; Preguiça, Inês; Martins-Marques, Tânia; Ribeiro, Tânia; et al. "Effect of Blueberry Supplementation on a Diet-Induced Rat Model of Prediabetes—Focus on Hepatic Lipid Deposition, Endoplasmic Stress Response and Autophagy". Nutrients 16 4 (2024): 513. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16040513.
    10.3390/nu16040513
  3. Mascarenhas-Melo, Filipa; Diaz, Mariana; Gonçalves, Maria Beatriz S.; Vieira, Pedro; Bell, Victoria; Viana, Sofia; Nunes, Sara; Paiva-Santos, Ana Cláudia; Veiga, Francisco. "An Overview of Biosimilars - Development, Quality, Regulatory Issues, and Management in Healthcare". Pharmaceuticals 17 2 (2024): 235. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph17020235.
    10.3390/ph17020235
  4. Irina Lousa; Flávio Reis; Sofia Viana; Pedro Vieira; Helena Vala; Luís Belo; Alice Santos-Silva. "TNFR2 as a Potential Biomarker for Early Detection and Progression of CKD". Biomolecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13030534.
    10.3390/biom13030534
  5. Sara Nunes; Pedro Vieira; Pedro Gomes; Sofia Domingues Viana; Flávio Reis. "Blueberry as an Attractive Functional Fruit to Prevent (Pre)Diabetes Progression". Antioxidants 10 8 (2021): 1162-1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10081162.
    10.3390/antiox10081162
  6. Sara Nunes; André Alves; Inês Preguiça; Adelaide Barbosa; Pedro Vieira; Fernando Mendes; Diana Martins; Sofia D. Viana; Flávio Reis. "Crescent-Like Lesions as an Early Signature of Nephropathy in a Rat Model of Prediabetes Induced by a Hypercaloric Diet". Nutrients 12 4 (2020): 881-881. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12040881.
    10.3390/nu12040881

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Sofia Viana; Flávio Reis. 2021. "Semi-Solid Formulation for Voluntary Oral Administration of Bioactive Compounds to Rodents".
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2020. "Semi-Solid Formulation for Voluntary Oral Administration of Bioactive Compounds to Rodents - Pedido provisório de patente nº 116301".

Other

Spin-off company
  1. 2023. RDfine, LDA. Investigação científica e desenvolvimento (investigação e desenvolvimento em biotecnologia). https://rdefine.com/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/09 (De/Re)myelination dynamics in cuprizone-induced multiple sclerosis: focus on the gut-neuroimmune axis LIV Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLII Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXIII Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/02/08 A tolerogenic profile of intestinal mucosal immunity in the high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced animal model of type 2 diabetes LIV Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLII Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXIII Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/11/18 Blueberry Leaves Biomass: A Prebiotic With Gut Immunomodulatory Potential In Type 2 Diabetes 1st Edition of the International Congress FARM TO FORK: our food, our health, our future
Centro de Apoio Tecnológico Agro Alimentar (CATAA) (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2023/11/18 A blueberry leaves-based nutraceutical improves gut immune imbalance and central impairments in experimental multiple sclerosis 1st Edition of the International Congress FARM TO FORK: our food, our health, our future
Centro de Apoio Tecnológico Agro Alimentar (CATAA) (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2023/02/03 Metabolic impact of long-term blueberry juice supplementation on a diet-induced rat of prediabetes LIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLI Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXII Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/02/02 PILL Tech - Re(de)fining oral dosing in in vivo preclinical assays LIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLI Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXII Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/02/02 Blueberry leaves biomass: a nature-based functional ingredient with hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and gut immunomodulatory potential in type 2 diabetes LIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLI Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXII Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/02/02 Pro-inflammatory cues towards remyelination: novelty effects of a blueberry leaves-based nutraceutical LIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XLI Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXII Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/01/12 Blueberry leaves biomass: nutraceutical potential on glucose and lipid dysmetabolism in high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Metabolism, Aging and Disease Meeting
Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/02/11 Upcycling agro-wastes in high-value biomasses with prebiotic and gut immunomodulatory potential: the case of senescent blueberryleaves LII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XL Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXI Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/02/11 Purified isocaloric low-fat diets elicits gut dysbiosis and renal podocyte effacement in wistar rats LII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XL Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXI Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/02/11 A blueberry-based prebiotic strategy improves intestinal Th17/Treg imbalance and central impairments in experimental Multiple Sclerosis LII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XL Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXI Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/02/11 Implications of diet composition for the establishment of a rat model of prediabetes LII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XL Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXI Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/02/09 Antidyslipidemic effect of oleacein in the apoE-KO mice model of artherosclerosis LII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XL Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXI Reunião de Toxicologia
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/02/19 Sub-Chronic Toxicity Evaluation of Green Enzyme-Assisted Processing of Senescent Vaccinium Leaves Biomass in Mice LI Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XXXIX Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XX Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/02/18 Refined Food Processing Elicits Harmful Effects on the Kidney - a Preclinical Study LI Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XXXIX Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XX Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa)
2021/02/17 Blueberry Effects on Diet-Induced Prediabetic Nephropathy - an in Vivo Approach LI Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XXXIX Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XX Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/02/06 Renal Effects of Blueberry Juice in a Prediabetic Rat Model Induced by Hypercaloric Diet L Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia/XXXVIII Reunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XIX Reunião de Toxicologia
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Flavonoids-AhR pharmacodynamics in the gut-immune-kidney axis: Therapeutic insights in Chronic Kidney Disease
Co-supervisor of Sara Rodrigues Martins
 Farmácia - especialização em Farmacoterapia Aplicada (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/07 Gut-Liver-Kidney axis in diabetic kidney disease: an update
Co-supervisor of Ana Daniela Santos Cruz
 Farmácia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07 Polyphenols: Promising bioactives to manage chronic kidney disease
Co-supervisor of Carolina Matias Bernardes
 Farmácia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/07 Comparison of distinct rodents’ diets in metabolic profile – an in vivo experimental study
Co-supervisor of Carolina Isabel Pereira de Almeida
 Farmácia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/03/21 - 2023/10/21 11° Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Farmácia (2023/10/21 - 2023/10/21)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018/05 - 2019/05 Annual Meeting Coimbra Heath School - Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities (2019/04/05 - 2019/04/06)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/02 VI Workshop Dermofarmácia, Cosmética e Produtos de Saúde (2017/02/17 - 2017/02/17) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/05 - 2023/12/05 Inovação UC
Congress
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/10/23 - 2023/10/23 11º Congresso Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Farmácia
Congress
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/13 - 2023/07/15 4ª edição do Start-Up Retreat
Congress
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/04/19 - 2023/05/31 Fase Regional - 19º Edição Poliempreende
Call
INOPOL Academia de Empreendedorismo do Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/26 Lab2Market: knowledge-based capital for transformative innovation
Conference
 JOB SUMMIT IPC & SCIENCE2BUSINESS
INOPOL Academia de Empreendedorismo do Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/03/16 - 2023/03/18 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/03/03 LIII Reunião Anual da SociedadePortuguesa de Farmacologia/XLIReunião de Farmacologia Clínica/XXIIReunião de Toxicologia
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/10/04 - 2022/10/26 Ineo start
Call
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2022/07/17 - 2022/08/05 European Innovation Academy: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summer School
Call
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

University of California Berkeley, United States

Google Inc, United States

Stanford University, United States
2022/05/11 - 2022/05/11 Startup Capital Summit
Congress
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/11/20 - 2021/11/27 Conceitos, Fundamentos e Protocolos em Investigação em Plantas Medicinais
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/02/17 - 2021/02/19 LI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology, XXXIX Meeting of Clinical Pharmacology and XX Toxicology Meeting
Congress
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/02/05 - 2020/02/07 L Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology, XXXVIII Meeting of Clinical Pharmacology and XIX Toxicology Meeting
Congress
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/10/04 - 2019/10/04 How to Get Published
Conference
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 I International Congress on Vascular Access (CIAV19)
Congress
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/01/29 - 2019/01/29 Estratégias de Desenvolvimento de Fármacos
Conference
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/01/11 - 2019/01/11 Patentes Farmacêuticas e Medicamentos
Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/12/21 - 2018/12/21 Segurança dos Medicamentos e Responsabilidade Civil da Indústria Farmacêutica
Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/12/06 - 2018/07/11 Fase Regional - 15º Edição Poliempreende
Call
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/06/06 - 2018/06/06 Empower Your Future – Feira de Emprego e Empreendedorismo em Saúde
Congress
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/05/24 - 2018/05/24 Seminário Medicamentos no Ambiente: Que Riscos
Conference
 Green Week 2018
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/05/11 - 2018/05/12 4.º Congresso Internacional de Saúde IPLeiria: Tendências Globais de Saúde
Congress
 Innovative Care and Health Technology (CiTechCare)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2018/02/18 - 2018/02/18 X CONGRESSO NACIONAL APLF - (R)Evolução.Farmácia 25.0
Congress
 Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Farmácia
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/10/21 - 2017/10/21 XIII Colóquio de Farmácia - Desafios Emergentes em Farmácia
Conference
 Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Farmácia
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/02 - 2017/05/05 23º Euroweek - Creativity and Entrepreneurship: from social to high-tech
Call
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/04/03 - 2017/04/08 IV Annual Meeting Coimbra Health School "Segurança do Doente
Congress
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/02/17 - 2017/02/17 Workshop Dermofarmácia, Cosmética e Produtos de Saúde
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/07 Estatinas e a Coenzima Q10
(Thesis) Arguer
 Teresa Margarida Cerqueira Alves (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07 Subprodutos Alimentares: possíveis aplicações farmacêuticas
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro Alexandre Almeida Ribeiro (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/11/19 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Animais de Laboratório Sócio
2023/02/25 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Farmácia Secretário-Geral da Direção Nacional
2022/02/10 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia Sócio
2022/02/09 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia Sócio
2021/01/21 - Current Associação de Estudantes da Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra Sócio Honoráio
2018/02/26 - 2018/12/11 Associação de Estudantes da Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra Presidente da Mesa da Mesa da Assembleia Geral

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/09/19 - 2018/07/05 Assembleia de Representantes
Member
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/09 - 2022/09 Laboratory supervision of a Master Student Gonçalo Ferreira
2020/09 - 2021/09 Laboratory supervision of a Master Student Beatriz Maria Lemos Ormonde
2019/09 - 2020/07 Laboratory supervision of a Master Student Diana Batista
Distinctions

Award

2023 1st place: Fase Regional - 19º Edição Poliempreende
INOPOL Academia de Empreendedorismo do Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Melhor Poster - Investigação Fundamental do 19.º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2022 Acelera@UC: Programa de Aceleração para Empreendedores
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2021 EPAA 2021 Refinement prize - "Precise voluntary oral drug dosing in rodents - an innovative 3Rs approach"
European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing, Belgium
2021 "From linear to circular ideas" - Upcycling berries agrowaste towards innovative functional ingredients
Sustainable Campus Network, Portugal
2021 Best Poster - Annual Meeting Coimbra Health School - Global Health New Trends
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 Sports Merit - Canoeing: 44 national medals; 4x National Champion; 3 Participations by the National Team
Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem, Portugal