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Anabela Moreira is currently a PhD student at ICVS/School of Medicine, University of Minho, and UCL School of Pharmacy. She finished her Integrated Master's in Bioengineering with a specialisation in Molecular Biotechnology from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Biomedical Science Abel Salazar of the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2019. Her research interests are mainly related to neuroscience, particularly neurodegenerative diseases, as well as central nervous system regenerative medicine. She is experienced in cell and tissue culture, biotechnology, biomaterial fabrication and engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine for various health-related applications. Anabela has published several review and original articles in diverse fields of tissue engineering and presented various posters at both national and international conferences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Anabela Durães de Sousa Moreira

Citation names

  • Moreira, Anabela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E715-AA76-2CB1
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3292-8068

Email addresses

  • anabeladsmoreira@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/01/01 - 2027
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2014/09 - 2019/10/14
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biotecnologia Molecular
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Two birds, one study: evaluating the therapeutic potential of amphibian ocellatin-PT4 and -PT9 peptides for application in leishmaniasis and neuroinflammation-related diseases" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/05 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) University College London School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
2023/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2019/12 - 2022/12 Researcher (Research) Biofabics Lda., Portugal
2020/11 - 2021/11 Visiting Researcher (Research) Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik IBMT, Germany
2020/02 - 2020/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) University College London School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
2018/10 - 2019/10 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Research Trainee (Research) VIB KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Belgium
VIB KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Belgium
2017/02 - 2018/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - Current The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell secretome-derived DJ-1 in Parkinson's disease
2022.11332.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/11 - 2021/11 ActiTOX: Active Organotypic Models for Nanoparticle Toxicological Screening
823981
Researcher
Biofabics Lda., Portugal
 European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
2020/02 - 2020/10 iP-OSTEO: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Bone and Cartilage Defects
824007
Researcher
Biofabics Lda., Portugal
 European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Moreira, Anabela; Andreia M. Gonçalves; Tobias Schellhorn; Filipa Leal; Peter Ertl; Yvonne Kohl; Pedro F. Costa. Corresponding author: Pedro F. Costa. "PCL- And Gelatin-based Electrospun Biological Scaffolds For In Vitro Lung Tissue Engineering". 2022.
    10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29030.abstracts
  2. Gonçalves, Andreia M.; Moreira, Anabela; Leal, Filipa; Schellhorn, Tobias; Blahnová, Veronika; Zeiringer, Scarlett; Vocetková, Karolina; et al. Corresponding author: Kohl, Yvonne. "New approach methodologies for toxicological screening in intestinal, pulmonary and skin epithelial tissue". Paper presented in 2022 MCAA Annual Conference and General Assembly, 2022.
  3. Moreira, Anabela; Vieira, Maria; Rocha, Maria Inês; Freitas, Jaime; Bemquerer, Marcelo; Leite, J.R.S.A; Tomás, Ana M.; Relvas, João B.; Plácido, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Plácido, Alexandra. "Amphibian ocellatin-PT peptides as novel anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective agents". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of Medicinal Biotechnology, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Sebastian J. Gurgul; Anabela Moreira; Yi Xiao; Swastina Nath Varma; Chaozong Liu; Pedro F. Costa; Gareth Williams. "Electrosprayed Particles Loaded with Kartogenin as a Potential Osteochondral Repair Implant". Polymers 15 5 (2023): 1275-1275. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15051275.
    10.3390/polym15051275
  2. Andreia M. Gonçalves; Filipa Leal; Anabela Moreira; Tobias Schellhorn; Veronika Hefka Blahnová; Scarlett Zeiringer; Karolina Vocetková; et al. "Potential of Electrospun Fibrous Scaffolds for Intestinal, Skin, and Lung Epithelial Tissue Modeling". Advanced NanoBiomed Research (2023): 2200104-2200104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202200104.
    10.1002/anbr.202200104
  3. Moreira, Anabela; Müller, Michelle; Costa, Pedro F.; Kohl, Yvonne. Corresponding author: Kohl, Yvonne. "Advanced In Vitro Lung Models for Drug and Toxicity Screening: The Promising Role of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells". Advanced Biology (2021): 2101139-2101139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202101139.
    10.1002/adbi.202101139
  4. Lesley C. Onyekuru; Anabela Moreira; Jiazhe Zhang; Ukrit Angkawinitwong; Pedro F. Costa; Steve Brocchini; Gareth R. Williams. "An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 64 (2021): 102592-102592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102592.
    10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102592
  5. Andreia Gonçalves; Anabela Moreira; Achim Weber; Gareth Williams; Pedro Costa. "Osteochondral Tissue Engineering: The Potential of Electrospinning and Additive Manufacturing". Pharmaceutics (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13070983.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13070983
  6. Moreira, Anabela; Lawson, Dan; Onyekuru, Lesley; Dziemidowicz, Karolina; Angkawinitwong, Ukrit; Costa, Pedro F.; Radacsi, Norbert; Williams, Gareth R.. Corresponding author: Williams, Gareth R.. "Protein encapsulation by electrospinning and electrospraying". Journal of Controlled Release (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.10.046.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.10.046
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/10/01 - 2018/02/01 9th Symposium in Bioengineering, organised by Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioengenharia from University of Porto (NEB-FEUP/ICBAS) (2018/04/14 - 2018/04/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2017/04/09 8th Symposium in Bioengineering, organised by Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioengenharia from University of Porto (NEB-FEUP/ICBAS) (2017/04/08 - 2017/04/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current Marie Curie Alumni Association
2016 - 2017 Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioengenharia (NEB) - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP)/Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) Membro do Departamento de Relações Externas
Distinctions

Award

2016 Bolsa de Estudo
Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Portugal
2015 Bolsa de Estudo
Fundação Rotária Portuguesa, Portugal
2015 Bolsa de Estudo
Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Portugal
2014 Bolsa de Estudo
Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Portugal
2013 Bolsa de Estudo
Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Portugal
2012 Bolsa de Estudo
Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Portugal