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Catarina Faria-Silva concluiu o Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas em 2015 pela Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia. Foi Bolseira de Investigação no iMed.ULisboa (FFUL) no âmbito do projeto "Targeted liposomal antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy for liver ischemic reperfusion injury" até Outubro 2019. A sua área de trabalho foca-se na Tecnologia Farmacêutica, nomeadamente no desenvolvimento de nano formulações para doenças ainda sem cura ou com tratamento ineficaz. Atualmente, encontra-se a frequentar o Doutoramento em Farmácia, na FFUL, na especialidade de Tecnologia Farmacêutica.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Catarina Faria da Silva Severiano

Citation names

  • Faria-Silva, Catarina
  • Faria-Silva, Ana Catarina
  • Faria-Silva, C.
  • Faria-Silva, AC

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F511-D9BF-05CC
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8057-2548

Email addresses

  • anacatarinafs@hotmail.com (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/02/04 - 2025/02/04
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Farmácia (Doutoramento)
Major in Tecnologia Farmacêutica
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/06/17 - 2021/06/26
Attended
 Fundamentos de Cultura Celular (Outros)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
 18/20
2021/03/15 - 2021/03/19
Attended
 Course on Advanced Drug Delivery (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 18/20
2020/09/14 - 2020/09/18
Concluded
 Course on Molecular Biomarkers and Technologies (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 16/20
2018/04 - 2018/10
Concluded
 Curso Pós-Graduado de Atualização de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório - Categoria B (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 88%
2016/05/20 - 2016/05/22
Concluded
 Curso Inicial de Vacinas e Administração de Medicamentos Injectáveis (Outros)
Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
2016/05/20 - 2016/05/20
Concluded
 Formação Profissional de Suporte Básico de Vida com Desfibrilhação Automática Externa (Outros)
HelpCare - Formação e Consultadoria Especializada, Lda., Portugal
 19/20
2010/09 - 2015/11
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Novel Formulations for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
2014/10/08 - 2014/12/17
Concluded
 Módulo Inicial-2 (Outros)
Instituto Espanhol de Línguas, Portugal
 85%
2013 - 2013
Concluded
 First Certificate in English (Outros)
Cambridge English Language Assessment Spain and Portugal, Spain
 Grade B
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/12/01 - 2018/01/31 Técnico Farmacêutico 1 Cl (Técnico Farmacêutico) Farmácia Quintans, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11 - Current Tradutor Técnico Trabalhador independente, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2019/10/31 Bolseira de Investigação Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/10/01 Estagiária em Farmácia Comunitária Farmácia Quintans, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2015/06/01 Assistente de Projectos de Investigação: Participação em diferentes projectos - "Ethosomal nanocarriers for antileishmanial drugs" e "Novel formulations for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis". Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2015/04/01 Estagiário em Farmácia Hospitalar Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Portugal
2014/08/29 - 2014/09/18 Estudante de Intercâmbio: colaboração nos projectos em curso Uniwersytet Medyczny im Piastów Slaskich we Wroclawiu, Poland
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/02/01 - 2019/10/31 Targeted liposomal antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy for liver ischemic reperfusion injury.
200009
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Germany
Phospholipid Forschungszentrum e V
Ongoing
2014/02 - 2015/11 Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an innovative idea to explore the topical treatment of skin lesions.
EXPL7CVT-EPI/0862/2012
Other
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Faria-Silva, Ana Catarina; Mota, Ana Luísa; Costa, Ana Margarida; Silva, Ana Margarida; Ascenso, Andreia; Reis, Catarina; Marto, Joana; et al. "Application of natural raw materials for development of cosmetics through nanotechnology". In Nanotechnology for the Preparation of Cosmetics Using Plant-Based Extracts, edited by Jawaid, Mohammad; Setapar, Siti Hamidah Mohd; Ahmad, Akil, 157-201. Elsevier, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-822967-5.00014-x
  2. Simões, S.; Costa, A.; Faria-Silva, A.C.; Ascenso, A.; Marto, J.; Carvalheiro, M.; Gonçalves, L.M.; et al. "Sustainable valorization of food-processing industry by-products: challenges and opportunities to obtain bioactive compounds". In Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes and By-Products, 619-644. Elsevier, 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-824044-1.00023-4
  3. Faria-Silva, Ana Catarina; Costa, Ana Margarida; Ascenso, Andreia; Ribeiro, Helena Margarida; Marto, Joana; Gonçalves, Lídia Maria; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Nanoemulsions for cosmetic products". In Nanocosmetics, edited by Nanda, Arun; Nanda, Sanju; Nguyen, Tuan Anh; Rajendran, Susai; Slimani, Yassine, 59-77. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-822286-7.00004-8
Conference poster
  1. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Scavone, Denise; Marto, Joana; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Development of an alpha-tomatine foam for cutaneous application: a sustainable approach for saponins use". Paper presented in XV Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2024.
  2. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Poças, Marta; Cunha, Daniela; Marto, Joana; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Green Tomato Extract mediated biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles. Biosynthesis, characterization and biological properties". Paper presented in XV Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2024.
  3. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Scavone, Denise; Marto, Joana; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Alpha-tomatine: a promising natural ingredient for skin care formulations". Paper presented in Skin and Formulation, 6th Symposium, 2023.
  4. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Scavone, Denise; Santos, Maria Soledade; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Characterization of surfactants present in a tomatine-containing extract". Paper presented in 14th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting, 2023.
  5. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Scavone, Denise; Santos, Maria Soledade; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Characterization of a natural extract derived from green tomato". Paper presented in 15º Encontro Nacional de Química Física, 2023.
  6. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Scavone, Denise; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Green tomato-derived foam: simultaneous use of plant glycoalkaloids as excipients and as active substances". Paper presented in IV Young Scientist Meeting of the Spanish Portuguese Local Chapter - Controlled Release Society (SPC-CRS), 2023.
  7. Cunha, Daniela; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Marto, Joana; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Silver nanoparticles synthesis using Green Tomatoes Extract: Preliminary studies". Paper presented in IV Young Scientist Meeting of the Spanish Portuguese Local Chapter - Controlled Release Society (SPC-CRS), 2023.
  8. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Tomatine extracted from green tomatoes: the beginning of a new topical anti leishmanial treatment?". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Simposium, 2022.
  9. Faria-Silva, AC; Eleutério, Carla Vânia; Simões, Pedro; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Valorization of natural glycoalkaloids from tomato: an optimized HPLC method for the quantification of tomatine". Paper presented in 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting, 2022.
  10. Catarina Faria-Silva; Carla Vânia Eleutério; Bruno Pedras; Marta Marques; Pedro Simões; Manuela Colla Carvalheiro; Sandra Simões. "Alpha-tomatine extract: evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity for skin delivery". Paper presented in 1st Symposium on Advanced Technologies on Drug Delivery,@DD 21, 2021.
  11. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, C.; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Simões, Sandra; Fernandes, Eduarda; Baptista, Pedro; Alexandra R Fernandes; Corvo, M. Luisa. "Quercetin liposomes for hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury a promising therapeutic approach". Paper presented in First Symposium on Advanced Technologies on Drug Delivery, 2021.
  12. Catarina Faria-Silva; Carla V. Eleutério; Bruno Pedras; Marta Marques; Pedro Simões; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Sandra Simões. "Alpha-tomatine extracted from food waste: unveiling its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties". Paper presented in iMed.Ulisboa, 2021.
  13. Almeida, Rodrigo F.M. De; Marquês, Joaquim T.; Silva, Liana C.; Marinho, H. Susana; Corvo, M. Luísa; Fedeli, Francesca; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Santos, Filipa C.; Bento-Oliveira, Andreia. "Sphingolipid-Enriched Domains in Yeast: Biophysical Properties and Antifungal Interaction". Paper presented in 65th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, 2021.
  14. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carla Vânia Eleutério; Bruno Pedras; Pedro Simões; Manuela Colla Carvalheiro; Sandra Simões. "Alpha-tomatine extraction for topical delivery to treat skin chronic inflammatory diseases". Paper presented in 3rd SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Virtual Meeting, 2021.
  15. Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Varrica, Carla G.; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Sandri, Giuseppina; Simões, Sandra. "Alopurinol-loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Topical Application: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.". Paper presented in XIII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2020.
  16. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Simões, Sandra; Fernandes, Eduarda; Baptista, Pedro Viana; Fernandes, Alexandra; Corvo, M. Luísa. "Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of quercetin liposomes in hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury". Paper presented in XIII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2020.
  17. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Baptista, Pedro V; Fernandes, Eduarda; Fernandes, Alexandra R.; Corvo, M. Luísa. "Evaluation of anti-inflammatory efficacy of liposomal formulations developed for hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury’s treatment.". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Phospholipids in Pharmaceutical Research, 2019.
  18. Vieira, Jennifer; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Eleutério, Carla V.; Marto, Joana; Simões, Sandra; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla. "Soybean phosphatidylcholine containing deformable vesicles as topical formulations for Amphotericin B.". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Phospholipids in Pharmaceutical Research, 2019.
  19. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Baptista, Pedro V; Fernandes, Eduarda; Fernandes, Alexandra; Corvo, M. Luísa. "Development of Quercetin Liposomal Formulations for Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Prevention.". Paper presented in 11th iMed.ULisboa and 4th i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting., 2019.
  20. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Baptista, Pedro V; Metselaar, Bart; Corvo, M. Luísa; Fernandes, Alexandra R.. "Assessment Of Anti-inflammatory Efficacy Of Liposomal Formulations Developed For The Treatment Of Hepatic Ischemia And Reperfusion Injury.". Paper presented in 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, 2019.
  21. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Carvalheiro, Manuela Colla; Simões, Sandra; Fernandes, Alexandra R.; Corvo, M. Luísa. "Development of Indomethacin Liposomal Formulations for Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Prevention.". Paper presented in 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition., 2019.
  22. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Ana Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Baptista, Pedro Viana; Fernandes, Eduarda; Fernandes, Alexandra; Corvo, Maria Luísa. "Development of Anti-Inflammatory Liposomal Formulations for Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.". Paper presented in 10th iMed.ULisboa and 3rd i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting., 2018.
  23. Carvalheiro, Manuela; F. Silva, A. Catarina; Esteves, Alexandra M; Eleutério, Carla V.; Cruz, M. Eugénia; Gaspar, M. Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Lipid-based delivery systems for dinitroanilines in treatment of L. major skin lesions.". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Leishmaniasis, 2017.
  24. Carvalheiro, Manuela; F. Silva, A. Catarina; Costa, A. Margarida; Esteves Alexandra; Eleutério, Carla V.; Gaspar, M. Manuela; Simões, Sandra. "Ethosomes containing TFL-A for topical treatment of L. major skin lesions". Paper presented in COST Action 1307. Chemotherapy toward diseases caused by endoparasites., 2016.
Journal article
  1. Carvalheiro, Manuela C; Simões, Sandra; Faria-Silva, Ana Catarina; Simões P; Bellofatto M; Mota J. "Eco-extracted a-Tomatine as an Antioxidant for Natural Soap". Cosmetics & Toiletries 138 6 (2023): 43-48.
  2. Catarina Faria-Silva; Miriam Sousa; Manuela Colla Carvalheiro; Pedro Simões; Sandra Simões. Corresponding author: Sandra Simões. "Alpha-tomatine and the two sides of the same coin: an anti-nutritional glycoalkaloid with potential in human health". Food Chemistry (2022):
    Accepted
  3. Laranjeira, Tânia; Costa, Ana; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Ribeiro, Daniela; de Oliveira, José Miguel P. Ferreira; Simões, Sandra; Ascenso, Andreia. "Sustainable Valorization of Tomato By-Products to Obtain Bioactive Compounds: Their Potential in Inflammation and Cancer Management". Molecules 27 5 (2022): 1701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051701.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules27051701
  4. Nakov, Ana; Magalhães, Carolina; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Ascensão, Lia; Marto, Joana; Ribeiro, Helena Margarida; Simões, Sandra. "Lipid-coated membranes as skin surrogates for permeability assessment". Materialia 21 (2022): 101354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101354.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101354
  5. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Carvalheiro, Manuela C.; Simões, Sandra; Marinho, H. Susana; Marcelino, Paulo; Campos, Maria Celeste; et al. "Quercetin Liposomal Nanoformulation for Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Treatment". Pharmaceutics 14 1 (2022): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14010104.
    Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics14010104
  6. Varrica, Carla; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Eleutério, Carla; Sandri, Giuseppina; Simões, Sandra. "Topical Allopurinol-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: A Novel Approach for Wound Healing Management". Bioengineering 8 12 (2021): 192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering8120192.
    Published • 10.3390/bioengineering8120192
  7. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Viana Baptista, Pedro; Fernandes, Eduarda; Ramos Fernandes, Alexandra; Corvo, Maria Luísa. "Liposomal Nanosystems in Rheumatoid Arthritis". Pharmaceutics 13 4 (2021): 454. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13040454.
    Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics13040454
  8. Ferreira-Silva, Margarida; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Baptista, Pedro Viana; Fernandes, Eduarda; Fernandes, Alexandra Ramos; Corvo, Maria Luísa. "Drug delivery nanosystems targeted to hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury". Drug Delivery and Translational Research 11 2 (2021): 397-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-021-00915-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s13346-021-00915-8
  9. Carvalheiro, Manuela; Vieira, Jennifer; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Marto, Joana; Simões, Sandra. "Amphotericin B-loaded deformable lipid vesicles for topical treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis skin lesions". Drug Delivery and Translational Research 11 2 (2021): 717-728. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-021-00910-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s13346-021-00910-z
  10. Almeida, Rodrigo F.M. De; Marquês, Joaquim T.; Silva, Liana C.; Marinho, H. Susana; Corvo, M.L.; Fedeli, Francesca; Faria-Silva, Catarina; Santos, Filipa C.; Bento-Oliveira, Andreia. "Sphingolipid-Enriched Domains in Yeast: Biophysical Properties and Antifungal Interaction". Biophysical Journal 120 3 (2021): 45a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.517.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.517
  11. Faria-Silva, Catarina; Ascenso, Andreia; Costa, Ana M.; Marto, Joana; Carvalheiro, Manuela; Ribeiro, Helena Margarida; Simões, Sandra. "Feeding the skin: A new trend in food and cosmetics convergence". Trends in Food Science & Technology 95 (2020): 21-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.11.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.11.015
Report
  1. Catarina Faria-Silva; Sandra Simões. 2014. Ethosomal nanocarriers for antileishmanial drugs.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Catarina Faria-Silva. "Novel formulations for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, 2015. http://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/27101.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/17 Aplicação Tópica de arginina: uma estratégia para o tratamento de efeitos secundários cutâneos em oncologia Sunset Skin Summit - 3ª edição
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
2022/10/27 Tomatine Soap: a new approach to food derived waste management Sunset Skin Summit - 2ª edição
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
2021/09/08 Alpha-Tomatine Extracted from Green Tomatoes to Treat Skin Anti-inflammatory Diseases Sunset Skin Summit
(Portugal)
2021/02/04 Extraction of Alpha-tomatine from green tomatoes to treat skin diseases Congress on Natural Products Applications: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Online, Portugal)