Cassilda Maria Lopes Pereira (FE17-CA18-22EC)

Curriculum Vitae

Cassilda Maria Lopes Pereira

Cassilda Pereira (CP) obtained her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences with specialization in Biochemistry from faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra in 2016. She is an Invited Assistant Professor at School of Health, Polytechnic University of Porto (ESS|P.PORTO) in the Biochemistry and Biotechnology fields and an Integrated Researcher at Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), a part of the Health Research Network (RISE-Health). She has a solid background in cellular biology, biochemistry, cell signalling pathways, cellular microbiology and toxin biology, both in vivo and in cellular models. Overall, CP published 11 papers in international peer-reviewed journals with a total of 288 citations and an average IF=5.5. CP has been a researcher/team member of 10 competitive projects grants (FCT), contributed for the scientific training of 3 MSc students and established fruitfull collaborations. Her PhD work at CNC (University of Coimbra, PT) provided new insights into the role of nitrite-derived nitric oxide in mammalian gastric physiology and the biological functions of wine polyphenols regarding cellular regulation and anti-inflammatory actions using in vitro and in vivo models. This work resulted in 5 papers, 2 as 1st author. Later in 2016, CP joined the Fish Immunology and Vaccinology (FIV) group at IBMC/i3S (Porto, PT), as a postdoctoral researcher to work with AIP56, an AB toxin that is a key virulence factor from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (Phdp) and targets NF-kB in mammalian cells. At the FIV group, CP improved her expertise in cell biology, applied to the cellular microbiology field and developed strong knowledge on AB toxins, particularly AIP56, and on other virulence factors. CP greatly contributed to i) the identification of the cellular processes and molecular mechanisms involved in AIP56 intoxication in mammalian cells (2 papers, 1 as 1st author); ii) the characterization of the structural features involved in AIP56 intoxication (Nature Commun., 2nd author); iii) the identification and characterization of other virulence factors from Phdp, particularly proteins secreted by the type II secretion system (T2SS) (2 papers as 2nd author). In 2020, CP attained a contract as a Junior researcher at i3S to study the positive impact of cardiac fibroblasts (CF) on cardiac regeneration and identify essential mediators in this process. This clear change of fields allowed CP to gather a new set of skills and experience and has resulted, so far, in 1 paper as 2nd author and the co-supervision of 1 MSc student. CP research work has been disseminated through the participation in national and internacional scientific conferences, 30 conference posters/oral communications and 7 published conference abstracts. Currently, at TBIO-RISE Health, CP’s scientific interest is to characterize the modulation of cellular pathways by bioactive compounds with biotechnological potential. CP is committed to science communication and outreach through the organization/participation of scientific events for the community such as “Ciência Viva” and “ESS | P.Porto Sexta aberta” activities.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Cassilda Maria Lopes Pereira

Citation names

Pereira, Cassilda

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: FE17-CA18-22EC
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5514-4544
Researcher Id: M-4120-2013
Scopus Author Id: 44361624100

Email addresses

plc@ess.ipp.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

222061000 (Professional)

Addresses

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

Websites

https://www.ess.ipp.pt/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/10/01 - 2019/11/30 Concluded	Postdoctoral fellow (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/03 Concluded	Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science (Outros) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2009/11 - 2016/05/18 Concluded	Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doutoramento) Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "The role of nitrite-derived nitric oxide in gastric physiology: biochemical mechanisms, molecular targets and the modulatory effect of red wine " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aproved with praise and distinction
2003/09 - 2008/09 Concluded	Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado) Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	16/20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/10 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO)/Health Research Network (RISE-Health), ESS, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2021/09/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2019/11/30	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2009/11/01 - 2016/05/18	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal

2014/04 - 2014/08	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal

2008/11/01 - 2009/10/31	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal

2007/08/01 - 2007/08/31	Research Trainee (Research)	Faculty of Pharmacy, Novi Sad, Serbia

2005/10/01 - 2006/06/30	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/05/01 - Current	Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/11/13 - 2024/04/30	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2016/06/30	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2008/01 - 2008/07	Estagiário (3º e 4º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde)	Farmácia Rocha, Portugal

2008 - 2008	Estagiário (1º e 2º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde - Farmácia)	Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/10 - Current	Coordinator of the Cell Lab at TBIO	Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO)/Health Research Network (RISE-Health), ESS, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
	Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO)/Health Research Network (RISE-Health), ESS, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/12/01 - 2020/02/29	Research Collaborator	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/03/01 - 2021/09/30	Scar(less) - Positive impact of fibroblasts on cardiac regeneration POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030985 Researcher Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/07/15 - 2019/11/30	Structural and functional characterization of AB toxins targeting antigen-presenting cells and their application as cancer vaccines PTDC/BIA-MIC/29910/2017 Researcher Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/07/15 - 2019/11/30	Identification and characterization of virulence factors secreted by Photobacterium damselae piscicida with potential to be used as antigens for vaccination against fish photobacteriosis PTDC/CVT-CVT/30018/2017 Researcher Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016/10/01 - 2019/11/30	Host cell factors and molecular mechanisms implicated in intoxication by AIP56, a bacterial toxin targeting NF-kB PTDC/BIA-MIC/2007/2014 Post-doc Fellow Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009/11/01 - 2016/05/18	The role of nitrite-derived nitric oxide in gastric physiology: biochemical mechanisms, molecular targets and the modulatory effect of red wine. SFRH/BD/62265/2009 PhD Student Fellow Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2014/04/01 - 2014/08/31	Dietary Nitrate:Nitrite:Nitric oxide as a key pathway in gastrointestinal and cardiovascular physiology: uncovering new health properties of red wine and olive oil PTDC/AGR-ALI/115744/2009 Research Fellow Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/03/31	Dietary Nitrate:Nitrite:Nitric oxide as a key pathway in gastrointestinal and cardiovascular physiology: uncovering new health properties of red wine and olive oil PTDC/AGRALI/115744/2009 Researcher Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2013	In vivo dynamics of nitric oxide in the brain: regulation of cellular respiration and implications for Alzheimer´s disease and aging PTDC/SAU-NEU/103538/2008 Researcher Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/05/01 - 2013	Neurovascular coupling between neuronal activity and blood flow in brain mediated by nitric oxide PTDC/SAU-NEU/108992/2008 Researcher Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008/11/01 - 2009/10/31	New biological functions for wine polyphenols: cellular regulation and anti-inflammatory actions via nitric oxide production from dietary nitrite. PTDC/AGR-ALI/71262/2006 Research Fellow Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde LA/P/0070/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0070/2020 UID/BIM/04293/2019 Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	CNC. IBILI UID/NEU/04539/2019 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/12/31	Dietary Nitrate:Nitrite:Nitric oxide as a key pathway in gastrointestinal and cardiovascular physiology: uncovering new health properties of red wine and olive oil PTDC/AGR-ALI/115744/2009 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/05/01 - 2013/10/31	Neurovascular coupling between neuronal activity and blood flow in brain mediated by nitric oxide PTDC/SAU-NEU/108992/2008 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2013/06/30	In vivo dynamics of nitric oxide in the brain: regulation of cellular respiration and implications for Alzheimer´s disease and aging PTDC/SAU-NEU/103538/2008 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Strategic Project - LA 1 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/SAU/LA0001/2011 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Ribeiro, João; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpetua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in HFA Winter Meeting. Les Diablerets, Switzerland, Les Diablerets, 2023. Published Almeida, Joana; Pereira, Cassilda; Coelho, Pedro; Teixeira, Dulce; Louçano, Marta; Bento, Clara M.; Cerqueira, MJ; et al. "Biotechnology and Biochemistry laboratorial education through the SARS-CoV2 pandemic: challenges, truths and takeaways". Paper presented in IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 Congress: 'The Biochemistry Global Summit, Lisbon, 2022. Published • https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2211-5463.13440 Lisboa, Johnny; D. Pinto, Rute; Rodrigues, Inês S; Pereira, Liliana M.G.; Pereira, Cassilda; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Pedro J. B.; et al. "3D structure of the NF-kB-targeting toxin AIP56 and characterization of determinants required for low pH-induced conformational changes, membrane interaction and translocation". Paper presented in IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 Congress: 'The Biochemistry Global Summit, Lisbon, 2022. Published Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, Ana C.; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Profiling cardiac fibroblasts in regenerative hearts after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine., Budapest, 2022. Published Laranjinha, João; Rocha, Bárbara S.; Pereira, Cassilda; Nunes, Carla; Gago, Bruno; Barbosa, Rui. "A short-cut to inclusive biological actions of dietary polyphenols: modulation of the nitrate:nitrite:nitric oxide pathway in the gut". Paper presented in SFRRI, 2014, Kyoto, 2014. Published Laranjinha, J.; Rocha, B.; Pereira, C.; Nunes, C.; Barbosa, R. M.. "An alternative pathway to widespread health benefits of dietary polyphenols: The nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway in the gut". Paper presented in 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Medicinal-Plant-and-Natural-Product-Research, 2014. Published • 10.1055/s-0034-1394483 Pereira, C. M.; Rocha, Bárbara; Barbosa, Rui; Laranjinha, João. "Nitrite-dependent nitrosation of gastric mucosa.". Paper presented in International Symposium on the pathophysiology of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, Salamanca, 2010. Published
Conference poster	João Sousa; Freitas, Vera L. S.; Maria Ribeiro da Silva; Vieira, Mónica; Pereira, Cassilda. "Chemical and biological characterization of o-acetylnaphthol isomers". Paper presented in 6º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal (EBTM), 2024. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; João Ribeiro; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpetua; Nascimento, Diana S. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in MCBiology Annual Symposium 2024, 2024. Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinheiro, Bruno; D. Pinto, Rute; Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, Liliana M.G.; Oliveira, Pedro; et al. "Three-dimensional structure and mechanisms of membrane interaction and translocation of the NF-kB-targeting toxin AIP56". Paper presented in ETOX23 - European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, 2023. Lisboa, Johnny; Freitas, Inês Lua; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinheiro, Bruno; do Vale, Ana; dos Santos, N.M.S.. "AIP56 and AIP56-like toxins: a family of bacterial toxins that target NF-kB". Paper presented in 1st ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting, 2023. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Ribeiro, João; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpetua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in 37th Meeting of the ISHR-ES. Porto, Portugal, 2023. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Ribeiro, João; Fonseca, Ana C.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpetua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.". Paper presented in HFA Winter Meeting, 2023. Lisboa, Johnny; D. Pinto, Rute; Rodrigues, Inês S; Pereira, Liliana M. G.; Pereira, Cassilda; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Pedro J. B.; et al. "3D structure of the NF-kB-targeting toxin AIP56 and characterization of determinants required for low pH-induced conformational changes, membrane interaction and translocation". Paper presented in IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 Congress: 'The Biochemistry Global Summit, 2022. Almeida, Joana; Pereira, Cassilda; Coelho, Pedro; Teixeira, Dulce; Louçano, Marta; Bento, Clara M.; Cerqueira, M.J.; et al. "Biotechnology and Biochemistry laboratorial education through the SARS-CoV2 pandemic: challenges, truths and takeaways". Paper presented in IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 Congress: 'The Biochemistry Global Summit, 2022. Gomes, R.N.; Manuel, F.; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, A.C.; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Profiling cardiac fibroblasts in regenerative hearts after myocardial infarction". Paper presented in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biomedicine Congress, 2022. Gomes, Rita N.; Manuel, Filipa; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, Ana C.; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Dissecting the role of cardiac fibroblasts after myocardial infarction in regenerative hearts.". Paper presented in BSRT symposium (online format), 2021. Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Juan Ayala; Mateus Terceti; Inês S. Rodrigues; Pedro Pereira; Carlos R. Osório; Nuno MS dos Santos; Ana do Vale. "Characterization of a novel NlpC/P60 endopeptidase of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida secreted by the Type II secretion system.". Paper presented in 7th i3S Annual Meeting, 2018. Lisboa, J.; Pereira, Cassilda; Ayala, J.; Terceti, M.; Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, P.; Osorio, C.R.; et al. "Characterization of a novel NlpC/P60 endopeptidase of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida secreted by the Type II secretion system.". Paper presented in Bacterial Protein Export 2018, Leuven, Belgium, 2018. dos Santos, Nuno M.S.; do Vale, Ana; Osorio, Carlos Rodriguez; Pereira, Cassilda. "The type II secretion of Photobacterium damselae piscicida mediates extracellular release of the apoptogenic toxin AIP56". Paper presented in ETOX 18, 18th European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, Paris, France, 26-30 June, 2017, 2017. Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, Cassilda; Pereira, Liliana M.; Lisboa, J.; M. S. dos Santos, Nuno; do Vale, Ana. "Host factors involved in AIP56 intoxication: the role of protein chaperones and redox systems". Paper presented in ETOX 18-European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, 2017. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "Dietary nitrite-derived modifications in the gastric compartment: implications for nutrition and physiology.". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society December 17-20, 2014, 2014. João Laranjinha; Rocha, Bárbara; Pereira, Cassilda; Nunes, Carla; GAGO, BRUNO; Barbosa, R M. "A short-cut to inclusive health benefits of dietary polyphenols: the nitrate:nitrite:nitric oxide pathway in the gut". Paper presented in 17th Biennial Meeting of Society for Free Radical Research International, Kyoto, jAPAN, 2014. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "Nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway: bridging nutrition and gastric physiology.". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine, 2013. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "The Nitrate:Nitrite:Nitric oxide pathway in the gastric physiology:protein nitrosation and regenerative pathways.". Paper presented in 10th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, 2012. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "Functional impact of the nitrate:nitrite:nitric oxide pathway via protein modifications: between gastric damage and gastric physiology.". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON REDOX SIGNALING AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE, 2012. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui; Laranjinha, João. "Dietay nitrite-dependent nitrosation of gastric mucosa: good, bad or irrelevant?". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Porto, Portugal, 2010. Pereira, Cassilda; Rocha, Bárbara; Barbosa, Rui; Laranjinha, João. "Nitrite-dependent nitrosation of gastric mucosa.". Paper presented in Ciência 2010, Lisboa, Portugal, 2010. Pereira, Cassilda; Rocha, Bárbara; Barbosa, Rui; Laranjinha, João. "Nitrite-dependent nitrosation of gastric mucosa". Paper presented in International Symposium on the Pathophysiology if reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, Salmanca, Spain, 2010.
Journal article	Elsa D. Silva; Daniel Pereira-Sousa; Francisco Ribeiro-Costa; Rui Cerqueira; Francisco J. Enguita; Rita N. Gomes; João Dias-Ferreira; et al. "Pericardial Fluid Accumulates microRNAs That Regulate Heart Fibrosis after Myocardial Infarction". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158329. 10.3390/ijms25158329 Elsa D. Silva; Daniel Pereira-Sousa; Francisco Ribeiro-Costa; Rui Cerqueira; Francisco Enguita; Gomes, Rita N.; Dias-Ferreira, João; et al. "Pericardial Fluid: a hub for fibrotic regulation after myocardial infarction". IJMS (2024): Accepted Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Pinto, Rute D.; Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, Liliana M. G.; Pinheiro, Bruno; Oliveira, Pedro; et al. "Unconventional structure and mechanisms for membrane interaction and translocation of the NF-kB-targeting toxin AIP56". Nature Communications 14 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43054-z. Published • 10.1038/s41467-023-43054-z Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Rifflet, Aline; Ayala, Juan; Terceti, Mateus S.; Barca, Alba V.; Rodrigues, Inês; et al. "A Secreted NlpC/P60 Endopeptidase from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida Cleaves the Peptidoglycan of Potentially Competing Bacteria". mSphere 6 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00736-20. 10.1128/msphere.00736-20 Silva, Ana Catarina; Pereira, Cassilda; Fonseca, Ana Catarina R. G.; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpétua; Nascimento, Diana S.. "Bearing My Heart: The Role of Extracellular Matrix on Cardiac Development, Homeostasis, and Injury Response". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.621644. 10.3389/fcell.2020.621644 Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Rifflet, Aline; Ayala, Juan; Terceti, Mateus S. [UNESP]; Barca, Alba V.; Rodrigues, Ines; et al. "A Secreted NlpC/P60 Endopeptidase from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida Cleaves the Peptidoglycan of Potentially Competing Bacteria". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/11449/210307. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00736-20 Inês S. Rodrigues; Liliana M. G. pereira; Johnny Lisboa; Cassilda Pereira; Pedro Oliveira; Nuno M. S. dos Santos; Ana do Vale. "Author Correction: Involvement of Hsp90 and cyclophilins in intoxication by AIP56, a metalloprotease toxin from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". Scientific Reports (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58152-x. Open access • 10.1038/s41598-020-58152-x Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Rifflet, Aline; Ayala, Juan; Terceti, Mateus S.; Barca, Alba V.; Rodrigues, Inês S.; et al. "A secreted NlpC/P60 endopeptidase from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida cleaves the peptidoglycan of potentially competing bacteria". BioRxiv - Microbiology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.181511. Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.181511 Pereira, Cassilda; Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, Liliana M.G.; Lisboa, Johnny; Pinto, Rute D.; Araújo, Leonor; Oliveira, Pedro; et al. "Role of AIP56 disulphide bond and its reduction by cytosolic redox systems for efficient intoxication". Cellular Microbiology 22 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cmi.13109. Published • 10.1111/cmi.13109 Rodrigues, Inês S.; Pereira, Liliana M. G.; Lisboa, Johnny; Pereira, Cassilda; Oliveira, Pedro; dos Santos, Nuno M. S.; do Vale, Ana. "Involvement of Hsp90 and cyclophilins in intoxication by AIP56, a metalloprotease toxin from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45240-w. Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-019-45240-w do Vale, Ana; Pereira, Cassilda; R. Osorio, Carlos; M. S. dos Santos, Nuno. "The Apoptogenic Toxin AIP56 Is Secreted by the Type II Secretion System of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". Toxins 9 11 (2017): 368. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins9110368. Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "Dietary nitrite induces nitrosation of the gastric mucosa: the protective action of the mucus and the modulatory effect of red wine". The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 26 5 (2015): 476-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.12.004. 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.12.004 Rocha, Bárbara S.; Nunes, Carla; Pereira, Cassilda; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "A shortcut to wide-ranging biological actions of dietary polyphenols: modulation of the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway in the gut". Food Funct. 5 8 (2014): 1646-1652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4fo00124a. 10.1039/c4fo00124a Pereira, Cassilda; Ferreira, Nuno R.; Rocha, Bárbara S.; Barbosa, Rui M.; Laranjinha, João. "The redox interplay between nitrite and nitric oxide: From the gut to the brain". Redox Biology 1 1 (2013): 276-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2013.04.004. 10.1016/j.redox.2013.04.004 S. Rocha, Barbara; Gago, Bruno; Pereira, Cassilda; M. Barbosa, Rui; Bartesaghi, Silvina; O. Lundberg, Jon; Radi, Rafael; Laranjinha, Joao. "Dietary Nitrite in Nitric Oxide Biology: A Redox Interplay with Implications for Pathophysiology and Therapeutics". Current Drug Targets 12 9 (2011): 1351-1363. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945011796150334. 10.2174/138945011796150334 Barbosa, Rui M.; Jesus, A. J. Lopes; Santos, Ricardo M.; Pereira, Cassilda L.; Marques, Cátia F.; Rocha, Bárbara S.; Ferreira, Nuno R.; Ledo, Ana; Laranjinha, João. "Preparation, standardization and measurement of nitric oxide solutions". Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2 6 (2011): 272-284. http://www.simplex-academic-publishers.com/abstracts/101637271.aspx. Published
Preprint	Johnny Lisboa; Cassilda Pereira; Rute D. Pinto; Inês S. Rodrigues; Liliana M.G. Pereira; Bruno Pinheiro; Pedro Oliveira; et al. "Structural and functional characterization of the NF-¿B-targeting toxin AIP56 fromPhotobacterium damselaesubsp.piscicidareveals a novel mechanism for membrane interaction and translocation". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.04.539443. 10.1101/2023.05.04.539443
Thesis / Dissertation	Laranjinha, João. "The role of nitrite-derived nitric oxide in gastric physiology: biochemical mechanisms, molecular targets and the modulatory effect of red wine". PhD, Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/29576.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023	Fast but not furious: neonatal cardiac fibroblasts as promoters of regeneration after myocardial infarction.	MCBiology Annual Symposium i3S, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/10	Phdp, a case of bacterial success: pathogenicity, survival and competition strategies	Seminar Mestrado Bioquímica em Saúde Mestrado Bioquímica em saúde, ESS, IPP (Porto, Portugal)
2022/10	A phenotypic shift in cardiac fibroblasts influences the regenerative capacity of the neonatal heart.	PhDay: “Building Paths: The Science Behind Us i3S, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022	Profiling cardiac fibroblasts in regenerative hearts after myocardial infarction.	Fibrosis Summer School i3S, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/06/15	AIP56, a single chain AB toxin with a unique structural organization	7th International Iberian Biophysics Congress Portuguese and Spanish Biophysical Society (Coimbra)
2021	IGF-1 \| Between Cardiac Repair and Regeneration.	IJUP Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2020/02/05	Host cell factors involved in intoxication by AIP56, an apoptogenic bacterial toxin that cleaves NF-kB p65	Seminar Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2010	Dietary nitrite, polyphenols & nitric oxide: from biochemistry to physiology.The human stomach as a bioreactor.	Techniques in free radical biology, FEBS course. FEBS (Debrecen, Hungary)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/10 - Current	Chemical and biological characterization of o-acetylnaphthol isomers Co-supervisor	Bioquímica em Saúde (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/06	Modulação de inflamação crónica em doenças metabólicas por péptidos bioativos Supervisor	Biotecnologia Medicinal (Degree) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/12	The role of matrisome associated proteins on human cardiac fibroblasts function. Co-supervisor of Diogo Vasco Gonçalves Rebelo	Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Master) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/01	Quantificação de óxido nítrico por quimiluminescência em proteínas modificadas por nitrosação Co-supervisor	Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18	TBIO Annual Meeting (2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17	6º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal (EBTM) (2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/10/21 - 2022/10/21	5º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal (EBTM), 2nd Iberian Congresso and Medicinal Biotecnology (2022/10/21 - 2022/10/21) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11	Beer storming fundraising challenge. Team-building activity at the i3S annual meeting around the concept of philanthropy in science arose from the necessity to raise the public awareness on the importance of science in our everyday life and to engage the society on fundraising activities. (2017 - 2017) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2020/09/29 - Current	Participation in the celebration of the World Heart Day at i3S with science videos. Beating heart cells in the lab: human cardiomyocytes derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells (ESC), beating spontaneously in rhythm, in vitro. Authors: Cassilda Pereira, Márcia Peixoto, Ana Catarina Fonseca e Diana Nascimento Other	World Heart Day Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/07/09 - 2022/07/14	25th IUBMB Congress, the 46th FEBS Congress and the 15th PABMB Congress, The Biochemistry Global Summit, from the 9th to the 14th July 2022. Congress	he Biochemistry Global Summit, Lisbon, 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
2020/06/03 - 2020/06/04	Cell & Developmental Biology Virtual Meeting Meeting	Cell & Developmental Biology Virtual Meeting
2019/11 - 2019/11	8th i3S Annual Meeting Meeting	8th i3S Annual Meeting Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11	7th i3S Annual Meeting_poster presentation Meeting	7th i3S Annual Meeting Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/10/31 - 2018/10/31	Moving from Academia to Industry _Part II Workshop	Moving from Academia to Industry Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/10/09 - 2018/10/09	Moving from Academia to Industry _Part I Networking for PhDs Workshop	Moving from Academia to Industry Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/04/12 - 2018/04/15	"Meet a Scientist" at Mostra da Universidade do Porto Exhibition	16ª Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11	6th i3S Annual Meeting Meeting	6th i3S Annual Meeting Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/06 - 2017/06	ETOX 18-European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins_Poster presentation Workshop	ETOX 18-European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins Institut Pasteur, France
2017/04/21 - 2017/04/21	Administration techniques in laboratory mice 3 hour training session Other	Training session on Administration techniques in laboratory mice Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/03/20 - 2017/03/20	Blood sampling and intravenous injection in laboratory rats 3 hour training session Other	Training session on Blood sampling and intravenous injection in laboratory rats Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/11 - 2016/11	5th i3S Annual Meeting Meeting	5th i3S Annual Meeting Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2015	Participation in C&T Week activities, going to schools bringing science to the community. Other	Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia, Ciência Viva Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/12 - 2014/12	XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society_Poster presentation Congress	XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
2014 - 2014	12th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	12th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/12/05 - 2013/12/05	Emerging Pathways for Young Scientists Workshop	Emerging Pathways for Young Scientists American Society for Microbiology, United States
2013/06 - 2013/06	5th International Symposium Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine_Poster presentation and best poster award. Symposium	5th International Symposium Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine. Oxygen Club of California, United States
2013 - 2013	11th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	11th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/12 - 2012/12	10th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology_Poster presentation and best poster award. Meeting	10th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/06 - 2012/07	International Symposium on redox signaling and oxidative stress in health and disease_Poster presentation Symposium	International Symposium on redox signaling and oxidative stress in health and disease Spanish and Portuguese Free Radicals Groups, Spain
2011 - 2011	9th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	9th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Advanced course on Mitochondrial Dynamics and Metabolic Diseases 30 hours Other	PhDBEB program Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Introduction to pharmacogenomics – clinical applications Advanced course 30 hours Other	Programa Doutoral em Ciências da Saúde Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010/12 - 2010/12	XVII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica_poster presentation Congress	XVII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Porto Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
2010/06 - 2010/06	Encontro Ciência 2010_poster presentation Congress	Ciência 2010 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/06 - 2010/06	International Symposium on the Pathophysiology if reactive oxygen and nitrogen species_ Poster presentation and published abstract in conference proceedings. Symposium	International Symposium on the Pathophysiology if reactive oxygen and nitrogen species Spanish and Portuguese Free Radicals Groups, Spain
2010 - 2010	8th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	8th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Advanced course on Oncobiology 30 hours Other	PhDBEB program Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2009 - 2009	7th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	7th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Advenced Course on Vascular Biology 30 hours Other	PhDBEB program Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Advanced course on Cellular Biology 30 hours Other	PhDBEB program Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Advenced Course on Science communication 30 hours Other	PhDBEB program Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2008	6th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Meeting	6th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/03/25	Cardiovascular pharmacogenomics-related genetic biomarkers: electrochemical genosensors for personalized medicine Thesis Member	Tiago Manuel Moreira Barbosa (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/30	“From the gut to the brain: is microbiome a new paradigm for Parkinson´s Disease Treatment?” Thesis Member	Cristiana Vilela (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/29	“Unravelling the role of mitochondrial TERT in a thytoid cancer cell line” President of the jury	Ana Sofia Chantre (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/28	Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Effect on Melanoma Progression President of the jury	Pablo Fernandes (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/24	“Alzheimer's Disease: Assessing the Therapeutic Potential of Marine Cyanobacteria” Thesis Member	Ana Catarina de Andrade Hamuzá (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/24	Stalling the course of Alzheimer’s Disease: can cyanobacteria be a new approach toward therapy? Thesis Member	Maria Vitória Neto Ramos (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/21	Electrochemical Genosensor for the Detection of Dinophysis SPP. Dinoflagellates Thesis Member	Eduarda Almeida Rufo Pereira (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/18	Study of parasites of marine fish consumed in Portugal Thesis Member	Mariana Carvalho de Melo (Other) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/17	A new approach for tackling neurodegenerative diseases: screening marine Actinobacteria for Alzheimer therapies President of the jury	Ana Sofia Taveira Relvas (Other) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/17	Screening cyanobacteria strains for potential cosmetic purposes President of the jury	Margarida Barbosa (Other) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/17	Evaluation of the bioactive potential of the macrofungi Pisolithus arhizus Thesis Member	Ana Sofia Lima (Other) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2018/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Postdoc representative for IBMC/i3S Postdoctoral Association (iPDA)	Postdoc representative for IBMC/i3S. Involved in science policies, career development activities, seminars and community building activities.
2014 - 2016	American Society of Microbiology	Member
2009 - 2016	Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica	Member

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17	6º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal (EBTM)	ESS P.Porto
2022/10/21 - 2022/10/21	Medicinal Biotechnology // 5th Meeting and 2nd Iberian Congress
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/01	3rd PhDay \| Back to the Future	i3S PhD students
2019/09/26 - 2019/09/26	2nd PhDay PhD countdown: Time for Science	I3S PhD students
2018/11 - 2018/11	7th i3S Annual Meeting	i3S

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current	Chemistry I	Ciências Biomédicas Laboratoriais (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/09 - Current	Instrumental Methods for Analysis of Biomolecules	Bioquímica em Saúde (Mestrado integrado)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/01 - Current	Analytical Cytology and Cytomics	Bioquímica em Saúde (Mestrado integrado)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/09 - Current	Biochemistry and Cellular Metabolism	Ciências Biomédicas Laboratoriais (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2021 - Current	Environmental Monitoring and Technology	Environmental Monitoring and Technology (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/02 - Current	Biochemistry	Ciências Biomédicas Laboratoriais (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/11 - Current	Biochemistry I	Laboratórios de Química e Bioquímica (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/11 - Current	Structural Biochemistry	Biotecnologia Medicinal (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07	Laboratory techniques of Biochemistry I	Laboratórios de Química e Bioquímica (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07	Analytical Chemistry	Laboratórios de Química e Bioquímica (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07	Biochemistry II	Laboratórios de Química e Bioquímica (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07	Analytical Biotechnology	Biotecnologia Medicinal (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07	Biochemistry	Farmácia (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/11 - 2020/01	Metabolism and Regulation	Biotecnologia Medicinal (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014/09 - 2016/06	Teaching assistant responsible for practical classes of Biochemistry	Ciências Bioanalíticas (Licenciatura)	Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/09 - 2016/06	Teaching assistant and responsible of practical classes in Biochemistry	Farmácia Biomédica (Licenciatura)	Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/06	Teaching assistant responsible for practical classes of Biochemistry I and Toxicology and Toxicological analysis.	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)	Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2017 - 2017	Nitric Oxide (1089-8611)	Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2009/10 - 2010/02	Nitric oxide production from dietary nitrite and the modulatory effect of polyphenols	André Gonçalves

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Membro de Júri de Seleção de candidatos a Bolsa de Investigação Pós-Doutoral no TBIO da ESS	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Presentation Award i3s - Institute for research and Innovation in Health, Portugal
2023	Best Poster Award Council of the International Society for Heart Research - European Section (ISHR-ES), United Kingdom
2013	Best Poster Award Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (Elsevier), Portugal
2012	Best Poster Award - Toxicology Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal

Title

2016	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008	Pharm.D. Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2020	Contracted Junior researcher
2019	Invited Assistant Professor
2016	Postdoctoral Fellowship Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2014	Research fellowship for Master Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal
2009	PhD scholarship (FCT SFRH/BD/62265/2009) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008	Research fellowship Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular de Coimbra, Portugal