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Lisa Catarina Oliveira Rodrigues is a Junior Researcher at the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology - University of Coimbra, since February 2019, under the scope of the CEEC 2017 program (CEECIND/03530/2017). Lisa obtained her PhD - Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences, field of Biomedical Sciences - in 2016 at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine. She had concluded a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology in 2009 and a Degree in Biology, Scientific field in 2008 at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sciences and Technology. She has been working in the field of Microbiology and Infection, with research experience abroad, and with emphasis in host-pathogen interactions and particularly devoted to: 1) Adenosine A2A receptors and purinergic metabolism modulatory role in infection: - in vitro adenosine A2A receptors immune anti-inflammatory activity in cellular models of infection; - modulation of microbiota/ mycobiota populations, in vivo, in particular bacteria and yeasts of the genus Candida, by the adenosine A2A receptors. 2) Ageing, opportunistic infections, dysbiosis, and chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Lisa is also interested in the study of nutrition and microbiota/mycobiota and of protein trafficking related to facultative intracellular microbes. She published 23 papers in international journals (1 as senior author) and 4 are being currently prepared for publication. She had mentored and co-mentored multiple degree and master students, with 1 Master's and 1 PhD supervision under progress, with several participations in academic juris and yearlly collaboration in teaching activities. She participated in several national and international scientific events, with 2 awarded prizes, and had enrolled in several initiatives of science communication. Lisa is currently associated to 2 funded research projects, being co-Principal Investigator of one of them.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lisa Catarina Oliveira Rodrigues

Citation names

  • Rodrigues, Lisa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FF15-02AF-C9CB
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9898-2409

Email addresses

  • lisa.rodrigues@uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 239857772 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Medical Microbiology - Instituto de Microbiolgia, Rua Larga, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra - Pólo 1 - 3ºpiso, 3004-504, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/10/01 - 2016/01/29
Concluded
 Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences, field of Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Candida-host interaction: role of purines and adenosine A2A receptors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor (Summa cum laude)
2013 - 2014
Concluded
 Cat. B Theoretical and Practical Course on Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório, Portugal
2009 - 2010
Concluded
 Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Degeneration of Complex Biological Systems (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in PhD ESC and PhD HS Curricular Units and Laboratory Insterships performed at the 3 institutions, under the scope of the inter-university doctiral programme.
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2008 - 2009/07/20
Concluded
 MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"AGE's and kidney in initial and late stages of the diabetic syndrome" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2002 - 2008/01/24
Concluded
 Biology, scientific field (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Caloric restriction and oxidative stress" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2018/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
(...)
2016/07/15 - 2017/05/15 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01/08 - Current Curator of the Clinical Yeast Culture Collection - University of Coimbra (CYCCUC) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/03/18 - 2020/12/31 Volunteer for COVID-19/ SARS-Cov-2 diagnosis at Microbiology Institute Laboratory, FMUC Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/07 - 2017/05 PosDoc research project: Identification and characterization of host and bacterial factors required for Staphylococcus aureus intracellular replication and persistence Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/09/26 - 2016/10/08 Short-term stay at the Host RNA metabolism laboratory, Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, Würzburg, Germany. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
2010/08/01 - 2016/06/30 PhD student- research at Medical Microbiology Lab focused on Candida-host interactions and purinergic system in in vitro and in vivo infection conditions, namely those associated to the natural ageing Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/11/01 - 2013/12/10 Short-term stay to perform in vivo C. albicans infection experimentation of C57Bl/6 young, adult and aged mice, with animal manipulation and harvesting of samples and tissues. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/01/09 - 2013/02/07 Short-term stay for the study of yeasts ecto-phosphatases and ecto-5’-nucleotidases, with putative involvement in infection processes. In collaboration with Professor José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009/10/12 - 2010/07/30 1st year of Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Degeneration of Complex Biological Systems, with courses in core & specialization areas, successfully completed Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
(...)
2007/10/01 - 2010/06/01 Research activities at Physiology Research Group, with emphasis on several mechanisms associated to the study of type 2 diabetes, namely on kidney and muscle, in vivo, metabolic alterations upon agein Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/06 - 2018/07 HEALTHYAGING 2020 - WP Gut chronic inflammation in the elderly - the role of purinergic receptors and yeast colonization
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina
2016/07 - 2017/05 Identification and functional characterization of microRNAs controlling cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury
PTDC/BIM-MEC/2968/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/10/21 - Current AirSecur – Sistemas de Purificação do Ar
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00525700_AIRSECUR
Researcher
Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2026/01/31 VARCAL - Roles of the Candida albicans variome in its interaction with the human host
2022.01376.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology - Associate Laboratory
LA/P/0058/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0058/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/05/20 - 2023/12/31 MMETA4Obesity (Mycobiota METabolism Adenosine for Obesity): Mycobiota homeostasis under the regulation of adenosine receptors as pivotal players in obesity
IT0228-MMETA4OBESITY
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Biocodex Microbiota Foundation
Ongoing
2022/06/14 - 2023/07/31 ActiveStent - Sustainable functionalization of stents to prevent urinary tract infections
01/SAICT/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
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
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 3282 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/SAU/UI3282/2011
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2010/08 - 2016/05 The role of adenosine and A2A receptor in anti-Candida albicans immunity.
PTDC/SAU-MIC/115598/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01 - 2014/06 Genes FKS, CHS e de síntese de melanina em Alternaria infectoria: a combinação para o oportunismo
PTDC/SAU-ESA/108636/2008
Participation and collaboration in the research project
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Mariana Afonso; Bernardo Bandeira; Rodrigo A. Cunha; José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes; Teresa Gonçalves; Rodrigues, Lisa. "Candida albicans 5'-3'-ectonucleotidase activity: a comparative study of isolates from different human infection niches". Paper presented in Microbiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 2023.
  2. Rodrigues, Lisa ; Mariana Afonso; Ana Catarina Almeida; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Teresa Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Lisa. "Host CD73 modulates Candida albicans driven neutrophils extracellular traps formation". Paper presented in XII Meeting of the Brazilian Purine Club - Curitiba, Brazil, 2023.
  3. Mariana Afonso; Lisa Rodrigues; Ana Catarina Almeida; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Teresa Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Lisa Rodrigues. "Host ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) suppression impairs neutrophils NET formation response upon Candida albicans infection". Paper presented in 11th Congress on Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM-11) - Athens, Greece, 2023.
  4. DOMINGUES, RITA; Afonso, Mariana; Calheiros, Daniela; Nogueira, Célia; Michael Brad Strader; Jay E. Slater; Todo-Bom, Ana; et al. "Characterization of Alternaria alternata extracellular vesicles. Proteome and interaction with host cells.". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Network Vesicles, 2023.
  5. Rodrigues, Lisa ; Guilherme Silva; Isabel Miranda; Geanne M Andrade; Marta Mota; Rodrigo A Cunha; Teresa Gonçalves. "Microbiota modifications in the elderly gut: adenosine A2A receptors as key players in the commensal-pathogen switch and in Candida albicans dysbiosis". Paper presented in FEBS Advanced Lecture Course HFP2022: Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence in Human Fungal Pathogens, 2022.
  6. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Candida albicans morphological switch and microbiota changes in the elderly gut: impact of adenosine A2A receptors. - Rodrigues L, Miranda I, Barros A, Mota M, Cunha RA, Gonçalves T.". Paper presented in Candida and Candidiasis 2021 (online), 2021.
  7. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Extracellular nucleotide metabolism in the context of Candida-neutrophils interaction. - Afonso M, Mestre AR, Silva G, Cunha RA, Meyer-Fernandes JR, Gonçalves T, Rodrigues L.". Paper presented in Candida and Candidiasis 2021 (online), 2021.
  8. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Extracelullar nucleotide metabolism in the context of yeast-host interaction.". Paper presented in 1st European Purine Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, 2019.
    10.18699/sbb-2019-23
  9. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Significance of adenosine A2a receptors in the commensal-pathogen switch in the elderly gut.". Paper presented in 1st European Purine Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, 2019.
  10. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Candida albicans colonization and inflammation in the elderly gut: Role of adenosine A2a receptors.". Paper presented in ASM Microbe 2019, San Francisco - CA, USA, 2019.
  11. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Blunted dynamics of adenosine A2A receptors is associated with increased susceptibility to Candida albicans infection in the elderly.". Paper presented in Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology – Mitochondria in aging, Keystone, Colorado, USA, 2019.
  12. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Candida-host interaction: role of purines and adenosine A2A receptors". Paper presented in EMBO Practical Course Non-coding RNA in infection, Würzburg, Germany, 2016.
  13. Rodrigues, Lisa; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Gonçalves, Teresa. "Candida-host interaction: role of purines and adenosine A2A receptors". Paper presented in Practical Course Non-coding RNA in infection, 2016.
  14. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Impact of adenosine A2A receptors in the host cell response to yeast infection". Paper presented in 12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, New Orleans, USA, 2014.
  15. Rodrigues, Lisa; Curado F; Mota M; Coelho C; Cabral V; Cortes L; Cunha R; Gonçalves T. "Impact of adenosine A2A receptors in the host cell response to yeast infection.". Paper presented in 12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, 2014.
  16. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Yeasts in foods: a new threat to an ageing population?". Paper presented in XI Annual Meeting - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, BIOCANT Park, Cantanhede, Portugal, 2013.
  17. Rodrigues, Lisa; Curado F; Mota M; Coelho C; Cabral V; Cortes L; Cunha R; Gonçalves T. "Yeasts in foods: a new threat to an ageing population?". Paper presented in 4th PF2MUC Symposium:"Personalized Medicine: myth or reality?", 2013.
  18. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Impact of A2A receptors in macrophage yeast infection recognition.". Paper presented in 2nd PF2MUC Symposium: Changing paradigms of science, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, 2012.
  19. Rodrigues, Lisa. "Impact of A2A receptors in macrophage recognition of Candida albicans.". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting of the Brazilian Purine Club, Ouro Preto, Brazil, 2012.
  20. Rodrigues, Lisa; Curado F; Mota M; Coelho C; Cabral V; Cunha R; Gonçalves T. "Impact of A2A receptors in macrophage yeast infection recognition.". Paper presented in 2nd PF2MUC Symposium: Changing paradigms of science, 2012.
  21. Rodrigues, Lisa; Mota M; Curado F; Coelho C; Cabral V; Cunha R; Gonçalves T. "Impact of A2A receptors in macrophage recognition of Candida albicans.". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting of the Brazilian Purine Club, 2012.
  22. Rodrigues, Lisa. ". A2A receptors fail to be activated upon Candida albicans infection". Paper presented in First PF2MUC Symposium–Today’s Scientific Chalenges. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, 2011.
  23. Rodrigues, Lisa. "A2A receptors fail to be activated upon Candida albicans infection.". Paper presented in Fourth FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens 2011: Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence. La Colle sur Loup–Nice, France, 2011.
  24. Rodrigues, Lisa; Curado F; Coelho C; Cabral V; Cunha R; Gonçalves T. "A2A receptors fail to be activated upon Candida albicans infection". Paper presented in First PF2MUC Symposium–Today’s Scientific Chalenges., 2011.
  25. Rodrigues, Lisa; Crisóstomo, J.; Amaral, C.; Matafome, P.; Louro, T.; Nunes, E.; Monteiro, P.; Seiça, R.. "Restrição calórica e insulino-resistência num modelo animal de diabetes tipo 2". Paper presented in XXIX Congresso Português de Cardiologia, 2008.
  26. Rodrigues, Lisa; Crisóstomo, J.; Amaral, C.; Matafome, P.; Louro, T.; Nunes, E.; Monteiro, P.; Seiça, R.. "Restrição calórica e stress oxidativo: observações sistémicas e musculares em modelos animais normais e diabéticos.". Paper presented in IX Congresso Português de Endocrinologia/ 59ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM/ 1st Joint Meeting SEEN/SPEDM, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Diogo M. da Fonseca; Lisa Rodrigues; José Sousa-Baptista; Félix Marcos-Tejedor; Marta Mota; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Chantal Fernandes; Teresa Gonçalves. "Caffeine Protects Keratinocytes from Trichophyton mentagrophytes Infection and Behaves as an Antidermatophytic Agent". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158303.
    10.3390/ijms25158303
  2. Neuza Domingues; Steve Catarino; Beatriz Cristóvão; Lisa Rodrigues; Filomena A Carvalho; Maria João Sarmento; Mónica Zuzarte; et al. "Connexin43 promotes exocytosis of damaged lysosomes through actin remodelling". The EMBO Journal (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s44318-024-00177-3.
    10.1038/s44318-024-00177-3
  3. Jorge Lindo; Célia Nogueira; Rui Soares; Nuno Cunha; Maria Rosário Almeida; Lisa Rodrigues; Patrícia Coelho; et al. "Genetic Polymorphisms of P2RX7 but Not of ADORA2A Are Associated with the Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25116135.
    10.3390/ijms25116135
  4. Cristovao, Beatriz; Rodrigues, Lisa; Catarino, Steve; Abreu, Monica; Gonçalves, Teresa; Domingues, Neuza; Girao, Henrique. "Cx43-mediated hyphal folding counteracts phagosome integrity loss during fungal infection". Microbiology Spectrum 11 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01238-23.
    Published • 10.1128/spectrum.01238-23
  5. Cátia Filipa Caetano; Carlos Gaspar; Ana Sofia Oliveira; Rita Palmeira-de-Oliveira; Lisa Rodrigues; Teresa Gonçalves; José Martinez-de-Oliveira; Ana Palmeira-de-Oliveira; Joana Rolo. "Study of Ecological Relationship of Yeast Species with Candida albicans in the Context of Vulvovaginal Infections". Microorganisms (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102398.
    10.3390/microorganisms11102398
  6. Edmilson Emanuel Monteiro Correia; Artur Figueirinha; Lisa Rodrigues; José Pinela; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Lillian Barros; Chantal Fernandes; Lígia Salgueiro; Teresa Gonçalves. "The Chemical Profile, and Antidermatophytic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antitumor Activities of Withania chevalieri A.E. Gonç. Ethanolic Extract". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132502.
    Published • 10.3390/plants12132502
  7. Faria-Gonçalves, Paula; Oliveira, Ana Sofia; Gaspar, Carlos; Rodrigues, Lisa; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, Rita; Martinez-de-Oliveira, José; Gonçalves, Teresa; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, Ana; Rolo, Joana. "Vulvovaginal Candida albicans Clinical Isolates' Resistance to Phagocytosis In-Vitro". Life 12 6 (2022): 838. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12060838.
    10.3390/life12060838
  8. Carvalho, Isabel; Rodrigues, Lisa; Lima, Maria José; Carvalho, Sandra; Cruz, Sandra M. A.. "Overview on the Antimicrobial Activity and Biocompatibility of Sputtered Carbon-Based Coatings". Processes 9 8 (2021): 1428. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr9081428.
    Published • 10.3390/pr9081428
  9. Afonso, Mariana; Mestre, Ana Rita; Silva, Guilherme; Almeida, Ana Catarina; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Meyer-Fernandes, José Roberto; Gonçalves, Teresa; Rodrigues, Lisa. "Candida Extracellular Nucleotide Metabolism Promotes Neutrophils Extracellular Traps Escape". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.678568.
    Published • 10.3389/fcimb.2021.678568
  10. Branco, Joana; Martins-Cruz, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Lisa; Silva, Raquel M.; Araújo-Gomes, Nuno; Gonçalves, Teresa; Miranda, Isabel M.; Rodrigues, Acácio G.. "The transcription factor Ndt80 is a repressor of Candida parapsilosis virulence attributes". Virulence 12 1 (2021): 601-614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1878743.
    Published • 10.1080/21505594.2021.1878743
  11. Almeida, M. C.; Antunes, D.; Silva, B. M. A.; Rodrigues, L.; Mota, M.; Borges, O.; Fernandes, C.; Gonçalves, T.. "Early Interaction of Alternaria infectoria Conidia with Macrophages". Mycopathologia 184 3 (2019): 383-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6
  12. Rodrigues, Lisa; Miranda, Isabel M.; Andrade, Geanne M.; Mota, Marta; Cortes, Luísa; Rodrigues, Acácio G.; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Gonçalves, Teresa. "Blunted dynamics of adenosine A2A receptors is associated with increased susceptibility to Candida albicans infection in the elderly". Oncotarget 7 39 (2016): 62862-62872.
    Published • 10.18632/oncotarget.11760
  13. Rodrigues, Lisa; Russo-Abrahão, Thais; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Gonçalves, Teresa; Meyer-Fernandes, José Roberto. "Characterization of extracellular nucleotide metabolism inCandida albicans". FEMS Microbiology Letters 363 1 (2015): fnv212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnv212.
    10.1093/femsle/fnv212
  14. George, Jimmy; Gonçalves, Francisco Q.; Cristóvão, Gonçalo; Rodrigues, Lisa; Meyer Fernandes, José Roberto; Gonçalves, Teresa; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Gomes, Catarina A.. "Different danger signals differently impact on microglial proliferation through alterations of ATP release and extracellular metabolism". Glia 63 9 (2015): 1636-1645.
    Published • 10.1002/glia.22833
  15. Rodrigues, Lisa; Matafome, Paulo; Crisóstomo, Joana; Santos-Silva, Daniela; Sena, Cristina; Pereira, Paulo; Seiça, Raquel. "Advanced glycation end products and diabetic nephropathy: a comparative study using diabetic and normal rats with methylglyoxal-induced glycation". Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry 70 1 (2013): 173-184.
    Published • 10.1007/s13105-013-0291-2
  16. Crisóstomo, J.; Matafome, P.; Santos-Silva, D.; Rodrigues, L.; Sena, C.M.; Pereira, P.; Seiça, R.. "Methylglyoxal chronic administration promotes diabetes-like cardiac ischaemia disease in Wistar normal rats". Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 23 12 (2013): 1223-1230.
    Published • 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.01.005
  17. Sena, Cristina M.; Matafome, Paulo; Crisóstomo, Joana; Rodrigues, Lisa; Fernandes, Rosa; Pereira, Paulo; Seiça, Raquel M.. "Methylglyoxal promotes oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction". Pharmacological Research 65 5 (2012): 497-506.
    Published • 10.1016/j.phrs.2012.03.004
  18. Matafome, P.; Santos-Silva, D.; Crisóstomo, J.; Rodrigues, T.; Rodrigues, L.; Sena, C. M.; Pereira, P.; Seiça, R.. "Methylglyoxal causes structural and functional alterations in adipose tissue independently of obesity". Archives Of Physiology And Biochemistry 118 2 (2012): 58-68.
    Published • 10.3109/13813455.2012.658065
  19. Rodrigues, Lisa; Crisóstomo, Joana; Matafome, Paulo; Louro, Teresa; Nunes, Elsa; Seiça, Raquel. "Dietary restriction improves systemic and muscular oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic Goto–Kakizaki rats". Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry 67 4 (2011): 613-619.
    Published • 10.1007/s13105-011-0108-0
  20. Matafome, P.; Louro, T.; Rodrigues, L.; Crisóstomo, J.; Nunes, E.; Amaral, C.; Monteiro, P.; Cipriano, A.; Seiça, R.. "Metformin and atorvastatin combination further protect the liver in type 2 diabetes with hyperlipidaemia". Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews 27 1 (2011): 54-62.
    Published • 10.1002/dmrr.1157
  21. Crisóstomo, Joana; Rodrigues, Lisa; Matafome, Paulo; Amaral, Carmen; Nunes, Elsa; Louro, Teresa; Monteiro, Pedro; Seiça, Raquel. "Beneficial effects of dietary restriction in type 2 diabetic rats: the role of adipokines on inflammation and insulin resistance". British Journal of Nutrition 104 01 (2010): 76-82.
    Published • 10.1017/S0007114510000164
  22. Santos, R.X.; Cardoso, S.; Silva, S.; Correia, S.; Carvalho, C.; Crisóstomo, J.; Rodrigues, L.; et al. "Food Deprivation Promotes Oxidative Imbalance in Rat Brain". Journal of Food Science 74 1 (2009): H8-H14.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00982.x
  23. Matafome, P.; Nunes, E.; Louro, T.; Amaral, C.; Crisóstomo, J.; Rodrigues, L.; Moedas, A. R.; et al. "A role for atorvastatin and insulin combination in protecting from liver injury in a model of type 2 diabetes with hyperlipidemia". Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology 379 3 (2008): 241-251.
    Published • 10.1007/s00210-008-0363-y
Journal issue
  1. Rolo, Joana; Rodrigues, Lisa ; Domingues, Neuza. "Candida-Host Interactions in Opportunistic Infections, Dysbiosis and Aging". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2023):
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/21 Candida spp. extracellular metabolism of purines contribution to immune evasion (Lisa Rodrigues (presenter), Mariana Afonso, Bernardo Bandeira, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Teresa Gonçalves) XXII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden
(Curia, Portugal)
2023/02/15 Microbiota, inflammation and purinergic system upon ageing: a translational crosstalk DCV.talks
Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/12/18 Doença inflamatória intestinal crónica: Contribuição dos microrganismos e do sistema purinérgico (Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Contribution of Microorganisms and the Purinergic System) Curso de Yogaterapia - Federação Portuguesa de Yoga
Federação Portuguesa de Yoga
2021/09/17 Influence of the purinergic system in the context of host-pathogen interactions 3rd CIBB Innovative Therapies Retreat
Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (Portugal)
2019/05 Candida albicans overcolonization of the elderly gut: Involvement of adenosine A2A receptors. Rodrigues L. Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, 14 May 2019. Biomedicinal Chemistry and Drug Research Group Informal Meeting
Universidade da Beira Interior
2018/06 Candida albicans overcolonization of the elderly gut: Involvement of adenosine A2A receptors. Rodrigues L, Miranda I, Andrade G, Mota M, Cortes L, Rodrigues A, Cunha R and Gonçalves T. IB-S - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação para a Bio-Sustentabilidade, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras “Professor Nicolau van Uden”,
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2016 Host-pathogen interaction: Deciphering cellular and bacterial factors required for Staphylococcus aureus replication and persistence EMBO Practical Course Non-coding RNA in infection
(Würzburg, Germany)
2015 Candida-host interaction: role of purines and adenosine A2A receptors XIII Annual Meeting-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
2014 Impact of adenosine A2A receptors in the host cell response to yeast infection. Portuguese Society of Pharmacology Congress 2014
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Portugal)
2013 Yeasts in foods: a new threat to an ageing population? II Annual Meeting: Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Degeneration of Complex Biological Systems
(Portugal)
2012 Impact of adenosine A2A receptors on the ability of host cells to recognize yeasts.
2012 Yeasts in foods: a new threat to an ageing population? XIX Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras "Professor Nicolau van Uden"
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2012 Impact of A2A receptors in macrophage recognition of Candida albicans. X Annual Meeting-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
2012 Yeasts in foods: a new threat to an ageing population? 1st Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences Annual Meeting
2010 AGEs and kidney on initial and late stages of diabetic syndrome.

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - Current Adenosine receptor A2A signaling: Impact in Candida albicans infection
Co-supervisor of Bernardo Bandeira
 Investigação Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Candida spp. escape to Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Role of 3'-nucleotidase/nuclease
Co-supervisor of Mariana Ladeiro Afonso
 Programa Doutoral em Ciências da Saúde (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2023/09/11 - 2024/10/28 Candida albicans chronic dysbiosis as an inducer of host senescence
Co-supervisor of Juliana Ferreira Oliveira
 Master in Biomedical Research (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/09/11 - 2024/09/24 Macrophages-Candida albicans interaction: Phenotypic virulent associated traits of clinical isolates from different infection sites
Supervisor of Maria Santos Gouveia
 Master in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2024/09/11 Influence of adenosine A2A and A2B receptors in the intestinal microbiota of obese patients
Supervisor of Daniela Martins
 Master in Biochemestry (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2022/07/08 Utilization of citral essential oil as antimicrobial, antifungal on the mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Co-supervisor of Rolla El Harati
 ERASMUS+ TRAINEESHIP Program (PhD)
Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/04/29 Purinergic system, gut microbiota and aging - ERASMUS+ Master Student Mobility Program/Traineeship
Supervisor of Julián Martinez Garcia
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2020/09 - 2021/11/30 Candida albicans 5'-3'-ectonucleotidase in the regulation of NETs - Biomedical Research Master student, FMUC
Co-supervisor of Ana Catarina Almeida
 Master in Biomedical Research, FMUC (Master)
2021/02 - 2021/07 Identification and quantification of adenosine receptors in microbiota and gut tissues samples - Biology Bachelor student, FCTUC
Supervisor of Júlia Castro-Neves
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/11 Involvement of the purinergic system in the host-microbe interaction. - Biochemistry Master student, FCTUC
Supervisor of Mariana Ladeiro Afonso
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/07 "Microbiota e inflamação crónica do tracto gastrointestinal" (Microbiota and chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract) - Biochemistry Master student - Rotação Laboratorial (Laboratory Practices), FCTUC
Supervisor of Mariana Afonso
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/05 "NET hidrolysis by Candida albicans ecto-nucleotidases" - Biology Bachelor student - Projecto em Biologia Aplicada II (Applied Biology Project II), FCTUC
Supervisor of Guilherme Silva
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Influência das purinas nas infecções por Candida albicans (The influence of purines on Candida albicans infections)
Supervisor of Ana Rita Dias da Silva Neto Mestre
 Bioquímica (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11/28 - Current "Meet my Science" iniciative - Monthly seminars, open to the academic community, by PhD students and young researchers, to showcase and discuss the work conducted across the different laboratories within the Institution (2023/11/28)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
2024/09/20 - 2024/09/21 Member of the Local Organizing Committee of XXII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden, a national congress on Yeasts Biology, held at Curia, Portugal. https://xxii-jornadas-leveduras.organideia.com/local-organizing-committee/ (2024/09/20 - 2024/09/21)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2024/04/12 - 2024/04/12 Science Communication Activities: Laboratory visit organisation and Mentoring of high school students from "Externato Nossa Senhora do Rosário", Cascais- Hands-on workshop at the Medical Microbiology laboratory, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal. (2024/04/12 - 2024/04/12)
Workshop
2023/04/21 - 2023/04/21 Science Communication Activities: Laboratory visit organisation and Mentoring of high school students from "Externato Nossa Senhora do Rosário", Cascais- Hands-on workshop at the Medical Microbiology laboratory, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal. (2023/04/21 - 2023/04/21)
Workshop
2013 - 2013 II Annual Meeting of the Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Degeneration of Complex Biological Systems
Meeting (Other)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11 - Current Participation in the CNC Science Communication Office outreach activity iniciative "33 Vozes do CNC-UC" (https://youtu.be/voY_vDJl6sk?si=umh3lbM7iyzQeWih)
Other
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2021/09/17 - Current Science Communication Activities: Participation in the online MicroScience Photo Galery - Microrganismos de estimação, associated to the International Microorganism Day 2021, Exploratório - Ciência Viva, Coimbra, Portugal.
Exhibition
Exploratório - Ciência Viva Coimbra, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Innovative Therapies 4th CiBB retreat (yearly research groups meeting of CIBB's Innovative Therapies strategic research line)
2023/12/20 - 2023/12/20 CIBB (Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology) meeting 2023
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/15 - 2023/09/17 Science Communication Activities: Participation in the International Microorganism Day 2023 - "Speed Dating with Microorganisms", Exploratório Ciência Viva Coimbra
Other
2023/06/28 - 2023/06/28 Participation in the CNC Science Communication Office outreach activity iniciative "SciCom Roundtable discussion group".
Round table
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2023/01/11 - 2023/01/11 Science Communication Activities: Science at School - Science and Technology Week, Ciência Viva; science workhop for preschool and primary school students at Escola EB 1 Condeixa-a-Nova.
Workshop
 Science and Technology Week, Ciência Viva
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2022/12/19 - 2022/12/19 CIBB (Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology) meeting 2022
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/05/14 - 2022/05/20 Participant at the FEBS Advanced Lecture Course HFP2022: "Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence in Human Fungal Pathogens", La Colle sur Loup (France) FEBS Advanced Lecture Course HFP2022: “Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence in Human Fungal Pathogens”
2021/12/20 - 2021/12/20 I CIBB (Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology) meeting 2021
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2020/11/03 - 2020/11/03 Participation in the workshop/ seminar Western Blot Tech Day - Biorad & Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal.
Workshop
 Western Blot Tech Day
2020/09/17 - 2020/10/05 Science Communication Activities: Participation in the MicroScience Photo Galery - Microrganismos de estimação, associated to the International Microorganism Day 2020, Exploratório – Ciência Viva, Coimbra, Portugal.
Exhibition
 Microrganismos de estimação - International Microorganism Day 2020
2019/09 - 2019/09 Science Communication Activities: Eles, micróbios, estão no meio de nós! - Mentoring of high school students under the scope of Ciência Viva no Laboratório, Medical Microbiology laboratory, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2019/07 - 2019/07 Participation in the CNC Science Communication Office outreach activity iniciative "SelfieScience": https://youtu.be/JP4NmP5Qltk
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/06 Participation in the conference Ageing: Models, mechanisms and therapies, promoted under the project EraChair@UC, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra.
Conference
 Ageing: Models, mechanisms and therapies - EraChair@UC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra.
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 Science Communication Activities: Participation in the “European Researchers Night 2018 - SciCity” addressed to the community of the city, from Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal.
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17 Science Communication Activities: Participation in the “International Microorganism Day 2018” at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal.
2018/09 - 2018/09 Science Communication Activities: “Eles, micróbios, estão no meio de nós!” - Mentoring of high school students under the scope of “Ciência Viva no Laboratório”, Medical Microbiology laboratory, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2016/09/18 - 2016/09/24 EMBO Practical Course Non-coding RNA in infection. University of Würzburg, Germany.
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
2015/10/05 - 2015/10/09 Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy Course. Microscopy Unit, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal.
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2014 - 2014 12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis
Congress
American Society for Microbiology, United States
2014 - 2014 Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Portuguese Society of Pharmacology Congress)
Congress
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Portugal
2013/04 - 2013/04 Science Communication Activities: Mentoring of high school pre-university students, Microbiology Lab, FMUC
2013 - 2013 4th PF2MUC Symposium:Personalized Medicine: myth or reality?
Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013 - 2013 XI Annual Meeting - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Meeting
2013 - 2013 II Annual Meeting: Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Degeneration of Complex Biological Systems
Meeting
2012/12/04 - 2012/12/06 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Workshop. Microscopy Unit, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Portugal.
Workshop
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012/07/09 - 2012/07/13 3rd Central European Summer Course on Mycology: Biology of Pathogenic Fungi. University of Szeged, Hungary.
Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary
2012 - 2012 2nd PF2MUC Symposium: Changing paradigms of science
Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012 - 2012 XIX Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras "Professor Nicolau van Uden" (National Congress on Yeast Biology)
Congress
2012 - 2012 1st Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences Annual Meeting
Meeting
2012 - 2012 X Annual Meeting-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2011/05/07 - 2011/05/13 Fourth FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens 2011: Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence. La Colle sur Loup - Nice, France.
Other
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
2011 - 2011 First PF2MUC Symposium "Today's Scientific Chalenges"
Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011 - 2011 IX Annual Meeting - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2010 - 2010 9º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Congress
 9º Congresso Português de Diabetes
2010 - 2010 XI Congresso Português de Endocrinologia e 61ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM,
Congress
2009 - 2009 X Congresso Português de Endocrinologia e 60ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM
Congress
2009 - 2009 1st annual meeting of IBILI. Coimbra
Meeting
2009 - 2009 9º Workshop de Diabetologia do Centro
Workshop
2008 - 2008 IX Congresso Português de Endocrinologia/ 59ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM/ 1st Joint Meeting SEEN/SPEDM
Congress
2008 - 2008 XXIX Congresso Português de Cardiologia
Congress
2007 - 2007 XXXVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Meeting

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/26 Estudo de filmes que libertam polihexanida, para aplicação em pensos antimicrobianos (Study of polyhexanide-releasing films for application in antimicrobial dressings)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Filipa Aveiro Santa Rita (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/24 Macrophages-Candida albicans interaction: Phenotypic virulent associated traits of clinical isolates from different infection sites
Supervisor
 Maria Santos Gouveia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/11 Influence of adenosine A2A and P2X7 receptors in the intestinal microbiota of obese patients
Supervisor
 Daniela Sofia Fernandes Martins (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/11/21 Impacto do microbioma oral na endocardite infeciosa (Impact of oral microbiome in infeccious endocarditis)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Rosa Moreira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/10/26 The effect of innovative antimicrobial peptides in diabetic wound healing
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Dias Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/10/25 Differential loading protocols of dendritic cells to improve cancer immunotherapy
(Thesis) Arguer
 Filomena Esteves de Oliveira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/11/22 Study of ecological relationship of yeast species with Candida albicans
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cátia Filipa Torres Caetano (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/12/21 Lysosomal function during Candida infection: Connexin 43 as a new player in the infection process
(Thesis) Arguer
 Beatriz Isabel Pelicano Cristóvão (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/05/26 Interferência das mutações da dectina-1 nas manifestações clínicas de infeções fúngicas em doentes com VIH: Revisão sistemática (Interference of Dectin-1 mutations on the clinical manifestations of fungal infections in HIV patients: A systematic review)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Leandro Augusto Soares Nunes da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11/13 Involvement of the purinergic system in the host-microbe interaction
Supervisor
 Mariana Afonso (Master)
2018/07/19 Ectonucleotidases influence in Candida spp. infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Dias da Silva Neto Mestre (Master)
2016 Interplay between HIV and antiretroviral therapy in neurologic impairments
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Alexandra Raquel Coelho Patrício (Master)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/12/20 - Current Frontiers in Immunology, section Molecular Innate Immunity Frontiers
2021/11/05 - Current Virulence Taylor & Francis
2022/11/10 - 2023/01/24 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Frontiers

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/02/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM)/ Portuguese Society of Microbiology Member
2020/12/18 - Current Microbioloy Society Member
2014 - Current European Society of Clinical Microbioloy and Infectious Diseases Member
2013 - Current American Society for Microbiology Member
2008 - 2016 Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica Member
2007 - 2010 Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/01 - Current Elected member for the "CIBB Postdoc Researchers Representatives 2023-2025"
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd international conference on transmission and knowledge in podiatric research, DEDAP Research Group with University of Extremedura, Spain Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/05 - Current Invited assistant professor like functions - Practical classes of the curricular unit of Microbiology and Parasitology, Integrated Master in Medicine, FMUC Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/02/16 - Current Invited assistant professor like functions- Practical classes of the curricular unit of Microbiology and Parasitology, Integrated Master in Medicine, FMUC Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024/11/07 - 2024/11/07 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC Master in Biomedical Research Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024/09/30 - 2024/10/03 "Research Methods and Techniques" - Theoretical-Practical Classes; Master in Biomedical Research, UC Investigação Biomédica Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/12/07 "Multidisciplinary Integrated Project" - Practical Classes; Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC Master in Biomedical Research Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/16 "Research Methods and Techniques" - Theoretical-Practical Classes; Master in Biomedical Research, UC Master in Biomedical Research (Mestrado) (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29 "Cellular Regulation"- Theoric classes and Theoretical-Practical Classes. - Master in Biomedical Research, UC Master in Biomedical Research Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/11/07 - 2022/11/07 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC Master in Biomedical Research (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/10/26 - 2021/10/26 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC. Master in Biomedical Research (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11 - 2020/11 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC. Master in Biomedical Research, UC. (Mestrado)
2020/01 - 2020/02 Continuing Teacher Education Action - Fundamentals and Practices in Microbial Genetics, Biochemistry and Physiology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (UC). Fundamentals and Practices in Microbial Genetics, Biochemistry and Physiology
2019/11 - 2019/11 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC. Master in Biomedical Research, UC. (Mestrado)
2018/11 - 2018/11 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC. Master in Biomedical Research, UC. (Mestrado)
2017/11 - 2017/11 Infection and Immunity - Master in Biomedical Research, UC. Master in Biomedical Research, UC

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/11/08 - 2023/11/11 Member of the selection team for best poster awards at the XII Meeting of the Brazilian Purine Club, Curitiba, Brazil, 2023.
2022/06/03 - 2023/02/28 Editor of the Research Topic "Candida-Host Interactions in Opportunistic Infections, Dysbiosis and Aging?", at Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, section Fungal Pathogenesis Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Poster Presentation Prize: “Significance of adenosine A2A receptors in the commensal-pathogen switch in the elderly gut”, 1st European Purine Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Other distinction

2014 Student Travel Grant, 12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, New Orleans, USA.
American Society for Microbiology, United States
2012 HONORABLE MENTION for the excellent work (with poster presentation), Organizing Committee - III Meeting of the Brazilian Purine Club "Purinergic Signaling: Structure, Functions and Therapeutic Applications", Brazil
2011 PhD Studentship (4 years) - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
2011 FEBS Youth Travel Fund (YTF) Grant, Fourth FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens, Nice, France