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Catarina Alexandra Brás Simões Pereira. Completed the Doutoramento in Bioquímica in 2008/10/27 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and Licenciatura in Biochemistry in 2002 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Is Postdoc in Fundação Champalimaud. Published 12 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Organized 4 event(s). Participated in 12 event(s). Co-supervised 2 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 3 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 5 project(s) and Principal investigator in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Cell Biology,
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Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Catarina Alexandra Brás Simões Pereira

Nomes de citação

  • Brás-Pereira, Catarina
  • Bras-Pereira, Catarina

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
541A-AB13-93CE
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4597-7395

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • catarina.pereira@research.fchampalimaud.org (Profissional)
  • catarina.pereira@gimm.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

  • Fundação Champalimaud, Av. de Brasilia, Doca de Pedrouços, 1400-038, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Profissional)
  • Edifício Egas Moniz, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz , 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Profissional)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2002/10/01 - 2008/10/27
Concluído
 Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Especialização em Especialidade: Biologia Molecular
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"The Role of Odd-skipped Family Genes in Drosophila Head Development" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 Distinction and Honours
2002/11/01 - 2003/05/31
Concluído
 Advanced Courses of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine. (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
1997 - 2002
Concluído
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"The effect of the cholesterol oxides in the lens epithelia cells. " (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 15 out of 20
Percurso profissional

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2024/10/01 - Atual Investigador Contratado (Investigação) Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal
2023/10/15 - 2024/09/30 Investigador Contratado (Investigação) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2016/04/01 - 2023/10/14 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2016/03/31 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Projetos

Bolsa

Designação Financiadores
2023/10/15 - Atual The impact of germline metabolic reprogramming on reproduction and physiology
101043068-SweetEggs
Investigador Pós-doutorado
European Research Council, Bélgica
 European Research Council
Em curso
2021/03/01 - 2025/02/28 The role of healthy cells on the elimination of premalignant cells
PTDC/BIA-CEL/3594/2020
10.54499/PTDC/BIA-CEL/3594/2020
Investigador responsável
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2014/06 - 2019/05 Active Mechanisms of Cell Selection: From Cell Competition to Cell Fitness
614964
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development IDEAS The European Research Council
2015/02 - 2018/07 Active mechanisms of cell selection in Drosophila
156318
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
2009/10 - 2015/09 MOLECULAR CONTROL OF THE ACTIN CYTOSKELETON TO PROMOTE CELL SHAPE CHANGES DURING DROSOPHILA EYE DIFFERENTIATION
SFRH/BPD/46983/2008
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
2012/02 - 2015/01 Characterization of distinct actin filament structures in Drosophila larval tissues.
121455
Provided by PTCRIS: 121455
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2008/07 - 2011/06 Molecular control of actin dynamics and change in cell shape in the morphogenetic furrow during Drosophila eye development.
71674
Provided by PTCRIS: 71674
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2007 - 2008 Análisis de la regulación transcripcional de los proto-oncogenes de la familia Meis mediante técnicas de Genómica Comparativa y Funcional.
CVI 2658
Bolseiro de Doutoramento
Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía
2006 - 2008 Coordinación del crecimiento y la especificación durante el desarrollo del ojo.
BFU2006-00349/BMC
Bolseiro de Doutoramento
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
2002/11 - 2006/10 The role of odd-skipped family genes in the Drosophila head development
SFRH/BD/9689/2002
Bolseiro de Doutoramento
Molecular and Cell Biology Institute (IBMC), University of Porto, Portugal

Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Espanha
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. "Cell Competition". Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0028476.
    10.1002/9780470015902.a0028476
  2. Sánchez-Aragón, M.; Cantisán-Gómez, J.; Luque, C.M.; Brás-Pereira, C.; Lopes, C.S.; Lemos, M.C.; Casares, F.. "A toggle-switch and a feed-forward loop engage in the control of the Drosophila retinal determination gene network". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 JUN (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068559162&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fevo.2019.00221
  3. Brás-Pereira, C.; Moreno, E.. "Mechanical cell competition". Current Opinion in Cell Biology 51 (2018): 15-21. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034080697&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ceb.2017.10.003
  4. Tavares, S.; Vieira, A.F.; Taubenberger, A.V.; Araújo, M.; Martins, N.P.; Brás-Pereira, C.; Polónia, A.; et al. "Actin stress fiber organization promotes cell stiffening and proliferation of pre-invasive breast cancer cells". Nature Communications 8 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019618841&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/ncomms15237
  5. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Potier, D.; Jacobs, J.; Aerts, S.; Casares, Fernando; Janody, Florence. Autor correspondente: Brás-Pereira, Catarina. "dachshund Potentiates Hedgehog Signaling during Drosophila Retinogenesis". PLoS Genetics 12 7 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982854129&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1006204
  6. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Casares, Fernando; Janody, Florence. "The retinal determination gene dachshund restricts cell proliferation by limiting the activity of the Homothorax-Yorkie complex". Development (Cambridge) 142 8 (2015): 1470-1479. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926380808&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1242/dev.113340
  7. Caldeira, J.; Figueiredo, J.; Brás-Pereira, C.; Carneiro, P.; Moreira, A.M.; Pinto, M.T.; Relvas, J.B.; et al. "E-cadherin-defective gastric cancer cells depend on Laminin to survive and invade". Human Molecular Genetics 24 20 (2015): 5891-5900. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84943762566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/hmg/ddv312
  8. Fernández, B.G.; Gaspar, P.; Brás-Pereira, C.; Jezowska, B.; Rebelo, S.R.; Janody, F.. "Actin-capping Protein and the Hippo pathway regulate F-actin and tissue growth in Drosophila". Development 138 11 (2011): 2337-2346. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956327002&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1242/dev.063545
  9. Jezowska, B.; Fernández, B.G.; Amândio, A.R.; Duarte, P.; Mendes, C.; Brás-Pereira, C.; Janody, F.. "A dual function of Drosophila capping protein on DE-cadherin maintains epithelial integrity and prevents JNK-mediated apoptosis". Developmental Biology 360 1 (2011): 143-159. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80755133315&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.09.016
  10. Brás-Pereira, C.; Zhang, T.; Pignoni, F.; Janody, F.. "Homeostasis of the drosophila adult retina by actin-capping protein and the hippo pathway". Communicative and Integrative Biology 4 5 (2011): 612-615. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866606725&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4161/cib.4.5.16853
  11. Brás-Pereira, C.; Casares, F.. "An antennal-specific role for bowl in repressing supernumerary appendage development in Drosophila". Mechanisms of Development 125 9-10 (2008): 809-821. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50849090923&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mod.2008.07.002
  12. Tena, J.J.; Neto, A.; de la Calle-Mustienes, E.; Bras-Pereira, C.; Casares, F.; Gómez-Skarmeta, J.L.. "Odd-skipped genes encode repressors that control kidney development". Developmental Biology 301 2 (2007): 518-531. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846065848&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.08.063
  13. Bras-Pereira, C.; Bessa, J.; Casares, F.. "Odd-skipped genes specify the signaling center that triggers retinogenesis in Drosophila". Development 133 21 (2006): 4145-4149. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33751545576&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1242/dev.02593
Poster em conferência
  1. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Rhiner, Christa; Eduardo Moreno. "A whole-genome RNAi screen to identify genes required in Flower-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em 10th Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2024.
  2. Costa-Rodrigues, C; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. "Dietary Modulation of Cell Competition: Implications in Alzheimer’s Disease in a Drosophila Model". Trabalho apresentado em 10th Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2024.
  3. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Carvalho-Santos, Zita. "Dissecting the Metabolism of pre-malignant cells". Trabalho apresentado em 3rd Metabolism in Health & Disease Conference: Understanding the Role of Metabolism in Development, Physiology and Disease #MHD24, 2024.
  4. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Rhiner, Christa; Eduardo Moreno. "A whole-genome RNAi screen to identify genes required in Flower-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Symposium 2024 (#CRSy24): The Ecology Of Cancer, 2024.
  5. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Curado Avelar, Marta; Eduardo Moreno. "Exploring Molecular Mechanisms of Premalignant Lesion Expansion and Transformation". Trabalho apresentado em 27th European Drosophila Research Conference, 2023.
  6. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Eduardo Moreno. "Novel players involved in Flower-mediated cell competition - A whole-genome RNAi screen". Trabalho apresentado em 27th European Drosophila Research Conference, 2023.
  7. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Rhiner, Christa; Eduardo Moreno. "Novel players involved in Flower-mediated cell competition - A whole-genome RNAi screen". Trabalho apresentado em USA - PT: Leaders in Cancer Research, 2023.
  8. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Moreno, Eduardo. "Novel Players involved in Flower-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Retreat, 2023.
  9. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Eduardo Moreno. "Novel Players involved in Flower-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2022.
  10. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Curado Avelar, Marta; Eduardo Moreno. "Premalignant Cells: should I stay (and expand) or should I go (and survive)?". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Symposium 2022 (#CRSy22): Tumour microenvironment: from cancer initiation to metastasis, 2022.
  11. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Eduardo Moreno. "Novel Players involved in Flower-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Symposium 2022 (#CRSy22): Tumour microenvironment: from cancer initiation to metastasis, 2022.
  12. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Curado Avelar, Marta; Eduardo Moreno. "Premalignant Cells: should I stay (and expand) or should I go (and survive)?". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Retreat 2022, 2022.
  13. Marçal-Costa, Catarina; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Coelho, Dina S.; Curado Avelar, Marta; Couceiro, Joana; Eduardo Moreno. "Genes Got Talent - Cell competition edition.". Trabalho apresentado em Champalimaud Research Retreat 2022, 2022.
  14. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. "Easy Win Assay: identification of new players in Fwe-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em CR Symposium 2019 on Tissue Environment in Health and Disease, 2019.
  15. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. "Easy Win Assay: identification of new players in Fwe-mediated cell competition". Trabalho apresentado em Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2019.
  16. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Fernando Casares; Janody, Florence. "The retinal determination gene Dachshund controls the dynamics of cell shape changes during the differentiation of the Drosophila eye". Trabalho apresentado em 52nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, 2011.
  17. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Casares, Fernando. "The retinal determination gene Dachshund controls the dynamics of cell shape changes and cell cycle exit during the differentiation of the Drosophila eye.". Trabalho apresentado em Joint Meeting of the British and Spanish Developmental Biology Societies, 2008.
  18. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Casares, Fernando. "The retinal determination gene Dachshund controls the dynamics of cell shape changes and cell cycle exit during the differentiation of the Drosophila eye.". Trabalho apresentado em Mechanisms of Early Development Symposium, 2007.
  19. Brás-Pereira, Catarina. "A novel role for bowl in the patterning of the Drosophila antenna.". Trabalho apresentado em 48th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, 2007.
  20. Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Bessa, José; Casares, Fernando. "Odd family genes are required for retinal induction and correct eye morphogenesis in Drosophila.". Trabalho apresentado em Genetic dissection of early developmental processes: a tribute to José A. Campos-Ortega, 2005.
Pré-impressão
  1. Carolina Costa-Rodrigues; Jovin R Jacobs; Joana Couceiro; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. Autor correspondente: Brás-Pereira, Catarina. "Dietary Interventions Modulate Cell Competition and Locomotor Decline in a Alzheimer’s Disease Drosophila Model". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.12.653450.
    10.1101/2025.05.12.653450
  2. Mariana Marques-Reis; Andrés Gutiérrez-García; Carlos Flores Clara; Irene Argudo; Matthias Stefan Eggel; Barbara Hauert; Brás-Pereira, Catarina; Eduardo Moreno. "Characterising the Modulatory Role of Ikebana in Flower-Dependent Cell Competition". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.13.589362.
    10.1101/2024.04.13.589362
Tese / Dissertação
  1. Brás-Pereira, Catarina. "The role of odd-skipped family genes in the Drosophila head development". Doutoramento, Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, 2008.
Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2024/11/07 Cellular Evasion: How Pre-Malignant Mutations Manipulate the Tumor Microenvironment 10th Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting
(Batalha, Portugal)
2024/09/04 A whole-genome RNAi screen to identify genes required in Flower-mediated cell competition 4th International Symposium on Cell Competition
(Kyoto, Japão)
2024/05/24 Exploring Molecular Mechanisms in a Premalignant Microenvironment SINAL 11th meeting on signal transduction
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/12 Premalignant cells: should I stay (and expand) or should I go (and survive)? Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting
(Batalha, Portugal)
2015 The retinal determination gene dachshund potentiates Hedgehog signaling to ensure correct Drosophila retinogenesis Portuguese Drosophila Meeting
(Tomar, Portugal)
2013 The retinal determination gene Dachshund restricts cell proliferation by limiting the activity of the Homothorax/Yorkie complex. 23rd European Drosophila Research Conference
(Barcelona, Espanha)
2007 The retinal determination gene Dachshund controls the dynamics of cell shape changes and cell cycle exit during the differentiation of the Drosophila eye. Young Scientist Seminar
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2005 Odd genes induce retinal differentiation initiation through the activation of hedgehog. 47th Annual Drosophila Research Conference
(San Diego, Estados Unidos)
2005 Odd family genes are required for retinal induction and correct eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. II Joint Meeting of Graduate Programmes on Biosciences
Centro Neurociências de Coimbra (Tomar, Portugal)
2004 Odd genes induce retinal differentiation initiation through the activation of hedgehog. 4th International Meeting of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology
(Santander, Espanha)
2004 Odd genes induce retinal differentiation initiation through the activation of hedgehog. I Joint Meeting of Graduate Programmes on Biosciences
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2003 Control of morphogen signal transduction by band 4.1 family proteins. CNC Annual Meeting
Centro Neurociências de Coimbra (Curia, Portugal)

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado 		Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2019/07/01 - 2025/02/25 ‘Dietary Modulation of Cell Competition: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease in a Drosophila Model’
Coorientador
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/12/31 The role of fu2 in Flower-dependent cell competition events
Coorientador
 Biological Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/31 The role of fu2 gene in cell competition in Drosophila melanogaster
Coorientador
 Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Organização de evento

Nome do evento
Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação) 		Instituição / Organização
2024 - 2024 10th Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting (fundraising support) (2024/11/07 - 2024/11/08)
Conferência (Coorganizador)
2020 - 2020 Annual Portuguese Drosophila Meeting (2020/12/15 - 2020/12/16)
Congresso (Coorganizador)
 Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Institutional Retreat (2018/06 - 2018/06) Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Institutional Open Day (2014 - 2014)
Exposição (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2011 - 2011 EMBO Workshop on Biophysical Mechanisms of Development (2011/05/25 - 2011/05/27)
Conferência (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Post-doc retreat, which included a Course in Scientific Communication with Gary Burkhart (2011/10/26 - 2011/10/28)
Encontro (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Participação em evento

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de evento 		Nome do evento
Instituição / Organização
2020 - 2020 Covid-19 Task Force - volunteer in testing
Outro
 Covid-19 Task Force
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 Job Shadowing for high school student
Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11 Workshop on Project management - Dr. Christina Schütte (Prosciencia)
Oficina (workshop)
Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2008 - 2016 Collaboration and participation in projects aiming to bring scientists and schools together by the Science Communication and Outreach Team of the IGC. Teach and supervise students from high schools at the IGC.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2008 - 2016 Collaboration and participation in events organized by the Science Communication and Outreach Team of the IGC to promote the dialogue between scientists and all of society (Open Day and Optimus Alive music festival).
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/10 - 2015/10 Theoretical Course on Laboratory Animal Sciences designed according to the FELASA recommendations for Category B (20h online course) organized by Portuguese Society of Laboratory Animal Sciences (SPCAL). Theoretical Course on Laboratory Animal Sciences
Portuguese Society of Laboratory Animal Sciences , Portugal
2015/10 - 2015/10 Practical Course on Animal Handling and Experimentation designed according to the FELASA recommendations for Category B Course on Laboratory Animal Sciences (20h) organized by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Oeiras, Portugal. Practical Course on Animal Handling and Experimentation
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/05 Workshop on Cancer Research
Oficina (workshop)
 Workshop on Cancer Research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/03 Workshop on Skills and Tools to improve your career - Advice and tips to improve your CV
Oficina (workshop)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/02 - 2015/02 Workshop on Improving skills to better communicate with lay audiences
Oficina (workshop)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Participation in LabEscolas, a new project funded by the National Agency Ciência Viva. I was invited to give classes at the high school, Escola Secundária da Cidadela, Cascais (2014). LabEscolas, a new project funded by the National Agency Ciência Viva
Ciência Viva, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2013/10 - 2013/10 Scientific Writing From the Readers’ Perspective: A Workshop on Effective Abstracts and Grant Proposals - Dr Judith A. Swan
Oficina (workshop)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2011/10 - 2011/10 Course in Scientific Communication - Dr Gary Burkhart
Oficina (workshop)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Júri de grau académico

Tema
Tipo de participação 		Nome do candidato (Tipo de grau)
Instituição / Organização
2025/02/25 ‘Dietary Modulation of Cell Competition: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease in a Drosophila Model’
Orientador
 Maria Carolina Costa e Baptista Santos Rodrigues (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2015 Caracterização da fosfatase String/Cdc25 como um regulador da neurotoxicidade de Tau em Drosophila
Arguente principal
 DIANA RAQUEL MONTEIRO RODRIGUES (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Functional analysis of String/Cdc25 phosphatase in post-mitotic neurons
Arguente principal
 RUI MACHADO GONÇALVES (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Arbitragem científica em revista

Nome da revista (ISSN) Editora
2023/09 - Atual Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

Disciplina Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2020/03 - 2023/03 Invited to give class to master students on 'Cancer Biology: Lessons from Developmental Biology' within "Molecular and Cell Biology of Cancer" module Master Degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics and Master Degree in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology (Mestrado) (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/05 - 2023 Invited to give class to Medicine students on 'Cancer Biology: Drosophila as a model to study cancer' within Thoracic Oncobiology course Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2022/09/21 - 2022/09/21 Invited to give class to PhD students on “Cell Fitness in Development and Disease” within Fundamental of Physiology & Cancer module (INCDP2022 PhD Program) (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Programa Champalimaud de Neurociências, Portugal

Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 Invited to give a class on 'Drosophila as a model to study cancer: Supercompetition as a tumour promoter mechanism' within 'Landing in the Drosophila World - Introductory course on using Drosophila as model organism' course Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Centro Champalimaud, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal

Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Membro de comissão

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de participação 		Instituição / Organização
2018/01 - 2018/06 As a member of the institutional retreat organizing committee, I was involved in the development of the scientific and social programmes and I was responsible for fundraising.
Membro
 Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2014 - 2014 As a member of the Open Day 2014 Organizing Committee, I was involved in the organization of the event and I was responsible for fundraising to sponsor the event and other IGC’s activities.
Membro
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2010 - 2011 as a member of the post-doc committee, I was involved in the organization of workshops, the internal post-doc seminars and the annual retreat, which included the course in Scientific Communication with Gary Burkhart and I was responsible for fundraising.
Membro
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Outro júri / avaliação

Descrição da atividade Instituição / Organização
2013 - Atual Reviewer for the international scientific journal Developmental Biology Society of Developmental Biology, Estados Unidos

Tutoria

Tópico Nome do aluno
2020/09 - Atual Mentored and Instructed a PhD student on the topic: 'Novels players involved in Flower-dependent cell competition' Catarina Marçal-Costa
2018/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Mentored and Instructed a Research Assistant on the topic: 'Mechanical Cell Competition' Miguel Pinto
2019/09 - 2019/09 Mentored and Instructed a Summer Student on the topic: 'Cell Competition' Maria Lopes
2016/07/01 - 2016/09/30 Mentored and Instructed a Summer Student on the topic: 'Cell competition' Catarina Costa
2013/07/01 - 2013/09/30 Mentored and Instructed a Summer Student on the topic: 'Epithelial architecture: the role of Ecadherin' Isabel Paixão
2009/09/01 - 2010/07/31 Mentored and Instructed a Master Student on the topic: 'Cytoskeleton regulation during Drosophila eye development' João Félix