David Vilhena Catarino Brito (7918-F771-8F47)

Curriculum Vitae

David Vilhena Catarino Brito

Education: PhD in Biology, subfield Neuroscience from the University of the Heidelberg, Germany, graduated with the highest distinction of summa cum laude. Current position: Post-Doc, Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI) University of Algarve, Portugal. Research line: Molecular mechanisms of memory formation and persistency during physiology and disease. Participation in Research Projects: Total = 5 (4 Germany, 1 Portugal). Peer-reviewed publications: 10. H-index= 4. Citations >95. Communications in international meetings: Total of 19, including 5 oral invited communication. Co-supervision of students: Co-supervision of 3 Master students and currently supervising 2 PhD students. Teaching experience: Teaching assistant in 2 different courses for undergraduate students in the University of Heidelberg. I am currently an invited Assistent Professor at University of Algarve. Prizes received: ERASMUS+ Fellowship by the European Commission; 4 travel awards by the Graduate Academy of Heidelberg University (1) and Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (3); Honorable Mention for best poster presentation at the IZN Retreat, Schöntal, Germany; Completion PhD Fellowship by the Graduate Academy of Heidelberg University, PhD Fellowship by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Other merits: Long-standing collaborator in outreach events of the German Brain Bee and Native Scientist; Invited member for the Scientific Committee of the IZN retreat; elected representative during my Bachelor (University of Algarve), Master (University of Coimbra) and PhD (University of Heidelberg) programs; Founding member of the Nacional Association for Biomedical Sciences (ANCIB), Part of the organizing committee for the FENS Regional meeting 2023. Elected Representative of the Junior Committee for the Portuguese Society of Neurosciences (SPN). Experience in national and international R&D centers: (Post-doc) Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute= 3 years; (PhD & master student) Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences= 6 years; (master student) Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology = 1 year, Institute for Molecular Medicine = 6 months (bachelor student). Active Memberships: Total =3: Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (MCCS); Dutch Neurofederation Network; European Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (EMCCS) and Portuguese Neuroscience Society (SPN).

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: David Vilhena Catarino Brito

Nomes de citação

Brito, David V.C.

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: 7918-F771-8F47
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2726-9347

Websites

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Brito-6 (Académico)

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Médicas e da Saúde - Medicina Básica - Neurociências

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Português (Idioma materno)
Inglês	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2015/10/01 - 2021/02/19 Concluído	Natural Sciences (Doutoramento) Especialização em Neurosciences Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha "Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Persistence in the Adult and Aged Brain" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	Summa cum laude
2013/09/01 - 2015/09/01 Concluído	Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado integrado) Especialização em Neurosciences Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "GADD45ß : a novel long-term memory mediator" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	19
2015/06 - 2015/06 Concluído	Fundamentals of Widefield and Confocal Microscopy and Imaging (Curso médio) European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Alemanha
2014/09/01 - 2014/10/01 Concluído	Animal experimentation course - FELASA (Curso médio) Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2010/09/01 - 2013/07/31 Concluído	Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal "Dexamethasone suppression test in rodents: Test building and stress effects." (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	16

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2021/08/01 - Atual	Pós-doutorado (Investigação)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
	Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI), Portugal
2021/03/31 - 2021/07/31	Pós-doutorado (Investigação)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

2020/10/01 - 2021/02/28	Investigador (Investigação)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

2015/09/01 - 2020/09/30	Investigador Contratado (Investigação)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

2014/09/01 - 2015/08/31	Investigador (Investigação)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

Projetos

Bolsa

	Designação	Financiadores
2022/01/01 - Atual	ALgarve Fit Ageing Score: a new integrative tool for quality of life improvement and healthy ageing - ALFA Score ALG-45-2020-41 Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso
2020/10/01 - 2020/12/31	Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Persistence in the Adult and Aged Brain Landesgraduiertenförderung (LGF) completion grant Bolseiro de Doutoramento Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha	Graduate Academy Concluído

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2021/03/01 - Atual	Biphasic expression of plasticity genes in the stabilization of hippocampal and neocortical fear memory neuronal ensembles OL 437/2 Investigador Pós-doutorado Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Em curso
2020/08/01 - 2021/02/28	Biphasic expression of plasticity genes in the stabilization of hippocampal and neocortical fear memory neuronal ensembles OL 437/2 Bolseiro de Doutoramento Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2014/09/01 - 2020/09/30	Analysis of the distinct regulatory functions of DNA methylation in memory-related gene expression OL 437/1 Investigador Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Concluído

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista	Brito, David V.C.; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues . Autor correspondente: Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Making Bridges Between Preclinical and Clinical Insights into Age-Related Cognitive Decline". Neural Regeneration Research (2024): Aceite para publicação Brito, David; Janina Kupke; Rostilav Sokolov; Sidney Cambridge; Martin Both; C. Peter Bengtson; Andrei Rozov; Ana M. M. Oliveira. Autor correspondente: Ana M. M. Oliveira. "Biphasic Npas4 expression promotes inhibitory plasticity and suppression of fear memory consolidation in mice". Molecular Psychiatry (2024): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02454-3. Acesso aberto • Publicado Brito, David V.C.; Filipa Esteves; Ana Teresa Rajado; Nádia Silva; ALFA Score Consortium; Inês Araújo; José Bragança; Pedro Castelo-Branco; Clevio Nobrega. "Assessing cognitive decline in the aging brain: lessons from rodent and human studies". npj Aging (2023): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-023-00120-6. Acesso aberto • Publicado Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David V.C.; Rajado, Ana Teresa; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Araújo, Inês; et al. "Reprogramming iPSCs to study age-related diseases: Models, therapeutics, and clinical trials". Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 214 (2023): 111854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2023.111854. 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111854 Nádia Silva; Ana Teresa Rajado; Filipa Esteves; Brito, David V.C.; Joana Apolónio; Vânia Palma Roberto; Alexandra Binnie; et al. Autor correspondente: Pedro Castelo-Branco. "Measuring healthy ageing: current and future tools.". Biogerontology (2023): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10522-023-10041-2. Acesso aberto • Publicado Koppenol, Rebekah; Conceição, André; Afonso, Inês T; Afonso-Reis, Ricardo; Costa, Rafael G; Tomé, Sandra; Teixeira, Diogo; et al. "The stress granule protein G3BP1 alleviates spinocerebellar ataxia-associated deficits". Brain (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac473. 10.1093/brain/awac473 Rajado, Ana Teresa; Nádia Silva; Filipa Esteves; Brito, David; Alexandra Binnie; Inês M. Araújo; Clévio Nóbrega; José Bragança; Pedro Castelo-Branco. Autor correspondente: Pedro Castelo-Branco. "How can we modulate aging through nutrition and physical exercise? An epigenetic approach". Aging (2023): https://www.aging-us.com/article/204668/text. Acesso aberto • Publicado Gülmez Karaca, Kübra; Brito, David V.C.; Nicolas, Céline. "Young researchers series #6". Trends in Cell Biology 33 2 (2023): 87-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2022.11.005. 10.1016/j.tcb.2022.11.005 Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca, Kubra; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Regulation of neuronal plasticity by the DNA repair associated Gadd45 proteins". Current Research in Neurobiology 3 (2022): 100031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100031. Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100031 Marcelo, Adriana; Afonso, Inês T.; Afonso-Reis, Ricardo; Brito, David V. C.; Costa, Rafael G.; Rosa, Ana; Alves-Cruzeiro, João; et al. Autor correspondente: Nóbrega, Clévio. "Autophagy in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, a dysregulated pathway, and a target for therapy". Cell Death & Disease 12 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-04404-1. Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.1038/s41419-021-04404-1 Gulmez Karaca, Kubra; Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Engram reactivation during memory retrieval predicts long-term memory performance in aged mice". Neurobiology of Aging 101 (2021): 256-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.01.019. Publicado • 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.01.019 Brito, David; Karaca, Kubra Gulmez; Kupke, Janina; Frank, Lukas; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "MeCP2 gates spatial learning-induced alternative splicing events in the mouse hippocampus". Molecular Brain 13 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13041-020-00695-1. Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.1186/s13041-020-00695-1 Brito, David V.C.; Gulmez Karaca, Kubra; Kupke, Janina; Mudlaff, Franziska; Zeuch, Benjamin; Gomes, Rui; Lopes, Luísa V.; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Modeling human age-associated increase in Gadd45g expression leads to spatial recognition memory impairments in young adult mice". Neurobiology of Aging 94 (2020): 281-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.06.021. Publicado • 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.06.021 Gulmez Karaca, Kubra; Kupke, Janina; Brito, David V. C.; Zeuch, Benjamin; Thome, Christian; Weichenhan, Dieter; Lutsik, Pavlo; Plass, Christoph; Oliveira, Ana M. M.. Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M. M.. "Neuronal ensemble-specific DNA methylation strengthens engram stability". Nature Communications 11 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14498-4. Publicado • 10.1038/s41467-020-14498-4 Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca, Kubra; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking Age-Associated Gadd45g Dysregulation Results in Memory Impairments in Young Adult Mice". The Journal of Neuroscience 40 6 (2019): 1197-1210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1621-19.2019. Publicado • 10.1523/jneurosci.1621-19.2019 Karaca, Kubra Gulmez; Brito, David; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "MeCP2: A Critical Regulator of Chromatin in Neurodevelopment and Adult Brain Function". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20184577. Publicado • 10.3390/ijms20184577 Brito, David V.C.; Gulmez Karaca, Kubra. Autor correspondente: Brito, David V.C.. "Neuronal Chromatin Architecture Regulator CTCF Dictates Remote Memory". The Journal of Neuroscience 38 48 (2018): 10239-10240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1869-18.2018. Publicado • 10.1523/jneurosci.1869-18.2018 Gulmez Karaca K; Brito DVC; Zeuch B; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Adult hippocampal MeCP2 preserves the genomic responsiveness to learning required for long-term memory formation.". Neurobiology of learning and memory (2018): Publicado • 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.02.010
Poster em conferência	Afonso, Inês T.; Brito, David V.C.; Hilmar Bading; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Activity-induced genes expression is impaired in polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias". Trabalho apresentado em 27th SPGH Annual Meeting, 2023. Santos, Daniela F.; Simão, Sónia; Silva, Nádia; Brito, David V.C.; Clévio Nobrega; Bragança, José; Pedro Castelo-Branco; Araújo, Inês Maria. "Redox profiling of a cohort of young versus medically assisted aged individuals in the Algarve region.". Trabalho apresentado em 1st FEBS Redox Medicine Workshop: from cellular signaling to systems physiology and therapeutic targets, 2023. Moreira-Gomes, Tiago; Brito, David V.C.; Afonso-Reis, Ricardo; Codêsso, José Miguel; Voigt, Aaron; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Translational regulation: exploring the impact of TRMT2A in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 /Machado-Joseph Disease". Trabalho apresentado em 9th European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students (ENCODS), 2023. Moreira-Gomes, Tiago; Brito, David V.C.; Afonso-Reis, Ricardo; Codêsso, José Miguel; Voigt, Aaron; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Silencing Trmt2a as a novel therapeutic target in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 /Machado-Joseph Disease". Trabalho apresentado em Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Regional Meeting 2023 (FRM 2023), 2023. Rajado, Ana Teresa; Pestana, Daniel; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana ; Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David V.C.; Trindade, Marlene; et al. "Algarve fit ageing score project, a multidisciplinary approach to assess healthy ageing status.". Trabalho apresentado em EMBO Workshop "Systems biology: Linking chromatin and epigenetics to disease and development, 2023. Codêsso, José Miguel; Brito, David V.C.; Mendonça, Liliana; Pereira de Almeida, Luis ; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Unraveling the role of the RBP HSPA8 in Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 3: from pathogenesis to therapeutics". Trabalho apresentado em Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Regional Meeting 2023 (FRM 2023), 2023. Rajado, Ana Teresa; Raquel P. Andrade; Apolónio, Joana ; Inês Maria Pombinho de Araújo; Brito, David V.C.; Sofia M. Calado; Esteves, Filipa; et al. "ALFA Score - Algarve Fit Ageing Score". Trabalho apresentado em ABC-Days, 2022. Brito, David V.C.; Afonso, I; Carlos A Matos; Hilmar Bading; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Targeting the NMDAR/TRPM4 complex as a novel therapeutic strategy for polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias type 2". Trabalho apresentado em XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2021. Marcelo, Adriana; Afonso, Inês T.; Afonso-Reis, Ricardo; Brito, David V.C.; Costa, Rafael G; Ana Rosa; Alves-Cruzeiro, João; et al. "From molecular mechanisms to therapy: a new lentiviral mouse model for Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2". Trabalho apresentado em XVII Meeting of Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN 2021), 2021. Brito, David V.C.; Afonso, I; Matos, Carlos A; Hilmar Bading; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Targeting the NMDAR/TRPM4 complex as a novel therapeutic strategy for polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias type 3 and 2". Trabalho apresentado em IV JORNADAS Algarve Biomedical Center, 2021. Brito, David V.C.; Afonso, I; Matos, Carlos A; Hilmar Bading; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues. "Targeting the NMDAR/TRPM4 complex as a novel therapeutic strategy for polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxia type 2". Trabalho apresentado em XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN), 2021. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; R. Gomes; Luisa Lopes; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Bidirectional dysfunction in Gadd45g expression during mammalian aging impairs cognition and disrupts activity-dependent signaling". Trabalho apresentado em FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2020. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; R. Gomes; Luisa Lopes; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Tight regulation of Gadd45G expression across the lifespan as a requirement for cognitive function". Trabalho apresentado em IZN Retreat-“Genetics of neurological diseases: From mutations to personalized medicine”, 2019. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; R. Gomes; Luisa Lopes; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "BIDIRECTIONAL DYSFUNCTION IN GADD45G EXPRESSION DURING MAMMALIAN AGING IMPAIRS COGNITION AND DISRUPTS ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT GENE EXPRESSION". Trabalho apresentado em XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2019. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Karaca, Kubra Gulmez; R. Gomes; Lopes, Luisa; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g decline results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em SfN- Neuroscience- San Diego, USA, 2018. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; R. Gomes ; Lopes, Luisa; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g decline results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society Meeting (San Diego, USA), 2018. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g decline results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em FENS- Forum of Neuroscience, 2018. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g decline results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em European Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society Meeting- (Germany), 2018. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g decline results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em IZN Retreat- The gut brain axis in health and disease (Germany), 2018. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g depletion results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em IZN Retreat - ¿Evolution of Cognitive Abilities¿ (Germany), 2017. Brito, David V.C.; Kupke, Janina; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Mimicking age-associated Gadd45g depletion results in memory impairments in young mice". Trabalho apresentado em XV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (Portugal), 2017. Brito, David V.C.; Karaca, Kubra Gulmez; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M. . Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "Age-associated Gadd45B decrease impairs plasticity gene induction and long-term memory formation". Trabalho apresentado em IZN Retreat-CONNECTOMICS (Germany), 2016. Brito, David V.C.; Gulmez Karaca K; Zeuch, Benjamin; Oliveira, Ana M.M.. "GADD45ß KNOCKDOWN IMPAIRS PLASTICITY-ASSOCIATED GENE EXPRESSION AND LONG-TERM MEMORY FORMATION". Trabalho apresentado em IZN Retreat-Translational Neuroscience: From Cell Biology to Therapeutics, 2015.
Tese / Dissertação	Brito, David V.C.. "Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Persistence in the Adult and Aged Brain". Doutoramento, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, 2021. Brito, David Vilhena Catarino. "GADD45ß : a novel long-term memory mediator". Mestrado, Universidade de Coimbra, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/30745. Brito, David V.C.. "Dexamethasone suppression test in rodents: Test building and stress effects.". Licenciatura, Universidade do Algarve, 2012.

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2022/01/12	We are What we Remember: Molecular Insights into Memory Formation in the Adult and Aged brain	National Postdoc Exchange Program Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
2021/10/27	We are What we Remember: Molecular Insights into Memory Formation in the Adult and Aged brain	Algarve Biomedical Center - Seminars Algarve Biomedical Center - University of Algarve
2020/12/14	Tips & Tricks for Scientific Growth during your PhD	Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Annual Journey Biomedical Sciences PhD Program (Faro, Portugal)
2020/06/03	We are what we remember: Molecular insights into age-related cognitive decline	IZN seminar series Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) (Heidelberg, Alemanha)

Orientação

	Título / Tema Papel desempenhado	Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2021/10/01 - Atual	Regulation of circadian rhythmicity by Ataxin-2 in the suprachiasmatic nucleus Coorientador	PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/04/01 - Atual	Expression of Activity-regulated Inhibitor of Death (AID) genes as a therapeutic strategy for Machado-Joseph disease Coorientador	PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2019/12/20	Methods in molecular and cell biology and surgery in rodents Coorientador	Biosciences (Mestrado) Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2019/04/23 - 2019/07/15	Npas4 biphasic expression in memory persistence Coorientador	Biosciences (Mestrado) Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2019/01/14 - 2019/03/20	Establishment of a temporally-controlled expression system Coorientador	Biosciences (Mestrado) Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2022/02/01 - Atual	FENS Regional Meeting 2023 (2022/02/01)
2016/01/01 - Atual	Collaborator for the Deutsche Neurowissenschaften-Olympiade (DNO)- International organization that promotes every year regional competitions in Germany for high school students to learn Neuroscience. The finalists go on to compete in a Germany-wide competition and later travel to international locations to participate in workshops. The winner receives a prize at the FENS or SfN conference (event occurs once a year). (2016/05/12) Concurso (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2019/05/22 - 2019/05/22	Participation in the a Native Scientist event. I prepared a workshop presentation for children and teenagers of parents that speak Portuguese (e.g. Portugal, Brazil) in Germany. These children are bilingual and this program encourages to stimulate further learning of their parent’s mother tongue while motivating scientific interest. Oficina (workshop)	Native Scientist outreach activity
2015/09/17 - 2015/09/17	Invited talk: "Bachelor in Biomedical Sciences what to expect?" Simpósio	Opening of the Academic year session Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Arbitragem científica em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2023/02/08 - Atual	Journal of Neurochemistry
2022/10/30 - Atual	Frontiers in Medicine (2296-858X)	Frontiers
2022/06/08 - Atual	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
2022/04/04 - Atual	Molecular Neurobiology (1559-1182)	Springer Nature

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

	Disciplina	Curso (Tipo)	Instituição / Organização
2020/07/20 - 2020/07/24	Teaching Assistant- Introduction to Methods in Learning and Memory Research	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2020/06/15 - 2020/07/03	Teaching Assistant- Methods in Molecular Biology/Nuclear Acid	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2019/06/24 - 2019/07/11	Teaching Assistant- Methods in Molecular Biology/Nuclear Acid	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2019/05/13 - 2019/05/17	Teaching Assistant- Introduction to Methods in Learning and Memory Research	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2017/06/19 - 2017/07/07	Teaching Assistant- Methods in Molecular Biology/Nuclear Acid	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2017/01/02 - 2017/01/06	Teaching Assistant- Introduction to Methods in Learning and Memory Research	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2016/06/06 - 2016/06/10	Teaching Assistant- Introduction to Methods in Learning and Memory Research	Biosciences (Bachelor)	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

Membro de associação

	Nome da associação	Tipo de participação
2018/01/01 - Atual	Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (MCCS)	Member
2016/01/01 - Atual	Dutch Neurofederation Network	Member
2016/01/01 - Atual	European Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (EMCCS)	Member
2016/01/01 - Atual	Portuguese Neuroscience Society (SPN)	Efective Member
2014/01/01 - Atual	ANCiB-Associação Nacional de Ciências Biomédicas	Founder member
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Society for Neuroscience (SfN)	Member

Membro de comissão

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de participação	Instituição / Organização
2018/10/01 - 2019/07/14	Invited member for the Scientific Committee of the annual Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience Conference (IZN, a consortium of >60 laboratories). Together with three principal investigators and a research coordinator we selected and invited the speakers for this conference. Coordenador	Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha

Outro júri / avaliação

	Descrição da atividade	Instituição / Organização
2021/12/14 - 2021/12/15	Jury for the annual Ph.D. students progress evaluation (PhD programme in Biomedical Sciences)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Distinções

Prémio

2024	Travel grant Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2023	Best Oral Communication Award
2022	Post-Doc Fellowship
2022	Ruprecht-Karls Award - Finalist Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2022	Foundation BrainAid IZN Dissertation Award 2022 Foundation BrainAid , Alemanha
2022	Best Oral Communication Award Universidade do Algarve Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarve, Portugal
2020	PhD Fellowship Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Alemanha
2020	Travel grant Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2019	Completion PhD Fellowship Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2018	Travel grant Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg, Alemanha
2018	Honorable Mention for best poster presentation IZN Retreat Scientific Comission, Alemanha
2017	Travel grant Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2014	ERASMUS+ Fellowship

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2023	Representative for the Junior Committee of SPN Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal