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Ana Balau completed her master degree in Biomedical Sciences in 2023/03/09 by Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical and her degree in Biochemistry in 2008/12/15 by Universidade do Algarve. Attends the phD degree in Biomedical Sciences by Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical since 2023/10. Published 6 articles in journals. Participates and/or participated as Research Fellow in 3 project(s) and Research Technician Fellow in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Parasitology and Biological Sciences with emphasis on Molecular Biology.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Cristina Pereira da Silva Gonçalves Balau

Citation names

  • Balau, Ana
  • Balau, AC

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1E10-D811-673C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8549-5836

Email addresses

  • ana.balau@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Parasitology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2027/09
Ongoing
 Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
"Turning a weakness into a strength - exploring the mechanisms of the protective effect of pyruvate kinase deficiency against malaria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/10/06 - 2023/03/09
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
"Effect of the compound 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) on the development of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum - transcriptomic analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2022/10/31 - 2022/11/02
Concluded
 Hands-on Course: Gene Editing in Leishmania parasites (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2010/12/06 - 2010/12/10
Concluded
 The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics 11th Edition (40 hours) (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2010/05/31 - 2010/06/01
Concluded
 5th CCMar Radiation Safety Course (Outros)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2001/10/08 - 2008/12/15
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Inactivation of the ami gene in the strain of Listeria monocytogenes C897" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/05/01 - 2013/07/31 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2014/09/01 - 2014/11/30 Extant -Extinct tipping points - climate changes drive genetic diversity and dynamics of range edge populations as evolutionary hotspots
EXCL/AAG-GLO/0661/2012
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2013/08/01 - 2014/02/28 Escape the heat: upwelling as current refugia from climate change
EXPL/BIA-BIC/1471/2012
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2013/04/30 Making edges meet: genetic signatures climate-driven range shifts
PTDC/AAC-CLI/109108/2008
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2009/12/09 - 2012/05/31 Population genetic structure, molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography in species of the genus Caulerpa present in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
PTDC/MAR/70921/2006
Research Technician Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Balau, Ana; Sobral, Daniel; Abrantes, Patrícia; Carvalho, Maria; Morais, Inês; Mixão, Verónica; Medeiros, Márcia Melo; et al. "Unveiling the Protective Mechanisms of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency against Malaria: Transforming Vulnerability into Resilience". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023, 2023.
  2. Balau, Ana; Inês Santos; Inês Navalho Morais; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Paula Arez. Corresponding author: Ana Paula Arez. "Protective effect of pyruvate kinase deficiency against malaria - transcriptomic analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite under the action of the compound 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)". Paper presented in 6º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical, 2023.
  3. Balau, Ana; Santos, Inês; Morais, Inês; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Paula Arez. "Efeito protetor da deficiência em piruvato cinase contra a malária - análise transcriptómica do parasita Plasmodium falciparum sob ação do composto 2,3-difosfoglicerato (2,3-DPG)". Paper presented in 6º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical, IHMT-NOVA, Lisboa, Portugal, 2023.
  4. Varela-Álvarez E; Balau AC; Marbà N; Afonso-Carrillo J; Duarte C.M; Ester A. Serrão. "Biogeographical genetic structure of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean/ Atlantic transition zone". Poster at Mares Conferences, Olhão, Portugal". 2014.
  5. Varela-Álvarez E; Paulino C; Balau A.C.; Berecibar, E; Pearson E; E.A. Serrao. "Marker development and population genetic structure of Porphyra spp. in the Iberian Peninsula". Poster presented at the 10th International Phycological Congress, Orlando, USA". 2013.
Journal article
  1. Balau, Ana; Sobral, Daniel; Abrantes, Patrícia; Santos, Inês; Mixão, Verónica; Gomes, João Paulo; Antunes, Sandra; Arez, Ana Paula. "Differential Gene Expression of Malaria Parasite in Response to Red Blood Cell-Specific Glycolytic Intermediate 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 23 (2023): 16869. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242316869.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms242316869
  2. Carvalho, Maria; Medeiros, Márcia M.; Morais, Inês; Lopes, Catarina S.; Balau, Ana; Santos, Nuno C.; Carvalho, Filomena A.; Arez, Ana Paula. "2,3-Diphosphoglycerate and the Protective Effect of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency against Malaria Infection—Exploring the Role of the Red Blood Cell Membrane". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/149210.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021336
  3. Morais, Ines; Medeiros, M.M.; Carvalho, Maria; Morello Bullon, Judit; M. Teixeira, Sara; Maciel, Suelma; Nhantumbo, Janice; et al. "Synthetic Red Blood Cell-Specific Glycolytic Intermediate 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) Inhibits Plasmodium falciparum Development In Vitro". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/140652.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.840968
  4. Gonzalez-Wanguemert, Mercedes; Basso, Lorena; Balau, Ana; Costa, Joana; Renault, Lionel; Serrao, Ester; Duarte, Carlos M.; Hendriks, Iris E.. "Gene pool and connectivity patterns of Pinna nobilis in the Balearic Islands (Spain, Western Mediterranean Sea): Implications for its conservation through restocking". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14418.
    10.1002/aqc.2976
  5. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Balau, Ana C.; Paulino, Cristina; Berecibar, Estibaliz; Pearson, Gareth A.; Serrão, Ester A.. "Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis". Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 16 4 (2017): 390-393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s147926211700034x.
    Published • 10.1017/s147926211700034x
  6. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Balau, Ana C.; Marbà, Núria; Afonso-Carrillo, Julio; Duarte, Carlos M.; Serrão, Ester A.. "Genetic diversity and biogeographical patterns of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and Mediterranean/Atlantic transition zone". Marine Biology 162 3 (2015): 557-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2605-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-014-2605-5