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Sara Isabel Guerra Carvalhal Bandarra (publishing as Sara Carvalhal) is a contracted researcher at the University of Algarve and Principal Investigator at the Algarve Biomedical Center – Research Institute (ABC-Ri), where she has led the Chromosome Segregation in Disease Lab since March 2022. Her research programme aims to understand how mitotic machinery contributes to disease, with particular emphasis on rare diseases. Sara Carvalhal’s interest in mitotic biology began during her PhD in Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, completed in 2016, where she was awarded a BBSRC PhD Studentship and received institutional distinctions for best poster and best scientific image among more than 200 participants. She holds a Licenciatura in Biochemistry (2008) and a Mestrado in Medical Biochemistry (2010) from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. From 2016 until her appointment as an independent Principal Investigator, Sara carried out postdoctoral research at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), funded by an ERC Starting Grant and FCT support, under the supervision of Dr. Raquel Oliveira. Sara Carvalhal has 16 publications, including seven first- or last-author peer-reviewed scientific articles (four as corresponding author), comprising original research articles and one invited review, published in leading journals in the field, such as Trends in Neurosciences, Science Advances, and Journal of Cell Biology. Her 2022 publication (Carvalhal et al., 2022) received wide international media coverage. Throughout her career, she has been selected to give talks at international scientific meetings (including highly prestigious cell-cycle conferences in Roscoff) and invited to deliver seminars at national and international institutions, totalling 16 oral communications, eight of which occurred after establishing her independent group. She has played an active leadership role within the scientific community, organising 15 scientific events, including the 2023 Regional FENS Meeting in the Algarve, and contributing to institutional outreach and public-engagement initiatives. Her academic service has included representation roles at the PhD and undergraduate levels, as well as, as a Principal Investigator, participation in institutional seminar committees and coordination of science-to-society activities, including the ABC-RI Green Group and the ABC-RI Career Mentorship Programme. Sara Carvalhal has contributed to science education and advanced training, having supervised three PhD theses (ongoing), MSc dissertations (as supervisor and co-supervisor), and undergraduate course-completion projects. She has served as the main arguer in four Master’s theses and one PhD thesis. Since 2020, she has been involved in postgraduate teaching at the University of Algarve, contributing to three degree programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Her research activities involve collaboration with 83 co-authors, reflecting a strong international and interdisciplinary research network. As a Principal Investigator, Sara Carvalhal has secured competitive funding, including an FCT CEEC-IND contract supporting her salary as an independent researcher until 2026, six projects as PI, one project as Co-PI, and participation as a team member in two additional projects. She has received 15 awards and honours, including the EMBO Short-Term Fellowship, Maratona da Saúde 2022 Award (single Junior category award), L’Oréal Portugal Medal of Honour for Women in Science (2022), BBSRC PhD Studentship, FCT PhD Fellowship, and institutional distinctions for scientific excellence. Her curriculum vitae reflects sustained engagement in outreach, science communication, and institutional responsibilities.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sara Isabel Guerra Carvalhal Bandarra

Citation names

  • Carvalhal, Sara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C511-8A34-30BE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6004-3286

Email addresses

  • sibandarra@ualg.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • ABC-Ri, University of Algarve, Ed2, Edf.2 – Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina , 8005-139, Gambelas, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Human Genetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01 - 2020/06
Concluded
 STARTUP Research (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Innovation, soft and entrepreneurship skills applied to Life Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/01/12 - 2016/02/03
Concluded
 PhD in Life Science (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Life Science
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
"Characterisation of ALADIN’s function during cell division" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Honourable (Max Grade)
2008/09/01 - 2010/11/26
Concluded
 Bioquímica Médica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Estudo da proteína humana centrossomal TBCCD1 em condições de stress oxidativo causadas por H2O2 em estado estacionário" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2005/09/01 - 2008/10/15
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 14/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2022/03/08 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Algarve Biomedical Center - Research Institute , Portugal
2020/09/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/01/15 - 2020/09/15 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2012/01/15 - 2015/12/31 Researcher (Research) University of Dundee College of Life Sciences, United Kingdom
2015/01/21 - 2015/04/21 Visiting Researcher (Research) Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitätsklinik an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany
2013/07/01 - 2013/08/03 Visiting Researcher (Research) Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitätsklinik an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany
2012/11/12 - 2012/12/01 Visiting Researcher (Research) Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitätsklinik an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany
2011/05/16 - 2011/11/15 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidad de Cantabria - Facultad de Medicina, Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/02 - Current Functional characterization of genes associated with autism spectrum disorder in neocortical progenitor cells
2023.11467.PEX
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/03 - Current neuRARE - Development of a pipeline into unravelling the molecular and cellular basis of rare neurologic diseases
João Larguito by ABC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Algarve Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/03 - Current Holistic study of mitotic fidelity in syndromes associated with microcephaly
other
Principal investigator
Fondation L'Oréal, France
2023/03 - 2025 Study of BUB1 in neurodevelopment: identification of new functions
2022.01028.PTDC
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2023/01 - 2025 NON-INVASIVE APPROACH TO LIMIT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN MAMMALIAN EMBRYOS IN UTERO
Mariano Gago by ABC
Team member
Ongoing
2016/01 - 2020/09 Chromosome Architecture and the Fidelity of Mitosis during Development
ERC-2014-StG-638917
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Research Executive Agency
Concluded
2012/01/15 - 2015/12/31 Regulation of myosin II filament assembly and stabilisation, localization and cortical anchoring
090064/Z/09/Z
PhD Student Fellow
Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
 Wellcome Trust
Concluded
2011/05/11 - 2011/11/15 CENTROSOME-3D Consortium funded project
C3D CSD2006-23
Researcher
Universidad de Cantabria, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa

Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09 - Current QUANTITATIVE COHESIN AND MITOTIC FIDELITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COHESINOPATHIES
CEECIND/03721/2018
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2015/01/21 - 2015/04/21 Study of ALADIN meiotic function in female mouse oocytes
EMBO ASTF 521-2014
PhD Student Fellow
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
 EMBO Press
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Bader, I.; Feichtinger, R.; Carvalhal, S.; Beichler, C.; Wolthuis, R.; van Hagen, J.; van Haelst, M.; et al. "Genotypes and Phenotypes of a Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder Caused by Biallelic Mutations in BUB1". 2025.
    10.1055/s-0045-1812138
  2. Jorge, Xavier; Milagre, INÊS; Ferreira, Anita; Sofia M. Calado; Oliveira, Raquel; Carvalhal, Sara. "Common mechanistic pathways in rare congenital syndromes with primary microcephaly". 2025.
  3. Carvalhal, Sara; Koehler, K ; Huebner, A; Griffis, E. R.. "The Nucleoporin ALADIN is Essential for Proper Mitotic Spindle Formation.". Paper presented in ASCB/IFCB Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
    Published
  4. Carvalhal, S.; Geng, Y.; Huebner, A.; Koehler, K.; Jessberger, R.; Griffis, E. R.. "The Nucleoporin ALADIN is Essential for Proper Force Balancing Within Mitotic and Meiotic Spindles.". Paper presented in ASCB/IFCB Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2013.
    Published
  5. Carvalhal, S.I .; Geng, Y.; Huebner, A.; Kohler, K.; Jessberger, R.; Griffis, E. R.. "The Nucleoporin ALADIN is Essential for Proper Force Balancing Within Mitotic and Meiotic Spindles.". Paper presented in 2013 ASCB/IFCB Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2013.
    Published
  6. Carvalhal, S.; Arocena, M.; Griffis, E. R.. "The nucleoporin ALADIN is essential for proper mitotic and meiotic spindle function.". Paper presented in ASCB meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2012.
    Published • 10.1142/9789814447089_0020
Conference poster
  1. Jorge, Xavier; Oliveira, Raquel; Carvalhal, Sara. "DDX11 SAFEGUARDS CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION: NEW MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO WARSAW BREAKAGE SYNDROME". Paper presented in 2025 SPGH Annual Meeting, 2025.
  2. Jorge, Xavier; Milagre, Inês ; Ferreira, Anita; Calado, Sofia ; Oliveira, Raquel; Carvalhal, Sara. "Common mechanistic pathways in rare congenital syndromes with primary microcephaly". Paper presented in 27th Annual Meeting - Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana, 2023.
  3. Jorge, Xavier; Oliveira, Raquel A; Carvalhal, Sara. "New clues on the etiology of the Warsaw Breakage Syndrome". Paper presented in ABC-RI ORGANIZES ¿AGEING WITHOUT BORDERS¿, 2022.
  4. "Biallelic BUB1 mutations cause microcephaly, developmental delay and variable effects on cohesion and chromosome segregation". Paper presented in SALK virtual-2021-cell-cycle-meeting, 2021.
  5. Carvalhal, Sara. "Mutations in the gene BUB1 cause a novel syndrome". Paper presented in 24TH Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics, 2020.
  6. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "A quantitative analysis of cohesin decay in mitotic fidelity.". Paper presented in 2018 Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2018.
  7. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "The role of centromeric chromatin forces on mitotic fidelity.". Paper presented in 2017 Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2017.
  8. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "A quantitative understanding of mild sister chromatid cohesion defects in the fidelity of chromosome segregation.". Paper presented in 2016 Portuguese Drosophila Meeting, 2016.
  9. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "A quantitative understanding of mild sister chromatid cohesion defects in the fidelity of chromosome segregation.". Paper presented in 9th EMBO Young Scientists' Forum, 2016.
  10. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "The Nucleoporin ALADIN is Essential for Proper Mitotic Spindle Formation. ALADIN regulates Aurora A localization". Paper presented in 2014 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, 2014.
  11. Carvalhal, Sara; et al.. "The Nucleoporin ALADIN is Essential for Proper Force Balancing Within Mitotic and Meiotic Spindles.". Paper presented in 2013 ASCB Annual Meeting, 2013.
  12. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "ALADIN is essential for proper mitotic and meiotic spindle function.". Paper presented in EMBO Conference on Meiosis., 2013.
  13. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "The nucleoporin ALADIN is essential for proper mitotic and meiotic spindle function.". Paper presented in 2012 American Society for Cell Biology meeting, 2012.
  14. CARVALHAL, SARA; et al.. "Uncovering the role of TBCCD1 in the centrosome-nucleus connection.". Paper presented in EMBO Conference on Centrosomes and Spindle Pole Bodies, 2011.
  15. Gonçalves, J.; Tavares, A.; CARVALHAL, S; et al.. "TBCCD1 a key protein in the centrosome-nucleus connection is spread through the phylogenetic tree of life.". Paper presented in 2010 annual ASCB meeting, 2010.
  16. Gonçalves, J.; Tavares, A.; CARVALHAL, S; et al.. "Human TBCCD1 is a key protein in the centrosome-nucleus connection. Why do acentrosomal organisms have it?". Paper presented in The Centrosome: Structure, Function and Dynamics Meeting, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Bandarra, Daniel; Rochate, Dina; Gosalbez, Beatriz; Ferreira, José; Cunha, Nidia Maltez; Carvalhal, Sara. "Cold agglutinin syndrome in a patient with metastatic breast cancer: a Case Report". Frontiers in Medicine 12 (2026): https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1711809.
    10.3389/fmed.2025.1711809
  2. Cavaco, Joana; Carvalhal, Sara. "Non-canonical roles of mitotic proteins in cortical neurons". Trends in Neurosciences 48 7 (2025): 495-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.05.010.
    10.1016/j.tins.2025.05.010
  3. Ferreira, Anita; Calado, Sofia M.; Jorge, Xavier; de Lange, Job; Carvalhal, Sara. "Generation and characterization of two isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell lines from a young female with microcephaly carrying a compound heterozygous mutation in BUB1 gene". Stem Cell Research 81 (2024): 103594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2024.103594.
    10.1016/j.scr.2024.103594
  4. Carvalhal, Sara; Carmona, Bruno; Tassin, Anne-Marie; Gonçalves, João. "Molecular mechanisms of cilia related diseases". Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 11 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2024.1421419.
    10.3389/fmolb.2024.1421419
  5. Sara Carvalhal; Ingrid Bader; Martin A. Rooimans; Anneke B. Oostra; Jesper A. Balk; René G. Feichtinger; Christine Beichler; et al. "Biallelic BUB1 mutations cause microcephaly, developmental delay, and variable effects on cohesion and chromosome segregation". Science Advances (2022): https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abk0114.
    10.1126/sciadv.abk0114
  6. CARVALHAL, SARA; Tavares, Alexandra; Santos, Mariana B.; Mirkovic, Mihailo; Oliveira, Raquel A.. "A quantitative analysis of cohesin decay in mitotic fidelity". The Journal of Cell Biology 217 10 (2018): 3343-3353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201801111.
    Open access • Published • 10.1083/jcb.201801111
  7. CARVALHAL, SARA; Stevense, M.; Koehler, K.; Naumann, R.; Huebner, A.; Jessberger, R.; Griffis, E.R.. "ALADIN is required for the production of fertile mouse oocytes". Molecular Biology of the Cell 28 19 (2017): 2470-2478. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029547337&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1091/mbc.E16-03-0158
  8. Ortmann, B.; Bensaddek, D.; CARVALHAL, S; Moser, S.C.; Mudie, S.; Griffis, E.R.; Swedlow, J.R.; Lamond, A.I.; Rocha, S.. "CDK-dependent phosphorylation of PHD1 on serine 130 alters its substrate preference in cells". Journal of Cell Science 129 1 (2016): 191-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959020534&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1242/jcs.179911
  9. CARVALHAL, S; Ribeiro, S.A.; Arocena, M.; Kasciukovic, T.; Temme, A.; Koehler, K.; Huebner, A.; Griffis, E.R.. "The nucleoporin ALADIN regulates Aurora A localization to ensure robust mitotic spindle formation". Molecular Biology of the Cell 26 19 (2015): 3424-3438. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84943190275&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1091/mbc.E15-02-0113
  10. Gonçalves, J.; Tavares, A.; CARVALHAL, S; Soares, H.. "Revisiting the tubulin folding pathway: New roles in centrosomes and cilia". Biomolecular Concepts 1 5-6 (2010): 423-434. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893656068&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1515/bmc.2010.033
Magazine article
  1. Jorge, Xavier; Carvalhal, Sara. "Identificação e caracterização dos dois primeiros doentes com mutações bialélicas no gene BUB1", UALGoritmo A Ciência trocada por miúdos, 2022, https://ualgoritmo.wixsite.com/website/c%C3%B3pia-u4-2a3.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Bandarra, Sara. "Characterisation of ALADIN’s function during cell division". PhD, University of Dundee, 2016. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/characterisation-of-aladins-function-during-cell-division.
  2. Bandarra, Sara. "Estudo da proteína humana centrossomal TBCCD1 em condições de stress oxidativo causadas por H202 em estado estacionário". Master, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/5364.

Other

Other output
  1. Celebrating 10 years of Athena SWAN Charter advancing women in science. Guest post at PLOS Blog (currently PLOS ECR Community Blog). 2015. Carvalhal, Sara. https://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2015/06/12/athenaswan/.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2021/11 - Current Main organizer of 4 editions of the ABC-RI International Forum. Over 100-125 registrations in each edition. (2021/11)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2025/02 - 2025/07 “A Ciência, a Arte, a Sociedade” https://abcri.pt/exposicao-a-ciencia-a-arte-a-sociedade/ (2025/02 - 2025/07)
Exhibition (President of the Organising Committee)
2014/11/10 - 2014/11/10 College of Life Science Open Doors Day 2014. I organised the kids' corner activities of this day. (2014/11/10)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2014/11/07 - 2014/11/07 2014 Annual Retreat Centre for Gene Expression and Regulation, University of Dundee, UK. Held at Piperdam. (2014/11/07 - 2014/11/07)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Dundee College of Life Sciences, United Kingdom
2013/11/08 - 2013/11/08 2013 Annual Retreat Centre for Gene Expression and Regulation, University of Dundee, UK. Held at Piperdam. (2013/11/08 - 2013/11/08)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2013/10/25 - 2013/10/25 PiCLS Annual Lecture with Prof. Mariano Barbacid from Molecular Oncology Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Madrid, Spain. University of Dundee, UK. (2013/10/25 - 2013/10/25)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013/09/07 - 2013/09/08 Annual Retreat of PhD Student in College of Life Science , University of Dundee held at Ardroy outdoor activity center, UK. (2013/09/07 - 2013/09/08)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2012/11/02 - 2012/11/02 2012 Annual Retreat Centre for Gene Expression and Regulation, University of Dundee, UK. Held at Piperdam. (2012/11/02 - 2012/11/02)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/03 - 2025/03 Brain Awareness Week
Seminar
Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/03 Brain Awareness Week - Cérebro e Neurodiversidade, Compreender a Microcefalia Através de Dados: Potenciais Desafios na Divisão Celular Durante a Formação do Cérebro.
Other
Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Pint of Science speaker
Other
2022/01 - 2022/01 Outreach activity: Lecture to Silves high school students in PT: A estabilidade dos cromossomas
Seminar
2021/03/25 - 2021/03/25 INVITED SPEAKER to share my experiment as a supervisor of Syrian master student. Side event to the Brussels V Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region - HIGHER EDUCATION IN CRISIS SETTINGS MATTERS LISTENING TO SYRIAN VOICES AND OTHER TESTIMONIALS. Powered by www.globalplatformforsyrianstudents.org
Conference
 Side event to the Brussels V Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” - HIGHER EDUCATION IN CRISIS SETTINGS MATTERS – LISTENING TO SYRIAN VOICES AND OTHER TESTIMONIALS.
2020/12 - 2021/03 INVITED to Group Leaders Meeting (By invitation only) - Aneuploidy and CIN Zoom forum - in remembrance of Angelika Amon
Conference
 Aneuploidy and CIN Zoom forum - in remembrance of Angelika Amon - Group Leaders Meeting (By invitation only)
2019/02 - 2019/02 Round table for Research done abroad - Dia dos Mestrados em Ciências 2019, FCUL.
Round table
 Dia dos Mestrados em Ciências 2019
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2018/12/17 - 2018/12/17 Job Shadowing | Scientist for a day. A High school student spends a day with a scientist. Christmas break
Other
 Job Shadowing | Scientist for a day
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2018/04/06 - 2018/04/06 Job Shadowing | Scientist for a day. A High school student spends a day with a scientist. Easter break.
Other
 Job Shadowing | Scientist for a day
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017 - 2017/09/29 2017 European Researchers' Night at Pavilhão do Cohencimento, Lisbon
Other
 2017 European Researchers' Night
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2016/10/01 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Open Day. Microscopy tours.
Other
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Open Day.

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/07 Um estudo por RNAi da ação do gene Sgt1 em células humanas
(Thesis) Arguer
 Bruna Isabel Dos Santos Oliveira (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/07 Impacto do silenciamento de proteínas do complexo STRIPAK no checkpoint mitótico
(Thesis) Arguer
 Bruno Condessa Varandas (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/12 Functional Studies on Zeb Transcription Factors in Glioblastoma
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nuno Miguel Mendes Ferreira Ramalho Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Founding member of the ABC-Ri Green Group
Coordinator
2022/04 - Current Member and chair of the committee for tours at ABC-RI designed for lay public and key partners.
Coordinator
 Algarve Biomedical Center - Research Institute , Portugal
2012/01/15 - 2014/12/31 Annual Divisional Retreat for the Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, University of Dundee, UK.
Member
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2012/10/01 - 2014/03/15 Divisional PhD Representative in the Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, University of Dundee, UK. I represented all the students in my division and took part in the monthly strategic Division's meetings.
Advisor / Consultant
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2012/11/01 - 2013/11/01 PhD Students' Association Committee in the College of Life Sciences (PiCLS) at the University of Dundee. Organisation of Monthly Social Events, PhD student Retreat, Annual Lecture and be the voice of PhD Students for the University Dean.
Member
 University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2005/09/01 - 2008/10/15 Biochemistry Undergraduate Student Committee. Organise schedules, classes and be the voice of the students at University meetings.
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/09 - Current Institutional Seminars at ABC-RI, International Foruns and Mariano Gago Leture Algarve Biomedical Center - Research Institute
2023 - 2023 Scientific Committee of ESN-ISN Neurochemistry School 2023, PT.
2022 - 2022/12 Ageing WITHOUT BORDERS - Portuguese Society Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy
2022/10 - 2022/10 ABC Days - Aging Challenges
2013/05/17 - 2013/05/17 4th PiCLS Symposium 2013 University of Dundee

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/09 - Current CIÊNCIAS BÁSICAS E CLÍNICAS 1 MEDICINA (Mestrado Integrado) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/10 - Current Invited lecture on topic: Cell cycle in Stem Cells (2 hours). Module 17161001 (regente José Bragança) Msc in Oncobiology and Biomedical Science. University of Algarve, PT. Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2025/09 - 2026/02 MECANISMOS MOLECULARES E CELULARES CIÊNCIAS BIOMÉDICAS - MECANISMOS DE DOENÇAS (2.º ciclo) (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2025/09 - 2026/02 DIVISÃO E PROLIFERAÇÃO CELULAR ONCOBIOLOGIA - MECANISMOS MOLECULARES DO CANCRO (2.º Ciclo) (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/12 Tutor at Ciências Básicas e Clínicas 1 - MEDICINE (Mestrado Integrado) (1916), Univ. Algarve. Used Problem-based learning (PBL). MEDICINA (Mestrado Integrado) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/06 - 2022/06 Module on Microscopy in ONCOLAB II Teacher of Oncolab 2 [19181009], Msc in Oncobiology, University of Algarve, PT. 8 hours. Oncobiologia - Mecanismos Moleculares do Cancro (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/12 - 2022/01 Regente (teacher in charge of a subject) of Oncolab 1 [17161005], Msc in Oncobiology, University of Algarve, PT. Oncobiologia - Mecanismos Moleculares do Cancro (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/11 - 2020/11 Online class for high school students. Seminar of Cell division. (Ensino secundário) Agrupamento de Escolas de Vila Flor, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/07 Virtual IGC Undergraduate Summer School 2020 (Licenciatura) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2013/12/01 - 2013/12/15 Lab Demonstrator in pratical session Bacterial Genetics Biological Sciences (Licence) University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2013/01/01 - 2013/01/31 Lab Demonstrator in pratical session DNA Module part 1 and 2 Biomedical Science (Licence) University of Dundee, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/05 Interviewed in "Leges Artis" in the Ordem dos Médicos de Portugal's magazine (May 2022). Full article on Sara Carvalhal research. Ordem dos Médicos de Portugal's magazine
2022 Media coverage of L'Oréal Portugal Medal of Honor included interviews with Público, Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, Lusa. Público, Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, and Lusa
2022 Article Carvalhal et al 2022 @ Science Advances featured in . Publico . Jornal de Notícias . Observador . Correio da Manhã . Sic Notícias Online . National Geographic . TSF (radio interview with Sara Carvalhal) . RTP1 . Radio Observador

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/01/22 - 2022/01/22 TSF (national radio interview) - Opening line 8am news. Interview about reserach paper Carvalhal et al 2022
2021/10/30 - 2021/10/30 Radio interview to the program 'Os dias do Futuro' Interview about my Maratona da Saúde award
2021/10/29 - 2021/10/29 RTP1 (State financed broadcaste) at the program A tarde é nossa | Maratona da Saúde special program| To receive Maratona da Saúde award and speak about the objective of this project

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017/07/01 - 2017/09/15 2017 - Técnico Summer Internships- Quantification of GFP-Rad21WT by live imaging of different fly strains. - Nina Roothans
2014/09/01 - 2015/01/31 Studies of ALADIN in the context of ciliogenisis. Rachel Yee
2012/06/01 - 2012/08/28 2012 Summer School - Studies of Ferritin in the context of mitosis. Aïsha Schofield
Distinctions

Award

2023 International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Early Career Award
International Brain Research Organization, France
2022 L'Oréal Portugal Honor Medals for Women in Science
Fondation L'Oréal, France
2022 Prize "João Larguito by ABC" - Development of a pipeline into unravelling the molecular and cellular basis of rare neurologic diseases
Universidade do Algarve Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
2021 Maratona da Saúde Award – Junior Category (Rare Diseases)
Maratona da Saúde, Portugal
2019 CEEC-Ind 2018 | Salary position for 6 years
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 Oeiras Valley scholarship
Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal
2015 ImSol Best Image Winner
University of Dundee - School of Life Sciences, United Kingdom
2014 EMBO Short Term Fellowship
2013 Best PhD Student Poster Prize
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
2011 FCT PhD Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 BBSRC PhD Studentship
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2023 Included in the editorial project “Women in Science”
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2019 SELECTED for Career Guidance Programme. Mentorship provided by Melina Schuh (Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2018 Editorial distinction - Article selected for the Journal of Cell Biology Special Issue on Chromosome Organisation and Segregation
Journal of Cell Biology, Rockefeller University Press., United States
2016 International Competion Procedure for the contracting ERC-Funded Postdoctoral Researcher
European Research Council, Belgium