Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Natalia Fiorenza
Citation names
- Fiorenza, Natalia
- Fiorenza, NG
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0D1B-4F92-3610
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-5768-7275
Telephones
- Mobile phone
- 
                           - 922204551 (Personal)
 
Addresses
- Rua da Igreja da Areosa, 102, h34, 4200-044, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | 
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/06/05 - 2024/07/05 Concluded | Pós-doutoramento em Neuropsicofarmacologia (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade Federal do Ceará Faculdade de Medicina, Brazil | |
| 2012/09/05 - 2013/03/05 Concluded | Pós-doutoramento em Neurociências (Pós-doutoramento) Centro Clinico da Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2008/08/14 - 2012/08/14 Concluded | Ciências Médicas (Doutoramento) Major in Neurociências Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2008/03/01 - 2010/03/01 Concluded | Medicina e Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado) Major in Neurociências Centro Clinico da Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2003/03/07 - 2007/03/07 Concluded | Ciências Biológicas (Bacharelato) Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/07/05 - 2018/02/01 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2015/01/05 - 2018/02/01 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2014/08/03 - 2015/05/17 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | União Metropolitana para o Desenvolvimento da Educação e Cultura Ltda, Brazil | 
Other Careers
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/08/17 - 2023/06/03 | Assistente (Técnico Superior de Saúde) | Fundação para o Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico em Saúde, Brazil | 
| Fiocruz Ceará, Brazil | 
Others
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/01/10 - 2020/08/10 | Professor of High and Elementary School | Colégio Espaço Aberto, Brazil | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01/01 - Current | Extracellular vesicles with biomarkers for metabolic diseases and chronic inflammation associated diseases PRR – Health from Portugal (HfPT) – PPS A1.05 Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | Ongoing | 
| 2025/01/01 - Current | Molecular pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia PRR – Health from Portugal (HfPT) – PPS A1.04 Research Fellow
                                    
                                  | Ongoing | 
| 2023/08/10 - 2025/01/02 | Exosomes: intelligent nanoplatforms for the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia CNPq/MCTI Nº 10/2023 Researcher
                                    
                                  | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ongoing | 
| 2023/09/19 - 2024/11/01 | Cellular nanovesicles as sources of biosignatures for Alzheimer's disease: a clinical-molecular investigation of markers for
                                 precision diagnosis Pesquisa aplicada à saúde de precisão Researcher
                                    
                                  | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ongoing | 
| 2021/12/11 - 2024/08/01 | Metabolic alterations in schizophrenia and induced by antipsychotic treatment: a translational study to understand associated
                                 mechanisms, the influence of biological sex and treatment with prebiotics CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT Nº 18/2021 Researcher
                                    
                                  | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ongoing | 
| 2023/07/01 - 2024/06/30 | Study of the long-term effects of exposure to COVID-19 in pregnancy: associated neurophysiological and epigenetic mechanisms
                                 and consequences for the development of babies modalidade DTI-B Researcher
                                    
                                  | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ongoing | 
| 2021/06/01 - 2023/07/01 | The impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on health workers in the state of Ceará: an integrated clinical, psychiatric
                                 and molecular evaluation of workers' health. FUNCAP/FIOCRUZ-CE. Processo no 06531047/2020 Post-doc Fellow
                                    
                                  | Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded | 
| 2021/05/01 - 2023/04/30 | Research to tackle COVID-19, its consequences and other severe acute respiratory syndromes modalidade DTI-A Research Fellow
                                    
                                  | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded | 
Outputs
            Publications
| Book chapter | 
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| Conference poster | 
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| Journal article | 
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Intellectual property
| Copyright registration | 
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Other
| Other output | 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011/11/10 | Lecture Emotional Memory and Neurotransmission | I Simpósio de Atualização em Fisiologia: Sistema Nervoso Universidade Federal do Pampa (Uruguaiana, Brazil) | 
| 2006/11/29 | Creatina Piora a Memória na Tarefa de Medo Condicionado em Ratos | 21ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) | 
| 2005/12/08 | Efeito da Suplementação com Creatina sobre a Tarefa de MEdo Condicionado em Ratos | II Mostra Acadêmica de Biologia Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) | 
| 2004/11/17 | Creatina e Memória | I Mostra Acadêmica de Biologia Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil) | 
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role | Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/06/01 - Current | Unraveling the role of EVs and PBMCs crosstalk as inflammation mediators in Lysosomal Storage Diseases Co-supervisor | Master in Biomedicine (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2025/06/01 - Current | Exosomes in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: Emerging Biomarkers Tools Co-supervisor | Master in Biomedicine (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2025/07/01 - 2025/07/31 | Implications of the autophagy genes' polymorphisms in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Co-supervisor | Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Other) Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico | 
| 2025/01/02 - 2025/03/01 | Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles for biomedical research Co-supervisor | Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/07/10 - 2024/07/05 | Exploring the impact of risk factors on intestinal inflammation induced by neonatal immune activation in different sexes and
                                 ages of mice: evaluation of behavioral and intestinal changes in response to lipopolysaccharides Co-supervisor | Pós-graduação em Microbiologia (PhD) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/01/15 - Current | Participation in a course Workshop | Implamentação nas Áreas de Cohecimento Sistema de Ensino Positivo, Brazil | 
| 2011/10/03 - Current | Participation as a listener in a course and poster presentation Other | Escola de Altos Estudos Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Central: Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 
| 2008/07/24 - Current | Participation in the seminar 'Memory consolidation during sleep: neurophysiological mechanisms' as a listener. Seminar | I Escola de Altos Estudos da CAPES/IINN Instituto Internacional de Neurociências de Natal Edmond e Lily Safra, Brazil | 
| 2006/08/25 - Current | Participation in a workshop Workshop | Plasticidade Neuronal e Drogas de Abuso Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental, Brazil | 
| 2005/12/08 - Current | Participation as a listener Other | II Mostra Acadêmica de Biologia Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil | 
| 2024/12/05 - 2024/12/06 | At the crossroads of Neuroscience & Immunology: Advances and Innovation Symposium | ERA chairs annual meeting ImmunoHub & NCBIO Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2024/07/03 - 2024/07/05 | Science and technology meeting in Portugal Meeting | Encontro Ciência 2024 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| 2024/06/21 - 2024/06/21 | XI Biotech Health Annual Symposium: Expect the Unexpected, held at i3s Symposium | XI Biotech Health Annual  Symposium Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | 
| 2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09 | Training on OPUS CFX-96 equipment and Maestro and HRM software carried out ON LINE Other | Treinamento do equipamento OPUS CFX-96 e softwares Maestro e HRM Biorad Inc, United States | 
| 2024/01/08 - 2024/01/16 | Biosafety training Other | EAD-Treinamento em Biossegurança Fiocruz Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2023/10/31 - 2023/10/31 | III Symposium of the Genomics and Bioinformatics Center of the Federal University of Ceará - Molecular approaches for the
                                 diagnosis of diseases. Symposium | III Simpósito da CEGENBIO Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2022/11/21 - 2022/11/24 | Mass spectrometry analysis course Other | Caracterização de proteínas e moléculas pequenas por espectrometria  de massas - proteômica - metabolômica Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil | 
| 2020/09/16 - 2020/10/16 | Health in Education Course Other | Saúde em Educação | 
| 2020/10/06 - 2020/10/14 | Course on Remote Learning Other | ENSINO REMOTO - Caminhos e Conexões Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil | 
| 2011/06/19 - 2011/06/24 | Participations as a linester and poster presentation Meeting | ACCamargo Global Meeting of Translational Science and 2nd São Paulo School of Tanslational Science AC Camargo Hospital, Brazil | 
| 2008/09/01 - 2008/09/04 | Participaion as a listener and poster presentation Congress | I IBRO/LARC Congress of Neuroscience of Latin /america, The Caribbean and Iberian Peninsula Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociências e Comportamento, Brazil | 
| 2006/08/23 - 2006/08/26 | Participation as a listener and poster presentation Meeting | XXI Reunião Anual da FESBE Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental, Brazil | 
| 2004/11/17 - 2004/11/18 | Participation as a listener and Oral presentation Other | I Mostra Acadêmica de Biologia Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil | 
| 2004/10/16 - 2004/10/17 | Participation as a listener Other | III Oficina de Neurociências - Fronteiras da Investigação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 
| 2004/06/14 - 2004/06/18 | Participation in the lecture on waste management and environmental quality as a listener:
                                 Participation in various lectures on science and the environment as an audience member. Symposium | 5ª Semana Acadêmica Integrada Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil | 
| 2003/12/08 - 2003/12/10 | Paticipation as a listener Symposium | III Simpósio de Ecologia, Genética e Evolução Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 
| 2003/05/01 - 2003/07/01 | Participation in the 'Scientific Methods and Frontiers of Knowledge' workshop as a listener. Other | Arte & Ciência, Ciência & Arte Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil | 
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role | Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/18 | Exploring the Impact of Risk Factors on Intestinal Inflammation Induced by Neonatal Immune Activation in Different Sexes and
                                 Ages of Mice: Evaluation of Behavioral and Intestinal Changes in Response to Lipopolysaccharide. (Thesis) Arguer | Nayana Soares Gomes (PhD) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2023/11/28 | PREVALENCE OF TURNER SYNDROME MENTAL DISORDERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE G-PROTEIN COUPLED ESTROGEN RECEPTOR (GPR30)
                                 SIGNALING PATHWAY (Thesis) Arguer | TAYANA LEANDRO PINHEIRO (Master) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2023/03/21 | Impact and consequences of COVID-19 on health workers in the state of Ceará: An integrated clinical-psychiatric and molecular
                                 assessment of workers' health (Thesis) Arguer | Nayana Holanda de Oliveira (Master) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2022/12 | PREVALENCE OF ANXIOUS SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBELLAR ATAXIA AT A NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY CENTER IN THE CITY OF SALVADOR
                                 BAHIA-BRAZIL: A PRELIMINARY STUDY (Thesis) Arguer | Iandra Silva Souza (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2022/07/21 | INFLUENCE OF DISEASE DURATION, ANTIPSYCHOTIC DOSE AND GENDER ON PLASMA INFLAMMATORY AND OXIDATIVE PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH
                                 SCHIZOPHRENIA (Thesis) Arguer | ROBERTA TAVARES DE ARAÚJO MOREIRA (Master) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2020/12 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE STATE OF BAHIA BETWEEN 2013 AND 2017 (Thesis) Arguer | Brenna Magalhães da Silva (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2020/12 | TRANSMISSIBILITY OF LEPROSY TO COMMUNICANTS OF INDEX CASES (Thesis) Arguer | Caroline Silva e Silva (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2020/08 | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEADACHE AND TINNITUS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE INSTITUTION IN SALVADOR-BA (Thesis) Arguer | Deborah Ribeiro Bessa (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2020/08 | MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE SINGLE HEALTH SYSTEM-SUS. (Thesis) Arguer | Isabella Guimarães Santana (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2020/08 | SIMULATION AS A TEACHING STRATEGY IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICINE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. (Thesis) Arguer | Paula Dourado Sousa (Other) Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Brazil | 
| 2017/12 | Clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients diagnosed with systemic arterial hypertension treated by the private APH
                                 service. (Thesis) Arguer | Matheus Santos Santana (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/12 | Profile of patients with acute kidney injury after acute myocardial infarction. (Thesis) Arguer | Gabriel de Magallhães Freitas (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/12 | Prevalence of non-control of hypertension in overweight women. (Thesis) Arguer | Iasmiin Carrdoso Ledo (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/12 | Quality of life of patients with chronic venous insufficiency undergoing foam sclerotherapy: a systematic review. (Thesis) Arguer | Antonio Cosme Franca Conrado Santana. (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/12 | Hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases in the elderly in the geographic regions of Brazil, 2008-2016. (Thesis) Arguer | Daniel Quadros de Souza Junior (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/08 | Late prognosis of acute coronary syndrome due to stent thrombosis versus mechanism of atherosclerotic plaque instabilization. (Thesis) Arguer | Letícia Larra Fonseca (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/08 | Influence of acute kidney injury on the prognosis of patients after acute myocardial stroke. (Thesis) Arguer | Letícia Mascarrenhas Maia de Carvalho (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/08 | Impact of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic
                                 review. (Thesis) Arguer | Thaís Silva Araújo (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
| 2017/08 | Antihypertensive drugs and control of systemic arterial hypertension in Afro-descendants. (Thesis) Arguer | Victor de Araújo Rocha (Other) Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/27 - 2025/06/01 | Talk Neuro to me (Project for Dissemination of Neurosciences in Portuguese) | Membro | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/06/24 - 2023/06/24 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Pós-Graduação em Análises Clínicas e Diagnóstico Molecular (Especialização pós-bacharelato) | Centro Universitário Fametro, Brazil | 
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role | Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/10/28 - Current | Poster evaluation committee for scientific work by health students at the 28th Scientific Week of the Hospital de Clínicas
                                 de Porto Alegre. Evaluator | Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2016/04/15 - 2016/04/16 | Evaluation committee for student presentations at the XVI Scientific and Cultural Exhibition. Evaluator | Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - Current | Archives of Neuro-Psychiatry (1678-4227) | Academia Brasileira de Neurologia | 
| 2021 - Current | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (1982-0208) | Scielo | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2021 | COVGEN Creativity Award Winner | 
Other distinction
| 2021 | Honorary mention Fiocruz Ceará, Brazil | 
| 2018 | 4th place in public examination for Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Universidade Federal do Ceará Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Brazil | 
