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Catarina Cunha obtained her graduation degree in Biology (2018) and her master degree in Biotechnology for Health Sciences (2021), at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). During her graduation degree, she acquired knowledge and skills in several areas such as cell biology and physiology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, systematics, developmental biology, and ecology. At the end of her degree, Catarina developed her curricular internship, where she acquired experience and knowledge in laboratory techniques: extraction and purification of genomic DNA; primer design for PCR; PCR and Multiplex-PCR; agarose gel electrophoresis, in order to molecularly characterize vegetal samples. During this time, he developed a report entitled "Caraterização de acessos de pereiras regionais da coleção de campo da Estação de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade". The knowledge acquired during her master's degree in several areas such as medical biotechnology and nanotechnology, cancer genetics, among others, was applied during her dissertation. Catarina developed her master's dissertation at the Laboratory of Cytogenomics and Animal Genomics/Gene Expression and Regulation Group of the Institute of Biosystems and Integrative Sciences (CAG-BioISI/UTAD). The focus of the work was the analysis of the potential involvement of transposable elements in the neuromuscular disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Throughout her experimental work, Catarina performed a wide range of laboratory techniques, such as extraction and purification of DNA and RNA (manual and semi-manual); primer design for PCR and RT-qPCR; molecular biology techniques, among them PCR and RT-qPCR; analysis and processing of RT-qPCR results; agarose gel electrophoresis; cytogenetic analysis (G-banding); experience in DNA-FISH and RNA-FISH; fluorescence microscopy (DNA-FISH; RNA-FISH; Immunofluorescence); image capture and processing; in vitro culture of animal cells; cloning of DNA fragments. The application of these techniques allowed the characterization of the cell lines under study from different perspectives, from genetic and cytogenetic analysis to genomics and transcriptomic characterization. At the end of her master's, she contributed as co-author to a scientific paper (https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11060824). Catarina completed the first year of the PhD program in Biology at the University of Aveiro (UA), and during academic year 2022/2023 she continue as a volunteer in the laboratory team of Dr. Helena Oliveira at the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies at the University of Aveiro (CESAM) to improve her skills and learn more about different molecular techniques (in vitro cell culture, cell viability tests). During this year she wrote a review article (https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111838) and an original article (https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124776), both as first author. She presented preliminary results by poster in scientific conferences. Her academic career has allowed her to gain knowledge in a wide range of scientific areas. Catarina has participated in several national and international conferences, and has also presented her work in conferences through poster communications and an oral communication. In addition, she has also participated in several seminars, workshops, and advanced courses to increase her knowledge in different areas.
Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Catarina Filipa Eira Velha Cunha

Nomes de citação

  • Cunha, Catarina
  • Cunha, C.

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
281D-5DA3-CF32
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1226-0136
Researcher Id
AAC-7168-2019

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • catarinafilipacunha@ua.pt (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Biologia
  • Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Molecular
  • Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Genética e Hereditariedade
  • Ciências Médicas e da Saúde - Medicina Básica - Toxicologia
  • Ciências Médicas e da Saúde - Biotecnologia Médica

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Português (Idioma materno)
Inglês Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1)
Espanhol; Castelhano Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15
Concluído
Advanced Course "How to work with ecotoxicology data - hands on course" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
18
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01
Concluído
Advanced Course "Biomarkers - an user friendly approach" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
17
2021/10 - 2022/07
Frequentou
Advanced Training Course of the Doctoral Program in Biology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Especialização em Biologia Molecular e Genética
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/04
Concluído
Advanced Course "Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
16
2022/02/16 - 2022/02/18
Concluído
Advanced Course "Bioinformatics for Microbiologists" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
18
2018/09 - 2021/07
Concluído
Biotechnology for Health Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Analysis of the involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
16
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluído
Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Caraterização de acessos de pereiras regionais da coleção de campo da Estação de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
12
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Catarina Cunha; Diogo Marinheiro; Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira; Helena Oliveira; Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva. "Morin Hydrate Encapsulation and Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Melanoma Therapy". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124776.
    Publicado • 10.3390/molecules28124776
  2. Cunha, Catarina; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.; Oliveira, Helena. "Drug Delivery Systems and Flavonoids: Current Knowledge in Melanoma Treatment and Future Perspectives". Micromachines 13 11 (2022): 1838. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi13111838.
    Publicado • 10.3390/mi13111838
  3. Pinto, Albano; Cunha, Catarina; Chaves, Raquel; Butchbach, Matthew E. R.; Adega, Filomena. "Comprehensive In Silico Analysis of Retrotransposon Insertions within the Survival Motor Neuron Genes Involved in Spinal Muscular Atrophy". Biology 11 6 (2022): 824. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11060824.
    Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.3390/biology11060824
Poster em conferência
  1. Cunha, Catarina; Oliveira, Helena; Daniel-da-Silva, A. L.. Autor correspondente: Cunha, Catarina. "Nanostructured systems and phytochemicals: a potential approach for melanoma treatment". Trabalho apresentado em Jornadas CICECO 2022, 2022.
  2. Cunha, Catarina; Marinheiro, D.; Afonso, R.; Nogueira, J.; Daniel-da-Silva, A. L.; Oliveira, Helena. "Nanostructured drug delivery systems for melanoma treatment". Trabalho apresentado em 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2022.
  3. Cunha, Catarina; Pinto, Albano. Autor correspondente: Cunha, Catarina. "Transposable elements dynamics in the human genome". Trabalho apresentado em XIII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia/III Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, 2021.
  4. Cunha, Catarina; Pinto, Albano. Autor correspondente: Pinto, Albano. "The potential involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disease". Trabalho apresentado em XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference, 2020.
Tese / Dissertação
  1. "Analysis of the involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy". Mestrado, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, 2021.
Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2019/02/26 Oral Presentation of "Caraterização molecular de acessos de pereiras regionais da coleção de campo da Estação Nacional de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade" Semana da Ciência e Cidadania - Jornadas de Biologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)

Participação em evento

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de evento
Nome do evento
Instituição / Organização
2023/04/28 - 2023/04/28 Participation in "Drug regulatory affairs and negotiation" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Outro
Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Itália
2023/04/27 - 2023/04/27 Participation in "Advanced imaging in cancer research" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Outro
Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Itália
2023/04/12 - 2023/04/12 Participation in "Advanced animal models in oncological research" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Outro
Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Itália
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/05 Participation in "Advanced cellular models in oncological research " (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Outro
Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Itália
2023/03/22 - 2023/03/22 Participation in "Medicinal chemistry for drug design" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Outro
Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Itália
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12 Participation in "Jornadas CICECO 2022: Hand in hand with society" Jornadas CICECO 2022
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/30 Participation in 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference
Conferência
13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03/16 - 2022/03/16 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2022" with Prof. Dr. Albert Scherpbier Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2022
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2021" with Prof. Jennifer A. Punt Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/20 - 2021/10/20 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021" with Prof. Paulo Costa Carvalho Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/13 Participation in "3rd NMS Symposium on Chronic Diseases and Translational Science"
Simpósio
3rd NMS Symposium on Chronic Diseases and Translational Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/07/01 - 2021/07/02 Participation in II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Conferência
II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/16 Participation in XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Conferência
XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020/02/20 - 2020/02/22 Participation in XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Conferência
XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/10/09 - 2019/10/09 Participation in "Biossegurança: Conceitos e Níveis"
Seminário
"Biossegurança: Conceitos e Níveis"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/15 Participation in "Nanossistemas: aplicações farmacêuticas e dermocosméticas"
Seminário
"Nanossistemas: aplicações farmacêuticas e dermocosméticas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/05/08 - 2019/05/08 Participation in "Nanomaterials and their Biological Applications"
Seminário
"Nanomaterials and their Biological Applications"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 Participation in 3rd Seminar in Imunology "Quando a defesa é o ataque"
Seminário
"Quando a defesa é o ataque"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/02/25 - 2019/03/01 Participation in "Ciência e Cidadania" Conference
Conferência
"Ciência e Cidadania"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017/02/22 - 2017/02/24 Participation in "II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Seminário
"II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017/02/23 - 2017/02/23 Participation in "Workshop: Introdução à fauna entomológica de Portugal Continental"
Oficina (workshop)
"II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Membro de associação

Nome da associação Tipo de participação
2019/10/03 - Atual Ordem dos Biológos Membro Graduado