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Samuel Alves (SA) graduated in Biochemistry (School of Sciences, University of Minho) in 2023. His final project was developed at The Chemistry Research Centre of the University of Minho (CQUM), studying protein aggregation, specifically the formation of amyloid fibrils, where SA acquired technical expertise in spectrophotometry and spectrofluorometry. SA has been interested in characterizing mood-related diseases, molecularly and behaviorally, and recently, as he enrolled in ICVS’ Master in Health Sciences in 2023, discovered his interest in doing it through studies involving animal models. During his first year of the master’s program, he acquired technical expertise in performing and analyzing behavioral experiments, tissue processing and molecular analysis. SA is currently a master’s student at ICVS developing his work on the role of astrocytes in cognition and emotional behavior, under the supervision of João Filipe Oliveira, PhD.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luís Samuel Macedo Alves

Citation names

  • Alves, L. Samuel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E912-CBFC-604D
ORCID iD
0009-0006-0866-1876

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09 - 2025
Ongoing
Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/02/26 - 2024/03/08
Concluded
Course on Laboratory Animal Science (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
17
2020/09 - 2023/06
Concluded
Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
16
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Alves, L. Samuel; Dias, José Duarte; Viana, João Filipe; Veiga, Alexandra; Abreu, Daniela Sofia; Machado, João Luís; Barsanti, Sara; Oliveira, João Filipe. "The involvement of hippocampal astrocytic mGluR5 in the development of depressive-like behavior". Paper presented in ICVS Retreat 2024, 2024.
Journal article
  1. José Duarte Dias; João Filipe Viana; Luís Samuel Alves; Alexandra Veiga; Bruna Matos; João Luís Machado; João Filipe Oliveira. "AstroWars: the return of the astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5". The Journal of Physiology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288403.
    10.1113/JP288403
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/04 - 2024/07/05 ICVS Retreat 2024
Other
ICVS Retreat 2024
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2024/04/05 - 2024/04/05 VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Symposium
VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 School of Medicine Postgraduate Students Retreat 2023
Meeting
School of Medicine Postgraduate Students Retreat 2023
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current ICVS Well-Being Team
Member
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal