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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.
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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. Luís Samuel Alves; João Filipe Viana; José Duarte Dias; Alexandra Veiga; Daniela Sofia Abreu; João Luís Machado; Sara Barsanti; João Filipe Oliveira. "The role of astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the medial prefrontal cortex". Paper presented in IX Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2025.
  2. Luís Samuel Alves; João Filipe Viana; José Duarte Dias; Alexandra Veiga; Daniela Sofia Abreu; João Luís Machado; Sara Barsanti; João Filipe Oliveira. "The role of astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the medial prefrontal cortex". Paper presented in XIX Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2025.
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
Preprint
  1. João Viana; José Duarte Dias; Candela González-Arias; Luís Samuel Alves; Alexandra Veiga; Daniela Sofia Abreu; João Luís Machado; et al. "Astrocytic mGluR5 signaling tunes emotional and cognitive processing in the adult brain". 2025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.07.663457.
    10.1101/2025.07.07.663457
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/05/28 - 2025/05/30 XIX Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience
Conference
 XIX Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2025/05/27 - 2025/05/27 IX Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Symposium
 IX Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em 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

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