Curriculum Vitae
Stefanie Santos
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Stefanie Lopes dos Santos
Citation names
- Santos, Stefanie
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0A1F-1BA1-8CF3
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-2020-6538
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=E2kJeSkAAAAJ&
- Researcher Id
- MBG-4027-2025
- Scopus Author Id
- 57207833709
Email addresses
- stefsantos.01@hotmail.com (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefanie-Santos-3 (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanie-santos-4757b0123/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |||
| German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2016 - 2020
Concluded
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Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doktor (PhD))
Universität Basel, Switzerland
"Pharmaceutical Research on Bryophyllum pinnatum" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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05/06 |
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2014/07 - 2014/07
Concluded
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Infectious and parasitic diseases (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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18/20 |
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2011 - 2014
Concluded
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Laboratorial and Clinical Biology (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Apoptotic Potencial of copper: in vitro study. Expression of caspases 3, 8 and 9, AIF and protein p53" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19/20 |
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2005 - 2012
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Evaluation of the expression of adherent molecules during lung development. Mechanisms involved in the respiratory syndrome
of premature infants" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
|
19/20 |
Affiliation
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/01 - 2025/12/31 | Researcher | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
| Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal | ||
| 2024/05/15 - 2024/08/31 | Research Fellow (Project BE@T com a Referência nº BI/UTAD/21/2024) | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
| Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal | ||
| 2023/10/01 - 2023/12/15 | Laboratory Technician | Cosmetek, Portugal |
| 2016/09 - 2020/08 | PhD student | UniversitätsSpital Zürich Klinik für Gynäkologie, Switzerland |
| 2016/06/01 - 2016/08/31 | Research Trainee | UniversitätsSpital Zürich, Switzerland |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/01 - 2025/12/31 | ANSWER - SustAiNable Safe WinERies: Identification and mapping of microorganisms and their susceptibility to UVC radiation
- new approach to develop robots for winery disinfection
C644866286-00000011
Researcher
I&D Vine&Wine Portugal Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2024/07/15 - 2024/08/31 | BE@T – Bioeconomy for Textiles and Clothing to Reinforce the National Bioeconomy, Textile and Clothing Sector
BI/UTAD/21/2024
Research Fellow
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2019/07 | Bryophyllum pinnatum compounds inhibit the oxytocin-induced rise of intracellular calcium concentration in human myometrial cells | Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Human Health Conference
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2019/04 | A bufadienolide-enriched fraction of Bryophyllum pinnatum inhibits human myometrial contractility in vitro | 18º Day of Clinical Research
(Zurique, Switzerland)
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| 2018/06 | A bufadienolide-enriched fraction of Bryophyllum pinnatum inhibits human myometrial contractility in vitro | 22º International Congress Phytopharm
(Horgen, Switzerland)
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| 2017/06 | In vitro effect of Bryophyllum pinnatum press juice combined with atosiban on myometrium contractility | SGGG (Swiss Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
(Lausanne, Switzerland)
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| 2014/07 | Copper induced apoptosis in Caco-2 and Hep-G2 cells: expression of Caspases 3, 8 and 9, AIF and p53 | SEB’s (Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting
(Manchester, United Kingdom)
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| 2013 | Apoptotic potential of copper: in vitro study | 7th Biology Conference
Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/01/20 - Current | Online International Seminar “Bryophyllum in obstetrics: one step after another”, with the presence of Profª. Drª. Ana Paula
Simões-Wüst (2026/01/20)
Seminar
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2025/05 - Current | Accompanying the Kindergarten nº6 – Timpeira to the UTAD facilities, visiting the Plant Physiology Laboratory, Anatomy Museum and Geology Museum |
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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| 2025/02/03 - Current | Theoretical seminar “Introduction to the EVOS M7000 Image Acquisition System” presented by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Seminar
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| 2019/09 - Current | Young Researcher’ workshop (YRW) , Innsbruck, Austria
Workshop
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67º International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research - GA |
| 2025/09/08 - 2025/09/10 | Training in Histological Techniques, held in the histology laboratory, Department of Biology and Environment
Seminar
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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| 2025 - 2025 | Trainer in the "Aprender Biologia…” activity in the scope of an Open Day promoted by the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 7th May, Vila Real, Portugal. | |
| 2025 - 2025 | Trainer in the visit to the 'Jardim de Infância nº6 - Timpeira' held under the Scientifically Probable Programme with CITAB, UTAD, 19th March, Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 2008/05/27 - 2008/06/03 | “Stimulus-secretion coupling in single endocrine cells: From Biophysics to Therapeutics”, , University of Trás-os-Montes and
Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Workshop
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/01/15 - Current | Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2376-7820) | Science Publishing Group |
| 2020 - Current | Cell Biology | Science Publishing Group |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2014 | Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) | Student Membership |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01 - 2025/06 | Pharmacological research using microorganisms | Tomé Cá Júnior |
| 2024/10 - 2025/01 | Identification of Bacteria and Yeast | Gertrudes Marisa Chissuquila |
| 2019/01 - 2019/06 | Effects of Bryophyllum pinnatum on in vitro cell viability | Kristian Klaic |
| 2019/01 - 2019/01 | Effect of Bryophyllum pinnatum on oxytocin-induced signalling pathways in human myometrium | Leonie Zurfluh |
| 2018/01 - 2018/08 | Influence of oxytocin receptor polymorphisms on the in vitro contractility of human myomentrium strips | Fabienne Fueg |
| 2013/01 - 2013/06 | Apoptotic potencial of copper: in vitro study in Hep-G2 cells | Ana João Rocha Fernandes |
| 2013/01 - 2013/06 | Effect of copper toxicity in apoptose induction in the human epitelial intestinal cell line Caco-2 | Tânia Monteiro Marques |
Distinctions
Award
| 2018 | Award of Best Poster in Pharmaceutical Biology at the 11º Swiss Pharma Science Day |