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I hold a Bachelor's degree in Genetics and Biotechnology with a final project on the effects of (S)-amphetamine in the embryonic development and behaviour of zebrafish. I executed a laboratory rotation throughout my initial year as a Master’s student, centered on the RKIP protein as a prostate cancer biomarker, and recently completed my Master’s in Health Sciences at the University of Minho. My thesis project, which was developed at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) and entitled "RKIP-regulated miRNAs in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)", focused on determining the expression profile of miRNAs in RKIP-downregulated GIST cells and identifying potential regulatory biomarkers in GIST biology.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Beatriz Leandro Fontão

Citation names

  • Fontão, Beatriz

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1B1D-B366-C525

Email addresses

  • pg49205@alunos.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10 - 2025/04
Concluded
Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
"RKIP regulated miRNAs in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2019/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Effects of (S)-amphetamine on embryonic development and behaviour of zebrafish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/07 - Current Clinical Data Collector Associação Portuguesa de Urologia, Portugal
2022/10 - 2025/04 Master Student Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Masters' Laboratory Rotation Internship Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/07 BSc Internship Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Fontão, Beatriz; Gomes, Izabela N. F; Laus, Ana Carolina; Reis, Rui Manuel. "RKIP-regulated miRNAs in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)". Paper presented in World Cancer Day: Cancer in Perspective (ICVS), 2025.
  2. B.Fontão; O.Ribeiro; C.Ribeiro; J.S.Carrola. "Efeito da S-anfetamina no desenvolvimento embrionário do peixe-zebra". Paper presented in Biology Conference in UTAD, 2022.
  3. B.Fontão; O.Ribeiro; J.S.Carrola. "Efeitos de ansiolíticos e antidepressivos no peixe-zebra". Paper presented in XIV Biochemistry Conference in UTAD, 2022.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "RKIP-regulated miRNAs in GastrointestinalStromal Tumor (GIST)". Master, Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, 2025.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10/27 - 2023/10/27 Workshop "Managing bibliographical references: Zotero and Mendeley"
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/10/23 - 2023/10/23 NanoString University Online Courses: "nSolver 101: Basic Analysis", "nSolver 201: Advanced Analysis" and "Using ROSALIND to Analyse nCounter Data"
NanoString Technologies Inc, United States
2023 - 2023 GADES Solutions Webinar "Data Science with R"
Seminar
2023 - 2023 edX Online Courses "Data Science: R Basics", "Statistics and R" and "Introduction to Bioconductor"
Harvard University, United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2023 - 2023 GADES Solutions Webinar "Research project: theory and practice”
Seminar
2022/03/31 - 2022/04/02 XIV Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / IV Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference (2022)
Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2022/03/31 - 2022/03/31 Workshop "Looking for mutations: A bioinformatics approach to solve clinical cases"
Workshop
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/16 XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference (2021)
Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/10 - 2024/12 “Introduction to R” (Outros) Hospital de Câncer de Barretos Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, Brazil