Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- João Filipe Oliveira Viana
- Date of birth
- 1996/06/05
Citation names
- Viana, João Filipe
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2216-2EA5-7FF3
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6851-0520
- Scopus Author Id
- 57204730248
Email addresses
- joaoviana@med.uminho.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
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 | |
|---|---|---|
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2021/01/01 - 2025/10/21
Concluded
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Heath Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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Very Good |
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2022/04/26 - 2022/05/13
Concluded
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Advanced methods for imaging and manipulation of neuronal circuits in vivo (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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Approved |
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2022/03/31 - 2022/04/22
Concluded
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Single-Cell Genomics for Beginners (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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Approved |
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2019/02/19 - 2019/06/18
Concluded
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English Course - C1 Level (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Portugal
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C1 - Proficient |
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2017 - 2019
Concluded
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Health Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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18 |
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2018/02/19 - 2018/03/09
Concluded
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Hands-on the rodent brain (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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19 |
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2018 - 2018
Concluded
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Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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17 |
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2014 - 2017
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Role of Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes in the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult and Aged
Mice" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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15 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/02 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal | ||
| 2025/01 - 2025/12 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
| 2020/02 - 2020/10 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: learning from astrocytes how to effectively
treat depression
HR21-01020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
|
Fundação ”la Caixa”
Concluded
|
| 2019 - 2023 | Decoding the neuron-astrocyte dialogue that supports cognitive processing
037/18
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
|
Fundação Bial
Concluded
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| 2020/02/01 - 2020/10/31 | Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: disclosing more effective therapeutic targets
IF/00328/2015/CP1294/CT0002
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Preprint |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2026/05/29 | Astrocytic mGluR5 signaling tunes emotional and cognitive processing in the adult brain | X Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Portuguese Glial Network (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2025/11/03 | ASTROWARS: the return of the astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (in cortico-limbic function and behavior) | SPN Seminar
SPN
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| 2025/06/26 | ASTROWARS: the return of the astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (in cortico-limbic function and behavior) | ICVS Retreat 2025
(Braga, Portugal)
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| 2023/09/29 | The Role of Astrocytic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in behavior | 1st Postgraduate Student Retreat
(Braga, Portugal)
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| 2023/03/27 | Astrocyte structural heterogeneity in the mouse hippocampus | International Astrocyte School dedicated to Glia in Health and Disease
(Bertinoro, Italy)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2025 | Laboratory Rotation: Immunohistological characterization of a mouse model lacking
astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the whole brain
Co-supervisor
|
Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
| 2023 - 2024 | Laboratory Rotation: Neuron-astrocyte signaling in depression: learning from astrocytes
how to treat depression effectively
Co-supervisor
|
Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
| 2023 - 2024 | Laboratory Rotation: The involvement of hippocampal astrocytic mGluR5 in the development
of depressive-like behavior
Co-supervisor
|
Ciências da Saúde (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2023/04 - 2023/06 | Final Internship: Caracterização histológica da deleção do mGluR5 em astrócitos do
murganho
Co-supervisor
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2023/04 - 2023/06 | Final Internship: Caracterização imunohistoquímica da deleção do recetor de glutamato
mGluR5 em astrócitos do murganho
Co-supervisor
|
Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
| 2022 - 2023 | Laboratory Rotation: Transition to an automatic behaviour analysis with ANY-maze software
Co-supervisor
|
Ciências da Sáude (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2022/05 - 2022/06 | Final Internship: O papel da ativação dos astrócitos nas alterações celulares que
modulam comportamento
Co-supervisor
|
Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
|
| 2022/05 - 2022/06 | Final Internship: O papel da ativação dos astrócitos nas alterações celulares que
modulam comportamento
Co-supervisor
|
Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
|
| 2022/05 - 2022/06 | Final Internship: O papel da atividade astrocítica na regulação de circuitos cortico-límbicos
Co-supervisor
|
Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2022/05 - 2022/06 | Final Internship: O papel da atividade astrocítica na regulação de circuitos cortico
límbicos
Co-supervisor
|
Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
|
| 2020 - 2020 | Final Internship: O papel do recetor metabotrópico 5 do glutamato dos astrócitos na
modulação da cognição
Co-supervisor
|
Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2020 | Final Internship: O papel da sobre-expressão do FOXO1 nos astrócitos hipocampais na
modulação do comportamento
Co-supervisor
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
|
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network (2024/04/05 - 2024/04/05)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023 - 2023 | ISN-ESN Meeting Satellite Workshop “Astrocytic Control of Brain
Circuits and Behavior” (2023/08/05 - 2023/08/06)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2019 - 2019 | ICVS Satellite Meeting in Braga - Decoding astrocyte-neuron dialogues that produce
brain outputs as part of XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/08)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2017 - 2017 | X Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica - A Ciência nas Tuas Mãos (2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
| 2015 - 2015 | VI Jornadas de Bioquímica – As Aventuras do Conhecimento (2015/04/21 - 2015/04/22)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2026/03/13 - 2026/03/13 | Volunteer at ICVS and School of Medicine exhibition area
Exhibition
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Alto Minho Science Fest 2026 |
| 2025 - 2025 | Brain Awareness Week, in collaboration with the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN) and Ciência Viva: Children visit the ICVS laboratories to observe and perform small activities | Brain Awareness Week |
| 2025 - 2025 | Visit to Colégio Leonardo Da Vinci (Braga, Portugal) to disseminate neuroscience | Brain Awareness Week: scientists go to schools |
| 2024 - 2024 | Brain Awareness Week, in collaboration with the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN) and Ciência Viva: Children visit the ICVS laboratories to observe and perform small activities | Brain Awareness Week |
| 2023/03/26 - 2023/04/01 | Student at International Astrocyte School 2023
Other
|
International Astrocyte School dedicated to Glia in Health and Disease |
| 2023 - 2023 | Outreach activity “À descoberta dos mistérios do cérebro” and “Como desafiar o envelhecimento do cérebro” in Monção Portugal. Disseminate neuroscience and how our brain works for children and elderly people. | Outreach activity |
| 2019/07/09 - 2019/07/13 | Volunteer at XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease
Meeting
|
XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease |
| 2018/05/18 - 2018/05/18 | III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Symposium
|
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
|
| 2017 - 2017 | II Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network
Symposium
|
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
|
| 2016/04/05 - 2016/04/06 | VII Jornadas de Bioquímica - Ciência para a Vida
Symposium
|
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
|
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Master Thesis, MSc in Health Sciences (UM) | Luís Samuel Macedo Alves |
| 2023 - 2024 | Master Thesis, MSc in Health Sciences (UM) | José Duarte Dias |
| 2021 - 2021 | Laboratory Rotation, MSc in Health Sciences (UM) | Catarina Vinhas Mosca Deseyve |
| 2021 - 2021 | Laboratory Rotation, MSc in Health Sciences (UM) | Ricardo Gonçalves |
| 2021 - 2021 | Final Internship, Bachelor in Applied Biology (UM) | Mariana Martins Gonçalves |
| 2021 - 2021 | Final Internship, Bachelor in Applied Biology (UM) | Joana Sofia Miranda Ferreira |
| 2020 - 2021 | Master Thesis, MSc in Neurobiology (UP) | João Luís Fernandes Machado |
| 2020 - 2021 | Master Thesis, MSc in Neurobiology (UP) | Francisca Soledade Santos |
Distinctions
Award
| 2026 | Dora Brites Award - Best Oral Communication at the X Symposium
The Portuguese Glial Network, Portugal
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| 2023 | Best Glial Image Award
The Portuguese Glial Network, Portugal
|
| 2023 | Dance your Project - ICVS 2023
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
|
Other distinction
| 2026 | SPN Travel Grant to attend the FENS Forum 2026
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
|
| 2025 | Glia Network stipend to attend the XVII European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease (GLIA 2025) |
| 2024 | TOP 5 - Best Poster Communication
The Portuguese Glial Network, Portugal
|
| 2023 | IBRO Travel Grant to attend the FENS Regional Meeting
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
|
| 2021 | SPN Travel Grant to attend the XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
|
| 2020 | PhD fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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