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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Filipa Eira Velha Cunha

Citation names

  • Cunha, Catarina
  • Cunha, C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
281D-5DA3-CF32
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1226-0136
Researcher Id
AAC-7168-2019

Email addresses

  • catarinafilipacunha@ua.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/10/08 - 2028
Ongoing
 PhD Program in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia Molecular e Genética
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15
Concluded
 Advanced Course "How to work with ecotoxicology data - hands on course" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01
Concluded
 Advanced Course "Biomarkers - an user friendly approach" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 17
2021/10 - 2022/07
Attended
 Advanced Training Course of the Doctoral Program in Biology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Biologia Molecular e Genética
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/04
Concluded
 Advanced Course "Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 16
2022/02/16 - 2022/02/18
Concluded
 Advanced Course "Bioinformatics for Microbiologists" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18
2018/09 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Biotechnology for Health Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Analysis of the involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Caraterização de acessos de pereiras regionais da coleção de campo da Estação de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11/01 - Current Research Fellow (BI/UI88/11875/2024) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Volunteer researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/11/01 - Current Biocatalytic membranes for micro/nano plastic degradation within waste water effluents
10.3030/101099528
Research Fellow
European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Cunha, Catarina; Monteiro, Mariana; Martín, Alberto García; Bastos, Verónica; da Costa, J. P. ; Rocha-Santos Teresa; Bolivar, Juan M.; Rosário, Fernanda; Oliveira, Helena. "Unraveling the cellular toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate micro- and nanoplastics and their degradation products". Paper presented in EUROTOX 2025 Congress, Atenas, 2025.
    Submitted
  2. Cunha, Catarina; Monteiro, Mariana; Rosário, Fernanda; Martín, García Martín; Bastos, Verónica; da Costa, J. P. ; Rocha-Santos Teresa; Bolivar, Juan M.; Oliveira, Helena. "Cytotoxicity assessment of polyethylene terephthalate micro- and nanoplastics in intestinal and liver cells". Paper presented in iBiMED Symposium, Aveiro, 2025.
    Submitted
Conference poster
  1. Cunha, Catarina; Oliveira, Helena; Daniel-da-Silva, A. L.. Corresponding author: Cunha, Catarina. "Nanostructured systems and phytochemicals: a potential approach for melanoma treatment". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022, 2022.
  2. Cunha, Catarina; Marinheiro, D.; Afonso, R.; Nogueira, J.; Daniel-da-Silva, A. L.; Oliveira, Helena. "Nanostructured drug delivery systems for melanoma treatment". Paper presented in 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2022.
  3. Cunha, Catarina; Pinto, Albano. Corresponding author: Cunha, Catarina. "Transposable elements dynamics in the human genome". Paper presented in XIII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia/III Jornadas Ibéricas de Genetica y Biotecnología, 2021.
  4. Cunha, Catarina; Pinto, Albano. Corresponding author: Pinto, Albano. "The potential involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disease". Paper presented in XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Catarina Cunha; Diogo Marinheiro; Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira; Helena Oliveira; Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva. "Morin Hydrate Encapsulation and Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Melanoma Therapy". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124776.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules28124776
  2. Cunha, Catarina; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.; Oliveira, Helena. "Drug Delivery Systems and Flavonoids: Current Knowledge in Melanoma Treatment and Future Perspectives". Micromachines 13 11 (2022): 1838. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi13111838.
    Published • 10.3390/mi13111838
  3. Pinto, Albano; Cunha, Catarina; Chaves, Raquel; Butchbach, Matthew E. R.; Adega, Filomena. "Comprehensive In Silico Analysis of Retrotransposon Insertions within the Survival Motor Neuron Genes Involved in Spinal Muscular Atrophy". Biology 11 6 (2022): 824. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11060824.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology11060824
Report
  1. Cunha, Catarina. 2018. Caraterização molecular de acessos de pereiras regionais da Estação Nacional de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Analysis of the involvement of transposable elements in spinal muscular atrophy". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/10632.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/02/26 Oral Presentation of "Caraterização molecular de acessos de pereiras regionais da coleção de campo da Estação Nacional de Fruticultura de Vieira Natividade" Semana da Ciência e Cidadania - Jornadas de Biologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/04/28 - 2023/04/28 Participation in "Drug regulatory affairs and negotiation" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Other
 Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Italy
2023/04/27 - 2023/04/27 Participation in "Advanced imaging in cancer research" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Other
 Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Italy
2023/04/12 - 2023/04/12 Participation in "Advanced animal models in oncological research" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Other
 Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Italy
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/05 Participation in "Advanced cellular models in oncological research " (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Other
 Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Italy
2023/03/22 - 2023/03/22 Participation in "Medicinal chemistry for drug design" (funded by COST INNOVATORS GRANT PANDORA (IG17104))
Other
 Core e-learning platform on MDR tumours
University of Turin, Department of Drug Science and Technology, Italy
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12 Participation in "Jornadas CICECO 2022: Hand in hand with society" Jornadas CICECO 2022
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/30 Participation in 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference
Conference
 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03/16 - 2022/03/16 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2022" with Prof. Dr. Albert Scherpbier Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2022
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2021" with Prof. Jennifer A. Punt Webinar Series in Biomedicine Meet the Professor 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/20 - 2021/10/20 Participation in "Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021" with Prof. Paulo Costa Carvalho Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/13 Participation in "3rd NMS Symposium on Chronic Diseases and Translational Science"
Symposium
 3rd NMS Symposium on Chronic Diseases and Translational Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/07/01 - 2021/07/02 Participation in II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Conference
 II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/16 Participation in XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Conference
 XIII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / III Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020/02/20 - 2020/02/22 Participation in XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Conference
 XII Genetics and Biotechnology Conference / II Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/10/09 - 2019/10/09 Participation in "Biossegurança: Conceitos e Níveis"
Seminar
 "Biossegurança: Conceitos e Níveis"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/15 Participation in "Nanossistemas: aplicações farmacêuticas e dermocosméticas"
Seminar
 "Nanossistemas: aplicações farmacêuticas e dermocosméticas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/05/08 - 2019/05/08 Participation in "Nanomaterials and their Biological Applications"
Seminar
 "Nanomaterials and their Biological Applications"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 Participation in 3rd Seminar in Imunology "Quando a defesa é o ataque"
Seminar
 "Quando a defesa é o ataque"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/02/25 - 2019/03/01 Participation in "Ciência e Cidadania" Conference
Conference
 "Ciência e Cidadania"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017/02/22 - 2017/02/24 Participation in "II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Seminar
 "II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017/02/23 - 2017/02/23 Participation in "Workshop: Introdução à fauna entomológica de Portugal Continental"
Workshop
 "II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas"
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/10/03 - Current Ordem dos Biológos Membro Efetivo