Curriculum Vitae
Patrícia da Conceição Vilas Boas Alves
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Patrícia da Conceição Vilas Boas Alves
Citation names
- Patrícia Alves
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2A12-5D09-866B
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8536-465X
- Researcher Id
- ABG-6808-2020
Email addresses
- patriciaalves.95@hotmail.com (Personal)
Addresses
- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto. Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2018/11/18 - 2025
Ongoing
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Ciências Farmacêuticas (Especialidade em Bioquímica) (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal |
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2018
Concluded
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Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Relatórios de Estágio realizado na Farmácia Vital e na Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, EPE (Hospital Pedro Hispano)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28 | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31 | PhD Fellowship | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal (...) |
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| 2020/02/01 - 2020/06/30 | Research Fellow | REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal | ||
| 2019/02/01 - 2019/12/31 | Research Fellow | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31 | Study of the impact of phytocannabinoids in human placental and endometrial cells
UI/BD/151312/2021
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2019/02/01 - 2019/12/31 | The endocannabinoids as modulators of cell death and differentiation: A unified hypothesis of how cannabinoids affect placental
development
PTDC/DTP-FTO/5651/2014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016562
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Concluded
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| 2018/10/22 - 2019/02/01 | DESignBIOtecHealth - New Technologies for three Health Challenges of Modern Societies: Diabetes, Drug Abuse and Kidney Disease
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000024
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte European Regional Development Fund Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
LA/P/0140/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDB/04378/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| 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) |
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| 2025/02/06 | Minor phytocannabinoids actions in endometrial stromal cells: differential modulation of steroid hormone receptors and anandamide metabolic enzymes - SPF Meeting 2025 | SPF Meeting 2025
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2024/02/14 | Unraveling the impact of phytocannabinoids on placental development - UCIBIO Seminars (online event) | UCIBIO Seminars
Applied Molecular Bioscience Unit
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| 2021/10/15 | Effects of cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on placental extravillous trophoblast cells migration - National Congress of Biochemistry 2021 | XXI SPB - National Congress of Biochemistry
Portuguese Biochemical Society (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2021/02/19 | Cannabidiol induces apoptosis and autophagy in placental trophoblast cells - SPF Meeting 2021 | SPF Meeting 2021
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Portugal)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/03/07 - Current | Participation in the UCIBIO PhD Day, organized by BRIDGE-UCIBIO, with round table, workshops and networking activities. Designed
to gather fellow PhD students, this event was held at FFUP and NOVA FCT.
Meeting
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| 2023/05/11 - Current | Seminário da Primavera 2023 - Terapias avançadas, organized by the Biological Sciences Department of FFUP
Seminar
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Seminário da Primavera 2023 - Terapias Avançadas
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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| 2022/05/05 - Current | I Meeting of the Disease Pathways and Biomarkers Group, held at FFUP, Porto, Portugal
Meeting
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I Meeting of the Disease Pathways and Biomarkers Group
Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
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| 2025/02/05 - 2025/02/07 | Participation in the SPF Meeting 2025. SPF Meeting has functioned as a forum for scientific discussion on experimental and
clinical pharmacological and toxicological research, with particular emphasis on training and stimulating the excellence of
young researchers. This meeting provided me the opportunity to present my work to the scientific community and to expand knowledge
in the areas of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Meeting
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SPF Meeting 2025
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Portugal |
| 2024/09/08 - 2024/09/11 | Participation on the 58th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2024) TOXICOLOGY – A QUEST FOR SAFER CHEMICALS
AND MEDICINES, with a poster presentation. Held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Congress
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| 2023/09/19 - 2023/09/20 | Workshop in Communication - Public Speaking was held at FFUP, covering the following programatic contents: acquiring and practicing
techniques for confidence and anxiety control; understanding the impact of verbal communication and body language; grasping
the basic steps of preparing an oral presentation; discovering different narrative forms and how to use them; creating an
oral presentation; giving and receiving feedback.
Workshop
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Workshop in Communication - Public Speaking
Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
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| 2023/07/08 - 2023/07/12 | Participation in the 47th FEBS Congress - Together in bioscience for a better future, held in Tours, France. Thanks to a FEBS
Bursary I had the opportunity to present my poster in the 2023 FEBS Congress and to meet and exchange ideas with fellow students
doing research in Biochemistry.
Congress
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47th FEBS Congress 2023
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
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| 2023/04/27 - 2023/04/28 | II TOXRUN International Congress 2023 - No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet, held at Hotel Cristal,
Porto, Portugal
Congress
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II TOXRUN International Congress 2023
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Unidade de Investigação em Toxicologia, Portugal |
| 2022/04/04 - 2022/04/08 | EUGLOH Communication Week - Workshop Speak with Impact; Voice Empowerment Training for Students, held online (1.5 h)
Workshop
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Speak with Impact; Voice Empowerment Training for Students
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
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| 2021/10/14 - 2021/10/16 | XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry - This is the meeting point for Portuguese Biochemistry Academy, fostering the discussion
and dissemination of high-quality research in Biochemistry, both fundamental and applied, taking place in Portugal.
Congress
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XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
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| 2021/08/30 - 2021/09/02 | International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) Meeting 2021 - IFPA supports and promotes excellence in the field
of placental and pregnancy research, bringing together clinicians and scientists of all career levels from member societies
across the globe to provide a melting pot of ideas, tools and knowledge. Thanks to an Elsevier New Investigator Travel Award
I had the opportunity to present a poster in this renowned congress, although this was an online event.
Meeting
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IFPA Meeting 2021
International Federation of Placenta Associations, Netherlands
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| 2021/07/26 - 2021/07/27 | WebRePRO - I Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit, where internationally renowned experts in reproductive medicine
addressed current developments and problems in the discipline. Key topics included infertility and lifestyles, aging, contraception
and new tools/advanced techniques in assisted reproductive technology and the role of antioxidants.
Congress
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WebRePRO – I Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2021/02 - 2021/04 | Online training - "O Essencial da Gestão de Dados em Investigação"
Other
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"O Essencial da Gestão de Dados em Investigação"
Fundacao para a Computacao Cientifica Nacional, Portugal
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| 2021/02/01 - 2021/02/02 | Online training - Good Practices in "in vitro" Research
Workshop
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Good Practices in "in vitro" Research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2020/10/15 - 2020/12/03 | I attended selected webinars about the medicinal use of cannabinoids from the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicine 2020 Webinar Series. | International Association for Cannabinoid Medicine 2020 - Webinar Series
International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines, Germany
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| 2020/07/06 - 2020/07/10 | Online course EUGLOH Biomedical Data Processing and Global Aspects of COVID-19 Summer School Szeged, completed with a final
mark of 88.24% out of 100%
Other
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EUGLOH Summer School Biomedical Data Processing and Global Aspects of COVID-19 - Szeged
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Université de Paris, France Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Biomedizinisches Centrum München, Germany Lunds Universitet, Sweden Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Hungary |
| 2020/02/12 - 2020/02/13 | CannX is an international conference where scientific and industrial aspects of medical cannabis are discussed. This was the
first time this conference was held in Portugal (PT Meeting Center, Lisbon) and counted with several experts in cannabinoid
study.
Conference
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CannX Lisbon: The International Medical Cannabis Conference
Cann10, Israel
Kenes Group, Switzerland |
| 2019/11/22 - 2019/11/22 | Portugal Medical Cannabis is an international conference where medical aspects about cannabis and its derivatives are explored.
This was the second edition and was held at Hotel Sheraton, Porto.
Conference
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Portugal Medical Cannabis 2019
Observatório Português de Canábis Medicinal, Portugal
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| 2019/10/02 - 2019/10/02 | Publishing Workshop for Authors & Reviewers is an Elsevier workshop dedicated to the publication of scientific articles, oriented
to authors and reviewers, which was held at ICBAS/FFUP Complex.
Workshop
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Publishing Workshop for Authors & Reviewers
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
| 2019/04 - 2019/05 | BLICS - Blended Learning Introduction to Clinical Studies, Course Unit Biostatistics: Theory and practice of data analysis,
completed with a final mark of 20 out of 20
Other
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal |
| 2019/04/12 - 2019/04/12 | "XIII Jornadas Científicas de Ciências do Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde/IV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa
de Ciências Forenses" is a congress that brings together professionals working in the clinical, forensic, biochemical and
nutrition areas and that allows the sharing of experiences and reflections between these different fields. This event was
held at Alfândega do Porto.
Congress
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XIII Jornadas Científicas de Ciências do Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde/IV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa
de Ciências Forenses
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses, Portugal |
| 2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 | How To Get Your Article Published is an Elsevier Workshop focused on the publishing processes and their ethics. Its main objective
is that participants feel more confident as authors in the world of scientific publishing. This was held at ICBAS/FFUP complex.
Workshop
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How To Get Your Article Published
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade do Porto Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Portugal |
| 2019/02/13 - 2019/02/15 | The IJUP scientific meetings are annual events, where students of the University of Porto have the opportunity to present
and discuss the results of the studies in which they participated in the scope of initiation to research projects. This was
the 12th edition and was held at Reitoria da Universidade do Porto.
Meeting
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Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP 2019)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2019/02/07 - 2019/02/09 | SPF Meeting has functioned as a forum for scientific discussion on experimental and clinical pharmacological and toxicological
research, with particular emphasis on training and stimulating the excellence of young researchers. This meeting provided
me the opportunity to expand knowledge in the areas of Pharmacology and Toxicology and was held at FFUP.
Meeting
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SPF Meeting 2019 - XLIX REUNIÃO SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE FARMACOLOGIA, XXXVII REUNIÃO FARMACOLOGIA CLÍNICA, XVIII REUNIÃO TOXICOLOGIA
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
| 2018/02/22 - 2018/02/22 | This event brought together two renowned experts in the field of toxicology to discuss the medical use of cannabis. The pharmacist
Félix Carvalho, full professor at FFUP, and the doctor Laranja Pontes, former president of IPO do Porto, presented different
perspectives on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. This debate was held at Secção Regional do Porto da Ordem dos
Farmacêuticos.
Meeting
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Noites na Ordem - Debate sobre o Uso Medicinal da Canabis
Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/11/06 - 2024/11/06 | Clinical Biochemistry laboratory class, FFUP - 3 hours | MSc in Clinical Analysis | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
| 2022/09 - 2023/02 | Invited Assistant - Curricular Unit of Molecular Genetics, FFUP | Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
| 2021/04/01 - 2021/04/30 | Monitor in Clinical Biochemistry laboratory classes, FFUP - 8 hours | MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/11/01 - 2022/03/31 | Biology and Geology 10th/11th grades | Students from 10th/11th grades |
Distinctions
Award
| 2023 | FEBS Bursary to attend the 47th FEBS Congress in Tours, France
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
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| 2021 | Elsevier New Investigator Travel Award - IFPA Meeting 2021
International Federation of Placenta Associations, Netherlands
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| 2021 | Best oral presentation at the Symposium Toxicology and Environmental Biochemistry - XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
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