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Helena Maria Lourenço Carvalheiro. Completed the Doutoramento in Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde in 2014/11/04 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Mestrado in Biologia Celular e Molecular in 2009/07/17 by Universidade de Coimbra and Licenciatura in Biologia in 2007/07 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Published 9 articles in journals. Participated in 21 event(s). Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 5 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Master Student Fellow in 2 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Pos-doctoral Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 5 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Immunology, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Cell Biology and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Molecular Biology. In their professional activities interacted with 47 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Rheumatoid Arthritis; CD8+ T cells; Mouse models; Synovial fluid; Phenotypes; Arthritis; Glioblastoma multiforme; CXCR4; ROS; Ncf1; U118; FISH; Bioestatística; Peer review; Rheumatology; Biobank; Peripheral blood; Brain tumors; NK cells; Leukocytes; Inflammation; T cells; Lymphocytes; vitamin D; prevalence; deficiency; prediction; Flow cytometry; Hematology; immunology; Oncology; Monocytes; Genetics; Preclinical studies; Cohorts; Autoantibodies; Early arthritis; Migration; Cell signaling; Autophagy; Collagen-induced arthritis; Tuberculosis; B Lymphocytes; Colitis; Therapy; Drug resistance; Temozolomide; Cell lines; Gene polymorphism; Toll-like receptor; Cytokine; Glioma; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Treatment; Infectious diseases; Vaccines; Vitamin D; RNA; Macrophages; Metabolism; Stem cells; Thymus; Tolerance; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Helena Maria Lourenço Carvalheiro

Citation names

  • Carvalheiro, Helena

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3C11-8A3B-5C5C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0698-818X
Google Scholar ID
nm2F8dgAAAAJ
Researcher Id
N-2179-2014
Scopus Author Id
35721425600

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Immunology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/01/01 - 2020/06/22
Concluded
 CD8+T cell signature in different phases of Rheumatoid Arthritis development (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/05/27 - 2017/06/17
Concluded
 1.º Curso Breve de Pós-graduação em Biobancos (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Direito Biomédico, Portugal
 Aprovado
2016/09/16 - 2016/09/23
Concluded
 Gestão e Administração de ID (Curso médio)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/05/23 - 2016/05/27
Concluded
 Gestión de un Biobanco y Técnicas Empleadas (Curso médio)
Banco Nacional de ADN Carlos III, Spain
2016/05/23 - 2016/05/27
Concluded
 Control de Calidad de Ácidos Nucleicos (Curso médio)
Banco Nacional de ADN Carlos III, Spain
2016/03/18 - 2016/03/19
Concluded
 XXXVI Curso de Reumatologia - Ciência na Prática (Curso médio)
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
2010/01/01 - 2014/11/04
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia Celular e Molecular
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"The Role of CD8+ T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção e louvor
2011/11/28 - 2011/11/30
Concluded
 Advanced course in clinical immunology (Outros)
European Federation of Immunological Societies EFIS, France
2010/05/09 - 2010/05/16
Concluded
 5th ENII EFIS EJI Immunology Summer School (Outros)
European Network of Immunology Institutes ENII, Italy
2010/04/19 - 2010/04/30
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science Course (FELASA Category C) (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007/01/09 - 2009/07/17
Concluded
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Effect of temozolomide on the U-118 glioma cell line" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2003/10 - 2007/07
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Licenciatura de bolonha (sem tese)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - 2020/06/22 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/12/01 - 2015/12/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra - Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia, Portugal
2010/01/01 - 2014/11/03 Research Trainee (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/08/01 - 2009/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2008/01/07 - 2009/07/17 Research Trainee (Research) CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/01 - 2026/12 Roots of Arthritis - A study on the clinical and biological events preceding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roots
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
 Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Ongoing
2018/05 - 2020/12 Monocyte Subset Heterogeneity and Inflammatory Profile in Untreated Rheumatoid arthritis (Main author, 20000eur.)
SPR Mono
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal

CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
Ongoing
2015/01 - 2019/12 Phenotypical analysis of CD8+ T cell in patients with Early Arthritis (Main author, 10000eur.)
SPR CD8 EA
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
Ongoing
2016/01/01 - 2019/05/31 CD8+ T cell signature in different phases of rheumatoid arthritis development.
SFRH/BPD/107778/2015
Post-doc Fellow
CNC.IBILI, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/01 - 2017/12 Phenotypical analysis of CD8+ T cells in First-degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients with and without "pre-arthritis" status - (Main author, 5000eur)
CPIGAI 2015
Researcher
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra - Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal

CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Coimbra Gabinete de Apoio à Investigação
Concluded
2011/10 - 2015 Functional and molecular analysis of CD8+ T cell subsets in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.
CD8TNF
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal

CNC.IBILI, Portugal
AbbVie Inc
Ongoing
2010/01/01 - 2013/12/31 The role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
SFRH/BD/60467/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/01 - 2010/01 Intracellular signaling pathways involved in glioblastoma cells proliferation
10/2006
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/01 - 2009/04 Assessement of intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in gliomas by combined interphase FISH, cDNA microarray and imunophenotype impact on the clinical and biological behaviour of the disease
68708/2005
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Carvalheiro, Helena; Lemos, M; Carvalheiro, Tiago; Salvador, Maria João; da Silva, JAP; Paiva, A. "Characterization of circulating Natural Killer cells in Systemic Sclerosis". Paper presented in 55Th Annual Scientific Meeting – Online Event, June 9th – 11th, 2021, 2021.
  2. Carvalheiro, H; Duarte, C; Silva-Cardoso, S; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "CD8+ T cell profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relation with disease activity". Paper presented in 34th European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Lisbon, 2014.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-205124.45
  3. Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Carvalheiro, H; Ladeirinha, AF; Alarcao, A; Cabrita, AS; Carvalho, L; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Deficient production of reactive oxygen species leads to a chronic DSS-induced colitis in Ncf1-deficient B10.Q mice". Paper presented in European Congress of Immunology, Glasgow, 2012.
    Published
  4. Carvalheiro, H; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Monoclonal anti-CD8 therapy induces disease amelioration in collagen-induced arthritis in the B10.Q mouse model". Paper presented in European Congress of Immunology, Glasgow, 2012.
    Published
  5. "CD8+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis - differences between remission and active disease". Paper presented in EULAR - European Congress of Rheumatology - 2012, 2012.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.48
  6. Carvalheiro, Helena; Antunes, David; Duarte, Cátia; Silva-Cardoso, Sandra; Rodrigues-Sousa, Tiago; da Silva, José António Pereira; Souto-Carneiro, Margarida. "Characterization of CD8+ T cell subsets in the synovial fluid and peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients". Paper presented in 31st European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Amsterdam, 2011.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.148981.10
  7. Abreu, M; Carvalheiro, H; Duarte, C; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM; Rodrigues-Santos, P. "Expression of CD62L, CD27 and CD11b define a marked cytotoxic effector role for NK cells in rheumatoid arthritis". Paper presented in 31st European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Amsterdam, 2011.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.148999.5
  8. Carmo A; Carvalheiro H; Lopes MC. "Relation between autophagy and the resistence of glioblastoma cells to temozolomide.". Paper presented in 16th International Charles Heidelberger Symposium on Cancer Research, Coimbra, 2010.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-4-S2-P1
  9. Carmo, Anália; Carvalheiro, Helena; Lopes, Maria Celeste Fernandes. "Temozolomide induces apoptosis and autophagy in glioma cells". Paper presented in 16th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 2010.
  10. Carvalho, Lina; Alarcão, Ana; Aguiar, MJ; Teixeira, L; Silva, M; Raposo, Bruno; Carvalheiro, Helena; et al. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Lina. "Disease amelioration of K/BxN mouse model of spontaneous chronic polyarthritis by monoclonal anti-CD8 therapy". Paper presented in 22nd European Congress of Pathology - European Society of Pathology, 2010.
  11. Carvalheiro, H; Carmo, A; Abreu, M; Lopes, MC. "Signaling pathways involved in glioblastoma resistance to temozolomide". Paper presented in 15th World Congress on Advances in Oncology and 13th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine, Loutraki, 2010.
    Published
  12. Carvalheiro, Helena; Anália do Carmo; Crespo, I; Lopes, MC. "Study of glioma cell survival in response to temozolomide treatment". Paper presented in Third International Congress of Molecular Medicine, 2009.
    Published
  13. Carmo, A; Carvalheiro, Helena; Cruz, MT; Lopes, MC. "CXCL12/CXCR4 modulates glioma cell survival and motility". 2009.
    Published
  14. Carmo, A; Carvalheiro, H; Cruz, MT; Lopes, MC. "AKT activation mediates the adhesion and migration of glioma cells". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Farmacología, Coquimbo, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Carvalheiro, Helena; Santiago, Tânia; Santos-Silva, D; da Silva, JAP. "Alterations in CD8+ T cell subsets in healthy individuals at risk for rheumatoid arthritis". 2017.
  2. Carvalheiro, H; Duarte, C; Silva-Cardoso, S; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "CD8+T cell profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relation with disease activity". Paper presented in 34th European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, 2014.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-205124.45
  3. Carvalheiro, H; Silva-Cardoso, S; Duarte, C; Rodrigues-Sousa, T; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Alterations in CD8+T cell subsets in synovial fluid and peripheral blood of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting Of The Portuguese Society Of Immunology, 2012.
  4. Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Ladeirinha, AF; Carvalheiro, H; Raposo, B; Alarcao, A; Cabrita, AS; Carvalho, L; Rodrigues-Santos, P; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Ncf1/p47phox-mutant B10.Q mice develop a severe chronic DSS-induced colitis as a consequence of deficient production of reactive oxygen species". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting Of The Portuguese Society Of Immunology, 2012.
  5. Carvalheiro, H; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Anti-CD8 Therapy Induces Disease Amelioration in Collagen-induced Arthritis in the B10.Q Mouse Model". Paper presented in European Congress of Immunology, 2012.
  6. Abreu, M; Carvalheiro, H; Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Domingos, A; Rodrigues-Santos, P; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Alterations in the peripheral blood B cell subpopulations of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting Of The Portuguese Society Of Immunology, 2012.
  7. Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Carvalheiro, H; Ladeirinha, AF; Alarcao, A; Cabrita, AS; Carvalho, L; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Deficient production of reactive oxygen species leads to a chronic DSS-induced colitis in Ncf1-deficient B10.Q mice". Paper presented in European Congress of Immunology, 2012.
  8. Carvalheiro, H; Antunes, D; Duarte, C; Silva-Cardoso, S; Rodrigues-Sousa, T; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Characterisation of CD8+ T cell subsets in the synovial fluid and peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients". Paper presented in 31st European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, 2011.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.148981.10
  9. Carvalheiro, Helena; Rodrigues-Sousa, Tiago; Silva-Cardoso, Sandra; Weinmann, P; Souto-Carneiro, Margarida. "ROS Deficient Mice Present a Delayed Immune Response in Zymosan-Induced Peritonitis". Paper presented in XXXVI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology, 2010.
  10. Teixeira, AM; Carvalheiro, H; Souto-Carneiro, MM; Holmdahl, R; Rodrigues-Santos, P. "Ncf1 mutant B10.Q mice with defective Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production show impaired peripheral NK cell differentiation". Paper presented in 12th Meeting of the Society of Natural Immunity, NK2010, 2010.
  11. Carvalheiro, H; Balseiro, S; Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Antunes, D; Silva-Cardoso, S; Souto-Carneiro, MM; Rodrigues-Santos, P. "The impact of cytokine and toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis". Paper presented in XXXVI SPI Annual Meeting 2010, 2010.
  12. Carvalheiro, H; Raposo, B; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Accumulation of activated effector CD8+ T cells in the blood of mice with collagen-induced arthritis". Paper presented in 5th ENII EFIS/EJI Immunology Summer School 2010, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Duarte, Cátia; Carvalheiro, Helena; Rodrigues, Ana M.; Marques, Andréa; Santiago, Tânia; Branco, Jaime; Canhão, Helena; Pereira da Silva, José A.. "Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its predictors in the Portuguese Population: a nation-wide population-based study.". Archives of Osteoporosis (2020):
    Accepted
  2. Carvalheiro, H; Duarte, C; Silva-Cardoso, S; da Silva, JAP; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "CD8+ T cell profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relationship to disease activity". Arthritis & Rheumatology 67 2 (2015): 363-371. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/art.38941.
    Published • 10.1002/art.38941
  3. Abreu, M; Carvalheiro, H; Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Domingos, A; Segorbe-Luís, A; Rodrigues-Santos, P; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Alterations in the peripheral blood B cell subpopulations of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients". Clinical and Experimental Medicine 14 4 (2014): 423-429. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10238-013-0258-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s10238-013-0258-1
  4. Rodrigues-Sousa, T; Ladeirinha, AF; Santiago, AR; Carvalheiro, H; Raposo, B; Alarcao, A; Cabrita, AS; et al. "Deficient Production of Reactive Oxygen Species Leads to Severe Chronic DSS-Induced Colitis in Ncf1/p47phox-Mutant Mice". PLoS ONE 9 5 (2014): e97532-e97532. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0097532.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0097532
  5. Carvalheiro, Helena; da Silva, José António Pereira; Souto-Carneiro, M. Margarida. "Potential roles for CD8+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis". Autoimmunity Reviews 12 3 (2013): 401-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2012.07.011.
    10.1016/j.autrev.2012.07.011
  6. Carmo, A; Carvalheiro, H; Crespo, I; Nunes, I; Lopes, MC. "Effect of temozolomide on the U-118 glioma cell line". Oncology Letters 2 6 (2011): 1165-1170. https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/ol.2011.406.
    Published • 10.3892/ol.2011.406
  7. do Carmo A; Patrico I; Curz MT; Carvalheiro H; Oliveira CR; Lopes MC. "CXCL12/CXCR4 promotes motility and proliferation of glioma cells: Cancer Biology & Therapy 2010; 9: 56-65.". (2010): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25205877.
    10.5214/ans.0972-7531.1017207
  8. Carmo, A; Patricio, I; Cruz, MT; Carvalheiro, H; Oliveira, CR; Lopes, MC. "CXCL12/CXCR4 promotes motility and proliferation of glioma cells". Cancer Biology & Therapy 9 1 (2010): 56-65.
    Published • 10.4161/cbt.9.1.10342
  9. Raposo, B; Rodrigues-Santos, P; Carvalheiro, H; Água-Doce, AM; Carvalho, L; da Silva, JAP; Graça, L; Souto-Carneiro, MM. "Monoclonal anti-CD8 therapy induces disease amelioration in the K/BxN mouse model of spontaneous chronic polyarthritis". Arthritis & Rheumatism 62 10 (2010): 2953-2962.
    Published • 10.1002/art.27729
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Carneiro, Maria Margarida Souto; Lopes, Maria Celeste Fernandes. "The role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/26119.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/01/20 Principles and applications of flow cytometry Fundamentals of cellular and molecular metabolism: Relevance for Health and Disease
(Russia)
2013 The role of CD8+ T cells in autoimmunity. Focus in arthritis XIII Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Citometria
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2013 The role of CD8+ T cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis 4th PF2MUC Symposium - Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality
(Portugal)
2010/09/21 ROS Deficient Mice Present a Delayed Immune Response in Zymosan-Induced Peritonitis XXXVI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology
(Braga, Portugal)
2010 Alterations in CD8+ T cell subsets in synovial fluid and peripheral blood of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis CNBC Annual Meeting 2010
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2011 - 2011 Caracterização fenotípica e funcional de subpopulações de linfócitos T CD8+ em Sangue Periférico e Líquido Sinovial de doentes de Artrite Reumatóide e quantificação de Citocinas e Quimiocinas no Soro desses doentes
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/11/17 - 2021/11/18 2nd Retreat of CIBB's Metabolism, Aging and Disease Area - November 17-18, online event.
Meeting
2021/06/09 - 2021/06/11 55Th Annual Scientific Meeting - Online Event, June 9th - 11th, 2021
Meeting
2021/01/20 - 2021/01/20 Fundamentals of cellular and molecular metabolism: Relevance for Health and Disease
Workshop
 Fundamentals of cellular and molecular metabolism: Relevance for Health and Disease
2020/11/18 - 2020/11/18 I Retiro científico da área de "Metabolism, aging and disease"
Other
2020/09/30 - 2020/09/30 Blood phenotypes and cytokines: Implications in immunosuppression. Flow cytometry and multiplexing studies of immunosuppression in aging, pregnancy and cancer
Seminar
2020/09/20 - 2020/09/30 ESCI 2020 Virtual Meeting | COVID19 Edition
Meeting
 ESCI 2020 Virtual Meeting | COVID19 Edition
2018/11/19 - 2018/11/20 Monitorização do tratamento em leucemias e linfomas por Citometria de Fluxo
Workshop
 Monitorização do tratamento em leucemias e linfomas por Citometria de Fluxo
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Unidade de Gestão Operacional de Citometria Serviço de Patologia Clínica UGOC, Portugal
2018/10/18 - 2018/11/18 How vaccines train the immune system in ways no one expected
Seminar
 How vaccines train the immune system in ways no one expected
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2018/11/05 - 2018/11/05 Flow cytometry workshop
Workshop
 Flow cytometry workshop
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Unidade de Gestão Operacional de Citometria Serviço de Patologia Clínica UGOC, Portugal
2018/09/21 - 2018/09/21 1.º Workshop da Unidade Coordenadora Funcional de Reumatologia do Centro
Workshop
 1.º Workshop da Unidade Coordenadora Funcional de Reumatologia do Centro
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
2017/10/14 - 2017/10/14 Fórum D 2017
Other
 Fórum D 2017
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Reumatologia, Portugal
2017/10/04 - 2017/10/04 Managing your Career: From Academia to Corporate
Seminar
 Managing your Career: From Academia to Corporate
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2017/06/14 - 2017/06/16 XLIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology
Meeting
 XLIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
2017/05/24 - 2017/05/24 How to write a great research paper, and get it accepted by a good journal
Seminar
 How to write a great research paper, and get it accepted by a good journal
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2017/01/27 - 2017/01/27 How to get the most out of RNA-Seq?
Seminar
 How to get the most out of RNA-Seq?
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2016/11/29 - 2016/11/29 New Perspectives on Academic Careers in Portugal
Conference
 New Perspectives on Academic Careers in Portugal
American Society for Microbiology, United States

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/07/06 - 2016/07/06 Metabolic reprogramming in macrophages: A role in cancer and inflammation
Seminar
 Metabolic reprogramming in macrophages: A role in cancer and inflammation
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2016/06/27 - 2016/06/27 II Workshop de Células Estaminais: da Investigação Básica à Aplicação Terapêutica
Workshop
 II Workshop de Células Estaminais: da Investigação Básica à Aplicação Terapêutica
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2015/07/16 - 2015/07/16 Workshop: Bioestatística para trabalhos de investigação
Workshop
 Workshop: Bioestatística para trabalhos de investigação
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015/06/26 - 2015/06/26 The Quest for the Thymus. Thymic Epithelial Cell differentiation and Function: The foundation of Immunity and Tolerance Induction
Seminar
 The Quest for the Thymus. Thymic Epithelial Cell differentiation and Function: The foundation of Immunity and Tolerance Induction
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2015/05/20 - 2015/05/20 3º Workshop of Immunology
Workshop
 3º Workshop of Immunology
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Espectrometria de Massa, Portugal
2014/02/20 - 2014/02/22 34th European Workshop for Rheumatology Research
Workshop
 34th European Workshop for Rheumatology Research
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2013/05/09 - 2013/05/11 XII Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Citometria
Congress
 XII Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Citometria
Sociedad Ibérica de Citometria, Spain

Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação IP, Portugal
2012/09/05 - 2012/09/08 European Congress of Immunology
Congress
 European Congress of Immunology
British Society for Immunology, United Kingdom
2011/03/03 - 2011/03/06 31st European Workshop for Rheumatology Research
Workshop
 31st European Workshop for Rheumatology Research
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2010/09/20 - 2010/09/22 XXXVI SPI Annual Meeting - Fighting Intracellular Pathogens: from bench to bedside
Meeting
 XXXVI SPI Annual Meeting
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
2009/09/28 - 2009/09/30 XXXV Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia
Meeting
 XXXV Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/05/01 - Current European Society for Clinical Investigation
2012/01 - Current EMEUNET - Emerging EULAR Network
2011/12 - Current Autoimmunity Network
2009/10 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/09/08 - 2021/09/08 Principles of Flow Cytometry - Verão com Ciência: Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação Interdisciplinar em Fisiopatologia de Doenças Dependentes de Estilos de Vida e do Envelhecimento (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/11 - 2011/11 The role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis - Immunology Course - Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine Immunology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009/11/03 - 2009/11/03 Applications of flow cytometry to cell biology - Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine CNC Cores (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/08/05 - 2021/02/26 Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease SAGE Publishing
2019/04/10 - 2019/04/18 Rheumatology International (1437-160X) Springer-Verlag

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2014/01 - 2014/09 Laboratory tutoring of volunteer intern José Simplício
2012/11 - 2013/03 Laboratory tutoring of volunteer intern Paula Sofia Medeiros
2012/01 - 2012/02 Laboratory tutoring of lab rotation of undergraduate student Inês Mahú
2010/09 - 2011/06 Laboratory tutoring of volunteer intern David Alexandre Horta Antunes
2011/01 - 2011/05 Laboratory tutoring of lab rotation of Master's student Gonçalo Pires Cristóvão
Distinctions

Award

2015 Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 EULAR Bursary
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2011 EFIS grant
European Federation of Immunological Societies: EFIS, Netherlands
2010 Travel award
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
2009 PhD Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal