Curriculum Vitae
Maria Inês Ramalho de Almeida e Sousa
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Inês Ramalho de Almeida e Sousa
Citation names
- Sousa, Maria Inês
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3D12-BBF2-F73B
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5443-5868
Email addresses
- miras13@gmail.com (Professional)
- uc44276@uc.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 239820190 (Professional)
Addresses
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC). University of Coimbra. Rua Larga, Faculty of Medicine, Pólo I, 1st floor, 3004-504 C, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, IBILI, Instituto de Bioquímica, , Polo III, 3rd floor, Sub 1, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas , 3000-548, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2021/11/15 - 2022/02/28
Concluded
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V Modular Laboratory Animal Course (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2013/05/22 - 2020/12/22
Concluded
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Biociências (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Metabolic modulation in paused-like pluripotency" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2017/10/08 - 2017/10/14
Concluded
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Frontiers in Stem Cells and Regeneration (Postgraduate Certificate)
Marine Biological Laboratory, United States
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2012
Concluded
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Mestrado em Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Effects of Nicotine,Anandamide and Sildenafil Citrate in Sperm Function:The Role of the Mitochondria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2010
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2021/01/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
| CNC.IBILI, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/09/01 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/05/15 - 2021/03/31 | CANCEL_STEM - Estaminalidade das células do cancro: um desafio e uma oportunidade para avançar no tratamento em Oncologia
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016390
Researcher
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2013/09/01 - 2021/01/20 | Metabolic modulation in cellular reprogramming
SFRH/BD/86260/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/05/19 - 2022/05/31 | STEM@REST : O estado pausado: um método inovador para bioengenharia de Células Esaminais
CENTRO-0I-0145-FEDER-028871
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2017/01/01 - 2021/03/31 | Estaminalidade das células do cancro: um desafio e uma oportunidade para avançar no tratamento em Oncologia
SAICTPAC/0022/2015
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2013/07/03 - 2015/01/02 | Novel insights into the reproductive dysfunction in diabetes: 3D dimensional analysis of spermatogenesis and analysis of mitochondria
status through Confocal Raman Microscopy
EXPL/BEX-BCM/0224/2012
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2018 - 2022 | The Paused State: a novel way for bioengineering Stem Cell fate
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-028871
Researcher
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference abstract |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2019/07 | Quiet! They May Be at Rest: Metabolic Characterization and modulation of Paused-Pluripotency. | SSR 52nd Annual Meeting
(San Jose, California, United States)
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| 2019/05 | Quiet! They May Be at Rest: Metabolic Regulation of Paused-Pluripotency by Manipulating Culture Conditions | 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2018 | A novel pluripotent-paused state. | 20th European Testis Workshop
(Óbidos, Portugal)
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| 2017/10 | A novel pluripotent-paused state. | 10TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE SOCIETY FOR STEM CELLS AND CELL THERAPIES.
(Covilhã, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2018/05/23 - 2028/05/27 | Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 20th European Testis Workshop; Óbidos, Portugal (2018/05/23 - 2018/05/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Biology of Reproduction and Stem Cells Group of the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2015 - 2022 | Scientific Dissemination - European Researchers Night
Workshop
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European researcher’s night
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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| 2020/03/06 - 2020/03/06 | Sientific Dissemination -UniStem Day 2020 in Coimbra - UniStem Day is an international event dedicated to the dissemination
and outreach of stem cell science and research. It is a one-day meeting organized for high school students. On the 6th of
March 25 students from the High School Dra. Maria Cândida, from Mira in Coimbra, Portugal spent the morning at the Biology
of Reproduction and Stem Cells Group Lab.
Other
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UniStem Day 2020 in Coimbra
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
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| 2015/02/18 - 2015/03/20 | IneoStart 2015 - Sessão de formação em Empreendedorismo
Workshop
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IPN-Incubadora Associação para o Desenvolvimento de Actividades de Incubação de Ideias e Empresas, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2022/11/25 | Implications of culture media changes in ECS
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Francisca Cazaux Mateus (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2024/01/29 - 2024/01/30 | IV Metabolism, Ageing and Disease (MAD) Meeting |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/09/01 - 2024/02/01 | Introduction to Biology - Taught the Theoretical and TP classes of the Introduction to Biology discipline of the Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, at the University of Coimbra. | Introduction to Biology (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2023/09/01 - 2024/02/01 | Biochemistry Laboratory Introduction - Taught part of the laboratory practical classes of the Introduction to Biology discipline of the Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, at the University of Coimbra. | (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2023/09/01 - 2024/02/01 | Biology of Reproduction - Taught part of the laboratory practical classes of the Biology of Reproduction discipline of the Master’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, at the University of Coimbra. | (Mestrado) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2022/09/01 - 2023/02/05 | Laboratories of Enzymology and Chemistry of Proteins (LEQP) - Taught the practical laboratory classes involving the technique SDS-Page | Bioquímica | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 2022/09/01 - 2023/02/05 | Fisiologia Celular - Taught the practical laboratory classes regarding apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential and primary culture isolation protocols | Biologia (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2021/02/08 - 2021/05/21 | Invited lecturer at the practical classes of the Diffentiation & Development course of the Bachelor's Degree in Biology of the University of Coimbra. 1,5 hour lecture. | Diffentiation & Development | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2021/03/08 - 2021/03/12 | Invited lecturer in the CNC advanced course of the Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine, entitled "Metabolic remodeling in health and disease: from molecules to organelle to society". 1 hour lecture. | Metabolic remodeling in health and disease: from molecules to organelle to society | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2021/12/06 - Current | Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Molecular and Cellular Reproduction (specialty section of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | Frontiers Media S.A. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2019/09/01 - Current | - Bibiana Correia is a PhD student from the University of Coimbra that joined Dr. João Ramalho-Santos (her PhD thesis supervisor). I have been mentoring her on her PhD project. | Bibiana Correia |
| 2021 - 2022 | - Artur Freitas-Martins was a master student from the University of Coimbra that was supervised by Dr. Sandra Amaral. During his master thesis I mentored him on the Seahorse XF Technology. | Artur Freitas-Martins |
| 2021/05/06 - 2021/06/01 | - Laboratory Rotation supervisor of Tiago Miguel Piconêz Pereira, which is a curricular unit at the NOVA Biomedical Research Master's Degree , from the NOVA University of Lisbon, | Tiago Miguel Piconêz Pereira |
| 2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 | - Maria Soares was a master student from the University of Coimbra that joined Dr. João Ramalho-Santos (her master thesis supervisor). During her master thesis I mentored her on molecular biology techniques | Maria Soares |
| 2017/09/01 - 2018/09/14 | - Bibiana Correia was a master student from the University of Coimbra that joined Dr. João Ramalho-Santos (her master thesis supervisor). During her master thesis I mentored her on cell culture handling and molecular biology tecniques | Bibiana Correia |
Distinctions
Award
| 2017 | MBL Scholarship award
Marine Biological Laboratory, United States
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| 2012 | Competitive FCT PhD Individual Scolarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2010 | Prémio dos 3% dos Melhores Alunos da Licenciatura de Bioquímica para o ano lectivo de 2008/2009
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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