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Ana Bela Coelho Barros (Bela Barros) is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at RISE-Health, Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), E2S, Polytechnic of Porto within the scope of the project "Digital intervention tool e2-ducass: e2-ducass digital tool intervention: bringing the health literacy tovulnerable populations for promoting physical activity, healthy diet patterns and mental andcardiovascular health (ERA4HE/0003/2023)," of the Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research Center (TBIO) of the School of Health of the Polytechnic University of Porto (E2S|P.PORTO), with Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Financing Support. She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Chemistry (November 2024) from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto, the University of Aveiro, and NOVA School of Science and Technology (Lisbon). Her doctoral project, titled "Forest Fire Emissions: Exposure Data and Potential Health Risks for Firefighters and the General Population," received funding approval from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. She completed a Master's in Legal Medicine in November 2019 from the University of Porto’s Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar and earned a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences in June 2017 from the University of Aveiro. Bela completed an observational internship (June 2016 to July 2016) in the Pathology Service at the Porto Hospital Center and she was a research intern (October 2018 to December 2019) at the Molecular Oncology & Viral Pathology Group at IPO-Porto, EPE. During her research internship at IPO Porto, EPE, she gained training and laboratory experience in molecular biology and cancer research. Her master’s thesis, titled "Loss of Chromosome Y (LOY) in Blood Cells and its Potential as a Molecular Biomarker of Age-Related Diseases," led to her first co-authored review article. Bela was a Research Fellow at REQUIMTE-LAQV-ISEP under the BioFirEx Project (https://doi.org/10.54499/PCIF/SSO/0017/2018) from January 2020 to November 2020 and a Research fellow (with a FCT awarded PhD student grant) from December 2020 until November 2024. Throughout her doctoral studies, she has published seven scientific articles, six book chapters, and three conference proceedings. Two of her review articles received awards for being published in TOP 10 journals in their field, and her most recent book chapter, "Cardiorespiratory Symptoms and Disease among Firefighters," earned an honorable mention for Best Book Chapter at the 2023 International Symposium on Occupational Health and Safety. She served as a peer-reviewer for three scientific journals. She has actively participated in scientific events, presenting several oral and poster communications and she collaborated in the mentoring of master and bachelor students. She was a volunteer paramedic with the Portuguese Red Cross between 2017 and 2020 and was part of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Biomedical Sciences (ANCiB) from March 2020 to March 2022. Her primary scientific interests include Biomonitoring, Occupational Health, Public and Environmental Health.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Bela Coelho Barros
Date of birth
1996/05/26

Citation names

  • Barros, Bela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
451F-F5E7-ABAA
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1779-7688
Scopus Author Id
57218331985

Email addresses

  • abcb@ess.ipp.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • RISE-Health, Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), ESS, Polytechnic of Porto, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400, 4200-072, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Occupational Health
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences - Forensic Science
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

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
2020/10 - 2024/11/07
Concluded
 Sustainable Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
"Forest Fire emissions: Exposure data and potential health risks for firefighters and the general population." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/30
Concluded
 Global Climate Change and Pollution: Challenges for the Immune System, RNA Metabolism, and Stress Responses (Outros)
Major in One Health
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade de Lund, Sweden

Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
19
2023/01/30 - 2023/02/02
Concluded
 Occupational Epidemiology Online Course (Outros)
Major in Occupational Epidemiology
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
 3 - Satisfatory
2020/06/02 - 2020/07/25
Concluded
 Specialization Course in Quantitative Data Analysis in SPSS (Outros)
Major in Statistical analysis using SPSS
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 Muito Bom (5/5)
2017/10 - 2019/11/08
Concluded
 Legal Medicine (Mestrado)
Major in Specialization in Forensic Sciences
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Loss of chromosome Y in blood cells and its potential as molecular biomarker of age related diseases." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2019/09/17 - 2019/10/17
Concluded
 Introduction to Research Activity (Outros)
Major in Research Activity
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
 N/A
2019/06/14 - 2019/06/14
Concluded
 Genetic Dynamics of Cancer Cells? do IPATIMUP/I3S (Outros)
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
 N/A
2019/05/09 - 2019/05/30
Concluded
 Intermediate Excel (Outros)
Major in Excel Software
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
 N/A
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/04
Concluded
 English C1 level - IELTS certificate 18PT002906COEA008A (Outros)
Major in English Language
British Counsil, Portugal
 C1
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/01
Concluded
 Time Management Course (Outros)
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
 N/A
2017/06/29 - 2017/07/21
Concluded
 Forensic Genetics (Outros)
Major in Forensic Genetics
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
 N/A
2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Major in Molecular Biology
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 15
2016/11/12 - 2016/11/12
Concluded
 Post-Conference Course - Pubic Symphysis and age at death in Forensic Anthropology (Outros)
Major in Forensic Science
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 N/A
2015/09 - 2016/04
Concluded
 Ambulance Crew Course (TAT) (Título de especialista)
Major in Pre-hospital rescue
Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
 N/A
2015/10/31 - 2015/10/31
Concluded
 Post Conference Course - Human identification: Practical application of lessons from genocides and mass disasters. (Outros)
Major in Forensic Science
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 N/A
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/05/02 - Current Postdoc (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
RISE - Health Research Network, Portugal
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2020/01/16 - 2020/11/16 Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2018/09/27 - 2019/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/02 - 2020/12 Volunteer Paramedic Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/12/01 - 2024/11/07 Doctoral Scholarship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2020/01 - 2022/03 Governig board member Associação Nacional de Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2016/06/29 - 2016/07/20 Voluntary internship at the Pathological Anatomy service Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/12/01 - 2024/11/07 Forest Fire emissions: Exposure data and potential health risks for firefighters and the general population.
2020.07394.BD
PhD Student Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/16 - 2020/11/16 BioFirEx - UM PAINEL DE (BIO)MARCADORES PARA A VIGILÂNCIA DA SAÚDE E DA SEGURANÇA DO BOMBEIRO (http://doi.org/10.54499/PCIF/SSO/0017/2018)
PCIF/SSO/0017/2018
Research Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/10/01 - Current 4FirHealth - Exposição ocupacional no combate a incêndios e efeitos precoces na saúde das forças operacionais
PCIF/SSO/0090/2019
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/12/01 - 2023/12/31 BioFirEx - UM PAINEL DE (BIO)MARCADORES PARA A VIGILÂNCIA DA SAÚDE E DA SEGURANÇA DO BOMBEIRO.
PCIF/SSO/0017/2018
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barros, Bela; Paiva, Ana Margarida; Oliveira, Marta; Alves, Sara; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília; Vaz, Josiana; et al. "Urinary creatinine in wildland firefighters: A potential biomarker?". In Studies in Systems, Decision and Control. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025.
    Submitted
  2. Bela Barros; Ana Margarida Paiva; Marta Oliveira; Simone Morais. "Cardiorespiratory Symptoms and Disease Among Firefighters". 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_26
  3. Slezakova, K.; Esteves, F.; Vaz, J.; Costa, S.; Alves, M. J.; Madureira, J.; Barros, B.; et al. "Indoor Air Quality at Portuguese Firehouses". In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V, 433-442. Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_35
  4. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Biomarkers of Effect and Biomarkers of Exposure Among Firefighters: Is There Any Correlation? A Review". In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health IV, 425-440. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_35
  5. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Urinary biohazard markers in firefighters". In Advances in Clinical Chemistry, edited by Gregory S. Makowski, 243-319. Elsevier, 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.004
  6. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Insight into the Potential of Urinary Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress for Firefighters’ Health Surveillance". In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III, 321-335. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_29
  7. Bela Barros; Rodrigues, Francisca; Sarmento, Bruno; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Simone Barreira Morais; Marta Oliveira. "Firefighters' dermal exposure to fire emissions: levels of exposure and potential health risks.". In An Essential Guide to Occupational Exposure, edited by Marta Oliveira, 75-126. New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2021.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Marta Oliveira; Barros, Bela; delerue-matos, C; Morais, Simone. "Human biomonitoring as a tool to assess firefighters' total exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons". Paper presented in 10º Encontro da Divisão de Química Analítica - Analítica 2020, Lisboa, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Barros, Bela; Marta Oliveira; Morais, Simone. "Forest fire emissions as a public health burden". Paper presented in 8JORNINC-3JORPROCIV, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  2. Barros, Bela; Paiva, Ana Margarida; Marta Oliveira; Morais, Simone. "Biomarkers for the surveillance of firefighter's health". Paper presented in 8JORNINC-3JORPROCIV, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  3. Slezakova, Klara; Esteves, Filipa; Barros, Bela; Vaz, Josiana; Alves, Maria José; Madureira, Joana; Costa, Solange; et al. "Exposure to particulate matter in fire stations: preliminary results". Paper presented in 8th International WeBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate matter: Research and Management (WEbeBIOPATR 2021), Belgrade, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Paiva, Ana Margarida; Barros, Bela; Azevedo, Rui; Oliveira, Marta; Alves, Sara; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília; et al. "Exposure characterization of metals and metalloids from the ATSDR priority list in firefighters". Paper presented in 4º Workshop de Biomonitorização Humana em Portugal, 2024.
  2. Barros, Bela; Ana Margarida Paiva; Sérgio Barros; Marta Oliveira; Barreira Morais, Simone. "Quantification of the urinary pyrene metabolite: correlation between HPLC and ELISA methodologies". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2023.
  3. Barros, Bela; Marta Oliveira; Ana Margarida Paiva; Adília Fernandes; Sara Alves; Vaz, Josiana; Filipa Esteves; et al. "Urinary biomonitoring in firefighters: baseline data of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons metabolites". Paper presented in 12th ISBM Next Generation Biomonitoring, 2023.
  4. Barros, Bela; Paiva, Ana Margarida; Marta Oliveira; Morais, Simone. "Characterization of exposure to air pollutants during firefighting activities by biomonitoring". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023.
  5. Alves, Sara; Barros, Bela; Barreira Morais, Simone; Vaz, Josiana; Slezakova, Klara; Costa, Solange; Teixeira, João Paulo; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Adília. "Sleep quality assessment of professional firefighters from Northeast of Portugal". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023.
  6. Barros, Bela; Marta Oliveira; Morais, Simone. "Fogos florestais e impacto na saúde dos operacionais e população exposta". Paper presented in Science Castle – Conquering Science Enthusiasts - Noite Europeia de Investigadores, 2021.
  7. Barros, Bela; Marta Oliveira; Morais, Simone. "Firefighters' biomonitoring: a review on urinary biomarkers of exposure". Paper presented in 3rd Workshop on Human BioMonitoring in Portugal - 3rd-HBM-PT, 2020.
  8. Barros, Bela; Morais, Mariana (4215-FC71-B1B7); Teixeira, Ana Luísa (391C-0BD8-CCF0); MEDEIROS, RUI (C51F-5DBE-9C51). "Loss of chromosome Y (LOY): potential implications on health and forensic fields". Paper presented in X Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas, 2019.
  9. Barros, Bela; Campos, Carina. "Aspetos médico-legais da legalização dos profissionais do sexo". Paper presented in 17º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses/ 2ª Reunão da Rede de serviços médico-legais e forenses de Língua Portuguesa, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Filipa Esteves; Joana Madureira; Carla Costa; Joana Pires; Bela Barros; Sara Alves; Josiana Vaz; et al. "Occupational exposure to wildland firefighting and its effects on systemic DNA damage". International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114576.
    10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114576
  2. Filipa Esteves; Joana Madureira; Bela Barros; Sara Alves; Joana Pires; Sandra Martins; Marta Oliveira; et al. "Impact of Occupational Exposure to Wildfire Events on Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers in Portuguese Wildland Firefighters". Environmental Research (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121608.
    10.1016/j.envres.2025.121608
  3. Paiva, Ana Margarida; Barros, Bela; Azevedo, Rui; Oliveira, Marta; Alves, Sara; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília; et al. "Biomonitoring of firefighters' exposure to priority pollutant metal(loid)s during wildland fire combat missions: Impact on urinary levels and health risks". Science of The Total Environment 953 (2024): 176105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176105.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176105
  4. Paiva, Ana Margarida; Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Alves, Sara; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília; Vaz, Josiana; et al. "Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and short-time health effects in wildland firefighters during real-life fire events". Science of The Total Environment 926 (2024): 171801. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171801.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171801
  5. Barros, Bela; Paiva, Ana Margarida; Oliveira, Marta; Alves, Sara; Esteves, Filipa; Fernandes, Adília; Vaz, Josiana; et al. "Baseline data and associations between urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, blood pressure, hemogram, and lifestyle among wildland firefighters". Frontiers in Public Health 12 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1338435.
    Published • 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1338435
  6. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Continent-based systematic review of the short-term health impacts of wildfire emissions". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B 26 7 (2023): 387-415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10937404.2023.2236548.
    Published • 10.1080/10937404.2023.2236548
  7. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Biomonitoring of firefighting forces: a review on biomarkers of exposure to health-relevant pollutants released from fires". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B 26 3 (2023): 127-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10937404.2023.2172119.
    Published • 10.1080/10937404.2023.2172119
  8. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Unveiling Urinary Mutagenicity by the Ames Test for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Systematic Review". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 20 (2022): 13074. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013074.
    Published • 10.3390/ijerph192013074
  9. Barros, Bela; Oliveira, Marta; Morais, Simone. "Firefighters’ occupational exposure: Contribution from biomarkers of effect to assess health risks". Environment International 156 (2021): 106704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106704.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106704
  10. Barros, Bela; Morais, Mariana; Teixeira, Ana Luísa; Medeiros, Rui. "Loss of Chromosome Y and Its Potential Applications as Biomarker in Health and Forensic Sciences". Cytogenetic and Genome Research 160 5 (2020): 225-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508564.
    Published • 10.1159/000508564
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Forest Fire emissions: Exposure data and potential health risks for firefighters and the general population". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2024. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/162906.
  2. Barros, Bela. "Loss of chromosome Y (LOY) in blood cells and its potential as a molecular biomarker of age-related diseases". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/124153.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/17 The BioFirEx Project: Exposure and health impacts of forest fire emissions on Portuguese wildland firefighters International Conference Firefighter Occupational Exposure: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies
REQUIMTE/LAQV - ISEP (Porto, Portugal)
2024/04/19 Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons metabolites in wildland firefighters: BioFirEx project results 4º Workshop de Biomonitorização Humana em Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/04/19 Emissões dos incêndios florestais e o seu impacto na saúde Incêndios Florestais - Consequências e Impactos
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/12/12 Análise da urina de bombeiros: Quantificação de biomarcadores de exposição a poluentes libertados pelos fogos florestais Seminário BioFirEx: Um painel de (Bio)marcadores para a vigilância da saúde e segurança do bombeiro
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
2023/11/30 Short-term health effects of wildfire emissions 9th International WeBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate matter: Research and Management (WEbeBIOPATR 2023)
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller; Norway Public Health Institute of Belgrade, Serbia.. (Belgrade, Serbia)
2023/11/30 Occupational exposure to PM: Case study of Portuguese firefighters 9th International WeBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate matter: Research and Management (WEbeBIOPATR 2023)
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller; Norway Public Health Institute of Belgrade, Serbia.. (Belgrade, Serbia)
2023/06/21 Cardiorespiratory symptoms and disease among firefighters International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene 2023
Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/13 Particulate matter concentration and distribution in occupational settings: case study of Portuguese fire stations Healthy Buildings 2023 Europe Conference
University Hospital RWTH Aachen (Aachen, Germany)
2023/06/02 Forest fire emissions as a public health burden 8JORNINC-3JORPROCIV
ISEP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/02 Biomarkers for the surveillance of firefighter 8JORNINC-3JORPROCIV
ISEP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/01/27 Biomarcadores de exposição no contexto ocupacional do bombeiro (Bio)Marcadores para a Vigilância da Saúde do Bombeiro
Projeto BioFirEx - REQUIMTE/LAQV - ISEP (Porto, Portugal)
2022/09/08 Biomarkers of Effect and Biomarkers of Exposure Among Firefighters: Is There Any Correlation? A Review International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO2022)
Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (Porto, Portugal)
2022/05/27 Contaminação do equipamento de proteção individual do bombeiro e exposição por via dérmica 4FirHealth Workshop - Exposição ocupacional no combate a incêndios e riscos associados para a saúde dos bombeiros
4FirHealth Project (Porto, Portugal)
2022/05/25 Assessment of biomarkers of effect in firefighting context: a review of the literature IAWF Fire and Climate Conference – Impacts, Issues and Futures (Fire&Climate - online)
International Association of Wildland Fire (Pasadena, United States)
2021/11/19 Insight into the potential of urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress for firefighters' health surveillance International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO2021)
Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (Online)
2021/11 Exposure to particulate matter in fire stations: preliminary results 8th International WeBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate matter: Research and Management (WEbeBIOPATR 2021)
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller; Norway Public Health Institute of Belgrade, Serbia.. (Belgrade, Serbia)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/10/17 - 2024/10/18 Member of the organizing commitee of the international Conference "Firefighter Occupational Exposure: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies" under the project 4FirHealth (PCIF/SSO/0090/2019). (2024/10/17 - 2024/10/18)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12 Member of the organizing commitee of the Hibrid Seminar “BioFirEx: Um painel de (Bio)marcadores para a vigilância da saúde e segurança do bombeiro", December 12th, 2023. (2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Saúde de Bragança, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/01 Member of the organizing commitee of the online Seminar "(Bio)Marcadores para a Vigilância da Saúde do Bombeiro" Seminar held as part of the project BioFirEx (PCIF/SSO/0017/2018). (2023/02/27 - 2023/02/27)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022/07/21 - 2022/07/21 Organization and mentoring in the workshop “Oficina de Física & Química - Redução do desperdício alimentar: o papel decisivo do controlo de qualidade” at the “VII Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências, subordinado ao tema Clima e Sustentabilidade”, organized by “Casa das Ciências”, Polytechnic of Porto, ISEP, Porto, Portugal, July 21st, 2022 (2022/07/21 - 2022/07/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/06/02 Responsible for the organization of the course "Análise Estatística (SPSS)", a colaboration between ANCiB and professors from ISEP. I was responsible for contacting the professors, stablishing the course programme and the course certification. (2021/05/18 - 2021/06/02)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação Nacional de Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/08/05 - 2025/06/05 Member of the organizing commitee of a scientific session in the upcoming International Congress "Fire in the Earth System Congress - fEs2025 (2-5/06/2025)" in Setubal, Portugal.
Conference
 Fire in the Earth System Congress - fEs2025
Universitat de València Departament de Geografia, Spain

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2024/11/13 - 2024/11/13 "1st VERA Project International Workshop”, that was held online on November 13th, 2024, between 10:00AM and 12:00PM (CET), under the scope of the European Union funded project VERA. Disasters and risks know no borders. Therefore, most natural and man-made disasters present transboundary risks due to their spatial dimension as well as the volatility and scale of their human, economic or environmental impacts of these hazards, as well as their probability of occurrence, exist regardless of national borders.
Workshop
 1st VERA Project International Workshop: “Assessing Vulnerable Elements and Risks”
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Dissemination of BioFirEx and 4FirHealth projects at the “Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024”, organized by “Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da universidade do Porto (i3S)”, Porto, Portugal, September 27th, 2024.
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/15 Dissemination of BioFirEx project at the “8ª edição das Jornadas do Departamento de Engenharia Química”, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal, March 15th, 2023.
Exhibition
 8ª edição das Jornadas do Departamento de Engenharia Química
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/11 Dissemination of BioFirEx project at the Tomorrow Summit, Alfândega do Porto, Portugal, November 10–11th, 2022.
Exhibition
 Tomorrow Summit
2022/07/21 - 2022/07/21 Dissemination of BioFirEx and 4FirHealth projects at the “VII Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências, subordinado ao tema Clima e Sustentabilidade”, organized by “Casa das Ciências”, Polytechnic of Porto, ISEP, Porto, Portugal, July 21st, 2022.
Exhibition
 VII Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências, subordinado ao tema Clima e Sustentabilidade
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2021/11/18 - 2021/11/20 19º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses – On-line
Congress
 19º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses/ 4ª Reunão da Rede de serviços médico-legais e forenses de Língua Portuguesa
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Portugal
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Dissemination of BioFirEx project at the Science Castle – Conquering Science Enthusiasts – “Noite Europeia de Investigadores” event, Porto, Portugal, September 24th, 2021
Exhibition
 Science Castle – Conquering Science Enthusiasts – “Noite Europeia de Investigadores
2021/06/29 - 2021/06/29 Workshop 2 – “Escrita científica”
Workshop
 Workshop 2 – “Escrita científica” - 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering 2021
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/28 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering 2021
Congress
 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering 2021
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/05/27 - 2021/05/27 Molecules Webinar | Applications of Chromatographic Techniques in Biological, Food and Environmental Samples
Seminar
 Applications of Chromatographic Techniques in Biological, Food and Environmental Samples
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2021/04/30 - 2021/05/14 2º Workshop Projetos ICDT no âmbito da Prevenção e Combate a Incêndios Florestais - Concursos de 2017 e 2018
Workshop
 2º Workshop Projetos ICDT no âmbito da Prevenção e Combate a Incêndios Florestais – Concursos de 2017 e 2018
FCT projects: FireStorm, FireFront, MCFire, House-Refuge and IMFire-online , Portugal
2021/05/04 - 2021/05/04 Workshop: “Educação transformadora: uma proposta para repensar criticamente a Agenda 2030”
Workshop
 Educação transformadora: uma proposta para repensar criticamente a Agenda 2030
FPCEUP/CIIE and Pró-Reitoria da Inovação Pedagógica da Universidade do Porto , Portugal
2021/03/25 - 2021/03/25 Sessão 3 | CIDADES CIRCULARES: O PAPEL DOS MUNICÍPIOS E DOS CIDADÃOS NA ECONOMIA
Round table
 Sessão 3 | CIDADES CIRCULARES: O PAPEL DOS MUNICÍPIOS E DOS CIDADÃOS NA ECONOMIA
2021/03/18 - 2021/03/18 Sessão 2 | INDÚSTRIA CIRCULAR: O SETOR TÊXTIL E AGROALIMENTAR
Round table
 Sessão 2 | INDÚSTRIA CIRCULAR: O SETOR TÊXTIL E AGROALIMENTAR
2021/03/03 - 2021/03/05 JEAmbi2021
Meeting
 JEAmbi2021
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/03/03 - 2021/03/03 Sustainable Chemistry Lecture Series
Seminar
 Sustainable Chemistry Lecture Series
2021/02/24 - 2021/02/24 JorTec Ambiente 2021
Meeting
 22ª Edição das Jornadas Tecnológicas da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (JorTec 2021)
2021/02/16 - 2021/02/16 Sustainable Chemistry Lecture Series
Seminar
 Sustainable Chemistry Lecture Series
2021/02/12 - 2021/02/12 Jornadas Horizonte Europa Sessão Temática Pilar II - Cluster 5: Clima, Energia e Mobilidade
Seminar
 Jornadas Horizonte Europa Sessão Temática Pilar II - Cluster 5: Clima, Energia e Mobilidade
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2021/02/11 - 2021/02/11 Jornadas Horizonte Europa - Sessão Temática Pilar II - Cluster 1: Saúde
Seminar
 Jornadas Horizonte Europa - Sessão Temática Pilar II - Cluster 1: Saúde -Materiais
2021/02/11 - 2021/02/11 Jornadas Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Seminar
 Horizon Europe Cluster 6 – Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2021/01/28 - 2021/01/28 Energía en Horizonte Europa
Seminar
 RIS3T Horizon Europe workshop
2021/01/27 - 2021/01/28 FORCE - Cities collaborating for Circular Economy insights sharing event
Conference
 FORCE - Cities collaborating for Circular Economy insights sharing event
2021/01/20 - 2021/01/20 II Conferência NOVAsaúde Nutrition - Poluentes Ambientais, Alimentos e Impacto na Saúde - Lições para o Futuro
Conference
 II Conferência NOVAsaúde Nutrition POLUENTES AMBIENTAIS, ALIMENTOS E IMPACTO NA SAÚDE - LIÇÕES PARA O FUTURO
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/11/24 - 2020/11/25 Conference FIT4FOOD2030: Implementing FOOD 2030 to future proof Europe's food systems through Research and Innovartion
Conference
 FIT4FOOD2030: Pratical tools and solutions for responsible research and innovation for food system transformation
2020/10/26 - 2020/10/28 10º Encontro da Divisão de Química Analítica - Analítica 2020.
Meeting
 10º Encontro da Divisão de Química Analítica - Analítica 2020
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2020/10/15 - 2020/10/15 Preparing and Thriving in Graduate School: This workshop shared insights into life in graduate school and provide the tools and advice for students to succeed.
Workshop
 Preparing and Thriving in Graduate School
International Younger Chemists Network, United States
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/18 Fátima 2020 - REQUIMTE-LAQV Internal meeting
Meeting
 Fátima 2020
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2020/06/29 - 2020/06/30 Final project conference: REWATER - Water reuse for a sustainable world Final Conference: Water reuse for a sustainable world
2020/02/14 - 2020/02/14 1º Workshop - "Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico no âmbito da Prevenção e Combate a Incêndios Florestais": Assisti à apresentação dos projetos científicos que envolviam combate a incêndios e também saúde ocupacional de bombeiros.
Workshop
 1º Workshop - "Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico no âmbito da Prevenção e Combate a Incêndios Florestais"
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2019/12/03 - 2019/12/03 Conferences in Oncobiology 2019/2020
Conference
 Conferences in Oncobiology 2019/2020
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/06 Reunião das academias Lusófonas de Medicina.
Meeting
 Medicina e Desafios de Futuro nos Países de Língua Portuguesa
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/09/24 - 2019/09/24 1º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia
Meeting
 1º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 Workshop "How To Get Your Article Published" - ELSIEVIER - Researcher Academy On Campus
Workshop
 How To Get Your Article Published
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/03/21 - 2019/03/21 Jornadas PERIN 2019 “Ciência, + Europa".
Meeting
 Jornadas PERIN 2019 “Ciência, + Europa”.
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2019/02/22 - 2019/02/22 Scientific meeting to present the various subprojects to be developed within the scope of the Institutional Project – ESTIMA (Early-stage cancer treatment, driven by context of molecular imaging)
Symposium
 Projeto Institucional – ESTIMA (Early-stage cancer treatment, driven by context of molecular imaging)
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2019/02/13 - 2019/02/15 Young Research Meeting at the University of Porto: I had the opportunity to attend different presentations of bachelor's and master's dissertations from different areas of research.
Meeting
 Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/12/21 - 2018/12/21 Scientific Meeting: "Exploring the role of sphingolipids and their association with the androgen receptor in prostate cancer"
Seminar
 Exploring the role of sphingolipids and their association with the androgen receptor in prostate cancer
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23 Scientific Meeting: “Modulation of tumor associated macrophages in Cancer”
Symposium
 “Modulation of tumor associated macrophages in Cancer”
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2017/03/08 - 2017/03/11 VIII Jornadas de Ciências Biomédicas: Assisti a várias palestras no âmbito da investigação Biomédica.
Meeting
 VIII Jornadas de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/03/09 - 2016/03/12 VII Jornadas de Ciências Biomédicas: Assisti a várias palestras no âmbito da investigação Biomédica.
Meeting
 VII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/11 - 2015/03/14 VI Jornadas de Ciências Biomédicas: Assisti a várias palestras no âmbito da investigação Biomédica.
Meeting
 VI Jornadas nacionais de ciências biomédicas
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/04/27 - 2024/04/27 Sociedade Portuguesa de Segurança e Higiene Ocupacionais (SPOSHO) Effective member
2020/01 - 2022/03 Associação Nacional de Ciências Biomédicas (ANCiB) Governing board member

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/01/17 - 2025/01/17 Annals of Work Exposures and Health Oxford University Press
2024/10/10 - 2024/10/10 Heliyon (2405-8440) Elsevier, Inc. (New York, US)
2024/05/09 - 2024/05/24 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier, Inc. (New York, US)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/10/31 - 2024/07/26 Collaboration in the supervision of Master student P. Moniz da Costa
2022/11/01 - 2023/12/31 Collaboration in the supervision of Research Fellow A. Paiva
2023/07/23 - 2023/09/12 Collaboration in the supervision of Research Fellow S. Barros
2023/05/03 - 2023/06/30 Collaboration in the supervision of Bachelor student (ERASMUS) M. T. Miranda
2021/12/01 - 2022/10/31 Collaboration in the supervision of Research Fellow M. Tavares
2021/11/15 - 2022/06/27 Collaboration in the supervision of Master student A. Paiva
2021/03/01 - 2021/11/15 Collaboration in the supervision of Master student A. C. Soares
2021/03/01 - 2021/11/04 Collaboration in the supervision of Master student S. Lavandeira
2021/02/04 - 2021/06/18 Collaboration in the supervision of Master student (ERASMUS) T. El Chalid
Distinctions

Award

2024 Scientific Publication Merit - PAPRE 2024
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2024 Scientific Publication Merit - PAPRE 2024
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2023 Best book Chapter Award (honorable mention)

Other distinction

2020 Awarded PhD grant (https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.07394.BD)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal