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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4616-FC16-9B38
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0707-5203
Researcher Id
AAN-4436-2020
Scopus Author Id
56883852500

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Physiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pathology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/02/02 - 2022/06/28
Concluded
 UI / UX Design (Diploma de especialização)
Major in Web programming
CESAE Centro para o Desenvolvimento de Competencias Digitais, Portugal
 Approved
2021/09/10 - 2022/02/04
Concluded
 Linguagens de Programação - Programação Web (Diploma de especialização)
Major in Programming languages
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Approved
2021/04/28 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Ferramentas Avançadas de Produtividade e Colaboração (Diploma de especialização)
Major in SGBD e Gestão
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Approved
2020/11/23 - 2021/04/26
Concluded
 Ferramentas de produtividade e colaboração (Diploma de especialização)
Major in Microsoft Office
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Approved
2018/02/13
Concluded
 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Physiology (Doctor of Philosophy)
The University of Newcastle, Australia
"The nerve-cancer connection in ovarian cancer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass
2011/09/28 - 2013/03
Attended
 Biological Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Biology of Reproduction
The University of Newcastle, Australia
"The role of FZR1 in male meiosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011/10 - 2012
Concluded
 Research Animal Training Scheme (Licence)
Major in Animal Research Training - Code and Animal Research Ethics
The University of Newcastle, Australia
2011/01 - 2011/06
Concluded
 Curso Livre de Ingles Avançado II (Outros)
Major in Ingles
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Línguas e Culturas, Portugal
 20
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 Translational bigenomics – from the bedside to the bench and back again (Outros)
Major in Health Sciences
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 -
2010/09 - 2010/12/31
Concluded
 Curso Livre de Ingles Avançado I (Outros)
Major in Ingles
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Línguas e Culturas, Portugal
 19
2008/11/04 - 2010/01/21
Concluded
 Mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Efeitos das cipcelas de Cichorium intybus em ratinhos expostos a CCl4 " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2004/09/23 - 2008/06/14
Concluded
 Biologia (pré-Bolonha) (Licenciatura)
Major in Histologia ; Reprodução; Toxicologia
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14,5
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/22 - 2022/06/21 Platelet Lysate Hydrogels for Myocardial Repair
PTDC/BTM-MAT/30869/2017
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024 - 2025 Assessing the Effectiveness of Internal Quality Control Practice in Biochemistry Laboratory of Takeo Provincial Referral Hospital
UPRC_UPS22 1030
Supervisor
University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Oliveira, Sónia Marlene Rodrigues; Maria Luís Moral Westerman Cardoso; Ana Luísa Silva. Guia de Recursos para a Pessoa com Doença Oncológica e seus Cuidadores. Portugal: Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (AICIB). 2025.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira. "Talking About Rare Diseases". In A Compendium on Rare Diseases and Online News. United States, 2020.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-2088-8.ch001
  2. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Dias; Fonseca, Henrique M. A. C.; Helena Silva; A. P. Girol; B. Sharma; Maria de Lourdes Gomes Pereira. "CCl4 intoxication: Prophylactic and Therapeutic properties of some Medicinal plants". In Advances in Medicine and Biology, edited by Leon V. Berhardt. United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2020.
    Accepted
Conference abstract
  1. Diana Mendonça; Hazel A. Tabo; Siriphorn Chimplee; Sonia M R Oliveira; Ana Paula Girol; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Nissapatorn, Veeranoot. "Medicinal plants against acanthamoeba keratitis: anti-amoebic, anti-adhesive and cytocompatible effects of garcinia brasiliensis mart. and mangifera indica l. leaf extracts". Paper presented in Research summit 2025, Aveiro, 2025.
    Published
  2. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Marina Misikic; Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "The nerve-cancer connection in the mammary gland and breast cancer". Paper presented in 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine, 2021.
  3. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Evidences of the nerve-cancer connection in female reproductive cancers". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Cancers: Exploiting Cancer Vulnerability by Targeting the DNA Damage Response, 2021.
    10.3390/IECC2021-09199
  4. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Nanoformulations of Selected Edible Medicinal Plants for Antiviral and Antioxidant potential". Paper presented in APCORE 2020 International, 2020.
    Published
  5. Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Ehsan Ahmadpour; Bechan Sharma; Teresa M. Santos. "Trivalent chromium and male germ cells: current prospects and future trends". Paper presented in 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, 2020.
    In press
Conference paper
  1. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Dias; Maria de Lourdes Pereira. "Pre-clinical investigations of Verbena officinalis L. tisane effects against induced stress in Wistar male rats". Paper presented in The 1st International E-Conference on Antioxidants in Health and Disease session Antioxidants in Chronic Disease: From Dietary Prevention to Therapeutic Intervention, 2020.
    Published • 10.3390/CAHD2020-08864
  2. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Dias; Helena Silva; Pereira, Maria de Lourdes. "Tisane of Verbena officinalis L. disturbs the physiology of Wistar male rats submitted to stress". Paper presented in Symposium on Medicinal Resources of Countries along one belt and one Road, Guanxi, 2019.
    Published
  3. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "Nerves infiltrate ovarian cancer and may be related to tumor aggressiveness". Paper presented in 25th ISN-APSN Joint Biennial Meeting, Cairns, 2015.
    Published
  4. Phillip Jobling; Severine Roselli; Jay Pundavela; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Sam Faulkner; Y Demont; Marjorie Walker; R. A. Bradhsaw; Hubert Hondermarck. "Neuronal development in tumors: a novel promoter of cancer progression". Paper presented in The 15th Hunter Cell Meeting, Hunter, 2015.
    Published
  5. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Keith T Jones; Eileen A Mclaughlin. "CDC14B role in male meiosis". Paper presented in SRB 2012 Conference, Gold Coast, 2012.
    Published
  6. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Extract of Verbena officinalis L. on Rats previously submitted to physical stress: Hepatic And Renal Studies". Paper presented in 2nd Joint Congress Of The Portuguese And Spanish Microscopy Societies, Aveiro, 2011.
Conference poster
  1. Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Diana Mendonça; T. Mahoob; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Maria de Lourdes Pereira. "Emerging disease and the application of nanotechnology". Paper presented in Encontro Ciencia 2023, 2023.
  2. Sílvia Moreira; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "The (un)expected influence of pesticides exposure in bone cancer development and transgenerational epigenetic effects in bone metabolism". Paper presented in 30th ANZBMS Meeting, Australian & New Zeland Bone & Mineral Society, 2020.
  3. S M R Oliveira (4616-FC16-9B38); Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "CHOLINERGIC AND PEPTIDERGIC INNERVATION OF OVARIAN TUMOURS". Paper presented in Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2016.
  4. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Nerves infiltrate ovarian cancer and may be related to tumor aggressiveness". Paper presented in 25th ISN-APSN Joint Biennial Meeting, 2015.
  5. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Neuronal development in tumors: a novel promoter of cancer progression". Paper presented in Hunter Cell Meeting, 2015.
  6. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "The nerve-cancer connection - a prospective therapeutic target for ovarian cancer". Paper presented in Annual Hunter Cancer Research Symposium, 2014.
  7. Sonia M R Oliveira; Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "DO WE HAVE THE NERVES TO HELP US TACKLE THE SCOURGE OF OVARIAN CANCER?". Paper presented in PRIORITY RESEARCH CENTRE FOR TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH - POSTGRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL CONFERENCE, 2014.
  8. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Maria Cavaleiro Dias; Maria de Lourdes Gomes Pereira; Helena Silva. "Pre-clinical study of Verbena officinalis in rats". Paper presented in Jornadas APTAC, 2011.
  9. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Pre-clinical effects of Cichorium intybus fruits extracts in mice". Paper presented in First European Joint Congress of EFCC and UEMS, 2010.
Edited book
  1. Communicating Rare Diseases and Disorders in the Digital Age. United States: IGI Global. 2020.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-7998-2088-8 • Editor
Journal article
  1. Y. Anis; R. V. Labana; D. Mendonça; S. Ayunee; R. V. D. Dimasin; R. Bodade; S. Sukati; et al. "Therapeutic insights into Garcinia mangostana". Tropical Biomedicine 42 2 (2025): 169-183. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/16427aa6-ed5c-48df-9ec7-b16f70a7a7c7.
    10.47665/tb.42.2.010
  2. Mitsuwan, Watcharapong; Sama-ae, Imran; Sangkanu, Suthinee; Khan, Dhrubo Ahmed; Biswas, Partha; Hasan, Md. Nazmul; Chuprom, Julalak; et al. "Amebicidal and Antiadhesion Activities of Knema retusa Extract Against Acanthamoeba triangularis T4 Genotype on Contact Lenses and Modeling Simulation of Its Main Compound, E2N, Against Acanthamoeba Beta-Tubulin". Scientifica 2025 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1155/sci5/4311313.
    Open access • Published • 10.1155/sci5/4311313
  3. Julalak Chuprom; Suthinee Sangkanu; Watcharapong Mitsuwan; Rachasak Boonhok; Alok K. Paul; Sonia M. Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria L. Pereira; et al. "Development of a novel encystment medium: Enhancing diagnostic potential of Acanthamoeba spp.". Veterinary World (2025): https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.110-121.
    10.14202/vetworld.2025.110-121
  4. Siriphorn Chimplee; Watcharapong Mitsuwan; Masyitah Zulkifli; Komgrit Eawsakul; Tassanee Ongtanasup; Suthinee Sangkanu; Tooba Mahboob; et al. "Comparative efficacy of Knema retusa extract delivery via PEG-b-PCL, niosome, and their combination against Acanthamoeba triangularis genotype T4". PeerJ 12 11 (2024): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/9e4d67ce-953b-4649-b90a-4426d7bf9535.
    10.7717/peerj.18452
  5. Nuchpicha Intakhan; Atiporn Saeung; Sonia M. Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Wetpisit Chanmol. "Synergistic Effects of Artesunate in Combination with Amphotericin B and Miltefosine against Leishmania infantum: Potential for Dose Reduction and Enhanced Therapeutic Strategies". Antibiotics (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13090806.
    10.3390/antibiotics13090806
  6. Lau Yu-Ping; Diana Mendonca; Lau Sheng-Khai; Yu Audrey Phan-Sing; Siriphorn Chimplee; Julalak Chuprom; Rachasak Boonhok; et al. "Malaria". Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources 15 2 (2024): 274-285. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/9e43a734-a0c1-46bf-92c8-4a37da9a7f93.
    10.56042/ijnpr.v15i2.11493
  7. Suthinee Sangkanu; Abolghasem Siyadatpanah; Roghayeh Norouzi; Julalak Chuprom; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Veeranoot Nissapatorn. "Efficacy of Propolis extract and eye drop solutions to suppress encystation and excystation of Acanthamoeba triangularis WU19001-T4 genotype". PeerJ 12 (2024): e16937.
    Open access • In press • 10.7717/peerj.16937
  8. Ebrahimi, Mina; Mehdizad, Nayer; Yeganeh-Sefidan, Fatemeh; Safarpour, Hanie; Pagheh, Abdol S.; Pouremamali, Amir; Shiralizadeh, Somayeh; et al. "Systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in people living with HIV and associated risk factors". Aids Reviews 25 3 (2023): https://doi.org/10.24875/aidsrev.23000008.
    Open access • Published • 10.24875/aidsrev.23000008
  9. Mohammadi Esfanjani, Soraya; Aghebati Maleki, Leili; Nami, Sanam; Ebrahimi, Mina; Baghbanzadeh, Amir; Perez-Cordon, Gregorio; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; et al. "Induction of TLR5, IRAK1, and NF-¿B expression by Trichomonas vaginalis in cervical cancer cell (HeLa) and normal human vaginal epithelial cell (HVECs) lines". The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 17 08 (2023): 1160-1167. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.18066.
    Published • 10.3855/jidc.18066
  10. Gautam, Deepan; Dolma, Karma Gurmey; Khandelwal, Bidita; Gupta, Madhu; Singh, Meghna; Mahboob, Tooba; Teotia, Anil; et al. "Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Ocimum sanctum Linn. and its antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii". PeerJ 11 (2023): e15590. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15590.
    10.7717/peerj.15590
  11. Saba Ramezanzadeh; Gholamreza Barzegar; Hamid Owaysee Osquee; Majid Pirestani; Mahmoud Mahami-Oskouei; Maryam Hajizadeh; Seyed Abdollah Hosseini; et al. "Microscopic and Molecular Identification of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cystoisospora belli in HIV-Infected People in Tabriz, Northwest of Iran". Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/7/368.
    10.3390/tropicalmed8070368
  12. kareem Hatam-Nahavandi; David Carmena; Mostafa Rezaeian; Hamed Mirjalali; Hanieh Mohammad Rahimi; Milad Badri; Aida Vafae Eslahi; et al. "Gastrointestinal Parasites of Domestic Mammalian Hosts in Southeastern Iran". Veterinary Sciences (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/4/261.
    10.3390/vetsci10040261
  13. Imran Sama-ae; Suthinee Sangkanu; Abolghasem Siyadatpanah; Roghayeh Norouzi; Julalak Chuprom; Watcharapong Mitsuwan; Sirirat Surinkaew; et al. "Targeting Acanthamoeba proteins interaction with flavonoids of Propolis extract by in vitro and in silico studies for promising therapeutic effects [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]". (2023): https://f1000research.com/articles/11-1274/v2.
    10.12688/f1000research.126227.2
  14. Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; António Rebocho; Ehsan Ahmadpour; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Maria de Lourdes Pereira. "Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review on Advances and Challenges in Creating Insulin Producing Devices". Micromachines (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/1/151.
    10.3390/mi14010151
  15. Sangkanu, Suthinee; Paul, Alok K.; Chuprom, Julalak; Mitsuwan, Watcharapong; Boonhok, Rachasak; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; et al. "Conserved Candidate Antigens and Nanoparticles to Develop Vaccine against Giardia intestinalis". Vaccines 11 1 (2022): 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010096.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/vaccines11010096
  16. Chuprom, Julalak; Sangkanu, Suthinee; Mitsuwan, Watcharapong; Boonhok, Rachasak; Mahabusarakam, Wilawan; Singh, L. Ravithej; Dumkliang, Ekachai; et al. "Anti-Acanthamoeba activity of a semi-synthetic mangostin derivative and its ability in removal of Acanthamoeba triangularis WU19001 on contact lens". PeerJ 10 (2022): e14468. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14468.
    10.7717/peerj.14468
  17. Bakhtiar, Nayer Mehdizad; Akbarzadeh, Abolfazl; Ahmadpour, Ehsan; Mahami-Oskouei, Mahmoud; Casulli, Adriano; Norouzi, Roghayeh; Asadi, Milad; et al. "In vitro efficacy of albendazole-loaded ß-cyclodextrin against protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto". Experimental Parasitology 243 (2022): 108428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108428.
    Published • 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108428
  18. Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Dias; Ana Paula Girol; Silva H.; Maria de Lourdes Pereira. "Exercise Training and Verbena officinalis L. Affect Pre-Clinical and Histological Parameters". Plants (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/22/3115.
    10.3390/plants11223115
  19. madhu; ABHISHEK WAHI; Priyanka Sharma; Riya Nagpal; Neha Raina; monika kaurav; Jaydeep Bhattacharya; et al. "Recent Advances in Cancer Vaccines: Challenges, Achievements, and Futuristic Prospects". Vaccines (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/12/2011.
    10.3390/vaccines10122011
  20. Saba Ramezanzadeh; Apostolos Beloukas; Abdol Sattar Pagheh; Mohammad Taghi Rahimi; seyed-Abdollah Hosseini; Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Ehsan Ahmadpour. "Global Burden of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection and Associated Risk Factors in People Living with HIV and/or AIDS". Viruses (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/6/1279.
    10.3390/v14061279
  21. Zulkipli, Masyitah; Mahbub, Nuzum; Fatima, Ayesha; Wan-Lin, Stefanie Lim; Khoo, Teng-Jin; Mahboob, Tooba; Rajagopal, Mogana; et al. "Isolation and Characterization of Werneria Chromene and Dihydroxyacidissimol from Burkillanthus malaccensis (Ridl.) Swingle". Plants 11 11 (2022): 1388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants11111388.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants11111388
  22. Neha Raina; Rakesh Pahwa; Jaydeep Bhattacharya; Paul, A.K.; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; et al. "Drug Delivery Strategies and Biomedical Significance of Hydrogels: Translational Considerations". Pharmaceutics (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/3/574.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14030574
  23. Ahmadpour, Ehsan; Rahimi, Mohamad Taghi; Ghojoghi, Altin; Rezaei, Fatemeh; Hatam-Nahavandi, Kareem; Oliveira, Sónia M. R.; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria; et al. "Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Marine Animal Species, as a Potential Source of Food Contamination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Acta Parasitologica 67 2 (2022): 592-605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11686-021-00507-z.
    10.1007/s11686-021-00507-z
  24. Sahar Serajian; Ehsan Ahmadpour; Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Siamak Heidarzadeh. "CRISPR-Cas Technology: Emerging Applications in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases". Pharmaceuticals (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/11/1171.
    10.3390/ph14111171
  25. Das, Gitishree; Heredia, J. Basilio; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Coy-Barrera, Ericsson; Rodrigues Oliveira, Sonia Marlene; Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Erick Paul; Cabanillas-Bojórquez, Luis Angel; Shin, Han-Seung; Patra, Jayanta Kumar. "Korean traditional foods as antiviral and respiratory disease prevention and treatments: A detailed review". Trends in Food Science & Technology 116 (2021): 415-433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.07.037.
    Published • 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.07.037
  26. Sara C. Pereira; P.F. Oliveira; Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Marco G: Alves. "Impact of Environmental and Lifestyle Use of Chromium on Male Fertility: Focus on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress". Antioxidants (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/9/1365.
    10.3390/antiox10091365
  27. Rajib Hossain; Khattab Al-Khafaji; Rasel Ahmed Khan; Chandan Sarkar; Md. Shahazul Islam; Dipta Dey; Divya Jain; et al. "Quercetin and/or Ascorbic Acid Modulatory Effect on Phenobarbital-Induced Sleeping Mice Possibly through GABAA and GABAB Receptor Interaction Pathway". Pharmaceuticals (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/8/721.
    10.3390/ph14080721
  28. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Scolicidal and apoptotic activities of 5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone as a potent agent against Echinococcus gran-ulosus protoscoleces". Pharmaceuticals 14 7 (2021): 623. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/7/623.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ph14070623
  29. Morais, Simone; Fonseca, Henrique M. A. C.; Oliveira, Sónia M. R.; Oliveira, Helena; Gupta, Vivek Kumar; Sharma, Bechan; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria. "Environmental and Health Hazards of Chromated Copper Arsenate-Treated Wood: A Review". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 11 (2021): 5518. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115518.
    Open access • 10.3390/ijerph18115518
  30. Hanie Safarpour; Hasan Majdi; Ali Masjedi; Abdol Sattar Pagheh; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Ehsan Ahmadpour. "Development of Optical Biosensor Using Protein A-Conjugated Chitosan–Gold Nanoparticles for Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis". Biosensors (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/5/134.
    10.3390/bios11050134
  31. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Using Information and Communication Technologies in Health Teaching and Learning". EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology 7 25 (2021): 167842-167842. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.8-1-2021.167842.
    10.4108/eai.8-1-2021.167842
  32. Pagheh, Abdol Sattar; Daryani, Ahmad; Alizadeh, Paria; Hassannia, Hadi; Rodrigues Oliveira, Sonia M.; Kazemi, Tohid; Rezaei, Fatemeh; Pereira, Maria de Lourdes; Ahmadpour, Ehsan. "Protective effect of a DNA vaccine cocktail encoding ROP13 and GRA14 with Alum nano-adjuvant against Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology (2021): 105920. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2021.105920.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.105920
  33. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "Nerve growth factor and its receptor tyrosine kinase TrkA are overexpressed in cervical squamous cell carcinoma". FASEB BioAdvances (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fba.2020-00016.
    10.1096/fba.2020-00016
  34. Faulkner S; Jobling P; Rowe CW; Rodrigues Oliveira SM; Roselli S; Thorne RF; Oldmeadow C; et al. "Neurotrophin Receptors TrkA, p75NTR, and Sortilin Are Increased and Targetable in Thyroid Cancer.". The American journal of pathology (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29037860.
    10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.09.008
  35. Jobling, P.; Pundavela, J.; Oliveira, S.M.R.; Roselli, S.; Walker, M.M.; Hondermarck, H.; Jobling P; et al. "Nerve-cancer cell cross-talk: A novel promoter of tumor progression". Cancer Research 75 9 (2015): 1777-1781. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942908660&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-3180
  36. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Severine Roselli; Hubert Hondermarck; Phillip Jobling. "Peripheral Nerves Are Associated with Some Ovarian Tumours". Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 10 13 (2014): 17-18.
    Published
  37. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Elsa Maria Cavaleiro Dias; Pereira, Maria de Lourdes. "Pré-Clinical study of Verbena officinalis in rats". Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Biomédicas (2011):
    Published
Journal issue
  1. Graziele Freitas de Bem; Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Gomes Pereira; Cristiane Aguiar Da Costa. "Natural and Engineered Probiotics in Human Health and Disease". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2026): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/73539/natural-and-engineered-probiotics-in-human-health-and-disease.
    In press • Invited editor
  2. Sonia M R Oliveira; De Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Ana Paula Girol; Nissapatorn, Veeranoot. "Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plants and Their Medicinal Potential, 2nd Edition". Pharmaceuticals (2026): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceuticals/special_issues/N851H2255O.
    In press
  3. De Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Sonia M R Oliveira; Ana Paula Girol; Nissapatorn, Veeranoot. "Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plants and Their Medicinal Potential". Pharmaceuticals (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceuticals/special_issues/65WHQ1BRU9.
    Published • Invited editor
  4. Paul, Alok K.; Sonia M R Oliveira. "Plant-Based Diet: Health Perspective". Nutrients (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/special_issues/6E9OZ5A15E.
    In press • Invited editor
  5. Ming Cui; Jianping Cao; Shunzi Jin; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria; Nissapatorn, Veeranoot; Sonia M R Oliveira. "Radiotherapy and Commensal Microbiome". Frontiers in Microbiology (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/29878/radiotherapy-and-commensal-microbiome.
    Published • Coeditor
  6. Muse Oke; Sonia M R Oliveira; Siamak Heidarzadeh; de Lourdes Pereira, Maria. "RNA-guided DNA transposition". Frontiers in Genome Editing (2023): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/50108/rna-guided-dna-transposition.
    In press • Coeditor
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. "The nerve-cancer connection in ovarian cancer". PhD, The University of Newcastle, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1383870.
  2. Oliveira, Sónia Marlene Rodrigues. "Efeito das cipselas de Cichorium intybus em ratinhos expostos a CCI4". Master, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/898.
Website
  1. Sonia Rodrigues Oliveira. International COVID-19 Webinar: current scenario, opportunities and challenges. 2020. https://intcovid19webinar.wixsite.com/uacovid19.

Other

Other output
  1. Editorial. radiotherapy and commensal microbiome. 2024. Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Maria De Lourdes Pereira. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/e6756d54-d3a3-4c72-8b0b-cce50ad1f3e8.
    10.3389/fmicb.2024.1484953
  2. Ovarian Tumors Present Autonomic and Sensory Innervation. 2016. SMR Oliveira; S Roselli; H Hondermarck; P Jobling. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/3f200793-1501-417a-803b-48abd56ab478.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/02 Laboratório à Prática Clínica: motivando através de Aprendizagem Ativa em Engenharia Biomédica 'Fórum de Ensino e Aprendizagem@UA | Teaching and Learning Forum@UA
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/05/21 Bioengenharia, Arte e Inteligencia Artificial Palestra na UC de Células e Tecidos
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/10/10 Biology-mimicking systems to fight off diabetes 3rd ICNPHH
UNIFIPA (Catanduva, Brazil)
2022/12/14 Teaching an Intensive course in reproduction and obesity: a transcontinental experience APCORE 2022 Virtual international conference
APCORE (Cambodia)
2022/09/28 Insulin producing organoids: advances for the treatment of T1 Diabetes 9.º Congresso Internacional em Saúde (CIS)
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2021/12/08 Emotional Factors of Healthcare Professionals During Covid-19 Outbreak: A Case Study APCORE 2021 Virtual Convention and International Conference
Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators - Philippines
2021/09/19 How COVID-10 impacted frontline healthcare professionals in a district hospital, Portugal 2nd International Health and Medical Sciences Conference
ISPEC Medical Institute (Mus, Turkey)
2021/02/01 Evidences of the nerve-cancer connection in female reproductive cancers (sciforum-041416) The 1st International Electronic Conference on Cancers: Exploiting Cancer Vulnerability by Targeting the DNA Damage Response
MDPI
2020/12/04 Nanoformulations of Selected Edible Medicinal Plants for Antiviral and Antioxidant potential (D3-SCI4-OLIVEIRA) APCORE 2020 International
Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators, Inc. (Singapore)
2020/12/02 Pre-clinical investigations of Verbena officinalis L. tisane effects against induced stress in Wistar male rats The 1st International E-Conference on Antioxidants in Health and Disease session Antioxidants in Chronic Disease: From Dietary Prevention to Therapeutic Intervention
MDPI
2020/11/02 Trivalent chromium and male germ cells: current prospects and future trends (Group D. General: Oral communications) 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
MDPI; pharmaceuticals (Switzerland)
2020/10/09 Pharmacological potential of plants in the treatment of diabetes: from Traditional to phytonanotherapy 7º CIS - Congresso Internacional em Saúde
Universidade do Minho
2020/02/27 How Safe is Verbena officinalis L. in Physical Exercise? International Conference on Natural Products & Human Health
(New Delhi, India)
2018/06 A take on the the peripheral nervous system in solid tumours COMPASS group meetings
CICECO (Aveiro, Portugal)
2016/07 The autonomic nervous system involvement in ovarian cancer HCRA ECR and PhD students Seminar Series (HEaPS)
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA) (Newcastle, Australia)
2015 Nerve infiltration in human ovarian tumours School of Medical Sciences and Pharmacy meetings
University of Newcastle (Newcastle, Australia)
2012/08 CDC14B role in male meiosis SRB 2012 Conference
Society for Reproductive Biology (Gold Coast, Australia)
2012 FZR1 in male meiosis Reproductive Biology Group Seminars
School of Science and IT, The University of Newcastle (Newcastle, Australia)
2011/10 Extract of Verbena officinalis L. on Rats previously submitted to physical stress: Hepatic And Renal Studies 2nd Joint Congress Of The Portuguese And Spanish Microscopy Societies
Portuguese Microscopy Society (Aveiro, Portugal)
2010/10 The toxicology of herbal extracts in animal tissues morphology and physiology
Instituto Piaget (Sines, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2025 Assessing the Effectiveness of Internal Quality Control Practice in Biochemistry Laboratory of Takeo Provincial Referral Hospital
Supervisor
 Master in Medical Biology (Master)
University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2022/10 - 2023/12/19 Caracterização Clínico-patológica e Histopatológica Do Carcinoma Oral De Células Escamosas
Supervisor of Beatriz Santana Ribeiro
 Biologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/07/04 Insulin-producing organoids for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/07/18 Insulin-producing organoids and devices for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/10 - 2019/05/31 Functional isolation of umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells, encapsulation and bone marrow niche systems expansion
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/10 - 2019/05/31 Injectable Biomimetic Tissue Systems as scaffolds for Bone Regeneration
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia Molecular (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2018/09/11 - 2019/05/31 Functional isolation and ex-vivo expansion of human hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/05 Nerve Infiltration and Neurotransmitters in the Mammary Gland and Breast Cancer
Co-supervisor
 Honours for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Degree)
The University of Newcastle Faculty of Health and Medicine, Australia
2015 - 2015 The peripheral nervous system in the ovary of mice
Co-supervisor
The University of Newcastle Faculty of Health and Medicine, Australia

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/10 - 2024/09/27 Science Summit At United Nations UNGA79: Harnessing the Power of Nature: A One Health Approach Against Acanthamoeba (2024/09 - 2024/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 United Nations Secretariat, United States
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/13 Science Summit at UNGA78 : Defeating Acanthamoeba: Uniting for Health (131102) (2023/09/12 - 2023/09/29)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 United Nations Secretariat, United States
2023/04/01 - 2023/05/31 International Symposium On Integrative Medicine & Health - Drug Discovery For Human Health & Pandemic Preparedness (2023/05/04 - 2023/05/05)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2021/03/24 - 2023/03/25 Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor com Carlos Azevedo (2021/03/24 - 2021/03/24)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/15 - 2023/02/28 Round Table: Transforming Biomedical Education: From Teaching to Learning (2023/02/15 - 2023/02/15)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/15 - 2023/02/28 Round Table: Current Challenges in Medical Education: Cultural and socioeconomic differences (2023/02/15)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/09 - 2023/02/10 Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor Carmen Jerónimo (2023/02/09 - 2023/02/09)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2022/11/30 Workshop Approaches for inflammation research: limitations and troubleshooting (2022/11/29 - 2022/11/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021 com Prof. Jennifer A. Punt (2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/01/06 - 2021/07/27 WebRepro - I Reproductive Sciences & Fertility Virtual Summit (https://sites.google.com/view/webrepro/home) (2021/07/26 - 2021/07/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/04 - 2021/04/29 Dia Internacional da Imunologia - Mesa redonda virtual: Pandemia de COVID-19 e Vacinas: oportunidades e desafios (2021/04/19 - 2021/04/29)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2020/11/01 - 2020/11/30 Webinar - Flash Talks: Dietary supplements in Health - Chromium, friend or foe? (2020/11/25 - 2020/11/25)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

IVF Worldwide, United States
2020/05 - 2020/09 International COVID-19 Webinar: current scenario, opportunities and challenges (2020/09/23 - 2020/09/23)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/04/19 - Current Webinar: "Rethinking Developmental Biology With Cellular Reprogramming"
Seminar
 Rethinking Developmental Biology With Cellular Reprogramming
Technology Networks Ltd, United Kingdom
2023/04/04 - Current Inovaçao Pedagógica @ UA - Criar testes no Moodle
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/30 - Current Roche Care 4 You - Update de Guidelines no Tratamento da Diabetes
Seminar
 Roche Care 4 You
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, United States
2023/03/15 - Current Moodle – Lições: exercícios interativos, que englobam conteúdos e questões
Workshop
 Moodle – Lições: exercícios interativos, que englobam conteúdos e questões
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/14 - Current Webinar "Bioeconomia e inovação no desenvolvimento de produtos alimentares"
Seminar
 Bioeconomia e inovação no desenvolvimento de produtos alimentares
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2023/03/13 - Current Workshop "NEUROEDUCAçAO" - Compreender Processos Cognitivos e Emocionais
Workshop
 WORKSHOP "NEUROEDUCAÇÃO"
ASSOCIAÇÃO VIVER ALFENA, Portugal
2023/03/09 - Current Novel Patch Clamp Assays to advance Pain Research
Symposium
 Novel Patch Clamp Assays to advance Pain Research
Sophion Bioscience A/S, Denmark
2023/03/08 - Current Sessão inaugural "Inteligência Artificial no Ensino Superior: Utopia ou Distopia"
Conference
 Sessão inaugural "Inteligência Artificial no Ensino Superior: Utopia ou Distopia"
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/08 - Current Murais e votação eletrónica no Moodle
Workshop
 Murais e votação eletrónica no Moodle
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/28 - Current Ciclo de Formação em Investigação Clínica - Princípios éticos em investigação clínica
Workshop
 Ciclo de Formação em Investigação clínica
Egaz Moniz Health Alliance, Portugal
2023/02/17 - Current Pharmacogenomics – Precision Prescribing for the Future
Seminar
 Pharmacogenomics – Precision Prescribing for the Future
The University of Newcastle Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia
2023/02/15 - Current Moodle – Grupos e peer feedback
Workshop
 Moodle – Grupos e peer feedback
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/15 - Current Cancer cells on the move: 3D bioprinting and tracking cell movement | Inventia Life Science Webinar
Seminar
 Cancer cells on the move: 3D bioprinting and tracking cell movement | Inventia Life Science Webinar
Inventia Life Science Pty Ltd, Australia
2023/01/25 - Current EL PAPEL DE LAS PELÍCULAS DE DISNEY EN EL DESARROLLO DE LOS ESTEREOTIPOS DE GÉNERO: ¿REFLEJO DE LA REALIDAD SOCIAL O ELEMENTO ADOCTRINADOR?
Seminar
 EL PAPEL DE LAS PELÍCULAS DE DISNEY EN EL DESARROLLO DE LOS ESTEREOTIPOS DE GÉNERO: ¿REFLEJO DE LA REALIDAD SOCIAL O ELEMENTO ADOCTRINADOR?
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança, Portugal
2022/12/05 - Current Validar o plágio usando a ferramenta Ouriginal
Workshop
 Validar o plágio usando a ferramenta Ouriginal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/01 - Current Webinar Microfluidics and Microfabrication for life sciences
Seminar
 Webinar Microfluidics and Microfabrication for life sciences
2022/11/30 - Current Conferência Internacional: Cancro da Próstata
Conference
 Conferência Internacional: Cancro da Próstata
Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2022/11/29 - Current Approaches for inflammation research: limitations and troubleshooting
Seminar
 Approaches for inflammation research: limitations and troubleshooting
2022/11/25 - Current ação de capacitação: Os professores e a sua saúde psicológica
Workshop
 ação de capacitação: Os professores e a sua saúde psicológica
2022/11/23 - Current AI in health: crucial challenges - Virtualized: Enhancing Life, Excelling in Digital Care
Seminar
 AI in health: crucial challenges - Virtualized: Enhancing Life, Excelling in Digital Care
2022/11/01 - Current Nature Conference on Metabolic Communication Across Biological Scales
Conference
 Nature Conference on Metabolic Communication Across Biological Scales
2022/10/27 - Current 4U | CANVA - APRESENTAÇÃO MAIS APELATIVA E CRIATIVA
Workshop
 4U | CANVA - APRESENTAÇÃO MAIS APELATIVA E CRIATIVA
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2022/10/06 - Current Quantitative Digital Pathology: An Overview of the HALO® Image Analysis Platform
Workshop
 Quantitative Digital Pathology: An Overview of the HALO® Image Analysis Platform
2021/12/09 - Current uniWebinar | Patologia infeciosa endocraniana e do ráquis, como abordar?
Symposium
Unilabs Portugal, Portugal
2021/11/17 - Current Criar Formulários em https://forms.ua.pt" - InovaçaoPedagogica@UA
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/15 - Current "A Arte de bem gerir o e-mail com Microsoft Outlook" - InovaçaoPedagogica@UA
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/07 - Current TRAINING | Suporte Básico de Vida Pediátrico
Other
Escola Pediatria Pediformschool, Unipessoal Lda., Portugal
2021/06/17 - Current STAGO | Approach to Heparin Therapy and Diagnosis of Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndromes due to anti-PF4 antibodies (HIT vs VITT)
Symposium
Diagnostica Stago Centre de Recherche et Développement, France
2024/05/28 - 2024/05/28 Generative AI as a way to innovate your Teaching and Learning approaches
Workshop
 Arqus WP5 – Teaching Innovation - Online Workshops
2024/02/21 - 2024/02/21 Introdução à Inteligência Artificial: Desvendando as Potencialidades das Plataformas Modernas
Workshop
 InovPeda@UA
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/02/20 - 2024/02/21 GESTÃO DE CONTRATOS DE ENSAIO CLÍNICO
Workshop
 Açao CAPACITAR
AICIB - Agencia de investigaçao clínica e inovaçao Biomédica, Portugal
2023/05/19 - 2023/11/14 Aprender e Ensinar em Fisiologia
Workshop
 Aprender e Ensinar em Fisiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisiologia , Portugal
2023/10/27 - 2023/10/27 Questões em aula com Vevox
Workshop
 Jornadas Inter-institucionais de Desenvolvimento Pedagógico
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/19 - 2023/10/20 Atividades de coordenaçao de investigaçao clinica
Workshop
 Açao CAPACITAR
AICIB - Agencia de investigaçao clínica e inovaçao Biomédica, Portugal
2023/10/12 - 2023/10/12 Jornadas CICECO 2023
Congress
 Jornadas CICECO | Crossing Borders
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 NEI - Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Exhibition
 NEI 2023
Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/09/20 - 2023/09/20 Science Summit at UNGA78: The role of Art in Medical Education - The added value to engage students
Round table
 Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly 78 (UNGA78)
United Nations Secretariat, United States
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/07 Ciencia 2023: Ciencia e Oceano para Além do Horizonte
Conference
 Ciencia 2023 - Encontro com a Ciencia e a Tecnologia em Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal

Assembleia da República, Portugal
2023/04/27 - 2023/06/02 Online Advanced Course on Biomedical Imaging 2023
Workshop
 Online Advanced Course on Biomedical Imaging 2023
The University of Texas at Austin UT Health Austin, United States

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/30 - 2023/06/01 Epigenetic Mechanisms of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change¿ (EPI-CATCH)
Conference
 “Epigenetic Mechanisms of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change” (EPI-CATCH)
B'lgarska akademia na naukite, Bulgaria
2023/05/29 - 2023/06/01 BIC²UK Conference on Nanomaterials & Machine Learning
Conference
 BIC²UK - Brazil - India - Cuba - China - United Kingdom (BICUK) conference on Materials & Machine Learning
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Universidad de la Habana, Cuba

Mahatma Gandhi University, India

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Macromoléculas Professora Eloisa Mano, Brazil
2023/05/23 - 2023/05/23 Session 117: Zymot Symposium (ZyMot Fertility)
Seminar
 Zymot Symposium
2023/05/11 - 2023/05/11 XXXVIII Jornadas de Estudos da Reproduçao
Congress
 XXXVIII Jornadas de Estudos da Reproduçao
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução, Portugal
2023/05/09 - 2023/05/09 Session 115: Brilliant minds- new approaches in ART and fertility treatment
Seminar
 Session 115: Brilliant minds- new approaches in ART and fertility treatment
2023/04/28 - 2023/04/28 Inovaçao Pedagógica @UA - Fraude e ética no Ensino e na Investigaçao
Workshop
 InovPeda@UA
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/20 - 2023/04/20 “Pré-Analítica em Hemostase e Controlo de Qualidade Laboratorial” - STAGO
Seminar
 “Pré-Analítica em Hemostase e Controlo de Qualidade Laboratorial”
Diagnostica Stago Centre de Recherche et Développement, France
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/19 Rethinking Developmental Biology With Cellular Reprogramming
Seminar
 Rethinking Developmental Biology With Cellular Reprogramming
bit.bio, United Kingdom
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/17 Inovaçao Pedagógica @UA - A avaliação de pares com recurso a rubricas como estratégia ativa de aprendizagem
Workshop
 InovPeda@UA
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/17 Inovaçao Pedagógica @ UA - Avaliação de Pares
Workshop
 InovPeda@UA Avaliação de Pares
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/13 - 2023/04/14 Neural Plasticity in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity
Congress
 Neural Plasticity in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, United States
2023/03/31 - 2023/04/01 7th IVF Worldwide Online Congress
Congress
 Optimizing IVF treatment to maximize the likelihood of conception
IVF Worldwide, United States
2023/03/31 - 2023/04/01 7th IVF Worldwide Online Congress
Congress
 7th IVF Worldwide Online Congress
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/30 ROCHE Care4You - Update de guidelines no tratamento da Diabetes
Seminar
 Roche Care 4 You - Update de guidelines no tratamento da diabetes
2023/03/23 - 2023/03/23 Long Covid Global ECHO Webinar Series
Seminar
 Overview of Long Covid
The University of New Mexico, Project ECHO, United States
2023/03/23 - 2023/03/23 SNS SUmmit
Conference
 SNS Summit
Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal

The University of New Mexico, Project ECHO, United States
2023/03/16 - 2023/03/16 Webinar: international THCS-call ‘Healthcare of the future’
Seminar
 ‘Healthcare of the future’
Trust Healthcare Consulting Services, United States
2023/03/16 - 2023/03/16 Spatial multi-omics in targeted cancer immunotherapies
Seminar
 Spatial multi-omics in targeted cancer immunotherapies
2023/03/14 - 2023/03/14 Bioeconomia e inovação no desenvolvimento de produtos alimentares
Conference
 Bioeconomia e inovação no desenvolvimento de produtos alimentares
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2022/12/05 - 2022/12/08 IDF World Diabetes Congress
Congress
 IDF World Diabetes Congress
International Diabetes Federation, Belgium
2022/11/17 - 2022/11/17 2nd INSURE Hub Conference - Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration
Conference
 Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration - 2nd INSURE Hub Conference
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2022/09/13 - 2022/09/30 Science Summit at UNGA77
Congress
 Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly 77 (UNGA77)
United Nations Environment Programme New York, United States
2022/09/29 - 2022/09/29 9.º Congresso Internacional em Saúde (CIS)
Conference
 9.º Congresso Internacional em Saúde (CIS)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/01/02 - 2022/01/02 Nature Research Webcast Targeting KRAS in cancer
Symposium
 Targeting KRAS in cancer
Nature, United Kingdom
2021/10/04 - 2021/12/13 Interdisciplinary Training on Principles, Applications and Nanotechnology Innovation in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Engineering and Medicine
Texas State University, United States
2021/06/22 - 2021/06/22 Project ECHO COVID-19 Educational Update Series: Psycho Social Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals during Pandemic by Dr. Indu Arneja
Seminar
 COVID-19 Educational Update Series
The University of New Mexico, United States

UNM Project ECHO, United States
2021/06/16 - 2021/06/17 Virtual 3D Cell Culture Summit (by CorningLife Sciences)
Conference
 2021 Virtual 3D Cell Culture Summit
Corning Life Sciences BV, Netherlands
2021/06/09 - 2021/06/09 Workshop Conhecer e Trabalhar com o Microsoft Onedrive, | Série "Dicas para a literacia digital - workshops online" com Ana Trigó e Carlos Saraiva
Workshop
 Workshop Conhecer e Trabalhar com o Microsoft Onedrive
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/06/01 - 2021/06/02 Congresso internacional - One Health: New Insights and Challenges of Zoonotic Diseases
Congress
 Congresso internacional - One Health
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/05/26 - 2021/05/26 Workshop "Conhecer e Trabalhar com o Microsoft Teams" | Série "Dicas para a literacia digital - workshops online" com Ana Trigó e Carlos Saraiva
Workshop
 “Conhecer e Trabalhar com o Microsoft Teams”
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/05/21 - 2021/05/21 Sessão de apresentação de resultados do projeto CovidLearning – Knowledge sharing for health professionals
Round table
 Sessão de apresentação de resultados do projeto CovidLearning – Knowledge sharing for health professionals
Health Cluster Portugal, Portugal
2021/05/20 - 2021/05/20 International Clinical Trials Day 2021 'Platform Trials: Shift in Treatment, Testing and Collaboration
Conference
 International Clinical Trials Day 2021 - Platform Trials: Shift in Treatment, Testing and Collaboration
European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, France
2021/05/20 - 2021/05/20 Obesity and CVD - Causes, Consequences and Weight Loss
Congress
 The LIVE Webinar on Cardiology: Obesity and CVD - Causes, Consequences and Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk, Czech Republic

AstraZeneca SA NV, Belgium

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
2021/05/19 - 2021/05/19 Zoom: Funcionalidades Avançadas - Programa de Formação e Atualização Pedagógica UA
Workshop
 Zoom: Funcionalidades Avançadas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/05/04 - 2021/05/07 The virtual Engineered Living Materials Conference 2021
Conference
 Engineered Living Materials Conference 2021
INM Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH, Germany
2021/04/29 - 2021/04/29 Mesa redonda virtual: Pandemia de COVID-19 e Vacinas: oportunidades e desafios
Meeting
 Mesa redonda virtual: Pandemia de COVID-19 e Vacinas: oportunidades e desafios
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/04/09 - 2021/04/09 ação de formação “Do normal ao patológico: um mapa para a saúde mental em tempos difíceis“
Workshop
 Programa de Formação e Atualização Pedagógica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/03/25 - 2021/03/25 Ciclo de Workshops Stago 2020/2021 Módulo II – Testes específicos em Coagulação
Workshop
 TESTES DE COAGULAÇÃO, DIAGNÓSTICO EM HEMÓSTASE & COVID-19
Diagnostica Stago Inc, United States
2021/03/17 - 2021/03/17 From In Silico to Animal Models for the study of Human Diseases
Symposium
 From In Silico to Animal Models for the study of Human Diseases
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/03/16 - 2021/03/16 Animal training webinar - session 1
Workshop
 Animal Training Webinars by i3S
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/03/05 - 2021/03/05 I Encontro de Enfermagem de Saúde Materna e Obstétrica
Congress
 I Encontro de Enfermagem de Saúde Materna e Obstétrica
Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/03/03 Project ECHO: COVID-19 Diagnostics
Seminar
 Project ECHO COVID-19 Global Series
UNM Project ECHO, United States
2021 - 2021/03 ACD inc. Knowledge Resource Webinar Series
Seminar
 Knowledge Resource Webinar Series
Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc, United States
2021/02/04 - 2021/02/05 1st Online International Congress on Natural Products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Congress
 Natural Products Application Congress: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2020 - 2021/02 Andor Microscopy Training
Workshop
 Andor Microscopy School
Andor Technology USA, United States

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis, United Kingdom
2020/12/18 - 2020/12/18 Gestão de Espécies Invasoras (UC de Gestão de Espécies Invasoras, Mestrado em Recursos Florestais da ESA do IPCoimbra)
Seminar
 Seminário 3ª edição Gestão de espécies invasoras
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2020/11/30 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
Conference
 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2020/11/21 - 2020/11/22 FEM 3.0-Fertility Enhancement & Management Virtual Annual Conference
Conference
 FEM 3.0-Fertility Enhancement & Management Virtual Annual Conference
Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecological Society, India

IVF Worldwide, United States
2020/11/20 - 2020/11/20 International Webinar on Infectious Diseases Preparedness: a special focus on COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities
Symposium
 International Webinar on Infectious Diseases Preparedness: a special focus on COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, India
2020/11/19 - 2020/11/20 Jornadas CICECO 2020
Congress
 JORNADAS CICECO 2020 | THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND CICECO
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2020/11/06 - 2020/11/06 2020 Hunter Cancer Research Symposium
Symposium
 2020 HCRA Symposium
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance, Australia
2020/11/06 - 2020/11/06 Online Meetings_4Students@DQ - Pedro Carvalho (Datathon da Galp)
Meeting
 Online Meetings_4Students@DQ
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/11/04 - 2020/11/06 2020 RIKEN BDR-CuSTOM Joint Virtual Symposium “Integrated organoid science: Stem cells, Engineering, Medicine"
Symposium
 2020 RIKEN BDR-CuSTOM Joint Symposium: Integrated organoid science: Stem cells, Engineering, Medicine
Rigaku Kenkyujo Seimei Kino Kagaku Kenkyu Center, Japan

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States
2020/08/07 - 2020/08/07 COVID-19 & pregnancy: Maternal and neonatal labour/delivery outcomes, and recommendations for care of pregnant women
Seminar
 WHO/AFRO COVID-19 Case Management Community of Practice
UNM Project ECHO, United States
2020/07/31 - 2020/07/31 BioTechne: Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD)
Seminar
 TPD Webinar
Bio-Techne, United States
2020/06/09 - 2020/06/09 Health Literacy Seminar Series: Telehealth: Getting the message across and communicating effectively
Workshop
 Health Literacy Seminar Series:
The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Australia
2020/06 - 2020/06 [Webinar Series] Artificial Intelligence in Tissue Pathology
Exhibition
 AACR Annual Meeting 2020 - Master your image analysis skills (Visiopharm)
Visiopharm A/S, Denmark
2018/11/14 - 2018/11/14 Stem Cells: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Promises (The Scientist Webinars)
Seminar
 Stem Cells: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Promises
2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13 TechDays Science Communication: Divulgação de actividades de investigação do grupo COMPASS do CICECO, Universidade de Aveiro
Exhibition
 TechDays 2018
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/19 Caracterização Clínico-patológica e Histopatológica Do Carcinoma Oral De Células Escamosas
Supervisor
 Beatriz Santana Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/12/18 O papel potencial dos Beta-bloqueadores e de reguladores lipídicos no tratamento do cancro de pulmão: uma abordagem in vitro
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago Neves Amaral (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12/10 "Non-selective beta-blockers as potential coadjutants for prostate cancer treatment"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Castanheiro Frazao (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/01 - Current Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health (2154-4700) Taylor & Francis
2022 - Current Frontiers in Pharmacology (1663-9812) Frontiers
2021 - Current Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2235-2988) Frontiers
2021/01 - 2021/09 Journal of Ethnopharmacology (0378-8741) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/06/03 - Current American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Associate Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/10 - Current Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021 com Prof. Paulo Costa Carvalho
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/01 - Current Webinar series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021
President / Vice-president
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10 - 2024 4th International Conference on Natural Products and Human Health (ICNPHH)
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/06/09 - 2021/06/09 Webinar Series in Biomedicine: Meet the Professor 2021 com Robert Weinberg
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/10/09 - 2023/10/11 3rd International Conference on Natural Products and Human Health (ICNPHH-2023) UNIFIPA

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/02/22 - Current Obesity and Reproductive Health: Preclinical and Clinical Investigations Structural and Functional Biology (Graduado) Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
2025/05 - 2025/08 MPS-Y2 Physiology and General and Tropical Semiology Physiology and General and Tropical Semiology (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2023/11 - 2025/02 MMB-Y2 Planning, Forecasting, Monitoring and Assessment Planning, Forecasting, Monitoring and Assessment (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2024 - 2025 Introdução à Investigação Científica Introdução à Investigação Científica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023 - 2025 Histologia & Embriologia Histologia & Embriologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023 - 2025 Histologia Histologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023 - 2025 Fisiologia Fisiologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023 - 2025 MPS - Quality Assurance and GMP Quality Assurance and GMP (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2024/11/11 - 2024/12/13 Obesity, Diabetes and Reproductive Health. Obesity, Diabetes and Reproductive Health (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva, Brazil

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07 MMB-Y1 Microbiology (Bacteriology, Virology, Parasito-mycology) Microbiology (Bacteriology, Virology, Parasito-mycology) (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2023/10 - 2024 MPS - Analytical Development and control of active substances of plant origin and control of plant based medication (medication and complementary aliment) Analytical Development and control active substances of plant origin and control of plant based medication (medication and complementary aliment) (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2023/10/09 - 2023/10/11 Natural products for the management of Diabetes (Graduado)
2023/10/10 - 2023/10/10 O potencial de sistemas biomiméticos na hemóstase sanguínea: explorando compostos de origem natural e nanopartículas. (Graduado)
2023/10/09 - 2023/10/09 Immunomodulation - A key to develop preventive therapeutics through nature inspired thinking (Graduado)
2023/07/31 - 2023/08/17 OBESIDADE, DIABETES E SAÚDE REPRODUTIVA | OBESITY, DIABETES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Curso internacional de extensao (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva, Brazil
2023/05 - 2023/07 M-PS Documentation and Scientific Information Documentation and Scientific Information (Master) University of Puthisastra, Cambodia
2020/07 - 2020/08 Obesity and Reproduction: Contribution of preclinical studies Reproductive Biology (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino, Brazil
2018/10 - 2018/11 In vitro biological characterisation of biomaterials (ENBA Summer course) ENBA (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Anatomy and Histology Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program) (Bachelor) The University of Newcastle, Australia
2015 - 2017 Human Genomics and Biomolecular Analysis Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor) The University of Newcastle, Australia
2015 - 2016 Biomedical Science Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor) The University of Newcastle, Australia
2009/09 - 2009/11 Toxicology of medicinal plants (Outros)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences (2167-8359) PeerJ
2022/11/08 - Current International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) MDPI
2022/08/23 - Current PeerJ Life & Environmental (2167-8359) PeerJ
Distinctions

Award

2016 Travel award
Australian Neuroscience Society, Australia
2015 Travel Award
Australian Neuroscience Society, Australia
2015 Travel Award
International Society for Neurochemistry, Switzerland
2012 Travel award
Society for Reproductive Biology, Australia

Other distinction

2023 Section Editor - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
PeerJ Ltd, United Kingdom
2022 Review Editor (Intestinal Microbiome - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
2022 Review Editor (Pharmacology of Anti-Cancer Drugs - Frontiers in Pharmacology & Frontiers in Oncology))
Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
2021 Associate Member WUHeDD
World Union for Herbal Drug Discovery (WUHeDD), Thailand
2020 Revisor científico
European Alliance for Innovation (EAI), Belgium
2020 Associate Member AACR
American Association for Cancer Research, United States
2019 Revisor científico
IGI Global, United States
2018 Associate Member of HCRA
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance, Australia
2015 Member of HCRA
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance, Australia
2015 Member of HMRI
The University of Newcastle Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia
2015 Member of International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
International Society for Neurochemistry, Switzerland
2014 Member of Australasian Society for Neuroscience (ANS)
Australasian Society for Neuroscience (ANS), Australia
2012 Oozoa award candidate (2nd place)
2011 UNIRSC (University of Newcastle Research Scholarship Central)
2011 UNIPRS (University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship)
2011 Member of SRB
Society for Reproductive Biology, Australia