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CAREER - After a degree in Biochemistry ("scientific branch") from Porto University, Maria João Amorim worked in projects in protein purification and function (1998, Univ. Wageningen, NL),coacervation (1998-2000, ESB, PT) and phase separation and transitions (2000-2001, Nova Univ., PT). Amorim was awarded a PhD in influenza research (2002-2007, Univ. of Cambridge,UK), and after developing 3 postdoctoral research projects in the UK (NIMR and Depts. of Pathology & Biochemistry of Cambridge Univ.), she returned to Portugal in 2012 to become an independent group leader at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) also in virology, an area under-represented in Portugal, despite the importance of infectious diseases for public health. Since 2022, she is a Group Leader and Vice-Director at the new research institute Católica Biomedical Research centre (CBR), a research unit of Católica Medical School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), and Associated Professor at the Católica Medical School, currently maintaining a double affiliation with UCP and IGC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACHIEVEMENTS - The Amorim group is interested in how viruses interact with its different hosts. As leader of her lab since 2012, she authored 30 manuscripts, 16 of which as senior and/or corresponding author, and overall, she sums 37 peer-reviewed publications (over 1000 citations, h-index 18, Scopus), in reputable journals (J. Cell Science, Nature Comms, Cell, J Virol). She supervise(d) 4 postdocs, 10 Ph.D. students (6 ongoing, 4 in collaboration), 7 MS.c. students and several trainees (of 8 nationalities), and secured €5 M to fund her lab, including attracting an ERC Consolidator grant (overall €2,870,000.00) as principal investigator, a La Caixa grant as collaborator (overall €1,000,000.00) and a HORIZON-HLTH-2023-DISEASE-03 (overall €7,999,838.75) as collaborator, plus one FCTinvestigator and a CEEC contract to fund for her salary). The work she has been developing earned her peer-recognition, seen in the visibility and citations of her papers, and invitations to: give departmental seminars and talk in international conferences (30 since 2015); integrate evaluation panels for: PI recruitment (4); Ph.D. students selection (4); MS.c./Ph.D. examinations in several international universities (30). She serves in scientific boards, reviews for renowned funding agencies (ERC, ANR, MRC, HFSP, Wellcome Trust), and reputable journals (e.g. J.Virology, PLoS Pathogens, Nature, Nature Communications, J. Cell Science, Philosophical transactions B). She is also involved in outreach actions and has participated in many events to engage the general public, including TV and Radio broadcasts, press releases, and has participated in many outreach actions in TV, Radio broadcasts, press releases, written pieces about vaccination, virology and SARS-CoV-2/COVID (more than 60). She is an expert for the EU in a project related with SARS-CoV-2, featured in the book women in Science from Ciência Viva (2021), and is an alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State¿s premier professional exchange program for current and emerging leaders. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAREER BREAKS: In 2016 and 2021 she had career breaks of 5 months for maternity leave.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Lopes Gonçalves de Brito Amorim

Citation names

  • Amorim, Maria Joao

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
491A-6426-F006
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4129-6659
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7ErW9dAAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
D-7032-2013
Scopus Author Id
ID 8934319800

Email addresses

  • mjamorim@ucp.pt (Professional)
  • mjamorim@igc.gulbenkian.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 214407905 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia. Rua da Quinta Grande, 6, P-2780-156, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/13
Concluded
 Workshop on Adaptative Leadership (Postgraduate Certificate)
USA State Department, United States
2020/10/08
Concluded
 Workshop on General Data Protection Regulation (Pós-Graduação)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/28
Concluded
 PI Career and Leadership Programme Workshop by Magdalena BankMeyer (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/13
Concluded
 Workshop on “Talking to Media by Matthew Tosh”, 12th April,2019 IGC, PT. (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017/10/24 - 2017/10/26
Concluded
 Workshop for Programming for Policy Engagement participants, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, October, 24-26th. 2017 (Pós-Graduação)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2015/06/08 - 2015/06/10
Concluded
 Workshop for Principal Investigators: “Master Class by Roberto Kolter, 8-10th June 2015, ITQB, PT. (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/06/11 - 2009/06/11
Concluded
 Supervising and Small Group Teaching, 11th June 2009, University of Cambridge, UK. (Pós-Graduação)
University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry, United Kingdom
2008/12/13 - 2008/12/19
Concluded
 Genome-wide Approaches with Fission Yeast (Pós-Graduação)
Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom
2007/05/12
Concluded
 PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology, United Kingdom
"Influenza A virus and the host cell nucleus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/09/01 - 2002/08/31
Concluded
 Academic year of PhD programme in Biomedicine at IGC, Oeiras, Portugal. (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
1999/01/25
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"The purification and characterisation of metalloproteins of the hyperthermophilic microorganism Pyrococcus furiosus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 out of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Coordinating Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Campus Sintra, Portugal
Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
2012/05/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2009/11/01 - 2012/03/31 Postdoc (Research) University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology, United Kingdom
2007/12/01 - 2009/10/31 Postdoc (Research) University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry, United Kingdom
2006/11/01 - 2007/11/30 Postdoc (Research) National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
2000/09/01 - 2001/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
1998/12/01 - 2000/07/31 Research Assistant (Research) Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Campus Sintra, Portugal
Católica Medical School , Portugal
1999/10/01 - 2001/02/28 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Organic Unit Sub-director Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Group Leader Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
2001/09/01 - 2002/08/31 Academic year of PhD Programme in Biomedicine Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/12 - Current Test2Save
72558
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/01/01 - 2028/12/31 Evolvable and rapidly adaptable monobodies: a broad-spectrum antiviral platform“ EvaMobs - 101137419 - GAP-101137419 funded by “HORIZON-HLTH-2023-DISEASE-03"
101137419
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
European Research Council
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2026/03/31 ERC Consolidator grant CONTROLLING INFLUENZA A VIRUS LIQUID ORGANELLES Ref 101001521
101001521
Principal investigator
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 European Research Council
Ongoing
2022/12/01 - 2025/12/31 La Caixa - The BioPlaTTAR Platform for the Tailored and Rapid Development of Antiviral Biopharmaceuticals
HR22-00722
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal
 CaixaForum Barcelona
Ongoing
2018/09 - 2021/08 Role of influenza A virus genome binding to mitochondria
PTDC/BIA-CEL/32211/2017
Supervisor
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07 - 2020/12 A practical assay for routine detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARSCoV2 that bypasses requirements for high biosafety laboratory usage
580
Principal investigator
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07 - 2020/12 Ion channel blockers mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a fast-track ex-vivo study to complement the current on-going clinical trials
434
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/06/01 - 2020/08/31 Ultra-sensitive, specific, scalable, fast and cheap: a colorimetric-assisted single-tube nested conventional PCR to detect the Sars-Cov-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs
283_596885654
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/07 - 2015/06 Cellular pathways involved in genome trafficking and assembly of influenza A virus
PTDC IMI MIC 1142 201
Principal investigator
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07 - 2015/06 Cellular pathways involved in genome trafficking and assembly of influenza A virus
Provided by PTCRIS: 126053
126053
 Universidade de Coimbra
2014/04 - 2015/03 Molecular mechanism of melanin transfer in skin pigmentation
EXPL/BEX-BCM/0379/2013
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/04 - 2015/03 Molecular mechanism of melanin transfer in skin pigmentation
133401
Provided by PTCRIS: 133401
 Universidade de Coimbra

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2024/06/30 Adipose tissue lipolysis mediates metabolic adaptation to SARS-CoV-2 infection
2022.08590.PTDC
10.54499/2022.08590.PTDC
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
UID/Multi/04555/2019
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01/31 - 2019/12/31 MECHANISMS OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS TRAFFICKING AND ASSEMBLY
IF/00899/2013
Principal investigator
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/11/01 - 2012/03/31 Packaging of Influenza A virus
PKAG/361, RG49673
Researcher
University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology, United Kingdom
 Medical Research Council
Concluded
2007/12/01 - 2009/10/31 Global role of RNA binding proteins
G0501168
Researcher
Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, United Kingdom
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019/07 - Current Mitochondrial related processes that protect the host against influenza infections
PD/BD/148391/2019
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/07 - Current A targeted approach to control Streptococcus pneumoniae infection with minimum impact on the microbiota
PD/BD/148434/2019
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/07 - Current Towards unravelling the molecular and structural basis of Zika virus antibody neutralization
PD/BD/147987/2019
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/10 - Current Exploring the role and dynamics of SKIP/ PLEKHM2 in influenza A virus infection
PD/BD/128436/2017
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/07 - 2018/02 Membrane regulators of complement activation modulate immune response to influenza A virus infection
SFRH/BD/52179/2013
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002/10/22 - 2007/05/12 Influenza A virus and the host cell nucleus
SFRH/BD/9601/2002
PhD Student Fellow
University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology, United Kingdom
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. J. Filipovska; L. A. Clerbaux; A. Carusi; M. J. Amorim; P. Nymark; V. Chauhan; M. Sachana; et al. "LP-25: the curious case of Adverse Outcome Pathways: the stressor agnostic approach bridging disciplines by embracing evidence from diverse initiating factors". Paper presented in 57th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology, Ljubljana, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/S0378-4274(23)00990-6
Conference paper
  1. Mariana Marques; Marisa Pereira; Maria João Amorim; Ana Raquel Soares; Daniela Ribeiro. "Influenza A Virus Disturbs the Host Cell Protein Homeostasis by Inducing the Accumulation of Insoluble Proteins". 2020.
    10.3390/proceedings2020050069
Conference poster
  1. Marques, Mariana; Ramos, Bruno; Hélio M. T. Albuquerque; Sarabando, Jéssica; Nunes, Alexandre; Ferreira, Ana Rita; Silva, Artur; et al. "Influenza A virus-induced formation of insoluble protein aggregates during infection as a potential target for novel host-derived antiviral strategies". Paper presented in 8th European Congress of Virology, 2023.
  2. Mariana Marques; Bruno Ramos; Albuquerque, Hélio; Sarabando, Jéssica; Nunes, Alexandre; Ana Rita Ferreira; Artur M. S. Silva; et al. "Influenza A virus-induced formation of insoluble protein aggregates during infection as a potential target for novel host-directed antiviral strategies". Paper presented in European Congress of Virology, 2023.
  3. Marques, Mariana; Ramos, Bruno; Pereira, Marisa; Sarabando, Jéssica; Diana Roberta Ribeiro; Alexandre Nunes; Albuquerque, Hélio; et al. "Influenza A virus induces IRE1 activation and the accumulation of protein aggregates to ensure efficient viral propagation". Paper presented in ASV 2022 - The University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin, 2022.
  4. Marques, Mariana; Albuquerque, Hélio; Amorim, Maria Joao; Soares, Ana Raquel; Daniela RIbeiro. "Influenza A virus induces the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates to support efficient virus particle formation.". Paper presented in Viruses 2022 - At the Leading Edge of Virology Research, 2022.
  5. Cruz, Carlos; Buga, Carolina C.; Kosack, Lindsay; Alenquer, Marta; Demengeot, Jocelyne; Amorim, Maria Joao; Soares, Claudio M.; Vicente, João B.; Lousa, Diana. "Antibodies elicited by rationally-designed FP-based immunogenic protein have high-affinity for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de Jovens Investigadores em Biologia Computacional Estrutural, Coimbra, 2021.
  6. Santos, NB; Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Amorim, Maria Joao. "Decay accelerating factor is a determinant of IAV virulence". Paper presented in Influenza Update Meetings, The University of Liverpool (online meeting), 2020.
  7. Santos, NB; Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Amorim, Maria Joao. "Influenza A virus-mediated alterations of sialylated host proteins". Paper presented in Young Scientists Retreat, 2019.
  8. Marques, Mariana; Amorim, Maria Joao; Soares, Ana Raquel. "Unravelling the significance of protein aggregation and the UPR within viral infections". Paper presented in IV Post-Graduate Symposium in Biomedicine, 2018.
  9. Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Amorim, Maria Joao. "Modulation of DAF and CD59 by Influenza A virus". Paper presented in 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology, 2017.
  10. Santos, NB; Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Amorim, Maria Joao. "Influenza A virus-mediated alterations of complement decay-accelerating factor". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop Proteostasis, 2017.
  11. Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Amorim, Maria Joao. "Deficiency in regulators of complement activation - DAF and CD59 - protects against influenza A virus infection". Paper presented in Keystone Conference - Innate immunity and determinants of microbial pathogenesis, 2015.
  12. João Paulo Ferreira; Maria Joao Amorim. "Microcapsules with Chitosan for Delivering Small Proteins to the Intestine". 2001.
  13. João Paulo Ferreira; Maria João Amorim. "Microparticles for delivering therapeutic proteins and peptides to the small intestine". Paper presented in 27th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, 2000.
  14. Maria João Amorim; R. J. Playford; João Paulo Ferreira. "Development of microparticles for peptides and proteins bioactive in the GI gut". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, 1999.
Journal article
  1. Laure Alix Clerbaux; Julija Filipovska; Penny Nymark; Vinita Chauhan; Katherina Sewald; Miriam Alb; Madgalini Sachana; et al. "Beyond chemicals: opportunities and challenges of integrating non-chemical stressors in adverse outcome pathways". Altex 41 2 (2024): 233-247. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/44865.
    Open access • Published • 10.14573/altex.2307061
  2. Mariana Marques; Bruno Ramos; Hélio Albuquerque; Marisa Pereira; Diana Roberta Ribeiro; Alexandre Nunes; Jéssica Sarabando; et al. "Influenza A virus propagation requires the activation of the unfolded protein response and the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates". iScience 27 3 (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/44142.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109100
  3. Leandro Barros; Daryna Piontkivska; Patrícia Figueiredo-Campos; Júlia Fanczal; Sofia Pereira Ribeiro; Marta Baptista; Silvia Ariotti; et al. "CD8+ tissue-resident memory T-cell development depends on infection-matching regulatory T-cell types". Nature Communications 14 1 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42766.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41467-023-41364-w
  4. Sílvia Vale-Costa; Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Daniela Brás; Ana Laura Sousa; Mariana Ferreira; Gabriel G. Martins; Victor Hugo Mello; Maria João Amorim. "ATG9A regulates the dissociation of recycling endosomes from microtubules to form liquid influenza A virus inclusions". PLoS Biology 21 11 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/43332.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002290
  5. Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Aidan O’Riain; Marta Alenquer; Christian Diwo; Sílvia Vale-Costa; Maria João Amorim. "Challenges in imaging analyses of biomolecular condensates in cells infected with influenza A virus". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 20 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42937.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms242015253
  6. Juliana Gonçalves; Magda Melro; Marta Alenquer; Catarina Araújo; Júlia Castro-Neves; Daniela Amaral-Silva; Filipe Ferreira; et al. "Balance between maternal antiviral response and placental transfer of protection in gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection". JCI insight 8 17 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42530.
    Open access • Published • 10.1172/jci.insight.167140
  7. Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Silvia Vale-Costa; Sindhuja Sridharan; Daniela Brás; Isabelle Becher; Victor Hugo Mello; Filipe Ferreira; et al. "Defining basic rules for hardening influenza A virus liquid condensates". eLife (2023): https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.85182.
    10.7554/eLife.85182
  8. Riddhi Atul Jani; Aurélie Di Cicco; Tal Keren-Kaplan; Silvia Vale-Costa; Daniel Hamaoui; Ilse Hurbain; Feng-Ching Tsai; et al. "PI4P and BLOC-1 remodel endosomal membranes into tubules". Journal of Cell Biology 221 11 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40745.
    Open access • Published • 10.1083/jcb.202110132
  9. Cruz S. Sebastião; Adis Cogle; Alice D’Alva Teixeira; Ana Micolo Cândido; Chissengo Tchoni; Maria João Amorim; N’gueza Loureiro; et al. "Clinical Features Related to Severity and Mortality among COVID-19 Patients in a Pre-Vaccine Period in Luanda, Angola". Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7110338.
    10.3390/tropicalmed7110338
  10. Laure-Alix Clerbaux; Sally A. Mayasich; Amalia Muñoz; Helena Soares; Mauro Petrillo; Maria Cristina Albertini; Nicolas Lanthier; Lucia Grenga; Maria-Joao Amorim. "Gut as an Alternative Entry Route for SARS-CoV-2: Current Evidence and Uncertainties of Productive Enteric Infection in COVID-19". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195691.
    10.3390/jcm11195691
  11. Laure-Alix Clerbaux; Julija Fillipovska; Amalia Muñoz; Mauro Petrillo; Sandra Coecke; Maria-Joao Amorim; Lucia Grenga. "Mechanisms Leading to Gut Dysbiosis in COVID-19: Current Evidence and Uncertainties Based on Adverse Outcome Pathways". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185400.
    10.3390/jcm11185400
  12. Marta Alenquer; Tiago Milheiro Silva; Onome Akpogheneta; Filipe Ferreira; Sílvia Vale-Costa; Mónica Medina-Lopes; Frederico Batista; et al. "Saliva molecular testing bypassing RNA extraction is suitable for monitoring and diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection in children". PLoS one 17 6 June (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132082722&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0268388
  13. Clerbaux, Laure-Alix; Amigó, Núria ; Amorim, Maria Joao; Bal-Price, Anna; et al.. "COVID-19 through Adverse Outcome Pathways: Building networks to better understand the disease 3rd CIAO AOP Design Workshop". ALTEX (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.14573/altex.2112161.
    10.14573/altex.2112161
  14. Marques, Mariana; Ramos, Bruno; Ferreira, Ana Rita; Alexandre Nunes; Marisa Pereira; Amorim, Maria Joao; Albuquerque, Hélio; et al. "Influenza A virus disturbs the host-cell protein homeostasis by inducing the accumulation of insoluble proteins (in preparation)". (2022):
  15. Gonçalves, Juliana; Juliano, A. Margarida; Charepe, Nádia; Alenquer, Marta; Athayde, Diogo; Ferreira, Filipe; Archer, Margarida; et al. "Secretory IgA and T cells targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein are transferred to the breastmilk upon mRNA vaccination". Cell Reports Medicine 2 12 (2021): 100468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100468.
    10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100468
  16. Alenquer, Marta; Ferreira, Filipe; Lousa, Diana; Valério, Mariana; Medina-Lopes, Mónica; Bergman, Marie-Louise; Gonçalves, Juliana; et al. "Signatures in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein conferring escape to neutralizing antibodies". PLOS Pathogens 17 8 (2021): e1009772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009772.
    10.1371/journal.ppat.1009772
  17. Nuno Brito Santos; Jacob S. Yount; Zoé Enderlin Vaz da Silva; Catarina Gomes; Celso A. Reis; Maria João Amorim. "Complement Decay-Accelerating Factor is a modulator of influenza A virus lung immunopathology". PLOS Pathogens (2021): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009381.
    10.1371/journal.ppat.1009381
  18. Luisa Gabriel; Bharath Srinivasan; Krzysztof Kus; João F. Mata; Maria João Amorim; Lars E. T. Jansen; Alekos Athanasiadis. "Enrichment of Za domains at cytoplasmic stress granules is due to their innate ability to bind to nucleic acids". Journal of Cell Science (2021): https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.258446.
    10.1242/jcs.258446
  19. Etibor, Temitope; Yamauchi, Yohei; Amorim, Maria. "Liquid Biomolecular Condensates and Viral Lifecycles: Review and Perspectives". Viruses 13 3 (2021): 366. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13030366.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/v13030366
  20. Wittwehr, Clemens. "Understanding COVID-19 through adverse outcome pathways – 2nd CIAO AOP Design Workshop". ALTEX (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.14573/altex.2102221.
    10.14573/altex.2102221
  21. Ho, Jessica Sook Yuin; Angel, Matthew; Ma, Yixuan; Sloan, Elizabeth; Wang, Guojun; Martinez-Romero, Carles; Alenquer, Marta; et al. "Hybrid Gene Origination Creates Human-Virus Chimeric Proteins during Infection". Cell 181 7 (2020): 1502-1517.e23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.035.
    10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.035
  22. Marta Alenquer; Sílvia Vale-Costa; Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Filipe Ferreira; Ana Laura Sousa; Maria João Amorim. "Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at endoplasmic reticulum exit sites". Nature Communications (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09549-4.
    10.1038/s41467-019-09549-4
  23. Amorim, Maria. "A Comprehensive Review on the Interaction Between the Host GTPase Rab11 and Influenza A Virus". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2019): https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2018.00176.
    10.3389/fcell.2018.00176
  24. Amorim, Maria. "Mutation S110L of H1N1 Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin: A Potent Determinant of Attenuation in the Mouse Model". Frontiers in Immunology (2019): https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00132.
    10.3389/fimmu.2019.00132
  25. Amorim, Maria. "Effects of mutations in the effector domain of influenza A virus NS1 protein". BMC Research Notes 11 1 (2018): 673-673. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3779-6.
    10.1186/s13104-018-3779-6
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    10.1080/21541248.2016.1199190
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    10.1080/01913123.2016.1269508
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    10.1242/jcs.210807
  29. Pereira, C.F.; Read, E.K.C.; Wise, H.M.; Amorim, M.J.; Digard, P.. "Influenza A virus NS1 protein promotes efficient nuclear export of unspliced viral M1 mRNA". Journal of Virology 91 15 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85023162584&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JVI.00528-17
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    10.3390/v8030064
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    10.1242/jcs.188409
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    10.3390/v7092862
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    10.1128/JVI.03123-12
  34. Amorim, Maria Joao; Bruce, Emily A.; Read, Eliot K. C.; Foeglein, Agnes; Mahen, Robert; Stuart, Amanda D.; Digard, Paul. "A Rab11-and Microtubule-Dependent Mechanism for Cytoplasmic Transport of Influenza A Virus Viral RNA". Journal of Virology 85 9 (2011): 4143-4156.
    10.1128/JVI.02606-10
  35. Amorim, Maria J.; Cotobal, Cristina; Duncan, Caia; Mata, Juan. "Global coordination of transcriptional control and mRNA decay during cellular differentiation". Molecular Systems Biology 6 (2010):
    10.1038/msb.2010.38
  36. Amorim, M.J.; Mata, J.. "Rng3, a member of the UCS family of myosin co-chaperones, associates with myosin heavy chains cotranslationally". EMBO Reports 10 2 (2009): 186-191. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-59649104608&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/embor.2008.228
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    10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00507.x
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    10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.066
  39. Dalton, R.M.; Mullin, A.E.; Amorim, M.J.; Medcalf, E.; Tiley, L.S.; Digard, P.. "Temperature sensitive influenza a virus genome replication results from low thermal stability of polymerase-cRNA complexes". Virology Journal 3 (2006): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748757153&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1743-422X-3-58
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    10.1099/vir.0.80518-0
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    10.1111/j.1600-0854.2004.00237.x
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    10.1016/S0939-6411(01)00148-5
  44. Hagen, W.R.; Silva, P.J.; Amorim, M.A.; Hagedoorn, P.-L.; Wassink, H.; Haaker, H.; Robb, F.T.. "Novel structure and redox chemistry of the prosthetic groups of the iron-sulfur flavoprotein sulfide dehydrogenase from Pyrococcus furiosus; evidence for a [2Fe-2S] cluster with Asp(Cys)3ligands". Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 5 4 (2000): 527-534. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033847634&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  45. W. R. Hagen; P. J. Silva; Maria João Lopes Gonçalves de Brito Amorim; P. L. Hagedoorn; H. Wassink; H. Haaker; F. T. Robb. "Novel structure and redox chemistry of the prosthetic groups of the iron-sulfur flavoprotein sulfide dehydrogenase from Pyrococcus furiosus; evidence for a [2Fe-2S] cluster with Asp(Cys)3 ligands". Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 5 4 (2000): 527-534. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033847634&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    Open access • Published
Preprint
  1. Gonçalves, Juliana; Melro, Magda; Alenquer, Marta; Araújo, Catarina; Castro-Neves, Júlia; Charepe, Nádia; Serrano, Fátima; et al. "Balance between maternal antiviral response and placental transfer of protection in gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection". 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.23.22279113.
    10.1101/2022.08.23.22279113
Working paper
  1. Sílvia Vale-Costa; Temitope Akghibe Etibor; Daniela Brás; Ana Laura Sousa; Maria João Amorim. 2022. "ATG9A facilitates the biogenesis of influenza A virus liquid condensates near the ER by dissociating recycling vesicles from microtubules". http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41550.
    10.1101/2022.12.21.521536
  2. Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Sindhuja Sridharan; Silvia Vale-Costa; Daniela Bras; Isabelle Becher; Victor Vello; Filipe Ferreira; et al. 2022. "Influenza A virus liquid condensates can undergo pharmacological hardening".
    10.1101/2022.08.03.502602
  3. Maria João Lopes Gonçalves de Brito Amorim. 2022. "Amino acids 484 and 494 of SARS-CoV-2 spike are hotspots of immune evasion affecting antibody but not ACE2 binding".
    10.1101/2021.04.22.441007

Other

Other output
  1. Influenza A Virus Ribonucleoproteins Form Liquid Organelles at Endoplasmic Reticulum Exit Sites. 2018. Marta Alenquer; Sílvia Vale-Costa; Ana Laura Sousa; Temitope Akhigbe Etibor; Filipe Ferreira; Maria João Amorim. https://doi.org/10.1101/410373.
    10.1101/410373
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/06/13 Exploring additional layers of complexity in influenza A virus host-interaction, NSV2022, 12th-17th June 2022, PT. Negative Strand Viruses Conference
(Braga, Portugal)
2022/04/20 INVITED SEMINAR “New paradigms in virology”, Course on phase separation and aggregation, linked with the Twinning project (PhasAGE). 20th April 2022, i3S, PT [invited by Sandra Ribeiro]. Course on phase separation and aggregation, linked with the Twinning project (PhasAGE)
I3S (Porto, Portugal)
2022/03/16 INVITED SEMINAR on “New paradigms in virology”, Course Fighting Infections, 16th March 2022, University of Coimbra, PT [invited by Isaura Simões]. Course Fighting Infections
(Portugal)
2021/09/28 INVITED SEMINAR on New paradigms in influenza A virus infection, SymbNet, EMBL-IGC. SymbNet seminar series
EMBL-IGC twinning
2021/09/06 INVITED SEMINAR on - Influenza A virus takes advantage of autophagy machinery to form viral inclusions with liquid properties at endoplasmic reticulum exit sites, Endoplasmatic reticulum conference, France. Endoplasmatic reticulum conference
(Paris, France)
2021/07/12 INVITED SEMINAR on - New paradigms in influenza A virus infection - iMM Monday Lecture series, Lisbon iMM Monday Lecture series
iMM (Portugal)
2021/05/19 INVITED SPEAKER, JCR summer school 2021 “Neutralization assays for measuring how SARS-CoV2 variants escape immunity”. Summer School EU JRC
ISPRA (Italy)
2021/03/02 INVITED SEMINAR - The dialogue between membrane-bound and liquid membraneless organelles during influenza A vírus infection - Institute Curie seminar series, France. Institute Curie seminar series
Graça Raposo, Institute Curie (virtual meeting)
2021/02/24 INVITED SPEAKER on - The impact of emerging SARS-CoV2 variants in vaccination strategies -Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and La Caixa. webinar on COVID vaccines, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and La Caixa, virtual meeting.
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and La Caixa (virtual meeting)
2021/02/11 INVITED SPEAKER - How viruses shape the world - International Day of Women and Girls in Science: how female scientists do it! European Commission Joint Research Centre see conference https://pt-semester.eu/events/women-in-science. https://youtu.be/pfxOCFlij3I International Day of Women and Girls in Science: how ¿ scientists do it!
European Commission Joint Research Centre (online, Italy)
2021/01/29 INVITED SPEAKER - New paradigms in cell biology - II symposium in applied biochemistry, University of Minho II symposium in applied biochemistry
University of Minho (Portugal)
2020/12/04 INVITED SEMINAR “Invited seminar about SARS-CoV-2: Knowns, Unknowns and controversies”, weekly seminars
Univerza v Ljubljani, invited by Emilija Stojmenova Duh
2020/10/28 INVITED SPEAKER “How pandemics change lives" - Dpt of State of the United States. Dpt of State of the United States
IVLP (online format, United States)
2020/02/02 Seminar on - COST Action Training School- Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites, for the Advanced course and training school about correlative light and electron microscopy. COST Action Training School about CLEM
COST (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/01/28 Seminar - Heidelberg - Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites Seminar of the Virology Department of University of Heidelberg
University of Heidelberg (Heidelbergh, Germany)
2019/11/15 Talk - EMBO proteostasis meeting - Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites EMBO Proteostasis
EMBO (Ericeira, Portugal)
2019/11/06 Talk - SPAOM2019 - Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites SPAOM 2019 Meeting
Spanish & Portuguese Advanced Optical Microscopy (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/09/17 Talk - Frontiers in Microscopy Meeting - Imaging Liquid Organelles formed during influenza A virus infection Frontiers in Cellular, Viral and Molecular Microscopy
RoyalMicroscopy Society (Bristol, United Kingdom)
2019/05/21 Talk - JCS2019 meeting - Influenza A virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites 'Cell Dynamics: Organelle-Cytoskeleton Interface' Meeting
Journal of Cell Science (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/12/17 Talk - UK Influenza Update Meeting - Influenza a virus ribonucleoproteins form liquid organelles at Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites UK Influenza Update meeting
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
2018/12/07 Talk - TIBE2018 - Strategies of influenza A virus adaptation to hosts TIBE 2018
CiBio (Porto, Portugal)
2018/09/04 Talk - Influenza Meeting - Membrane regulators of complement activation modulate influenza A virus infection 6th International Influenza Meeting
(Muenster, Germany)
2018/05/09 Seminar - IBIMED2018 -Mechanisms of influenza A virus modulation of host membrane trafficking External seminars in IBIMED
IBIMED (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/04/25 Seminar - University of Cambridge - Mechanisms of influenza A virus modulation of host membrane trafficking Cambridge Virology seminars
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, Portugal)
2018/02/17 Talk - MVB2018 - Mechanisms of influenza A virus assembly Meeting on Vesicular Biology
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/11/21 Talk - UK Influenza Meeting - Membrane regulators of complement activation modulate influenza A virus infection UK Influenza Update meeting
Roslin Instituto, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2017/04/22 Talk - BioSAM - Mechanisms of influenza A virus assembly BioSAM
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/04/20 Seminar - CEDOC2016 - Influenza A virus and the recycling endosome External seminar series at CEDOC
CEDOC (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/03/29 Mar 2016 - Invited faculty for the advanced course in Host Responses to Microbial Infection, 28th Mar-1st Apr 2016, , ITQB. Lecture on “Influenza A virus infection: Host defense mechanisms and viral evasion” MolBioS PhD Programme Department of Life Sciences, University Nova of Lisbon
UCIBIO-REQUIMTE (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/03/06 Seminar on the advanced course of cell biology at the Hong Kong University-Institute Pasteur. Lecture on “Viruses and the recycling endosome”. 7th advanced course in Cell Biology, 6-18th of March Hong Kong University-Institute Pasteur
(Hong Kong, China)
2015/07/25 Talk - ANEM 2015 - Influenza A virus and the recycling endosome ANEM Summerschool
Nacional Association of Medical Students (Oeiras)
2015/03/27 Talk - ENEB2015- Influenza A virus infection “stalls” sorting of recycling endosomes ENEB - Braga
Núcleo de estudantes de Biologia (Braga, Portugal)
2013/07/22 Talk - ASV 2013 - Influenza A virus replication can be prevented by inhibition of vRNP transport 32nd ASV Meeting
Penn State University (United States)
2012/09/02 Talk - Influenza Meeting Proof of principle for inhibition of vRNP transport in Influenza A virus infection 3rd Int. Influenza Meeting
(Muenster, Germany)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/07/01 - Current Postdoctoral Supervision of Ana Henriques in the project Influenza A virus genome assembly funded by ERC consolidator grant to principal investigator with reference LOFlu grant, 101001521
Supervisor
 postdoc (Other)
2023/07 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Marta Ramalho on Understanding the role of liquid “organelles” in influenza viral zoonotic spillover.
Supervisor
 virology and cell biology (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023/03 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Aidan O’Ryley on Demonstrating the role of liquid inclusions in the influenza A virus replication cycle
Supervisor
 Virology (PhD)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2022/12/01 - Current Postdoctoral Supervision of Oleg Chertkov in the project Influenza A virus genome assembly funded by ERC consolidator grant to principal investigator with reference LOFlu grant, 101001521
Supervisor
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2022/11 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Paloma Gonçalves on Spiro-ß-lactams as broad-spectrum host-directed drugs for RNA respiratory viruses
Co-supervisor
2021/04 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Camila Mariano on Manipulation of the Centrosome-Cilia complex by Viruses
Co-supervisor
 Cell Biology and Virology (PhD)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2020/07 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Christian Diwo on the project "MThe Biogenesis of SARS-CoV 2 Replication Factories".
Supervisor
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2019/07/01 - Current Supervisor of the PhD student Daniela Brás on the project "Mitochondrial related processes that protect the host against influenza infections".
Supervisor of Daniela Brás
INTERFACE programme (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/07/01 - Current Co-supervisor of the PhD student Catarina Candeias on the project "A targeted approach to control Streptococcus pneumoniae infection with minimum impact on the microbiota".
Co-supervisor of Catarina Candeias
 INTERFACE programme (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/07/01 - Current Co-supervisor of the PhD student Diogo Athayde of the project "Towards unravelling the molecular and structural basis of Zika virus antibody neutralization".
Co-supervisor of Diogo Athayde
 INTERFACE programme (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/11/01 - Current Co-supervisor of the PhD project "The interplay between viruses and peroxisomes: uncovering new targets for antiviral therapy".
Co-supervisor of Mariana Marques
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2021/05/01 - 2023/07/08 Postdoctoral supervision of Filipa Sena in the project "Influenza A virus genome assembly mechanism" funded by ERC consolidator grant to principal investigator with reference LOFlu grant, 101001521
Supervisor
 No degree (Other)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2023/03/28 Supervision of the PhD student Temitope Akhigbe Etibor on the project "Influenza A virus inclusions are liquid condensates that can be pharmacologically hardened".
Supervisor of Temitope Akhigbe Etibor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/01/11 - 2022/03/02 MSc Thesis Supervisor of Mónica Cristina Medina Lopes on "Approaches To Control The Covid-19 Pandemic" (GRADUATED 20 out of 20)
Supervisor
 Masters (Master)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2021/06/02 Supervisior of the PhD project "Interplay between DAF and viral proteins HA and NA modulates viral pathogenesis".
Supervisor of Nuno Santos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/12 - 2020/12 Supervisor of the MSc of Anna Sluis on the project "The role of EMC in influenza A vírus infection, funded by a Marco Polo scholarship".
Supervisor of Anna Sluis
 Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2018/09 - 2019/11/11 Supervisor of the MSc project "The role of ARL17 in healthy and cells infected with influenza A virus".
Supervisor of João Diamantino
Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2013/07/01 - 2018/02/25 Supervisor of the PhD project "Membrane regulators of complement activation modulate immune response to influenza A virus infection".
Supervisor of Zoé Enderlin Vaz da Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/11/14 Supervisor of the MSc project "Characterizing the formation and functional role of vesicular clustering during IAV infection".
Supervisor of Ana Laura Vinagre Costa E Sousa
 Applied Microbiology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/06/01 - 2017/09/25 Supervisor of the MSc project "Influenza A virus modulation of cytokine release from macrophages".
Supervisor of Joana Filipa Almeida Perdigão
 Investigação Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015/06/01 - 2016/09/09 Supervisor of the MSc project "The role of ARL17 in influenza A virus infection".
Supervisor of Inês Veríssimo
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2015/12/15 Supervisor of the MSc project "The role of ADP-ribosylation factor-like 15 in influenza A virus infection".
Supervisor of ana rita henriques ramos do nascimento
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/01/01 - Current Coordinator of the IGC summer school for undergraduate students that takes place yearly starting at the last week of July and lasting 5 weeks (2016/07/25)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2021/04/20 - 2021/04/30 Talking to scientists about COVID19 vaccines - 400 sessions in collaboration with Ciência Viva - explaining COVID19 vaccines to general public: https://www.cienciaviva.pt/divulgacao-cientifica/vacinas-covid19 - (2021/04/20 - 2021/04/30)
Round table (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Ciência Viva, Portugal
2012/10/01 - 2015/08/31 2012 - 2015 Organizer of Traffic Club. Traffic club comprises monthly meetings with groups from different Institutes as IGC (Prof Jonathan Howard, Drs Colin Adrain and Maria João Amorim) and CEDOC (Dr Duarte Barral, Dr. Susana Lopes, Dr Rita Teodoro, Dr Otília Vieira and Dr Jaime Mota). (2012/10/01)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/06/30 - Current INVITED MODERATOR of session “Ciências da Saúde - Doenças Infeciosas e Combate a Agentes Patogénicos”.
Conference
 Portuguese Scientific Meeting 2021
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/26 - 2023/01/27 INVITED SPEAKER “Rules for hardening influenza A virus liquid inclusions”, Leibniz Center Infection Symposium 2023, 26th-27th January 2023, Hamburg, Germany [invited by Organizing committee].
Conference
 Leibniz Center Infection Symposium 2023
Leibniz Center Infection, Germany
2022/12/11 - 2022/12/13 INVITED SPEAKER “Rules for hardening influenza A virus liquid inclusions”, Meeting PhasAge, 11th-13th December 2022, Brussels, BE [invited by Peter Tompa].
Conference
 Meeting PhasAge
Structural Biology Research Center, Belgium
2015/06/21 - 2021/06/26 Poster - GRC - Influenza A virus infection “stalls” sorting of recycling endosomes - Poster presentation
Conference
 Viruses and cells - Gordon Research Conferences

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/13 Ph.D thesis internal examiner of Guillem Hernandez Gras on “Structure and dynamics of pathogenic scaffold proteins”. Supervisor: Tiago Cordeiro, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (13th December 2023)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Guillem Hernandez Gras (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/02/06 Ph.D thesis internal examiner of Hugo Manuel Condessa Barreto on Intrahost evolution of Escherichia coli in the gut of aging mice. Supervisor: Isabel Gordo, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
(Thesis) Arguer
 Hugo Manuel Condessa Barreto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2023/01/24 Ph.D thesis internal examiner of Margarida Maria Mimoso Reis Araújo on Endoplasmic Reticulum membranes are continuously required to maintain mitotic spindle size and forces. Supervisor: Raquel Oliveira, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
(Thesis) Arguer
 Margarida Maria Mimoso Reis Araújo (PhD)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/03/22 Ph.D thesis external examiner of Daniel Max Goldfarb on “Investigations on Influenza A Virus Morphology”. Supervisor: Pablo Murcia, University of Glasgow.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel Max Goldfarb (PhD)
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
2021/12/02 MSc thesis jury member of Filipa Prata on “KSHV LANA WIN-like motif influence on in vivo persistent infection”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipa Prata Silva (Master)
Instituto Superior Técnico Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Portugal
2020/02/07 MSc thesis jury member of on “ Rab3a as a new regulator of melanin exocytosis”. Supervisor: Dr Duarte Barral, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Filipe Carriço Cabaço (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01/17 PhD thesis jury member of the thesis of Henrique Guerra Gonçalves Colaço on Organismal homeostasis in sepsis. Supervisor: Luis Moita from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ci~encia, Portugal.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Henrique Guerra Gonçalves Colaço (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/12/19 PhD thesis jury member of the work “A new mechanism for selective protein loading into exosomes” supervised by Dr Paulo Pereira from CEDOC, Portugal.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Margarida Rosa Soares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2019/06/21 PhD thesis jury member on “The important role of circular dorsal ruffles in the internalization and trafficking of the insulin receptor”, supervised by Prof Miguel Seabra from CEDOC.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Margarida Araújo Correia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2019/03/04 PhD thesis jury member on “Dissecting the rules underlying de novo centrosome biogenesis”, supervised by Dr Mónica Dias and Dr Ivo Telley at the IGC, PT.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Catarina Nabais (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/12/17 PhD thesis jury member on ” Investigating the role of segment 3 in H9N2 avian influenza virus pathogenicity”. Supervisor: Prof Paul Digard, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 of Anabel Clements. (PhD)
The University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute, United Kingdom
2018/12/12 PhD thesis jury member on “Peroxisomes and viral infections: antiviral defense and beyond”. Supervisors: Dr. Daniela Ribeiro (University of Aveiro) and Prof. Jonathan Kagan (Harvard Medical School USA).
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Rita Felgueiras Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2018/10/12 MSc thesis jury member on “In vivo mechanisms of synaptic bouton formation: Dissecting the role of the exocyst”. Supervisor: Dr Rita Teodoro, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marta Contreiras da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2018/09/10 PhD thesis jury member on “Unravelling the roles of keratins in bacterial infections”. Supervisors: Dr Sandra Sousa and Prof Dr. Rui Appelberg, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rui Filipe Cruz (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01/25 PhD thesis jury member on “Influenza Virus Susceptibility To Antiviral Drugs”. Supervisor: Dr. Helena Rebelo Andrade, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vanessa Correia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/07/18 PhD thesis jury member on “Unveil the complexity of the molecular machinery involved in erythrophagocytosis by macrophages”. Supervisor: Dr Otília Vieira, co-supervisor: Dr Winchil Vaz, University Nova of Lisbon, PT.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Santarino (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2016/07/19 PhD thesis jury member on “At the crossroad between innate immunity and RNA editing”. Supervisor: Dr. Alekos Athanasiadis, IGC, PT.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Krzystof Kus (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2015/11/12 M.Sc. thesis jury member on “Protocol optimization for the ultrastructural preservation of cilia in Drosophila melanogaster’s antenna”. Supervisors: Dr. Raúl Martins and Dra Erin Tranfield, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Susana Mendonça (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/10/12 M.Sc. thesis jury member on “Molecular mechanism of melanin transfer from donor melanocytes to recipient keratinocytes”. Supervisors: Dr. Duarte Barral and Dr. Rita Zilhão, University of Lisbon, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago Festas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07/27 M.Sc. thesis jury member on “Cardiac ischemia brings communication noise into the conversation between cardiomyocytes and macrophages”. Supervisor: Dr. Henrique Girão, co-supervisor: Dr. Paulo Pereira, University of Coimbra, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rafael Paiva (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/12/17 M.Sc. thesis jury member on “Hepatitis C virus and Peroxisomes: evasion from the cellular antiviral response”. Supervisor: Dr. Daniela Ribeiro, University of Aveiro, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2014/12/09 PhD thesis jury member on “Melanosome Transfer between melanocytes and keratinocytes”. Supervisors: Dr. Duarte Barral and Prof. Miguel Seabra, University Nova of Lisbon, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Serrano Correia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2014/11/21 M.Sc. thesis jury member on “Bridging integrator 1 controls beta-amyloid accumulation in Alzhemer’s disease”. Supervisor: Dr. Cláudia Almeida, University Nova of Lisbon, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tatiana Burrinha (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/07/18 PhD thesis referee on “The role of the endocytic and autophagic molecular machineries in the removal of apoptotic cells”. Supervisor: Dr Otilia Vieira, University of Coimbra, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Michelle Stumpf Viegas (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/04/03 PhD thesis referee of on "Interaction of malaria parasites with host late endocytic and autophagic pathways is essential for Plasmodium liver stage development". Supervisors: Dr Duarte Barral and Prof Miguel Seabra, University Nova of Lisbon, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Thieleke da Silva Macedo Matos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2013/07/09 MSc thesis juri on" Unveiling the APP role in cell migration”. Supervisor: Dr Sandra Vieira, University of Aveiro, PT.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina Pinho (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2013/05/01 - Current European Society Virology
2012/01/03 - Current American Society of Virology Member
2003/04/04 - Current Society General Microbiology Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/12/01 - Current Coordinator of the project COVID-19 through Adverse Outcome Pathways organized by the European Comission Joint Research Centre - ONGOING
Coordinator
 European Commission Joint Research Centre, Belgium
2019/07/11 - 2019/07/11 António Coutinho Fellowship Pre-Selection Panel
Advisor / Consultant
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal

Merck SA, Portugal
2018/03/31 - 2018/06/30 Member of the selection committee of Group Leaders for the IGC call of 2018.
Member
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2016/05/01 - 2016/05/31 Member of the selection committee of PhD students for the IBB PhD Programme
Member
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/01/03 - 2015/06/30 Member of the selection committee of Group Leaders for the IGC.
Member
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/05/01 - 2015/05/28 Member of the selection committee of PhD students for the IBB PhD Programme
Member
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2012/01/31 - Current Reviewer for: Journal of Virology, Frontiers Journal, PLoS Journals, Antiviral Research, Virology, Journal General Virology, Viruses, Journal of Cell Science, Small GTPases, Nature Journals
2012 - Current ANR (France), MRC (UK), ERC; Wellcome Trust (UK), HFSP

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/01/30 - Current Invited Lecturer for the Multidisciplinary Project-based Learning in Pharmacy, course of the PhD in Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. Lecture on SARS-CoV-2 [Invited by Dr. Maria Manuel Santos, University of Lisbon, PT]. (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/02/17 - Current Organizer and teacher of the Cell Biology Module Membrane trafficking for the PhD program of the IGC, PT. This course is taught every year and has the duration of 2 weeks. Doutoramento Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2016/01/25 - 2016/01/30 Organizer and teacher of the week entitled “From cells to whole organisms” for the Post-Graduation Program for Science and Development (Programa de Pós-Graduação Ciência para o Desenvolvimento) held in Cape Verde. This program aims at forming scientists and Faculty members in Portuguese speaking African countries and East Timor. From cells to whole organisms (Doctor of Philosophy) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2014/01/25 - 2014/01/31 Organizer and teacher of the week entitled Molecular and Cellular Biology for the Post-Graduation Program for Science and Development (Programa de Pós-Graduação Ciência para o Desenvolvimento) held in Cape Verde. This program aims at forming scientists and Faculty members in Portuguese speaking African countries and East Timor. Molecular and Cellular Biology (Doctor of Philosophy) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/08/31 Biochemistry lectures for Natural Sciences students at the University of Cambridge. Biochemistry (Bachelor) University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry, United Kingdom
2009/09/01 - 2010/08/31 Biology of Cells for Natural Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Medical students at the University of Cambridge Biology of Cells (Bachelor) University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry, United Kingdom
2002/10/01 - 2010/08/31 Virology Lectures for 1st year Natural Sciences, Veterinary and Medical students at the University of Cambridge Virology (Bachelor) University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology, United Kingdom
1999/09/01 - 2001/08/31 Biochemistry I Biochemistry I (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/05 - 2023/10 Evaluation committee for the FCT PhD fellowships for the panel in clinical medicine and health sciences
Evaluator
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/01/21 Começar já a prepararmo-nos para um vírus ainda desconhecido? Equipa portuguesa recebe oito milhões para isso Público
2024/01/06 06th January 2024 – Participation in journal article on Influenza 2023-2024 epidemiological season Publico
2022/12/19 A equipa que prepara o combate à próxima pandemia Observador
2021/12/04 PRESS RELEASE on our publication on Breast milk protection to SARS-CoV-2 upon vaccination Público
2021/08/10 Interviewed for TV news – SIC Notícias - about SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. SIC Notícias
2021/08/06 PRESS RELEASE on our publication How SARS-CoV-2 escapes neutralizing antibodies Público
2021/07/02 PRESS RELEASE on our publication on Decay accelerating factor causing excess damage to the lungs of influenza A virus infected people. Público
2021/05/14 Interviewed by the journal Público about relaxation of social measures for SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated people Público
2021/02/18 Interviewed by Visão about the new variants identified: Covid-19 - Podemos derrotar as variantes do vírus? Visão
2021/01/16 Interviewed by the journal Público about new identified viral mutants. Público
2020/07/21 Interviewed for the journal “Publico” on “After 6 months what are the mysteries of SARS-CoV2” Público
2020/07/17 Invited written piece for Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos on “After 6 months what is the best way to limit the pandemics?”
2020/04/04 Interview for DN journal about how the vaccine BCG could confer protection to SARS-CoV-2 infection Diário de notícias
2020/01/05 Interviewed by Fronteiras XXI a program by RTP3 and Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. RTP3
2014/03/14 Interviewed by Journal DN on the topic of COVID-19 Diário de notícias

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/02/19 - Current Interview for the news piece on “Science in society after the COVID19 pandemics”- (highlighted by several journals and radio shows– Sábado, Observador, JM). COVID19
2022/02/09 - Current Invited for the podcast of DECO Proteste POD Pensar “POD think” on the “illusion of a world without COVID”. COVID19
2022/01/07 - Current 7th January 2022 – Participation in documentary - Viruses – obligatory parasites with three episodes exhibited in RTP1, Portuguese television Virology
2021/08/06 - Current Interviewed for RTP1 prime time news on our publication How SARS-CoV-2 escapes neutralizing antibodies
2021/06/22 - Current Webinar and debate - Epidemiological situation in Lisbon COVID19
2020/11/02 - Current Interviewed for the program “Da Capa à Contracapa (from front to back cover for Radio station Renascença, a joint program with Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, to talk about “Pandemics: what we learnt from governments, science and public health). COVID19
2020/09/27 - Current Interviewed for the TV channel SIC news 2201 on ¿SARS-CoV-2 on the winter of 2020¿ - https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/coronavirus/2020-09-27-O-nosso-cansaco-acaba-por-ser-uma-vantagem-a-transmissao-do-virus. COVID19
2020/05/01 - Current – Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Assim fala a Ciência. O que sabemos e ainda não sabemos sobre este vírus? Interview by David Marçal COVID19
2020/03/22 - Current Interview on the news TV show 360º, RTP3, for awareness of COVID19 COVID19
2020/03/15 - Current Interviewed for podcast 45 GRAUS (45 degrees) on the COVID19 COVID19
2020/02/18 - Current Interviewed by Sic Notícias on the topic of influenza versus SARS-CoV-2 COVID19
2019/10/10 - Current Commercial on dynamics and innovation by Journal Observador, sponsored by Seat
2019/05/31 - Current Interview of 30 minutes for the program Consultório health and well-being
2019/05/02 - Current Interviewed in the program "Edição da manhã" by SIC and SIC news health and well-being
2019/04/16 - Current Interviewed by the news show “Diário da manhã” by TVI and TVI noticias channel health and well-being
2014 - Current Ciência em Sintonia host pathogen interactions
2022/12/25 - 2022/12/25 Rádio Observador Mentes Brilhantes Antecipar a pandemia que vem a seguir
2021/12/02 - 2022/02/24 Participation in the documentary – “The art of cure", appearance in several episodes – broadcasted from the 2nd of December 2021 in RTP2. Virology
2020 - 2021/02/28 Over 25 interviews on television, radio and journals about COVID19 during the year 2020 COVID19
2020/05/10 - 2020/05/10 Interviewed for the documentary on a possible link between COVID and BCG vaccine for the J8 show in TVI. documentary on a possible link between COVID and BCG vaccine
2020/05/08 - 2020/05/08 RTP Notícias interviewed by radio station Antena 1 Why vaccines take a long time to be developed.
2020/05/01 - 2020/05/01 Assim fala a Ciência O que sabemos e ainda não sabemos sobre este vírus?
2020/04/20 - 2020/04/20 Speaker on webinar about “COVID19” to the public, together with Diana Lousa ITQB, Thiago Carvalho Champalimaud Foundation, Vasco Barreto CEDOC and Pedro Simas IMM, António Roldão, iBET. buff.ly/3dIuul5. COVID19
2020/04/05 - 2020/04/05 SIC Notícias Interview for a special TV show on COVID19
2015/04/15 - 2015/04/15 Radio Interview for Centro Ciência Viva
2015/04/01 - 2015/04/01 Radio interview for Centro Ciência Viva Ciência a 4 Tempos

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2016/04/01 - Current PostDoc Filipe Ferreira
2013/11/01 - Current PostDoc Marta Alenquer
2013/05/01 - Current PostDoc Sílvia Vale-Costa
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best European Campaign to the campaign on vaccination during COVID held in Portugal by scientists in collaboration with Ciência Viva
European Federation of Immunological Societies, Netherlands
2021 Great award of the Portuguese Society of Pediatrics to our study "Saliva molecular testing bypassing RNA extraction is suitable for monitoring and diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria, Portugal
2020 CEEC principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 International Visitior Leadership Program
U.S. Department of State , United States
2015 FCT Investigator 2013
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 Newton Trust Grant
2005 Young Scientist Grant
1998 Erasmus programme (for Mobility of University Students)

Other distinction

2021 Invited for the book Women in Science
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2014 Ciência 2009
2013 Designated among the “20 faces of the future”.
2001 Gulbenkian PhD Programme in Biomedicine
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal