Curriculum Vitae
Joana Margarida Pereira Vieira
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Joana Margarida Pereira Vieira
Citation names
- Vieira, Joana
- Pereira-Vieira, Joana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 4B16-61C9-8A9F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-5413-3445
Addresses
- Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde (ICVS), Escola de Medicina – Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar , 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2019/10/01 - 2025/01/09
Concluded
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Ciência da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
"Exploration of glucose metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia: effect of 3- bromopyruvate in the response to chemotherapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015/10 - 2017/05
Concluded
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Genética Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Molecular Mechanisms Involved in 3-Bromopyruvate Effect in Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2009/09 - 2012/07
Concluded
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Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2025/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
| 2019/10/01 - 2025/01/09 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal | ||
| 2018/01/15 - 2019/09/30 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2015/06 - 2017/05 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal |
| Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2025/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Unraveling the potential of chromene compounds as novel epigenetic therapeutic agents for acute myeloid leukemia
Bolsas de Investigação em Oncologia LPCC-NRN 2025
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte
Ongoing
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| 2019/09/01 - 2025/01/09 | Exploration of glucose metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia: effect of 3- bromopyruvate in the response to chemotherapy
SFRH/BD/146065/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | 3-Bromopyruvate treatment boosts the response of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) cells to chemotherapy: validation in the in
vivo chicken embryo model of AML
Bolsas de Investigação em Oncologia LPCC-NRN 2024
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte
Ongoing
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| 2018/01/15 - 2019 | Anticancer effect of 3-Bromopyruvate (3BP) in animal model systems of leukemia
UMINHO/BI/57/2018
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/01/29 | Altered Metabolism in Cancer | ADVANCED COURSE on Oncobiology 9th Ed
CESPU (Gandra, Portugal)
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| 2024/01/22 | Exploration of glucose metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia: effect of 3- bromopyruvate in the response to chemotherapy | ICVS seminar
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde (Braga, Portugal)
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| 2022/07/05 | 3-Bromopyruvate - a therapeutic strategy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia? | Ciência Falada
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde (Braga, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/03 - 2026/02 | Cancer in Perspective - World Cancer Day (2025/03 - 2026/02)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal |
| 2025/07 - 2025/09/26 | European Researchers' Night (ERN) (2025/07 - 2025/09/26)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
| 2011/09 - 2012/03 | Comissão Organizadora das XIII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada, "A Vida em Revolução" (2011/09 - 2012/03) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/09/24 - 2025/09/24 | 7º ENJIO tem como objetivo principal a promoção do debate e a partilha de novas ideias e conhecimentos, de forma a aproximar
os investigadores em oncologia, potenciar a sinergia entre estes e permitir um ambiente colaborativo e produtivo do trabalho
a desenvolver. O tema das expectativas de futuro e dos problemas que os investigadores atravessam durante o seu percurso científico
serão debatidos entre jovens investigadores no início da sua carreira e reconhecidos investigadores com percursos de sucesso
na área da oncologia.
Conference
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7º ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE JOVENS INVESTIGADORES EM ONCOLOGIA (ENJIO), PORTO (PORTUGAL)
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
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| 2025/06/30 - 2025/06/30 | Biblioteca Humana” (Human Library), ELOS Project – LPCC & D8 Solution Company
Other
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
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| 2025/06/16 - 2025/06/19 | The 2025 Annual Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research was four day congress dedicated to basic, preclinical
and translational cancer research across a wide breadth of topics.
Congress
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EACR 2025 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science, Lisbon (Portugal)
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal |
| 2025/01/13 - 2025/01/13 | Biblioteca Humana” (Human Library), ELOS Project – LPCC & Maximinos High School
Other
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
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| 2024/09/24 - 2024/09/24 | 6º ENJIO teve como objetivo principal a promoção do debate e a partilha de novas ideias e conhecimentos, de forma a aproximar
os investigadores em oncologia, potenciar a sinergia entre estes e permitir um ambiente colaborativo e produtivo do trabalho
a desenvolver.
Conference
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6º ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE JOVENS INVESTIGADORES EM ONCOLOGIA (ENJIO), PORTO (PORTUGAL)
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
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| 2022/10/11 - 2022/10/13 | The EACR Conference on Cancer Metabolism gathered top experts in the field in Bilbao, Spain to discuss the metabolic alterations
in tumours and how we can exploit this to treat cancer.
Conference
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Cancer Metabolism EACR, Bilbao (Spain)
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom
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| 2022/06/30 - 2022/07/01 | The ASPIC Congress holded another rewarding meeting, which also represented an excellent opportunity to physically meet each
other again and to learn, face-to-face, about new developments in cancer research, share results and discoveries through oral
presentations and through a big and participative poster session.
Congress
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5th ASPIC International Congress, IPO-Porto (Portugal)
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal
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| 2021/06/09 - 2021/06/21 | The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) held its annual congress virtually from June 9-12, 2021, focusing on "Innovative
Cancer Science: Better Outcomes Through Research"
Congress
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Innovative Cancer Science: Better Outcomes Through Research, EACR, Virtual Congress
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom
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| 2020/09/25 - 2020/09/25 | Cancer Biology: From Basic To Translational Research aimed to get together national and international researchers in basic
and clinical oncology to present the most promising results that might have a clinical impact in the oncology field. Different
thematic of tumor complexity (genetics, biomarkers, tumor micro-environment, tumor metabolism, and new potential therapeutic
targets) were addressed, as well as the application of knowledge to improve the diagnosis or treatments of cancer patients.
Conference
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CANCER BIOLOGY: FROM BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, Virtual conference
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
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| 2020/09/24 - 2020/09/24 | ENJIO teve como objetivo principal a promoção do debate e a partilha de novas ideias e conhecimentos, de forma a aproximar
os investigadores em oncologia, potenciar a sinergia entre estes e permitir um ambiente colaborativo e produtivo do trabalho
a desenvolver.
Conference
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2º ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE JOVENS INVESTIGADORES EM ONCOLOGIA (ENJIO), Porto (Portugal)
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
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| 2020/03/02 - 2020/03/04 | The EACR-AACR-ASPIC Conference on Tumor Microenvironment (TME) brought together thought leaders spanning the breadth of TME,
immune-oncology, computational biology and biomedical technology disciplines to discuss novel approaches to identify critical
mechanisms regulating the crosstalk in these tumor ecosystems.
Conference
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EACR-AACR-ASPIC 2020 Conference: Tumor Microenvironment, Lisbon (Portugal)
European Association For Cancer Research, United Kingdom
American Association for Cancer Research, United States Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal |
| 2019/10/17 - 2019/10/19 | 6th Annual ISCaM Meeting have set a comprehensive program that tackles the many faces of cancer metabolism, highlighting the
recent advances in the field and the road ahead for clinical translation.
Congress
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6th Annual ISCaM (International Society for Cancer Metabolism) Meeting, Braga-Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal |
| 2019/05/02 - 2019/05/03 | The Cancer Ecosystem: From Research to Pathology and Treatment
Congress
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26th Porto Cancer Meeting, Porto (Portugal)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2018/05/10 - 2018/05/11 | The 3rd ASPIC Congress gave cancer researchers a stage where they speak to the inside and to the outside of the community,
to patient’s associations and to the public, on their successes but also on the many still unsolved questions.
Congress
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3rd ASPIC International Congress, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian-Lisbon (Portugal)
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal
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| 2016/04/28 - 2016/04/29 | The 2nd ASPIC International Congress was an excellent opportunity to share knowledge on the new developments at basic and
clinical levels in cancer immunology, tumor biology, signaling pathways and radio-biology.
Congress
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2nd ASPIC International Congress, IPO-Porto (Portugal)
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal
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| 2012/05/11 - 2012/05/18 | Colaboração na iniciativa da Escola de Ciências dirigida aos alunos e professores dos ensinos pré-escolar, básico e secundário,
auxiliando na receção e acompanhamento dos participantes durante as atividades desenvolvidas.
Other
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Festa da Ciência
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2016/03/02 - Current | European Association for CancerResearch (EACR) | Member |
| 2016/03/02 - Current | Portuguese Association for CancerResearch (ASPIC) | Member |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2025/08/18 - 2025/10/17 | Internship — Medical School Hannover | Lisa Klingel, MSc student |
| 2025/02 - 2025/10 | MSc project | Marta Martins, MSc student |
| 2023/09 - 2023/11 | MSc project | Filipa Pimentel, Medicine student |
| 2023/08 - 2023/09 | Laboratory rotation | Joana Sampaio, Medicine student |
| 2022/05 - 2022/06 | BSc project | Mariana Gonçalves, Undergraduate student |
| 2021/11 - 2021/12 | Laboratory rotation | Anabela Ferreia, MSc. student |
Distinctions
Award
| 2020 | Best Poster
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2025 | Top-scoring abstracts
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro, Portugal
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