Curriculum Vitae
Maria Helena Rodrigues Macedo
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Helena Rodrigues Macedo
Citation names
- Macedo, Maria Helena
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 531D-BAEA-1585
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4016-0562
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 220408800 Ext.: 6103 (Professional)
Addresses
- Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135, Paranhos, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.i3s.up.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2017/09/01 - 2021/12/15
Concluded
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Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "New three-dimensional intestinal tissue engineering model as a multifunctional platform for drug and nanoparticle absorption
studies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2016/12
Concluded
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"The role of L-arginine in the modulation of oral biofilms in periodontal disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/03/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal |
| International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2020/11/01 - 2021/07/31 | Visitor - Development of a part of the PhD work in a foreign institution | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain | ||
| 2017/01/09 - 2017/08/31 | Research Trainee - Collaboration in research projects regarding the gastrointestinal tract and nanoparticle delivery systems | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2016/02/29 - 2016/07/12 | Internship in Risk Management - Adverse event analysis and development of several projects regarding the "Patients for patient" philosophy and and drug safety | Hospital de Braga, Portugal |
| 2015/09/14 - 2016/02/08 | Erasmus+ Program - Development of a Master Thesis entitled "The role of L-arginine in the modulation of oral biofilms in periodontal disease". Supervisor: Professor Wim Teughels Co-supervisor: Profess | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| 2013/01/15 - 2013/04/15 | Internship - Collaboration in the execution of laboratorial work regarding alginate and chitosan membranes for cardiovascular applications | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/09/01 - Current | New three-dimensional intestinal tissue engineering model as multifunctional platform for drug and nanoparticle absorption
studies
SFRH/BD/131587/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2021/12/02 | Avanços em Engenharia de Tecidos: Tecido Intestinal | II Congresso (virtual) Brasileiro em Engenharia de Tecidos
TissueLabs (Brasilia, Brazil)
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| 2021/10/13 | We GUT this: A bioengineered 3D in vitro intestinal model to perform reliable drug permeability studies | Young Scientists Seminar
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2021/09/06 | Advanced multilayered three-dimensional epithelium-stroma-endothelium in vitro intestinal model to perform reliable drug permeability studies | 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Porto)
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| 2021/07/26 | Innovative three-dimensional epithelium-stroma-endothelium intestinal model for reliable permeability outcomes | Controlled Release Society 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
Controlled Released Society
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| 2020/12/09 | Novel three-dimensional multilayer bioengineered in vitro model to perform reliable epithelial-endothelial permeability studies | I Congresso (Virtual) Brasileiro de Engenharia de Tecidos
TissueLabs (São Paulo, Brazil)
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| 2020/06/30 | Development of novel three-dimensional bioengineered biorelevant in vitro intestinal model to screen paracellular permeability | Controlled Released Society Virtual Meeting: 2020 Vision for global impact
Controlled Released Society (United States)
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| 2019/09/18 | 3D bioengineered small intestine for drug absorption studies | New Frontier in Biofabrication: From Biomolecules to Tissues and Organs
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
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| 2019/07/22 | New Three-dimensional Intestinal Tissue Engineering Model As Multifunctional Platform For Drug And Nanoparticle Absorption Studies | Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition
Controlled Release Society (Valência, Spain)
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| 2019/06/28 | 3D bioengineered intestine for drug screening absorption studies | Interrogations at the biointerface
i3s - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2019/03/14 | Um Engenheiro Biomédico na Investigação Ciêntifica - A importância da nossa versatilidade | II Jornadas de Engeharia Biomédica
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2021/03 - 2021/05/03 | Social event - Online quiz for the propagation of the Transdermal and Mucosal Delivery focus group and its social media pages (2021/05/03 - 2021/05/03)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Controlled Release Society, United States |
| 2018/01/02 - 2018/05/30 | 1st PhDay at i3S – From bench to stage, from desk to forum. The first PhDay to take place at i3S had several scientific and
ludic activities. PhD students from i3S had the chance to present their work, either in the form of oral or poster presentation,
to the scientific community. Besides, students could share their knowledge, get new insights about their work and start new
collaborations. (2018/05/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2017/11 - 2018/05/16 | Pint of Science - The Pint of Science is an international science festival that was established by a community of postgraduate
and postdoctoral researchers in 2012. It happened for the first time in Portugal in 2018. This festival aims to deliver interesting
and relevant talks on the latest science research in an accessible format to the public – mainly across bars and pubs and
allows people to discuss research with the people who carry it out and no prior knowledge of the subject is required (2018/05/14 - 2018/05/16)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2021/11/05 - 2021/11/06 | i-Days promote health innovation among university students through dozens of one-day and two-day programmes held in academic
institutions around Europe. Students from all academic areas receive an introduction to practical health innovation tools
and compete in teams to tackle real-life health challenges posed by EIT Health, local organisations, private corporations
or start-ups. The winning team of each i-Day will attend the Winners’ Event, a final competition that unites students from
around Europe.
Call
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I-Days
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
EIT Health, Germany |
| 2021/09/06 - 2021/09/10 | The purpose of Porto for Talent Summer Academy is to create contact opportunities between high education students and companies
within the North of Portugal, through site visit and conversations with professionals.
Other
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Porto for Talent Summer Academy
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2020/10 - 2021/07 | Course on the Fundamentals of Bioethics and Research Ethics, Good Research/er: what it is and why it matters, Preventing and
Managing Conflicts: Communication and Decision Making, Authorship Issues, Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism and Questionable Practices,
Data Management/Manipulation, Privacy, Confidentiality and Data Protection, Biobanks and Genomic Research, Human Research
Ethics, Vulnerabilty and Equity in Human Research | Integrity and Ethics in, Animal Research, Mentor and Mentee responsibilities;
Career Development
Workshop
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Research Ethics & Integrity Course
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2021/05/22 - 2021/05/22 | LYRIS selected a group of top-worldwide doctoral professionals as speakers from non-academic careers and you will have the
chance to listen their career pathways, what that career involves and how to achieve it.
Workshop
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How to be a successful PhD outside of academia
Lyris School, Portugal
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| 2020/01/28 - 2020/11/30 | The Spin Your Thesis! (SYT) programme offers university students (bachelor, master and PhD levels) the opportunity to perform
scientific or technological research in hypergravity conditions in a number of fields such as biology, biochemistry, microbiology,
optical physics, material sciences, fluid dynamics, geology and plasma physics.
Call
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Spin Your Thesis
European Space Agency, France
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| 2020/11/02 - 2020/11/06 | Workshopt about organoids models in cancer, infectious diseases and regenerative medicine, Stem cells and microenvironment
in organoid cultures, 3D in vitro models for biomedicine applications and Hands-on training in intestinal organoids (isolation
and culture).
Workshop
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Organoids and Advanced 3D in Vitro Models for Research in Health and Disease
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | Course about the important points that should be considered when submitting articles to journals, with focus on authorship
criteria, issues related to conflict of interest, and manuscript submissions systems used by popular publishers.
Workshop
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How to Submit a Journal Article and Get it Published
Enago, United States
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| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | Course focusing on the preliminary aspects that any researcher should focus when he/she intends to begin writing any research
paper that eventually will be submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal.
Workshop
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How to Write an Effective Research Paper
Enago, United States
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| 2019/12/16 - 2019/12/18 | This training school aimed to provide participants with the basic understanding of regression, model construction, evaluation,
and simulation. Concepts were explained through practical applications to experimental data from permeability studies and
dissolution assays (in standard and novel apparatus) and the link to in vivo plasma profiles.
Workshop
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Basics of data modelling application to permeability studies and in vitro in vivo correlations
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium |
| 2019/09/05 - 2019/09/27 | The objectives of the 1st Discoveries Entrepreneurship Prize are to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture in the field of Regenerative
and Precision Medicine, select innovative business ideas, in the field of Regenerative and Precision Medicine, around which
the creation of new innovation-intensive companies with potential for growth and commercial viability are envisaged and support
the realization of high potential business ideas.
Call
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1st Discoveries Entrepreneurship Prize
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal |
| 2019/03/12 - 2019/09/12 | Fuel - A program to give early-stage entrepreneurs the right energy, conditions and network to make great ideas blossom.
Call
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Fuel
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
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| 2018/11/05 - 2018/11/09 | Learn fundamental aspects in the design and development of bio-inspired polymers and hydrogels.
The training school consisted in the synthesis or modification of macromolecules, their physico-chemical characterization
(including mechanical testing), the processing of materials (multilayered systems, hydrogels, particles…) and biological testing
to access cell response to the developed systems.
Workshop
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Bioinspired adhesive polymers and hydrogels
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium |
| 2018/03/16 - 2018/04/17 | Prémio Norte Empreendedor wishes to award entrepreneurs and encourage the creation of new startups in the North of Portugal.
Call
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Prémio Norte Empreendedor |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2020/10 - Current | Students representative in the Transdermal and Mucosal Delivery Focus Group from the Controlled Release Society
Member
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Controlled Release Society, United States |
| 2019/09 - 2020/09 | Young Scientists Seminar (YSS): Organization of weekly seminars with PhD projects developed at i3S
Member
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2021/03 - 2021/03 | 2021 CRS Virtual Annual Meeting | Virtual |
Distinctions
Award
| 2020 | Video Contest Award
Controlled Release Society, United States
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| 2020 | Best poster award at the 3rd PhDay at i3s - Back to the Future
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2020 | Best oral presentation at I Congresso (Virtual) Brasileiro de Engenharia de Tecidos
TissueLabs, Brazil
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| 2019 | Mind-mapping championship award
Controlled Release Society, United States
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| 2018 | Prémio Norte Empreendedor |
| 2016 | First place in a E-poster contest of the I Conference of Neurosurgery Nursing
Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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