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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vânia Palma Roberto

Citation names

  • Vânia Palma Roberto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
681E-40B7-331F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8134-4045

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/12/10
Concluded
 PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Identification and Molecular Characterization of Bone-Related MicroRNAs: Functional Implications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2004/09 - 2006/05
Concluded
 European Master in Aquaculture (Mestrado)
Major in Molecular Biology and Histology
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Gla Protein Localization and Histological Characterization of Bone Structures in Relevant Aquaculture Fish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good / Very Good
2001/09 - 2002/10
Concluded
 Graduation Project (Licenciatura)
Major in Animal Biology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Comparison of the efficiency of two types of biological filters in an aquaculture of intensive regime of bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 / 20
1997/09 - 2002/10
Concluded
 Graduation in Biology (Licenciatura)
Major in Animal Biology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 15 / 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/04 - Current Coordinating Researcher (Research) Laboratório Colaborativo do Algarve Biomedical Center, Soluções Integradas para o Envelhecimento e Rejuvenescimento (ABC CoLAB), Portugal
Laboratório Colaborativo do Algarve Biomedical Center, Soluções Integradas para o Envelhecimento e Rejuvenescimento (ABC CoLAB), Portugal
2021/10/11 - Current Science and Technology Management ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
(...)
2021/10/11 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal
Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarve, Portugal
(...)
2018/04/06 - 2021/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2017/01/01 - 2018/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2016/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2012/06/01 - 2014/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2012/05/31 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal
2006/06/01 - 2007/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10/11 - Current Member of the Scientific Board Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal
ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/04 - Current Executive and Scientific Director Laboratório Colaborativo do Algarve Biomedical Center, Soluções Integradas para o Envelhecimento e Rejuvenescimento (ABC CoLAB), Portugal
Laboratório Colaborativo do Algarve Biomedical Center, Soluções Integradas para o Envelhecimento e Rejuvenescimento (ABC CoLAB), Portugal
2006 - 2016 CEO and co-FOUNDER Mathnasium Loulé, Portugal
Mundo ao Contrário Lda, Portugal
(...)
2005/05/01 - 2006/05/18 Master Student in Bone and Molecular Biology. This project was my starting point in fundamental research. Gene cloning and analysis, histology, immunohistochemistry, ISH Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2003/05/01 - 2004/12/31 Quality Consultant – Aquaculture Industry, Quality Control and Protocol Improvement and Implementation TiMar (Culturas em Água, Lda), Portugal
TiMar (Culturas em Água, Lda), Portugal
2001/11/01 - 2002/07/31 Biology Student - Aquaculture Company, studying Quality Control Viveiros Vila Nova S.A, Portugal
Viveiros Vila Nova S.A, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/01/01 - 2018/03/31 EPITERT Uncovering novel therapeutic targets that regulate the self-renewal capacity of colorectal cancer | Grant PI | 15k
LPCC-PT2016
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal

Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
Concluded
2015/01 - 2017/01 Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications of THOR - Tert Hypermethylated Oncologic Region in breast cancer | 25k
Maratona da Saúde
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal
 Maratona da Saúde Association

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/01 - 2012/05 BONE-MIR Identification and Molecular Characterization of Bone-related microRNAs: Functional Implications | 54k
SFRH/BD/38607/2007
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/10 - Current Algarve Fit Ageing Score: a new integrative tool for quality of life improvement and healthy Ageing (ALFASCORE) | 860k
ALG-01-0145-FEDER-072586
Invited Scientist Fellow
ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal

Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI), Portugal
Programa Operacional Regional do Algarve- CRESC Algarve (FEDER)
Ongoing
2017/11 - 2021/07/31 OSTEOMAR New marine compounds as nutritional source to improve the quality and well-being of Aquaculture fish | Grant co-author | 270k
16-02-01-FMP-0057
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2018/04/06 - 2021/06/30 ALGASOLE Development and Implementation of food supplemented with macroalgae with high vitamin K content for sole (Solea senegalensis) Aquaculture | Grant co-author | 427.3k
16-02-01-FMP-0058 (ALGASOLE)
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
European Commission
Concluded
2017/11 - 2021/06/29 REPROF1 Conditioning of Senegalese sole F1 individuals with prospects for reproduction in captivity | Grant co-author | 274k
16-02-01-FMP-0056
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2017/11 - 2021/06 SERINOVA Basis for the implementation of a new aquaculture species in Portugal | Grant co-author | 426.4k
16-02-01-FMP-0055
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2018/01 - 2020/12 BLUE HUMAN - BLUE biotechnology as a road for innovation on HUMAN’s health aiming smart growth in Atlantic Area
EAPA/151/2016
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2020/03/31 Centre for Biomedical Research
UID/BIM/04773/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre of Marine Sciences
UID/Multi/04326/2019
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/02 - 2016/12 SAFIESTELA Vitamin K supplementation in sole larvae: testing bone quality improvement | Grant co-author | 12k
UALG/CCMAR-SEA8
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
2015/02/01 - 2015/12/31 KLING Pilot study for the improvement of the nutritional status on Vitamin K: optimisation of sole reproduction and larval quality | 164.4k
31-03-05-FEP-0073
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2012/06/01 - 2013/12/31 MARMED Development of innovating biomedical products from marine resources valorisation | 2M
MARMED (2011-1/164)
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 15 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2011
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2008/12 XENOFISH Effects of xenobiotics in skeleton development and fin regeneration in fish | 84.5k
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/60883/PT
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/06/01 - 2007/12/31 PROMAR Algarve-Andalucía cooperation for promotion of the marine aquaculture resources in the South-Atlantic coast | 426k
INTERREG III A- SP5.P117/03
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera Olhão, Portugal
European Commission
Concluded
2003/12 - 2006/11 SPARUGENES Skeletal development, alterations and malformations during larval ontogeny of species with interest for aquaculture. Molecular, cellular and biochemical approaches | 150k
MCYT/AGL2003-03558
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT)
Concluded
2003/06 - 2006/05 FISHDEV Mineralization processes in marine and fresh water teleosts: function of Gla proteins (Matrix Gla and osteocalcin) | 65k
POCTI/CVT/42098/2001
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/11/04 - Current ABC Collaborative Laboratory: Integrated Ageing and Rejuvenation Solutions (ABC CoLAB)
517039451
Chief Scientific Officer
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2023/05/02 - 2023/12/31 CureCSB - Development of a Gene-Replacement Therapy for Cockayne Syndrome Type B (1.2M)
CureCSB
Project Manager
Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal

ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Vânia Palma Roberto; Apolónio, Joana Dias; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "TERT methylation: a potential diagnostic and prognostic tool for the management of colorectal cancer". Paper presented in 3rd ASPIC International Congress, Lisbon, 2018.
  2. Klervi Le Lann; Gwladys Le Diouron; Vânia Palma Roberto; Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau; Sara Mira; Nathalie Poupart; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, M. Leonor; Fabienne Guérard. "Marine macrophytes: a source of natural compounds with proliferative, mineralogenic antioxidant and antibacterial activities". Paper presented in 5th European Symposium on Health Molecules & Ingredients congress, Quimper, 2014.
Conference poster
  1. Rajado, Ana Teresa; Pestana, Daniel; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana ; Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David V.C.; Trindade, Marlene; et al. Corresponding author: Pedro Castelo-Branco. "Algarve Fit Ageing Score Project, A Multidisciplinary Approach To Assess Healthy Ageing Status". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop Systems Biology: Linking chromatin and Epigenetics to Disease and Development, 2023.
  2. Vânia Palma Roberto; Silva, Nádia; Gavaia, Paulo. "Implementation of a macroalgae supplemented feed for Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) rearing". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  3. Vânia Palma Roberto; Silva, Nádia; Gavaia, Paulo. "Effect of macroalgae dietary supplementation on the resistance to pathogens in Solea senegalensis". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  4. Nádia Silva; Vânia Palma Roberto; Leonardo Mata; Michael Viegas; Graça, Miguel; Paulo Gavaia, CCMAR Researcher. "Implementation of macroalgae supplemented feed rich in vitamin K for Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) rearing". Paper presented in AquaImprove - Aquaculture Research Workshop, 2020.
  5. Vânia Palma Roberto; Nádia Silva; Gil Martins; Leonardo Mata; Michael Viegas; Graça Miguel; Dr. Paulo Gavaia, CCMAR Contracted Researcher. "Using the zebrafish as a screening tool for Senegalese sole Aquaculture Nutrition: Insights from macroalgae ethanolic extracts as a natural source of Vitamin K1". Paper presented in 5th AquaImprove - Aquaculture Research Workshop, 2020.
  6. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gil Martins; Leonardo Mata; Michael Viegas; Graça Miguel; Dr. Paulo Gavaia, CCMAR Contracted Researcher. "Zebrafish dietary supplementation as a screening tool for Aquaculture Nutrition and Human disease: Insights from macroalgae ethanolic extracts as a natural source of Vitamin K1". Paper presented in 11th European Zebrafish Meeting, 2020.
  7. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gil Martins; Michael Viegas; Dr. Paulo Gavaia, CCMAR Contracted Researcher. "DNA methylation signatures of Vitamin K-related genes as Cancer Biomarkers: lessons from the Zebrafish.". Paper presented in 11th European Zebrafish Meeting, 2020.
  8. Gavaia, P; Vânia Palma Roberto; Mata, Leonardo. "Phylloquinone content of macroalgae from the Portuguese coastal areas.". Paper presented in International Conference and Exposition LACQUA19, San José, Costa Rica, 2019.
  9. Apolonio, Joana Dias; Valadas, Gabriela; Dias, João Silva; Vânia Palma Roberto; Tabori, Uri; Pedro Castelo-Branco. "THOR: A DNA methylation-based marker for breast cancer". Paper presented in XVIII Senology Symposium (XVIII Jornadas de Senologia 2019). Portimão, Portugal, 2019.
  10. Vânia Palma Roberto; Cancela, M.L.; Laizé, Vincent; Gavaia, P. "DNA methylation affects the expression of genes encoding vitamin K related proteins". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium on Frontiers in Molecular Science, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
  11. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tarasco, Marco; Surget, Gwladys; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valerie; Fernández, Ignacio; Gavaia, P; Guérard, Fabienne; et al. "Assessing bone anabolic properties of marine extracts in fish". Paper presented in 5th Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2018.
  12. André Fonseca; Ramalhete, Sara; Marreiros, Ana; Vânia Palma Roberto; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "Identification of twenty-one miRNAs as novel potential biomarkers in colorectal cancer". Paper presented in 2as Jornadas of Algarve Biomedical Center, Olhão, Portugal, 2018.
  13. Apolonio, Joana Dias; Vânia Palma Roberto; Tabori, Uri; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "THOR: A DNA methylation-based biomarker for breast cancer management". Paper presented in Keystone Symposia in Cancer Epigenetics: New mechanisms, New Therapies. Breckenridge, Colorado USA, 2018.
  14. Vânia Palma Roberto; Apolonio, Joana Dias; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "Uncovering new epigenetic biomarkers in colorectal cancer". Paper presented in 2nd CBMR/ProRegeM Meeting, 2017.
  15. Apolónio, Joana Dias; Vânia Palma Roberto; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "A DNA methylation-based biomarker for breast cancer management". Paper presented in 2nd CBMR/ProRegeM Meeting, 2017.
  16. Apolonio, Joana Dias; Vânia Palma Roberto; Tabori, Uri; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "Uncovering the potential of a DNA methylation-based biomarker for breast cancer". Paper presented in Genetics and Genome Biology Annual Retreat, PGCRL, Sickkids Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2017.
  17. Vânia Palma Roberto; Conceicao, Natercia; Nunes, Maria Joao; Rodrigues, Elsa; Cancela, M. Leonor; Tiago, Daniel Martins. "miR-214, a novel regulator of chondrogenesis?". Paper presented in 43rd Annual European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, Rome, Italy, 2016.
  18. Vânia Palma Roberto; Sara Mira; Le Diouron, Glawdys; Laizé, Vincent; Gavaia, P; Le Lann, Klervi; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valerie; et al. "Identification of mineralogenic properties of seaweeds and halophytes extracts using zebrafish as model organism". Paper presented in 4th Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2015.
  19. Le Diouron, Glawdys; Vânia Palma Roberto; Mira, Sara; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valerie; Poupart, Nathalie; Le Lann, Klervi; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela ML; Guérard, Fabienne. "Original bioactivities of Codium fragile and Cladophora rupestris: proliferative, mineralogenic and antioxidant activities". Paper presented in Journées de la Société Phycologique de France, 2013.
  20. Vânia Palma Roberto; Mira, Sara; Le Diouron, Glawdys; Laizé, Vincent; Parameswaran V; Le Lann, Klervi; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valérie; et al. "Proliferative and mineralogenic activities of seaweeds and marine plants extracts in a fish in vitro cell system". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology MicroBiotec’13, 2013.
  21. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Gautvik, K.; Cancela, ML. "Molecular cloning, gene characterization and expression analysis of zebrafish miR-223". Paper presented in 3rd Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2013.
  22. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Uncovering the regulatory role of miR-214 in bone formation". Paper presented in FEBS, RNA Satellite Meeting, 2012.
  23. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "MicroRNA-214 function in skeletogenesis". Paper presented in Portuguese RNA meeting, 2012.
  24. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "MicroRNAs as regulators of skeletogenesis and mineralization in fish". Paper presented in 2nd Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2011.
  25. Tiago, Daniel Martins; Vânia Palma Roberto; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Fish models to unveil microRNA-20a role in bone formation". Paper presented in 2nd Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2011.
  26. Tiago, Daniel Martins; Vânia Palma Roberto; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "New insights into regulatory role of microRNAs in bone formation: bone morphogenetic protein 2 transcript is targeted by microRNA-20a". Paper presented in XVII National Congress of Biochemistry, 2010.
  27. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Kaare Gautvik (MD); Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Zebrafish as an in vivo and in vitro model to study microRNAs in bone". Paper presented in EMBO/EMBL Symposium: “The Non-Coding Genome”, Heidelberg, Germany, 2010.
  28. Tiago, Daniel Martins; Vânia Palma Roberto; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "miR-20a regulates BMP-2 gene expression during differentiation of fish bone-derived cells". Paper presented in EMBO/EMBL Symposium: “The Non-Coding Genome”, Heidelberg, Germany, 2010.
  29. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tiago, Daniel Martins; Kaare Gautvik (MD); Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Zebrafish as an in vivo and in vitro model to analyse miR-223 target genes". Paper presented in V National RNA Meeting, Carcavelos, Portugal., 2009.
  30. Vânia Palma Roberto; Cavaco, Sofia; Simes, Dina C; Gavaia, P; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Mgp Expression and Accumulation in Heart and Kidney of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)". Paper presented in 1st Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, Tavira, Portugal, 2009.
  31. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gavaia, P; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Histological characterization of vertebral deformities in Sparus aurata: Pathological formation of chondroid bone". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 07, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007.
  32. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gavaia, Paulo; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Gla Proteins in skeletal Deformed Fish". Paper presented in XV National Congress of Biochemistry, Aveiro, Portugal., 2006.
  33. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gavaia, P; Cancela, Maria Leonor. "Vertebral deformities and local accumulation of Gla proteins in Sparus aurata". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe (AQUA2006), Florence, Italy, 2006.
Journal article
  1. David Vilhena Catarino Brito; F. Esteves; A. T. Rajado; N. Silva; R. Andrade; J. Apolónio; S. Calado; et al. "Assessing cognitive decline in the aging brain: lessons from rodent and human studies". npj Aging (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41514-023-00120-6.
    10.1038/s41514-023-00120-6
  2. Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David; Rajado, Ana Teresa; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Araújo, Inês; et al. "Reprogramming iPSCs to study age-related diseases: Models, therapeutics, and clinical trials". Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 214 (2023): 111854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2023.111854.
    10.1016/j.mad.2023.111854
  3. Silva, Nádia; Rajado, Ana Teresa; Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David; Apolónio, Joana ; Vânia Palma Roberto; Binnie, Alexandra; et al. Corresponding author: Pedro Castelo-Branco. "Measuring healthy ageing. Current and future tools". Biogerontology 24 6 (2023): 845-866. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37439885/.
    Open access • Published
  4. Rajado, Ana Teresa; Silva, Nádia; Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Araújo, Inês Maria; Nóbrega, Clévio David Rodrigues ; et al. Corresponding author: Pedro Castelo-Branco. "How can we modulate aging through nutrition and physical exercise? An epigenetic approach". Aging 15 (2023): 3191-3217.
    Open access • Published
  5. Acosta, Marcos; Quiroz, Eduardo; Tovar-Ramírez, Dariel; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Dias, Jorge; Gavaia, Paulo J.; Fernández, Ignacio. "Fish Microbiome Modulation and Convenient Storage of Aquafeeds When Supplemented with Vitamin K1". Animals 12 23 (2022): 3248. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12233248.
    10.3390/ani12233248
  6. Faleiro, Inês; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Demirkol Canli, Secil; Fraunhoffer, Nicolas A.; Iovanna, Juan; Gure, Ali Osmay; Link, Wolfgang; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. Corresponding author: Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "DNA Methylation of PI3K/AKT Pathway-Related Genes Predicts Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: A Comprehensive Bioinformatics-Based Study". Cancers 13 24 (2021): 6354. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246354.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/cancers13246354
  7. Fonseca, André; Ramalhete, Sara Ventura; Mestre, André; Pires das Neves, Ricardo; Marreiros, Ana; Castelo-Branco, Pedro; Roberto, Vânia Palma. Corresponding author: Roberto, Vânia Palma. "Identification of colorectal cancer associated biomarkers: an integrated analysis of miRNA expression". Aging 13 18 (2021): 21991-22029. http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.203556.
    Open access • Published • 10.18632/aging.203556
  8. Roberto, Vânia P.; Surget, Gwladys; Le Lann, Klervi; Mira, Sara; Tarasco, Marco; Guérard, Fabienne; Poupart, Nathalie; et al. "Antioxidant, Mineralogenic and Osteogenic Activities of Spartina alterniflora and Salicornia fragilis Extracts Rich in Polyphenols". Frontiers in Nutrition 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.719438.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fnut.2021.719438
  9. Vânia Palma Roberto; Gil Martins; Dias, Jorge; Mata, Leonardo; Miguel, Graça; Cancela, M. Leonor; Laizé, Vincent; Gavaia, P. "Abstracts of the ECTS Congress 2019 - Vitamin K role on the osteocalcin:GPRC6A axis: insights from non-mammalian models". Calcified Tissue International 104 S1 (2019): 1-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-019-00541-0.
    10.1007/s00223-019-00541-0
  10. Vânia Palma Roberto; Tarasco, Marco; Le Diouron, Glawdys; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valerie; Gavaia, P; Guérard, Fabienne; Cancela, M. Leonor; Laizé, Vincent. "Abstracts of the ECTS Congress 2019 - Marine plants as valuable sources of antioxidant and anabolic bone compounds". Calcified Tissue International 104 S1 (2019): 1-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-019-00541-0.
    10.1007/s00223-019-00541-0
  11. De Mello, Ramon Andrade; Faleiro, Inês; Apolónio, Joana D; Tabori, Uri; Price, Aryeh J; Roberto, Vânia P; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "Hot topics in epigenetic regulation of cancer self-renewal for pancreatic tumors: future trends". Future Oncology 15 7 (2019): 683-685. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2018-0153.
    Open access • 10.2217/fon-2018-0153
  12. Fernández, Ignacio; Fernandes, Jorge M.O.; Roberto, Vânia P.; Kopp, Martina; Oliveira, Catarina; Riesco, Marta F.; Dias, Jorge; et al. "Circulating small non-coding RNAs provide new insights into vitamin K nutrition and reproductive physiology in teleost fish". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 1863 1 (2019): 39-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.09.017.
    10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.09.017
  13. Roberto, V. P.; Martins, G.; Pereira, A.; Rodrigues, S.; Grenha, A.; Pinto, W.; Cancela, M. L.; Dias, J.; Gavaia, P. J.. "Insights from dietary supplementation with zinc and strontium on the skeleton of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton, 1822) larvae: From morphological analysis to osteogenic markers". Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34 2 (2018): 512-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jai.13664.
    10.1111/jai.13664
  14. Roberto, Vânia Palma; Gavaia, Paulo; Nunes, Maria João; Rodrigues, Elsa; Cancela, Maria Leonor; Tiago, Daniel Martins. "Evidences for a New Role of miR-214 in Chondrogenesis". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21735-w.
    Open access • 10.1038/s41598-018-21735-w
  15. Faleiro, Inês; Apolónio, Joana Dias; Price, Aryeh J; De Mello, Ramon Andrade; Roberto, Vânia Palma; Tabori, Uri; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "The TERT hypermethylated oncologic region predicts recurrence and survival in pancreatic cancer". Future Oncology 13 23 (2017): 2045-2051. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2017-0167.
    10.2217/fon-2017-0167
  16. Marques, Carlos; Roberto, Vânia P.; Granadeiro, Luís; Trindade, Marlene; Gavaia, Paulo J.; Laizé, Vincent; Cancela, M. Leonor; Fernández, Ignacio. "The xenobiotic sensor PXR in a marine flatfish species (Solea senegalensis): Gene expression patterns and its regulation under different physiological conditions". Marine Environmental Research 130 (2017): 187-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.021.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.021
  17. Faleiro, Ines; De Mello, Ramon Andrade; Apolonio, Joana Dias; Roberto, Vania Palma; Tabori, Uri; Castelo-Branco, Pedro. "Epigenetic regulation of cancer self-renewal differs between endocrine tumors.". Journal of Clinical Oncology 35 15_suppl (2017): e15717-e15717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e15717.
    Published • 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e15717
  18. Roberto, Vânia P.; Surget, Gwladys; Le Lann, Klervi; Mira, Sara; Guérard, Fabienne; Laizé, Vincent; Poupart, Nathalie; Cancela, M. Leonor; Stiger-Pouvreau, Valérie. "Marine green macroalgae: a source of natural compounds with mineralogenic and antioxidant activities". Journal of Applied Phycology 29 1 (2016): 575-584. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-016-0968-3.
    Open access • 10.1007/s10811-016-0968-3
  19. Roberto, Vania P; Conceicao, Natercia; Nunes, Maria J; Rodrigues, Elsa; Cancela, M Leonor; Tiago, Daniel M. "miR-214: a novel regulator of chondrogenesis?". Bone Abstracts (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/boneabs.5.p221a.
    10.1530/boneabs.5.p221a
  20. Roberto, V.P.; Tiago, D.M.; Gautvik, K.; Cancela, M.L.. "Evidence for the conservation of miR-223 in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Implications for function". Gene 566 1 (2015): 54-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.022.
    10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.022
  21. Roberto, V.P.; Tiago, D.M.; Silva, I.A.L.; Cancela, M.L.. "MiR-29a is an enhancer of mineral deposition in bone-derived systems". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 564 (2014): 173-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2014.09.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.abb.2014.09.006
  22. Tiago, Daniel M.; Marques, Cátia L.; Roberto, Vânia P.; Cancela, M. Leonor; Laizé, Vincent. "Mir-20a regulates in vitro mineralization and BMP signaling pathway by targeting BMP-2 transcript in fish". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 543 (2014): 23-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2013.12.009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.abb.2013.12.009
  23. Cavaco, Sofia; Williamson, Matthew K.; Rosa, Joana; Roberto, Vânia; Cordeiro, Odete; Price, Paul A.; Leonor Cancela, M.; Laizé, Vincent; Simes, Dina C.. "Teleost fish osteocalcin 1 and 2 share the ability to bind the calcium mineral phase". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 40 3 (2013): 731-738. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10695-013-9880-9.
    10.1007/s10695-013-9880-9
  24. Roberto, Vânia P.; Cavaco, Sofia; Viegas, Carla S.B.; Simes, Dina C.; Ortiz-Delgado, Juan-Bosco; Sarasquete, M. Carmen; Gavaia, Paulo J.; Cancela, M. Leonor. "Matrix Gla protein in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus): Gene expression analysis and identification of sites of protein accumulation". Aquaculture 294 3-4 (2009): 202-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.06.020.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.06.020
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Vânia Palma Roberto. "Cloning and in silico characterisation of the GPRC6A receptor in sole". Degree, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2020.
  2. Fonseca, André Filipe Afonso de Sousa. "Epigenetic of colorectal cancer: a focus on microRNAs". Master, Universidade do Algarve, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12546.
  3. Vânia Palma Roberto. "Identification and Molecular Characterization of Bone-related microRNAs: Functional Implications.". PhD, Universidade do Algarve, 2014.
  4. Vânia Palma Roberto. "Transcriptional Regulation of the miR-199/214 cluster by the transcription factor TFAP2a in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)". Degree, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2011.
  5. Roberto, Vânia Cristina Palma. "Gla protein localisation and histological characterisation of bone structures in relevant aquaculture fish". Master, Universidade do Algarve, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11026.
  6. Vânia Palma Roberto. "Study of the efficiency of two biological filters in an Intensive Aquaculture facility of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax).". Degree, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2002.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/26 Ageing Better CoLAB: A collaborative solution to tackle ageing Clinical Biochemistry Workshop: Lifespan, Health & Metabolic Diseases
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2023/11/29 Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Redefining Patient-Centered Care through Digital Innovation DIGITAL HEALTH SUMMIT 2023
Governo da Madeira; Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2023/10/23 Longevity Medicine and Healthy Ageing Share Algarve, Marketing and Innovation Conference
Dengun; Algarve Evolution (Vilamoura, Portugal)
2022/12/15 ABC CoLAB: A collaborative solution to tackle the ageing challenge Digital Health Summit -H-INNOVA - Health Innovation HUB-
Governo da Madeira; Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11/17 ABC CoLAB: Ageing Perspectives TMS ALGARVE 2022: Sustainability Challenges in Tourism, Hospitality and Management
Universidade do Algarve; CiNTuRs; Tourism and Management Studies (Olhão, Portugal)
2022/07/05 Round Table: Attraction and retention of talents for regional development. OCDE Event
CCDR (Faro, Portugal)
2022/02/15 Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis towards the Identification of Novel Epigenetic Biomarkers for Cancer IECC 2022: Tumor Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Progression: Challenge or Opportunity
MDPI
2021/10/08 MicroRNAs as therapeutic targets and biomarkers in age-related diseases IV Jornadas Algarve Biomedical Center | Active and Healthy Aging
Algarve Biomedical Center (Moura, Portugal)
2021/10/05 Characterization of antioxidant and anti-enzymatic activities of algal extracts from the Portuguese coast – possible valuable ingredients for fish diet supplementation Aquaculture Europe 2021
(Funchal, Madeira, Portugal)
2020/02/05 Development of in vivo zebrafish systems for identification of molecules with pro/ anti osteogenic properties and bone regenerative capacities 1st Ocean4Biotech Conference
COST (Piran, Slovenia)
2019/11 Dietary effects of feeds supplemented with macroalgae extract as a source of vitamin K1 in Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis growth and skeletogenesis. International Conference and Exposition - LACQUA19
(San José, Costa Rica)
2019/01/09 Novel ingredients to improve skeletal quality in Aquaculture. Current Perspectives In Aquaculture Fish Epigenetics Workshop
(Storhavet, Norway)
2018/05/10 TERT methylation: a potential diagnostic and prognostic tool for the management of colorectal cancer. 3rd ASPIC International Congress
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/04/16 miR-214 is a novel regulator of chondrogenesis Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology, 5th Conference
(Tavira, Portugal)
2018/03/16 TERT methylation in colorectal cancer: from molecular mechanisms to clinic significance 2as Jornadas of Algarve Biomedical Center
ABC (Olhão, Portugal)
2017/12/12 Uncovering epigenetic biomarkers in colorectal cancer LabClub Seminars
Centre for Biomedical Research (Faro, Portugal)
2017/04/28 Uncovering novel therapeutic targets associated to self-renewal capacity in colorectal cancer 1st Congress of Medical Research of the Portuguese Medical Schools
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/05/14 miR-214, a novel regulator of chondrogenesis? 43rd Annual European Calcified Tissue Society Congress - ECTS2016
(Rome, Italy)
2015/12/18 “Shelf life” of food enriched in vitamin K1 Workshop Kling
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2014/05/21 Marine macrophytes: a source of natural compounds with proliferative, mineralogenic antioxidant and antibacterial activities 5th European Symposium on Health Molecules & Ingredients congress
(Quimper, France)
2014/04/14 Identification and Molecular Characterisation of Bone-Related microRNAs: Functional Implications LabClub Seminars
Centre for Biomedical Research (Faro, Portugal)
2013/12/06 Proliferative and mineralogenic activities of seaweeds and marine plants extracts in a fish in vitro cell system Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology MicroBiotec’13
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2011/11/18 Identification and characterization of microRNAs involved in skeletogenesis Jornada Anual dos Doutorandos, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine
(Faro, Portugal)
2010/12/15 New insights into regulatory role of microRNAs in bone formation: bone morphogenetic protein 2 transcript is targeted by microRNA-20a XVII National Congress of Biochemistry
(Porto, Portugal)
2010/12/07 Identification and characterization of microRNAs involved in bone metabolism Seminários do Mar e Ambiente
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2007/09/04 Zebrafish as a transgenic in vivo model to analyse bone-related gene function and regulation of expression ECTS European Calcified Tissue Society Training Course
ECTS (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020/12/18 Cloning and in silico characterization of the GPRC6A receptor in sole
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Epigenetics of colorectal cancer: a focus on microRNAs
Supervisor
 Oncology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2017 SOS2 3’ UTR methylation and the effect on transcription and miRNA regulation of SOS2 RNA
Co-supervisor
 Internship - Medical School (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Chronological analysis of the regenerative performance of zebrafish (Danio rerio) caudal fin bone)
Supervisor
 Master in Marine Biology - Intership (Master)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Transcriptional Regulation of the miR-199/214 cluster by the transcription factor TFAP2a in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/10/29 - 2023/11/11 ESN-ISN Neurochemistry School 2023 is an advanced educational platform that aims to explore the fascinating field of neurodegeneration and delve into the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying this complex phenomenon. With a specific focus on advanced therapies, we trained students and young researchers with the knowledge, skills, and insights necessary to tackle the challenges of their research projects. https://neurochemistryschool23.pt (2023/04/01 - 2023/11/30)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal

Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarve, Portugal
2023/10/12 - 2023/10/13 The Algarve Social Development Summit was a 2 day conference on 5 social challenges. Apart from being a co-organizer, I was the Lead Organizer of the "Healthy Ageing" Sessions. These included specialists from different areas from psychologists, to doctors and health professionals, to nutritionists, personal trainers, scientists, artists and politics. We had over 70 speakers and 500 participants. https://algarvesocialsummit.com (2023/07/01 - 2023/10/31)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Laboratório Colaborativo do Algarve Biomedical Center, Soluções Integradas para o Envelhecimento e Rejuvenescimento (ABC CoLAB), Portugal
2023/05/03 - 2023/05/05 Member of the Organising Committee of The FENS Regional Meeting (FRM) 2023 at the Congress Palace of the Algarve – Salgados Palace, Albufeira, Algarve – Portugal, on May 3-5, 2023. We hosted almost 900 participants from all 5 continents. (2023/01/04 - 2023/05/15)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI), Portugal

ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal

Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Belgium
2022/12/06 - 2022/12/07 Set in the context of With]Out[ Borders series launched by the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), The Ageing With]Out[ Borders Conference provided a multidisciplinary stage to present recent developments in cells, stem cells, senescence, inflammation, and (epi)genetic mechanisms involved in ageing, by international renowned researchers in the field. Opportunity to discuss on fundamental and translational ageing research, and discuss clinical and lifestyle interventions for health improvement during ageing. (2022/06/01 - 2022/12/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal

Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarve, Portugal
2021/09/08 - 2021/09/10 Ocean4Biotech | COST ACTION 18238 - Training School (budget 10k) Zebrafish tools for screening of therapeutic-relevant molecules affecting tissue mineralization. Bone disorders affect millions of people worldwide and current treatments limited efficacy is often accompanied by side effects. The discovery of novel bone anabolic compounds with either pharmaceutical or nutraceutical value is thus needed. This workshop aims at providing advance training to academia/company personnel on zebrafish systems toward drug screening. (2021/09/08 - 2021/09/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal

European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium

Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2020 - 2021/05 6th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology (provisional budget 35 000€) (2020 - 2021/05) (2020 - 2021/05)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2019/11/25 - 2019/11/27 COST ACTION 16115 - Training School (budget 10 000€) Zebrafish tools for screening of therapeutic-relevant molecules affecting tissue mineralization. Bone disorders affect millions of people worldwide and current treatments limited efficacy is often accompanied by side effects. The discovery of novel bone anabolic compounds with either pharmaceutical or nutraceutical value is thus needed. This workshop aims at providing advance training to academia/company personnel on zebrafish systems toward drug screening. (2019/11/25 - 2019/11/27)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/17 ASSEMBLE+ WORKSHOP (budget 5 000€) Zebrafish tools for the screening of osteogenic compounds. Bone disorders affect millions of people worldwide and current treatments have a limited efficacy often accompanied by side effects. The discovery of novel bone anabolic compounds with either pharmaceutical or nutraceutical value is thus needed. This workshop aims at providing advance training to academia/company personnel on zebrafish systems toward drug screening. (2019/07/15 - 2019/07/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

ASSEMBLEPLUS, Association of European Marine Biological Laboratories Expanded, France
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21 OPEN DAY "Dia Aberto UALG": Research activities were presented to ungraduated students as an outreach activity. The current scientific interests and the practical and commercial applications of the research developed at UALG were presented and discussed. Practical experiments were also developed with small groups of students. (2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/19 5th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology (budget 32 900€) (2018/04/16 - 2018/04/19) (2018/04/16 - 2018/04/19)
Congress (Other)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2017/09/08 - 2017/09/09 2nd CBMR/ProRegeM Annual Meeting (2017/09/08 - 2017/09/09)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
2015/12/18 - 2015/12/18 WORKSHOP KLING (2015/12/18 - 2015/12/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/16 Participation on DevFest2023 Lagos
Conference
 DevFest Lagos
Google UK Ltd, United Kingdom
2023/08/28 - 2023/09/01 Participation in the Conference ARDD 2023: The 10th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting
Conference
 RDD 2023: The 10th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting
IT-Universitet i København, Denmark
2023/06/12 - 2023/07/14 Participation on the EIT Health Program "TOP FEMALE FOUNDERS SUMMER SCHOOL" 2023 https://eithealth.eu/programmes/top-female-founders/
Workshop
 TOP FEMALE FOUNDERS SUMMER SCHOOL
EIT Health, Belgium

University of Viena, Austria
2023/05/23 - 2023/05/23 Participation in the THINK TANK “Science to Health to Tech Day”, as part of the discussion group about the main needs and expectations of hospitals, healthcare professionals and technological partners in terms of keeping up with technological developments, including developments in data science and innovation-based solutions.
Round table
 THINK TANK “Science to Health to Tech Day”- 1st Edition
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2023/03/02 - 2023/03/03 BTL 2023 for professionals
Exhibition
 Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa
2023/02/28 - 2023/02/28 Participation in the The Rethinking Regional Attractiveness, organised by OCDE, to report the lessons learned from multiple regional case studies from five EU countries (Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden), additional work with Latin American and Caribbean regions, and a series of webinars and one-on-one dialogues on rethinking regional attractiveness. The OECD¿s innovative multidimensional approach to assessing regional attractiveness considers global engagement beyond international connections and economic factors alone. Rethinking Regional Attractiveness
OCDE Centre de développement, France
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/16 Participation as Oral Communication at IECC 2022: Tumor Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Progression: Challenge or Opportunity
Conference
 IECC 2022: Tumor Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Cancer Progression: Challenge or Opportunity
MDPI AG, Switzerland

Cancers, Switzerland
2021/10/04 - 2021/10/07 European Congress on Aquaculture
Congress
 Aquaculture Europe 2021
2020/11/06 - 2020/11/06 5th AquaImprove - Aquaculture Research Workshop
Workshop
 Aquaculture Research Workshop
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/10/26 - 2020/10/27 11th European Zebrafish Meeting
Congress
 11th European Zebrafish Meeting
2019/06/26 - 2019/06/28 ISFMS: 3rd International Symposium on Frontiers in Molecular Science, RNA Regulatory Networks
Symposium
 RNA Regulatory Networks
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

University of Oxford University College Oxford, United Kingdom
2019/05/11 - 2019/05/16 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress #LEE19-00122
Congress
 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress #LEE19-00122
European Calcified Tissue Society, United Kingdom
2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress – Pre-Congress #LEE19-00128
Congress
 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress – Pre-Congress #LEE19-00128
European Calcified Tissue Society, United Kingdom
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/06 COURSE: CAL-AQUA Course: Professional Training for animal experiments (40 hours, Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science Course).
Other
 CAL-AQUA Course
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2018/05/10 - 2018/05/11 3rd ASPIC International Congress Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal 10 - 11 May, 2018
Congress
 3rd ASPIC International Congress
ASPIC Portuguese Association on Cancer Research, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/19 5th Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Conference
 5th Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2018/03/16 - 2018/03/16 2as Jornadas of Algarve Biomedical Center Olhão, Portugal
Meeting
 Meeting
ABC, Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
2017/09/08 - 2017/09/09 2nd CBMR/ProRegeM Meeting
Meeting
 Meeting
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
2017/04/28 - 2017/04/29 1st Congress on Medical Research of the Portuguese Medical Schools
Congress
 Congress
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2017 COURSE: R for Absolute Beginners Course, 4th Edition (14 hours). Faro @CCMAR/UALG
Other
 R for Absolute Beginners Course
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2016/05/14 - 2016/05/17 43rd Annual European Calcified Tissue Society Congress
Congress
 Congress
European Calcified Tissue Society, United Kingdom
2015/04/27 - 2015/04/30 4th Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Conference
 IAFSB Conference
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2013/12/06 - 2013/12/08 MicroBiotec’13 - Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Congress
 Congress
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/04/22 - 2013/04/24 3rd Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Conference
 IAFSB Conference
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2012/10 - 2012/10 Advance Course in Human Genetics: From Basic Science to Clinics and Genetic Counselling (16 hours)
Workshop
 Advance Course in Human Genetics: From Basic Science to Clinics and Genetic Counselling
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2012/09/04 FEBS International Workshop on New Developments in RNA Biology (FEBS 2012 RNA Satellite Meeting)
Workshop
 FEBS RNA Satellite Meeting
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/07 COURSE: COST Action, Training School – Proteomics Course (28 hours). @CIIMAR, IPATIMUP and FCUP, Porto, Portugal
Workshop
 Proteomics Course - COST ACTION
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/01/26 - 2012/01/27 RNA 2012 Meeting 26-27 January 2012, IMM, Lisbon, Portugal
Meeting
 RNA Meeting
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2011/04/26 - 2011/04/28 2nd Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Conference
 IAFSB Conference
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2010/10/13 - 2010/10/16 EMBO/EMBL Symposium: The Non-Coding Genome. 13-16 October 2010, Heidelberg, Germany.
Symposium
 EMBO/EMBL Symposium
EMBL Heidelberg Genome Biology, Germany
2010 - 2010 The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics (20 hours, RNA Bioinformatics Workshop) @IGC, Lisbon, Portugal
Workshop
 Workshop RNA Bioinformatics
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2009/11/05 - 2009/11/06 Vth National RNA Meeting 5-6 November 2009, Carcavelos, Portugal.
Meeting
 RNA meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/04/27 - 2009/04/29 1st Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology
Conference
 IAFSB Conference
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2007/09 - 2007/09 ECTS PhD Training Course (25 hours) @ St Catherine´s College, Oxford, UK
Symposium
 PhD Training Course
European Calcified Tissue Society, United Kingdom
2006/12/08 - 2006/12/10 XV National Congress of Biochemistry 8-10 December 2006, Aveiro, Portugal
Congress
 National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
2006/05/09 - 2006/05/13 Aquaculture Europe Conference (AQUA2006) 9-13 May 2006, Florence, Italy.
Conference
 AQUA2006
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium

World Aquaculture Society, United States
2005 - 2005 PROFESSIONAL COURSE: Certified Trainer Course (CAP)
Other
 Certified Trainer Course (CAP)
2003 - 2003 Fish Disease Diagnosis Course (24 hours). @CIIMAR and ICBAS, FCUP, Porto, Portugal
Other
 Course
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/01/14 Epigenetics of Marine Stickleback: Gene Expression Across a Latitudinal Gradient
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Neal Andrew Scheraga (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/07 Epigenetics of male infertility
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Lúcia Sousa (Other)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/07 The Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex in Histone Acetylation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Maria Brites (Other)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/07 Evaluation of genetic biomarkers in the follow-up of patients with invasive non-muscle bladder cancer
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Dias (Other)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/07 MicroRNAs as prognostic biomarkers in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Yara Heijningen (Other)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/01/30 Molecular and Functional Analysis of Mutations in the Transcription Factor ZNF687 Associated to Paget Disease of Bone
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tatiana Marine da Silva Authier (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/11/30 CRISPR: applications in human pathologies and future prospect
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Hannah Sabrina Franco (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/07 Testicular tumor in patients referred and treated at CHUA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Manuel Ribeiro Losa Esteves (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/07 Study of the regulation of HoxB9 gene expression by the embryonic molecular clock
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Carolina Silva (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2011 Transcriptional Regulation of the miR-199/214 cluster by the transcription factor TFAP2a in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Supervisor
 Mónica Gomes (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/06/24 - Current EACR - European Association for Cancer Research Member
2017/06 - Current ASPIC - Portuguese Association for Cancer Research Member
2007/09 - Current ECTS - European Calcified Tissue Society Member
2006/12 - Current The Portuguese Biochemical Society Member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/03/20 - 2020/12/31 Consultant as an expert in Mechanisms of Human Disease in the Project ICAM-COVID19. This online Platform (www.icam.org.pt) was launched in the beginning of April 2020 aiming to help doctors to provide a better care in shorter response time to COVID-19 patients. The task force of PhDs and MDs screens, selects and resumes rigorous scientific and updated information on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 to allow doctors a fast assess to critical information.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02/14 - Current ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Classes of Epigenetics integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. 14th February 2023 (1 theoretical class: "Mechanisms of Epigenetic Regulation. The epigenetic Trio: A focus on non-coding RNAs"), Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal. Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2022/02/22 - Current ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Classes of Epigenetics integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. 22th February 2022 (1 theoretical class: "The epigenetic Trio: A focus on non-coding RNAs"), Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal. Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2021/10/25 - Current SEMINAR "MicroRNAs RNAs as Therapeutic targets and Biomarkers in Human Disease" - Classes of Gene Expression and Pathologies in the Master of Molecular Biology and Microbiology , 25 of October 2021, University of Algarve. Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2020/04/23 - Current SEMINAR "Non-Coding RNAs in Human Diseases" - Classes of Gene Expression and Pathologies in the Master of Molecular Biology and Microbiology , 23 of April 2020, University of Algarve. Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/04/15 - Current SEMINAR “Non-mammalian derived cell cultures and applications" - Classes of Biotechnology of Animal Cell Culture, 15 of April 2020, University of Algarve. Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/02/17 - Current ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Classes of Epigenetics integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. 17th February 2020 (1 theoretical class: "The epigenetic Trio: A focus on non-coding RNAs"), DCBM, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/05 - Current PROFESSOR -Classes of Molecular Biology integrated in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduation Course (2 Theoretical Classes, 3 hours). May 2019, Health School, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. Farmácia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/04/08 - Current SEMINAR “Non-mammalian derived cell culture lines" - Classes of Biotechnology of Animal Cell Culture, 8 of April 2019, University of Algarve. Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/12/10 - Current ASSISTANT PROFESSOR -Classes of Epigenetic integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. 10th December 2018 (1 theoretical class: "MicroRNAs: Epigenetic Regulators in Cancer"), DCBM, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/04/26 - Current SEMINAR “microRNAs: from biogenesis to function” - Classes of Molecular Genetics, course of BS Biology , 26 of April 2018, University of Algarve. Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/03/18 - Current SEMINAR “Non-mammalian derived cell culture lines" - Classes of Biotechnology of Animal Cell Culture, 19 of March 2018, University of Algarve. Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/05/16 - Current SEMINAR “Non-mammalian derived cell culture lines" - Classes of Biotechnology of Animal Cell Culture, 16 of May 2017, University of Algarve. Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/04/21 - Current SEMINAR “Non-mammalian derived cell culture lines" - Classes of Biotechnology of Animal Cell Culture, 21st of April 2016, University of Algarve. Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/05/19 - Current SEMINAR “microRNAs, from biogenesis to function” - Classes of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Course of Biomedical Sciences, 19th May 2014, University of Algarve. Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/05/13 - Current SEMINAR “microRNAs, from biogenesis to function” - Classes of Biology and Marine Biology , 13th May 2014, University of Algarve. Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012/03/26 - Current SEMINAR “Uncovering microRNAs regulating bone and cartilage formation” - Course in Biology of Bone and Cartilage of the Masters in Biomedical Sciences , 26th March 2012, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2007/03/19 - Current SEMINAR “Molecular, endocrine and genetic mechanisms of arterial calcification" - Classes of Functional Organic Systems of the Graduation in Biomedical Sciences , 19th March 2007, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/03 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Classes of Epigenetic integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. February - March 2018 (1 theoretical class: 2 hours; 6 practical classes: 20 hours), DCBM, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas - Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/05 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Classes of Epigenetic integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. March – May 2017 (6 Theoretical classes: 10 hours; 6 Practical classes: 20 hours), DCBM, University of Algarve, Portugal. Ciências Biomédicas - Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Portugal
2012/05 - 2012/06 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of the Practical Genetic Engineering classes integrated in the graduation in Biomedical Sciences. May-June 2012 (12 lessons, total of 36 hours). Theoretical and practical concepts of Molecular and Cellular Biology and genetic tools. Ciências Biomédicas - Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2018/09 Marine macro algae extracts are used as natural source of Vitamin K1 to improve sperm quality and reproduction, bone development and maintenance. Newsletter MAR2020

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/11/21 - 2017/11/21 NATIONAL TV NEWS, RTP1 - TELEJORNAL *SUBJECT: DNA methylation of hTERT promoter can be used as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for Pancreatic Cancer. This epigenetic modification signature can also be targeted in future therapeutics to control TERT expression and self-renewal capacity of cancer cells, thus restricting tumor growth. Pancreatic Cancer - New Biomarker for early diagnose of Pancreatic Cancer

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/02 - Current Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Frontiers Media SA
2019 - Current International Journal of Sports Medicine (1439-3964) Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2018 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2017 - Current Targeted Oncology (1776-260X) Springer-Verlag
2017 - Current BMC Cancer (1471-2407) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2016 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI AG
2015 - Current Journal of Cellular Biochemistry (1097-4644) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Distinctions

Award

2023 Selection to participate in the "Top Female Founders - Summer School"
EIT Health, Germany
2021 Financial support for the organisation of a Training school (4500 euros) - European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology (COST Action 18238, Ocean4Biotech)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2019 Financial support for workshop organisation (2 500€)- Knowledge Exchange and Training 2019, ASSEMBLE+ consortium
European Commission, Belgium

ASSEMBLEPLUS, Association of European Marine Biological Laboratories Expanded, France
2019 Financial support for the organisation of a Training school (10 000€) - EuroSoftCalcNet COST Training School (COST Action 16115 - A European Network for Connective Tissue Calcifying Diseases)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2016 Investigation Grant Award (Category Colorectal Cancer, 15.000€) by the Portuguese League against Cancer and PT Foundation
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
2012 Financial Aid for the COST Action Training School on Proteomics (FA100207) @CIIMAR, IPATIMUP and FCUP, Porto,Portugal
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2010 Financial Aid to attend the EMBO/EMBL Symposium, Non Coding Genome
EMBL Heidelberg Genomics Core Facility, Germany
2007 PhD Grant (SFRH/BD/38607/2007)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 1st place in the contest ImaGene (Marine Genomics Europe Photo Contest) - Category: Cell
European Commission, Belgium
2006 Financial Aid for the XV National Congress of Biochemistry for Young Researchers
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal