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Rita Soares graduated in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal) in 2015, gaining a solid background across various scientific areas, from molecular biology to mathematics and programming. She then earned a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (Lisbon, Portugal). Rita won first prize in the StartHealth@ULisboa business acceleration program and received five mobility grants from international organizations/projects. Throughout her training, she presented her work at several international and national conferences and published four first-author papers. She is currently working as a Science Manager at the Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry, and Dynamical Systems (CAMGSD) at Instituto Superior Técnico.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Abrunhosa Soares

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6D10-6A4F-5B07

Email addresses

  • ritasoares@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/01 - 2023/05/19
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor, por Unanimidade do Júri
2010/09 - 2015/11
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Major in Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Role of a bile acid in improving survival and function of neural stem cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
2013/09 - 2014/02
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering - ERAMUS program (Outros)
Universität Bern Department for BioMedical Research, Switzerland
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04 - Current Science and Technology Management Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Análise Matemática Geometria e Sistemas Dinâmicos, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Soares, R; Lourenço, D M; Verduyckt, J; Sebastião, A M; Xapelli, S; Morais, V A. "Mitochondrial Dynamics: impact on adult neural stem cell fate". Paper presented in 12th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Glasgow, UK, 2020.
    10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPVI8US.v1
  2. Soares, R; Sebastião, A M; Xapelli, S; Morais, V A. "Mitochondrial Dynamics: a target for neural stem cell fate regulation". Paper presented in XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Soares R; Diogo M. Lourenço; Isa F. Mota; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli; Morais, Vanessa A. . Corresponding author: Morais, Vanessa A.. "Lineage-specific changes in mitochondrial properties during neural stem cell differentiation". Life Science Alliance (2024): https://www.life-science-alliance.org/content/7/7/e202302473.
    Published • 10.26508/lsa.202302473
  2. Rodrigues, R. S.; Moreira, J. B.; Mateus, J. M.; Barateiro, A.; Paulo, S. L.; Vaz, S. H.; Lourenço, D. M.; et al. "Cannabinoid type 2 receptor inhibition enhances the antidepressant and proneurogenic effects of physical exercise after chronic stress". Translational Psychiatry 14 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02877-0.
    10.1038/s41398-024-02877-0
  3. Diogo M. Lourenço; Rita Soares; Sónia Sá-Santos; Joana M. Mateus; Rui S. Rodrigues; João B. Moreira; Sandra H. Vaz; et al. "Unravelling a novel role for cannabidivarin in the modulation of subventricular zone postnatal neurogenesis". European Journal of Pharmacology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176079.
    10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176079
  4. "Sustained Hippocampal Neural Plasticity Questions the Reproducibility of an Amyloid-ß-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease Model". Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (2021): https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201567.
    10.3233/JAD-201567
  5. Ribeiro, F F; Ferreira, F; Rodrigues, R S; Soares, R; Pedro, D M; Duarte-Samartinho, M; Aroeira, R I; et al. "Regulation of hippocampal postnatal neurogenesis by adenosine A2A receptor: interaction with brain-derived neurotrophic factor". Stem Cells (2021):
    Published
  6. Rita Soares; Filipa F. Ribeiro; Diogo M. Lourenço; Rui S Rodrigues; João B. Moreira; Ana M. Sebastião; Vanessa A. Morais; Sara Xapelli. "The Neurosphere Assay: an effective in vitro technique to study neural stem cells". Neural Regeneration Research 16 11 (2021): 2229-2231. https://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2021;volume=16;issue=11;spage=2229;epage=2231;aulast=Soares.
    Published • 10.4103/1673-5374.310678
  7. Rita Soares; Filipa F. Ribeiro; Diogo M. Lourenço; Rui S Rodrigues; João B Moreira; Ana M. Sebastião; Vanessa A. Morais; Xapelli Sara. "Isolation and Expansion of Neurospheres from Postnatal (P1-3) Mouse Neurogenic Niches". Journal of Visualized Experiments (2020): https://www.jove.com/v/60822/isolation-expansion-neurospheres-from-postnatal-p13-mouse-neurogenic.
    Published
Newspaper article
  1. Soares R. "Como usar nossas fábricas de energia para regenerar o cérebro", Jornal Público, 2023, https://www.publico.pt/2023/12/12/ciencia/noticia/usar-fabricas-energia-regenerar-cerebro-2073303.