Curriculum Vitae
Laura Sofia Carvalho
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Laura Sofia Carvalho
Citation names
- Carvalho, Laura S
- Laura Sofia Carvalho
- Laura S Carvalho
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 7216-2C50-2AFF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5135-8350
Email addresses
- lauracarvalho@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Biocant Park Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede Núcleo 04, Lote 8, 3060-197, Cantanhede, Cantanhede, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lscarvalho/ (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/10 - 2026
Ongoing
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Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
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2022/11/08 - 2022/12/06
Concluded
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BIOSTART (Outros)
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal Instituto do Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Portugal |
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2022
Concluded
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Experimental Design Basics (Outros)
Arizona State University, United States
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2022
Concluded
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Factorial and Fractional Factorial Designs (Outros)
Arizona State University, United States
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2020
Concluded
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Business Fundamentals: Project Management (Outros)
The Open University Business School, United Kingdom
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2017 - 2019
Concluded
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Biomedical Research (Mestrado)
Major in Oncobiology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Impact of nucleolin downregulation on cellular features of Triple Negative Breast Cancer cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 |
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2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
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Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Major in Molecular Biomedicine
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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17 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/10 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal |
| 2020/07 - 2022/09 | Researcher (Research) | Bluepharma, Portugal |
| 2020/01/01 - 2020/03 | Researcher (Research) | FairJourney Biologics SA, Portugal |
| 2018/05 - 2019/09 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
| 2018/03/05 - 2018/03/23 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2018/01/28 - 2018/02/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
| 2018/01/08 - 2018/01/26 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Positions / Appointments
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/01 - Current | PhD Students Representative | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/01/01 - Current | Piezo-driven theramesh: A revolutionary multifaceted actuator to repair the injured spinal cord
101098597
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2018/05 - 2019/09 | Tackling CANcer STEM CELls: a challenge and an opportunity to advance in anti-cancer therapy
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2015/01/20 - 2019/09 | Sonoactivable Nanotheragnostics for Cancer Treatment (ERANet EuroNanoMed2 SonoTherag)
152045
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2019/11/15 | Nucleolin downregulation in triple negative breast cancer cells: exploring the phenotypic implications of a therapeutic target | 1st Anual Meeting in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/12 - Current | BEB Day 2024 - "(Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the Research of Tomorrow"
The event will feature renowned national and international researchers, and the main objective is to debate and reflect on
technology and science of the future as well as the challenges associated. There will also be space for current and former
students of the doctoral program to share their research and professional experiences, showing what is being done today and
where we are going in the future. (2024/05/15 - 2024/05/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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| 2019/11 - Current | "(Over)Thinking Science News"
Sessions to discuss science news with secondary school students aiming at improving critical thinking, informing about cutting
edge technologies in health sciences and promoting English as an universal and scientific language. The issues addressed were
CRIPR/Cas9 gene editing and cancer immunotherapy (dendritic cells and CAR T cells). (2019/11)
Round table (Other)
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Agrupamento de Escolas Penalva do Castelo, Portugal |
| 2019/10 - 2019/11 | "Talking about cancer"
Sessions aiming at educating students aged 14-18 about the basics of oncobiology as well as risk factors, prevention and treatments
of carcinogenic diseases. The seminars totalized 8-9 hours. (2019/10 - 2019/11)
Seminar (Other)
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Agrupamento de Escolas Penalva do Castelo, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2023/09/23 - Current | I had the opportunity to participate in European Researchers Night and share the Piezo4Spine project with the public. I had
the pleasure to create and introduce a game that explains in a funny and informal way my contribution to the project, together
with Advanced Therapies Research Group - CIBB.
The game represents the recruitment of fibroblasts to the site of lesion in Spinal Cord Injury, how that can be a problem,
and how we plan to solve it with our technology.
Other
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European Researcher's Night 2023
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2018 - Current | The European Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide public event, which displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens'
daily lives in fun, inspiring ways.
Exhibition
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2018 European Researchers’ Night
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2023/11/06 - 2033/11/07 | Piezo4Spine Annual General Meeting - In-person meeting in Ferrara, Italy, about the current status of the project's research
and the progress made by each of the consortium members.
Meeting
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Piezo4Spine Annual General Meeting
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
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| 2022/07 - 2023/12 | Programas de troca de cartas entre cientistas e estudantes nos países de língua oficial portuguesa.
Other
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Cartas com Ciência |
| 2019/12/09 - 2019/12/10 | Poster presentation "Nucleolin downregulation in triple negative breast cancer cells: a key protein for phenotypic aggressiveness?"
Meeting
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BEBday
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2017/05 - 2017/05 | Participation as a volunteer in the organization of activities associated with the PMATE contest, aimed at elementary and
secondary school students, promoted annually by the University of Aveiro.
Call
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PMATE
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2016/09 - 2016/09 | Participation as a guide in two days of activities aimed at introducing new colleagues at the University of Aveiro to the
campus, the academic and social dynamics of the university, the services available, among other utilities associated with
academic life.
Other
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Programa de Acolhimento aos Novos Alunos da Universidade de Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2016 - 2017 | Tutoring Program University of Aveiro | Ana Andrade; Beatriz Santos; Daniela Abreu; Juliana Reis; Laura Marques |
| 2015 - 2016 | Tutoring Program University of Aveiro | Beatriz Fernandes; Raquel Coelho; Sara Mira |
Distinctions
Award
| 2022 | PhD grant
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 2015 | 1º Classificado Concurso Escrita Criativa
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Línguas e Culturas, Portugal
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| 2014 | Aluno de Mérito Ensino Secundário
Agrupamento de Escolas Penalva do Castelo, Portugal
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| 2011 | Melhor Aluno 3º Ciclo
Agrupamento de Escolas Penalva do Castelo, Portugal
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