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Inês Sofia Dinis Aires, completed the Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Chronic Disease (PhDOC) by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra in 2022, holds a Master degree in Biomedical Research since 2014 by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra and the Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Pharmacy in 2012 by the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra. Published 17 articles in journals. Has received 4 awards and/or honors. Participated as Master Student Fellow in 4 project(s), Research Technician Fellow in 1 project and Technical development in 1 project. Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Translational Medicine and Neurosciences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Sofia Dinis Aires

Citation names

  • Aires, Inês Dinis
  • Aires ID

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7A1F-45CC-0B5F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8384-9648

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/02/09
Concluded
 Cambridge ESOL level 1 certificate in ESOL international (Outros)
University of Cambridge Language Centre, United Kingdom
 Grade B
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07 - Current Clinical Trial Project Managers and Monitors Coordinator Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
2022/04 - Current Clinical Trial Project Manager Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
2021/11/02 - 2022/04 Clinical trial assistant Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
2021/07/01 - 2021/10/25 Life science technician Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/06/30 Life science technician Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11/30 - 2021/03/31 Life science technician Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2015/12/09 - 2016/08/31 Life science technician Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/08/31 Life science technician Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2013/04/01 Internship in clinical trials coordination Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pedro Oliveira, J.; Caixinha, Miguel; Aires, Ines D.; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Santos, Mario; Santos, Jaime. In Vivo Detection of Cornea Structural Changes In An Animal Model Of Diabetes Mellitus. 2017.
Conference paper
  1. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Teresa Ribeiro Rodrigues; Henrique Girão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Exosomes from microglia under elevated pressure promote retinal neuroinflammation and degeneration". Paper presented in GLIA, Porto, 2019.
    10.1002/glia.23675
  2. Raquel Boia; J. Ferreira Silva; Aires, Inês Dinis; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Adenosine A3 receptor activation reduces microglia reactivity triggered by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Paper presented in GLIA, Porto, 2019.
    10.1002/glia.23675
  3. Pedro Oliveira, J.; Caixinha, Miguel; Aires, Ines D.; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Santos, Mario; Santos, Jaime. "In vivo detection of cornea structural changes in an animal model of diabetes mellitus". 2017.
    10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889445
  4. Boia, R.; Madeira, M.H.; Aires, I.D.; Neves, C.R.; Ambrósio, A.F.; Santiago, A.R.. "Contribution of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation to retinal degenerative diseases". Paper presented in Acta Ophthalmologica, 2017.
    10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.03622
  5. António Francisco Ambrósio; Aires, Inês Dinis; Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Control of microglia reactivity elicited by elevated hydrostatic pressure through A2A receptor blockade". Paper presented in Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Boia, Raquel; Dias, Paulo A.N.; Galindo-Romero, Caridad; Aires, Inês Dinis; Vidal-Sanz, Manuel; AGUDO-BARRIUSO, MARTA; Santos, Paulo F.; et al. "Activation of the adenosine A3 receptor as a new strategy to rescue retinal ganglion cells from ischemic damage". Paper presented in XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2021.
  2. Aires, Inês Dinis. "The inflammatory signal elicited by exosomes isolated from reactive microglia is perpetuated by resident retinal microglia in vivo". Paper presented in 15th Virtual European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease on July 5 – 9, 2021, 2021.
  3. Boia, Raquel; Dias, Paulo A.N.; Galindo-Romero, Caridad; Aires, Inês Dinis; Vidal-Sanz, Manuel; AGUDO-BARRIUSO, MARTA; Santos, Paulo F.; et al. "Intraocular biodegradable implants loaded with A3 receptor agonist rescue retinal ganglion cells from ischemic damage". Paper presented in 2021 CRS Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021.
  4. Boia, Raquel; Dias, Paulo A.N.; Galindo-Romero, Caridad; Aires, Inês Dinis; Vidal-Sanz, Manuel; AGUDO-BARRIUSO, MARTA; Santos, Paulo F.; et al. "Long-lasting retinal neuroprotection by an adenosine A3 receptor agonist loaded in an intraocular biodegradable implant". Paper presented in 3rd SPLC-CRS Young scientists virtual meeting, 2021.
  5. Aires, Inês Dinis; Teresa Ribeiro Rodrigues; Raquel Boia; Steve Catarino; Daniela Almeida; Henrique Girão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Exosomes released by microglia under elevated hydrostatic pressure promote retinal cell loss and microglia reactivity". Paper presented in IV Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network - Glia Diversity in Neuromodulation and Neurodegeneration, 2019.
  6. Carolina Santos; Raquel Boia; Aires, Inês Dinis; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "The adenosine A3 receptor agonist is protective to the retinas of diabetic mice". Paper presented in IV Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network - Glia Diversity in Neuromodulation and Neurodegeneration, 2019.
  7. Raquel Boia; Joana Silva; Inês Dinis Aires; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "The adenosine A3 receptor agonist hampers microglia inflammatory phenotype triggered by elevated pressure". Paper presented in IV Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network - Glia Diversity in Neuromodulation and Neurodegeneration, 2019.
  8. Aires, Inês Dinis; Ana Raquel Santiago; Teresa Ribeiro Rodrigues; Raquel Boia; Steve Catarino; Daniela Almeida; Henrique Girão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Extracellular vesicles released by microglia exposed to elevated hydrostatic pressure promote retinal neural cell loss and microglia reactivity". Paper presented in Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, 2019.
  9. Raquel Boia; Joana Margarida Martins; P.A.N. Dias; Caridad Galindo-Romero; Aires, Inês Dinis; Manuel Vidal-Sanz; Agudo-Barriuso, Marta; et al. "Safety of a new biodegradable poly(¿-caprolactone) implant to the retina of Wistar rats". Paper presented in XXIII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, 2018.
  10. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Treatment with an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist restores microglia phenotype and protects the retina in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy". Paper presented in III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2018.
  11. Carolina Santos; Raquel Boia; Aires, Inês Dinis; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Effect of adenosine A3 receptor agonist treatment in microglial reactivity in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy". Paper presented in III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2018.
  12. Raquel Boia; Aires, Inês Dinis; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Adenosine A2A receptor blockade prevents human retinal microglia reactivity elicited by elevated pressure". Paper presented in III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2018.
  13. Joana Ferreira Silva; Raquel Boia; Aires, Inês Dinis; Joana Margarida Martins; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Activation of adenosine A3 receptors prevents microglial reactivity triggered by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Paper presented in at III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2018.
  14. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Blockade of A2A receptor controls human retinal microglia response in an in vitro model of elevated pressure". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop – Microglia 2018, 2018.
  15. Aires, Inês Dinis; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Intravitreal injection of an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist restores microglia phenotype and protects the retina in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop – Microglia 2018, 2018.
  16. Aires, Inês Dinis; Teresa Ribeiro Rodrigues; Raquel Boia; Daniela Almeida; António Francisco Ambrósio; Henrique Girão; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Microglial derived extracellular vesicles trigger a pro-inflammatory phenotype in naïve cells in an in vitro model of glaucoma". Paper presented in 1st Meeting on Vesicular Biology, 2018.
  17. Aires, Inês Dinis; Paulo Pereira; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Deadly delivery: unraveling the contribution of microglial exosomes to retinal degeneration in glaucoma". Paper presented in VI Annual PhDOC meeting, 2017.
  18. Aires, Inês Dinis; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Intravitreal injection of adenosine A2A receptor antagonist reduces neuroinflammation and vascular leakage in the retinas of diabetic mice". Paper presented in XV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2017.
  19. Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Aires, Inês Dinis; Maria Helena Madeira; Raquel Boia; Joana Vindeirinho; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Changes of the adenosinergic system in microglia and retina triggered by elevated pressure". Paper presented in XLVII Annual meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology, 2017.
  20. Raquel Boia; Filipe Elvas; Maria Helena Madeira; Aires, Inês Dinis; Pedro Tralhão; Younis Baqi; Christa E. Müller; et al. "Caffeine and A2A receptor antagonism control microglia reactivity and afford protection against transient retinal ischemia". Paper presented in XXII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, 2016.
  21. Aires, Inês Dinis; Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Blockade of adenosine A2A receptor prevents retinal microglia reactivity and oxidative/nitrosative stress triggered by elevated pressure". Paper presented in XXII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, 2016.
  22. Aires, Inês Dinis; Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Adenosine A2A receptor blockade prevents microglia-mediated retinal neurodegeneration triggered by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Paper presented in XXII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, 2016.
  23. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Carla Marques; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Blockade of adenosine A2A receptors controls microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and prevents retinal cell death induced by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Paper presented in EMBO Young Scientists Forum (EYSF), 2016.
  24. Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Inês Dinis Aires; Maria Helena Madeira; Raquel Boia; Joana Vindeirinho; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Impairment of the adenosinergic system in microglia and retina triggered by elevated pressure". Paper presented in EMBO Young Scientists Forum (EYSF), 2016.
  25. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Control of EHP-induced neuroinflammation through A2AR blockade". Paper presented in 7th Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2015.
  26. Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Aires, Inês Dinis; Joana Vindeirinho; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Impact of elevated pressure in the adenosinergic system and in the release of proinflammatory cytokines in microglia". Paper presented in XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2015.
  27. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "A2A receptor blockade prevents microglia reactivity elicited by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Paper presented in XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2015.
  28. Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; Aires, Inês Dinis; Filipe Elvas; Pedro Tralhão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Caffeine administration prevents retinal neuroinflammation in experimental model of glaucoma". Paper presented in IV In4Med, 2015.
  29. Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Aires, Inês Dinis; Joana Vindeirinho; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Elevated hydrostatic pressure increases extracellular adenosine and A2A receptor protein in BV-2 microglia". Paper presented in 5th PF2MUC Symposium – Zoom in Microglia, 2014.
  30. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "A2A receptor blockade prevents pressure-induced microglia reactivity". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society (SPB), 2014.
  31. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Microglia reactivity induced by elevated pressure is prevented by the blockade of A2A receptor". Paper presented in VI Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2014.
  32. Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Aires, Inês Dinis; Joana Vindeirinho; Raquel Boia; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "High pressure increases extracellular adenosine and A2A receptor protein levels in microglia". Paper presented in VI Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2014.
  33. Aires, Inês Dinis; Raquel Boia; Sandra Correia; Filipa Isabel Baptista; Maria Helena Madeira; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Elevated hydrostatic pressure increases cell proliferation and microglia reactivity in retinal cell cultures". Paper presented in V Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Inês Dinis Aires; Teresa Ribeiro-Rodrigues; Raquel Boia; Magda Ferreira-Rodrigues; Henrique Girão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Microglial Extracellular Vesicles as Vehicles for Neurodegeneration Spreading". Biomolecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060770.
    10.3390/biom11060770
  2. Inês Dinis Aires; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Microglial exosomes in retinal neuroinflammation: focus in glaucoma". Neural Regeneration Research 16 9 (2021): 1801. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.306084.
    10.4103/1673-5374.306084
  3. Ferreira-Silva, Joana; Aires, Inês D.; Boia, Raquel; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Activation of Adenosine A3 Receptor Inhibits Microglia Reactivity Elicited by Elevated Pressure". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 19 (2020): 7218. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197218.
    10.3390/ijms21197218
  4. Inês Dinis Aires; Teresa Ribeiro-Rodrigues; Raquel Boia; Steve Catarino; Henrique Girão; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Exosomes derived from microglia exposed to elevated pressure amplify the neuroinflammatory response in retinal cells". Glia (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23880.
    10.1002/glia.23880
  5. Boia, Raquel; Salinas-Navarro, Manuel; Gallego-Ortega, Alejandro; Galindo-Romero, Caridad; Aires, Inês D.; Agudo-Barriuso, Marta; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Vidal-Sanz, Manuel; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Activation of adenosine A3 receptor protects retinal ganglion cells from degeneration induced by ocular hypertension". Cell Death & Disease 11 5 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-2593-y.
    10.1038/s41419-020-2593-y
  6. Boia, Raquel; Ruzafa, Noelia; Aires, Inês Dinis; Pereiro, Xandra; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Vecino, Elena; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Neuroprotective Strategies for Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: Current Status and Challenges Ahead". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 7 (2020): 2262. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072262.
    10.3390/ijms21072262
  7. Santiago, Ana Raquel; Madeira, Maria H.; Boia, Raquel; Aires, Inês Dinis; Rodrigues-Neves, Ana Catarina; Santos, Paulo Fernando; Ambrósio, António Francisco. "Keep an eye on adenosine: Its role in retinal inflammation". Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2020): 107513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107513.
    10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107513
  8. Boia, Raquel; Dias, Paulo A.N.; Martins, Joana M.; Galindo-Romero, Caridad; Aires, Inês D.; Vidal-Sanz, Manuel; Agudo-Barriuso, Marta; et al. "Porous poly(e-caprolactone) implants: A novel strategy for efficient intraocular drug delivery". Journal of Controlled Release 316 (2019): 331-348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.09.023.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.09.023
  9. Aires, Inês Dinis; Madeira, Maria Helena; Boia, Raquel; Rodrigues-Neves, Ana Catarina; Martins, Joana Margarida; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Intravitreal injection of adenosine A2A receptor antagonist reduces neuroinflammation, vascular leakage and cell death in the retina of diabetic mice". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53627-y.
    10.1038/s41598-019-53627-y
  10. Inês Dinis Aires; Raquel Boia; Ana Catarina Rodrigues-Neves; Maria Helena Madeira; Carla Marques; António Francisco Ambrósio; Ana Raquel Santiago. "Blockade of microglial adenosine A 2A receptor suppresses elevated pressure-induced inflammation, oxidative stress, and cell death in retinal cells". Glia 67 5 (2019): 896-914. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23579.
    10.1002/glia.23579
  11. Caixinha, Miguel; Oliveira, Pedro; Aires, Inês D.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Santos, Mário; Santos, Jaime. "In Vivo Characterization of Corneal Changes in a Type 1 Diabetic Animal Model". Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 45 3 (2019): 823-832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.11.002.
    10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.11.002
  12. Santiago, Ana R.; Boia, Raquel; Aires, Inês D.; Ambrósio, António F.; Fernandes, Rosa. "Sweet Stress: Coping With Vascular Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy". Frontiers in Physiology 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00820.
    10.3389/fphys.2018.00820
  13. Rodrigues-Neves, Ana C.; Aires, Inês D.; Vindeirinho, Joana; Boia, Raquel; Madeira, Maria H.; Gonçalves, Francisco Q.; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; et al. "Elevated Pressure Changes the Purinergic System of Microglial Cells". Frontiers in Pharmacology 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00016.
    10.3389/fphar.2018.00016
  14. Aires, Inês. "Treatment with A2A receptor antagonist KW6002 and caffeine intake regulate microglia reactivity and protect retina against transient ischemic damage". Cell Death Disease (2017):
    10.1038/cddis.2017.451
  15. Aires, Ines Dinis; Ambrosio, Antonio Francisco; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Modeling Human Glaucoma: Lessons from the in vitro Models". Ophthalmic Research 57 2 (2017): 77-86. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000393733500001&KeyUID=WOS:000393733500001.
    10.1159/000448480
  16. Aires, I. D.; Rodrigues, T. Ribeiro; Almeida, D.; Ambrosio, A. F.; Girao, H.; Santiago, A. R.. "Exosomes derived from microglia exposed to elevated pressure elicit a pro-inflammatory response in naive cells". Glia 65 (2017): E486-E487. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000403071700749&KeyUID=WOS:000403071700749.
  17. Aires, I.; Boia, R.; Neves, C.; Madeira, M.; Ambrosio, F.; Santiago, A. R.. "A(2A) receptor blockade prevents microglia reactivity triggered by elevated hydrostatic pressure". Glia 63 (2015): E157-E157. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000356386700278&KeyUID=WOS:000356386700278.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Aires, Inês Dinis. "Role of adenosine A2A receptor in pressureinduced retinal microglia reactivity". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, 2014.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/05/25 Resident retinal microglia amplify the neuroinflammatory response initiated by exosomes derived from reactive microglia 3rd Retreat of CIBB's Neuroscience and Disease Area
CIBB (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/07 Exosomes derived from microglia exposed to elevated pressure code for an inflammatory response: implications for retinal degeneration GLIA
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/10 Activation of A3 adenosine receptor using intraocular biodegradable implants as a neuroprotective strategy against glaucomatous degeneration Retreat of the Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) Neuroscience and Disease research line
(Miranda do Corvo, Portugal)
2019 Extracellular vesicles released by microglia exposed to elevated hydrostatic pressure promote retinal neural cell loss and microglia reactivity Pan-American Research Day (PARD2019)
(Vancouver, Canada)
2018/09/12 Pressure-derived Microglial Extracellular Vesicles Drive Microglia Reactivity: Contribution to Neuroinflammatory Response in Glaucoma Models XXIII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research
International Society for Eye Research: ISER (Belfast, United Kingdom)
2017/02/17 In vivo detection of cornea structural changes in an animal model of diabetes mellitus 5th IEEE Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/12/02 Intravitreal administration of adenosine A2A receptor antagonist controls microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in a diabetic retinopathy mouse model The International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ISOPT) Clinical
(Roma, Italy)
2016/12/02 Treatment with an A2A receptor antagonist reduces neuroinflammation and protects the retina against ischemic damage The International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ISOPT) Clinical
(Roma, Italy)
2016/09/27 Impact of elevated pressure in the adenosinergic system in microglia and retina XXII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research
International Society for Eye Research: ISER (Tóquio, Japan)
2015/12/02 Impact of elevated pressure in the adenosinergic system of microglial cells 7th Annual Meeting of IBILI
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/12/12 Adenosine A2A receptor blockade and caffeine modulate retinal neuroinflammation VI Annual Meeting of IBILI
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/03/11 Role of neuroinflammation in retinal degenerative diseases: microglia as a potential therapeutic target I Simpósio da Rede Glial Luso-Brasileira
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2016/03/01 - 2016/03/01 Demonstration of techniques used in research in vision sciences and ophthalmology, PhD Programme on Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra PhD students participating in the Advanced Course on Visual Sciences
2016/01 - 2016/02 Laboratorial supervision of undergraduate student in Cell and Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA Universidade de Lisboa (FCT NOVA). Ana Cristina C. Fernandes
2015/03/01 - 2015/03/01 Demonstration of techniques used in research in vision sciences and ophthalmology, PhD Programme on Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra PhD students participating in the Advanced Course on Visual Sciences
2014/03/24 - 2014/03/24 Demonstration of techniques used in research in vision sciences and ophthalmology, PhD Programme on Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra PhD students participating in the Advanced Course on Visual Sciences
Distinctions

Award

2021 Glia journal stipend for participation in the "15th Virtual European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease" on July 5 to 9, 2021
2018 ImmunoTools special Award 2018, for the project: "The impact of retinal microglial exosomes in glaucoma - focus on neuroinflammation"
ImmunoTools, Germany

Other distinction

2015 Best poster award in Vision Research at the VII Annual Meeting of IBILI, Coimbra, Portugal
2014 Prémio GAI 2014 - Melhor Imagem Técnico-Científica 2014