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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Catarina Coutinho Vilaça Ferreira

Citation names

  • Vilaça- Ferreira, AC.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7E18-50C2-68FE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6979-9629

Email addresses

  • accvferreira@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), School of Health (ESS), Polytechnic of Porto, 4200-072, Rua Dr. António Bernadino de Almeida, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

  • linkedin.com/in/accvf (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/05 - 2023/03
Concluded
 Specialized Training Course in Fundamentals for Scientific Research (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 18
2019/09/11 - 2022/03/18
Concluded
 Master in Health Sciences (Mestrado)
Major in Neurosciences
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
"A comprehensive characterization of cerebellar (dys)function in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2020/02/10 - 2020/02/28
Concluded
 Being a Bio-Entrepeneur (Advanced course) (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
19
2020/01/27 - 2020/02/07
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
 18
2016/09/10 - 2019/07/01
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Biochemestry
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"New avenues in Machado Joseph Disease pathophysiology – deciphering the role of ATXN3:HSP60 interaction " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/05 - 2023/04/30 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/08 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/06 - Current SynChronize Focused Ultrasound combined with Stem Cells Secretome and Pharmacotherapies establishing a multimodal path for Parkinson’s Disease repair
SCML_MB-28-2019_FT
Research Fellow
2022/05 - Current Uncovering stress-induced mechanisms of Tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease
NIH_G15190
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
 National Institutes of Health

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - 2022 Pathogenesis and Development of Therapeutics for Machado-Joseph disease
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Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Gomes, Patrícia; Vilaça- Ferreira, A.; Bodo, Christian; Nogueras-Ortiz, Carlos; Samiotaki, Martina; Chen, Minghao; Soares-Cunha, Carina; et al. "A novel isolation method for spontaneously released extracellular vesicles from brain tissue and its implications for stress-driven brain pathology". Paper presented in International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration 2022, 2022.
  2. Vilaça- Ferreira, A.; Duarte-Silva, S; Beltrão, Nuno; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Carvalho, Ana Luisa; Maciel, Patrícia. "A comprehensive characterization of the cerebellar (dys)fucntion in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3". Paper presented in XIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica, 2021.
  3. Vilaça- Ferreira, A.; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Duarte-Silva, S; Maciel, Patrícia. "Neuronal communication in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3: a longitudinal characterization of the synapse". Paper presented in XIX NeRD Annual Retreat, 2020.
  4. Vilaça-Ferreira, Ana. "Padrões de Consumo e Consumo Sustentável". Paper presented in I Iberian Summit of Biologist | V congress of Ordem dos Biólogos, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Almeida, Filipa; Ferreira, Ildete L.; Naia, Luana; Marinho, Daniela; Vilaça-Ferreira, Ana Catarina; Costa, Marta D.; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Maciel, Patrícia; Rego, A. Cristina. "Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Decreased Cytochrome c in Cell and Animal Models of Machado–Joseph Disease". Cells 12 19 (2023): 2397. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells12192397.
    Published • 10.3390/cells12192397
  2. Cunha-Garcia, D.; Monteiro-Fernandes, D.; Correia, J.S; Neves-Carvalho, A.; Vilaça- Ferreira, A.; Guerra-Gomes, S.; Viana, J.F.; et al. "Genetic Ablation of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 2 (IP3R2) Fails to Modify Disease Progression in a Mouse Model of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310606.
    Published
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/15 Scientific Meeting (I Science' Journeys) (2019/03/11 - 2019/03/15)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 European Night of Investigators (2018/09/28)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2017/09/11 - 2017/09/15 Welcoming to New Students (2017/09/11)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Associação Académica da Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/28 Scientific Illustration Masterclass for Life Scientists
Workshop
Sci Illustrate , Germany
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/31 EMBO Workshop
Workshop
 Visualizing biological data (VIZBI 2023)
EMBO Press, Germany
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/15 Outreach activity [volunteer]
Exhibition
 Brain Awareness Week
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023/02/11 - 2023/02/11 Workshop on Nanoparticle Production and Characterization for Biomedical Applications
Workshop
 2nd Symposium on Alzheirmer's Disease: an uptade on pathology and therapeutics
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/02/10 - 2023/02/11 Neuroscience Symposium
Symposium
 2nd Symposium on Alzheimer's Disease: An update on pathology and therapeutics
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022/08/10 - 2022/08/12 Glial and Vascular contributions to neurodegenerative diseases Meeting (Athens, Greece)
Conference
 ISMND 2022
International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration, United States
2022 - 2022 Outreach activity [volunteer] - this project provided study support sessions for elementary school students UMSumário
Associação Académica da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/10/07 - 2021/10/08 Biochemistry Symposium
Symposium
 III Applied Biochemistry Symposium
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2021/07/31 - 2021/08/01 Biochemistry Meeting
Symposium
 XIII National Meeting for Biochemistry Students
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/01/21 - 2021/01/21 Biochemistry Symposium
Symposium
 II Applied Biochemistry Symposium
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Outreach activity [volunteer]
Exhibition
 SCIENTIA.COM.PT
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/11 Biochemistry Meeting
Congress
 IX Biochemistry Journeys
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 Biochemistry Symposium
Congress
 VIII Biochemistry Meeting
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Outreach activity [volunteer]
Exhibition
 Ciência p'ra que te quero!
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2016/04/09 - 2016/04/09 Poster presentation ("Padrões de Consumo e consumo sustentável")
Congress
 V Congress of Ordem dos Biólogos | I Iberian Summit of Biologists
Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências Member
2022 - Current International Society for Neurochemistry Member

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/04 - 2021/06 Neuronal communication in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3: a longitudinal characterization of the synapse on the membrane of cerebellar neurons Maria Moura
2021/04 - 2021/06 Cerebellar dysfunction in SCA3: exploring the role of Purkinje Cells Maria Beatriz Oliveira
Distinctions

Award

2023 Academic Excellence Scholarship for MSc Studies
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Travel award to attend ISMND 2022 Meeting in Athens, Greece [ISMND 2022 Diversity Fellowship]
International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration, United States

BrightFocus Foundation, United States
2021 Best Scientific poster presentation at XIII ENEBIOQ
Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos , Portugal
2016 Best Scientific poster at I Cimeira Ibérica dos Biólogos / V Congresso da Ordem dos Biólogos
Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal