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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Silva Martins Nunes

Citation names

  • Nunes, A.R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7E18-7AF7-3607
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8893-9247

Email addresses

  • arnunes@igc.gulbenkian.pt (Professional)

Websites

Education
Degree Classification
2016 - 2016
Concluded
 Accreditation for procedures on animal models (Outros)
Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal
2007 - 2013
Concluded
 Life Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Pharmacology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
"O2/CO2-sensitive cyclic AMP-signaling pathway in peripheral chemoreceptors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved, Distinction and Praise (Aprovada por Una
2006
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Caracterização de Fosfodiesterases sensíveis ao cAMP no Corpo Carotídeo de rato" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 (0-20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2015/06 - 2018/09 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2015/04/30 Postdoc (Research) Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2013/10/15 - 2014/01/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2013/01/01 - 2013/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2007/07/01 - 2012/05/01 Researcher (Research) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
2010/09/01 - 2011/10/01 Research Trainee (Research) Johns Hopkins University Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, United States
2009/01/05 - 2009/01/20 Research Trainee (Research) Universität Ulm, Germany
2008/02/04 - 2008/02/20 Research Trainee (Research) Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School, United States
2006/09 - 2006/12 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad de Valladolid Facultad de Medicina, Spain
Universidad de Valladolid Facultad de Medicina, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015 - 2018 Neural mechanisms of social cognition in Zebrafish
A-04340
Principal investigator
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação Bial
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Nunes, Ana Rita; Ruhl, Nathan; Winberg, Svante; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Social Phenotypes in Zebrafish". In The rights and wrongs of zebrafish: Behavioral phenotyping of zebrafish, 95-130. Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-33774-6_5
  2. Holmes, Andrew P.; Nunes, Ana Rita; Cann, Martin J.; Kumar, Prem. "Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase, Adenosine and Transmembrane Adenylyl Cyclase Signalling Regulate Basal Carotid Body Chemoafferent Outflow and Establish the Sensitivity to Hypercapnia". In Arterial Chemoreceptors in Physiology and Pathophysiology, 279-289. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-18440-1_32
  3. Nunes, Ana Rita; Sample, Vedangi; Xiang, Yang K.; Monteiro, Emília C.; Gauda, Estelle; Zhang, Jin. "Effect of Oxygen on Phosphodiesterases (PDE) 3 and 4 Isoforms and PKA Activity in the Superior Cervical Ganglia". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 287-294. Springer Netherlands, 2012.
    10.1007/978-94-007-4584-1_39
  4. Nunes, A.R.; Batuce, J.R.; Monterio, E.C.. "Functional Characterization of Phosphodiesterases 4 in the Rat Carotid Body: Effect of Oxygen Concentrations". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 113-119. Springer Netherlands, 2009.
    10.1007/978-90-481-2259-2_13
  5. Nunes, A.R.; Monteiro, E.C.; Johnson, S.M.; Gauda, E.B.. "Bicarbonate-Regulated Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) mRNA Expression and Activity in Peripheral Chemoreceptors". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 235-241. Springer Netherlands, 2009.
    10.1007/978-90-481-2259-2_27
Conference paper
  1. Diogo, Lucilia N.; Pereira, Sofia A.; Nunes, Ana R.; Afonso, Ricardo A.; Santos, Ana I.; Monteiro, Emilia C.. "Hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia: Effects of carvedilol in a rat model". Paper presented in European Respiratory Society, 2015.
  2. Nunes, A.R.. "Soluble (sAC) and transmembrane adenylate cyclase (tmAC) signaling in carotid body type 1 cells using FRET-based sensors". Paper presented in Federation of american societies for experimental biology-FASEB Journal, 2011.
  3. Nunes, A.R.. "Investigating the role of phosphodiesterases (PDE) 3 and 4 in the activation of protein kinase A (PKA) in superior cervical ganglia using FRET". Paper presented in Federation of american societies for experimental biology-FASEB Journal, 2011.
  4. Nunes, A.R.. "Response kinetics of petrosal ganglion neurons to ATP changes with development". Paper presented in Federation of american societies for experimental biology-FASEB Journal, 2010.
  5. Nunes, A.R.. "Post-natal age enhances somal calcium responses of peripheral chemoreceptor neurons in response to extracellular ATP". Paper presented in Federation of american societies for experimental biology-FASEB Journal, 2009.
  6. Nunes, A.R.. "Bicarbonate-regulated soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) mRNA expression in peripheral and central chemoreceptors". Paper presented in Federation of american societies for experimental biology-FASEB Journal, 2008.
Conference poster
  1. Nunes, A.R.. "Perceptual mechanisms of social affiliation and the role of oxytocin in zebrafish". Paper presented in Society for Neuroscience- Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, USA, 2019.
  2. Nunes, A.R.. "Fishing for sociality: the role of oxytocin neurons in zebrafish social behaviour.". Paper presented in Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) 2019 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 2019.
  3. Nunes, A.R.. "Fishing for sociality: the role of oxytocin neurons in zebrafish social behaviour.". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Neurohypophysial Hormones (WCNH2019), Ein Gedi resort, Dead Sea, Israel, 2019.
    10.2991/hssnpp-19.2019.72
  4. Nunes, A.R.. "New insights on the role of oxytocin-like peptides in zebrafish social behaviour". Paper presented in FENS, Forum of Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
  5. Nunes, A.R.. "New insights into oxytocinergic neural circuits mediating social behaviour". Paper presented in Society for Behavioural Neuroendocrinology, Long Beach, California, USA, 2017.
  6. "Animacy perception in zebrafish: neural mechanisms and modulation by oxytocin-like peptides.". Paper presented in Behaviour 2017, 2017.
  7. "Genotype- environment interaction in the effects of the oxytocin receptor gene on zebrafish social behaviour.". Paper presented in World Congress on Neurohypophysial Hormones - WCNH 2017, 2017.
  8. Nunes, A.R.. "Early ablation of oxytocin-like peptides shapes adult zebrafish sociality". Paper presented in Society for Social Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, USA, 2016.
  9. Nunes, A.R.. "Unveiling the role of oxytocin-like peptides in the regulation of the zebrafish social behavior". Paper presented in Workshop on Cognition and Evolution V edition, CIMeC. Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy, 2016.
  10. "Neural mechanisms of social cognition in zebrafish: the role of oxytocin-like peptides in biological motion perception". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Etologia, 2016.
  11. "Indirect genetic effects of oxytocin in the development of social behaviour in zebrafish.". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Etologia, 2016.
  12. Nunes, A.R.. "Contrasting the organizational vs. activational roles of the oxytocin system in the regulation of zebrafish social behavior". Paper presented in 4th Champalimaud Neuroscience Symposium, Portugal, 2015.
  13. Nunes, A.R.. "Contrasting the organizational vs. activational roles of the oxytocin system in the regulation of zebrafish social behavior". Paper presented in 11th World Congress on Neurohypophysial Hormones,Queenstown,New Zealand, 2015.
  14. Nunes, A.R.. "Adenosine, CD73 and transmembrane adenylate cyclase signaling regulates the basal carotid body chemoafferent outflow and establishes the sensitivity to hypercapnia". Paper presented in International Society of Arterial Chemoreception, 2014.
  15. Nunes, A.R.. "Investigating the role of phosphodiesterases (PDE) 3 and 4 in the activation of protein kinase A (PKA) in superior cervical ganglia". Paper presented in The International Society for Arterial Chemoreception, Hamilton, Canada, 2011.
  16. Nunes, A.R.. "Soluble adenylate cyclase (sAC) and transmembrane (tmAC) signaling in carotid body type 1 cells using FRET-based sensors". Paper presented in Experimental Biology Meeting (EB2011), Washington, D.C., USA, 2011.
  17. Nunes, A.R.. "Investigating the role of phosphodiesterases (PDE) 3 and 4 in the activation of protein kinase A (PKA) in superior cervical ganglia using FRET.". Paper presented in Experimental Biology Meeting (EB2011), Washington, D.C., USA, 2011.
  18. Nunes, A.R.. "Response kinetics of petrosal ganglion neurons to ATP changes with development.". Paper presented in Experimental Biology Meeting (EB2010), Anaheim, CA, USA, 2010.
  19. Nunes, A.R.. "Post-natal age enhances somal calcium responses of peripheral chemoreceptor neurons in response to extracellular ATP". Paper presented in Experimental Biology Meeting (EB2009), New Orleans, LA, USA, 2009.
  20. Nunes, A.R.. "Bicarbonate upregulates soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) activity and gene expression in peripheral and central chemoreceptors". Paper presented in Neuroscience 08, Washigton, D.C., USA, 2008.
  21. Nunes, A.R.. "Bicarbonate-regulated soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) mRNA expression in peripheral and central chemoreceptors". Paper presented in Experimental Biology Meeting (EB), San Diego, CA, USA, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Ana Rita Nunes (co-first)*; Michael Gliksberg (co-first)*; Susana A.M. Varela; Magda Teles; Einav Wircer; Janna Blechman; Giovanni Petri; Gil Levkowitz; Rui Oliveira. "Developmental effects of oxytocin neurons on social affiliation and processing of social information.". Journal of Neuroscience (2021): 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2939-20.2021.
    Accepted
  2. Ana Rita Nunes; Ana S Félix; Rui Oliveira. "Fishing for sociality: how what we see helps us with social interactions". Frontiers for Young Minds (2021):
    In press
  3. Ribeiro, Diogo; Nunes, Ana Rita; Teles, Magda; Anbalagan, Savani; Blechman, Janna; Levkowitz, Gil; Oliveira, Rui F. "Genetic variation in the social environment affects behavioral phenotypes of oxytocin receptor mutants in zebrafish". eLife 9 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.56973.
    10.7554/elife.56973
  4. Nunes, Ana Rita; Carreira, Leonor; Anbalagan, Savani; Blechman, Janna; Levkowitz, Gil; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Perceptual mechanisms of social affiliation in zebrafish". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60154-8.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-020-60154-8
  5. Ribeiro, Diogo (co-first)*; Nunes, Ana Rita (co-first)*; Gliksberg, Michael; Anbalagan, Savani; Levkowitz, Gil; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Oxytocin receptor signalling modulates novelty recognition but not social preference in zebrafish". Journal of Neuroendocrinology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12834.
    Published • 10.1111/jne.12834
  6. Wircer, Einav; Blechman, Janna; Borodovsky, Nataliya; Tsoory, Michael; Nunes, Ana Rita; Oliveira, Rui F; Levkowitz, Gil. "Homeodomain protein Otp affects developmental neuropeptide switching in oxytocin neurons associated with a long-term effect on social behavior". eLife 6 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.22170.
    10.7554/elife.22170
  7. Pedroso, Daniela (co-first)*; Nunes, Ana R. (co-first)*; Diogo, Lucília N.; Oudot, Carole; Monteiro, Emília C.; Brenner, Catherine; Vieira, Helena L.A.. "Hippocampal neurogenesis response: What can we expect from two different models of hypertension?". Brain Research 1646 (2016): 199-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2016.05.044.
    10.1016/j.brainres.2016.05.044
  8. Diogo, Lucília N.; Pereira, Sofia A.; Nunes, Ana R.; Afonso, Ricardo A.; Santos, Ana I.; Monteiro, Emília C.. "Efficacy of carvedilol in reversing hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia in rats". European Journal of Pharmacology 765 (2015): 58-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.08.019.
    10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.08.019
  9. Nunes, Ana R.; Holmes, Andrew P.; Conde, Sílvia V.; Gauda, Estelle B.; Monteiro, Emília C.. "Revisiting cAMP signaling in the carotid body". Frontiers in Physiology 5 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00406.
    10.3389/fphys.2014.00406
  10. Kesavan, Kalpashri; Ezell, Tarrah; Bierman, Alexis; Nunes, Ana Rita; Northington, Frances J.; Tankersley, Clarke G.; Gauda, Estelle B.. "Breathing and temperature control disrupted by morphine and stabilized by clonidine in neonatal rats". Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 201 (2014): 93-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2014.06.015.
    10.1016/j.resp.2014.06.015
  11. Nunes, Ana Rita; Monteiro, Emilia; Gauda, Estelle. "Soluble adenylyl cyclase in the locus coeruleus". Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 201 (2014): 34-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2014.05.011.
    10.1016/j.resp.2014.05.011
  12. Nunes, Ana R.; Holmes, Andrew P.S.; Sample, Vedangi; Kumar, Prem; Cann, Martin J.; Monteiro, Emília C.; Zhang, Jin; Gauda, Estelle B.. "Bicarbonate-sensitive soluble and transmembrane adenylyl cyclases in peripheral chemoreceptors". Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 188 2 (2013): 83-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2013.05.013.
    10.1016/j.resp.2013.05.013
  13. Chavez-Valdez, Raul; Mason, Ariel; Nunes, Ana R.; Northington, Frances J.; Tankersley, Clarke; Ahlawat, Rajni; Johnson, Sheree M.; Gauda, Estelle B.. "Effect of hyperoxic exposure during early development on neurotrophin expression in the carotid body and nucleus tractus solitarii". Journal of Applied Physiology 112 10 (2012): 1762-1772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01609.2011.
    10.1152/japplphysiol.01609.2011
  14. Nunes, Ana R.; Chavez-Valdez, Raul; Ezell, Tarrah; Donnelly, David F.; Glover, Joel C.; Gauda, Estelle B.. "Effect of development on [Ca2+]i transients to ATP in petrosal ganglion neurons: a pharmacological approach using optical recording". Journal of Applied Physiology 112 8 (2012): 1393-1402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00511.2011.
    10.1152/japplphysiol.00511.2011
  15. Nunes, Ana R.; Batuca, Joana R.; Monteiro, Emília C.. "Acute hypoxia modifies cAMP levels induced by inhibitors of phosphodiesterase-4 in rat carotid bodies, carotid arteries and superior cervical ganglia". British Journal of Pharmacology 159 2 (2010): 353-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00534.x.
    10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00534.x
Online resource
  1. Nunes, A.R.. A Neurobiologia do Comportamento Social: o papel da oxitocina. A short review article for the IGC ´s web-based science outreach resource for high school teachers.. 2016. http://ce3.igc.gulbenkian.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Neurobiologia-do-Comportamento-Social.pdf.

Other

Other output
  1. Ana Rita Nunes; Michael Gliksberg; Susana A.M. Varela; Magda Teles; Einav Wircer; Janna Blechman; Giovanni Petri; Gil Levkowitz; Rui F. Oliveira. 2020. Developmental effects of oxytocin neurons on social affiliation and processing of social information. 2020. Nunes, A.R.. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.08.330993.
    10.1101/2020.10.08.330993
  2. D. Ribeiro; A.R. Nunes; M.C. Teles; S. Anbalagan; J. Blechman; G. Levkowitz; R.F. Oliveira. 2020. Genetic variation in the social environment affects behavioral phenotypes of oxytocin receptor mutants in zebrafish.. 2020. Diogo R.. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.23.002873..
    10.1101/2020.03.23.002873.
  3. O peixinho que já era crescido. Histórias de Ciência para Crianças - Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência. 2019. Felix, A.S.; Nunes, A.R.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJx_GtLMLHk.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 Fishing for sociality: role of oxytocinergic system in zebrafish social behaviour. Zebrafish neural Circuits & Behavior Meeting
Cold Spring Harbor (New York, United States)
2018 Oxytocinergic modulation of zebrafish social behaviors. Workshop on “ Understanding the neuroregulatory actions of oxytocin and its potential clinical applications”
The Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture (Erice, Sicilia, Italy)
2017 Contrasting the organizational vs activational roles of oxytocin system in the regulation of zebrafish social behavior Behaviour
joint meeting of the 35th International Ethological Conference (IEC) and the 2017 Summer Meeting of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) (Estoril, Portugal)
2017 The role of oxytocinergic neurons in the regulation of social behaviors in zebrafish CEDOC Seminars
CEDOC Chronic Diseases FCM NOVA
2016 Unveiling the role of oxytocin-like peptides in the regulation of the zebrafish social behavior. Seminar
CIMeC-Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy (Rovereto, Italy)
2015 The role of oxytocin-like neuronal circuits in the regulation of the zebrafish social behaviour COPEWELL Workshop on “Functional Neuroanatomy of fish: Mapping behaviour and internal states into the brain
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Oeiras, Portugal)
2015 Unveiling the role of oxytocin-like peptides in the regulation of the zebrafish social behavior. I Congress in health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Trends in Endocrinology and Neurosciences.
University of Beira do Interior, Covilhã, Portugal (Covilhã, Portugal)
2013 O2/CO2-sensitive cyclic AMP pathway in the carotid body XLIII Annual Meeting of Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Society of Pharmacology (Porto, Portugal)
2012 Contribution of transmembrane and soluble adenylate cyclase in cAMP signaling in the carotid body. XLII Annual Meeting of Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Society of Pharmacology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Contribution of transmembrane and soluble adenylate cyclase in cAMP signaling in the carotid body. The International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) Conference
The International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) (Hamilton, Canada)
2008 Bicarbonate-regulated soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) mRNA expression in peripheral and central chemoreceptors The International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) Conference
Valladolid University (Valladolid, Spain)
2008 Hypoxia modifies the effects of PDE inhibitors on cAMP accumulation in rat carotid bodies, carotid arteries and superior cervical ganglia The International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) Conference
(Valladolid, Spain)
2006 Hypoxia selectively activates phosphodiesterase 4 in carotid body chemoreceptors XXXVII Annual Meeting of Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/01 - 2016/12 Seminar Series ‘20 minutes with...’ - Postdoc & PhD students seminars (as part of the IGC Postdoc committee) (2016/01 - 2016/12)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2016/10/19 - 2016/10/21 3rd Cross-Institutional Meeting of Young Investigators (as part of the IGC Postdoc committee)- This meeting brought together postdoctoral researches from different institutes in Lisboa (IGC, IBET, ITQB, IMM; CCU), and it was focused on scientific interactions and career development. website: http://postdoccommittee.wixsite.com/retreat2016 (2016/10/19 - 2016/10/21)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/04/19 - Current "Vamos contar uma história de ciência?"- actividade realizada com a escola primária Jl Luísa Ducla Soares para 25 alunos. Vamos contar uma história de ciência?
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2016 - Current Participation in the OPEN DAYS of the research institute Outreach activities
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2018/02/07 - 2018/02/07 “Speed-meeting” with students about current scientific work https://www.facebook.com/jortecbiologia/photos/a.860447573978078.1073741828.854339664588869/1666094646746696/?type=3&theater
Other
 Jortec Biologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Science Outreach Activities - Participation in NOS ALIVE- Music festival with scientific activities
Festival
 NOS Alive
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Participation in Job Shadowing Program- This program allows high school students to spend a whole day with a scientist at the laboratory, to give them the opportunity to understand what I means to be a scientist.
Other
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12/10 Allometric relationship between number of neurons and brain size in a cichlid fish (Oreochromis mossambicus)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo Mota Nobre de Melo (Master)
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação em Educação, Portugal
2019 Early life social experiences shape social avoidance kinematics in larval zebrafish
(Thesis) Arguer
 Antonia Helena Groneberg (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 Development of Optogenetic Tools for Manipulating Neuronal Activity and Behaviour in Zebrafish
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita Maria Santos Esteves (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2015 - 2016 Postdoc Committee of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência - Representative of postdoctoral fellows and organization of scientific events
Member
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2016 Travel award (Cognition and Evolution Workshop, V edition)
Università degli Studi di Trento Centro Interdipartimentale Mente/Cervello, Italy
2011 1st De Castro-Heymans-Neil Award- Best Oral Presentation, XVIIIth ISAC Meeting, Canada
International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC), Canada
2009 Graduate Student Travel Award (Experimental Biology Meeting 2009)
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, United States

Other distinction

2014 Dean of the Faculty Postdoc fellowship
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2014 Postdoc Fellowship (SFRH/BPD/93317/2013) starting date Dec 2014
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 EMBO SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIP (ASTF 420-2013)
EMBO Press, Germany
2008 PhD Fellowship (SFRH/BD /39473/2007)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 FLAD Long-Term Fellowship (1 year, 155/2007)
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal