Curriculum Vitae
Inês Castro da Silva Almeida
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Inês Castro da Silva Almeida
- Date of birth
- 2000/02/21
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Castro-Almeida, Inês
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 8F13-D213-FF6B
- ORCID iD
- 0009-0008-3748-501X
Email addresses
- ialmeida@i3s.up.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 226 074 90 Ext.: 6154 (Professional)
Addresses
- i3S, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.i3s.up.pt/personal-info.php?id=4005&idg=202 (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/in%C3%AAs-castro-almeida-8396831ab/ (Professional)
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/Bio.Sphere. (Blog)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
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) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2024/10/22 - 2028/10/22
Ongoing
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Biologia Molecular e Celular (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2023/12/23 - 2024/06/18
Concluded
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Formação com Investigação em Ciências Biomoleculares (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Investigação Científica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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20 |
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2021/10/11 - 2023/12/20
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Bioquímica Clínica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 / 20 |
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2018/09/01 - 2021/06/30
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Study of the modulation of dendritic cells and differentiation of CD8+ T lymphocytes in the sensing of pathological peptides
from Alzheimer's disease." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 / 20 |
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2016/09/15 - 2018/06/22
Concluded
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Formação em Científico-Humanístico de Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Major in Ciências da Natureza
Escola Secundária Marques de Castilho, Portugal
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2017/01 - 2017/04
Concluded
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Curso Avançado em Regulação Celular (Outros)
Major in Biologia Celular e Molecular
Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
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2014/09 - 2014/12
Concluded
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Curso Avançado em Fisiologia Celular (Outros)
Major in Biologia Celular e Molecular
Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/01/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | ||
| 2022/09/19 - 2023/12/21 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | ||
| 2021/07/02 - 2021/10/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Oxford Branch, United Kingdom |
| 2021/02/22 - 2021/06/04 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal |
| Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/11/01 - 2028/11/01 | AHR on T(AHR)get: Dissecting the Impact of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulation in Disease and Therapy
2024.01822.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2024/05/13 - 2024/05/24 | T(AHR)get 2.0- Upgrading an MST-based assay to unveil ligand binding to the AHR.
MOSBRI-2023-222
Researcher
EMBL-Sample Preparation and Characterization (SPC), Netherlands
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MOlecular-Scale Biophysics Research Infrastructure (MOSBRI) |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/01/01 - Current | An Immunological Hub of Excellence in Porto tailored to fulfil the ERA Priorities
H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-951921
Research Fellow
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European Commission |
Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2025/02/20 | AHR on T(AHR)get: Dissecting the Impact of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulation in Disease and Therapy | 11th McBiology Symposium
i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/24 | AHR on T(AHR)get: Dissecting the Impact of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulation in Disease and Therapy | XXII National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/05/24 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target | VII iBiMED Symposium
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024/05/24 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target | SINAL 2024: 11th meeting on signal transduction
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2024/05/09 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target | 17th Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP)
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2024/04/10 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target | XV Biochemistry Day - Contribution of Biochemistry for Sustainability
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/11/17 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target. | 10th i3S Annual Meeting
i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2023/09/27 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target | sPITCHless Med+
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) from University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2023/09/13 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target. | Immune Crosstalk
ImmunoHUB Era Chair, I3S (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2023/05/10 | T(AHR)getting the AHR: mapping the road of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target. | 16th Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP)
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2022/05/18 | Career Advisor Seminar | Alumni Talks
Associação de Alunos da Universidade da Beira Interior (AAUBI) (Covilhã, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/01 - 2023/03/17 | I ImmunoHub Annual Meeting in Infection & Immunity (2023/03/17)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023/01/01 - 2023/03/08 | Criminal Insights: A Forensic Scientific Event (2023/03/08)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Scientific Junior Value, Portugal |
| 2022/10/01 - 2022/12/17 | Learn to Help: A fundraising initiative for charity organizations (2022/12/17)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Scientific Junior Value, Portugal |
| 2022/09/01 - 2022/11/05 | Work Safe: Event about financial literacy (2022/11/05)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Scientific Junior Value, Portugal |
| 2022/04/01 - 2022/06/18 | 3rd Save a Life: Workshop in First Aids (2022/06/18)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Scientific Junior Value, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2025/02/20 - 2025/02/21 | PhD Students Symposium
Symposium
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11th McBiology Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/12/05 - 2024/12/06 | Meeting on Neuroimmunology
Meeting
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At the Crossroads of Neuroscience and Immunology: Advances and Innovations ImmunoHUB & NCBio ERA Chairs Annual Meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/11/14 - 2024/11/15 | Research Institute Annual Meeting
Meeting
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11th i3S Annual Meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/11/12 - 2024/11/12 | Webinar on Data Management for Clinical Research
Seminar
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Data Management for Clinical Research
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal
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| 2024/10/24 - 2024/10/26 | National Congress of Biochemistry
Congress
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XXII National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
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| 2024/10/09 - 2024/10/09 | Conferência de 30 anos da Fundação Bial (Sobre a Fisiologia da Mente)
Conference
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Conferência 30 anos Fundação Bial 2024
Fundação Bial, Portugal
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| 2024/10/03 - 2024/10/04 | PhD Students Symposium
Symposium
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7th PhDay: From Theory to Application: Research in Action
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 | Scientific Research Dissemination Exhibition
Exhibition
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European Researchers Night 2024
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/05/24 - 2024/05/25 | Meeting on Signal Transduction
Meeting
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SINAL 2024: 11th meeting on signal transduction
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2024/05/23 - 2024/05/24 | Symposium on Biomedical Sciences
Symposium
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VII iBiMED Symposium
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
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| 2024/05/21 - 2024/05/21 | Workshop in Research Design with the Idea Puzzle Software
Workshop
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Research Design with the Idea Puzzle Software
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2024/05/15 - 2024/05/15 | Webinar in Publishing in high-impact journals
Seminar
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Publishing in high-impact journals - the author's trajectory
Elsevier Inc, United States
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| 2024/05/13 - 2024/05/13 | Workshop in Communicating Science in Politics
Workshop
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Communicating Science in Politics
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/05/08 - 2024/05/10 | Young Research Meeting from the University of Porto
Meeting
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17th Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2024/05/02 - 2024/05/02 | Voluntary work at National Science Competitions
Other
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National Science Competitions 2024
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2024/04/18 - 2024/04/19 | PhD Students Symposium
Symposium
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10th McBiology Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/04/09 - 2024/04/09 | Science Outreach for High School Students
Workshop
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Ciência et al. - Programa Educativo i3S
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/03/19 - 2024/03/19 | Webinar on Protein Structure and Function
Seminar
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Structure Meets Function Webinar
Instruct-ERIC - Structural Biology European Research, United Kingdom
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| 2024/03/12 - 2024/03/12 | Voluntary work at National Championship of Mathematical Games
Other
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17th National Championship of Mathematical Games
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2024/03/06 - 2024/03/08 | Online International Conference on Cancers
Conference
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The 4th International Electronic Conference on Cancers
MDPI AG, Switzerland
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| 2024/02/02 - 2024/02/02 | Research Institute Open Day
Exhibition
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3rd MSc Open Day
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2024/01/26 - 2024/01/26 | Workshop in Clinical Biochemistry
Workshop
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IX Clinical Biochemistry Workshop
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
| 2022/12/06 - 2023/12/06 | Seminars Cycle in Immunology
Seminar
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Immune Crosstalk
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30 | RNA Sequencing Webinar
Seminar
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Unlocking the Transcriptome: A Journey into RNA Sequencing.
Novogene, Germany
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| 2023/11/16 - 2023/11/17 | Research Institute Annual Meeting
Meeting
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10th i3S Annual Meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/10/14 - 2023/10/14 | Academic Projects Contest
Call
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iMED Innovate Competition
iMED Conference, Portugal
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| 2023/09/26 - 2023/09/28 | Academic Projects Contest
Call
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sPITCHless Med+
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) chapter of Aveiro University, Portugal
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| 2023/05/12 - 2023/05/12 | Science Outreach for High School Students
Workshop
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Ciência et al. - Programa Educativo i3S
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/05/10 - 2023/05/12 | Young Research Meeting from the University of Porto
Meeting
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16th IJUP
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2023/04/27 - 2023/04/28 | International Congress in Toxicology
Congress
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II TOXRUN International Congress
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Unidade de Investigação em Toxicologia, Portugal
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| 2023/04/12 - 2023/04/19 | Biochemistry Day Celebration Event
Conference
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XIV Biochemistry Day
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2023/03/19 - 2023/03/24 | Training Program in Scientific Soft Skills
Workshop
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Soft Transferable Skills Training Program
SupraLife, Portugal
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| 2023/03/17 - 2023/03/17 | Immunology Internal Forum
Conference
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ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting 2023 - Infection and Immunity
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/02/23 - 2023/02/24 | PhD Students Symposium
Symposium
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9th McBiology Symposium
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/02/03 - 2023/02/03 | Research Institute Open Day
Exhibition
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2nd MSc Open Day
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2022/11/11 - 2022/11/11 | Research Institute Annual Meeting
Meeting
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9th Annual i3S Annual Meeting
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2022/03/27 - 2022/05/04 | Biochemistry Day Celebration Event
Conference
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XIII Biochemistry Day
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2022/04/20 - 2022/04/20 | Animal Model Seminar
Seminar
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From In silico to Animal Models For the Study of Human Diseases
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2021/03/26 - 2021/03/28 | Portuguese Chemistry Students Colloquium
Meeting
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Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students in Portugal 2021
Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Química (ANEQ), Portugal
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| 2020/05/15 - 2021/01/21 | Career Advisor Seminar
Seminar
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Made in UBI
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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| 2020/10/10 - 2020/10/11 | Researchers Meeting
Meeting
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IV meet.Lab
Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEB/AAC), Portugal
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| 2020/10/10 - 2020/10/10 | Workshop on the Biology of Reproduction
Workshop
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Strategies and Mechanisms of Action of Spermicides
Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEB/AAC), Portugal
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| 2020/06/15 - 2020/06/15 | Invited Speaker to testify about my experience as a Bachelor student in Biochemistry, at Universidade da Beira Interior.
Exhibition
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Online UBI days
Associação Académica da Universidade da Beira Interior (AAUBI), Portugal
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| 2020/06/09 - 2020/06/09 | Workshop on Vaccine Production
Workshop
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Produção de Vacinas
Eppendorf Brazil, Brazil
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| 2020/05/17 - 2020/05/18 | UBI Alumni Talks
Meeting
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UBI Alumni Talks
Associação Académica da Universidade da Beira Interior (AAUBI), Portugal
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| 2020/05/13 - 2020/05/16 | Training Program in Academic Soft Skills
Workshop
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Scale Up
Scientific Junior Value, Portugal
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| 2020/04/07 - 2020/04/27 | Online Biochemistry and Chemistry Days
Conference
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Science at Home
UBIQuímica, Portugal
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| 2020/02/19 - 2020/02/19 | Career Advisor Seminar
Seminar
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Acabei a Licenciatura... e agora?
Núcleo de Estudantes Socialistas da Universidade da Beira Interior (NESDUBI), Portugal
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| 2019/04/03 - 2019/04/04 | Biochemistry and Chemistry Days
Conference
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Jornadas de Química e Bioquímica
UBIQuímica, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/08/30 - Current | Portuguese Biochemical Society | Member |
| 2022 - 2023 | Scientific Junior Value (Junior Enterprise) | Membro do Setor de Relações Científicas |
| 2021 - 2022 | Chemistry Students Association from the University of Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv) | Membro do Setor de Comunicação e Imagem |
| 2021 - 2021 | Chemistry Students Association from the University of Beira Interior (UBIQuímica) | Colaborador |
| 2020 - 2021 | Tuna Académica Feminina da Universidade da Beira Interior (Encantatuna) |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/04/09 - 2024/04/09 | Ciência et al. - Programa Educativo i3S | (Ensino secundário) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023/05/12 - 2023/05/12 | Ciência et al. - Programa Educativo i3S | (Ensino secundário) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/05 - 2024/09/09 | Ciência Viva - "Conversas entre hospedeiro e micróbio através do AHR” (summer internship for middle school students) | Filipa Dias |
| 2024/09/05 - 2024/09/09 | Ciência Viva - "Conversas entre hospedeiro e micróbio através do AHR” (summer internship for middle school students) | Benedita Cruz |
| 2023/07/03 - 2023/07/07 | Ciência Viva – “Am I under attack? What AHR bacteria talking about?” (summer internship for high school students) | Mariana Novais |
| 2023/07/03 - 2023/07/07 | Ciência Viva – “Am I under attack? What AHR bacteria talking about?” (summer internship for high school students) | Wendy Travessa |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/03/17 - 2023/03/17 | Member of the jury for evaluation of oral communications (I ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting - Infection & Immunity) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Pitch with an Honored Mention (XV Biochemistry Day)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2024 | Best Oral Presentation award (17th IJUP)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2024 | Best Oral Communication award (XXII National Congress of Biochemistry)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
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| 2023 | Poster with an Honored Mention (XIV Biochemistry Day)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2023 | Best Oral Presentation award (16th IJUP)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2023 | Best Oral Presentation award (sPITCHless Med+)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) chapter of Aveiro University, Portugal
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| 2021 | Erasmus + Fellowship
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2024 | SPB Grant for XXII National Congress of Biochemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
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| 2023 | Contest Finalist (iMED Innovate Competition)
iMED Conference, Portugal
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| 2021 | Biochemistry Class Best Student
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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