Maria Leonor Tavares Saúde (9A1D-82B1-3133)

Curriculum Vitae

Maria Leonor Tavares Saúde

Born in Covilhã (Portugal), Leonor Saúde finished her secondary education at Escola Secundária Joaquim de Carvalho, in Figueira da Foz (Portugal). She went on to study Biology at Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. In 1996, she obtained a Master in Biochemical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal. In 2001, she obtained a PhD in Developmental Biology from University College London, UK. In 2002, Leonor Saúde returned to Portugal for a postdoc at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras. In 2005, she set up her independent research group at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and in 2008 she mover her lab to Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, where she also serves as the Head of the Fish Facility since then, Member of the Executive Committee of the Training Hub since 2016 and Commissioner of the Communication Office since 2021. Leonor Saúde is an Invited Associate Professor at Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, where she teaches Histology and Developmental Biology since 2003. Leonor Saúde won the Pfizer Award for Basic Science (2005, 2021), the Fundación La Caixa Award (2019) and the Santa Casa Neurosciences Award (2020). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of TechnoZeb - TechnoPhage, SA since 2008 and a member of the Executive Board of the European Zebrafish Society (EZS) (2016-2021). Leonor Saúde is co-founder of the Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD), where she served as Secretary (2011-2013), Vice-President (2013-2015) and President (2015-2017). Leonor Saúde was a member of the Consultive Commission of Maratona da Saúde, a fundraising initiative launched in 2014 and she is co-founder and President of Associação Viver a Ciência, a science outreach initiative launched in 2004.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Maria Leonor Tavares Saúde
Date of birth: 1968/10/15
Gender: Female

Citation names

Saúde, Leonor

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 9A1D-82B1-3133
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5933-8872

Email addresses

msaude@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

217999498 Ext.: 47168 (Professional)

Addresses

Edifício Egas Moniz, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt/investigation/laboratories/leonor-saude-lab (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2002/01 - 2005/05 Concluded	Post-doc in Developmental Biology (Pós-doutoramento) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
1997/01/02 - 2001/07/31 Concluded	PhD in Developmental Biology (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Developmental Biology National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom University College London Faculty of Life Sciences, United Kingdom "Functional Analysis of Zebrafish Gastrula Organizer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	n/a
1994/09 - 1996/04 Concluded	Master in Biochemical Engeneering (Mestrado) Major in Biotecnology Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal "Caracterização de genes responsáveis por fenótipos de resistência a sal na levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	n/a
1987/09 - 1992/09 Concluded	Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Caracterização de uma estirpe de Pseudomonas putida resistente a formaldeído" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2008/12 - Current	Principal Investigator (Research)	Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
	Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2005 - 2007	Principal Investigator (Research)	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2001/05 - 2001/10	Research Assistant (Research)	National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
	National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
1996/01 - 1996/10	Research Trainee (Research)	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018 - Current	Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2003 - 2018	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2002 - 2003	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/01 - 2025/02/28	CD9/MYLIP_AGEnts: Targeting pericytes to prevent neuroinflammation and promote barrier integrity after spinal cord injury. N/A Research Fellow Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Minnesota, United States	Ongoing
2023/01/15 - 2024/07/14	Endothelial CD9 as a new anti-inflammatory target to promote spinal repair 2022.05669.PTDC Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2024/06/30	Improving Spinal Cord REgenEration by modulating Neutrophil inflammation: lessons from a Zebrafish perspective 2022.02766.PTDC Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2024/03/31	Do different telomere elongation mechanisms exist in regenerating spinal cords? IP (BIG 2022) Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Senescent cells and their secretory phenotype: novel targets for spinal cord repair MC36-2020 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa Ongoing
2019/09/15 - 2023/03/14	Targeting induced-senescent cells: a novel approach to promote spinal cord regeneration in mammals HR18-00187 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Obra Social La Caixa Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2022/03/31	The function of induced-senescent cells in spinal cord regeneration PTDC/MED-NEU/30428/2017 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2022/03/31	Uncovering mechanisms of vascular remodelling during spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish PTDC/BIA-BID/28572/2017 Co-PI Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016/05/01 - 2019/10/31	Angiocrine factors as modulators of spinal cord regeneration PTDC/BIM-MED/3295/2014 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Using the regenerative potential of zebrafish extracellular matrix to promote spinal cord repair in mammals BIG2017 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Instituto de Medicina Molecular Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Towards outstanding research and training in tumour biology info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/692322/EU Other Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31	The intermediate mesoderm, a new player in the establishment of organ laterality? BIG2016 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Instituto de Medicina Molecular Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2015/11/30	Uncovering cellular mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish and their modulation with aging PTDC/BIM-MED/1375/2012 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/03/01 - 2015/08/31	Uncover the molecular mechanism downstream of Dmrt2a/Terra that coordinates symmetry versus asymmetry along the left-right axis PTDC/SAU-BID/119627/2010 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/02/01 - 2013/07/31	Searching for RNA regulators that control the segmentation clock PTDC/BIA-BCM/101282/2008 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/02/01 - 2013/07/31	Investigation of a new signalling pathway linking deltaD to ciliogenesis and its impact on left-right development PTDC/SAU-OBD/103981/2008 Other Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/02/01 - 2013/03/31	Uncover the importance of cilia as signaling structures during regeneration PTDC/SAU-OBD/100202/2008 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/11/15 - 2011/02/13	Functional study of the molecular clock during vertebrate limb development PTDC/SAU-OBD/64628/2006 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/10/01 - 2009/03/31	Identification of the direct target genes of Terra using a ChIP-on-chip approach PTDC/SAU-OBD/71596/2006 Principal investigator Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2008/12/31	Network of Excellence “Cells into Organs” LSHM-CT-2003-504468 Other Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal	European Commission Sixth Framework Programme Concluded
2005/01/01 - 2008/12/31	Integrating signals in embryogenesis: the case of somitogenesis in the chick POCI/BIA-BCM/59201/2004 Other Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003/04/01 - 2006/12/31	Molecular and cellular characterization of segmentation in the chick embryo POCTI/45914/BCI/2002 Principal investigator Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Journal article

Ana Ribeiro; Mariana Rebocho da Costa; Carmen de Sena-Tomás; Elsa Charas Rodrigues; Raquel Quitéria; Tiago Maçarico; Susana Constantino Rosa Santos; Leonor Saúde. "Development and repair of blood vessels in the zebrafish spinal cord". Open Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.230103.
10.1098/rsob.230103
Martins, Isaura; Neves-Silva, Dalila; Ascensão-Ferreira, Mariana; Dias, Ana Filipa; Ribeiro, Daniel; Isidro, Ana Filipa; Quitéria, Raquel; et al. "Mouse Spinal Cord Vascular Transcriptome Analysis Identifies CD9 and MYLIP as Injury-Induced Players". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 7 (2023): 6433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076433.
10.3390/ijms24076433
Isidro, Ana Filipa; Medeiros, Alexandra M.; Martins, Isaura; Neves-Silva, Dalila; Saúde, Leonor; Mendes, César S.. "Using the MouseWalker to Quantify Locomotor Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury". Journal of Visualized Experiments 193 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/65207.
10.3791/65207
Frederico, Bruno; Martins, Isaura; Chapela, Diana; Gasparrini, Francesca; Chakravarty, Probir; Ackels, Tobias; Piot, Cécile; et al. "DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential". Developmental Cell 57 16 (2022): 1957-1975.e9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2022.07.012.
10.1016/j.devcel.2022.07.012
de Sena-Tomás, Carmen; Aleman, Angelika G.; Ford, Caitlin; Varshney, Akriti; Yao, Di; Harrington, Jamie K.; Saúde, Leonor; Ramialison, Mirana; Targoff, Kimara L.. "Activation of Nkx2.5 transcriptional program is required for adult myocardial repair". Nature Communications 13 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30468-4.
10.1038/s41467-022-30468-4
Paramos-de-Carvalho, Diogo; Jacinto, Antonio; Saúde, Leonor. "The right time for senescence". eLife 10 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.72449.
10.7554/elife.72449
Paramos-de-Carvalho, Diogo; Martins, Isaura; Cristóvão, Ana Margarida; Dias, Ana Filipa; Neves-Silva, Dalila; Pereira, Telmo; Chapela, Diana; et al. "Targeting senescent cells improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury". Cell Reports 36 1 (2021): 109334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109334.
10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109334
Estronca, Luís; Francisco, Vitor; Pitrez, Patrícia; Honório, Inês; Carvalho, Lara; Vazão, Helena; Blersch, Josephine; et al. "Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived vascular networks to screen nano–bio interactions". Nanoscale Horizons (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nh00550a.
Published • 10.1039/d0nh00550a
Diana Chapela; Sara Sousa; Isaura Martins; Ana Margarida Cristóvão; Patrícia Pinto; Sofia Corte-Real; Leonor Saúde. "Author Correction: A zebrafish drug screening platform boosts the discovery of novel therapeutics for spinal cord injury in mammals". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57443-7.
10.1038/s41598-020-57443-7
Diogo Paramos-de-Carvalho; Isaura Martins; Ana M. Cristovão; Ana F. Dias; Telmo Pereira; Diana Chapela; Ana Farinho; et al. "Depletion of senescent cells improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury". bioRxiv (2020): https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.28.358762.
Published
Filipa G. Marques; Lara Carvalho; Joana S. Sousa; José Rino; Isabel Diegues; Esmeralda Poli; Filomena Pina; et al. "Low doses of ionizing radiation enhance angiogenesis and consequently accelerate post-embryonic development but not regeneration in zebrafish". Scientific Reports (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60129-9.
Published • 10.1038/s41598-020-60129-9
Diana Chapela; Sara Sousa; Isaura Martins; Ana Margarida Cristóvão; Patrícia Pinto; Sofia Corte-Real; Leonor Saúde. "A zebrafish drug screening platform boosts the discovery of novel therapeutics for spinal cord injury in mammals". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47006-w.
10.1038/s41598-019-47006-w
Rita Alexandra Pinto; José Almeida-Santos; Raquel Lourenço; Leonor Saúde. "Identification of Dmrt2a downstream genes during zebrafish early development using a timely controlled approach". BMC Developmental Biology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12861-018-0173-5.
10.1186/s12861-018-0173-5
Fernandes, Sara F.; Fior, Rita; Pinto, Francisco; Gama-Carvalho, Margarida; Saúde, Leonor. "Fine-tuning of fgf8a expression through alternative polyadenylation has a selective impact on Fgf-associated developmental processes". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1861 9 (2018): 783-793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.07.012.
10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.07.012
Ana Ribeiro; Joana F. Monteiro; Ana C. Certal; Ana M. Cristovão; Leonor Saúde. "Correction to ‘Foxj1a is expressed in ependymal precursors, controls central canal position and is activated in new ependymal cells during regeneration in zebrafish’". Open Biology 8 5 (2018): 180082-180082. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.180082.
10.1098/rsob.180082
Ana Ribeiro; Joana F. Monteiro; Ana C. Certal; Ana M. Cristovão; Leonor Saúde. "Foxj1a is expressed in ependymal precursors, controls central canal position and is activated in new ependymal cells during regeneration in zebrafish". Open Biology 7 11 (2017): 170139-170139. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.170139.
10.1098/rsob.170139
Tavares, Barbara; Jacinto, Raquel; Sampaio, Pedro; Pestana, Sara; Pinto, Andreia; Vaz, Andreia; Roxo-Rosa, Mónica; et al. "Notch/Her12 signalling modulates, motile/immotile cilia ratio downstream of Foxj1a in zebrafish left-right organizer". eLife 6 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.25165.
10.7554/elife.25165
Cordeiro, Milton; Carvalho, Lara; Silva, Joana; Saúde, Leonor; Fernandes, Alexandra; Baptista, Pedro. "Gold Nanobeacons for Tracking Gene Silencing in Zebrafish". Nanomaterials 7 1 (2017): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano7010010.
10.3390/nano7010010
Lopes SS; Distel M; Linker C; Fior R; Monteiro R; Bianco IH; Portugues R; Strähle U; Saúde L. "Report of the 4th European Zebrafish Principal Investigator Meeting.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27626600.
Mendes RV; Martins GG; Cristovão AM; Saúde L. "N-cadherin locks left-right asymmetry by ending the leftward movement of Hensen's node cells.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25117685.
10.1016/j.devcel.2014.06.010
Pascoal, S.; Esteves de Lima, J.; Leslie, J.D.; Hughes, S.M.; Saúde, L.. "Notch Signalling Is Required for the Formation of Structurally Stable Muscle Fibres in Zebrafish". PLoS ONE 8 6 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879549227&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1371/journal.pone.0068021
Cutty, S.J.; Fior, R.; Henriques, P.M.; Saúde, L.; Wardle, F.C.. "Identification and expression analysis of two novel members of the Mesp family in zebrafish". International Journal of Developmental Biology 56 4 (2012): 285-294. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862102965&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1387/ijdb.113447sc
Fior, R.; Maxwell, A.A.; Ma, T.P.; Vezzaro, A.; Moens, C.B.; Amacher, S.L.; Lewis, J.; Saúde, L.. "The differentiation and movement of presomitic mesoderm progenitor cells are controlled by mesogenin 1". Development (Cambridge) 139 24 (2012): 4656-4665. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870018714&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1242/dev.078923
Azevedo, A.S.; Sousa, S.; Jacinto, A.; Saúde, L.. "An amputation resets positional information to a proximal identity in the regenerating zebrafish caudal fin". BMC Developmental Biology 12 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865279742&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1186/1471-213X-12-24
Mateus, R.; Pereira, T.; Sousa, S.; de Lima, J.E.; Pascoal, S.; Saúde, L.; Jacinto, A.. "In Vivo Cell and Tissue Dynamics Underlying Zebrafish Fin Fold Regeneration". PLoS ONE 7 12 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84871414741&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1371/journal.pone.0051766
Azevedo, Ana Sofia; Grotek, Bartholomaeus; Jacinto, Antonio; Weidinger, Gilbert; Saude, Leonor. "The Regenerative Capacity of the Zebrafish Caudal Fin Is Not Affected by Repeated Amputations". Plos One 6 7 (2011): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000293284600052&KeyUID=WOS:000293284600052.
10.1371/journal.pone.0022820
Lourenço, R.; Saude, L.. "Symmetry OUT, asymmetry IN". Symmetry 2 2 (2010): 1033-1054. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650819545&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.3390/sym2021033
Lourenco, Raquel; Lopes, Susana S.; Saude, Leonor. "Left-Right Function of dmrt2 Genes Is Not Conserved between Zebrafish and Mouse". Plos One 5 12 (2010): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000285792500014&KeyUID=WOS:000285792500014.
10.1371/journal.pone.0014438
Lopes, Susana S.; Lourenco, Raquel; Pacheco, Luis; Moreno, Nuno; Kreiling, Jill; Saude, Leonor. "Notch signalling regulates left-right asymmetry through ciliary length control". Development 137 21 (2010): 3625-3632. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000283669300010&KeyUID=WOS:000283669300010.
10.1242/dev.054452
Andrade, R.P.; Saúde, L.. "First Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD). Oeiras, 27-28 October 2006". International Journal of Developmental Biology 51 3 (2007): 177-181. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250342697&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1387/ijdb.072290ra
Rodrigues, Sofia; Mota, Maria; Saude, Leonor; Vidal, Sheila; Trindade, Margarida. "Philanthropy in Portugal". Embo Reports 8 7 (2007): 613-615. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000247651500004&KeyUID=WOS:000247651500004.
10.1038/sj.embor.7401021
Freitas, C.; Rodrigues, S.; Saúde, L.; Palmeirim, I.. "Running after the clock". International Journal of Developmental Biology 49 2-3 SPEC. (2005): 317-324. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-21444453949&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1387/ijdb.041955cf
Saúde, L.; Lourenço, R.; Gonçalves, A.; Palmeirim, I.; Saude, L. "terra is a left-right asymmetry gene required for left-right synchronization of the segmentation clock". Nature Cell Biology 7 9 (2005): 918-920. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-26944478995&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1038/ncb1294
Coutinho, P.; Parsons, M.J.; Thomas, K.A.; Hirst, E.M.A.; Saúde, L.; Campos, I.; Williams, P.H.; Stemple, D.L.. "Differential requirements for COPI transport during vertebrate early development". Developmental Cell 7 4 (2004): 547-558. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-5044251197&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.devcel.2004.07.020
Feldman, B.; Concha, M.L.; Saúde, L.; Parsons, M.J.; Adams, R.J.; Wilson, S.W.; Stemple, D.L.. "Lefty antagonism of Squint is essential for normal gastrulation". Current Biology 12 24 (2002): 2129-2135. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037164724&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01361-1
Parsons, M.J.; Pollard, S.M.; Saúde, L.; Feldman, B.; Coutinho, P.; Hirst, E.M.A.; Stemple, D.L.; et al. "Zebrafish mutants identify an essential role for laminins in notochord formation". Development 129 13 (2002): 3137-3146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036333446&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Saude, L; Woolley, K; Martin, P; Driever, W; Stemple, DL; Saude, L.; Wooley, K.; et al. "Axis-inducing activities and cell fates of the zebrafish organizer". Development 127 16 (2000): 3407-3417. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000089165100001&KeyUID=WOS:000089165100001.
Heisenberg, CP; Tada, M; Rauch, GJ; Saude, L; Concha, ML; Geisler, R; Stemple, DL; Smith, JC; Wilson, SW. "Silberblick/Wnt11 mediates convergent extension movements during zebrafish gastrulation". Nature 405 6782 (2000): 76-81. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000086901600054&KeyUID=WOS:000086901600054.
10.1038/35011068

Preprint

Carmen de Sena-Tomás; Leonor Rebola Lameira; Patrícia Naique Taborda; Alexandre Laborde; Michael Orger; Sofia de Oliveira; Leonor Saúde. "Neutrophil immune profile controls spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.17.576035.
10.1101/2024.01.17.576035
Ana Ribeiro; Mariana Rebocho da Costa; Carmen de Sena-Tomás; Elsa Charas Rodrigues; Raquel Quitéria; Tiago Maçarico; Susana Constantino Rosa Santos; Leonor Saúde. "New functional vessels form after spinal cord injury in zebrafish". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.09.495446.
10.1101/2022.06.09.495446
Paramos-de-Carvalho, Diogo; Martins, Isaura; Cristóvão, Ana Margarida; Dias, Ana Filipa; Neves-Silva, Dalila; Pereira, Telmo; Chapela, Diana; et al. "Depletion of senescent cells improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury". 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.28.358762.
10.1101/2020.10.28.358762

Intellectual property

Patent

Isaura Martins; Leonor Saúde; Dalila Neves-Silva. 2023. "Treatment of Spinal Injury". Portugal.
Pending
Saúde, Leonor; Diana Chapela; Sofia Corte-Real; Isaura Martins; Sara Sousa. 2021. "Eletriptan Hydrobromide for treatment of spinal cord injury and improvement of locomotor function". Portugal.
Pending
Saúde, Leonor; Diogo Paramos-de-Carvalho; Isaura Martins; Antonio Jacinto. 2020. "Treatment of spinal cord injury". Portugal.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/11	Zebrafish in Biomedical Research Workshop	Annual International (Bio)Medical Students Meeting (Portugal)
2022/09	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from zebrafish?	COLife Meeting 2022 (Portugal)
2022/06	What can we learn from zebrafish, a non-scaring regeneration model?	2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Network on Spinal Cord Injury (Portugal)
2022/06	What can we learn from zebrafish, a non-scaring regeneration model?	Summer School “Fibrosis: from mechanisms to the clinic (Portugal)
2022/03	The ideal tissue microenvironment for spinal cord repair and regeneration	Congresso SPCE-TC (Portugal)
2022/02	Regeneração da medula espinhal – o futuro?	BeInMed seminar (Online) (Portugal)
2021/03/28	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from zebrafish?	XXIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia (ENEB) (Online)
2021/03/20	Zebrafish in Biomedical Research	Annual International (Bio)Medical Students Meeting Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/03/09	Bridging the (re)generation gap: insights from the zebrafish	VI Semana de Bioengenharia do Instituto Superior Técnico (Online). (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/02/18	Spinal cord repair & regeneration	JorTec Biologia 2021 (Virtual) Núcleo de Biologia Celular e Molecular da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Virtual, Portugal)
2020/10/21	Spinal cord repair & regeneration	iMM Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Day (Virtual)
2019/12	Spinal cord regeneration: a tissue microenvironment perspective	1st DevBioMed Symposium Champalimaud Foundation (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/09	A zebrafish drug screening platform for the discovery of novel therapeutics for spinal cord injury	4th Zebrafish for Personalized & Precision Medicine Conference (Toronto, Canada)
2019	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from zebrafish	Internal Seminar Institute of Science and Technology (Vienna, Austria)
2019	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from animal models?	NeuroSeS Seminar Series Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019	Regeneração da medula espinhal: o que podemos aprender com o Peixe Zebra?	Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação de Alcoitão (Alcoitão, Portugal)
2019	Regeneração da medula espinhal: o que podemos aprender com o Peixe Zebra?	NuBioq FCT-UNL (Caparica, Portugal)
2019	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from zebrafish	BSCB/BSDB Spring University of Warwick (Coventry, United Kingdom)
2019	The zebrafish in biomedical research	AIMS Meeting FMUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019	Spinal cord regeneration: what can we learn from zebrafish	Internal seminar CEDOC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018	Modulation of the vascular repair during spinal cord regeneration	Symposium on Tumour Biology Twinning Network ReTuBi (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018	Modulation of the vascular repair during spinal cord regeneration	The EMBO Conference on The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Regeneration and Tissue Repair EMBO (Valletta, Malta)
2018	Modulation of the vascular repair during spinal cord regeneration	The 5th European Zebrafish Principal Investigator Meeting University of Trento (Trento, Italy)
2018	Left-Rigth from chickens to fish to humans	3rd BEAT-PCD Conference European Cooperation in Science & Technology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018	Creating therapeutic opportunities for spinal cord injury using zebrafish larvae	(2018). 4th Meeting of the Portuguese Network for Spinal Cord Injury Research IBIMED Universidade de Aveiro (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	Internal Seminar IBIMED Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2017	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	Internal Seminar UC Biotech; Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2016	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	internal Seminar CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2016	Regeneration in an adult vertebrate: insights from the zebrafish	Kick-Off Meeting of the Twinning Network ReTuBi iMM-JLA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	Kick-Off Meeting of the Portuguese Network for Spinal Cord Injury Research ICVS ( Braga, Portugal)
2016	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	Internal Seminatr
2016	Bridging the regeneration gap: insights from the zebrafish	Internal Seminar CEDOC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015	Spinal cord regeneration: lessons from the zebrafish	1st Spinal Cord Injury Iberian Symposium (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015	Differentiation and cell movement in a developing embryo	SPBD/SEBD/BSDB Joint Meeting SPBD (Albufeira, Portugal)
2015	The evolution and conservation of Left-Right patterning mechanisms	Darwin’s Legacy Tea Party FCUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014	N-cadherin locks left-right asymmetry by ending the leftward movement of Hensen´s node cells.	X Meeting Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (Madrid, Spain)
2014	N-cadherin locks left-right asymmetry by ending the leftward movement of Hensen´s node cells	GABBA Annual Symposium 2014: Communicating Life ICBAS (Porto, Portugal)
2014	The zebrafish in Biomedical Research	Serviço de Neurologia Series Hospital de Santa Maria (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014	The regenerative capacity of the zebrafish	VII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica FCT-UNL (Caparica, Portugal)
2014	Cell movement choreographies that shape the vertebrate body plan	Internal Seminar Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina da Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2013	N-cadherin locks left-right asymmetry by ending the leftward movement of Hensen´s node cells.	Internal Seminar Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (Seville, Spain)
2013	An amputation resets positional information to a proximal identity in the regenerating zebrafish caudal fin.	Interdisciplinary Approaches in Fish Skeletal Biology (Tavira, Portugal)
2013	Cell movement choreographies that shape the vertebrate body plan	3º Encontro de Biologia Molecular Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
2013	N-cadherin locks left-right asymmetry by ending the leftward movement of Hensen´s node cells	Making and breaking the left-right axis: laterality in development and disease Satellite Symposium of The International Society of Developmental Biologists Congress (Cancun, Mexico)
2012	An amputation resets positional information to a proximal identity in the regenerating zebrafish caudal fin.	EMBO/BSDB Conference on the Molecular & Cellular Basis of Regeneration and Tissue Repair (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2011	Patterning the vertebrate embryo along the left-right axis	5th National Meeting on Signal Transduction (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011	Mesogenin throws the switch that converts mesodermal progenitors into paraxial mesoderm	4th Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators (Asilomar, United States)
2010	The role of mesogenin during mesoderm formation	Joint Meeting of the Portuguese and Spanish Developmental Biology Societies (Badajoz, Spain)
2010	Symmetry versus Asymmetry decisions in the vertebrate embryo	Internal Seminar CEDOC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2010	The role of mesogenin during mesoderm formation	1st European Zebrafish PI meeting (Padova, Italy)
2009	Symmetry versus Asymmetry decisions in the vertebrate embryo	Internal seminar Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (Seville, Spain)
2008	Left-Right patterning in vertebrates: a non-conserved perspective	Mini-symposium on mirror-image bodies in animals and plants Naturalis (Leiden, Netherlands)
2008	The role of N-cadherin in left-right patterning	European Network of Excellence “Cells into Organs” Annual Meeting (Zeist, Netherlands)
2007	Como é controlado o posicionamento dos orgãos internos em vertebrados	Congresso Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Pediátrica Escola de Ciências da Saúde (Braga, Portugal)
2006	A importância da definição de territórios assimétricos vs. simétricos durante o desenvolvimento embrionário	Secção Clínica Hospital de São João (Porto, Portugal)
2006	Como conseguir um corpo perfeito	Dia Aberto IGC (Oeiras, Portugal)
2006	Assimétrico por dentro, Simétrico por fora	Seminários Ciência Falada ICVS (Braga, Portugal)
2006	The role of terra during left-right establisment	EMBO International Workshop “Developmental Mechanisms and Disease Models” Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India)
2005	Asymmetrical on the inside, Symmetrical on the outside	Inaugural Meeting of Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2005	Asymmetrical on the inside, Symmetrical on the outside	Internal Seminar iMM-JLA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2005	Asymmetrical on the inside, Symmetrical on the outside	Workshop “Different Tissues, Same Strategies: common molecules in different developmental systems” ICVS (Braga, Portugal)
2005	Terra is a left-right asymmetry gene required for left-right synchronization of the segmentation clock	European Network of Excellence “Cells into Organs” Plenary Meeting ICVS (Braga, Portugal)
2005	The dual function of Terra	Internal Seminar University College London (London, United Kingdom)
1996	Genes Involved in the Yeast Response to Osmotic Stress	Jornadas Ibéricas de Biologia de Levedura "Prof. Nicolau van Uden" (Espinho, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09/01 - Current	Underlying mechanisms of telomere elongation in the context of spinal cord regeneration Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11/01 - Current	The role of induced-senescent cells in spinal cord injury Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11/01 - Current	Role of macrophages in angiogenesis and vessel remodelling during spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020 - Current	Can an injury-activated molecular program correct a defective developmental program? Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/01/01 - Current	Using the regenerative potential of zebrafish extracellular matrix to promote spinal cord repair in mammals Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2033	The role of tissue microenvironment during spinal cord regeneration in mammals Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2020/07/17	On the role of senescent cells in spinal cord injury Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2020/06/19	Innovative therapies for spinal cord injury: a zebrafish approach Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/05	Peripheral neutrophil infiltration and lipid accumulation after a senolytic treatment in a mouse contusion model of spinal cord injury. Co-supervisor	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Uncovering the role of apoptosis in spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 - 2019	The role of melanocytes in neural stem cells’ protection from UV light Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014 - 2019	Cryopreservation of zebrafish germ cells: technological improvements and methodological standardization for gene banking and management Co-supervisor of PATRÍCIA DIOGO	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/07 - 2018/09	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION EU ErasmusPlus Programme Co-supervisor
2018/07 - 2018/09	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION SCORE Research Exchange Program Co-supervisor	Samarskij gosudarstvennyj medicinskij universitet, Russia
2018 - 2018	Vascularização linfática na medula espinal do peixe-zebra Co-supervisor
2018 - 2018	Vascularização linfática na medula espinal do peixe-zebra Co-supervisor	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Regulação da expressão do gene foxj1a pela sinalização Hh e Wnt Co-supervisor	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Uncovering the role of blood vessels during spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish Co-supervisor	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018	The role of Cadherin 11 (Cdh11) in the establishment of laterality in the zebrafish Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2018	The role of senescence in caudal fin regeneration Supervisor	Hogskolan i Skovde, Sweden
2017 - 2018	Can an injury-activated molecular program correct a defective developmental program? Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Can an injury-activated molecular program correct a defective developmental program? Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013 - 2018	Post-transcriptional regulation in the developing embryo Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013 - 2018	Identification of Dmrt2a downstream genes during zebrafish early development Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/09	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/09	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Summer Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016 - 2017	The role of inflammation in the formation of a scar during spinal cord regeneration Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016 - 2017	O papel da inflamação crónica na regeneração da espinal medula Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - 2017	The intermediate mesoderm, a new player in the establishment of organ laterality? Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Caracterizar a formação da vasculatura da espinal medula em peixe zebra Co-supervisor	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016	Uncovering the role of angiogenesis in spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Regulação da expressão do gene foxj1a no tubo neural pelas vias de sinalização Shh e Wnt Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Estabelecimento de linhas transgénicas de peixe zebra com vista a determinar o destino das células Foxj1a no embrião e no adulto Co-supervisor	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor
2015 - 2015	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor
2014 - 2015	The role of Dmrt2 in the establishment of left-right asymmetry in the chick embryo Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 - 2014	What is the role of the cell adhesion protein N-cadherin in the molecular and morphological asymmetries of the Hensen’s node? Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012 - 2013	The role of Dmrt2a/Terra in the coordination of symmetry in the left- right axis Supervisor	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013	The role of Mesogenin1 in the dynamics of movement and differentiation of mesoderm progenitor cells Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012 - 2013	Uncovering the age-dependent cellular and functional progression of spinal cord regeneration in adult zebrafish Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012 - 2012	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007 - 2012	Zebrafish caudal fin regeneration: the effect of repeated amputations and ageing Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATIONS Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011 - 2011	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATIONS Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011 - 2011	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2011	Characterization of the centrossomal protein TBCCD1 during zebrafish development Supervisor	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010 - 2011	Identification of the RNA regulators operating in the segmentation clock Supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2006 - 2011	Symmetry-out asymmetry-in: the role of Dmrt2 Supervisor	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010 - 2010	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2010	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2010	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2008 - 2008	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Research Internship Co-supervisor	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007 - 2008	Definir e comparar o padrão de migração das células localizadas no lado esquerdo e direito do nó de Hensen Supervisor	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2005 - 2006	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Supervisor	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2004 - 2005	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Supervisor	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2003 - 2004	Terra, a new player in somitogenesis and left-right asymmetry Supervisor	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2000 - 2000	UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ROTATION Supervisor	University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/10/16 - 2022/10/20	19th International Congress of Developmental Biology (ISDB 2022) (2022/10/16 - 2022/10/20) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021/06/16 - 2021/06/20	16th International Zebrafish Conference (IZFC) (2021/06/16 - 2021/06/20) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/10/23 - 2019/10/26	European Developmental Biology Conference (EDBC2019) 23-26 OCT 2019, Alicante, Spain (2019/10/23 - 2019/10/26) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/11/07 - 2018/11/10	4th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Developmental Biology (SPBD) jointly with the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD) in association with the French Society for Developmental Biology (SFBD) 7-10 NOV 2018, Porto, Portugal (2018/11/07 - 2018/11/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/09/15 - 2018/09/19	7th EMBO Conference on “The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair” 15-19 SEP 2018, Valetta, Malta (2018/09/15 - 2018/09/19) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2016/10/13 - 2016/10/13	2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Network for Spinal Cord Injury Research, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal 13 OCT 2016, Lisboa, Portugal (2016/10/13 - 2016/10/13) Meeting
2016/09/23 - 2016/09/23	10th Anniversary Symposium of the Portuguese Society of Developmental Biology 23 SEP 2016, Lisboa, Portugal (2016/09/23 - 2016/09/23) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2016/03/15 - 2016/03/19	4th European Zebrafish Principal Investigator Meeting 15-19 MAR 2016, Lisboa, Portugal (2016/03/15 - 2016/03/19) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013/10/24 - 2013/10/26	2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Developmental Biology (SPBD) jointly with the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD) in association with the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) 24-26 OCT 2013, Lisbon, Portugal (2013/10 - 2013/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2010/11/10 - 2010/11/12	1st Joint Portuguese and Spanish Societies for Developmental Biology Meeting 10-12 NOV 2010, Badajoz, Spain (2010/11 - 2010/11) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2006/10/27 - 2006/10/28	1st Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology Meeting 27-28 OCT 2006, Oeiras, Portugal (2006/10 - 2006/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023/12	The role of the immune system in MuSC aging during regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipa (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2023/11	Molecular mechanisms of Gdf11/Tgfbr1 activity regulating the trunk to tail transition and development of posterior appendages (Thesis) Main arguer	Anastasiia Lozovska (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/05	Testing the role of extracellular vesicles in early left- right patterning (Thesis) Arguer	Sara Pestana (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2023/05	Characterization of two zebrafish dipk2b mutant lines as potential models of Autism Spectrum Disorders (Thesis) Main arguer	Tânia Matos (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/04	Dissecting the role of RAL GTPases in neuronal and glial structure and function (Thesis) Arguer	Joana Rodrigues (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2023/03	Characterization of the physical and functional interactions between human TRF proteins and the telomeric long noncoding RNA TERRA (Thesis) Arguer	Patrícia Abreu (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/03	Investigating the role of IL-7 producing gd T cells in peripheral nerve regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	Vladimir Ghilas (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/11	Baclofen as a potential therapy after spinal cord injury: will a higher concentration produce better outcomes? (Thesis) Main arguer	Laura Cainé (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05	Dissecting intra-tumor clonal dynamics and its crosstalk with the mocroenvironment in a zebrafish xenografts model (Thesis) Arguer	Vanda Póvoa (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/05	Identification of key molecular players in thymus development (Thesis) Main arguer	Leonor Magalhães (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/04	Identifying molecules and mechanisms enhancing axon growth Acomys cahirinus as a model of mammalian regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Nogueira Rodrigues (PhD) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/04	Elucidating mechanisms of damage-induced stem cell activation in the adult Drosophila brain (Thesis) Arguer	Mariana Baptista Santos (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/04	Role of CFTR in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)by functional genomics (Thesis) Arguer	Margarida Quaresma (PhD) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/01	Mechanical synchronization of Xenopus tail regeneration	Inês de Almeida Ferreira (Master)
2021/03	The role of ventral telencephalon in collective motion (Thesis) Main arguer	Renata Pereira da Cruz (Master)
2021/01/06	Co-transplantation of ASC and HUVEC in a modified gellan gum hydrogel (GG-GRGDS) for evaluation of regenerative potential in a Spinal Cord Injury complete transection animal model (Thesis) Main arguer	Ricardo Filipe Oliveira Fernandes (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07/07	Unveiling the integration of redox and bioelectricity phenomena in vertebrate regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	Fernando Ricardo da Silva Ferreira (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/12	Profilin1 delivery tunes cytoskeleton dynamics towards CNS axon regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Pinto Costa (PhD) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/11	Mechanisms of Osteoblast reprogramming and differentiation during zebrafish caudal fin regeneration. Thesis Member	Ana Brandão (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2019/11	Force transmission and endothelial cell rearrangements during vascular remodeling. Thesis Member	Joana Carvalho (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/06	Crosstalk between the myotome and muscle stem cells during the development of the skeletal muscles of the back (Thesis) Main arguer	André Gonçalves (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/05	Combination of Cellular Therapy with Peptide-modified Gellan Gum Hydrogels for Spinal Cord Injury Repair (Thesis) Main arguer	Eduardo Gomes (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02	Novel dynamics and functions of Fibronectin in early vertebrate development (Thesis) Main arguer	Patricia de Almeida (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/12	Study of non-cell autonomous effects of short telomeres on carcinogenesis. Thesis Member	Kirsten Lex (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/12	CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis of the zebrafish foxm1. (Thesis) Main arguer	Leonor Carvalho (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/04	Mechanisms of de novo bone formation in a fish model of fin regeneration (Thesis) Main arguer	João Cardeira (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/11	Studying laminins in skeletal muscle development: regulators of stem cells and synaptic organizers. (Thesis) Main arguer	Ines Antunes (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/11	Identifying new regulators of the actin cytoskeleton in endothelial tip cells. (Thesis) Main arguer	Magda Negrão (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/11	Regeneration studies in the African spiny mouse. (Thesis) Main arguer	Diogo Prata (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/07	Dynamics of laminin niches during muscle development and disease (Thesis) Main arguer	Andreia Nunes (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/07	Molecular and cellular changes in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) skin during metamorphosis (Thesis) Main arguer	Ricardo Alves (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/12	Characterisation of a novel model of bone crush repair and in vivo analysis of skeletal regeneration in zebrafish (Thesis) Main arguer	Luis Medina Sanchez (PhD) The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2016/07	Gdf11 signalling, Oct4 and the control of vertebrate trunk length (Thesis) Main arguer	Rita Aires (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/07	Ontogeny of associative learning behaviors in zebrafish Thesis Member	André Valente (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/04	The role of Arl13b in cilia length regulation and in zebrafish development (Thesis) Main arguer	Petra Pintado (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2016/02	An approach to molecular genetics of thyroid cancer: from novel mutations to a zebrafish model (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana de Almeida (PhD) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/01	Primary cilia and the regulation of Hedgehog signalling: link to cardiac development. (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Portelinha (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2015/11	Identifying new regulators of the actin cytoskeleton in endothelial tip cells. (Thesis) Main arguer	Aida Lima (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/04	Molecular Characterization of Gla-rich protein (GRP) gene expression and function. (Thesis) Main arguer	Cindy Fazenda (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/12	Dissecting the biophysical mechanism underlyin regeneration of complex organs in vertebrates. (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Monteiro (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/12	Somitogenesis and Fibronectin: united by tension? (Thesis) Main arguer	Gonçalo Pinheiro (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/11	The dynamics of fibroblasts/ECM in neonatal cardiac injury. (Thesis) Main arguer	Vasco Pinto (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/10	Size-control regulation during regeneration. Thesis Member	Rita Mateus (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/07	From embryonic stem cells to sensory hair cells: a programming approach. Thesis Member	Aida Costa (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/12	Temporal responses of the embryo molecular clock to Sonic Hedgehog signalling in undifferentiated tissues. (Thesis) Main arguer	Hugo Marcelino (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/11	Testing the mechanosensory versus chemosensory hypotheses in left-right early development. (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Fonseca (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/10	Characterization of the cis-regulatory regions governing ojoplano locus. (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Gago Rodrigues (PhD) Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
2013/10	Narcissus is required for the correct establishment of left-right asymmetries in the zebrafish brain. (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Henriques (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/07	Zebrafish fin regeneration: what has nerve got to do with it? Thesis Member	Mariana Simões (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/06	Fibronectin cues during somite formation. (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Rifes (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/04	Extension and patterning of the vertebrate body. (Thesis) Main arguer	Arnon Jurberg (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/02	Molecular cascades in the midbrain dopaminergic neuron development: emphasis on Wnts. (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Catarina Oliveira (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/02	A role for the Tbx18 transcription in the development of mesenchymal lineages through embryogenesis and adulthood. (Thesis) Main arguer	Nuno Camboa (PhD) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/02	Research into dedifferentiation during epimorphic regeneration in Xenopus and zebrafish. (Thesis) Main arguer	Alexandre Rodrigues (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012/12	Identification and study of novel genes expressed in the heart precursor cells (Thesis) Main arguer	Margaret Soares (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012/12	Insights into molecular and cellular events involved in normal and pathological vertebral development and fusion using zebrafish as model organism. (Thesis) Main arguer	Anabela Bensimon Brito (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2012/11	Characterization of cdkn2b gene during zebrafish development (Thesis) Main arguer	Cátia Crespo (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/06	Functional study of genes expressed I the AVE during mouse embryonic development: Introducing the novel gene Mad4 (Thesis) Main arguer	Marisa Salgueiro (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2011/12	Functional analysis of the odd-skipped related genes: insights from renal and fin development (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Neto (PhD) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011/12	The role of Notch signalling in thymic epithelium development (Thesis) Main arguer	Marta Figueiredo (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011/12	Role of N-cadherin during somitogenesis in the chick embryo (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Raquel Jacinto (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011/10	Genes Hox e a padronização do esqueleto axial (Thesis) Main arguer	Andreia Nunes (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011/10	Estudo da proteína humana centrossomal TBCCD1: determinação de domínios funcionais (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Feio Pereira (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011/04	Investigating cell fate decisions of the intestinal stem cell Thesis Member	Carolina Perdigoto (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011/01	Functional analysis of the notch signalling cascade in neural progenitors Thesis Member	Filipe Vilas-Boas (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010/12	Linking the embryionic clock with temporal collinearity of hox gene activation (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Fernandes (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/11	Caratcterização da proteína centrossomal TBCCD1, em linhas celulares humanas e durante o desenvolvimento de Danio rerio (Thesis) Main arguer	João Gonçalves (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010/11	Retinoic acid in enteric lymphoid organogenesis (Thesis) Main arguer	Francisca de Almeida (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010/03	Exploring the relationship between the cardiac and the anterior blood/endothelial populations in zebrafish embryos (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Filipa Simões (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/03	Tbx1 and Bmp2 in the development of the ear, neural crest and pharyngeal system (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipa Moraes (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/12	Study of anterior structures formation in Xenopus laevis: insights on the role of novel gene XADTK2 in Xenopus embryogenesis (Thesis) Main arguer	Marta Burlacu (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2009/12	The role of multiple DSL ligands – Dll1, Dll4 and Jag1 – in vertebrate neurogenesis Thesis Member	Susana Rocha (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009/11	Modulation of Lung Development by in utero gene transfer (Thesis) Main arguer	Sílvia Gonzaga (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009/11	Dynamics of embryo axis elongation in amniotes vs. anamniotes: The role of the notochord (Thesis) Main arguer	Tomás Azevedo (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/11	Análise do papel das V-ATPases na regeneração da barbatana caudal de peixe-zebra (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Rita Aires (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/05	Role of the nodal signalling pathway in left-right morphogenesis of the zebrafish heart (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Baptista (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/05	Rere (Atrophin2) in the left-right coordination of somitogenesis (Thesis) Main arguer	Gonçalo Neto (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/11	Mecânica e mecanismos de somitogénese em embriões de vertebrados (Thesis) Main arguer	António Temudo (Master)
2008/07	Sonic hedgehog and the reulation of neural projenitor properties (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Cruz (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008/07	Effects of Dimethoate on zebrafish reproductive success (Thesis) Main arguer	João Palma (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2008/06	Mechanisms of vertebrate temporal control of somite formation (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Dias (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/05	The role of the transcription factors Tbx3 and Tbx2 in heart development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and mouse (Mus musculus) (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Ribeiro (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/05	Molecular analysis of anterior endoderm during Xenopus development: A functional and genomic approach (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Silva (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/05	Prevenção e tratamento da Lombalgia Crónica: Avaliação de um programa Educativo de Auto-ajuda (Thesis) Main arguer	Rui Alfarra Esteves (Master) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Educação, Portugal
2008/02	The role of PI3K/AKT signalling on the formation of the epaxal myotome of the mouse embryo (Thesis) Main arguer	Luís Marques (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2007/11	p63 function in epithelial stem cells (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipa Pinto; (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/04	The role of Hes genes in the controlled production of neurons Thesis Member	Rita Fior (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007/02	The role of Hox genes in the development of the branchial arches and axial skeleton Thesis Member	Marta Carapuço (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/08	Effects of retinoic acid on tail fin development (Thesis) Main arguer	Yuri Weber Leite (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2018 - Current	Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD)	President of the Fiscal Council
2013 - Current	Associação Viver a Ciência (AVAC)	Vice-President
2015 - 2017	Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD)	President
2013 - 2015	Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD)	Vice-President
2011 - 2013	Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD)	Co-founder and secretary

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022/03/01 - Current	Gender Equality, Inclusion & Non-Discrimination Commission Member	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 - Current	Scientific Committee of TechnoZeb - TechnoPhage, SA Member	TechnoPhage, SA, Portugal
2016 - Current	Executive Committee of iMM Training Hub Coordinator	Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2016 - Current	Executive Committee of the European Zebrafish Society (EZS) Member	European Society for Fish Model in Biology and Medicine” (EuFishBioMed), Germany
2014 - Current	Advisory Committee "Maratona da Saúde" Member	“Maratona da Saúde” – a Fundraising Iniciative, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Ethics Committee IGC Member	Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2012 - 2013	Scientific Committee iMM Advanced Training Program Member	Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2022/10/16 - 2022/10/20	19th International Congress of Developmental Biology	International Society of Developmental Biologists
2016/10/19 - 2016/10/21	11th Meeting of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology, Girona, Spain

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Inês Cabral Comparative Analysis of the Venom System Between Two Morphotypes of the Sea Anemone Actinia equina
2023 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Beatriz Ramos Parkinson’s disease: impact of the PINK1-ACAD9 axis on cellular metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics.
2022 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Rita Borges da Silva p16 as a transcriptomic marker of cell senescence regulation
2022 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Ana Beatriz Machado Fishing for new immunotherapy compounds to boost innate-tumor rejection
2022 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Artemia-Dimitra Investigation of key genetic elements that could change the cellular fate during embryonic development: The case of Tgfbr1 controlling phenotypic plasticity
2022 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Barbara Silva Stem cells and exosomes for treatment of spinal cord injury.
2022 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Marta Adolfato Structure and function of the telomeric transcriptome in a vertebrate
2021/01 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Catarina Sequeira Arp2/3 complex isoforms in skeletal muscle function	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Catarina Gonçalves Anticancer activity of a minibody against triple negative breast cancer brain metastases
2021 - Current	THESIS COMMITTEE Bernardo Cetra Antunes The Metabolic Profile of Brain Mitochondria
2020 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Rita Gorgulho Metabolic reprogramming during retina regeneration in zebrafish larvae	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2020 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Tatiana Varela Identification of novel cdkl5 molecular targets/pathways associated with skeletal defects present in cdkl5 associated disorders
2019 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Gonçalo Pinheiro Lineage Tracing Studies in African Spiny Mouse Ear Regeneration	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Joana Ribeiro Encoding of contextual cues in drug-seeking behavior	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Cláudia Afonso Histone site-selective “click to acetylate” writer	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Margarida Rasteiro Gene therapy approaches to restore ciliary function in CRISPR-Cas9 zebrafish mutant models of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2017 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Helena Pinheiro Unravelling the role of mRNA localization mechanisms in skeletal myofibers	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - Current	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Gil Carraco Regulation the pace of the Embryo Clock: RNA molecules in temporal control of vertebrate development	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2020	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Margarida Quaresma Role of CFTR in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) by functional genomics	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2020	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Viriato M´bana Revealing the uis4 protein interacting network and its role during the malaria liver stage infection	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014 - 2018	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Ana Raquel Jacinto Pkd2-dependent sensing mechanism in Kupffer's vesicle - how it affects the left-right axis establishment in zebrafish	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2012 - 2014	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Petra Pintado Looking for Arl13b protein effectors in zebrafish cilia	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2011 - 2013	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Sofia Oliveira Studying early neutrophil recruitment in zebrafish acute inflammation response: H2O2 and CXCL8 Chemokines	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2012	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Inês Cristo Grainy head in Wound Healing	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2012	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Nádia Correia The role of reciprocal regulation between TAL1 and miRNA expression in T-cell leukemia progression	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010 - 2012	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Rita Mateus Size-control regulation during zebrafish organ regeneration	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009 - 2011	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Leonor Fleming A yeast model of Parkinson´s disease: deciphering the cellular roles of the DJ-1 protein family	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009 - 2011	PhD THESIS COMMITTEE Aida Costa Sensory hair cells: a cell reprogramming approach	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2021	Pfizer Award in Basic Research Pfeizer, Portugal
2005	Pfizer Award in Basic Research Pfizer Portugal, Portugal
1999	MBL Travel Award Marine Biological Laboratories, United States
1998	Best Poster Award British Society for Developmental Biology , United Kingdom

Other distinction

2021	Individual CEEC FCT 6 year contract Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2013	Investigator FCT 5 year contract Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007	Investigator Ciência 5 year contract Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2002	Post-doc fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1997	PhD fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1995	MSc fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal