Curriculum Vitae
Rita Pereira Vilaça
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Rita Pereira Vilaça
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- B317-85CF-B04B
Addresses
- LAQV-REQUIMTE - Faculty of Sciences University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2009/01/01 - 2014/05/28
Concluded
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Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Interplay between sphingolipid and nutriente signaling in niemann-pick type C1 disease: new clues from a yeast cell model" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Aprovado com distinção |
Projects
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/10 - Current | Future of plant-based food: Bridging the gap of new proteins and FLAVOURsome (FLAVOURsome)
WG5 member
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Online resource |
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| Preprint |
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Artistic / Performance
| Artistic exhibition |
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| Video recording |
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Other
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/07/08 | Iron overload impairs autophagy and decreases lifespan in the yeast model of Niemann-Pick type C1 | 47th FEBS Congress - “Together in bioscience for a better future”
(Tours, France)
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| 2022/12/11 | Uncovering the Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Behavior of Ataxin-3 | II PhasAGE-VIB International Conference
VIB (Brussels, Belgium)
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| 2021/06/09 | Extracellular vesicles from fibroblasts of Huntington's Disease patients are involved in the transfer of mitochondrial components | ESCI 55TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
European Society for Clinical Investigation
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| 2021/06/09 | Fibroblasts-derived extracellular Vesicles Revert Synaptic Dysfunction in Human Huntington's Disease Striatal Neurons | ESCI 55TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
European Society for Clinical Investigation
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| 2021/05 | Extracellular vesicles cargo as biomarker of mitochondrial dysfunction in Huntington’s Disease | 10th Annual Meeting ISEV 2021 - Virtual
International Society for Extracellular Vesicles
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2022/09 - 2023/07/14 | Characterization of the neuroprotective effect of anti-aggregation molecules in a Drosophila model of Machado-Joseph Disease
Supervisor of Ana Mafalda da Costa Silva Claro
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Mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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| 2021/09 - 2022/11/15 | Yck2: At The Intersection Of Prion-like Domains And Stress Granules Regulation?
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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| 2021/09 - 2022/07/21 | Uncovering the Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Behavior of Ataxin-3
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado em Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2021 - 2021 | Role of TFEB in autophagy in cell models of Huntington’s disease
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | The role of eisosomes and calcineurin in a yeast model of Niemann-Pick type C1
Supervisor
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Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/02/26 - 2024/02/28 | TRAINING SCHOOL "Databases and computational tools on phase separation". Participants will receive multidisciplinary training
to gain deeper insights and practical experience in applying databases, in silico resources and computational tools to query
relevant biological data and analyze it in context. Using integrative methodologies for studying both structured and intrinsically
disordered proteins, trainees will investigate the LLPS and aggregation propensities of wild-type and mutant proteins in physiology
and disease. (2024/02/26 - 2024/02/28)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Belgium |
| 2023/10/18 - 2023/10/20 | III PhasAGE International Conference "Multiscale understanding of protein aggregation and biomolecular condensates in aging
and disease"
https://phasage.eu/iii-phasage-international-conference/ (2023/10/18 - 2023/10/20)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023/09/15 - 2023/10/20 | Exposição “Um olhar raro”
A iniciativa visa agregar, em simultâneo, a perspectiva dos doentes, de jovens alunos de escola secundária e de investigadores
sobre um grupo de doenças genéticas raras e incuráveis; a exposição integrará fotografias tiradas pelos próprios pacientes
e/ou seus cuidadores; ilustrações gráficas de estruturas de proteínas envolvidas nas doenças raras; e representações gráficas
feitas por alunos do ensino secundário sobre a relação da estrutura e função de proteínas e o seu papel em doenças humanas
raras. (2023/09/15 - 2023/10/20)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023/09/15 - 2023/09/15 | Capacity building event aimed to empower the capabilities of national associations of patients with neurodegenerative and
neuromuscular diseases.
https://phasage.eu/capacity-building-event-to-empower-patients-associations-dedicated-to-neurodegenerative-and-neuromuscular-diseases-in-porto/ (2023/09/15 - 2023/09/15)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21 | Training School "Protein aggregation, intrinsic disorder and phase separation in the era of machine learning" - The main goal
of this course is to provide multidisciplinary training on computational and experimental tools to acquire comprehensive knowledge
of integrative methodologies for studying intrinsically disordered proteins and protein aggregation in cell biology and disease.
(2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2022/12/11 - 2022/12/13 | PHASAGE-VIB INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "Biomolecular condensates in biology and disease"
https://phasage.eu/ii-phasage-international-conference/ (2022/12/11 - 2022/12/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2021/10/19 - Current | Training Course in Research Ethics & Integrity
Workshop
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Training Course in Research Ethics & Integrity (57 hours training)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2021/09 - Current | Preparation and implementation of science education activities for i3S educational program (https://cienciaetal.i3s.up.pt/?page_id=5452)
to high school students - Workshop "From 3D structure to protein function".
Workshop
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i3S educational program
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2023/08/21 - 2023/08/23 | Design Thinking
Workshop
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Skills and Lead, Portugal
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| 2022/01/13 - 2022/01/21 | Triggers and Trends in Communicating Science for Society
Workshop
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Workshop Triggers and Trends in Communicating Science for Society (40 hours training)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2021/09/29 - 2021/10/11 | Research Project Management Course
Workshop
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Research Project Management Course, 1st edition (20 hours training)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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| 2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 | Preparation and implementation of science communication activities for European Researcher's Nights (supported by Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Actions) which are public events dedicated to bringing researchers closer to the public. "A DESORDEM NA FUNÇÃO CEREBRAL E
DOENÇAS ASSOCIADAS AO ENVELHECIMENTO - PhasAGE Twinning Project"
Workshop
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European Researcher's Night 2021
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2021/12/10 | Aggregation and toxicity of seipin/BSCL2 N88S mutant associated with motor neuron degeneration
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Verónica Andrade Nogueira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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