Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Manuela Ferreira
Citation names
- Ferreira, Manuela
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- B514-79B8-F342
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9498-8061
- Researcher Id
- I-7904-2018
- Scopus Author Id
- 7402787225
Email addresses
- manuela.ferreira@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)
- manuela.ferreira@research.fchampalimaud.org (Professional)
Addresses
- Champalimaud Foundation. Avenida Brasília, 1400-038 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra. UC-BIOTECH, Parque Tecnologico de Cantanhede, 3060-197 , Cantanhede , Cantanhede, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.cnc.uc.pt/en/research-group/body-barrier-immunometabolism (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Immunology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2010/03/30
Concluded
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PhD in Molecular Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, United Kingdom "The effect of an activating beta 1 integrin mutation on skin tumours" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Honours and Distinction |
1998 - 2003
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Bile acid toxicity in the heart: a study with isolated heart mitocondria and cardiomyocytes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 valores (Escala 0-20 valores) |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia (CIBB), Portugal | ||
2019/01/01 - Current | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | ||
2017/01/01 - 2019/01/01 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal | ||
2010 - 2017 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
2007 - 2010 | Researcher (Research) | Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, United Kingdom |
2005 - 2007 | Researcher (Research) | Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom |
2004 - 2005 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE Unidade de Investigação em Patobiologia Molecular, Portugal |
2003 - 2004 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01/05 - Current | Group Leader of Body Barrier Immunometabolism Laboratory (https://cnc.uc.pt/en/research-group/body-barrier-immunometabolism) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2018 - 2022/05/30 | (Co-PI) EarlyMYCO-Early-life exposure to MYCOtoxins and its impact on health (Co-Principal Investigator; €239.985,56)
PTDC/MED-TOX/28762/2017
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP, Portugal
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2017 - 2021/12/31 | (PI) Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence (Principal Investigator:
€50.000,00)
IF/00425/2015
Principal investigator
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2018 - 2021/09/30 | (PI) VitaGUT-Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and early-life intestinal immunity (Principal
Investigator: €239.989,40)
PTDC/MED-IMU/31194/2017
Principal investigator
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2015 - 2020/12/31 | Identification of hematopoietic subsets in lymphoid organogenesis (€197.802,00)
PTDC/SAU-MII/100016/2008
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2016 - 2019/05/31 | Glia-derived factors in mucosal immune sensing (€200.000,00)
PTDC/IMI-IMU/3138/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2005 - 2006 | (PI) Terry Fox Grant Unreavelling the role of bone marrow vascular compartment in myeloid leukemia (Principal Investigator:
€15.000,00)
IPOLFG CIPM
Principal investigator
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE Unidade de Investigação em Patobiologia Molecular, Portugal
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Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Centro |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - Current | Assistant Researcher (CEECind - 4th Edition) - 6-year FCT Grant - Role of micronutrients in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes
and intestine at early-life. (Contract to be established with: University of Coimbra)
2021.00594.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2020 - 2021/12/31 | investigator FCT - Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence. (Host Institution:
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology; University of Coimbra)
IF/00425/2015
Principal investigator
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Molecular da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2017 - 2020/09/30 | investigator FCT - Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence. (Host Institution:
Champalimaud Foundation)
IF/00425/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2010 - 2016 | PostDoc Fellowship - Role of retinoic acid in lymphoid organ development
SFRH/BPD/70195/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2004 - 2010 | PhD Fellowship - Role of ß1 integrin T188I mutation on skin tumours
SFRH/BD/11825/2003
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2003 - 2003 | Bile acids are toxic for isolated cardiac mitochondria: a possible cause for hepatic-derived cardiomyopathies?
PRODEP III-2003
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European Commission |
Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Newsletter article |
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Online resource |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/09/28 | How maternal exposure to aflatoxin B1 impacts the development of progeny intestinal immune system? | International Conference on Food Contaminants (ICFC) 2021 - Challenges on early-life exposure
National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2021/03/19 | Fighting Infection At Body Borders: Micronutrient Immune Sensing And Early-Life Intestinal Defence | Lecture under the scope of the PhD Programme (PDBEB) of Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra
-Courses 2019/2020
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2021/03/09 | Micronutrient Metabolism And Innate-Like Immune System | Lecture under the scope of the PhD Programme (PDBEB) of Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra
-Courses 2019/2020
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2020/11/17 | Diet-Derived Retinoids Control Early Life Development of Natural TCRaß Intraepithelial Lymphocytes Key for Gut Defence | Society for Mucosal Immunology - Webinar Series - Adaptive Immunity
Society for Mucosal Immunology (United States)
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2020/03/10 | Immune cells at body barriers: From metabolic demands to systemic metabolism | Lecture under the scope of the PhD Programme (PDBEB) of Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra
-Courses 2019/2020
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2019/04/01 | Neuronal-immune system crosstalk: a new paradigm in physiology. | Lecture under the scope of the PhD Programme (PDBEB) of Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra
-Courses 2019/2020
PhD Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2019/04 | Uma viagem pela biologia epitelial e sistema imunitário | Lecture under the scope of the discipline Biologia Translacional e Biomedicina, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade
de Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2019/02 | Role of Diet-derived Retinoids in Natural Killer-T Cell Development | Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown - Internal seminars CISS
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019/01 | Micronutrient sensing and immune defense | IBIMED external seminar
IBIMED Aveiro University (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2018/11 | How to build up the first-line immune defence in your gut? | Lisbon Area PostDoctoral Meeting (LAPD Meeting)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017/10 | Maternal Diet and baby's immune system | Humanos - Onde começa a nossa Natureza - OUTREACH SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Cascais, Portugal)
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2017/10 | Control of natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and tumour development by diet-derived retinoids | 2018 ESOR Symposium on Imaging Hallmarks of Cancer
Champalimaud Foundation (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017/04 | O papel da nutrição no desenvolvimento sistema imunitário. | Lecture on Fronteiras da Investigação em Biologia. Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Genética, Universidade de Lisboa
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2015/10 | Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes | XLI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology
Portuguese Society for Immunology (Braga, Portugal)
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2014/10 | Maternal retinoids control type 3 innate lymphoid cells and set the offspring immunity | SPI’40 XL Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology
Portuguese Society of Immunology (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2012/11 | Retinoic acid controls lymphoid tissue inducer cell differentiation | XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology
Portuguese Society of Immunology (Porto, Portugal)
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2011/12 | Cancro da pele: importante comunicar correctamente com o exterior. | Ciclo de seminários: Cancro
School of Health Sciences, Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria - OUTREACH SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: (Leiria, Portugal)
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2011/03 | Retinoic acid in enteric lymphoid organogenesis | International School of Immunology
(Tavira, Portugal)
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2008/12 | ß1 integrin on the development of skin tumours | Research in Department of Genetics Day
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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2008/09 | The impact of a ß1 integrin mutation on the progression of skin tumours | Cambridge Research Institute Retreat 2008
Cambridge Research Institute, Cancer Research UK (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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2007/12 | ß1 integrin on skin tumours | Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da universidade de Coimbra (Bencanta, Portugal)
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2007/12 | ß1 integrin T188I mutation on skin tumours | Cambridge Cancer Modellers' meeting
Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, UK
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2006/12 | ß1 integrin on epidermal tumour development | Annual Meeting of Centre of Neuroscience (CNC) and Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB)
Centro de Neurociências da Universidade de Coimbra (Cantanhede, Portugal)
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2005/12 | Role of the vascular compartment on bone marrow recovery post-irradiation | 2nd Joint Meeting of Portuguese PhD Programmes (GABBA, PGDB and PDBEB)
(Tomar, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2021/07/01 - Current | Unravelling the role of micronutrients in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence at early-life.
Supervisor of MSc Student Júlio Manuel da Costa Alves Torres
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Molecular and Cellular Biology (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2019/05/01 - Current | Unraveling the role of micronutrients in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence at early-life
Supervisor of Postdoctoral fellow Patricia Amador Bastos
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Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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2021/09/01 - 2022/02/17 | Unraveling how diet-derived retinoid signals regulate invariant natural killer T cell development
Supervisor of BSc Student Beatriz Soares
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Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2021/02/15 - 2021/06 | The role of Hes1 in retinoic acid signaling-dependent invariant NKT cell development.
Supervisor of BSc Student Beatriz Simões Neves
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Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2018/10/01 - 2019/11/20 | Micronutrients impact on Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells development and function.
Supervisor of MSc student Ana Raquel da Palma Coelho Pessoa da Silva
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Immunology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2014/09 - 2015/09 | Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Supervisor of MSc Student Bruno Belchior Raposo
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Biologia Molecular e Genética (Master)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/01/29 - 2021/01/29 | Metabolic signaling in cancer and cell plasticity (2021/01/29 - 2021/01/29)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Molecular da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2020/09/25 - 2020/09/25 | 1st Symposium of Early Life Exposure to Mycotoxins and Health Impact. (2020/09/25 - 2020/09/25)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2021/04/12 - Current | Mentee in the Early Career Mentorship Program (Mentor: Dr. Gerard Éberl, Institut Pasteur) (Society for Mucosal Immunology)
Other
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SMI Mentorship Program
Society for Mucosal Immunology, United States
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2021/12/26 - 2022/01/06 | Portuguese Flow Cytometry Network - PT-FlowCyt: Application Preparation for Expression of Interest regarding the National
Roadmap for Research Infrastructures (RNIE) FCT Call.
Call
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Call FCT
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2019/01/09 - 2019/01/11 | Certificate to design animal procedures and projects in Bioscience & Biomedical Experiments (Function B). Federation of European
Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA). Training School in Experimental Design & Statistical Analysis of Bioscience
& Biomedical Experiments.
Other
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Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) in Nottingham University
Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA), United Kingdom
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2018/02 - 2018/02 | WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION: Ferreira M. presented her experience in attracting funding.
Workshop
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Grant Writing, 6th Science Careers Workshop
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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2014/02 - 2014/02 | OUTREACH SCIENCE ACTIVITY: Ferreira M. presented an overview of her host laboratory research to students of Medicine FMUL
Exhibition
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Dia da Investigação na FMUL
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2008/05 - 2008/05 | OUTREACH SCIENCE ACTIVITY: Ferreira M. participated in science exhibition and guided tour around the Cambridge Research Institute,
Cancer Research UK, for general public and fundraising people
Exhibition
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Open day at CRUK in Cambridge Research Institute
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, United Kingdom
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2007/06 - 2007/06 | OUTREACH SCIENCE ACTIVITY: Ferreira M. participated in Cambridge Science Festival (UK) sharing skin biology knowledge and
raise awareness of the health risks for skin cancer. Engagement of general public for science.
Festival
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Cambridge Science Festival (UK)
Cambridge City Council, United Kingdom
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2006/09 - 2006/09 | License to perform animal experimentation (Function A) by Royal Society of Biology and Home Office Function. Certificate given
then in Portugal by DGAV
Other
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Animal Experimentation Course
The Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2021/12/09 | Master Thesis entitled: "Molecular insights into the role of FoxN1 in thymic epithelial cell development and function: generation
of a platform for T-cell development through FoxN1-induced cell reprogramming."
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Nuno André Roque David (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2021/11/16 | Master Thesis entitled: Peripheral immune status of trabectedin versus anthracycline- based chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcoma
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Luana Madalena Oliveira da Silva de Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal |
2021/02/16 | Master Thesis entitled: "Identification of reagents intended to the study of the long isoform of the NF-YA transcription factor"
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Bárbara Filipa Teixeira De Araújo Miranda (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2020/12/14 | Master Thesis entitled: "Thymic natural killer cells as mediators of cell competition".
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Marta Faro Craveiro Nogueira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2016/06/01 | Master Thesis entitled: "Long non-coding RNA contribute to direct conversion reprogramming."
(Thesis) Main arguer
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António Duarte Zapico Bicho de Sousa Franco (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022/01/21 - Current | Nature Immunology (1529-2908) | Springer Nature Limited |
2020/10/18 - Current | European Journal of Clinical Investigation (1365-2362) | Willey |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2018 - Current | Society for Mucosal Immunology | Member |
2010 - Current | Portuguese Society of Immunology | Member |
2003 - 2005 | Portuguese Biochemical Society | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/07/27 - Current | PhD Thesis Project of the student Susana Costa from the course of
PhD in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine
Advisor / Consultant
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2021/07/13 - Current | PhD Thesis Project of the student Luís Filipe Fragoso Grilo from the course of PhD in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine
Advisor / Consultant
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2021/07/03 - Current | PhD Thesis Project of the student Luís Filipe Henriques Oliveira from the course of PhD in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine
Advisor / Consultant
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2017/05/01 - 2017/05/02 | Meeting session chair: PhD Student Annual Meeting. Session chairing. Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon
Member
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2022/02/02 - 2022/02/28 | Master's student - Lab Rotation | MSc Student Henrique J. Santos |
2021/07/01 - 2021/09/02 | Undergraduated student | BSc Student Beatriz Soares |
2021/05/01 - 2021/05/31 | Master's student - Lab Rotation | Afonso Ruivo - Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology FCTUC - University of Coimbra " |
2020/12/01 - 2021/02/25 | Master's student -Lab Rotation | Guilherme Faria - Master Degree in Biomedical Research FMUC- University of Coimbra "Unravelling |
2021/01/01 - 2021/02/04 | Master's student -Lab Rotation | Júlio Torres - Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology FCTUC - University of Coimbra "Un |
2021/01/01 - 2021/02/04 | Master's student - Lab Rotation | Luiz Felipe Piochi Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology FCTUC - University of Coimbra |
2021/01/01 - 2021/01/29 | Master's student -Lab Rotation | Eze Great Ogwu - Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology FCTUC - University of Coimbra "U |
2020/02/10 - 2020/02/28 | Master's student -Lab Rotation | Filipe Mateus - Master degree in Biomedical Research FMUC- University of Coimbra "Unravelling the |
2020/02/03 - 2020/02/28 | Master's student -Lab Rotation | Nuno David - Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology FCTUC - University of Coimbra "Unrav |
2017/01/03 - 2018/03/01 | PhD student - Unravelling the role of diet retinoids on the development of NKT cells | Sílvia Arroz Madeira |
2015/01/03 - 2016/09/01 | PhD student - Role of retinoic acid-regulated NKT in melanoma | Farzaneh S. Mirfakhar |
2014/06/01 - 2015/07/04 | Master's student - Role of diet-derived retinoids in natural intraepithelial lymphocytes | Carlos Almeida |
2012/02/01 - 2012/06/02 | Master's student - Role of diet-derived retinoids in development of lymphoid organs | Ioana Posa |
2009/01/03 - 2010/03/01 | PhD student - The effect of ß1 integrin T188I mutation on the development of skin tumours | Marta Lesko |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/01/14 - Current | Evaluation of Laboratorial Rotation of MSc student's oral presentation: "Kinases and phosphatases involved in direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into type 1 dendritic cells." Name of the student: Renata Filipa Coelho e Castro. | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
2022/01/18 - 2022/01/19 | Member of Scientific Committee for the Bluepharma Award 2022 - Best poster Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PD-BEB) - ( 16th edition of BEB Day 2022: The overview effect) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2021 | 2021 Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Basic/Translational Research
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
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2018 | Young Investigator Travel Award (Society for Mucosal Immunology - USA)
Society for Mucosal Immunology, United States
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2014 | Travel Grant - Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia (SPI)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
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2014 | Best Paper of the Year Award - Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia (SPI)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia, Portugal
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2013 | EMBO Prize Poster Award
European Molecular Biology Organization, Germany
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2005 | Terry Fox Research Award
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
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Other distinction
2021 | Assistant Researcher (CEEC - 4th Edition) - 6-year FCT Grant. Final classification of 9,05/10 (ranked in Top-10 of 93 applicants
evaluated by the Basic and Clinical Medicine international panel).
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2021 | Early Career Mentorship Program (Society for Mucosal Immunology - USA)
Society for Mucosal Immunology, United States
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2015 | FCT Investigator Program Award. 5-year starting grant with Exploratory Budget (50K€). Final classification of 9,0/9,0 (ranked
#3 out of 71 applicants evaluated by the Medical & Health Sciences Panel).
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2010 | Post-Doctoral fellowship from the Foundation for Science and Technology.
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2005 | Doctoral fellowship from the Foundation for Science and Technology.
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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