Filipa Maria Martins Pereira de Almeida Cunha (BD18-860A-1011)

Curriculum Vitae

Filipa Maria Martins Pereira de Almeida Cunha

Since the final project of my graduation in Biology , I have worked in different fields namely, Molecular Biology, Protein Purification, Oncobiology, Angiogenesis, Microbial Biochemistry, Electric Fields and Plant Genetics. My growing interest in scientific research led me to pursue a PhD in the Molecular Biology field, at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In 2018, I became a professor of Biology and Biochemistry degree, at Lusófona University, being regent of the CUs of Physical Biochemistry and Enzymology and assistant professor of the CUs of Genetics and Genetic Engineering.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Filipa Maria Martins Pereira de Almeida Cunha

Citation names

Cunha, F.
Cunha, F.M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: BD18-860A-1011

Email addresses

p5644@ulusofona.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

217 513 70 (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipamartinscunha/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/02 - 2021/02 Concluded	Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education: Contributions of applied research to distance learning (Outros) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Concluded	Clinical Proteomics Course (Outros) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal	Approved
2017 Concluded	Molecular and Cell Biology (Doutoramento) University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, United Kingdom "Controlling Angiogenesis Electrically?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2011 - 2011 Concluded	Embo Workshop : “Biophysical Mechanisms of Development (Outros) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2004 Concluded	Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal "“Study of the apoptotic pathway activated in human hepatocytes that express the genome of HDV”. Final project of the Biology course taken at Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. [score 19/20]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16 (out of 20)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2010/03/01 - 2010/09/30	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

2009/03/01 - 2010/02/28	Researcher (Research)	Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

2008/02/01 - 2009/01/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

2006/09/01 - 2007/09/01	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

2005/01/01 - 2006/03/01	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/09/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2012 - 2015	PhD student	University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, United Kingdom

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2012 - 2015	Controlling Angiogenesis Electrically? SFRH/BD/78165/2011 PhD Student Fellow University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, United Kingdom	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/03 - 2010/08	Molecular mechanism and relevance of angiogenesis induced by low-dose ionizing radiation xxx Research Fellow Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal	Instituto de Medicina Molecular Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional Concluded
2009 - 2010	Acquired resistance to cancer chemotherapy: down-regulation of plasma membrane permeability by hydrogen peroxide induces multi-drug resistance PTDC/QUI/69466/2006 Research Fellow Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008 - 2009	Quinol oxidation by membrane cytochromes c widely implicated in bacterial respiration - structural studies of the model NrfHA complex PTDC/BIA-PRO/68486/2006 Research Fellow Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2006 - 2007	Action mechanism of FLJ10374, a novel gene probably involved in tumor suppression, using protein interaction assays xxx Research Fellow Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal	Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge Concluded
2005 - 2006	Effects of genomics interaction and chromatin remodulating genes in the organization patterns of the interphasic nucleus along different embrionary phases in Arabidopsis. POCTI-SFA-7-240 Research Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Cunha, Filipa. "Unusual heme ligation in the NrfH cytochrome c quinol dehydrogenase". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional MicroBiotec'09, 2009.
Newspaper article	Cunha, Filipa. "Electrical Stimulation Directs Migration, Enhances and Orients Cell Division and Upregulates the Chemokine Receptors CXCR4 and CXCR2 in Endothelial Cells", J Vasc Res, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1159/000495311 Oliveira-Marques V., Silva T., Cunha F.,Covas G., Marinho H., Antunes F., Cyrne L.. "A quantitative study of the cell-type specific modulation of c-Rel by hydrogen peroxide and TNF-a", Redox Biology, 2013, 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2013.05.004 Martins G., Rodrigues L., Cunha F.M., Matos D., Hildebrandt P., Murgida D.H., Pereira I.A.C, Todorovic S.. "Substrate binding to a nitrite reductase induces a spin transition", J.Phys.Chem B, 2010, 114 https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9118502
Thesis / Dissertation	Cunha, F.. "Controlling Angiogenesis Electrically?". PhD, University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, 2017. Cunha, F.. "Study of the apoptotic pathway activated in human hepatocytes that express the genome of HDV.". Degree, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, 2004.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/31	"Study of the composition of toxins present in anemone Actinia equina and its antibacterial potential" Co-supervisor	Biologia (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022/01/02 - 2022/07/31	"Analysis of the antimicrobial potential of mucus extract from Anemonia viridis" Co-supervisor	Biologia (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31	"Actinia equina anemone: Venom extraction and study of antimicrobial activity" Co-supervisor	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31	"Study of venom composition from Anemonia viridis species and potential antibacterial effect" Co-supervisor	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31	"Analysis of venom composition of the snake Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus" Co-supervisor	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31	"Study of the composition and identification of snake venom toxins Vipera latastei" Co-supervisor	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - 2020	"Analysis of venom composition of the snake Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus and viper Vipera latastei" Co-supervisor	Biology (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020 - Current	Assistant professor of CU Genetic Engineering	Biology and Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Assistant professor of CU Genetics	Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018 - Current	Coordinator and lecturer of CU Physical Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018 - Current	Coordinator and lecturer of CU Enzymology	Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018 - Current	Assistant professor of UC Bioenergetics and Metabolism	Biology and Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018 - Current	Assistant professor of UC Biomolecules	Biology and Biochemistry	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Assistant professor of UC Cell Biology	Biology	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2005 - 2005	Energy for Life:Drug Discovery: Finding the Right Inhibitor		University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, United Kingdom

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019 - Current	Member of the Biology course self-assessment committee	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Jury member of the exams of the special competition for holders of dual certification courses and artistic courses	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2011	PhD fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal