Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- BÁRBARA GAMA GUERRA DE CARVALHO
Citation names
- Guerra-Carvalho, Bárbara
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- BE10-6E87-2488
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3276-5094
- Google Scholar ID
- TO2pjU8AAAAJ&hl
Addresses
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n.º 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://sites.google.com/view/sertolicellgametebiology/group-members/carvalho-bg?authuser=0 (Professional)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara-Guerra-Carvalho (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Andrology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2023/01 - 2026
Ongoing
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Doctoral Degree in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2021/05 - 2021/05
Concluded
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Online ART training in Human Assisted Reproduction - Module 5A: Online Training in Overview of IVF and ICSI (Outros)
Cleveland Clinic, United States
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86% |
2021/03 - 2021/03
Concluded
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Online ART training in Human Assisted Reproduction - Module 2: Advanced Andrology Techniques (Outros)
Cleveland Clinic, United States
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87% |
2021/01 - 2021/01
Concluded
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Online ART training in Human Assisted Reproduction - Module 1: Ancillary Semen Tests (Outros)
Cleveland Clinic, United States
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80% |
2020/12 - 2020/12
Concluded
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Online ART training in Human Assisted Reproduction - Module 1B: Sperm Morphology (Outros)
Cleveland Clinic, United States
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81% |
2020/11 - 2020/11
Concluded
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Online ART training in Human Assisted Reproduction - Module 1A: Manual Semen Analysis (Outros)
Cleveland Clinic, United States
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85% |
2019/02/09 - 2019/03/23
Concluded
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Análise Estatística de Dados com SPSS (Outros)
Associação para extensão universitária (APEU) - Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2015/09/07 - 2018/06/25
Concluded
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Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Biochemistry
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"Efeitos da metformina na mitofagia, função
mitocondrial e metabolismo dos mioblastos C2C12" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18.115 |
2012/09 - 2015/07
Concluded
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Curso científico-humanístico (Ensino secundário)
Major in Curso de Ciências e Tecnologias
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01/02 - 2022/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal | ||
2017/07/01 - 2019/12/31 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal | ||
2018/01/15 - 2018/07/31 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | ||
2016/07/18 - 2016/08/31 | Research Trainee (Research) | 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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2022/12/01 - Current | SpermOMICS - A multi-omics approach on male reproductive ageing
2022.10533.BD
PhD Student Fellow
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Ongoing
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2020/01/02 - 2022/11/30 | Spermboost: improving sperm preparation and cryopreservation for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Spermboost
Research Fellow
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Merck KGaA
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2019 - 2020/01/01 | Effects of Tofacitinib on cytotoxic T lymphocytes from patients developing rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis induced by therapy
with immune-checkpoint inhibitors.
#WI245418
Research Treinee
University of Heidelberg - Faculty of Medicine, Germany
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Pfizer Deutschland GmbH
Concluded
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2018/02/01 - 2019/09/30 | Metabolische prozesse in der rheumatoiden arthritis: CD8+ T-Zellen entfalten ihr diagnostisches und therapeutisches portential
DFG - SO 1402/1-1
Research Traine
University of Heidelberg - Faculty of Medicine, Germany
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06/07 | Linking metabolic changes in sperm to reduced motility in men with asthenozoospermia | 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI
European Society for Clinical Investigation (Prague, Czech Republic)
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2023/06/07 | Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins (UCPs) are key modulators of Leydig cells' mitochondrial activity | 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation (Prague, Czech Republic)
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2023/06/07 | Epididymosome 3'mt- tiRNA- Met responds to high-fat diet and is negatively correlated with sperm quality | 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation (Prague, Czech Republic)
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2022/06/10 | Mitocondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are metabolic modulators in human Sertoli cells | 56th Annual Scientific Meeting ESCI
ESCI (Bari, Italy)
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2020/09/20 | Activation of mTOR pathway during short-term preservation increases spermatozoa glycolytic activity | ESCI Virtual Meeting 2020 - Covid19 Edition
European Society for Clinical Investigation
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2019/05/23 | Contributions of Glutaminolysis to CD8+ Metabolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis by 13C Isotopomer Analysis of Lactate | 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/03/06 - 2021/03/06 | Organizer of the "Concurso de Pósters", within the "Olimpíadas Universitárias da Bioquímica". (2021/03/06 - 2021/03/06)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
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2018/05/14 - 2018/05/14 | Co-organizer of the activity "Da Ciência à Empresa", within the project "Académica Start UC". (2018/05/14 - 2018/05/14)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2018/04/21 - 2018/04/21 | Co-organizer of the conferences: "Bioterrorismo - Armas Biológicas e Segurança Internacional", promoted by the Núcleo de Estudantes
de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC). (2018/04/21 - 2018/04/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2018/03/14 - 2018/03/14 | Organizer of the event: "Mostra de Mestrados", promoted by the Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica
de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC). (2018/03/14 - 2018/03/14)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2018/02/21 - 2018/02/22 | Co-organizer of the activity "Dia Aberto da Bioquímica", promoted by the Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação
Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC). (2018/02/21 - 2018/02/22)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2017/11/08 - 2017/11/08 | Organizer of the activity "Apresentação da unidade curricular Projeto & Testemunhos de antigos colegas", promoted by the Pedagogy
Department of the Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra(NEBIOQ/AAC). (2017/11/08 - 2017/11/08)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2017/04/18 - 2017/04/19 | Co-organizer of the activity "Mostra de Mestrados", promoted by the Pedagogy Department of the Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica
da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC). (2017/04/18 - 2017/04/19)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
2017/03/01 - 2017/03/01 | Co-organizer of the activity "Reunião Pedagógica", promoted by the Pedagogy Department of the Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica
da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC). (2017/03/01 - 2017/03/01)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/06/07 - 2023/06/09 | Congress "57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)", 7th - 9th June, in Prague,
Czech Republic
Congress
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57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
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2023/05/13 - 2023/05/16 | Congress "25th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE 2023)", 13th - 16th May, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Congress
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25th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE 2023)
European Society of Endocrinology, United Kingdom
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2022/06/08 - 2022/06/10 | Congress "56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)", 8th - 10 th June, in
Bari, Italy
Congress
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56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
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2022/05/21 - 2022/05/24 | Congress "24th European Congress of Endocrinology", 21st - 24th May, in Milan, Italy.
Congress
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24th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE 2022) |
2022/04/03 - 2022/04/05 | Cell Symposia: Metabolites in Signaling and disease, 3rd to 4th April 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
Symposium
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Cell Symposia: Metabolites in Signaling and disease |
2021/07 - 2021/07 | Congress "WebRePRO - I Reproductive Science & Fertility Virtual Summit", 26th to 27th July 2021, online meeting. | |
2021/05 - 2021/05 | Workshop in Lipidomics, in the Online event "Lipidomics in Health & Disease"
Workshop
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/01 - 2021/03 | Course "Metabolomics: understanding metabolism in the 21st century" by University of Birmingham ONLINE
Other
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University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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2021/01/29 - 2021/01/29 | II Simpósio em Bioquímica Aplicada
Symposium
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II Simpósio em Bioquímica Aplicada |
2020/09 - 2020/09 | Congress "ESCI Virtual Meeting 2020 - COVID19 Edition", 20th to 30th September 2020, online meeting.
Congress
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2020/04 - 2020/07 | Course "Writing in the Sciences online course", Stanford ONLINE - April to July 2020.
Other
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Stanford University, United States
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2019/05/22 - 2019/05/24 | Congress "53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)", held in Coimbra, Portugal.
Congress
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53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2019/05/21 - 2019/05/21 | "Mitochondrial Assay Workshop", in the context of the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical
Investigation.
Workshop
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Mitochondrial Assay Workshop
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2019/04/04 - 2019/04/04 | "Workshop de iniciação ao BITalino" in the context of the Bluesessions, promoted by JeKnowledge.
Workshop
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Workshop de Iniciação ao BITalino
jeKnowledge, Portugal
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2019/04/02 - 2019/04/02 | Flash Course "Fish metabolism - Applications to aquaculture".
Workshop
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Fish metabolism - applications to aquaculture
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/03/08 - 2019/03/08 | Speaker in the project "Um Olhar pelo Futuro", promoted by the Escola Secundária de Campo Maior
Other
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Um olhar pelo futuro
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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2019/02/10 - 2019/02/10 | Workshop "Advanced Data Science", promoted by Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology (JEST).
Workshop
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Workshop Advanced Data Science
Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/02/09 - 2019/02/10 | Conference "Mind Your Data II", organized by Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology (JEST).
Conference
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Mind Your Data II
Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2018/12/03 - 2018/12/04 | Course "Curso de Public Speaking", promoted by Speak and Lead.
Workshop
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Curso de Public Speaking
Speak and Lead, Portugal
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2018/11/30 - 2018/12/01 | Participation in the competition:"Hackaton BitOut", promoted by Deloitte, OutSystems and BEST Coimbra
Call
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Hackathon BitOut
Delloite, Portugal
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2018/11/28 - 2018/11/28 | Workshop "Data Visualization", promoted by Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology (JEST).
Workshop
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Data Visualization
Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2018/11/14 - 2018/11/14 | Speaker at the event "Projeto: Testemunhos relativos à disciplina do terceiro ano", promoted by the Núcleo de Estudantes de
Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC).
Other
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Projeto: Testemunhos relativos à disciplina do terceiro ano
Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEBIOQ/AAC), Portugal
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2018/07/13 - 2018/07/13 | MitoPorto International Symposium: "Mitochondrial evolution, metabolism and disease"
Symposium
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MitoPorto International Symposium
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2018/04/23 - 2018/04/26 | "Workshop de R" promoted by Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology (JEST).
Workshop
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Workshop de R
Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2018/04/17 - 2018/04/17 | Participation in the Global Talk "Artificial Intelligence and Health: Future Perspectives"
Conference
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Artificial Intelligence and Health: Future Perspectives |
2018/02/24 - 2018/02/25 | Meeting "IV Reunião Nacional de Bioquímicos", heald in Lisbon, Portugal.
Meeting
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IV Reunião Nacional de Bioquímicos
Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos, Portugal
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2018/02/24 - 2018/02/24 | Workshop "Risco de Decisão Clínica" at the "IV Reunião Nacional de Bioquímicos", credited with 0.40 UC by the Colégio de Biologia
Humana e Saúde da Ordem dos Biólogos.
Workshop
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Workshop Risco de Decisão Clínica
Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos, Portugal
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2017/11/25 - 2017/11/25 | Conference "Mind Your Data", organized by Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology (JEST).
Conference
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Mind Your Data
Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2017/11/02 - 2017/11/03 | Congress "XI Scientifc Congress NEF/AAC: Terapias Biológicas - Na vanguarda da saúde", promoted by the Núcleo de Estudantes
de Farmácia da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEF/AAC).
Congress
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XI Congresso Científico NEF/AAC
Núcleo de Estudantes de Farmácia da Associação Académica de Coimbra , Portugal
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2015/01/20 - 2015/01/20 | Speaker at the school session of the Youth Parliament with the theme: "Ensino público e privado: que
desafios?"
Call
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Youth Parliament
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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2014/05/26 - 2014/05/27 | Speaker at the national session of the "Euroscola" with the theme: "Crise Demográfica - Emigração, Natalidade e Envelhecimento".
Call
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Euroscola
Assembleia da República, Portugal
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2014/03/25 - 2014/03/25 | Deputy at the district session of the Youth Parliament with the theme: "Crise demográfica (emigração, natalidade e envelhecimento)".
Call
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Youth Parliament
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ) Portalgre, Portugal
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2014/03 - 2014/03 | Speaker at the district session of the "Euroscola" with the theme: "Crise Demográfica - Emigração, Natalidade e Envelhecimento".
Call
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Euroscola
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ) Portalgre, Portugal
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2014/01/15 - 2014/01/15 | Deputy at the school session of the Youth Parliament with the theme: "Crise demográfica (emigração, natalidade e envelhecimento)".
Call
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Youth Parliament
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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2013/05/27 - 2013/05/28 | Speaker at the national session of the "Euroscola" with the theme: "Os Jovens e o emprego: que futuro?"
Call
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Euroscola
Assembleia da República, Portugal
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2013/03/05 - 2013/03/05 | Deputy at the district session of the Youth Parliament with the theme: "Os Jovens e o emprego: que futuro?"
Call
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Youth Parliament
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ) Portalgre, Portugal
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2013/03 - 2013/03 | Speaker at the district session of the "Euroscola" with the theme: "Os Jovens e o emprego: que futuro?"
Call
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Euroscola
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ) Portalgre, Portugal
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2013/01/16 - 2013/01/16 | Deputy at the school session of the Youth Parliament with the theme: "Os Jovens e o emprego: que futuro?"
Call
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Youth Parliament
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2022/02 - Current | European Society of Endocrinology | Member |
2020/03 - Current | Portuguese Biochemical Society | Member |
2020/03 - Current | European Society for Clinical Investigation | Member |
2017 - 2018 | Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra | Coordinator of the Pedagogy Department |
2017 - 2017 | Associação Académica de Coimbra | Member of the External Relations Department |
2016 - 2017 | Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Associação Académica de Coimbra | Sub-coordinator of the Pedagogy Department |
2016 - 2016 | Associação Académica de Coimbra | Member of the Social Action Department |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - 2022 | Practical classes (16 hours). "Avaliação fisiológica: uma perspetiva molecular - Potencial do uso da metabolómica para deteção precoce e estratificação de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca". Physiology I, Integrated Master's degree in Medicine | Fisiologia I (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
2022 - 2022 | Practical classes (8 hours). "Análise de dados de metabolómica". Molecular methods, Master's degree in Metabolism - Biopathology and Experimental | Métodos moleculares (Mestrado) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2021 - 2021 | Invited Lecturer (1 hour). "Técnicas moleculares de análise de metabolitos". Biochemistry of Metabolism, Integrated Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Bioquímica do Metabolismo (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | Best Poster for the poster: "Atrazine impairs the nutritional support of spermatogenesis by suppressing glycolysis of mouse
Sertoli cells", at the 6º IJUP, 10th - 12th May, Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2023 | ESE Basic Science Meeting Grant for participating in the 25th ECE 2023, held from 13 - 16th May in Istanbul, Turkey
European Society of Endocrinology, United Kingdom
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2023 | ESCI travel grant for participating in the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, held from 7 - 9th June in Prague, Czech
Republic
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2022 | Honorable mention - Poster Investigação Fundamental: "Proteínas desacopladoras (UCPs) regulam o metabolismo da glucose em
células de Sertoli humanas", at the 18º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
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2022 | ESE Basic Science Meeting Grant for participating in the 24th ECE 2022, held from 21-24 May in Milan, Italy |
2022 | ESCI travel grant for participating in the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, held from 7-10 June in Bari, Italy
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2022 | 4-year PhD fellowship (2022.10533.BD)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2020 | Poster-Oral Prize, for the short talk: "Activation of mTOR pathway during short-term preservation increases spermatozoa glycolytic
activity", at the ESCI Virtual Meeting 2020 - COVID 19 Edition
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2019 | ESCI travel grant for participating in the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, held from 22-24 May in Coimbra, Portugal
European Society for Clinical Investigation , Netherlands
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2019 | 3% Best Students Award concerning to the 2017/2018 academic year
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2015 | Excellence Diploma concerning to the 2014/2015 academic year
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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2014 | Excellence Diploma concerning to the 2013/2014 academic year
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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2013 | Excellence Diploma concerning to the 2012/2013 academic year
Escola Secundária de Campo Maior, Portugal
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