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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cátia Sofia dos Santos Pereira

Citation names

  • Cátia S. Pereira
  • Cátia Santos-Pereira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C414-BC69-3C88
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0919-7618
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ah9UJ9kAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
Researcher Id
AAL-3063-2021
Scopus Author Id
57221004688

Addresses

  • Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar , 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09/01 - 2021/09/14
Concluded
 PhD in Molecular and Environmental Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Novel insights on the interaction of lactoferrin with proton pumping ATPases towards understanding its antifungal and anticancer activities" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Highest classification (Muito Bom)
2014/12/17
Concluded
 Masters in Molecular Genetics (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Anti-Tumoral Activity of Lactoferrin" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 (out of 20)
2012
Concluded
 Bachelors in Genetics and Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Analysis of the effect of exposing normal cells of Felis catus and Rattus norvegicus to the chemotherapeutic agent 5-azacytidine in the sequences of satellite DNA major" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 (out of 20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03/10 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/05 - 2024/05 Visiting Researcher (Research) Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR China
2022/06/10 - 2022/07/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
2019/10/01 - 2021/01/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2018/11/01 - 2018/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Université de Bordeaux, France
Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, France
2018/03/01 - 2018/04/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
2017/07/01 - 2017/07/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2016/08/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/01/06 - 2015/07/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2015/02/22 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/12/17 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/05/01 - 2012/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09/01 - 2021/09/14 PhD student Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/07/30 Sub-coordinator of the PhD Students group GAD-CBMA Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Lab manager of "Microbiology I" laboratory Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/07/30 Sub-representative of the doctoral programme in Applied and Environmental Biology Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Sousa, Joana; Silvério, Sara C.; Simões, Marta Filipa; Antunes, André; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Metagenomics to unravel the microbial biodiversity and biotechnological potential of extreme high salinity environments". In Functional Metagenomics, 77-130. Elsevier, 2024.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-98372-3.00011-3
  2. Cátia Santos-Pereira, Sara C. Silvério, Lígia R. Rodrigues. "O potencial oculto da matéria negra microbiana". In Comunicação de Ciência em microbiologia. Portugal: Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM), 2022.
    Published
  3. Jorge M. P. Rodrigues; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Natacha Fontes; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Flow Cytometry and Fluorescence Microscopy as Tools for Structural and Functional Analysis of Vacuoles Isolated from Yeast and Plant Cells". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 101-115. Springer New York, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-4939-7856-4_8 (Jorge M.P. Rodrigues and Cátia Santos-Pereira contributed equally as first authors)
Conference paper
  1. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real; Sérgio F. Sousa. "Bridging the gap between lactoferrin and V-ATPase through a multi-stage computational approach". Paper presented in VIII EJIBCE (Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural), Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, 2021.
    10.3390/mol2net-07-12137
Conference poster
  1. Martínez-Arcos A, Gomes JS, Santos-Pereira, Pérez-Cid B, Cruz JM, Ferreira D, Silvério SC, Moldes AB, Rodrigues LR, Veci. "Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity Profile of Prebiotic Biosurfactants Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria for Dermal Applications". Paper presented in XXVIII ENCONTRO GALEGO-PORTUGUÉS DE QUÍMICA, 2024.
  2. Andrade RGD, Santos-Pereira C, Ferreira D, Castanheira EMS, Rodrigues LR, Figueira AC, Santos MDM. "Lactoferrin-loaded magnetic liposomes as potential photothermal agents for breast cancer cells". Paper presented in Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe Magnetics Conference, 2024.
  3. Pereira AC, Santos-Pereira C, Ferreira D, Leite B, Dias A, Rodrigues LR. "Purine derivatives: therapeutic options for triple negative breast cancer?". Paper presented in 6º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia - Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, 2024.
  4. Santos-Pereira C, Gomes J, Sousa J, Simões MF, Franco-Duarte R, Silvério SC, Antunes A, Rodrigues LR. "Sequence-based metagenomics to identify biosurfactants-coding genes in hypersaline Iberian environments". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  5. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Silvério SC, He Y, Gomes JS, Sousa J, Simões MF, Rodrigues LR, Antunes A. "Promising Biosurfactants from Biodiversity and Bioprospection Studies in Underexplored Hypersaline Environments". Paper presented in 10th Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China, 2024.
  6. Inês Novo; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Débora Ferreira. "Exploring Lactoferrin-loaded Exosomes as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Colorectal Cancer". Paper presented in 6th Meeting on Medicinal Biotechnology, Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2024.
  7. Mendes, Filipa; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Vieira, Tatiana F.; Martins-Pinto Mélanie; Castro, Bruno B.; Sousa, Sérgio F.; Sousa, Maria João; Devin Anne; CHAVES, SUSANA. "The cymoxanil fungicide impairs Saccharomyces cerevisiae respiration via complex IV inhibition". Paper presented in I CBMA Open Day & II PhD|Bio Symposium, 2024.
  8. Sousa J, Santos-Pereira C, Costa ÂMA, Santos AO, Gomes J, Rodrigues JL, Gudiña EJ, Linhares J, Franco-Duarte R, Sousa SF. "Uncovering novel carbohydrate-degrading enzymes from composting units through metagenomic strategies". Paper presented in UMinho R&D Open Days, 2024.
  9. Gomes JS#, Santos-Pereira C#, Sousa J, Simões MF, Antunes A, Franco-Duarte R, Silvério SC, Rodrigues LR. "The hidden potential of hypersaline environments: extremophiles as source of new biosurfactants". Paper presented in UMinho R&D Open Days (# equal contribution), 2024.
  10. Santos-Pereira C, Gomes J, Sousa J, Simões MF, Franco-Duarte R, Silvério SC, Antunes A, Rodrigues LR. "Harnessing the quest for eco-friendly alternatives to chemical surfactants by exploring extreme salinity environments". Paper presented in Microbiotec’23, 2023.
  11. He Y, Santos-Pereira C, Silvério SC, Simões MF, Rodrigues LR, Antunes A. "Exploring the microbiology of high-salinity Mars analog sites as a source of novel strains relevant for Astrobiology and Space Biotechnology". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS), 2023.
  12. Sousa J, Santos-Pereira C, Costa ÂMA, Santos AO, Franco-Duarte R, Rodrigues LR, Silvério SC. "Mining bioactive molecules from extreme environments using sequence-based metagenomics". Paper presented in IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2023.
  13. Gomes JS#, Santos-Pereira C#, Sousa J, Simões MF, Antunes A, Franco-Duarte R, Silvério SC, Rodrigues LR. "Uncovering new biosurfactants from Iberian hypersaline environments through metagenomics". Paper presented in IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics (#equal contribution), 2023.
  14. Andrade RGD, Ferreira D, Veloso SRS, Santos-Pereira C, Castanheira EMS, Côrte-Real M, Rodrigues LR. "Lactoferrin-loaded magnetoliposomes for triple negative breast cancer treatment". Paper presented in 5º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2023.
  15. Andrade, Raquel G. D.; Débora Ferreira (413-A87E-D7C9); Sérgio R.S. Veloso; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.; Côrte-Real, Manuela; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Magnetolipossomas carregados com lactoferrina para tratamento do cancro da mama triplo-negativo". Paper presented in 5º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2023.
  16. Pereira AC, Santos-Pereira C, Ferreira D, Leite B, Dias A, Rodrigues LR. "Exploring the potential of new 6-hydrazinopurine as effective anticancer agents". Paper presented in IV Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium, 2023.
  17. Pereira JF, Amaral L, Santos-Pereira C, Côrte-Real M. "Deciphering the interplay between autophagy and the milk-derived lactoferrin protein". Paper presented in IV Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium, 2023.
  18. Andrade, Raquel G. D.; Débora Ferreira; Sérgio R.S. Veloso; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.; Côrte-Real, Manuela; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Unraveling the potential of lactoferrin-loaded magnetoliposomes for breast cancer therapy". Paper presented in IV Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium, 2023.
  19. Mendes F, Vieira TF, Santos-Pereira C, Pinto MM, Castro B, Sousa SF, Sousa MJ, Devin A, Chaves SR. "Cymoxanil inhibits respiration through inhibition of mitochondrial complex IV". Paper presented in ICYGMB31 - 31st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2023.
  20. Sousa J, Santos-Pereira C, Costa ÂMA, Santos AO, Gomes J, Rodrigues JL, Gudiña EJ, Linhares J, Franco-Duarte R, Rodrigue. "dentification of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes using metagenomic approaches". Paper presented in Ciência 2023: Ciência e oceano para além do horizonte, 2023.
  21. Santos-Pereira C, Gomes J, Sousa J, Simões MF, Silvério SC, Antunes A, Rodrigues LR. "Biodiversity and bioprospection of biosurfactants in saline environments". Paper presented in Ciência 2023: Ciência e oceano para além do horizonte, 2023.
  22. Joana Sousa; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Ângela M. A. Costa; Andréia O. Santos; Joana S. Gomes; Joana L. Rodrigues; Eduardo J. Gudiña; et al. "Identification of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes using metagenomic approaches". Paper presented in CIÊNCIA 2023 -Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal, 2023.
  23. Pereira AC, Santos-Pereira C, Ferreira D, Leite B, Dias A, Rodrigues LR. "Unveiling the anticancer potential of 6-hydrazinopurines". Paper presented in 6th Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, 2023.
  24. Barros R, Ferreira D, Santos-Pereira C, Bastos E, Rodrigues LR. "Lactoferrin-loaded extracellular vesicles as a potential treatment against triple negative breast cancer". Paper presented in XV Jornadas Genética e Biotecnologia/V Jornadas Ibéricas de Genética y Biotecnología, 2023.
  25. Sousa J, Santos-Pereira C, Costa AMA, Santos AO, Franco-Duarte R, Rodrigues LR, Silvério SC. "Metagenomic approach to identify genes encoding for glycoside hydrolases in composting samples". Paper presented in The Bioinformatics Open Days, 2023.
  26. Santos-Pereira C, Gomes J, Sousa J, Simões MF, Antunes A, Franco-Duarte R, Silvério SC, Rodrigues LR. "Exploring Aveiro salterns to discover new and robust biosurfactant-producing microorganisms". Paper presented in The Bioinformatics Open Days,, 2023.
  27. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana S. Gomes; Joana Sousa; Marta Simões; André Antunes; Ricardo Franco-Duarte; Sara S. Silvério; Lígia R. Rodrigues. "Exploring Aveiro salterns to discover new and robust biosurfactant producers". Paper presented in XII Bioinformatics Open Days, 2023.
  28. Santos-Pereira C, Silvério SC, Simões MF, Antunes A, Rodrigues LR. "Bioprospection of biosurfactant-producing microbes from Portuguese salterns". Paper presented in IUBMB–FEBS–PABMB Congress (The Biochemistry Global Summit), 2022.
  29. Santos-Pereira C, Silvério SC, Simões MF, Antunes A, Rodrigues LR. "Bioprospection of biosurfactant-producing microbes from Portuguese salterns". Paper presented in FEBS Young Scientist’ Forum 22, 2022.
  30. Sousa J, Santos-Pereira C, Costa AMA, Santos AO, Gudiña EJ, Rodrigues LR, Linhares J, Rodrigues LR, Silvério SC. "Image processing tool for the detection and quantification of xylanase activity in a metagenomic study". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Ibero-Americano de Biotecnologia, 2022.
  31. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Sara C. Silvério ; Marta Filipa Simões ; André Antunes ; Lígia R. Rodrigues. "Bioprospection of novel biosurfactants from hypersaline locations". Paper presented in SymbNET course: from metagenomics to metabolic interactions, 2022.
  32. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real; Sérgio F. Sousa. "Bridging the gap between lactoferrin and V-ATPase through a multi-stage computational approach". Paper presented in VIII EJIBCE (Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural), Coimbra, Portugal, 2021.
  33. Cátia Santos-Pereira; María T. Andrés; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Susana Chaves; Jose F. Fierro; Hernâni Gerós; et al. "Integrated biochemical and computational approach reveals novel mechanisms underlying the antifungal activity of the milk-derived lactoferrin protein". Paper presented in XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry, Évora, Portugal, 2021.
  34. Vitória Baptista; Joana P. Guedes; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Maria João Sousa; Stéphen Manon; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Acetic acid as a trigger to activate human Bax heterologously expressed in yeast". Paper presented in ICY15 meets ICYGMB30, Vienna, Austria, 2021.
  35. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real; Sérgio F. Sousa. "Elucidating the interaction of lactoferrin with V-ATPase towards understanding its mechanisms of action". Paper presented in AFFINITY 2021 - The 24th meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition", 2021.
  36. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real; Sérgio F. Sousa. "Computational approach to study the interaction between the milk protein lactoferrin and V-ATPase". Paper presented in Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural (EJIBCE 2019), Lisboa, Portugal, 2019.
  37. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin is selectively cytotoxic for highly metastatic cancer cells by inhibiting plasmalemmal V-ATPase". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Lactoferrin Structure, Function and Applications, Lima, Peru, 2019.
  38. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; María T. Andrés; Jose F. Fierro; Nadine Camougrand; Stéphen Manon; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Which molecular mechanisms are involved in the antifungal activity of the milk-derived protein lactoferrin?". Paper presented in V symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA), Braga, Portugal, 2019.
  39. Marta Teixeira; Joana Terra-Matos; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "The impact of zinc in yeast cell death induced by acetic acid". Paper presented in V symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA), Braga, Portugal, 2019.
  40. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "The role of membrane lipid domains on lactoferrin anticancer activity: from yeast to human cells". Paper presented in EBS-EMBO lecture course “Molecular Organization, Function and Dynamics of Biomembranes”, Cargèse, Corsica, France, 2019.
  41. Tony Rendulic; Alexandra Barbosa; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Cláudia Barata; Filipa Mendes; Helena Pereira; João Ferreira; et al. "Yeast as a biotechnological factory". Paper presented in 7º Congresso da Rede de Comunicação de Ciência e Tecnologia de Portugal – SciComPT, Aveiro, Portugal, 2019.
  42. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "The role of membrane lipid domains on lactoferrin anticancer activity: from yeast to human cells". Paper presented in EMBO course “Caveolae and nanodomains: Translating structural principles and dynamics into function”, Le Pouliguen, France, 2019.
  43. Joana Terra-Matos; Marta Teixeira; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "The role of zinc in acetic acid-induced cell death in yeast". Paper presented in XII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica, Aveiro, Portugal, 2019.
  44. Joana Terra-Matos; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Marta Teixeira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Uncovering the role of vacuolar membrane proteins On Pep4P translocation/vacuolar membrane permeabilization during acetic acid-induced cell death". Paper presented in I Jornadas da Ciência, Braga, Portugal, 2019.
  45. Vitória Baptista; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Maria João Sousa; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast cells expressing human Bax as a tool to study its activation and regulation". Paper presented in I Jornadas da Ciência: Concentra o conhecimento, Braga, Portugal, 2019.
  46. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "How does the milk protein lactoferrin bind to V-ATPase?". Paper presented in EMBO course “Computational analysis of protein-protein interactions: Sequences, networks and diseases”, Rome, Italy, 2018.
  47. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Studying the effect of bovine milk lactoferrin on the plasma membrane of yeast and human cells". Paper presented in IV symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA), Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  48. Joana P. Guedes; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "The highly metastatic prostate cancer PC-3 and osteosarcoma MG-63 cell lines are sensitive to bovine lactoferrin". Paper presented in 4th symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA), Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  49. Joana Terra-Matos; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Marta Teixeira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Uncovering the role of vacuolar membrane proteins in acetic acid-induced cell death". Paper presented in 4th symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA), Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  50. Vitória Baptista; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Maria João Sousa; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism to exploit the regulation of the human pro-apoptotic protein Bax". Paper presented in 4th symposium of PDBMA (Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology), Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  51. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "How can a milk protein selectively kill cancer cells? Mechanisms underlying lactoferrin-induced apoptosis". Paper presented in 26th Euroconference on Apoptosis: Cell death in disease: from small molecules to translational medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2018.
  52. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues. "Lactoferrin perturbs intracellular trafficking in yeast and highly metastatic cancer cells". Paper presented in 2nd Small Meeting on Endocytic Trafficking and Signalling (SMETS2), Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  53. Vitória Baptista; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Maria João Sousa; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast as a cell model to study the human pro-apoptotic protein Bax". Paper presented in Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras “XXI Professor van Uden, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  54. Joana Terra-Matos; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Maria João Sousa; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Role of vacuolar membrane proteins in acetic acid-induced cell death". Paper presented in Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras “XXI Professor van Uden, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  55. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Exploring a novel effec of lactoferrin on the plasma membrane towards the elucidation of the mechanisms of action: from yeast to human cells". Paper presented in Jornadas de Bioquímica – Da investigação à indústria, Braga, Portugal (invitation), 2018.
  56. Vitória Baptista; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Maria João Sousa; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast as a cell model to study the human pro-apoptotic protein Bax". Paper presented in Jornadas de Bioquímica – Da investigação à indústria, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  57. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin perturbs intracellular trafficking in yeast and highly metastatic cancer cells". Paper presented in 1st Meeting on Vesicular Biology, Coimbra, Portugal, 2018.
  58. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Susana Chaves; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Exploring a novel effec of lactoferrin on the plasma membrane towards the elucidation of the mechanisms of action: from yeast to human cells". Paper presented in Microbiotec 17, Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  59. Helena Pereira; Sara Alves; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Tiago Moreira; Ana Preto; Susana Chaves; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Mitochondrial ROS accumulation sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to acetate and Cathepsin D inhibitors combination therapy". Paper presented in International symposium MitoPorto - Advances in mitochondrial research. 26/5, Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  60. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Lisandra Castro; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin selectively triggers apoptosis in highly metastatic breast cancer cells through inhibition of plasmalemal V-H+-ATPase". Paper presented in XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016.
  61. Joana P. Guedes; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Insights on the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Anticancer Activity of Lactoferrin in Highly Metastatic Cancer Cell Lines". Paper presented in XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016.
  62. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Lisandra Castro; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin selectively triggers apoptosis in highly metastatic breast cancer cells through inhibition of plasmalemal V-H+-ATPase". Paper presented in 24th congress of the European Cell Death Organization - "Cell Death in Health and Disease", Barcelona, Spain, 2016.
  63. Lisandra Castro; Sara Alves; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Stéphen Manon; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast as a tool to identify novel kinases involved in regulation of Bax". Paper presented in Microbiotec, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  64. Lisandra Castro; Sara Alves; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Stéphen Manon; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast as a system model to characterize Bax regulation by individual kinases". Paper presented in III Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, Portugal, 2015.
  65. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Lisandra Castro; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin selectively triggers apoptosis in highly metastatic breast cancer cells through inhibition of plasmalemal V-H+-ATPase". Paper presented in III Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, Portugal, 2015.
  66. Lisandra Castro; Sara Alves; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Susana Chaves; Maria João Sousa; Stéphen Manon; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Yeast as a tool to identify novel kinases involved in regulation of Bax". Paper presented in 11th International meeting on yeast apoptosis (IMYA), Porto, Portugal, 2015.
  67. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Lisandra Castro; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Search for mechanisms underlying the anti-tumoral activity of lactoferrin". Paper presented in II Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, Portugal, 2014.
  68. Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Hernâni Gerós; Manuela Côrte-Real. "An in vitro approach towards the elucidation of the mechanisms of action of lactoferrin". Paper presented in II Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, Portugal, 2014.
  69. Luís Loureiro; Marília Gonçalves; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Manuela Côrte-Real; Hernâni Gerós. "Functional characterization of mitochondrial suspensions by flow cytometry towards the screening of mitochondrial drug targets". Paper presented in II Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology, Braga, Portugal, 2014.
  70. Maikel Acosta; María T. Andrés; António Rego; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Manuela Côrte-Real; Jose F. Fierro. "Mitochondria involvement in human lactoferrin-induced programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in XX Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014.
  71. Maikel Acosta; María T. Andrés; António Rego; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Manuela Côrte-Real; Jose F. Fierro. "Human lactoferrin triggers a caspase- and mitochondrial-dependent programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Paper presented in 10th International meeting on yeast apoptosis (IMYA), Gothenburg, Sweden, 2014.
Journal article
  1. Mendes, Filipa; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Vieira, Tatiana F.; Martins Pinto, Mélanie; Castro, Bruno B.; Sousa, Sérgio F.; Sousa, Maria João; Devin, Anne; Chaves, Susana R.. "The fungicide cymoxanil impairs respiration in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via cytochrome c oxidase inhibition". FEBS Letters (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.14907.
    10.1002/1873-3468.14907
  2. Sousa, Joana; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Gomes, Joana S.; Costa, Ângela M. A.; Santos, Andréia O.; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Linhares, João M. M.; et al. "Heterologous expression and structure prediction of a xylanase identified from a compost metagenomic library". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 108 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13169-4.
    10.1007/s00253-024-13169-4
  3. Chaves#, Susana R; Rego#, António; Cátia Santos-Pereira#; Sousa, Maria João; Côrte-Real, Manuela. "Current and novel approaches in yeast cell death research". Cell Death & Differentiation (# equal contribution) (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41418-024-01298-2.
    Published • 10.1038/s41418-024-01298-2
  4. Alves#, Sara; Santos-Pereira#, Cátia; Oliveira, Cláudia S. F.; Preto, Ana; Chaves, Susana R.; Côrte-Real, Manuela. "Enhancement of Acetate-Induced Apoptosis of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Cathepsin D Inhibition Depends on Oligomycin A-Sensitive Respiration". Biomolecules (# equal contribution) 14 4 (2024): 473. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom14040473.
    10.3390/biom14040473
  5. Ferreira, Débora; Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Costa, Marta; Afonso, Julieta; Yang, Sujuan; Hensel, Janine; McAndrews, Kathleen M.; et al. "Exosomes modified with anti-MEK1 siRNA lead to an effective silencing of triple negative breast cancer cells". Biomaterials Advances 154 (2023): 213643. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213643.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213643
  6. Pereira, Mélanie; Rodrigues, Ana Rita O.; Amaral, Leslie; Côrte-Real, Manuela; Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.. "Bovine Lactoferrin-Loaded Plasmonic Magnetoliposomes for Antifungal Therapeutic Applications". Pharmaceutics 15 8 (2023): 2162. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082162.
    Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082162
  7. Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Sousa, Joana; Costa, Ângela M. A.; Santos, Andréia O.; Rito, Teresa; Soares, Pedro; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Silvério, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Functional and sequence-based metagenomics to uncover carbohydrate-degrading enzymes from composting samples". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 107 17 (2023): 5379-5401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12627-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s00253-023-12627-9
  8. Andrade, Raquel G. D.; Ferreira, Débora; Veloso, Sérgio R. S.; Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.; Côrte-Real, Manuela; Rodrigues, Ligia R.. "Synthesis and cytotoxicity assessment of citrate-coated calcium and manganese ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia". Pharmaceutics 14 12 (2022): 2694. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14122694.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14122694
  9. Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Guedes, Joana P.; Ferreira, Débora; Rodrigues, Lígia R.; Côrte-Real, Manuela. "Lactoferrin perturbs intracellular trafficking, disrupts cholesterol-rich lipid rafts and inhibits glycolysis of highly metastatic cancer cells harbouring plasmalemmal V-ATPase". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 220 (2022): 1589-1604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.120.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.120
  10. Guedes, Joana P.; Baptista, Vitória; Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Sousa, Maria João; Manon, Stéphen; Chaves, Susana R.; Côrte-Real, Manuela. "Acetic acid triggers cytochrome c release in yeast heterologously expressing human Bax". Apoptosis (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10495-022-01717-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s10495-022-01717-0
  11. Cátia Santos-Pereira; María T. Andrés; José F. Fierro; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "A review on lactoferrin as a proton pump inhibitor". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 202 (2022): 309-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.075.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.075
  12. Joana Terra-Matos; Marta Oliveira Teixeira; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Henrique Noronha; Lucília Domingues; Carmen Sieiro; Hernâni Gerós; et al. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells Lacking the Zinc Vacuolar Transporter Zrt3 Display Improved Ethanol Productivity in Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates". Journal of Fungi (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8010078.
    10.3390/jof8010078
  13. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Plasmalemmal V-ATPase as a Potential Biomarker for Lactoferrin-Based Anticancer Therapy". Biomolecules (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010119.
    10.3390/biom12010119
  14. Pereira, Ana Cláudia; Pina, André F.; Sousa, Diana; Ferreira, Débora; Santos-Pereira, Cátia; Rodrigues, Joana L.; Melo, Luís D. R.; et al. "Identification of novel aptamers targeting cathepsin B-overexpressing prostate cancer cells". Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2me00022a.
    Published • 10.1039/d2me00022a
  15. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Juliana F. Rocha; Henrique S. Fernandes; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real; Sérgio F. Sousa. "The milk-derived lactoferrin inhibits V-ATPase activity by targeting its V1 domain". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 186 (2021): 54-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.200.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.200
  16. Susana R. Chaves; António Rego; Vítor M. Martins; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Maria João Sousa; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Regulation of Cell Death Induced by Acetic Acid in Yeasts". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.642375.
    10.3389/fcell.2021.642375
  17. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Andrés, María T.; Susana R. Chaves; José F. Fierro; Hernâni Gerós; Stéphen Manon; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin perturbs lipid rafts and requires integrity of Pma1p-lipid rafts association to exert its antifungal activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 171 (2021): 343-357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.224.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.224
  18. Cátia Santos-Pereira; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Emerging insights on the role of V-ATPase in human diseases: Therapeutic challenges and opportunities". Medicinal Research Reviews 41 4 (2021): 1927-1964. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/med.21782.
    10.1002/med.21782
  19. Ana Cláudia Pereira; Débora Ferreira; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Tatiana F. Vieira; Sérgio F. Sousa; Goreti Sales; Lígia R. Rodrigues. "Selection of a new peptide homing SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells". Chemical Biology & Drug Design 97 4 (2020): 893-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cbdd.13816.
    10.1111/cbdd.13816
  20. Célia Barbosa; Cátia Santos-Pereira; Inês Soares; Viviana Martins; Joana Terra-Matos; Manuela Côrte-Real; Marlene Lúcio; M. E. C. D. Real Oliveira; Hernâni Gerós. "Resveratrol-Loaded Lipid Nanocarriers Are Internalized By Endocytosis in Yeast". Journal of Natural Products 82 5 (2019): 1240-1249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01003.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01003 (Célia Barbosa and Cátia Santos-Pereira contributed equally as first authors)
  21. Diogo Costa; Joel Borges; Maria F. Mota; Marco S. Rodrigues; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Armando Ferreira; Cátia S. Pereira; Paula Sampaio; Filipe Vaz. "Effect of microstructural changes in the biological behavior of magnetron sputtered ZnO thin films". Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 37 1 (2019): 011501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.5048785.
    10.1116/1.5048785
  22. Joana P. Guedes; Cátia S. Pereira; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Côrte-Real, Manuela. "Bovine Milk Lactoferrin Selectively Kills Highly Metastatic Prostate Cancer PC-3 and Osteosarcoma MG-63 Cells In Vitro". Frontiers in Oncology 8 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00200.
    10.3389/fonc.2018.00200
  23. Cátia S. Pereira; Joana P. Guedes; Marília Gonçalves; Luís Loureiro; Lisandra Castro; Hernâni Gerós; Lígia R. Rodrigues; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Lactoferrin selectively triggers apoptosis in highly metastatic breast cancer cells through inhibition of plasmalemmal V-H+-ATPase". Oncotarget 7 38 (2016): 62144-62158. http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.11394.
    10.18632/oncotarget.11394
  24. Maikel Acosta-Zaldívar; María T. Andrés; António Rego; Cátia S. Pereira; José F. Fierro; Manuela Côrte-Real. "Human lactoferrin triggers a mitochondrial- and caspase-dependent regulated cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Apoptosis 21 2 (2015): 163-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10495-015-1199-9.
    10.1007/s10495-015-1199-9
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Novel insights on the interaction of lactoferrin with proton pumping ATPases towards understanding of its antifungal and anticancer activities". PhD, 2021.
  2. Pereira, Cátia Sofia dos Santos. "Molecular mechanism underlying the anti-tumoral activity of lactoferrin". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34702.
  3. Cátia Santos-Pereira. "Analysis of the effect of exposing normal cells of Felis catus and Rattus norvegicus to the chemotherapeutic agent 5-azacytidine in the sequences of satellite DNA major". Degree, 2012.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/27 A path towards the discovery of green surfactants using culture-dependent and metagenomic approaches IMFAHE International Conference – Innovation Camp
IMFAHE International Conference – Innovation Camp
2024/05/14 Mining hypersaline environments for new biosurfactants Presentation to University of Saint Joseph researchers
University of Saint Joseph (Macau SAR China)
2024/05/13 Looking for ecological alternatives to chemical surfactants through bioprospection of hypersaline environments Presentation of SKL Planets Team
Macau University of Science and Technology (Macau SAR China)
2024/03/16 Bioprospection of biosurfactants from hypersaline environments XV Symposium on Bioengineering
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2024/03/15 Finding novel genes coding for eco-friendly surfactants from hypersaline Iberian locations using metagenomic approaches XIII Bioinformatics Open Days
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2024/01/26 Citrate-coated manganese and calcium ferrite nanoparticles as potential magnetic hyperthermia agentes IX Clinical Biochemistry Workshop
University of Algarve (Portugal)
2022/12/03 Microbial Biodiversity of Hypersaline Environments as a Target for Bioprospection: Results from Sampling in Cabo Verde and Portugal The 4th Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Medicine and Biodiversity Resources (SNMBR) & the International Forum on Research and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry (Macao)
Univeristy of Macao, Macao (Macau SAR China)
2022/01/27 Exosome-mediated MEK1 silencing is a promising approach against triple negative breast cancer regression XIV Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery
(Tenerife, Spain)
2021/12/08 A multidisciplinary approach to untangle the mechanisms behind the antifungal activity of lactoferrin 15th International Conference on Lactoferrin: Structure, Function and Applications
(Beijing, China)
2021/07/14 Yeast as a tool to elucidate the mechanisms underlying lactoferrin anticancer activity DP_AEM cycle of online seminars
(Braga, Portugal)
2021/07/02 Does autophagy play a role in lactoferrin-induced yeast regulated cell death? II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/07/01 A genetic and biochemical approach to unveil the mechanisms underlying the antifungal activity of the milk-derived lactoferrin against Saccharomyces cerevisiae II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/07/01 Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells lacking the zinc vacuolar transporter Zrt3p display improved ethanol productivity under acetic acid stress II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2021/05/07 Deciphering the interaction of lactoferrin with V-ATPase towards a deeper understanding of its mechanisms of action X Bioinformatics Open Days
(Braga, Portugal)
2019/11/05 Lactoferrin is selectively cytotoxic for highly metastatic cancer cells by inhibiting plasmalemmal V-ATPase 14th International Conference on Lactoferrin Structure, Function and Applications
(Lima, Peru)
2018/09/10 How can a milk protein selectively kill cancer cells? Mechanisms underlying lactoferrin-induced apoptosis 26th Euroconference on Apoptosis: Cell death in disease: from small molecules to translational medicine
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)
2018/06/08 Deciphering the mechanisms underlying bovine milk lactoferrin anticancer activity using yeast and cancer cell lines as complementary models XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras “Professor van Uden
(Braga, Portugal)
2018/02/07 How can a milk protein selectively kill cancer cells? Seminars of the Department of Biology from University of Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2017/06/17 Understanding the interplay between the pro-apoptotic protein lactoferrin and biomembranes: from yeast to human cells 12th International meeting on yeast apoptosis (IMYA)
(Bari, Italy)
2017/06/14 Mechanistic insights on the selective anticancer activity of lactoferrin unveiled by yeast 12th International meeting on yeast apoptosis (IMYA)
(Bari, Italy)
2015/11/26 Lactoferrin selectively triggers apoptosis in highly metastatic breast cancer cells through inhibition of plasmalemal V-H+-ATPase III Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology
(Braga, Portugal)
2015/10/02 Yeast as a tool to identify novel kinases involved in regulation of Bax 11th International meeting on yeast apoptosis (IMYA)
(Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Understanding lactoferrin multifunctionality by analyzing its evolutionary history and interacting partners
Supervisor
 Masters in Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Metagenomics-driven discovery of new molecules with biotechnological potential from extreme environments
Supervisor
 Masters in Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Bioprospection of novel antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from abandoned mine samples
Supervisor
 Masters in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Functionalized magnetoliposomes for enhanced anticancer activity of lactoferrin against triple negative breast cancer
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Materials Science (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/01/09 - 2024/11/14 Uncovering the antimicrocial and anticancer potential of biomolecules isolated from extreme environments
Supervisor
 Masters in Biotechnology - Sofia Valadar (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/02/15 - 2024/07/01 Understanding lactoferrin multifunctionality by analyzing its evolutionary history and interacting partners
Supervisor
 Masters in Bioinformatics (curricular project) - Sofia Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/02/15 - 2024/07/01 Analyzing metagenomic datasets from extreme environments to uncover biotechnologically valuable biomolecules
Supervisor
 Masters in Bioinformatics (curricular project) - Ian Alves Machado
2022/09/01 - 2023/12/11 Exploring the combination of lactoferrin with autophagy inducers to develop powerful antifungal strategies
Supervisor
 Masters in Applied Biochemistry - João Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/09/07 Multifunctional liposomes containing magnetic/gold composite nanoparticles as nanocarriers for lactoferrin
Co-supervisor
 Masters in Biophysics and Bionanosystems - Melanie Pereira (Master)
2020/09/01 - 2021/02/16 Mechanisms underlying the anticancer and immunomodulatory activities of lactoferrin: the impact on iron metabolism
Co-supervisor
 Masters in Molecular Genetics - Rita Madaleno (Master)
2018/09/01 - 2019/10/31 Function of vacuolar membrane proteins in acetic acid-induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Co-supervisor
 Masters in Applied Biochemistry - Marta Teixeira (Master)
2019/04/01 - 2019/06/30 Study of the anticancer activity of lactoferrin
Supervisor
 Bachelors in Biochemistry - Inês Guedes Lameira (Degree)
2019/04/01 - 2019/06/30 Role of the vacuolar membrane protein Csc1p in the cell death induced by acetic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Supervisor
 Bachelors in Applied Biology - Ricardo Filipe da Silva Machado (Degree)
2018/04/01 - 2018/06/30 Study of the mechanisms underlying the anti fungal activity of bovine lactoferrin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Co-supervisor
 Bachelors in Applied Biology - Diogo Silva Leite (Degree)
2017/07/17 - 2017/07/21 Como é que a levedura pode desvendar os segredos de processos envolvidos na morte celular?
Supervisor
 "Ciência Viva" Internship - Patrícia Magalhães (Other)
2017/04/01 - 2017/06/30 Yeast as a model to elucidate the effect of lactoferrin on lipid rafts
Co-supervisor
 Bachelors in Applied Biology - Catarina Moreira Ribeiro (Degree)
2016/07/25 - 2016/07/29 Da levedura a novas terapias para novas patologias humanas – os pequenos podem ter grandes missões!
Co-supervisor
 "Ciência Viva" Internship - Mariana Ferreira (Other)
2016/07/25 - 2016/07/29 Da levedura a novas terapias para novas patologias humanas – os pequenos podem ter grandes missões!
Co-supervisor
 "Ciência Viva" internship - Carolina Carmo (Other)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/27 - Current Main organizer of the "Extreme microorganisms in action for a sustainable fashion" activity under the scope of the "European Researchers Night 2024" (2024/09/27)
Exhibition
2023/07/12 - 2023/07/14 Advanced Workshop on Flow Cytometry for Microbial Samples (2023/07/12 - 2023/07/14)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Member of the organizing committee of the Science Festival Pint of Science - Theme: "O nosso mundo" (2019 - 2020)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10 5th symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA) (2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/03/14 - 2019/03/14 Fluorescent molecular probes (2019/03/14 - 2019/03/14)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Member of the organizing committee of the Science Festival Pint of Science - Theme: "Com pés e cabeça" (2018 - 2019)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/10/25 - 2018/10/25 4th symposium of the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (PDBMA) (2018/10/25 - 2018/10/25)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/29 - 2015/10/03 11th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis (IMYA 2015) Collaboration in the organization (2015/09/29 - 2015/10/03)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/03/03 IV National Journeys of Genetics and Biotechnology (2012/03/01 - 2012/03/03)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2012 - 2012 I Lectures of Bio+Informatics (2012 - 2012)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2011/02/16 - 2011/02/18 III National Journeys of Genetics and Biotechnology (2011/02/16 - 2011/02/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Conferences of Nanotechnology (2011 - 2011)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06/11 - 2024/06/20 Escola de Verão de Ciência Aberta 2024
Symposium
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/05/27 - 2024/05/27 OUTREACH - International Fair Enjoy Science 2024
Exhibition
 Feira Internacional Curtir Ciência 2024
2024/02/02 - 2024/02/02 Workshop on "Effective Orientation Meetings and how to give Feedback"
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/25 OUTREACH - Science and Technology week 2023 haring science with high school students by developing and explaining different activities related with the research performed at the lab
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/05/03 - 2023/05/03 11th workshop in Lipidomics: Marine lipidomics
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/14 - 2023/04/14 OUTREACH - CEB Lab open day An initiative to promote in-house knowledge exchance and collaboration between researchers working in the different research groups of the Centre of Biological Engineering. Presentation of the work performed in the field of metagenomics.
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04 OUTREACH - Reception of students From the ¿Braga Business Association¿ ¿ Presentation of the work performed in the Laboratory of Sustainable Bioprocesses and Bioproducts, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal
2022/01/31 - 2022/02/04 Advanced course (EMBL-EBI)
Meeting
 SymbNET: from metagenomics to metabolic interactions
European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
2021/12/21 - 2021/12/22 Workshop on Structural Biology
Workshop
 Computational Structural Biology Tools
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/11/25 - 2021/11/25 OUTREACH - Participation on the 3rd Contest on "Science Communication in Microbiology"
Call
 With the work entitled “The hidden potential of microbial dark matter”
Portuguese Society of Microbiology, Portugal
2021/11/18 - 2021/11/19 MIRRI webinars
Workshop
 Microbial resources for a Green, Healthy and Sustainable future & Cutting-edge technologies for 2030 microbial Culture Collections
2021/10/30 - 2021/10/30 OUTREACH - Invited speaker of workshop "How to do a scientific poster?"
Congress
 National Congress of Medical Students, CNEM2021
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2021/09/29 - 2021/09/30 Workshop on scientific design
Workshop
 Biorender VIZUALIZE 2021 - Advancing communication in science
2021/05/10 - 2021/05/10 Biotechnology Workshop
Workshop
 Biotechnology to build a brighter future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications
2021/04/23 - 2021/04/24 Hünfeld workshop
Workshop
 Computer simulation and theory of macromolecules
Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Germany
2020/11/16 - 2020/11/18 ReadyToPub course
Workshop
 Scientific writing – basic principles for a scientific publication
2020/10/15 - 2020/10/16 INL summit
Meeting
 Debating the transformation of the global economy
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2018/10/26 - 2020/09/09 OUTREACH - Event manager of Pint of Science
Festival
 Pint of Science - an international science communication initiative that brings scientists to discuss their latest research with people in a bar
2020/06/30 - 2020/07/01 Virtual course (Greece)
Meeting
 Introduction to Molecular Modelling and Molecular Dynamics in HPC
Partnership for Advanced Computing In Europe, Belgium
2020/02/06 - 2020/03/06 R sessions (Statements of accomplishment of “Introduction to R” and “Intermediate R” emitted by Data Camp)
Meeting
 R sessions: introduction to programming languages and R basics, data manipulation, introduction to plotting, writing basic functions and loops, introduction to statistics I and II
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2019/07/30 OUTREACH - Volunteer in the project "Voluntariado ECUM"
Other
 Oficina São José, a childcare institution, where I helped young boys studying science and dancing
2019/06/10 - 2019/06/20 Advanced course (Corsica, France)
Meeting
 FEBS-EMBO lecture course “Molecular Organization, Function and Dynamics of Biomembranes”, Cargése
Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
2019/05/12 - 2019/05/16 Advanced course (Le Pouliguen, France)
Meeting
 EMBO course “Caveolae and nanodomains: Translating structural principles and dynamics into function”
Institut Curie, France
2019/05/04 - 2019/05/04 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the initiative “UPA - Universidade de Portas Abertas”
Other
 "University Open Doors" aims to communicate science to general society
2019/01/18 - 2019/03/27 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the project "Researchers go back to school"
Other
 It brings researchers to schools to talk to kids and teenagers about science and researchers’ daily routines. I went to two high schools: Colégio La Salle, Barcelos; and Colégio Infante D. Henrique, Braga, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2019/02/11 Workshop on transferable skills II
Workshop
 Customized and effective CV, preparation for selection interviews
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11/05 - 2018/11/10 Advanced course (Rome, Italy)
Meeting
 EMBO course: “Computational analysis of protein-protein interactions: Sequences, networks and diseases”
Sapienza Università Editrice, Italy
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 OUTREACH - Volunteer at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action
Festival
 European Researchers' Night - workshop “Yeast as a cell factory”
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/26 Workshop on transferable skills I
Workshop
 Self-knowledge, balance of competences
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/09/20 - 2018/09/20 Workshop on Organoids
Workshop
 Organoids and other advanced tissue models for biomedical research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/09/20 - 2018/09/20 Workshop on Intelectual Property
Workshop
 IP Rights in Health & Life Sciences
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Workshop on Cryo Electron Microscopy
Workshop
 Enabling Portugal to Become a World Player in Biological Research and Health
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2018/02/28 - 2018/02/28 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the project "My School of Sciences - AMEC"
Workshop
 With the workshop: " Flow cytometry: a new tool to study microrganisms", directed to general society
2018 - 2018 Advanced course (Braga, Portugal)
Meeting
 "Protein Degradation and Trafficking in Health and Disease"
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11/24 - 2017/11/24 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the initiative "Open to Science and Technology Week" Collaboration in the planning and empowerment of the laboratorial activities and explanation of projects and career opportunities to young people
2017/07/15 - 2017/07/15 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the project "Science in the City!"
Workshop
 With the workshop: “Understanding cellular aging with the help of the baker's yeast”, an initiative directed to general public
2017/02 - 2017/07 Communication Skills Course
Meeting
 Level 2
2017/03/24 - 2017/03/25 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the initiative "Open Weekend 2017"
Other
 A programme “opened doors” from University of Minho directed to students from basic and high school
2017/03/15 - 2017/03/15 Workshop on lab security
Workshop
 Wast, spills and personal protective equipment
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/07 Communication Skills Course
Meeting
 Level 1
2013/05/13 - 2013/05/16 OUTREACH - Collaborator of the initiative "Science Party"
Festival
 An initiative directed to students and teachers of basic and high school
2012/10/25 - 2013/03/30 English Course (Babelium)
Other
Babelium, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Advanced course (Braga, Portugal)
Meeting
 Mammalian and Yeast cells as models in programmed cell death and autophagy
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Advanced course (Braga, Portugal)
Meeting
 Cancer therapy: from basic research to clinic
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Advanced course (Braga, Portugal)
Meeting
 Nanoparticles and the immune system: risks and therapeutics opportunities
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/09/28 - 2012/09/28 OUTREACH - Volunteer at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action
Festival
 European Researchers' Night

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/29 In the limelight of newly synthesized fluorescent nucleoside derivatives for bioimaging and drug discovery (First Year probationary)
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Gonçalves (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/02/16 Optimization of peptides expression conditions for cosmetic formulations
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina da Silva Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/12/11 Development of effective antifungal strategies based on lactoferrin and autophagy inducers
Supervisor
 João Filipe Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/11/15 Development of shape-tunnable metal organic framework nanosystems for cancer immunotherapy
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Adelaide Mota Cardoso (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/02/11 Functionalized magnetoliposomes for enhanced anticancer activity of lactoferrin against triple negative breast cancer cells (PhD project defense)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Raquel Andrade (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/02/07 Evolution of grape berry microbiota during fermentation: effects of the application of calcium supplements in vines on its abundance and diversity
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Rafaela Fernandes Soares (Master)
2022/02 A multidisciplinary approach to unveil the mechanisms underlying lactoferrin antifungal and anticancer activities
Supervisor
 Rita de Sousa Madaleno (Master)
2019/06/30 Study of the anticancer activity of lactoferrin
Supervisor
 Inês Guedes Lameira (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/06/30 Role of the vacuolar membrane protein Csc1p in the cell death induced by acetic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Supervisor
 Ricardo Filipe da Silva Machado (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/09 - 2024/11 Frontiers in Microbiology
2024/07 - 2024/10 Frontiers in Microbiology
2024/06 - 2024/06 European Journal of Soil Biology
2024/06 - 2024/06 Frontiers in Microbiology
2023/10/01 - 2023/10/01 Journal UMinho Science
2023/06/01 - 2023/06/01 FEBS letters
2023/03 - 2023/03 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
2023/01 - 2023/01 Frontiers in Pharmaceutics
2022/10 - 2022/10 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
2018/09/01 - 2018/09/01 PlosOne
2018/05/01 - 2018/05/01 British Journal of Cancer

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/01 - Current BioData.pt - Organization on computing resources, bioinformatics and data management services Member of Microbiome Community
2024/01 - Current ELIXIR - European life sciences infrastructure Member
2017 - Current Portuguese Society of Microbiology
2016 - Current Portuguese Society of Biochemistry
2018 - 2018 European Cell Death Organization Member
2010 - 2012 Núcleo de Estudantes de Genética e Biotecnologia (ADNGB) - Student organization that aims to promote science by organizing different scientific events Treasurer

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/06 - 2024/05/17 Advanced course 2024 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/24 - 2022/06/03 Advanced course 2022 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05/24 - 2021/06/04 Advanced course 2021 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/04/20 - 2020/05/01 Advanced course 2020 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/11 Advanced course 2019 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/29 Advanced course 2018 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/06/19 - 2017/06/30 Advanced course 2017 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models to understand programmed cell death and autophagy (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/06/20 - 2016/07/01 Advanced course 2016 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models in programmed cell death (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Cellular and Functional Biology (Technical and scientific assistance in the laboratorial classes) Masters in Molecular Genetics (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/06/22 - 2015/07/03 Advanced course 2015 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models in programmed cell death (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Cellular and Functional Biology (Technical and scientific assistance in the laboratorial classes) Masters in Molecular Genetics
2014/06/16 - 2014/06/27 Advanced course 2014 - Mammalian and yeast cells as complementary models in programmed cell death (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Cellular and Functional Biology (Technical and scientific assistance in the laboratorial classes) Masters in Molecular Genetics (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/01/13 The Portuguese Society of Microbiology (SPM) highlighted our first prize on the 3rd contest of "Communication in Science" SPM website and social media
2021/12/10 The Portuguese association for cancer research (ASPIC) highlighted our work on the selection of a novel peptide with affinity for breast cancer cells ASPIC website
2016/10/04 Our work unveiled a novel molecular target of lactoferrin in breast cancer cells and was advertised by the Portuguese association for cancer research (ASPIC) ASPIC website

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/09 - Current Guest editor of the special issue “Recent Advances in biosurfactants” of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022/08 - Current Review editor of Frontiers in Microbiology - Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy
2022/07 - Current Guest editor of the Special Issue “Advances in the Role of Mitochondria in Regulated Cell Death Dysfunctions Associated with Human Pathologies” of the Biomolecules journal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/09 - Current PhD student in Chemical Engineering: Valorization of agri-food wastes to obtain biocompounds of interests in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and agrochemistry industries (University of Vigo – Spain) Ksenia Lvova
2022/09/01 - Current PhD thesis in Chemical and Biological Engineering: Metagenomics for mining novel biosurfactants from saline environments Joana Gomes
2022/09/01 - Current PhD thesis in Chemical and Biological Engineering: Metagenomics strategies to design a suitable biocatalyst for the production of cello-oligosaccharides Joana Sousa
2023/09/01 - 2024/09 Master thesis in Biomedical Engineering: Lactoferrin-loaded extracellular vesicles as a strategy against coloretal cancer Inês Novo
2024/06 - 2024/07 PhD student in Chemical Engineering: Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity Profile of Prebiotic Biosurfactants Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria for Dermal Applications (University of Vigo – Spain) Andrea Martinez Arcos
2022/09/01 - 2024/02 Master thesis in Comparative and Technological Molecular Genetics: Lactoferrin-loaded extracellular vesicles as a strategy against triple negative breast cancer Ana Rita Barros
2023/10/01 - 2023/12/30 PhD thesis in Biological Engineering: Production, characterization and applications of Lactobacillus plantarum biosurfactants (National Engineering School of Sfax - Tunisia) Ameni Benammar
2022/09/01 - 2023/12 Master thesis in Applied Biochemistry: In vitro assessment and mechanism of action of novel purine derivatives as anticancer agents Ana Catarina Pereira
2022/09/01 - 2023/12 Master thesis in Molecular Genetics: Use of an engineered exosome-like delivery platform towards colorectal cancer therapy Henrique Fontes
2021/10/28 - 2021/11/05 Master thesis in Biological Engineering: Enzymatic treatment of fibers to obtain functional properties Mariana Azevedo
2018/09/01 - 2019/10/31 Master thesis in Biophysics and Bionanosystems: Development of magnetic nanocarriers for enhanced anticancer potential of lactoferrin Raquel Andrade
2017/09/01 - 2018/10/31 Master thesis in Applied Biochemistry: Phosphoregulation of Bax by the Glycogen synthase kinase-3ß Vitória Baptista
2016/09/01 - 2018/02/24 Master thesis in Molecular Genetics: Identification of yeast tonoplast proteins involved in vacuolar membrane permeabilization in acetic acid-induced cell death Joana Terra Matos
2015/09/01 - 2016/10/31 Master thesis in Molecular Genetics: Molecular mechanisms underlying the anticancer activity if lactoferrin in highly metastatic cancer cells Joana Guedes
Distinctions

Award

2023 FEMS Meeting Grant to support the attendance of Young Scientists to Microbiotec 23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 07-09th, December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2023 Best poster presentation award at Microbiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 7-9th December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal
2022 FEBS Young Scientist Forum (YSF) Grant for participation in the YSF and in "The Biochemistry Global Summit", from the 9th to the 14th July 2022
2022 IACOBUS grant for internship at University of Vigo, Spain in May 2022 (Metagenomics analysis tools)
2021 Young investigator award for poster presentation in the "AFFINITY 2021 - The 24th meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition"
2021 Best pitch presentation award in the "Microbial Genetics" session of the "II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics"
2021 Grant for participation in the National Congress of Biochemistry 2021
2021 Winner of the third edition of the contest entitled - Science Communication on Microbiology - in the General Cathegory
2021 Student award of the “15th International Conference on Lactoferrin: Structure, Function and Applications”
2021 FCT Research Fellowship in the project "Bioprospection and Biodiversity of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments"
2019 Best poster presentation award at “Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural”
2019 Student award of the “14th International Conference on Lactoferrin: Structure, Function and Applications”
2019 FEBS Youth Travel Fund (YTF) to support the participation in the FEBS-EMBO lecture course “Molecular Organization, Function and Dynamics of Biomembranes”
2019 EMBO travel grant to attend the EMBO course “Caveolae and nanodomains: Translating structural principles and dynamics into function”
2018 Scholarship attributed by the European Cell Death Organization (ECDO) to support the attendance to the 26th Conference of the European Cell Death Organization - "Cell death in disease: from small molecules to translational medicine"
2018 “Academic Merit Scholarship” award corresponding to the 2013/2014 school year attributed by Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2017 Best poster communication in the thematic symposium "Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Physiology" in the MICROBIOTEC17: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017
2017 FEMS Meeting Grant to support the attendance of Young Scientists to the 12th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis
2016 PhD fellowship awarded by the Doctoral Program in Applied and Environmental Biology (DP_AEM)
2015 Best poster presentation at III Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology
2015 FCT Research Fellowship in the project "Phosphoregulation of Bax-dependent cell death"

Other distinction

2023 Selected to participate as a professor/researcher in the IMFAHE Platform of Talent 2023-2024 promoted by IMFAHE (International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education), Oct 2023 to present