Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sandra Sofia Mimoso Pinhanços
Citation names
- Pinhanços, SS or Pinhanços, SM
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- C814-42E1-86D8
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6748-5554
- Google Scholar ID
- tv40oQUAAAAJ
Email addresses
- sandra.sofia.m@gmail.com (Professional)
- sandra.sofia.m@uc-biotech.pt (Professional)
- spinhancos@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 934121400 (Personal)
- Telephone
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- 231249170 (Professional)
- 231407377 (Personal)
Addresses
- UC-Biotech, Nucleo 4, Lote8, 3061-197 , Cantanhede, Cantanhede, Portugal (Professional)
- Avenida do Brasil, lote 8, 3F, 3060-125, Cantanhede, Cantanhede, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
- www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-sofia-mimoso-pinhancos-073542149 (Professional)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sandra_Sofia_Mimoso_Pinhancos2 (Social media)
- http://erachair.uc-biotech.pt/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Dutch | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2020/03/01 - 2024/03/01
Ongoing
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PhD Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento)
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
"Extracellular vesicles in Diabetes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2022/12/01 - 2022/12/03
Concluded
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Winter School Early Career Network (Outros)
European Association for the Study of Obesity, United Kingdom
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2020/02/17 - 2020/02/21
Concluded
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Communication in Science (Outros)
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2018/05 - 2018/05
Concluded
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Programming in R (basic Course) (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2017 - 2017
Concluded
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Indesign CS6 (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2016/06/23 - 2016/06/24
Concluded
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Survival Analysis Course (from basic statistics to Kaplan-Meier plots) (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2016/04/05 - 2016/04/05
Concluded
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Photoshop & Illustrator CS5 workshop (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2015/11/02 - 2015/11/06
Concluded
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Course Biomedical Research Techniques ((primers and probes, methylation, siRNA, Flow Cytometry, Microscopy) (Graduado)
Major in Research Techniques
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2014/06/10 - 2014/06/12
Concluded
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Workshop Molecular Aspects of Hematological Malignancies (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2013/09/24 - 2013/09/27
Concluded
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Translational Animal Imaging (3D Fluorescence and Bioluminescence (IVIS), Fluorescence Molecular Tomography (FMT), µCT) (Graduado)
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2013/04/08 - 2013/04/26
Concluded
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Course Animal Experimentation Article 9 (FELASA C) (Graduado)
Major in Experimentação Animal
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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2007/09 - 2008/09
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Bioquímica
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Human Bocavirus infection in children with Respiratory tract Infection" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2002/09 - 2007/09
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Major in Bioquímica
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Role between serum concentrations of homocysteine, steroid hormones and vitamins B and mutations in 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
reductase gene, in association to Alzheimer's type dementia " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/03/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal |
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
2018/10 - 2020/02/28 | Research Assistant (Research) | Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal |
2016/09 - 2018/09 | Research Assistant (Research) | Princess Maxima Center, Center for Pediatric Oncology, Netherlands |
2011/01/14 - 2016/09 | Research Assistant (Research) | Erasmus MC Afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, Netherlands |
2010/02 - 2010/12 | Research Trainee (Research) | Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Netherlands |
2007/09 - 2008/07 | Research Trainee (Research) | Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira EPE, Portugal |
2006/09 - 2007/09 | Research Trainee (Research) | Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira EPE, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2008/03 - 2010/01 | Assistente de Farmácia | Farmácia Central Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal |
2007/10 - 2008/02 | Assistente de Farmácia | Farmácia Mousaco Torrão, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/03/01 - Current | Extracellular Vesicles in Diabetes
SFRH/BD/144119/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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2018/10/08 - Current | Towards personalized beta-cell mass imaging in type 2 Diabetes
95105008
Technical development
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
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ZonMw
Ongoing
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2016 - 2018 | High Throughput of epigenetic drug screening in high risk leukemias
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Technical development
Princess Maxima Center, Center for Pediatric Oncology, Netherlands
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Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa)
Concluded
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2012 - 2016 | Role of Bone Marrow niche Microenvironment in MLL-rearranged ALL using in vivo xenotransplantations models
KIKA.Project89
Technical development
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa)
Concluded
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2012 - 2016 | Role of epigenetics in MLL rearranged infant ALL
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Technical development
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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Concluded
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2011/01 - 2011/12 | Unraveling drug resistance in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Infants
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Technical development
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa)
Concluded
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2010 - 2010 | Impact of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase inhibitor in pulmonary inflammation
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Other
Amsterdam Medical Center, Netherlands
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2010 - 2010 | The potency of AMPK activation by AICAR to reduce inflammation in vitro and in vivo in a model of LTA-induced lung injury
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Other
Amsterdam Medical Center, Netherlands
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Concluded
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2007 - 2008 | Detection of Human Bocavirus in children with Respiratory Infection
Master project
Other
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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2006 - 2007 | Serum homocysteine: interplay with other circulating and genetic factors in association to Alzheimer's type dementia
Projecto de Licenciatura
Other
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/12/06 | High-throughput screening identifies microRNAs capable of rescuing beta cells from glucolipotoxicity-induced cell death Poster presentation | 3rd resetAGEING
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2023/10/04 | High-throughput screening identifies microRNAs capable of rescuing beta cells from glucolipotoxicity-induced cell death | 59 th Annual Meeting European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Hamburg, Germany)
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2023/03/18 | miRNAs que aumentam a sobrevivência e proliferação de células beta estão alterados em doentes diabéticos submetidos a cirúrgia bariátrica | 19 Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia (Vilamoura, Portugal)
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2022/12/06 | High-throughput screening identifies microRNAs capable of rescuing beta cells from glucolipotoxicity-induced cell death | IDF Congresso Mundial de Diabetes
IDF (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2022/12/02 | High-throughput screening identifies microRNAs capable of rescuing beta cells from glucolipotoxicity-induced cell death | EASO-ECN Winter School
EASO (Sevilha, Spain)
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2022/03/11 | miRNAs e Vesículas Extracelulares: uma nova terapia no tratamento do síndrome metabólico | 18º Congresso Português de Diabetes
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia (Vilamoura, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/02/01 - 2023/06/01 | Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Urine of patients undergoing to Bariatric Surgery
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2023/01/03 - 2023/01/31 | Extracellular vesicle miRNA expression in patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Co-supervisor
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Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2020/01/03 - 2020/02/14 | Culture of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells in polystyrene films with nanotopographies
Co-supervisor
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Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/03/01 - 2019/06/01 | GLP1-R in Type 2 Diabetes
Co-supervisor
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mestrado em Biotecnologia Farmacêutica na Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2020/09/19 - Current | 2nd Retreat of CIBB's Innovative Therapies Area.
zoom meeting 19/09/2020
Conference
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2nd Retreat of CIBB's Innovative Therapies Area. |
2019/11/22 - Current | Innovation Day @ CNC |
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2023/01/12 - 2033/01/13 | III MAD Meeting - Inflammaging: From societal to Clinical Challenges | III Metabolism Aging and Disease Meeting
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2023/05/15 - 2023/05/15 | Formações em SST _ Primeiros Socorros e Medidas de Autoproteção
Other
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Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
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2022/09/21 - 2022/09/21 | Medical Writing na comunicação para o doente | |
2021/11/16 - 2021/11/16 | Formação - Primeiros Socorros
Other
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Formação - Primeiros Socorros
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2021/07/14 - 2021/07/14 | Training in Health and Safety at Work
"SST-Prevenção da Transmissão da Infeção"
Seminar
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"SST-Prevenção da Transmissão da Infeção"
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2021/06/11 - 2021/06/11 | 1st RESETaging Conference, June 11th, 2021
Conference
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1st RESETaging Conference
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2021/04/19 - 2021/04/23 | PDBEB Courses 2020/2021 - Advanced Therapies
Other
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Advanced Therapies
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2021/02/01 - 2021/02/05 | PDBEB Courses 2020/2021 - High-Throughput Screening for Target and Drug Discovery
Other
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High-Throughput Screening for Target and Drug Discovery
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2020/12/18 - 2020/12/18 | First Workshop of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles: EVs in Health and Disease
Online Even
Conference
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First Workshop of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles: EVs in Health and Disease
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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2020/11/18 - 2020/11/18 | 1st Retreat Metabolism Aging and Disease area
Other
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1st Retreat Metabolism Aging and Disease area
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2020/09/20 - 2020/09/30 | ESCI Virtual Meeting 2020
Conference
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ESCI Virtual Meeting 2020 |
2019/12/19 - 2019/12/20 | CIBB meeting Metabolism, Aging and Disease
Other
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Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechonology Meeting - Metabolism, Aging and Disease |
2019/12/09 - 2019/12/10 | BEB day 2019 |
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/06/28 - 2019/06/29 | “Ageing: Models, mechanisms and therapies” conference.
Conference
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“Ageing: Models, mechanisms and therapies”
Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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2017/06/22 - 2017/06/25 | 22nd Congress of European Hematology Association (EHA), Madrid, Spain.
Congress
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Congress of European Hematology Association |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/10/10 - 2023/10/13 | Organizing Committee member of the ETRS and SPCE TC joint meeting 2023
Member
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Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/07/11 - 2022/07/18 | "Curso Avançado: Regulatory Affairs & Patents" | "Curso Avançado: Regulatory Affairs & Patents" | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2022/06/29 - 2022/06/29 | "Desenho de ensaios clínicos: Conceitos fundamentais" | "Desenho de ensaios clínicos: Conceitos fundamentais" |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | Bolsa GIFT (Grupo de Estudos Investigação Fundamental e Translacional)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
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2023 | Best Oral Communication
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
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2023 | Registration grant to attend the 59th annual meeting European Association for the Study of Diabetes by Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia |
2022 | Participation Grant for the Early Career Network - Winter School by European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
European Association for the Study of Obesity, United Kingdom
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Other distinction
2023 | Travel Grant - EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) Annual Meeting 2023
European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Germany
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2019 | PhD Scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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