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My long-term scientific goal is to understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate neurodegeneration. During my post-doctoral training at the Rockefeller University, I have begun investigating this problem, by focusing on the role of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in a model of retinal degeneration in Drosophila. Since 2008, I have continued this work as an independent investigator at ITQB-UNL, leading a scientific group now with 6 people, including 3 PhD students and 2 postdocs. Our focus as been the role of Ire1/Xbp1 signalling in development and degeneration in Drosophila. Recently we started a project on the physiological role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum membrane complex (EMC) in Drosophila and mice.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Manuel Dias Neto Domingos

Citation names

  • Domingos, Pedro M

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CD12-835F-066C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4523-5631

Email addresses

  • domingp@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 214469322 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), Avenida da República, 2780-157 , Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
1997/10/01 - 2001/07/31
Concluded
 PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in PhD in Developmental Biology
University of London, University College London, United Kingdom
"The Wnt/b-catenin signalling pathway and anterior/posterior patterning in the vertebrate central nervous system" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
1990/09/01 - 1995/07/31
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/07/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2015/06/30 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/09/01 - 2008/06/30 Postdoc (Research) The Rockefeller University,, United States
1997/09/01 - 2001/07/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) MRC - National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
MRC - National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - Current Organismal role of the ER membrane complex: a conserved machinery required for membrane protein biogenesis.
HR17-00595
Ústav organické chemie a biochemie Akademie ved Ceské republiky, Czech Republic

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Caixabank SA
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Fighting vector mediated human diseases in Cape Verde
FCT AGA-KHAN / 541141368 / 2019
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01 - 2022/11/30 Organismal role of the ER membrane complex: a conserved machinery for membrane protein biogenesis
HR17-00595
Principal investigator
Caixabank SA
Ongoing
2016/06 - 2019/05 Functional characterization of genes required for neurodegeneration caused by endoplasmic reticulum stress
PTDC/NEU-NMC/2459/2014
 Foundation for Science and Tecnology
Concluded
2014/03 - 2017/02 Modulating Ire1 to prevent Parkinson’s disease
FCT-ANR/NEU-NMC/0006/2013
 Foundation for Science and Tecnology
Concluded
2008/12 - 2014/03 DrosoERstress - ER Stress and Photoreceptor Degeneration in Drosophila
PIRG03-GA-2008-230935 Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant
 Research Executive Agency
Concluded
2010/02 - 2013/07 Mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation in the Drosophila Unfolded Protein Response
FCT PTDC/BIA-BCM/105217/2008
 Foundation for Science and Tecnology
Concluded
2010/02 - 2013/01 Developmental role of the IRE1/Xbp1 signaling pathway during photoreceptor differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster
PTDC/SAU-OBD/104399/2008
 Foundation for Science and Tecnology
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

iNOVA4Health, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 4 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Domingos, Pedro. "Cellular responses to endoplasmic reticulum stress". In Protein misfolding in biology and disease, edited by Outeiro, T.F.. Transworld Research Network, 2008.
Conference poster
  1. Cairrao, Fatima; Pinto Flavia Isabel; Domingos, Pedro M. "Exploring the role of Pumilio/Ire1-Xbp1 pathway in glioblastoma using Drosophila avatars". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop on Proteostasis: From translation to degradation., 2023.
  2. Cairrão, Fatima; Domingos, Pedro M. "Exploring the role of the RNA binding protein Pumilio in glioblastoma using Drosophila avatars". Paper presented in CRUK Beatson International Cancer Conference 2023 ¿Interorgan Communication In Cancer¿, 2023.
  3. Cairrao, Fatima; Cristiana C. Santos; Lethomas Adrien; Masters scott; Askenavi Avi; Domingos, Pedro M. Corresponding author: Domingos, Pedro M. "Ire1 phosphorylates Pumilio to protect XBP1 mRNA from RIDD.". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop: The endoplasmic reticulum: The master regulator of membrane trafficking, 23 ¿ 28 October 2022 in Lucca, Italy., 2022.
Journal article
  1. Catarina J. Gaspar; Tiago Gomes; Joana C. Martins; Manuel N. Melo; Colin Adrain; Tiago N. Cordeiro; Pedro M. Domingos. "Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first five transmembrane domains of rhodopsin-1". iScience (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108309.
    10.1016/j.isci.2023.108309
  2. Amin, Abdulbasit; Badenes, Marina; Tüshaus, Johanna; de Carvalho, Érika; Burbridge, Emma; Faísca, Pedro; Trávnícková, Kveta; et al. "Semaphorin 4B is an ADAM17-cleaved adipokine that inhibits adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis". Molecular Metabolism 73 (2023): 101731. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101731.
    10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101731
  3. Rosado-Ramos, Rita; Poças, Gonçalo M.; Marques, Daniela; Foito, Alexandre; M. Sevillano, David; Lopes-da-Silva, Mafalda; Gonçalves, Luís G.; et al. "Genipin prevents alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity by affecting endocytosis, metabolism and lipid storage". Nature Communications 14 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37561-2.
    10.1038/s41467-023-37561-2
  4. Marina Badenes; Emma Burbridge; Ioanna Oikonomidi; Abdulbasit Amin; Érika de Carvalho; Lindsay Kosack; Camila Mariano; et al. "The ADAM17 sheddase complex regulator iTAP/Frmd8 modulates inflammation and tumor growth". Life Science Alliance (2023): https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201644.
    10.26508/lsa.202201644
  5. Fátima Cairrão; Cristiana C. Santos; Adrien Le Thomas; Scot Marsters; Avi Ashkenazi; Pedro M. Domingos. Corresponding author: Pedro M. Domingos. "Pumilio protects Xbp1 mRNA from regulated Ire1-dependent decay". Nature Communications 13 1 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29105-x.
    10.1038/s41467-022-29105-x
  6. Catarina J Gaspar; Lígia C Vieira; Cristiana C Santos; John C Christianson; David Jakubec; Kvido Strisovsky; Colin Adrain; Pedro M Domingos. Corresponding author: Pedro M Domingos. "EMC is required for biogenesis of Xport-A, an essential chaperone of Rhodopsin-1 and the TRP channel". EMBO reports (2021): https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202153210.
    10.15252/embr.202153210
  7. Domingos, Pedro M. "Presynaptic accumulation of a-synuclein causes synaptopathy and progressive neurodegeneration in Drosophila". Brain Communications 3 2 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcab049.
    10.1093/braincomms/fcab049
  8. Gonçalo Poças; Christen K. Mirth; Domingos, Pedro. "Quantification of macronutrients intake in thermogenetic neuronal screens using Drosophila larvae". Journal of Visualized Experiments (2020): https://www.jove.com/video/61323/quantification-macronutrients-intake-thermogenetic-neuronal-screen.
    Published
  9. Estefanie Dufey; José M. Bravo-San Pedro; Cristian Eggers; Matías González-Quiroz; Hery Urra; Alfredo I. Sagredo; Denisse Sepulveda; et al. "Genotoxic stress triggers the selective activation of IRE1a-dependent RNA decay to modulate the DNA damage response". Nature Communications 11 1 (2020): 2401. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15694-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41467-020-15694-y
  10. Domingos, Pedro M.; Jenny, Andreas; Combie, Keon F.; del Alamo, David; Mlodzik, Marek; Steller, Hermann; Mollereau, Bertrand. Corresponding author: Domingos, Pedro M.. "Regulation of Numb during planar cell polarity establishment in the Drosophila eye". Mechanisms of Development 160 (2019): 103583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2019.103583.
    10.1016/j.mod.2019.103583
  11. Adrain C; Henis-Korenblit S; Domingos PM. Corresponding author: Domingos PM. "Meeting Report - proteostasis in Ericeira.". Journal of cell science (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29496898.
    10.1242/jcs.216150
  12. Huang HW; Brown B; Chung J; Domingos PM; Ryoo HD. "highroad Is a Carboxypetidase Induced by Retinoids to Clear Mutant Rhodopsin-1 in Drosophila Retinitis Pigmentosa Models.". Cell reports (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29425495.
    10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.032
  13. Robin, M.; Issa, A.R.; Santos, C.C.; Napoletano, F.; Petitgas, C.; Chatelain, G.; Ruby, M.; et al. "Drosophila p53 integrates the antagonism between autophagy and apoptosis in response to stress". Autophagy (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059331360&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/15548627.2018.1558001
  14. Branco-Santos, J.; Herrera, F.; Poças, G.M.; Pires-Afonso, Y.; Giorgini, F.; Domingos, P.M.; Outeiro, T.F.. Corresponding author: Domingos, P.M.. "Protein phosphatase 1 regulates huntingtin exon 1 aggregation and toxicity". Human Molecular Genetics 26 19 (2017): 3763-3775. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030697664&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/hmg/ddx260
  15. Cavadas, M.; Oikonomidi, I.; Gaspar, C.J.; Burbridge, E.; Badenes, M.; Félix, I.; Bolado, A.; et al. "Phosphorylation of iRhom2 Controls Stimulated Proteolytic Shedding by the Metalloprotease ADAM17/TACE". Cell Reports 21 3 (2017): 745-757. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032011945&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.074
  16. Domingos, Pedro. "Adaptive preconditioning in neurological diseases - therapeutic insights from proteostatic perturbations.". Brain Res (2016): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899316300920.
    10.1016/j.brainres.2016.02.033.
  17. Mollereau, B.; Rzechorzek, N.M.; Roussel, B.D.; Sedru, M.; Van den Brink, D.M.; Bailly-Maitre, B.; Palladino, F.; et al. "Adaptive preconditioning in neurological diseases – therapeutic insights from proteostatic perturbations". Brain Research 1648 (2016): 603-616. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960193866&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.brainres.2016.02.033
  18. Poças, G.M.; Branco-Santos, J.; Herrera, F.; Outeiro, T.F.; Domingos, P.M.. "a-Synuclein modifies mutant huntingtin aggregation and neurotoxicity in Drosophila". Human Molecular Genetics 24 7 (2014): 1898-1907. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926456769&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/hmg/ddu606
  19. Coelho, D.S.; Domingos, P.M.. "Physiological roles of regulated Ire1 dependent decay". Frontiers in Genetics 5 APR (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901053043&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fgene.2014.00076
  20. Coelho, D.S.; Gaspar, C.J.; Domingos, P.M.. "Ire1 mediated mRNA splicing in a C-terminus deletion mutant of drosophila Xbp1". PLoS ONE 9 8 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925033762&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0105588
  21. Coelho, D.S.; Cairrão, F.; Zeng, X.; Pires, E.; Coelho, A.V.; Ron, D.; Ryoo, H.D.; Domingos, P.M.. "Xbp1-Independent Ire1 Signaling Is Required for Photoreceptor Differentiation and Rhabdomere Morphogenesis in Drosophila". Cell Reports 5 3 (2013): 791-801. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887609926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.celrep.2013.09.046
  22. Rasheva, V.I.; Domingos, P.M.. "Cellular responses to endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis". Apoptosis 14 8 (2009): 996-1007. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-68149136657&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10495-009-0341-y
  23. Domingos, P.M.; Steller, H.. "Pathways regulating apoptosis during patterning and development". Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 17 4 (2007): 294-299. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547801766&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.gde.2007.05.009
  24. Ryoo, H.D.; Domingos, P.M.; Kang, M.-J.; Steller, H.. "Unfolded protein response in a Drosophila model for retinal degeneration". EMBO Journal 26 1 (2007): 242-252. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846219134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/sj.emboj.7601477
  25. Mollereau, B.; Domingos, P.M.. "Photoreceptor differentiation in Drosophila: From immature neurons to functional photoreceptors". Developmental Dynamics 232 3 (2005): 585-592. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-14644422198&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/dvdy.20271
  26. Domingos, P.M.; Brown, S.; Barrio, R.; Ratnakumar, K.; Frankfort, B.J.; Mardon, G.; Steller, H.; Mollereau, B.. "Regulation of R7 and R8 differentiation by the spalt genes". Developmental Biology 273 1 (2004): 121-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4043177706&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.05.026
  27. Domingos, P.M.; Mlodzik, M.; Mendes, C.S.; Brown, S.; Steller, H.; Mollereau, B.. "Spalt transcription factors are required for R3/R4 specification and establishment of planar cell polarity in the Drosophila eye". Development 131 22 (2004): 5695-5702. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-10344225608&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1242/dev.01443
  28. Itasaki, N.; Jones, C.M.; Mercurio, S.; Rowe, A.; Domingos, P.M.; Smith, J.C.; Krumlauf, R.. "Wise, a context-dependent activator and inhibitor of Wnt signalling". Development 130 18 (2003): 4295-4305. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141725483&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1242/dev.00674
  29. Domingos, P.M.; Obukhanych, T.V.; Altmann, C.R.; Hemmati-Brivanlou, A.. "Cloning and developmental expression of Baf57 in Xenopus laevis". Mechanisms of Development 116 1-2 (2002): 177-181. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035996976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00129-6
  30. Altmann, C. R.; Domingos, P. M.; Hemmati-Brivanlou, A.; Obukhanych, T. V.. "Cloning and developmental expression of Baf57 in Xenopus laevis". Mechanisms of Development 116 1-2 (2002): 177-181.
    Pii s0925-4773(02)00129-610.1016/s0925-4773(02)00129-6
  31. Domingos, P.M.; Itasaki, N.; Jones, C.M.; Mercurio, S.; Sargent, M.G.; Smith, J.C.; Krumlauf, R.. "The Wnt/ß-catenin pathway posteriorizes neural tissue in Xenopus by an indirect mechanism requiring FGF signalling". Developmental Biology 239 1 (2001): 148-160. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035504191&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1006/dbio.2001.0431
Online resource
  1. Gaspar, Catarina J.; Joana C Martins; Manuel N. Melo; Tiago N Cordeiro; Adrain, Colin; Domingos, Pedro. Corresponding author: Domingos, Pedro. Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first 5 transmembrane domains of Rhodopsin-1. 2022. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.01.486763v1.
    https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.01.486763
  2. Domingos, Pedro. Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulates Huntingtin Exon 1 Aggregation And Toxicity. 2017. http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/05/10/135954.
    https://doi.org/10.1101/135954
Preprint
  1. Marina Badenes; Emma Burbridge; Ioanna Oikonomidi; Abdulbasit Amin; Érika de Carvalho; Lindsay Kosack; Domingos, Pedro M; Pedro Faísca; Colin Adrain. "The ADAM17 sheddase complex regulator iTAP modulates inflammation, epithelial repair, and tumor growth". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.11.487842.
    10.1101/2022.04.11.487842
  2. Abdulbasit Amin; Marina Badenes; Johanna Tüshaus; Érsika de Carvalho; Emma Burbridge; Pedro Faísca; Kveta Trávnícková; et al. "Semaphorin 4B is an ADAM17-cleaved inhibitor of adipocyte thermogenesis". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.11.511765.
    10.1101/2022.10.11.511765
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Domingos, Pedro. "The WNt/beta-catenin signalling pathway and anterior/posterior patterning in the vertebrate central nervous system". PhD, University College London, 2001.

Other

Other output
  1. Pumilio protects Xbp1 mRNA from regulated Ire1-dependent decay. Accepted for publication in Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29105-x Below Link to bioRxiv. 2021. Fatima Cairrao; Cristiana Santos; Adrien Le-Thomas; Scot Marsters; Avi Ashkenazi; Pedro Domingos. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.08.430300.
    10.1101/2021.02.08.430300
  2. EMC is required for biogenesis and membrane insertion of Xport-A, an essential chaperone of rhodopsin-1 and the TRP channel. 2021. Catarina J Gaspar; Ligia C. Vieira; John C Christianson; David Jakubec; Kvido Strisovsky; Colin Adrain; Pedro Domingos. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.01.429115v1.
    10.1101/2021.02.01.429115
  3. Presynaptic accumulation of a-synuclein causes synaptopathy and progressive neurodegeneration. in press in Brain Communications. 2020. Jessika C. Bridi; Erika Bereczki; Saffron K. Smith; Gonçalo M. Poças; Benjamin Kottler; Pedro M. Domingos; Christopher J. Elliott; Dag Aarsland; Frank Hirth. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.12.335778.
    10.1101/2020.10.12.335778
  4. Regulation of Numb during planar cell polarity establishment in the Drosophila eye. 2019. Pedro M Domingos; Andreas Jenny; David del Alamo; Marek Mlodzik; Hermann Steller; Bertrand Mollereau. https://doi.org/10.1101/686840.
    10.1101/686840
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/19 Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first five transmembrane domains of rhodopsin-1 EMBO Workshop on Proteostasis: from translation to degradation
European Molecular Biology Organization (Ericeira, Portugal)
2023/10/05 Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first five transmembrane domains of rhodopsin-1 4th Endoplasmic Reticulum International Symposium
(Paris, France)
2023/06/14 Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first 5 transmembrane domains of Rhodopsin-1 Second Annual Meeting of the ProteoCure COST Action
ProteoCure COST Action (Zagreb, Croatia)
2023/03/21 Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first 5 transmembrane domains of Rhodopsin-1 Development, function and evolution of invertebrate eyes
GZMB, Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany)
2019/11/16 ER stress in the Drosophila eye EMBO Workshop on Proteostasis: From organelles to organisms
EMBO Workshop on Proteostasis: (Ericeira, Portugal)
2018/10/15 The Fbox protein CG6758 regulates Xbp1-induced cell death in the Drosophila eye Junior European Drosophila Investigator (JEDI) Conference
JEDI (Girona, Spain)
2018/02/24 The Fbox Protein CG6758 Regulates Xbp1-induced Cell Death in the Drosophila eye COST action on Proteostasis final meeting
COST action on Proteostasis (Athens, Greece)
2017/06/18 "The Fbox protein CG6758 is required for Xbp1-induced cell death in the Drosophila eye" Annual Conference of the International Cell Death Society
Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel)
2016/10/19 Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the Drosophila eye EMBO Conference Structure and Function of the Endoplasmic reticulum
EMBO Conference Structure and Function of the Endoplasmic reticulum (Girona, Spain)
2016/06/19 The Fbox protein CG6758 regulates LaminB to suppress Xbp1 induced cell death in the Drosophila eye EMBO Conference Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila
EMBO Crete Meeting (Crete, Greece)
2014/04/01 Xbp1-independent Ire1 signaling is required for photoreceptor differentiation and rhabdomere morphogenesis in Drosophila 55th Drosophila Research Conference
Genetics Society of America (San Diego, United States)
2007/10/01 Unfolded Protein Response in a Drosophila model for retinal degeneration 10th Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences
Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (Ofir, Portugal)
2006/04/01 Numb regulates R3/R4 specification and the establishment of planar cell polarity in the Drosophila eye. 47th Drosophila Research Conference
Genetics Society of America (Houston, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/01/01 - Current Physiological role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Complex
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/01/01 - Current The role of the Fbox protein CG6758 in Endoplasmic Reticulum stress induced cell death
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/04/01 - Current Metabolomics on Parkinson’s disease: insights behind phenolic compounds protection”
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/10/01 - Current Post transcriptional regulation of the major UPR transcriptional factor Xbp1: mechanisms involved in localization and mRNA stability
Supervisor
 Post-doctoral fellow (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/12/01 - 2023/12/01 Caracterização funcional de genes necessários para a neurodegeneração induzida por stress no reticulo endoplasmico
Supervisor
 Post-doctoral fellow (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2022/01/25 The molecular and organismal role of the EMC: The ER membrane protein complex”
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/05/01 - 2019/06/30 Caracterização funcional de genes necessários para a neurodegeneração induzida por stress no reticulo endoplasmico
Supervisor
 Post-doctoral fellow (Other)
2019/01/01 - 2019/03/31 The role of the F-box protein CG6758 in Endoplasmic Reticulum stress induced cell death in Drosophila melanogaster
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2018/11/30 Modulação de Ire1 para prevenir a doença de Parkinson
Supervisor
 Post-doctoral fellow (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/06/01 - 2018/10/31 Erasmus student
Supervisor
 Erasmus student (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/09/30 Curso de extensão universitária
Supervisor
 Curso de extensão universitária (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2018/05/31 Identification and characterization of modulators of alfa-synuclein subcellular localization in Drosophila.
Supervisor
2018/01/01 - 2018/05/31 O papel fisiológico do complexo proteico da membrana do retículo endoplasmático (EMC)
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2016/06/30 Protein misfolding and aggregation in Neurodegenerative disorders
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2015/12/31 Functional and genetic analysis of alpha-synuclein and huntingtin in Drosophila melanogaster
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/02/01 - 2015/06/30 A genetic screen to identify genes mediating ER stress induced retinal degeneration in Drosophila
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2015/01/31 The Unfolded Protein Response and cell death in Drosophila models of neuronal degeneration.
Supervisor
 Post-doctoral fellow (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/07/01 - 2014/03/30 The Role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Transducer Ire1 during Photoreceptor Differentiation in Drosophila
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/11/30 Curso de extensão universitária
Supervisor
 Curso de extensão universitária (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2012/10/31 Erasmus student
Supervisor
 Erasmus student (Other)
2012/02/01 - 2012/09/30 Mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation in the Drosophila Unfolded Protein Response
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2011/09/30 The role of the IRE1/Xbp1 pathway in a Drosophila model for Autossonal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (ADRP)
Supervisor
2009/09/01 - 2010/06/30 Bolsa Iniciação Investigação,
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/12/31 Modelos de Neurodegeneração e Stress do Retículo Endoplasmático em Drosophila
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2009/06/30 Bolsa Iniciação Investigação
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2009/06/30 Papel da Via de Sinalização Mediada por Ire1 e Xbp1 na Diferenciação de Fotoreceptores em Drosophila
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/01/01 - Current Drosophila crosses and inheritance - a curricular program with 2 local 12th grade classes from Escola Luis Freitas Branco (Paço de Arcos), designed so that the students could make fly crosses and follow the inheritance of the white marker in 2 generations (2019, 2020 and 2021). (2019/01/01)
Other (Co-organisor)
2008/07/01 - Current - Organization and participation in ITQB “Open day/Dia Aberto”, a yearly event to promote ITQB’s activities to the local community (2008-present). (2008/07/01)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/11/17 - 2023/11/21 2023 EMBO workshop Proteostasis: From translation to degradation (https://meetings.embo.org/event/23-proteostasis) (2023/11/17 - 2023/11/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 European Molecular Biology Organization , Germany
2019/11/15 - 2019/11/19 2019 EMBO workshop on Proteostasis: from organelles to organisms, Ericeira, Portugal (http://meetings.embo.org/event/19-proteostasis) (2019/11/15 - 2019/11/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 European Molecular Biology Organization , Germany
2018/09/07 - 2018/09/08 - 2018 Portuguese Drosophila Research Conference, Tomar, Portugal (http://drosophilameeting.pt/2018/ (2018/09/07 - 2018/09/08)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2017/11/17 - 2017/11/21 2017 EMBO Proteostasis workshop, Ericeira, Portugal (http://meetings.embo.org/event/17-proteostasis (2017/11/17 - 2017/11/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 European Molecular Biology Organization , Germany
2016/06/14 - 2016/06/14 Portuguese premiere of the film “The Fly Room” (http://www.theflyroom.com) in Pavilhão do Conhecimento (http://cedoc.unl.pt/outreach-society/national-premiere-the-fly-room/), an event involving ITQB NOVA Communication office, together with Ciencia Viva, CEDOC and IGC. Outreach activities before and after the film screening, included “hands on” observation of Drosophila organism and a debate with Drosophila researchers (Pedro Domingos, Monica Dias and César Mendes) and the film director, Alexis Gambis (2016/06/14 - 2016/06/14)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/29 Characterization of CDC25/String as a novel phosphatase implicated in Tau modulation and neurodegeneration
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Andreia Camila Monteiro Oliveira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/07/19 Shifting gears: Insights into the head to trunk transition Exploring the regulatory changes underlying the head to trunk developmental transition
President of the jury
 Patrícia Rodrigues Duarte (PhD)
2023/04/12 Understanding Plk4 role in cancer
President of the jury
 Irina Suheila Martins Leal Fonseca (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/03/09 Dissecting polarity formation in the Drosophila oocyte
President of the jury
 Ana Milas (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/02/22 The roles of tubulin post-translational modifications in cancer
President of the jury
 Danilo da Silva Lopes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/02/02 Molecular and neuronal mechanisms underlying protein appetite
President of the jury
 Ana Patrícia Tomé Francisco (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/01/25 The molecular and organismal role of the EMC. The ER membrane protein complex.
Supervisor
 Catarina João Silva Gaspar (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/05/23 Regulation of CFTR trafficking and membrane anchoring: new insights into cAMP signalling
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Filipe Delgado dos Santos (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/11/29 Grainy Head in Wound Healing
Thesis Member
 Inês Rodrigues Silva Cristo (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/07/17 The role of p53 in autophagy and apoptosis in response to stress in the nervous system
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marion ROBIN (PhD)
École normale supérieure de Lyon, France
2016/06/17 Protein misfolding and aggregation in Neurodegenerative disorders
Supervisor
 Yolanda Sofia Pires Afonso (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015/12/21 Yeast Response to Arsenic’s Threats
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Rita Tomé Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/12/16 Functional and genetic analysis of alfa-synuclein and huntingtin in Drosophila melanogaster
Supervisor
 Gonçalo Manuel Pinho Ribeiro de Oliveira Poças (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/11/06 Role of RHBDD2 in Membrane Trafficking Regulation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tianyi Hu (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07/20 A Role for Tctp in Neural Circuitry Formation
(Thesis) Arguer
 Claudio André Gouveia Martins Roque (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/06/09 A genetic screen to identify genes mediating ER stress induced retinal degeneration in Drosophila
Supervisor
 Nadine Simone Schweizer (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/12/09 MELANOSOME TRANSFER BETWEEN MELANOCYTES AND KERATINOCYTES
Thesis Member
 Maria Serrano Correia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2014/03/18 The role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Transducer Ire1 during Photoreceptor Differentiation in Drosophila
Supervisor
 Dina Raquel Silva Coelho (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/12/03 THE ROLE OF N-TERMINAL PHOSPHORYLATION ON HUNTINGTIN OLIGOMERIZATION, AGGREGATION AND TOXICITY
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Branco dos Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012/11/27 CHARACTERIZATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL STRESS PATHWAYS IN NEURODEGENERATION USING DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AS A MODEL SYSTEM
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Inês Pimenta de Castro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2012/01/25 Identification of mechanisms controlling the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-¿B) p65/RelA
Thesis Member
 Nadja Pejanovic (PhD)
2011/10/14 The role of the IRE1/Xbp1 pathway in a Drosophila model for Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (ADRP)
Supervisor
 Rita Esperto Costa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011/02/10 Arguente da tese de doutoramento "Analysis of teashirt mutants affecting cell proliferation in Drosophila melanogaster"
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sílvia Pimentel (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/12/23 Modelos de Neurodegeneração e Stress do Retículo Endoplasmático em Drosophila
Supervisor
 Gonçalo Manuel Pinho Ribeiro de Oliveira Poças (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/07/22 Papel da via de sinalização mediada por Ire1 e Xbp1 na diferenciação de fotoreceptores em Drosophila
Supervisor
 Dina Raquel Silva Coelho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/11/14 Regulation of the pró-apoptotic protein Bim EL during mitosis and mitotic slippage
Thesis Member
 Ana Lúcia Gomes Almeida Pereira Mena (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015/01/01 - Current Cost action on Proteostasis (BM1307) Member
2011/01/01 - Current JEDI – Junior European Drosophila Investigator Member
2002/03/01 - Current Genetics Society of America Membership
2021/10/07 - 2025/10/06 ProteoCure - A sound proteome for a sound body: targeting proteolysis for proteome remodelling (CA20113) Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/07/01 - Current Member of the editorial board of Apoptosis. https://www.springer.com/journal/10495/editors Springer Publishing Company LLC, United States

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2008/07/01 - Current Referee of scientific proposals for ANR (FR), NSF (US), MRC (UK), BBSRC (UK) and European Commission (Marie Curie and other funding programs, both as expert and Vice-Chair).
Evaluator

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/07/31 - Current 90 segundos de Ciencia - Ep 180 O SEGREDO POR TRÁS DA CEGUEIRA NA MOSCA-DA-FRUTA PODE ESTAR NA PROTEÍNA RODOPSINA

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2008/07/01 - Current Development, Developmental Biology, Plos, Apoptosis, Journal of Experimental Medicine, eLife, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cell Science.
Distinctions

Other distinction

2007 Travel Award (750 euros) for participation in the 10th Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Ofir, Portugal.
1997 Fellow of the Gulbenkian Foundation PhD Program in Biology and Medicine, Portugal.