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Carina Vanessa Fernandes Brito completed a Master degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 2015/12 by University of Aveiro, a Master degree in Quality Control in 2021/12 by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto and a Bachelors degree in Biology in 2013 by Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto. Attends the PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology applied to Health Sciences by Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, since 2022/01/01. Published 3 articles in journals. Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Infectious Diseases and Parasitology; Biological Sciences with emphasis on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Molecular Biology; Parasites; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Homeostasis; Macrophages; Arginine; Abortion; Toxoplasma gondii; Arginase 1; NOS2.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carina Vanessa Fernandes Brito

Citation names

  • Brito, Carina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CE12-935F-506C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3973-7187

Email addresses

  • carina_20brito@hotmail.com (Professional)
  • carina.20brito@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Parasitology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31
Ongoing
 Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/02
Concluded
 Comunicar Ciência - Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 19
2023/06/28
Concluded
 Cell culture training course (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 19
2023/01/06
Concluded
 Flow Cytometry: from basic principles to practical applications (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 18
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/16
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science Course (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/04/23
Concluded
 Advanced Light Microscopy Tools in the Study of Cell Biology (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 18
2019/09 - 2021/12
Concluded
 Quality Control (Mestrado)
Major in Pharmaceuticals and medicinal plants
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Development of Toxoplama Gondii membrane antigens delivery nanosystem for the achievement of an effective vaccine for Toxoplasmosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2015/12
Concluded
 Molecular and Cellular Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Determination of Arginase 1 and Nitric Oxide Synthase expression during pregnancy and Toxoplasma gondii infection" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2014/02/24 - 2014/06/06
Concluded
 English Course (Outros)
Major in Intermediate level I - B2.1 (QECR - Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Línguas e Culturas, Portugal
 15
2013
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Angiotensina II Regulação na expressão dos receptores D3 e AT1 e dos Transportadores de Aminoácidos ASCT2 e LAT1 de Ratos Espontaneamente Hipertensos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current PhD Student Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/11/30 Master's degree Student Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/04/30 Research grant Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2015/12/04 Master's degree Student Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2012/10/03 - 2013/07/28 Bachelor's degree Student Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 A nanovaccine for toxoplasmosis prevention
2021.06472.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
LA/P/0140/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDB/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2015/08 - 2016/07 Understanding and preventing congenital toxoplasmosis
R1/2015
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Brito, Carina. "Optimization of a Nanovaccine for Toxoplasmosis". Paper presented in X Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciências Farmacêuticas, 2023.
  2. Teixeira, Daniela; Brito, Carina; Vilanova, Manuel; Correia, Alexandra; Borges, Margarida. "Intranasal immunization using Toxoplasma gondii membrane antigens plus CPG oligodeoxynucleotides induces protection against murine toxoplasmosis". Paper presented in XLVIII SPI Annual Meeting, 2023.
  3. Brito, Carina. "“Pregnancy down regulates MHCII expression by macrophages during Toxoplasma gondii infection”". Paper presented in TOLL 2018, 2018.
  4. Brito, Carina. ""Arginase 1 and iNOS expression at the fetomaternal interface d uring Toxoplasma gondii infection"". Paper presented in Encontro de jovens estudantes - Ijup 2015, 2015.
  5. Brito, Carina. ""Determination of macrophage activation profile during Toxoplasma gondii infection and implications on pregnancy outcome using mice model"". Paper presented in UMIB Summit 2015, 2015.
  6. Brito, Carina. ""Arginase 1 and iNOS expression at systemic level and fetomaternal interface during Toxoplasma gondii infection"". Paper presented in 10th Yes Meeting, 2015.
  7. Brito, Carina. "Effect of GRK4 Gene Variants on Dopamine Receptor". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação jovem - Ijup 2013, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Carina Brito; Camila Lourenço; Joana Magalhães; Salette Reis; Margarida Borges. "Nanoparticles as a Delivery System of Antigens for the Development of an Effective Vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii". Vaccines (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040733.
    10.3390/vaccines11040733
  2. Brito, Carina; M. Silva, Tânia; M. Castro, Maria; Wyrwas, Weronika; Oliveira, Bárbara; M. Fonseca, Bruno; Oliveira, Pedro; et al. "Toxoplasma gondii infection reduces serum progesterone levels and adverse effects at the maternal-foetal interface". Parasite Immunology 42 2 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pim.12690.
    10.1111/pim.12690
  3. Borges, Margarida; Magalhães Silva, Tânia; Brito, Carina; Teixeira, Natércia; Roberts, Craig W.. "How does toxoplasmosis affect the maternal-foetal immune interface and pregnancy?". Parasite Immunology 41 3 (2018): e12606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pim.12606.
    10.1111/pim.12606
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "“Development of a Toxoplasma gondii membrane antigens delivery nanosystem for the achievement of an effective vaccine for Toxoplasmosis”". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, 2021.
  2. Brito,Carina Vanessa Fernandes. "Determination of arginase 1 and nitric oxide synthase expression during pregnancy and toxoplasma gondii infection". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/15445.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/21 Optimization of a Nanpvaccine for Toxoplasmosis XI BiotechHealth Symposium
ICBAS (Porto, Portugal)
2022/07/18 Intranasal vaccine from whole Leishmania donovani antigens provides protection and induces specific immune response against visceral leishmaniasis Journal Club of the Department of Biological Sciences at FFUP
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/05/05 Searching for a vaccine against toxoplasmosis I meeting of the Disease Pathways and Biomarker Group from UCIBIO research uniters Group
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (Porto)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/26 - 2023/06/27 X Biotech Health Annual Symposium | On the Shoulders of Giants (2023/06/26 - 2023/06/27)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/03 - 2024/07/05 Exposição de Póster: "Searching for a vaccine against toxoplasmosis" Encontro Ciência 2024 - Science and Technology Summit in Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2024/05/26 - 2024/05/29 Apresentação de Póster: "Searching for a vaccine against Toxoplasmosis"
Workshop
 17th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis 2024
German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology, Germany
2023/05/11 - 2023/05/11 Spring Seminar 2023
Seminar
 Advanced Therapies from the Biological Sciences department od FFUP
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/03/17 - 2023/03/17 I ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting
Other
 I ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting Infection & Immunity
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/06/28 - 2022/06/28 9th Biotech Health Symposium
Symposium
 9th Biotech Health Symposium: Resilient Science in a Changing World
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/05/11 - 2022/05/11 EUGLOH Workshop : Non-human primate models to sudy infectious diseases and vaccines development
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/03/04 - 2015/03/04 Introduction to Endnote X7: From creating a library to writing a document
Workshop
 Acções de formação para a comunidade académica do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) e a Faculdade de Farmácia (FFUP) da Universidade do Porto.
Biblioteca ICBAS / FFUP, Portugal
2015/01/21 - 2015/01/21 Web of Science e Scopus: Search in Citation Databases
Workshop
 Acções de formação para a comunidade académica do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) e a Faculdade de Farmácia (FFUP) da Universidade do Porto.
Biblioteca ICBAS / FFUP, Portugal
2015/01/14 - 2015/01/14 Pubmed: Search by words and subject, limit results, get full text of articles
Workshop
 Acções de formação para a comunidade académica do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) e a Faculdade de Farmácia (FFUP) da Universidade do Porto.
Biblioteca ICBAS / FFUP, Portugal
2012/02/14 - 2012/02/14 Capacity of leadership and management of projects and teams
Workshop
 BEST TRAINING DAY - Leadership
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal