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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carolina Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Carolina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CE1A-404E-5DF5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7657-003X

Email addresses

  • carolinamsantoss@hotmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 239249170 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/01 - 2026
Ongoing
EIT Health Ageing PhD School (Doutoramento)
EIT Health, Germany
2022/11/01 - 2026
Ongoing
PhD Programme in Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024/02/19
Concluded
Advanced Course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Bringing Science to Primary Schools (Outros)
Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain
2023/05 - 2023/07/19
Concluded
Advanced Course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Smart Communication and Networking (Outros)
The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/08
Concluded
Advanced course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Ageing: from fundamental biology to societal impact (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/05/23 - 2022/06/03
Concluded
Advanced course from EIT Health Ageing PhD School: Advanced Imaging Methods in Neuroscience (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2021/12/10
Concluded
Master's degree in Biomedical Research (Mestrado)
Major in Vision Sciences
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Can the extracellular vesicles released by Müller glial cells provide neuroprotection to retinal ganglion cells?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2019/11/04 - 2019/11/15
Concluded
Training in Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/06/12
Concluded
German Language and Culture II (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
16
2015/09 - 2019/06
Concluded
Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
14
2019/01/17
Concluded
German Language and Culture I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
18
2018/05/30
Concluded
English Language Course, Advanced Level II (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
17
2017/12/21
Concluded
English Language Course, Advanced Level I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/11/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2022/10/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2020/07/05 - 2021/12/10 Research Trainee (Research) Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal
Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal
2020/01/06 - 2020/02/28 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2017/08/01 - 2019/07/01 Research Trainee (Research) Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal
Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/11/01 - Current A gene editing nanoparticle formulation for retinal degenerative diseases
2022.13609.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2022/10/31 A gene editing nanoparticle formulation for retinal degeneration diseases
EXPL_BIA-CEL_0989_2021
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Pereiro, Xandra; Ruzafa, Noelia; Santos, Carolina; Azkargorta, Mikel ; Elortza, Felix ; António Francisco Ambrósio; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Vecino, Elena. "Neuroprotective Impact of Müller Glia-Derived Microvesicles on Retinal Ganglion Cells Under High Pressure Conditions". Paper presented in ARVO - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2024.
  2. Santos, Carolina; ANTAS, PEDRO; Miguel C. Seabra; Ferreira, Lino. Corresponding author: Santos, Carolina. "Gene editing nanoparticle for choroideremia". Paper presented in 3rd RESETageing Conference, 2023.
  3. Santos, Carolina; ANTAS, PEDRO; Seabra, MC; Ferreira, Lino. Corresponding author: Santos, Carolina. "A Gene Editing Formulation For Retinal Degenerative Diseases". Paper presented in European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS) & Portuguese Society of Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2023.
  4. Santos, Carolina; Pereiro, Xandra; Boia, Raquel; Vecino, Elena; A.F. Ambrosio; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Microvesicles released by Müller glial cells promote the survival of retinal ganglion cells". Paper presented in V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network - Glial cells at the crossroad of health and disease, 2021.
  5. Santos, Carolina; Boia, Raquel; Aires, Inês Dinis; Ambrósio, A.F.; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "The adenosine A3 receptor agonist is protective to the retinas of diabetic mice". Paper presented in IV Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network - Glia Diversity in Neuromodulation and Neurodegeneration, 2019.
  6. Santos, Carolina; Boia, Raquel; Aires, Inês Dinis; Ambrósio, A.F.; Santiago, Ana Raquel. "Effect of adenosine A3 receptor agonist treatment in microglial reactivity in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy". Paper presented in III Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/15 A NANOFORMULATION FOR GENE EDITION IN RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES BEB Day (Biomedicine and Experimental Biology Day) 2024
PhD Students from the PhD Programme in Biomedicine and Experimental Biology, from the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17 Science communication activity in the scope of the programme “Bioengineering in rural schools". It took place at EB1 de São Marcos da Serra, Silves, 2023. (2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10 Participation in the science communication activity "Biocant Open Day", in which high school students could be in touch with the main areas of research from the Advanced Therapies Group and visit the group laboratories.
Other
Biocant Open Day
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/03/05 - 2024/03/05 Science communication activity within the framework of "Brain Awareness Week". It took place at EB1 dos Olivais, in Coimbra, 2024. Brain Awareness Week
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 Participation in the "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência para Todos - Sustentabilidade e Inclusão" (European Researchers' Night) with the theme "Brain Wall", that took place at Baixa de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2023. European Researchers' Night
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/08/03 - 2023/08/03 Participation in science communication activities in Expofacic event, in Cantanhede, 2023.
Other
Expofacic
2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10 Participation in the initiative "International Women's and Girls in Science Day, 2023" which took place at the High School of Cristina Torres, in Figueira da Foz, 2023.
Other
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência para Todos - Sustentabilidade e Inclusão" (European Researchers' Night), that took place at Baixa de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2022. European Researchers' Night
2019 - 2019 Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Ciência na Cidade" (European Researchers' Night), that took place at Praça do Forte, Figueira da Foz, 2019.
Other
European Researchers' Night
2019 - 2019 Visit to the Basic School "Agrupamento de Escolas de Anadia" to participate on the initiative "Scientists go to School" within the framework of the Brain Awareness Week, 2019.
Other
Brain Awareness Week
2017/03/01 - 2018/05/31 Participation in des.LIGA Project (from Núcleo Regional do Centro da Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro). des.LIGA Project is an educational project for health and cancer prevention at University education level. It is promoted from university students to university students and its main objective is to promote the adoption of health behaviors and act at the level of primary cancer prevention in University education.
Other
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Centro, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Participation in the activities related with "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - Guerra das cores" (European Researchers' Night), that took place at the Núcleo Museológico do Mar, Figueira da Foz, 2018.
Other
European Researchers' Night
2018 - 2018 Visit to the "Basic School of Abadias, Figueira da Foz" to participate on the activity "Scientists go to School" within the framework of the Brain Awareness Week, 2018.
Other
Brain Awareness Week

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/09/01 - 2019/07/19 miniBIOQS - Associação Ciência para Todos. I was involved and participated in the initiatives within the scope of the miniBIOQS Project from 2016 to 2019. The miniBIOQS aims was to promote visits to the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra, sessions at the Machado de Castro Museum, Night of Researchers and Night of Museums. I contributed to the organization and work of the team, in guiding colleagues on visits, and was responsible for enrolling volunteers in visits to the Pediatrics.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/02/01 - 2021/06/03 Tutoring of student during the curricular internship of the Degree in Biology. Inês Catarina Martinho Henriques
2021/02/01 - 2021/06/03 Tutoring of student during the curricular internship of the Degree in Biochemistry. Sofia Pinto Lopes