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Inês Moniz earned her bachelor's degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra in 2019, after which she started her two-year Masters' studies in Biomedical Research at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. During the first year, she had the opportunity to contact different laboratories, familiarizing herself with a wide range of themes and technical procedures, from stem cell research to oncology and neurosciences. Her master's project was carried out in the Biology of Reproduction and Stem Cell Group of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra, where her research work originated the thesis "Hypoxia-induced Quiescence: A New Approach on MSC Preservation" which focused on the metabolic regulation of mesenchymal stem cells exposed to hypoxia. In 2022, Inês Moniz worked as a technician in the Merck-funded project in an industry-academia-clinic partnership with the Reproductive Medicine Unit of Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC). She was granted the FCT PhD studenship and is currently doing her Ph.D. in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Moniz

Citation names

  • Moniz, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E017-169B-926D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0381-4101

Addresses

  • Biology of Reproduction and Stem Cell Group, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, IBILI, Instituto de Bioquímica, FMUC, Polo III, 3º andar, Sub 1, Gab 3.66, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas , 3000-548, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2026
Ongoing
 Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/02
Concluded
 Envelhecimento (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01/02 - 2023/01/14
Attended
 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/11/22
Concluded
 Formações iiiUC - Ferramentas de apoio à Investigação (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/18
Concluded
 VI Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy Course (Outros)
Major in .
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/08/28 - 2021/12/07
Concluded
 Investigação Biomédica (Mestrado)
Major in Oncobiologia
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Hypoxia-induced Quiescence: A New Approach on MSC Preservation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2019/08/31 - 2020/01/16
Concluded
 Curso de Formação de Língua e Cultura Francesas I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/12/13
Concluded
 Curso de Regulação Celular e Sinalização Proteostase (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/09/13 - 2019/06/25
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 16
2014
Concluded
 Cambridge English Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry 3) (Key) (Outros)
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
 Pass with Distinction
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01 - Current Member of the Senate Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01 - 2023/09 Volunteer Internship Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Campus dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - Current Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells as potential metabolic rescuers of cryopreserved and transplanted ovarian tissue
2022.10535.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current OOCYTE AGING: EVALUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF REJUVENATING STRATEGIES
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Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Moniz, Inês; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "Hypoxia-induced quiescence improving uc-msc therapeutic value". Paper presented in Cytotherapy, 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/S1465324921004928
Conference poster
  1. Moniz, Inês; Sousa, Maria Inês; Ana Paula Sousa; Ramalho-Santos, João; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Branco, Ana F. "CÉLULAS ESTAMINAIS MESENQUIMAIS DO CORDÃO UMBILICAL NA REGENERAÇÃO DO TECIDO OVÁRICO CRIOPRESERVADO". Paper presented in XXXIX Jornadas de Estudos da Reprodução, 2025.
  2. Moniz, Inês; Ana Paula Sousa; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "UC-MSCs as metabolic rescuers of cryopreserved ovarian tissue". Paper presented in V Metabolism, Aging & Disease Meeting, 2025.
  3. Moniz, Inês; Ana Paula Sousa; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "Can UCMSCs improve the integrity and mitochondrial function of cryopreserved ovarian grafts?". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop on Ovarian Biology: 1st European Ovary Workshop, 2025.
  4. Moniz, Inês; Branco, Ana; Ana Paula Sousa; Ramalho-Santos, João. "Measuring Ovarian Tissue Oxygen Consumption Rate: A Novel Approach". Paper presented in BEB Day 2024 - (Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the Research of Tomorrow, 2024.
  5. Moniz, Inês; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "Hypoxia-induced Quiescence: a new approach to improve UC-MSC therapeutic value". Paper presented in International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy, 2021.
  6. Moniz, Inês; Almeida-Santos, Teresa: AT Santos; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "UC-MSC Quiescence: how hypoxia increases the therapeutic value of UC-MSC". Paper presented in Stem Cell Network NRW, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Moniz, Inês; Soares, Maria; Sousa, Ana Paula; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "The Low Survivability of Transplanted Gonadal Grafts: The Impact of Cryopreservation and Transplantation Conditions on Mitochondrial Function". Biology (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/7/542.
    Published • 10.3390/biology13070542
  2. Ferreira, Ana Filipa; Machado-Simões, Juliana ; Moniz, Inês; Soares, Maria; Carvalho, Alexandra ; Diniz, Patrícia; Ramalho-Santos, João; et al. "Chemical reversion of age-related oocyte dysfunction fails to enhance embryo development in a bovine model of postovulatory aging". Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-024-03151-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s10815-024-03151-4
  3. Branco, Ana; Moniz, Inês; Ramalho-Santos, João. Corresponding author: Ramalho-Santos, João. "Mitochondria as biological targets for stem cell and organismal senescence". European Journal of Cell Biology 102 2 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151289.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151289
  4. Moniz, Inês; Ramalho-Santos, João; Branco, Ana. "Differential Oxygen Exposure Modulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Metabolism and Proliferation through mTOR Signaling". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 7 (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/7/3749.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms23073749
  5. Moniz, Inês; Marques, Ana Patricia; Antunes, Hugo; Resende, Rosa; Madeira, Nuno; Pereira, Cláudia Fragão. "Brief Overview of Bipolar Disorder-Associated Comorbidities". Molecular and Genetics Metabolism (2022):
    Under revision
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Hypoxia-induced Quiescence: A New Approach on MSC Preservation". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/05 CÉLULAS ESTAMINAIS MESENQUIMAIS DO CORDÃO UMBILICAL NA REGENERAÇÃO DO TECIDO OVÁRICO CRIOPRESERVADO XXXIX Jornadas de Estudos da Reprodução
Sociedade Portuguesa da Medicina da Reprodução
2025/03 Brain Awareness Week 2025: Science communication activity at EB1 de Amorosa. Bringing Science to Primary Schools
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2025/03 Como podem as células estaminais ajudar na preservação da fertilidade? (How can stem cells help fertility preservation techniques) PubHd, Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra
2025/02 Can UCMSCs improve the integrity and mitochondrial function of cryopreserved ovarian grafts? EMBO Workshop on Ovarian Biology: 1st European Ovary Workshop
2021/10 Hypoxia-induced quiescence: a new approach to improve UC-MSC therapeutic value XXI SPB Biochemistry Congress 2020
Universidade de Évora (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01 - 2024/06 Utilização de células estaminais mesenquimais do cordão umbilical para regeneração do tecido ovárico criopreservado
Co-supervisor
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/01 - 2024 Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Potential Metabolic Rescuers of Cryopreserved and Transplanted Ovarian Tissue
Co-supervisor
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/05/15 - 2024/05/16 BEB Day 2024 - (Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the Research of Tomorrow (2024/05/15 - 2024/05/16)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/05 - Current XXXIX Jornadas de Estudos da Reprodução
Conference
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução, Portugal
2025/02 - Current V Metabolism, Aging & Disease Meeting V Metabolism, Aging & Disease Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/10/26 - Current Training in Disposal of Hazardous Hospital Waste - Ambiwaste, Ambipombal
Workshop
 Training in Disposal of Hazardous Hospital Waste
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2025/05 - 2025/05 BEB Day 2025 - from micro-scales to macro-worlds
Symposium
 BEB Day 2025 - From Micro-scales to Macro-worlds
2025/02/16 - 2025/02/20 EMBO Workshop on ovarian biology: 1st European Ovary Workshop
Congress
2024/05/15 - 2024/05/16 BEB Day 2024 - (Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the Research of Tomorrow
Symposium
 BEB Day 2024 - (Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the Research of Tomorrow
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2024/01/29 - 2024/01/30 IV Metabolism, Ageing and Disease (MAD) Meeting
Meeting
 IV Mad Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/09 2023 European Researchers' Night 2023 European Researchers' Night
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/09 PicNic com Saúde PicNic com Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/27 - 2022/09/27 2022 European Researchers' Night 2022 European Researchers' Night
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/04 - 2025/04 ENEB XXVII Workshop- Técnicas de Preservação de Fertilidade Feminina (Female Fertility Preservation Techniques) (Outros)
2024/09/28 - 2024/09/28 Curso de Formação de Reprodução e Fertilidade (II edição) - Avaliação de células estaminais e pluripotência (stem cell and pluripotency evaluation)
2024/09/18 - 2024/09/18 Curso de Formação de Reprodução e Fertilidade (II edição) - Reprogramação Celular e Pluripotência Induzida (Cellular Reprogramming and Induced Pluripotency)
2024/04/07 - 2024/04/07 Técnicas de Preservação da Fertilidade Feminina (Female Fertility Preservation Techniques) VIII meet.Lab Coimbra (Encontro de Laboratório) (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/10 Reprogramação Celular e Pluripotência Induzida (Cellular Reprogramming and Induced Pluripotency) Ação de Formação de Curta Duração - Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Biologia e Geologia (Outros)
Distinctions

Award

2025 Best Poster Prize - EMBO 1st European Ovary Workshop
2025 Best Poster - XXXIX Jornadas de Estudos da Reprodução SPMR
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução, Portugal
2023 Prémio UC-Live Sciences - Biochemistry
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal