Sara Cristiana Alves Valente (E116-9945-CD82)

Curriculum Vitae

Sara Cristiana Alves Valente

Sara Cristiana Alves Valente. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado em Biochemistry em 2019/09/10 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia e Licenciatura em Biochemistry em 2017/06/13 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Frequenta o(a) Doutoramento em Doctoral program in Biochemistry pelo(a) Universidade de Aveiro desde 2020/11/01. É Estagiário de Investigação no(a) Universidade de Aveiro. Publicou 2 artigos em revistas especializadas. Organizou 1 evento(s). Participou em 3 evento(s). Recebeu 3 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Investigação em 1 projeto(s) e Bolseiro de Mestrado em 2 projeto(s). No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Osteoporosis; Osteoblast; Menopause; Estradiol; Mitochondria; .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Sara Cristiana Alves Valente

Citation names

Valente, Sara A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: E116-9945-CD82
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1084-1041

Email addresses

sara.valente@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

915956813 (Personal)

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/11/01 - 2024/10/31 Ongoing	Doctoral program in Biochemistry (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal "Polysaccharide-based nano-in-microparticles for plasmid DNA pulmonary delivery." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/10 Concluded	Biochemistry (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Mitochondrial performance during osteoblast differentiation: searching new targets to counteract osteoporosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18.317
2017/06/13 Concluded	Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	16.450
2014/06/26 Concluded	Curso de Ciências e Tecnologia (Ensino secundário) Escola Secundária D. Inês de Castro - Alcobaça, Portugal	18

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/11/01 - Current	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (...)
2020/02/01 - 2020/10/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2018/07/18 - 2019/09/10	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2018/01/03 - 2018/02/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/07/12	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/07/10 - 2016/08/05	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Projects

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020/02/01 - Current	PulManCar - Microparticles design for active compounds pulmonary delivery using insulin as model POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029560 Research Fellow Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Ongoing
2018/07 - 2019/10	MitoBone - Orchestrating Osteoclast Differentiation Through ROS and Mitochondrial Regulation IF/01182/2015 Master Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Ongoing
2018/12 - 2019/02	VALORYZEBYPRODUCTS - Preclinical efficacy of sulforaphane or Brassica whole extract: a strategy to fight obesity and valorize Brassica byproducts PTDC/ASP HOR/29152/2017 Master Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Valente, Sara; Lopes, Guido R.; Silva, Lisete; Almeida, Margarida; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Cláudia. "Spent coffee grounds as a food byproducts source of polysaccharide with application as carriers for pulmonary insulin delivery". Paper presented in Dare2Change conference, Porto, 2021. Valente, Sara; Lopes, Guido R.; Silva, Lisete; Almeida, Margarida; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Cláudia. "FROM SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS TO POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY INSULIN DELIVERY". Paper presented in Waste2Value International Congress, Online, 2021. Valente, Sara A.; Silva, Lisete M.; Lopes, Guido R.; Almeida, Margarida; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Claudia P.. "Development of galactomannan-based microparticles for pulmonary insulin delivery". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, Online, 2021. Valente, Sara A.; Silva, Lisete M.; Lopes, Guido R.; Almeida, Margarida; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Claudia P.. "Development of polysaccharide-based carriers for pulmonary insulin delivery". Paper presented in 4th EPNOE Junior Scientist Meeting, Online, 2021.
Conference poster	Valente, Sara; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Sara Canário; Sardão, Vilma. "How estrogen modulates mitochondrial function during osteoblast differentiation?". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, 2019. Sara Canário; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Valente, Sara; Sardão, Vilma. "Role of estrogen on metabolic remodeling during osteoclast differentiation.". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, 2019. Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Sara Canário; Valente, Sara; Sardão, Vilma. "Mitochondria performance during rankl-induced osteoclast differentiation.". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, 2019. Valente, Sara; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Sara Canário; Sardão, Vilma. "MitoBoneLomics: Estradiol remodeling effect on mitochondrial activity during osteoblast differentiation". Paper presented in 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, 2019. Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Sara Canário; Valente, Sara; Sardão, Vilma. "Mitochondria Performance During Osteoclast Differentiation – Exploring New Targets for Bone Disease Therapies". Paper presented in 9th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria, 2018.
Journal article	Valente, Sara A.; Silva, Lisete M.; Lopes, Guido R.; Sarmento, Bruno; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Cláudia P.. "Polysaccharide-based formulations as potential carriers for pulmonary delivery – A review of their properties and fates". Carbohydrate Polymers 277 (2022): 118784. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118784. 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118784 Morciano, Giampaolo; Naumova, Natalia; Koprowski, Piotr; Valente, Sara; Sardão, Vilma A.; Potes, Yaiza; Rimessi, Alessandro; Wieckowski, Mariusz R.; Oliveira, Paulo J.. "The mitochondrial permeability transition pore: an evolving concept critical for cell life and death". Biological Reviews (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12764. 10.1111/brv.12764
Thesis / Dissertation	Valente, Sara A.. "Mitochondrial performance during osteoblast differentiation: searching new targets to counteract osteoporosis". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/87922.

Activities

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/05/21 - 2019/05/24	Organization staff of the "53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI2019)" in Coimbra, Portugal (2019/05/22 - 2019/05/24) Congress (Other)	European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2018/10/22 - Current	"Mitochondrial DNA and derived peptides in health and disease" in Coimbra, Portugal Meeting	Mitochondrial DNA and derived peptides in health and disease Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2016/02/20 - Current	III National Reunion of Biochemists Meeting	III Reunião Nacional de Bioquímicos Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/03/18 - 2016/03/21	"IX National Meeting of Biochemistry" in Coimbra, Portugal Meeting	IX National Meeting of Biochemistry Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2019/06/01 - Current	"Método de sulforodamina B para avaliação da viabilidade celular e efeito de venenos mitocondriais." - Practical class for high-schoolers and teachers at Instituto de Educação e Cidadania.	Biomedicine (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2018	The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2017/2018. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016	The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2015/2016. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015	The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2014/2015. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal