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Maria Lourenço completed her Master's Degree in Biochemistry and Biomedicine at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon in 2024, graduating with a final grade of 18/20. Her Master's thesis, conducted at the NeuroSignal Lab of the Research Institute for Medicines, focused on the role of miRNAs in neuroimmune dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease, earning a grade of 19/20. Currently, Maria is working as a research technician at the Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Lab at Fundação Champalimaud.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Queirós Varandas Lourenço

Citation names

  • Lourenço, M.
  • Maria Lourenço

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E31D-B46D-5E56
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1661-239X

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2024
Concluded
 Bioquimica e Biomedicina (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Testing miRNA-engineered exosomes as regulators of inflammation in Alzheimer's disease research models" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2023 - 2023
Concluded
 Ciências em Animais de Laboratório (Categoria B) (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 18
2019/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
 Ciências Forenses e Criminais (Licenciatura)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/10/01 - 2024/11/29 Analyzing NeuroIMmune dysregulation in Alzheimer´s disease toward a Therapy with miRNA-loaded Exosomes (ANIMATE)
PTDC/MED-NEU/2382/2021
Estudante de mestrado
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Migueis, M.; Lourenço, M.; Garcia, Gonçalo; Ianni, Marta; Salvador, William; Nogueira, Diogo; Rodrigues, Carlos A.V.; et al. "Therapeutic Potential of hNPC-Exosomes Loaded with miR-124 when delivered to the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease". Paper presented in 6th Students Meeting of Mind-Brain College of ULisboa, 2024.
  2. Migueis, Mafalda; Maria Lourenço; Ianni, Marta; Nogueira, Diogo; Rodrigues, Carlos A.V.; Costa-Coelho, Tiago; Garcia, Gonçalo; et al. "An Exosome-based Therapeutic Strategy targeting Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease with miR-124". Paper presented in XXII National Congress of Biochemistry, 2024.
  3. Mafalda Soares Pádua; Cristina de Mello-Sampayo; Maria Lourenço; Paula Alexandra Lopes. Corresponding author: Paula Alexandra Lopes. "First data on behavioural assessment in Alzheimer’s disease 5xFAD mice fed sustainable DHA-enriched diets". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting of the Associated Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 2024.
  4. Lourenço, M.; Migueis, M.; Ianni, M; Costa-Coelho, T; Ferreira-Manso, M; Inteiro-Oliveira, S; Alemãn-Serrano, N; et al. "Exploring miR-124 key role in the interplay between autophagy and NLRP3 in the 5xFAD mice". Paper presented in VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2024.
  5. Cristina de Mello Sampayo; Lourenço, M.; Dora Brites; Carla Motta; Ana Gomes Bispo; Carlos Cardoso; Cláudia Afonso; et al. "Incorporação de Cavala e Quinoa na dieta contraria o défice cognitivo em ratinhos com doença de Alzheimer". Paper presented in 2ª Edição das Jornadas Científicas da ULisboa, 2023.
  6. Lourenço, M.; Lopes P. L.; Bispo A. G.; Cardoso C.; Afonso C.; Brites D.; Bandarra N.M.; Prates J. A. M.; de Mello-Sampayo C.. "Food As Medicine: Could Mackerel And Quinoa Daily Intake Alter Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer’s Disease Mice". Paper presented in 14th iMed.ULisboa Meeting, 2023.
  7. Catarina Gamito; Pedro Benjamim; Maria Lourenço; Pedro Florindo; Rui Moreira; Dora Brites; Álvaro Lopes; Cristina de Mello Sampayo. "The Risk of the Behavioral Changes Induced by the Designer Cathinone N-ethylpentylone in Teens and Adults: a comparison in rodents". Paper presented in 14th iMed.ULisboa Meeting, 2023.
  8. Cristina De Mello-Sampayo; Maria Lourenço; Dora Brites; Carla Motta; Ana Gomes Bispo; Carlos Cardoso; Cláudia Afonso; et al. "Dietary incorporation of combined mackerel and quinoa counteracts cognitive deficit in Alzheimer’s disease mice". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio sobre a Doença de Alzheimer, 2023.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/08 Mackerel and quinoa daily intake mitigates cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease mice 54.ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/02/02 Designer cathinones N-ethylhexedrone and N-ethylpentylone induce age dependent profile of motor changes 53.ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Coimbra, Portugal)