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Solange Castanheira obtained her degree in Medicinal Chemistry in August 2022 from the University of Coimbra - Faculty of Science and Technology. During her undergraduate studies, she conducted a curriculum-based internship at the Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) of the University of Coimbra, focusing on Immunology (Vision Diseases). Her research project, "Role of Piezo-1 mechanoreceptor activation in microglial cells in neuro-inflammation" contributed to her multidisciplinary expertise. Seeking to broaden her knowledge base, Solange pursued a Master's Degree in Pharmacy, specializing in Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacoepidemiology, at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto - Porto School of Health Technology since September 20, 2022. Currently, she is interning at the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), an R&D Unit of the Polytechnic of Leiria (FCT/UI/05704/2020). Her internship involves research across three principal domains: Health Promotion and Care, Biomarkers and Clinical Engineering, and Nutrition and Food Innovation. Her project, titled "Preliminary study for the development of innovative pharmaceutical forms for the pediatric population," is underway. In addition to her academic pursuits, Solange conducted a preliminary project during her master's degree on "Predictors of response to TNF alpha inhibitors in joint diseases: a systematic review," demonstrating her comprehension of chronic autoimmune conditions. Active engagement in various academic events, including conferences and congresses, further enriched her expertise. Notably, she presented as a speaker at events such as the "X Scientific Meetings in Pharmacy" and conducted a session titled "Let's make the fruit go round - Healthy gum workshop" as part of the National Science and Technology Week. Solange's dedication during her master's program culminated in an oral presentation in the Scientific Program of the Lusophone Health Science Days (LusoSaúde) organized by the Lusophone Health Science Academic Network. As the corresponding author, she subsequently published an abstract titled "Clinical and Analytical Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Umbrella Review" in the RACS International Scientific Journal - RevSALUS. Complementing her academic pursuits, Solange has a background as a competitive speed skater, amassing 21 awards and honorable mentions over 6 years.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Solange Castanheira

Citation names

  • Castanheira, S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
ED19-A63A-D33F
ORCID iD
0009-0007-6471-3009

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 913023387 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Immunology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Medicinal Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/20 - 2024/06/22
Concluded
Pharmacy (Mestrado)
Major in Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacoepidemiology
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
""Preliminary study for the development of innovative pharmaceutical forms for the pediatric population"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2019/09/13 - 2022/08/07
Concluded
Medicinal Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Papel da ativação do mecanorrecetor Piezo-1 em células da microglia na neuro-inflamação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/10/04 - 2024/03/29 Curricular Internship Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/02/11 - 2022/07/08 Intern Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Castanheira, S.. "Innovative Oral Gummy Formulations for Pediatric Drug Administration: A Preliminary Study on Prednisolone and Deflazacort". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional dos Farmacêuticos 2024, 2024.
    Published
  2. Marisa da Costa Gaspar; Maria Pedro Sucena Guarino; ANA CRISTINA FERREIRA DE OLIVEIRA RODRIGUES; Solange Castanheira. Corresponding author: Marisa da Costa Gaspar. "Desenvolvimento de gomas saudáveis e sustentáveis: uma estratégia de valorização dos resíduos de maçã de Alcobaça". Paper presented in 7º Simpósio "Produção e Transformação de Alimentos em Ambiente Sustentável", Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
  3. Pinheiro, Rafael; Marisa da Costa Gaspar; Maria Pedro Sucena Guarino; ANA CRISTINA FERREIRA DE OLIVEIRA RODRIGUES. "FRUIGU - Fruit-based innovative gummies: a health-promoting and sustainable approach". Paper presented in 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, Leiria, 2024.
    Published
  4. solange8093@gmail.com ; Xavier Moreira, Fernando; Renata Duarte; Anabela Serafim. Corresponding author: solange8093@gmail.com. "Benefícios clínicos e analíticos evidenciados pelos Inibidores SGLT2 na Doença Renal Crónica: umbrella review [Clinical and analytical benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Chronic Kidney Disease: umbrella review]. DOI: 10.51126/revsalus.v5iSupii.665". Paper presented in LusoSaúde- Jornadas Científicas da Saúde da Lusofonia, 2024.
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/13 "Desenvolvimento de gomas saudáveis e sustentáveis: uma estratégia de valorização dos resíduos de maçã de Alcobaça" 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024/04/13 FRUIGU - Fruit-based innovative gummies: a health-promoting and sustainable approach 5º aniversário do ciTechCare e a 1ª década do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Escola Superior de Saúde do Politécnico de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024/01/09 Analysis of the article "A randomised controlled trial of a novel tramadol chewable tablet: pharmacokinetics and tolerability in children" (DOI: doi: 10.1111/anae.15650). Journal Club on "Journal Club on "Medicines in Pediatrics"
ciTechCare - Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (Leiria, Portugal)
2023/11/10 Benefícios clínicos e analíticos evidenciados pelos Inibidores SGLT2 na Doença Renal Crónica: umbrella review [Clinical and analytical benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Chronic Kidney Disease: umbrella review] Scientific Program of the Lusophone Health Conference (LusoSaúde)
RACS Lusofonia (Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21 Preparation and promotion of the activity "Let's make fruit go round? Healthy gum workshop", in line with the scientific program developed at ciTechCare as part of National Science and Technology Week. (2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10/28 - Current Analysis of the article 'See and Eat! The impact of repeated exposure to vegetable ebooks on young children's vegetable acceptance' (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106447). Journal Club
2023/10/25 - Current Science Swing about "Advanced methods to delineate complex microbial communities towards clinical application"
Round table
Science Swing
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/10/24 - Current Analysis of the article "Assessing food and nutrition literacy in children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing tools" (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021004389). Journal Club on Nutritional literacy and food literacy
2023/10/19 - Current Science Swing about " Sharing Research Experiences in Palliative Care ".
Round table
Science Swing
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/10/14 - Current Analysis of the article "Nutrition as a modifiable factor in the onset and progression of pulmonary function impairment in COPD: a systematic review" (https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab077). Journal Club on Nutrition and COPD
2023/10/10 - Current Analysis of the article "Improving Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Children Through Use of Characters" (https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2019.0113). Journal Club on Pediatric Nutrition
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/23 Congresso Nacional dos Farmacêuticos 2024
Congress
Congresso Nacional dos Farmacêuticos 2024
Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
2024/04/29 - 2024/04/29 7º Simpósio "Produção e Transformação de Alimentos em Ambiente Sustentável": "The symposium follows the tradition of previous meetings and aims to be a space for the presentation of results obtained by the various institutions that make up the GeoBioTec consortium, promoting contacts between research groups and future collaborations, as well as the integration of new relevant institutions in the areas discussed."
Symposium
7º Simpósio "Produção e Transformação de Alimentos em Ambiente Sustentável"
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2024/02/19 - 2024/02/20 A course on the editorial selection process, indexes and categories of the Web of Science and information available on the Web of Science. Master Journal List.
Seminar
Clarivate Analytics UK Limited, United Kingdom
2024/02/06 - 2024/02/06 Analysis of the article "Strawberries and Cream: The Relationship Between Food Rejection and Thematic Food Knowledge in Young Children" (DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.626701) Journal Club on " Food rejection and children's food literacy"
2024/01/19 - 2024/01/19 Science Swing about " Tackling disabilities with technology"
Round table
Science Swing
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12 Analysis of the article 'A double-blind randomised controlled trial of protein supplementation to enhance exercise capacity in COPD during pulmonary rehabilitation: a pilot study' (DOI:10.1183/23120541.00077-2021). Journal Club on "COPD and nutrition"
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12 Analysis of the article 'Health Literacy in Portugal: Results of the Health Literacy Population Survey Project 2019–2021' (DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074225). Journal Club on "Health literacy"
2023/12/06 - 2023/12/06 Jornadas Healthy Campus do Politécnico de Leiria
Conference
Jornadas Healthy Campus do Politécnico de Leiria
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2023/11/28 - 2023/11/28 Science Swing about "Unveiling words: Lexical/Morphological Processing and Speech Therapy"
Round table
Science Swing
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/25 - 2023/11/25 The "XIX Colóquio de Farmácia" [XIX Pharmacy Colloquium"] aimed to deepen and discuss topics related to health, pharmacy and medicine. Its sessions were: "Current Challenges in Mental Health" and "Depression: Therapeutic Approaches to a Perennial Challenge in the Contemporary World".
Conference
XIX Colóquio de Farmácia
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2023/11/23 - 2023/11/23 Participation in the session "Health in motion: evaluation of capacity and physical activity", as part of Science and Technology Week 2023, held by ciTechCare- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology.
Conference
"Health in motion: evaluation of capacity and physical activity"
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/22 - 2023/11/22 Participation in the session "Bioimpedance - A discovery of body composition", as part of Science and Technology Week 2023, held by the ciTechCare- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology.
Conference
Bioimpedance - A discovery of body composition
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21 Participation in the session "Complementary feeding up to the age of 2: recommendations and challenges", as part of Science and Technology Week 2023, held by ciTechCare- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology.
Conference
"Complementary feeding up to the age of 2: recommendations and challenges"
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/20 Participation in the session "How can science perceive our emotions?", as part of Science and Technology Week 2023, held by ciTechCare- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology
Conference
"How can science perceive our emotions?"
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/20 Participation in the session "Is your favorite tea safe? - Interactions between plants and medicines", as part of Science and Technology Week 2023, held by ciTechCare- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology.
Conference
"Is your favorite tea safe? - Interactions between plants and medicines"
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias e Cuidados de Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/18 The Farm to Fork congress was based on sharing knowledge, learning and networking opportunities between researchers, scientists, decision-makers, agri-food and nutrition professionals, students and representatives of the agri-food industry. Over the course of the three days, various lectures and workshops were held covering topics in the areas of Agri-Food, Nutrition and Sustainability, resulting in engaging and dynamic discussions that substantially enriched the overall quality of the event.
Congress
Farm to Fork
Associação Centro de Apoio Tecnológico Agro-Alimentar de Castelo Branco, Portugal
2023/11/14 - 2023/11/14 Analysis of the article 'Food avoidance and fasting in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Experience from the Nancy IBD nutrition clinic' (https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.12385). Journal Club on the problem of dietary restriction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2023/10/17 - 2023/10/17 The Dietetics and Nutrition Conference aimed to "bring to debate some of the most current issues in nutrition, particularly in the areas of sports nutrition, food myths, pediatric nutrition, and intestinal health, seeking to make known the latest scientific evidence on these topics".
Conference
Dietetics and Nutrition Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2016 1st place - Cadet women - Regional indoor championship
2016 2nd place- Cadet women- V Neves de Carvalho tournament
2016 3rd place - Female Federated - Jumbo race
2015 Diploma of sporting merit
2015 1st place - Cross-country - Girls' beginners 1st place - Girls' cadets - APLisboa regional speed skating meet
2015 2nd place - Cadet women - Regional indoor championship
2015 2nd place- Cadet women-4th Neves de Carvalho tournament
2015 3rd place - Cadet women - National Road Championship - 3000mts Americana
2014 1st place- Girls' beginners- Skating skills 1st place- Girls' beginners- III APL indoor district meeting
2014 1st place - Women's beginners - 3rd Neves de Carvalho tournament
2014 3rd place - Women's beginners - National Road Championship - 3000mts Americana
2013 1st place - Girls' beginners - Skating skills
2013 2nd place - Women's beginners - 2nd Neves de Carvalho tournament
2013 2nd place - Women's beginners - II APL indoor district meeting
2013 2nd place - Girls' beginners - VI young skater's grand prix
2013 3rd place - Women's beginners - APLisboa District Meetings
2012 3rd place - Female children - 1st Neves de Carvalho Tournament
2012 3rd place- IV indoor skating and running meet
2010 3rd place school relay 2010

Title

2010 Competitive speed skater