Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sandra Catarina Oliveira Braz
Citation names
- Braz, Sandra O.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- ED1A-E33E-9596
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4734-9651
- Google Scholar ID
- shorturl.at/ghuEF
- Researcher Id
- ABA-7191-2020
- Scopus Author Id
- 56497772700
Email addresses
- sandra.braz@i3s.up.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- linkedin.com/in/sandra-o-braz (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2015/10/01 - 2019/10/22
Concluded
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Genetics (Docteur)
Major in Neurobiology
Sorbonne Université Faculté de Médecine, France
"Oligodendrocyte dysfunction and myelin abnormalities in a transgenic mouse model of myotonic dystrophy type I" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously, with Honors |
2012/09/12 - 2014/12/04
Concluded
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Molecular and Cellular Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Alternative Polyadenylation of Rho GTPases: a gene and cell specific process.
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
2006/09/15 - 2012/01/12
Concluded
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Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Effects of water acidification on the morphology of the green crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Portunidae)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/04/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2020/03/02 - 2022/03/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal | ||
2014/12/04 - 2015/09/30 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/10/01 - 2019/09/30 | PhD Student | Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France |
Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/01 - 2025/12 | TARGET: Translating Acomys regenerative capacity
SCML 2022 - TARGET
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
Ongoing
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2023/09/01 - 2024/12/30 | GlycoMus: Exploring the proteoglycan signature as a roadmap for mammalian axon regeneration
AOS-Startup-23-033
Principal investigator
AOSpine International, Switzerland
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Ongoing
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/02/01 - Current | SPINY: Characterizing Functional Recovery and Axon Regeneration of the Injured Acomys Spinal Cord.
WFL-PT-21/20-Proj 234
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Wings for Life Privatstiftung für Rückenmarksforschung |
2024 - 2030 | ARMus - Mapping the road leading to spinal cord regeneration: from Acomys to Mus.
2023.06415.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/04/01 - 2023/01/31 | Exploring neuron-glia interactions in leukodystrophies using human iPSC-based models: implication for therapy
EJPRD/0002/2019
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Association Européenne contre les Leucodystrophies
Ongoing
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2020/03/03 - 2022/03/31 | NeuroStemForMJD .: O impacto do transplante de células estaminais neuroepiteliais derivadas de células estaminais pluripotentes
induzidas na doença de Machado-Joseph
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030737
Researcher
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2015/10/01 - 2019/09/30 | DM1 disease mechanisms in the central nervous system: from brain cell- specific pathogenesis to glutamate dysfunction.
19920
PhD Student Fellow
Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France
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AFM-Téléthon
Concluded
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2017/10/01 - 2019/09/01 | RNA toxicity and neuroglial miscommunication in myotonic dystrophy brains
ANR-16-CE16-0005
PhD Student Fellow
Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France
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Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
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2013/09/01 - 2015/08/31 | Cell homeostasis tissue organisation and organism biology
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000003
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06/22 | Mapping the road leading to spinal cord regeneration: from Acomys to Mus. | 3rd International Meeting of Portuguese Spinal Cord Injury Researchers
Centro de reabilitação do norte (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
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2021/02/17 | iPSC-derived neuroepithelial stem cells depleted for mutant ataxin-3 for Machado-Joseph disease treatment | Portuguese Society for Pharmacology - SPF Meeting 2021
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
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2018/04/21 | Investigating oligodendrocyte dysfunction in DM1 brain disease | The 9th International Conference on “Unstable Microsatellites & Human Disease
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/The Research Institute at The Hospital for Sick Children (Capri)
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2017/02/09 | Investigating oligodendrocyte dysfunction in DM1 brain disease | Imagine Young Researcher Seminars
Institut Imagine (Paris, France)
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2016/12/02 | Investigating oligodendrocyte dysfunction in DM1 brain disease | More than neurons: toward a less neurocentric view of brain disorders
University of Piemonte Orientale Novara (Turin, Italy)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/05/02 - 2024/06/30 | In vitro evaluation of regenerative potential of genes differentially expressed after spinal cord injury in Acomys vs. Mus.
Supervisor
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Master in Molecular and Celular Biology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2022/11/23 - 2023/06/30 | Exploring the role of B3gnt7 during axon regeneration
Supervisor
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"Gulbenkian Novos Talentos" Fellowship (Scientific initiation)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
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2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 | Characterization of MJD patient ´s iPSC-derived NESC silenced for mutant ataxin-3
Co-supervisor
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Master Degree in Biomedical Research (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2018/04/03 - 2018/06/22 | Study of oligodendrocyte molecular and cellular abnormalities in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy type I.
Supervisor
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Master Sciences, Technologies, Santé Mention Biologie Cellulaire, Physiologie, Pathologies (Master)
Université Paris Descartes, France
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2017/10/10 - 2018/05/28 | Analysis of the neuronal vesicles movement in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy type I.
Co-supervisor
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Master Sciences du vivant (SDV) (Master)
École Pratique des Hautes Études, France
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/05/11 - 2033/05/12 | Participation in the Axon Repair Meeting
Conference
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Axon Repair Meeting
Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, Canada
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2022/09/26 - 2022/09/30 | Workshop on the molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair
Workshop
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The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
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2022/06/13 - 2022/06/14 | International meeting of Portuguese spinal cord injury researchers
Conference
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2nd International meeting of Portuguese spinal cord injury researchers
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2020/11/09 - 2021/01/21 | Training in Laboratory Animal Science: Function A and Special Skills
Other
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IV Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science: Function A and Special Skills
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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2020/04/01 - 2020/06/01 | Volunteer for COVID-19 diagnostic testing at Laboratório de Análises Clínicas da Universidade de Coimbra (LAC-UC)
Other
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2018/03/12 - 2018/03/15 | Course in the basis of tissue growth.
Symposium
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The basis of tissue growth: ¿control of size, number, pattern, migration, metabolism.
Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, France
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2017/03/13 - 2017/03/17 | Course in biologic imaging analysis.
Workshop
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Numeric imaging in Biology I
Sorbonne Université Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, France
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Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2017/10/31 - 2019/09/30 | Manager of the equipment, trainer and consultant of projects of the video-microscopy facility. | Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/11/21 - 2022/11/24 | Neuroregeneration module of the Doctoral program and Master in Neurosciences | Neurobiologia Funcional (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2022/04/11 - 2022/04/14 | PDBEB Course Advanced Therapies | Advanced Therapies (Doutoramento) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2021/04/19 - 2021/04/23 | PDBEB Course Advanced Therapies | Advanced Therapies (Doutoramento) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2017/05/04 - 2019/05/23 | Annual Young Researchers of Imagine Institute congress: Scientific evaluation committee.
Evaluator
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Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France | Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2021/01/25 - 2021/02/19 | Laboratory rotation | Mariana Machado |
2021/01/11 - 2021/02/05 | Laboratory rotation | Ana Patrícia Portelinha da Silva |
2021/01/04 - 2021/01/29 | Laboratory roation | Solene Rousseau |
Distinctions
Award
2018 | 4th year PhD Fellowship
AFM-Téléthon, France
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2015 | Imagine International PhD grant
Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, France
Institut hospitalo-universitaire Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques, France |
Other distinction
2022 | Christian Boulin Fellowship
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
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