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She is a PhD candidate in Biomedicine and Health Sciences at the University of Minho with over seven years of experience in oncobiology, currently studying the role of the metastasis suppressor RKIP in tumor metabolism and the solid-tumor microenvironment. After two years as a visiting PhD researcher at the University of Chicago’s Ben May Department for Cancer Research, she strengthened her interest in translational oncology and collaborative, multidisciplinary work. She holds a degree in Biochemistry and a Master’s in Health Sciences, has contributed to scientific publications and presentations, and remains committed to advancing research that deepens our understanding of cancer.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Pinheiro

Citation names

  • Pinheiro, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FE15-9B29-E443

Email addresses

  • joanafbpinheiro@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253604837 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2026/05/01
Ongoing
 Biomedicina e Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Unraveling the role of RKIP protein in the modulation of solid tumors microenvironment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2025/11 - 2025/11
Attended
 Investigação Clínica Para Investigadores: da regulamentação à prática (Outros)
2CA-Braga, Portugal
 Distinção e Louvor
2023/08/01 - 2025/08/11
Attended
 Non-Degree Visiting Student (Outros)
Major in Cancer Biology
The University of Chicago Department of Medicine, United States
2022/05/16 - 2022/06/03
Concluded
 Immunometabolism: From basics to therapy (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03/31 - 2022/04/22
Concluded
 Single-cell genomics for begginers (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2018/09 - 2021/03
Concluded
 Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado)
Major in Master
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
"Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of lung cancer cell metabolism" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2019/01 - 2019/02
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
 16
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
""Papel da proteína RKIP na modelação do metabolismo celular em tumores sólidos"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10 - Current PhD Student Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2023/08/01 - 2025/08/11 Non-Degree Visiting Student The University of Chicago Medicine, United States
2021/04/01 - 2021/09/30 Voluntary Internship Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2018/09 - 2021/03 Master Student Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2018/11 - 2019/05 Laboratory internship Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/06 Undergraduate internship Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/10/01 - 2025/10/01 Unravelling the role of RKIP protein in the modulation of solid tumors microenvironment
2021.08171.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Implications of RKIP protein in cancer prognosis and therapy response: A literature update". In Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications of RKIP in Cancer, 389-414. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-819612-0.00020-1
Conference poster
  1. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Fontão, Patrícia; Mendes, Adriana; Marques, Rui; Reis, Rui Manuel; Martinho, Olga. "Beyond the MAPK Pathway: Unravelling the Importance of RKIP in Lung Adenocarcinoma". Paper presented in EACR 2023 Congress, Innovative Cancer Science, 2023.
  2. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Fontão, Patrícia; Mendes, Adriana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "The implication of RKIP loss in primary resistance to EGFR inhibitors in NSCLC: a novel predictive biomarker?". Paper presented in EACR 2022 Congress - Innovative Cancer Science: Translating Biology to Medicine, 2022.
  3. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Fator de transcrição embrionário T-box Brachyury como biomarcador de resposta e alvo terapêutico em cancro do pulmão". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadoresem Oncologia, 2021.
  4. Pinheiro, Joana; Fontão, Patrícia; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Granja, Sara; Martinho, Olga. "Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of lung cancer cell metabolism". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting – Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  5. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Untangling the role of RKIP in NSCLC aggressiveness: an in vitro /in vivo and in silico analysis". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting – Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  6. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Exploring the predictive andtherapeutic value of the embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury inlung cancer". Paper presented in II ASPIC-ASEICA International Meeting -Current Trends in Precision Medicine in Cancer, 2021.
  7. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "A proteína RKIP como um novo preditor de resposta a terapias anti-EGFR em cancro do pulmão". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadoresem Oncologia, 2021.
  8. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Fontão, Patrícia; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Nogueira, Rosete; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "Compreender a regulação e sinalização da RKIP no cancro do colo do útero: RKIP/HER loop". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacionalde Jovens Investigadoresem Oncologia, 2021.
  9. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Fontão, Patrícia; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP protein as a novel predictor of EGFR targeted therapies in lung cancer". Paper presented in EACR 2021 Congress, Innovative Cancer Science: Better Outcomes through Research, 2021.
  10. Fontão, Patrícia; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Mendes, Adriana; Martinho, Olga; Reis, Rui M.. "Embryonic T-box transcription factor Brachyury as a predictive biomarker andtherapeutic target in lung cancer". Paper presented in 27th Porto CancerMeeting – Stemness & Metastasis: Advances in Research and Clinical Translation, 2021.
  11. Pinheiro, Joana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Granja, Sara; Martinho, Olga. "Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of cancer cells metabolism in solid tumors". Paper presented in 6th meeting of ISCaM, 2019.
  12. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M.; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP protein as a novel predictor of EGFR targeted therapies in lung cancer". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Meeting CINBIO, 2019.
  13. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Reis, Rui M; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP protein as a novel predictor of EGFR targeted therapies in lung cancer". Paper presented in ICVS Open Day 2019, 2019.
  14. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Reis, Rui M; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP protein induces HER receptors activation and positively modulate its pharmacological targeting in cervical cancer". Paper presented in ICVS Open Day 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Pinheiro, Joana; Marques, Rui F.; Fontão, Patrícia; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Mendes, Adriana; Gomes, Izabela N. F.; et al. "RKIP overexpression reduces lung adenocarcinoma aggressiveness and sensitizes cells to EGFR-targeted therapies". Molecular Oncology 19 11 (2025): 3205-3222. https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.70096.
    Published • 10.1002/1878-0261.70096
  2. Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Pinheiro, Joana; Fontão, Patrícia; Nogueira, Rosete; Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Mendes, Adriana; et al. "Unveiling the RKIP and EGFR Inverse Relationship in Solid Tumors: A Case Study in Cervical Cancer". Cancers 16 12 (2024): 2182. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers16122182.
    Published • 10.3390/cancers16122182
  3. Greco, Stefania; Pinheiro, Joana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Giantomassi, Federica; Pellegrino, Pamela; Scaglione, Giulia; Delli Carpini, Giovanni; et al. "Raf kinase inhibitor protein expression in smooth muscle tumours of the uterus: a diagnostic marker for leiomyosarcoma?". Reproductive BioMedicine Online 48 6 (2024): 103816. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.103816.
    10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.103816
  4. Gabriela-Freitas, Maria; Pinheiro, Joana; Raquel-Cunha, Ana; Cardoso-Carneiro, Diana; Martinho, Olga. "RKIP as an Inflammatory and Immune System Modulator: Implications in Cancer". Biomolecules 9 12 (2019): 769. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9120769.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biom9120769
Activities

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/04 - 2020/07 Role of RKIP protein in the modulation of glycolytic metabolism in colon cancer Marta Loureiro
Distinctions

Award

2023 Luso American Development Foundation (FLAD) R&D@USA scholarship

Other distinction

2021 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) PhD fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal