Professional Activity
01/2018 – current Clinical Pathology Resident, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga (ULSEDV)
01/2018 – current Medicar Doctor, Hospital de Santa Maria Maior de Barcelos
02/2018 – current Medicar Doctor, Hospital Particular de Barcelos
01/2017 – 12/2017 Medicar Doctor (Internship), ULSNE - Hospital de Mirandela
03/2009 – Current Clinical Scientist Virology Service, IPO Porto FG EPE
Education
Academic Degrees
09/2023 – current European Master in Molecular Pathology, Université Côte d'Azur (Nice, France)
09/2007 – 09/2014 Medical Doctor (M.D.), Faculty of Medicine University of Porto (FMUP)
06/2006 – 09/2011 PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS-UP)
10/2003 – 12/2005 MSc in Oncology, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS-UP)
09/1999 – 07/2003 BScH in Microbiology, Superior School of Biotechnology (ESB-UCP)
Scholarships
01/2008 – 12/2009 PhD Scholarship (SFRH/BD/40718/2007), Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
08/2005 – 12/2007 Research Scholarship, Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro – NRN (LPCC-NRN)
09/1999 – 07/2000 Student Scholarship, Banco Espírito Santo and Superior School of Biotechnology UCP
Research Experience
Specialization and Research Domain:
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Molecular Virology and Viral Oncogenesis;
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Molecular mechanisms for viral carcinogenesis in HPV and EBV associated cancers;
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Development of protocols for detection, quantitation and genotyping of oncogenic viruses;
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Viral infections in immunocompromised hosts (hematopoietic stem cell transplanted patients)
Research Activity:
08/2014 – current Senior Researcher, Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology GRP – CI, IPO Porto FG EPE
11/2018 – 03/2020 Senior Researcher, Microbiology and Infection Research Domain (MIRD), ICVS - Universidade do Minho
06/2012 – 07/2014 Group Leader, Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology GRP – CI, IPO Porto FG EPE
06/2005 – 05/2012 Junior/Senior Researcher, Molecular Oncology GRP – CI, IPO Porto FG EPE
09/2004 – 05/2005 Trainee Researcher, Dept. of Virology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London
10/2002 – 08/2004 Trainee Researcher, Molecular Oncology GRP – CI, IPO Porto FG EPE
Academic Activity
Assistant Professor
2019/20 – Current Assistant of Pathology, ISAVE - Instituto Superior de Saúde
2010/11 – 2019/20 Assistant of VIROLOGY, Superior School of Biotechnology (ESB-UCP)
2011/12 Assistant of CLINICAL ONCOBIOLOGY, Instituto Ciências Saúde Norte (ICSN-CESPU)
2010/11 – 2011/12 Assistant of MOLECULAR PATHOLOGICAL, Instituto Ciências Saúde Norte (ICSN-CESPU)
2007/08 Assistant of PHARMACOGENOMIC AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY, FMUP
Scientific Activity
Scientific Indicators:
H-index = 28 (source: WebOfScience; Date: 15/02/2024)
Publications: 85 articles in Indexed Scientific Peer-reviewed Journals
Citations: 1755 (source: WebOfScience; Date: 15/02/2024)
Scientific Lectures: +20 oral communications and +80 Posters in National/International Meetings
Public Lectures: +20 in local public events
PhD Students: 2 concluded + 1 Supervision (in progress) + 2 Co-supervision (in progress)
MSc Students: 15 concluded + 5 Co-supervision
Supervision of Undergraduate Students: 11 Students
Curricular Internships supervision: Over 40 students from BScH in Public Health and Clinical Sciences
Research projects: 1 research projects as Principal Investigator; 6 research projects as Co-Investigator;
Scientific Advisory Boards
2010 National Consensus Committee for HPV Vaccination Program, Portuguese Society of Gynecology
Scientific Representation Board
Since 2007 Portuguese Society of Papillomavirus (SPPV)
2006 - 2007 Programa de Apoio à Investigação Oncológica no Norte de Portugal (LPCC-NRN)
Membership of Scientific Societies
Portuguese Society of Papillomavirus (SPPV) – Board of Direction (since 2007)
Portuguese Society of Virology (SPV)
European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology (ESCV)
European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Peer-Reviewer for Scientific Journals
Acta Médica Portuguesa; Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica; Archives of Medical Research; Archives of Virology; BMC Cancer; British Journal of Cancer; Cancer Detection and Prevention; Cancer Therapy; Genes and Immunity; Human Immunology; Journal of Oncology; Molecular Biology Reports; Molecular Carcinogenesis; PLOS One; Saudi Medical Journal; Journal Medical Virology;
Prizes and Awards
IDEX Scholarship for European Master in Molecular Pathology
by University Cote D’Azur
ABBOT DIAGNOSTIC AWARD 2017
byEuropean Society of Clinical Virology
PBJ SANTANDER PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
by Porto Biomedical Journal & Santander Bank for the best article published in 2016
HOBBIES
Scuba Diving, Photography, Traveling and Music (Drum player).
