Ana Raquel Oliveira Ribeiro
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Molecular Medicine and Oncology (FMUP)
Email: arribeiro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Ana Magalhães (i3S) | Email: amagalhaes@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Celso Reis (i3S) | Email: celsor@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ben Schumann (The Francis Crick Institute) | Email: ben.schumann@crick.ac.uk
PhD Thesis title and reference: GAGle – Decoding the Heparan Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate GlycosAminoGlycans molecular switch in gastric carcinogenesis (2024.01698.BD)

Beatriz Gandra Moreira
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Oncology (ICBAS)
Email: beatrizm@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Moura Alves (i3S) | Email: pmouraalves@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Colin Goding (Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford) | Email: colin.goding@ludwig.ox.ac.uk
Co-supervisor: Palmira Barreira Silva (i3S) | Email: pbarreirasilva@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: AHR spying the Melanoma color code: from a sensor to a regulator of the Melanoma Microenvironment (2024.01823.BD)

Carlos Ricardo das Neves Moreira
Degree: Biochemistry (UTAD)
Master: Pharmaceutical Chemistry (FFUP)
Email: carlosm@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Luísa Pereira (i3S) | Email: luisap@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana Cristina Magalhães (i3S) | Email: acmagalhaes@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Tavares (Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, E.P.E) | Email: margarida.tavares@chsj.min-saude.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: iPSC-derived organoids for advanced modelling of infectious diseases by dengue virus and adenovirus (2024.04296.BDANA)

Darmit Manish Kumar
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Bioinformatics & Computer Science (FCUP)
Email: darmit.kumar@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Luísa Pereira (i3S) | Email: luisap@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: José Bessa (i3S) | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Conceição Lobo (Aibili) | Email: clobofonseca@gmail.com
PhD Thesis title and reference: Assessing the association of rare regulatory variants with Diabetic Retinopathy towards personalized medicine (2024.03378.BDANA)

Francisco de Castro Sobral
Degree: Biology (UL)
Master: Biochemistry (UNL)
Email: fsobral@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Nuno Alves (i3S) | Email: nalves@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Deciphering the impact of leukaemia on immune development beyond disease (2024.03557.BD)

Inês Castro da Silva Almeida
Degree: Biochemistry (UBI)
Master: Biochemistry (UA)
Email: ialmeida@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Moura Alves (i3S) | Email: pmouraalves@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Pedro Curto (i3S) | Email: pcurto@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: AHR on T(AHR)get: Dissecting the Impact of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulation in Disease and Therapy (2024.01822.BD)

Inês Filipa Matos Coutinho
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Neurobiology (FMUP)
Email: icoutinho@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Diogo S. Castro (i3S) | Email: diogo.castro@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ricardo Taipa (CHUP) | Email: rtaipa.neuropat@chporto.min-saude.pt
Co-supervisor: Bruno Costa (UM) | Email: bfmcosta@med.uminho.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Function and regulation of ZEB transcription factors in glioblastoma (2024.03700.BDANA)

Inês Milhazes Faria
Degree: Bioengineering (UP)
Master: Bioengineering (UP)
Email: ifaria@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Elsa Logarinho (i3S) | Email: elsa.logarinho@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Redefining IL-10-based therapies (2024.02516.BD)

Inês Sofia Pinto Antunes
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Email: ipinto@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Carlos Conde (i3S) | Email: cconde@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Reto Gassman (i3S) | Email: rgassmann@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Sandra Ribeiro (i3S) | Email: sribeiro@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms underlying cell cycle-dependent regulation of MPS1 activity (2024.02612.BD)

João Francisco Galvão Dias e Vasconcelos Ferreira
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Neurobiology (FMUP)
Email: jgalvao@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Renato Socodato (i3S) | Email: renato.socodato@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: João Relvas (i3S) | Email: jrelvas@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Cord Brakebusch (BRIC)
PhD Thesis title and reference: PHAGOBOOST: RhoA-boosted Microglia Phagocytosis of β-amyloid (2024.03386.BD)

João Luís Pestana Freitas de Sousa Cardoso
Degree: Bioengineering (UP)
Master: Bioengineering (UP)
Email: jcardoso@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Nuno Alves (i3S) | Email: nalves@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Pedro M. Rodrigues (i3S) | Email: pedro.mendes@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The Molecular Regulation of Thymic Epithelial Cell Function in T Cell Development and Its Impact on Immune Responses (2024.03905.BD)

João Miguel Carvalho Nogueira
Degree: Biotechnology Genetics (UTAD)
Master: Molecular Genetics (UM)
Email: jnogueira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa (i3S) | Email: Jose.Bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Fábio Ferreira (i3S) | Email: fabio.ferreira@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Inducing large scale nucleotide alterations in endogenous endocrine pancreas enhancers to decipher type-2 diabetes genetic signatures (2024.04254.BD)

João Paulo Alves Rodrigues
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UA)
Master: Neurobiology (FMUP)
Email: jprodrigues@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Teresa Summavielle (i3S) | Email: tsummavi@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Joana Bravo (i3s) | Email: joana.bravo@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: INTERFERINg with meningeal immune-regulation in Methamphetamine addiction (2024.02767.BD)

Maria Francisca Teixeira de Magalhães Ribeiro
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Molecular and Cellular Biology (FCUP)
Email: franciscar@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa (i3S) | Email: Jose.Bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Luisa Pereira (i3S) | Email: luisap@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Conceição Lobo (AIBILI) | Email: clobo@aibili.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Deciphering the genetic causes of Diabetic Retinopathy (2024.05836.BD)

Morgana de Vargas Russel
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UA)
Master: Oncology (ICBAS)
Email: mrussel@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Bruno Pereira (i3S) | Email: bpereira@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Raquel Almeida (i3S) | Email: ralmeida@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Joana Gomes (i3S) | Email: joanag@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: PRECISE-RNA - Unveiling MEX3A therapeutic potential in colorectal cancer tumoroids for RNA-based precision medicine (2024.04523.BD)

Nuno Miguel Pimenta Ribeiro
Degree: Aquatic Sciences (ICBAS)
Master: Health Biochemistry (ESS IPP)
Email: nuno.ribeiro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Elva Bonifácio (i3S) | Email: elva.andrade@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Manuel Vilanova (i3S) | Email: manuel.vilanova@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Gut-Meningeal Axis in Neonatal Bacterial Infection: Unveiling Pathophysiological Mechanisms for Targeted Therapies (2024.04517.BD)

Paula Filipa Ferreira Teixeira
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Email: pteixeira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: João Morais Cabral (i3S) | Email: jcabral@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Carol Harley (i3S) | Email: harleyca@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Unlocking bacterial signaling: Exploring the physiological role of CdaA and the second messenger c-di-AMP (2024.02485.BD)

Vítor Daniel Pacheco Dias
Degree: Biology (UTAD)
Master: Molecular Biology (UA)
Email: vitor.dias@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Márcia Liz (i3S) | Email: maliz@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ricardo Taipa (CHUP) | Email: rtaipa.neuropat@chporto.min-saude.pt
Co-supervisor: Kerensa Broersen (University of Twente) | Email: k.broersen@utwente.nl
PhD Thesis title and reference: TTRinBRAIN: Deciphering Brain Pathology in Transthyretin Amyloidosis (2024.01389.BD)

Bárbara Rêgo e Pires
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (FCUP)
Email: bpires@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Paula Tamagnini (i3S) | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Catarina Pacheco (i3S) | Email: cclopes@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Peter Lindblad (Uppsala Universitet) | Email: Peter.Lindblad@kemi.uu.se
PhD Thesis title and reference: OCDSyn - Development of Oxygen Consuming Devices for Synechocystis (2023.04519.BD)

Eduardo Veríssimo Sousa
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Neurobiology (FMUP)
Email: everissimo@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa (i3S) | Email: msousa@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Florence Bareyre (LMU Munchen) | Email: Florence.Bareyre@med.uni-muenchen.de
PhD Thesis title and reference: AcOMICS - Defining neuronal-intrinsic factors that sustain Acomys axon regeneration after spinal cord injury (2023.00332.BD)

Guilherme Faria Nadaline
Degree: Biochemistry (UCoimbra)
Master: Biomedical Research (Ucoimbra)
Email: gfaria@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Salomé Pinho (i3S) | Email: salomep@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ângela Fernandes (i3S) | Email: angelaf@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Leonhard Mockl (MPI Science of Light) | Email: leonhard.moeckl@mpl.mpg.de
PhD Thesis title and reference: The power of glycans in circulating tumor cell biology: mechanistic impact and clinical implications (2023.01460.BD)

Inês Catarina Garcia Ribeiro
Degree: Genetics and Biotechnology (UTAD)
Master: Oncology (ICBAS)
Email: inesr@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Didier Cabanes (i3S) | Email: didier@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ricardo Monteiro (i3S) | Email: ricardo.monteiro@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Pascale Serror (INRAE) | Email: pascale.serror@inrae.fr
PhD Thesis title and reference: Targeting cell wall glycosylation to disarm and sensitize Enterococcus faecalis (2023.01414.BD)

João Pedro Oliveira Neves
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (FCUP)
Email: jneves@fc.up.pt
Supervisor: Cláudia Pereira (FCUP) | Email: cpereira@fc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: José Pissarra (FCUP) | Email: jpissarr@fc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claire Boulougne (Paris-Saclay) | Email: claire.boulogne@i2bc.paris-saclay.fr
PhD Thesis title and reference: Plant molecular responses to climate changes – how protein trafficking withstand abiotic stress (PRT/BD/154965/2023)

Marco Pires da Silva
Degree:Pharmaceutical Sciences (FFUP)
Master: Pharmaceutical Sciences (FFUP)
Email: marcos@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Tiago Beites (i3S) | Email: tbeites@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Identifying mutations that drive Mycobacterium tuberculosis hypervirulence: a phenogenomics approach (2023.00360.BD)

Óscar Manuel Ferreira Fonseca
Degree: Biochemistry (UAveiro)
Master: Biochemistry (UAveiro)
Email: ofonseca@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Ana Carolina Moreira (i3S) | Email: ana.s.moreira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Maria Salomé Gomes (i3S) | Email: sgomes@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paulo Jorge Oliveira (CNC) | Email: pauloliv@cnc.uc.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: IronTracker | Iron trafficking and metabolism during infection (2023.00714.BD)

Thales Viana Labourdette Costa
Degree: Pharmaceutical Sciences (Brazil)
Master: Molecular and Cell Biology (UAveiro)
Email: thales.costa@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Moura Alves (i3S) | Email: pmouraalves@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Pedro Tiago Cardoso Curto (i3S) | Email: pcurto@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Deciphering the role of the Aryl-Hydrocarbon Receptor in hot-bacteria interkingdom crosstalk during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Alexandre Rodrigues Coelho
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UAlg)
Master: Oncobiology - Molecular Mechanisms in Cancer (UAlg)
Email: acoelho@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Bruno Pereira (i3S) | Email: bpereira@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Raquel Almeida (i3S) | Email: ralmeida@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Rita Fior (Champalimaud Research) | Email: rita.fior@neuro.fchampalimaud.org
PhD Thesis title and reference: stemCODE: deciphering the RNA-binding protein code of stem cells in colorectal cancer (2022.10128.BD)

Bruno Diogo Dias Ribeiro
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Email: bruno.ribeiro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Filipe Pinto (i3S) | Email: fvpinto@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paula Tamagnini (FCUP/i3S) | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Robert Kourist (Technical University of Graz) | Email: kourist@tugraz
PhD Thesis title and reference: SYNPHOTOBIO-T – Synechocystis as a ‘green’ catalyst for the sustainable photobioconversion of testosterone
(Fellow/PhD_Programs_i3S/16080709/2022)

Carlos Daniel Vilaça Sousa Soares
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: carlos.soares@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor:Elsa Logarinho (i3S) | Email: elsa.logarinho@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Joana Macedo (i3S) | Email: joana.macedo@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Therapeutic targeting of aging-associated epigenetic erosion (Fellow/ PhD_Programs_i3S/ 16080709/2022)

Daniela Silva Felício
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UAlg)
Master: Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (NOVA-FCT)
Email: daniela.felicio@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Sandra Martins (i3S)| Email: smartins@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Mariana Santos (i3S) | Email: mariana.graca@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Giovanni Stevanin (INCIA, Université de Bordeaux)
Email: giovanni-b.stevanin@inserm.fr
PhD Thesis title and reference: Hereditary cerebellar ataxias: gene evolution, causal variants and disease mechanisms (UI/BD /154402/2023)

Diogo Ferreira Lucas
Degree: Genetics and Biotechnology (UTAD)
Master: Technological, Comparative and Molecular Genetics (UTAD)
Email: diogo.lucas@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Elsa Logarinho (i3S) | Email: elsa.logarinho@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paulo Vieira (Pasteur, Paris) | Email: paulo.vieira@pasteur.fr
PhD Thesis title and reference: FOXM1 induction as immunosenescence targeting therapy (Fellow/ PhD_Programs_i3S/ 16080709/2022)

Francisco Maria Granchinho Bicho Tavares Cadete
Degree: Biology (FCUL)
Master: Evolutionary and Developmental Biology (FCUL)
Email: francisco.cadete@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor:José Bessa (i3S) | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Joana Teixeira (i3S) | Email: joana.teixeira@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: In vivo profiling of glucose-induced chromatin changes to understand the molecular mechanisms of diabetes development (2023.00687.BD)

Inês Cardial Mendes Dias
Degree: Biological Engineering (IST)
Master: Biological Engineering (IST)
Email: ines.dias@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Helder Maiato (i3S) | Email: maiato@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Mechanisms of cellular adaptation to alterations in chromosome size and number: insights into cancer evolution and speciation (2022.11446.BD)

Joana Isabel Carvalho Azevedo
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Neurobiology (FMUP)
Email: joana.azevedo@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Diogo Castro (i3S) | Email: diogo.castro@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Regulation of vertebrate neurogenesis by O-GlcNAcylation: a focus on Ascl1 (2022.14339.BD)

Jorge Alexandre Ferreira Matinha Cardoso
Master: Integrated Masters Bioengineering (FEUP)
Email: jorge.cardoso@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira (CIIMAR) | Email: pnoliveira@ciimar.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paula Tamagnini (FCUP/i3S) | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Cláudia Serra (FCUP) | Email: claudia.serra@fc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: OralVax4Fish: a green, sustainable and nano-sized antigen-delivery platform for oral vaccination of European seabass (2022.11873.BD)

Lídia Maria Pereira Faria
Degree: Genetics and Biotechnology (UTAD)
Master: Oncology (ICBAS)
Email: lfaria@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Florence Janody (i3S) | Email: fjanody@ipatimup.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Tension at adherens junctions instructs premalignant breast cells to progress into malignant cancer cells (2022.11122.BD)

Manuel António Moreira Correia
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology (FCUP)
Email: manuel.correia@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor:Catarina Pacheco (i3S) | Email: cclopes@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paula Tamagnini (FCUP/i3S) | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: David Fuente (Universitat Politècnica de València) | Email: divadfu@hotmail.com
PhD Thesis title and reference: Engineering the cyanobacterium Synechocystis for the optimized production of heterologous compatible solute(s) (2022.12628.BD)

Maria Carolina Antunes Pereira
Degree: Applied Biology (UM)
Master: Health Sciences (UM)
Email: carolinap@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Delfim Duarte (i3S) | Email: delfimd@med.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The impact of acute myeloid leukemia-induced niche remodeling on leukemia progression and relapse (Fellow/PhD_Programs_i3S/16080709/2022)

Ricardo Jorge Vieira Soares
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Cellular and Molecular Biology (FCUP)
Email: ricardo.soares@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Jorge Vieira (i3s) | Email: jbvieira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Improved predictive models for SARS-CoV-2 infection (2022.12644.BD)

Rute Daniela Matos Gonçalves
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP)
Master: Cellular and Molecular Biology (FCUP)
Email: rute.goncalves@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva (i3S) | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Mariana Resende (i3S) | Email: mrsilva@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Deciphering the contribution of the epithelium to tuberculosis severity: from alveolar epithelial cells to epithelioid macrophages (2022. 12852. BD)

Xuwen Zeng
Degree: Stomatology
Master: Clinical Science of Stomatology
Email: xuwen.zeng@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Moura Alves (i3S) | Email: pmouraalves@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Palmira Barreira da Silva (i3S) | Email: pbarreirasilva@ibmc.up.pt

PhD Thesis title and reference: Dissect the AHR intracellular network during infection and its impact on host defence mechanisms (Fellow_BD_II/ ImmunoHUB /IBMC/2410/2022)

Alexandre Miguel Barata Dias
Degree: Biochemistry (FCT-UNL)
Master: Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (FCT-UNL)
Email: alexandred@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Carla Oliveira, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: carlaol@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Luis Maia, CHUPorto | Email: luismaia.neurologia@chporto.min-saude.pt
Co-supervisor: Catarina Seabra, CNBC (Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular,
Universidade Coimbra) | Email: cseabra@cnc.uc.pt
Co-supervisor: Henrik Zetterberg, University of Gothenburg |
Email: henrik.zetterberg@clinchem.gu.se
PhD Thesis title and reference: Biomarkers to stratify patients and predict outcomes in brain-associated diseases, from bench to bedside (Bolsas i3S)

Ana Rita Gonçalves de Castro
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (University of Algarve)
Master: Biomedical Sciences - Diseases Mechanisms (University of Algarve)
Email: anagcastro@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor:Tiago Jorge Oliveira Gonçalves de Almeida Dantas, i3S/IBMC |
Email: tiago.dantas@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Carla Manuela de Castro Abreu, i3S/IBMC |
Email: carla.abreu@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Dissecting the mechanisms of ciliary gating: interplay between Dynein-2 and the transition zone (Fellow/PhD_Programs_i3S/011015102021)

Ana Sofia Tavares Figueiredo
Degree:Biology (University of Aveiro)
Master: Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (NOVA School of Science & Technology - University of Lisbon)
Email: asfigueiredo@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor:Isabel Silveira, i3S/IBMC | Email: isilveir@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Joana Loureiro, i3S/IBMC | Email: joana.loureiro@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference:Molecular Mechanisms and Therapy in Neurodegenerative Pentanucleotide Repeat Diseases (2021.05757.BD)

André Barros Carvalho
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: abc.andrebarroscarvalho@gmail.com
Supervisor:Eurico Morais-de-Sá, I3S/IBMC | Email: eurico.sa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claúdio Sunkel, I3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Jorge Ferreira, I3S/IBMC | Email: jferreir@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Understanding how coordination between aPKC and RhoGTPase regulation controls tissue cohesion in proliferative epithelia (UI/BD/07215/2021)

Carla Sofia Ribeiro dos Santos
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Medicina Legal (ICBAS)
Email: carlas@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Luisa Pereira, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: luisap@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Bruno Miguel Tomás Cavadas, i3S/IPATIMUP |
Email: bcavadas@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Lúcio Lara Santos, Centro de Investigação do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto | Email: llarasantos@gmail.com
PhD Thesis title and reference: Sub-Saharan cancer cell line panel: from primary patient-derived cells to population tailored cancer treatment for the African ancestry (Bolsas i3S Dez)

Cátia Alexandra Coelho Ramos
Degree: Biotechnology (University of Aveiro)
Master: Clinical Biochemistry (University of Aveiro)
Email: cramos@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Daniela Freitas, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: dfreitas@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Celso A. Reis, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: celsor@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Juan M. Falcón-Pérez, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC BioGUNE) | Email: jfalcon@cicbiogune.es
PhD Thesis title and reference: The role of cancer aberrant glycosylation in adipose tissue communication and transdifferentiation (UI/BD/152090/2021)

Diana Isabela Macedo Meireles
Degree: Química Medicinal (UTAD)
Master: Biologia Clínica Laboratorial (UTAD)
Email: diana.meireles@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Didier Cabanes, i3S/IBMC | Email: didier@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Rita Pombinho, i3S/IBMC | Email: rita_pombinho@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: João Cabral, i3S/IBMC | Email: jcabral@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Signals controlling Listeria monocytogenes virulence (2021.04806.BD)

Eduarda Leite Gomes
Degree: Biochemistry (University of Minho)
Master: Biomedical Research (University of Coimbra)
Email: egomes@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Salomé Pinho, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: salomep@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Andreas Diefenbach, Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and immunology, Charité University Berlin | Email: andreas.diefenbach@charite.de
PhD Thesis title and reference: Gut glycome in health to disease transition: how changes in cellular glycosylation trigger the transition to chronic inflammation and its progression to colon cancer

Elias Weiler
Degree: Molecular Medicine (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria)
Master: Molecular Medicine (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria)
Email: eweiler@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Helder Maiato, i3S/IBMC | Email: maiato@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor:
PhD Thesis title and reference: Mechanism and Function of Anaphase A in Mammals (2022.13008.BD)

Joana do Amaral Saavedra
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Molecular and Cellular Biology (University of Aveiro)
Email: joana.saavedra@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor:Isabel Cardoso, i3S/IBMC | Email: icardoso@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Márcia Liz, i3S/IBMC | Email: maliz@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Rosário Almeida, i3S/IBMC | Email: ralmeida@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Investigating the role of Transthyretin in the complex network of brain cell interactions and its impact on Alzheimer’s disease (2023.03111.BD)

Joana Filipa Araújo Pinheiro Marques
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biology and Water Quality Management (FCUP)
Email: joana.p.marques@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana Maria Valentim, i3S/IBMC | Email: amaria@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Modelling the cross-talk of diabetes and emotional
disorders comorbidities in zebrafish for improvement of therapeutic strategies and animal welfare (2021.05217.BD)

Joana Trigo Rodrigues Almeida
Degree: Biochemistry (FCTUC)
Master: Biochemistry (FCS-UBI)
Email: joana.almeida@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Ricardo Ribeiro, i3S/INEB | Email: ricardo.ribeiro@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Universidade de Copenhaga | Email:
PhD Thesis title and reference: undecided (Fellow/PhD_Programs_i3S/01101510/2021)

Natália Rigos Felix
Degree: Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas e Bacharelado em Ciências Biológicas ( ênfases Meio Ambiente e Biotecnologia) (Universidade Católica de Santos- UNISANTOS).
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (Universidade de Aveiro)
Email: up202110043@edu.icbas.up.pt
Supervisor: Elisabete Silva Moura, i3S/FMUP | Email: elisabetefersilva@gmail.com
Co-supervisor: Henrique Almeida, i3S/FMUP | Email: almeidah@med.up.pt

PhD Thesis title and reference:

Ana Filipa Costa
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Cell and Molecular Biology (FCUP)
Email: afscosta@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Catarina Gomes, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: cgomes@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Celso A. Reis, i3S/IBMC | Email: celsor@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Jindrich Karban, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals | Email: karban@icpf.cas.cz
PhD Thesis title and reference: Development of CEA-targeting nanoparticles loaded with deoxofluorinated monosaccharide analogues to tackle cancer cell metastasis (UI/BD/150829/2021)

Thesis Defence: 2025-03-17

Ana Isabel Martins Fernandes
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UA)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: aifernandes@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Hélder Novais e Bastos, i3S/IBMC; FMUP | Email: hnovaisbastos@gmail.com
PhD Thesis title and reference: Understanding the molecular bases dictating tuberculosis severity (2020.05949.BD)

Ângela Sofia Alves
Degree: Microbiology (ESB-UCP)
Master: Applied Microbiology (ESB-UCP)
Email: angelaa@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Didier Cabanes, i3S/IBMC | Email: didier@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Sandra Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: srsousa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Rita Pombinho, i3S/IBMC | Email: rita_pombinho@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: GeneTrack: Single-cell spatiotemporal analysis of Listeria monocytogenes virulence gene expression during infection (2020.08891.BD)

Bruno Pinheiro
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (CESPU)
Master: Cell and Molecular Biology (FCUP)
Email: bruno.pinheiro@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Nuno dos Santos, i3S/IBMC | Email: nsanftos@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana do Vale, i3S/IBMC | Email: avale@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Jorge Azevedo, i3S/IBMC | Email: jazevedo@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Development of an antigen delivery platform based on AB toxins with specific tropism for APCs (2020.07395.BD)

Catarina Marques
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: cgoncalves@ipatimup.pt
Supervisor: Ana Magalhães, i3S/IPATIMUP | Email: amagalhaes@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Celso A. Reis, i3S/IBMC | Email: celsor@ipatimup.pt
Co-supervisor: Romain Vivès, IBS | Email: romain.vives@ibs.fr
PhD Thesis title and reference: Decoding Heparan Sulfate unique structural epitopes involved in cancer cell signalling (2020.06412.BD)

Thesis Defence: 2024-12-09

Clara Bento
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: clara.bento@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Tânia Silva, i3S/IBMC | Email: tania.silva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Maria Salomé Gomes, i3S/IBMC | Email: sgomes@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: NTM: New Tools against nontuberculous Mycobacteria (UI/BD/150830/2021)s

Thesis Defence: 2025-04-01

Inês Lua Freitas
Degree: Biomedical Sciences (UA)
Master: Biomedical Sciences (Cancer Biology) - Uni. of Westminster
Email: ines.freitas@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Nuno dos Santos, i3S/IBMC | Email: nsantos@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana do Vale, i3S/IBMC | Email: avale@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Johnny Lisboa, i3S/IBMC | Email: johnny.lisboa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference:Characterization of a novel family of AB toxins with potential to be used as antigen delivery vehicles (2020.05402.BD)

Inês Sampaio Lorga
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Cell and Molecular Biology (FCUP)
Email: ines.lorga@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Elva Bonifácio Andrade, i3S/IMBC | Email: elva.andrade@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Meningeal immunity: Deciphering the cellular and molecular determinants in neonatal meningitis (2020.05394.BD)

Thesis Defence: 2025-03-28

Joana Pereira Reis
Degree: Pathological, Cytological and Tanatological Anatomy (ESTSP)
Master: Medical and Molecular Oncology (FMUP)
Email: joana.reis@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Delfim Duarte, i3S/IBMC | Email: delfimd@med.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Tiago Duarte, i3S | Email: tduarte@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The role of iron in the remodelling of the vascular niche in acute myeloid leukemia (UI/BD/150833/2021)

João Pereira Pissarra
Degree: Biology (FCUP)
Master: Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (FCUP)
Email: joao.pissarra@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Rita Mota, i3S/IBMC | Email: rita.mota@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paula Tamagnini, i3S/IBMC | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paul Hudson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Email: paul.hudson@scilifelab.se
PhD Thesis title and reference: Exploring natural polymers: from the biosynthesis of cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) to possible applications (2020.08663.BD)

Marta Lisete Santos da Silva
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Applied Microbiology (FCUL)
Email: marta.silva@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana Raquel Oliveira, i3S/IBMC | Email: raquel.maceiras@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Understanding tuberculosis infection and disease progression using Mycobacterium africanum as a model (2020.05061.BD)

Martyna Anna Podlasiak
Degree: Biotechnology (Lodz University of Technology, 1 semester at Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
Master: Forensic Chemistry (LUTZ/AGH)
Email: mpodlasiak@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Sandra Macedo Ribeiro, i3S/IBMC | Email: sribeiro@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Development of a nanobody-based toolbox for Machado-Joseph Disease (2021.07800.BD)

Tiago André Braga Gião
Degree: Biochemistry (UM)
Master: Applied Biochemistry (UM)
Email: tiago.giao@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Isabel Cardoso, i3S/IBMC | Email: icardoso@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Maria Rosário Almeida, i3S/IBMC | Email: ralmeida@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Isabel Santanta, CHUC | Email: isabeljsantana@gmail.com
PhD Thesis title and reference: Small molecules chaperones of the Transthyretin/Amyloid-beta interaction as a novel therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease - dissecting the mechanisms underlying TTR neuroprotection (2020.07444.BD)

Thesis Defence: 2025-07-02

Vítor Yang
Degree: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Biochemistry (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: vitor.yang@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Eurico Morais-de-Sá, i3s/IBMC | Email: eurico.sa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claudio Sunkel, i3s/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Spatiotemporal regulation of RhoGTPase signalling during collective cell migration (2020.05791.BD)

Ana Filipa Azevedo Castro
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: afcastro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Isabel Silveira, i3S/IBMC | Email: isilveir@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Antisense repeat expression in spinocerebellar ataxia type 37 with implications for therapy (2020.05528.BD).

Ana Catarina de Sousa Costa
Degree: Biology (Faculty of Biology, University of Aveiro)
Master: Neurobiology (Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto)
Email: accosta@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Thomas Misgeld, Technical University of Munich | Email: thomas.misgeld@tum.de
PhD Thesis title and reference: Unraveling the role of the microtubule cytoskeleton in DRG axonal asymmetry and regenerative capacity (SFRH/BD/143926/2019).

Ana Catarina Macedo Eufrásio
Degree: Biologia Marinha (Ualg)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (UA)
Email: ana.eufrasio@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Understanding the impact of cis-regulatory disruption in the development of type 2 diabetes (SFRH/BD/147762/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-07-22

Ana Rita Noutel Lorga Gomes
Degree: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Master: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Email: argomes @i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Diana S. Nascimento, i3S/INEB | Email: dsn@ineb.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Elsa Logarinho, i3S/IBMC | Email: elsa.logarinho@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Dissecting the role of cardiac fibroblasts in regeneration and repair (SFRH/BD/144490/2019).

Ana Isabel Carneiro Gouveia da Silva
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Master: Neurobiologia (FMUP)
Email: ana.isabel@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Teresa Summavielle, i3S/IBMC | Email: tsummavi@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: João Relvas, i3S/IBMC | Email: jrelvas@ibmc.up.pt | Margarida Saraiva, i3s/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Psychostimulant-induced neuroinflammation: the protective role of IL-10 (SFRH/BD/144324/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-07-24

Ana Filipa Martins Terceiro
Degree: Ciências Biomédicas (UBI)
Master: Bioquímica (UP)
Email: afterceiro@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Teresa Summavielle, i3S/IBMC | Email: tsummavi@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Psychostimulant-induced neuroinflammation: the role of RhoGTPases in
microglia (2020.07188.BD).

Bárbara Catarina Gonçalves Correia
Degree: Biologia (UA)
Master: Biologia molecular e celular (UA)
Email: barbara.correia@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Brites, i3S/IBMC | Email: pedro.brites@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Determining how membrane ether-phospholipids regulate neuron development and function to mediate neuropathophysiology of RCDP (SFRH/BD/146538/2019).

Cátia Filipa Vieira de Carvalho
Degree: Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (ESTSP-IPP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: catia.carvalho@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Reto Gassmann, i3S/IBMC | Email: rgassmann@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Functional specification of the cytoplasmic dynein 1 motor complex: dissecting the role of accessory subunits (SFRH/BD/144877/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-04-09

Diogo Fonseca Silvério
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (FCUP)
Email: diogo.silverio@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Manuel Vilanova, i3S/IBMC/ICBAS | Email: manuel.vilanova@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Exploring Mycobacterium tuberculosis immune evasion strategies to improve host immunity and tuberculosis outcome: the IL-1 axis (SFRH/BD/143536/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-01-25

Filipa Isabel Pereira Dias
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Master: Microbiologia (UA)
Email: filipa.dias@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Helena Castro, i3S/IBMC | Email: hcastro@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana Tomás, i3S/IBMC | Email: atomas@ibmc.up.pt | Co-supervisor: Maria José Oliveira, i3S/INEB | Email: mariajo@ineb.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Repurposing Anti-Cancer Drugs as Potential Inhibitors for Metastatic Leishmania infections (SFRH/BD/148426/2019).

Joana Maria Abreu Carvalho Pereira
Degree: Ciências Farmacêuticas (FFUP)
Master: Ciências Farmacêuticas (FFUP)
Email: jmpereira@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Sandra Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: srsousa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Didier Cabanes, i3S/IBMC | Email: didier@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Mechanisms of host resistance to plasma membrane damage induced by pneumolysin attack (SFRH/BD/143940/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-09-17

Laura Isabel Guedes de Sousa
Degree: Bioquímica (UP)
Master: Bioquímica (UA)
Email: laura.sousa@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Nuno Alves, i3S/IBMC | Email: nalves@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Pedro Rodrigues, i3S/IBMC | Email: : Pedro.Mendes@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Identification of the genetic program underlying the control of Foxn1 expression during thymic epithelial cell lineage specification in vivo (SFRH/BD/145079/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-05-03

Luís Francisco Silva Medeiros Teves
Degree: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (UAC)
Master: Biomedicina (UB)
Email: luis.teves@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Carolina Lemos, i3S/IBMC | Email: clclemos@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Manuela Lima, i3S/IBMC | Email: maria.mm.lima@uac.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The role of the methylome in Machado-Joseph disease (Mjd)/Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (Sca3): identification of epigenetic modifiers of transcriptional dysregulation and variable expressivity.

Pedro Miguel Barros Duque
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: pedro.duque@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Jorge Vieira, i3S/IBMC | Email: jbvieira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Cristina Vieira, i3S/IBMC | Email: cgvieira@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The novel Drosophila melanogaster ascorbic acid synthesis and transport mechanisms (SFRH/BD/145515/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-09-06

Teresa Pires de Matos Alves Leão
Degree: Bioquímica (UP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (UP)
Email: teresa.leao@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Ana Tomás, i3S/IBMC | Email: atomas@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ricardo Silvestre, ICVS, Universidade do Minho | Email: ricardosilvestre@med.uminho.pt | David Horn, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee | Email: d.horn@dundee.ac.uk
PhD Thesis title and reference: Micronutrient sensing in human pathogenic parasites (2020.05346.BD).

Vanessa Maria Alves Teixeira
Degree: Biologia (UP)
Master: Genética Molecular (UM)
Email: vanessa.teixeira@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Reto Gassmann, i3S/IBMC | Email: rgasmann@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Tiago Dantas, i3S/IBMC | Email: tiago.dantas@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Functional analysis of novel cargo adaptors for the microtubule motor cytoplasmic dynein 1 (SFRH/BD/147283/2019).

Ana Catarina Pires Martins
Degree: Bioquímica (UM)
Master: Bioquímica Aplicada (UM)
Email: ana.martins@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Margarida Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Elsa Logarinho, i3S/IBMC | Email: elsa.logarinho@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Decoding the mechanisms linking IL-10 to cellular senescence and aging (SFRH/BD/136800/2018). 

Thesis Defence: 2023-09-22

Ana Cláudia Leite
Degree: Bioquímica (UM)
Master: Química Medicinal (UM)
Email: ana.leite@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Clara Pereira, i3S/IBMC | Email: clara.pereira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Vitor Costa, i3S/IBMC | Email: vcosta@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Role of the cell cycle APC/C in the regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthase beta subunit: cross-regulation of mitochondrial function and cell cycle progression (SFRH/BD/135921/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2023-05-19

Ana Pinto Branco Teixeira
Degree: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Master: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Email: apteixeira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Carlos Conde, i3S/IBMC | Email: cconde@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claudio Sunkel, i3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt; Noel de Miranda, LUMC (Leiden, The Netherlands) | Email: n.f.de_miranda@lumc.nl
PhD Thesis title and reference: Unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying chromosomal instability in colorectal cancer (SFRH/BD/136334/2018).

Ana Sofia Cunha e Silva
Degree: Genética e Biotecnologia (UTAD)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: ana.sofia.silva@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Carlos Conde, i3S/IBMC | Email: cconde@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claudio Sunkel, i3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Decoding molecular determinants of centromere architecture and structure (SFRH/BD/136527/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2024-07-15

João Pedro Curado Agra Amorim
Degree: Bioquímica (FCTUC)
Master: Oncologia (ICBAS)
Email: jpamorim@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Cis-regulatory elements controlling the identity of pancreatic progenitors in vertebrates (SFRH/BD/145110/2019).

Thesis Defence: 2024-12-16

Jorge Ferreira
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Ecologia, Ambiente e Território (FCUP)
Email: jorge.ferreira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Ana Valentim, i3S/IBMC | Email:amaria@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Mark Collins, University of Sheffield | Email: mark.collins@sheffield.ac.uk
PhD Thesis title and reference: Refinement of zebrafish anaesthesia – a behavioural and mechanistic approach to study memory alterations (SFRH/BD/135811/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2023-09-13

Luís Carlos Serrachino Granadeiro
Degree: Ciências Biomédicas (Universidade do Algarve/DCBM)
Master: Ciências Biomédicas (Universidade do Algarve/DCBM)
Email: luis.granadeiro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Brites, i3S/IBMC| Email:pedro.brites@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Understanding how ACBD5 mediates lipid dysregulation and neuropathology (SFRH/BD/138968/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2024-12-11

Maria Camila Trindade Ribeiro
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP/ICBAS)
Master: Bioquímica (FCUP/ICBAS)
Email: camila.ribeiro@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor:Nuno Alves, i3S/IBMC | Email: nalves@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Molecular Principles underlying Thymic Epithelial Cell Function.

Thesis Defence: 2024-07-19

Nelson Machado Leça
Degree: Bioengenharia (FEUP)
Master: Bioengenharia (FEUP)
Email: nelsonleca@gmail.com
Supervisor: Carlos Conde, i3S/IBMC | Email: cconde@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Eurico Morais de Sá, i3S/IBMC | Email: eurico.sa@ibmc.up.pt; Claudio Sunkel, i3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Dissecting the interplay between mitotic progression and spindle orientation (SFRH/BD/136526/2018).

Ruben Gonçalo Rodrigues Pinheiro
Degree: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Master: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Email: poloaquatico_5@hotmail.com
Supervisor:Nuno Alves, i3S/IBMC | Email: nalves@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Deciphering the post-transcriptional role of RNA binding proteins in the control of thymic epithelial cell lineage specification and function in vivo (SFRH/BD/136940/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2023-05-25

Sara Patricia Castro Sousa
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: sc.sousa@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paulo Aguiar, i3S/INEB | Email: pauloaguiar@ineb.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: STRETCH: Dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying tension-driven axon growth (SFRH/BD/136760/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2024-11-28

Telma Filipa da Silva Martins
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (UA)
Email: telma.martins@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Vítor Costa, i3S/IBMC | Email: vcosta@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Clara Pereira, i3S/IBMC | Email: clara.pereira@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Phosphoregulation of the yeast lysosome-like vacuole and its role in lifespan (SFRH/BD/136996/2018).

Thesis Defence: 2024-10-30

Ana Isabel Nascimento
Degree: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Master: Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Email: ana.nascimento@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt 
Co-supervisor: Boris Safronov, i3S/IBMC | Email: safronov@ibmc.up.pt 
PhD Thesis title and reference: Dorsal root ganglion neurons: molecular mechanisms of central-peripheral polarity and the role of the proximal axon segment in excitability and pain (SFRH/BD/130014/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-05-04

Ana Margarida Gonçalves dos Santos
Degree: Bioquímica (UA)
Master: Bioquímica Clínica (UA)
Email: m.goncalves@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Eurico Morais-de-Sá, i3S/ IBMC | Email: eurico.sa@ibmc.up.pt 
Co-supervisor: Claudio Sunkel, i3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt 
PhD Thesis title and reåference: The impact of polarized intercellular adhesion on epithelial cytokinesis robustness (SFRH/BD/130708/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2025-02-07

Andreia Camila Oliveira
Degree: Genética e Biotecnologia (UTAD)
Master: Genética Molecular (UM)
Email: andreia.oliveira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Carla Sofia Lopes, i3S/IBMC | Email: carla.lopes@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Isabel Cardoso, i3S/IBMC | Email: icardoso@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Characterization of CDC25/String as a novel phosphatase implicated in Tau modulation and neurodegeneration (SFRH/BD/130119/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2023-09-29

Carla Filipa Pereira Bezerra
Degree: Bioquímica (UM)
Master: Ciências da Saúde (UM)
Email: carla.bezerra@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Rosário Almeida, i3S/ IBMC | Email: ralmeida@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Maria João Saraiva, i3S/ IBMC | Email: mjsaraiv@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: TTR proteolysis: a key player on transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis? (SFRH/BD/123674/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2022-06-02

Carolina Vilaça Barroso
Degree: Ciências do Meio Aquático (ICBAS)
Master: Recursos Biológicos Aquáticos (FCUP)
Email: carolina.barroso@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Rodrigues, i3S/ IBMC | Email: prodrigu@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: João Neves i3S/ IBMC | Email: jneves@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Novel antimicrobial peptides from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and their potential applications for the improvement of aquaculture production (SFRH/BD/114899/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2022-07-12

Joana Nogueira Rodrigues
Degree: Microbiologia (UCP)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (UA)
Email: joana.rodrigues@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa, i3S/IBMC | Email: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Inês Araújo, UAlg | Email: imaraujo@ualg.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Identifying molecules and mechanisms enhancing axon growth and antagonizing axon growth inhibition: a combined approach (SFRH/BD/131565/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-04-11

Joana Teixeira
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Genética Forense (FCUP)
Email: joana.teixeira@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: José Bessa, i3S/ IBMC | Email: jose.bessa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Uncovering the tumorigenic potential of genes targeted by pancreatic non-coding risk alleles (SFRH/BD/126467/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2022-07-22

João Pedro da Silva Moreira
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Master: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Email:joao.moreira@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Maria João Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: mjsaraiv@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Margarida Saraiva, i3S/IBMC | Email: margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Dysregulated inflammation in the pathogenesis of Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). (SFRH/BD/129345/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-09-13

José Pedro Santos Leite
Degree: Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Master: Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (FEUP/ICBAS)
Email:jose.leite@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Luís Gales IBMC/ICBAS | Email: lgales@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Filipe Alexandre Almeida Paz, CICECO, Universidade de Aveiro | Email: filipe.paz@ua.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Unveiling the structural basis for Alzheimer´s amyloid-β peptide aggregation using new crystallization approaches (SFRH/BD/129921/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-03-18

Marco Cruz
Degree: Bioquímica (UM)
Master: Química Medicinal (UM)
Email: marco.cruz@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Cristina Ferrás, i3S/IBMC | Email: cristina.ferras@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Helder Maiato, i3S/IBMC | Email: maiato@i3s.up.pt
Co-supervisor: André Maia, i3S/IBMC | Email: andre.maia@i3s.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Uncovering the impact of DNA damage on mitotic progression and cancer cell fate (SFRH/BD/117063/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2022-10-21

Margarida Moura
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Master: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Email: margarida.moura@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Carlos Conde, i3S/IBMC | Email: cconde@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Claudio Sunkel, i3S/IBMC | Email: cesunkel@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Unraveling molecular and mechanical cues underlying the accuracy of kinetochore-microtubule interactions and chromosome segregation (SFRH/BD/123306/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2023-09-20

Monika Barroso Vilares
Degree: Genética e Biotecnologia (UTAD)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email:monika.vilares@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Elsa Logarinho, i3S/IBMC | Email: elsa.logarinho@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: Impact of aneuploidy-induced proteotoxic stress in chromosomal stability (SFRH/BD/133478/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-04-04

Sónia Henriques
Degree: Biologia (FCTUC)
Master: Investigação Biomédica (FMUC)
Email:sonia.henriques@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Alexandre do Carmo, i3S/IBMC | Email: acarmo@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: The T cell surface glycoprotein CD6 as an inhibitory receptor and as a target for immunomodulation (SFRH/BD/133312/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2018-12-18

Steeve da Silva Lima
Degree: Biologia (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto)
Master:Biologia Molecular e Celular (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto)
Email: steeve.lima@i3s.up.pt
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira, i3S/IBMC | Email: paulo.oliveira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Paula Tamagnini, i3S/IBMC | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Agata Jolanta Kot-Wasik, Gdansk University of Technology, Polónia | Email: agawasik@pg.gda.pl
PhD Thesis title and reference: CyanoMV: Characterizing Cyanobacterial Membrane Vesicles, envisioning technological applications" (SFRH/BD/130478/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2022-07-06

Marcos Cardoso
Degree: Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública (ESSJP)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (UA)
Email: marcos.cardosos@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Alexandre do Carmo, i3S/IBMC | Email: acarmo@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title and reference: SRCR proteins as microorganism pattern recognition receptors: a wide search for interactions with pathogenic bacteria. (SFRH/BD/116791/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2022-06-01

Marina Santos
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: marina.santos@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Paula Tamagnini, i3S/ IBMC | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Luís Gales, i3S/ IBMC | Email: lgales@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Elton Paul Hudson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Email: huds@kth.se
PhD Thesis title: Unveiling biosynthetic pathways for the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in cyanobacteria and possible applications of the polymers (SFRH/BD/123763/2016).

Thesis Defence: 2021-12-02

Ana Margarida Amaral Gomes
Degree: Biologia Aplicada (UM)
Email: margaridagomes@inbox.com
Supervisor: Helder Maiato, IBMC | Email: maiato@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title: Systematic Molecular Dissection of Chromosome Congression in Human Cells. (SFRH/BD/130938/2017).

Thesis Defence: 2023-06-19

Ana Rita Pinto Costa
Degree: Bioquímica (ICBAS/FCUP)
Master: Bioquímica (ICBAS/FCUP)
Email: ana.pinto@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Mónica Sousa, IBMC | EMAIL: msousa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title: Profilin I delivery tunes cytoskeleton dynamics towards CNS axon regeneration (SFRH/BD/112112/2015).
Thesis Defence: 2019-12-10

Awards: Melhor Tese de Doutoramento (Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia do Desenvolvimento a teses defendidas no biénio 2018/2019).

Sofia Raquel Rocha Moreira
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: sofiamoreira90@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Eurico Morais de Sá, IBMC | Email: eurico.sa@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title: Understanding the dynamic phosphoregulation of the tumor suppressor Lgl during the cell cycle (SFRH/BD/99898/2014).
Thesis Defence: 2019-09-27

Awards: Melhor Tese de Doutoramento (Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia do Desenvolvimento a teses defendidas no biénio 2018/2019).

Ana Rita Alves Malheiro
Degree: Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (ESSVS)
Master: Terapias Moleculares (ISCS-Norte)
Email: ana.malheiro@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Pedro Brites, IBMC| EMAIL: pedro.brites@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title: Unraveling the function of ether-phospholipids in CNS and their role in neurodegeneration (SFRH/BD/93110/2013).
Thesis Defence: 2019-07-16

Carlos Eduardo de Bento Flores
Degree: Biologia (FCUP)
Master: Biologia Celular e Molecular (FCUP)
Email: carloseduardof1990@gmail.com
Supervisor: Paula Tamagnini, FCUP/ IBMC | Email: pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Roberto de Philippis, University of Florence | Email: roberto.dephilippis@unifi.it
PhD Thesis title: Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): production, regulation and biological activity (SFRH/BD/99715/2014).
Thesis Defence: 2019-11-21

Joana Maria Geraldes da Rocha Loureiro
Degree: Biologia-ramo Molecular e Genética (FCUL)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Genética (FCUL)
Email: joana.mg.loureiro@gmail.com
Supervisor: Isabel Silveira, IBMC | Email: isilveir@ibmc.up.pt
PhD Thesis title: RNA-mediated pathogenic pathways in neurodegeneration.
Thesis Defence: 2019-02-21

Marta Sofia dos Santos Oliveira
Degree: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Master: Bioquímica (FCUP)
Email: marta.oliveira@ibmc.up.pt
Supervisor: Alexandra Moreira, IBMC | Email: alexandra.moreira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Ana Pombo, Max Delbrück Center, Berlin
PhD Thesis title: Plk-1, a candidate regulator of RNAPII (SFRH/BD/102002/2014).
Thesis Defence: 2019-07-23

Tatiana Barros Reis Cereija
Degree: Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (ESTSP)
Master: Biologia Molecular e Celular (UA)
Email: crbtatiana@gmail.com
Supervisor: Pedro J. B. Pereira, IBMC | Email: ppereira@ibmc.up.pt
Co-supervisor: Nuno Empadinhas, CNC | Email: numenius@cnc.uc.pt
PhD Thesis title: Biochemical and structural characterization of novel mycobacterial drug targets (SFRH/BD/92955/2013).
Thesis Defence: 2018-06-29