Silhueta de pessoa indiferenciada

Rute Castelo Felix

Investigador doutorado
Centro de Ciências do Mar
Subsistema
Investigadores
Unidade ID
Centro de Ciências do Mar
Unidade ID externa
Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR)
Regime
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CT em Funções Públicas a termo resolutivo certo
I am a biologist with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a strong multidisciplinary background at the intersection of experimental biology and the novel field of bioelectronics. My current interests are centered on cell physiology and bioelectronics with a focus on how the integration of these two fields can advance a largely unstudied area of cell-cell communication. I started my scientific career working on sulphate-reducing bacteria (BSc) at ITQB, but my focus shifted when I pursued a PhD on insect physiology and parasitology in IHMT. My PhD provided me with experience in invertebrate biology as well as in behavioral assays and gene expression studies. Following my PhD, I joined CCMAR as a Postdoctoral researcher, where I focused on cell biology and the optimization of strategies for the de-orphanization of G-protein coupled receptors in invertebrates using intracellular signaling assays including cAMP production, calcium mobilization and changes in electrical cell impedance in wild type and transformed mammalian cell systems. Since joining CCMAR/UALG in 2018 as an auxiliary researcher I have implemented and optimized innovative technologies to establish alternative less costly, more informative and high throughput approaches for in vitro cell assays. Target areas of my research include: 1) novel marine protein bioactivity; 2) emergent bioelectronic devices for cell-cell communication; 3) in vitro approaches for toxicology studies using cell lines. In addition to my research, I am part of the CCMAR Service and Technology Center (CTS) where I provide technology development and scientific support. Specifically, I am fully responsible within the protein and bioassay services for Biosensors and Cell-based assays and in the Imaging Platform I provide advice and consultation for sample preparation and Immunofluorescence assays. My publication record is in several scientific fields and reflects my multidisciplinary background and scientific career to date. I have 33 scientific publications including 29 papers published in peer-reviewed International Journals and over 400 citations (Scopus), 2 book chapters and 2 conference papers.

Atividades

Atividades
Membro de associação. COST ACTION
Pan-European Network in Lipidomics and EpiLipidomics
CA19105. Member of WP04 - Researcher.
2018 - 2023. Orientação. Extracellular electric transducers for recording and stimulation of cells in culture.Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications (Doutoramento). Coorientador.
2022 - 2023. Orientação. Effects of nanoplastics in rat brain cell line.biologia (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2022 - 2023. Orientação. O impacto do zinco no processo de cicatrização e envelhecimento da pele.Ciências Farmacêuticas (Outra). Coorientador.
2022/09 - 2023/09. Orientação. Effects of micro- and nanoplastics in human lung A549 cells and intestine Caco-2 cells” .Biotecnologia (Mestrado). Orientador.
2023/02 - 2023/06. Orientação. Desenvolvimento de um protocolo para a quantificação de genes associados ao stress oxidativo em células expostas a microplásticos.Biotecnologia (Outra). Coorientador.
2023/02 - 2023/06. Orientação. Desenvolvimento de um protocolo para a quantificação de genes associados à resposta inflamatória em células expostas a microplásticos.Biotecnologia (Outra). Coorientador.
2023/03 - 2023/06. Orientação. Characterization of lung and gut cell lines in the presence of nano/micro plastics.Biotecnologia (Outra). Coorientador.
2023/05/24. Apresentação oral de trabalho. CVD diamond electrodes for in vitro electrophysiological sensing devices. WOCSDICE-EXMATEC .
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/17. Participação em evento. Science is wonderful! Science fair fair organized by The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions for students and general public where scientists presented their work in a friendly manner for young children. Science is Wonderful! activities bring the world of cutting-edge research to young scientists in primary and secondary schools all over Europe.. Exposição. Science is wonderful! Science fair 2023.
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/15. Participação em evento. Science is Wonderful! Communications Workshop. Oficina (workshop). Science is Wonderful! Communications Workshop.
2023/03/10 - 2023/03/10. Participação em evento. Practical work within a talk about "A óptica e a cor dos objetos: Ciência com lasers e gomas" in a high school within the series "Cientificamente Provável" dissemination activities from Centre of Marine Sciences. Seminário. Cientificamente Provável. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2023/01/09 - 2023/01/09. Participação em evento. Talk about "O que pode acontecer quando os insetos nos picam?" in a high school in Faro within the series "Cientificamente Provável" dissemination activities from Centre of Marine Sciences. Seminário. Cientificamente Provável. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2022 - 2022. Orientação. Effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on females dermal fibroblasts (HDF) cell line.Biotecnologia (Outra). Orientador.
2022 - 2022. Orientação. Polystyrene nanoparticle biological effect on female human dermal fibroblasts..Biotecnologia (Outra). Orientador.
2022/11/22 - 2022/11/28. Participação em evento. CCMAR advance training actions: Bio-Imaging at CCMAR, Algarve and Beyond. Outro. Bio-Imaging at CCMAR, Algarve and Beyond. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2022/11/22 - 2022/11/22. Participação em evento. Feira das Ciências Marinhas presenting our work "Platifish: O plástico que vemos e o que não vemos!". Exposição. Feira das Ciências Marinhas. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2022/10/25 - 2022/10/25. Participação em evento. Nanoculture webinar. Seminário. Nanoculture. Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2022/09. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Polycrystalline diamond thin films for in vitro electrophysiological sensing devices. E-MRS Fall Meeting.
2021/09 - 2022/09. Orientação. Optimization of protein extraction protocols on human fibroblast and lung cell line.Student Exchange Program (Outra). Coorientador.
2022/01/04 - 2022/09/08. Organização de evento. 30th Conference for European Comparative Endocrinologists and 9th International Symposium in Fish Endocrinology (CECEISFE2022) (2022). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2022/07/01 - 2022/07/10. Participação em evento. EMBO Pratical course - 3D developmental imaging. Outro. 3D developmental imaging. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.
2022/06 - 2022/06. Orientação. Study of allergens and microplastics in marine organisms.Student exchange program (Outra). Coorientador.
2022/06 - 2022/06. Orientação. Study of allergens and microplastics in marine organisms.Student Exchange Program (Outra). Coorientador.
2022/06/23 - 2022/06/23. Participação em evento. UALG training actions - Análise Multivariada de dados: Método de Três-vias. Outro. Análise Multivariada de dados: Método de Três-vias. Universidade do Algarve.
2022/06/07 - 2022/06/09. Participação em evento. Smart labelling and packaging tools for seafood monitoring - workshop given by Dr. Tsironi (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece), Dr. Pennanen (University of Vaasa, Finland) and Dr.Greco, Dr. Biscarini and Dr. Bartolotti ( UNIMORE, Italy) within SEAFoodQual project. Oficina (workshop). Smart labelling and packaging tools for seafood monitoring. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2022/05/11 - 2022/06/08. Participação em evento. Online training: Zeiss software Training - 5 weekly webinars (Start imaging with your Confocal Microscope; Start imaging with your Widefield Microscope; Advanced Imaging with 6D-Acquisition; Derive quantitative information from your images using ZEN; Deep Learning for Everyone). Outro. Zeiss software training. Carl Zeiss AG.
2022/06/08 - 2022/06/08. Participação em evento. 3D Visualization of Aquaculture Fish Tissues for the Development of new Diagnostic Tools organized by Imaris Software. Seminário. 3D Visualization of Aquaculture Fish Tissues for the Development of new Diagnostic Tools. Oxford Instruments plc.
2022/06/07 - 2022/06/07. Participação em evento. COLife workshop: intro to light sheet imaging. Simpósio. intro to light sheet imaging. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular.
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/01. Participação em evento. UALG training action - Criação de bases de dados e análise descritiva e inferencial em SPPS. Outro. Criação de bases de dados e análise descritiva e inferencial em SPPS. Universidade do Algarve.
2022/03 - 2022/04. Orientação. Glucocorticoids effect on migrationand proliferation of Hek293 and A549 cell lines.Medicina (Outra). Orientador.
2021/10 - 2022/01. Orientação. Desenvolvimento de um método de criação de uma matriz com pele de Tilápia e estudo da sua viabilidade para cultura celular.Bioquímica (Outra). Coorientador.
2021/11/21 - 2021/11/21. Participação em evento. CCMAR Seminars - Oral drug delivery using nanocomposite to increase intestinal residence time given by Giovanna Lollo (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1). Seminário. Oral drug delivery using nanocomposite to increase intestinal residence time. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2021/10 - Presente. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. Assistant professor in the classes of Molecular Biology a discipline taught to the BSc degrees of Biotechnology, (1st semestre), University of the Algarve. Practical classes (total: 12h laboratorial classes / 30 students).. Molecular Biology (Licenciatura). Universidade do Algarve.
2021/09 - 2021/09. Orientação. Optimization of protein extraction protocols on human fibroblast and lung cell lines.Student exchange Program (Outra). Coorientador.
2021/09/16 - 2021/09/17. Participação em evento. XIII Congress of the Iberian Association of Comparative Endocrinology an online event . Congresso. XIII Congress of the Iberian Association of Comparative Endocrinology . Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2021/03/01 - 2021/07/31. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. Assistant professor in the classes of “Immunology” a discipline taught to the BSc degrees of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marine Biology, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemical (2nd semestre), University of the Algarve. Theory and Practical classes (total: 5h theory and 15h laboratorial classes / 121 students).. Immunology (Licenciatura). Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia.
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31. Orientação. Does glutamate changes gap junctions in tumour cells?.Ciências Biomédicas (Outra). Coorientador.
2021/07/14 - 2021/07/14. Participação em evento. CCMAR Seminars - Microplastics ingestion in marine organisms – looking for the invisible given by Felicitas ten Brink (University of Hull) . Seminário. Microplastics ingestion in marine organisms – looking for the invisible. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2021/07/07 - 2021/07/07. Participação em evento. CCMAR Seminars - Fundamental pathways in metazoans: unexplored pathways in diatoms. New frontiers given by Valeria Di Dato (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli) . Seminário. Fundamental pathways in metazoans: unexplored pathways in diatoms. New frontiers. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2021/06/21 - 2021/06/21. Participação em evento. CCMAR Seminars - Size matters – Looking for invisible plastics given by José Paulo da Silva. Seminário. Size matters – Looking for invisible plastics. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2021/03/18 - 2021/03/18. Participação em evento. CCMAR advanced training actions on “Basic training for CYBIO FELIX - pipetting robots” given by OLIVER PETEREIT (Analytik Jena. Outro. Basic training for CYBIO FELIX - pipetting robots. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/01/01 - 2021/02/28. Arbitragem científica em revista. Biomolecules. MDPI.
2020/10/15 - 2021/02/25. Orientação. O papel da Dermatopontina nas células da pele.Bioquímica (Outra). Orientador.
2021/01/01 - 2021/02/25. Arbitragem científica em revista. Genomics. Elsevier.
2021/02/25 - 2021/02/25. Participação em evento. EpiLipidNET CA19195 - Work Group 4 Meeting. Encontro. EpiLipidNET CA19195 - Work Group 4 Meeting.
2021/01/18 - 2021/01/29. Participação em evento. Assemble 2021: Marine biological research at the frontier. Conferência. Assemble 2021: Marine biological research at the frontier. European Marine Biological Resource Centre; Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/12/18 - 2020/12/18. Participação em evento. CCMAR Symposium 2020, given by CCMAR researchers and PhD students. Simpósio. CCMAR Symposium 2020. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/12/09 - 2020/12/09. Participação em evento. CCMAR Advanced Training actions on “Principles and Applications of Azure Biosystems 600: gel documentation system” given by Jan Wolfram (Azure Biosystems). Oficina (workshop). Principles and Applications of Azure Biosystems 600: gel documentation system. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/23. Participação em evento. Organoids with ]out[ borders Online Symposium organized by Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde . Simpósio. Organoids with ]out[ borders . Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.
2020/11/18. Júri de grau académico. Bio-electronic transducers to interact with cancer cells. Arguente. Diogo Luzia Brázio (Mestrado). Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia.
2020/11/10 - 2020/11/10. Participação em evento. CMAR Advanced Training actions, “Principles and Applications of multiplate reader: Synergy Neo2 Hybrid Multi-Mode” given by Miguel Aangel Formoso Roura, Carlos Pitães and Ana Borges (Izasa Scientific, Lda.) . Outro. Principles and Applications of multiplate reader: Synergy Neo2 Hybrid Multi-Mode. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/09/30 - 2020/09/30. Participação em evento. Advanced Training: Principles and Applications of ÄKTA pure - A complete solution to automate the purification of proteins and other biomolecules, given by Enrique Garcia Gomez (Cytiva - GE Healthcare Lifesciences). Outro. Advance training. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020/03/03 - 2020/04/26. Orientação. Impacto dos androgénios na linhagem A549 de carcinoma do pulmão.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Outra). Coorientador.
2020/03/03 - 2020/04/26. Orientação. Resposta de uma linha de células tt de um carcinoma da tiroide.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Outra). Coorientador.
2019/05/27 - 2019/12/01. Participação em evento. 2 Research period (industry secondments, 1 months each) at the Lifeseq, Valencia, Spain. Training in Bioinformatic tools for transcriptome analysis in the context of Algae4A&B project. (27/05-26/06
and 02/11-01/12). Outro. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/11 - Presente. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. LIB- Integrated laboratories in Biotechnology, discipline taught to the MSc Degree in Biotechnology and also the internacional IMBRSea (International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources, organized by European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) and several European Universyties).
This task included intensive/continuous practical classes supported by theory and student evaluation).. International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (Mestrado integrado). Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas.
2019/09/18 - 2019/11/01. Participação em evento. Research period (industry secondments, 2 months) at the Fitoplancton Marino S.L, marine microalgae producer, El puertyo de Santa Maria, Spain. Training in microalgae growth culture and manipulation in the context of Algae4A&B project. (18/09-1/09). Outro. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/09 - 2019/09. Organização de evento. 12th conference for Iberian Comparative Endocrinologists (2019/09/26 - 2019/09/28) (2019). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/09/30 - 2019/09/30. Participação em evento. CCMAR Advanced training actions "Principles and Applications of ÄKTA pure - A complete solution to automate the purification of proteins and other biomolecules” given by Enrique Garcia Gomez (Cytiva - GE Healthcare Lifesciences). Outro. Principles and Applications of ÄKTA pure - A complete solution to automate the purification of proteins and other biomolecules. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/20. Orientação. Comparative analysis of in vitro wound healing effects of microalga extracts.Student exchange program (Outra). Coorientador.
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/20. Orientação. Comparative analysis of in vitro wound healing effects of microalga extracts.Student exchange program (Outra). Coorientador.
2019/07 - 2019/07. Comissão de avaliação. Evaluator of the Professional practice thesis for the International Master in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea).
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/23. Participação em evento. Visit to Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), to participate in a scientific campaign FITMUSSEL, as part of the project MusselImuno, an FCT bilateral project with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and Shanghai Ocean University
(SHOU). Development of enzymatic assays using protein
extracts from mussel.. Outro. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2018/09 - 2019/06. Orientação. Assessment of BJ-5ta cell behavior in presence of Testosterone and Estradiol. Coorientador.
2019/06. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Putative peptide activated G-protein coupled receptors in non-model invertebrates . First international symposium of Chinese comparative endocrinologists.
2019/06. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Gene duplications of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system in vertebrates . First international symposium of Chinese comparative endocrinologists.
2019/06/03 - 2019/06/04. Participação em evento. Python for Scientists. Oficina (workshop). CCMAR Advanced Training and Technology. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10. Participação em evento. CCMAR day symposium with a talk intitled "Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) system" within the Temati line 3 - Unlocking the Potential of Marine Resources.
. Simpósio. CCMAR day symposium. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/05/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) system. CCMAR day symposium. CCMAR (FARO, Portugal).
2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10. Participação em evento. CCMAR symposium. Simpósio. CCMAR Symposium 2019. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/04/09 - 2019/04/11. Participação em evento. Workshop, Exploring biodiversity for novel bioactivities, in the context of ALGAE4A&B project. Athens, Greece.. Oficina (workshop). Exploring biodiversity for novel bioactivities. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2019/04/09 - 2019/04/11. Participação em evento. Exploring biodiversity for novel bioactivities. Oficina (workshop). “Exploring biodiversity for novel bioactivities” Workshop in the context of ALGAE4A&B project. Agricultural University of Athens Department of Food Science and Technology.
2019/01/03 - 2019/03/02. Participação em evento. Research period (industry secondments, 2 months) at APIVITA, Athens, Greece. Training in cell culture and manipulation in cosmeceuticals in the context of Algae4A&B project. (03/01-02/03). Outro. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2018/11/28 - 2019/01/05. Orientação. Modulação da cicatrização de feridas pelo estrogénio: um estudo in vitro.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2018/11/28 - 2019/01/05. Orientação. Modulação da cicatrização pela testosterona : Um estudo in vitro.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2018/11/28 - 2019/01/05. Orientação. Microalgas e cicatrização de feridas.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2018. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) as a method to test marine bioactive compounds in wound healing. 4th Conference on Impedance-Based Cell Assays (IBCA2018).
2018 - Presente. Orientação. Aquisição e processamento de sinais gerados por populações de células: Aplicações em plataformas electrónicas para testar novos fármacos.Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2017 - 2018. Participação em evento. Orientation of the technical-scientific formation of highschool students in the context of the Ciência Viva program of the Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica, in Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology - annual event. Outro. Ciência Viva . Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2018/11/29 - 2018/11/30. Organização de evento. “Biosensors meet blue biotechnology: screening for bioactive novel marine compounds”, funded by EMBRIC training programme. 29-30 Nov CCMAR, Faro, Portugal. By Lopes C., Anjos L, Felix R. e Power DM. (51 presenças). (2018). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2018/10/24 - 2018/10/26. Organização de evento. “Biophysical Analysis of Molecular Interactions with Electro-Switchable Biosurfaces–switchSENSE®” and hands on- “DRX2 switchSENSE® Platform at CCMAR”. Por Dr. Nena Matscheko, Dynamic Biosensors, German. 24-26 Outubro 2018, CCMAR, Faro, Portugal. By Anjos L., Lopes C., Felix R., Power DM. (19 participants) (2018). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2018/08. Apresentação oral de trabalho. The enigmatic origin of vertebrate neuropeptide systems: genome doubling 2R or not 2R in lampreys?. 29th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists.
2018/08. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Has cross-talk between GPCRs systems in host-parasite interactions shaped their evolution?. 29th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists. CECE (Glascow, Reino Unido).
2018/08. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Homologues of the vertebrate calcitonin-like system in molluscs and their potential role in shell mineralization . 29 th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists.
2018/04/01 - 2018/05/31. Orientação. Fluorescence Microscopy and cell characterization.Workshops in Biotechnology (Outra). Coorientador.
2018/04/01 - 2018/05/31. Orientação. Fluorescence Microscopy and cell characterization.Workshops in Biotechnology - Biotechnology Masters (Outra). Coorientador.
2018/02 - 2018/02. Organização de evento. Workshop: Biosensors: applications and potential for bioactive compound screening (2018/02/20 - 2018/02/21) (2018). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2017/11/27 - 2018/01/07. Orientação. Characterization of calcitonin G-protein coupled receptors in the lophotrocozoans and their possible involvement in mantle function.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2017/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Biosensors as a platform for bioactive compound testing. Algae4a-b Summer school: In vitro testing platforms for natural cosmeceuticals. AlGAE4AB (Athens, Grécia).
2017/10/09 - 2017/10/12. Participação em evento. Invited talk about biosensors for functional testing within the context of the “In vitro testing platforms for natural cosmeceuticals”. Oficina (workshop). Summer school Algae 4a-b.
2017/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Evolution of the allatostatin-A system in diptera” . 11th AIEC - Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada. AIEC (Vigo, Espanha).
2017/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Insights into regulation of bivalve shell production. 11 th Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada. AIEC (Vigo, Espanha).
2017/06 - 2017/06. Orientação. Biosensors as an alternative for dermatotoxicological testing of potential cosmeceuticals.Student exchange program (Outra). Coorientador.
2017/06 - 2017/06. Orientação. Biosensors as an alternative for dermatotoxicological testing of potential cosmeceuticals.Student exchange program (Outra). Coorientador.
2017/05 - 2017/05. Participação em evento. Nanobiotechnology mini-course. Oficina (workshop). Nanobiotechnology mini-course. Universidade do Algarve.
2017/02/08. Júri de grau académico. Evolution of desmosomal genes in teleost fish and expression analysis of desmosomal cadherins in the gilthead Sea bream (Sparus aurata). Arguente principal. Melina Coelho da Silva (Mestrado). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2017/01/01 - 2017/02/02. Orientação. Modulação da via de sinalização intracelular de um recetor da família de secretinas GPCR por proteínas modificadoras da atividade do recetor - Sistema do PACAP e RAMPs na regulação da pigmentação na pele de peixes.Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2016/08. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Expansion of the Secretin-GPCR members in the molluscs. 28th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists. CECE (Leuven, Bélgica).
2016/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Extraordinary multiplicity of neuropeptides and receptors at the origin of vertebrates: Examples from the CRH, NPY, oxytocinvasopressin and somatostatin-urotensin II systems. RegPep2016.
2016/06. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Screening for bioactivity: what can stable cell lines expressing fish genes tell us?. First workshop of Algae4A-B, Microalgae production technologies and applications to marine fish aquaculture. Algae4AB (El Puerto de Santa Maria, Espanha).
2012 - 2015. Organização de evento. Colaboration in the technical-scientific formation of highschool students in the context of the Ciência Viva program of the Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica, entitled “Finding the x gene” in Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology - annual event (2012). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2015/09. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Exploring allatostatin-a, kiss and galanin gpcrs in lophotrocozoans.. 10th Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada meeting. AIEC (Castellon, Espanha).
2015/04/13. Júri de grau académico. Estudo comparativo e caracterização de novos elementos na regulação da homeostasia da glicose em teleósteos. Arguente principal. Carina Alexandra Vaz da Costa (Mestrado). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2014 - 2014. Participação em evento. Participation in the production of a seminar for the Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia entitled “O que pode acontecer quando os insetos nos picam?”- that focus on the diversity of insects and their role as principal vectors of many deadly human diseases. The example of Malaria and the mosquito Anopheles gambiae is explored in detail. . Seminário. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2013 - 2014. Participação em evento. "Mitose: ciência a sul", that was directed to high school students from Algarve that wanted to see how the scientific research centers work and then do an audiovisual presentation about what they learned. Outro. Mitose: ciência a sul. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2014/11/24 - 2014/11/29. Organização de evento. Production of a Hands-on practical demonstrations of ""Strawberry DNA Extraction" and "Ocean Acidification" during the Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia (2014). Centro de Ciências do Mar.
Membro de associação. Associação Iberica de endocrinologia comparada. membro.
2013/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Novel Secretin-GPCRs in protostome genomes provide new evidences into their evolution. 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology. ICCE (Barcelona, Espanha).
2013/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Diversity in Feeding and life-style may be linked to rhodopsin family G-protein coupled receptors evolution in nematodes and arthropods. 9th AIEC- Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada. AIEC (Barcelona, Espanha).
2013/07. Apresentação oral de trabalho. PACAP and its receptors regulate melanin translocation in teleost skin melanophores. 9th AIEC Congress - Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada. AIEC (Barcelona, Espanha).
2013/02 - 2013/02. Comissão de avaliação. Reviewer of a ImmunDetox proposal in the frame of the “Young researchers” (Jeunes Chercheuses et Jeunes Chercheurs) call. Agence nationale de la recherche.
2009 - 2010. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. Murine models of malaria. Murine models of malaria (Mestrado). Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical.
2010/12. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Alterações na expressão dos citocromos P450 em mosquitos Anopheles gambiae durante a infecção por Plasmodium. Scientific Journeys of Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. IHMT (Lisboa, Portugal).
2010/09 - 2010/09. Participação em evento. Proteomics workshop. Oficina (workshop). Proteomics Workshop. Universidade de Aveiro.
2009/12. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Plasmodium berghei infection alters Anopheles gambiae cytochrome P450 genes expression. Plataforma Ibérica de Malária, 2nd Meeting.
2008/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Nitric oxide and P450 interactions in the Anopheles gambiae response to infection by Plasmodium. Apicomplexan Biology in the Post-Genomic Era, COST Action 857, Forth PhD Students Retrea.
2008/10 - 2008/10. Organização de evento. COST Action 857, “transfection workshop” for young scientists (2008).
2005/09 - 2005/09. Organização de evento. 2nd International Congress on Stress Response in Biology and Medicine (2005). Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica.

Projetos

Projetos
2001/01/01 - 2003/12/30. Genes involved in bioenergetic mechanisms in the sulphate reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio gigas , POCTI. Bolseiro de Investigação. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica.
2015/10 - 2017/10. Artificial Diet Complemented with a Human Blood Factor. Investigador. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical; Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2011/06 - 2014/06. Functional characterisation of orphan family 2 GPCR receptors in the malaria model. Bolseiro de Investigação. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2020 - 2023/12. ICHTHYS-OptImization of novel value CHains for fish and seafood by developing an integraTed sustainable approacH for improved qualitY, safety and waSte reduction. Investigador.
2022 - 2024/02/28. Development of technological tools to improve and reduce health risks for bivalve consumption in Angola, Aga Khan Development Network. Bolseiro de Investigação.
2020 - 2023. PlastiFish: Methods, effects and risk analysis of microplastics in fish production. Investigador. Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph, China; Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2016/01/01 - 2020/01/01. Development of Microalgae-based novel high added-value products for the Cosmetic and Aquaculture industry, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (H2020). Investigador. Centro de Ciências do Mar; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Agricultural University of Athens; Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica.
2013 - 2018. Modulation of feeding behaviour in nematodes: a conserved model in metazoan involving secretin-like GPCRs? . Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento. Centro de Ciências do Mar.
2013/11/01 - 2017. CACHE: CAlcium in a CHanging Environment, SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (FP7). Investigador.
2013 - 2016. GALPUB - A novel regulator of puberty in fish?. Investigador.
2013/09/01 - 2015. E2SCALE: Scaling-down estrogenic responses in fish, 3599-PPCDT.
2007 - 2011. Immune stimulation of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae response against the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei , PTDC. Bolseiro de Doutoramento.
2006 - 2007. Gene variability of pattern-recognition-molecules (PRM) involved in mosquito immune response to Plasmodium , FCT/POCTI. Bolseiro de Técnico de Investigação. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical.

Produções

Félix, Rute C.. Promotional brochure for the project ALGAE4A-B: Algae for Aquaculture and Beauty..
Félix, RC; Jacob, R; Power, Deborah Mary. 2022. Glucocorticoids affect the migration and proliferation of Hek293 and A549 cell lines. Em Meeting do MIM.
Félix, Rute C.; Mestre, A; Gomes, Henrique ; Power, Deborah Mary. 2022. In vitro responsiveness of male and female skin fibroblast cells under the influence of estradiol or testosterone. Em 30th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists and 9th International Symposium of fish Endocrinology.
Félix, RC. 2022. CCMAR Imaging Platform - Scientific member. I am a scientific member of the Imaging Platform from CCMAR Service and Technology Center (CTS). This platform uses visible light and special lenses (microscopes) to take detailed pictures and videos of biological samples, such as algae, corals, fish, embryos and cells. I am involved in advising and optimization of sample preparation and Immunofluorescence assays.. https://ccmar.ualg.pt/en/page/imaging-platform
Li, Lisen; Cardoso, João C.R.; Félix, Rute C.; Mateus, Ana Patrícia; Canário, Adelino V.M.; Power, Deborah M.. 2021. "Fish lysozyme gene family evolution and divergent function in early development". Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103772
Rute Castelo Félix; Liliana Anjos; Rita Alves Costa; Sophia Letsiou; Deborah Mary Power. 2021. "Cartilage Acidic Protein a Novel Therapeutic Factor to Improve Skin Damage Repair?". Marine Drugs, 19 (10): 541-541. https://doi.org/10.3390/md19100541
Costa, B.P.; Schein, V.; Zhao, R.; Santos, A.S.; Kliemann, L.M.; Nunes, F.B.; Cardoso, J.C.R.; et al. 2020. "Stanniocalcin-1 protein expression profile and mechanisms in proliferation and cell death pathways in prostate cancer". Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2019.110659
Sillanpää, J. Kirsikka; Cardoso, Joao Carlos dos Reis; Félix, Rute Castelo; Anjos, Liliana; Power, Deborah Mary; Sundell, Kristina. 2020. "Dilution of Seawater Affects the Ca2 + Transport in the Outer Mantle Epithelium of Crassostrea gigas". Frontiers in Physiology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00001
Marques, Joana; Cardoso, João C. R.; Félix, Rute C.; Power, Deborah M.; Silveira, Henrique. 2020. "A Blood-Free Diet to Rear Anopheline Mosquitoes". Journal of Visualized Experiments, (155). https://doi.org/10.3791/60144
Félix, Rute C.; Letsiou, Sophia; Cardoso, João C.R.; Anjos, Liliana; Mestre, Ana L.; Gomes, Henrique L.; Power, Deborah M.. 2020. "Cartilage acidic protein 1 promotes increased cell viability, cell proliferation and energy metabolism in primary human dermal fibroblasts". Biochimie, 171-172: 72-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2020.02.008
Cardoso, João C. R.; Félix, Rute C.; Ferreira, Vinícius; Peng, MaoXiao; Zhang, Xushuai; Power, Deborah M.. 2020. "The calcitonin-like system is an ancient regulatory system of biomineralization". Scientific Reports, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64118-w
Félix, Rute C.; Deborah M Power; Liliana Anjos; Manuel Machado; Sofia Letsiou; João CR Cardoso; Carlos Caballo; et al. 2020. "In vitro dermal cell cultures and wound healing assays". Em Analytical Handbook for Microalgae-Based Novel High Added-Value Products for Cosmetics and Aquaculture, 64-74. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5cc8be122&appId=PPGMS
Inácio, Pedro M.C.; Medeiros, Maria C.R.; Carvalho, Tiago; Félix, Rute C.; Mestre, Ana; Hubbard, Peter C.; Ferreira, Quirina; et al. 2020. "Ultra-low noise PEDOT:PSS electrodes on bacterial cellulose: A sensor to access bioelectrical signals in non-electrogenic cells". Organic Electronics, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2020.105882
Félix, Rute C.. 2019. "BLOOD-FREE DIET FOR REARING MALARIA MOSQUITO VECTORS". Portugal. Permitida.
Félix, Rute C.. 2019. "Evolution and diversity of alpha-carbonic anhydrases in the mantle of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)". Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46913-2
Félix, Rute C.. 2019. "Extracellular electrophysiological based sensor to monitor cancer cells cooperative migration and cell-cell connections". Biosensors and Bioelectronics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2019.111708
Félix, Rute C.; Mateus, AP; Letsiou, S; Power, Deborah M.. 2019. Characterization of hormone receptors in an immortalized human skin fibroblasts cell line during wound healing. Em 12th conference for Iberian Comparative Endocrinologists (2019/09/26 - 2019/09/28).
Marques, Joana; Cardoso, João C. R.; Felix, Rute C.; Santana, Rosa A. G.; Guerra, Maria das Graças Barbosa; Power, Deborah; Silveira, Henrique. 2018. "Fresh-blood-free diet for rearing malaria mosquito vectors". Scientific Reports, 8 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35886-3
2018. "DIETA ISENTA DE SANGUE PARA CRIAÇÃO DE MOSQUITOS VETORES DA MALÁRIA - BLOOD-FREE DIET FOR REARING MALARIA MOSQUITO VECTORS". Protegido.
2018. "ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL BASED DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CELL ASSAYS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MONITORING CELL MIGRATION AND CELL-CELL CONNECTIONS IN REAL TIME.". Protegido.
Félix, RC. 2018. CCMAR ProtMAr Platform - Scientific member. I am responsible for the management of all ProtMar activities from CCMAR CTS that encompass Biosensors and cell-based assays. My specific role is in the implementation of novel methods in the Biosensors equipment. I am also responsible for the elaboration of standard operating protocols (SOPs) integrated in the cell culture facilities.. https://ccmar.ualg.pt/en/page/protmar-marine-recombinant-proteins.
Cardoso JCR; Félix RC; Costa C; Palma PFS; Canário AVM; Power DM. 2017. "Evolution of the glucagon-like system across fish.". General and comparative endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.10.003
Félix, Rute C.; Marques, J; Cardoso, JCR; Power, Deborah M.; Silveira, Henrique. 2017. A Human peptide trigger mosquito egg deposition when added to Artificial Diets. Em Vectors, Pathogens and Diseases: Current Trends and Emerging Challenges.
Félix, Rute C.; Zhang, X; Ferreira, Vinicius; Cardoso, JCR; Power, Deborah M.. 2017. Building shells: the possible regulatory role of the calcitonin-like system in the mantle of the bivalve Mytillus galloprovincialis. Em 11th Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada.
Félix, Rute C.; Cardoso, JCR; Costa, C; Canario, A. V. M.; Power, Deborah M.; Palma, P. 2017. Divergent evolution of the glucagon (GCG)-like receptor system in fish.. Em Evolution and functional biology of neuropeptide signalling: from genomes to behavior, Royal Society.
Félix, Rute C.; Cardoso, JCR; li, y-F; yang, J-L; Power, Deborah M.. 2017. Multiple intrinsic pathyways regulate the mollusc mantle. . Em Evolution and functional biology of neuropeptide signalling: from genomes to behavior, Royal Society,.
Félix, Rute C.; Cardoso, JCR; Pinto, P.I.; Power, Deborah M.; Andrade,A; Estêvão, M. Dulce. 2017. Membrane and nuclear estrogen receptors in sea bass provide insight to explore genomic and non-genomic estrogenic actions: the mineralized scale example. Em 18th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology.
Félix, Rute C.; Anjos, Liliana; Deborah M Power. 2017. ProtMar- Recombinant Protein and Biosensors platform. I am involved in the management of the technological platform directed to prospect marine biomolecules with potential interest for biotechnological exploitation for companies or for research infrastructures. This Platform is integrated in the technological core facilites (CTS, ccmarcts@ualg.pt) at CCMAR. https://ccmar.ualg.pt/en/page/protmar-marine-recombinant-proteins..
Cardoso JC; Bergqvist CA; Félix RC; Larhammar D; Cardoso, João C. R.; Bergqvist, Christina A.; Félix, Rute C.; Larhammar, Dan. 2016. "Corticotropin-releasing hormone family evolution: five ancestral genes remain in some lineages.". https://doi.org/10.1530/jme-16-0051
Cardoso JC; Félix RC; Bjärnmark N; Power DM. 2016. "Allatostatin-type A, kisspeptin and galanin GPCRs and putative ligands as candidate regulatory factors of mantle function.". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2015.12.003
Bjärnmark NA; Yarra T; Churcher AM; Felix RC; Clark MS; Power DM. 2016. "Transcriptomics provides insight into Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) mantle function and its role in biomineralisation.". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2016.03.004
Félix, Rute C.; Costa, B.P.; Branchini, G.; Cardoso, JCR; Schein, V.. 2016. Expressão do Receptor do Peptídeo Relacionado ao Gene da Calcitonina (CGRP) em linhagens celulares de Câncer de Próstata. Em XV congresso brasileiro de Biomedicina e III congresso internacional de biomedicina. .
Félix, Rute. 2015. "PACAP system evolution and its role in melanophore function in teleost fish skin". Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2015.04.020
Terra SR; Cardoso JC; Félix RC; Martins LA; Souza DO; Guma FC; Canário AV; Schein V. 2015. "STC1 interference on calcitonin family of receptors signaling during osteoblastogenesis via adenylate cyclase inhibition.". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2015.01.010
Felix RC; Trindade M; Pires IR; Fonseca VG; Martins RS; Silveira H; Power DM; Cardoso JC. 2015. "Unravelling the Evolution of the Allatostatin-Type A, KISS and Galanin Peptide-Receptor Gene Families in Bilaterians: Insights from Anopheles Mosquitoes.". https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130347
Félix, Rute C.; Cardoso, JC; Power, Deborah M.. 2015. Speciation in the evolution of Allatostatin-type A receptors (AST-AR) in Diptera. Em 10th Congress de la Associação Iberica de Endocrinologia Comparada meeting.
Félix, Rute C.. 2015. "Anopheles mosquito speciation modified allatostatin-type A receptor (AST-AR) gene structure". Em Advances in Comparative Endocrinology: vol. VIII .
Cardoso JC; Félix RC; Bergqvist CA; Larhammar D. 2014. "New insights into the evolution of vertebrate CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone) and invertebrate DH44 (diuretic hormone 44) receptors in metazoans.". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.09.004
Cardoso JC; Félix RC; Trindade M; Power DM. 2014. "Fish genomes provide novel insights into the evolution of vertebrate secretin receptors and their ligand.". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.05.025
Cardoso JC; Félix RC; Power DM. 2014. "Nematode and arthropod genomes provide new insights into the evolution of class 2 B1 GPCRs.". https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092220
Félix, Rute C.; Trindade, Marlene; Pires, I.R; Silveira, Henrique; Cardoso, JCR; Power, Deborah M.. 2014. Allatostatin type-A receptors and blood feeding in the malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae). Em 27th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists.
Félix, Rute C.. 2013. Homologues of the fruit-fly Diuretic Hormone 44 receptors (DH44Rs) have a divergent evolution and a complex transcript regulation in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.. Em 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology.
Félix, Rute C.. 2013. "Distinct evolution of putative ghrelin and related receptors in nematode and arthropod genomes.". Em Advances in Comparative Endocrinology vol.VII..: Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I, D.L. .
Cardoso, J.C.; Félix, R.C.; Fonseca, V.G.; Power, D.M.. 2012. "Feeding and the rhodopsin family G-protein coupled receptors in nematodes and arthropods". Frontiers in Endocrinology, 3 (DEC). https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00157
Silveira, H.; Gabriel, A.; Ramos, S.; Palma, J.; Felix, R.; Custódio, A.; Collins, L.V.. 2012. "CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotides increases resistance of Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infection". Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 42 (10): 758-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.07.003
Félix, RC; Silveir, Henrique. 2012. "The Role of Anopheles gambiae P450 Cytochrome in Insecticide Resistance and Infection". Em Insecticides - Pest Engineering. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/29217
Félix, R.C.; Silveira, H.. 2011. "The interplay between tubulins and P450 cytochromes during plasmodium berghei invasion of Anopheles gambiae midgut". PLoS ONE, 6 (8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024181
Félix, Rute C.; Felix, Rute, Castelo. 2011. "The role of detoxification in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae response to Plasmodium infection". Doutoramento. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/7212
Mendes, C.; Felix, R.; Sousa, A.-M.; Lamego, J.; Charlwood, D.; Do Rosrio, V.E.; Pinto, J.; Silveira, H.. 2010. "Molecular evolution of the three short PGRPs of the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis in East Africa". BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-9
Félix, R.C.; Müller, P.; Ribeiro, V.; Ranson, H.; Silveira, H.. 2010. "Plasmodium infection alters Anopheles gambiae detoxification gene expression". BMC Genomics, 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-312
Félix, Rute C.. 2010. Plasmodium infection alters Anopheles gambiae detoxification gene expression. Em Encontro Nacional de Ciência 2010.
Félix, Rute C.. 2008. Activação Imunomodelação por oligodeoxinucleotidos CpG da resposta do mosquito à infecção por Plasmodium. Em LIV Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, III Encontro de Medicina Tropical dos Países de Língua Portuguesa e II Encontro de Medicina Tropical Cone Sul..
Félix, Rute C.; Müller, P.; Ranson, H.; Silveira, Henrique. 2008. Plasmodium berghei infection alters Anopheles gambiae cytochrome P450 gene expression. Em Apicomplexan Biology in the Post-Genomic Era, Final MC + WGs.
Félix, Rute C.. 2007. Activation of melanization in response to Plasmodium sporozoites in mosquito hemolymph. Em SF-FWF-LFUI Conference on “The Impact of the Environment on Innate Immunity”.
Félix, Rute C.. 2007. Variabilidade genética das proteínas de reconhecimento de peptidoglicanos em mosquitos vectores da malária. Em XLIII Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical and I Encontro de Medicina Tropical dos Países de Língua Portuguesa.
Félix, Rute C.. 2007. Activação da melanização em resposta à presença de esporozoítos de Plasmodium na hemolinfa de mosquitos. Em XLIII Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical and I Encontro de Medicina Tropical dos Países de Língua Portuguesa.
Rodrigues, R.; Vicente, J.B.; Félix, R.; Oliveira, S.; Teixeira, M.; Rodrigues-Pousada, C.. 2006. "Desulfovibrio gigas flavodiiron protein affords protection against nitrosative stress in vivo". Journal of Bacteriology, 188 (8): 2745-2751. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.188.8.2745-2751.2006
Machado, P.; Félix, R.; Rodrigues, R.; Oliveira, S.; Rodrigues-Pousada, C.. 2006. "Characterization and expression analysis of the cytochrome bd oxidase operon from Desulfovibrio gigas". Current Microbiology, 52 (4): 274-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-005-0165-0
Félix, R.; Rodrigues, R.; Machado, P.; Oliveira, S.; Rodrigues-Pousada, C.. 2006. "A chemotaxis operon in the bacterium Desulfovibrio gigas is induced under several growth conditions". DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping, 17 (1): 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/10425170500412488
Félix, Rute C.. 2003. "Characterization of a chemotaxis operon in the genome of the sulfate reducing-bacteria Desulfovibrio gigas". Licenciatura.
 

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