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Jéssica Moreira
Master Thesis: "Validation of Clusterin as a potential marker to evaluate sperm quality"
Supervisor Doctor Pedro F. Oliveira and Co-Supervisor DoctorJoana Vieira Silva
Anna Mignano
Exchange Master Student from Italy in 2020/2021.
Master Thesis: "The effect of nutrition on ageing and related disorders: molecular characterization"
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-Supervisor Teresa Herdeiro.
Catarina Coelho
Bachelor Project "Estudo da resposta de células tumorais da próstata a péptidos anticancerígenos"
Supervisor: Doctor Rita Ferreira and Co-Supervisor Margarida Fardilha
Juliana Felgueiras
PhD thesis - "Unraveling the interactome of phosphoprotein phosphatase 1: searching for biomarkers and
putative therapeutic targets for human prostate cancer" - concluded in April 2021
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Carmen Jerónimo and Doctor José Fernando Mendes
Master thesis - "The role of TCTEX1D4/PPP1 complex in cell proliferation and migration"
Supervisor : Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Jorge Freitas
Master thesis - "Characterization of the protein phosphatase 1 interactome in human dental pulp" -
concluded in January 2021
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Pedro Gomes (FMDUP)
Madalena Oliveira
Observational volunteer internship, in February 5th to 20th, 2020.
Pedro Corda
Master thesis - “Are translation-related proteins present and functionally active in sperm?” - July 2019
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-Supervisor Doctor Joana Viera da Silva.
Research Fellow on “Protein-protein interactions as drug targets: modulation of Phosphoprotein Phosphatase 1 complexes in male fertility” (PTDC/BBB-BQB/3804/2014) - from September 1st to November 30th, 2019
Inês Carvalho
Master thesis - "Mercury effect on embryonic development of Zebrafish" - concluded in December 2019
Supervisor: Doctor Susana Loureiro and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Oldair Mendes
Master thesis - "Embryo selection through time-lapse image analysis: a Deep Learning approach" - concluded in November 2019
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor António Barros
Joana Tulha
Research fellowship on “Protein-protein interactions as drug targets: modulation of Phosphoprotein Phosphatase 1 complexes in male fertility” project.
Francisco Santos
Master thesis - “Estudo de biomarcadores oncológicos por FTIR” - concluded in July 2018
Supervisor: Doctor Alexandra Nunes and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
João Nunes
Master thesis - “UPR function in sperm physiology” - concluded in July 2018
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Maria João Freitas
PhD thesis - Addressing sperm motility regulation by specific PPP1 inhibitors“” - concluded in January 2018
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan
Master thesis - “Identificação do interactoma da TCTEX1D4 no testículo humano” - concluded in July 2012
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Gonçalo Pinho
"O tempo que passei no grupo da Professora Margarida foi curto, mas muito gratificante! Encontrei pessoas muito simpáticas, sempre prontas a ajudar, e que prontamente me integraram. Foi, sem dúvida, uma experiência muito positiva, tendo aprendido bastante com o decorrer da mesma.
Um grande obrigado a todos, em especial à Professora Margarida pela oportunidade que me foi dada!"
Mónica Ferreira
PhD thesis - “Functional analysis of NIPP1t, a testis-specific isoform of a chromatin-targeting subunit of protein phosphatase 1” - concluded in December 2017
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Mathieu Bollen
Master thesis - “I-2L, a novel putative PP1 inhibitor in human sperm” - concluded in July 2010
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Ana Sofia Guimarães
Post-Doc fellow - “Protein-protein interactions as drug targets: modulation of Phosphoprotein Phosphatase 1 complexes in male fertility” - concluded in July 2017
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Giorgio Colombo
Andreia Damasceno
Master thesis -"Mapping UPR elements in male reproductive system: A bioinformatics approach" - concluded in July 2017
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Giulio Pirone
Erasmus Student (2016-2017)
Inês Sardo
Master thesis - “Assessment of potential anti-tumour agents for photodynamic therapy” concluded in December 2016
Supervisor: Doctor Amparo Faustino and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Raquel Fernandes
Master thesis - "Impacto da obesidade infantil e do exercício nas vias de sinalização em Leucócitos” - concluded in December 2016
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Ilaria Palmieri
Erasmus Student (2015-2016)
Luís Korrodi Grégorio
Post-Doc fellow - “Unraveling the signaling transduction cascade associated with the anticancer drugs, prodiginines - A comprehensive regulome analysis” - concluded in September 2016
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Ricardo Perez Tómas
PhD thesis - “Characterization of PP1 interacting proteins in male reproduction" - concluded in January 2012
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Odete da Cruz e Silva
João Metello
Master thesis - "Osterosarcoma, quimioterapia HDMTX e reflexos laboratoriais” - concluded in December 2015
Supervisor: Doctor Morgado and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Maria João Cardoso
PhD thesis - “A role for PP1 in peroxisome biogenesis and proliferation” - concluded in 2015
Supervisor: Doutor Michael Shrader and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilho
Mariana Gomes
Master thesis - “Lifestyle impact on human sperm function” - concluded in July 2015
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Mónia Pedrosa
Master thesis - “Ação imunomodeladora das células estaminais mesenquimais na célula T em artrite reumatoide” - concluded in October 2014
Supervisor: Doctor Artur Paiva and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Daniel Cruz
Master thesis - “Lifestyle impact on human sperm oxidative balance” - concluded in July 2014
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Ana Rita Faria dos Santos
Master thesis - “CD5, a molecular switch regulating signaling at the surface of T cells” - concluded in July 2014
Supervisor: Doctor Alexandre Carmo and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Mariana Guedes
Master thesis - “Unraveling the interplay between viruses and peroxisomes” - concluded in July 2014
Supervisor: Doctor Daniela Ribeiro and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Luís Santos
Master thesis - “TCTEX1D4 and PPP1: TGFß pathway and prostate cancer” - concluded in July 2013
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Maria Madalena Cabral
Master thesis - “Caspase 3: a potential marker for in vitro fertilization outcome” - concluded in July 2013
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Emanuel Fernandes
Master thesis - “Papel fisiológico do complexo PP1/Synphilin1A” - concluded in July 2013
Supervisor: Doctor Odete da Cruz Silva and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
André Ferreira
Master thesis - “Exercício e doxorrubicina na função testicular” - concluded in December 2012
Supervisor: Doctor António Ascenção and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Sara Esteves
PhD thesis - “PP1 interactomes as a means of characterizing protein functions” - concluded in October 2012
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha and Co-supervisor: Doctor Odete da Cruz e Silva
Catarina Seabra
Master thesis - “Variantes estruturais raras na disfunção severa da espermatogénese” - concluded in July 2012
Supervisor: Doctor Alexandra Lopes and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Catarina Lume
Master thesis - "Estilos de vida associados a cascatas de sinalização do esperma" - concluded in July 2012
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Sara Silva
Master thesis - “Interações Proteicas na Doença de Machado Joseph” - concluded in december 2011
Supervisor: Doctor Luís Pereira de Almeida and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
João Figueiredo
Master thesis - “The effect of anticancer drugs prodiginines in PP1 in melanoma" - concluded in July 2011
Supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Carina Bernardo
Master's thesis - “Protótipo de xenografo de cancro de bexiga para avaliar sensitividade e resistência a drogas citotóxicas”- concluded in 2011
Supervisor: Doctor Lúcio Lara Santos and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Carina Rodrigues
Master thesis - “Tradução Local no Síndrome de Down” - concluded in June 2011.
Supervisor: Doctor Maria Luz Montessinos and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
Márcia Santos
Master thesis - "Tradução Científica” - concluded in June 2011
Supervisor: Doctor Teresa Alegre and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha
César Monteiro
Master thesis - "Dissecando as vias de sinalização que modulam Prrxl1” - concluded in June 2011
Supervisor: Doctor Filipe Monteiro and Co-supervisor: Doctor Margarida Fardilha