Education

Supervision

01/01/2021 - present | PhD in Cancer Science

Name: Sarah Andrews

Title: Regulation of TFEB translocation and activity

Course: PhD in Cancer Science

Institution: University of Oxford

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/01/2022 - present | PhD in Health Sciences

Name: Catarina Pinto

Title: (Poly)phenol rich diet modulates the AHR and alter the intestinal inflammatory response

Course: PhD in Health Sciences

Institution: Nova University Lisbon

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/11/2023 - present | PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology

Name: Thales Costa

Title: Deciphering the role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in host-bacteria interkingdom crosstalk during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Course: PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology

Institution: University of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves; Pedro Curto

01/02/2023 - present | Msc in Molecular Oncology

Name: Cátia Santos

Title: Dissecting the AHR role in melanoma

Course: Msc in Molecular Oncology

Institution: University of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/01/2023 - present | PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology

Name: Xuwen Zeng

Title: Dissect the AHR intracellular network during infection and its impact on host defence mechanisms

Course: PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology

Institution: University of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves; Palmira Barreira-Silva

01/01/2024-30/06/2024 | ERASMUS Internship

Name: Katarina Soza

Institution: University of Zagreb, Croatia

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/02/2023-31/05/2023 | ERASMUS Internship

Name: Kornelija Bekezaite

Institution: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/09/2021 - 25/04/2024 | PhD in Cancer Science

Name: Matthew Berns

Title: Interrogation of Novel Regulatory Genes and Pathways in Melanogenesis and Melanomagenesis

Course: PhD in Cancer Science

Institution: University of Oxford

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/09/2021 - 25/04/2024 | PhD in Cancer Science

Name: Oliver Featherstone

Title: Ligand-independent AhR-mediated suppression of immune signalling in Melanoma

Course: PhD in Cancer Science

Institution: University of Oxford

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/09/2022 - 20/12/2023 | Msc in Clinical Biochemistry

Name: Inês Almeida

Title: T(AHR)getting the AHR

Course: Msc in Clinical Biochemistry

Institution: University of Aveiro

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/09/2022 - 18/12/2023 | Msc in Oncology

Name: Beatriz Moreira

Title: Dissecting the roles of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in melanoma: from a sensor to a regulator of the melanoma environment

Course: Msc in Oncology

Institution: University of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/09/2022 - 01/07/2023 | Bsc in Biology

Name: Luís Cardia

Title: The role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) in mucus production during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Course: Bsc in Biology

Institution: University of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/01/2023 - 01/07/2023 | Bsc in Medicinal Biotechnology

Name: Cátia Santos

Title: AHR (cross)talks: an intercellular hub integrating and translating different signaling inputs in health and disease

Course: Bsc in Medicinal Biotechnology

Institution: Polytechnic of Porto

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves; Sérgio Marinho

Mentoring

05/08/2024-09/08/2024 | High School Student
Name: Benedita Cruz

Title: Ciência Viva Summer Internship

Course: High School Student

Supervisors: Palmira Barreira Silva

05/08/2024-09/08/2024 | Elementary School Student

Name: Filipa Dias

Title: Ciência Viva Summer Internship

Course: Elementary School Student

Supervisors: Palmira Barreira Silva

01/06/2024-31/07/2024 | EFIS internship

Name: Natalija Jonic

Title: EFIS internship

Course: PhD student

Institution: University of Belgrade, Serbia

Supervisors: Pedro Moura-Alves 

03/07/2023-07/07/2023 | High School Student

Name: Mariana Novais

Title: Ciência Viva Summer Internship

Course: High School Student

Supervisors: Palmira Barreira Silva

03/07/2023-07/07/2023 | High School Student

Name: Wendy Travessa

Title: Ciência Viva Summer Internship

Course: High School Student

Supervisors: Palmira Barreira Silva

Jury of Academic Degree

25/03/2024 | School of Health Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Topic: The impact of IFNg-mediated endothelial cell activation for the progression of the mycobacterial granuloma

Degree: MSc

Institution: School of Health Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Palmira Barreira Silva [Main Arguer]

13/11/2023 | University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Topic: Inflammatory agent of lipopolysaccharide actions in human prostate cells: A role as a procarcinogen factor

Degree: MSc

Institution: University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Pedro Moura-Alves [Main Arguer]

29/09/2023 | University of Coimbra, Portugal

Topic: Production of the recombinant retropepsin-like Protease from Rickettsia Conorii (APRc)

Degree: MSc

Institution: University of Coimbra, Portugal

Pedro Curto [Main Arguer]

28/09/2022 | Institut de Duve, Belgium

Topic: New insights into the role of AHR in IDO1-mediated immunosuppression

Degree: PhD

Institution: Institut de Duve, Belgium

Pedro Moura-Alves [Main Arguer]

14/07/2022 | Nova University Lisbon

Topic: Zebrafish avatars as a model for immunotherapy response in bladder cancer

Degree: PhD

Institution: Nova University Lisbon

Pedro Moura-Alves [Arguer]

Course/Discipline Taught

18/03/2024 | TB AHR not TB - Dissecting Spatial and Temporal AHR Modulation and its Impact on Immunity to Tuberculosis

Session: TB AHR not TB – Dissecting Spatial and Temporal AHR Modulation and its Impact on Immunity to Tuberculosis

Degree Subjet: MCBiology PhD Program| Infection and Immunity Course

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Palmira Barreira-Silva

18/03/2024 | Sensing Ricketssia: The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor role in host defense to rickettsial infections

Session: Sensing Ricketssia: The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor role in host defense to rickettsial infections

Degree Subjet: MCBiology PhD Program| Infection and Immunity Course

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Pedro Curto

18/03/2024 | Connections in the AHR: a ticket to multiple destinations in infection, immunity and therapy

Session: Connections in the AHR: a ticket to multiple destinations in infection, immunity and therapy

Degree Subjet: MCBiology PhD Program| Infection and Immunity Course

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

15/11/2023 | Applications of Bioinformatics: Proteomics

Session: Applications of Bioinformatics: Proteomics

Degree Subjet: Master in Pharmacy

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Pedro Curto

28/04/2023 | Manuscript writing and Publication

Session: Manuscript writing and Publication

Degree Subjet: N/A

Institution: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

17/04/2023 - 21/04/2023 | Proteomics Approaches in Life Sciences

Session: Proteomics Approaches in Life Sciences

Degree Subjet: PhD Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine 

Institution: University of Coimbra, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Name: Pedro Curto

14/03/2023 | Host-microbe interaction dynamics: spying on bacterial communication systems

Session: Host-microbe interaction dynamics: spying on bacterial communication systems

Degree Subjet: MCBiology PhD Program | Infection and Immunity Course

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

14/12/2022 | Applications of Bioinformatics: Proteomics

Session: Applications of Bioinformatics: Proteomics

Degree Subjet: Master in Pharmacy

Institution: School of Health – Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

Name: Pedro Curto

04/07/2022 | How to choose a supervisor and a lab for my thesis research

Session: How to choose a supervisor and a lab for my thesis research

Degree Subjet: N/A

Institution: University of Coimbra

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

01/04/2022 | Manuscript writing and Publication – Chaperone

Session: Manuscript writing and Publication – Chaperone

Institution: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

13/03/2022 | Host-microbe interaction dynamics: spying on bacterial communication systems

Session: Host-microbe interaction dynamics: spying on bacterial communication systems

Degree Subjet: MCBiology PhD Program | Infection and Immunity Course

Institution: i3S/ ICBAS- University of Porto

Name: Pedro Moura-Alves

Training Activities

01/01/2024-30/06/2024 | Curso de Iniciação à Investigação em Ciências Biomoleculares

Nova School of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

Inês Almeida & Beatriz Moreira

[ Course (Participant) ]

25-26/09/2023; 9/10/2023; 24/10/2023 | Building and Leading Research Teams

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Palmira Barreira Silva & Pedro Curto

[ Course (Participant) ]

25/09/2023-29/09/2023 | 5th International Practical Biofilm Course and Symposium

Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal.

Thales Costa

[ Course (Participant) ]

22/05/2023-26/05/2023 | Hands-on course in transgenesis and mutagenesis in zebrafish – 1st edition

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Palmira Barreira Silva

Course (Participant) ]

22/03/2023 | Soft Transferable skills training programme

University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Inês Almeida

[ Workshop (Participant) ]

13/03/23-17/03/2023 | 9th MCbiology Advanced Course Infection and Immunity

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves, Margarida Saraiva, Nuno Alves

[ Course (Organization and Lecturer) ]

07/03/2023 | Publication and Scientific Writting

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal.

Thales Costa

[ Course (Participant) ]

21/03/2022-25/03/2022 | 8th MCbiology Advanced Course Infection and Immunity

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves, Margarida Saraiva, Nuno Alves

[ Course (Organization and Lecturer) ]

Career Development Activities

22/03/2024 | Mentoring Session with Prof. Jackson Marakalala

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves, Tânia Lima, Palmira Barreira-Silva

Organizing Committee ]

26/01/2024 | Career Advisor and Motivational seminar

Católica Medical School, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves

Lecturer ]

12/12/2023 | Career Advisor and Motivational seminar

Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa

Pedro Moura-Alves

Lecturer ]

05/12/2023 | Career Advisor and Motivational seminar

Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRi), Pretoria, South Africa

Pedro Moura-Alves

Lecturer ]

25-26/09/2023; 9/10/2023; 24/10/2023; | Building and Leading Research Teams

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Palmira Barreira Silva & Pedro Curto

[ Participant ]

23/01/2023 | The story behind the PI
28/10/2022 | PhD Mentoring session with Prof. Stefan Kaufmann

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves, Tânia Lima, Palmira Barreira-Silva

[ Organizing Committee ]

12/10/2022 | I have a PhD, what’s next?
04/07/2022 | Neurasmus 2022 - Chaperon Workshop: How to choose a Supervisor and a Lab for my thesis research

University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves

Lecturer ]

16/03/2022 | Mentoring Session with Prof Alan Sher

i3S, Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Moura-Alves, Tânia Lima, Palmira Barreira-Silva

[ Organizing Committee ]