Teacher
Andreia Barbosa Valença

Resume

Andreia Valença. Completed the PhD in Veterinary Science in 2019 from the University of Lisbon in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a research fellow at CIISA. She completed her Master's research in Maastricht University and earned a Master's degree in Human Biology and Environment in 2010 from the University of Lisbon. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Assistant Professor in Universidade Lusófona - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine since 2019, Coordinator Professor in Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia since 2020, and Invited Adjunct Professor in Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Researcher in CIISA since 2011, Member of the Scientific and Pedagogical Council of FMV-ULusófona, and Member of the Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee of FMV-ULusófona. Published 22 articles in journals. Has 1 book(s). Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 1 project, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in 2 projects, Researcher in 7 projects, Research Fellow in 1 project. Currently, she divides her time between teaching and research. Besides focusing her research on retinopathy mechanisms, especially alterations of blood retinal vessels during eye disease and aging, and the impact of genetic variability on gene expression leading to pathological phenotypes, she has also developed an interest in pedagogy and education, which led to her enrollment in a postgraduate course in higher education pedagogy aiming to work towards shaping and improving more effective educational practices.

Graus

• Mestrado
  Mestrado em Biologia Humana e Ambiente
• Licenciatura
  Licenciatura em Biologia, Ramo de Biologia Molecular e Genética
• Doutoramento
  Ciências Veterinárias
• Pós-Graduação
  Pedagogia do Ensino Superior

Publicações

Journal article

• 2022-12-29, Grupo de interesse em Biologia Molecular. , Revista Lusófona de Ciências e Medicina Veterinária
• 2022-01, Transferrin and TfR1 expression in the retina of a deficient TIM2 mouse., Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia
• 2022-01, Sirt1 as a novel promotor of blood vessel stability in the retina. , Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia
• 2021-11, Decreased endostatin in db/db retinas is associated with optic disc intravitreal vascularization, Experimental Eye Research
• 2021-01, TIM2 modulates retinal iron levels and is involved in blood-retinal barrier breakdown, Experimental Eye Research
• 2020, Contenção física: opções para a raça Brava de Lide. , Revista Portuguesa das Ciências Veterinárias
• 2019-02-01, Vascular Interstitial Cells in Retinal Arteriolar Annuli Are Altered During Hypertension, Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
• 2018-12, TIM2: a new player in iron homeostasis in the retina, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2018-12, SIRT1 overexpression induces VEGF expression and pericyte recruitment in the retina, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2018-12, Epiretinal membranes in a db/db model of diabetic retinopathy, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2017-06-22, Correction: L-Ferritin Binding to Scara5: A New Iron Traffic Pathway Potentially Implicated in Retinopathy, PLOS ONE
• 2016, Effects of voluntary imipramine intake via food and water in paradigms of anxiety and depression in naïve mice, Translational Neuroscience and Clinics
• 2015, Animal Models of Depression and Drug Delivery with Food as an Effective Dosing Method: Evidences from Studies with Celecoxib and Dicholine Succinate, BioMed Research International
• 2014-09-26, L-Ferritin Binding to Scara5: A New Iron Traffic Pathway Potentially Implicated in Retinopathy, PLoS ONE
• 2014-05-10, Abstracts presented at the Joint Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, the 12th Congress of the European Association of Clinical Anatomy and the Portuguese Anatomical Society, 26th - 29th June 2013 at the Faculty of Medicine, Universi, Clinical Anatomy
• 2013-12-05, Altered emotionality, hippocampus-dependent performance and expression of NMDA receptor subunit mRNAs in chronically stressed mice, Stress
• 2013-08, Scara5 involvement in retinal iron metabolism, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2013-08, Müller cell response during degenerative retinopathy in mice, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2012-12, Pregnancy or stress decrease complexity of CA3 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus of adult female rats, Neuroscience
• 2012-08-06, Blood-retinal barrier serum ferritin transport in mouse retina, Acta Ophthalmologica
• 2012-05, Intercapillary bridging cells: Immunocytochemical characteristics of cells that connect blood vessels in the retina, Experimental Eye Research
• 2011-09, Interleukin-10 promotes macrophage infiltration in mouse retina, Acta Ophthalmologica

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2019-05-28, PhD, Analysis of TIM2 deficiency in the mouse retina
• 2010-11-25, Master, Effects of stress on CA3 pyramidal neurons in the pregnant female rat

Book

• 2016, Morphological Mouse Phenotyping: Anatomy, Histology, and Imaging, Ruberte, Jesús; Navarro, Marc; Carretero, Ana, Editorial Me´dica Panamericana

Conference poster

• 2023-07-25, Rumen chroma phenotype in different biohydrogenation pathways in lambs. , XXXIV Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists – EAVA Congress
• 2023-05-19, Salmonella spp. serovars isolated from healthy Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) in Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2023-05-19, Non-Helicobacter pylori in feline gastrointestinal neoplasia
• 2023-05-19, Evaluation of aerobic oral flora of healthy ball pythons (Python regius)., FMVet Research Meetings - II Encontro de Investigação da FMV da Universidade Lusófona
• 2022-11-11, Retinal iron overload is associated with BRB breakdown and leakage, The CIISA Congress 2022 under the theme ¿Innovation in Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Research
• 2022-11-11, Evaluation of normal aerobic oral flora of ball pythons (Python regius)., The CIISA Congress 2022 under the theme ¿Innovation in Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Research
• 2022-11-11, Does reticulo-rumen morphology explain lambs´ susceptibility to altered rumen biohydrogenation pathways?, The CIISA Congress 2022 under the theme ¿Innovation in Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Research
• 2021-07-28, Transferrin and TfR1 expression in the retina of a deficient TIM2 mouse. , XXXIIIrd Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists – EAVA Congress
• 2021-07-28, Sirt1 as a novel promotor of blood vessel stability in the retina., XXXIIIrd Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists – EAVA Congress
• 2021-06-08, Engaging students through a Trivial Pursuit-like activity – a tool for an active learning environment. , II International Congress on Education in Animal Sciences - ICEAS 2021
• 2020-03-06, Contenção física: opções para a raça Brava de Lide., XII Jornadas Hospital Veterinário Muralha de Évora
• 2019-11-07, ENDOSTATIN IS DECREASED IN THE RETINA OF DIABETIC DB/DB MICE, 15th ISOPT Clinical
• 2018-11-16, TIM2: a new membrane receptor for H-ferritin in the mouse retina, CIISA Congress 2018
• 2018-11-16, Response to local pain in Brava de Lide cows., CIISA Congress 2018
• 2018-10-04, TIM2: a new player in iron homeostasis in the retina. , EVER Congress 2018
• 2018-10-04, SIRT1 overexpression induces VEGF expression and pericyte recruitment in the retina. , EVER Congress 2018
• 2018-10-04, Epiretinal membranes in a db/db model of diabetic retinopathy., EVER Congress 2018
• 2018-03-03, Índices reprodutivos na raça Brava de Lide., X Jornadas Hospital Veterinário Muralha de Évora
• 2018-03-02, Sorte de varas: resposta à dor na raça Brava de Lide. , X Jornadas Hospital Veterinário Muralha de Évora
• 2018-03-01, TIM2 involvement in retinal iron homeostasis., 14th ISOPT Clinical 2018
• 2018-03-01, SIRT1 overexpression induces pericyte recruitment in the retina., 14th ISOPT Clinical 2018
• 2017-10-20, Termografía en la raza Brava de Lide: ventajas de la utilización de la termografía dorsolumbar como método de evaluación de la temperatura sistémica. , XIII Symposium del Toro de Lidia
• 2017-10-20, Los niveles de cortisol y la nota de Tienta: respuesta al dolor en foco., XIII Symposium del Toro de Lidia
• 2013-09-18, Müller cell response during degenerative retinopathy in mice., EVER Congress 2013
• 2013, Serum ferritin transport across blood-retinal barrier into the retina, European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
• 2013, GFAP expression patterns during degenerative retinopathy, European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
• 2012-11-10, Blood-retinal barrier serum ferritin transport in mouse retina., EVER Congress 2012
• 2011-10-05, Interleukin-10 promotes macrophage infiltration in mouse retina. , EVER Congress 2011
• 2010-11-13, Stress during pregnancy affects dendritic morphology of CA3 pyramidal neurons in the pregnant rat. , 40th Annual Meeting of Neuroscience 2010
• 2010-03-24, Behavioral Effects of Chronic Administration of Imipramine With Food and Water in Tests for Depression and Anxiety in Naïve C57BL/6N Mice., Euron School “Drugs and the Brain: an update in psychopharmacology” 2010