PHd Thesis

Title: The role of cannabinoids in human placental remodelling: implications for pregnancy outcome
Name: João Oliveira Maia
Conclusion: May 2023
Supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
Co-supervisor: Natércia Teixeira and Bruno M Fonseca
Faculdade de Farmácia

Title: Unhealthy eating habits at a young age: impact on inflammatory response, oxidative stress and neuroendocrine function
Name: Sofia Nogueira
Conclusion: December 2022
Supervisor: Bruno M Fonseca
Co-supervisor: Raquel Soares and Sandra Leal
Faculdade de Medicina

Title: Evaluating female fertility: folicular fluid biomarkers of oocyte quality
Name: Lia Filipa Alvarez Pereira da Mota e Costa
Conclusion: July 2022
Supervisor: Irene Rebelo
Co-supervisor: Bruno Fonseca and Cecília Rodrigues
Faculdade de Farmácia

Title: Inflammatory pathways in granulosa cells: exploring pharmacological significance of chalcones
Name: Thaise da Silva Martins
Conclusion: July 2022
Supervisor: Irene Rebelo
Co-supervisor: Bruno Fonseca
Faculdade de Farmácia

Title: Neonatal Cholestasis: New insights into pathophysiology and strategies to improve patients’ diagnosis and prognosis
Name: Ermelinda Ramalho Santos Silva
Conclusion: March 2022
Supervisor: Ana Isabel Gouveia Lopes
Co-supervisor: Alice Santos-Silva and Esmeralda Martins
Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

Title: Aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer: Drug discovery and strategies to overcome acquired resistance
Name: Tiago André Sousa Vieira Augusto
Conclusion: July 2021
Supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
CoSupervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Development of new types of biocompatible haemodialysis membranes for separation of biomolecules
Name: Michaela Kohlová
Conclusion: September 2020
Supervisor: Maria da Conceição Branco da Silva
Co-supervisor: Alice Santos-Silva e Petr Solich
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Aquaporins in metabolic syndrome: new targets for drug discovery
Name: Inês Margarida Vieira da Silva
Conclusion: October 2019
Supervisor: Graça Soveral
CoSupervisor: Irene Rebelo
Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisbon University

Title: Predictors of polypharmacy in elderly people with cognitive impairment
Name: Verónica Alexandra Poveda Padilla
Conclusion: September 2019
Supervisor: Constança Paul
Co-supervisor: Elisio Costa
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar

Title: Contributo para o estudo bioquímico e genético da doença hereditária do metabolismo do colesterol – síndrome de Smith-Lemli-Optiz
Name: Maria Luis Moral Westerman Cardoso
Conclusion: December 2017
Supervisor: Agostinho Franklim Marques
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: The endocannabinoid anandamide and endometrial remodeling: importance of cyclooxygenase-2 metabolites
Name: Marta Almada
Conclusion: April 2016
Supervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Co-supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Anemia and high therapeutic doses of recombinant human erythropoietin in chronic kidney disease – a linkage of risk?
Name: Sandra Ribeiro
Conclusion: April 2016
Supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Co-supervisor: Luis Belo; Flávio Reis
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Risco de eventos cardiovasculares em doentes renais crónicos em hemodiálise. Perfil lipídico, anemia, acesso vascular e inflamação
Name: Maria do Sameiro Pinto César Faria
Conclusion: July 2015
Supervisor: Alexandre Quintanilha
Co-supervisors: Alice Santos Silva, Luís Belo
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

Title: Resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin therapy – studies in experimental models of anemia and chronic kidney disease
Name: Ana Patrícia Amieiro Garrido
Conclusion: March 2015
Supervisor: Flávio Reis
Co-supervisors: Alice Santos Silva
Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade de Coimbra

Title: Predictores de qualidade de vida do doente em diálise
Name: Alexandra Moura Moreira da Silva
Conclusion: June 2015
Supervisor: Elísio Costa
Co-supervisors: Alice Santos Silva
Universidade Católica

Title: Fatores que contribuem para a variação dos níveis plasmáticos de bilirrubina na população portuguesa
Name: Carina de Fátima Rodrigues
Conclusion: January 2015
Supervisor: Elsa Rronze
Co-supervisors: Elísio Costa, Alice Santos Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Perfil Genético e Epidemiologia de Distrofias Musculares em Portugal
Name: Maria do Rosário Neto dos Santos
Conclusion: July 2015
Supervisor: Elsa Bronze
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Endocannabinoid system and placentaldevelopment: importance in trophoblast cellular turnover and modulation of protein expression
Name: Mariana Pinto de Almeida Teixeira da Costa
Conclusion: December 2014
Supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
Co-supervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Retinoids for psoriasis and cancer: molecular mechanisms of pharmacological and toxicologic effects and combination therapies with antiestrogenic drugs
Name: Filomena José da Silva Grilo da Silva
Conclusion: July 2014
Supervisor: José Barata Custódio
Co-supervisors: Petronila Rocha Pereira, Alice Santos Silva
Universidade de Coimbra

Title: Metabolic syndrome and HIV infection: what relationship?
Name: Mary Conception Fecha Duro
Conclusion: April 2014
Supervisor: Maria Irene Rebelo
Co-supervisor: Rui Medeiros
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in sports medicine
Name: Mariana Cervaens Costa Maia
Conclusion: Mars 2014
Supervisor: Pedro Miguel Barata de Silva Coelho
Co-supervisor: Agostinho Franklim Pinto Marques
Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto

Title: Metabolite profiling of marine organisms: modulation of ER-stress in cancer and inflammation
Name: David Alexandre Micael Pereira
Conclusion: December 2013
Supervisor: Paula Branquinho
Co-supervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Design, synthesis and studies on structure-activity relationships in steroidal aromatase inhibitors and 5a-reductase inhibitors as anti-tumors
Name: Carla Lopes Varela
Conclusion: December 2013
Supervisor: Elisiário Tavares da Silva
Co-supervisor: Fernanda Roleira, Natércia Teixeira
Universidade de Coimbra

Title: Inflammation and atherogenic risk in obese children and adolescents. Genetic contribution and follow up study based on the reduction of the body mass index
Name: Henrique da Silva Ferrão Nascimento
Conclusion: December 2013
Supervisor: Luís Belo
Co-supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Hormone - dependent breast and prostate cancers: new molecules and targets
Name: Cristina Isabel Borges Dias Amaral
Conclusion: July 2013
Supervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Co-supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Development of electrochemical immunosensors for application to clinical diagnosis of celiac disease and gluten-free food control
Name: Marta Maria Pereira da Silva Neves
Conclusion: December 2012
Supervisor: Cristina Delerue
Co-supervisor: Alice Santos Silva, Agostine Costa Garcia
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Obesity, hypertension and autonomic nervous system: biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory cytokines
Name: Rosa Maria Vilares Araújo dos Santos
Conclusion: December 2010
Supervisor: Maria Irene Rebelo
Co-supervisor: Mário Espiga de Macedo
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: The role of endocannabinoidsin fetoplacental development: towards an understanding of the effects of exocannabinoids exposure during pregnancy
Name: Bruno Miguel Fonseca
Conclusion: December 2010
Supervisor: Natércia Teixeira
Co-supervisor: Georgina Correia da Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Characterization of bioactive commercial oligochitosans
Name: João Carlos Azevedo Cruz Gonçalves Fernandes
Conclusion: December 2010
Supervisor: Manuela Pintado
Co-Supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Universidade Católica, Porto

Title: Maternal variability of cardiac heart rate in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies
Name: Eduardo Tejera
Conclusion: November 2010
Supervisor: Maria Irene Rebelo
Co-supervisor: Josê Manuel Nieto Villar
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Biological aspects underlying the clinical outcome of Hereditary Spherocytosis
Name: Susana Maria Santos Rocha
Conclusion: November 2010
Supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Co-supervisor: Alexandre Quintanilha, Luís Belo
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Physiopathological value of maternal/neonatal atherogenic lipid profile in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy
Student: Rosa Cristina Barreto Catarino
Conclusion: September 2010
Supervisor: Alexandre Quintanilha
Co-supervisor: Alice Santos Silva, Maria Irene Rebelo
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Biochemical changes induced by different types of triathlons. Study of various hematological, oxidative stress and immune function biomarkers
Name: Faber Sérgio Bastos Martins
Conclusion: July 2010
Supervisor: José Augusto Rodrigues Santos
Co-supervisor: Agostinho Franklim Pinto Marques
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Prognostic value of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in psoriasis
Name: Carla Susana Meireles Coimbra
Conclusion: June 2010
Supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Co-supervisor: Elisabeth Bayer Castro
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: New Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitors - Insights into sar and invitro effects in a breast cancer model
Name: Margarida Maria Duarte da Silva Cepa
Conclusion: 20/03/2009 - Photo
Supervisor: Natércia Aurora Almeida Teixeira
Co-supervisor: Georgina Lopes Correia da Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Resistance to recominant human erythropoietin therapy in haemodialysis patients
Name: Elísio Manuel de Sousa Costa
Conclusion: 13/03/2009 - Photo
Supervisor: Alice Santos Silva
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University

Title: Inflammatory modifications in human pregnancy = Modificações inflamatórias na gravidez humana
Name:Luís Filipe Barbosa Amado Belo
Conclusion: 24/07/2003
Co-supervisor: Maria Alice dos Santos Silva Gomes Martins and Maria Irene de Oliveira Monteiro Jesus Rebelo
Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto University