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Breast cancer diagnosis, Metabolomic analysis of urine, cell lines and tissue, Analytical platforms (LC-MS, GC-MS and NMR), Extraction Techniques in Biological Samples, Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, Flow Cytometry analysis
Portugal

Biography

- Development of analytical methods that provide the biochemical basis for the study of disorders that can be implemented as a means of noninvasive diagnosis (in matrices of exhaled air, blood, urine and tissue);
  - Volatile Metabolomic profile in various fields of application:
       - Oncological pathologies, namely in Breast Cancer
       - Cardiovascular diseases

Activities

Employment (6)

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2020-02-03 to present | Researcher (Faculdade Ciências da Vida)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2021-11-12 to 2022-04-04 | Invited Assistent Professor (Faculdade de Ciências da Vida)
Employment
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Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2018-11 to 2019-10 | Research Grant of project - Combining volatomics, multivariate statistical analysis and optical fibre sensor as a promising, innovative and integrating approach for NCDs diagnostics. Case study of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases (Centro de Química da Madeira)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2007-10 to 2018-10 | Research Grant of project - ANTIVINMAC - Determination of the antioxidant potential, aminoacids and biogenic amines in wines from Canary, Azores and Madeira Islands (Centro de Química da Madeira)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2013-10 to 2014-09 | Research Grant of project - An attractive and promising strategy for early cancer diagnosis through the assembly of the Human Cancer Volatome (Centro de Química da Madeira)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2009-10 to 2013-05 | Research Grant of project - Evaluation of the biological effects of red wines in the prevention of arteriosclerotic, oncologic and neurologic pathologies – establishing of winemaking processes to improve wine antioxidant composition (Centro de Química da Madeira)
Employment
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Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2019 | PhD degree in Chemistry - Non-invasive, innovative and promising strategy for breast cancer diagnosis based on metabolomic profile of urine, cancer cell lines and tissue (CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira)
Education
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Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade da Madeira: Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, PT

2009 | Mestrado em Bioquímica Aplicada (CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira)
Education
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Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências: Porto, Porto, PT

2004 | Licenciatura em Bioquímica - especialização em Indústrias Alimentares (Departamento de Química)
Education
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Catarina Luís, Catarina L. Silva

Funding (2)

Madeira Dengue outbreak: a tool for searching host factors involved in asymptomatic infection

2020-02 to present | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PTDC/SAU-INF/30440/2017

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Non-invasive, innovative and promising strategy for breast cancer diagnosis based on metabolomic profile of urine, cancer cell lines and tissue

2014-10 to 2018-09 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SFRH/BD/97039/2013

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Biology. (1)
Review activity for Biomolecules. (1)
Review activity for Cancers. (1)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (2)