Rodrigo Filipe Nunes Ribeiro

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PhD Student

Gene and Stem Cell Therapies for the Brain

Neuroendocrinology and Aging

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rribeiro@cnc.uc.pt
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Overview

I received my Integrated Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (FFUC) in 2019 and I’m currently a PhD student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the same institution. I’m developing my work, which is related to the study of circadian rhythms and neurodegenerative diseases, at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC). I’m a member of 2 research groups at CNC (Neuroendocrinology and Aging Group; Vectors and Gene Therapy Group). In the context of my PhD, I’m also part of the EIT Health Ageing PhD School. In 2023, I received an EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant to work in the research group of Prof. Giorgio Colombo at the Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Italy. As a PhD student, I’m the first author of 4 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, have been involved in several funded national and international projects, and participated in diverse activities of science communication. Since 2024, I’m an Invited Assistant Professor at FFUC, teaching various subjects within the laboratory of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care while also collaborating with the laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. I have some previous professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry field, particularly in Medical Affairs and R&D. In 2018, as part of an internship in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry laboratory at FFUC, I received the award for best oral presentation in basic science at the AstraZeneca Foundation Innovate Competition of the internationally prestigious iMed Conference® 10.0 (Lisbon, Portugal). Between 2017 and 2019, I was a student representative in the Senate of the University of Coimbra and an Editorial Board Member of the Coimbra University Press.

Affiliation

Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal // Centre for Innovation in Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, Portugal // Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Publications

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Neuroendocrine timekeepers: changes in normal and premature aging

Petrica, Maria; Ferreira-Marques, Marisa; Ribeiro, Rodrigo F.N.; Cavadas, Cláudia, Trends in Molecular Medicine. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2025.11.002 . 10.1016/j.molmed.2025.11.002 . Trends in Molecular Medicine

Circadian rhythms are disrupted in patients and preclinical models of Machado-Joseph disease

Ribeiro, Rodrigo F N; Pereira, Dina; Lopes, Sara M; Reis, Tiago; Silva, Patrick; Lobo, Diana D; Gaspar, Laetitia S; et al, Brain. 4127 - 4142. 11. 148. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaf199 . 10.1093/brain/awaf199 . Brain

The Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin and Its Novel Synthetic Analogs in Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, Inflammation-Associated Pathologies, and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Ribeiro, Rodrigo F. N.; Santos, Marco Rios; Aquino, Maria; de Almeida, Luis Pereira; Cavadas, Cláudia; Silva, Maria Manuel C., Medicinal Research Reviews. 1515 - 1539. 5. 45. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/med.22117 . 10.1002/med.22117 . Medicinal Research Reviews

A clock gene-related signature for predicting insomnia diagnosis and its association with sleep/circadian parameters in insomnia patients

Carvalhas-Almeida, Catarina; Alves, João B; Davi, Tiago; Santos, Bárbara; Gaspar, Laetitia S; Ribeiro, Rodrigo; Serra, Joana; et al, 2025. submitted

SIRT1 activation and its circadian clock control: a promising approach against (frailty in) neurodegenerative disorders

Ribeiro, Rodrigo F. N.; Pereira, Dina; de Almeida, Luis Pereira; Silva, Maria Manuel C.; Cavadas, Cláudia, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 2963 - 2976. 12. 34. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02257-y . 10.1007/s40520-022-02257-y . Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

5 6 out of 6 Publications

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2024/01/09 - 2024/04/09

Development of novel Sirtuin-1 activators as new drug candidates to ameliorate Machado-Joseph Disease

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PhD Student Fellow

Università degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Chimica

Funders: EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization)

2023/05/01 -

NEURODIET - Mecanismos Moleculares de Intervenções Nutricionais na Neurodegenerescência (PT002)

JPND/0002/2022

PhD Student Fellow

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular; Universidade de Coimbra

Funders: ERA-Net Cofund scheme

2023/01/15 -

ARDAT: Accelerating R&D for Advanced Therapies

945473

PhD Student Fellow

Funders: Innovative Medicines Initiative

2022/01/17 - 2023/04/17

Reset - Resveratrol as Therapeutic Strategy in Machado-Joseph Disease.

RESET

PhD Student Fellow

Funders: Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro

2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31

Fine tuning circadian rhythm as an innovative approach against Machado-Joseph Disease

2020.04850.BD

PhD Student Fellow

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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