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Rita Matos

Name: Rita Matos

E-mail: ritam@ipatimup.pt

Rita Matos

Member of

Research Technician of Glycobiology in Cancer

Short CV

My name is Rita Matos and I am a PhD in Pathology and Molecular Genetics.

After a first degree in Biochemistry and a Master in Molecular and Cellular Biology, I started a fellowship in the Glycobiology in Cancer group at i3S. Here, I participate in multiple projects, including national and international collaborations, focused on the role of glycans in human pathologies, namely on gastric cancer and infectious diseases (specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

In 2017, I began my PhD which was focused on the pathogenesis of gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species in humans, acquisition of antibiotic resistance and efficacy of current eradication treatment. This was a result from a strict collaboration between i3S, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João and Ghent University- Belgium.

Besides this, I was a member of the i3S PhD Students Representatives (2020/2021) and a member of the Monitoring Comission of my PhD Programme (2018-2021).

First Author

1. Matos R, Sousa HS, Nogueiro J, Magalhães A, Reis CA, Carneiro F, Amorim I, Haesebrouck F, Gärtner F

Helicobacter species binding to the human gastric mucosa. Helicobacter 27: e12867, 2022. [Article]

doi: 10.1111/hel.12867 PMID: 34967491.

5.8 (*)

2. Matos R, Amorim I, Magalhães A, Haesebrouck F, Gärtner F, Reis CA

Adhesion of Helicobacter Species to the Human Gastric Mucosa: A Deep Look Into Glycans Role. Frontiers in molecular biosciences 8: 656439, 2021. [Review]

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.656439 PMID: 34026832.

5.2 (*)

3. Matos R, Fonseca KL, Mereiter S, Maceiras AR, Gomes J, Vilaplana C, Gartner F, Rodrigues PNS, Reis CA, Saraiva M, Magalhães A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Up-Regulates Sialyl Lewis X Expression in the Lung Epithelium. Microorganisms 9: ., 2021. [Article]

doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9010099 PMID: 33406734.

4.1 (*)

@ 2014 Ipatimup Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto