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PhD Biomedical Scientist | Lipid Metabolism & Mitochondrial Biology | 15+ Years International Research

Profile Summary

PhD-level biomedical scientist with 15+ years of international research experience across France, Singapore, Belgium, and Portugal, specialising in lipid metabolism, membrane contact sites, mitochondrial biology, and neurodegenerative disease. Proven track record of research projects from design through publication, with 13+ peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals. Experienced in study design, protocol writing, and scientific communication. Fluent in English and French, with native Portuguese, currently based in France

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Instructional Webinars
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation
• ☆ News Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Postdoc

Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule

July 2020 - Present

PhD student

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

January 2016 - January 2020

Research Fellow

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

February 2015 - June 2015

MSc Researcher

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

August 2014 - January 2015

MSc Researcher

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

June 2011 - June 2014

Education

PhD

National University of Singapore

January 2016 - January 2020

MSc (Biotechnology for Health Sciences)

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

September 2008 - November 2010

BSc (Biology)

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

September 2004 - July 2008

Certifications

• PhD project

  PhD Thesis

  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356412356_THE_IMPACT_OF_CYP8B1-MEDIATED_BILE_ACID_COMPOSITION_ON_THE_BRAIN

  June 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso, Xin Yi Yeo, Han-Gyu Bae, David Castano Mayan, Mariam Wehbe, Sejin Lee, Kumar Krishna-K, Seung Hyun Baek, Leon F. Palomera, Lik Hang Wu, et al. (2025). The bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid associates with reduced stroke in humans and mice . Journal of Lipid Research.

Vera Filipa Monteiro‐Cardoso, Francesca Giordano (2024). Emerging functions of the <scp>mitochondria–ER–</scp>lipid droplet three‐way junction in coordinating lipid transfer, metabolism, and storage in cells . FEBS Letters.

Vera Filipa Monteiro-Cardoso, Francesca Giordano (2023). New roles of LPGAT1: From mitochondrial import of phosphatidylglycerol to MEGDEL disease . Cell Reports.

Vera Filipa Monteiro-Cardoso, Romain Le Bars, Francesca Giordano (2023). Visualization and Quantification of Endogenous Intra-Organelle Protein Interactions at ER-Mitochondria Contact Sites by Proximity Ligation Assays . Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Valentin Guyard, Vera Filipa Monteiro-Cardoso, Mohyeddine Omrane, C&#233;cile Sauvanet, Audrey Houcine, Claire Boulogne, Kalthoum Ben Mbarek, Nicolas Vitale, Orestis Faklaris, Naima El Khallouki, et al. (2022). ORP5 and ORP8 orchestrate lipid droplet biogenesis and maintenance at ER–mitochondria contact sites . Journal of Cell Biology.

Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso, Leila Rochin, Amita Arora, Audrey Houcine, Eeva J&#228;&#228;skel&#228;inen, Annukka M. Kivel&#228;, C&#233;cile Sauvanet, Romain Le Bars, Eyra Marien, Jonas Dehairs, et al. (2022). ORP5/8 and MIB/MICOS link ER-mitochondria and intra-mitochondrial contacts for non-vesicular transport of phosphatidylserine . Cell Reports.

Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso and Maria Corlian{\`{o}} and Roshni R. Singaraja(2020). Bile Acids: A Communication Channel in the Gut-Brain Axis . NeuroMolecular Medicine. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

(2020). Lipid efflux mechanisms, relation to disease and potential therapeutic aspects . Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.

Monteiro-Cardoso, Vera F., Castro, Marisa, Oliveira, M. M., Moreira, Paula I., Peixoto, Francisco, Videira, Romeu A.(2015). Age-Dependent Biochemical Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle of Triple-Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease . Current Alzheimer Research. 12. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 100-115.

Monteiro-Cardoso, Vera F., Oliveira, M. Manuel, Melo, Tania, Domingues, Maria R. M., Moreira, Paula I., Ferreiro, Elisabete, Peixoto, Francisco, Videira, Romeu A.(2015). Cardiolipin Profile Changes are Associated to the Early Synaptic Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease . Journal of Alzheimers Disease. 43. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1375-1392.

Monteiro-Cardoso, Vera F., Silva, Amelia M., Oliveira, Maria M., Peixoto, Francisco, Videira, Romeu A.(2014). Membrane lipid profile alterations are associated with the metabolic adaptation of the Caco-2 cells to aglycemic nutritional condition . Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 46. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 45-57.

Castro, M., Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Peixoto, F., Oliveira, M. M., Videira, R. A.(2013). Age-dependent skeletal muscle dysfunction in triple-transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease . European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 43. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 100-101.

Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Oliveira, M. M., Peixoto, F., Videira, R. A.(2013). Brain synaptic mitochondria dysfunction: an early event in triple-transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease . European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 43. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 44.

Oliveira, M. M., Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Oliveira-Campos, A. M. F., Rodrigues, L. M., Gavaio, I., Videira, R. A., Peixoto, F.(2013). Relationship between the chemical structures of two derivatives of tacrine; relevance for mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatotoxicity . European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 43. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 52.

Fontes-Sousa, Ana Patricia, Bras-Silva, Carmen, Monteiro-Cardoso, Vera, Pereira-Goncalves, Nadia, Lopes-Conceicao, Luisa, Leite-Moreira, Adelino F.(2009). Alpha-Adrenergic Stimulation Increases Myocardial Distensibility Through PKC Activation in Health and Disease . Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 53. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString A150.

Fontes-Sousa, A. P., Lopes-Conceicao, L., Pereira-Goncalves, N. S., Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Bras-Silva, C., Leite-Moreira, A. F.(2009). Alpha-adrenergic stimulation decreases myocardial stiffness: a novel PKC mediated-effect . European Heart Journal. 30. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 32-33.

Fontes-Sousa, A. P., Pires, A. L., Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Leite-Moreira, A. F.(2009). Urotensin II-Induced Increase in Myocardial Distensibility Is Modulated by Angiotensin II and Endothelin-1 . Physiological Research. 58. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 653-660.

Fontes-Sousa, A. P., Pires, A. L., Monteiro-Cardoso, V. F., Pereira-Goncalves, N. S., Leite-Moreira, A. F.(2008). Adrenomedullin as a novel regulatory peptide of myocardial stiffness: contribution of endocardial endothelium and nitric oxide . European Heart Journal. 29. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 175.

Fontes-Sousa, Ana P., Pires, Ana L., Monteiro-Cardoso, Vera, Leite-Moreira, Adelino F.(2008). Angiotensin And Endothelin Systems - Important Players In Urotensin II Induced Myocardial Distensibility . Circulation. 118. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString S338.