Paula Soares, BSc, MSc, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Biopathology at the Medical Faculty of Porto and coordinates the Group of Cancer Biology at the IPATIMUP/Cancer signaling and Metabolism at I3S. She received her Biology degree in Science Faculty, University of Porto and MSc and PhD degrees at the Medical Faculty, University of Porto. Her main research interests include oncobiology of thyroid and other neuroendocrine tumors, mainly addressing the cellular and molecular biology of thyroid tumors. Her team identify BRAF and TERT promoter mutations in thyroid tumors and become one of the world?s most cited group in thyroid carcinogenesis. Besides participating or leading several national and international funded projects, the practical relevance of Paula?s work has allowed her to secure funding and collaborations from several major pharmaceutical companies. She has over 240 papers (including book chapters) in peer-reviewed journals, mainly addressing the cellular and molecular biology of thyroid tumors, with over 8.000 citations and an h-index of 45. She is also a member of numerous scientific committees and evaluation boards and serves on grant review committees and in journal editorial and review boards.
Selected Publications
DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206706 SCOPUS: 0043170833.
Soares P., Sobrinho-Simões M.,
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2010.213 SCOPUS: 78650410409.
Vinagre J., Almeida A., Pópulo H., Batista R., Lyra J., Pinto V., Coelho R., Celestino R., Prazeres H., Lima L., Melo M., Rocha A.G.D., Preto A., Castro P., Castro L., Pardal F., Lopes J.M., Santos L.L., Reis R.M., Cameselle-Teijeiro J., Sobrinho-Simões M., Lima J., Máximo V., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3185 SCOPUS: 84884524540.
Melo M., Da Rocha A.G., Vinagre J., Batista R., Peixoto J., Tavares C., Celestino R., Almeida A., Salgado C., Eloy C., Castro P., Prazeres H., Lima J., Amaro T., Lobo C., Martins M.J., Moura M., Cavaco B., Leite V., Cameselle-Teijeiro J.M., Carrilho F., Carvalheiro M., Máximo V., Sobrinho-Simões M., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-3734 SCOPUS: 84899908886.
Melo M., Da Rocha A.G., Vinagre J., Sobrinho-Simões M., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2014.59.4614 SCOPUS: 84923165572.
Melo M., Da Rocha A.G., Batista R., Vinagre J., Martins M.J., Costa G., Ribeiro C., Carrilho F., Leite V., Lobo C., Cameselle-Teijeiro J.M., Cavadas B., Pereira L., Sobrinho-Simoes M., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-2785 SCOPUS: 85020422515.
Vinagre J., Nabais J., Pinheiro J., Batista R., Oliveira R.C., Gonçalves A.P., Pestana A., Reis M., Mesquita B., Pinto V., Lyra J., Cipriano M.A., Ferreira M.G., Lopes J.M., Sobrinho-Simões M., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1038/srep29714 SCOPUS: 84978645289.
Prazeres H., Torres J., Rodrigues F., Pinto M., Pastoriza M.C., Gomes D., Cameselle-Teijeiro J., Vidal A., Martins T.C., Sobrinho-Simões M., Soares P.,
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.512 SCOPUS: 79952775150.
Couto J.P., Daly L., Almeida A., Knauf J.A., Fagin J.A., Sobrinho-Simões M., Lima J., Máximo V., Soares P., Lyden D., Bromberg J.F.,
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201232109 SCOPUS: 84871862427.
Boaventura P., Soares P., Pereira D., Teixeira-Gomes J., Sobrinho-Simões M.,
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70047-0 SCOPUS: 79952026090.
Máximo V., Botelho T., Capela J., Soares P., Lima J., Taveira A., Amaro T., Barbosa A.P., Preto A., Harach H.R., Williams D., Sobrinho-Simões M.,
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602547 SCOPUS: 20344366798.