Luís Filipe Santos Silva
Communication Unit
Team Member
Filipe Santos Silva has a PhD in Human Biology and a Masters in Oncobiology. Leads the Public Awareness of Cancer Unit at IPATIMUP and coordinates the Communication Unit at I3S. Academic affiliations include the Faculty of Medicine University of Porto and the Buffett Cancer Center - University of Nebraska. Consultant of innovation units and member of national and international review boards. He has 42 publications in indexed international journals with 783 citations by other authors (h-index 16). He coordinated several projects in the area of basic cancer research (mucins and oncogenesis) and currently focuses its activity on projects of cancer prevention education funded by national and international agencies.
Selected Publications
Barros A., Santos H., Moreira L., Ribeiro N., Silva L., Santos-Silva F.,
The Cancer, Educate to Prevent Model—the Potential of School Environment for Primary Prevention of Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education31(4):646-651, 2016. [Journal: Article] [IF: 1,3]
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0892-2 SCOPUS: 84939229924. .
Barros A., Moreira L., Santos H., Ribeiro N., Carvalho L., Santos-Silva F.,
"Cancer - Educate to Prevent" - High-school teachers, the new promoters of cancer prevention education campaigns. PLoS ONE9(5):, 2014. [Journal: Article] [CI: 6] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096672 SCOPUS: 84901217820. .
Ribeiro N., Moreira L., Barros A., Almeida A., Santos-Silva F.,
Guidelines for a cancer prevention smartphone application: A mixed-methods study. International Journal of Medical Informatics94:134-142, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.07.007 SCOPUS: 84978680344. .
Ribeiro N., Moreira L., Almeida A., Santos-Silva F.,
Pilot study of a smartphone-based intervention to promote cancer prevention behaviours. International Journal of Medical Informatics108:125-133, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 1] [IF: 3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.10.013 SCOPUS: 85031494037. .
Silva F., Carvalho F., Peixoto A., Seixas M., Almeida R., Carneiro F., Mesquita P., Figueiredo C., Nogueira C., Swallow D., Amorim A., David L.,
MUC1 gene polymorphism in the gastric carcinogenesis pathway. European Journal of Human Genetics9(7):548-552, 2001. [Journal: Article] [CI: 55] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200677 SCOPUS: 17844386040. .
Silva F., Carvalho F., Peixoto A., Teixeira A., Almeida R., Reis C., Bravo L., Realpe L., Correa P., David L.,
MUC1 polymorphism confers increased risk for intestinal metaplasia in a Colombian population with chronic gastritis. European Journal of Human Genetics11(5):380-384, 2003. [Journal: Article] [CI: 25] [IF: 3,7]
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200978 SCOPUS: 0038412817. .
Costa N., Paulo P., Caffrey T., Hollingsworth M., Santos-Silva F.,
Impact of MUC1 mucin downregulation in the phenotypic characteristics of MKN45 gastric carcinoma cell line. PLoS ONE6(11):, 2011. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026970 SCOPUS: 80355136460. .
Freitas D., Teixeira C., Santos-Silva F., Vasconcelos M., Almeida G.,
Therapy-induced enrichment of putative lung cancer stem-like cells. International Journal of Cancer134(6):1270-1278, 2014. [Journal: Article] [CI: 35] [IF: 5,1]
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28478 SCOPUS: 84891825186. .
Costa N., Mendes N., Marcos N., Reis C., Caffrey T., Hollingsworth M., Santos-Silva F.,
Relevance of MUC1 mucin variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in Hpylori adhesion to gastric epithelial cells. World Journal of Gastroenterology14(9):1411-1414, 2008. [Journal: Article] [CI: 20] [IF: 2,1]
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.1411 SCOPUS: 41149171821. .
Coelho S., Almeida G., Santos-Silva F., Pereira M., Coelho M.,
Enhancing the efficiency of bortezomib conjugated to pegylated gold nanoparticles: an in vitro study on human pancreatic cancer cells and adenocarcinoma human lung alveolar basal epithelial cells. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery13(8):1075-1081, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 6] [IF: 5,7]
DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2016.1178234 SCOPUS: 84965081654. .
The Cancer, Educate to Prevent Model—the Potential of School Environment for Primary Prevention of Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education31(4):646-651, 2016. [Journal: Article] [IF: 1,3]
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0892-2 SCOPUS: 84939229924. .
Barros A., Moreira L., Santos H., Ribeiro N., Carvalho L., Santos-Silva F.,
"Cancer - Educate to Prevent" - High-school teachers, the new promoters of cancer prevention education campaigns. PLoS ONE9(5):, 2014. [Journal: Article] [CI: 6] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096672 SCOPUS: 84901217820. .
Ribeiro N., Moreira L., Barros A., Almeida A., Santos-Silva F.,
Guidelines for a cancer prevention smartphone application: A mixed-methods study. International Journal of Medical Informatics94:134-142, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.07.007 SCOPUS: 84978680344. .
Ribeiro N., Moreira L., Almeida A., Santos-Silva F.,
Pilot study of a smartphone-based intervention to promote cancer prevention behaviours. International Journal of Medical Informatics108:125-133, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 1] [IF: 3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.10.013 SCOPUS: 85031494037. .
Silva F., Carvalho F., Peixoto A., Seixas M., Almeida R., Carneiro F., Mesquita P., Figueiredo C., Nogueira C., Swallow D., Amorim A., David L.,
MUC1 gene polymorphism in the gastric carcinogenesis pathway. European Journal of Human Genetics9(7):548-552, 2001. [Journal: Article] [CI: 55] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200677 SCOPUS: 17844386040. .
Silva F., Carvalho F., Peixoto A., Teixeira A., Almeida R., Reis C., Bravo L., Realpe L., Correa P., David L.,
MUC1 polymorphism confers increased risk for intestinal metaplasia in a Colombian population with chronic gastritis. European Journal of Human Genetics11(5):380-384, 2003. [Journal: Article] [CI: 25] [IF: 3,7]
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200978 SCOPUS: 0038412817. .
Costa N., Paulo P., Caffrey T., Hollingsworth M., Santos-Silva F.,
Impact of MUC1 mucin downregulation in the phenotypic characteristics of MKN45 gastric carcinoma cell line. PLoS ONE6(11):, 2011. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026970 SCOPUS: 80355136460. .
Freitas D., Teixeira C., Santos-Silva F., Vasconcelos M., Almeida G.,
Therapy-induced enrichment of putative lung cancer stem-like cells. International Journal of Cancer134(6):1270-1278, 2014. [Journal: Article] [CI: 35] [IF: 5,1]
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28478 SCOPUS: 84891825186. .
Costa N., Mendes N., Marcos N., Reis C., Caffrey T., Hollingsworth M., Santos-Silva F.,
Relevance of MUC1 mucin variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in Hpylori adhesion to gastric epithelial cells. World Journal of Gastroenterology14(9):1411-1414, 2008. [Journal: Article] [CI: 20] [IF: 2,1]
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.1411 SCOPUS: 41149171821. .
Coelho S., Almeida G., Santos-Silva F., Pereira M., Coelho M.,
Enhancing the efficiency of bortezomib conjugated to pegylated gold nanoparticles: an in vitro study on human pancreatic cancer cells and adenocarcinoma human lung alveolar basal epithelial cells. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery13(8):1075-1081, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 6] [IF: 5,7]
DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2016.1178234 SCOPUS: 84965081654. .