Inês Lua Freitas obtained her Degree in Biomedical Sciences in 2017 by the University of Aveiro.
In 2018, she obtained her Master's Degree with distinction in Biomedical Sciences (Cancer Biology) at University of Westminster (London, United Kingdom), where she studied the role of miRNA-126 and miRNA-21 in prostate cancer.
In 2019, Inês Lua Freitas was awarded with a research fellowship to join the Fish Immunology and Vaccinology Group at i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto. In 2021 she was awarded with a FCT PhD fellowship and enrolled in the doctoral program of Molecular and Cell Biology from ICBAS, finishing it in 2025. During her PhD, Inês Lua worked at i3S characterizing the target cells of AIP56 (antigen-inducing protein of 56 kDa), an AB-toxin, and identifying its receptor.
Inês Lua is currently working in FIV group at i3S as a research technitian in the IGNITION project.
Selected Publications
AIP56, an AB toxin secreted by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida, has tropism for myeloid cells. Frontiers in Immunology15:, 2024. [Journal: Article] [IF: 5.9]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1527088 SCOPUS: 85216209560
Freitas I.L., Teixeira A., Loureiro I., Lisboa J., Saraiva A., Dos Santos N.M.S., Do Vale A.
Susceptibility of Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) to AIP56, an AB-Type Toxin Secreted by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida. Toxins14(2):, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 8] [IF: 4,2]
DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020119 SCOPUS: 85124209860
Arisan E.D., Rencuzogullari O., Freitas I.L., Radzali S., Keskin B., Kothari A., Warford A., Uysal-Onganer P.
Upregulated wnt-11 and mir-21 expression trigger epithelial mesenchymal transition in aggressive prostate cancer cells. Biology9(3):, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 33] [IF: 5,1]
DOI: 10.3390/biology9030052 SCOPUS: 85082061861