Dr. Vitor Pinto

Journal of Pediatrics and Infants

Biochemistry, Neuroscience

Name: Dr. Vitor Pinto

Educational Qualification: PhD

Designation: Associate Laboratory, Department of Neurosciences at University of Minho

Department: Biochemistry, Neuroscience

University of Minho’s

Email: vitorpinto@med.uminho.pt

Research Interests: Pain, Stress, Age-related neuronal disorders, Alzheimer’s disease

Biography: Vítor Pinto graduated in Biochemistry by the University of Porto in 2004 and completed a PhD degree in Human Biology by the Porto’s Medical School in 2010.The work developed by Vítor Pinto during his PhD was performed in the Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, where he specialized in ex-vivo electrophysiological recordings. Soon after the completion of his PhD, Vítor Pinto moved to the Life and Health Science Research Institute where he was PI in a project dedicated to the study of synaptic and network malfunctions in Alzheimer’s disease. His research interests are also focused in pain, stress, and age-related neuronal disorders. Vítor Pinto is currently a Medical student close to complete the 5th academic year of his Medical Degree in the University of Minho’s School of Medicine, and a researcher at the Neuroscience research domain of the Life and Health Science Research Institute (University of Minho).

1. Lopes S, Vaz-Silva J, Pinto V, Dalla C, Kokras N, Bedenk B, Mack N, Czisch M, Almeida OF, Sousa N, Sotiropoulos I (2016). Tau protein is essential for stress-induced brain pathology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 113: E3755-63. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600953113.

2. Monteiro S, Ferreira FM, Pinto V, Roque S, Morais M, de Sá-Calçada D, Mota C, Correia-Neves M, Cerqueira JJ (2016). Absence of IFNγ promotes hippocampal plasticity and enhances cognitive performance. Transl Psychiatry. 6: e707. doi: 10.1038/tp.2015.194.

3. 3.Lopes S, Lopes A, Pinto V, Guimarães MR, Sardinha MR, Duarte-Silva S, Pinheiro S, Pizarro J, Oliveira JF, Sousa N, Leite-Almeida H, Sotiropoulos I (2016). Absence of Tau triggers age-dependent sciatic nerve morphofunctional deficits and motor impairment Aging Cell. 15: 208-16. doi: 10.1111/acel.12391.

4. Oliveira TG, Chan RB, Bravo FV, Miranda A, Silva RR, Zhou B, Marques F, Pinto V, Cerqueira JJ, Di Paolo G, Sousa N (2016). The impact of chronic stress on the rat brain lipidome. Mol Psychiatry. 21 :80-8. doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.14.

5. Pinheiro S, Silva J, Mota C, Vaz-Silva J, Veloso A, Pinto V, Sousa N, Cerqueira J, Sotiropoulos I (2015). Tau mislocation in glucocorticoid-triggered hippocampal pathology Mol Neurob. in press. doi: 10.1007/s12035-015-9356-2.

6. Pinto V, Costa JC, Morgado P, Mota C, Miranda A, Bravo FV, Oliveira TG, Cerqueira JJ, Sousa N (2015). Differential impact of chronic stress along the hippocampal dorsal-ventral axis. Brain Struct Funct. 220: 1205-1212, doi: 10.1007/s00429-014-0713-0.

7. Sotiropoulos I, Lopes AT, Pinto V, Lopes S, Carlos S, Duarte-Silva S, Neves-Carvalho A, Pinto-Ribeiro F, Pinheiro S, Fernandes R, Almeida A, Sousa N, Leite-Almeida H (2014). Selective impact of Tau loss on nociceptive primary afferents and pain sensation. Exp Neurol. 261: 486-493, doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.07.008.

8. Ferreira AC, Pinto V, Dá Mesquita S, Novais A, Sousa JC, Correia-Neves M, Sousa N, Palha JA, Marques F (2013). Lipocalin-2 is involved in emotional behaviors and cognitive function. Front Cell Neurosci. 7. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00122.

9. Amaral J, Pinto V, Costa T, Gaspar J, Ferreira R, Paz E, Cardoso S, Freitas P (2013). Integration of TMR sensors in silicon microneedles for magnetic measurements of neurons. IEEE T Magn. 49: 3512-3515, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2013.2239274.

10. Amaral J, Gaspar J, Pinto V, Costa T, Sousa N, Cardoso S, Freitas P (2013). Measuring brain activity with magnetoresistive sensors integrated in micromachined probe needles. Appl Phys A – Mater. 111: 407-412, doi: 10.1007/s00339-013-7621-7.

11. Pinto V, Szucs P, Lima D, Safronov BV (2010). Multisegmental A{delta}- and C-fiber input to neurons in lamina I and the lateral spinal nucleus. J Neurosci. 30: 2384-2395, doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3445-09.2010.

12. Szucs P, Pinto V, Safronov BV (2009). Advanced technique of infrared LED imaging of unstained cells and intracellular structures in isolated spinal cord, brainstem, ganglia and cerebellum. J Neurosci Methods. 177: 369-380, doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.10.024.

13. Pinto V, Derkach VA, Safronov BV (2008). Role of TTX-sensitive and TTX-resistant sodium channels in Adelta- and C-fiber conduction and synaptic transmission. J Neurophysiol. 99: 617-628, doi: 10.1152/jn.00944.2007.

14. Pinto V, Szûcs P, Derkach VA, Safronov BV (2008). Monosynaptic convergence of C- and Adelta-afferent fibres from different segmental dorsal roots on to single substantia gelatinosa neurones in the rat spinal cord. J Physiol. 586: 4165-4177, doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.154898.

15. Safronov BV, Pinto V, Derkach VA (2007). High-resolution single-cell imaging for functional studies in the whole brain and spinal cord and thick tissue blocks using light-emitting diode illumination. J Neurosci Methods. 164: 292-298, doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.05.010.

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