Biosketch
Daniel Moreira, PhD
Biologist
Faculty of Medicine
University of Brasilia
Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte
Brasilia, DF 70910900 Brazil
Education
University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil B.Sc. 2011 Biological Sciences
University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil M.Sc. 2014 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil Ph.D. 2017 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Appointments
2016– Biologist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brazil
2023–2023 Junior Postdoctoral Researcher with external funding, Glial Cell Biology Group, Institute for Research & Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal
2023– Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Analytical Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
2019–2021 Collaborating Researcher (Full), Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Other Experience and Memberships
2024– Member, The Biochemical Society (Biochem Soc)
2023– Member, The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)
2023– Member, European Peptide Society (EPS)
2023– Member, The International Association for Biological Oceanography (IABO)
2022– Member, Editorial Board, PeerJ Life and Environment, PeerJ
2020– Member, Reviewer Board, Molecules, MDPI
2019– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Global Innovation, Bioprospectum
2018– Review Editor, Oxidant Physiology section, Frontiers in Physiology, Frontiers Media
2018– Review Editor, Aquatic Physiology section, Frontiers in Physiology and Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers Media
2016– Member, Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (SfRBM)
2020–2022 Member, Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
Awards and Honors
2025 The Biochemical Society 2025 Awards – Inspiration and Resilience Award, Biochemical Society, UK.
2018 Best Ph.D. Thesis in the Biological Sciences Award, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
2018 Best Ph.D. Thesis in the Life Sciences Great Award, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
Synergistic Activities
2023 Scientific committee of the IV Health Innovation International Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil
2022 Scientific committee of the III Health Innovation International Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil
2022 Scientific committee of the IV Latin American Symposium on Biotechnology, Parnaíba, Brazil
2022 Guest Associate Editor of the Frontiers in Physiology Research Topic 'Aquatic animal defense response to the environment'
2022 Guest Associate Editor of the Frontiers in Physiology Research Topic 'Rising Stars in Aquatic Physiology: 2022'
2022 Guest Editor of the Antioxidants (MDPI) Special Issue 'Redox Metabolism in Ecophysiology and Evolution'
2021 Guest Associate Editor of the Frontiers in Physiology Research Topic 'Redox metabolism in environmental and ecological physiology of animals'
2020 Co-organizer of the II Health Innovation International Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil
2018 Co-organizer of the I Health Innovation International Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil
2019 Co-organizer of a winter workshop on high-performance liquid chromatography, University of Brasilia, Brazil
2019 Coordinator of the outreach activity 'Techniques and Technologies in a University Science Museum' during the National Week of Science and Technology, Brazil
2018 Co-organizer of the outreach activity 'Nanoscience in the Palm of Your Hands: Social Inclusion through the Use of New Technologies' during the National Week of Science and Technology, Brazil
2018 Coordinator of the outreach activity 'Human Anatomy Museum: Science, Art and Inclusion' during the National Week of Science and Technology, Brazil
Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships
2024 Funded place to attend the How Global South Research Can Shape the Future of Comparative Physiology Workshop provided by The Company of Biologists in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
2022–2023 Post-doctoral Fellowship provided by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq (#402556/2022-4). Research project: PEP-GLIA - Unveiling the redox mechanism of an antioxidant peptide derived from of Brazilian biodiversity with neuroprotective potential. Host institution: Institute for Research & Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal. Supervisor: João B. Relvas.
2019–2022 Research Grants provided by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (#428048/2018-8), Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#193.00002154/2018-17), and Research and Innovation Deanery, University of Brasilia (#23106.134663/2019-62, #23106.056857/2021-34, and #23106.033017/2022-84). Research Project: Biochemical adaptations during metamorphosis – Modulation of antioxidant systems and oxidative stress markers in holometabolous insects. PI: Daniel C. Moreira.
2020 Fellowship for a short-term collaboration visit to Universitat de Barcelona. Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – CAPES PrInt Program (#88887.468859/2019-00).
2019 Outreach Project: Museum of Human Anatomy at the University of Brasilia - Techniques and Technologies in a University Science Museum. Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#193.00001228/2019-89).
2019 Travel Grant for the 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Ottawa, Canada. Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#193.00000692/2019-58).
2018 Outreach Project: Museum of Human Anatomy: Science, Art and Inclusion in the National Week of Science and Technology. Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#193.00001627/2018-69).
2017 Travel Grant for the 38th World Congress of The International Union of Physiological Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#17645.76.30849.14052017).
2015–2017 Doctorate studies scholarship provided by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – CAPES.
2015 Travel Grant for the 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Krakow, Poland. Foundation for Research Support of the Federal District (#3581.23.30849.18052015).
2012–2014 Master studies scholarship provided by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq (#132747/2012-0).
2012 Travel Grant for the 14th International Hibernation Symposium, Semmering, Austria. Decanato de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação – University of Brasilia (#57622/2012).
2008– 2011 Undergraduate research scholarships provided by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq (#106937/2010-3).