Joana Araújo Nobre Catita. Completed the Integrated Master in Veterinary Medicine in 2012 by Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, DVM in 2007 by Universidade de Extremadura - Facultad de Veterinaria de Cáceres and PhD in Veterinary Medicine (Animal Morphology) in 2017 by Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Is an Assistant Professor of Animal Anatomy in Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa and in Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia. Published 21 articles in journals. Participated in 5 scientific event(s) and has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated in 8 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Medical and Human and Animal Health Sciences with emphasis on Anatomy, Morphology and Function. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: retinopatia; gliose; GFAP; padrões de expressão proteica; retinopathy; gliosis; protein expression patterns.
Mariana Batista; Maria Soares; Eduardo Marcelino; Luísa Mendes-Jorge; Graça Alexandre-Pires; Cleia Detry; Sónia Gabriel; et al. (2026). Morphological study of the supratrochlear foramen in Canis lupus ssp.. Journal of Anatomy. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.70153
Catita, Joana. (2025). Abstract- Histological assessment of retinal thickness in a murine model of retinal iron overload. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. . https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.70055
Catita, Joana. (2025). Abstract - How Self-Study Strategies Influence Veterinary Anatomy Learning. . Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. V54 . https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.70055
Catita, Joana. (2025). Abstract - Dichotomous key for the anatomical identification of fish in the context of veterinary food safety official controls in Portugal. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.70055
Catita, Joana. (2025). Abstract - Exploring the Use of an Interactive Canine Musculoskeletal Model. . Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.70055
Catita, J; Batista M; Marcelino, Eduardo; Braga G; Ciobanu B; Soares M; Detry; et al. (2024). Abstract- The supratrochlear foramen in dogs and iberian wolves humeri: to have or not to have. Revista Lusófona de Ciência e Medicina Veterinária. https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/rlcmv/issue/view/855
Canejo-Teixeira; Santana A; Catita, Joana; Marcelino E; Batista M. (2023). Abstracts - Student perception of interdisciplinary integration in the integrated masters of veterinary medicine. . Journal of Small Animal Practice. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13693
Martinho, Cátia Andrea da Silva; Ferradeira, Cristina da Conceição Soares; Catita, Joana; Faustino-Rocha, Ana Isabel. (2023). Principais doenças das abelhas Apis em Portugal:. ACTA Apicola Brasilica. http://dx.doi.org/10.18378/aab.11.9689
Pires, Ana Elisabete; Batista, Mariana; Alves, Maria Margarida Ferreira; Ferreira, Dulce; Gabriel, Sónia; Braga, Giovana; Soares, Maria João; Catita, Joana. (2022). Towards collaborative research between veterinarians, zooarchaeologists and geneticists: the case of the CRIAS project. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/14001
Batista, Mariana; Soares, Maria; Marques, Cátia; Catita, Joana; Catarino, José Carlos Mota; Faísca, Pedro. (2022). Como comunicam as células? : em busca de Notch e dos seus parceiros. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/13796
Martinho, C.; Ferradeira, Cristina; Catita, Joana; Faustino, Ana Isabel Rocha. (2022). Apicultura : revisão de literatura. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/13217
Dâmaso, Ângela; Catita, Joana; Marcelino, Eduardo; Silva, João Cannas da; Sousa, Pedro Miguel; Cascalheira, Ricardo. (2022). Transdisciplinary development of a bovine surgery simulator. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/14000
Soares M; Marcelino, Eduardo; Batista, Mariana; Catita, J. (2022). Promover a aprendizagem cooperativa no ensino da Anatomia Animal com o método JIGSAW. CNaPPES 2021. https://doi.org/10.48528/yhzq-cp97
Andreia Valença; Catita, J; Aina Bonet; Carretero, Ana; Nacher, Vitor; Navarro, Marc; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa; Ruberte, Jesús. (2022). Abstracts - Transferrin and TfR1 expression in the retina of a deficient TIM2 mouse. . Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12759
Catita, Joana; Andreia Valença; Ramos, David; nacher vicor; Navarro, Marc; Carretero, Ana; Mendes-Jorge L.; Ruberte, Jesús. (2022). Abstracts - Sirt1 as a novel promoter of blood vessel stability in the retina. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12759
Catita, Joana; Soares M; Batista, Mariana; Ferreira, Dulce; Braga G; Alves Margarida; Canejo-Teixeira, Rute; et al. (2022). Livro de Resumos - Caracterização imagiológica do esqueleto apendicular do porco em idade pediátrica . RPCV. https://spcv.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/A9-38-Vol117-n621-n.pdf
Catita, J; Soares, M; Batista, M; Ferreira, Dulce; Braga, G; Alves, M; Canejo-Teixeira, Rute; et al. (2022). Caracterização imagiológica do esqueleto apendicular do porco em idade pediátrica. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias (RPCV)
Andreia Valença; Luísa Mendes-Jorge; Aina Bonet; Joana Catita; David Ramos; Eduard Jose-Cunilleras; Miguel Garcia; et al. (2021). TIM2 modulates retinal iron levels and is involved in blood-retinal barrier breakdown. Experimental Eye Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.108292
Soares, Maria; Marques, Célia; Catarino, José; Batista, Mariana; Catita, Joana; Faísca, Pedro. (2021). National survey of cat tumors in 2019: a retrospective study. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/12186
Catita, Joana; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa. (2020). Particularidades da audição e da visão no toiro de lide . Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias 2020 - RPCV. http://www.spcv.pt/rpcv-volumes/
Ramos, David; Catita, Joana; López-Luppo, Mariana; Valença, Andreia; Bonet, Aina; Carretero, Ana; Navarro, Marc; et al. (2019). Vascular Interstitial Cells in Retinal Arteriolar Annuli Are Altered During Hypertension. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-25000
López-Luppo, Mariana; Catita, Joana; Ramos, David; Navarro, Marc; Carretero, Ana; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa; Muñoz-Cánoves, Pura; et al. (2017). Cellular Senescence Is Associated With Human Retinal Microaneurysm Formation During Aging. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-20312
López-Luppo, Mariana; Nacher, Victor; Ramos, David; Catita, Joana; Navarro, Marc; Carretero, Ana; Rodriguez-Baeza, Alfonso; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa; Ruberte, Jesús. (2017). Blood Vessel Basement Membrane Alterations in Human Retinal Microaneurysms During Aging. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-19998
Catita, J.; López-Luppo, M.; Ramos, D.; Nacher, V.; Navarro, M.; Carretero, A.; Sánchez-Chardi, A.; et al. (2015). Imaging of cellular aging in human retinal blood vessels. Experimental Eye Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2015.03.019
McLenachan, Samuel; Magno, Aaron Len; Ramos, David; Catita, Joana; McMenamin, Paul G.; Chen, Fred Kuanfu; Rakoczy, Elizabeth Piroska; Ruberte, Jesus. (2015). Angiography reveals novel features of the retinal vasculature in healthy and diabetic mice. Experimental Eye Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2015.06.023
Mendes-Jorge, Luísa; Ramos, David; Valença, Andreia; López-Luppo, Mariana; Pires, Virgínia Maria Rico; Catita, Joana; Nacher, Victor; et al. (2014). L-Ferritin Binding to Scara5: A New Iron Traffic Pathway Potentially Implicated in Retinopathy. PLoS ONE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106974
Catita, Joana; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa. (2012). Particularidades da audição e do olfato no toiro . Novo Burladero
Catita, Joana. (2025). Creole dogs from cape verde - a molecular study regarding their vector-borne pathogens.
Catita, Joana. (2025). Breaking barriers in veterinary education: SimuBov project.
Thesis / Dissertation:
Catita, Joana. (2017). PhD. The role of sirt1 in the formation of retinal miroaneurysms during aging
Catita, Joana Araújo Nobre. (2012). Master. Identificação de padrões de resposta das células de Müller na retinopatia degenerativa em murganho
Catita, Joana Araújo Nobre. (2012). Master. Identificação de padrões de resposta das células de Müller na retinopatia degenerativa em murganho
Book:
Ruberte, Jesús; Navarro, Marc; Carretero, Ana; Ramos, David; Mendes-Jorge, Luísa. (2016). Morphological Mouse Phenotyping: Anatomy, Histology and Imaging . 1. Editorial Médica Panamericana S.A.
Conference paper:
Catita, Joana. (2025). Creole dogs from cape verde - a molecular study regarding their vector-borne pathogens
Catita, Joana. (2024). Breaking barriers in veterinary education: SimuBov project
Conference abstract:
2022-09. Identifying young-aged animal remains: the case of Rua da Sé, a Medieval Islamic context in Silves, Portugal. 1st ICAZ Medieval Period Working Group Meeting
2018. TIM2: a new player in iron homeostasis in the retina. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever 2018
2018. SIRT1 overexpression induces VEGF expression and pericyte recruitment in the retina. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever 2018
2018. Epiretinal membranes in a db/db model of diabetic retinopathy. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever 2018,
2013. Scara5 involvement in retinal iron metabolism . European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference
2013. GFAP expression patterns during degenerative retinopathy. European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
2013. Serum ferritin transport across blood-retinal barrier into the retina. European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
2013. Müller cell response during degenerative retinopathy in mice . European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference (EVER)
2012. Blood-retinal barrier serum ferritin transport in mouse retina . European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference (EVER)
Conference poster:
2025-07-22. Histological assessment of retinal thickness in a murine model of retinal iron overload
2025-07-22. How Self-Study Strategies Influence Veterinary Anatomy Learning
2025-07-22. Dichotomous key for the anatomical identification of fish in the context of veterinary food safety official controls in Portugal
2025-07-22. Perceptions of veterinary students regarding cadaver dissection in anatomy teaching.
2025-07-22. Exploring the Use of an Interactive Canine Musculoskeletal Model.
2025-07-22. In anatomy learning do not jump on the bandwagon just because you will have less opposition- recruit the educational methodology showing the best results, even a not brand new.
2025-05-15. Vector-borne pathogens in stray dogs from são vicente (cape verde) – an ongoing molecular study
2025-03-19. Preliminary Results of Electroencephalography (EEG) in Small Animals with Suspected Epilepsy: A Retrospective Study at a Neurology Referral Centre.
2024-09-20. Quebrar barreiras no ensino veterinário: projeto simubov
2024-07-05. Fauna 3D modelling contribution for zooarchaeological research: a pilot study on pig paediatric specimens.
2024-07-05. Exploring genomics and immunity of the Cape Verde stray dogs
2024-05-24. CREOLEs – Genomics and Immunity of Cape Verde Stray Dogs. III Meeting AL4ANIMALS 2024
2023-09-27. STUDENT PERCEPTION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION IN THE INTEGRATED MASTERS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE . World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress 2023
2023-07-28. Práticas de hospitalidade: percepções dos alunos sobre a sua experiência no primeiro ano do Ensino Superior.
2023-07-25. Rumen chroma phenotype in different biohydrogenation pathways of lambs.
2023. The curious case of the supratrochlear foramen in dogs and Iberian wolves humeri. . EAVA Congress 2023
2022-11-11. Retinal iron overload is associated with BRB breakdown and leakage. The CIISA Congress 2022 under the theme ¿Innovation in Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Research
2022-11. Canine humerus supratrochlear forâmen morphological study. CIISA congresso 2022 Innovation in animal, and veterinary biomedical research
2022-09. Indentifying younf-aged animals remains: the case of Rua da Sé, Medieval Islamic context in Silves, Portugal. 1st ICAZ Medieval Period Working Group Meeting
2021-10. Estudo retrospectivo da frequência de tumores de pele em Portugal. XVII Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro
2021-07-28. Transferrin and TfR1 expression in the retina of a deficient TIM2 mouse. . XXXIIIrd Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists – EAVA Congress
2021-07-28. Sirt1 as a novel promotor of blood vessel stability in the retina.. XXXIIIrd Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists – EAVA Congress
2021-06-25. 2019 Cancer registry of feline tumours in Portugal. ISFM European Congress, Annual Congress
2021-06-07. The use of anatomy videos as a learning tool in online osteology classes. II International Congress of Education in Animal Sciences (ICEAS)
2019. Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy of extracellular vesicles as a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease. 5th GEIVEX Symposium
2018-11. TIM2: a new membrane receptor for H-ferritin in the mouse retina. CIISA Congress 2018
2018-10-04. TIM2: a new player in iron homeostasis in the retina. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever
2018-10-04. SIRT1 overexpression induces VEGF expression and pericyte recruitment in the retina. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever
2018-10-04. Epiretinal membranes in a db/db model of diabetic retinopathy. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Congress - Ever
2018-03-01. TIM2 involvement in retinal iron homeostasis. 14th International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, ISOPT Clinical
2018-03-01. SIRT1 overexpression induces pericyte recruitment in the retina . 14th International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, ISOPT Clinical
2013. Müller cell response during degenerative retinopathy in mice. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference -EVER
2013. GFAP expression patterns during degenerative retinopathy. European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
2013. Serum ferritin transport across blood-retinal barrier into the retina. European Join Congress of Clinical Anatomy
2012. Blood-retinal barrier serum ferritin transport in mouse retina. European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference (EVER)
Cristiana Furtado Firmino; Miguel Nuno Faria; Fátima Frade; Olga Valentim; João Longo. (2025). Nursing in tune: Evaluation of the effectiveness of podcasts as an educational tool for undergraduate students - A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106695
Miguel Faria; Isabel Pinto Ribeiro. (2025). SUPLEMENTOS ALIMENTARES: CONHECIMENTO, PERCEPÇÃO DA EFICÁCIA E FORMAS DE AQUISIÇÃO. Revista Contemporânea. http://dx.doi.org/10.56083/rcv5n3-090
Faria, Miguel; Teixeira, Mónica; Pinto, Maria João; Sargento, Paulo. (2024). Efficacy of acupuncture on cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Integrative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joim.2024.03.002
Fátima Gameiro; Miguel Faria; Beatriz Rosa; Paula Ferreira; Ana Pedro. (2024). An Innovative Intervention Model for Children and Young People in Residential Care: The D’ART-TE Project. Healthcare. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12222237
Paula Ferreira; Fátima Gameiro; Miguel Faria. (2024). Empathy and Socio-Emotional Competencies: The Perception of Portuguese Adolescents in Today’s Changing Environment. Psychology International. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/psycholint6030046
Gameiro, Fátima ; Ferreira, Paula; Faria, Miguel Nuno . Autor correspondente: Gameiro, Fátima . (2023). Association between Social and Emotional Competencies and Quality of Life in the Context of War, Pandemic and Climate Change. Behavioral Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13030249
Gameiro, Fátima ; Rosa, Beatriz; Faria, Miguel Nuno . Autor correspondente: Gameiro, Fátima . (2023). Frontal Lobe Functions and Quality of Life in Individuals with Obesity with and without Binge Eating Disorder. Endocrines. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/endocrines4040050
Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Sargento, P.; Branco, Marta; Dias-Teixeira, Mónica . Autor correspondente: Faria, Miguel Nuno . (2022). Examination of a bifactor model of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory- Revised. Análise Psicológica. http://dx.doi.org/10.14417/ap.1885
Faustino, Ricardo; Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Dias-Teixeira, Mónica ; Palavra, Filipe; Sargento, P.; do Céu Costa, Maria. Autor correspondente: Faustino, Ricardo. (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of coronavirus: One health approach for a global strategy. One Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100383
Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Longo, João; Andriyash, André; Costa, Bárbara; Pinheiro, Bárbara; Aleixo, Mariana. Autor correspondente: Faria, Miguel Nuno . (2022). O papel do enfermeiro na mulher vítima de violência doméstica: revisão sistemática. Revista Lusófona de Educação. http://dx.doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle56.02
Domingos, Manuel; Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Cordeiro, N.; Geraldes R.. Autor correspondente: Domingos, Manuel. (2021). NeuroPsycho Physio-Pathological and Neurochemical Aspects 0f Feeling Angry. Journal of Neurosurgical Imaging Techniques
Cordeiro, Alexandre Miguel Guerra; Dias-Teixeira, Mónica ; Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Sousa, Mafalda; Serrasqueiro, Paulo; Ruivo, Rodrigo. Autor correspondente: Cordeiro, Alexandre Miguel Guerra. (2020). The effect of thoracic manipulation on pulmonary function in swimmers. Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte. http://dx.doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2020.03.005
Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Maria Remédios Santos; Sargento, P.; Marta Branco. Autor correspondente: Faria, Miguel Nuno . (2019). The role of social support in suicidal ideation: a comparison of employed vs. unemployed people. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F09638237.2018.1487538
Fernandes, A.; Marques, A.; Vicente, A.; Faria, M.; Rosa, T.; Dias, C.; Magalhaes, R.. (2019). "1 Minute of Health'', a Daily Radio Health Show to increase Health Literacy. European Journal of Public Health. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58376616/
Carvalho, Marina; Faria, Miguel; Conceição, Andreia; de Matos, Margarida Gaspar; Essau, Cecilia A.. (2018). Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children and Adolescents. European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Ladera, V.; Sargento, P.; Victoria Perea; Faria, Miguel Nuno ; Ricardo Garcia. Autor correspondente: Ladera, V.. (2018). Sensitivity and specificity of Frontal Assessment Battery in newly diagnosed and untreated obstructive sleep apnea patients. Sleep Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.sleep.2017.11.1122
Faria, Miguel Nuno; Cardoso, Ismael. (2017). Propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa do Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – Revised. Análise Psicológica
Faria, Miguel Nuno Pereira Silva. (2002). Análise dos componentes do conflito com o papel de género. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/2469
Edição de número de revista:
2024-01-15. Nível do conhecimento, de utilização e perceção da eficácia dos suplementos segundo o nível de atividade física
Tese / Dissertação:
(2012). Doutoramento. Homofobia : medo de quê, medo de quem? : Análise dos componentes das atitudes homofóbicas
Faria, Miguel Nuno Pereira Silva. (2011). Doutoramento. Homofobia : medo de quê, medo de quem? : análise dos componentes das atitudes homofóbicas
Capítulo de livro:
(2024). Saúde, bem estar e qualidade de vida
Poster em conferência:
2023-11-10. Suscetibilidade aos antibióticos das bactérias responsáveis pela infecção urinária. Jornadas Científicas da Saúde da Lusofonia (RACS)
2023-11-10. Nível de conhecimento, de utilização e percepção de eficácia dos suplementos segundo o nível de actividade física. Jornadas Científicas da Saúde da Lusofonia (RACS)
2023-11-10. Avaliação do nível sérico dos lípidos antes e após a pandemia por SARS- CoV2. Jornadas Científicas da Saúde da Lusofonia (RACS)
2019. Achados eletroencefalográficos em universitários com sintomas obssessivo-compulsivos. I International Congress Quality of Life, Citizenship and Mental Health
2016-06-07. Sintomatologia depressiva e Apneia Obstrutiva de Sono: uma dupla perigosa no contexto de atendimento de Medicina Geral e Familiar. V Congresso de Investigação em Enfermagem Ibero-americano e de Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa.
