João Paulo Tavanez

, PhD

Researcher, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
Researcher, Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
Researcher, TB, HIV and opportunistic diseases and pathogens (THOP)

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-5454

Rua da Junqueira, 100
1349-008 Lisboa
Portugal

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Research interests

RNA metabolism and pre-mRNA processing. Hepatitis D virus biology and Hepatitis D virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma. Splicing and alternative splicing regulation in health and disease. Identification and development of novel anti-tumor drugs. RNA-based therapies.

Education/Academic qualification

Biomedical Sciences, Doctorate, Universidade de Lisboa

1 Jan 2001 → 31 Dec 2006

Award Date: 23 Oct 2007

Biology, Universidade de Lisboa

1 Sep 1995 → 20 Jul 2000

Award Date: 20 Jul 2000

External positions

Post-doctoral fellow, Centre for Genomic Regulation

1 Aug 2006 → 31 Jul 2012

Visiting PhD student, Institute of Biochemistry of the Halle/Wittenberg University

1 Jul 2004 → 31 Dec 2004

Visting PhD student, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich

1 Aug 2002 → 31 Dec 2002

Undergraduate student, Institute of Histology and Embryology of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine

1 Sep 1999 → 1 Jun 2000

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404 Citations
7 h-Index
5 Article
3 Abstract
1 Review article

Hepatitis delta: in vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and cytokines involved in PEG-IFN therapy
Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, L., Vladimiro Cunha, C., Paulo Tavanez, J., Tomazini Pinto, M., Strazza Rodrigues, E., Kashima, S., Tadeu Covas, D., Miguel Villalobos-Salcedo, J. & Nicolete, R., 1 Jan 2021, In: International Immunopharmacology. 91, p. 107302 1 p., 107302.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hepatitis delta virus interacts with splicing factor SF3B155 and alters pre-mRNA splicing of cell cycle control genes
Tavanez, J. P., Caetano, R., Branco, C., Brito, I. M., Miragaia-Pereira, A., Vassilevskaia, T. D., Quina, A. S. & Cunha, C., 30 Apr 2020, In: Febs Journal. 287, 17, p. 3719-3732 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Structural and nucleic acid binding properties of hepatitis delta virus small antigen
Alves, C., Cheng, H., Tavanez, J. P., Casaca, A., Gudima, S., Roder, H. & Cunha, C., 12 May 2017, In: World journal of virology. 6, 2, p. 26-35 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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HDV-induced splicing alterations at the heart of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Tavanez, J. P., 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Hepatitis delta virus: a fascinating and neglected pathogen
Cunha, C., Tavanez, J. P. & Gudima, S. O., 12 Nov 2015, In: World journal of virology. 4, 4, p. 313-322 11 p.
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Alterações no splicing alternativo induzidas pelo vírus da hepatite delta
Tavanez, João Paulo (Recipient) & Cunha, Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu (Recipient), Oct 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

2 Oral presentation

Alternative splicing alterations induced by the Hepatitis Delta Virus
João Paulo Tavanez (Invited speaker)
Mar 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
HDV-induced splicing alterations at the heart of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
João Paulo Tavanez (Speaker)
Oct 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation