Dr Sandra ALVES  
Affiliation: National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lysosomal Storage Diseases Research Group. Department of Human Genetics, Porto, Portugal
ORCID: 0000-0002-8881-9197

Research interests:
keywords: Lysosomal Storage Diseases, RNA therapeutics, antisense oligonucleotides
disorders: Lysosomal Storage Disorders
tissue/organ of interest: Brain
model system(s): Cell culture, Mouse

Dr Alexandra MOREIRA
Affiliation: IBMC-Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology and i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto                                
ORCID: 0000-0001-9853-7575
Webpage: https://www.i3s.up.pt/content/people?id=21&idg=20

COST function: MC Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies, WG 2 - Model systems

Research interests:
keywords: mRNA e' end formation, RNA binding proteins, alternative polyadenylation, alternative splicing
disorders: Colorectal cancer
tissue/organ of interest: none
model system(s): Cell culture, Fly, Human

Dr Isabel SILVEIRA
Affiliation: IBMC-Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology and i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto
ORCID: 0000-0002-2610-5260
Webpage: https://www.i3s.up.pt/content/research-group-detail?x=24

COST function: Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies, WG 2 - Model systems, WG 4 - Stakeholder communication and dissemination

Research interests:
keywords: : RNA-mediated diseases; Spinocerebellar type 37 (SCA37); Treatment by Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)
disorders: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 37 (SCA37)
tissue/organ of interest: Muscle, Brain
model system(s): Cell culture, Human

Dr Liliana MATOS
Affiliation: National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lysosomal Storage Diseases Research Group. Department of Human Genetics, Porto, Portugal
ORCID: 0000-0003-4100-238X

COST function: Substitute MC Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies, WG 2 - Model systems, WG 3 - Safety and toxicology, WG 4 - Stakeholder communication and dissemination

Research interests:
keywords: Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Splicing therapeutics, Antisense oligonucleotides therapy, Exon-Skipping; mucopolysaccharidosis, mucolipidosis, U1 snRNA-mediated therapy, splicing modulation
disorders: Metabolic diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders
tissue/organ of interest: Liver, Brain
model system(s): Cell culture, Mouse, Human

Dr Pedro FONTE
Affiliation: CBIOS, Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal
ORCID: 0000-0002-1115-9282
Webpage: http://cbios.ulusofona.pt/

COST function: Substitute MC Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies

Research interests:
keywords: drug delivery, nanotechnology, encapsulation, freeze-drying, nanocarrier, protein characterization, targeting, wound healing, oral protein delivery, insulin
disorders: Cancer, Diabetes
tissue/organ of interest: Digestive system, Skin
model system(s): Cell culture, Mouse, Human

Dr Antonio RIBEIRO
Affiliation: i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Coimbra, Portugal
Research Group: Isabel Silveira Group
ORCID: 0000-0002-1399-8944
Webpage: http://www.uc.pt/ffuc/cef

COST function: Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies, WG 2 - Model systems

Research interests:
keywords: Nanotechnology, biotherapeutic delivery
disorders: Neuromuscular disorders, Metabolic diseases
tissue/organ of interest: Brain, Digestive system
model system(s): Cell culture, Mouse, Pig

Dr Isabel CASTRO
Affiliation: i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Research Group (Principal Investigator): Gene Regulation
ORCID: 0000-0003-4149-4310
Webpage:

COST function: Member
COST Working Groups: WG 1 - Delivery Strategies

Research interests:
keywords: RNA, alternative polyadenylation, gene regulation
disorders: none
tissue/organ of interest: none
model system(s): Cell culture