Marta Pingarilho

Marta Pingarilho  finished her PhD Sciences of Live (speciality Genetics) in NOVA-Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal in May 2013. 

Assistant Professor at Global Public Health (GHTM) at IHMT-NOVA, Marta teaches Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health of the Vulnerable Populations and other related themes. Supervises PhD, and Masters students at IHMT-NOVA. 

Coordinates/ coordinated 4 national and international projects and participates/participated in another 11 national or international projects. 

Has published around 38 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including AIDS, Viruses and Scientific Reports and 3 book chapters. Has participated in several national and international congresses with about 26 oral presentations (2 awards of best oral communication) and about 38 poster presentations. Accumulates 790  citations with an h-index of 16 (Google Scholar) 

In 2016 and 2017 the working group to which she belongs received the prize of Gilead Génese programme and in 2019 the Ricardo Camacho Award from Associação Portuguesa para o Estudo Clínico da SIDA. 

Marta Pingarilho Scientific research is focused in the molecular epidemiology of HIV and other viruses, as well as on the dynamics of transmission of HIV infection and on HIV drug resistance. Her research aims to generate a better understanding of HIV epidemic according to demographic, socio-behavioral and clinical data and contribute to the development of better HIV prevention strategies at a national and international level. It is also expected to predict future levels of drug resistance to different drug classes, which will be highly valuable for the establishment of future treatment guidelines. 

1. Miranda MNS, Pimentel V, Graça J, Seabra SG, Sebastião CS, Diniz A, Faria D, Teófilo E, Roxo F, Maltez F, Germano I, Oliveira J, Ferreira J, Poças J, Mansinho K, Mendão L, Gonçalves MJ, Mouro M, Marques N, Pacheco P, Proença P, Tavares R, Correia de Abreu R, Serrão R, Faria T, Besthope Study Group, O Martins MR, Gomes P, Abecasis AB, Pingarilho M. “Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Behavioral Factors Associated with Sexual Transmitted Infection among HIV-1 Positive Migrants in Portugal: Are There Differences between Sexes?” Pathogens. 2024 Jul 19;13(7):598. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13070598 
2. Joaquim L, Miranda MNS, Pimentel V, Martins MDRO, Nhampossa T, Abecasis A, Pingarilho M. “Retention in Care and Virological Failure among Adult HIV-Positive Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment in Maputo, Mozambique.” Viruses. 2023 Sep 22;15(10):1978. doi: 10.3390/v15101978
3. de Salazar A, Viñuela L, Fuentes A, Teyssou E, Charpentier C, Lambert-Niclot S, Serrano-Conde E, Pingarilho M, Fabeni L, De Monte A, Stefic K, Perno CF, Aguilera A, Falces I, Delgado R, Fernandes S, Diogo I, Gomes P, Paraskevis D, Santoro MM, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Marcelin AG, Garcia. “Transmitted Drug Resistance to Integrase-Based First-Line Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antiretroviral Regimens in Mediterranean Europe.” F.Clin Infect Dis. 2023 May 3;76(9):1628-1635. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac972
4. Pingarilho M, Pimentel V, Miranda MNS, Silva AR, Diniz A, Ascenção BB, Piñeiro C, Koch C, Rodrigues C, Caldas C, Morais C, Faria D, da Silva EG, Teófilo E, Monteiro F, Roxo F, Maltez F, Rodrigues F, Gaião G, Ramos H, Costa I, Germano I, Simões J, Oliveira J, Ferreira J, Poças J, da Cunha JS, Soares J, Henriques J, Mansinho K, Pedro L, Aleixo MJ, Gonçalves MJ, Manata MJ, Mouro M, Serrado M, Caixeiro M, Marques N, Costa O, Pacheco P, Proença P, Rodrigues P, Pinho R, Tavares R, de Abreu RC, Côrte-Real R, Serrão R, Castro RS, Nunes S, Faria T, Baptista T, Martins MRO, Gomes P, Mendão L, Simões D and Abecasis A. “HIV- 1-Transmitted Drug Resistance and Transmission Clusters in Newly Diagnosed Patients in Portugal Between 2014 and 2019”. Front. Microbiol. 2022, 13:823208. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.823208 
5. Pingarilho M, Pimentel V, Diogo I, Fernandes S, Miranda M, Pineda-Pena A, Libin P, Theys K, Martins MRO, Vandamme AM, Camacho R, Gomes P, Abecasis A. “Increasing Prevalence of HIV-1 Transmitted Drug Resistance in Portugal: Implications for First Line Treatment Recommendations.” Viruses 2020 Oct 30;12(11):1238. doi: 10.3390/v12111238