Research group
Chemistry and Bioactivity
Position
Academic Staff
Diana Dias Silva (DDS) is a Lecturer and Researcher Associate at Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto (E2S|P.Porto), Portugal, who possesses a well-established curriculum on experimentation and teaching in the field of Toxicology, Pharmacology and Forensic Sciences. Since 2007, DDS holds a 6-year PharmD degree granted by FFUP with a final classification of 16/20 (Grade A). In 2009, after finishing the Specialization Course in Forensic Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Portugal, she was awarded with an FCT fellowship to carry out her doctoral studies at The Laboratory of Toxicology of FFUP and at The Centre for Toxicology of the UCL London (UK). During her PhD, DDS focused on the study of toxicodynamic and toxicokinetic interactions of amphetamines. In 2013, she obtained her PhD in Forensic Sciences by FMUP, with honour and distinction, and in the same year awarded the European PhD by Rector Dispatch. She successfully completed 4 Postdoctoral projects in Clinical, Analytical and Forensic Toxicology. DDS develops scientific and academic activity in the areas of Toxicology and Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances, Pharmaceuticals, Environmental Carcinogens and Nanoparticles (preclinical, clinical and forensic aspects).
Representative Publications
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity of the new psychoactive substance 3,4-dimethylmethcathinone (3,4-DMMC)
10.1007/s11419-019-00494-x
Biosynthetic versatility of marine-derived fungi on the delivery of novel antibacterial agents against priority pathogens
10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111756
4-Fluoromethamphetamine (4-FMA) induces in vitro hepatotoxicity mediated by CYP2E1, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 metabolism
10.1016/j.tox.2021.152988
Cocaine: An Updated Overview on Chemistry, Detection, Biokinetics, and Pharmacotoxicological Aspects including Abuse Pattern
10.3390/toxins14040278
Vitamin D: sources, physiological role, biokinetics, deficiency, therapeutic use, toxicity, and overview of analytical methods for detection of vitamin D and its metabolites
10.1080/10408363.2022.2070595
Warmer water, high light intensity, lithium and microplastics: Dangerous environmental combinations to zooplankton and Global Health?
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158649
Toxicity of pesticides widely applied on soybean cultivation: Synergistic effects of fipronil, glyphosate and imidacloprid in HepG2 cells
10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105446
