Science writer

• Aug 2022 - Present

Medical Editor

• Jul 2022 - Present

Editing/Proofreading scientific and medical documents Editing/Proofreading scientific and medical documents

Member

• Jul 2022 - Present

Scientific Writer

• Jul 2021 - Present

- Writing/discussing scientific papers and grant proposals - Revision of scientific papers prior to publication - Editing scientific publications - Writing/discussing scientific papers and grant proposals - Revision of scientific papers prior to publication - Editing scientific publications

Supervisor | Mentoring

• 2012 - Present

- Co-supervising a PhD student (ongoing, started 2021)- Supervised 2 master students (2019, 2014)- Co-supervised 2 master students (2016)- Supervised 3 undergraduate student

Scientific Researcher | R&D

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2021

- Senior Investigator at Addiction Biology group, IBMC-i3S- Participation in 4 research projects in Addiction/Rare Diseases - Writing scientific articles and grant proposals- Publication of 4 high-impact research papers, one as the first author- Writing 2 book chapters- Prominent communications in international conferences and national meetings- Project management to meet deliverables and reports- Writing project progression reports

Speaker | Science communication

• Sep 2011 - Jul 2021

- Selected communication in the European Congress on Addictive Disorders- Lisbon Addictions 2019- Selected communication in the NIDA International Summer Course- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory- "Cellular Biology of Addiction"- Barcelona 2014- Regular communications (poster and oral) at the biennial national meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences (2013-2019)- Internal presentations (poster and oral) at i3S annual congress and seminars (2011- 2019)

Scientific writing

• Jun 2011 - Jul 2021

- Writing/discussing scientific papers and grant proposals- Publication of 4 high-impact research papers, one as the first author- Writing 2 book chapters

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Jun 2011 - May 2017

- Postdoctoral fellow at Addiction Biology Group, IBMC- Participated in 4 research projects in Neuroscience: Addiction, Animal models, Neuronal plasticity- Publication of 2 high-impact research papers, 1 as the first author- Mentoring young Scientists (Undergraduate/MSc)

Invited Professor

• 2014 - 2021

Professor in modules for Master and Doctoral programs Professor in modules for Master and Doctoral programs

Interview

• 2020 - 2020

Interview regarding the paper "Neuronal megalin mediates synaptic plasticity- a novel mechanism underlying intellectual disabilities in megalin gene pathologies" published in Brain Communications 2020. I explained the main discoveries: the role of megalin and TTR in synaptic plasticity and in learning/memory functions, and how this contributes to understanding the cognitive deficits associated with megalin-related pathologies. Interview regarding the paper "Neuronal megalin mediates synaptic plasticity- a novel mechanism underlying intellectual disabilities in megalin gene pathologies" published in Brain Communications 2020. I explained the main discoveries: the role of megalin and TTR in synaptic plasticity and in learning/memory functions, and how this contributes to understanding the cognitive deficits associated with megalin-related pathologies.

Interview

• 2020 - 2020

Interview regarding the paper "Neuronal megalin mediates synaptic plasticity- a novel mechanism underlying intellectual disabilities in megalin gene pathologies" published in Brain Communications 2020. Interview regarding the paper "Neuronal megalin mediates synaptic plasticity- a novel mechanism underlying intellectual disabilities in megalin gene pathologies" published in Brain Communications 2020. I explained the main discoveries: the role of megalin and TTR in synaptic plasticity and in learning/memory functions (and the underlying molecular pathways), and how this contributes to understanding the cognitive deficits associated with megalin-related pathologies. Show less

PhD Student

• Jan 2005 - May 2011

PhD in Cell Biology/Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of CoimbraSupervisor: Carlos Bandeira Duarte (PhD) Project title: “Vesicular glutamate transporters cleavage under excitotoxic conditions and in cerebral ischemia”

Technician

• Oct 2003 - Dec 2004