Experience

Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• PhD Student in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine

  • Oct 2023 - Present

• GreenLabsCIBB - Greenkeeper

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  - Creating engaging social media content to raise awareness among the academic community about green practices in laboratories; - 1 abstract selected for poster communication at international conference - Interacting with researchers and laboratory staff offering valuable knowledge and guidance on sustainable practices in the lab: energy-efficient techniques, waste reduction strategies, responsible chemical management, and eco-friendly alternatives; - Ensuring the adoption of the 4R's… Show more - Creating engaging social media content to raise awareness among the academic community about green practices in laboratories; - 1 abstract selected for poster communication at international conference - Interacting with researchers and laboratory staff offering valuable knowledge and guidance on sustainable practices in the lab: energy-efficient techniques, waste reduction strategies, responsible chemical management, and eco-friendly alternatives; - Ensuring the adoption of the 4R's principle (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover) within the research center; - Collaborating with other GreenKeepers, sustainability initiatives, and external organizations to exchange best practices, share knowledge, and foster collaborations; - Collecting and analyzing environmental impact data of research activities to identify areas for improvement and track progress;

• Research Fellow

  • Oct 2022 - Sep 2023

  - Participation in a project aiming to develop novel nanosystems for immune cells engineering. - Collaborated with Blood and Transplantation Center of Coimbra. - 4 abstracts selected for poster communications at national and international conferences. - Tutoring 2 BSc student and 1 MSc student, giving advice on experimental design, molecular techniques and data analysis. - Data analysis using standard software (e.g. Excel, GraphPad, FlowJo & CellQuest software).

• Master Thesis Project

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  - Developed my Master thesis: "Development of polymeric nanosystems for T cell transfection", under the guidance of Henrique Faneca, PhD, Catarina Almeida, PhD and Rosemeyre Cordeiro, PhD, in the Center of Neuroscience and Cell Biology. - Published 1 paper as first-author in peer-reviewed journal; 4 abstracts selected for oral (1) and poster (3) communications at national conferences. - Actively participated in the Henrique's group by providing area studies/congresses in the field of… Show more - Developed my Master thesis: "Development of polymeric nanosystems for T cell transfection", under the guidance of Henrique Faneca, PhD, Catarina Almeida, PhD and Rosemeyre Cordeiro, PhD, in the Center of Neuroscience and Cell Biology. - Published 1 paper as first-author in peer-reviewed journal; 4 abstracts selected for oral (1) and poster (3) communications at national conferences. - Actively participated in the Henrique's group by providing area studies/congresses in the field of immunotherapy and nanotechnology, ideas/solutions to day-to-day problems, internal presentations at lab & project meetings - Mentored 1 BSc student, giving advice on experimental design and data analysis. - Manufacturing T cells using polymeric nanoparticles as mRNA and pDNA gene delivery platforms. - Worked with Jurkat cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patient's blood. - Extensive experience in PBMC isolation. - Data analysis using standard software (e.g. Excel, GraphPad, Fiji, FlowJo & CellQuest software).

• Young Research Training

  • May 2021 - May 2021

  Follow-Up of the project entitled "Development of an innovative nanosystem to mediate a combined and multi-target therapeutic strategy to hepatocellular carcinoma" in Research Group: Nanosystems and Targeted Antitumor Strategies.



Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visiting PHD Student

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Austin, Texas, Estados Unidos Maynard Lab - Antibody Engineering



Pint of Science Portugal

• Portugal
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communication Coordinator

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Aveiro, Portugal Pint of Science is a non-profit association composed by academic students and researchers. - Developing and implementing communication strategies to different audiences, such as the media, academic institutions, and the general public. - Managing the organization's website and social media accounts, creating and publishing content on social media, and monitoring engagement on these platforms. - Writing and editing materials that are used to communicate the organization's work and the… Show more Pint of Science is a non-profit association composed by academic students and researchers. - Developing and implementing communication strategies to different audiences, such as the media, academic institutions, and the general public. - Managing the organization's website and social media accounts, creating and publishing content on social media, and monitoring engagement on these platforms. - Writing and editing materials that are used to communicate the organization's work and the festival to external audiences. - Organizing the scientific festival that takes place annually for 3 days in May in Aveiro, where researchers from different areas are invited to present their projects in a simple and interesting way in a relaxed atmosphere such as a bar. Show less