Experience

CIIMAR

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2016 - Present



Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

• Germany
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting PhD Student

  • Sep 2012 - 2015

  Multidrug resistance in cancer cells. Bioactivity assessment of natural compounds and derivatives: biochemical and cell-based assays. - Main techniques: cell culture, flow cytometry. Multidrug resistance in cancer cells. Bioactivity assessment of natural compounds and derivatives: biochemical and cell-based assays. - Main techniques: cell culture, flow cytometry.



iMed.UL

• PhD student

  • Apr 2011 - 2015

  Natural Products Chemistry Isolation of natural products from plants. - Main techniques employed: flash chromatography (CombiFlash® purification system) and HPLC. Structural elucidation of natural compounds. - Main techniques employed: IR, UV, MS and 1D and 2D NMR. Molecular derivatization of natural products for SAR studies, in order to support lead optimization.

• Research Fellow

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  "Diterpenes as lead compounds for overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells: P-glycoprotein modulators and antiproliferative agents" (PTDC/QUI-QUI/099815/2008)



University of Szeged

• Szeged, Hungary

• Visiting PHD Student

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2011

  Multidrug resistance in cancer cells. Bioactivity assessment of natural compounds and derivatives: biochemical and cell-based assays. - Main techniques: cell culture, flow cytometry. Multidrug resistance in cancer cells. Bioactivity assessment of natural compounds and derivatives: biochemical and cell-based assays. - Main techniques: cell culture, flow cytometry.



ITQB NOVA

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technician

  • 2009 - 2010

  In vitro culture of Babesia and Theileria parasites In vitro culture of Babesia and Theileria parasites



Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MSc Student Biomedical Sciences

  • 2006 - 2009

  Parasitology Tropical Medicine Parasitology Tropical Medicine



Center of Oceanography, FCUL

• Lisbon Area, Portugal

• Research Fellow

  • Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

  Plankton*net: An open-access frame-work for developing and supporting distributed knowledge centres for taxonomic data a pilot study targeting EU phytoplankton. 6th Framework Programme on R.T.D.D. Contract nº 026071 (RIAM) Plankton-net (http://plankton-net.fc.ul.pt). Plankton*net: An open-access frame-work for developing and supporting distributed knowledge centres for taxonomic data a pilot study targeting EU phytoplankton. 6th Framework Programme on R.T.D.D. Contract nº 026071 (RIAM) Plankton-net (http://plankton-net.fc.ul.pt).



Museu Nacional de Historia Natural

• Lisbon Area, Portugal

• Botanical garden guide

  • 2003 - 2007

  Tour guide on the botanical garden, Organization, planning and development: guided tours, field trips, workshops Tour guide on the botanical garden, Organization, planning and development: guided tours, field trips, workshops



Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

• Germany
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Student. Leonardo da Vinci Programme

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2006

  PLANKTON*NET “Structuring the European Research Area” RIAM nº 026071) (www.planktonnet.awi.de) PLANKTON*NET “Structuring the European Research Area” RIAM nº 026071) (www.planktonnet.awi.de)