Experience

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• PHD Student

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Research Scientist Trainee

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  OncoPharma group (CINTESIS/FMUP) Oncology Scientist - Published 2 papers as first-author in peer-reviewed journals;



Unilabs Portugal

• Portugal
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Genetics and Biomolecular Medical Specialist Trainee

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  - Developed a project in the epigenetics field: “METILOMA”. - Improved bioinformatic skills using Alamut Visual Plus-SOPHiA GENETICS, Ensembl, OMIM, IGV, NCBI. - Developed a project in the epigenetics field: “METILOMA”. - Improved bioinformatic skills using Alamut Visual Plus-SOPHiA GENETICS, Ensembl, OMIM, IGV, NCBI.



European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EACR Member

  • Sep 2021 - Present



i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• MSc Student

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Master thesis project: Perirenal Adipose Tissue and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: "The triad: macrophage-cancer cell-adipocyte" at TMI group. Internship: “Study of Hyperglycemia Influence on Fibrosis Development using animal models: diabetes-cancer link insights” at TMI group. - Developed my Master thesis: "Perirenal adipose tissue and clear cell renal cell carcinoma: the triad cancer cell-macrophage-adipocyte". - The results obtained in this project were used for the development of: (i) my Master Thesis (ii) a PhD Thesis of a FMUP student. - Co-author in 1 book published by Elsevier Inc.; 5 abstracts selected for oral (1) and poster (4) communications at national conferences; Best e-Poster Communication (1) in the Health Sciences area. - Communicated through regular internal presentations in team/division meetings. - Flow cytometry: surface staining of molecules expressed in macrophages, 786-O ccRCC cancer cells, and adipocytes. Using FACS Diva software and posterior analysis performed with FlowJo software. - Monocytes isolation from healthy human buffy coats and macrophages differentiation. - Adipocytes isolation from renal cancer patient samples; adipocytes isolation protocol establishment and optimization. - Cell and tissues culture: 786-O ccRCC cancer cell line, co-cultures with macrophages and tri-cultures used additionally, adipocytes isolated from tissues. - ELISA and cytokine analyses of mono, co and tri-cultures; Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E), Masson’s Trichrome (MT), and immunohistochemistry (IHC) of perirenal adipose tissue samples from renal cancer patients; DNA extraction; RNA extraction of macrophages, tumour cells, and adipocytes & RT-qPCR; Western-Blotting; Gelatin Zymography; Protein Quantification; Agarose gel electrophoresis. - Quantitative analysis using Quantity One and Image J. -ELISA and flow cytometry results statistically analyzed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism 9 software. Show less