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Braga, Pt

Porto, Portugal

Porto, Portugal

• EU and National grant proposals development (technical and financial documents) for industry clients across Health, Technology, Environment, Transport, Agriculture and Food industry• Help clients to analyse the potentiality of its past and future R&D activities, in other to develop perceptiveness, organize and direct actions into a more profitable way, considering national and international guidelinesProject Owner of R&D Platform - FI Portugal: • Define the project's scope, objectives, and requirements• Grants leadership to the project managers and development team to ensure project success.• Create reports to share to the users, administration and communicate with other teams responsible for the digital transformation of the companyIT consultant: • Preparation of workshops, pitch decks, and write news/reviews on IT hot topics• Focal point in the company to assess the degree of novelty of R&D projects by companies in the ICT sector

Portugal

• Immunobiology of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases Expertise as Scientific researcher and Speaker (National and International Congresses, Seminars, internal clubs). Supervision of Dr. Agostinho Carvalho (EM-UM) and Dr. Teresa Gonçalves (FMUC).• Research focused in understanding the Genetic, Molecular and Metabolic mechanisms underlying the interaction between the host and fungal pathogens, envisioning to identify targets associated with increased susceptibility to Aspergillosis• Scientific Communication with different public (clinical and academic) through the participation in national and international conferences, gathering several travel grants and poster/oral presentation awards.• Demonstrated strong scientific writing skills through high-impact scientific publications• Technical expertise in fundamental to pre-clinical and translational research including rodent procedures, cellular assays, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy. • Mentoring and tutoring of young Scientists

Coimbra

Work in Medical Mycology to understand the biology and immunomodulatory effect of fungi considered major agents of respiratory allergic and invasive diseases. Supervision of Dr. Teresa Gonçalves• Developed a Patent Application with a new method to identify the yeast species of the group parapsilosis• Lecture to medical students about molecular mechanisms of internalization and killing of macrophages in response to fungi infections• Provided mentorship and supervision to undergraduate and master-level students• Participated in several Science dissemination actions• Demonstrated good communications skills at national and international conferences, resulting in travel grants and oral presentation awards

Phd, Immunobiology And Infectious Diseases

PhD in the Inter-University Doctoral Programme in Ageing and Chronic Disease (PhDOC) School of Medicine/ ICVS - Life and Health Sciences.

Master Of Science (Msc), Biochemistry

Dissertation Title: "Immunomodulatory effect of different components of the cell wall of Alternaria spp." Supervision of Teresa Gonçalves.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biochemistry

Project Title: "Distinction of yeast of parapsilosis group using chromogenic media" Supervision of Teresa Gonçalves PhD (CNC/FMUC)