In 2021, I was given the unique opportunity to co-lead the Advanced Breast Cancer Translational Laboratory, which is integrated into the human-centered clinical and translational research objectives of GiMM-CARE. Our primary focus is addressing the critical health challenge of metastatic breast cancer, which aligns with many of my long-standing and recent scientific interests.I have a long-standing interest in immunology, particularly in understanding how immune responses are… Show more In 2021, I was given the unique opportunity to co-lead the Advanced Breast Cancer Translational Laboratory, which is integrated into the human-centered clinical and translational research objectives of GiMM-CARE. Our primary focus is addressing the critical health challenge of metastatic breast cancer, which aligns with many of my long-standing and recent scientific interests.I have a long-standing interest in immunology, particularly in understanding how immune responses are orchestrated in vivo. Over the past decade, my research has consistently focused on immuno-oncology. I have explored the interactions between antitumor neutrophils and γδ T cells, anti-metastatic monocytes and NK cells, and more recently, I have studied the longitudinal response and molecular mechanisms of tumor-associated macrophage anti-tumor programming. My curiosity and collaborative nature have also enabled me to contribute to diverse studies examining immune responses against pathogens such as Trypanosoma brucei and Plasmodium (malaria).Currently, I am developing a project that builds on these long-standing scientific interests, exploring the role of microbiota (both gut and tumor-resident) in the interactions between neoplastic and immune cells in breast cancer. Show less

In 2018, I was invited to join the teaching team at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL) for the Basic Immunology module. In 2022, I was promoted to a 10% allocation and I took over further theoretical classes for the Licenciatura em Ciências da Nutrição, as well as the theoretical-practical classes for the Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (MIM). Additionally, I participate in the new OPTATIVA on Immuno-oncology, which started in 2022 and is aimed at 2nd-year MIM… Show more In 2018, I was invited to join the teaching team at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL) for the Basic Immunology module. In 2022, I was promoted to a 10% allocation and I took over further theoretical classes for the Licenciatura em Ciências da Nutrição, as well as the theoretical-practical classes for the Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (MIM). Additionally, I participate in the new OPTATIVA on Immuno-oncology, which started in 2022 and is aimed at 2nd-year MIM students.I provide theoretical and theoretical-practical classes to studentsof the Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL), in the following programs:• Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Tronco Comum II A) – Microbiologia, Imunidade e Infecciologia, 2nd year• Licenciatura em Ciências da Nutrição (FMUL)• Optativa de Immuno-Oncologia• Mestrado em Oncobiologia – Curricular Unit of Oncoimmunology• Lisbon BioMed PhD Program from the Instituto de Medicina Molecular• Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas and Licenciatura em Ciências da Saúde in collaboration with the Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de LisboaI also reach outside of the FMUL and participated in teaching to: • Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTEL) for the Pós-Graduação em Avanços em Oncobiologia Molecular Aplicada ao Diagnóstico e Terapêutica• Universidade Lusófona – 3º ano de BioquímicaI cover the following topics: innate immunity and inflammation, macrophages and dendritic cells, T cell responses to infections, lymphoid and myeloid cell in tumors, tumour immunity and immuno-oncology, immunotherapy in cancer, effect of fasting on immune responses, and breast cancer. These subjects, related to immune responses, overlap with my main scientific interests and define my past and present lines of research.These themes are addressed through both theoretical and theoretical-practical classes, and I also evaluate student presentations of scientific articles and proposed topics. Show less

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I work on the in vivo development and differentiation of gamma-delta T cells in Bruno Silva-Santos's laboratory

Define and manage a research project with a team of 4 persons