Gene therapy and cellular reprogramming projects (non-clinical studies) in single-organ therapies, particularly brain disorders (Alzheimer’s), developed at CNC-UC.Murine models and gene therapy; strategic planning; project management and development; budget management; management of stakeholders; insight gathering. literature search; report writing and review.

Metabolic, neurobiological/ circuitry and behavioral characterization of an obesity murine model (PhD project) under the supervision of Professor João Peça (FCTUC) and Professor Guoping Feng (MIT; Broad Institute).Murine models and viral vectors; management of my PhD project and actively contributing to several research projects; contribution to 4 research papers (e.g., Neuron); scientific training; strong scientific writing skills; awarded 1 individual grant (FCT); effective communication and storytelling; literature search, manuscript and report writing, and review.

Development of my PhD project and contribution to mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper, under the supervision of Professor Guoping Feng (MIT; Broad Institute) and Professor João Peça (FCTUC).Murine models, gene mapping, and microscopy; management of my PhD project and contribution to an NIH-funded project; awarded 1 individual grant (FLAD); strategic planner; budget management; data analysis and interpretation; manuscript and report writing and review; contribution to 1 research paper in Nature.Member of the OUT@BROAD affinity group for LGBTQIA+ Broadies (and allies)

Development of my PhD project and contribution to mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper, under the supervision of Professor Guoping Feng (MIT; Broad Institute) and Professor João Peça (FCTUC).Murine models, gene mapping, and microscopy; management of my PhD project and contribution to an NIH-funded project; awarded 1 individual grant (FLAD); strategic planner; budget management; data analysis and interpretation; manuscript and report writing and review; contribution to 1 research paper in Nature.

Fundamental and clinical research in neurodegenerative disease projects (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s); liaised with clinical teams/collaborators (Hospital Santa Maria, iMM Biobank, and Columbia University Medical Center — New York); work developed at research labs led by Professor Tiago Outeiro (University Medical Center Goettingen; iMM) and Professor Luisa Lopes (iMM; FMUL),under the supervision of Professor Hugo Vicente Miranda and Professor Gabriel Miltenberger-Miltenyi, and collaboration with clinical teams led by Professor Joaquim Ferreira, MD (FMUL) and Professor Mário Miguel Rosa, MD (CHLN; iMM).Cellular models of disease and research with clinical samples; data Analysis and interpretation; scientific writing and communication, literature search; manuscript and report writing, and review; management of stakeholders and insight gathering; scientific training; contribution to 3 research papers (e.g., Brain).