As the lab manager of the Teaching Lab (within the Champalimaud Research), I coordinated and integrated organizational resources to provide quality teaching services to a variety of advanced courses in neurosciences, under the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP) and the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme (FENS/IBRO Center of Excellence Programme).

Lab's website: https://www.wiselaboratory.orgMy main research project goal was to investigate chromium as potential health concerns for marine mammals focusing on two great whales: North Atlantic right whale and the sperm whale. In order to do so, the toxicity of Cr was assessed and contextualized in these species with two approaches: 1) direct assessment - involved investigating Cr levels in whale tissue and the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of Cr in cultured whale cells; and 2) contextualization - involved comparing the results in whales with those seen in humans.Other efforts in the lab included: - research projects with other marine pollutants (such as, nano particles and lead),- lecturing in classes and assisting with seminar series,- supervising and guiding graduate, undergraduate and high school students,- field research: participated in a marine life census study off the Coast of Maine and participated twice in the Gulf of Mexico Research Expedition on a 93 ft sailboat to study the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill.

Investigated the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity effects of marine pollutants (mercury and tributyltin (TBT)) in cultured North Atlantic right whale cells.