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ATG - All Time GABBAAdvisory Board
Mar. 2019 - Jan. 2024Porto
ChaperoneCo-Founder and Director
May. 2018Chaperone is a social impact company with the mission of democratizing access to high-quality career development in science. Chaperone has a vast pool of over 50 international highly experienced career consultants and trainers, acting as a one-stop shop where scientific institutions can find personalized group training activities, institutional consultancy, scientific talent recruitment, development, and individual support. Chaperone created the first online marketplace where scientists can browse and book online 1-to-1 sessions. We are proud that our services have already empowered over 5000 scientists from more than 40 countries and that we are trusted by prestigious institutions such as EMBL, Karolinska Institutet, European Commission Joint Research Centres, Gulbenkian Foundation, and many more.
Ministério da Saúde de PortugalExternal Consultant
Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2018Lisbon Area, PortugalMember of multidisciplinary team of 8 people invited to provide external consultancy and policy advising in the are of Innovation in Health
Health Parliament PortugalDeputy
Jan. 2017 - Sep. 2019Organized by Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Janssen, Expresso and Microsoft. Platform of 60 top young professionals who are working together with the aim of changing the future of healthcare in Portugal. Participants worked and brainstormed in 6 different committees around specific topics. We met with key stakeholders and shared our ideas with policy makers, NGOs, media and interested general public. As member of the committee "Economy of Knowledge", I delivered high-level policy-oriented recommendations to the Portuguese government on strategies to leverage the impact of knowledge in the healthcare sector on the Economy. http://www.healthparliament.eu
http://www.healthparliament.pt
ATG - All Time GABBAPresident
Mar. 2016 - Mar. 2019PortoRoles: - Manage a network of more than 50 graduate students and more than 100 PhDs
- Initiation and nurturing of Institutional partnerships (GABBA; i3s, Institute for Research and Innovation in Health; University of Porto; Ciência Viva; ICBAS)
- Design and launch of science outreach/educational initiatives (ATG - Ciência Viva Awards; Maria de Sousa Summer Research Program) - Organization of scientific symposiums - Fundraising (>10K Euros raised over a period of 4 years).
- Co-editor/curator of ATG newsletters (https://isuu.com/atg-gabbaalumni)
ATG - All Time GABBACo-founder, Vice-President
Dec. 2014 - Mar. 2016Porto Area, PortugalFounded in 1996, GABBA PhD program is one of the first PhD programs created in Portugal and one of the most prestigious. Only 12 to 9 students per year are selected. Students are exposed to 6 months of classes in very different life sciences fields and then are given the opportunity to pick a research laboratory anywhere in the world to develop their research. GABBA Alumni Association was founded to foster a sense of community among alumni, where responsibilities could be shared between members, and a team effort could be put into action to expand and strength the program partnerships with other scientific and non-scientific institutions and improve its communication with the general public. More info at:
www.atg.up.pt
www.gabba.up.pt
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeResearch Associate
Dec. 2013 - Dec. 2024Porto Area, PortugalLeading an independent line of research on the link between aneuploidy and stem cell transformation / tumourigenesis. Roles:
- Lead and manage scientific and financial aspects of projects addressing the impact of aneuploidy for intestinal adult stem cells in vivo and its role with tumor development, that resulted in (>500k Euros of funding attracted) and 5 publications in scientific peer-reviewed high impact journals.
- Supervision /mentoring of 1 master and 4 Bsc students all scored final grades >18 (0-20)
- Regular Teaching of Stem Cell Biology Workshops and Lectures - Recruitment for academic roles
IBMC.INEB Associate LaboratoryResearch associate - Molecular Genetics
Nov. 2013 - Sep. 2015Porto Area, PortugalPostdoctoral researcher in cell cycle genetics.
UCLAVisiting Graduate Researcher
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2013Greater Los Angeles AreaMolecular, Cell and Developmental Biology department As the final part of my PhD I worked on a project involving the characterization of the role of the headcase gene in the Drosophila intestine. Genetic tools were used to ablate the entire population of intestinal stem cells and evaluate its impact on whole-organism fitness. Our findings indicate that constant renewal of epithelium is not absolutely necessary under homeostatic conditions, but is important in the context of widespread chemical-induced damage, when significant repair is necessary. (Resende et al, Developmental Biology, 2017) Supervisor: Leanne Jones, PhD
Salk Institute for Biological StudiesGraduate Students Representative
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2012Salk was ranked as the world's top Biomedicine research institute in 2004 by Times Higher Education Supplement. In 2009, it was ranked number one globally by ScienceWatch in the Neuroscience and Behavior areas, and number two in Molecular Biology and Genetics. Five scientists trained at the Institute have won Nobel prizes. More information at: www.salk.edu. Specific roles: - Representative of over 50 graduate students from more than 10 different nationalities at monthly meetings with representatives of Postdoctoral fellows and Faculty, and Academic services - Design strategies to promote a sense of community among the research fellows - Develop a plan for a career/skills development for Salk graduate students and postdoctoral researchers - Conferences organization
- Fundraising
Quinta da ZaralhoaSoCal Representative
Sep. 2008 - Jul. 2013Douro Valley - PortugalQuinta da Zaralhoa is located in Douro Superior, a sub-region of the Douro Valley, Portugal. World famous for Port Wine and also for being one of the oldest demarcated wine region in the world. It is a family owned Estate, blending the tradition and knowledge of the older generation with the modernity and inovation of the Younger Generation. More information on: www.quintadazaralhoa.net/ https://www.facebook.com/quinta.dazaralhoa Awards in SoCal during this period:
- Silver Award for Quinta da Zaralhôa Reserva 2008 at SOMMELIER CHALLENGE 2012, San Diego
- Platinum Award for Quinta da Zaralhoa Red Reserva 2007 at SOMMELIER CHALLENGE 2011, San Diego
- Platinum Award for Quinta da Zaralhoa Red Reserva 2006 at SOMMELIER CHALLENGE 2010, San Diego
Salk Institute for Biological StudiesPHD Student
Sep. 2008 - Dec. 2012La Jolla, CAIn 2004, the Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Salk as the world's top biomedicine research institute. In 2009 it was ranked number one globally by ScienceWatch in the Neuroscience and Behavior areas and number two in Molecular Biology and Genetics. - PhD studies on stem cell biology in vivo. In the course of a genetic screen, I identified a role for anti-apoptotic pathways in the maintenance of a key cellular component of the testis stem cell niche in Drosophila. Moreover, different experimental paradigms were used to provide the first comprehensive analysis on the effects of a progressive niche reduction on the testis stem cell pool. Supervisor: Leanne Jones, PhD (Voog J, et al, Cell Reports, 2014)
(Resende et al, Plos one, 2013)
(Resende et al, Current Opinion on Cell Biol, 2012)
PfizerResearch Assistant
Jan. 2007 - Sep. 2007Sandwich, Uk- Pfizer European Headquarters for R&D - Bioprocess optimization; Key points of drug production were addressed and I contributed to a significant optimization of the biological process in the small scale bioreactors.
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