Junior Researcher
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute
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Researcher at BioISI/FCUL with a strong expertise in Cell Biology, High Content Microscopy, Image Analysis, Biophysics and Data Scicence. Member of the Margarida D. Amaral research lab (FunGP), with an interest in the identification and characterizaton of novel therapeutic targets for the genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis. Major experimental focus: siRNA-based high content screening.
Facility Manager, BioISI High-Throughput Screening Facility.
Co-coordinator of FCUL Microscopy Facility focusing on high throughput capabilities, assay design, image analysis and software development.
High-content screening expert
Bioimage analyst and software developer. Specialization: ImageJ, CellProfiler, R / Shiny, KNIME.
Data scientist
Instructor on high-content screening, microscopy and bioimage analysis.
Academic Positions
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Present 2019
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2019 2012
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute
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2013 2012
Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Advanced Light Microscopy Facility
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2012 2010
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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2011
Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Freiburg, Department of Neuropathology
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2010
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Umeå University, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
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2010 2006
Ph.D. Student
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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2006 2005
Undergraduate Research Student
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Education & Training
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Ph.D. 2010
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Specialty: Biophysics
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica/UNL
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Licenciatura2006
Degree in Biochemistry
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa
Cell Biology, High Content Microscopy, Image Analysis and Data Science.
Institutional Representations
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2021Euro-BioImaging
Member of the FCUL node.
Euro-BioImaging is a European research infrastructure offering open access to imaging technologies, training and data services in biological and biomedical imaging.
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2019PPBI - Portuguese Platform of BioImaging
Representative of the FCUL Node
PPBI integrates the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures from FCT
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2019PT-OPENSCREEN
Representative of the BioISI Node
PT-OPENSCREEN integrates the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures from FCT
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2016NEUBIAS
Member.
NEUBIAS: Network of European BioImage Analysts is a COST action (CA15124) funded by the European Union.