Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Catarina Miranda Lourenço
Citation names
- Miranda-Lourenço, Catarina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- A815-F59B-47E2
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-9633-7999
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2017/09/19 - 2023
Concluded
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Medicine (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2016/05/01 - 2022/01/24
Concluded
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Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Neurociências
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Regulation of adenosine levels as a new therapeutic strategy for Rett Syndrome" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015
Concluded
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Neurosciences (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Characterization of adenosinergic system in Rett Syndrome" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 valores |
2013
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 valores |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/03/01 - 2022/04/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
2014/09/01 - 2021/06/01 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/09/01 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/01/03 - 2024/12/31 | Médico Interno de Formação Geral | Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Portugal |
2017/05/01 - 2021/06/30 | PhD student - Neurosciences | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
2016/04/19 - 2017/04/30 | PhD student - Neurosciences | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2017 - Current | Regulation of adenosine levels as a new therapeutic strategy for Rett Syndrome
SFRH/BD/118238/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2016/04 - 2017/04 | Regulation of adenosine levels as a new therapeutic strategy for Rett Syndrome
BD2016
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina
Ongoing
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/11/01 - 2022/11/30 | Assessing methylation state and adenosine receptor levels in cerebral and peripheral tissues of mouse models of Rett Syndrome"
20220014
Supervisor
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE
Ongoing
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2020/11/01 - 2021/11/01 | Epigenetic changes in a mouse model of Rett Syndrome: how DNA methylation manifests in different phenotypes
20210033
Supervisor
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE |
Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2018/09 - 2019/10 | Characterization of adenosinergic system and BDNF-mediated signalling in heterozygous female of Rett Syndrome model
N.A
Supervisor
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/02 | Adenosinergic impairment in Rett Syndrome: exploring a new possible therapeutic target | LI Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Faculdade de Farmacologia da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
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2021/02 | Rett Syndrome, BDNF and Adenosine: a tale from the last four years | Neurosciences Seminar
Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências (Portugal)
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2020/11 | Adenosinergic system impairment as a new therapeutic avenue to rescue BDNF signalling in Rett Syndrome | Congresso Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia 2020
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
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2020/09 | Adenosinergic system as a novel therapeutic target for Rett Syndrome | Pizza Seminar - Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
PhD students from Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (Portugal)
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2019/05 | Playing with adenosine on rett syndrome mouse model | Neurosciences Seminar
Ana Sebastião Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular/FMUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | Adenosinergic system and BDNF signalling in a severe and a mild mouse model of Rett Syndrome | . 4th Meeting of PhD students from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon
Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | Reestablishment of adenosine levels: a possible strategy for Rett Syndrome. | XVI Meeting Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018 | Deregulation on adenosinergic system and on BDNF signaling in Rett syndrome. | XLVIII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017 | How to increase adenosine levels in a Rett Syndrome mouse model? | Neuroscience Semminar
Ana Sebastião Lab, iMM/FMUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017 | Alterations in BDNF signalling and adenosinergic system: from presymptomatic to symptomatic stage of Rett Syndrome. | XLVII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2016/05 | Regulation of adenosinergic system as a new therapeutic strategy in Rett Syndrome | iMM/CAML PhD students meeting
CAML (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2016 | From the characterization of adenosinergic system to a future therapeutic strategy for Rett Syndrome | Neurosciences Semminar
Ana Sebastião Lab, iMM/FMUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2016 | Adenosinergic system: a new central player in Rett Syndrome. | XLVI Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Porto, Portugal)
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2015 | Impact of in vivo administration of adenosine on BDNF-mediated signalling in Rett Syndrome | Neurosciences Semminar
Ana Sebastião Lab, iMM/FMUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/09/15 - 2024/06 | Assessing methylation state and adenosine receptor levels in cerebral and peripheral tissues of mouse models of Rett Syndrome
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2017/09/01 - 2019/10/07 | Characterization of adenosinergic system and BDNF-mediated signalling in heterozygous female of Rett Syndrome model
Co-supervisor
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Neurociências (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2017 - 2020 | Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020 -Internacional Meeting, resulting from a consortium financed by EU H2020 projects (organization
of 3 annual meetings) (2017 - 2020/12)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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2015/09 - 2019/12/30 | Participation in the organization of Annual Meetings of the PhD students from Mind-Brain College from Universidade de Lisboa
(2015/09)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2018 - 2019/05 | Member of the organization committee from the XVI Meeting Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Lisboa, Portugal (2019/05 - 2019/05)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2017 - 2018/02 | Member of the organization committee of the Congresso XLVIII Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Faculdade de
Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (2018/02 - 2018/02)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2019 - Current | Adenosine augmentation therapy as a possible strategy for Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at XVIII iMM/CAML PhD students
meeting, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.
Meeting
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VIII iMM/CAML PhD students meeting |
2018/11 - Current | Adenosinergic system dysfunction in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurosciences,
San Diego, CA, USA.
Congress
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48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurosciences |
2018/07 - Current | Adenosine augmentation therapy as a possible strategy for Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 11th FENS Forum of Neurosciences,
Berlin, Germany.
Congress
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1th FENS Forum of Neurosciences |
2018/04 - Current | Brain Awareness Week - scientific divulgation. Seminar about "how brain works" in the high school Escola Secundária António
Damásio.
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
2018 - Current | Poster presentation at 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal;
Meeting
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3rd Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020 |
2018 - Current | TrkB receptors and Adenosine Kinase changes in Mecp2 KO mouse brain - Poster Presentation at 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting
SynanetH2020, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal;
Meeting
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2nd Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020 |
2018 - Current | Study of the hyperexcitability in hippocampus of Mecp2 KO mice - Poster Presentation at 4th Meeting of the PhD students from
the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Meeting
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4th Meeting of the PhD students from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon |
2018 - Current | Invated member of a round table "The Future of Science" in representation of PhD students, in 4th Meeting of the PhD students
from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Round table
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4th Meeting of the PhD students from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon |
2017/11 - Current | Adenosinergic system as a new central player in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 5th European Rett Syndrome Congress
2017, Berlin, Germany;
Congress
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5th European Rett Syndrome Congress 2017 |
2017/04 - Current | Brain Awareness Week - Divulgação científica sobre as Neurociências. Palestra sobre o funcionamento do cérebro na Escola Boa
Água, Quinta do Conde, Portugal;
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
2017 - Current | Rett Syndrome: BDNF signalling and Adenosinergic system changes - Poster Presentation at First Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020,
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal
Meeting
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First Annual Scientific Meeting SynanetH2020 |
2017 - Current | BDNF signalling and Adenosinergic system in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 3rd Meeting of the PhD students from the
Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Meeting
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3rd Meeting of the PhD students from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon |
2017 - Current | Characterization of BDNF signalling and adenosinergic system in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at XV Meeting SPN. Braga,
Portugal.
Congress
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XV Meeting SPN |
2017 - Current | Changes in Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and adenosinergic system in Mecp2 knockout mouse model - Poster Presentation
at iMM/CAML PhD students meeting, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.
Meeting
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iMM/CAML PhD students meeting |
2017 - Current | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor signalling and adenosinergic system in Mecp2 knockout mouse model - Poster Presentaion at
redeSAÚDE 4th Annual Conference, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Conference
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redeSAÚDE 4th Annual Conference |
2016/07 - Current | Dysregulation of adenosinergic system in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 10th FENS Forum of Neurosciences, Copenhagen,
Denmark
Congress
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10th FENS Forum of Neurosciences |
2016/04 - Current | Brain Awareness Week - Evento de divulgação científica sobre Neurociências. Palestra sobre o funcionamento do cérebro na Escola
Secundária da Azambuja, Portugal.
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
2015/05 - Current | Brain Awareness Week - Evento de divulgação científica sobre Neurociências. Palestra sobre o funcionamento do cérebro na Escola
Secundária de Camarate, Lisboa.
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
2015 - Current | Characterization of adenosinergic system in Rett Syndrome - Poster Presentation at 1st Meeting of the PhD students from the
Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Meeting
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1st Meeting of the PhD students from the Mind-Brain Doctoral College of the University of Lisbon |
2019/04 - 2019/04 | Brain Awareness Week - Evento de divulgação científica sobre Neurociências. Palestra sobre o funcionamento do cérebro, efeito
das drogas e perturbações de sono no seu desenvolvimento na Escola Secundária António Damásio, Lisboa
Other
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Brain Awareness Week |
2018 - 2018 | Workshop on Statistics: from basic to advanced level, Colégio Mente-Cérebro Workshop, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade
de Lisboa, Portugal
Workshop
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Workshop on Statistics: from basic to advanced level
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2017/01 - 2017/01 | Training School “Introduction to Mathematical and Computational Modelling: from mouse to computer and back”, Eindhoven University
of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Workshop
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Training School Introduction to Mathematical and Computational Modelling: from mouse to computer and back
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Faculteit Biomedische Technologie, Netherlands
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2016/09 - 2016/09 | Workshop "Behavioural Models of Disease: of Flies, Mice and Men", Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Workshop
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Workshop "Behavioural Models of Disease: of Flies, Mice and Men"
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
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2016/08 - 2016/08 | Summer School "Machine Learning and Bioinformatics", University of Eastern Finland.
Workshop
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Summer School Machine Learning and Bioinformatics |
2016/05 - 2016/05 | Workshop Brain Imaging: An introductory workshop on research and clinical applications, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Workshop
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Workshop Brain Imaging: An introductory workshop on research and clinical applications |
2015 - 2015 | Bioimaging NanoCourse on Microscopy, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.
Workshop
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Bioimaging NanoCourse on Microscopy
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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2015 - 2015 | Course of “Laboratory Animal Science” (according to FELASA cat. B), Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.
Other
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Laboratory Animal Science” (according to FELASA cat. B)
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Science Communication” course provided by Science4you, Lisboa, Portugal.
Other
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Science Communication” course provided by Science4you |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2016 - Current | Member of the Organization Committe - Estudantes de Doutoramento do Colégio Mente-Cérebro da Universidade de Lisboa. Participation
on the organization of the meetings, workshops and seminars.
Member
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2015 - Current | Associated member - Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências
Member
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Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2019/10 - Current | Synaptic Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome, Neuroscience Master/PhD | Neurociências (Especialização pós-licenciatura) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2015 - Current | Assistant on Electrophysiology workshop from Neuroscience Master/PhD | Neurociências (Especialização pós-licenciatura) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2021 | Grant to attend 1st EpiEpiNet Summer School Trends and Challenges in Epilepsy Research |
2017 | Grant as trainee. Training school: “Introduction to Mathematical and Computational Modelling: from mouse to computer and back”, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands |
2017 | SPN Meeting 2017 |
2016 | Mobility Grant |
2016 | Grant to attend SynaNet Machine Learning and Bioinformatics Summer School |
2016 | Grant to attend Synanet workshop "Behavioural Models of Disease: of Flies, Mice and Men", Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. |
2016 | EMBO Short-term Fellowship: Regulation of adenosine levels as a new therapeutic strategy for Rett Syndrome; Duration and place: 2 months at Legacy Research Institute (Detlev Boison Lab.), Portland, USA. |