Participation at FM-UCP

• Department of Medical Education
• Coordination of Block 2.4 (Digestion and Defence II, from Sep/25)
• Co-coordination of the curricular unit Ethics in Healthcare
• Tutor for the blocks: Digestion and Defence I, Ethics in Healthcare, and Digestion and Defence II
• Mentor

Fields of Activity

• Microbiology / Molecular Biology / Medical Education

Professional Activity

• Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa: Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Infection Biology Laboratory, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Department of Life Sciences: Contracted Researcher
• Infection Biology Laboratory, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) / Department of Life Sciences, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa: PhD Student
• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami: PhD Student
• Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB): Undergraduate internship and Junior Researcher

Education

• 2000 — Degree in Biology, Microbial Biology and Genetics track, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. Thesis: “Transcriptional Regulation studies of the abnA and xsa genes of Bacillus subtilis”.
• 2004 — Master of Science (MSc), University of Miami, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Florida, U.S.A. Thesis: “Role of the Sp Transcription factors on the regulation of transcription of the connexin43 gene”.
• 2016 — PhD in Biology, specialization in Host–Microbe Interactions, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Thesis: “Identification and characterization of type III secretion substrates in Chlamydia trachomatis”.