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The brains of Fala-me Neuro

Catarina Castro

PhD student in Neurosciences at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

Her work focuses on studying brain changes in the offspring of mothers with gestational diabetes.

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Catarina Magalhães

PhD student in Communication Sciences at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra.

His work focuses on the study of media representations and narratives and populism.

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Catarina Neves

PhD student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Coimbra.

His work focuses on the study of microglial cells in the context of neuropsychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia.

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Dalila Silva

PhD student in Neurosciences at the University of Lisbon.

In his PhD, he studies the role of the extracellular matrix in spinal cord regeneration.

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Daniela Costa

PhD student in Neurosciences at the University of Galway (Ireland) and Münster (Germany).

In his project he aims to understand which populations of neurons are most susceptible to neurotoxic stimuli in Multiple Sclerosis.

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Eva Carvalho

PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Porto.

His work focuses on studying the impact of the properties of the extracellular matrix on the differentiation of brain myelinating cells (oligodendrocytes) in the context of disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis).

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Isa Mota

Master's student in Biomedical Research at the University of Lisbon.

His work focuses on studying the potential of mitochondria in neural stem cells.

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Joana Saraiva

PhD in Neurosciences, University of Lisbon.

Studied a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

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João Dias

Master's student in Journalism and Communication at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra.

Communicating and informing well is my passion and mission.

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Mafalda Manso

PhD student in neurosciences at the University of Lisbon.

His work focuses on studying the neuroinflammatory process that occurs in Alzheimer's Disease with a special focus on microglial cells.

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Mariana Coelho

Master's student in Public Health and Development at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.

His work focuses on the study of sleep and chronobiology.

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Raquel Boia

Researcher in the area of ophthalmology at VectorB2B - Drug Development.

His work focuses on the study of new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases of the retina, such as glaucoma.

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Rui Moura

PhD student in Biomedical Sciences at Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar.

His work focuses on the development of functionalized and magnetic nanoparticles for new therapies applied to neurodegenerative diseases.

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Rui Rodrigues

Postdoctoral researcher at Neurocentre Magendie in Bordeaux, France.

His work focuses on the role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating innate and adaptive behaviors.

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Rute Marques

Master's student in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Nottingham.

His work focuses on the study of potential cell cycle inhibitors for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, paying special attention to brain metastases.

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Tiago Coelho

PhD student in Neurosciences at the University of Lisbon.

His work focuses on studying the dysregulation and extracellular communication of neuroprotective signaling and the therapeutic potential of compounds in Alzheimer's Disease.

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Where are our members?

The current team brings together members spread across the country and also from different parts of Europe, namely France and Ireland. It is a multidisciplinary team made up of researchers and communicators from the field of Neuroscience that aims to educate Portuguese speakers on the topics of the mind and brain.