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11|2015-05-02 15:45:20|Rita Barbosa Sousa Gouveia|15-08-1988|Porto|Portuguese|Rua Pinheiro Chagas, nº74 2ºesq|ritabsgouveia@gmail.com|916077046|Among the reasons that lead me to this application, I would consider my enthusiasm and my motivation to further expand with my knowledge and, moreover, have a huge ambition and motivation to follow a scientific research career.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am currently completing a Masters in Biomedical Research that aims to help make me a more capable and efficient professional. During my course, cover a wide range of topics in cellular neurobiology, molecular and behavioral and translational research in neurosciences. In my master's thesis, the research project is being conducted at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), in collaboration with Dr. Miguel Castelo-Branco group. We are looking at patients who had a stroke, brain plasticity and changes in cortical excitability by the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation technique. We want to determine if the transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve motor function by assessing biomarkers of brain, such as mu and beta rhythm via the electroencephalograph. The project has obtained promising results, but we are still at an early stage and so it is a project that will continue. This experience has allowed to become even more absorbed by the world of neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}As my resume shows, I had excellent opportunities in research throughout my school years. Through these experiences, I had the opportunity to optimize not only research methods but also my problem-solving ability.{NewLine}{NewLine}I think the PhD program at the University of Lisbon will be essential in helping me achieve my goals. From what has been published on the University of Lisbon has to stand out in relation to its educational value and research support, and its prestige has been remarkable. I believe that academic training received in your university would allow me to plunge into the world of research, which is one of the biggest goals in my life. To be chosen will be worth your vote of confidence.{NewLine}{NewLine}I look forward to being part of a scientific community, the pursuit of a career in research and experience the thrill and satisfaction of being in the field of neuroscience. With educational values and experiences that I have, I believe I have the ability and potential to take this PhD position. I am confident that I will be a useful member, active researcher, willing to contribute during my PhD.|I'm in the second year of the Biomedical Research from the University of Coimbra, after finishing a degree in Neurophysiology in ESTSP.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}The first year of Biomedical Research from the University of Coimbra it was concluded with a final grade of 16.25 values.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Finished in 2012 a degree in Neurophysiology (grade 14 values) and made a traineeship:{NewLine}{NewLine}           - In Portugal - Hospital de Santo António, Hospital de S. João, Hospital de Vila Nova de Gaia, Hospital Pedro Hispano e Medibrain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- In England - King's College London.|During my master I have worked at IBILI, ICNAS and CNC. The Master Course in Biomedical Research comprises a curricular year with training modules in core areas and specialization areas and Laboratory Rotations interspersed with Advanced Training.  This master aims to create conditions for the development of differentiated and high scientific training that prepares to carry out Research activities in Biomedicine. {NewLine}{NewLine}The degree in Neurophysiology aims to investigate the function of the nervous system for the diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up of neurological pathologies with central, peripheral and autonomous impairment. The Neurophysiology carries inherent to the registration functions of bioelectrical activity of the Central Nervous System and Peripheral, with particular focus on diseases of the neurological, performing tests such as electroencephalograms, polysomnography, video-eeg monitoring, monitoring of long term in epilepsy, eeg with mapping cerebral. Collaborates in the realization of Intraoperative Monitoring with mapping and cortical stimulation, Tilt Test and Wada test. Similarly makes records of bioelectrical activity of the peripheral nervous system, including somatosensory evoked potentials, visual and auditory brainstem and electromyography conduction studies.|I am currently finishing  my master's thesis at ICNAS.||The structural/functional dichotomy of visual hemifield asymmetries in normal aging using multifocal electrophysiological measures. Poster presentation at 12º Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV’2015), Braga, Portugal, April 25-26, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pharmacological Reactivity in EEG after a cardiac arrest was the project that was initiated and developed at King's College Hospital. This project was presented at 4th London-Innsbruck Colloquium on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures; {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation in the IVJourneys of Neurophysiology which was presented the Batten diseas||Computer Skills: Office tools (Word , Excel and PowerPoint). Knowledge of SPSS, Matlab and BrainVoyager.|10_letter1_2015-05-02-02-45-20.pdf|10_letter2_2015-05-02-02-45-20.pdf|10|||
22|2015-05-03 12:55:41|Luciano de Barros de Jesus|24-02-1978|Caracas - Venezuela|Portuguesa|Avenida General Roçadas, 39, 5º Esq.{NewLine}{NewLine}1170 - 156 Lisboa|luciano.b.jesus@gmail.com|965828869|Lisboa, 2 de maio de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Exma. Comissão Directiva{NewLine}{NewLine}Programa de Doutoramento “NeurULisboa- Integrative Neuroscience”,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Eu, Luciano Jesus, venho por este meio apresentar a minha candidatura ao Programa de Doutoramento “NeurULisboa- Integrative Neuroscience” sediado na sediado na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}A minha candidatura prende-se a vários fatores que passo a enunciar:{NewLine}{NewLine}1.	Em primeiro lugar, vejo esta bolsa como uma oportunidade de adquirir formação complementar, avançada e especializada numa instituição que representa um marco significativamente positivo na minha formação como profissional, mas principalmente como pessoa (Foi a universidade onde estudei); {NewLine}{NewLine}Paralelamente, a área das neurociências, numa perspectiva integrativa, sempre fascinou-me pelo desafio que encerra na compreensão das ligações entre o funcionamento do sistema nervoso central e o comportamento.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2.	Em segundo lugar, e sendo verdadeiramente transparente, a principal razão para esta minha candidatura está relacionada com a minha mais pura aspiração de re-vinculação ao meio académico, científico, de modo, a adquirir as competências técnico-científicas, a familiarizar-me com os processos associados ao fazer ciência, bem como, ter um real entendimento atual do mundo da investigação.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Se, por um lado, é fatual que terminei a minha licenciatura (pré-bolonha) há 8 (oito) anos e, ao longo destes anos segui o percurso que foi possível e que este não esteve relacionado com à área para a qual me candidato; por outro lado, também é verdade que, e principalmente durante o último ano, tenho sentido um crescente anseio de reformular o meu caminho profissional e enveredar (como atrás referi) por este mundo da Academia. E ter tido conhecimento deste concurso foi o fator decisivo para a tomada efetiva de decisão e candidatar-me.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Gostaria ainda de referir que sou uma pessoa responsável e organizada, prática e metódica, com significativa capacidade de adaptação a novos contextos e funções, pelo que, apresento desde já o compromisso de revelar empenho, assiduidade e flexibilidade.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Aproveito para agaradecer a vossa atenção e disponibilizo-me para qualquer esclarecimento que julguem necessário.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Cordialmente,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Luciano Jesus|Licenciatura em Psicologia (Julho, 2006){NewLine}{NewLine}Licenciatura pré-Bolonha em Psicologia (300 ECTS – 5 anos), com pré-especialização na área Clínica Cognitivo-Comportamental, pela Faculdade de Psicologia Universidade de Lisboa (FPUL), com a classificação final de 14 valores.||Psicólogo no Centro Médico Dom Dinis|||||||15|||
33|2015-05-05 04:13:05|ANGELICA APARECIDA MACHADO|11-06-1967|SÃO PAULO|BRASILEIRA E PORTUGUESA|RUA ARCADIA PAULISTANA, 160- ITAQUERA- SÃO PAULO- BRASIL- 08280-540|clinicaanja@ig.com.br|5511971239491|A minha principal motivação é a de poder trabalhar com pesquisas relacionadas ao tema da neurociências. Tenho experiência nos trabalhos com equipes multidisciplinares, além de gostar, é muito enriquecedor e amplia muito o conhecimento.|1986 a 1991- Licenciatura e bacharelado em PSICOLOGIA pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo- Brasil||1999- atual : Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo- PMSP{NewLine}{NewLine}Centro de Educação Infantil Vila Carmosina- Diretora de Escola||||básico espanhol,basico italiano e frances|24_letter1_2015-05-05-03-13-05.pdf|24_letter2_2015-05-05-03-13-05.pdf|24|||
44|2015-05-05 14:23:03|Filipe Miguel Almeida e Silva|13-09-1967|Fátima|Portuguesa|Azinhaga dos Barros n8 8b{NewLine}{NewLine}1600-097{NewLine}{NewLine}Lisboa|filipealmeidaesilva@gmail.com|916614511|Neste momento estou a desenvolver o meu doutoramento em Ciencias da comunicação na àrea da semiótica da marca no ISCTE.{NewLine}{NewLine}Pretendo saber como a construção signica gera processos de fidelização que por sua vez irão  criar elos de fidelização tendo criado um construto que me parece bastante exigente e tem levantado bastante interesse. Envio o meu projecto de investigação para avaliarem em anexo. Acima de tudo neste momento preciso de cruzar a neurologia com a semiotica de CSPeirce, tentar saber de que forma a tricotomia entre a percepção, preponderância e persistência se poderão projectar na tricotomia proposta por Peirce, e o relacionamento em instacias de primeiridade, segundidade e terceridade.|Mathematics {NewLine}{NewLine}Statistics{NewLine}{NewLine}MBA{NewLine}{NewLine}Phd Student  {NewLine}{NewLine}3º cycle bolonha completed|In CV attached|In CV attached|In CV attached|In CV attached|In CV attached|Computacion|26_letter1_2015-05-05-01-23-03.pdf|26_letter2_2015-05-05-01-23-03.pdf|26|||
55|2015-05-05 18:01:44|Patrícia Alexandra Vieira Pereira|16-01-1991|Mafamude-Vila Nova de Gaia|Portuguese|Rua Particular às árvores, 262, 5º D. Traseiras{NewLine}{NewLine}4400-239 Vila Nova de Gaia{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|patriciaa59004@gmail.com|914706410|During the period of study at the University of Minho grew on me a taste for discovery of new facts, falling in love for the feeling of involvement in investigations with remarkable relevance.{NewLine}{NewLine}Reading articles, data collection and its subsequent analysis are quite motivating for me, and are very importance in my life.{NewLine}{NewLine}Ever since I realized that psychology made me move and neuroscience gave me the opportunity to understand human behavior that both fascinates me, guided my behavior for research in this field.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that through your program be able to grow my level of knowledge, as has always been my ambition.|I completed the integrated master's degree in psychology from the University of Minho in July 2014 (Mean: 14){NewLine}{NewLine}During this period also performed a semester of Erasmus in Toulouse.{NewLine}{NewLine}I still have the certificate of pedagogical skills, the School of Business Administration in Vila Nova de Gaia (Grade: Relevant performance)|During three years I joined the Neuromodelação group in Neuropsychophysiology laboratory of University of Minho. In this lab I learned to use a brain stimulation technique, tDCS. This technique was also applied to the study of inhibition during my master's thesis.|Currently I find myself looking for new activities|Currently I am in the writing phase for publication of my master's thesis.|||I am organized, dynamic, proactive, have a taste for learning, with resistance to frustration.|||32|||
66|2015-05-06 01:48:59|VIRNA DE SANTIAGO DUTRA|07-10-1984|FORTALEZA|PORTUGUESE|RUA FERNAO DE MAGALHAES 20 - 1ESQUERDO{NewLine}{NewLine}LISBOA {NewLine}{NewLine}PORTUGAL{NewLine}{NewLine}1170-126|VIRNINHAVITALE@GMAIL.COM|962040554|I am writing to apply for the PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon. Modules taken as part of my Food Engineering degree at University of Algarve first instilled my interest in molecular microbiology. After I graduated, I became a quality control inspector in the laboratory at Instituto Técnico de Alimentação Humana, Lisbon. As such I made sure that products meet standards of quality and safety. My responsibilities at the lab included training lab technicians, improving testing accuracy by consistently improving technical skills and knowledge, and managing the lab’s day-to-day operations. After two years of working at lab, further strengthened my interest and fuelled my resolve to progress into microbiological research; so much so that I chose to do Master in Applied of the Faculty of Sciences Microbiology at University of Lisbon. My thesis was fully performed at the Microbiology Lab of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (CBAA) under direct supervision of Dr. Luísa Brito. At this lab, different in vitro tests of virulence, based on animal cells, were used. For the competitive exclusion, adhesion and invasion assays, intestinal human cells (HT-29) were used with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica. The cytotoxicity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga toxins was evaluated by using a cytotoxicity assay based on lactate dehydrogenase release from Vero cells. The results obtained suggest that the Lactobacillus strains tested in this study, L. plantarum and L. paraplantarum, are able to prevent infections by pathogens and can be considered as potential strains for probiotic use with interesting potential in preventing enteric infections in humans. My laboratory experience further strengthened my interest in molecular biology, cellular biology and biomedicina.  I would like to be selected for this PhD position because I think this project gives me the opportunity to develop and improve in a research field that is part of my professional goals. I think this PhD position offers to me the possibility of receiving a complete training in neuroscience as well as the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary environment, of a highly qualified academic level.|- University Degree: Food Engineering (Grade: 13){NewLine}{NewLine}  University of Algarve {NewLine}{NewLine}  Date of completion: January 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- University Master Degree - Master in Applied Microbiology (Grade: 15){NewLine}{NewLine}  Master in Applied Microbiology{NewLine}{NewLine}  Date of completion: December 2013|Supervisor: Dr. Luisa Brito (Dec 11 - Dec 13){NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratório de Microbiologia, CBAA/DRAT , Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon,{NewLine}{NewLine}The role of selected Lactobacillus spp. strains (LABs) in the attenuation of the virulence potential of the three food borne pathogenic bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica) were investigated by different in vitro test using HT-29 and Vero cells.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Lisboa Supervisor: Dr. Helena Vieira (Aug 11 – Dec 11){NewLine}{NewLine}Bioalvo S.A. Edifício ICAT, Campus da FCUL{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Practice of microbiological and chemistry techniques and technologies integrated in the context of business. Research on new molecules for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. I have been involved in some projects, including the collection of marine micro-organisms, the identification and isolation of microorganisms, the identification of different types of products extracted and compose a new collection. In my research, I also participated in testing and I learned about the production of extracts, application and validation of HPLC.|Supervisor - Iberia Airline (Call Center){NewLine}{NewLine}Manage a team of call center agents; provide training in Amadeus system; monitor queue and track; motivate and encourage agents through positive communication and feedback; administer training programs for new hires and existing staff; managing and granting the achievement of the standard of quality and efficiency for the sales and post-sales customer service.||||Advanced knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, Origin Pro 8.0, Statistica® version 7.0, Minitab and Amadeus.|33_letter1_2015-05-06-12-48-59.pdf||33|||
77|2015-05-07 09:03:44|Dalila Morais Teixeira|28-07-1990|Viana do Castelo|Portuguese|Rua das Bouças nº14, 4905-152 Tregosa-Viana do Castelo|dalperez90@gmail.com|963796065|My main research interests include the application of functional methodologies, as Electroencephalography and functional Magnetic Resonance (fMRI), to the study of the neural correlates of cognitive functions, involved in communication and connected to neuropsychiatric disorders. I’m also interested in using these techniques to investigate the neurodevelopment of psychological processes (e.g. sensory processing, theory of mind, empathy, personality, and self-regulation) during critical periods of development (infancy, adolescence, adulthood, and aging). The approach is multidisciplinary and takes into account genetic and environmental disruptors that impair healthy neurodevelopmental processes (e.g: genetic disorders). These research goals fit perfectly with the current needs of research in these areas, and this PhD offers to me the big opportunity to follow this dream.|01/10/2008–16/10/2012: Graduate in Psychology, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal), Final grade:15{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}16/10/2012–31/07/2014: Master Degree in Psychology, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal), Final Grade:14|Project associated to a FCT Grant: “Examining abnormalities in auditory emotional processing in schizophrenia: an electrophysiological investigation with high-risk, early-stage and chronic patients”.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Participation in a research study titled: “A VEP study in sleeping and awake one-month-old infants and its relation with social behavior”.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}.2012-2014: Professor Adriana Sampaio, the researcher Ana Mesquita and the Pos-Doc Joana Coutinho. Experience and knowledge acquired in: neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroimaging tools (Freesurfer, Slicer 3D and BrainVisa) and in structural MRI and fMRI.{NewLine}{NewLine}.2010-2011:Professor Jorge Almeida in a project associated to a FCT grant titled: ”Visual object recognition: how different low-level visual pathways shape object recognition”. Experience and knowledge acquired in: consciousness and unconsciousness processing and MatLab. I have also presented one poster associated to this project.{NewLine}{NewLine}.2008-2009: Professor Agavnie Petrosyan and researcher Jorge Leite, mainly in collection of data for a research project about the Aging Brain.{NewLine}{NewLine}Experience and knowledge acquired in: clinical interview and neuropsychological assessment, EEG methodology and signal processing.|Collaborator at Neuropsychophysiology Lab,University of Minho||”Visual object recognition: how different low-level visual pathways shape object recognition” at CIPSI 2013|MIPSI Award 2012-2013|Neuroimage software tools (3DSlicer;FreeSurfer;BrainVisa){NewLine}{NewLine}MatLab (used in EEG methodology){NewLine}{NewLine}PNL (Programação Neurolinguística){NewLine}{NewLine}SPSS Software|||25|||
88|2015-05-07 14:08:30|Francesca Manuela Johnson de Sousa Brito|06-12-1989|Dorchester - UK|English, Portuguese|Rua Jaime Lopes Dias, nº8, 1º ESQ, 1750-124 Lisboa, Portugal|francesca.j.brito@hotmail.com|916709960|My name is Francesca, I am 25 and I have recently completed my Master degree at the University of Lisbon in Portugal. My thesis research project was carried out at the National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge under the supervision of Dr Luísa Romão, head of the RNA metabolism group. I currently do not have a position in science but am actively searching for one and have long wanted to do a PhD. During my masters I studied RNA metabolism and gene expression, where I designed a therapy for treatment of various genetic diseases where a premature termination codon (PTC) has been introduced in an mRNA promoting premature translational termination and the induction of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).In my Master’s thesis research, I utilized multiple Molecular Biology techniques including  Western Blot, RT-qPCR, PCR, cell and tissue culture, DNA/RNA extraction, Bacterial transformation, among others. My research experience has given me the tools so I can further my studies and knowledge to be able to do research in the future. I had many setbacks during my research which made me see how persistent and hard working I am and how much I enjoy problem solving. The experience I gained interning at a reproduction medicine laboratory has also made me very meticulous and methodical when it comes to my work. I recently did a 2 week course at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute in the University of Minho, were I gained some experience working with animals to obtain stem cells and do tissue and cell culture.I was a very hard-working member of the laboratory team and am always ready to lend a hand when needed. I enjoy a close team dynamic and being able to discuss with my colleagues current projects. The experience I gained working in an international laboratory while at the “National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge” was invaluable. I have met people with so much knowledge that have truly inspired me and influenced the paths I have chosen for my future career. I want to have that effect on someone one day. I am privileged to have the opportunity to apply for a Ph.D. studentship, and I want to use that to pursue something that is truly important to me and I will work very hard in doing so.I have very good communication skills from my experience working every summer since 2004 as a waitress in restaurants and tourist complexes. I am very keen to improve my knowledge even more, and have long aspired to work in such a prestigious institute.|Master in Human and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon, Completed 12 of November 2014, 16/20;{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor in Biology, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 25 of July 2012, 12/20|September 2013-November 2014, Master student at the "Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge" under the supervision of Dr. Luísa Romão, Thesis project: Suppression of nonsense mutations as a therapeutic approach to treat genetic disease, final grade 18.{NewLine}{NewLine}May 2012- August 2012, Internship at "Centro de Medicina da Reprodução do British Hospital" under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Rodrigues.|Currently I am not doing any official research but I have been visiting the lab where I did my Masters thesis project helping a colleague complete her phd project.|||||||40|||
99|2015-05-08 11:34:41|João Filipe Sabino Pais|30-03-1979|Lisbon|Portuguese|Alameda António Sérgio, nº8,1ºH, 1750-034, Lisbon, Portugal|j.sabinopais@gmail.com|962841058|Dear Sir/Madam,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is João Filipe Sabino Pais and I own a Biotechnology Engineering degree (5-years course) and a Master’s degree in Biophysics, with specialization in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (2-years course). I would like to be considered my application for a NeurULisboa - PhD Program. {NewLine}{NewLine}                                                   {NewLine}{NewLine}I believe my motivation and true passion for carrying out research in neuroscience and related areas, together with my former experience and team spirit; can be a plus to become a part of an international research team. Above all, I am a curious, disciplined and resilient person, who is always on the search for knowledge and recognizes the importance of learning from and sharing with others. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have excellence training in the areas of biophysics, neuroscience, cellular biology, biochemistry, biomedicine and bioengineering, which, I strongly believe, will prove to be very helpful given the intellectual and scientific challenges inherent to doctoral research.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am fully available for any enquiries you may find relevant or necessary. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully, {NewLine}{NewLine}                                                                   {NewLine}{NewLine}João Pais|October 2012 - December 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health{NewLine}{NewLine}Vaccine Trials: Methods and Best Practices{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2012 – January 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Harvard School of Public Health´s {NewLine}{NewLine}Online course - Health in numbers: Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Public Health Research (Course Number:PH207x){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}3rd March 2011 – 6th July 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL){NewLine}{NewLine}Advanced Course of Entrepreneurship and Technological Management – Entrepreneurship programme COHiTEC, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), in collaboration with the Austin Technology Incubator, Austin University, and the Luso-American Development Foundation. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of a team of researchers and managers that designed and developed the business project on biotechnology DPL-Screen, which aimed at diagnosing and monitoring the therapy for diabetes and cancer trough the exhaled air.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}10th September 2007 – 16th November 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Pre-Bologna Master’s in Biophysics, with specialization in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering http://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/3566{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}14th September 1998 – 15th November 2004{NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias{NewLine}{NewLine}Diploma in Biotechnology Engineering (3-years B.Sc. + 2-years specialization in biochemical engineering)|Throughout my academic experience, I developed three research projects:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}a)	My first research practice was undertaken in 2003/2004, at the Institute of Neurosciences and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, on the autonomic nervous system, with the theme: “Evaluation of the amount of angiotensin II released by the central source of neurons involved in the midbrain-bulbar arousal”, under the supervision of Professor Luis Silva Carvalho and Professor Isabel Rocha. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}b)	The second research work was conducted in 2004/2005, at the Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, under the theme: "Determining the impact of the AGTR1 A1166C polymorphism in the occurrence of childhood obesity". My supervisors were: Professor Manuel Bicho and Professor Constança Coelho. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}c)	The third research project was developed in 2008/2009 and resulted in a Master's thesis under the theme "Assessment of radiation doses in the fetus", supervised by Professor Pedro Almeida (IBEB) and Professor Augusto Oliveira (ITN). This project was conducted at the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering and the Nuclear and Technological Institute, and was granted by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon.|Biomedical Researcher|Neves, Bruno; Pais, João Sabino; Ferreira, Helena; Vassilenko, Vasslentina. “Real-Time Characterization of smokers breath: Electronic Vs Conventional Cigarettes”. iMed 4.0 Conference -  Innovating Medicine, University of Medical Sciences - Nova Lisbon, from 19th to the 21st of October 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pais, João Sabino; “Assessment of radiation doses in the fetus”. Poster accepted for the 1st IPLeiria’s Health International Congress “Best Practice for Better Health”, to be held at the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria , from the 11th to the 12th of May 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pais, João Sabino, “Assessment of radiation doses in the fetus”. Presented a poster communication entitled “Assessment of radiation doses in the fetus”, to be held at the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, from the 11th to the 12th of May 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Vassilenko, V.; Pais, João Sabino.; Bragança, Ana; Rodrigues, Pedro (2011): “Early and Painless Diabetes Diagnosis”. Poster presented at COHiTEC 2011, Faculty of Management, University of Porto, 7th July 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Vassilenko, V.; Pais, João Sabino; Bragança, Ana; Rodrigues, Pedro (2011)): “Early and Painless Diabetes Diagnosis”, Poster presented at COHiTEC 2011, Higher Institute of Labour and Business (ISCTE), Lisbon, 5th July 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pais. João Sabino (2004): “Evaluation of the amount of angiotensin II released by the central source of neurons involved in the midbrain-bulbar arousal”. Oral presentation on The Portuguese Society of Biology, 14th May 2004.|Pais, João Sabino, “Assessment of radiation doses in the fetus”, 1st IPLeiria’s Health International Congress “Best Practice for Better Health and Research and innovation in health”, School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria  (published in the book of abstracts,  ISBN 978-972-8793-46-3), from the 11th to the 12th of May 2012.|January 2005{NewLine}{NewLine}Winner of the 9th Contest of Entrepreneurship in the area of Biotechnology, organized by the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}November 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Finalist of the Contest of Entrepreneurship Acredita Portugal, with the project DosimetryConsulting.|•	Multimédia: Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Matlab, SPSS, CALDose X, Linguagem R, STATA, Ruby, Pivotal Tracker,    Python.|6_letter1_2015-05-08-10-34-41.pdf|6_letter2_2015-05-08-10-34-41.pdf|6|||
1010|2015-05-10 14:29:40|Diana Claudia Almeida Costa|11-04-1991|Ovar|Portuguese|Travessa Forno da Telha nº43{NewLine}{NewLine}3885-670-Esmoriz|dialcosta@gmail.com|00351917816406|Diana Costa. Just finished my Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in March, 2015 at Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (14/20). Currently, I am doing a Research Internship at the Department of Biomedicine of the Aarhus University, Denmark, finishing in the beginning of July.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to express my genuine interest in enrolling a PhD Programme in Neurosciences, my passion. {NewLine}{NewLine}Previously, I have had the opportunity to work as an Undergraduate Student in my University where I've developed a project called «Role of P2 receptors in the release of messengers involved in the communication between astrocytes and microglia" where I have worked with some immunological techniques. Though the project has not achieved any conclusive results yet at this stage, such an experience has allowed me to become even more absorbed in the neuroscience world and has upgraded my lab experiment capacity. Additionally I've had a Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience subject which I've finished with a A grade (18/20) with an amazing Professor, Jorge Ascenção Oliveira.{NewLine}{NewLine}As my curriculum vitae illustrate, I have had opportunities to be exposed to research and laboratory-based environments throughout my academic years. Through these experiences, not only had I equipped myself with problem-solving as well as analyzing skills, I have also had a chance to expand a network with experts in relevant fields. I have also gained the understanding of the ethics and conduct rules in different laboratories in addition to the invaluable skills to manage, lead and collaborate effectively with people. These increasing experiences have built my confidence in working independently as a research personnel.{NewLine}{NewLine}I look forward to continue becoming part of a scientific community; a pursuit of career in research and experience of excitement and satisfaction of being interest in neuroscience field. With the educational values and little experiences that I possess, I believe that I have the capability, and potential to take this PhD position. I am confident that I will be an active, open-minded and useful member and researcher, willing to contribute during my PhD.|Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto.{NewLine}{NewLine}16 de Março de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}14 valores|April 2015 – now (July 2015){NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher Intern (Erasmus + Placement Programme){NewLine}{NewLine}Role of KV7 channels in adenosine and hypoxic vasodilatation of porcine coronary small arteries{NewLine}{NewLine}[Techniques: Dissection, Wire Myography, siRNA, qPCR ]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2012 to July 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Junior Researcher {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Role of P2 receptors in the release of messengers involved in the communication between microglia and astrocytes in a context of reactive astrogliosis.{NewLine}{NewLine}[Techniques: Cell Culture, ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay), Bradford’s Quantification]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2013 to December 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Student Researcher{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Metabolome constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of the brown seaweed Laminaria ochroleuca.{NewLine}{NewLine}[Techniques: HPLC, GC-MS, DPPH scavenging assay Brand-Williams, Cuvelier e Berset), NO’s quantification Bartholomew]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013- 2015 (2 years and 2 months){NewLine}{NewLine}Private Tutor 	{NewLine}{NewLine}Matemática, Físico-Quimica, Biologia e Geologia a Ensino Secundário{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}2012 – 2015 (3 years){NewLine}{NewLine}Waitress{NewLine}{NewLine}Dacasca Bar, Cortegaça{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}2011 (7 months){NewLine}{NewLine}Waitress{NewLine}{NewLine}Pé n’Areia Bar, Esmoriz{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2008–2009 (1 year and 2 months){NewLine}{NewLine}Waitress{NewLine}{NewLine}Padaria Pá Rita, Esmoriz{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2008 (2 months){NewLine}{NewLine}Shop Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}Trapu’s Fashion, Esmoriz|Research Internship||•	Poster Communication - IJUP’14{NewLine}{NewLine}Metabolome constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of the brown seaweed Laminaria ochroleuca {NewLine}{NewLine}Graciliana Lopes, Ana Costa, Diana Costa, F. Azevedo, Fernando Durães, J. Marques, Joana Vilarinho, Natacha Gomes.||Problem Solving{NewLine}{NewLine}Hardwork{NewLine}{NewLine}Preserverance{NewLine}{NewLine}Dinamism{NewLine}{NewLine}Easy adaption to new environments{NewLine}{NewLine}Communication Skills{NewLine}{NewLine}Commitment{NewLine}{NewLine}Responsibility{NewLine}{NewLine}Decision Making{NewLine}{NewLine}Trustworthiness{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization{NewLine}{NewLine}Sense of sacrifice{NewLine}{NewLine}Results Orientation|||49|||
1111|2015-05-11 12:03:42|RAQUEL BRAS BRANCO|23-04-1982|COVILHA|PORTUGUESA|VALE DAS DONAS LOTE A{NewLine}{NewLine}6200-786 TORTOSENDO- COVILHÃ|BRANCO.B.RAQUEL@GMAIL.COM|(+351)961669511|I send you my application file for the opportunity to work with you in a PHD student position. {NewLine}{NewLine}I am graduated in clinical and health psychology by the University: Universidade da Beira Interior – Covilhã Portugal (level V). {NewLine}{NewLine}I had started my professional activity, in a home for children in danger located in Covilhã (Portugal) where I was responsible for the reception, integration, psychological evaluation and intervention of children and their families. I collaborate with the departments of health, education, social services, child protection services and court for the development of the life projects of beneficiaries, integration of children in their biological family or adoption.{NewLine}{NewLine}During my studies (from 2002 until 2006) I have integrated a group of studies and research in Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation at the University of Covilhã, where I took contact with the scientific research in neuropsychology. I collaborated in the design of rehabilitation exercises and I monitored rehabilitation sessions with patients with different neurological conditions.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you in advance for your attention, I send my curriculum and my best regards. I hope to hear from you soon.|Clinical and heath psychology degree before Bologna (five years course level V) by the university of Beira Interior|professional activity, in a home for children in danger located in Covilhã (Portugal) where I was responsible for the reception, integration, psychological evaluation and intervention of children and their families. I collaborate with the departments of health, education, social services, child protection services and court for the development of the life projects of beneficiaries, integration of children in their biological family or adoption.{NewLine}{NewLine}During my studies (from 2002 until 2006) I have integrated a group of studies and research in Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation at the University of Covilhã, where I took contact with the scientific research in neuropsychology. I collaborated in the design of rehabilitation exercises and I monitored rehabilitation sessions with patients with different neurological conditions.|---|Maia, L. A., Loureiro, M. J., Silva, C. F., Vaz Patto, A., Loureiro, M., Amaral, M., Azevedo, M., Branco, R., Carvalho, C., Correia, C., Gaspar, C., Marques, M., Oliveira, H., Pombo, P., Viegas, J., Pita, T. (2003). Bateria de Avaliação Neuropsicológica de Luria Nebraska – A sua introdução em Portugal. Descrição do instrumento e dois estudos de caso. Psiquiatria Clínica, 24 (2), pp.91-106.|“A avaliação e Reabilitação Neuropsicológica – uma abordagem multidisciplinar centrada na pessoa”. 1ª Reunião Científica Ibérica organizada pelo GEARNeurop na Universidade da Beira Interior, a 16 de Março de 2004.||CAP (certificado de aptidões pedagógicas) certified computer skills|||42|||
1212|2015-05-11 20:15:26|Daniela Machado Soares|20-06-1988|Lousada|Portuguese|Rua Joaquim Burmester, 818{NewLine}{NewLine}4620-148 Lousada|daniela.machado.soares@gmail.com|912196597|It is with great pleasure that I submit this formal letter of interest for the Phd position offered at NeurULisboa. I am a graduate of Clinical and Health Psychology, with Master in Systemic, Health and Family Psychology at University of Coimbra, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}Actually, I am in United Kingdom looking for an advice because I believe that I have great possibilities to do a good work here. I have been working with schools, gp’s and councils. I have experience in intervention with all age groups in various programs developed by my team work. I have been working with dropout’s problems, special educations needs (SEN), evaluation of students career; depression, anxiety and violence problems. I'm studying mourning parents and parental education. Completed one master dissertation in the final year 2011: developed an investigation about parent-children communication with final qualification: 17.{NewLine}{NewLine}I develop my work by observation, evaluation, intervention, rehabilitation and individual, family and group therapy. {NewLine}{NewLine}I have a strong work ethic and I am self-motivated, intuitive and organized. I have a positive attitude, and most importantly, great interpersonal and communication skills. {NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that I have the professional and personal characteristics to be a successful contributor and team member. I welcome the opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you in person.  If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me at daniela.machado.soares@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Daniela Soares|September 2006_ July 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Coimbra - Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}Master in Clinical Psychology with sub-specialization in Systemic, Health and Family {NewLine}{NewLine}Final Qualification: 15.|Completed one master dissertation in the final year 2011: developed an investigation about parent-children communication with final qualification: 17. {NewLine}{NewLine}June 2013_ June 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Trainee in the council of Lousada {NewLine}{NewLine}(professional internship for the Portuguese Psychologists Organization){NewLine}{NewLine}Qualification: Very Good{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Psychological intervention with council’s users (depression, parental education, anxiety, etc.);{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Intervention and assessment of students in dropout (“DICAS” program);{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Cognitive rehabilitation with senior users;{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Coordinator of a group of Mourning Parents– parents that lost their children;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}January 2011_ December 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychologist and Explainer {NewLine}{NewLine}Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Portuguese and History in Study Centre - Lousada|Childcare Assitant - Maidenhead, UK||||Computer: Windows/Microsoft Office/ SPSS{NewLine}{NewLine}Personality:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Flexibility and good relationship with different professional challenges.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Strong Team spirit.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good adaptability and integration in multicultural environments.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Creativity, initiative and persistence.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Motivation to learn;{NewLine}{NewLine}•Social responsibility;|57_letter1_2015-05-11-07-15-25.pdf|57_letter2_2015-05-11-07-15-25.pdf|57|||
1313|2015-05-11 20:32:56|Maria João Sá Ferreira|22-01-1982|OPorto|Portuguese|Rua do Beco do Salgueiro nº 19 Fração A 3880-120 Ovar|mariajoaosa@hotmail.com|939025361|Mrs.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing this letter to apply to the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon. I am fourth year Radioloy student. I would like to have the opportunity to enrol in this program, because I hope to gain more knowledge and experience to do research in Neuroscience. Neuroscience is a field of study I am very interested in. I also believe I have the qualifications to complete this PHD Program successfully. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My interest in Neuroscience started when I learned a little bit about how the brain works at a biology lesson at secondary school. Because of the curiosity toward this subject I immediately becaume curious about that matter, so I entered the Psychology School. In the end of Psychology course, I entered in Radiology School. I could in this course to study medical exams like tc and rmn that can help to understand better the brain. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Neuroscience is a field of study that is multidisciplinary and also fits in my broader interest in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Genetics, Cognitive Psychology, Biology, Genetics, Antrophology, Radiology, Computers…{NewLine}{NewLine}Another reason why I want to follow this master program at the Lisbon University is because I believe it is a very good PHD Program to learn better how to do research. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am a motivated and ambitious person. I also like to do things as good well as possible; I don’t mind spending some extra time on my study to get a full understanding of it. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Best Regards{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Maria João Sá Ferreira|Student of Radiology Course (last Year)in 2015 in Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget, Vila Nova de Gaia (Oporto){NewLine}{NewLine}Psychogerontology Course in 2012 in Instituto Criap in OPorto with 18 of classification{NewLine}{NewLine}Master Degree in Psychology with 15 of classification in Universidade Portucalense in Oporto{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychology Course in Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon in 2005{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychology course in 2014 at MDC in Oporto|Psychologist sice 2008{NewLine}{NewLine}Investigator since 2011|Psychologist in Cruz Vermelha Delegação de Ovar in Ovar|The influence of selfconcept in trainees attending Adult Education and Training Courses{NewLine}{NewLine}The Crises in Lifes Stories in Adults{NewLine}{NewLine}The role of recongition certification of competences in promoting mental health{NewLine}{NewLine}The Cqeps in prevention of depression of the ederly|The Crises in Lifes Stories in Adults{NewLine}{NewLine}The role of recognition, validation and certification of competences in promoting mental health|||||7|||
1414|2015-05-12 11:19:58|Juliana Glória Ribeiro Monteiro|28-07-1984|Porto|Portugal|Av. Marechal Humberto Delgado, 603 1º esq-frente VNF|jmonteiro@inbox.com|932860401|When I started writing this motivational letter, I was mentally arranging the reasons as to what makes studying science so attractive to me.  {NewLine}{NewLine}When I was in high school a professor of mine handed me the Descartes' Error book from Antonio Damasio, and the famous story of Phineas Gage brought up my interest for neuroscience. I believe this bright, relatively young field will finally bring sense to the unlimited questions that humans pose themselves.{NewLine}{NewLine}Back in my school times I was fascinated by Psychology and by the way that famous psychologists as Pavlov and Thorndike had scientifically worked with learning paradigms. I went to College with the intent of learning to do so myself and that´s why I first start studying Clinical Psychology. {NewLine}{NewLine}I did my internship in the Pediatric Department at one the leading hospitals in Portugal and ended up fascinated by Psychotherapy, but most of the times I sensed that this field could benefit from a more accurate and measurable approach, by this time I am inclined to the use of neuropsychology batteries in diagnosis of patients and not only the exhaustive use of DSM. {NewLine}{NewLine}By the end of my Diploma I felt the need to grow scientifically, I applied myself to the Research Master in Neuroscience and I pushed myself to what it felt to me as the next level, I am since then mainly interested in the junction of both fields, that I truly believe should work together as to better serve the patients and science in general: neuroscience and psychology.  {NewLine}{NewLine}I want to extent my career portfolio further in neuroscience, I strongly believe that only by bringing together different points of view and expertise we will be able to bring some light into the black box that our brain still is. International programs as this one allow this interdisciplinary knowledge to develop and that´s why I am so interested in being part of it and further learn in the field that has the potential to solve what are still now mysteries, and by doing so help people live a better life. {NewLine}{NewLine}All these reasons motivate me to do my doctoral studies in this program, which I hope to cater my hunger to do more and new in the field.{NewLine}{NewLine}To fulfil my personal goal, I am determined to focus on my journey further and share my knowledge with the world along way. I strongly believe the position which I am applying for will use all my talent, challenge my capabilities and my energy.|. Research Master in Neurosciences{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Bonn – Medicine Faculty and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural sciences Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm - Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis developed at “Life and Brain Institute” with the support of fMRI. Title:{NewLine}{NewLine}“ The role of agency in reward processing” under the supervision of Prof. Doctor Weber. {NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: Good (B){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}.Hospital S. João (Oporto) – Pediatric Department{NewLine}{NewLine}Health Psychology internship at Hospital Sao Joao under coordination of Prof. Dr. Victor{NewLine}{NewLine}Viana and Prof. Dr. Enrique Justo.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: Excelent (A)|.Research Master in Neurosciences{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Bonn – Medicine Faculty and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural sciences Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm - Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}. University Lusíada – Porto - Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher in the field of Education untitled “Factors that promote the school success”{NewLine}{NewLine}financed by Calouste Gulbenkian under coordination of Prof. Dr. Paulo Moreira.{NewLine}{NewLine}.Hospital S. João (Oporto) – Pediatric Department{NewLine}{NewLine}Health Psychology internship at Hospital Sao Joao under coordination of Prof. Dr. Victor{NewLine}{NewLine}Viana and Prof. Dr. Enrique Justo.|I currently work in a part-time regime  as a Psychologist in a School.|Moreira,P.,Dias,P.,Vaz F.M.,Rocha,C.,Monteiro,J.&Vaz,J.M.(2012)Low and high{NewLine}{NewLine}achievement Portuguese secondary Schools-Student, Family and School{NewLine}{NewLine}dimensions.Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychology. Lisbon, 3(1),81-121.|||Neuroimaging|||60|||
1515|2015-05-12 11:33:01|Anabela Almeida Sá|28-08-1989|Braga|Portuguesa|Restauradores 11{NewLine}{NewLine}4700-734 Palmeira, Braga|anabela.almeidasa@gmail.com|964659084|Appreciated Mr(s).{NewLine}{NewLine}I must say that I graduated as Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences in University of Porto, which was the most interesting thing I have ever done in my life. My first job was as community pharmacist, in the surrounds of a smaller city here in North of Portugal. However, I could experience for more than one year, from the manipulation of drugs to obtain topical formulations, most of the time dealing with the customers and the management of the prescriptions, till the extensive practice in dermatological and cosmetic issues and products, and also, of course, the numerous necessities with new-borns and young children. {NewLine}{NewLine}My first experience as a researcher was provided by University of Porto, in the study of polymeric nanoparticles for the delivery of siRNAs for antiapoptotic proteins. During classes, working in other projects, I investigated different formulations of lipid nanoparticles for Miconazole encapsulation and oral topical delivery. In the pharmacognosy area I examined a sea slug sample: chemical characterization (HPLC-DAD and GC-MS), antioxidant and biological activity. During an internship in ICVS, I performed dendrite Analysis (Golgi-Cox stain) using microscopy and Neurolucida software (Microbrightfield, VT). This included behavioral analysis (rats, SNI model of peripheral neuropathy). I also helped preparing samples to Immunohistochemistry assays.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am a very professional person, very committed with my work and my achievements.{NewLine}{NewLine}One of my most significant interests outside work is languages. From Spanish to German, it led me to my current job as iOS advisor, in the phone technical support to customers in UK and Ireland. This has been very challenging, I am learning and improving my listening and helpfulness skills, which is great. I would like to travel more, to contact with different cultures, if possible having the chance to interact with them in their own language, feeling part of those people.{NewLine}{NewLine}I enjoy jogging very much; it is so refreshing to have a running early in the morning or in the end of the day, or a bike ride. All opportunities of watching a good movie, going to theatre or historical recreations are welcome.{NewLine}{NewLine}I’m seeking in this job an opportunity to change of area of intervention as a public health professional and scientist. My experience as well as the feedback of colleagues enrolled in the area have revealed horizons that I want to explore. {NewLine}{NewLine}I hope we will meet to know better each other.{NewLine}{NewLine}Regards|MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, FFUP, 24/10/2012, 15/20|I would refer to the letter above and CV attached.|iOS Technical Support (UK and Ireland)|NA|A. Sá, D.C. Ferreira, J.M. Sousa Lobo, A.C. Silva. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) for Miconazole encapsulation. Preparation, in vitro release and long-term stability studies. 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Oporto, Porto, Portugal, 22 a 24 de fevereiro, 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}J. Vinholes, A. Alves, A. M. Vaz, A. Ramos, A. Sá, I. P. Duque, J. G. Neves, J. Magalhães and S. Certal. Aplysia fasciata Poiret: the potential of a sea slug. 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Oporto, Porto, Portugal, 22 a 24 de fevereiro, 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}A. Sá, D. Costa, G.M. Almeida, F. Santos-Silva, R.T. Lima, R. Pereira, M. Teixeira, M. H. Vasconcelos, C.M. Barbosa. Polymeric nanoparticles for the siRNAs delivery for antiapoptotic proteins. 4th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Oporto, Porto, Portugal, 17 e 18 de fevereiro, 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}A. Sá, D. Costa, G.M. Almeida, F. Santos-Silva, R.T. Lima, R. Pereira, M. Teixeira, M. H. Vasconcelos, C.M. Barbosa. Development and characterisation of polymeric nanoparticles containing siRNAs for antiapoptotic proteins. 3rd Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Oporto, Porto, Portugal, 17 a 19 de fevereiro, 2010.|NA|I would refer to the letter above.|61_letter1_2015-05-12-10-33-01.pdf|61_letter2_2015-05-12-10-33-01.pdf|61|||
1616|2015-05-12 21:19:32|Cindy Castelão|15-11-1990|Brugg|Portuguese|Rua da Chada, nº7{NewLine}{NewLine}2435- 686 Ourém{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|cindy_castelao@hotmail.com|912955163|I believe my professional and academic background make me a strong candidate for this grant.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a strong academic background – spanning from Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, to Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology – combined with professional experience in top leading companies in diagnostic that allowed me to develop professionalism, team-working skills and responsibility. My career in diagnostics made me realize that my true passion lies in scientific investigation and research, and how strongly I am committed to pursue a career in this field.{NewLine}{NewLine}Even though the work in diagnostics is important and, I cannot deny it made me grow professionally, and gave me important personal skills and technical tools, research is what I want to do – and this fellowship is the perfect opportunity to combine both my passion for research, and my professional experience: I am proficient in molecular biology techniques, scientific writing, and biostatistics.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have always been fascinated by the mistery of neuroscience, and I believe that a better understanding of it, from molecule to the general cellular network, is truly important in order to better comprehend the human brain - both in physiological and pathological conditions.{NewLine}{NewLine}This programme stands out for its interdisciplinary environment and how it aims to prepare professional for a broad range of career paths. I honestly believe that my skills can be harnessed and potentialize in this programme - therefore, I believe that I am a strong candidate for this programme. Not only am I passionate about the general subject, but I find the programme to be quite comprehensive. Besides, I want to learn more, and to further my knowledge.{NewLine}{NewLine}If you need any additional information please, don’t hesitate to contact me.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for your time and consideration.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely, {NewLine}{NewLine}Cindy Duarte Castelão|EDUCATION{NewLine}{NewLine}Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2011 – December 2013, University of Lisbon | Final grade: 15 (0 to 20 scale){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Sciences (minor Molecular Biomedicine){NewLine}{NewLine}September 2008 – July 2011, University of Aveiro | Final grade: 15 (0 to 20 scale)|THESIS: Genetic susceptibility to gynecological tumours {NewLine}{NewLine}Master Thesis – September 2012 to December 2013, under orientation of Maria Clara Bicho, PhD, MD; and co-orientation of Irina Alho, PhD.{NewLine}{NewLine}Conducted experiments to understand the influence of functional polymorphisms of enzymes involved in the metabolism of estrogen and ROS in gynecological tumors.{NewLine}{NewLine}Also trained and supervised medicine students in laboratory functions.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}WORK EXPERIENCE{NewLine}{NewLine}Medical Technologist{NewLine}{NewLine}July 2014 until January 2015, Centogene, Rostock. Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}PCR;{NewLine}{NewLine}DNA sequencing;{NewLine}{NewLine}Sequences analysis, using SeqPilot.|Technical Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}January 2015 until now, Centro de Genética Clínica (CGC), Porto. Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}NGS methods (Illumina) for sequencing DNA in large scale (including exome and mitochondrial DNA sequencing);{NewLine}{NewLine}Analysis of large scale data derived from NGS using appropriate software.|•	Castelão, C., Silva, A.P., Matos, A., Inácio, A., Bicho, M., Medeiros, R., Bicho, M. C. ”Association of myeloperoxidase polymorphism (G463A) with cervical cancer”. Mol Cell Biochem:  Volume 404, Issue 1 (2015), Page 1-4. DOI 10.1007/s11010-015-2359-50.1007/s11010-015-2359-5|•	Castelão, C., Silva, A.P., Matos, A., Inácio, A., Bicho, M., Medeiros, R., Bicho, M. C. ”Association of myeloperoxidase polymorphism (G463A) with cervical cancer”. International Papillomavirus Conference - August, 2014, Seattle. USA.|||||65|||
1717|2015-05-13 22:19:02|Diana Pêgo Valente Martins|06-06-1991|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua Pulido Valente Nº15{NewLine}{NewLine}2810-302 Almada{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|dianavalentemartins@gmail.com|919695896|Dear Madam, Dear Sir., {NewLine}{NewLine}I hereby submit my Curriculum vitae for your consideration in order to apply for  " NeurULisboa – Interactive Neuroscience " PhD Program. {NewLine}{NewLine}My academic training is based on the attendance of the Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. In addition to the frequency of the course mentioned above, I am also monitor of Immunology and Food Microbiology of the same one. {NewLine}{NewLine}Being a person extremely motivated by new challenges, I participated in validation trials of major importance in Forensic Biology and Genetics Service of South Delegation of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, IP. {NewLine}{NewLine}I was also responsible for the preparation and implementation of research protocols using the techniques mentioned. This work culminated in the drafting of a scientific poster that was presented at LARC Neuroscience Network conference in France. In that work I was assigned a rating of 18/20 (eighteen).{NewLine}{NewLine}Having  the opportunity to join a PhD program, enriching my professional and personal development is an asset for the future and for which I am extremely motivated. {NewLine}{NewLine}I am a very responsible, committed and caring person, with good communication and innovation  skills and self-control, focused on achieving goals, even in challenging environments and situations. I would like you to consider my candidature for the PhD Program, with full availability to integrate the same. {NewLine}{NewLine}Advance I am grateful for the interest that you may deserve my application, I subscribe myself, with my respectful greetings. {NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely, {NewLine}{NewLine}Diana Pêgo Valente Martins|Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon (2009-2014), with final grade of 15/20|Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}(from 2009 to 2014){NewLine}{NewLine}	Monitor of Immunology and Food Microbiology of the Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Picardie Jules Verne, France{NewLine}{NewLine}(February to May of 2014){NewLine}{NewLine}	Worked in GRAP (Group de Recherche sur l'Alcool et les Pharmacodépendances), on Immnunohistochemestry and Immunofluorescence, using animal models.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Nacional Institute of Legal Medicine and Foresic Sciences{NewLine}{NewLine}(2013){NewLine}{NewLine}	Participation in validation of  trials of major importance in Forensic Biology and Genetics Service of South Delegation, through Quality Control knowledge.|Pharmacist|Expression of the chloride co-transporters KCC2 and NKCC1 in the hippocampus of adolescent rats after perinatal exposure to alcohol: An immunofluorescence study. Poster presented at the LARC Neuroscience Network congress, October 2014, France.|||Tecnical Skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}        Manipulation of animals (rats and mice);{NewLine}{NewLine}	Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry;{NewLine}{NewLine}	DNA extraction and amplification.{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer Skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}	Excellent use of Internet and Office software;{NewLine}{NewLine}	Good use of Zen Software and Image J (Software for image analysis).{NewLine}{NewLine}Comunication Skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}	Great communication skills and transmission of concepts, based on personal experience and supplemented by participation in various seminars.|68_letter1_2015-05-13-09-19-01.pdf|68_letter2_2015-05-13-09-19-01.pdf|68|||
1818|2015-05-13 23:16:00|Joana Amorim Freire|15-08-1991|Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Artur Napoleão 196 3ºDrt|joanamorimf@gmail.com|00351912605507|My name is Joana Amorim Freire and I finished my Master In Pharmaceutical Sciences in University of Porto in November 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}Since before I entered the University I wanted to be a researcher and therefore I have been pursuing my dream to achieve a career in science. I was always interested in Neurosciences and I obtained a grade of 18 out of 20 in the Neurosciences course. During my degree I have collaborated in a PhD’s work in University of Porto, being part of the planning and execution of lab work. The techniques that I practiced more were in vitro cell culture and ELISA. In order to further develop my lab skills I have done an internship in Aarhus University (Denmark) – Department of Biomedicine, in which I learned and worked a lot in Parkinson’s disease. I worked in vivo with rats, did IV injection, peritoneal macrophages isolation, tissue collection. Moreover I had the opportunity to develop my in vitro techniques like cell cultures, and did in vitro differentiation of T cells. I was in contact with western blot and confocal microscopy techniques and did immunohistochemistry on free floating brain slices.  Finally I performed FACS analysis and since then one of my goals is to learn more about flow cytometry techniques. I stayed there for three months and collaborated in three different projects. In the end the only thing I regret was not being able to stay there more time to develop further the projects. This was a whole new experience for me as I went alone to a new country but it made me evolve both at professional and personal levels.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am hardworking, responsible and organized. I believe that I can achieve a goal if I am determined and if I set my mind to it. I am able to cooperate in teams and can easily establish a good relation with my coworker. Besides, and most important, I have a huge passion for science and especially neuroscience and so I want to continue to learn and to answer questions that still remain unanswered.{NewLine}{NewLine}I truly consider that my personal and professional features come together with the person you are looking for.|Bachelor and Master degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences - Faculty of Pharmacy in University of Porto. From 2009 until 2014. Final grade (bachelor + master): 14 out of 20|-Follow of the work of a PhD student in assisting laboratory measurements of LDH and cytokines using ELISA commercial kits. Participation on regular journal club. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}-Erasmus internship in Aarhus University (Denmark), Departement of Biomedicine, from Januar 2014 untill April 2014. Colaboration in 3 projects:{NewLine}{NewLine}1)Targetting macrophages using anti-CD163 liposomes with dexamethasone in an in vivo model of Parkinson disease: animal handling, behaviour testes, intravenous injection in rats{NewLine}{NewLine}2)Microglia modulation role in Parkinson’s disease: development of primary microglia cell cultures: cell cultures{NewLine}{NewLine}3)In vitro differentiation of Mouse Th0, Th1, Th2 and Th17 from naïve CD4 T cells: flow cytometry (FACS){NewLine}{NewLine}Other lab techniques: immunohistochemistry on free floating sections, ELISA, peritoneal macrophages isolation.|Pharmacist in a Pharmacy.||||Informatics: microsoft, internet, graph pad prism{NewLine}{NewLine}Communication skills|69_letter1_2015-05-13-10-16-00.pdf|69_letter2_2015-05-13-10-16-00.pdf|69|||
1919|2015-05-14 18:29:17|Renata Ferreira Domingos|18-12-1986|Sé Nova - Coimbra|Portuguese|Rua Dom Simão Aranha, nº 32 Aldeia do Juzo 2750-810 Cascais|renatafdomingos@gmail.com|915069561|My background is in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Neuropsychology.I have furthered my training in this field by studying and practicing its applications in different populations–children and adolescents,adults and the elderly–having learned and utilized suitable psychometric instruments to assess each one,as well as studying the most common pathologies and neurological disorders in these populations. Throughout  my  work  experience, I  have  always  continued  to  further  my  knowledge  in various  theoretical  subjects  regarding  Neuropsychology, Neurology  and  Neuroscience  in general,and specific neurological disorders whenever required.Amongst other subjects,I’ve done extensive research on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its neuropsychological correlations and consequences,and the emotional toll it takes on people who suffer from it.My research turned  into  a  weekly  free  screening  for  neuropsychological  deficits  in  this  population, at  a local Hospital. This was also the subject for my Master’s degree thesis, in which I assessed patients with different degrees of Sleep Apnea and created,from existing psychological and neuropsychological tests,  a  Neuropsychological Battery to evaluate neuropsychological impairment in this population,which I then used to assess them. I’m comfortable with and excel in multicultural environments, having worked mostly in teamwork oriented  contexts, especially since I started working as a Clinical Trials Research Coordinator. I was previously  only a rater within the Neurology department at the Fernando Fonseca  hospital, but was invited to work as a  Study Coordinator by  our Alzheimer’s studies Principal  Investigator, Dr. Ana Valverde. This  has given me a lot of responsibility and broadened my experience with other health professionals, and also allowed me to connect with  people  on  an  international  level,  by  attending  investigator  meetings  abroad  and teleconferencing  with  different  sponsors  and  pharmaceutical  representatives. I feel I would be able to contribute in a positive and valuable way, given my background in Neuropsychology and the fact that I’ve been working with  dementia clinical trials for the past year. I’m very passionate about my work and feel I and feel the next logical step would be to capture that and focus on broadening this research field by doing something that I truly love. Thank you for your consideration.|2012 - Vocational Training Course in Children and Adolescent Neuropsychology - Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA). {NewLine}{NewLine}2011 - Vocational Training Course in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology   - Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA){NewLine}{NewLine}2009-2011 - Master’s  Degree in Applied Neuropsychology, Specialization in Elderly Neuropsychology – Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias – Curricular Year Grade: 16/20; Internship Grade: 18/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2009 - Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology - Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Luís de Camões (UAL) – Grade: 15/20{NewLine}{NewLine}2013-present - Certification - Clinical Trials {NewLine}{NewLine}-  Certified on the following neuropsychological tests: Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR); European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ5D); Resource Utilization in Dementia-Lite (RUD-Lite); Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive (ADAS-Cog); Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS); Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI); Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) e; Activities of Daily Living Inventory-Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS -ADLI);{NewLine}{NewLine}-  Certified in ICH Good Clinical Practices|Clinical Trials Rater since 2012;{NewLine}{NewLine}Clinical Trials Study Coordinator since early 2014;{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently developing two research papers with Dr. Ana Valverde - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca.|Clinical Trials Study Coordinator at Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca - Neurology Department.{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychologist (private practice)||||Excellent coordination skills in a clinical context within a team of neurologists, neuropsychologists and {NewLine}{NewLine}nurses. Liaison with various international sponsors through conference calls, emails and on location {NewLine}{NewLine}Investigator/Study Coordinators Meetings. Proficiency in Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation, gained through curricular and professional experience. Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, owerpoint), self-taught. User and administrator computer experience in different platforms (Windows, Amiga and Linux), self taught. Good knowledge of SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), gained through academic {NewLine}{NewLine}experience.|53_letter1_2015-05-14-05-29-17.pdf|53_letter2_2015-05-14-05-29-17.pdf|53|||
2020|2015-05-19 14:35:09|Mark Steven Bond|12-06-1989|Torquay|British|9 Daveys Elm View, Paignton, Devon, United Kingdom, TQ4 7ES|markbond1989@hotmail.co.uk|07583039609|Dear judging panel of NeurULisboa,{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing this letter to apply for a PhD position advertised on NeurULisboa-PhD.com.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a background in Pharmaceutical Sciences and achieved a 2:1 Master of Pharmacy degree from the University of Bath. It would be an honour for me to work in such a highly prestigious institute as the University of Lisbon due to its high credentials in the research community. {NewLine}{NewLine}Since my studies in university I have been working in community pharmacy but what interests me the most is bringing novel treatments to areas of need. I have always been fascinated by the brain and I have a keen interest in exploring ways to maximise its potential.  Top of that list I believe is neurodegenerative conditions. Patients are in immediate need of new therapies to improve their life. I have cases of neurodegenerative diseases in my family and therefore I am very passionate and you will have my full commitment to any project, I will work tirelessly to help any research given. {NewLine}{NewLine}In conclusion I have always had a particular interest in neurosciences which, adding to my love of Portugal made me jump at the opportunity of applying for this PhD. I hope you will consider my application with the same passion that I will dedicate to the project. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Kindest Regards {NewLine}{NewLine}Mark Bond|Master of Pharmacy, Second class first division (2:1), University of Bath, June 2011|Final year project of Masters degree was on Iron Chelators affect on immortalized skin cells. 4 years community pharmacy experience, including one year as pharmacy manager|Community Pharmacy Manager|||August 2006 - Nuffield Gold Award science bursary|Good computing skills|85_letter1_2015-05-19-01-35-09.pdf||85|||
2121|2015-05-20 17:27:57|Cármen Sofia Vieira de Sousa|18-05-1988|Porto|Portuguese|Rua Dr. Joaquim Manuel da Costa, 582|carmen.sousa@live.com.pt|+351 914137168|I graduated in Tanatological, Cytological and Pathological Anatomy at School of Health Sciences of the Sousa Valley (ESSVS-CESPU) which activity is essentially laboratorial, contributing to the prevention, screening, prognosis and diagnosis. Afterward I did some extracurricular courses to obtain depth knowledge in certain areas of my degree such as Cytopathology, Macroscopy and Forensic Medicine. After this, I considered that my academic record should be completed in a University more linked in research, University of Minho. So, I attended the Master in Molecular Genetics were my thesis work entitled “Analysis of the variability of gene expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms” was a valuable experience with a grade of 18/20. During my two years of specialization I worked in two different projects and they gave me a precious knowledge and experience in Molecular Biology/Genetics and Microbiology, specifically. My first project was “The role of Gardnerella vaginalis in the presence of mixed biofilms in Bacterial Vaginosis cases” andd the second project was “Molecular interactions between Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms and the immune system of Mus Musculus”. During these projects I was co-author in some papers and posters, as well as first author in a paper and two posters.{NewLine}{NewLine}After this, I worked for Inception, when I did Macroscopy and analyzed solid tumors samples (breast and colon tumors) by Immunohistochemistry. {NewLine}{NewLine}My past and my present experience in research allow me to train competences in a few areas which I consider be very valuable to be a PhD student in a NeurULisboa Integrated Neurosciences Doctoral programme. {NewLine}{NewLine}This PhD has a focus in neurosciences are which I consider to be of real importance for my future perspectives since is an promising field with different lines of research that interests me and is an area that I really want to work and acquire experience. This graduate work will allow me combine the knowledges and experience of my degree and master degree and to apply them in this PhD. Consequently, evolve both professionally and personally to become a better researcher and person. My professional goals are to pursue a research with practical applications, make a positive contribution to improve methodologies, analytical techniques and new knowledges. Furthermore I´m very interested, dedicated, pro-active, critical, persistence, responsible, with a strong desire to overcome challenges and make a difference.|1st October 2007- 30th September 2011: Degree in Biomedical Sciences (Tanatological, Cytological and Pathological Anatomy)by School of Health Sciences of the Sousa Valley - ESSVS (CESPU) with a final grade 14/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}1st October 2012 - 31th July: Master degree in Molecular Genetics by University of Minho with a final grade 17/20.|01st January 2014 – 01st January 2015: Volunteer in Analysis of solid tumors samples by Macroscopy and Immunohistochemistry by Inception – Life Sciences Research and Development;{NewLine}{NewLine}01st  September 2013 – 31th December 2013: Researcher on project “Molecular interactions between Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms and the immune system of Mus Musculus” by University of Minho;{NewLine}{NewLine}15th November 2013 – 17th November 2013: Instructor in “Biofilm Transcriptomic” workshop by University of Minho;{NewLine}{NewLine}01st January 2013 – 31th May 2013: Researcher in project “The role of Gardnerella vaginalis in the presence of mixed biofilms in Bacterial Vaginosis cases” by University of Minho;{NewLine}{NewLine}01st June 2012 – 31th December 2012: Trainee in Pathological Service by Hospital Pedro Hispano.|Unemployed|Biotechniques (December 2014).Assessing the source of gene expression variability in S. epidermidis biofilms and a simple method to reduce it” Sousa C, França A and Cerca N.{NewLine}{NewLine}The Journal of Infectious Diseases (March 2014). “Gardnerella vaginalis outcompetes 29 other bacterial species isolated from BV patients in vitro and biofilm formation model” Alves P, Castro J, Sousa C, Cereija T and Cerca N.|Poster´s:{NewLine}{NewLine}BIOMED 2014, Koycegiz, Turkey, 24th-27th August 2014: : “Analysis of gene expression variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms” Sousa C and Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}Micro Biotec´13, Aveiro, Portugal, 6th-8th December 2013: : “Analysis of gene expression variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms” Sousa C, França A, Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}ESIDOG Congress 2013, London, United Kingdom, 25th-27th October 2013: : “Can a specific sub-group of biofilm-forming Gardnerella vaginalis strains be the real causative agent of bacterial vaginosis?” Castro J, Machado A, Alves P, Sousa C, Cereja TB, França A, Jefferson KK and Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}BioMicroWorld 2013, Madrid, Spain, 2nd-4th October 2013: “Functional analysis of virulence potential from Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobes commonly associated with bacterial vaginosis” Castro J, Machado A, Alves P, Sousa C, Cereja TB, França A, Jefferson KK and Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}Eurobiofilms 2013, Ghent, Belgium, 9th-12th September 2013: “Gardnerella vaginalis virulence potential outcompetes with 30 other microorganisms isolated from BV patients” Alves P, Castro J, Sousa C, Cereja TB and Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}Eurobiofilms 2013, Ghent, Belgium, 9th-12th September 2013: : “Isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis from BV patients and healthy women: analysis of virulence through adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity assays” Castro J, Alves P, Sousa C, Cereja TB and Cerca N. {NewLine}{NewLine}Biofilms 5, Paris, France, 10th-12th December 2012: "Characterization of biofilm- forming microorganisms isolated from vaginal exudate in Portugal" Alves P, Castro J, Sousa C, Cereija T, Henriques A and Cerca N.||Extracurricular Courses: Forensic Medicine, Cytopathology (2 ECTS), Macroscopy (3 ECTS) and Biofilm Transcriptomic.|96_letter1_2015-05-20-04-27-57.pdf|96_letter2_2015-05-20-04-27-57.pdf|96|||
2222|2015-05-20 18:59:41|Filipe Carlos Pereira dos Reis Cortes Figueiredo|05-02-1991|Lisbon, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Palmira Bastos, n.º 4, 6.º ESQ{NewLine}{NewLine}2865-224{NewLine}{NewLine}Portela, LRS{NewLine}{NewLine}Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|fil.figueiredo@gmail.com|(+351)918594004|I am extremely keen to apply for the NeurULisboa - PhD Programme starting in October 2015. I am currently a final-year medical student at the University of Lisbon, and expect to graduate in June 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}Over the years of my studies, I have extensively experienced basic and clinical academic environments, through working multiple times as a laboratorial research intern and assisting professors on practical classes of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, both with immense expression in Neuroscience. Having worked as a translational researcher in atherosclerosis, adiponectin and bone mineral density for the past 18 months has also allowed me to tackle many challenges in research independently, whilst strengthening and developing laboratorial experience with gene expression, scientific writing, statistical skills and clinical interpretation of results. Furthermore, I have academically excelled in Clinical Neurosciences, with a grade of 18/20 and I am predicted to graduate with a grade average of 17/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}Having undertaken diverse scientific research-oriented workshops and partaken in both poster and oral presentations, I have unyieldingly gained valuable critical appraisal, data analysis and science communication skills. I have also dedicated my extracurricular time to promoting technical and clinical training through conferences, lectures and workshops, on both national and international levels, which, together with my extensive training in English, has allowed me to effectively interact and work with diverse multicultural backgrounds in an international group of peers and tutors.{NewLine}{NewLine}Since I have already worked with molecular mechanisms of inflammation, I am deeply interested in exploring this subject in the field of Neurosciences, having previously contacted Professor Paul Friedemann, Professora Paula Ravasco and Professor João de Sá concerning a possible PhD project on Multiple Sclerosis, disease morbidity and nutritional interventions.{NewLine}{NewLine}In addition to my interest in translational research, I am certain that your inter-institutional nature would provide me with the intellectually challenging environment I seek, while allowing my research competences and curiosity to thrive.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that my extensive research and clinical experience have equipped me with the skills and competences that will make me a valuable addition to your PhD programme. I would immensely relish the opportunity to work with you and I would be grateful if you would consider my application.|14th September 2009 – 19th June 2015 (expected){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Integrated Master Degree in Medicine{NewLine}{NewLine}6th year student{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL){NewLine}{NewLine}Current grade average: 17 out of 20|11th May – 19th June 2015 (expected){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Medical elective student{NewLine}{NewLine}University College Hospital, University College London (UCL){NewLine}{NewLine}Shadowing a surgery consultant during clinic and ward assistance, as well as surgery procedures, in the field of colorectal surgery{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}30th March – 8th May 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Medical elective student{NewLine}{NewLine}St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London (ICL){NewLine}{NewLine}Shadowing various paediatric consultants during clinic and ward assistance, as well as their academic work, in the field of paediatric infectious diseases{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}21st July – 14th August 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Summer Intern at the Otorhinolaryngology Service of Hospital Beatriz Ângelo{NewLine}{NewLine}BESUp Summer Internship Program, Banco Espírito Santo (currently Novo Banco){NewLine}{NewLine}Shadowing an otorhinolaryngology specialist during surgery, outpatient services and hospital emergency assistance{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2013 – June 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratorial Research Intern{NewLine}{NewLine}João Eurico Fonseca Lab, Rheumatology Research Unit (RRU), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM){NewLine}{NewLine}Application of a clinical protocol with emphasis on the relationship between osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. Laboratorial work involving RNA extraction and qRT-PCR{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}29th July – 23rd August 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratorial Research Intern on the Standing Committee on Research Exchange (SCORE) Program{NewLine}{NewLine}International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) & Orthopedics Research Laboratory of the University of Aarhus, Denmark{NewLine}{NewLine}Four week internship accompanying a Senior Researcher in a project concerning the cost-effectiveness of new treatment strategies in spine surgery, while performing CT examination, classification of spine fractures and data analysis{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2012 – January 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pharmacology teacher’s assistant (“monitor”){NewLine}{NewLine}Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL){NewLine}{NewLine}Assisting a professor in practical Pharmacology classes{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}November 2011 – May 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Junior Medical Editor{NewLine}{NewLine}FMUL & Harvard Medical School (HMS) – Portugal Program{NewLine}{NewLine}Production of high quality scientific information content for Portuguese schools{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}November 2011 – May 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Co-author of an original article{NewLine}{NewLine}FMUL, HMS – Portugal Program & the National Association of Mental and Rare Disabilities (“Associação Nacional de Deficiências Mentais e Raras / Raríssimas”){NewLine}{NewLine}Doing research and writing an original article as a co-author concerning Swyer Syndrome intended for the use of Raríssimas (not published){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2010 – January 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Biochemistry teacher’s assistant (“monitor”){NewLine}{NewLine}Institute of Biochemistry of FMUL{NewLine}{NewLine}Assisting a professor in practical Biochemistry classes{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}9th  – 13th August 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratorial Research Intern{NewLine}{NewLine}Cell Biology Unit, IMM{NewLine}{NewLine}One week internship accompanying a Senior Researcher in a project about RNA splicing|11th May – 19th June 2015 (expected){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Medical elective student{NewLine}{NewLine}University College Hospital, University College London (UCL){NewLine}{NewLine}Shadowing a surgery consultant during clinic and ward assistance, as well as surgery procedures, in the field of colorectal surgery{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}12th June 2014 onwards{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the Fiscal Council of the Students’ Association of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine{NewLine}{NewLine}Students’ Association of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine (“AEFML”){NewLine}{NewLine}Methodical assessment of the activities developed by AEFML and its budget compliance{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}14th September 2009 – 19th June 2015 (expected){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Integrated Master Degree in Medicine{NewLine}{NewLine}6th year student{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL){NewLine}{NewLine}Current grade average: 17 out of 20|Unfortunately, I have no publications to date.|17th December 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}III Dia de Investigação na FMUL{NewLine}{NewLine}Students’ Association of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine (“AEFML”) & Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL){NewLine}{NewLine}Poster on “Adiponectin and IL-6 in established atherosclerosis: what relationship to bone mineral density?”, selected for oral presentation{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}10th – 12th October 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}iMED 6.0 Conference{NewLine}{NewLine}iMED 6.0 Conference Organizing Committee (OC){NewLine}{NewLine}Poster on “Adiponectin and IL-6 in established atherosclerosis: what relationship to bone mineral density?”{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}27th – 28th March 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}X Jornadas Pedagógicas do Técnico{NewLine}{NewLine}X Jornadas Pedagógicas do Técnico OC{NewLine}{NewLine}Oral presentation “Reformulação do Tronco Optativo: Qual o caminho a seguir?” - Reform of the Student Selected Components: Which path to follow? (not as primary speaker)|30th March – 19th June 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}ERASMUS Placement Scholarship{NewLine}{NewLine}European Union Lifelong Learning Program{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit scholarship in support of the ERASMUS Placement Mobility Program{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}21st July – 14th August 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}BESUp Summer Internship Program{NewLine}{NewLine}Banco Espírito Santo (currently Novo Banco){NewLine}{NewLine}Scholarship awarded to medical students for an elective at a Espírito Santo Saúde (currently Luz Saúde) Hospital|Social skills and competences{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Excellent team spirit and leadership skills, enhanced by my involvement in multiple student committees, while playing diverse types of roles.{NewLine}{NewLine}My representational experience has included being a member of both the Fiscal Council and the Directory Board of the Students’ Association of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine ("AEFML"), a member of the Science and Investigation Department and the Working Group for Science and Investigation of the Portuguese Medical Students’ International Committee (PorMSIC) and a full member of the Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL).{NewLine}{NewLine}Very good organisational skills, having been a part of the 4th AIMS (Annual International Medical Students) Meeting, an international student conference organised by students, and having worked in the organisation of multiple student-oriented activities, such as the Lisbon'13 European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) General Assembly, the II Dia de Investigação na FMUL, the Noite da Medicina 2014, the I Workshop de Competências Médicas and the I Dia da Pedagogia e Educação Médica, among many others.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Technical skills and competences{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic molecular biology laboratorial skills, namely RNA extraction and qRT-PCR.{NewLine}{NewLine}Professionally demanding and a perfectionist by nature.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills and competences{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Excellent command of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office™ Productivity Suite (Word™, Powerpoint™ and Excel™) and Internet browsers. Above average command of IBM SPSS Statistics v20™.|71_letter1_2015-05-20-05-59-41.pdf||71|||
2323|2015-05-21 10:18:26|Joana Filipa Norberto Vaz|06-06-1990|Portugal|Portuguese|Av. Maria Helena Vieira da Silva nº 40 2º esquerdo, 1750-184 Lisbon|jana.vaz@live.com.pt|918213564|Subject: PhD grant NeurULisboa- Integrative Neuroscience {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I had knowledge of the great opportunity to compete for this PhD grant to realize in the Faculdade de Medicina of the Universidade de Lisboa and I hereby submit my application for the post said.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have MSC in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have some experience in scientific research and during my academic studies I had several disciplines such as Pharmaceutial Tecnology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Methods, Laboratory Technical, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacy, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Human Genetics, Virology, Immunology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Toxicology and Pharmacotoxicology, Pharmacogenomics, Functional Anatomy, Human Physiology, Pathophysiology, Forensic Anthropology and others that give me knowledge and experience in several scientific areas.{NewLine}{NewLine}During my academic studies I participated in tow research projects, one in the Toxicology area dealing with the "Protective properties of  Plectranthus ecklonii and Parviflorona extracts against toxicity of 8-MOP irradiated with UVB (NB) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae model" and the other in Forensic Chemistry from which are published in "Maria López-López, Joana Vaz, Carrmen García-Ruiz, Confocal Raman Spectroscopy for the Analysis of nail polish evidence, Talanta, 2015, 138, 155-162" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00399140/13.{NewLine}{NewLine}It is with great self-motivation to try to overcome all the challenges I set myself and I'm not one to give up easily, I adapt easily to different situations, I am dynamic, multi-purpose, pro-active, responsible, self-demanding, dedicated, autonomous, flexible, perfectionist, organized and have working capacity planning with rigor, team spirit, mutual help, initiative, communication, easy learning, critical and analytical thinking.{NewLine}{NewLine}In addition, I always wanted to work in Neurosciences, realize a PhD in Neurosciences, so now that I see this opportunity I look forward to getting this grant.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely, I subscribe myself with the maximum consideration.|MSC in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnhologias in 2015|During my academic studies I participated in tow research projects, one in the Toxicology area dealing with the "Protective properties of  Plectranthus ecklonii and Parviflorona extracts against toxicity of 8-MOP irradiated with UVB (NB) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae model" and the other in Forensic Chemistry from which are published in "Maria López-López, Joana Vaz, Carrmen García-Ruiz, Confocal Raman Spectroscopy for the Analysis of nail polish evidence, Talanta, 2015, 138, 155-162" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00399140/13|unemployed|"Maria López-López, Joana Vaz, Carrmen García-Ruiz, Confocal Raman Spectroscopy for the Analysis of nail polish evidence, Talanta, 2015, 138, 155-162" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00399140/13|non|non|Pharmaceutial Tecnology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Methods, Laboratory Technical, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacy, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Human Genetics, Virology, Immunology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Toxicology and Pharmacotoxicology, Pharmacogenomics, Functional Anatomy, Human Physiology, Pathophysiology, Forensic Anthropology and others.{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills: SPSS, Microssoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Acess, Winphar, Sifarma200, OMNIC and OriginPro|87_letter1_2015-05-21-09-18-26.pdf|87_letter2_2015-05-21-09-18-26.pdf|87|||
2424|2015-05-24 19:40:23|Marta Sofia Camacho Gonçalves|06-05-1986|Coimbra|Portuguesa|Rua das Trinas nº1, 3º andar{NewLine}{NewLine}Santos-o-velho{NewLine}{NewLine}1200-855 Lisboa|martacamachogoncalves@gmail.com|+351919430695|Dear Professors,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to express my great interest in applying for a PhD student position. Over the last two years, I have been working as a research technician at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme in Dr. Rui Costa´s Lab, working under the direct supervision of Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia. Here, I have collaborated in the development of experimental design, data collection and data analysis for several neuroscience projects, particularly regarding impulsive-compulsive disorders in Parkinson´s disease, instrumental learning in obsessive compulsive disorders and affective salience of sucrose in severely obese patients. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}This position would allow me the unique privilege to have my own project the neuroscience field, of which I hold great interest. In the future, I see myself in a challenging research job, in which I feel stimulated and have a true sense of contributing to the production of new knowledge, particularly in cognitive sciences, and to work daily in the discovery and interpretation of new empirical information that will ultimately change the way we see the brain and cognitive processes. Simultaneously, I would like to continue to have the privilege of working in a clinical setting, allowing me to contact with many forms of neuropsychiatric disease such as stroke, Parkinsons and Alzheimers, as well as actively engaging with patients and their families.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Although I believe to be known as a dedicated professional, I also enjoy my free time and pay special attention to sports and social activities. Currently free time is scarse but it is mainly devoted to Ar, a science outreach program (http://ar.neuro.fchampalimaud.org/about) that I am proud volunteer of. I headed the organization of an Ar event dedicated to Pain that was held in the Champalimaud main Auditorium on April, 11th,2015, with Dr. Vania Apkarian and Prof. Javier Moscoso as main speakers.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From my experience in research, I am aware of the rigors associated with the work and feel prepared to accept the challenges I will face. I look forward to build a successful career and believe I could be an asset to your program.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely, {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Marta Camacho| In May 2014 concluded post-graduate diploma on Cognitive-Behavior Therapies certified by Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} In January 2011 completed a Master´s degree in Clinical Psychogerontology with a dissertation entitled “Brain locations involved in the processing of pronouns in young and older adults: a study with Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA)”, at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} In July 2008 completed a graduate degree in Psychological Sciences at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} In 2004 completed the 12th grade High School in Conroe, Texas, USA, under an exchange program.| Since May 2013, collaborated in the “Impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease: Crossroads between neurology, psychiatry and neuroscience” project, developed at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Since April 2013, collaborates in the “Validation of questionnaires Power of Food Scale and Yale Food Addiction Scale for the Portuguese adult population” project, developed at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Since December 2012, collaborates in the “Portuguese Adaptation of the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale” project, developed at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Since November 2012, collaborates in the “Markers of excess weight, weight loss and weight regain in candidates for surgical treatment of obesity” project, developed at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} From January to September 2012, worked as a research assistant in EpiReumaPt project, the first epidemiological study on rheumatic diseases in Portugal, coordinated by CESOP – Católica University, in Lisbon. Duties:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Participant recruitment and data collection.| Since October 2012, works as a research technician in the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme in Dr. Rui Costa´s lab, under the supervision of Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia. Duties:{NewLine}{NewLine}1. Application and development of psychometric and neuropsychological battery;{NewLine}{NewLine}2. Data collection;{NewLine}{NewLine}3. Organization and maintenance of a human psychophysics laboratory;{NewLine}{NewLine}4. Data management and statistical analysis.{NewLine}{NewLine}Additionally is responsible for the neuropsychological assessments of patients at the Neuropsychiatric Unit of the Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisbon, Portugal.| Barahona-Correa, B. Oliveira-Maia, A. Castro-Rodrigues, P. Camacho, M. (2015). Between Thought and Action: an historical account of obsessive-compulsive disorder (abstract submitted and approved in Frontiers in Psychology).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Ribeiro, G. Santos, O. Camacho, M. Torres, S. Vieira, F. Sampaio, D. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2015) Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Power of Food Scale for use by adult populations in Portugal. (submitted and approved for Fast-track in Acta Médica Portuguesa).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Oliveira-Maia, A. Mendonça, C. Pessoa, M. J. Camacho, M. Gago, J. (2015). Recovery from severe mental illness: reconciliation of user-based and service-based perspectives. (submitted).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}  Camacho, M. Ribeiro, G. Santos, O. Torres, S. Costa, R. M. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2015) Relationship between Hedonic Hunger and obesity: its moderation by age, gender and education level (in preparation).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2012). Neuropsychological assessment with older adults: specificities. Revista de Psicologia de IMED, 4(1), p. 662-670.| Camacho, M. Fernandes, A. B. Castro, C. Branco, T. Martins, S. Costa, R. M. Oliveira-Maia A. J. (2014). Effects of weight-loss surgery in gustatory function. Poster presented at the 9th FENS Forum 2014, July, Milan, Italy.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Castro-Rodrigues, P. Camacho, M. Barahona-Correa, B. Costa, R.M. Oliveira-Maia, A.J. (2014) “Goal-directed Vs. Habitual Behaviour in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: the role of the orbitofrontal cortex” 2ªas Jornadas de Neuropsicologia Aplicada da Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Ribeiro, G. Santos, O. Camacho, M. Torres, S. Vieira, F. Sampaio, D. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2014) Validation of the Power of Food Scale in the Portuguese adult population. Poster presented at XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Nutritionists, May, Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2013). Affective salience in impulse control disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease. Communication at IX Neuropsychology Symposium, Egas Moniz Hospital, December, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. Santos, S. Salgueiro, S. Rodrigues, P. Barahona-Correa, B. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2013). Psychometric instruments to assess obsessive compulsive symptoms validated for the Portuguese population. Poster presented at IX Portuguese Psychiatry Congress, October, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Oliveira-Maia, A. Mendonça, C. Pessoa, M. J. Camacho, M. Gago, J. (2013). Recovery in Severe Mental Illness: clarification of concepts and constructs. Poster presented at IX Portuguese Psychiatry Congress, October, Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. Fernandes, A. B. Costa, R. M. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2013). Hedonic drive - Effects of weight-loss surgery. Presentation at Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme – PIN Meeting, June, Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Correia, A. Ribeiro, A. Vieira, A. Camacho, M. Oliveira-Maia, A. Bugalho, P. (2013). Motor and cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson´s Disease patients with Impulse Control Disorders. Poster presented at XXI World Congress of Neurology, September, Viena, Austria.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. Fernandes, A. B. Castro, C. Branco, T. Martins, S. Costa, R. M. Oliveira-Maia, A. (2013). Effects of bariatric surgery in gustatory function: exploring preliminary data. Poster presented at XVIII Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society, June, Luso, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2012). Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment with old adults. Presentation at I International Congress of Aging, June, Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2011). Cognitive deficits in movement disorders. Communication at Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, May, Portimão.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2010). Brain areas involved in pronoun resolution in young and older adults: a study with sLORETA (low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography). Communication presented at I Symposium on Introduction to Research in Psychology – Coimbra University, October, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2010). Age-related dissociation between syntactic and pragmatic information use in anaphor resolution: A study using Event-Related Potentials. Communication presented at International Psychogeriatric Association European Regional Meeting, February, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} Camacho, M. (2010). Pronoun Resolution in Young and Older Adults: A Study with Event-Related Brain Potentials. Poster presented at 8° Simpósio Aquém e Além do Cérebro, Porto, Portugal.| In 2012 co-authored the development and operationalization of the Municipal Gerontology Plan of Monchique. This project was recognized as an example of good practice in the Conference on good governance for Active Ageing, organized by the European Commission under the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational dialogue.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} In January 2011, was awarded with ACIC and Garantia Mútua Prizes in the Entrepreneurship Competition, endorsed by Coimbra University, for the project “Proximidades” that aimed to improve dementia patients and their caregiver’s quality of life. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} In November, 2010 was awarded with the top 3% prize of her B.A. class.| Since 2012 is an active member of Ar – Respire connosco, a science outreach initiative by Champalimaud Foundation´s collaborators that present a monthly programme of events, ranging from talks, debates and interactive projects, all connected with science and scientific ideas.|112_letter1_2015-05-24-06-40-23.pdf|112_letter2_2015-05-24-06-40-23.pdf|112|||
2525|2015-05-25 01:53:51|Márcia Filipa Cabedal da Mata|10-08-1989|Abrantes|Portuguesa|Rua Luís Pastor de Macedo, Lote 28, R/C{NewLine}{NewLine}1750-158 Lumiar|marciamata22@gmail.com|968090112|Sou a Márcia Mata, terminei o Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas na Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Pontuei o final desta etapa com a apresentação de uma tese subordinada a uma revisão sistemática sobre o consumo de ansiolíticos, sedativos, hipnóticos e antidepressivos na população universitária, avaliada em 17 valores e imediato alvo de um convite para reescrever a mesma enquanto artigo científico. Atualmente, trabalho como estagiária de gestão de informação do medicamento de uso hospitalar, onde trabalho as diversas variáveis de caracterização do medicamento a um nível técnico/clínico, projeto este bastante interessante considerando os meus objetivos profissionais. {NewLine}{NewLine}Sou uma profissional de saúde muito curiosa e motivada numa constante busca por inovar e melhorar. A minha experiência e perfil académico, não apenas da área farmacêutica, como o pouco tempo que frequentei ciências biomédicas, conduziram-me a uma perspetiva visionária da ciência e, neste sentido, considero-me uma mais valia posto ser uma profissional do medicamento: a psicofarmacologia e neurofarmacologia constituem áreas para mim bastante cativantes que gostaria de explorar ao nível de um doutoramento, pelo que tenho procurado oportunidades neste âmbito e este programa responde exactamente como resposta ao meu objectivo posto ser realmente uma área que pretendo desenvolver. No presente ano coloquei uma sugestão a uma docente com vários trabalhos ao nível de cultura celular, a qual passaria por investigar o potencial de determinados fármacos sobre o envelhecimento celular, nomeadamente com aplicabilidade aos psicofármacos. Não explorei a questão posto ter tido uma oportunidade de trabalho a médio prazo que requer o meu tempo inteiro. Aparte ser uma área de forte motivação pessoal e interesse investigacional, pretendo cruzar o meu futuro com a área médica da indústria farmacêutica, como também com a perspetiva de dar formação, pelo que seria bastante importante conquistar uma oportunidade de autonomia científica e académica na área das neurociências.|Frequência de 1º ano de Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas - Universidade da Beira Interior, 2009;{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 2015, 13,4;{NewLine}{NewLine}Outras formações relevantes: Curso de Competências Pedagógicas (CCP, tecliform); Clinical Research Associate Course (Eurotrials).|A escrever artigo científico subordinado ao tema "Consumo de Ansiolíticos, Sedativos, Hipnóticos e Antidepressivos na População Universitária: Revisão Sistemática";{NewLine}{NewLine}Estagiária de Gestão de Informação do Medicamento (desde 23/03/2015);{NewLine}{NewLine}Estágio Curricular em Farmácia Hospitalar: Hospital CUF Descobertas (01/07/2014-31/08/2014);{NewLine}{NewLine}Estágio Curricular em Farmácia Comunitária: Farmácia Apolo 70 (01/03/2014-31/05/2014)|Estagiária de Gestão de Informação do Medicamento - CEDIME/Associação Nacional de Farmácias|Em execução||Prémio de Melhor Apresentação no II Workshop "Contextos de Aplicação das Ciências Biomédicas" (Universidade da Beira Interior) (2009)|Domínio de MS Excel, MS Word e MS PowerPoint, conhecimentos de SPSS, SolidWorks; contacto com MatLab; vocabulário técnico; conhecimentos sólidos sobre o medicamento (desde a farmacologia, ao seu circuito de desenvolvimento e legislação); conhecimentos ao nível de procedimentos em monitorização/farmacovigilância e submissões regulamentares em ensaios clínicos; competências de formação (certificação). Soft skills: criatividade, inovação, domínio de fontes de pesquisa de referência atualizadas, perseverança, capacidade crítica e autocrítica, rigor analítico e metódico e espírito de equipa.{NewLine}{NewLine}Realização de diversas formações ao nível de antibioterapia, farmacologia clínica, regulamentação, entre outros.|||89|||
2626|2015-05-25 14:28:01|Inês Sofia Cipriano Moreira dos Santos|13-10-1984|Santarém|Portuguese|Pátio das Acácias, lote D, 2ºesq{NewLine}{NewLine}2130 Benavente|inesmsantos.psi@gmail.com|916980143|I graduated in psychology, after having a stroke at age 19 . I was accompanied on the Hospital Santa Maria , and it allowed me to recover almost completely, allowing me today to make a normal life. The taste for studies is much earlier than this. The taste for neurology came with thrombosis . I find it fascinating my recovery (it takes two years) and how my brain worked.It was my brain that almost kill me, and also my brain that saves me. How fascinating is that? That´s how i am motivated to make this Phd.I am a woman who is motivated and who want to learn everything about the brain and how it works. Today, to compete for this scholarship , I hope you will allow me to study neurology and learn more and more about this fascinating organ.|Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}12/2010{NewLine}{NewLine}14|Research for my master´s degree|Unemployed|Master´s degree||||||108|||
2727|2015-05-25 19:15:44|Dalila da Assunção Maia Vieira|11-12-1991|Mirandela|Portuguese|Rua D.Maria II, nº631, 5370-413, Mirandela|dalila.vieira.91@gmail.com|911133407|Throughout my academic career I worked in various subjects related with research of microencapsulation of various polymers which culminated with my dissertation in this area. The different activities I participated in, allowed me to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge, encouraging the development of my skills, acquire throughout my training. While Biomedical Technology Master’s student, had the opportunity to participate in the Integration Exchange in Research on Data Analysis for a period of six months which allowed me to gain knowledge in this area and gain work method.{NewLine}{NewLine}The main purpose of my application is related to the development and acquisition of new knowledge in this area. On the other hand, I believe that this will be the best option to achieve one of my main future goals: to pursue a career in scientific research. In this context, I have a high interest in the exploration and development of new themes.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am a responsible person, able to work in groups or alone, in an organized manner. In the different activities developed, I demonstrated flexibility, initiative and autonomy. I am committed to overcome all the challenges proposed, always with self critically and with very high initiative, aiming to make each day more and better to become a great asset in any environment.|Master in Biomedical Technology, specialization in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation, School of Technology and Management The  Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, October 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Biomedical Engineering Degree,  School of Technology and Management The  Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, july 2012|Scholarship Collaboration in Academic Services, Academic Services of The Polytechnic Institute of Braganza{NewLine}{NewLine}Scholarship Research Integration (BII) in Data Analysis, School of Technology and Management the Polytechnic Institute of Braganza|Research Fellowship, Lisbon Tech (IST) – IN+||Article published in proceedings at conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}Andreia Ribeiro, Dalila Vieira, Isabel P. Fernandes, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “α-Tocopherol microencapsulation using chitosan and alginate: swelling behaviour under different pH”, 11th Meeting of Food Chemistry, September 2012, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal, proceedings CD-ROM.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Plattaforms Presentations:{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “Preparation and characterization of controlled release of vitamin E based on alginate systems” (In Portuguese, II Meeting of Young Researchers, November 2014, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Andreia Ribeiro, Isabel P. Fernandes, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “Development of a microencapsulation process based on chitosan for protecting the α-tocopherol” (In Portuguese), I Meeting of Young Researchers, November 2013, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Posters:{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “Study of the encapsulation efficiency and release profiles of algiante microspheres containing α-tocopherol”, International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, September 2014, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “In-vitro release profile of microencapsulated α-tocopherol under simulated gastrointestinal conditions”, 12th Meeting of Food Chemistry, September 2014, Institute of Agronomy - University of Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Andreia Ribeiro, Dalila Vieira, Isabel P. Fernandes, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “α-Tocopherol microencapsulation using chitosan and alginate: swelling behaviour under different pH”, 11th Meeting of Food Chemistry, September 2012, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Abstracts:{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “Preparation and characterization of controlled release of vitamin E based on alginate systems” (In Portuguese), Abstracts Book, II Meeting of Young Researchers, November 2014, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “Study of the encapsulation efficiency and release profiles of algiante microspheres containing α-tocopherol”, Abstracts Book, International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, September 2014, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “In-vitro release profile of microencapsulated α-tocopherol under simulated gastrointestinal conditions”, Abstracts Book, 12th Meeting of Food Chemistry, September 2014, Institute of Agronomy - University of Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dalila Vieira, Andreia Ribeiro, Isabel P. Fernandes, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, ““Development of a microencapsulation process based on chitosan for protecting the α-tocopherol” (In Portuguese), Abstracts Book, I Meeting of Young Researchers, November 2013, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Mota, Andreia Ribeiro, Cátia Sampaio, Dalila Vieira, João Rocha, “Study of the Influence of footwear on the gastrocnemius muscle using electromyography” (In Portuguese), Abstracts Book, I Meeting of Young Researchers, November 2013, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Andreia Ribeiro, Dalila Vieira, Isabel P. Fernandes, Joana S. Amaral, Filomena Barreiro, “α-Tocopherol microencapsulation using chitosan and alginate: swelling behaviour under different pH Abstracts Book, 11th Meeting of Food Chemistry, September 2012, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Portugal.||Computer Skills: Domain Optical in the Office user (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Domain browsing and searching the Internet; Softwares domain, ANSYS, OCTAVE, MYSQL, SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB; OriginPro; Knowledge of technical programming in C and FORTRAN{NewLine}{NewLine}Technical Skills: Technical controlled release systems Vitamin E; Operating the following analytical equipment: UV/VIS, HPLC with UV detection, Optical microscope; Microencapsulation Techniques polymers with different Vitamin E|114_letter1_2015-05-25-06-15-44.pdf|114_letter2_2015-05-25-06-15-44.pdf|114|||
2828|2015-05-25 19:39:15|Alexandra Oliveira|22-06-1991|Portugal, Riba de Ave|Portuguesa|Rua 1º de Maio, nº 1061, 4765-260|Alexandra_Oliveira22@live.com.pt|914370882|I would love to be a part of this PhD programme, because it will allow me to deepen my knowledge in a diversity of areas of my interest, namely the areas of biological sciences. The area I love the most and in which I would like to work is genetics, though I am open to new ideias and opportunities. I enjoy learning new things, and I would like to work on the health area. I want to do something which can help others and which means something and I intend to work hard to do that.{NewLine}{NewLine}I've already did my master thesis in the area of neurosciences, being that it was subordinated to the theme "Frontotemporal Dementia -SQSTM1 exon5 Mutation".{NewLine}{NewLine}Taking that into account I would very much like to continue my studies in the neurosciences area and learn even more about it.{NewLine}{NewLine}I think this PhD proggrame is the ideal opportunity for me.|*September 2012 - February 2015 - Master degree in "Biologia Clínica Laboratorial (Laboratorial Clinical Biology)" with a grade of 16 values. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}*Semptember 2009 - July 2012 - Graduation in Biology with a grade of 13 values. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto.|*May 2014 - March 2015 - Investigation scholarship on INIAV (Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária ) in the project: "Genética de Populações em Oliveira"|Unemployed||||Good ability to communicate, good organization, and good laboratorial capability. Basic informatic skills such as office, gene marker, gene mapper, sequencher, and gene scan.|122_letter1_2015-05-25-06-39-15.pdf||122|||
2929|2015-05-26 05:51:47|Daniela Martinez|05-07-1966|São Paulo|Brasileira|Al. Joaquim Eugenio de Lima, 1601 apto. 72 - Jardim Paulista - CEP: 01403-003 - Jardim Paulista - São Paulo - SP - Brasil|danizzo@uol.com.br|55 11 991863230|Através do estudo da Neurociência, pretendo poder realizar pesquisas voltadas à evolução do entendimento da memória e das patologias ligadas à memória, integrando outros campos como a ciência da computação (e estudo das redes neurais), comunicação, educação e linguística. Com estas pesquisas, atuar no sentido de avançar em possibilidades de prevenção, tratamento ou cura dos distúrbios e patologias que afetam a memória, tais como acidentes, AVC ou mal de Alzheimer.|Bacharel em Letras - Português/Italiano/Frances - USP {NewLine}{NewLine}Bacharel em Comunicação Social - FAAP{NewLine}{NewLine}Especialização em Análise de Sistemas - FAAP{NewLine}{NewLine}Pós- Graduação: Especialização em Administração Hospitalar e Sistemas de Saúde - Fundação Getulio Vargas{NewLine}{NewLine}MBA Gestão Empresarial:Fundação Getulio Vargas{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Gerenciamento de projetos metodologia PMI - FIA/FEA/USP|TCC em Administração Hospitalar|Gerente de Projetos de Tecnologia especializada em projetos para Mobile e Internet Banking||||Gerenciamento de projetos de Tecnologia para celulares e internet com equipes multidisciplinares, gerenciando escopo, prazos e custos|||126|||
3030|2015-05-26 22:34:51|Ana Iolanda d’Armada Moreira|24-09-1992|Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal|Portuguese / Angolan|Rua Senhora da Glória, 29, 3º Dto., 1170-350 Lisboa|ana.jd.moreira@gmail.com|916584372|I’m a graduate from Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, holding a BSc in Biochemistry, and concluding my MSc in Neurosciences, specifically in molecular neurosciences. My work involves neural stem cells and their role in the brain, namely the formation of new oligodendrocytes and the modulation of this phenomenon. The combination of scientific fields I've been exposed to allowed me to develop robust relevant knowledge that forms an excellent basis for this PhD.{NewLine}{NewLine}I’ve always been a very motivated student, with an exceptional record. During my BSc, I was awarded a scholarship to work in enzymology, purifying and characterizing an enzyme, and I interned at the Genetics Lab of Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, where I learnt human cell culture techniques, performed cytotoxicity assays, and perfected biochemical techniques.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a constant need to expand my knowledge and grasp other points of view. Besides molecular neuroscience, I’m very interested in programming and computational studies, stem cell and bioengeneering, and psychology.{NewLine}{NewLine}After carefully researching the different PhD Programmes available, I believe that NeurULisboa would be perfect for me. It would be a golden opportunity to explore other neuroscience fields, learn new ways of thinking and creating in science, and bring them together in my work, so I highly appreciate its interdisciplinary nature. NeurULisboa has, by far, the most interesting curriculum of all equivalent PhDs.{NewLine}{NewLine}In this PhD, I would continue my study of neural stem cells, working under the supervision of Sara Xapelli from Prof. Ana Sebastião Lab at IMM, but apply more sophisticated bioengeering and computational tools, and observe the effect of modulating neural stem cells in vivo and their role in living animals and the thinking mind.{NewLine}{NewLine}While I may be at a disadvantage in this application since I will only conclude my MSc thesis later this year, I believe I’m a strong applicant. I’m a hard worker, a fast learner, and completely dedicated to science. Academia is my dream career. Due to my financial situation, I’m in need of financing to continue to work in this setting.{NewLine}{NewLine}I’ll be an asset to this programme and would be very honoured to be part of it. Joining this PhD will allow me to live up to my full potential, as I’ll be able to work in different areas, create a multidisciplinary and original neuroscience project, and contribute to a closer cooperation between all the scientific fields involved.|BSc in Biochemistry{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Date of completion: July 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade: 18 / 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}MSc in Neurosciences{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto de Formação Avançada (Lisbon, Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Still in completion - to be completed by December 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade (curricular year): 18 / 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Course in Laboratory Animal Science{NewLine}{NewLine}FELASA - Cat. B{NewLine}{NewLine}License issued by Direcção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV)|I have an academical background in biochemistry and neurosciences, with special focus in molecular neurosciences.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Complementing my academical background, from 2011 to 2012 I was awarded a scholarship by Fundação Amadeu Dias/Universidade de Lisboa in order to work in the field of enzymology, characterising the nitric oxide synthase of Leishmania infantum. This gave me an opportunity to become well versed in basic biochemical techniques and protein purification and identification.{NewLine}{NewLine}Furthermore, in 2012, I interned at the Genetics Lab of Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, where I worked with human cell culture and performed cytotoxicity assays as well as several biochemistry techniques.|I am currently working on my Master’s thesis, entitled “Exploring the modulatory role of A2A receptors in oligodendrogenesis derived from neural stem/progenitor cells of the subventricular zone”, which focuses on neural stem cell differentiation and the involvement of adenosine A2A receptors.|Armada-Moreira A, Ribeiro FF, Sebastião AM, Xapelli S. Neuroinflammatory modulators of oligodendrogenesis (minor review)|Armada-Moreira A, Rodrigues R, Ribeiro FF, Sebastião AM, Xapelli S (2015) Exploring the modulatory role of A2A receptors in oligodendrogenesis derived from rat subventricular zone neural stem/progenitor cells. “XLV Annual meeting of The Portuguese Pharmacological Society”, Lisbon (Portugal), 5-6 of February.|2013: Distinction for BSc highest final grades by Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}2011: 2nd place “Melhor Aluno - Primeiro Ano, Primeira Vez” (Best Student - First Year, First Time) by Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}2011: Merit scholarship by Universidade de Lisboa|Good communication skills gained through written and spoken (radio and tv) interviews as a member of the band Anarchicks.{NewLine}{NewLine}Good leadership and communication skills gained as conductor of an amateur traditional music group of 20+ people, from September 2012 to June 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of both Windows and Mac operating systems.{NewLine}{NewLine}
Basic knowledge of HTML and Python
.{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic command of Adobe Photoshop and Cubase (for image and audio editing, respectively).{NewLine}{NewLine}First aid certificate awarded by local fire department.{NewLine}{NewLine}Conclusion of the 8th Grade Examination and the Advanced Performance Certificate in classical piano by Trinity College of London, United Kingdom (Final grade: 91 / 100).|58_letter1_2015-05-26-09-34-51.pdf|58_letter2_2015-05-26-09-34-51.pdf|58|||
3131|2015-05-27 11:38:29|Sara Luísa Ramalho Tanqueiro|20-06-1992|S. Nicolau (Santarém)|Portuguese|Rua António Feliciano Castilho, nº7 1ºESQ{NewLine}{NewLine}2685-019 Sacavém|saratanqueiro@hotmail.com|914340652|I respectfully submit this motivation letter because I believe that my academic background and experience fit the candidate profile for this PhD Programme.{NewLine}{NewLine}I always had a thirst for knowledge about how our brains work. Therefore, I graduated in Health of Sciences at University of Lisbon and I consider I accomplished an excellent overview about the important topics to connect all the concepts in this subject. Then, I enrolled in a Master’s Degree, in Neuroscience, at Faculty of Medicine-University of Lisbon. Throughout the first year, I equipped myself with research methods, problem-solving and analysing skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently, I am working at Institute of Pharmacology and Neuroscience (IMM/FMUL), where I have developed my thesis. My current research project, under the supervision of Professor Maria José Diógenes and Rita Ramalho, is focused on deciphering the mechanisms underlying the loss of BDNF neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s disease.{NewLine}{NewLine}It is known that increased  BDNF signaling ameliorate  the  neurodegeneration  and  cognitive  impairment  in  multiple  AD  models.  The aim of my work was to clarify how Aβ peptide induces calpain activation that leds to the truncation of BDNF receptor and to an impairment of BDNF signaling. I was focused on clarifying if the increase of intracellular Ca levels, which overactivate calpains, might be due to the activation of NMDAr by Aβ.{NewLine}{NewLine}Our data has shown that inhibitors of extrasynaptic NMDAr can limit the activation of calpains and, apparently, can rescue BDNF functions in spine density and synaptic plasticity.{NewLine}{NewLine}On the assumption that I am accepted, I would like to perform the same techniques we did before in transgenic mouse models of AD and execute behavioral tests so  we  could  assess  ameliorations  in  cognitive  impairment after  the  administration of NMDAr inhibitors. I  would  also like  to evaluate  what  is  the  contribution  of  mitochondrial  and ER calcium buffering,  which  is  known  to  be  caused  by  disruption  of  calcium homeostasis by Aβ peptide, to the loss of BDNF signaling.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have had excellent opportunities to be exposed to laboratory-based environments so I become even more fascinated about the world of Neuroscience. All these experiences have built my confidence to work more independently as a researcher.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am confident that I would be an active member and I would gain expert knowledge at the forefront of discovery in order to pursue my dreams and ambitions with this programme.|Master in Neurosciences – Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (2013 – 2015). Grade: 17/20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Health of Sciences – Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon (2010 – 2013). Grade: 14/20|BDNF  is  a  neurotrophin  which  has  different  functions  such  as  neuronal  outgrowth, differentiation and plasticity.  It is known that BDNF signaling  is impaired in AD  and  increased  BDNF signaling  ameliorate  the  neurodegeneration  and  cognitive  impairment  in  multiple  AD  models.  The aim  of  my  work  was  to  clarify  how  Aβ  peptide,  which  is  one  of  the  toxic  species  that  are  closely associated with the disease, induces calpain activation that, in turn, leds to the cleavage of full-length TrkB–  the  isoform  of  the  main  receptor  responsible  for  BDNF  signaling  -  and,  consequently,  to  an impairment  of  BDNF  signaling.  Calpains  activation  are  associate  with  an  increase  in  intracellular calcium levels.  In my master thesis I  was focused on  clarifying  if this increase  might be due to the activation of NMDA receptors by Aβ peptide.{NewLine}{NewLine}Our data  has  shown that  inhibitors  of  extrasynaptic NMDA receptors  can  limit the activation of calpains and, consequently, the truncation of TrkB induced by Aβ and  apparently can rescue  BDNF functions such as the  number of  dendritic  spines, which  can highly predict the strenght of synaptic activity in one neuron, and also can rescue BDNF effects impaired by Aβ upon synaptic plasticity.{NewLine}{NewLine}This  project  has  allowed  me  to  become  even  more  fascinated  about  the  world  of Neuroscience and has greatly upgraded my laboratory experience. Hence, I am able to perform methods  such  as  obtaining  primary  neuronal  cultures  from  rats  and  cope  with  different techniques  as  Western  Blotting,  Immunocytochemistry, microscopy imaging and  electrophysiology  (extracellular recordings).  I  have  performed  several  experiences  as  well,  collaborating  with  other  projects which involve Calcium Imaging and Immunocytochemistry.{NewLine}{NewLine}Throughout this year, I have had the opportunity to assist several master students during their lab rotations, showing and explaining different techniques we perform in neurosciences research.|Working towards a MSc. in Neurosciences with a research project entitled “Deciphering the mechanisms underlying the loss of BDNF neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease” whose experiences I will  have  finished by September  2015 - Institute of Pharmacology and Neuroscience – IMM/FMUL|During my first year doing research I have been collaborated in other projects and the data I produce will be included in a manuscript that, at this moment, is in preparation to be submitted.|March 2015: IMM Neurosciences seminar||I have developed excellent abilities regarding some softwares required for research such as Biopython, SPSS, ImageLab, Image J, GraphPad, Axovision and WinLTP.|124_letter1_2015-05-27-10-38-29.pdf|124_letter2_2015-05-27-10-38-29.pdf|124|||
3232|2015-05-27 13:58:40|Harry Moore|17-01-1989|England (UK)|British (UK)|35 Morley Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2JL (UK)|htamoore@gmail.com|07508616885|Being accepted on this program would mark my first academic goal. My research interests lie on the border of the disciplines of cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and clinical psychology, and I believe that an integrated program such as this would be a perfect environment for me to actualize my potential as a researcher. Ideally, I want to investigate the neural concomitants of the role of higher order cognitive processes in long-term and working memory processes, and how this is affected by emotion, and how this may become dysfunctional in clinical disorders. As this is a broad research question to have in mind, I believe this PhD program will be an ideal place for me to learn the necessary techniques and their wider importance. I believe that it will be a great environment to learn from professors and students from a wide range of disciplines in how they design meaningful experiments. {NewLine}{NewLine}During my research experiences I have developed as a logical thinker in order to meaningfully contribute to ongoing scientific investigations and, above all, I believe that I have become a responsible student. I understand that research involves a vast myriad of daily tasks, and that there is a constant need to learn new techniques with the ultimate goal of pushing forward the academic field. I have chosen to spend most of my ‘academic life’ abroad, and I have learned to respect daily life in that I consider new experiences as important as moving forward as an academic. A PhD opportunity in neuroscience is an exciting prospect, but to be able to do so in an entirely new culture such as Lisbon is even more inviting. I am very motivated to develop as a student, and the thought of starting with the integrated neuroscience program sounds wildly exciting. Even more so, I am sure that Lisbon would be a great place for me to develop as a person. I continue to be amazed by neuroscience, and science as a whole, and I hope to bring this enthusiasm with me to Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}Regards{NewLine}{NewLine}Harry Moore|Obtained Bachelor of Science (BSc) of psychology from the University of Kent (UK) on the 1st June 2012 with a grade average of 72,5 (First Class Honours). Obtained Research Master of Science (ResMsc) of psychology from the University of Amsterdam (NL) on the 1st September 2014 with a grade average of 7,2.|January – September 2013: 	I conducted a research internship on the fear of blushing with Dr Corine Dijk at the University of Amsterdam. The research eventually led to the thesis title: “Fear of negative evaluation and expected judgement by others is driven by restricted social standards in individuals with a fear of blushing.” The internship involved passing a large sample of university students through a mass screening to obtain a sample of individuals with a fear of blushing, and also obtaining a sample of clinical patients on a medical waiting list for the Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS) procedure. Participants were directed to an online questionnaire packet, which was later analysed using advanced multivariate statistics. We found that individuals with a fear of blushing to have highly restricted social standards which is related to fear of negative evaluation and expected judgement by others. During the research internship I gained invaluable experience in managing large sets of participants and their subsequent data and how to communicate effectively with an esteemed professor of clinical psychology as well as other members of staff.{NewLine}{NewLine}January - September 2014: I conducted a research internship at the University of Jaén (Spain) under the supervision of clinical psychologist Prof Luis-Joaquín García-López and cognitive neuropsychologist Prof Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza. The research led to the master thesis title: “Proactive interference and retrieval-induced forgetting in young adults with Social Anxiety Disorder.” I initially carried out semi-structured interviews in order to diagnose the presence and absence of anxiety and mood disorders. Participants selected for the second phase of the investigation completed a proactive interference task (see Pimperton & Nation, 2010) and retrieval-induced forgetting task (see Anderson, Bjork, & Bjork, 1994) which I programmed on ePrime software. The data was rigorously analysed, which lead to the robust finding that young adults with SAD have deficits in inhibiting interference of no longer relevant non-threatening information in working memory. Furthermore, this research led to the evaluation of the diagnostic effectiveness of a SAD self-report questionnaire using SEM. This research experience allowed me to learn how to design sound and well-thought studies with two leading psychology professors. I gained great experience in communicating effectively with psychology professionals outside of the university and collaborating with other departmental staff and developing ongoing working relationships. {NewLine}{NewLine}January – August 2014: I worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language at Inlingua Jaén. I worked closely with foreign language professionals in adapting classes to students from levels B1/B2 to C1. I was required to adhere to a rigorous structure and curriculum in order to deliver the best possible language learning service. I evaluated students’ work and prepared examinations under tight deadlines, while in the process I was able to develop strong communication skills.|Working as a part-time evening administrator at the University of Bournemouth (UK).|Moore, H. T. A., Gomez-Ariza, C. J., & Garcia-Lopez, L. J. (Manuscript submitted for publication), Stopping the past from intruding the present: Social Anxiety Disorder and proactive interference. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Garcia-Lopez, L. J., & Moore, H. T. A. (Manuscript submitted for publication), Validation and Diagnostic Efficiency of the Mini-SPIN in Spanish- speaking adolescents.|SEPEX/SEPNECA, Murcia, Spain (October 1st – 4th 2014), X Congress of the Spanish Society of Experimental Psychology, IX Congress of the Spanish Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Communicated the following research: Stopping the past from intruding the present: Social Anxiety Disorder and Proactive Interference. Moore, H. T. A., Gomez-Ariza, C. J., & Garcia-Lopez, L. J. (2014). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Master Graduate Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands (October 3rd 2013), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Communicated the following research: Fear of negative evaluation and expected judgement by others is driven by restricted social standards. Moore, H. T. A. (2013).|n/a|n/a|132_letter1_2015-05-27-12-58-40.pdf|132_letter2_2015-05-27-12-58-40.pdf|132|||
3333|2015-05-27 15:50:17|INÊS MENDES DE ALMEIDA|20-08-1981|Lisboa|Portuguesa|Praça da Independência, 25{NewLine}{NewLine}3º esquerdo{NewLine}{NewLine}2955-120 Pinhal Novo{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|inesalmeida20@yahoo.com|+351965893043|Ex.mos(as)Senhores(as)Doutores(as)membros da Comissão Directiva,{NewLine}{NewLine}Venho por este meio formalizar a minha candidatura a uma Bolsa de Doutoramento associada ao programa NeurULisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}O exercício de reflexividade que me acompanhou nos anos em que exerci a minha actividade profissional como Psicóloga em contexto de Lar de idosos gerou várias questões para as quais procuro resposta, razão pela qual rescindi o meu contrato e redirecionei a minha atividade laboral para a investigação.{NewLine}{NewLine}Terminei neste mês uma bolsa de investigação associada à iniciativa ‘European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing’, durante a qual realizei pesquisa bibliográfica, recolha e análise de dados, elaboração de relatórios, disseminação dos resultados e preparação de artigos científicos. Esta foi a primeira experiência a tempo integral ao nível da investigação e permitiu reforçar a minha motivação para continuar o trabalho em investigação, que desejo prosseguir no domínio da Neurociência. {NewLine}{NewLine}Interessam-me os efeitos do envelhecimento no processamento cognitivo e emocional, cujas causas e manifestações suscitaram muitas questões no período em que trabalhei em Lar de idosos e que muito gostaria de poder converter num projecto de Doutoramento.{NewLine}{NewLine}Existem ganhos neuronais devido à estimulação cognitiva? A variabilidade e diferenças individuais no desempenho cognitivo predominam em detrimento da estabilidade? As características do cérebro determinam essas alterações ou os factores sociodemográficos e ambientais têm um peso relevante? {NewLine}{NewLine}Porque é o défice cognitivo ligeiro predecessor de quadros de demência em algumas pessoas e uma condição estável para outras? Há uma correlação entre a avaliação neuropsicológica e dados da neuroimagem e biomarcadores? {NewLine}{NewLine}Qual a causa da perda de resposta emocional na demência?{NewLine}{NewLine}Numa fase bastante preliminar e sem uma concreta definição e operacionalização das questões de investigação, mas conhecendo alguma publicação da Prof. Dra. Isabel Pavão Martins, indicá-la-ia como possível supervisora do meu trabalho.{NewLine}{NewLine}Tenho presente a exigência, rigor e dedicação que um projeto de Doutoramento implica e é com essa ideia bem definida que me proponho a conduzir e a realizar o trabalho necessário para que os resultados esperados sejam alcançados e comunicados. {NewLine}{NewLine}Queiram fazer o favor de aceitar os melhores cumprimentos.{NewLine}{NewLine}Subscrevo-me com a máxima consideração{NewLine}{NewLine}Inês Almeida|* MESTRADO EM ECONOMIA SOCIAL E SOLIDÁRIA{NewLine}{NewLine}ISCTE –IUL {NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2012	{NewLine}{NewLine}Classificação (média final): 14 – 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}*PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO PSICOLOGIA DO DESPORTO E DA ACTIVIDADE FÍSICA{NewLine}{NewLine}ISPA – INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO{NewLine}{NewLine}2006 - 2007	{NewLine}{NewLine}Classificação (média final):16 – 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}* LICENCIATURA EM PSICOLOGIA CLÍNICA E DE ACONSELHAMENTO{NewLine}{NewLine}UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS{NewLine}{NewLine}2000 - 2005	{NewLine}{NewLine}Classificação (média final):15 – 20|* 2014 – 2015 {NewLine}{NewLine}Bolseira de Investigação na área das Ciências da Saúde – Envelhecimento{NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhei na Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal num projecto financiado pela Comissão Europeia designado “European Later Life Active Network - ELLAN”;{NewLine}{NewLine}Realizei a revisão e análise de literatura; realizei entrevistas aos participantes do estudo; efectuei o tratamento e análise dos dados portugueses e europeus; elaborei e efectuei apresentações e comunicações orais; apoiei na elaboração do relatório final para a Comissão Europeia e no desenvolvimento e publicação de artigos em revistas científicas.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}*2007 - 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga clínica em Lar de Idosos {NewLine}{NewLine}Realizei avaliações psicológicas associadas à saúde e à saúde mental;{NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhei ao nível da promoção de estratégias de coping;{NewLine}{NewLine}Desenvolvi sessões de Psicoterapia de apoio; {NewLine}{NewLine}Executei sessões de terapia de estimulação cognitiva.{NewLine}{NewLine}Directora técnica em Lar de Idosos:{NewLine}{NewLine}Actuei como mediadora com o Instituto da Segurança Social no âmbito do protocolo de cooperação;{NewLine}{NewLine}Colaborei com diversos serviços e instituições na comunidade (no âmbito social e da saúde);{NewLine}{NewLine}Geri os processos de inscrição e admissão dos utentes;{NewLine}{NewLine}Desenvolvi reuniões e atendimentos com familiares/amigos dos utentes;{NewLine}{NewLine}Organização e coordenação da equipa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}* 2006 – 2007  {NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga Clínica em associação comunitária num bairro Cabo-Verdiano na periferia de Lisboa (Voluntária){NewLine}{NewLine}Desenvolvi grupo psicoeducativo para ex-reclusos;{NewLine}{NewLine}Organizei e desenvolvi um grupo psicoterapêutico para mulheres Cabo-verdianas.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}*2005 – 2007 {NewLine}{NewLine}Estágio profissional em contexto de Hospital psiquiátrico {NewLine}{NewLine}Desenvolvi avaliações e relatórios de avaliação psicológica;{NewLine}{NewLine}Realizei psicoterapia de apoio individual e em grupo;{NewLine}{NewLine}Participei em intervenções psicoterapêuticas e psicoeducaticas em consulta diferenciada para jovens; {NewLine}{NewLine}Contribui para um projecto de investigação relacionado com estilos de vida (pesquisa sobre direitos de autor e estabelecimento de contacto com os autores para obtenção da permissão para utilização dos instrumentos de avaliação utilizados; colaborei na tradução para Português das medidas de avaliação seleccionadas; participei no desenvolvimento do protocolo de investigação; realizei revisão da literatura).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}*2006{NewLine}{NewLine}Voluntária em Centro de Saúde {NewLine}{NewLine}Colaborei num programa de cessação tabágica coordenado pelo Dr. Miguel Trigo, Ph.D. e pelo Dr. José Belo, M.D.{NewLine}{NewLine}Este projecto resultou do Doutoramento realizado pelo Dr. Miguel Trigo. Tinha estado envolvida numa fase anterior, na recolha de dados através da realização de entrevistas presenciais aos participantes do estudo e de entrevistas de seguimento telefónicas aos utentes que concluíram o programa de cessação tabágica.|Bolseira de Investigação||* Soares, Marques & Almeida. “As competências profissionais requeridas para o cuidado da população idosa: Perspetivas na primeira pessoa.” IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia/ 2º Congresso da OPP, Lisboa, 13 Setembro 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}* Almeida, Soares & Marques. “Ouvindo os idosos:{NewLine}{NewLine}Competências profissionais necessárias para o cuidado da população sénior”. Ouvindo os idosos, 5ª edição, ESS-IPS, Setúbal, 6 Maio 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}* Apresentação de Poster:{NewLine}{NewLine}“Consulta de desabituação tabágica”, congresso “Praxis Inovação”, Hospital Júlio de Matos, 8 Junho 2006.||Capacidade de organização e priorização de actividades;{NewLine}{NewLine}Autonomia e facilidade de integração e colaboração em contexto de equipa;{NewLine}{NewLine}Boa competência comunicacional;{NewLine}{NewLine}Boa capacidade de adaptação a ambientes multiculturais;{NewLine}{NewLine}Proficiente em Microsoft Word e Power Point; Utilizadora de nível intermédio em Microsoft Excel; Utilizadora de nível elementar em Microsoft Access e SPSS;{NewLine}{NewLine}Portadora de carta de condução – modelo B|4_letter1_2015-05-27-02-50-17.pdf|4_letter2_2015-05-27-02-50-17.pdf|4|||
3434|2015-05-27 20:08:03|Cátia Sofia da Palma Correia|18-10-1990|Faro|Portuguesa|Rua 5 de Outubro, nº 36, 1º frente|cscorreia@campus.ul.pt|918544123|I am currently doing my master’s thesis in neurosciences at Hospital Santa Maria about meningioma. My master’s thesis is focused on the relationship between cell count and histologic grade in meningiomas. The main aim is improve diagnosis of the histological grade of meningioma and find some contribution of quantitative indicator. This experience has provide me with extensive knowledge of methods, procedures and techniques that are commonly used in the field of neuroscience research, such immunohistochemistry, image j and R software. {NewLine}{NewLine}As my application illustrate I have experience on organic chemistry’s techniques, obtained during my research fellowship:  Phosphorus compounds with a potential activity and I have some experience in bioelectrochemistry's techniques that I used to complete my under graduation. I was the first author of a paper Nitrite Biosensing using Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase: Towards a Disposable Strip Electrode Research available on the book Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies. So, my academic qualifications and laboratory training have provide me with many personal and professional skills. I am sure this solid base will permit me getting along within any laboratory work, besides I have experience in different areas of sciences, and I believe that science should be like that, interdisciplinary I believe my educational background would enable me to make a strong contribution for this phD.{NewLine}{NewLine}There are a number of reasons why I am applying for the PhD programme. The main reason is that I would like to pursue my carrier path at the academic level. I’m feeling that I have much more to learn and progress, because, If in the begging of master program I was focus on neurodegenerative disease, now my mind is open for another studies, like the relationship between genetic modifications with capacity to create new memories (LTP) or how the modification of limbic system can modified the man’s character. Another question that I will like to study is quantitative magnitude of quantum effects in the brain, because the behavior of the brain depends upon atomic, molecular and ionic processes that involve large quantum effects. This one is not only about neuroscience but also is physics and a psychology’s question.{NewLine}{NewLine}I’m guaranteed that I have qualities and skills necessary to be a good researcher. I am curious, patient, responsible, dedicated, hardworking person and I don’t like to give up.|01/10/2012–Present	M.Sc. degree in Neurosciences{NewLine}{NewLine}(1º year - 16/20 Values)	{NewLine}{NewLine}	School of Medicine, University of Lisbon {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}02/2010–07/2010	Eramus Programme	{NewLine}{NewLine}	Facultà di Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali dell’Università degli Studi di Verona, (Italy) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}15/09/2008–31/07/2010	B.Sc. degree in Biochemistry	(14/20 Values){NewLine}{NewLine}	Faculty of science and technology (FCT), New university of Lisbon, Monte de Caparica|* 01/10/2011–31/07/2012	B.Sc. thesis: Development of a disposable electrochemical biosensor for nitrite quantification{NewLine}{NewLine}	(Requinte, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science and technology (FCT), New university of Lisbon) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} * 09/2011–12/2011	Teacher of Enzyme Kinetics ( practice classes){NewLine}{NewLine}	(Faculty of science and technology (FCT), New university of Lisbon) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} * 01/10/2009–31/01/2010	Research fellowship in Phosphorus compounds with potential biological activity{NewLine}{NewLine}	(Requinte/Centro de Química Fina e Biotecnologia (CQFB) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science and technology (FCT), New university of Lisbon)|Master´s thesis : Cell Counting in Meningioma{NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratory of Neuropathology, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon|Book publication : Nitrite Biosensing using Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase: Towards a Disposable Strip Electrode Research{NewLine}{NewLine}Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies; Vol 357, 2013, pp 41-50. Available from: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-642-38256-7_3|Cell Counting in Meningioma - M.Sc. Neurosciences (year 2014/2015)	{NewLine}{NewLine}School of Medicine, University of Lisbon||Ability to work within a team {NewLine}{NewLine}Hardworking person{NewLine}{NewLine}Good Laboratory Practice{NewLine}{NewLine}Innovative/creative problem solving{NewLine}{NewLine}Personal and career planning skills{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer Skills{NewLine}{NewLine}General and specialized software experience: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, {NewLine}{NewLine}Berkeley Madonna, {NewLine}{NewLine}UCSF Chimera, {NewLine}{NewLine}GPES 4.9, {NewLine}{NewLine}SPSS, {NewLine}{NewLine}R Statistical Software, {NewLine}{NewLine}Image J|95_letter1_2015-05-27-07-08-03.pdf||95|||
3535|2015-05-27 20:39:16|Célia Carolina Martins Neto|16-02-1991|Paços de Ferreira|Portuguese|Rua da Boavista, 17A, Frazão 4595-102 Paços de Ferreira, Porto, Portugal|ccarolinaneto@gmail.com|916583569|My scientific experience so far has being around Forensic and Population Genetics. I have a first degree in Genetics and Biotechnology and a Master degree in Forensic Genetics, with a strong background in Population Genetics. I have been working with both animal and human DNA, with different genomic portions (nuclear and mitochondrial DNA) and different genetic markers (SNPs, STRs and InDels) that involved different molecular biology techniques. I also have worked on other projects that involved RNA and protein extraction, RT-PCR, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, among other proteomic techniques. {NewLine}{NewLine}At this point, I would like to pursue a PhD that would help me to achieve a scientific career. Neuroscience and specially this PhD programme seemed a good fit for my goals because of its multidisciplinary approach. Neuroscience is a field that always arouse my curiosity but that I never had the opportunity to experience. In this area, my main interests are the genetic neurologic diseases, the way that they are inherited, and how they can affect different populations, i.e., see if some populations are more prone to some diseases, connecting Neuroscience with Population Genetics.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe I am a good candidate to this position not only for my academic curriculum but also for my lab expertise: my wide knowledge of lab techniques can be very useful when diagnosing some of these diseases, understanding their way of transmission and action, and maybe finding a way to stop them or at least slow down their progression. {NewLine}{NewLine}Although this would be a new scientific area to me, I believe I can be a good asset by bringing my knowledge from other scientific areas to this multidisciplinary one.|Master degree: Forensic Genetics (final grade: 17 out of 20){NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto{NewLine}{NewLine}From September 2011 to December 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor degree: Genetics and Biotechnology (final grade: 16 out of 20){NewLine}{NewLine}University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro{NewLine}{NewLine}From September 2008 to July 2011|1. Research Fellowship on PTDC/BIA­-BIC/3488/2012: "Genetic erosion caused by exposure to chemical contamination: consequences on the viability of amphibian populations" (IPATIMUP; from September 1st, 2013 to October 30th, 2014){NewLine}{NewLine}2. Master's thesis: "Exploring the genetic diversity of the Sephardic remnants in Northeast Portugal from autosomal data" (IPATIMUP; inserted on PTDC/ATP-DEM/4545/2012; from September 2012 to December 2013){NewLine}{NewLine}3. Bachelor's thesis: "Detection of GMO in food" (IBB/CGB; from January to July 2011)|-|-|Oral:{NewLine}{NewLine}▪ "Assessment of the genetic diversity in amphibian populations from water-contaminated habitats", on XIII Iberian Congress of Herptology (from September, 30th to October, 4th 2014, Aveiro, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}▪ “The Genetic Structure and Admixture of the North-Eastern Portuguese Communities of Jewish Origin: News from the Autosomal Markers”, on XXXVIII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética (June, 4th and 5th, 2013, Porto, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster:{NewLine}{NewLine}▪ "Genetic diversity in amphibian populations exposed to chronic contamination", on 16th Portugaliae Genetica (March, 20th and 21st, 2014, Porto, Portugal).|-|-|134_letter1_2015-05-27-07-39-16.pdf|134_letter2_2015-05-27-07-39-16.pdf|134|||
3636|2015-05-27 22:32:52|Dora Marília de Bastos Pinto|26-06-1977|Lisboa|Portuguesa|Rua Rodrigo Reinel Nº6 3ºD 1400 - 320 Lisboa|dbastos.pinto@gmail.com|911557101|Dear Sir. Or Madam,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I come substantiate the reasons for my intrinsic motivation and total identification with an integrated model in the neurosciences field, which is, in my view, oriented to the realization of the scientific community revealing answers and society in general.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}The relationship between the biomedical model and the psychological sciences has been the object of questions for me previously placed under a hypothetical, scientific and plural reasoning, from what I strengthen my entire availability in pursuit of answers that follow an integrationist dialectic between the various structural dimensions of the human while physical, cognitive, psychological and social being.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is Dora Pinto, I'm 37 years old and complete the Master degree in Clinical Psychology by ISPA – Instituto Universitário das Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}It is important to emphasize the claim in continuing my academic career and my particular appreciation for the research area which is revealed in my reflective skills, critical thinking and methodical detailed perception. I should add that the maturity of my clinical thinking contributed to the interest that today I keep the field of neurosciences, epigenetics, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, linguistics, cultural objects and cognitive sciences.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I highlight the publication of a scientific article in the Portuguese Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, work that deserved the recognition of Sidney Blatt, late Professor Emeritus at Yale University, author of over 220 scientific papers, awarded numerous times and for 50 years Director the Yale Psychiatric Department which proved to be compliant and cooperative in my continuity  route in the area of scientific research.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Because I really want to do my route in research and, above all, to be a project in which I see myself in the subject and seriousness, whose institution has evidence of credibility and resources to the technical means to operationalize a research excellence, declare to be part of the team, it will be lived in a very significant way, whose return on my investment will mark the difference in achieving the goals.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Lisbon, May 11, 2015,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My best regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dora de Bastos Pinto|Master´s degree in Psychology, in Clinical specialization.   {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Teaching Entity: ISPA – Instituto Universitário das Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Date of completion: 26/06/2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Grades: 13,43 Values||Clinical Psychology|Pinto, D. B; Gomes, J. C; Pires, A. P. (2013). "Narcisismo e Relações de Objeto Representadas". Revista Portuguesa de Psicanálise e Psicoterapia Psicanalítica, 4 (1), 149 - 167.|Scientific Poster Presentation: 'Prevention and Intervention in Smoking Behaviors'. First Days of Psychology of Santa Maria Hospital – New Paradigms in a University Hospital (2014, November, 07).  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Communications in educational context addressed to young people, parents and teachers.||Personal: Ethical consciousness and sense of commitment. Autonomy. Easy integration in team context. Taste for humanitarian work. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}IT Tools: Computer savvy and SPSS.|135_letter1_2015-05-27-09-32-52.pdf||135|||
3737|2015-05-27 22:49:08|João Filipe Fonseca Gomes|07-10-1992|Campo Grande - Lisboa|Portuguese|Rua Padre Manuel Duarte, nº 14, 5º Frente Direito, Póvoa de Santa Iria{NewLine}{NewLine}2625-173 Póvoa de Santa Iria|jaofilipegomes@gmail.com|968422603|Dear Directory Board Members,{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is João Gomes and I believe that my academic background and laboratory experience make me a good candidate for the Lisbon University Doctoral Program in Integrative Neuroscience. At the moment, I am MSc Student in Neurosciences at University of Lisbon and, since I expect to complete my dissertation until November of 2015, I am now searching for a PhD position to fill once I graduate. {NewLine}{NewLine}Since the beginning of my academic life I felt passion for the unknown, where there is more to explore than explored and in my opinion the field of neurosciences matches with this "unknown world” in perfection. Thus, research in neurosciences was always in the pole position of my interests. The choice of my graduations (degree in Biochemistry and Master in Neurosciences) intended to fulfil my preferences, enabling me later to answer some questions that persist in this specific area of research. These graduations gave me the opportunity to understand the processes occurring in living organisms and to improve my laboratory skills (described in CV). So, I believe that this articulation between theoretical knowledge and practical capabilities will promote a successful academic and professional career.{NewLine}{NewLine}My research project is monitored by Prof Maria José Diógenes and Dr André Santos and is being developed in Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences (IMM). My work aims to characterize the newly discovered TrkB receptor fragment (TrkB‐ICD) formed by calpain cleavage induced by amyloid-β peptide, on a context of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). TrkB receptor when activated by BDNF regulates neuronal plasticity, differentiation and survival. Thereby any imbalance on BDNF/TrkB system may lead to neurodegeneration. Until now we have new and promising data showing that TrkB-ICD has biological function, accumulates within the nucleus and triggers the phosphorylation of cytosolic and nuclear proteins. So we intend to create new models to study AD pathophysiology based on our data, to explore the in vivo benefit of blocking TrkB cleavage (possible therapeutic opportunity) and to study if TrkB-ICD can be considered a CSF biomarker of AD.{NewLine}{NewLine}In this way, I think that this PhD Program would be a fantastic opportunity to continue all my work in research, ensuring that, with my enthusiasm, optimism and curiosity, I’m totally focused on getting answers that will contribute to a Neurosciences’ world less unknown. {NewLine}{NewLine}Yours sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}João Gomes|2007 – 2010 → High School (Course of Sciences and Technologies) at Secondary School of Forte da Casa with a final average grade of 18 (total of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 – 2013 → Graduation degree in Biochemistry at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon with a final average grade of 15 (total of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – present → Master’s degree in Neurosciences at Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon with an average grade of the first year of 17 (total of 20). Currently in the project year.|2013 → Investigation project at Microbiology Laboratory of Vegetal Biology Department at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, that allowed to study the viability of commercial microbial inoculants and microscopic and biochemical characterization of some microorganisms (work as volunteer).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 – present → Investigation project correspondent to the thesis year called “Study the function of the newly discovered TrkB receptor fragment (TrkB-ICD) formed by calpain cleavage” at Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Techniques acquired → primary cell cultures preparation; cell lines manipulation; plasmid cloning; lentivirus production; PCR; cell transfection protocol; cell transduction; cell death evaluation; subcellular fractionation; immunoprecipitation; western-blot; immunocitochemistry.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Informatics background → Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Pubmed, PLAS (Power Law Analysis and Simulation), S-timator, Python, SPSS, GraphPad Prism, AxioVision Microscopy Software, Image Lab, Image J.|In the current year, I am on the second year of Master’s degree in Neurosciences at University of Lisbon, developing my project mentioned above with expected delivery of the dissertation until November of 2015.|Jerónimo-Santos, André; Guimarães, Diogo; Fonseca-Gomes, João; Ribeiro, Joaquim; Sebastião, Ana; Diógenes, Maria. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor mediates neuroprotection against Aβ-induced toxicity through a mechanism independent on adenosine 2A receptor activation. Growth Factors Journal (under review).|1. Neurosciences Seminar: presentation of my investigation project untitled “Study the function of the newly discovered TrkB receptor fragment (TrkB-ICD) formed by calpain cleavage” – 9th February 2015, Inst. Pharmacology and Neuroscience Library, Egas Moniz Building, FMUL.{NewLine}{NewLine}2. Voluntary work as science communicator during the Brain Awareness Weeks at Escola Secundária de Camarate; audience: 48 students with 15-21 years old – 9th March 2015.|-|- Reception and assistance of master students in Neurosciences (rotations from Universidade de Coimbra) and a high school student (from Saint Julian’s School).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Member of foundation group of BioqUL, Biochemistry students association at Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa (2012).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Member of group that organized “I Biochemistry Sessions” at Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa (2013).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Course of Scientific Entertainer, Science4you – Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa (2013).   {NewLine}{NewLine}- Voluntary actions: for Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome and Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa (celebration of International Year of Chemistry).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Scoutism.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Musical formation: theoretical classes and guitar lessons.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Member of the parish assembly of Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte de Casa, Traffic Comission,  Toponymy Comisson, Permanent Comission and Regimental Comission.|128_letter1_2015-05-27-09-49-08.pdf|128_letter2_2015-05-27-09-49-08.pdf|128|||
3838|2015-05-28 01:15:52|Luís Daniel Machado Crisóstomo|22-02-1990|Benedita|Portuguese|Rua do Outeiro, nº8{NewLine}{NewLine}2475-015 Benedita{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|luis.d.m.crisostomo@gmail.com|+351967689237|Dear evaluation committee,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I had always a never-ending thirst for knowledge, I love to ask questions and find answer. I asked about everything about me but I came to realize that questions get harder and harder to answer as we came closer to their source. What if we question about the questioning? What if we question about the thinking? What is it? How does it work and how can I be sure it is the correct interpretation of what I see? Well, such questions is even beyond the borders of Science, it is almost impossible to think about thinking without mentioning Philosophy too. All my life I heard that “The mind has twists that even the reason cannot understand”. However I accepted the challenge, I want to know those twists, I dare to cross the borders of mind and brain.{NewLine}{NewLine}My Academic career may not clear reflect my interested on Neurosciences, since it came along a global interest on Sciences, in particular, Health Sciences. However, I always had more attention and interest on it and on Genetics. The first time I truly recognized my interest for the Neurosciences was during my third and last year of the Licenciatura (three-year course) on Biomedical Sciences at the University of Beira Interior, when I had a course on Neurophysiology. Despite being considered one of the most demanding classes of the whole degree, I really found the classes really captivating and I had a relative ease to keep up with the lesson. I even ended up with the top grade of the class (17 points out of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}During my Master Degree I was invited to develop my thesis on Genetics, applied to Sport Performance. The project was really interesting, so I accepted the invitation and I really enjoyed the work. Nevertheless, I still find Neurosciences very attractive, and I would like to take my interest to a deeper level, besides I believe my background on Genetics and Gene Expression can always be very helpful on Neurosciences research. I think this PhD program suits my wishes perfectly, because it permits a proper introduction and preparation of the students to this Science field, which will be very useful for anyone like me. I found also important the cooperation between six faculties from different knowledge areas, which promotes a broad vision of the subject – exactly the vision a Biomedical Scientist like me praises!{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I hope you can count on me to unravel the twists of our mind!{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}The applicant,{NewLine}{NewLine}Luís Crisóstomo|Post-graduation (1st year of the PhD Degree) on Biomedicine (from October 2013 to July 2014){NewLine}{NewLine}University of Beira Interior{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade: 15 (Good){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Master of Science on Biomedical Sciences (from September 2011 to July 2013){NewLine}{NewLine}University of Beira Interior{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade: 17 (Very Good){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Licenciatura on Biomedical Sciences (from September 2008 to July 2011){NewLine}{NewLine}University of Beira Interior{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade: 15 (Good)|I started doing research as a volunteer at the Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences (FCS) of the University of Beira Interior (UBI).{NewLine}{NewLine}I had started on June 2012, right before the start of my last year of the Master degree, and I stood at the institution until the end of October 2013, three months after I presented my MSc Thesis.{NewLine}{NewLine}During this time, I developed my own MSc Thesis by doing the required lab work, but I have also participated on other ongoing projects of fellow PhD and MSc Colleagues. The result from those collaborations were the learning of new lab techniques and a co-authorship for a published peer-reviewed article. The main techniques I developed during this experience were acid nucleic extraction from blood (DNA extraction using Chelex® and DNA extraction by Trizol®), genotyping by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis, relative gene expression by double-delta technique, using the data from RT-PCR.{NewLine}{NewLine}By the beginning of 2013, I also started a collaboration with CIDESD (Research Centre for Sport, Health and Human Development). This collaboration granted me expertise on exercise protocols, population studies and new technical skills, such as sample collection and gaseous analysis in exercising subjects using the Cosmed® K4 b2 instrument. This collaboration persists, however since June 2014 I have a smaller contribution on the Centre due to my full-time job on a multi-national Consulting Company, Accenture.|Volunteer researcher at CIDESD (Research Centre for Sport, Health and Human Development).{NewLine}{NewLine}Full-time worker at Accenture Technology Solutions - Portugal, as a Software Engineering Analyst.|Costa, A. M., Dias, A., Crisostomo, L., Ramalhinho, A., Breitenfeld, L., & Pereira, A. (2014). Glutathione S-Transferase M1 and T1 genotypes in high-level swimmers: original research. International SportMed Journal, 15(4), 458-465.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Casanova, N., Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A., Pereira, A., Crisóstomo, L., Travassos, B., & Costa, A. M. (2015). Cortisol, Testosterone and mood state variation during an official female Footbal competition. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, (In press).|"Pilot-model for oxidative post-competition recovery in swimmers", UTAD Congress on Sport Sciences, Exercise and Health; Vila Real, May 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}"Expression of endogenous antioxidants throughout a Sport Season", The XXXVI Portuguese Swimming Technicians Association (APTN) Technical-Scientific Congress, Guimarães, April 2013.|3rd Prize - Best free presentation: training category; "Expression of Endogenous Antioxidants throughout a Sport Season", The XXXVI APTN Technical-Scientific Congress, Guimarães, April 29th and 30th 2013.|Managing, debating and speech skills as former President of the Biomedical Sciences Students' Association of UBI; creative writing; physical exercise (Athletics coach certificate); Class B driving license.|115_letter1_2015-05-28-12-15-52.pdf|115_letter2_2015-05-28-12-15-52.pdf|115|||
3939|2015-05-28 10:43:18|Vânia Sofia Santos Tavares|15-08-1990|Montréal - Canadá|Portuguese / Canadian|Rua 5 de Outubro lote 3{NewLine}{NewLine}Portela da Azóia{NewLine}{NewLine}2690-151 Santa Iria da Azóia{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|vanias2tavares@gmail.com|+351938364811|Dear Sirs, Madams,{NewLine}{NewLine}I am a recent graduate of the BSc and MSc program on Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. Now I am looking for an upgrade in my academic pathway and I was very glad when I saw this call for applying for the Doctoral Program in Integrative Neuroscience of Lisbon University. With this letter, I would like to express my strong motivation for this application.{NewLine}{NewLine}At the moment I am working in Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano, where I am learning in practice how to apply methods for biosignals (brain and non-brain signals) monitoring and feedback using user-computer interfaces in a museum. Thanks to this particular experience I was able to perceive the complexity of this field, and to realize that I would like to develop my career in neurosciences, in particular, with brain-computer interfaces/brain connectivity. Besides technical skills this job also improve my soft skills regarding team and project management. Overall, I am able to work alone or as a part of a team, and I like working with people. I am flexible and open minded, and if it is needed, I enjoy organizing different tasks. I am able to work hard, and I love new challenges. I am also eager to learn new things.{NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to take part in this doctoral program since it is an excellent opportunity to improve my academic and professional skills and to give my contribution to the scientific community with my original research. I want to do something challenging. For example, I would like to build a classification framework based on brain connectivity changes due to brain tumors using currently available techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and positron emission tomography, among others. This classification framework would help on diagnosing, treating and monitoring of brain tumor patients. For this particular topic experts from Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering (for signal and image processing) and from Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon/Hospital Santa Maria (for patients’ data and clinical advisement) would be perfect project supervisors.{NewLine}{NewLine}It is with great self-motivation that I try to overcome all the challenges I set myself, always with a high sense of initiative and creativity, and I'm not one to give up easily.{NewLine}{NewLine}Looking forward to hear from you.{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully,{NewLine}{NewLine}Vânia Tavares|BSc and MSc on Engineering Sciences - Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics - Profile in Clinical Engineering and Medical Instrumentation [2008-2014, concluded at November 5th, 2014 with a final grade of 16 (sixteen) points out of 20 (twenty)].{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edifício C5, 1749 – 016 Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Observations: Master’s degree with a graduation of 17 (seventeen) points. Master’s thesis developed at Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Title/classification of the work: “Epileptogenic focus localization and complexity analysis of its BOLD signal”/19 (nineteen) points. It consisted on the analysis and processing of functional magnetic resonance data of epileptic patients in order to identify the epileptogenic focus. Supervisor/co-supervisor: Hugo Ferreira/Alberto Leal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor’s degree with a graduation of 15 (fifteen) points. Internship, with a duration of two months and a classification of 19 (nineteen) points, in the Department of Radiology of the Fontaine Research University of Virginia, USA. Title of the work: “Xe CSI Pro: a software to analyze lung 3D-SBCSI data”. It consisted on the analysis and processing of lung magnetic resonance spectroscopy data of patients with cystic fibrosis using Matlab. Supervisor/Co-Supervisor: Jaime Mata/Eduardo Ducla-Soares.|From 01-3-2015 to 30-6-2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano - University of Values{NewLine}{NewLine}IT Technician. Job functions:{NewLine}{NewLine}- design, development and implementation of technological interfaces (including the use of biosignals as monitoring signals or biofeedback signals - include biosignal processing; hardware and software development) for activities of the Universal Values Museum.{NewLine}{NewLine}- project and team manager.{NewLine}{NewLine}Main skills acquired: Signal processing (inclusing signals of electroencephalography, electrocardiography, galvanic skin response, oximetry, accelerometry, eye tracking); Programming (JavaScript, Wiring [Spark io/Arduino]); Paradigm Design (for Museum’s activity using as input biosignals).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From 01-9-2013 to Present{NewLine}{NewLine}Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher.{NewLine}{NewLine}1)Domain of specialization{NewLine}{NewLine}Medical Signal and Imaging Processing:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging associated with neurosciences;{NewLine}{NewLine}•Development of Methods for the Analysis of Brain Dynamics:{NewLine}{NewLine}**Healthy conditions: functional connectivity distinction between rest and task conditions using data-driven methods;{NewLine}{NewLine}**Pathologic conditions: analysis of temporal behavior of brain regions using data-driven methods; assessment of brain regions complexity dynamics using methods based on entropy and on long range temporal correlations;{NewLine}{NewLine}2)Current research interests{NewLine}{NewLine}Biomedical Engineering applied to the neurosciences:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Development of processing algorithms for neurologic medical signals (functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography,positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomograph);{NewLine}{NewLine}•Development of methods for extrasensorial brain-to-brain interaction;{NewLine}{NewLine}•Development of realistic models of brain electrical stimulation.{NewLine}{NewLine}Cognitive neurosciences:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Study of altered states of consciousness (cognitive and emotional processes).{NewLine}{NewLine}3)Other professional interests/activities{NewLine}{NewLine}Development of algorithms/apps in several programming languages (R, Python, Matlab, C).{NewLine}{NewLine}Development of human-technology interfaces using (bio)sensors, Internet of Things products, and graphical programming.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From 01-7-2012 to 31-8-2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Departments of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA{NewLine}{NewLine}Summer internship as a student.{NewLine}{NewLine}Title of the work: “Xe CSI Pro: a software to analyze lung 3D-SBCSI data”. It consisted on the analysis and processing of lung magnetic resonance spectroscopy data of patients with cystic fibrosis using matlab.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Projects{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation in the project PTDC/SAU-ENB/120718/2010 – Comprehensive multi-parametric analysis of the limbic system connectivity in post-traumatic epilepsy patients as a research fellow.{NewLine}{NewLine}Observations:{NewLine}{NewLine}a){NewLine}{NewLine}- Scientific Initiation Scholarship{NewLine}{NewLine}- Duration: 6 months (May 2014, 1st – Oct 2014, 31st){NewLine}{NewLine}- Title of the work: Complexity assessment of BOLD signals in epilepsy.{NewLine}{NewLine}b){NewLine}{NewLine}- Project Team Integration{NewLine}{NewLine}- Duration: 13 months (May 2014, 1st - June 2015, 30st)|IT Technician at Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano - University of Values.||Micro/Nanofluidics with Jelly Chips: A “Learn-by-Doing” Approcah. Joana Brito, Vânia Tavares and Hugo Ferreira. II Nanosciences and Biomedical Nanotecnologies Symposium Proceedings. Biomed Biopharm Res., 2013; (10) 2:268-286. (poster presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain connectivity at slow oscillations: a temporal clustering approach, Vânia Tavares, Joana Brito, Hugo{NewLine}{NewLine}Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 6th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, 5th of April, 2014. (poster presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain connectivity dynamics during task condition: A Wavelet analysis approach, Joana Brito, Vânia Tavares, Hugo Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 6th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, 5th of April, 2014. (poster presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Temporal clustering analysis to evaluate slow oscillations around 0.1 Hz, Vânia Tavares, Joana Brito, Hugo{NewLine}{NewLine}Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2014, 8 - 12 Jun 2014, 1794. http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1096025. (poster presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Análise da dinâmica de interação entre as redes neuronais de repouso fisiológicas e epiléticas. Vânia Tavares, Hugo Ferreira, Alberto Leal. 27º Encontro Nacional de Epileptologia (ENE) 2015, 13 - 14 Março 2015, CO3. http://static.epilepsia.pt/Imgs/LPCE-27ENE.pdf (oras presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dynamic analysis of the interaction between physiological and epileptic resting state networks. Vânia Tavares, Hugo Ferreira, Alberto Leal. 13th European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Neuropediatrics (ESMRN) Congress 2015, 14 - 15 May 2015. (oral presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Epileptogenic focus localization: a new approach, Vânia Tavares, André Santos Ribeiro, Carlos Capela, Luís Cerqueira, and Hugo Alexandre Ferreira. 4th Conference on PET/MR and SPECT/MR (PSMR) 2015, 17 - 21 May (2015), 73. (poster presentation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Method for epileptogenic focus localization using BOLD signal complexity analysis, Vânia Tavares, André Santos Ribeiro, Carlos Capela, Luís Cerqueira, and Hugo Alexandre Ferreira. 23rd Annual Meeting of the The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2015, 30 May - 5 Jun 2015, 3922. (poster presentation)||•	Good sense of organization.{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Experience in project or team management.{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Good command on computer skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Good command on programming languages: Mathworks Matlab®; R (R project); Python; C; JavaScript; HTML5; Wiring.|130_letter1_2015-05-28-09-43-17.pdf|130_letter2_2015-05-28-09-43-17.pdf|130|||
4040|2015-05-28 11:07:46|Joana Paula Fontinha de Brito|18-03-1990|Barreiro|Portuguese|Quinta dos Fidalguinhos, Rua Amizade, Nº50, 2835-323 Lavradio, Portugal|jfbjoana@gmail.com|+351 939468778|Dear Sirs, Madams{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I recently finished my MSc program on Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon and since my thesis work  I am very interested on the Neuroscience field. This doctoral program would be challenging and motivator to improve my knowledge on my area of interest.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently I have been working for the Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano on an innovative project where I am developing methods for biosignals monitoring and feedback using user-computer interfaces to be applied on a museum. On this project it is given focus on the correlation among biosignals and emotions and human values. I have been able to improve different specific skills regarding to brain-computer interfaces/brain connectivity and soft skills related to team and project management. I am used to work hard and constantly facing new challenges. Before this work I also participate in a research project at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics where I developed algorithms for brain dynamic connectivity analysis. As a young researcher, all the experiences that I've had made me realize that I really would like to follow my research into the neuroscience field.{NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to take part in the doctoral program because this is an excellent opportunity to improve my academic and professional skills and to give my contribution to the scientific community with my original research. I would like to work on brain connectivity topics focusing on the distinction between rest and movement in both healthy and disease brain (movement disorders, such as dystonia, and brain tumors) using techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography. For such research the contribution of Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering (for signal and image processing) and Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon/Hospital Santa Maria (for patients’ data and clinical advisement) would be excellent. {NewLine}{NewLine}To finish, I would like to mention that I am committed to my work, responsible, creative and persistent when facing difficulties.  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Looking forward to hear from you.{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Joana Brito|BSc and MSc on Engineering Sciences - Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics - Profile in Clinical Engineering and Medical Instrumentation (2008-2014), concluded on 28th October 2014 with the final grade (BSc+Integrated MSc)of 15/20 (fifteen/twenty){NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edifício C5, 1749 – 016 Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}Observations: Master degree with a graduation of 16 (sixteen) points. Master dissertation performed on Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering (Lisboa-Portugal) about Dynamic functional connectivity of BOLD fMRI signal during both rest and task execution states with the final classification of 19 (nineteen) points. It involved the analysis of magnetic resonance images and BOLD fMRI signal processing. Supervisor/co-supervisor: Hugo Ferreira/Alexandre Andrade{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor degree with a graduation of 14 (fourteen) points. Internship perfomed in the Research University of Virginia, USA, lasting two months, and with the final classification of 18 (eighteen) points. The training subject was "Mesothelioma model- Lesions quantification" and it involved the analysis of magnetic resonance images and microscopic images processing. Supervisor/co-supervisor: Jaime Mata/ Eduardo Ducla-Soares.{NewLine}{NewLine}Main skills acquired: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Biomedical Engineering.|Period: 01-3-2015 until 30-6-2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano - University of Values{NewLine}{NewLine}Description:- design, development and implementation of technological interfaces (including the use of biosignals as monitoring signals or biofeedback signals - include biosignal processing; hardware and software development) for activities of the Universal Values Museum.{NewLine}{NewLine}- project and team manager.{NewLine}{NewLine}Main skills acquired: Signal processing (inclusing signals of electroencephalography, electrocardiography, galvanic skin response, oximetry, accelerometry, eye tracking); Programming (JavaScript, C#); Paradigm Design (for Museum’s activity using as input biosignals).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Period: 01-9-2013 until present{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Description:Medical signal and imaging processing. Methods for brain connectivity dynamics analysis on both healthy (rest and tasks states) and pathologic conditions based on wavelet analysis and using Functional magnetic resonance imaging.{NewLine}{NewLine}-•	Processing algorithms/methods for biologic signals analysis (functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, electrocardiography and galvanic skin response);{NewLine}{NewLine}•	Development of human-technology interfaces using biosensors.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Period: 01-7-2012 until 31-8-2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Departments of Radiology,{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Virginia,{NewLine}{NewLine}Charlottesville, Virginia,{NewLine}{NewLine}USA{NewLine}{NewLine}Description: Summer internship as a student.{NewLine}{NewLine}Title of the work: “Mesothelioma model- Lesions quantification”. it involved the analysis of magnetic resonance images and microscopic images processing using Matlab.{NewLine}{NewLine}Period:  1/05/2014 until 31/10/2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution:{NewLine}{NewLine}Description:Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation on PTDC/SAU-ENB/120718/2010 project- "Comprehensive multi-parametric analysis of the limbic system connectivity in post-traumatic epilepsy patients".|IT Technician at Instituto Luso-Ilírio para o Desenvolvimento Humano - University of Values||Dynamics of slow BOLD oscillations during rest and task states, J.P. Brito, A. Andrade, H.A. Ferreira, D. Fink, G. Pfurtscheller, 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, October 1-3, 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Temporal clustering analysis to evaluate slow oscillations around 0.1 Hz, Vânia Tavares, Joana Brito, Hugo Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2014, 8 - 12 Jun 2014, 1794. http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1096025.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain connectivity dynamics during task condition: A Wavelet analysis approach, Joana Brito, Vânia Tavares, Hugo Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 6th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, 5th of April, 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain connectivity at slow oscillations: a temporal clustering approach, Vânia Tavares, Joana Brito, Hugo Ferreira, Alexandre Andrade, Karl Koschutnig, Gert Pfurtscheller. 6th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, 5th of April, 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Micro/Nanofluidics with Jelly Chips: A “Learn-by-Doing” Approcah. Joana Brito, Vânia Tavares and Hugo Ferreira. II Nanosciences and Biomedical Nanotecnologies Symposium Proceedings. Biomed Biopharm Res., 2013; (10) 2:268-286.||Good skill in developing multiple tasks; good work team coordination; good knowledge in information technology: Microsoft OfficeTM (PowerPointTM, WordTM, Excel™ and Publisher™) tools; good knowledge  in graphic design tools (Windows Movie Maker™; Camtasia studio, GIMP ); good knowledge in programming tools: Mathworks Matlab®, R (R project), C and C# language, JavaScript, HTML5.|137_letter1_2015-05-28-10-07-46.pdf|137_letter2_2015-05-28-10-07-46.pdf|137|||
4141|2015-05-28 12:10:27|Daniela Alexandra dos Santos Albano|23-10-1989|São Sebastião da Pedreira - Lisbon|Portuguese|Ribatejo st, nr 2, 1st left{NewLine}{NewLine}Cruz de Pau|daniela_albano@msn.com|937214994|Dear Sirs, Madams of the Juri,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is Daniela Albano, and currently I’m a community pharmacist. I hold my MS degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Algarve and I would like to apply for NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Since my graduation I’ve been working in a community pharmacist and there I gained a lot of new, practical knowledge. I learned about patient care and the contact with the people gave me much more social skills and patience.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Now I want to do more. Now I want to make a difference by studying new topics and developing new subjects. The brain as always been a mistery since I discovered we don't use it much. I’m very passionate about clinical research and R&D projects, and I feel like I could put my mind at work to make breakthroughs and to take science further if you allow me.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to comprehend the brain capacity and how it works (or to study when it doesn't work properly). What could be different and if we could extend our inteligence.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I would also like to develop my research in a state of the art laboratory and with recognized institutions such as IMM. That’s why I think this program is so important for me.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}After the program I would like to continue research in this field or in other field because when you think about it medicine, chemistry, physics, math are all related and clinical field it’s a multidisciplinary area.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I know my experience in the research area is limited (so far) and it resumes to college laboratory and compounding medicines in the pharmacy, but I can make a difference and have an impact in the clinical research field.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to your favorable reply.{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Yours sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Daniela Albano|MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, by the University of Algarve in January 2013|Volunteer in Portuguese Red Cross (2010-2012){NewLine}{NewLine}Community pharmacist (2013-present day)|Head Pharmacist (subdirector) in Estacio Pharmacy Lisbon||||Dynamic; Good communication skills; Team spirit; Versatile; Proactive; Motivated; Responsible; Critic spirit; Arguing skills; Quick learner; Great ability to solve problem and manage crisis situations; Leadership skills; Quick learner; Creative thinking.|138_letter1_2015-05-28-11-10-27.pdf||138|||
4242|2015-05-28 12:13:51|Catarina Miranda Lourenço|13-04-1992|Lisbon|Portuguese|Avenida D. Vicente Afonso Valente nº15 4ºesq.{NewLine}{NewLine}2625-215 Póvoa de Santa Iria|catmlourenco@gmail.com|912547295|Dear Directory Board of NeurULisboa members,{NewLine}{NewLine}As a last year student of Master Degree in Neurosciences, I’m writing this letter to express my sincere interest in applying to the doctoral programme NeurULisboa once it can offer me the opportunity to continue my academic training in a field that concordats with my interests. {NewLine}{NewLine}I’m graduated in Biochemistry and this graduation choice had the purpose of gain bases to do scientific research during my career. Then I decided to specialize me in something related with the function of human body and disorder that are, since ever, the real motives that take me to science. Neurosciences appears as the perfect area because it still have lots of question to answer. Now I’m performing my master thesis in a rare disorder, Rett Syndrome, which has encouraged me even more to do science. This happens because I truly believe that our effort to look for new questions and correspondent answers is recompensed when we can help world to change for better. The rare disorders are frequently forgotten because its impact in economy is smaller when compared with a disorder with a huge incidence. So any new knowledge about them can certainly make a difference. During this year I have the opportunity to learn and improve several techniques (described in CV) which give me the experience that I couldn’t reach during the curricular years.{NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to continue my research in this rare syndrome, in particularly I would like to explore the promotion effects of adenosine signalling in vivo, using a genetic modified mouse model of this disorder. In fact, my current thesis should be about this theme. However it had to be changed because the genetic modified mice that we use as model is having some reproduction problems. This gave me the opportunity to look to alternative models of the disorder and the results are stepping up the initial data which gives more support in considering adenosine signalling as a new strategic therapeutic for Rett Syndrome.{NewLine}{NewLine}Doing science demands work and perseverance, mainly in a country where this area is neglected. My experience during the thesis warned me to all the difficulties that a researcher has every day.  If I think that I have the characteristics to face adversities I would also like to help to improve science in Portugal, and with more experience, that I can acquire with a PhD, this could become easier.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for considering my application.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Catarina Lourenço|September 2013-present: Master degree in Neurosciences at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa with an average grade of 18 in the first year (total of 20). Currently performing the thesis year. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2010- September 2013: Graduation degree in Biochemistry at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa with a final average of 16 (total of 20).|September 2014-present: “Adenosine receptors as new pharmacological targets for Rett Syndrome”; “Impact of in vivo administration of adenosine on BDNF-mediated signaling in Rett Syndrome”; “Functional and molecular characterization of adenosine receptors on an age-dependent epilepsy model”{NewLine}{NewLine}•Techniques learned: Western Blot analysis; extracellular electrophysiological recordings; real-time quantitative PCR; immuno-cytofluorescence; behavioural tests; neural Differentiation of human IPSCs; DNA (from IPSCs) and RNA extraction (from mouse tissue, IPSCs and human tissue-brain); ELISA{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}July-August 2012: “Introducing ratiometric measurements and microplate fluorimetry in laboratory class with an experiment of protein denaturation” at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa {NewLine}{NewLine}•Techniques learned: Measurement of fluorescence and ratiometric methods in analyses of protein denaturation curves.{NewLine}{NewLine}	     Volunteering work at Laboratório de Microbiologia do Departamento de Biologia Vegetal da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Techniques learned: cell viability, characterization of microorganism{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}April-May 2015: Reception and assistance of Neurosciences master students in laboratory practical classes from University of Coimbra and St. Julian's High School{NewLine}{NewLine}November 2014:Theoretical-Pratical class to 1st Year Neuroscience master degree students about Rett Syndrome|Master Degree Student performing thesis year. Project: “Impact of in vivo administration of adenosine on BDNF-mediated signaling in Rett Syndrome”|Research Article: Submitted to The Journal of Clinical Investigation; Title: "Adenosine kinase deficiency in the brain triggers enhanced synaptic plasticity"; Authors:Ursula S. Sandaua, Mariana Colino-Oliveirac, Meredith Parmer, Shayla Q. Coffman, Long Liu,Catarina Miranda-Lourenço, Cátia Palminha, Vânia L. Batalha, Yiming Xu, Yuqing Huo,{NewLine}{NewLine}Maria J. Diógenesc, Ana M. Sebastiãoc and Detlev Boison|March 2015: Neurosciences seminar “Impact of in vivo administration of adenosine on BDNF-mediated signaling in Rett Syndrome” {NewLine}{NewLine}            Communication during the Brain Awareness Weeks at a High School in Lisbon about "Brain curiosities"||March 2015: Course of “Laboratory Animal Science” (according to FELASA cat. B), Instituto de Medicina Molecular.{NewLine}{NewLine}February 2013: “Science Communication” course provided by Science4you.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012: Foundation of “Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioquímica da Universidade de Lisboa”.{NewLine}{NewLine}2011: Participation in events of scientific divulgation (Noite da Química in Instituto Superior Técnico and Olimpíadas da Química in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa).{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2009-July 2010: Prevention Project about cancer with cooperation of Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro and Associação Acreditar.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2013-present: Member of Assembleia de Freguesia da Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa.{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2005-October 2010: Guitar and theoretical musical formation.|123_letter1_2015-05-28-11-13-51.pdf||123|||
4343|2015-05-28 12:52:34|André Ferreira Castro|19-01-1992|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua José Mello e Castro nº3 7D, 1750-132, Lisbon, Portugal|andre.ferreira.castro@gmail.com|916315767|I am writing to apply for a position at the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon . I am currently finishing a six month internship at the Cognition and Neurosciences group of the Max Planck Institute for the Mathematics in the Sciences.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}So far, the research that I conducted has been driven by my deep fascination for the shape–function relationship in neuroscience, and in nature. Particularly, I have been interested in understanding how the evolution of progressively more complex neuronal structures and connectivity patterns provides the background for complex behaviour, and how they are affected in the diseased brain. Besides my interest for the shape-function relationship in neuroscience, what also motivates me to pursue a career in neuroscience is the fact that some of the most important engineering and medical open problems are now amenable to scientific solutions, and I strongly believe that neuroscience will provide systematic solutions to some of these problems, and it is my will to be at the forefront of this scientific endeavour.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Even though there are still some scientific questions inherent to particular scientific areas, it has become more clear that isolated and static ways of doing science can not solve some of the biggest scientific questions of the XXI century. Neuroscience is one these cases, and I think that with my eclectic background I am capable of integrating and relating many different levels of explanation and techniques, leading to a broader and deeper understanding of nature itself and providing an advantage to the translational scientific process as well.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Reflecting on my experiences, I learned that scientific work is demanding. It requires careful planning, constant mastery of new skills, rigorous attention to detail, meticulous documentation, and an ability to look at results from many perspectives to interpret them. But I also learned that I truly enjoy the intellectual challenge and the thrill of making a new discovery. Moreover, there is never been a more exciting moment in Neuroscience than now, since a confluence of new technologies, and techniques  may soon lead to new fundamental, medical and engineering discoveries, and this convinced me to apply to the NeurULisboa PhD. I have searched the Program research guidelines and determined that the profile of the Program and my scientific interests and skills are a strong match, and I will be able to fulfill its objectives.|Education:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014-2015 - Winter and Summer lectures of the International Max Planck Research School for Mathematics in the Sciences, (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences graduate school, Leipzig). {NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: Enrolled as an external student{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012–2014 - Master of Cognitive Science,University of Lisbon, Lisbon. Joint Master held by Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of Letters (enrolled in extracurricular courses){NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 17{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis supervisor: Professor Luís Correia, Computer Science Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Jury President: Professor Ana Sebastião, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. {NewLine}{NewLine}grade - 20/20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012–2014 - Minor of Mathematics,University of Lisbon, Lisbon.Held at Faculty of Sciences (enrolled in extracurricular courses){NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 14{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2009–2012 - Bachelor of Psychological Sciences,University of Lisbon, Lisbon.Held at Faculty of Psychology (enrolled in extracurricular courses){NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 15|My first extended research experience, where I had the opportunity to perform a literature review, research design, data collection, implement and analyze a scientific project, was during my Master’s degree thesis in Cognitive Science at the University of Lisbon. I was advised by Professor Luís Correia, head of the Computer Science department at FCUL, and group leader of the Agents and Systems Modelling at the Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My goal was to systematically investigate how dendritic morphology underlies the differences in the electrical dynamics of the cell that lead to spiking behaviour. The unravelling of these general rules not only has importance for fundamental purposes but also has many possible important applications at different levels. For example, various studies report that many neuropsychiatric disorders are characterized by dendritic and synaptic pathology, including abnormal spine density and morphology, synapse loss, and aberrant synaptic signaling and plasticity. Therefore, identifying and understanding these changes in neuronal morphology are essential for understanding brain function in normal and disease states. Moreover, theories and methods of bio-inspired Artificial Intelligence, such as Neural Engineering, aim at reproducing the functionalities of brains in order to engineer intelligent machines. Issues addressed by Neural Engineering that Computational Neuroscience may help shed a light on include high-level architectures that could reproduce cognitive abilities, brain-computer interfaces and implementation of neural models in hardware.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Working independently, I developed a new mathematical measure (and implemented it on MATLAB) that provides a quantitative account of the two most relevant sources of morphological variability in single neurons: metrics and topology, as well as of other structural components such as ion channels. Supported by the new measure, I proposed a new synchronization mechanism that relates dendritic structure to the modulation of axial current that flows from the dendrites to the soma.  To test the synchronization hypothesis two sets of simulation-based experiments using detailed multi-compartmental computational models of Purkinje, Pyramidal and Visual cortical cells were conducted using NEURON software. The results found supported the synchronization hypothesis, and overall, the results show that the proposed measure is a promising alternative to traditional morphometrics measures as it can be used with confidence to quantify structural differences, and can be applied across different types of neurons while providing a bridge between structure and function. This one and a half years project is now reaching its final stage, and a scientific article reporting the results is being written.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}After I finish my Master’s degree thesis, I realised how complex the human brain is and to fully  understand its functional mechanisms (either in healthy or diseased brains) one needs to integrate many levels of explanation at the same time. To do so, in addition to neuroscience, psychology, neurology and psychiatry we increasingly need contributions from the physical sciences, mathematics and information sciences. With this in mind I moved to Leipzig (Germany) to acquire additional skills to complement my formation, and  to enjoy a large scientific community of researchers clustered in two high quality research centers  (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences) giving me the opportunity of collaborate on an international team in an interdisciplinary setting.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently I am an intern (i.e. research assistant) at the Cognition and Neurosciences group and at the Theoretical and Mathematical Biology group of the Max Planck Institute for the Mathematics in the Sciences, under Professor Jürgen Jost (director of the MPI) tuition. The group is concerned with the study of models of neuronal networks and cognition, particularly,  information processing, learning mechanisms, synchronization phenomenon,  and the analysis of neuroanatomical and neurobiological data. {NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}During my internship, my tasks include doing literature reviews, discussing the algorithms used to implement the simulations and data analysis, and taking part of the discussion of the results.  I am directly involved in two lines of research. One project comprehends the use of computational and mathematical tools to simulate and analyze how different neuronal networks' structures and connectivity patterns influence circuit dynamics and computations (using NEST software and Python). We study how a delicate interplay of different forms of synaptic plasticity leads to effects of self-organization in neuronal networks such as the emergence of driver cells for which there is more and more experimental evidence. The scientific article reporting this project is in reviewing process at this moment. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}The second project, is concerned with the development of a novel method for finding and extracting salient low-dimensional representations of the dynamics of populations of spiking neurons  using Hopfield networks. This is a classical problem in data analysis of parallel spike trains, and quite a number of approaches to detect and classify recurring spatiotemporal patterns (STP) of neural population activity were proposed. Yet, most published methods so far either focus solely on synchrony detection  or assume a more or less noiseless scenario, seeking to classify exactly recurring STP in neuronal activity (apart from allowing some jitter in spike timing). The proposed new method is robust to this variability in the signal and able to extract the underlying recurring patterns, even for seldom occurring STP and large population sizes. Particularly, one possible and interesting translational application for this method would be the study and prediction of the diseased brain dynamics. An open source software allowing for the wider application of the method is currently in beta test and to be released soon.|Intern (i.e. research assistant) at the Cognition and Neurosciences group and at the Theoretical and Mathematical Biology group of the Max Planck Institute for the Mathematics in the Sciences, under Professor Jürgen Jost (director of the MPI) tuition.|||Mar 2014–Apr 2014 Erasmus Intensive Program, University of Tartu, Estonia. European Union Scholarship to an International Seminar and School on Quantitative Approaches to Psychological and Brain Signals Processement.|Computer skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}OS-Linux, Windows OS, Mac OS{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming Languages-Python, Prolog{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Scientific Computing- MATLAB, R, NEURON, GENESIS, Brian, Winbugs, XPPAUT, Octave, JavaNSS, Pybrain, GAP, SPSS, E-Prime, Netlogo{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Typography-LaTeX, LyX|19_letter1_2015-05-28-11-52-34.pdf|19_letter2_2015-05-28-11-52-34.pdf|19|||
4444|2015-05-28 15:12:49|Francisco Luis Sarreira Lourenço Ferreira|28-10-1990|Queluz, Sintra|Portuguese|Avenida de Paimogo nº56-A Praia da Areia Branca, 2530-214 Lourinhã, Portugal|franciscoferreira34@gmail.com|+351919221062|Dear Selection Committee of NeurULisboa,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have always wanted to work in the Medical field, helping people to overcome their disease moments and extending life span. In this matter, nothing would give me more gratification than to enroll in NeurULisboa. I believe this PhD program completely fits my academic background and personal interests.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Upon completion of my Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at IST, University of Lisbon, I start working in IT consulting and later moved in to a Private Hospital where I worked as a Process Analyst. However, I realize that being a scientist and pursuing an academic career was the best way in which I could contribute to improving healthcare.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Biomedical Engineering includes a whole set of different areas of knowledge, such as medicine, computer science and electronics, which gave me a broad understanding of science and a way to correlate these different fields. I consider this to be highly desired in a multidisciplinary program such as NeurULisboa. In addition, I have always appreciated learning, and I tried to improve my skills reading books and taking online courses.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am fascinated by neuroscience and psychology. Working, as a Master student, with Dr. Adam Kampff, from Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, inspired me to work in these fields. In January, I decided to pursue my interest in research, and joined the team of Dr. Sara Madeira, from INESC and IST. I have been developing algorithms for biological data analysis, which resulted in two papers currently under revision to Bioinformatics and BMC Bioinformatics.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Guided by my preferences regarding neuroscience and programming, I, Dr. Sara Madeira and Dr. Alexandre de Mendonça, from FMUL and IMM, submitted a project to the FCT’s doctoral scholarships. This proposal aims at unravelling prognostic markers in Alzheimer’s disease and improving prognostic prediction. I will gladly include this project into NeurULisboa and revise it to fit in the program objectives.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Furthermore, I am a very active person and I make the most out of my free time, most of it is dedicated to travel and to practice sports. Together with an experience as an Erasmus student in Prague, these experiences taught me the importance of responsibility, teamwork and a desire to meet people from different backgrounds.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you in advance for your consideration. I remain at your disposal for any question you might have.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Kind Regards, {NewLine}{NewLine}Francisco Lourenço Ferreira|SEP/08 - DEZ/13: Integrated Masters in Biomedical Engineering, IST, University of Lisbon. MSc grade: 17/20. BSc grade: 15/20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SEP/11 - JAN/12: Erasmus Program in Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague. Grade: A{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Online Courses:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}OCT/14 – DEZ/14: Behavioural Economics in Action – University of Toronto at edx.org{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}OCT/14 – NOV/14: Data Scientist’s Toolbox – Johns Hopkins University at coursera.org{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}APR/13 – MAY/13: Social Network Analysis – University of Michigan at coursera.org{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}JAN/13 – MAR/13: Control of Mobile Robots – Georgia Institute of Technology at coursera.org{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SEP/12 – NOV/12: Artificial Intelligence – Berkeley, University of California at edx.org|JAN/15 - PRES: Researcher in Computational Biology at INESC-ID, IST{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}JUL/14 – OCT/14: Business Process Analyst at Espírito Santo Saúde{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SEP/13 – JUL/14: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Trainee at Novabase|Researcher in Computational Biology at INESC-ID, IST. I have been developing algorithms for biological data analysis, which resulted in two papers currently under revision to Bioinformatics and BMC Bioinformatics.|||Honorable and 3rd Best Student in Secondary School. Grade: 18.1/20|Programming skills: Java, C, Matlab, Python, R and Ruby|116_letter1_2015-05-28-02-12-49.pdf|116_letter2_2015-05-28-02-12-49.pdf|116|||
4545|2015-05-29 10:28:43|Diana Catarina Santos|10-12-1990|Coimbra|Portuguese|Beco dos Cotovios n12{NewLine}{NewLine}2495-440{NewLine}{NewLine}Fátima{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|diana.cs.santos@gmail.com|912409729|My name is Diana Santos, I am 24-years old woman passionate about science.{NewLine}{NewLine}At the end of high school I elected Biomedical Sciences because it comprises from health sciences to mathematics. I became highly interested in neurophysiology classes and I decided to do Biomedical Engineering Master, to get competences in engineering. Stem cell bioengineering classes revealed super interesting, so I developed a thesis about neuronal differentiation of pluripotent stem cells thesis at Stem Cell Bioengineering Laboratory, (Prof. Joaquim Cabral, Prof. Margarida Diogo, IST). This work contributed to a publication in Biotechnology Journal. My foundation in Biomedical Engineering was extremely relevant for problem solving skills acquisition. Since I am interested in neuro(de/re)generation field and because I easily get captivated for multidisciplinary areas, I applied for a position as research assistant at Biocant, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, (Dr. Mário Grãos, Dr. Lino Ferreira). I am currently working with carbon nanotubes, as electrically conductive platforms, to improve neural stem cells differentiation.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am now searching for new challenging projects, so I found NeurULisboa a unique doctoral program, with top-quality host institutions, capable of providing exceptional opportunities in different subjects within neurosciences. Applying to this program I intend not only to consolidate my acquired skills but to learn more from neurophysiology, computational neurosciences, nanotechnology, imaging and instrumentation, in order to elect a new subject, to which I will dedicate. I seek the opportunity to give an important contribution to this program, by production of quality research work, publications, development of new technologies and possibly their translation to entrepreneurial environments. Moreover, I am a proficient user of English and I see this as an ideal opportunity for personal inner growth and a great way to start an international career.  {NewLine}{NewLine}I am a very interested, communicative and hardworking person, who strongly appreciates team spirit. Likewise I have a competitive and curious personality. Also, my part-time jobs polished my sense of responsibility and capability to adapt to new environments.{NewLine}{NewLine}I hope you can give me the opportunity to expand my knowledge, develop my creativity and contribute to my long-term career goals and to your program progress.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for considering my application.{NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards{NewLine}{NewLine}Diana Santos|09/2011 – 12/2013  {NewLine}{NewLine}Master of Science – Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}16 out of 20 {NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis – 19 out of 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}09/2008 – 06/2011  {NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor of Science – Biomedical Sciences{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior{NewLine}{NewLine}Covilhã, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}15.3 out of 20 {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}09/2005 – 06/2008  {NewLine}{NewLine}High School – Sciences and Technologies{NewLine}{NewLine}Colégio de São Miguel{NewLine}{NewLine}Fátima, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}18.3 out of 20|01/2014 – Present {NewLine}{NewLine}Research Assistant (Modulation of induced pluripotent stem cells differentiation using carbon nanotube electrically conductive templates){NewLine}{NewLine}Cell Biology Laboratory, Biomaterials and Stem Cell-Based Therapeutics Laboratory, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - Biocant, Cantanhede (Coimbra, Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}04/2013 – 04/2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Mathematics Teaching (12th grade, preparation for national exams) {NewLine}{NewLine}Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}02/2013 – 12/2013 {NewLine}{NewLine}Master Student (Culture Platform for Neural Induction of human induced pluripotent stem cells into cortical neural stem and progenitor cells, under chemically defined conditions){NewLine}{NewLine}Stem Cell Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory - Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Others (Sales and Logistics, Restaurants){NewLine}{NewLine}Weekends and vacations jobs {NewLine}{NewLine}Fátima, Portugal|I am currently working as a research assistant, at Biomaterials and Stem Cell-Based Therapeutics and Cell Biology Laboratories, on the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells and neural stem cells into functional neurons, using carbon nanotubes as substrates for electrical stimulation.|Tiago G. Fernandes,*, Sofia T. Duarte,*, Mehrnaz Ghazvini, Cláudia Gaspar, Diana C. Santos, Ana R. Porteira, Gonçalo M. C. Rodrigues, Simone Haupt, Diogo M. Rombo, Judith Armstrong, Ana M. Sebastião, Joost Gribnau, Àngels Garcia-Cazorla, Oliver Brüstle, Domingos Henrique, Joaquim M. S. Cabral and Maria Margarida Diogo. (2015). Neural Commitment of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Defined Conditions Recapitulates Neural Development and Generates Patient-Specific Neural Cells. Biotechnology Journal. (Accepted 28.04.15)||Best presentation in the 2nd Workshop "Biomedical Sciences Applications”{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit Certificate of High School|Work-related skills: stem cell culture, immunofluorescence microscopy, real-time PCR,  nanomaterials, InCell Analyzer HCA Systems, Electrophoresis, Flow Cytometry.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills (Office Tools, Matlab, Python, Multisim, Cyflogic, SolidWorks, Image Processing, Abaqus, Graphpad).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Infant and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation intensive course. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}B category driving license.|36_letter1_2015-05-29-09-28-43.pdf|36_letter2_2015-05-29-09-28-43.pdf|36|||
4646|2015-05-29 11:09:53|Renata Daniela Lopes Alves|11-04-1990|Gondomar, S.Cosme|Portuguese|Rua do Pedregal, nº68 S.Cosme 4420-256 Gondomar|renatadlalves28@gmail.com|+351916766332|Dear Sir or Madam.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing this letter to express my interest to apply for the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}The first year of the master degree and the academic internship conducted in the Integrative Behavioral Biology Group at ISPA allowed me consolidates the laboratory experience acquired during the biology degree. I also had the opportunity to develop naturalistic behavioral observation skills, among others (literature review, data analysis (e.g., principal components analysis, linear mixed-models)) with the realization of the MSc dissertation. The main results of my thesis were submitted in last September for publication in the International Journal of Primatology and have been accepted for publication in last December. {NewLine}{NewLine}Meanwhile I have also been drafting a review about post-conflict resolution mechanism in primates to be submitted to an Ethology journal. I'm also preparing one more manuscript for submission about the thematic of my thesis and other a research paper about the work conducted at ICBAS - "Dog/Owner Relationship: Anxiety in the Waiting Room of a Veterinary Clinic”.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently I'm studying at IBMC and ICBAS whether prolonged maternal separation in Wistar rats is stressful for the mothers by studying different behavioral and central responses.{NewLine}{NewLine}All of this exposure helped push me towards a career in neuroscience research. I see this program as highly interdisciplinary opportunity. I would like to enroll in the PhD in order to gain further knowledge and experience to do research in neurosciences. My major research interests are animal behavior, social behavior, neurosciences, molecular biology. I would like to study behavior in an integrative perspective examining an array of social behaviors by incorporating processes from a wide variety of perspectives (e.g., neuroendocrinology, neurobiology).{NewLine}{NewLine}I think that my academic background in Biology and Psychobiology, as well my work experience in different research groups would allow me to contribute positively to this PhD Program. I showed autonomy, responsibility, critical thinking, flexibility and initiative, demonstrating a willingness to learn. I am a responsible, punctual, dynamic and interactive person. I enjoy working on a team or alone.{NewLine}{NewLine}Should you have any question, I invite you to contact me.{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Renata Alves|Master's degree in Psychobiology, ISPA- University Institute, Lisbon (Portugal), 18/20, 2012–2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}Biology degree, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto (Portugal, 12/20, 2008–2012.|Trainee at ICBAS- Institute for the Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Porto (Portugal. In GEE: Ethology Study Group. With the work:"Dog/Owner Relationship: Anxiety in the Waiting Room of a Veterinary Clinic (2011-2012).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Master's student at ISPA- University Institute, Lisbon (Portugal). In UIPCDE: Research Unit on Cognitive, Developmental and Educational Psychology with the work: "Post-conflict Affiliative Interactions Between Bystanders in Japanese macaques". (2013-2014).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Trainee at ISPA- University Institute, Lisbon (Portugal). In UIEE: Eco-Ethology Research Unit (Integrative Behavioural Biology Lab). With the work: "Validation of Immediate early Genes (IEGs) as markers for neural activity in zebrafish (Danio rerio), using In Situ Hybridization (ISH) procedure to evaluate brain pattern activation". (2013-2014).|Trainee at IBMC - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Portugal) (Addiction Biology Group)and at{NewLine}{NewLine}ICBAS- Institute for the Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Porto (Portugal) (GEE: Ethology Study Group). With the work: ""Maternal separation in Wistar rats: Neurobehavioral consequences in mother rats".|Daniel, J. R., & Alves, R. L.(2015) Postconflict affiliation among bystanders in a captive group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). International Journal of Primatology, 36: 259-268. doi:10.1007/s10764-015-9822-8|Alves, R. L. & Daniel, J. R. Post-conflict affiliative interactions between bystanders in Japanese macaques. 11th Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society, Vairão/Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, 2014 (Oral communication){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Alves, Renata & de Sousa, Liliana. Dog/owner relationship: anxiety in the waiting room of a veterinary clinic. 10th National Congress of Ethology, Lisbon/Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, 2013 (Poster presentation)||Molecular techniques:{NewLine}{NewLine}In Situ Hybridization (acquired during the internship).{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain microdissection, RNA extraction, qPCR, perfusion, tissue section in the cryostat, Nissl's coloration (acquired with curricular unit - Laboratory Techniques in Psychobiology with a small research project: Immediate Early Gene Response in the brain a cichlid fish).{NewLine}{NewLine}Rat brain dissections (acquired during the internship).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Behavioral Tests (i.e., elevated plus maze, open field activity).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Behavioral Observation Methods.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statistical analysis (e.g., Student's t-test, Pearson's correlation, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, principal components analysis, linear mixed-models).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills: Microsof Office (Word™, Excel™ e PowerPoint™); IBM SPSS Statistics 21; The Observer® XT.|81_letter1_2015-05-29-10-09-53.pdf||81|||
4747|2015-05-29 12:28:06|Nádia Patrícia Amaral Morete|08-06-1991|Lisbon|Portuguese|Br. Artur Mirandela, Rua Camilo Castelo Branco nº76, 5300-106 Bragança, Portugal|nadiamorete@hotmail.com|351-939846240|I am writing to apply for the PhD studentship NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience. My academic background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences, which I took between 2009 and 2012, attending the University of Beira Interior. I finished my Master’s Degree this past November, also in Biomedical Sciences, at the same University with a final grade of 18/20. During my thesis year I developed the research project “Neuroinflammation and neurogenesis in the Choroid Plexus” that concluded with a classification of 19/20. I believe that my academic background and proficiency in research techniques make me a suitable candidate for the above-mentioned studentship. Through this master's degree, I have mastered a variety of molecular and cell biology techniques, which I believe would be useful for me in undertaking the PhD research project offered by your institution. In addition, I have had the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience in in-vitro, ex vivo and in vivo. My key job details include, but are not restricted to, the following: Cell Culture (primary cells cultures and cultures of specific cell lines), Perform microscopic analysis, Measure gene expression,  Perform recombinant DNA work, In vivo tests (I hava a course of animal experiments), Western blot, Immunohistochemistry, Immunocytochemistry, Real Time PCR, PCR .In addition to the above, I have good spoken and written communication skills in different languages. I am proficient in Zen software, MS Office, ImageJ and several other programs.My motivation in applying for the PhD studentship arises from my strong passion in the field of neuroscience. This passion has been developed throughout my undergraduate days, during which I have taken several academic courses whose modules placed some emphasis in aspects related to brain and nervous system process. Apart from that, my enthusiasm for neuroscience research has been reinforced while performing my final year undergraduate research Project. I am proactive, responsible, and dynamic. Besides, I am committed to learning and to the improvement of my skills. Therefore, I am confident that my laboratory experience, personal skills and my research interests make me an ideal candidate for this PhD fellowship. I can easily complete research projects and I can work without a schedule. Please don’t hesitate in contacting me if you need any further information. Thank you for your consideration. {NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards|My academic background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical{NewLine}{NewLine}Sciences, which I took between 2009 and 2012, attending the University of Beira Interior (classificacion of 13/20). The{NewLine}{NewLine}broad fields of study contained in this degree provided me with background knowledge in several{NewLine}{NewLine}scientific areas that I can apply in many other fields. The aforementioned background knowledge{NewLine}{NewLine}includes understanding in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering methods. In{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 I took a training course for young researchers, which gave me the tools to adapt to the{NewLine}{NewLine}laboratory environment and improved both my general practice and my attention to general safety{NewLine}{NewLine}precautions. I finished my Master’s Degree this past November, also in Biomedical Sciences, at the{NewLine}{NewLine}same University with a final grade of 18/20. During my thesis year I developed the research{NewLine}{NewLine}project “Neuroinflammation and neurogenesis in the Choroid Plexus” that concluded with a{NewLine}{NewLine}classification of 19/20.|In Master’s Degree, especially its strong laboratory work component,{NewLine}{NewLine}allows me to accomplish a wide array of tasks related with molecular biology.|Unemployed|-|Morete N., Tomás J., Santos C.R. Neuroinflammation in the choroid plexus. VIX Annual CICS Symposium,Faculty of Health Science , University of Beira Interior, June 2014, Covilhã, Portugal. Short Communication.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Duarte ACD., Morete N., Tomás J., Marcelino H., Santos C.R. Choroid plexus response to different insults: implications in its function and CNS homeostasis. Jornadas de Química e Bioquimica ’15, May 2015, Faculty of Science, UBI, Covilhã, Portugal. POSTER.|entrepreneurship prizes.|Proactive, Positive, Responsible, resilient.|72_letter1_2015-05-29-11-28-06.pdf|72_letter2_2015-05-29-11-28-06.pdf|72|||
4848|2015-05-29 12:49:33|Raquel de Queirós Bouça Ribeirinho Machado|22-09-1986|Oporto|Portuguese|Rua João Pereira Rosa, nº 403{NewLine}{NewLine}2765-533 Estoril|raquelbouca@gmail.com|916463874|Dear Sirs, I am interested in applying to the PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon. I completed my undergraduate studies in Physical Therapy at the Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão, in 2009 and since then I have worked as physiotherapist in clinics and hospitals in Lisbon and Oporto. In 2014 I began a master's degree in palliative care at Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, and I am currently finishing my thesis, entitled: “Analysis of quality of reporting in clinical control trial in Palliative Care.”{NewLine}{NewLine}In January of 2015 I began working as research assistance at the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Faculty of Medicine - University of Lisbon, in the research team of Professor Joaquim Ferreira, with Dr Leonor Correia Guedes. Presently I’m working on the clinical evaluation of a cohort of 539 Parkinson's patients and in projects that aim to discover molecular biomarkers associated to the disease.{NewLine}{NewLine}I do my work with great interest and I always try to maintain the curiosity to continue to learn and to do a good job. Neurology has always been one of my areas of interest and working with this research team I have had the opportunity to deepen my knowledge of neurology and in research methodology. The contact with and the opportunity to learn with a research team with a solid work makes this, in my opinion, a favourable time to apply to a PhD program. It gives me background and support to do my research project and the competencies learned in the programme will certainly be very useful to do my job better. {NewLine}{NewLine}In 2014 I enrolled the master in Palliative Care because is an area that I’m interested in, but also because it is an important area, that was not addressed during my undergraduate studies. As a growing area, increasingly necessary due to increased life expectancy, it seems to me very interesting and useful to join the two domains, neurosciences and palliative care. With my thesis I pretend to study clinical features, response to medication and need for palliative care in patients with Multi Systemic Atrophy, a pathology characterized clinically by varying severity of parkinsonian features and poorly studied in late-stage. My supervisor to this project would be Professor Joaquim Ferreira and we would use the resources of the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Faculty of Medicine.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for considering my application. Best Regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}Raquel Bouça|2009	        Degree in Physical Therapy, final classification of 16{NewLine}{NewLine}                Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão, Portugal {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011	        Pedagogical Course for Teacher Trainers (CAP){NewLine}{NewLine}                Escola de Negócios e Administração, Oporto {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 	Post-graduation in Palliative Care, final classification of 17,45{NewLine}{NewLine}	        Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2015	        Student of Master in Palliative Care{NewLine}{NewLine}	        Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal|2015 - Research assistant in the collaborative project COURAGE-PD (Compreensível Unbiased Risk Factor Assessment for Genetics and Environment in Parkinson’s Disease){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2015 - Clinical evaluation of a cohort of 539 Parkinson's patients and in projects that aim to discover molecular biomarkers associated to the disease.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - Systematic Review (Master's Thesis): “Analysis of quality of reporting in clinical control trial in Palliative Care.” {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2009	 - Quasi-experimental study (thesis): “Impact of cardiovascular training, in a elliptical bicycle, in cardiovascular capacity and quality of life of patients with Parkinson Disease (final classification of 20)|Research Assistant in Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Instituto de Medicina Molecular{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the working group in Palliative Care of Portuguese||2015 - Co-author of presentation "Total Pain" in Portuguese Physiotherapist Association{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2015	 - Co-author of presentation “Cerebral Ataxia and Riluzol: clinical and safety result in 8 patients” in Portuguese Movement Disorders Society National Congress {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - Author of presentation “Relaxation Techniques in workplace”, SST service from ARS Norte {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011	- Poster: “Approach of Physiotherapy to Neuropathic Pain” (1º Award)||Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Publisher. SPSS. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Social and Organizational Skills: {NewLine}{NewLine}- Organization and participation in volunteering projects in Cape Verde (2006 – 2009), Azores (2008) and in Portugal Continental (2003 -). {NewLine}{NewLine}- Monitor and Technical Direction cultural association for education of young people, in leisure time area and individual study orientation in Oporto and Lisbon (2005- )|27_letter1_2015-05-29-11-49-33.pdf|27_letter2_2015-05-29-11-49-33.pdf|27|||
4949|2015-05-29 13:34:19|Rita Alexandra Barreiros Domingos Videira|27-10-1988|Guarda|Portuguese|Largo S. João, Bloco B, 1º esquerdo.{NewLine}{NewLine}6300-752 Guarda|ritabarreiros_@hotmail.com|963762163|All humans, and many animals, are innately equipped to be continuously exploratory, to ask questions, and to be fascinated by the world and other minds around them. And why human beings are capable of thoughts and emotions? Why human beings can learn and retain memory? How it came that human beings can perceive and perform movements? Those are some of my early curiosities that initiated my interest in neuroscience and neurobiology. Now those initial curiosities have grown into a passion which has convinced me that only by developing myself into a neuroscientist will be possible for me to explore the underlying mysteries behind those questions.{NewLine}{NewLine}I’ve been working as a researcher in Neurosciences, at the CICS-University of Beira Interior. Last July 2012, I’ve concluded my Master in Biochemistry at the same University. My research was based on the understanding of the role of a specific striatal-enriched phophatase in Parkinson’s disease using in vitro and in vivo models. These years of additional education provided me with a new level of multidisciplinar knowledge with a strong laboratorial experience. {NewLine}{NewLine}In all these years of research in biomedical area I have deepened my interest and understanding of neuroscience, trying to understand the brain itself as an amazing structure. I have also much curiosity regarding synaptic transmission and all those substances that are responsible for transmitting information among several neurons inside the brain. Moreover, the diseases caused by the pathological changes have always remained the most difficult problems in the medical science. As I assimilate knowledge in those areas gradually, my mind becomes enriched and my interest reinforced. And to extend perspectives of knowledge about the advanced aspects of science, I prefer group discussions with the teachers and students/coworkers through a brainstorming to strengthen whatever I have learnt from books. I have come to believe that academic research will be the most appropriate career for my future. {NewLine}{NewLine}I do also express my strong motivation to get in touch with new laboratories/working perspectives and methodologies, with experienced people which might enable me to develop deep research activity in this area. I do feel this opportunity as crucial for my academic activity as it provides me with a broader knowledge/perspective on this area.Every bit of achievement in neurobiological research, I firmly believe, will greatly change the way and the quality of society.|Master of Science in Biochemistry(120ECTS)- University of Beira Interior - From 10/2010 to 3/07/2012 - Grade:16/20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Graduation in Clinical Analysis and Public Health(240ECTS)- Coimbra Health School (Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra)- From 10/2006 to 30/07/2010 - Grade:16/20|I’ve been working as a researcher in Neurosciences (with a Research Fellowship under the QREN project), at the Sciences Health Research Centre which is a research structure integrated in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.  I mostly developed skills on cell culture focused in primary midbrain dopaminergic cell cultures, dopaminergic /microglial cell lines and in vivo studies with Parkinson’s disease mouse models (since manipulation, toxins administration, behavioral tests), Western Blot, RNA extraction and PCR (conventional and real-time), immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry and fluorescence microscopy (wide-field and confocal microscopy). I also guided some foreign students entered into the Research Exchange Program for medical students recognized by IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student's associations). During my master thesis I had the opportunity to spend some days in the Dept. de Biologia Cel•lular, Immunologia i Neurociències (Faculty of Medicine of University of Barcelona, Spain) and I also did and observe some experiments/techniques in the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Coimbra. I have also made excellent achievements like a Course on Animal Experimentation – FELASA Category C (total of 110 hours) where the practices were held in Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión “Jesús Usón” – Cáceres, Spain. This course meets the requirements so far demanded by the DGV for accreditation. I also did a Course on Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis (in wide-field and confocal).{NewLine}{NewLine}After I finished my graduation in Clinical Analysis and Public Health I’ve worked as a Laboratory Specialist in a Laboratory of Clinical Analysis where I was responsible for a blood collection station for further analysis of the samples in the laboratory.{NewLine}{NewLine}This work provided me with the necessary skills to act and work independently in different fields of activity such as Clinical Haematology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Imunohemotherapy and Venipuncture enhancing my performance on the activities related to the operation of the laboratories.|Unemployed|Kurup P., Xu J., Videira R., Ononenyi C., Baltazar G., Lombroso P. and Nairn A. "STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson's disease", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jan 27;112(4):1202-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1417423112.;{NewLine}{NewLine}Agustina Bessa, Filipa L Campos, Rita A Videira, Julieta Mendes-Oliveira, Graça Baltazar. “GPER: A new tool to protect dopaminergic neurons?” Elsevier Editorial System for BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease (under minor reviews).|4/4/2014 - VII Conference on Technology and Health – Oral communication entitled “Inhibition of the tyrosine phosphatase STEP protects dopaminergic neurons from a selective lesion”. Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}7/12/2013 - 7th National Meeting on cell signaling - Oral communication entitled “Inhibition of the tyrosine phosphatase STEP protects dopaminergic neurons from MPP+ - induced lesion”. University of Aveiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}30/5 and 1/6/2013 - XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences – Poster presentation entitled “Role of Striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) in nigrostriatal pathway”. Grande Hotel do Luso, Coimbra, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}18/5/2013-5th IFMSA’s Pre-Exchange training Portugal – Oral communication entitled “Laboratory Skills”. Faculty of Health Sciences, Covilhã, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}3/7/2012-VII Symposium CICS – Oral communication entitled “Role of Striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) in nigrostriatal pathway”.  Faculty of Health Sciences, Covilhã, Portugal.|N/A|Independent user of Microsoft Office™ tools; GraphPad and SPPS for statistical analysis (course of 35h).{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of Direction of Associação Portuguesa de Técnicos de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública (APTAC); Member of the Scientific Committee of the APTAC Congress 2015;Member of the Organizing Committee of the APTAC Congress 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}Teamwork, initiative and conflicts management.Methodical approach to work and research.Leadership spirit.|52_letter1_2015-05-29-12-34-19.pdf|52_letter2_2015-05-29-12-34-19.pdf|52|||
5050|2015-05-29 13:41:13|Daniela Cristina Melo Magalhães|29-05-2015|Netherlands|Portuguese|Rua D. Mafalda Nº9 3ºD|dmagalhaes@fm.ul.pt|916279724|Since the moment that I started to have lessons in natural sciences at the middle school, I developed special interest for this scientific field. The result was my decision to base my future education in this area. Therefore, I naturally choose to take my academic degree in Biology at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.  In the second year I took the class about genetics and molecular biology. This was the turning point in my academic life, since it was when I decided to follow this specific branch of Biology: Genetics and Molecular Biology. The following step was to get a Master’s degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa because it offered a plan of studies with many optional classes related to Health Sciences. In the second year of my Master’s degree I did my traineeship at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in the Unidade de Neurociências e Farmacologia. I worked in a project about Neuroinflammation in epileptogenesis with the scientific researcher Cláudia Valente. The aim of this study was to explore the progression of inflammatory markers within the organotypic hippocampal slice as a model of epileptogenesis. Besides having strengthened my conviction to become a researcher with the main focus in Neurobiology, this exciting experience has given me an even higher motivation to continue my study in this scientific field. For this reason, I am, hereby, applying for an opportunity to take part in the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon. This program will give the opportunity to enhance my knowledge in neurobiology, which was always one of my favorite fields. Other important reason for my appliance is the collaboration between several laboratories of the University of Lisbon which provides a unique opportunity to bring together all the scientific research fields of Neuroscience. I would also enjoy pursuing my study about the role of Neuroinflammation, since an important component of all brain pathologies is the generation of an innate inflammatory response within the central nervous system. For that reason, I have in mind to continue my Master’s research at IMM with Cláudia Valente as my potential supervisor. Also, in my opinion, collaboration with Dora Brites’ research group of FFUL would have an important contribution for my further study since this group investigates the role of neuroinflammation in several neuronal diseases.|Master's degree in Molecular and Genetic Biology{NewLine}{NewLine} Institution: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine} Date of completion: 2015{NewLine}{NewLine} Final grade: 17{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor’s degree in Biology – specialty in Molecular and Genetic Biology{NewLine}{NewLine} Institution: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine} Date of completion: 2012{NewLine}{NewLine} Final Grade: 15|I took my Master's traineeship for one and a half year at Unidade de Neurociências e Farmacologia in Instituto de Medicina Molecular.|I´m finishing and closing the experiences started at my traineeship in order to get published.|None|Presentation in the XLV Reunião anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia: “Deciphering the progression of inflammatory mediators in rat organotypic hippocampal slice model of epileptogenesis”. (5-6 February, 2015).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Presentation in the Neurosciences Seminar: “Deciphering the role of inflammation in organotypic hippocampal slice model of epileptogenesis”, Instituto de Medicina Molecular {NewLine}{NewLine}(15 December, 2014).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Presentation in the Neurosciences Seminar: “Deciphering the role of Taurine in hyperexcitability”, Instituto de Medicina Molecular {NewLine}{NewLine}(16 December, 2013).|None|From April the 1st till May the 9th 2014 - Attended to the Course “Laboratory Animal Science” (according to FELASA cat. B). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic knowledge in MATLAB, GraphPad, ImageJ, Zen 2009 Light Edition and Rotor-Gene 6000.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Knowledge in Informatics from user’s point of view.|133_letter1_2015-05-29-12-41-13.pdf||133|||
5151|2015-05-29 13:46:12|Ana Margarida Pires de Almeida Mota|04-09-1987|Castelo Branco|Portugal|Avenida Dom João II, 4.47.01.D, 4ºF,{NewLine}{NewLine}1990-098 Lisboa, Portugal|am4mota@gmail.com|966951925|Motivation Letter for Lisbon University Doctoral Program in Integrative Neuroscience (NeurULisboa){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is Ana Margarida Mota and with this letter I would like to express my sincere interest in the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}With a classification of 18.4 in a maximum grade of 20, in 2005 I started my academic degree in Biomedical Engineering, having finished my master's degree in 2010 with an average of 17 (in a maximum grade of 20). I did my master thesis in medical imaging (nuclear medicine) at the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Recently, since October 2014, I started to collaborate with the Institute of Nuclear Medicine - University College London as a Visiting Scientist, within two Short-Term Scientific Missions by European Cooperation in Science and Technology. The work was based on the COST ACTION TD 1007 (“Bimodal PET-MRI molecular imaging technologies and applications for in vivo monitoring of disease and biological processes”) and allowed me to work with Positron Emission Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) of the brain. {NewLine}{NewLine}This is a technique that only exists in some places so it was a privilege to contact with it at UCL. Also, I established some pioneer procedures and for that reason I continue to work with them. Besides, it allowed me to have a closer contact with the brain area and that was something I wanted to do for some time.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a strong motivation to work in this area and follow a research / academic career. My main goal is to take advantage of my scientific and personal skills to contribute to new developments in order to make difference in the future of many patients.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I think a multidisciplinary approach is very important because we can only progress in this complex field of neuroscience if we put together different knowledge and expertise. In this way, I could mentioned as preliminary choices of PhD project topics something related to the study of possible relationships between neurological diseases, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging and, eventually, possible consequences in neuropsychology. In order to connect those fields, for the eventual supervisors, I really appreciate the work of Researcher Diana Prata (from IMM) and, more related to medical imaging itself, Professor Pedro Almeida (from IBEB). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am totally available for any additional clarification.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you very much for considering my application.|2002 - 2005{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree: Secondary Education{NewLine}{NewLine}Classification: 18 (maximum grade: 20){NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Escola Secundária Nuno Álvares, Castelo Branco{NewLine}{NewLine}Scientific Domain: Science {NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular years: 3{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2005 - 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree: Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Classification: 1st cycle of studies: 15 (maximum grade: 20). 2nd cycle of studies: 17 (maximum grade: 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 16 (maximum grade: 20) {NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Universidade Nova de Lisboa (New University of Lisbon){NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Faculty of Science and Technology){NewLine}{NewLine}Title of Master’s Thesis: “Noise minimization in Positron Emission Mammography images by optimization of acquisition time and voxel size” performed at Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB) (Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering){NewLine}{NewLine}Orientation: Professor Pedro Almeida e Professor Nuno Matela Scientific Domain: Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular years: 5|RESEARCH EXPERIENCE{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Feb 2010 - Dec 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: Clear-PEM Consortium{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation: Master Thesis execution “Noise minimization in Positron Emission Mammography images by optimization of acquisition time and voxel size” under orientation of Professor Pedro Almeida and Professor Nuno Matela{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering of Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dec 2011 – May 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: “Quality in Image Guided Radiotherapy: Determination of geometric uncertainties, Doses evaluation and Quality Control for Image Equipment in Radiotherapy”.{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation: within the scope of Doctoral Programme of Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa (Lisbon Academic Medical Centre){NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Hospital de Santa Maria – Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa (Lisbon Academic Medical Centre){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oct 2013 – Aug 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: “Improvement of image quality and dose reduction in digital breast tomosynthesis using statistical image reconstruction algorithms”{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation: Research Grant in “Development of visualization and optimization methods of image reconstruction algorithms for tomosynthesis” within the unit “UI{NewLine}{NewLine}645 - 2014”,PEst-OE/SAU/UI0645/2014, financed through national funds by FCT under Projects Funding Program of IC&DT Strategic and Public Interest{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering of Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oct 2014 – Feb 2015 {NewLine}{NewLine}Project: “Establishment of an open database for evaluation of partial volume correction techniques in brain PET/MR studies”{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation: Visiting Scientist financed through a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) by European Cooperation in Science and Technology and by University College London{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Institute of Nuclear Medicine – University College London / University College London Hospitals{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mar 2015 – Oct 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: “Improvement of image quality and dose reduction in digital breast tomosynthesis using statistical image reconstruction algorithms”{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation: Research Grant in “Optimization, validation and integration, in a visualization platform and image analysis previously developed, image reconstruction algorithms developed with IDL and proceed to their clinical evaluation in hospital environment” within the PTDC/BBBIMG/3310/2012, financed through national funds by FCT under Projects Funding Program of IC&DT Strategic and Public Interest{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering of Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University)|Cuurently I am still working with UCL in the project of PET/MRI of the brain and also with IBEB in imaging processing of Breast Tomosynthesis.|A.M. Mota, N. Matela, N. Oliveira, P. Almeida, "Total variation minimization filter for DBT imaging," Medical Physics 42 (6), June 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.4919680|Posters in conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}A. M. Mota, N. Matela and N. Oliveira. “Improvements on image quality in digital breast tomosynthesis”. In 6th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. Lisboa, Portugal, 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A M. Mota, V. Cuplov, I. Drobnjak, J. Dickson, J. Bert, N. Burgos, J. M. Cardoso, M. Modat, S. Ourselin, J. Schott, K. Erlandsson, B. Hutton and, K. Thielemans, "Establishment of an open database of realistic simulated data for evaluation of partial volume correction techniques in brain PET/MR," in PSMR 2015: 4th Conference on PET/MR and SPECT/MR, Isola d'Elba, Italy, May 2015.|PRIZES:{NewLine}{NewLine}2003/2004{NewLine}{NewLine}Honour Distinction with Integration in 2003/2004 Class Excellence of Nuno Álvares Secondary School (merit given since this year to the students who had obtained a final classification greater than 18 (in 20)){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2004/2005{NewLine}{NewLine}Honour Distinction with Integration in 2004/2005 Class Excellence of Nuno Álvares Secondary School{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}April 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}3rd  Prize obtained in the scientific posters competition with the poster “Improvements on image quality in digital breast tomosynthesis” in 6th  Workshop on Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}GRANTS:{NewLine}{NewLine}Mar 2014 – Aug 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Grant in “Development of visualization and optimization methods of image reconstruction algorithms for tomosynthesis” within the unit “UI{NewLine}{NewLine}645 - 2014”,PEst-OE/SAU/UI0645/2014, financed through national funds by FCT under Projects Funding Program of IC&DT Strategic and Public Interest{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oct 2014 – Nov 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Visiting Scientist financed through a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) by European Cooperation in Science and Technology and by University College London{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Feb 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Visiting Scientist financed through a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) by European Cooperation in Science and Technology and by University College London{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mar 2015 – Oct 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Grant in “Optimization, validation and integration, in a visualization platform and image analysis previously developed, image reconstruction algorithms developed with IDL and proceed to their clinical evaluation in hospital environment” within the PTDC/BBBIMG/3310/2012, financed through national funds by FCT under Projects Funding Program of IC&DT Strategic and Public Interest|By living out of my hometown for 9 years I highlight:{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Teamwork skills, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Excellent communication, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Quick adaptation to new places, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Ease in interpersonal relationships. {NewLine}{NewLine}The skill mentioned above were also strongly influenced by the participation is a Leadership Course taught at the Military Academy.{NewLine}{NewLine}I also emphasize some characteristics influenced by advanced musical training in an orchestra, such as:{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Remarkable learning ability, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Concentration and organization capacity. {NewLine}{NewLine}With the master degree in Biomedical Engineering I achieved:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Understanding and integration skills not only about Biology and Medicine but also Physics and Mathematics.{NewLine}{NewLine}Engineering Science also allowed:{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Enormous capacity of data acquisition, manipulation and interpretation, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Comprehensive economic and industrial vision, {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Innovation and design skills. {NewLine}{NewLine}I have solid skills in the informatics domain such as:{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Office™, Microsoft Windows and Linux. {NewLine}{NewLine}-	Several computer languages such as C and C++, MATLAB, or IDL. {NewLine}{NewLine}With a year and a half in the Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, I developed maturity in the ability of autonomy and managing at personal and scientific level.|120_letter1_2015-05-29-12-46-12.pdf|120_letter2_2015-05-29-12-46-12.pdf|120|||
5252|2015-05-29 13:54:17|Ana Isabel Neves de Matos|13-10-1989|Crato|Portuguese|Urbanização Fonte do Crespo, lote 19{NewLine}{NewLine}7430-132{NewLine}{NewLine}Crato|anaisabelmatos_89@hotmail.com|+351969284290|My name is Ana Matos and I acquired recently the master’s degree in Biochemistry(FCUL) with a final grade of 17 values. I am a communicative, dynamic, ambitious, interested, and responsible person, eager to learn. I have a bachelor degree in Biochemistry(FCT-UNL), with a final grade of 13 values. After my bachelor project Kinetic characterization of bionanoconjugates of gold nanoparticles(NPs) and tyrosinase for use in biosensors(PI Prof. João Cortez), I joined FCUL as a research fellow in the project Novel methodology to self-assembling bio functionalized gold NPs for fabrication of biosensors(PTDC/QUI/66612/2006, PI Prof. Ana Viana), which allowed extend my knowledge in ellipsometry, SPR, electrochemical methods and AFM. I also worked in an IAESTE funded research project Phytochemical and biological studies of medicinal plants(PI Prof. Anelise Formagio, at FCA-UFGD,Brazil), using chromatographic techniques and evaluating antioxidant(DPPH method), anti-inflammatory(in vivo), and anticholinesterase(in vitro and ex vivo) activities of methanolic extracts, from medicinal plants. During the last academic year, I developed the MSc Student research project Development of nanosystems for HIV vaccine delivery at FFUL (PI Prof. Helena Florindo). During this project I had the opportunity to prepare and characterize the physicochemical properties of HIV antigen-loaded NPs, and evaluate their interaction/biological impact with dendritic cells(DCs) to better tune the formulation of these therapeutic vaccines. I extended my expertise in cell culture, confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. To prolong this scientific development, I worked as research fellow in the project TherMelVac–DC-targeted peptide vaccine against melanoma by ligand-modified NPs(PTDC/SAU-FAR/119389/2010, PI Prof. Helena Florindo), at FFUL.  {NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to continue to increase my knowledge and expertise contributing to the scientific community. I view with great self-motivation and enthusiasm the possibility to integrate the PhD Program NeurULisboa–Integrated Neurosciences, under the supervision of Prof. Rogério Gaspar(FFUL) with whom I have been working for the last two years. A possible project could be related to the use of nanomedicines to deliver siRNA for gene silencing in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson, Alzheimer and Machado-Joseph diseases. {NewLine}{NewLine}In sure that this letter deserves the best attention from you, subscribe myself with yours faithfully.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Matos|2011 – 2014  	MSc Degree in Biochemistry (120 ECTS), Faculty of Science, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, October 2014 (Classification: 17 out of 20). MSc Research Project entitled “Development of nanosystems for HIV vaccine delivery” at Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (supervisor: Prof. Helena Florindo). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 – 2011	Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry (180 ECTS), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, February 2011 (Classification: 13 out of 20). Bachelor Research Project entitled “Kinetic characterization of bionanoconjugates of gold nanoparticles and tyrosinase for use in biosensors” (supervisor: Prof. João Cortez).|2015	Team member of Programa Gilead Génese funded research project entitled “COMBI-VIH: nanoplataforma multivalente para a modelação de células imunológicas para o controlo da infeção por VIH/SIDA”; reference PGG/037/2014 (supervisor: Prof. Helena Fialho Florindo), at Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 – 2015 	Research Fellow (BI research grant) at Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FCT funded research project entitled “TherMelVac – Dendritic cell-targeted peptide vaccine against melanoma by ligand-modified nanoparticles”; reference PTDC/SAU-FAR/119389/2010 (supervisor: Prof. Helena Fialho Florindo).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013	Research Fellow (BI research grant) at Faculty of Science, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FCT funded research project entitled “Plant responses to trace element toxicity: cellular mechanisms for detoxification and tolerance”; reference PTDC/AGR-AAM/102821/2008 (supervisor: Prof. Maria Manuela Rocha).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012	IAESTE Research Fellow (traineeship research grant) at Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. IAESTE funded research project entitled “Phytochemical and biological studies of medicinal plants" (supervisor: Prof. Anelise Formagio; co-supervisor: Prof. Maria do Carmo Vieira).	{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011 – 2012 	Research Fellow (BI research grant) at Faculty of Science, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FCT funded research project entitled “Novel methodology to self-assembling bio-functionalized gold nanoparticles for fabrication of biosensors”; reference PTDC/QUI/66612/2006 (supervisor: Prof. Ana Silveira Viana).|2015	Voluntary Research Fellow at Intracellular Trafficking Modulation for Advanced Drug Delivery Research Group (supervisor: Prof. Helena Fialho Florindo), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.|Yu Niu, Ana I. Matos, Luisa M. Abrantes, Ana S. Viana, Gang Jin, “Antibody Oriented Immobilization on Gold using the Reaction between Carbon Disulfide and Amine Groups and Its Application in Immunosensing”, Langmuir  28 (2012) 17718-17725 (DOI: 10.1021/la303032f; Q1 on Medicine, Electrochemistry and Surfaces and Interfaces).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A. S. N. Formagio, T. E. Masetto, M. C. Vieira, N. A. H. Zárate, A. I. N. de Matos, C. R. F. Volobuff, "Allelopathic and antioxidant potential of plants extracts", Bioscience Journal 30 (2014) 629-638 (ISSN: 1981-3163 - Online Journal; ISSN: 1516-3725 - Printed Journal; Q2 on Agricultural and Biological Sciences). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A. S. N. Formagio, M. C. Vieira, C. R. F. Volobuff, M. S. Silva, A. I. Matos, C. A. L. Cardoso, M. A. Foglio, J. E. de Carvalho, “In vitro biological screening of the anticholinesterase and antiproliferative activities of medicinal plants belonging to Annonaceae”, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 48 (2015) 308-315 (DOI: 10.1590/1414-431X20144127; Q1 on Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics and Q2 on Medicine).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Eva Zupančič, Carina Peres, Ana I Matos, João Lopes, João N Moreira, Rogério S Gaspar, Helena F Florindo, “Translational Peptide-associated Nanosystems: Promising Role as Cancer Vaccines”, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (accepted, minor revisions). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana I. Matos, M. M. Rocha, M. M. M. Neto, L. L. Martins, M. P. Mourato, “An “environmental friendly" sensor for the determination of tobacco plant-toxicity inductors metals at a rotating-disc bismuth film electrode by anodic stripping voltammetry”, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (second revision).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Santos F, Rosa J, Candeias N, Carvalho C, Matos Ana I., Ventura Ana E., Silva LC, Florindo HF, Pischel U and Gois PMP. BASHY Dyes: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Application of Innovative Boronic Acid Based Fluorophores. Nature Communications (under consideration).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana I. Matos, C. Peres, A. E. Ventura, Ana S. Viana, P. Borrego, L. C. Silva,  N. Taveira, H. F. Florindo, Development of PLGA-based nanosystems for HIV vaccine delivery: a mechanistic approach. Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology (in preparation).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Peres C, Matos Ana I., Conniot J, Zupancic E, Sainz V, Silva J, Florindo HF. Poly(lactic acid) nanomedicines: a potential vaccine delivery system. Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology (in preparation).|Oral communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Peres C, Matos AI, Conniot J, Sainz V, Graça L, Préat V, Florindo HF, “Multicomponent nanoparticles for vaccine delivery and immunomodulation”, Molecular and Supramolecular Carriers for Imaging and Therapy Conference, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks", Lisbon, Portugal, July 2015. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A. I. MATOS, A. S. N. FORMAGIO, M. C. VIEIRA, “Phenols and flavonoids content and antioxidant activity of seven plant extracts”, 3rd Encontro de Ensino de Graduação, 5th Encontro de Pós-Graduação, 6th Encontro de Iniciação Científica and 6th Encontro de Extensão da UFGD, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, October 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A. I. Matos, I. Almeida, Y. Niu, G. Jin, L. M. Abrantes, A. S. Viana, "New gold biosensor interfaces with ability to reduce non-specific adsorption", 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic, August 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yu Niu, Ana Viana, A. I. Matos, Luisa Maria Abrantes, Gang Jin, "Antibody immobilization on carbon disulfide modified gold surface and Its biosensing application", World Congress 2012, Beijing, China, May 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Panel communications (“Poster”): {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A. I. Matos, C. Peres, A. E. Ventura, Ana S. Viana, P. Borrego, P. Góis, L. C. Silva, N. Taveira and H. F. Florindo, “Development of PLGA-based nanocariers for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 vaccine delivery”, Molecular and Supramolecular Carriers for Imaging and Therapy Conference, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Lisbon, Portugal, July 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana I. Matos, Ana S. Viana, Carla Real, Nuno Taveira, Helena F. Florindo, “Development of polymeric nanocarriers for Human Imunodeficiency Virus type 1 vaccine delivery”, 6th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana I. Matos, M. M. Rocha, M. M. M. Neto, L. L. Martins, M. P. Mourato, "Determination of plant-toxicity inductors metals at a rotating-disc bismuth film electrode by anodic stripping voltammetry", III Jornadas de Electroquímica e Inovação: Nanomateriais e Electroquímica, Vila Real, Portugal, September 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Isabel Neves de Matos, Anelise Samara Nazari Formagio, Maria do Carmo Vieira, Carla Roberta Ferreira Volobuff, “Phenols and Flavonoids content in methanolic extract of Barbatimão (Stryphnodendron adstringens)”, VII Encontro de Iniciação Científica, IV Salão de Pesquisa Docente e II Mostra de Pós-Graduação – Unigran, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, September 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Inês Almeida, Ana I. Matos, Ana S. Viana, "Modified electrodes with functionalized nanoparticles assembled using in-situ dithiocarbamate chemistry", 3rd International Symposium on Surface Imaging/Spectroscopy at the Solid/Liquid Interface, Cracow, Poland, May 2012.|2015	Research project (PGG/037/2014) from Programa Gilead Génese, Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014	Fellowship (PTDC/SAU-FAR/119389/2010) from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013	Fellowship (PTDC/AGR-AAM/102821/2008) from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012	IAESTE traineeship from IAESTE Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011	Fellowship (PTDC/QUI/66612/2006) from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal.|Good knowledge of informatics under a user's perspective, including Microsoft Office tools, SPSS statistics and Origin software.|64_letter1_2015-05-29-12-54-17.pdf|64_letter2_2015-05-29-12-54-17.pdf|64|||
5353|2015-05-29 15:26:33|Miguel Ângelo da Silva Alves de Andrade|14-05-1988|Lisbon, Portugal|Portuguese|Praceta das Flores, nº 6, 9º Dto, Alfragide Norte,{NewLine}{NewLine}2610-074 Amadora - Portugal|andrade.miguelangelo@gmail.com|+351 914212210|When I started my studies in Physics I used to say that there are two infinitely unknown things that attract me deeply: the Universe and the Human brain. As I deepen my knowledge in Neuroscience, I am sure that the decoding of our nervous system and its functions is an even more fascinating pursuit than the Cosmos.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a solid academic formation in Physics, Electromagnetism, Statistics and Computation, and also in Cognitive Science, Research Methods, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology and Neurobiology. Along this multidisciplinary training, the skills I gained during my MSc thesis – a wide Cognitive Neuroscience literature review, the planning of reliable experimental paradigms, the careful testing of participants and a thorough statistical data analysis – are critical for the rigorous approach and constant search for knowledge that a PhD project requires.{NewLine}{NewLine}My MSc research on controlled processes of memory retrieval in adolescents – evaluated 20/20 – gathered promising results for future research. For my PhD I aim to investigate how the anatomical and functional maturation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) impacts memory. Integrating knowledge in Physics with experience in Cognitive research, I plan to use recent brain imaging acquisition methods and sophisticated connectivity analyses to explore the interplay between the PFC and other regions critical to memory (e.g., hippocampus) throughout adolescence. I foresee a fruitful collaboration between Faculdade de Psicologia and Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica that allow combining fine experimental paradigms with innovative imaging methods. I have contacted Professor Ana Raposo, member of this Programme, who has great interest in a joint supervision of my PhD project.{NewLine}{NewLine}A key aspect for my academic path is to gain advanced training abroad and work with top international scientists. Ongoing collaborations with Professor Ian Dobbins at Washington University in St. Louis will give me the chance to learn and work with one of the leading researchers in episodic memory and the brain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am very enthusiastic with the prospect of taking a NeurULisboa PhD, as this Programme is in perfect tune with my academic and professional goals. I am humbly sure that, with my multidisciplinary background, my huge motivation and curiosity for Neuroscience and my perseverant way of working, I am ready to engage in an original and scientifically sound PhD project that, at the end, this Programme can be proud of.|Sep. 2012 – Jan. 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- MSc degree in Cognitive Science. {NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade de Lisboa – Faculdade de Medicina, Faculdade de Psicologia, Faculdade de Ciências e Faculdade de Letras. {NewLine}{NewLine}Weighted final grade: 18 (out of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- MSc dissertation on Cognitive Neuropsychology, entitled "Controlo Cognitivo da Memória Episódica – Dados de Adolescentes e Jovens Adultos" (Cognitive Control of Episodic Memory – Data from Adolescents and Young Adults).{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Professor Ana Luísa Raposo.{NewLine}{NewLine}Jury members: Professor Ana Sebastião, Professor Rita Jerónimo & Professor Ana Luísa Raposo.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 20 (out of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Main courses: Neuroscience / Research Methods in Neuroimaging / {NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychology / Cognitive Psychology / Fundamentals of Computation / {NewLine}{NewLine}Linguistics and Psycholinguistics.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Software handled: E-Prime for designing experiments and collecting data / SPSS for statistical analysis of behavioural data / SPM for statistical analysis of fMRI data.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sep. 2006 – Jul. 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- BSc degree in Physics. {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. {NewLine}{NewLine}Weighted final grade: 15 (out of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Last year’s project entitled "Termodinâmica do Universo Primitivo" (Thermodynamics of the Primitive Universe).{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Professor Luís Bento.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 16 (out of 20). {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Main courses: Electromagnetism / Electromagnetic Field / Atomic and Molecular Physics / Experimental Physics I, II and III / Fluid Mechanics / Computational Physics / Statistical Physics / Numerical Methods and Programming.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Programming languages handled: C++ / MatLab / Prolog / LaTeX writing system.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Complementary courses{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mar. 2015 - present{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuroanatomy classes of the Integrated Master in Medicine of Universidade de Lisboa – free attendance.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}May. 2015	{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop on the 'R' software, a programming language designed for statistical computing and graphics. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dec. 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop on Scientific Communication – Scientific Writing and Presentation. 3rd Pedagogic Seminar in Psychology Research. Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Jul. 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Digital course "Understanding the Brain". From The Great Courses of the Vanderbilt University, USA.|Jan. 2014 - present{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the Cognitive Processes Laboratory at Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Collaboration in participants’ recruitment, data collection and analyses of behavioural and fMRI data on semantic and episodic memory;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Participation in the weekly lab meetings, including presentation and discussion of ongoing studies;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Participation in the monthly meetings of the Cognition in Context (CO2) group at Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Jan. 2014 – Jan. 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}MSc research on Cognitive Neuropsychology / Experimental Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Wide literature review bridging cognitive neuroscience studies on the development of the prefrontal cortex throughout adolescence, and experimental psychology studies on cognitive control and episodic memory;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Conduction of all stages of a behavioural study: selection and pretesting of materials, tasks programming, testing participants, statistical analyses of results,  interpretation of the data, writing the thesis and preparing paper for publication;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experienced user of software for presentation of experimental tasks and data collection (E-Prime) and for statistical data analysis (SPSS);{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experience in testing vulnerable populations (e.g., adolescents/minors);{NewLine}{NewLine}- Extensive knowledge of experimental paradigms for estimating controlled and automatic cognitive processing (e.g., 'Process Dissociation Procedure' and 'Receiver Operating Characteristics').|Research Assistant (volunteer) at the Cognitive Processes Laboratory at Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa. Collaboration in participants’ recruitment, data collection and analyses of behavioural and fMRI data on semantic and episodic memory. Advisor: Ana Luísa Raposo.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Preparation of manuscript based on the studies carried out during the MSc project for publication in 'Developmental Psychology'.|Andrade, M. & Raposo, A. (in prep). Under-control: Lower cognitive control in adolescence affects episodic memory retrieval. Manuscript in preparation to be submitted to 'Developmental Psychology'.|Apr. 2015 {NewLine}{NewLine}Menor controlo cognitivo na adolescência afeta a memória episódica. {NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Experimental Psychology (APPE). Universidade do Algarve.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Feb. 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}O impacto do desenvolvimento tardio do nosso controlo cognitivo na memória episódica.{NewLine}{NewLine}Oral communication at the III Biology Conferences Meeting. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dec. 2014 {NewLine}{NewLine}O desenvolvimento do controlo cognitivo na memória episódica – da adolescência à idade adulta.{NewLine}{NewLine}Oral communication at the 3rd Pedagogic Seminar in Psychology Research. Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dec. 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Controlo cognitivo na memória episódica – dados de adolescentes e jovens adultos.{NewLine}{NewLine}Oral communication at the Lab meeting of the Cognitive Processes Laboratory. Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa.|2008/2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit scholarship from Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.|Experimental skills{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- High proficiency in experimental designing and data collection, namely with software E-Prime;{NewLine}{NewLine}- High proficiency in Statistics, using SPSS package;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experience in fMRI data analysis, using SPM software.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming skills{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experienced user of C++ / MatLab / Prolog / LaTeX writing system{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Extra-curricular skills{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Central monitor of the Faculdade de Psicologia at the "Verão na ULisboa" programme (2015 edition). This is a programme for students of the 3rd cycle and secondary education, which aims to promote the activities taking place in different faculties and institutes of the Universidade de Lisboa and to contribute to a more conscious and safe choice of their following college studies.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Volunteer leader and monitor of the non-governmental organization CISV (Children International Summer Villages), which promotes the meeting of cultures among children and young people of 60 different countries. In 2011, I accompanied – as their legal guardian – 10 Portuguese children with ages between 12 and 13 years old to the United States of America (Denver, Colorado) on an Interchange Programme.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Enrolment, in 2008, in the dance academy Jazzy Dance Studios, where I still maintain regular classes of House dance, Locking, Hip-hop, Popping, Tap dance and Contemporary dance.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Practice of Karate Wado-Ryu for 13 years, achieving in 2007 the 1st Dan grade (black belt).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Piano lessons for a period of 3 years – private classes.|75_letter1_2015-05-29-02-26-33.pdf|75_letter2_2015-05-29-02-26-33.pdf|75|||
5454|2015-05-29 16:04:26|Felícia Margarida Correia Fonseca Lopes|23-08-1992|Caldas da Rainha, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Actor Robles Monteiro nº5, R/C Trás{NewLine}{NewLine}1500-117 Lisboa|feliciamarlopes@gmail.com|+351 912488600|I am currently in the last year of a Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Joint BSc+MSc degree, at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. I chose this course due to the fact that it merges, in my opinion, four of the most important and fascinating fields of science: Biology, Medicine, Physics and Engineering. Indeed, during the course I came across different subjects that have granted me a great translational background and captured my interest in a scientific research career.{NewLine}{NewLine}Since early I was particularly attracted to Neurosciences, as the brain is the most complex, mysterious and fascinating organ in the human body. Because full knowledge of brain functioning can ever be attained, it remains a subject of much discussion, and while recent findings continue to lead to even more uncertainties and questions within this scope, some answers are also starting to emerge. Also, neuroscience research requires the knowledge of multiple skills and full cooperation with several fields, what especially appeals to my interdisciplinary interests and aptitudes.{NewLine}{NewLine}During my studies I took part in different academic activities. I was a member of the Organizing Committee of the Workshop on Biomedical Engineering for three consecutive editions and co-founder of the Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Students Association. I also applied for a Summer Internship where I had the opportunity to join the Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands and I am presently doing my MSc thesis at Cláudio Franco’s Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Altogether, these activities made me a more responsible and organized person and they reinforced my teamwork spirit, which I believe to be important when being part of a research team. Moreover, it made me more independent, outgoing and open-minded, it put me in contact with different perspectives, made me a more curious and pragmatic person and helped me to develop my critical sense and scientific methodology.{NewLine}{NewLine}When I first knew about the NeurULisboa PhD Program I got particularly interested in it as I strongly believe that it fits my interests in Neurosciences and it would allow me to get in deeper contact with the investigation that is currently being done in the area.{NewLine}{NewLine}Considering all this, I sincerely hope that I will be given the opportunity to join your PhD program and scientific community, to therefore have the possibility to undertake a research project that will be truly exciting and rewarding for me.|September 2013 - Present: Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Currently with global classification of 17 over 20;{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2013: Bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Global classification of 14 over 20.|MSc thesis at Cláudio Franco’s Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular (September 2014 - ongoing);{NewLine}{NewLine}Summer Internship at Stefan Klein’s team in the Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands (July – September, 2013);{NewLine}{NewLine}Member and co-founder of the Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Students Association (2014);{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the Organizing Committee of the Workshop on Biomedical Engineering for three consecutive editions (2012, 2013, 2014).|MSc Student at CFranco Lab, iMM Lisboa (since 1st September, 2014)|Franco CA, Jones ML, Bernabeu MO, Geudens I, Mathivet T, Rosa A, Lopes FM, Lima AP, Ragab A, Collins RT, Phng LK, Coveney PV, Gerhardt H., Dynamic endothelial cell rearrangements drive developmental vessel regression. PLoS Biol. 2015 May 14;13(5):e1002163. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002163. eCollection 2015 May.|N/A|N/A|I have a good command of Microsoft Office™ tools  (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™) and basic programming skills (C, C++, MATLAB, Verilog, Java and R).|||51|||
5555|2015-05-29 16:39:19|Joana Carolina Sequeira Pinto|06-02-2015|Viseu|Portuguese|Rua André Vidal Negreiros, nº29 B 6º Esq, 1950-023 Lisboa|joanasequeirapinto@gmail.com|925248959|To whom it may concern,{NewLine}{NewLine}With this letter I hereby wish to apply and state my motivation to be part of the FCT-funded “NeurULisboa–Integrative Neuroscience” Doctoral Program. On November 2012, I concluded the Integrated Master Program in Biomedical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico(IST) and the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa(FMUL), with a 2nd/1st cycle final grade of 17/14 (out of 20). I conducted my MSc thesis under the supervision of Prof. Patrícia Figueiredo(IST/ISR) and Dr. Pedro Vilela (Hospital da Luz) on the topic “Spatiotemporal dynamics of CBF and BOLD fMRI responses to breath-hold challenges”. Furthermore, during my degree I developed neuroimaging research work under the supervision of Prof. Margarida Silveira(ISR/IST) and I attended a neuroimaging course at ENSTA ParisTech. After the conclusion of my MSc I was invited by Prof. Patrícia Figueiredo to continue working in the scope of my MSc Project with a research scholarship. Currently I am a research fellow of FCT project: “Noninvasive quantitative imaging of cerebral physiology: application to normal aging and small vessel diseases”. For the past 3 years I have been a member of the European COST Project "Arterial spin labelling Initiative in Dementia”. My research work has been presented in several national and international renowned conferences and I have been distinguished with an award(Honorable Mention).{NewLine}{NewLine}A growing interest in neuroscience and signal processing has emerged throughout my academic path and with the conclusion of my MSc thesis;it became clear that I would like to dedicate myself to neuroscience. I strongly believe that the brain is the body’s most fascinating organ and it is astonishing that so much effort has been dedicated to understand it, and yet we know so little. However, with the development of new and improved biomedical equipments/processing tools, coupled with the scientific community enthusiasm, including the joint collaboration IST/FMUL, I believe we will be a step closer to understand a little bit more of these brain complex interactions. I would be honored to have the opportunity to provide valuable contribution to this field and I believe that by joining this Doctoral Program, I would be taking an important step for achieving this goal. Furthermore, I would like to continue working with Prof. Patrícia Figueiredo. Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to your positive response.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Joana Pinto|September 2012 - November 2012:{NewLine}{NewLine}2nd cycle of the Integrated Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: 17 (out of 20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2007 - September 2010:{NewLine}{NewLine}1st cycle of the Integrated Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: 14 (out of 20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}High-School{NewLine}{NewLine}Escola Secundária Alves Martins, Viseu{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: 18 (out of 20)|08/2013-{NewLine}{NewLine}Fellowship holder and team member of FCT-funded Project: “Noninvasive quantitative imaging of cerebral physiology: application to normal aging and small vessel diseases” with reference PTDC/BBBIMG/2137/2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}10/2012- {NewLine}{NewLine}Team member of European Project: BMBS COST (European Cooperation in{NewLine}{NewLine}Science and Technology) Action BM1103 "Arterial Spin Labelling Initiative in Dementia (AID)" European Cooperation in Science and{NewLine}{NewLine}Technology{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}01/2013-07/2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Fellowship holder and team member FCT Project: “Development of modelling and analysis methods of functional magnetic resonance imaging for cerebrovascular reactivity assessment”, with reference RD0042/IST/ISR (PESTOE/EEI/LA0009/2011){NewLine}{NewLine}Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}09/2009-09/2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Fellowship holder and team member - Bolsa de Integração na Investigação FCT "Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis based on MRI and PET images"{NewLine}{NewLine}Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa|Fellowship Holder and Team Member of FCT-funded Project{NewLine}{NewLine}“Noninvasive quantitative imaging of cerebral physiology: application to normal aging and small vessel diseases”{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT project with reference: PTDC/BBBIMG/2137/2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Participant Institutions: ISR/IST, Hospital da Luz and CEDOC{NewLine}{NewLine}PI: Prof. Patrícia Figueiredo{NewLine}{NewLine}Grant goals: acquisition and data analysis; fMRI and physiological recordings; optimization of fMRI modeling{NewLine}{NewLine}and processing strategies and application to a specific group of patients.|Article submitted for review:{NewLine}{NewLine}Gil- Gouveia R., Pinto J., Figueiredo P., Vilela P., Martins I. P.; “An Arterial Spin Labeling MRI perfusion study of Migraine without aura attacks”; CORTEX{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis{NewLine}{NewLine}Title: "Spatiotemporal dynamics of CBF and BOLD fMRI responses to breath hold challenges"{NewLine}{NewLine}URL:https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/mebiom/dissertacao/2353642416241|Oral Presentations{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}International Conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1)Pinto J., Sousa I., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Reproducibility of cerebrovascular reactivity dynamics using breath hold BOLD fMRI”; European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology 30th Annual Scientific Meeting; October 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2) Pinto J., Jorge J., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Spatiotemporal dynamics of the ASL CBF and BOLD in response to breathholding”{NewLine}{NewLine}; European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology 29th Annual Scientific Meeting; October 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}National Conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}3)Gil-Gouveia R., Pinto J., Figueiredo P., Vilela P., Martins P. I.; “Perfusão Cerebral durante a crise de Enxaqueca sem Aura por Ressonância Magnética com a técnica ASL”; Portuguese Neuroradiology Congress; November 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}-------------------------------------------------------{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster Presentations{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}International Conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1)Pinto J., Periquito J., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Characterization of the BOLD response across the brain to{NewLine}{NewLine}different breath holding tasks”; 21st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping; June 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2) Periquito J., Pinto J., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Comparing different models of the BOLD response to breath holding tasks”, 21st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping; June 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}3) Pinto J., Sousa I., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Dynamics of the BOLD response to breath holding and paced deep breathing”; 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping; June 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}4) Pinto J., Sousa I., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; Reproducibility of vasoreactivity measurements using breath hold in combination with BOLD fMRI”; II Iberic Meeting of Neuroradiology; October 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}National Conferences:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}5)Pinto J., Sousa I., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Assessment of reliability of cerebrovascular reactivity measurements using breathholding fMRI”; 19th Edition of the Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition; November 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}6) Pinto J., Jorge J., Vilela P., Figueiredo P.; “Study of cerebrovascular dynamics using functional MRI”; 18th Edition of the Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition; October 2012|Honorable Mention in the II Iberic Meeting of Neuroradiology{NewLine}{NewLine}“Reproducibility of vasoreactivity measurements using breath-hold in combination with BOLD fMRI”{NewLine}{NewLine}Joana Pinto, Inês Sousa, Pedro Vilela, Patrícia Figueiredo|TECHNICAL SKILLS{NewLine}{NewLine}Office™ software (Word™, Excel™ e PowerPoint™){NewLine}{NewLine}Processing of medical images using FSL (FMRIB Software Library–Oxford){NewLine}{NewLine}Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows and Linux{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming languages:  MATLAB, Mathematica e C{NewLine}{NewLine}Modelling software; Solidworks, Abaqus and Ansys|141_letter1_2015-05-29-03-39-19.pdf||141|||
5656|2015-05-29 18:24:02|Isa Eunice Costa Figueiredo Paula Pinto|04-09-1989|Viseu|Portuguese|Estrada Nacional 228 nº12{NewLine}{NewLine}3600 - 021 Alva - Castro Daire{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|isaeunice1989@hotmail.com|914125809|Dear. Srs.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Beira Interior and recently conclude the Master Degree in Biochemistry. In the final year at college I volunteered to work in a research project in neuroscience" The A1 receptores and ciclic nucleotides in the hippocampus", where I had the opportunity to study the neuroprotective and modulatory role of A1 and CB1 receptors in the hippocampus, by measuring LDH release and propidium iodite uptake in organotypic cultures, and through  immunoenzimatic quantification of cyclic nucleotides. . This work caught my attention regarding the therapeutic potential derived from modulating neuronal cell machinery can contribute to the of diseases associated with this structure, such as Alzheimer and Huntington's disease. In my Master's project, I used extracellular electrophysiology to determine the role of the cGMP pathway in the effect of the A1 adenosine receptor on synaptic transmission .  I obtained results which showed that part of the effect of adenosine A1 receptors depends on the activation of the cGMP pathway, indicating cGMP  as another second messenger in the sophisticated neuromodulatory activity of A1 adenosine receptor in the hippocampus. This project   increased my experience in neuroscience and motivated me to look for new challenges, in search of knowledge which may lead to improvements in the quality of people life. It would be most interesting to investigate the relationship between adenosine and DNA hypomethylation in cancer, particularly in glioblastomas, since they are  the most aggressive tumor in the central nervous system, and despite advances in surgical techniques, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, there is no effective treatment available. The clarification of the role of adenosine in DNA hypomethylation, which plays an important role in tumor progression by promoting chromosomal instability, can improve the understanding of the oncogenic mechanism in glioblastomas and contribute to the development of more effective therapies. For these reasons I apply to the Doctoral Program NeurULisboa- Integrative Neuroscience. As a scientist I am persistent and hard worker. I'm highly motivated and I sincerely believe that I can complete any task to  which I  am commited to. I hope this letter helps you understand my desire and dedication to follow a research career in neuroscience. I am available for an interview and enthusiastically await your reply. {NewLine}{NewLine} Best regards, Isa Pinto|Master Degree in Biochemistry/ Classification: 17 values/Institution: University of Beira Interior/Date of conclusion:09/10/2014{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree in Biochemistry/Classification: 14 values/Institution: University of Beira Interior/Date of conclusion:11/07/2012|From October 2013 to June 2014: Master degree project in Biochemistry:“The role of cGMP on adenosine A1 receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission at the hippocampus” performedin the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From July 2012 to June 2013: Volunteered to work in the research project:"Adenosine receptors and cyclic nucleotides in hippocampus"performed in Research Center for Health Science (CICS),Covilhã.|Tutoring|Serpa, A., Pinto, I., Bernardino, L., Cascalheira, J.F. (2015) - Combined neuroprotective action of adenosine A1 and cannabinoid CB1 receptors against NMDA-induced excitotoxicity in the hippocampus.(accepted in Neurochemistry International){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pinto I,Serpa A; Cascalheira J; Sebastião A, 2015. The role of cGMP on adenosine A1 receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission at the hippocampus. (submited)|||Domain of Microsoft Office™.{NewLine}{NewLine}Advanced knowledge in WinLTP 230d software  andGraphPad Prism software.{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic knowledge in Blast program|13_letter1_2015-05-29-05-24-02.pdf||13|||
5757|2015-05-29 19:31:34|Carolina deAlmeida Salgado Cortez|29-01-1990|Évora - Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Jacinto Nunes n11 4D{NewLine}{NewLine}1170-187 Lisboa|carolinasalgadocortez@gmail.com|927197995|Investigation is one of the areas that moves me the most. Since I started my studies, I’ve always been involved in research projects and I’m very fascinated with the possibilities of discovering new paths and facts about the human functioning. Besides my passion for investigation, I also feel that years I’ve acquired many skills related to the process of investigation which may be useful for this new adventure. I’m very curious and interested. Exploring new areas of knowledge or deepening the ones I already know gives me a sense of joy and competence that motivates a lot. I’m very oriented to work in teams. Sharing and building knowledge with other people is for me a pleasure and a plus. Once I’m in a project, I dedicate myself to it with all my heart. I’m organized and punctual with all deadlines, and I respect everyone who I work with. I’m responsible, open, and also human. I’m a creative person, who likes to think outside the box whenever I can. It would be an honor to me to join your team, and to have the opportunity to grow with you in this project, which would open a new door in my life.|- RAUL PROENÇA SECUNDARY SCHOOL – PORTUGAL – HIGH SCHOOL IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (2005-2008), Final mark: Excellent (19){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- ISCTE-IUL & PARIS X – PORTUGAL & FRANCE (ERASMUS) – GRADUATION IN PSYCHOLOGY (2008-2011), Final mark: Very Good (16){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}FPUL – PORTUGAL – MASTER IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (2012-2014){NewLine}{NewLine}Final Mark: Excellent (18)|- SCHOLARSHIP FOR NOVICE RESEARCHERS (2008/2009) - BII FCT{NewLine}{NewLine}Project about the subjective well-being of individuals {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- MASTER’S FINAL THESIS (2013/2014){NewLine}{NewLine}Final Mark: Excelent (18){NewLine}{NewLine}Dissertation about sleep in adolescence{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- PHD ASSISTANT (2013/2014){NewLine}{NewLine}Project about Attachment Disorders|Clinical Psychologist (Internship in a public health facility, supporting children, adolescents and adults with psychological difficulties)|Currently writing my first article about sleep in adolescence (submisson will take place this summer)|17TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (8-12TH SEPTEMBER 2015),Abstract approved – oral presentation about sleep in adolescence|2009 - Alexandre Herculano Prize (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)||54_letter1_2015-05-29-06-31-34.pdf|54_letter2_2015-05-29-06-31-34.pdf|54|||
5858|2015-05-29 20:07:02|Daniel Artur Abreu Martins|08-01-1991|Viseu|Portuguese|Rua Dr António Perestrelo Botelheiro, nº 38, Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão{NewLine}{NewLine}3440-613|daniel_artur@hotmail.com|912331662|When completing my secondary education (with a 20/20 mark), I was certain I wanted to channel my effort and ability towards health science; and through my BSc+MSc in Medicine (expected mark: 16/20), I became passionate about neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}While my medical curriculum dotted me with a competitive theoretical and clinical skill set, being a researcher in several projects allowed me to accrue a range of basic neuroscience know-how, from molecular biology to rodent behaviour and nervous system dissection. As my MSc dissertation, I have just defended a project on the neurobiology of pain, with a top mark of 20/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}This work was fruitful. All in internationally peer-reviewed journals and as 1st author, I have published in Neuropharmacology (IF=4.8), with 2 papers under revision and 1 in preparation. I have also won an Univ. do Porto scholarship to study nociceptive neuronal gene expression, presented 12 national/international communications, taught 3 years as a university teaching assistant in Histology and Embriology, and been an eager science communicator (e.g. as a FameLab 2014 finalist, on the neurobiology of love). These have made me grow fast in critical thinking, academic writing, team-spirit and communication skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}Those experiences increased my joy of doing and discussing science, and made me discover a rich research potential I now strongly believe I hold. Given this but also aiming to reinforce my critical appraise in future clinical practice, I have decided to now pause my clinical career, in order to dedicate myself exclusively to building a strong research career in neuroscience. Integrating the NeurULisboa PhD program will be an invaluable stride towards this goal.{NewLine}{NewLine}NeurULisboa PhD attracts me most for its vast scope of curricular choices. I will relish in the opportunity to complement my wetlab skills with statistics, computational, neuroimaging and psychology knowledge. Moreover, this fits perfectly with the highly interdisciplinary nature of the project I wish to conduct, which involves the IMM (Dr Diana Prata and Dr Joaquim Ferreira), the Fac. de Psicologia (Dr João Moreira) and IBEB (Dr Hugo Ferreira), as well as KCL and Emory University internationally, to integrate genetics, pharmacology, psychology and neuroimaging to study the oxytocin and dopamine interplay in human social cognition. I could not be more excited about this precious chance to grow as an interdisciplinary neuroscientist and contribute to its body of knowledge.|2015 - MD/Msc - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto - Portugal - 16/20 (expected){NewLine}{NewLine}2009 - Secondary school (Science and Technology branch)- Escola Secundária de Santa Comba Dão - Portugal - 20/20|November 2009 - August of 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Research trainee{NewLine}{NewLine}Developmental Biology{NewLine}{NewLine}“Insight On Transcriptional Network That Controls Prrxl1 Expression In Nociceptive Neurons” (PI: Deolinda Lima){NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology of Medical Faculty of Oporto University; Institute of Molecular and Celular Biology of Oporto University - Morfophysiology of Somatosensitive System{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}August 2011 -  now{NewLine}{NewLine}Research trainee{NewLine}{NewLine}Neurosciences – Descending Modulation of Pain {NewLine}{NewLine}“Endovanilloid Modulation of RVM-Spinal Descending Pain Pathways during Chronic Pain” (PI: Isaura Tavares){NewLine}{NewLine}“Serotoninergic descending pain modulation in painful diabetic neuropathy: the role of 5HT3 receptor on pain facilitation in the spinal cord circuits“ (PI: Isaura Tavares){NewLine}{NewLine}Department of Experimental Biology, Medical Faculty of Oporto University; Institute of Molecular and Celular Biology of Oporto University – Morfophysiology of Somatosensitive System|- Volunteer teaching assistant (Histology and Embriology); Department of Experimental Biology - FMUP{NewLine}{NewLine}- Research trainee (Neurosciences){NewLine}{NewLine}- Student of the Integrated Master degree in Medicine|- Martins, D; Tavares, I; Morgado, C. “Hotheaded: The Role of TRPV1 In Brain Functions”; Neuropharmacology; 2014; 85:151-157{NewLine}{NewLine}- Silva, M*; Martins, D*; Piscitteli F, Tavares, I; Morgado, C*; DiMarzo, V*; “Endovanilloid control of pain modulation by the rostroventromedial medulla in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy”; Neuropharmacology (submitted, under revision){NewLine}{NewLine}- Silva, M*; Martins, D*; Tavares, I; Morgado, C; “GABA-Dependent Pain Facilitation of Spinal 5-HT3 Receptor In Diabetic Neuropathic Pain”; Neuropharmacology (submitted, under revision){NewLine}{NewLine}- Oliveira, M; Martins, D; O'Brien, T; Tavares, I; "Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of neuropathic pain: From "bench-to-bedside" (in preparation){NewLine}{NewLine}*The authors contributed equally|POSTERS{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D; Celeste, R; Teixeira-Pinto, A; Costa-Pereira, A; “Assessment and Optimization of Mortality Prognostic Scores in Portuguese Pediatric Intensive Care”; XI Congress of Portuguese Society of Pediatry; Funchal, 2010; {NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D; Tavares, I; Morgado, C; “The Role Of Brainstem Endovaniloid System In RVM-Mediated Pain Modulation During Diabetic Neuropathic Pain”; iMED 4.0 Conference; 2012;{NewLine}{NewLine}•Morgado, C; Silva, M*; Martins, D*; Tavares, I; “GABA-dependent pain facilitation of spinal 5-HT3 receptor in diabetic neuropathic pain”; 50th EASD Meeting; 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D.*; Silva, M.*; Tavares, I; Morgado, C.;  “GABA-Mediated Pronociception Of Spinal 5HT3 Receptor During Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”; I3S Annual Meeting; Póvoa de Varzim; 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D. *; Silva, M.*; Piscitteli F, DiMarzo, V.,Tavares, I; Morgado, C.; “Endovanilloid Modulation Of RVM-Mediated Pain Processing During Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”;; I3S Annual Meeting; Póvoa de Varzim; 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D. *; Silva, M.*; Piscitteli F, DiMarzo, V.,Tavares, I; Morgado, C.; “Endovanilloid Signalling Affects RVM-Mediated Pain Modulation During Diabetic Neuropathic Pain”; In4Med IV, Coimbra, 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}ORAL COMMUNICATIONS{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins D; Regadas, I; Monteiro, F; Lima, D; Reguenga, C; “Tlx3-Lmx1b Interaction In Transcription Regulation Of Prrxl1 Homeodomain During Embriological Development Of Nociceptive Neurons”; VI YES - SIXTH YOUNG EUROPEAN SCIENTIST – MEETING; 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins D; Regadas, I; Monteiro, F; Lima, D; Reguenga, C; “Insight On Transcriptional Network That Controls Prrxl1 Expression In Nociceptive Neurons”; 5º Meeting of Young Investigation of Oporto University; 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D; Silva, M; Martins, I; Tavares, I; Morgado, C; “Intrathecal Spinal Implantation of Monoaminergic Neural Grafts for Pain Relieving in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”; iMED 5.0 Conference; 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D.*; Silva, M.*; Piscitteli F, DiMarzo, V.,Tavares, I; Morgado, C.; “Modulação Endovanilóide Do Processamento Nociceptivo Mediado Pelo RVM Durante A Dor Neuropática Diabética”; XVI Congresso Português de Endocrinologia, 22-25 Janeiro, Funchal, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}•Campos A, Martins D, Ruberti F,  Tavares I, Morgado C; “O papel do microRNA92 na neuropatia diabética dolorosa”; 15th Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetes, February, 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}•Martins, D.*; Silva, M.*; Piscitteli F, DiMarzo, V.,Tavares, I; Morgado, C.; “The role of endovanilloid system in RVM-mediated pain modulation during diabetic neuropathic pain”; 5th Anual International Medical Students Meeting; March, 2015; {NewLine}{NewLine}*The authors contributed equally{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SCIENCE OUTREACH{NewLine}{NewLine}Brain Awareness week (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015){NewLine}{NewLine}1. “Oficina do cérebro – O cérebro ao microscópio (The Brain under the microscope)”{NewLine}{NewLine}Open lab sessions: Department of Experimental Biology - Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Porto;{NewLine}{NewLine}2. “Neuroscientists go to schools”{NewLine}{NewLine}Organizing and performing conferences for high school students;{NewLine}{NewLine}•The disctintiveness of being Human – The neurobiology of complex brain functions{NewLine}{NewLine}•Memory and Learning: a neurobiological approach{NewLine}{NewLine}•Neurobiological basis of love and affection{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- FameLab Portugal 2014 – Finalist{NewLine}{NewLine}“The neurobiology of love and affection”{NewLine}{NewLine}(consult the following link to watch the performance){NewLine}{NewLine}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpuCPfH22o&list=PLpJnDs4Jk1cV7S_pBa6nKy4vhN4R57t3k{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- “Roteiro da Semana Internacional do Cérebro da Câmara do Porto 2012- O cérebro ao microscópio”{NewLine}{NewLine}Open lab sessions: Department of Experimental Biology – Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Porto;|Prizes: 2009 - Best student of final (12th) year of secondary school of the Sciences and technology branch - Ministério da Educação e Ciência - Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Grants: Projectos Pluridisciplinares para estímulo à Iniciação à Investigação na U.Porto; Project: “ Insight on transcriptional network that controls Prrxl1 expression in nociceptive neurons”; Amount: 4.000€;Supervision: Carlos Reguenga/Deolinda Lima; Universidade do Porto/ Santander Totta|Computer skills and competences:{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Adobe PhotoShop for microscopy image processing, GRAPHPad and SPSS{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization and group work: {NewLine}{NewLine}Member of FMUP Student Comission, as students ‘s representant on Anatomy I and II, Neuroanatomy and Clinical Anatomy curricular unities (2009-2011); Member of direction of Sociedade Filarmónica Lealdade Pinheirense (2010-2011){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Artistic skills: {NewLine}{NewLine}Oboe and flute player{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshops attended{NewLine}{NewLine}- fMRI (Simposium: The Brain , organizaed by Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, 2011){NewLine}{NewLine}- NEURORADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS (Simposium: The Brain , organizaed by Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, 2011){NewLine}{NewLine}- MRI AND REGENERATIVE THERAPIES (in the context of iMED 4.0 conference; 2012){NewLine}{NewLine}- NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES (in the context ofiMED 5.0; 2013){NewLine}{NewLine}- SCIENTIFIC PAPERS PUBLICATION (in the context of ME2MED 2013 organizaed by AEFMUP){NewLine}{NewLine}- “LIDERANÇA E GESTÃO DE CONFLITOS” ( in the context of ME2MED 2013 organized by AEFMUP){NewLine}{NewLine}- “SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FOR THE MEDIA” (Malcolm Love, Scientifical content BBC director) – 2014; organized in the context of Portuguese FameLab competition{NewLine}{NewLine}- “STEM CELL BIOLOGY – A HANDS ON APPROACH”, Institute of Molecular Medicine, in the context of 5th AIMS; 2015|8_letter1_2015-05-29-07-07-02.pdf|8_letter2_2015-05-29-07-07-02.pdf|8|||
5959|2015-05-30 03:19:19|Tânia Alexandra Pinho Couto|30-10-1986|Porto|Portuguese|Avenida D. Pedro I, n.º 275, 2º D, 2750 Cascais (atual);{NewLine}{NewLine}Rua de Santa Maria, nº 2406, 4535-402 Santa Maria de Lamas - Santa Maria da Feira (oficial);|tanialexandracouto.neuropsic@gmail.com|91 944 06 34|I´m Tania Alexandra Couto, i have 28 years and I would like to submit my letter of motivation to the phd grant in Neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}The phd is a very important goal for my career, because the area in which I intend to continue to invest.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that the current practice of clinical and research in neurophysiology (specifically the neurofeedback technique transcraneana magnetic stimulation, the daily performance of electroencephalogram and hemoencefalograma) allow to have the shot, and the motivation to face the challenge presented.{NewLine}{NewLine}Following this current professional project completely dedicated neuroscience, I decided to initiate a proposed doctoral project to be submitted subsequently, with the awareness of being considered or not.{NewLine}{NewLine}The project considers that once found relationships between cognitive stimulation and creativity in developmental disorders / autism spectrum, it would be interesting to explore the contribution of Neurotherapy (neurofeedback and brain oxygenation) and the creative process under considering the combination of two variables in clinical populations and control. Studies believes that training the brain to certain frequencies neurophysiological (eg thetha, alpha) integrated into treatment protocols, we can develop the most creative brains in their learning pathways and professionals, more flexible and more resistant to mental and neurological disease. Associated with the project have developed a range of activities / workshops for spectrum patients in order to potentiating their cognitive, creative and artistic, as well as the functionality and sense of self worth.{NewLine}{NewLine}In addition to the current practice in the area, the qualifications (master & graduation), the internship experience, the publication neurocongress  fit my interest in the area. {NewLine}{NewLine}The personal level, we can also consider some relevant aspects:{NewLine}{NewLine}a) reveal good interpersonal and communication skills; Team spirit and mutual support;{NewLine}{NewLine}b) I hold good organizational skills and time management;{NewLine}{NewLine}c) reveal dynamism, autonomy and sense of responsibility;{NewLine}{NewLine}For all the reasons given above, I believe I represent a very suitable element for the vacancy that your excellencies have.{NewLine}{NewLine}Very grateful for the attention and availability.{NewLine}{NewLine}Best Regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}TC.|2004-2009 Master in Clinical Psychology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 Post - Graduate in Neuropsychology: Assessment and Rehabilitation by Institute Criap Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A) The intense summer internship in neuropsychology under the supervision of Dr. Joana Pais in "Hospital San Sebastian," represented the first major contact with neuropsychological practice. This experience was instrumental in the start of this special interest in this area.{NewLine}{NewLine}B) Post-Graduate in Evaluation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in CRIAP Institute in Lisbon as well as an intensive course in Neuropsychology Department of Neuropsychology Psychiatric Hospital Center of Lisbon - Júlio de Matos Hospital, under the supervision of Professor Manuel Domingos allowed me to consolidate knowledge of theoretical and practical components.|A)With my master's thesis (Eating Disorders – Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder), we can also consider some relevant aspects:{NewLine}{NewLine}. experience/flexibility to manage large sample;{NewLine}{NewLine}. experience in developing assessment protocols, development of appropriate methodologies, interpretation of data analysis, application of therapeutic interventions and assess results.{NewLine}{NewLine}. experience and creativity in the development of materials for evaluation and{NewLine}{NewLine}intervention;{NewLine}{NewLine}. good organizational skills and time management;{NewLine}{NewLine}. good computer skills and use of software for statistical data analysis;{NewLine}{NewLine}B) Professional experience of three years in different hospital settings, particularly in psychiatric hospital in Coimbra and Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}C) Technical director - laboratory psychometric tests to obtain / renewal driving license (vienna testing system){NewLine}{NewLine}D) Coordinator of internships in neuropsychology post-graduation;{NewLine}{NewLine}E) In training:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Forming in pedagogical course trainers to obtain CAP;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Creator and forming in school programs: cognitive, social , behavior skills;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Forming in driver course (psychological components);{NewLine}{NewLine}- Coordinator of POPH Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve / Forming the stress management course in the workplace;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Creator and forming in neurosciences courses/workshops (current);|Clinical neurophysiology (Neurofeedback & Photonic therapy), research and training.|A) Poster  in the First Congress of Portuguese Integrated Neuropsychology in Lisbon “ Impact of Neurotherapy / Neurofeedback in degenerative disorder”;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}B) Writer in blog "Neuroscience in Education and Health", which allows authors to write and share neurosciences issues between professionals and caregivers;|Prolector bipolar disease conference in ADEB;|No;|A) Creative in fashion brand (rehabilitation with neurologic patients) (part-time /current);{NewLine}{NewLine}B) Photographic model  (part-time /current);{NewLine}{NewLine}C) Violinist (12 years); {NewLine}{NewLine}C) Jazz/ soul /musical theater dancer (7 years);{NewLine}{NewLine}D) Writer (1 prize in poetry);|91_letter1_2015-05-30-02-19-19.pdf|91_letter2_2015-05-30-02-19-19.pdf|91|||
6060|2015-05-30 03:20:44|Rogéria Pereira Fernandes Soares|11-06-1961|Recife, Pernambuco|Brasileira|Rua Samuel Pinto, 95, Aptº 301, Boa Vista, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, CEP: 50050-240|rogeria.f.soares@gmail.com|55 81 32232194|Carta de Motivação{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestra em Ciências da Educação - Inovação Pedagógica pela Universidade da Madeira - UMa (Portugal), Especialista em Neuropsicologia e Graduada em Psicologia pela Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA (Brasil). Atualmente Coordenadora Acadêmica de Núcleos de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Instituições de Ensino Superior e profissional liberal na área de Psicologia Clínica e Neuropsicologia. Na certeza que a chave dos avanços científicos se encontra no conhecimento integrado de uma ciência multidisciplinar, procurei orientar meus estudos integrando conhecimentos da Psicologia Clínica, da Neuropsicologia e da Inovação Pedagógica, com o objetivo de desenvolver estratégias inovadoras, através da investigação científica, de combate a doenças. A escolha da Neuropsicologia, quanto Especialização, passando pelas disciplinas cursadas, como aluna especial do Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade de Pernambuco, teve como objetivo a percepção em maior profundidade do Sistema Nervoso, na área da investigação biomédica, para real compreensão, diante da demanda contemporânea que chega aos consultórios de Psicologia, de doenças de ordem neurológicas e psiquiátricas. O Mestrado em Ciências da Educação - Inovação Pedagógica teve o objetivo de investigar os fenômenos educacionais ligados à aprendizagem, somando-os aos conhecimentos, adquiridos nos estudos em Neuropsicologia, da dinâmica cerebral, normal e patológica, e da sua conexão com as funções cognitivas. Aproximando teorias científicas e propondo alternativas para inovação pedagógica. Diante do desejo de me tornar investigadora qualificada em Neurociências, através da investigação integrada, a qual me dará subsídios para uma atuação científica profissional na área, pretendo realizar um percurso acadêmico que amplie minhas possibilidades de investigação e prática.{NewLine}{NewLine}Neste cenário, minha motivação em participar do Programa de Doutoramento em NeurULisboa – Integrative Neuroscience, numa relação direta de aprendizagem e atividade científica integrada, tem por objetivo a busca de um saber para agir com competência na área das Neurociências, posição que me coloca justificando a procura do meio acadêmico, em especial deste Programa, para o qual, caso selecionada, disponibilizarei tempo integral, base necessária para investigação produtiva.{NewLine}{NewLine}Rogéria Pereira Fernandes Soares|Formação acadêmica/titulação{NewLine}{NewLine}2011 - 2013 {NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado em Ciências da Educação - Inovação Pedagógica {NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade da Madeira (UMa) -  Ilha da Madeira/Funchal/Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}Título: O Cinema como uma Linguagem Mediadora da Aprendizagem de Língua Estrangeira: um estudo da prática pedagógica e sua dinâmica{NewLine}{NewLine}Classificação Obtida: 17 valores (Score de Classificação: 0 a 20){NewLine}{NewLine}Orientador: Carlos Manuel Nogueira Fino (Doutor em Educação - UMa) {NewLine}{NewLine}Coorientador: Roberto Sidnei Alves Macedo (Doutor em Educação - UFBA){NewLine}{NewLine}Grande área: Ciências Humanas{NewLine}{NewLine}Área: Educação{NewLine}{NewLine}Subárea: Inovação Pedagógica.{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 - 2008 	{NewLine}{NewLine}Especialização em Neuropsicologia (Pós-graduação Lato Sensu)	{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA - Recife/Pernambuco/Brasil	{NewLine}{NewLine}Título: O Impacto dos Efeitos dos Agrotóxicos sobre a Saúde Mental dos {NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhadores Rurais                         {NewLine}{NewLine}Média Final Obtida: 9,7 valores (Score de Média Final: 0,0 a 10,0)	{NewLine}{NewLine}Orientador: Fábio Torres da Cunha (Mestre em Patologia - UFPE)                                 {NewLine}{NewLine}Grande área: Ciências da Saúde                              {NewLine}{NewLine}Área: Saúde                                   {NewLine}{NewLine}Subárea: Neurociências.{NewLine}{NewLine}2004 - 2006 {NewLine}{NewLine}Graduação em Psicologia {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA - Recife/Pernambuco/Brasil{NewLine}{NewLine}Forma de Acesso: Seleção Vestibular{NewLine}{NewLine}Título: Os Novos Arranjos Familiares e Suas Implicações na Construção do Sujeito na Contemporaneidade{NewLine}{NewLine}Coeficiente de Rendimento Obtido: 8,78 valores (Score do Coeficiente de Rendimento: 0,0 a 10,0){NewLine}{NewLine}Orientador: José Renato Barros Silva (Especialista em Família){NewLine}{NewLine}Incompleto	{NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) - Recife/Pernambuco/Brasil{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Graduação em Psicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Forma de Acesso: Seleção Vestibular{NewLine}{NewLine}Créditos das disciplinas cursadas com aprovação transferidos (CT – Créditos{NewLine}{NewLine}Transferidos) para o Histórico do Curso de Graduação em Psicologia concluído na Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.|Pesquisa e Atuação Profissional{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas de Atuação{NewLine}{NewLine}1.	Educação{NewLine}{NewLine}2.	Psicologia Clínica{NewLine}{NewLine}3.	Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Membro de Corpo Editorial{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 – 2012 Revista Científica Humanae{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA – Recife/Pernambuco/Brasil{NewLine}{NewLine}Projetos{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 - 2013 Projeto Prazer de Ler{NewLine}{NewLine}Descrição: O Projeto Prazer de Ler surge da necessidade de se repensar as atividades de leitura com base no sentido, na contextualização, desde que descontextualizada de seu real sentido compromete a construção de significado. Um Projeto que caminha, através da leitura, entre os vários campos do conhecimento, uma visita aos vários campos do saber, uma ação que propõe uma inovação pedagógica fortemente apoiada na investigação interdisciplinar. Sabendo-se que um dos princípios da Interdisciplinaridade é o de não rejeitar nenhuma disciplina, e sim, o de agregá-las criticamente, encontra-se no livro paradidático, quando trabalhado de forma inovadora, um grande aliado que além de contribuir fortemente na formação de alunos leitores, educa com base no sentido que é construído na interação entre autor, professor/facilitador e leitor, onde crianças que são estimuladas a ler, de forma contextualizada, desenvolvem um maior senso crítico do seu entorno social. Pilares do Projeto:Interdisciplinaridade, trazendo o livro paradidático como ferramenta para desenvolver a integração dos conteúdos de uma disciplina com outras áreas do conhecimento, com base nas propostas apresentadas pelos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais, na abordagem de temas como ética e cidadania, pluralidade cultural, meio ambiente, saúde, igualdade de direitos, dignidade do ser humano, solidariedade, entre outros;Inovação Pedagógica, reforçando uma aprendizagem dinâmica e interativa e, consequentemente, uma maior produtividade, para que a escola frente aos novos paradigmas educacionais e à irreversibilidade da evolução técnico-científica, revele um movimento permanente de inovação;Neurociências e suas implicações pedagógicas, diante da necessidade dos profissionais da educação possuírem conhecimentos básicos sobre o funcionamento do cérebro, região na qual se processa toda informação adquirida. Saber suas especificidades ajudará no conhecimento dos processos neurobiológicos dos mecanismos de atenção, entendimento verbal, habilidade de leitura e estratégias de aprendizagem, os quais são necessários para estabelecer processos mais eficientes de alfabetização;Incentivo a leitura, favorecendo a aprendizagem e a formação de cidadania dos alunos da Rede Estadual e Municipal de Ensino.{NewLine}{NewLine}Situação: Concluído {NewLine}{NewLine}Natureza: Projeto de Extensão{NewLine}{NewLine}Integrantes: Rogéria Pereira Fernandes Soares (Responsável){NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2012 Projeto Neurociência	{NewLine}{NewLine}Descrição: Avaliação Neuropsicológica aberta ao público de baixa renda pelos formandos (psicólogos) do curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia.{NewLine}{NewLine}Situação: Concluído {NewLine}{NewLine}Natureza: Projeto de Extensão{NewLine}{NewLine}Alunos envolvidos: Graduação (2); Especialização (22); {NewLine}{NewLine}Integrantes: Rogéria Pereira Fernandes Soares (Responsável); SOUZA, Sidclay Bezerra (Professor);  Maria do Socorro Furtado Bastos (Professora){NewLine}{NewLine}2007 - 2010 Projeto Incubadora{NewLine}{NewLine}Descrição: Atendimento Clínico Psicológico{NewLine}{NewLine}Situação: Concluído{NewLine}{NewLine}Natureza: Projeto de Extensão{NewLine}{NewLine}Alunos envolvidos: Graduação (25); {NewLine}{NewLine}Integrantes: Rogéria Pereira Fernandes Soares; Cosme Guarines; Selme Lisboa (Responsável); SILVA, André R. Monteiro;  SOUZA, Sidclay Bezerra.{NewLine}{NewLine}Produção Técnica{NewLine}{NewLine}Consultoria{NewLine}{NewLine}1. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Projeto Pedagógico de Curso Tecnológico - Tecnologia de Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: SENAI; Cidade: Recife; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade SENAI Pernambuco - Campus Areias.{NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Elaboração do Programa de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: SENAI; Cidade: Recife; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade SENAI Pernambuco - Campus Areias.{NewLine}{NewLine}Orientações Concluídas{NewLine}{NewLine}Monografias de conclusão de curso de Especialização (Pós-graduação Lato Sensu){NewLine}{NewLine}1. Gilberto Luna de Moura. Dificuldades na Aprendizagem: processos neurológicos e fatores que afetam o comportamento. 2011. Monografia (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia) - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}2. Zenildo Washington Ramos. Neurociência e Transtorno do Pânico. 2011. Monografia (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia) - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}3. Maria do Socorro de Lima. Neuropsicologia e o Transtorno de Aprendizagem em Matemática. 2011. Monografia (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia) - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}4. Andréa Carla da Silva. A Contribuição da Neuropsicologia para Explicar a Doença de Alzheimer. 2010. Monografia (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia) - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}5. Patrizia Emanoelly Meira da Silva. Reabilitação Cognitiva do Idoso com Doença de Alzheimer: uma abordagem da terapia ocupacional. 2010. Monografia (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Neuropsicologia) - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neuropsicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}Eventos{NewLine}{NewLine}Organização de Evento{NewLine}{NewLine}1. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Gestão de Riscos e Desastres, 2012.  (Encontro/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Proteção Civil{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Corpo de Bombeiros de Recife - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Faculdade Santa Maria (FSM).{NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes (Responsável); OLIVEIRA, Célio; SILVA JÚNIOR, José Alberto da; BASTOS, Maria do Socorro Furtado; LEÇA, Renata Eskinazi{NewLine}{NewLine}I Encontro Recifense de Administração, Contábeis e Economia - I ERACE, 2011.  (Encontro/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Centro de Convenções Olinda - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}3. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes (Responsável); BARBOSA, Cleiton{NewLine}{NewLine}I Encontro Internacional sobre Inovação Pedagógica - I ENIPE, 2011.  (Encontro/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Inovação Pedagógica{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Centro de Convenções Olinda - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Universidade da Madeira (UMa) e Dh2 Assessoria Educacional.{NewLine}{NewLine}4. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}III Festival de Arte e Cultura Britânica, 2009.  (Festival/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Educação, Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas, Linguística Aplicada{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife, Recife - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife.{NewLine}{NewLine}5. LISBOA, Selme (Responsável), SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes, MONTEIRO, Silva André R.{NewLine}{NewLine}III Jornada Clínica de Psicologia, 2009.  (Jornada/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Educação, Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas, Linguística Aplicada{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA, Recife - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}6. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}II Festival de Arte e Cultura Britânica, 2008.  (Festival/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Educação, Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas, Linguística Aplicada{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife, Recife - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife.{NewLine}{NewLine}7. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}I Festival de Arte e Cultura Britânica, 2007.  (Festival/Organização de evento){NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Educação, Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas, Linguística Aplicada{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife, Recife - PE; Instituição Financiadora: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife.{NewLine}{NewLine}Experiência Profissional{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade SENAI Pernambuco - Campus Areias 	{NewLine}{NewLine}2015 - 2015	{NewLine}{NewLine}Consultora Pedagógica{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Consultora Pedagógica{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade Santa Maria de Recife - FSM	{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordenação Acadêmica do Núcleo de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 - 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordenação de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordenadora Geral do Departamento de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu e Coordenadora Geral do Núcleo de Neurociências.{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora do Departamento de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Disciplinas ministradas: Didática do Ensino Superior nos Cursos de Especialização em Neuropsicologia e Saúde Pública, Saúde Mental e Dependência Química. {NewLine}{NewLine}2010 - 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora Titular{NewLine}{NewLine}Disciplinas ministradas: Teorias da Aprendizagem e Metodologia da Pesquisa Científica nos cursos de Graduação em Ciências Contábeis e Psicologia.{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 - 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga Clínica{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade Frassinetti do Recife - FAFIRE{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora Convidada do Departamento de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Disciplinas ministradas: Políticas de Gestão em Espaço Escolar no Curso de Especialização em Gestão Educacional.{NewLine}{NewLine}Editora Prazer de Ler - EPL	{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 - 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Divulgadora Pedagógica do Projeto Prazer de Ler{NewLine}{NewLine}Colégio Vera Cruz Recife - CVC{NewLine}{NewLine}1999 - 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora de Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Colégio Vera Cruz - CVC	{NewLine}{NewLine}1995 - 1998{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora de Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Big Ben English Course - BIG BEN	{NewLine}{NewLine}1990 - 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Proprietária, Diretora Pedagógica e Professora de Inglês. {NewLine}{NewLine}Centro Cultural Anglo Americano - Bragança Paulista - São Paulo - CCAA{NewLine}{NewLine}1989 - 1990{NewLine}{NewLine}Proprietária, Diretora Pedagógica e Professora de Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Colégio Salesiano Sagrado Coração - CSSC	{NewLine}{NewLine}1987 - 1989{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora de Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sociedade Educacional Colégio Carneiro Leão - CCL	{NewLine}{NewLine}1982 - 1986{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora de Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sociedade Cultural Anglo Americana - CCAA{NewLine}{NewLine}1980 - 1989{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora de Inglês.|Atividade Profissional Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade Santa Maria de Recife - FSM	{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordenadora Acadêmica do Núcleo de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora das disciplinas de Didática do Ensino Superior, Sociologia da Educação e Metodologia do Trabalho Científico dos Cursos de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Educação Continuada - NUPEC{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordenadora Acadêmica do Departamento de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora das disciplina de Didática do Ensino Superior e Metodologia do Trabalho Científico dos Cursos de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu.{NewLine}{NewLine}Protocolo Universidade da Madeira (UMa - Portugal) e DH2 Assessoria Educacional (Brasil){NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Professora da disciplina de Metodologia da Pesquisa Científica.{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto QualisBrasil - IQB	{NewLine}{NewLine}2011 – Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Diretora de Planejamento Educacional e Assuntos Comunitários.{NewLine}{NewLine}Consultório / Psicologia e Neuropsicologia	{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 - Atual{NewLine}{NewLine}Profissional Liberal, Enquadramento funcional: Psicóloga Clínica e Neuropsicóloga.|Produção Bibliográfica{NewLine}{NewLine}Capítulos de Livros Publicados{NewLine}{NewLine}1. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}O Cérebro vai à Escola: o desenvolvimento infantil da imagem a aprendizagem na contextualização das experiências socioculturais do formando. In: Tudo para o Professor. 1ª ed. Fortaleza: Conhecimento Editora, p. 66 - 71, 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Educação, Neurodesenvolvimento, Inovação Pedagógica{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: NeuroEducação{NewLine}{NewLine}Meio de divulgação: Impresso, ISBN: 9788581570303{NewLine}{NewLine}Possuir conhecimentos básicos sobre o funcionamento do cérebro, região na qual se processa toda informação adquirida, saber os processos neurobiológicos dos mecanismos de atenção, entendimento verbal, habilidade de leitura e estratégias de aprendizagem, ajudará os profissionais da educação na compreensão de como a informação é conduzida, como se processa a aprendizagem e os sintomas oriundos de suas dificuldades.  {NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Distúrbios Mentais em Agricultores: um drama vivenciado no silêncio da Terra. In: Terra - Mudanças Ambientais e Soluções Locais. João Pessoa: Editora Universitária UFPB, p. 185-194, 2008.{NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Agrotóxico, Saúde, Doença Mental, Trabalho, Educação Ambiental{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento: Neuropsicologia,Saúde Pública,Educação Ambiental{NewLine}{NewLine}Meio de divulgação: Impresso, ISBN: 504{NewLine}{NewLine}Estudos têm demonstrado que alguns metais pesados e solventes podem ter ação tóxica direta sobre o sistema nervoso, determinando distúrbios mentais e alterações do comportamento que se manifestam por irritabilidade, nervosismo, inquietação, distúrbios da memória e da cognição, inicialmente pouco específicos e por fim, com evolução crônica, muitas vezes irreversíveis e, até incapacitantes.{NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhos Publicados em Anais de Eventos (completo){NewLine}{NewLine}1. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Distúrbios Mentais Decorrentes da Exposição a Agrotóxicos: um olhar a qualidade de vida dos agricultores e seus familiares. In: III NEPAS. Serra Talhada: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes; BEZERRA, Souza Sidclay{NewLine}{NewLine}TIC a Serviço da Educação: a construção de uma aprendizagem de consciência. In: TicEDUCA 2010. Lisboa: Universidade de Lisboa (UL), 2010. {NewLine}{NewLine}3. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Distúrbios Mentais em Agricultores Expostos ao Uso de Agrotóxicos: um drama vivenciado no silêncio da terra In: Fórum Internacional do Meio Ambiente - A Conferência da Terra. João Pessoa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), 2008.{NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhos Publicados em Anais de Eventos (resumo expandido){NewLine}{NewLine}1. BASTOS, Maria do Socorro Furtado; SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes; MARIA, Silva Suane{NewLine}{NewLine}A Metamorfose em Kafka e Dali: as vicissitudes do corpo pós-moderno. In: II CONGRESSO NORDESTINO E III ENCONTRO PARAIBANO DE ARTETERAPIA. João Pessoa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2009. {NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Hegemonia Curricular: a produção de uma cultura de consciência In: IV Colóquio Internacional de Políticas e Práticas Curriculares. João Pessoa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), 2009. {NewLine}{NewLine}Artigos Publicados em Revistas (Magazine){NewLine}{NewLine}1. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Sintoma: uma mensagem endereçada ao Outro. São Paulo: Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano (RBCDH) - Periódico / USP, p.167, 2009.{NewLine}{NewLine}2. SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Sintoma: uma mensagem endereçada ao Outro. Recife: Medicina & Odonto Hoje, p. 30, 2006.|Comunicação{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}A Educação e os Impactos na Formação do Sujeito Contemporâneo, 2015.  (Encontro/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: FACIG; Cidade: Igarassu; Evento: Encontro Semana de Pedagogo; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade de Igarassu.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Gestão por Competência, 2013.  (Curso de Pós-graduação Lato Sensu/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Universidade de Penambuco - UPE; Cidade: Nazaré da Mata - PE; Evento: PARFOR/CAPES; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade de Pernambuco - UPE.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Neurociências e Educação, 2013. (Capacitação Secretaria de Educação/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Carpina; Cidade: Carpina - PE; Evento: Formação de Professores da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Carpina; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Carpina.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuroeducação, 2013. (Capacitação Secretaria de Educação/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Caruaru; Cidade: Caruaru - PE; Evento: Formação de Professores da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Caruaru; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Caruaru.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}O Desenvolvimento Infantil da Neurociência à Realidade Social: o prazer de ler na contextualização das experiências socioculturais do aprendiz, 2013. (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: RJ; Cidade: Rio de Janeiro; Evento: I Encontro em Desenvolvimento Infantil: da neuropsicologia às políticas públicas; Inst.promotora/financiadora: IBENeC - Instituto Brasileiro de Neuropsicologia e Comportamento.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Projeto Prazer de Ler - Biblioteca Modulada, 2013. (Semana de Psicopedagogia/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: FAFIRE; Cidade: Recife - PE; Evento: 16° Encontro de Educação e de Literatura Infanto-Juvenil: desafios na formação de leitores e educadores; Inst.promotora/financiadora: FAFIRE.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}A Velha Escola num Mundo Novo, 2012.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Educação, Aprendizagem, Contemporaneidade, Inovação Pedagógica{NewLine}{NewLine}Cidade: São Paulo; Evento: IV Congresso Internacional de Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente - IV CISCA; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade de São Paulo - USP.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Distúrbios Mentais Decorrentes da Exposição a Agrotóxicos: um olhar a qualidade de vida dos agricultores e seus familiares, 2012.  (Seminário/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: UFRPE; Cidade: Serra Talhada - PE; Evento: II Seminário NEPAS; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes; FERNANDES, Ferreira Arthur{NewLine}{NewLine}Educação como Direito e Prática de Cidadania: uma resposta as demandas sociais contemporâneas, 2010.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Educação, Contemporaneidade, Ação Social, Cidadania, Democracia{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE; Cidade: Recife; Evento: Segundo Encontro Pernambucano de Psicologia Social; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes; BEZERRA, Souza Sidclay{NewLine}{NewLine}TIC a Serviço da Educação: a construção de uma aprendizagem de consciência, 2010.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Portugal; Cidade: Lisboa; Evento: TicEDUCA2010; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade de Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}A Velha Escola em um Mundo Novo: uma conversa crítica entre a metodologia tradicional das instituições de ensino e as concepções contemporâneas de respresentação social, 2009.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Centro de Convenções; Cidade: Olinda; Evento: VIII Congresso Internacional de Educação - SAPIENS; Inst.promotora/financiadora: SAPIENS - Centro de Formação e Pesquisa{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Depressão em Paciente Pós-AVC: um estudo de caso, 2009.  (Seminário/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Cidade: São Paulo; Evento: II Seminário de Reabilitação Neuropsicológica: da teoria à prática clínica; Inst.promotora/financiadora: CNP.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Sintoma, uma Mensagem Endereçada ao Outro!, 2009.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Universidade de São Paulo - USP; Cidade: São Paulo; Evento: I Congresso Internacional de Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Universidade de São Paulo - USP{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Discutir Violência para Prevenir Saúde Mental: a ética do saber para agir, 2008.  (Fórum/ Mesa de Conversa){NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Violência, Ética e Cidadania, Sintoma, Trauma{NewLine}{NewLine}Local: UFRJ; Cidade: Rio de Janeiro; Evento: II Fórum Internacional de Saúde Coletiva, Saúde Mental e Direitos humanos; Inst.promotora/financiadora: UFRJ{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Distúrbios Mentais em Agricultores Expostos ao Uso de Agrotóxicos: um drama vivenciado no silêncio da terra, 2008.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: UFPB; Cidade: João Pessoa; Evento: Fórum Internacional do Meio Ambiente - A Conferência da Terra; Inst.promotora/financiadora: UFPB.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}A Histeria Infantil e sua Estrutura, 2007. (Encontro/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: ESUDA; Cidade: Recife; Evento: Encontro Clínico; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Amor x Paixão, 2007.  (Encontro/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: ESUDA; Cidade: Recife; Evento: Encontro Clínico; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.{NewLine}{NewLine}BASTOS, Maria do Socorro Furtado; SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes; MONTEIRO, André Ricardo{NewLine}{NewLine}Da Ética ao Desejo: abuso serxual a crianças e adolescentes e saúde mental, 2007.  (Congresso/Apresentação de Trabalho){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Centro Cultural e de Exposição de Maceió; Cidade: Maceió; Evento: V Congresso Norte-Nordeste de Psicologia; Inst.promotora/financiadora: UFAL{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Novos Arranjos Familiares e suas Implicações na Construção do Sujeito Contemporâneo, 2007.  (Seminário/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: Colégio Vera Cruz recife; Cidade: Recife; Evento: 1º Seminário da Educação Transdisciplinar - Mudanças do Olhar Diante do Saber e das Diferenças; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Colégio Vera Cruz Recife{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicossomática: a experiência da dor psíquica, 2007.  (Encontro/Palestra){NewLine}{NewLine}Local: ESUDA; Cidade: Recife; Evento: Encontro Clínico; Inst.promotora/financiadora: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas ESUDA.||Endereço para acessar o Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2717096915315534{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2008 - 2008 	{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde - Aluna Especial. {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Ciências Médicas{NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE){NewLine}{NewLine}Recife - PE, Brasil{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychosomatic Disease: each individual from it is served or at it resists in a quite singular way. In: V CISCA - V Congresso Internacional da Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. São Caetano do Sul: Journal of Human Growth and Development, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), p. 109, 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Clinical Psychology, Psychosomatic Disease,, Symptom, Allergic Asthma{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Psicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Inglês.{NewLine}{NewLine}Meio de divulgação: Impresso. Home page: [http://congressocisca.com.br/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/10/resumoes-v-cisca.pdf]{NewLine}{NewLine}The etiology of the organic diseases is, in the beginning, object of the medical disciplines, the body will interest the clinical psychology in the measure that is played by the word, a body/object constituted by the speech in the context of the human relationships, that doesn’t get confused with the organism, where a same disease is not expressed in the same way in all of the individuals and that those differences, if can be attributed the particularities of each organism, can also be understood as a result of the peculiar performance of each psyche on the own organism and for the relation that the same psyche establishes with the disease.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SOARES, Rogéria Pereira Fernandes{NewLine}{NewLine}O Desenvolvimento Infantil da Neurociência à Realidade Social: o prazer de ler na contextualização das experiências socioculturais do aprendiz. In: I Encontro em Desenvolvimento Infantil: da neuropsicologia às políticas públicas. Rio de Janeiro: IBNeC, 2013. {NewLine}{NewLine}Palavras-chave: Neurodesenvolvimento, Habilidade de Leitura, Estratégias de Aprendizagem, Sintomas, Dificuldades de Aprendizagem{NewLine}{NewLine}Áreas do conhecimento : Neurociências,Educação{NewLine}{NewLine}Referências adicionais : Brasil/Português. {NewLine}{NewLine}Estudos sobre neurociência e educação são de grande importância para se repensar as práticas pedagógicas vigentes. Onde a aquisição de conhecimentos dos processos neurobiológicos de mecanismos de atenção, entendimento verbal, habilidade de leitura e estratégias de aprendizagem, por profissionais da educação, tornam-se necessários para estabelecer processos mais eficientes de alfabetização.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Total de Produção{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Produção Bibliográfica{NewLine}{NewLine}Capítulos de livros - (02){NewLine}{NewLine}Revistas(Magazines) – (03){NewLine}{NewLine}Trabalhos publicados em anais de eventos (39){NewLine}{NewLine}Apresentações de trabalhos - (20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Produção Técnica{NewLine}{NewLine}Consultoria – (02){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Orientações Concluídas{NewLine}{NewLine}Monografia/Curso de Especialização – (05){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Eventos{NewLine}{NewLine}Participações em eventos – (41){NewLine}{NewLine}Organização de evento - (07)||94_letter2_2015-05-30-02-20-44.pdf|94|||
6161|2015-05-30 12:13:55|Patrícia Vanessa Almeida Lindeza|09-01-1990|Covilhã|Portuguesa|Avenida Eugénio de Andrade, Lote 109{NewLine}{NewLine}Fundão|patricia_lindeza@hotmail.com|967730254|Em resposta à oportunidade de integrar o Programa Doutoral em Neurociências Integradas da Universidade de Lisboa, apresento as qualidades necessárias do perfil de candidato que exigem. Como licenciada em Análises Clínicas e de Saúde Pública pela Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, Castelo Branco, e mestre em Ciências Biomédicas (aplicável a partir de Junho do presente ano) pela Universidade da Beira Interior, a investigação é um caminho que muito ambiciono para a minha carreira profissional, sendo esta bolsa de investigação uma oportunidade extremamente relevante para consolidar o conhecimento teórico adquirido ao longo de seis anos de formação em Ciências da Saúde e continuar a cimentar os meus primeiros passos como jovem investigadora. {NewLine}{NewLine}Durante a formação académica adquiri conhecimentos nas mais diversas áreas das Ciência da Saúde, nomeadamente (Bioquímica, Microbiologia, Anatomia Humana, Fisiologia Humana, Imunologia, Endocrinologia, Oncobiologia, Patologia Clínica, Neurociências, Neurobiologia, entre outras) que me permitem contribuir para o sucesso desta investigação e proporcionar novas opções e ideias reforçando a competitividade do grupo de investigação. De entre a minha formação destaco o trabalho de investigação científico da Dissertação de Mestrado onde desenvolvi um novo modelo animal para a doença de Parkinson, do qual resultou um artigo científico que se encontra pronto para submissão. Ao longo deste último ano implementei novas estratégias associadas à cultura celular, (sistemas de co-culturas envolvendo células neuronais e endoteliais). A continuidade do projeto de Dissertação de Mestrado “Evaluation of dopaminergic degeneration influence on endothelial activity on experimental models of Parkinson’s Disease” sob a orientação da Professora Doutora Liliana Bernardino seria uma excelente aposta para o desenvolvimento de doutoramento, uma vez que se trata de um projeto inovador que envolve o estudo de duas moléculas nunca relacionadas com a doença de Parkinson.{NewLine}{NewLine}Adicionalmente, tive oportunidade de colaborar em trabalhos científicos envolvendo cultura de células neuronais estaminais, neste caso para estudo de terapias neuronais.{NewLine}{NewLine}Portanto, considero-me capaz das exigências para o candidato desta bolsa de investigação e saliento a minha profunda vontade de contribuir para a concretização deste projeto científico, como amante que sou da área de Neurociências.|Licenciatura em Análises Clínicas e de Saúde Pública{NewLine}{NewLine}Nível 6 QRQ, Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes, Castelo Branco (Portugal)com classificação final de 16 valores.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado em Ciências Biomédicas, Nível 7 QRQ, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã (Portugal) com classificação final esperada de 17 valores (aplicável a partir de Junho de 2015)||Estudante de Mestrado em Ciências Biomédicas, atualmente a terminar o segundo ano|||||149_letter1_2015-05-30-11-13-55.pdf||149|||
6262|2015-05-30 13:05:53|Marta de Jesus Ribeiro|15-05-1986|Coimbra|Portuguese|Rua Eugénio de Castro nº 11, 3000-163, Coimbra|martaribeiro1986@gmail.com|+351917669117|I always had an interest in the research activities being developed in the Biomedical field and this interest gained fresh impetus during my undergraduate studies. {NewLine}{NewLine}In the year 2007/08, I studied in the Department of Neurology, University of Kuopio, in Finland, in the development of a project concerning Alzheimer disease. The time spent there, although short,expanded my interest in doing research in this area.  Therefore, I did not hesitate to grab the opportunity to do another clinical practice, this time in the unit of Investigation & Development of the Genetics Department of Instituto Doutor Ricardo Jorge, where I worked for some months in the Oncobiology laboratory under the supervision of Doutor Paulo Matos. Eager to learn more and have more time of contact with an area I begun to love I enrolled the Masters Course in Biomedical Research in Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra where I learned more about different areas of investigation, how to develop an investigation project and ended up developing my master's thesis in a project in oncobiology with focus on gene therapy. {NewLine}{NewLine}After I concluded my master's I decided to try to work in the clinical biomedical field, which I did last year, instead of continuing in the research area so that I could make a fully informed decision on what professional path would be right for me. Now I am sure that research is what fulfils me professionally and is the path I wish to pursue.{NewLine}{NewLine}Even though until now I have been more directly connected with the oncobiology field many of the main techniques applied were related with gene therapy which connects with many other areas and the experiences and lectures I had during my master's aroused my interest in other areas of research and got me thinking for instance in the burden of autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases and all the challenges and problems yet to solve and this lead me to how I would like to work to make a difference by creating new solutions.{NewLine}{NewLine}Therefore enrolling the NeurULisboa program is a logical step in fulfilling my goals. Completing this program will prepare me for the challenges ahead, and provide me with the necessary tools to develop projects that can bring a real impact in the Biomedical field, and to people’s lives throughout the world.|09/2009	 Bachelor's	ESTeSL	 Portugal	15 (0-20){NewLine}{NewLine}10/2012	 Master's	FMUC	  Portugal	17 (0-20)|Biomedical scientist in Uália Laboratory - Clinical Analysis, Coimbra, from 01/2014 to 02/2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}Master's thesis development - "Evaluation of the therapeutic potential in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines", in FMUC, from 10/2010 to 10/2012. {NewLine}{NewLine}Main tasks: cell culture; use of gene therapy techniques, liposome production and transfection; citometry assays to evaluate cell cycle and types of cell death; evaluation of protein expression; metabolic assays and morphology assessment.{NewLine}{NewLine}Trainee in the Oncobiology Laboratory, Genetics department - National Health Institute of Portugal, Lisbon from 03/2009 to 05/2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Main tasks: PCR, cDNA production of recombinant proteins in bacteria, site-directed mutagenesis, extraction and enzymatic digestion of nucleic acids, electrophoresis, preparation of samples for sequencing.|.|.|24th ICACT International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment - Poster - "Combination of suicide gene therapy with chemotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: In vitro evaluation of the therapeutic potential.", 02/2013, Paris, France;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Updates in Oncology 2012, 1st Congress of CIMAGO – Oral presentation “In vitro evaluation of the therapeutic potential of suicide gene therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma”, 01/2012, HUC - Coimbra;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}12th National Oncology Congress  - Oral presentation “In vitro evaluation of the therapeutic potential of suicide gene therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma”, 11/2011,  Albufeira;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dia da FMUC - Poster presentation ”Suicide gene therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma - In vitro studies”, 17/10/2011, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}6th Young European Scientist Meeting -  Poster presentation ”Suicide gene therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma - In vitro studies”, 09/2011,  Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto.|.|.|||88|||
6363|2015-05-30 13:24:35|Maria Luísa Esperança Carreiras Marques Gil|03-11-1975|Lisboa|Portuguesa|Av. Vasco da Gama, nº 84 - 2º andar. 2840-745  Seixal – Portugal|luisaegil@gmail.com|919200858|Como factores motivacionais, para a minha candidatura a este programa, indico a minha paixão pelas neurociências, bem como o sentimento de que todas as oportunidades para aprender/estudar/investigar, são momentos afortunados no decorrer das nossas vidas, quer a nível pessoal quer a nível profissional.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}A opção pela licenciatura em Psicopedagogia foi baseada na vontade de compreender o funcionamento das funções cognitivas superiores, mas rapidamente senti que o conhecimento adquirido ficava aquém do desejado, pelo que considerei importante inscrever-me no curso de Especialização em Neuropsicologia. Sendo que muitas das alterações verificadas a nível cognitivo poderão ter origem emocional opto por, a meio da minha pós graduação em Neuropsicologia, acrescer o curso em Consulta Psicológica e Psicoterapia.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Posteriormente, como psicoterapeuta, sinto necessidade de concretizar a licenciatura em Psicologia e, consequentemente, o mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Do mestrado, destaco dois momentos:{NewLine}{NewLine}Elaboração da tese, com o estudo científico intitulado “Expressões faciais de dor”. Onde adorei o momento de pesquisa, preparação do procedimento e tratamento de resultados. Contudo, senti ficar aquém, ao não possuir competências para codificar as expressões faciais. Razão pela qual decidi tirar o curso de Codificador Certificado de Expressão Facial – Técnicas FACS (Facial Action Coding System).{NewLine}{NewLine}Estágio académico, no Gabinete de Neuropsicologia do Serviço de Medicina Física e Reabilitação do Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora. Período que foi sentido como um momento de grande crescimento pessoal e profissional. {NewLine}{NewLine}    {NewLine}{NewLine}No campo profissional fui presenteada ao fazer parte do corpo científico responsável pelo desenvolvimento do softwere RorschachPlus (Webbased – Administration and Coding for the Comprehensive System).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Vejo este programa como uma nova oportunidade para voltar aos estudos, à pesquisa e ao crescimento pessoal, profissional e científico.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Possíveis áreas para o projecto de PhD: funções cognitivas superiores; funções executivas ou emoções/expressões faciais.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Como supervisora, gostaria de propor/convidar a Dra. Sara Pires Barata, Neuropsicologa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Atentamente{NewLine}{NewLine}Luísa Gil|Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, pela Universidade de Évora, com média de 14 valores, concluído a 02/03/2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Licenciatura em Psicologia, adequado a Bolonha, pela Universidade Internacional da Figueira da Foz, com média de 14 valores, concluída a 25/06/2008.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Pós-Graduação em Consulta Psicológica e Psicoterapia, pelo Instituto de Psicologia Aplicada e Formação, decorreu de 05/03/2003 a 18/11/2004, com a duração de 450 horas, tendo a classificação final de Muito Bom com Distinção.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Pós-graduação – Especialização em Neuropsicologia, pelo Instituto de Psicologia Aplicada e Formação, decorreu de 07/10/2002 a 26/07/2004, com a duração de 450 horas, tendo a classificação final de Muito Bom com Distinção.{NewLine}{NewLine}		{NewLine}{NewLine}Licenciatura em Psicopedagogia Curativa, pela Universidade Moderna de Lisboa, com média de 14 valores, concluída a 17/07/2000.|Trabalhos de Investigação:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – San Diego, CA. Apresentação, do estudo científico intitulado “Comparison of Rorschach CS Web Based Administration, Coding and Interpretation Vs. Traditional”, co-autores João Gavela, MA e Anthony Sciara, PhD, a 23 de Março de 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – San Diego, CA. Apresentação, enquanto membro do corpo científico, do softwere RorschachPlus. 21, 22, 23 e 24 de Março de 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – Chicago. Apresentação, enquanto membro do corpo científico, da versão beta do softwere RorschachPlus. 15, 16, 17 e 18 de Março de 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010/2012 – Estudo científico intitulado “Pain elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: a gender-comparative FACS coding study of spontaneous, faked and inhibited expressions”. Com a colaboração de Universidade de Évora, Instituto Piaget, Facin Lab, Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva, Universidade de Coimbra e University of Innsbruk. Apresentado na 14th European Conference on Facial Expression, a 18 de Julho de 2012. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010/2011 – Colaboração no estudo científico, intitulado “Cognitive function in stroke patients and contralateral arterial stenosis”. Hospital Espirito Santo de Évora e Universidade de Salamanca. Apresentado no Twenty-first Meeting of the European Neurological Society, a 29 de Maio de 2011. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 2007 – Parte do corpo científico responsável pelo desenvolvimento do softwere RorschachPlus (Webbased – Administration and Coding for the Comprehensive System).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 – Estudo teórico sobre “A problemática histórica de uma psicologia geral”, apresentado no 7º Encontro Científico – Profissional de Psicólogos Clínicos, a 23 de Fevereiro de 2007.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2004/2005 – Estudo científico sobre a viabilidade da aplicação do Teste das Cores de Luscher em pacientes que não adiram ao Rorschach, na avaliação da personalidade. Apresentado no 5º Encontro Científico – Profissional de Psicólogos Clínicos, a 25 de Fevereiro de 2005.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Experiência profissional:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 24/03/2014 – Competir – Formação e Serviços, S.A., como formadora. Projecto Capacitar Hoje da associação CAIS.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 22/11/2013 – ConsulNear – Consultadoria de Negócios, Lda, como Formadora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 22/10/2013 – Partner Hotel – Formação, Consultoria e Projectos para Serviços Hoteleiros, Lda, como Formadora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 03/11/2010 a 18/05/2011 – Estágio académico realizado no Gabinete de Neuropsicologia do Serviço de Medicina Física e Reabilitação do Hospital do Espirito Santo de Évora, com duração de 469 horas.  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 20/10/2008 a 30/01/2009 – Partner Hotel – Formação, Consultoria e Projectos para Serviços Hoteleiros, Lda, como Formadora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 24/09/2008 a 20/10/2009 – Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional – Centro de formação Profissional de Alverca, como Formadora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 09/11/2007 a 31/10/2010 – Cuidador – Centro de Psicologia Clínica, Lda., em Lisboa, como Psicoterapeuta. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 08/06/2007 a 31/07/2008 – PsicoSaber – Centro de Estudos e Apoio Psicopedagógico, em Almada, como Psicoterapeuta.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 26/03/2007 – IDDP - Instituto de Desenvolvimento Didáctico e Psicológico, em Lisboa e Loures, como Psicoterapeuta e Formadora. (Desde 01/09/2007, membro do corpo científico responsável pelo desenvolvimento do softwere RorschachPlus – com base no sistema compreensivo de Exner e com a colaboração de Anthony D. Sciara, Ph.D.) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}01/04/2005 a 28/04/2007 – Educamédia – Instituto de Apoio Educacional, em Almada, como Psicopedagoga, na área de Dificuldades de Aprendizagem e posteriormente como Directora do Departamento de Psicoterapia.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 01/09/2004 a 30/06/2010 – IPAF - Instituto de Psicologia Aplicada e Formação, em Lisboa, como Psicoterapeuta e Formadora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Maio de 2004 – Estágio Realizado na Associação de Pais e Amigos de Deficientes Profundos, realização de avaliações neuropsicológicas.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}01/09/2001 a 30/12/2002 – Despertar – Psicologia e Desenvolvimento Educacional, Lda., em Viana do Castelo, como Psicopedagoga, na área de Dificuldades de Aprendizagem. Com formação interna em Psicomotricidade; Dificuldades de aprendizagem; Perturbações da hiperactividade com défice de atenção; Perturbações do sono e perturbações da ansiedade.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1999/2000 – Estágio realizado no Externato Campo de Flores, tendo elaborado uma proposta de intervenção na área de dificuldades de aprendizagem. Cadeira anual do 4º ano da licenciatura.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1998/1999 – Estágio realizado no Hospital Miguel Bombarda, acompanhamento e análise de um caso de doença mental crónica. Cadeira anual do 3º ano da licenciatura.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1997/1998 – Estágio realizado no Externato Bola de Neve – Centro de Pedagogia Terapêutica, acompanhamento de uma turma com necessidades educativas especiais. Cadeira anual do 2º ano da licenciatura.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}01/05/96 a 30/09/97 – Trate – Trabalho Temporário, Lda. como Dactilógrafa de secretariado. Experiência em informática na óptica do utilizador: Ambiente Windows, Word, Excel e PowerPoint.|Desde 26/03/2007 – IDDP - Instituto de Desenvolvimento Didáctico e Psicológico, em Lisboa e Loures, como Psicoterapeuta e Formadora. (Desde 01/09/2007, membro do corpo científico responsável pelo desenvolvimento do softwere RorschachPlus – com base no sistema compreensivo de Exner e com a colaboração de Anthony D. Sciara, Ph.D.) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde 22/11/2013 – ConsulNear – Consultadoria de Negócios, Lda, como Formadora.|---|2013 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – San Diego, CA. Apresentação, do estudo científico intitulado “Comparison of Rorschach CS Web Based Administration, Coding and Interpretation Vs. Traditional”, co-autores João Gavela, MA e Anthony Sciara, PhD, a 23 de Março de 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – San Diego, CA. Apresentação, enquanto membro do corpo científico, do softwere RorschachPlus. 21, 22, 23 e 24 de Março de 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 – SPA (Society for Personality Assessment) – Chicago. Apresentação, enquanto membro do corpo científico, da versão beta do softwere RorschachPlus. 15, 16, 17 e 18 de Março de 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010/2012 – Estudo científico intitulado “Pain elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: a gender-comparative FACS coding study of spontaneous, faked and inhibited expressions”. Com a colaboração de Universidade de Évora, Instituto Piaget, Facin Lab, Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva, Universidade de Coimbra e University of Innsbruk. Apresentado na 14th European Conference on Facial Expression, a 18 de Julho de 2012. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010/2011 – Colaboração no estudo científico, intitulado “Cognitive function in stroke patients and contralateral arterial stenosis”. Hospital Espirito Santo de Évora e Universidade de Salamanca. Apresentado no Twenty-first Meeting of the European Neurological Society, a 29 de Maio de 2011. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 – Estudo teórico sobre “A problemática histórica de uma psicologia geral”, apresentado no 7º Encontro Científico – Profissional de Psicólogos Clínicos, a 23 de Fevereiro de 2007.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2004/2005 – Estudo científico sobre a viabilidade da aplicação do Teste das Cores de Luscher em pacientes que não adiram ao Rorschach, na avaliação da personalidade. Apresentado no 5º Encontro Científico – Profissional de Psicólogos Clínicos, a 25 de Fevereiro de 2005.|---|SPA Annual Meeting, Roundtable Discussion F: Supervising Personality Assessment: Establishing Best Practices. Continuing Education Activity sponsored by Society for Personality Assessment, on March 22, 2013, with 2 ce credits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}SPA Annual Meeting, Symposium B: Clinical Implications of Pathological Mourning and Attachment. Continuing Education Activity sponsored by Society for Personality Assessment, on March 21, 2013, with 2 ce credits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Codificador Certificado de Expressão Facial – Técnicas FACS (Facial Action Coding System), com coordenação científica e pedagógica da University of Innsbruck – Austria, Department of Psychology e de Facin Lab - Instituto Piaget, Almada, decorrido de 15 de Outubro a 29 de Novembro de 2013. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Course “Beginning Program for Rorschach Training Programs”, ministered by Anthony D. Sciara, Ph.D., and Barry Ritzler, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by SPA and Rorschach Training Programs. SPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists. University of Hartford, on June 11 – 15, 2012, with 35 ce credits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Continuing Education Workshop “ADHD, Self-Regulation, and Executive Functioning Implications for Management and Life Course Outcomes”, presented by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., approved by the American Psychological Association, on September 23, 2011, with 3 ce credits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso “Rorschach – Advanced Scoring and Interpretation Program”, ministered by Anthony D. Sciara, Ph.D., approved by the American Psychological Association, on July 27 & 28, 2007, with 16 ce credits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso “Rorschach - Beginning Training Program”, ministered by Anthony D. Sciara, Ph.D., approved by the American Psychological Association, on July 23 – 26, 2007, with 32 ce (Continuing Education) credits.|86_letter1_2015-05-30-12-24-35.pdf||86|||
6464|2015-05-30 13:43:34|Marcos António dos Santos Rodrigues Gomes|04-11-1988|Viseu|Portuguese|R. Nossa Senhora de Fátima, nº53, 2ºDTO, 3510-094 Viseu|marcosargomes@gmail.com|(+351)914066344|Since I as 6 years old had been fascinated by the ways living organisms work: their structure,their functions, why organisms are shaped as they are, and why living organisms get sick. This made me want to purse Biology and I graduated in 2010 by the University of Porto. During that time I made my first steps in translational research at FMUP, in the field of cardiovascular diseases. After my BSc degree and to reconcile these interests and my curiosity for new research areas, I decided to move to Coimbra and enrol in the MSc programme of Experimental Pathology at FMUC. At the Biophysics Unit of IBILI, during my MSc thesis I developed a new animal colorectal cancer model, resorting to molecular imaging, areas that I never had contact with. I travelled around Europe to show my results and ended being awarded with two best communications and published several proceedings in reputable journals. After my thesis defence, the University of Coimbra awarded me with the Merit Scholarship for my grades. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}For the past two years, I have been working as a Research Fellow at IMM in a new research area. I have been tackling different model systems from Yeast to mammalian cell models to investigate aggregation, clearance mechanisms and protein cytotoxicity in several neurodegenerative disorders. I have become deeply interested in the field of neurosciences and that is the main reason for my application to the NeurULisboa PhD programme.{NewLine}{NewLine}Understanding the brain remains one of science’s greatest challenges. More than trying to unveil how and why neurological disorders arise, the basics of the molecular and cellular circuits and pathways that influence our behaviour, learning and memory still care elucidation and I am highly motivated to help shedding some light on these questions. I am a driven, hard-working, passionate prospective PhD student and believe that this PhD programme will give me the chance and means to empower my curiosity and to develop a brilliant PhD followed by a meaningful and successful scientific career.   {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am looking forward for your feedback. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Marcos Gomes.|2010-2013: Master of Experimental Pathology (Honor Student) - Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra: ECTS grade A (19 of 20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010: Bachelor of Biology - Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto: ECTS grade C (13 of 20)|Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon (PT) - Tiago Fleming Outeiro’s Lab{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013-2013: Research Fellow - Project: “Alpha-synuclein as a blood biomarker for Parkinson’s disease” (EXPL/NEU-OSD/0606/2012).{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Hugo Vicente Miranda, PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Detect and quantify know PTM in blood a-Syn, by western blotting, from PD patients, at 3 different disease stages. Actively involved in 2 different studies concerning the effects of methylglyoxal, a natural glycating agent, on aSyn biology and other misfolding proteins, like Huntingtin.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences, Coimbra (PT) - Biophysics Unit{NewLine}{NewLine}2011-2013: MSc Student  - Project: “Orthotopic Models of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma – Functional and molecular characterization.”{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisors: Prof. Filomena Botelho, MD PhD and Prof. Guilherme Tralhão, MD PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Development of metastatic orthotopic xenograft animal models (Rowett nude rats) of colorectal adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma through human tumoral cell lines, microsurgery and in vivo molecular imaging techniques (PEM and MIBI scintigraphy); Molecular studies to analyze gene expression of tumoral profile (western blot and immunohistochemistry).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto (PT) - R&D Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. {NewLine}{NewLine}2009-2010: Undergraduate student/trainee ̶ Project: “Neuro-Humoral Modulation of Heart Failure – Role of urocortin 2 and neuregulin-1.”{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisors: Prof. Carmen Brás Silva, PhD and Prof. Adelino Leite Moreira, MD PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Maintenance of animal models (NZW rabbits and Wistar rats) of heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) induced experimentally (with{NewLine}{NewLine}Doxorubicin and Monocrotaline, respectively); functional studies (Echocardiography Assessment and Hemodynamics) and histological studies in hearts of health, with HF and PH; Molecular studies to analyze gene expression profile of neurohumoral systems (western blotting).|Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon (PT) - Tiago Fleming Outeiro’s Lab{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Since 2014: Research Fellow - Project: “Glucocerebrosidase in Parkinson's disease: from risk factor to biomarker.” (PTDC/DTP-PIC/0904/2012).{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Prof. Gabriel Miltenberger Miltényi, MD PhD and Prof. Tiago Fleming Outeiro, PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Investigate GBA1 mutations as a genetic risk factor for PD in the Portuguese population.  Actively involved in another study concerning the understanding of the mechanistic role and function of the Presenlin-2 gene, using in vitro studies, following the finding of a novel mutation in a clinical case.|MA Gomes, DG Priolli, JG Tralhão and MF Botelho. (2013) Hepatocellular Carcinoma: epidemiology, biology, diagnosis and therapies. Rev Assoc Med Bras. 59(5): 514-524. doi:10.1016/j.ramb.2013.03.005|Poster presentation delivered at the 8th EHDN (European Huntington's Disease Network) Plenary Meeting, Barcelona – ES. 2014: HV Miranda, MA Gomes, J Branco dos Santos, F Giorgini, TF Outeiro. (2014) Glycation modulates huntingtin aggregation and toxicity. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry., 85(S1):A11.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oral presentation delivered at the Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine’12, Milan – IT. 2012: MA Gomes, AM Abrantes, E Tavares-Silva, M Laranjo, C Ortigão, P Almeida, CS Ferreira, N Matela, J Varela, JG Tralhão, D Priolli, MF Botelho. (2012) Modeling colorectal adenocarcinoma: A novel orthotopic xenograft metastatic cancer model with non-invasive nuclear imaging tumor evaluation. Eur J Nuc Med., 39(S2): S242.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentation delivered at the United European Gastroenterology Week’12, Amsterdam – NL. 2012: MA Gomes, AM Abrantes, E Tavares-Silva, M Laranjo, C Ortigão, P Almeida, CS Ferreira, N Matela, J Varela, JG Tralhão, D Priolli, MF Botelho. (2012) Raising the bar on preclinical cancer models: development of a novel orthotopic xenograft metastatic rat model of colorectal adenocarcinoma. Gut., 61(S3) A299.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentation delivered at the World Molecular Imaging Congress’12, Dublin – IE. 2012: MA Gomes, AM Abrantes, E Tavares-Silva, M Laranjo, C Ortigão, P Almeida, CS Ferreira, N Matela, J Varela, JG Tralhão, D Priolli, MF Botelho. (2012) Novel Orthotopic xenograft metastatic model of implantation of human colorectal adenocarcinoma: analysis of tumor progression through nuclear medicine. Mol Imaging Biol., 14(S2): S1773.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentation delivered at the 22 EACR Congress, Barcelona – ES. 2012: MA Gomes, AM Abrantes, E Tavares-Silva, M Laranjo, P Almeida, CS Ferreira, N Matela, JG Tralhão, D Priolli, MF Botelho. (2012) Cancer therapy models: development of a novel clinically relevant orthotopic xenograft rat model of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer., 48(S5) S176.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentation delivered at the 10th International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies, Amsterdam, NL. 2012: MA Gomes, AM Abrantes, AS Pires, E Tavares-Silva, M Laranjo, C Lopes, C Ortigão, P Almeida, R Bugalho, S Carvalho, CS Ferreira, NC Ferreira, MV Martins, N Matela, AS Rodrigues, J Varela, JG Tralhão, D Priolli, MF Botelho. (2012) Raising the bar for cancer therapy models: novel orthotopic implantation of human colorectal adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol., 23(S1) 141.|Poster Award, 8th Plenary Meeting of EHDN, Barcelona, 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit Scholarship, University of Coimbra (PT), 2011-2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Best Oral Communication Award, XXXIII National Congress of Surgery, Lisbon, 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Best Oral Communication Award, XXXII National Congress of Surgery, Lisbon, 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Honorable Mention for Oral Communication, IV Young European Scientists Meeting,Porto, 2009|Experienced in handling laboratory animals, immunodetection and imaging techniques (such as confocal/fluorescence microscopy), cell screening assays, cellular biology and cellular models of different neurological disorders and cancer. {NewLine}{NewLine}Comfortable with different routine lab-use software (ImageJ, ImageLab, GraphPad, Microsoft Office, Endnote/Mendeley)|43_letter1_2015-05-30-12-43-34.pdf|43_letter2_2015-05-30-12-43-34.pdf|43|||
6565|2015-05-30 14:33:08|Tatiana Pinto Morais|01-01-1992|Viseu, Portugal|Portuguese|Estrada Nacional 2, Vivenda Nº8, Parque-com-Água, Vila Pouca, 3600-292 Castro Daire, Portugal|tatianapintomorais@gmail.com|00351 916093615|To whom it may concern{NewLine}{NewLine}It’s impossible for me to say when I have decided to become a scientist, maybe during all my life I knew that I would be happy in a laboratory. Since very soon I have been interested in the “Why World”. Questions about cell particularities have been made for me during all my life.{NewLine}{NewLine}In order to answer this questions I have enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences. After obtaining my bachelor, I found myself trying to know more about the particularities of a single cell at the molecular level, and interaction with other cells. To answer these questions I have started a Master Degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. {NewLine}{NewLine}Currently, I am a master student developing my Master’s Thesis in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon). My master’s thesis has been developed at Professor Ana Sebastião’s laboratory (Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University), under the supervision of Doctor Cláudia Valente. My project goal is to decipher the role of glycine receptor in astrocytes. And, as a result from this project, I have learned several techniques, like cell culture, Western Blotting, pPCR, immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry and calcium imaging. {NewLine}{NewLine}Why did I choose this project?{NewLine}{NewLine}The nervous cells are the ones that really fascinate me, and I found myself trying to learn more. During the last year I became really interested in knowing more about glial cells, the most abundant cells in the brain, but with poorly functions understood.{NewLine}{NewLine}In the future, I would like to explore the interaction of glycine receptor within cerebral inflammation, and explore the possibility that glycine receptor activation can have a positive effect in the reduction of seizures, which are typical of diseases like epilepsy, and how to modulate this process. The Institute of Pharmacology of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy of Lisbon are the best places to achieve these objectives because both have a big background in pharmacologic modulation of receptors activation and in the study of neuroinflammation.{NewLine}{NewLine}About me, I am hard-working person and I learn really fast. I believe my lack of experience on certain matters can be easily compensated by my determination.{NewLine}{NewLine}In order to make my desire come true I wrote this letter for you. I really want to enroll in this PhD program to obtain an integrated and multi-institutional teaching about neurosciences. {NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully,|Date	2013 to 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Habilitation: Master student in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, Lisbon University. Current grade of 16/20{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Date	2010 – 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Habilitation: Graduation in Life Sciences, Lisbon University. Final grade of 14/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Date 	2007 – 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Habilitation: Completion of Secondary School at Castro Daire High School with the average mark of 17/20.|Project:Decipher the role of glycine receptor in astrocytes|Currently, I am a master student developing my Master’s Thesis in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon). My master’s thesis has been developed at Professor Ana Sebastião’s laboratory (Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University), under the supervision of Doctor Cláudia Valente. The project is named " Decipher the role of glycine receptor in astrocytes"||February 6, 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}T Morais, D Coelho, AM Sebastião and CA Valente (2015). Exploring the glycine effect upon ATP-induced intracellular calcium waves in rat cortical astrocytes. XLV Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, 5-6 February, Lisbon, Portugal.||Participation in the Comenius project, exchange in the Reinhard-und-Max Mannesmann Gymnasium, Duisburg, Germany. European project|||127|||
6666|2015-05-30 17:09:09|Margarida Isabel Rovira da Silva Gonçalves de Oliveira|24-05-1985|Coimbra|Portuguesa|Urbanização Quinta de S. Luiz Lote 92 2º Esq{NewLine}{NewLine}3140-348 Pereira, Montemor-o-Velho|margaridarovira@gmail.com|914973147|Exmos. Senhores,{NewLine}{NewLine}Integro desde 2010 a Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo do Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra como Psicóloga e bolseira de investigação, nos projetos financiados pela FCT “Genética molecular e genómica funcional dos Distúrbios do Espetro do Autismo” e “Comportamentos perturbados de vinculação de tipo inibido e de tipo indiscriminado em crianças institucionalizadas: comparação multi-nível com Perturbações do Espetro do Autismo e com o Síndrome de Williams”, realizando avaliação diagnóstica, neuropsicológica (potenciais evocados visuais), funcional e comportamental de crianças e famílias com suspeita de perturbação do espetro do autismo e tratamento estatístico de dados. De 2007 a 2009 integrei a Unidade de Implantes Cocleares do Serviço de ORL do CHUC, realizando avaliação cognitiva e emocional e acompanhamento de crianças com surdez e cuidadores, integradas em protocolo de implante coclear. Mantenho colaboração com a equipa no âmbito da investigação. O Programa Doutoral NeurULisboa Integrated Neurosciences surge como uma oportunidade para aprofundar o meu conhecimento no campo das neurociências, em particular na área do neurodesenvolvimento. O tema preliminar do meu projeto centra-se no estudo do desenvolvimento neurocognitivo, funcional e relacional de crianças com surdez utilizadoras de implante coclear, prevendo a avaliação longitudinal pré e pós implante, considerando o impacto da aquisição e desenvolvimento da linguagem nas dimensões avaliadas. Dados que serão analisados em conjunto com as avaliações realizadas pelo Audiologista, Terapeuta da Fala e Equipa Médica, nomeadamente progresso na audição e linguagem, processamento auditivo central e acompanhamento clínico. Como supervisores proponho a Professora Doutora Mónica Pires, Prof. Auxiliar do DPTO de Psicologia da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa e investigadora integrada no CIP/UAL, e o Professor Doutor João Paço, Otorrinolaringologista, Prof. Regente ORL da FCML, Diretor Clínico do hospital CUF Infante Santo e Coordenador do Serviço de ORL, com atividade científica/clínica no âmbito da surdez e implantes auditivos. A experiência que reúno, na avaliação e monitorização de casos e no tratamento estatístico de dados, constitui para um incentivo na dedicação à investigação no âmbito de um programa de doutoramento, cujo investimento seria uma mais-valia profissional e pessoal.|Ano letivo 2014/2015 (data da prova pública){NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL){NewLine}{NewLine}Mestre em Psicologia na especialidade de Psicologia da Linguagem e Logopedia - Classificação final 18 Valores (Excelente){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 18 de Novembro a 26 de Novembro de 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Formação associado aos Estágios Profissionais (38 horas) – Ética e Deontologia,{NewLine}{NewLine}Empreendedorismo, Gestão de Projectos.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 30 de Novembro de 2009 a 21 de Dezembro de 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}APF – Associação de Planeamento Familiar{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação Inter-Pares em Sexualidade (21 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}20 e 21 de Fevereiro de 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Psikontacto{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação CIF – Classificação Internacional de Incapacidade e Saúde (14 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ano Lectivo 2014/2015 {NewLine}{NewLine}(data da prova pública){NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado em Psicologia na especialidade de Psicologia da Linguagem e Logopedia{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestre em Psicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Classificação final de 18 valores{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Ano Lectivo de 2005/2006 até Ano Lectivo de 2009/2010 {NewLine}{NewLine}Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL){NewLine}{NewLine}Licenciatura Pré-Bolonha em Psicologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Monografia “Estilos Parentais e Estratégias de Coping de pais de crianças candidatas a Implante Coclear”  - 17 Valores{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação profissional nas áreas do neurodesenvolvimento, perturbações de comportamento, intervenção precoce, igualdade de género, intervenção em crise, violência conjugal, violência vicariante. Nomeadamente:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}17 de Abril de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (FPCEUC){NewLine}{NewLine}5º Simpósio PHDA - da interdisciplinaridade às boas práticas {NewLine}{NewLine}Unidade de Hiperatividade do Centro de Desenvolvimento Luís Borges, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra – Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (HPC – CHUC){NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop PHDA - Intervir para Prevenir: O Programa Anos Incríveis (AI) na intervenção precoce familiar perante os primeiros sinais de alarme (3 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}14 de Abril de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (FPCEUC){NewLine}{NewLine}Congresso Internacional SaudávelMente{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “3PDA – Programa parental para a prevenção da depressão na adolescência” (2 horas), ministrado por Professora Doutora Rosário Pinheiro e Professora Doutora Ana Paula Matos (FPCEUC){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Running a course for the prevention of depression in adolescentes” (2 horas), ministrado por Eríkur Örn Arnarson (University of Iceland){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Dialetical behavior therapy for self – injurious adolescents” (2 horas), ministrado por Phd Cynthia L. Ramirez (University of Emory, USA){NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Neuroquímica do comportamento: Recompensa e felicidade” (2 horas), ministrado por Professora Doutora Manuela Grazina{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}07 de Abril de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Caritas Diocesana de Aveiro – Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica do Distrito de Aveiro {NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Práticas de Avaliação e Estratégias de Intervenção com Menores Vítimas de Abuso Sexual”, dinamizado pela Professora Doutora Carla Antunes (6 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}17 e 18 de Dezembro de 2014 e 20 de Fevereiro de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}ANIP – Associação Nacional de Intervenção Precoce{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso “Práticas de Intervenção Precoce Baseadas nas ROTINAS: Como promover a participação da família?” (24 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}29 de Novembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}FPCEUC - Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}Congresso Internacional de Tráfico de Seres Humanos nos Países da Europa do Sul{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Capacitar as vítimas de Tráfico Humano: Processos e Metodologias” {NewLine}{NewLine}(4 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}29 de Novembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}FPCEUC - Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}Congresso Internacional de Tráfico de Seres Humanos nos Países da Europa do Sul{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Vítimas e Estigmatização: Efeito da Rotulagem Social e Práticas de Apoio” {NewLine}{NewLine}(4 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}25, 26 e 27 de Setembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Consulta de Prevenção do Suicídio do CHUC – Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental / 10as Jornadas sobre Comportamentos Suicidários{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Adolescentes com comportamentos autolesivos e atos suicidas – Relação terapêutica” (4 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}25, 26 e 27 de Setembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Consulta de Prevenção do Suicídio do CHUC – Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental / 10as Jornadas sobre Comportamentos Suicidários{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Prevenção dos comportamentos suicidários em meio escolar + Contigo” {NewLine}{NewLine}(4 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}10 de Setembro a 17 de Outubro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}ANIP – Associação Nacional de Intervenção Precoce{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação “Famílias e Profissionais: como (pro)MOVER Parcerias eficazes” (25 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}25 de Setembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Consulta de Prevenção do Suicídio do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC) / Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental dos CHUC - 10ª Jornadas sobre Comportamentos Suicidários{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Adolescentes com comportamentos autolesivos e atos suicidas – Relação Terapêutica” (4 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}13 de Junho de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Unidade de Hiperatividade do Centro de Desenvolvimento Luís Borges – Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra / ANIP{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Juntos no Desafio: Promoção de Competências Parentais para Crianças e Adolescentes com PHDA (4 horas e 30 minutos){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}16 de Maio de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}2º Encontro Psicologia em Contexto Educativo{NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop GPS – Gerar Percursos Sociais (Programa de Prevenção e Reabilitação de Jovens com Comportamento Social Desviante (4 horas) – Dinamizado por Daniel Rijo e colaboradores{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 09 de Abril até 23 de Maio de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Escola Tecnológica e Profissional de Sicó{NewLine}{NewLine}Formadora certificada pela Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género (CIG) Formação de públicos estratégicos para obtenção de Especialização Igualdade de Género (58 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}18 de Junho de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Caritas Diocesana de Aveiro – Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica do Distrito de Aveiro {NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “ Intervenção em Crise com Vítimas de Violência Doméstica” dinamizado pela Dr.ª Jacinta Gonçalves (6 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}31 de Maio de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Caritas Diocesana de Aveiro – Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica do Distrito de Aveiro {NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “A reabilitação de Agressores Conjugais: boas práticas de intervenção” dinamizado pelo Professor Doutor Daniel Rijo (6 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}17 e 18 de Maio de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Caritas Diocesana de Aveiro – Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica do Distrito de Aveiro {NewLine}{NewLine}Acção de Sensibilização para Técnicos “Prevenção e Combate à Violência de Género” {NewLine}{NewLine}(12 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}22 de Fevereiro de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Caritas Diocesana de Aveiro – Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica do Distrito de Aveiro {NewLine}{NewLine}Workshop “Violência Vicariante – Conhecer para Intervir” dinamizado pela Professora Doutora Ana Sani {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 24 de Julho de 2012 a 10 de Agosto de 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Mindform{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores - Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas (CCP) (96 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}04 de Junho de 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Centro de Investigação e Formação Clínica (CIFC) C.H.U.C. E.P.E.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Seminário de Investigação - Sessão Clínica “Como escrever e publicar um artigo”{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 18 de Novembro a 26 de Novembro de 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curso de Formação associado aos Estágios Profissionais (38 horas) – Ética e Deontologia,{NewLine}{NewLine}Empreendedorismo, Gestão de Projectos.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De 30 de Novembro de 2009 a 21 de Dezembro de 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}APF – Associação de Planeamento Familiar{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação Inter-Pares em Sexualidade (21 horas){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}20 e 21 de Fevereiro de 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Psikontacto{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Formação CIF – Classificação Internacional de Incapacidade e Saúde (14 horas)|Investigação:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}PTDC/SAL – GMG/64519/2006 “Genética molecular e genómica funcional dos Distúrbios do Espectro do Autismo”{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/2008  “Comportamentos perturbados de vinculação de tipo inibido e de tipo indiscriminado em crianças institucionalizadas: comparação multi-nivel com Perturbações do Espectro do Autismo e com o Síndrome de Williams”{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde Outubro de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Psike – Centro de Psicologia e Apoio Educativo{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga{NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação, diagnóstico e intervenção em perturbações do neurodesenvolvimento, {NewLine}{NewLine}perturbações emocionais, perturbações do comportamento e orientação vocacional (Crianças e Jovens){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Avaliação, diagnóstico e intervenção em perturbações emocionais – Jovens e Adultos{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde Outubro de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto D. João V {NewLine}{NewLine}Instituto Vasco da Gama {NewLine}{NewLine}(Colaboração de parceria com Psike){NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga{NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Elaboração de PEI com a equipa de Educação Especial{NewLine}{NewLine}Avaliação e acompanhamento individual de alunos com Necessidades Educativas Especiais (integrados no Decreto – Lei 3/2008){NewLine}{NewLine}Intervenção em grupo com base no GPS - Programa de Prevenção e Reabilitação para Jovens com Comportamento Desviante{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Março de 2013 a Maio de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Estabelecimento Prisional de Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga (regime substituição baixa médica da Psicóloga residente){NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação (cognitiva, personalidade e emocional) e acompanhamento dos indivíduos em situação de reclusão{NewLine}{NewLine}Intervenção em crise{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Fevereiro a Maio de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Agrupamento de Escolas de Condeixa-a-Nova{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga{NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação (cognitiva, emocional e de personalidade) e intervenção psicopedagógico{NewLine}{NewLine}Apoio à equipa do Ensino Especial (Intervenção no processo de integração de alunos sinalizados para integração no Decreto - Lei 3/2008){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Desde Dezembro de 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Janela Redonda – Centro de Estudos e Formação{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Formadora{NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Desenvolvimento de Workshops com temáticas no âmbito da Psicologia do Neurodesenvolvimento e da Educação Parental{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Agosto de 2010 a Julho de 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Hospital Pediátrico Carmona da Mota – C.H.U.C.   E.P.E.{NewLine}{NewLine}Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo (UNDA) - Centro de Desenvolvimento Luís Borges {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga na Consulta de Autismo e na Consulta de Desenvolvimento e investigadora na Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo{NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação (cognitiva, desenvolvimento, comportamental, emocional e funcional), diagnóstico (PEA , PHDA , Dificuldades de Aprendizagem, Perturbações Emocionais e Perturbações do Comportamento) e acompanhamento das crianças integradas na Consulta de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Avaliação (personalidade e cognitiva) e acompanhamento de pais de crianças integradas na Consulta de Risco Biológico da UNDA{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Intervenção em rede com pais/cuidadores e entidades que acompanham o agregado familiar (CPCJ , CRI , SNIPI , Centros Acolhimento Vítimas Violência Doméstica, Instituições Ensino Especial, Comunidade Escolar, Técnicos){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Colaboração Projecto de Investigação “Comportamentos perturbados de vinculação de tipo inibido e de tipo indiscriminado em crianças institucionalizadas: comparação multi-nivel com Perturbações do Espectro do Autismo e com o Síndrome de Williams” (PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/2008) Avaliação (cognitiva, emocional, neurológica – Potenciais Evocados Visuais) monitorização e tratamento estatístico de dados{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}De Agosto de 2010 a Setembro de 2013	{NewLine}{NewLine}Clínica Particular{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga {NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação, diagnóstico e intervenção em perturbações do neurodesenvolvimento, perturbações emocionais, perturbações do comportamento e orientação vocacional – Crianças e Jovens{NewLine}{NewLine}Treino de Competências Parentais{NewLine}{NewLine}Avaliação, diagnóstico e intervenção em perturbações emocionais, com particular relevância na população adulta de indivíduos com perda auditiva – Jovens e Adultos{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Janeiro de 2010 até Maio de 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Projecto Alkantara – Associação de Luta Contra a Exclusão Social (IPSS){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Intervenção Comunitária{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Intervenção com GPS - Programa de Prevenção e Reabilitação para Jovens com Comportamento Desviante{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Projecto Crescer em Rede – Técnica do Gabinete de Apoio ao Jovem (Avaliação e acompanhamento dos jovens e cuidadores; Dinâmicas de Grupo){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Projecto Fazer a Ponte (Programa Escolhas) – Técnica do Gabinete de Intervenção e Acompanhamento (Acompanhamento Psicológico; Orientação Vocacional; (Re)inserção social e/ou profissional de jovens e agregado familiar){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}De Setembro de 2007 até Dezembro de 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra Hospital dos Covões: Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia{NewLine}{NewLine}Função: Psicóloga - Estágio Voluntário (sob coordenação e orientação técnica e científica){NewLine}{NewLine}Atividade: Avaliação cognitiva, psicopedagógica, e emocional e acompanhamento clínico de pacientes integrados no Programa de Implantes Cocleares {NewLine}{NewLine}Dinamização de Grupos de pais de crianças com Implante Coclear (Formação técnica; Educação Parental)|Tratamento estatístico de dados do projeto PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/2008  “Comportamentos perturbados de vinculação de tipo inibido e de tipo indiscriminado em crianças institucionalizadas: comparação multi-nivel com Perturbações do Espectro do Autismo e com o Síndrome de Williams” - publicação de resultados como co-autora prevista para o presente ano de 2015 recolha de amostra realizada até ao início de 2015){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga na PSIKE - Centro de Psicologia e Apoio Educativo{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Investigaora integrada no Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Membro do comité de especialistas para a tradução do Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire|Poster "Cochlear implant and Autism Spectrum Disorder - a case study" (Co – autora poster submetido e aceite) 12º European Simposium Pediatric Cochlear Implant – 18 a 21 Junho 2015|21 de Novembro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}“Ser ou não ser hiperactivo? Respostas a pais e a professores”{NewLine}{NewLine}Congresso “Ser Criança…Ser Adolescente…um Direito”{NewLine}{NewLine}CLDS + Trilhos do Futuro e Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação Universidade Coimbra (FPCEUC){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}22 de Fevereiro de 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}“A importância do Psicólogo numa Unidade de Surdez”{NewLine}{NewLine}Mesa Redonda “Audiologia – Programa de reabilitação com próteses auditivas no adulto e na criança”{NewLine}{NewLine}8º Curso de Audiovestibulogia{NewLine}{NewLine}Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}27 de Outubro de 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}“Transição para a vida pós-escolar  de adolescentes e jovens adultos com Autismo”{NewLine}{NewLine}V Curso Teórico-Prático AUTISMO: Do diagnóstico e intervenção precoces à vida pós-escolar{NewLine}{NewLine}Hospital Pediátrico Carmona da Mota – Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}18 de Maio de 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}“O Psicólogo - Da detecção à intervenção auditiva na criança: uma visão interdisciplinar”{NewLine}{NewLine}Mesa Redonda “Da detecção à intervenção auditiva na criança: uma visão interdisciplinar”  {NewLine}{NewLine}VII Jornadas de Audiologia – A criança na teia da Audiologia: da detecção à intervenção Auditiva e Vestibular {NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}12 de Novembro de 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}“Situação Escolar, Ocupacional ou Profissional de uma amostra de Jovens com Autismo”{NewLine}{NewLine}Reunião Clínica: Patologia do Neurodesenvolvimento no Adolescente e no Adulto Jovem – Sociedade Portuguesa de Neuropediatria||Competências técnicas:{NewLine}{NewLine}Software SPSS; Filemaker, Office{NewLine}{NewLine}Sistemas operativos Windows e Linux{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Competências sociais e de organização:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Criatividade{NewLine}{NewLine}- Autonomia{NewLine}{NewLine}- Perseverança{NewLine}{NewLine}- Adaptabilidade a ambientes diversos{NewLine}{NewLine}- Capacidade de trabalho em equipas multidisciplinares{NewLine}{NewLine}- Proatividade{NewLine}{NewLine}- Competências comunicacionais|||48|||
6767|2015-05-30 17:24:14|Lucianna Lopes do Couto|28-11-1986|Brasília, Brazil|Brazilian|Rua Santa Maria da Feira, 3, apt. 11{NewLine}{NewLine}3810-166{NewLine}{NewLine}Aveiro{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|luciannacouto08@gmail.com|+351 967940705|Aveiro, Portugal, 30th May 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}To{NewLine}{NewLine}Directory Board of NeurULisboa – Integrative Neuroscience PhD Program{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Subject: Application to NeurULisboa – Integrative Neuroscience PhD Program.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dear Directory Board,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is Lucianna Lopes do Couto, and I would like to present my application to the NeurULisboa PhD Program. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and a Master’s degree in Animal Biology, both completed at University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}During my graduate studies, I developed a research in the neuroscience field that resulted in the isolation and characterization of an anticonvulsant peptide. I have experience in evaluation of neuroactivity of animal compounds in epilepsy, anxiety disorders and pain models. As first author, I have five works published, including a paper published in an indexed international journal and a poster presentation in Neuroscience 2011, the annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience. I am also co-author of another thirteen works consisting of a paper and various abstracts.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}In my undergraduate degree, I enrolled in some elective disciplines related to neurosciences, such as “Neurobiology Research”, in which I followed a research about illusory visual perception in capuchin monkeys, “Psychobiology Research”, in which I participated in a study group for reading and presenting scientific articles about clinical researches, and “Introduction to Psychology”, a theoretical discipline.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}In this context, I would like to emphasize my interest in attending the Neurosciences PhD Program at the University of Lisbon. I really like this field of study, especially molecular neurobiology and clinical investigation, and this degree is essential for achieving my academic and professional goals. I perform my duties with dedication and organization, and I am constantly eager to learn. I believe I have the ability to do an excellent work in this program.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you in advance for attention,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Lucianna Lopes do Couto|Master’s degree in Animal Biology{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Completed in: 16th March 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: the University of Brasília (UnB) does not assign final grades to the students after completing undergraduate or graduate studies{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Completed in: 20th January 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: the University of Brasília (UnB) does not assign final grades to the students after completing undergraduate or graduate studies|Participation in researches{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2009 – 2012: Evaluation of neuroactive compounds obtained from arthropod’s venoms{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordinator: Márcia Renata Mortari{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2009 – 2012: Proteomic, genomic and pharmacological characterization of peptides obtained from arthropod’s venoms of Brazilian biodiversity{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordinator: Márcia Renata Mortari{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2009 – 2012: Identification of anticonvulsant and anxiolytic peptides from social wasp’s venoms of Brazilian biodiversity{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordinator: Márcia Renata Mortari{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 – 2008: Simulation of protein folding using hydrophobic energy functions{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}Coordinator: Antônio Francisco Pereira de Araújo{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Work experience{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – 2014: Government employee in the department of education statistics, in the section responsible for collecting the basic education census{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: “Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep) / Ministério da Educação (MEC)”, Brasília, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013: Science teacher in basic education{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: “Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Distrito Federal (SEDF)”, Brasília, Brazil|I am currently not performing professional activities, because I would like to join in a PhD program.|Do Couto, Lucianna Lopes; Dos Anjos, Lilian Carneiro; Araujo, Maíra de Azevedo Feitosa; Mourão, Cecília Alves; Schwartz, Carlos Alberto; Ferreira, Luzitano Brandão; Mortari, Márcia Renata. Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic activity of the peptide fraction isolated from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. Pharmacognosy Magazine, v. 8, p. 292-299, 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}[doi:10.4103/0973-1296.103657]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mortari, Márcia Renata; Do Couto, Lucianna Lopes; Dos Anjos, Lilian Carneiro; Mourão, Caroline Barbosa Farias; Camargos, Thalita Soares; Vargas, Jimmy Alexander Guerrero; Oliveira, Fagner Neves; Gati, Christiano Del Cantoni; Schwartz, Carlos Alberto; Schwartz, Elisabeth Ferroni. Pharmacological characterization of Synoeca cyanea venom: an aggressive social wasp widely distributed in the Neotropical region. Toxicon (Oxford), v. 59, p. 163-170, 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}[doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.11.002]|Presentation{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Couto, LL. “Atividade anticonvulsivante e perfil neurofarmacológico de peptídeos isolados da peçonha da vespa social Polybia paulista”. Event: “III Simpósio em Biologia Animal”, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil, 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Most relevant works published in conferences{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Couto, LL; Mourao, CA; Silva, JC; Dos Anjos, LC; Goncalves, JC; Silva, LP; Mortari, MR. Anticonvulsant activity and chemical aspects of a neuropeptide isolated from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. In: Neuroscience, Washington, DC. Society for Neuroscience Program, 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Silva, JC; Couto, LL; Dos Anjos, LC; Mourao, CA; Goncalves, JC; Silva, LP; Mortari, MR. Isolation by high performance liquid chromatography of anticonvulsant peptides from the venom of the social wasp Polybia dimorpha. In: Neuroscience, Washington, DC. Society for Neuroscience Program, 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Goncalves, JC; Araújo, BR; Couto, LL; Dos Anjos, LC; Silva, JC; Gomes, FMM; Mortari, MR. Antinociceptive activity of low molecular weight compounds in the venom of Pseudopolybia vespiceps testacea (Duck, 1907). In: Neuroscience, Washington, DC. Society for Neuroscience Program, 2011.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Couto, LL; Silva, JC; Dos Anjos, LC; Mourao, CA; Araujo, MAF; Ferreira, LB; Mortari, MR. Anticonvulsant activity and behavioral effects of low molecular weight compounds from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. In: “XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, Araxá. “Anais do XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, 2010.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mourao, CA; Dos Anjos, LC; Couto, LL; Araujo, MAF; Gomes, FMM; Ferreira, LB; Mortari, MR. Anxiolytic activity of low molecular weight compounds from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. In: “XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, Araxá. “Anais do XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, 2010.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mourao, CBF; Araujo, MAF; Dos Anjos, LC; Mourao, CA; Couto, LL; Goncalves, JC; Schwartz, EF; Mortari, MR. Antinociceptive activity of compounds isolated from Acanthoscurria paulensis spider venom. In: “XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, Araxá. “Anais do XI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxinologia”, 2010.|Grants{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010 – 2012: Fellowship in the Master’s degree in Animal Biology{NewLine}{NewLine}Funded by: “Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes)”, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007 – 2008: Fellowship of Scientific Initiation{NewLine}{NewLine}Funded by: “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)”, Brazil{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Award{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011: Honour Mention due to the lecture presented in “III Simpósio em Biologia Animal”, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil|Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic skills in statistical analysis tools (SPSS and Prism).|44_letter1_2015-05-30-04-24-14.pdf||44|||
6868|2015-05-30 17:44:37|Ana Alexandra de Portugal dos Santos Pereira|05-03-1991|S. Vicente, Braga|Portuguese|Rua Simões de Almeida, nº 95, casa 42.{NewLine}{NewLine}4715-105, Braga|anaapspereira@gmail.com|969240421|I am writing to express my interest in the NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon, since I have recently completed my Master’s degree and I am now looking for a PhD programme in neurosciences in which I could continue my studies and develop research work.{NewLine}{NewLine}The main reason behind my motivation for pursuing a PhD in Integrative Neuroscience relays on career goal, which consists on helping, with my research, to improve public health. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental disorders (from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and Alzheimer), which are as, or even more, disabling as any other physical disease. Also, over 800 000 people die by suicide every year, and much of these deaths could be prevented with proper treatment. That is why, for me, it is so important understand the processes that underlie the brain functionality. Besides, I have always been fascinated with the plasticity of our brain and by the fact that our feelings and thoughts basically depend on biochemistry and physics.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that the NeurULisboa, an extraordinary programme that stands out for taking place within 6 leading Portuguese Institutions of basic and clinical research in neuroscience, represents the perfect opportunity for me to grow as a scientist and will give me the basis to achieve my career goals.  Besides, the NeurULisboa recognizes the students’ individual requirements, comprising a flexible modular postgraduate course tailored to the student background training and career expectations, which is extremely rewarding. The opportunity to get a deeper insight of the running research projects, by attending regular meetings and by performing lab rotations, is also very beneficial.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thus, my preliminary choices of supervisors and PhD project topics are: Professor Diana Prata and the topic Oxytocin and Dopamine Interplay in Humans – on the Biology of Social Cognition; Professor Luísa Lopes and the topic Adenosine A2A receptors as novel targets in Parkinson's Disease; and Professor Henrique Domingos and the topic The V2 domain of the spinal cord as a model to study neuronal fate decisions.{NewLine}{NewLine}Finally, I reckon I have many of the attributes required to be accepted in the NeurULisboa PhD Program as I am highly motivated, dynamic, creative, and I’m willing to dedicate all my efforts to overcome all the research challenges and to be a good colleague.|Degree: Master’s degree in Molecular Genetics{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Minho {NewLine}{NewLine}Dates: 09/2012 - 12/2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Classification: 17/20{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis: “Regulation and intracellular trafficking of monocarboxylate transporters in yeast” – oriented by Professor Doctor Sandra Paiva (Department of Biology, University of Minho){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree: Graduation in Applied Biology{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: University of Minho {NewLine}{NewLine}Dates: 09/2012 - 12/2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Classification: 14/20{NewLine}{NewLine}Graduation project: "Proliferative cell phenotype in the hypothalamus in an Animal model of depression: the impact of stress and antidepressant drugs” – oriented by Professor Doctor João Bessa (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, University of Minho)|During my graduation project, I became familiar with working in an animal facility, in order to apply a Chronic Mild Stress protocol in rat. I also had training in stereology as well as in fluorescence microscopy, as the proliferative cell phenotype in the hypothalamus was evaluated by immunocytochemistry and immunofluorescence. {NewLine}{NewLine}During my Master’s thesis, I developed the ability to work with microorganisms, namely Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the main techniques that I became familiar with were fluorescence microscopy, Western blot analysis, DNA and RNA extraction, PCR and genetic constructions.|Unemployed.|Mota S, Vieira N, Barbosa S, Delaveau T, Torchet C, Le Saux A, Garcia M, Pereira A, Lemoine S, Coulpier F, Darzacq X, Benard L, Casal M, Devaux F and Paiva S, (2014) Role of the DHH1 Gene in the Regulation of Monocarboxylic Acids Transporters Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS ONE 9(11): e111589. doi: 10.1371/ journal.pone.0111589|||Personal and social skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}Creative, dynamic, dedicated, motivated, sociable and with good team work capacity.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher), Adobe Photoshop, Programming in Python.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Artistic skiils:{NewLine}{NewLine}Photography and scientific illustration.|21_letter1_2015-05-30-04-44-37.pdf||21|||
6969|2015-05-30 17:55:46|Sara Joana da Silva Carvalho Jordão|15-04-1991|Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua da Liberdade Vivenda Carvalho Manique de Cima nº 46 2710-180 Sintra|saracarvalhojordao@gmail.com|919264026|I was very glad when I saw this particular opportunity to apply for The Phd Program “NeurULisboa – Integrative Neuroscience” and with this letter I would like to express my strong motivation for this position. I have graduated from ISPA University Institute, in Lisbon holding a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and about to obtain a Post Graduate Degree in Organizational Behaviour from the same Institute. {NewLine}{NewLine}In ISPA – University Institute I was able to get a solid knowledge in the field of Psychology. During my years in the Integrated Masters Program I’ve had the chance to study a bit of Neurosciences by taking classes such as Developmental Biology and Evolution, Cell Biology and Genetics and Introduction to Neuroscience. This opportunity awoke my interest in understanding how the brain works and made evident the necessity to create a bridge between Neurosciences and Psychology. {NewLine}{NewLine}During the period I studied at ISPA – University Institute, my Masters and Post Graduate studies, I had the opportunity to collaborate in several experimental research studies both quantitative (using statistical analysis) and qualitative (analysing interviews), including my own Dissertation on The Change Process in Existential Psychology. {NewLine}{NewLine}In an attempt to understand more about the field of Neurosciences I decided to take on-line classes at the Coursera online platform such as Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse, offered by the The Ohio State University and Genes and the Human Condition (From Behaviour to Biotechnology) offered by the University of Maryland, College Park. Currently I’m taking the course offered by The Maryland University Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine and Society. {NewLine}{NewLine}As part of my Masters I had the opportunity to have my Internship at a Health Center, where I was able to practice psychology with supervision. I did get high marks for the work I developed there, but the most important thing was what I learned by working with children, their families, teenagers and adults, it became clear to me that even thought therapy is a way to help and understand others environment, family history, behaviour and experiences doesn’t explain it all, becoming once againthe need to understand the weight of both genetics and psychology.{NewLine}{NewLine}After careful overview of the opportunity you are offering at your University, I believe that curricula fully suits my intentions, and therefore I would like to get an opportunity to attend this program.|18 September 2014– Present {NewLine}{NewLine}Post Graduation in Organizational Behaviour {NewLine}{NewLine}ISPA - Instituto Universitário Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Lisbon (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Human Resources Management; Human Factors; Wellness at Work; Organizational Behaviour; Cases in Organizations; Recruitment and Selection; Emotional Skills Training.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}30 October 2009–23 January 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}ISPA - Instituto Universitário Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Lisbon (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Developmental Biology and Evolution; Cell Biology and Genetics; Introduction to Neuroscience; Cognitive Psychology I and II; Statistical Analysis I, II and III; Psychology of Learning and Motivation; Assessment Methods I and II; Psychocriminology; Cognitive Psychopathology; Psychology and Psychopathology of Violent Behaviors; Psychology of Sport and Performance; Evaluation Models and Intervention in Cognitive Psychopathology; Research Methods in Clinical Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}Estimated Average: 14,49v 					Final Average: 14v|During my studies at ISPA I had the chance to work on both quantitative and qualitative studies, in particular during the Post Graduate course on Organisational Behaviour.|Student||||COMMUNICATION SKILLS{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good communication skills in both English and Portuguese developed by communicating with people from different countries in person, reading in both languages and running a blog.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good organizational skills first developed while participating in a scout group for over five years. In which I had the chance to participate and organize group activities as a team. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}COMPUTER SKILLS{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good command of Office Suite (word processor, spread sheet, presentation software);{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good command of photo and video editing software gained as amateur photographer and video editor;{NewLine}{NewLine}•Good command of SPSS software of statistical analysis gained during the development of several papers trough out my college education.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}CERTIFICATIONS{NewLine}{NewLine}Intermediate and Advanced - English{NewLine}{NewLine}10 / 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}E-Teachenglish.com{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment with Distinction- Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine and Society {NewLine}{NewLine}04 / 2015 - Present{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Michigan - Coursera{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment – Social Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}09 / 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Wesleyan University - Coursera{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment – The Clinical Psychology of Children and Young Adults{NewLine}{NewLine}09 / 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}The University of Edinburgh - Coursera{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment - Moralities of Everyday Life{NewLine}{NewLine}03 / 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Yale University - Coursera{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment - Genes and the Human Condition (From Behavior to Biotechnology){NewLine}{NewLine}01 / 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Maryland, College Park - Coursera{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Statement of Accomplishment with Distinction - Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse{NewLine}{NewLine}10 / 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}The Ohio State University - Coursera|145_letter1_2015-05-30-04-55-46.pdf||145|||
7070|2015-05-30 20:33:25|Ana Cláudia Ferreira Lopes|03-10-1990|Lisboa|Portugal|Rua D. Afonso IV nº 31 2º esq. 2735-223 Cacém|anaclaudialopestf@gmail.com|00351961120086|My name is Ana Lopes, I am 24 years old and I am a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) since 2012, with a Master degree in SLT (speciality in orofacial motor function and swallowing) and even considering that I am at a young age, I have already accomplished some personal and professional goals. {NewLine}{NewLine}My contribution to your PhD program, in addition to my great enthusiasm for the field, is my international perspective gathered as an ERASMUS SLT student in Belgium, as an SLT lecturer in Mozambique, as an SLT clinician and as a researcher. {NewLine}{NewLine}As an ERASMUS student at the International Programme for SLTs at the Thomas More University I had the opportunity to learn about some non-explored fields in Portugal. It also allowed me to work on my managing abilities and to improve my English skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}Between 2012 and 2014 I have worked as an SLT clinician at Logicamentes Neurodevelopmental Center (Lisbon), mainly with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and feeding disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}In 2013, my interest for research led me to accept the invitation to be a member of the Revista Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala editorial board. Besides that, I have already published two papers related to my main field of studies.{NewLine}{NewLine}In October 2014 I have accepted the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa challenge to be a guest lecturer at the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde (Mozambique) where I am currently working. I am responsible for the lectures related to Orofacial Motricity and Swallowing Disorders, in both second and third year of the 1st SLT degree in that coutry. I am also responsible for the national and international internships. Futhermore, since 2015 I am a co-advisor at the Master degree in SLT at the Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão and I have participated with an oral presentation at the European CPLOL Congress (Italy).{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that the University of Lisbon international reputation for excellence, and worldwide network is the best fit for my interests and future career. I would like to improve my knowledge in reseach to pursue a research carer that would allow me to study if there is a correlation between diet choices and cognitive skills such as language or communication abilities in children.{NewLine}{NewLine}I would appreciate you considering my application and I would be honoured to be part of your PhD program. I understand that you will attract the best candidates in the field and I am confident that I would flourish in that environment.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely yours,{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Lopes|2012 - Degree in Speech and Language Therapy at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (16 out of 20){NewLine}{NewLine}2015 - Master degree in Speech and Language Therapy - speciality in orofacial motor function and swallowing at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa and Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (19 out of 20)|2012/2014 - Speech and Language Therapy clinician at Logicamentes Neurodevelopmental Center - Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - Editorial Board of Revista Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - External revisor for Revista Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala{NewLine}{NewLine}2015 - Co-advisor at the Speech and Language Therapy Master at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão|2014/2015 - Lecturer at the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde (Maputo – Mozambique)|1 - Lopes, AC. (2014). Terapia miofuncional como opção de tratamento da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono. Revista Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala, 1, 23 - 31{NewLine}{NewLine}2 - Lopes, AC., Guimarães I., Afonso C. (2015). Adaptação transcultural e contribuição para a validação do Montreal Children´s Hospital Feeding Scale para o português europeu. Revista Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala, 3, 1-11|2015 - "Speech and language therapy in Mozambique: Expectations and challenges in the making of a new profession" at the European CPLOL Congress (Florence - Italy)- Oral presentation||Good communication skills; flexibility and adaptation to change; desire to improve and; capacity to adapt to multicultural environments.|62_letter1_2015-05-30-07-33-25.pdf||62|||
7171|2015-05-30 22:04:08|Lisa Liliana Nunes Roque|11-08-1981|Cascais|Portuguese|Rua Eduarda Lapa 7 Urbanização Chetainhas Charneca 2750-811 Cascais|lisa.roque.psychologist@gmail.com|966733657|Who am I?{NewLine}{NewLine}I studied Clinical Psychology at ISPA-IU. Later, I developed my PhD (2006-2010) in Human Developmental Psychobiology on the relationships between attachment, emotion regulation and neuroendocrine stress reactivity in different emotional situations (anger, fear, positive affect) in mother-infant dyads at naturalistic settings. In 2011, I expanded my study to the organizational level as a research assistant at Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics. Here, I developed skills on multivariate statistical analysis and SPSS programming. Recently (2014), I took several courses in Cellular, Molecular Biology, Neuroanatomy and Imaging at University of Lisbon, and in MRI Physics and fMRI Statistical Parametric Mapping at University College London. My latest investments, show my continuous capacity to integrate new knowledge and to develop a cross-talk between complementary areas of science, crucial for the developmental of new hypotheses. {NewLine}{NewLine}Why the NeurULisboa PhD Programme and not a Post-Doc?{NewLine}{NewLine}The amazing opportunity to experience an innovative, well-structured learning curve in Biomedicine and Neuroscience. One that encourages natural curiosity, enthusiastic discovery and collaborative discussion among senior and junior scientists, developed in a leading-edge environment, equipped with the latest technological innovations and part of a rich international community. Many times, post-doctoral positions require previous empirical experience in the field and do not favor intellectual leaps and transitions from professionals from other areas like myself, who wish to fully complement their expertise and enrich Science with original, integrated hypotheses. I strongly believe that your Programme will expand my intellectual performance, while maximizing my technical efficiency beyond the fields of Psychology and Psychobiology. Groups that focus on topics that foster a cross-talk among the nervous, immune and endocrine systems, and behavior particularly excite me, like Professors’ Miguel Remondes, Luisa V. Lopes, Bruno Silva Santos Labs at IMM. Likewise, I find topics focusing on the impact of Social Stress on Decision Making, Aging, Triggers of Genetic Pro-inflammatory Profiles associated to Auto-immune diseases or Obesity fascinating. For all of this I strongly believe your Programme will leverage my profound life-long enthusiasm in the study of life, in particular, human health and disease in its psychological, biological and medical facets.|EDUCATION{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-25.10.2010    Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology (Developmental Psychobiology). {NewLine}{NewLine}Title of thesis:  "Emotion Regulation in Child-Mother Dyads: A Psychobiological Approach". Lisa’s doctoral work focused on the relationships between the quality of mother-infant attachment relationships, infant’s emotion regulation behavioral strategies, and neuroendocrine reactivity (i.e., salivary cortisol levels) to different emotional situations (anger, fear, positive affect), played out in naturalistic settings. Attachment relationship quality and neuroendocrine reactivity to different emotional situations were studied in both members of the mother-infant dyad.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisors: Dr. Manuela Veríssimo (Ph.D.) and Professor Rui Oliveira (Ph.D.).{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: ISPA –University Institute (ISPA-IU), Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: Approved with Honors and Distinction.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1999-14.12.2004    University Degree in Clinical Psychology   (5-year course).   {NewLine}{NewLine}Title of Thesis:" Mechanisms of Defense and Attachment Representations in Young  Adults" (Classification: 20 in a scale of 0-20).{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Dr. António José dos Santos (Ph.D.), Dr. Manuela Veríssimo (Ph.D.).{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: ISPA –IU, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification of the 5-years course:  17.4 (in a scale of 0-20).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2005-2006  Post-Graduation in Psychology and Psychotherapy. {NewLine}{NewLine}Training: Clinical Supervision and training in Psychological Assessment Methods (i.e., Clinical Interview, Personality, Intellectual Functioning-IQ, Cognitive and Behavioral assessment in children, adolescents, adults and elderly people).{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: S.A.P.P. - Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (Serviço de Apoio Psicológico e Psicoterapia – S.A.P.P.), Cascais, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Classification: Approved with Distinction.    {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 – Neuroanatomy coursework (Spring 2014, University of Lisbon, School of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 – Imaging coursework (Spring 2014, University of Lisbon, School of Dental Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 – Molecular Biology coursework (Spring 2014, University of Lisbon, School of Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 – Cellular Biology coursework (Fall 2013, University of Lisbon, School of Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013 - Statistical Analyses Techniques II in Advanced Multivariate Statistics graduate coursework (Spring 2013, ISPA –IU, Ph.D. Program in Psychology, Lisbon Portugal). This course included:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Exploratory multivariate analysis (Categorical Principal Components Analysis; Exploratory Factor Analysis; Cluster Analysis; Multidimensional Scaling){NewLine}{NewLine}•Inferential multivariate analysis (MANOVA; non-parametric MANOVA; Discriminant Analysis; Hierarchical Linear Models; Linear Mixed Models){NewLine}{NewLine}•Linear Structure Models (Structural Equations Modeling; Path Analysis; Confirmatory Factor Analysis){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012 - Statistical Analyses Techniques I in Advanced Univariate Statistics graduate coursework (Fall 2012, ISPA –IU, Ph.D. Program in Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal). This course included:{NewLine}{NewLine}•Descriptive statistics{NewLine}{NewLine}•Parametric tests (Student T-Test; ANOVA One-Way; ANOVA Two-Way; ANOVA Repeated Measures; ANCOVA){NewLine}{NewLine}•Non-Parametric tests (Chi-square test; Fisher test; Log-Linear Models; Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney; Wilcoxon; Kruska-Wallis; Friedman){NewLine}{NewLine}•Regression analysis (Linear; Logistic)|2013-2014 Research collaborator at the Integrative Behavioural Biology Group (IBBG), ISPA-IU & Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011-2013 Researcher at Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010 PhD student at the IBBG, ISPA –IU{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010 PhD student at the Cognitive, Developmental and Educational Psychology Research Unit ISPA –IU{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2005-2006  Clinical Psychologist{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2003-2004  Clinical internship at Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Department, Hospital Militar da Estrela|Looking for a position in Integrated Science|Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, T.F., Marília Fernandes, Ana Rebelo & Oliveira, R. F. (2015). Relationships between diurnal adrenocortical activity, children’s attachment security and mothers’ attachment representations. Análise Psicológica (accepted).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Fernandes, M., Rebelo, A. (2013). Emotion regulation and attachment: Relationships with children’s secure base, during different situational and social contexts in naturalistic settings. Infant Behavior and Development 36, 298-306. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.03.003. Epub 2013 Mar 29. PMID: 23542812 [PubMed - in process].{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, T. F., &, Oliveira, R. F. (2012). Attachment security and HPA axis reactivity to positive and challenging emotional situations in child-mother dyads in naturalistic settings. Developmental Psychobiology, 54, 401-411. DOI: 10.1002/dev.20598. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 22487942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M. (2011). Emotional context, maternal behavior and emotion regulation. Infant Behavior and Development, 34, 617-626. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.06.002. Epub 2011 Jul 18. PMID: 21764459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Santos, A.J., Veríssimo, M. (2010). Vinculação e Mecanismos de Defesa em Jovens Adultos. Revista Portuguesa de Pedopsiquiatria, 28 (1), 45-66.|POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES{NewLine}{NewLine}Lopes, P. N., & Roque, L. (2013). “Indirect aggression at work: The emotional drivers of badmouthing”. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Orlando, Florida, USA.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Lopes, P. N., & Roque, L. (2013). “Does bottled-up anger lead to undermining others’ reputations at work? The role of emotion regulation and expression in indirect aggression”. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Houston, Texas,USA.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Rebelo, A., Fernandes, M. (2011) “Attachment and toddlers' emotion regulation, expressiveness and intensity during different emotion-eliciting contexts”. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, T., Fernandes, M., & Oliveira R. F. (2010). “Insecure attachment, but not difficult temperament, is related to HPA axis suppression to challenging and positive emotional contexts, in children but not in mothers”. Poster presentation at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), S. Diego, California, USA.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, R., Fernandes, M., Oliveira., T. (2009). “Cortisol variability, emotion regulation strategies and attachment in infant-mother dyads during fear, positive affect and anger episodes”. Poster presentation at the International Attachment Conference (IAC), Barcelona, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo. M., Fernandes, M., Rebelo, A. (2009). “Emotion regulation strategies in different emotional contexts (fear, positive affect, anger), temperament and attachment in mother-infant dyads”. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Denver, Colorado, USA.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque L., Veríssimo M., Rebelo A (2008). “Quality of Attachment and Strategies of Emotional Regulation”. Poster presentation at the 20th meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD), Wurzburg, Germany.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Rebelo, A., Oliveira, T. & Oliveira, R. (2008). “Cortisol Variability in Mother-Infant Dyads During Different Emotional Contexts (Fear, Positive Affect, Anger), Temperament and Quality of Attachment at Home Settings”. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), Groningen, Netherlands.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Gomez, R., Oliveira, R., Roque, L. (2005). "Psychoendocrinology of Human Parental Behavior: Changes in Testosterone, Estradiol and Cortisol in Response to Infant versus Control Stimuli". Poster presentation at the 9th European Congress of Psychology, Granada, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}ORAL COMMUNICATIONS {NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M. Oliveira, R.F., Fernandes, M., Rebelo, A. (2011). “Regulação emocional, temperamento, vinculação e funcionamento adrenocortical em díades mãe-criança”. I Congresso Internacional em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento, ISPA-IU, Lisboa Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Verissimo, M. (2010). “A natureza das primeiras relações de vinculação e suas implicações para o desenvolvimento social da criança”. Primeiras Jornadas da Familia, organizadas pela Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Familia, Oeiras, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, R.F., Fernandes, M., Rebelo, A., Oliveira, T. (2010). “Regulação emocional, vinculação e funcionamento adrenocortical durante episódios de medo, afecto positivo e raiva, em díades mãe criança”. Comunicação apresentada no VII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Braga, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Rebelo, A., Fernandes, M. (2010). “Regulação emocional em diferentes episódios emocionais (medo, afecto positivo, raiva), qualidade da relação de vinculação e temperamento, em díades mãe-criança”. In M. Veríssimo, A.J. Santos (Coordenadores), A natureza das primeiras relações de vinculação e as suas implicações para o desenvolvimento social da criança. Simpósio realizado no VII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Braga, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Fernandes, Rebelo, A., Ferreira, B. (2008). “Vinculação e regulação emocional”. II Encontro Ser Bebé – Diferentes Olhares sobre a Vinculação: Investigação e Intervenção em Portugal, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação de Lisboa, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Rebelo, A. (2008). “Qualidade da Vinculação e Estratégias de Regulação Emocional em situações de medo, em díades mãe-criança”. XV Congresso Internacional INFAD, Évora, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L., Oliveira, R., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, T., Fernandes, M. (2008). “Regulação Emocional, Temperamento, Vinculação e Funcionamento Adrenocortical em díades mãe-criança”. Integrative Behavioral Biology I Workshop, Vimeiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Roque, L. (2005). "A vida a Brincar". Jornadas “O Brincar: A actividade mais importante da criança", organizada pela Oficina Didáctica, na Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal.|2011-2012 – Research Fellowship (Pest-OE/EGE/UI0407/2011) by FCT, at Catolica-Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economic Sciences (UNICEE/FCEE/UCP).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010 – Ph.D. Fellowship (SFRH/BD/23365/2005) by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)|SKILLS TRAINING{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) short course: MR (Magnetic Resonance) Physics for SPM Users (15th October), Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, UK.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) short course: SPM for fMRI (Functional magnetic resonance imaging) and MRI/VBM/DCM (Magnetic resonance imaging/Voxel-based morphometry/Dynamic Causal Modelling) (16th- 18th October), Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, UK.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2012-2013 Statistical Analyses Techniques I and II graduate coursework in Advanced Univariate and Multivariate Statistics (Fall 2012, Spring 2013), at ISPA – IU, Ph.D. Program in Psychology, Lisbon Portugal. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011-2013 SPSS-SYNTAX programming language, developed at Catolica-Lisbon-School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011 Scientific Writting Techniques Course at the University of Lisbon, School of Sciences (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa - FCUL), Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011-2013 Data collection using online survey softwares (e.g., QuestionPro, Qualtrics, Zoomerang), psychometric testing at Catolica Lisbon, School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010 Neuroendocrine assay (luminometric immunoassay-LIA) and laboratory procedures at the Integrative Behavioural Biology Group (IBBG), ISPA- IU, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006-2010 Behavioral observation in naturalistic settings (mother-infant interactions; emotion regulation behavioral strategies) at the Developmental Psychology research group, ISPA-IU, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2006 Attachment: Assessment Methods Seminar in children (i.e., Q-Sort) and adults (i.e., Adult Attachment Narratives) with Kelly Bost (Ph.D.) and Manuela Veríssimo (Ph.D.), ISPA –IU, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}IT SOFTWARES{NewLine}{NewLine}•SPSS-Statistical Analysis Software{NewLine}{NewLine}•SPSS- SYNTAX Programming Package{NewLine}{NewLine}•AMOS{NewLine}{NewLine}•STATISTICA-Statistical Analysis Software{NewLine}{NewLine}•Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power-Point)|152_letter1_2015-05-30-09-04-08.pdf||152|||
7272|2015-05-30 22:05:59|Ana Rute Martinho Fernandes Domingues Lapa|18-12-1989|Coimbra|Portuguese|Rua António Aleixo N. º 11 {NewLine}{NewLine}2330-240 Entroncamento|ana.fernandes.lapa@gmail.com|914 303 675|Dear Dr. Ana Sebastião,{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to apply for a funded PhD student position in the Lisbon University Doctoral Program in Integrative Neuroscience (NeurULisboa).{NewLine}{NewLine}I completed a Master’s Degree in Psychology, in 2012, in the Social Cognition field, at the Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon. Afterwards and in line with my interest in cognitive psychology and memory, I worked for 15 months as a research assistant at an FCT funded research project that aimed to explore the theoretical explanations for false memories and its vulnerability to monitoring processes and development across time. As a research assistant I selected, prepared and pretested experimental materials, designed and programmed experiments, collected data with adults and young children, analysed the collected data and presented and discussed results both with the principal investigator, our research group and the project consultant.{NewLine}{NewLine}Since then I have been working at the Research Center for Psychological Science (the Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon R&D unit) with a grant for science and technology management (BGCT). My work includes supporting researchers in preparing grant applications, managing research projects and grants and supporting the R&D unit.{NewLine}{NewLine}Following my previous work and interests, with this program I would like to explore the boundaries of the act of retrieval. Recently, retrieval has come to be considered as a more robust learning method than re-exposure and not only as an assessment tool, thus becoming important to better understand its costs, namely, its disadvantageous impact on learning new information. With the supervision of Professor Leonel Garcia-Marques as advisor and Paula Carneiro, Phd, and Bridgid Finn, Phd, as co-advisors, I would like to use a memory monitoring framework to understand this effect and extend the results to children in school age. We believe understanding retrieval and its underlying mechanisms will shed light on the development of memory, monitoring and inherently learning processes through age and contribute to a more profound knowledge of education methods both in adults and young children.  {NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that the NeurULisboa is the perfect graduate program to pursue my studies, it will be a unique learning opportunity that will greatly benefit my growth as a student and researcher.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for considering my application, I look forward to hearing from you.{NewLine}{NewLine}Best regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Lapa|Integrated Master's Degree in Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Date of Completion: 03-12-2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Classification: 16 // Very Good|From 03-03-2014 to 02-07-2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Assistant (BI){NewLine}{NewLine}Project supported by the FCT Grant PTDC/PSI-PCO/112466/2009{NewLine}{NewLine}"Explaining false memories in the DRM paradigm: associative activation or thematic extraction?"{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Performed tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}Selecting and preparing materials for data collection with children;{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming experiments (both in Open Sesame and E-Prime);{NewLine}{NewLine}Data collection with adults and children from 3 to 6 years old;{NewLine}{NewLine}Data analyses (using SPSS and STATISTICA).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2014 - 2nd Semester{NewLine}{NewLine}6 hours of teaching at Topics on Memory, a 6 ECTS course from the Integrated Master's Degree in Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From 24-04-2013 to 23-02-2014	{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Assistant (BI){NewLine}{NewLine}Project supported by the FCT Grant PTDC/PSI-PCO/112466/2009{NewLine}{NewLine}"Explaining false memories in the DRM paradigm: associative activation or thematic extraction?"{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Performed tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}Selecting, preparing and pretesting materials for data collection;{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming experiments (both in Open Sesame and E-Prime);{NewLine}{NewLine}Contacting and selecting participants for experiments;{NewLine}{NewLine}Data collection with young adults.|From 04-07-2014 to present{NewLine}{NewLine}Science and Technology Management Grant (BGCT){NewLine}{NewLine}At Center for Research in Psychology at the University of Lisbon (CIPUL) // Research Center for Psychological Science (CICPSI){NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Performed tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}Supporting initiatives such as conferences, seminars and workshops; {NewLine}{NewLine}Supporting researchers preparing grants and projects applications;{NewLine}{NewLine}Supporting and managing research projects;{NewLine}{NewLine}Supporting the R&D unit.|Lapa, A. (2012). O percurso das Memórias Falsas: Confronto entre a Teoria da Activação/Monitorização e a Teoria do Traço Difuso (Master's thesis). Faculdade de Psicologia Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa.|Carneiro, P., Garcia-Marques, L., Lapa, A., & Fernandez, A. (2013, June). Explaining the persistence of false memories: A proposal based on associative activation and thematic extraction. Poster session presented at The X Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC). Rotterdam, Netherlands.||Proficient in ORSEE, an online recruitment system for participants;{NewLine}{NewLine}Proficient in statistical analysis softwares such as SPSS and STATISTICA;{NewLine}{NewLine}Proficient in experiment design softwares such as E-Prime and OpenSesame;{NewLine}{NewLine}Experience in data collection with children from 3 to 6 years old and adults.|97_letter1_2015-05-30-09-05-59.pdf||97|||
7373|2015-05-30 22:37:54|Ana Isabel dos Santos Silva|08-10-1992|Viseu|Portuguesa|Rua Engenheiro Santos Simões nº9 8ºC 1900-459 Lisboa|anaslv92@gmail.com|+351 924010659|I am delighted to apply for the NeurULisboa PhD Programme, as I believe my academic background, research experience and aspirations are perfectly suited to this program.{NewLine}{NewLine}Through my Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics BSc+MSc, I have acquired knowledge in neuroimaging signal processing, statistical analysis and programming. Following my 1st research work at MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, my MSc dissertation on machine learning applied to neuroimaging at King’s College London sparked my interest in using this type of analysis to develop multimodal prognostic biomarkers for brain diseases and resulted in the preparation of a paper as a 1st author on correcting scanner variability effect.{NewLine}{NewLine}While at KCL, I was lucky to get to know Dr Diana Prata’s multimodal and translational project, which aims to build a genetic-MRI-psychological biomarker to predict who is most likely to convert to psychosis, using machine learning. This involved pooling MRI data from different scanners in a large cohort of 115 at-risk subjects, which is ready to be analysed. My previous training fits this project extremely well as it delved particularly on the combination of multi-scanner data, the hardest challenge of the project.{NewLine}{NewLine}To achieve this goal, I am determined to strengthen the KCL-UL bridge that emerged from my MSc. Dr Orla Doyle, a neuroimaging machine learning expert and MSc supervisor, is happy to be my PhD co-supervisor and will facilitate training in KCL. At UL, I will involve Dr Alexandre Andrade and fellow researchers of IBEB, with the double aim of not only receiving neuroimaging support in campus but also stimulating the (still meagre) use of machine learning in neuroimaging at UL. Clinically, Dr Pedro Levy at FMUL, and Dr Philip McGuire (KCL) will be the clinical advisors on schizophrenia symptomatology and the biomarker’s clinical use. Lastly, Dr Joao Moreira, at Fac. Psicologia and Dr Lucia Valmaggia (KCL) will advise of social and psychological risk factors.{NewLine}{NewLine}NeurULisboa PhD presents as a unique opportunity, for me to integrate diverse knowledge from psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology and genetics which complement my exiting skills in neuroimaging, biophysics and statistics perfectly, and will thus prepare me excellently for Dr Prata’s project. This is paramount for me to confidently tread an interdisciplinary direction in my future career in neuroscience and improve the lives of patients with psychiatric and neurological afflictions|September 2006 – September 2010:  Secondary Education Level{NewLine}{NewLine}Course: Scientific-Humanistic course of Science and Technology{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Secondary School Alves Martins – Viseu{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal subjects: Mathematics A (19), Physics and Chemistry (17), Biology and Geology (16), Psychology (18), English, Portuguese, Philosophy{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Level in national or international classification: 17 over a maximum of 20{NewLine}{NewLine}Accepted in the 5 years Bachelor + Master’s in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at the University of Lisbon (around 250 applicants, 40 accepted).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2010 – September 2013: Bachelor in Engineering Science – Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics {NewLine}{NewLine}Course: 5 years, Bachelor + Master’s in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Subjects: Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry (16), Differential and Integral Calculus, Programming, Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (18), Modulation and Simulation in Medicine (18), Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics (18), Economy  and Management (14), Numerical Methods (17), Physics, Summer Internship (19) (among others){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Level in national or international classification: 14 over a maximum of 20{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2013 – Present: Master’s in Engineering Science – Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Branch: Medical Imaging and Signals{NewLine}{NewLine}Course: 5 years, Bachelor + Master’s in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Important Subjects: Neuroscience (18), Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Bioelectricity and Electrophysiology (18), Medical Equipment (18), Signal and Imaging Processing (16), Robotics (19), New technologies for diagnosing (19), Journal Club  (among others){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Level in national or international classification (not including the thesis):{NewLine}{NewLine}Master’s: 17 over a maximum of 20{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor+Master’s: 15 over a maximum of 20|July 2013 – September 2013: Summer Internship at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB2, 7EF, England{NewLine}{NewLine}Business of sector: Science Research{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher on a psychophysics project “Testing Orientation information for different category exemplars in the human visual pathway” {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Hamed Nili, PhD student research, Memory and perception group lead by Nikolaus Kriegeskorte.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}New skills and knowledge: Development of a behavioural experiment, became familiar with Psychtoolbox and Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA), basic knowledge of neuroimaging preprocessing in Functional Magnetic Resonance imaging (fMRI) data, knowledge in statistical analysis of behavioural data, communication of scientific results (through several lab meetings){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Application: Study of the invariance problem (ability to recognize real objects in all their possible appearances) and how the brain solves it. The results of this study support the face inversion effect theory: faces are harder to recognize when they are upside down than when they are compared to upright and this cost is significantly greater for faces compared to other categories.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2014 – May 2015: Master’s thesis internship at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. De Crespign Park, London SE5 8AF, UK{NewLine}{NewLine}Business of sector: University, Science Research{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher on a project entitled “Developing new machine learning methods more robust to inter-subject and inter-scanner variability in structural MRI”{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Dr. Orla Doyle, Department of Neuroimaging led by Professor Steve Williams.{NewLine}{NewLine}•	In the first two months I worked directly with a machine learning expert, Dr. Maria João Rosa, who was involved in the creation of a machine learning toolobox called Pattern Recognition for Neuroimaging Toolbox (PRoNTo){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervisor: Professor Alexandre Andrade, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}New skills and knowledge: structural Magnetic Ressonance imaging (MRI) and fMRI data preprocessing software (Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) toolbox), Pattern Recognition Neuroimaging Toolbox (PRoNTo), statistical analysis of neuroimaging data from a univariate (Voxel-based morphometry) and multivariate perspective (machine learning), machine-learning algorithms (Gaussian Process Classification (GPs) and Gaussian Process Regression (GPRs), excellent Matlab skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Application: Impact of scanner and subject variability on machine learning-based analyses. Correcting the data, with two different approaches (GPR and Ridge Ordinary Least Squares Regression) considering different clinical scenarios. The univariate VBM analysis confirmed the presence of inter-scanner differences at group level. The extent of disease effect was much larger that the scanner effect and both hardly overlapped. Classification of scanner from different manufactures was possible with very high accuracy. The classification accuracy decreased substantially when scanner and disease were confounded during training. The two regression methods for correcting generally improved the performance, particularly in MCI.|I am currently at my 5th year of my BSc+MSc programme and I am finishing my dissertation thesis at the moment. I will finish my Master’s degree before September.||Good communication skills gained through several presentations (in Portuguese and in English) at Faculty and due to my experience during the summer and Master’s Internships. During my Master’s internship I developed my communication skills especially in communicating scientific results (both written and spoken).|EU (European Union) Erasmus + fellowship (€2.800) for a 7 months internship at King’s College London, UK. Sole applicant.|I hold a good command of Microsoft OfficeTM tools, excellent knowledge of Matlab programming language and some knowledge of C, R and Python. I have worked with Solidworks and Comsol. During my Master’s internship I developed knowledge and skills in neuroimaging preprocessing procedures, statistical analysis of neuroimaging data from an univariate and multivariate perspective, machine learning-based algorithms (such as Gaussian Process Classification and Gaussian Process Regression) and correction of data in machine learning-based analyses. During my BSc+MSc program I have developed a strong team spirit, I am eager to learn and I have a strong capacity to adapt myself to new working situations.|82_letter1_2015-05-30-09-37-54.pdf|82_letter2_2015-05-30-09-37-54.pdf|82|||
7474|2015-05-30 23:06:08|Rebeca Tatiana de Souto Santos|09-07-1988|Coimbra|Portuguese|Estrada do Alqueidão nº41, Boavista{NewLine}{NewLine}2420-382 Apartado 2982 Leiria|rebecatsoutosantos@gmail.com|915348625|Dear members of the direction board of the NeurULisboa PhD Program,{NewLine}{NewLine} I am applying for admission in the NeurULisboa PhD Program.{NewLine}{NewLine}Research in health sciences has been a key part in my academic career, from my Degree in Genetic and Biotechnology to my Master in Legal Medicine with a specialization in Epigenetics.{NewLine}{NewLine}Strong interest in science and the desire to improve myself lead me to embark in national and international research internship programs and fellowships in different areas like Toxicology, Oncology, Anthropology, Physiology, Psychiatric, and Epigenetics. This allowed me to learn techniques such as confocal microscopy, cytogenetic tools, molecular genetics, cell culture and many others.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently, I am working on Miguel Remondes Lab (IMM, Lisboa) in neurosciences: in vivo brain function, neural bases of perception, memory and choice. As a researcher, I perform chimio and optogenetic techniques, electrophysiology and animal behavior analysis.{NewLine}{NewLine}The main reason that drives me to apply to the NeurULisboa PhD program is the strong will to contribute to the understanding of human neurological and psychiatric disorders. Ultimately, my goal is to discover new solutions and applications for public health benefit. Finally, I would like to continue working in complementary areas, as I have done before, and develop a project in NeuroEpigenetic, a transdisciplinary area, by making the interface between biological sciences and environment, in order to understand how NeuroEpigenetic changes can influence and modulate brain responses.{NewLine}{NewLine}Considering all my academic background, I believe I am capable to develop a productive and autonomous work on the Neurosciences field.{NewLine}{NewLine}The NeurULisboa Program can provide me a privileged and unique opportunity to be in a multicultural environment, sharing new and different ideas with colleagues, and participating in academic and research activities. I am thrilled with this possibility, and, if I am granted with the opportunity, I will show my natural dedication, enthusiasm, and work attitude, that allows me to push my limits and challenge myself. The PhD defines our future career, and I desire to build mine having the support of a high quality PhD program as the NeurULisboa Program.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My supervisor Miguel Remondes, DVM PhD, encourages and fully supports my application. He is available to provide any information that you may need (mremondes@medicina.ulisboa.pt).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Grateful for the attention.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Rebeca Santos|(2006-2010) Degree in Genetics and Biotechnology (post Boloña), 4 year study field with coaching in English language. 50 % of theoretical training and 50 % for Practical Training: Genomics and Proteomics, Genome Regulation and Expression, Toxicology (16 values), Evolutionary Genetics and Genome Analysis (17 values – best student of the class), Molecular Cytogenetics, Cellular Genetics , Human Genetics , Genetic of Population ,  Bioinformatics , Genetics of Microorganisms and Organic Chemistry , Biochemistry , Virology, others. (14 average) University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(2010-2011) Post-Graduation in Forensic Science, 1 year Practical trainee 50 % of theoretical training and 50 % for Practical Training: Anthropology, Entomology, Legal Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Genetics, Genetic Investigation, Toxicology, Profiling, others (18 average - best student of the year) CESPU, University of Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(2010-2011) Post-Graduation Psychology and Psychiatry in  Criminal Investigation, 1 year Practical trainee 50 % of theoretical training and 50 % for Practical Training: Legal Medicine Law, Psychiatry, Psychology, Profiling (17 average - best student of the year). University of Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(2011-2013) Master Course in Legal Medicine, two years: one year of theoretical and Practical Training with internships. One year of master thesis (six months in an BI Fellowship, and five months in Erasmus Placement Trainee).{NewLine}{NewLine}Legal Medicine, Anthropology, Genetics, Toxicology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Ethics, Clinical Law, other (18 average – best student of the year). Master thesis “Epigenetics contributions in Legal Medicine” (17 values) ICBAS – Instituto Ciências Biomédica Abel Salazar, Porto, University of Porto (Portugal). Erasmus Placement Trainee, UAB, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Genetic techniques) and Fellowship (BI) (Epigenetic studies) ITQB, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal.|(2014-2015) Seminars and Classes of Anthropology, Genetics and Epigenetics as invited professor in Legal Medicine Master course on ICBAS, University of Porto.{NewLine}{NewLine}(2014-2015) Commercial Service, oral presentations and exhibitions in international conventions (Portuguese, Spanish and English). Campocalmo,Unipessoal Lda, Caravans & Motorhomes,Leiria, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}(2nd-3st April 2014) Oral presentation of Epigenetic work developed on IV National Journeys of Biochemistry on University of Trás-os-Montes (UTAD).{NewLine}{NewLine}(2013) Erasmus Placement Trainee (Genetics techniques): Five months of tutored internship in the Department of Ecology and Animal & Vegetal Biology (BABVE). Application of molecular biology techniques such as single-molecule PCR, STRS,sequencing, static and bioinformatics platform  - in silico analysis -  and other techniques, "Frequency and Pattern of Human Mitochondrial heteroplasmy", UAB, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}(2013) Fellowship (BI) (Epigenetic studies) FCT project: Six months “The impact of environmental stresses on epigenetic regulation of rice genome" PTDC/BIA-BCM/111645/2009. Study on the role of histone acetylation and other epigenetic marks in regulating genes in response to specific stressors. Implementation of various molecular biology techniques (DNA and RNA extraction from various plant tissues; cDNA; Real-Time PCR, semi-Quantitative PCR; Microscopy Confucal; Assays IHC - immunohistochemistry; ...; static analysis and bioinformatics tools - in silico analysis. Oral presentations(Portuguese & English). ITQB – Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, GPlantS – Genomic of Plants Stress Oeiras, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}(2012) Criminal Investigation Trainee (forensic trainee): Four months, Monitoring and coordinated work with law agents in several criminal investigation scenarios. Support to specific victims in Physiology, Psychiatric Trainee, Road accidents analysis, Criminology, Anthropology, Special Operations, Ballistic, Forensic Entomology, others. Acquisition of physical and biological criminalistics techniques. Trace collection, processing, isolation of crime scene and crime investigation. Guarda Nacional Republicana, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}(2012) Clinical Trainee (Pre diagnostic – Genetic investigation): Fifteen days. Karyotypes analysis, biochemical, cytogenetic, cell culture and genetic trainee of pre diagnostic exams. CGC – Center of Genetic Clinic, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}(2010-2012) Criminal Investigation Trainee (forensic trainee): Two years of theoretical and Practice training in several areas, like Anthropology, Toxicology, Entomology, Physiology, Psychiatric Trainee, Genetics(DNA profiling) in laboratories of ICBAS, University of Porto; CESPU, University of Porto; PJ, Polícia Judiciária Porto; PSP, Polícia de Segurança Pública, Porto; INML, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}(2009-2010) Clinical Trainee (Oncology and Pre diagnostic – Genetic investigation): One year of voluntary work on oncology and pre-diagnostic molecular trainee during my last year of degree. Several techniques in Confucal microscopy, cytogenetics (in situ FISH, ISH, G-Band, C-Band), Immunohistochimestry fluorescence, Karyotypes analysis , cell culture manipulation, molecular genetics. Study in a mamary fibrossarcoma tumor cell clone. “Caracterização Citogenética de um clone de uma linha celular tumoral de fibrossarcoma mamário de Rattus norvergicus. CGB-UTAD - Laboratório de Genómica Comparativa Funcional e Tecnológica, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real (Portugal).|Researcher on Miguel Remondes Lab (IMM, Lisboa) in neurosciences: in vivo brain function, neural bases of perception, memory and choice.  Chimio and optogenetic techniques, electrophysiology and animal behavior analysis. BI fellowship IMM/BI/90-2014.||(2014-2015) Seminars and Classes of Anthropology, Genetics and Epigenetics as invited professor in Legal Medicine Master course on ICBAS, University of Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}(2nd - 3st April 2014) Oral presentation of Epigenetic work developed on IV National Journeys of Biochemistry on University of Trás-os-Montes (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}(1st - 2nd April 2011) Oral and Poster presentation "The importance of STRs in Forensic Sciences It was found blood ... and now who belongs? - Analysis of STRs (Forensic Genetics)” - V Conference on Health Sciences Customs, Porto, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine} (15th- 17th October 2011) Poster and Oral presentation: Review Work "Crime Scene Reconstruction - Analysis of a Crime Scene" Congress of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychology, CRIAP, Porto, Portugal.|(2015) Fellowship (BI) Researcher on Miguel Remondes Lab (IMM, Lisboa) in neurosciences: in vivo brain function, neural bases of perception, memory and choice.  IMM/BI/90-2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(2013) Fellowship (BI) (Epigenetic studies) FCT project: Six months “The impact of environmental stresses on epigenetic regulation of rice genome" PTDC/BIA-BCM/111645/2009. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(2011) Poster Presentation: 1st  Place - the contest of original papers and review articles of Congress of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychology, CRIAP, Porto, Portugal.|Voluntary work in Math, Science and History Classes, Voluntary work with oncology patients, Music player, Singer, Photographer and Origami construction.|136_letter1_2015-05-30-10-06-08.pdf||136|||
7575|2015-05-30 23:22:47|Marcelo Francisco Vieira Dias|22-09-1988|Sanfins de Ferreira, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua dos Cabos, Nº75{NewLine}{NewLine}Cabanas, Monte Córdova{NewLine}{NewLine}4815-264 Santo Tirso{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|marcelofvdias@gmail.com|914538429|From the beginning of my studies, I developed a deep curiosity in the underpinnings of emotion, cognition and behavior. Inspired by my professors, my passion for research grew along with my interest in neuroscience, leading me to choose the Neuropsychophysiology Lab to pursue my master’s degree. Supervised by Dr. Ana Pinheiro and Dr. Yvonne Delevoye (University Lille), I studied the role of attention in the processing of emotional vocalizations using event-related potentials (ERPs).{NewLine}{NewLine}My scientific interests are diverse and, for a long time, I have been fascinated by the central role music occupies in our lives. In my second year, the opportunity arose to explore this topic. With Dr. Ana Pinherio I studied the effects of musical training on emotional prosody processing. At the same time I started my training on the ERP technique, having become skillful on the various stages of its use. Presently, as a research assistant of Dr. Ana Pinheiro’s FCT project, I have been investigating the auditory emotional processing in schizophrenia.{NewLine}{NewLine}Overall, I trust that these experiences have made me a team-worker, capable of quickly learning new skills and tackling new challenges. They amplified my interest in neuroscience and opened way for a number of questions. How are objects stored and represented in the brain? Through which mechanisms are stimuli operating plastic changes in the brain? How is sensory information integrated and how does it guide behavior? The prospect of exploring these and related topics excites me and I hope to be able to contribute in a meaningful way toward their understanding. Thus, for me the pursuit of a PhD in neuroscience is in some way a selfish endeavor. It involves satisfying my personal curiosity and committing with new intellectual challenges. It is also a creative endeavor where sharing ideas with colleagues and mentors is fundamental to produce meaningful knowledge. So, I am particularly drawn to the NeurULisboa program’s organization, which allows students to get a flavor of various perspectives on neuroscience. More, believing in the importance of collaborations between scientific disciplines, I am very attracted to the program’s interdisciplinary approach. With varied opportunities to acquire a broad education, allowing the building of a solid scientific foundation, the NeurULisboa stimulates creative thought and the exploration of new boundaries. This approach to science is the reason that led me to write this application.|Sep 2008–Nov 2013:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}European Double Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology (grade = 16/20 - Integrated Master's) and in Neurocognitive Psychology and Affective Sciences (grade = 16/20 - Research Internship){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}European Double Degree by the University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) and the University of Human and Social Sciences - Lille 3, Lille (France) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis - The role of attention in the processing of emotional vocalizations: ERP insights|Jan 2014–Present:{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Assistant (UMINHO/BI/32/2014){NewLine}{NewLine}CIPsi (Centro de Investigação em Psicologia), University of Minho, Braga (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT project awarded to Ana Pinheiro, PhD:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Examining abnormalities in auditory emotional processing in schizophrenia: an electrophysiological investigation with high-risk, early-stage and chronic patients (PTDC/MHC-PCN/3606/2012){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Task:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Designed experimental protocols and programmed behavioral and EEG/ERP experiments{NewLine}{NewLine}- Prepared acoustic and visual stimuli {NewLine}{NewLine}- Recruited participants and performed psychological assessments {NewLine}{NewLine}- Collected and analyzed ERP data, performed statistical analyses and reported results{NewLine}{NewLine}- Created and managed the ERP group (NERP-UM) website in collaboration with another assistant {NewLine}{NewLine}- Assisted in the planning and organization of an international conference to be held in 2016{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sep 2010–Present:{NewLine}{NewLine}Collaborator of Ana P. Pinheiro, PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychophysiology Lab., School of Psychology, University of Minho (Braga){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Projects:{NewLine}{NewLine}- The music of language: An ERP investigation of the effects of musical training on emotional prosody processing{NewLine}{NewLine}- Negative affect enhances auditory change detection in the brain{NewLine}{NewLine}- Does culture play a role in the processing of emotional non-verbal vocalizations? An event-related potentials study{NewLine}{NewLine}- Validation of the Montreal Affective Voices database for the Portuguese population{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Designed experimental protocols and programmed behavioral and ERP experiments {NewLine}{NewLine}- Recruited participants and performed psychological assessments {NewLine}{NewLine}- Collected and analyzed ERP data and performed statistical analyses{NewLine}{NewLine}- Instructed undergraduate students on the EEG/ERP technique (hands-on tutoring){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oct 2013–Present:{NewLine}{NewLine}Collaborator of Davide Carneiro, PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Intelligent Systems Lab., Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Project:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Music and performance in the interaction with the computer{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Assisted in the preparation of the experimental protocol{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}May 2009–Dec 2010:{NewLine}{NewLine}Collaborator of Agavnie Petrosyan, PhD{NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychophysiology Lab., School of Psychology, University of Minho (Braga){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Project:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Biological and psychosocial variables underlying longevity{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Tasks:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Recruited centenarian participants and assessed psychosocial variables using questionnaires|Research Assistant at the CIPsi, University of Minho - FCT project (PTDC/MHC-PCN/3606/2012) granted to Ana Pinheiro PhD.|da Costa, M., Carneiro, D., Dias, M., & Novais, P. (2015). How musical selection impacts the performance of the interaction with the computer. In Intelligent Distributed Computing VIII (pp. 19-28). Springer International Publishing.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pinheiro, A. P., Vasconcelos, M., Dias, M., Arrais, N., & Gonçalves, O. F. (2015). The music of language: An ERP investigation of the effects of musical training on emotional prosody processing. Brain and Language, 140, 24-34.|Davidson, C., Dias, M., Vasconcelos, M., Ridge, J., Rauber, A., Donaldson, A., Henderson, A., Hernandez, K., Andrick, G., Daly, H., Perrone-McGovern, K., Simon-Dack, S. Gonçalves, O. F. & Pinheiro, A. P. (2014, April). Does culture play a role in the processing of emotional non-verbal vocalizations? An event-related potentials study. Poster session of the scientific meeting Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Boston.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Vasconcelos, M., Dias, M., Arrais, N., Gonçalves, O. F. & Pinheiro, A. P. (2013, June). Listening to the music of speech: electrophysiological correlates of emotional prosody processing in musicians vs. non-musicians. Poster session presented at the scientific meeting VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Vasconcelos, M., Dias, M., Arrais, N., Gonçalves, O. F. & Pinheiro, A. P. (2013, May). Understanding how the brain processes vocal emotional information: an ERP study with musicians. Poster session presented at the scientific meeting IV Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, Braga.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dias, M., Vasconcelos, M., Arrais, N., Gonçalves, O. F. & Pinheiro, A. P. (2013, May). How does the brain listen to the music of emotion? An investigation of the effects of musical training on vocal emotional processing. Poster session presented at the scientific meeting Music, Poetry & The Brain: Celebrating Wagner’s Bicentennial, Lisbon|- University of Minho Student/Athlete Merit Award – Climbing team national champion (2014) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Best poster award - IV Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho (2013)|- Experiment programming in Presentation, PsychoPy, SuperLab and E-Prime{NewLine}{NewLine}- Basic programming skills in Python{NewLine}{NewLine}- EEG/ERP data collection with BrainAmp and Biosemi{NewLine}{NewLine}- Recording and processing of ERP data in ActiView and BrainVision Recorder & Analyzer{NewLine}{NewLine}- Sound processing in Praat and Audacity{NewLine}{NewLine}- Image processing in Photoshop {NewLine}{NewLine}- Statistical analysis in SPSS {NewLine}{NewLine}- Proficient Mac OSX and Windows user{NewLine}{NewLine}- Proficient Microsoft Office user{NewLine}{NewLine}- Psychological assessment (interview and varied tests)|73_letter1_2015-05-30-10-22-47.pdf|73_letter2_2015-05-30-10-22-47.pdf|73|||
7676|2015-05-30 23:34:12|Eduarda Maria Pimentel Marques Rodrigues|02-05-1976|Sé - Porto|Portuguese|Rua Pêro Vaz de Caminha, 71, 4400-246 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal|eduarda.pimentel@gmail.com|00351 922106548|Dear Members of the Selection Committee,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am confident that my qualifications and capabilities will fulfill the requirements for this scholarship. I highlight my solid educational background on Research Methods and Cognitive Science, namely on Cognitive Psychology. More specifically, I hold a PhD in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, a Masters in Cognitive Sciences, and a Degree in Psychology. Also relevant is the fact that I took a course on Clinical Neuropsychology of Adults (ISPA), followed by an observational traineeship; and attended the 2008 ESCoP Summer School on Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention.{NewLine}{NewLine}I published some papers in both national and international journals, with double-blind review, concerning the false memory effect using the DRM paradigm, and implicit memory. Beyond my research experience, I have been teaching in higher education for more than ten years in undergrad and masters courses. {NewLine}{NewLine}Generally speaking, I am an enthusiastic and self-motivated person. Thus, in my professional activity I seek to achieve specific objectives, and I achieve them on time. I would also emphasize that I make a genuine effort to learn or develop new or acquired skills, within each task.  I am comfortable working independently or as part of a team.{NewLine}{NewLine}Despite already holding a PhD degree, I strongly believe that the opportunity to attend an advanced neuroscience training program - with a strong multidisciplinary focus - will not only foster my abilities, and expand my theoretical and technical knowledge regarding cognitive neuroscience, but also broaden my professional and research scope.{NewLine}{NewLine}Concerning my research topic, and broadly speaking, I would be very interested in studying the neural substrates of time estimation among clinical subjects (namely with attention deficits) and nonclinical subjects, and its relation with memory. However, I would like to emphasize that I do appreciate being challenged with new ideas and research lines, especially when I encounter a solid ground for pursuing it (as I am expecting).  {NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Since the current PhD fellowship has been brought to my attention only a couple of days ago, I have not any reference letter. Therefore, I would be very grateful if you allow me to send, as soon as possible, two reference letters of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychology senior researchers, in order to testify to my technical and personal qualities. I would appreciate if you inform me about this possibility.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,|2005 - 23/01/2009{NewLine}{NewLine}PhD on Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Minho. Classification: Approved (Dichotomous scale: Approved vs. Not Approved) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2001 - 06-09-2004 {NewLine}{NewLine}Master on Cognitive Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University. Classification: Summa cum laude {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1994 - 29/09/1999{NewLine}{NewLine}Graduation on Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Oporto,Classification of academic traineeship: 17/20, Degree classification: 14/20|1. Research Experience{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research groups:{NewLine}{NewLine}since 2014 - Human Cognition Lab (University of Minho – School of Psychology){NewLine}{NewLine}• Research Group on Human Memory (http://gimhum.weebly.com/{NewLine}{NewLine}• Evolutionary Psychology Group (http://www.evolutionarypsychologygroup.com/){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Scientific organization membership:{NewLine}{NewLine}since 2011 - Order of Portuguese Psychologists, Effective member{NewLine}{NewLine}since 2006 - APPE - Portuguese Association of Experimental Psychology, Effective member{NewLine}{NewLine}(2004 - 2010) 			SPCC – Portuguese Society of Cognitive Sciences, Founder member {NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the fiscal council (2004 - 2007){NewLine}{NewLine}Member of direction (2007 – 2010){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2. Professional Experience{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}since 2012 - Assistant Professor, University Institute of Maia {NewLine}{NewLine}• Teaching (2013-2014 and 2014-2015){NewLine}{NewLine}Psychology degree: Cognitive Processes Laboratory; Cognitive Process II{NewLine}{NewLine}School and Educational Psychology Master: Assessment Methods in School and Educational Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}Human Resources Management Master: Research Methodology{NewLine}{NewLine}Sport Resources Management Master: Research Methodology{NewLine}{NewLine}• Master theses guidance in Psychology {NewLine}{NewLine}• Jury member of master theses in Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}since 2002 - Invited Auxiliary Professor, Portuguese Catholic University {NewLine}{NewLine}• Teaching (2013-2014, 2014-2015){NewLine}{NewLine}Psychology Degree: Research Methodology in Psychology I, Developmental Psychology I; Developmental Psychology II{NewLine}{NewLine}• Master theses guidance in Psychology {NewLine}{NewLine}• Traineeship supervision in Psychology Master{NewLine}{NewLine}• Jury member of master theses in Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}• Tutor of 1st year Psychology students (2011){NewLine}{NewLine}• Member of academic Traineeship Commission of Psychology Masters (2008){NewLine}{NewLine}• Scientific meetings organization{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2002 - 2005 - Assistant Professor, Superior Educational School of Paula Frassinetti {NewLine}{NewLine}• Teaching {NewLine}{NewLine}• Traineeship guidance in Social Education{NewLine}{NewLine}• Member of Student Support Office{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2005 - 2006 - Teacher, CENFIM – Professional Formation Centre of Metallurgical and Metallomechanics Industry  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2002 - 2006 - Educational Psychologist, St. Joseph Private School of Bairros{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2001 - 2002 - Educational Psychologist, Our Lady of the Rosary Private School {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2001 - 2005 - Psychologist, APCS - Portuguese Gifted Children Association {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2001 - Teacher, Professional Formation and Employment Institute {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2001 - Clinical Psychologist, Cativar - Psychological Consultation Service {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2000 - Clinical Psychologist, PsiAnima - Psychological Consultation Service {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1999 - 2000 - Professional Traineeship, PsiAnima - Psychological Consultation Service|I have been teaching in higher education in undergrad and masters courses, since 2002, primarily in the area of Psychology (e.g., Research Methodology in Psychology I, Cognitive Processes, and Laboratory of Cognitive Processes) in the Portuguese Catholic University, and the University Institute of Maia. {NewLine}{NewLine}Currently, my research activity is mainly conducted with the Research Group on Human Memory{NewLine}{NewLine}(http://gimhum.weebly.com/) and the Evolutionary Psychology Group (http://www.evolutionarypsychologygroup.com/) of the Human Cognition Lab (University of Minho – School of Psychology).|International journal with impact factor:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2013). Effect of divided attention on the production of false memories in the DRM paradigm: A study of dichotic listening and shadowing, Psicológica, 34, 285-298. http://www.uv.es/revispsi/articulos2.13/8Pimentel.pdf {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}International journals with peer-review:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2011). Paradigma Deese-Roediger-McDermott: Efeito da evocação prévia e tipo de tarefa de memória. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 27(3), 315-325. http://www.revistaptp.unb.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/262/182{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Rodrigues, E. P., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2007). Produção de memórias falsas com listas de associados: Análise do efeito do nível de processamento e da natureza da prova de memória. Revista Psicologia USP, 18(4), 113-131. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pusp/v18n4/v18n4a08.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Portuguese journals with peer-review:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2014). Normas de familiaridade subjectiva, concreteza e valência emocional de itens críticos de associados semânticos em língua portuguesa. Laboratório de Psicologia. 12(2), 69-78. doi: 10.14417/lp.916. http://publicacoes.ispa.pt/index.php/lp/article/viewFile/916/788{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2007). Normas de completamento de radicais de palavras portuguesas. Laboratório de Psicologia. 5(1), 65-80.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Albuquerque, P. B., & Pimentel, E. (2005). Impacto da inibição do efeito de recência na produção de memórias falsas em listas de associados. Psicologia, Educação e Cultura, 9(1), 69-87.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Other publications:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E. (2012). “Coping” religioso: A prática da oração. Theologica, 47(2), 693-698.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E. (2011). A vida emocional na terceira idade. Pessoas & Sintomas. 14, 31-33.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2006). Memórias falsas e suas implicações na intervenção social. Cadernos de Estudo. 3, 101-108.    http://repositorio.esepf.pt/bitstream/handle/10000/108/Cad_3Memorias.pdf?sequence=1                                       {NewLine}{NewLine}Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2005). Síntese de um estudo sobre produção de memórias falsas a partir de um procedimento experimental. Jornal online. Jornal de Ciências Cognitivas, 1. http://jcienciascognitivas.home.sapo.pt/05-10_epimentel.html{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Xavier, M. R. L., Pimentel, E. M., & Teles, M. R. (2004). Apresentação de uma linha de investigação: Desenvolvimento e Risco no Desenvolvimento. Cadernos de Estudo, 1, 35-38. http://repositorio.esepf.pt/bitstream/handle/10000/87/Cad_1DesenvolvimentoRiscoDesenvolvimento.pdf?sequence=1|Oral communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(February 2010). Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B.. Recuperação não consciente de memórias falsas no paradigma DRM induzida por tarefas de atenção dividida e de aprendizagem acidental. VII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia. Braga.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(March 2006). Albuquerque, P. B., Pandeirada, J., Carneiro, P., Sousa, C., Cunha, A., Gouveia, S., & Pimentel, E. Paradigmas de estudo das falsas memórias: Revisão e resultados. I Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(January 2004). Pimentel, E., & Fernandes, A. A Indisciplina na sala de aula. Seminário Nacional. Confederação Nacional de Associações de Pais. Macedo de Cavaleiros. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(November 2002). Pimentel, E. Que respostas educativas? Traços da realidade portuguesa. Encontro Sobredotação: Promessa e Performance. Associação Portuguesa das Crianças Sobredotadas, Porto.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Posters:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(April 2014). Silva, A., Pimentel, E., & Arantes, J. Ghosts of (intimate) past relationships: How experience changes our standards. 9º. Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Covilhã, Universidade da Beira Interior.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(April 2013). Pimentel, E. Do 5-year-old preschoolers implicitly associate obesity with disease? 8º. Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Aveiro, Universidade de Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(July – September 2007). Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. Effect of level-of-processing and type of memory task on creation of false memories in DRM paradigm. 14th ESCoP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Marseille, France.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(March 2003). Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. Efeito do nível de processamento e do tipo de tarefa de memória na produção de falsas memórias através do paradigma de associados convergentes. II Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Porto, Universidade do Porto.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(November 2011). Albuquerque, P. B., & Pimentel, E. Efeito da inibição de recência na criação de memórias falsas: Manipulação da força da associação. VI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(November 2006). Sampaio, A., Pimentel, E. Gonçalves, O., Prieto, M., Sousa, N., Henriques, M., & Albuquerque, P. Reconhecimento facial no Síndrome de Williams. VI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(March 2006). Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. Efeito do nível de processamento e da activação por evocação na produção de memórias falsas em provas de memória implícita: Metodologia de um estudo. I Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(August, 2005). Pimentel, E., & Albuquerque, P. B. False memories and the recency inhibition. 14th ESCoP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Leiden, Holland.  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Speaker in other scientific events:{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}(19th March 2015). MoravelmenteMente - Loucamente exhibition: from mental well-being to Neuro-Enhancement (NERRI Project - Neuro-Enhancement: responsible research and innovation). Living Science (National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture), Knowledge Pavilion, Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}(March 2009). Phenomenon of false memory production event. Cognitive Talks. Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Cognitivas. Portuguese Society of Cognitive Sciences. Braga.|PhD Grant (FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology)|Regarding my technical skills, I have plenty of experience in the design and programming of experiments using SuperLab software, conducting statistical analyses of the data using SPSS and Excel and interpreting the results.|||154|||
7777|2015-05-31 00:30:16|Ana Rosa Milheiro Pires|15-01-1982|Lisboa|Portuguesa|Urb Casas da Quinta, lote 130, 2950-441, Palmela|anarosamp@yahoo.com|968246372|O meu interesse pelas Neurociências foi inicialmente despertado ainda durante a Licenciatura em Psicologia, quando elaborei, para monografia final de curso, um estudo de caso sobre Identidade, Desenvolvimento e Mudança num caso de Traumatismo Crânio-Encefálico, o qual recebeu a avaliação de 19 valores. Foi fascinante a união entre, por um lado e no campo da psicologia, as emoções decorrentes de tal acontecimento e as estratégias de adaptação ao mesmo, e por outro, as lesões cerebrais ocorridas no indivíduo e o seu contraponto psicológico. Decorrente desse estudo e terminado o curso no ISPA, ingressei nesse mesmo ano de 2006, no Mestrado em Neurociências da FMUL. Durante o ano curricular, que terminei com 14 valores, e fazendo observação participante em vários laboratórios,  tive a oportunidade de ser investigadora num projeto sobre a Avaliação do impacto na saúde das doenças neurológicas crónicas. Nesse projeto, trabalhei de perto com os vários especialistas nestas doenças, por exemplo, a ELA, AVCs, Parkinson, Alzheimer, Epilepsia, entre outras, e desenvolvi na prática, fazendo as avaliações dos doentes. Esta experiência foi determinante para a escolha do projeto final, onde me dediquei ao estudo da Avaliação da Amusia em doentes com Esclerose Mesial, que foram submetidos a Amigdalohipocampectomia, estudo que obteve a avaliação de 17 valores nas provas de candidatura ao grau de Mestre, e recebeu ainda o segundo prêmio de investigação em Epilepsia, pela Liga Portuguesa Contra a Epilepsia. Tendo dedicado vários anos da minha vida à aprendizagem de música no Conservatorio, a ideia de unir a música a lesões cerebrais decorrentes de uma doença neurológica foi uma ideia muito bem recebida pelos meus tutores. Estas experiências foram definitivamente, um início marcante da minha carreira nesta área, uma vez que a troca de conhecimentos entre colegas e a aprendizagem com os meus tutores me permitiu desenvolver ferramentas e metodologias de investigação que considero fortes e aptas para o programa doutoral ao qual me candidato.|Licenciatura em Psicologia, ISPA, 2006, média final 15 valores{NewLine}{NewLine}Pós-graduação em Neurociencias (ano curricular), 2007, 14 valores{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado em Neurociencias, FMUL, 2010, 17 valores|Investigadora no projeto "Avaliação do Impacto na saúde das doenças neurológicas crónicas. Uma contribuição para a definição de resultados relevantes na perspectiva do doente e para a metodologia dos serviços de saúde", do Instituto de Medicina Molecular, de 2006-2008.{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga clinica no Estabelecimento Prisional da Carregueira, de 2009-2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}Psicóloga clinica num projeto comunitário na Associação Crescer na Maior, Quinta do Cabrinha.|Psicóloga Clinica na Associação Crescer na Maior|"Avaliação da Amusia em doentes com Esclerose Mesial submetidos a Amigdalohipocampectomia""|"Avaliação da Amusia em doentes com Esclerose Mesial submetidos a Amigdalohipocampectomia", no 22° Encontro Nacional de Epileptologia|2º prêmio de investigação pelo estudo de Mestrado, pela Liga Portuguesa Contra a Epilepsia|Finalista da especialização em Análise  Bioenergetica{NewLine}{NewLine}Formanda na especialização do quadro psicoterapeutico para tratamento do Trauma: Somatic Experiencing|||148|||
7878|2015-05-31 00:52:23|José Carlos Pires Marques|07-04-1949|Lisbon.|Portuguese|Estrada do Arco, nº 109.{NewLine}{NewLine}9370-042 Arco da Calheta.{NewLine}{NewLine}Madeira Island.{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal.|drpiresmarques@gmail.com|+351969068302|I am Medical Doctor since 1986 and worked in these last 26 years searching for understanding person as a whole, in health and disease and its appropriate treatment, curative preferably and if possible, which led me to the study and clinical application of homeopathy and acupuncture, essentially, with excellent clinical results in my practice. I am currently a Resident Researcher in the Laboratory of Mind-Matter Interaction with Therapeutic Intention (LIMMIT), of Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University, directed by Prof. Mário Simões, in which I am proposing a research area for the homeopathic medical treatment of endemic diseases.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I want now through this doctoral program further develop the work I have already been growing since 1999 on malaria and its homeopathic treatment through humanitarian missions undertaken in several African countries such as Mozambique and Angola, where I obtained cure rates in order of 95%. My main motivation is related to making available to academia these relevant results that I believe will have a key impact on the development of science and scientific knowledge, specifically about malaria, through the doctoral program and scientific work in basic and clinical research that I want to develop during this path.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}In 2012 malaria was the 6th leading cause of death in low-income countries, which makes this disease still the main and the most serious parasitic disease in the world. Moreover infection by Plasmodium falciparum is able to directly affect the central nervous system, resulting in cognitive and behavioral deficits that characterize cerebral malaria. The occurrence of cognitive and behavioral sequelae after malaria have been reported, especially in children, presenting those more affected neuropsychological functioning. Also the pathogenic mechanisms involved in the development of these problems remain poorly understood.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}So I plan to develop, throughout the doctorate, basic research in order to better elucidate the etiopathogenesis of the neuropsychological alterations and the impact of homeopathic treatment on those alterations, through studies in animal models of malaria, and experimental clinical research (double-blind and randomized), evaluating cognitive-behavioral functioning of children who have malaria and the impact of homeopathic treatment through controlled study in recovering that deficits.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have the full support of Prof. Mário Simões, director of LIMMIT, to take forward this work.|Pires Marques, MD.{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree in Medicine on 26/11/1986, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}General Hospital Internship, 1987-1988.{NewLine}{NewLine}Course of Homeopathy and Natural Medicine, Argentina School of Homeopathy, by Professor Francisco Xavier Eizayaga, 1990.{NewLine}{NewLine}Course Specialization in Medical Homeopathy in 2006 at the University of Seville, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}XI Course of Acupuncture, Pharmacopoeia and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Official College of Physicians of Seville, Spain, in 2004.{NewLine}{NewLine}Postgraduate Course in Laser Acupuncture, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, 2005.{NewLine}{NewLine}Internship in Clinical Oncology, Lukas Klinik, Arlesheim, Switzerland, in 2005.{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the Official College of Physicians of Huelva, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}Co-founder and President of the Portuguese Association of Humanitarian and International Aid (APAHI – Associação Portuguesa de Ajuda Humanitária Internacional, ONGD).{NewLine}{NewLine}Co-founder of the Portuguese Medical Association of Homeopathy (AMPHSH - Associação Médica Portuguesa de Homeopatia).{NewLine}{NewLine}Member of the Portuguese Society of Medical Acupuncture (SPMA), with a Competence in Acupuncture issued by the Portuguese Medical Association.{NewLine}{NewLine}Private clinical activity in General Medicine and Homeopathy, since 1989, in Madeira, Lisbon, Algarve and Spain, after exercising in 1989 General Practice and Family Medicine at the Health Centre of Olivais.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Interests: Research on Homeopathic Medical Treatment of Infectious and  Epidemic Diseases, been developing research in the field since 1999 and currently leading research in this area in the team Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Science of Consciousness & Integrative Medicine, in the LIMMIT Laboratory, where he is Resident Investigator. Other interests in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, German New Medicine.||Resident Investigator at LIMMIT Institute (www.limmit.org), Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University.{NewLine}{NewLine}(See also "Basic Information").||This work will be presented in the LMHI 2015 International Congress (next August 25-29, 2015):{NewLine}{NewLine}Marques, P. (principal author and speaker); Marques, O.M.R.V.; Moreira, D.N.; Tching, R.A.; Patrício, F.; Simões, M.; Martins, J.E.; Perestrelo-Vieira, R.; Malho, M.I. Homeopathic treatment of malaria in an endemic area in southern Mozambique. LMHI 2015 Congress. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.|||||92|||
7979|2015-05-31 02:09:50|Ana Leonor dos Santos Morgado|06-09-1986|Moita|Portuguese|Praceta da Liberdade lote 12 R/Ch – C{NewLine}{NewLine}2955-033 Pinhal Novo|morgado.sl.ana@gmail.com|934574793|Recently, I finished my Bologna MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT-UNL). My thesis, entitled “Study of the variability of parameters derived from diffusion tensor in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor”, was developed in collaboration with the Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica and Hospital de Santa Maria. This project enabled me to learn about the central nervous system, magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers and biostatistics. {NewLine}{NewLine}As a result of my work, I was first author of one poster and co-author of another, both presented at the 7th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering. I have also submitted an abstract to the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology and, in the coming weeks, two papers related to this work will be submitted for publication.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am currently employed as a Research Assistant at the Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear - Instituto Superior Técnico, where I am developing and installing an experimental chamber of ion beams and nuclear reactions in the tandem accelerator, and automating data collection.{NewLine}{NewLine}Previously, I assisted the lecturer of the “Soft Skills for Science and Technology” course at the FCT-UNL. I worked full-time as a Telecommunications Technician during my BSc and part-time as Assistant Clerk during my Technical Course on Informatics / Equipment’s Maintenance, to pay the tuition fees.{NewLine}{NewLine}Through my academic and professional career, I have learned about communication, leadership, team work, time management and ethics. I am dedicated, hard-working, organized and highly motivated to learn new skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}During my MSc, I have developed a special interest in neurosciences, particularly, in the application of neuroimaging techniques to understand the mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases. I am very motivated to learn more about the human brain, find new approaches to improve the quality of life of patients and continue to search for non-invasive biomarkers.{NewLine}{NewLine}Through the fellowship of “NeurULisboa” PhD Program, I hope to have the opportunity to further improve my knowledge and skills working in biomedical research focusing in neurosciences. This Program would be a unique opportunity to achieve my goal to make a valuable contribution to the field of neurosciences. I am aware that I will face many challenges, but I am confident I have the ability and perseverance to be successful.|Feb. 2012 – Nov. 2014  Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering [2nd Cycle (120 ECTS) of the Integrated Master Program In Biomedical Engineering], Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa [Final Grade: 15 on a scale of 0-20]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sept. 2008 – Jan. 2013  Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering [1st Cycle (180 ECTS) of the Integrated Master Program In Biomedical Engineering], Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa [Final Grade: 13 on a scale of 0-20]{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sept. 2002 – Jun. 2005  Technical Course on Informatics / Equipment’s Maintenance [Professional Qualification of Level 3 of the European Union and equivalence to the 12th grade], Fundação Escola Profissional de Setúbal [Final Grade: 17 on a scale of 0-20]{NewLine}{NewLine}Professional Internship and Professional Aptitude Project at the Divisão de Informática e Telecomunicações, SetCom SGPS S.A. [Final Grade: 19 on a scale of 0-20]{NewLine}{NewLine}Observation Internship at the Divisão de Informática, Câmara Municipal de Palmela [Final Grade: 14 on a scale of 0-20]|Mar. 2015 – Aug. 2015  Research Assistant, research line of nuclear physics of  the Centro de Física Nuclear of the Universidade de Lisboa (CFNUL) based at the Laboratório de Aceleradores e Tecnologias de Radiação (LATR), Campus Tecnológico e Nuclerar – Instituto Superior Técnico (CTN – IST){NewLine}{NewLine}Research Fellowship financed by national funds by FCT/MEC (PIDDAC) under the Incentive Project 2014 (Incentivo/FIS/UI0275/2014).{NewLine}{NewLine}Key Responsibilities: Develop and install an experimental chamber of ion beams and nuclear reactions in the tandem accelerator and automate data collection.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2014  Teaching Assistant of the “Soft Skills for Sciences and Technology” course, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT-UNL){NewLine}{NewLine}Core modules of the course: Curriculum Vitae, Job interview and Psychometric testing; Time management, Team work and Leadership; Advanced use of Excel spreadsheets; Bibliographic research and critical analysis of scientific information; Ethics and Deontology; Communicating in Science and Technology.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Apr. 2009 – Jul. 2011 Telecommunications Technician, Griphoncom - Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicações e Desenvolvimento Local, Lda.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Aug. 2006 – Apr. 2009 Technical Assistant, The New Boston Select – Tecnologias de Informação, Lda.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}May 2006 – Aug. 2006 Informatics Assistant Operator, OFCEP – Office Center Portugal – Equipamentos de Escritório, Lda.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Aug. 2005 – Feb. 2006 Assistant Operator, Modalfa – Comércio e Serviços, S.A.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}May 2005 – Aug. 2005 Assistant Clerk, J & J Moda Italiana, Lda.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sep. 2004 – May 2005 Assistant Clerk, Aerosoles ® - Distribuidores de Calçado, S.A.|Research Assistant at the research line of nuclear physics of the CFNUL based at the LATR, CTN – IST.|Master’s dissertation in Biomedical Engineering {NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis title: “Study of the variability of parameters derived from diffusion tensor in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor”{NewLine}{NewLine}Advisors: {NewLine}{NewLine}Profa. Dra. Rita Gouveia Nunes, Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB), Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL);{NewLine}{NewLine}Dra. Sofia Reimão, Departamento de Imagiologia Neurológica, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria (CHLN-HSM).{NewLine}{NewLine}Partnership: FCT-UNL, IBEB, FCUL, CHLN-HSM, Sociedade Portuguesa de Ressonância Magnética.{NewLine}{NewLine}URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/14093{NewLine}{NewLine}Final Grade: 18 on a scale of 0-20|[Poster Presentation] Morgado A, Reimão S, Abreu D, Campos J, Ferreira J, Nunes RG. Reproducibility and one-year follow-up of substantia nigra diffusion tensor imaging measurements in early stage Parkinson’s disease. 7th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Apr. 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[Poster Presentation] Gonçalves JN, Reimão S, Abreu D, Morgado A, Ferreira S, Campos J, Ferreira J, Nunes RG. Reproducibility of T2* Relaxometry in Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor. 7th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Apr. 2015.||- Training course for teachers of “Soft Skills for Science and Technology”, total of 50 training hours, FCT-UNL;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Training course in “Protection and Radiological Security”, total of 12 training hours, Laboratório de Protecção e Segurança Radiológica, CTN – IST.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Communication Skills{NewLine}{NewLine}- Communication training in science and technology obtained in the training course for teachers of “Soft Skills for Science and Technology”;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Communication skills training courses for customer service, The New Boston Select – Tecnologias de Informação, Lda.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization and Leadership Skills{NewLine}{NewLine}- Training in “Time Management, Team Work and Leadership” obtained in the training course for teachers of “Soft Skills for Science and Technology”, FCT-UNL;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Training course in “Leadership and Team Work”, total of 25 training hours, Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional I.P., Centro de Emprego e Formação Profissional de Setúbal;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Training course in “Stress Management and Conflict Management”, total of 25 training hours, Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional I.P., Centro de Emprego e Formação Profissional de Setúbal.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Academic knowledge of Business Management, Health and Safety at Work and Entrepreneurship.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Technical Skills{NewLine}{NewLine}- Academic knowledge of the following programming languages:  Pascal, C, C++, Java, MySql, PHP, HTML and Python;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Academic knowledge of the following tools / software: FMRIB Software Library, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), AutoCAD, MatLab, Labview, Orcad, MPLAB® X IDE, Eclipse IDE for Java Developers and Microsoft Expression Web;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Statistical Software: R and Statistical Package for Social Sciences;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Networking: Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), TCP/IP.|74_letter1_2015-05-31-01-09-50.pdf|74_letter2_2015-05-31-01-09-50.pdf|74|||
8080|2015-05-31 12:35:56|Rita Abrunhosa Soares|26-03-1992|Nazaré|Portuguese|Largo Monsenhor Dalgado, nº7, 2ºdireito{NewLine}{NewLine}1500-463 Lisboa|ritasoares@tecnico.ulisboa.pt|962996432|When I was eleven year, my mother offered me a collection of books to test the limits of my memory and to access my intelligence in different areas. Some of my best days were spent reading those books. Since then, I was fascinating about the complexity of the brain.{NewLine}{NewLine}	In 2010, I decided to take the Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering because firstly, I wanted to get consistent background in different areas of interest, and then, on my master, do a deep study about stem cell technology and genetics. My interest in Medical Sciences increased during the course, where I felt the rising importance of the evolution of science since it is an emerging field. {NewLine}{NewLine} 	My first contact with investigation was during my master thesis. I am currently studying the efficacy of tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) in vivo administration in improving the life-long activity of Neural Stem Cells, using mice models. This study has been allowed me to learn many useful laboratory techniques both in relation to culture in vitro and the in vivo experiments that could be used in my PhD.{NewLine}{NewLine}	After completion of my Master, I want to continue on the research field, embracing a PhD degree, and your program would surely be a real constructive experience for me in many ways. {NewLine}{NewLine}	My reason to carry out a PhD is always the subsequent applications and complementation of an existing subject. I am quite motivated by research related to neurodegenerative diseases and aging. In this way, I will always be able to contribute, even in a very small way, to the improvement of the quality life of patients who suffer of such diseases. I would like to continue to examine the potential of TUDCA in diseases modeling such as in Alzheimer, and even in aging models. In my opinion, these studies is important nowadays since the elderly people in Portugal is exponentially increasing and neurodegenerative diseases are much higher in this age group. I believe that integrating the NeurULisboa program will offer me a good future perspective in the research world. During the PhD, I would like to go abroad as well, with the aim to share the knowledge of my research. I consider myself a person who likes challenges, and because of this I am opened to novel projects. {NewLine}{NewLine}       If I become a PhD student in your program, I will continue to explore my areas of interest but with a new determination, putting my ideas and perseverance to the service of the institutions, in order to empower the development of the Neuroscience.|Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) (September 2010 – December 2015){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- September 2013 - December 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}   Master in Biomedical Engineering, Major in Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (180 credits)  – average (estimated): 17/20{NewLine}{NewLine}   Master’s Dissertation (30 credits) work within a partnership between Research Institute for Medicines  (iMed.ULisboa) and Instituto de Medicina {NewLine}{NewLine}Molecular (iMM) – (February 2015 – December 2015){NewLine}{NewLine}   ERASMUS (27 credits), University of Bern (Switzerland) – (September 2013 - January 2014) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- September 2010 - Jully 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}   Degree in Biomedical Engineering (120 credits) - average: 15/20|My first contact with investigation was during my master thesis where I am studing the efficacy of Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) in vivo administration in improving the life-long activity of Neural Stem Cells, using mice animal models. This was study was complemented with in vitro approach.{NewLine}{NewLine}    Main used laboratory techniques: neurophere culture; Western Blot; immunocytochemistry; immunohistochemistry; in vivo surgery and intracardiac infusions.|I am doing the Master’s Dissertation work within a partnership between Research Institute for Medicines  (iMed.ULisboa) and Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM). I finish it at the end of December.|At the end of my thesis, I will publicate a paper about the research that I am developing together with results of a PhD student of iMed.|I made part of Staff which organized the "Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica" at Instituto Superior Técnico. Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica promotes academic events and networking activities that help students to develop a more complete and diverse background.{NewLine}{NewLine}    {NewLine}{NewLine}      I am mentor of ERASMUS’ students since February 2014 at Instituto Superior Técnico. Mentoring programme covers several teaching programmes, team-building and sharing sessions. I help these students with the aim to integrate them in the portuguese university environment.|- Winner of StartHealth@ULisboa program (business acceleration program){NewLine}{NewLine}My group, composed by three post-doctoral students and me, won the price consisting on the incubation of the developed project in Incubadora do Taguspark and supporting on the elaboration of the Business Plan’s project.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Honours Roll 2009/2010 – Best student of the High School|Informatic skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Good dominance of the programming in Matlab and Mathematica.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Good dominance of the softwares Microsoft Office, ImageJ and GraphPad.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Skills acquired from other activities:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Practice of Swimming (since 1998){NewLine}{NewLine}   Developed competences: committal, discipline and work spirit.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Choral Group (since 2000){NewLine}{NewLine}   Developed competences: committal, time management and expensiveness in public.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Camping (since 2000){NewLine}{NewLine}   Developed competences: adaptation, solving problems and planning.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I was not able to upload  the reference letter, because their size is too big. Therefore, I send a link where you can get it:{NewLine}{NewLine}https://www.dropbox.com/s/9vrxnljjq7jdb7t/Reference%20Letter%201.pdf?oref=e{NewLine}{NewLine}https://www.dropbox.com/s/sztuhy7e3a2igj9/Reference%20Letter%202.pdf?oref=e|||131|||
8181|2015-05-31 14:13:27|Ana Raquel Marques de Sousa|23-09-1987|Braga, Portugal|Portuguese|Loteamento do Penedo III, nº3{NewLine}{NewLine}4730-240 Lage, Vila Verde|raquel.sousa.bq@gmail.com|963124628|I am 27 years old and I am from Braga, Portugal. During my degree thesis, I worked in a Neuroscience research group, under the guidance of Dr. Antonio Salgado and Dr. Luísa Pinto where I evaluate the effect of umbilical cord cells secretome in the development and differentiation of neuronal stem cells. This project allows me work with animal models (wistar rats) and develops technics of extraction and culturing neuronal cells.{NewLine}{NewLine}During the last two years of my master in Applied Biochemistry I worked with Professor Cristina Pereira-Wilson and Professor Alice Dias at the Centre of Molecular And Environmental Biology (CBMA) of the University of Minho in collaboration with the Chemistry department of the same university. During these years, I developed my thesis which consisted in evaluate the anticancer properties of novel purine derivatives in human colorectal cancer cell lines. After finishing my Masters in January, 2015 I continued working as a researcher under the supervision of Professor Cristina Pereira-Wilson and Professor Alice Dias and was named in charge of guidance and supervision of the two new students' work. My work in the lab allowed me to develop several important practical skills on: molecular biology techniques, cell-line culturing, cytotoxic analysis, protein extraction methods and protein patterns analysis, and statistical software analysis.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that the training and research program of NeurULisboa- Integrative Neuroscience approaches crucial issues for better understanding the human nervous system and mental disorders. Moreover, this program presents the opportunity of working in an interface environment between basic and clinical research in collaboration with the different NeurULisboa partner groups. In this way, I have great interest in applying for this PhD position once Neuroscience is a research area that always arouses me great interest once my bachelor thesis was one of the most enriching and challenging experiences that I ever had. It will be of paramount importance for me, not only in academic, but also in technological and personal terms. This will be a very fulfilling experience once it would give me the opportunity to pursuit my research career in one of the most challenging areas in biomedical research.{NewLine}{NewLine}I understand the competitive environment of this training network nevertheless I truly believe that I have the educational skills, the organization, ambition and strong motivation to engage deeply in this position.|Bachelor in Biochemistry, University of Minho, 09.2007-07.2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Master in Applied Biochemistry, University of Minho, 09.2011-01.2015|Bachelor final thesis{NewLine}{NewLine}Institute for Research in Life Sciences and Health, Braga (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Theme: "Evaluation of the effect of umbilical cord cells secretome in the development and differentiation of neuronal stem cells" under the guidance of Dr. Antonio Salgado and Dr. Luísa Pinto{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis{NewLine}{NewLine}CBMA, Braga (Portugal), Braga (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Theme: "Evaluation of the anticancer potential of new purine derivatives in human colon cancer cells" under the guidance of Professor Cristina Pereira-Wilson and Professor Alice Dias|Unemployed||Poster Communication: N. Senhorães, R. Sousa,A. M. Dias, M. F. Proença1, C. F. Lima, C. Pereira- Wilson, “Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 6-Aryl Adenines”, poster presented in the “1st Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry”, Braga, Portugal, May 17, 2013.||Good oral communication skills acquired through various oral presentations during the academic training and by incorporating in multidisciplinary work team.{NewLine}{NewLine}ood organizational skills acquired in the planning of master's thesis and during its execution{NewLine}{NewLine}Animal cell culture technics, Handling of laboratory animals, Protein extraction, Western Blot, Nuclear Condensation, Flow Cytometry, Comet assay and MTT assay{NewLine}{NewLine}Mastery of tools Microsoft OfficeTM (WordTM, ExcelTM and PowerPointTM);{NewLine}{NewLine}Basic mastery of the R statistical, VMD and PyMol softwares acquired during the academic programs.{NewLine}{NewLine}Mastery of Protein Data Bank, Gene Bank and GeneScan were also be acquired during the academic programs.{NewLine}{NewLine}Mastery of GraphPad Prism, Quantity One, Image J and FlowJo acquired during the Master thesis.|||157|||
8282|2015-05-31 15:03:50|Márcia Carvalho da Fonseca|18-12-1990|Viseu|Portuguese|Rua dos Areais nº1, Miusela{NewLine}{NewLine}3550-012 Antas-PCT|marciafonseca1990@hotmail.com|961420296|My name is Marcia Carvalho da Fonseca, I'm degree in Bioengineering from the University of Beira Interior and I will complete my Masters in Biomedical Sciences in June this year, also at the University of Beira Interior.{NewLine}{NewLine}The major motivation to submit my application to the doctoral program NeurULisboa - Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Lisbon is that currently find me working on research in neuroscience, specifically in stroke. The possibility to learn from the prestigious university will give me opportunity to continue to develop the knowledge I have acquired throughout my academic career and notably in the areas of neurosciences, medical sciences and biology.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am dynamic and pro-active person, always ready to challenge themselves, seeking always to develop a positive work with the ambition to achieve the best results in all areas. I hope to, in a personal interview, make known of my professional skills, technical and social.|Licentiate degree in Bioengineering from the University of Beira Interior (2013) with mean of 13 values.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently, i am finishing dissertation in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Beira Interior (2015). The expected mean is 17 values.|Research in Neurosciences - stroke.|Currently, I'm working on developing groundbreaking in vitro studies on the role of retinoic acid-loaded nanoparticles on key parameters of vascular function.|||||158_letter1_2015-05-31-02-03-50.pdf||158|||
8383|2015-05-31 15:36:14|Mara Lúcia Cordas Alves|12-08-1987|Marinha Grande|Portuguesa|Rua José Estêvão, nº 23, 3º esquerdo,{NewLine}{NewLine}1150-200{NewLine}{NewLine}Lisboa|mara.f.alves@gmail.com|926607479|Dear Committee of NeurULisboa,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to apply to the PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of ULisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}I graduated in Psychology at ULisboa. During this time, I became fascinated about the neurocognitive bases of human behaviour and soon looked for collaborations with research groups covering these topics. I was invited to be a member of a FCT project, which allowed me to work more systematically in a research environment. Latter, this experience helped me define my dissertation subject on how concept typicality promotes episodic retrieval in healthy adults and patients with temporal lobe resection.{NewLine}{NewLine}As a research assistant in two funded projects, I gained strong competence in a host of methodologies, notably behavioural research with brain-lesioned patients, fMRI studies with healthy adults, and recently, the integration of various imaging measures, i.e. fMRI, ASL and DTI in a project with older adults. Currently, I am interested in understanding how the brain organizes dispersed information into coherent concepts. Research has pointed to the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) and inferior parietal lobule (IPL) as key regions for conceptual combination.  With Ana Raposo (Faculdade de Psicologia) and Patrícia Figueiredo (Instituto Superior Técnico), who have accepted to co-supervise my PhD, I seek to explore the specific functions of these regions, how they may complement each other, and how they interact with the remaining semantic network. I plan to carry out a set of behavioural and fMRI studies that manipulate variables of single concepts (typicality and concreteness) as well as the way different concepts are combined (sentence plausibility and idiomatic vs. literal sentences).  I also contacted Dr Beth Jefferies at University of York who has kindly agreed to receive me for advanced training in semantic processing and ATL functions.{NewLine}{NewLine}I believe that NeurULisboa is an outstanding opportunity to develop my research interests. By learning more about the brain’s biology and anatomy I will gain fundamental knowledge about the cognitive functions of ATL and IPL and their impact in semantic disorders, respectively, semantic dementia and stroke aphasia. Moreover, acquiring greater competence in imaging techniques will enable to address the magnetic susceptibility artefacts that affect ATL. {NewLine}{NewLine}I strongly believe that my experience, motivation and persistency make me a valuable student for this program, able to carry it out with success and enthusiasm.|Set. 2011/Dec. 2013 – Master in Applied Social Cognition{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 17/20 (mean of the five years of the integrated master at the percentile 96.12){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}– Master dissertation titled "Interaction between semantic and episodic memory: The effect of concept typicality”{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 19/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Main tasks: {NewLine}{NewLine}To conduct all stages of behavioural studies including literature review, selection, programming and pretesting task and materials, participants’ recruitment, statistical data analysis, interpretation of results and writing up.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}– Traineeship in Experimental Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision: Professor J. Frederico Marques{NewLine}{NewLine}– Traineeship in Neuropsychogical Assessment{NewLine}{NewLine}Laboratory of Language Research, Santa Maria Hospital{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision: Professor Isabel Pavão Martins {NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 19/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}At Faculty of Psychology I collaborated in behavioural and fMRI studies in the area of memory, language, and prices representation. I also collaborated in the elaboration of a manuscript published in a national journal with peer-review.{NewLine}{NewLine}At Laboratory of Language Research I examined and discussed about forty patients with a variety of clinical disorders and became acknowledge of different cognitive tests.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Set. 2008/Set. 2011 – Bachelor in Psychological Sciences{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Final grade: 16/20{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Main courses:{NewLine}{NewLine}Visual Cognition (final grade 17/20){NewLine}{NewLine}Cognitive Neuropsychology (19/20){NewLine}{NewLine}Psycholinguistics (19/20){NewLine}{NewLine}Neurobiology of Behaviour (18/20){NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychology (18/20)|June 2013/Dec. 2014 – Research Assistant with a Bachelor Grant{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/118148/2010) – Project R&D “Parameterizing typicality to study brain systems underlying semantic categories”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor J. Frederico Marques{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I was responsible for programming, collecting, and analysing behavioural and neuropsychological data from patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Also collected and analysed behavioural and fMRI data from young healthy adults. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}Mar. 2013/Oct. 2014 – Research Member{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/113774/2009) – Project R&D “Interactions between semantic and episodic memory”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I carried out behavioural and fMRI studies on semantic and episodic memory with healthy adults. I have presented posters in national and international conferences and participated in the preparation of a manuscript for publication.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Apr. 2013/Mar. 2015 – Collaboration in a project{NewLine}{NewLine}Bial Grant (89/12) – Project R&D “Interaction of medial and lateral temporal lobe in memory expression: Insights from patient and fMRI data”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I prepared, collected, and analysed behavioural data and presented it in conferences. I also selected patients with unilateral anterior and medial temporal lobe resections for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy and selected a neuropsychological battery.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Mar. 2012 – Organizing committee of the 7º Encontro Nacional de Psicologia Experimental at Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}June 2011/Mar. 2012 – Collaboration in a project {NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/113774/2009) – Project R&D “Interactions between semantic and episodic memory”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I collaborated in the collection of behavioural data and also in the elaboration of a poster presentation for a national meeting.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Apr. 2010 – Collaboration in a project{NewLine}{NewLine}Fundação Amadeus Dias Grant (2009/2010) - Project “Styles of processing visual information: Behavioural and electrophysiological data”{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision: Professor Paulo Ventura {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I participated in the preparation of the experimental setting and collected behavioural data.|Mar. 2015/Oct. 2015 – Research Assistant with a Master Grant{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/118148/2010) – Project R&D “Parameterizing typicality to study brain systems underlying semantic categories”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My main tasks include programming, collecting, and analysing behavioural, neuropsychological, and fMRI data of old healthy participants. I am also collecting tissue perfusion and connectivity white matter data from the same group.|Artigos em revistas internacionais com arbitragem científica{NewLine}{NewLine}[1] Raposo, A., Frade, S., & Alves, M. (under revision). Framing memories: how the retrieval query modulates the neural bases of remembering. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Artigos em revistas nacionais com arbitragem científica{NewLine}{NewLine}[1] Marques, J. F., Alves, M., Borges, M., Casqueiro, I., Dziuba, A., Ferreira, J., Galriça, I., Pardal, R., & Sequeira, M. (2013). Normas de associação livre para 200 palavras de diferentes níveis de concreteza [Free association norms for 200 words with different levels of concretenes]. Laboratório de Psicologia, 11(1), 19-28. doi: 10.14417/lp.712{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[2] Alves, M. & Raposo, A. (submitted). Is it a bird? Differential effects of concept typicality on semantic memory and episodic recollection. Special issue of Revista Portuguesa de Psicologia in honour of J. Frederico Marques.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Tese{NewLine}{NewLine}[1] Alves, Mara (2013). O Contributo semântico para a memória episódica: O efeito da tipicidade do conceito [The semantic contribution for episodic memory: The effect of concept typicality]. Unpublished master dissertation. Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://repositorio.ul.pt/bitstream/10451/9843/1/ulfpie044775_tm.pdf|Oral communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}[1] Raposo, A., Frade, S., & Alves, M. (accepted). Memory frames: The effect of retrieval query format on source recollection. Oral communication to be presented at 19th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Paphos, Cyprus.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}[1] Raposo, A., Alves, M., & Santi, A. (accepted). Concept typicality responses in the semantic network and along aging. Poster to be presented at 19th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Paphos, Cyprus.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[2] Alves, M., Raposo, A., Santi, A., & Marques, J. F. (2015). Tipicidade como dimensão crítica da memória semântica: Integração de medidas cognitivas e neuronais em jovens e idosos [Typicality as a critical dimension of semantic memory: Convergence of cognitive and neural measures in young and old adults]. Poster presented at 10º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Faro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/encontro/files/ProgramaPostersAPPE-2015.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[3] Frade, S., Alves, M., Raposo, A., & Marques, J. F. (2015). Representação e computação de preços: duas faces da mesma moeda [Representation and computation of prices: Two sides of the same coin]. Poster presented at 10º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Faro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/encontro/files/ProgramaPostersAPPE-2015.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[4] Alves, M., Marques, J. F., & Raposo, A. (2014). Penguins can’t fly: How concept typicality affects category verification and verbal memory recognition. Poster presented at 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Amsterdam, Netherlands.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.neurolang.org/programs/SNL2014_Program_with_Abstracts.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[5] Alves, M., Marques, J. F., & Raposo, A. (2014). Valor preditivo da tipicidade no processamento semântico e episódico [Typicality predictive value to the semantic and episodic processing]. Poster presented at 9º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Covilhã, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/past/2014/files/Programa_2.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[6] Alves, M., Frade, S., Marques J. F., & Raposo, A. (2013). A relação entre memória semântica e episódica: Efeitos da tipicidade do conceito [The relation between semantic and episodic memory: Effects of concept typicality]. Poster presented at 8º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Aveiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/past/2013/files/ProgramaAPPE2013-POSTERS.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[7] Frade, S., Alves, M., Marques J. F., & Raposo, A. (2013). Efeitos da pista de recuperação na memória de contexto: Um estudo de fMRI [Effects of the retrieval cue for source memory: An fMRI study]. Poster presented at 8º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Aveiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/past/2013/files/ProgramaAPPE2013-POSTERS.pdf{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[8] Frade, S., Alves, M., Marques, J. F., & Raposo, A. (2013). Encoding task and retrieval cue effects on the neural networks involved in context memory. Poster presented at 4th Meeting of the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology, Berlin, Germany.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: not available.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[9] Frade, S., Alves, M., Marques, J. F., & Raposo, A. (2013). The interaction of retrieval cue and encoding task on source memory. Poster presented at 18th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: not available.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}[10] Alves, M., Raposo, A., & Marques, J. F. (2012). O formato da pista de recuperação influencia a memória de contexto [The format of the retrieval cue affects source memory]. Poster presented at 7º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Lisboa, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}URL: http://www.appe.pt/past/2012/files/Livro_Resumos_appe7.pdf|Mar. 2015/Oct. 2015 – Master Grant for Research Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/118148/2010) – Project R&D “Parameterizing typicality to study brain systems underlying semantic categories”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor Ana Raposo{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}June 2013/ Dec. 2014 – Bachelor Grant for Research Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}FCT Grant (PTDC/PSI-PCO/118148/2010) – Project R&D “Parameterizing typicality to study brain systems underlying semantic categories”{NewLine}{NewLine}Principal Investigator: Professor J. Frederico Marques{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon|I have experience in a host of research methods and populations. I have carried out behavioural and fMRI studies with young and old healthy adults. I also have run studies and analyse data from brain-lesioned patients, namely with Mild Cognitive Impairment.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have extensive experience in E-Prime, an experimental design software, and statistical analyses softwares such as SPSS and Statistica. I am a proficient user of General Linear Models (ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA), and multiple Linear Regressions analysis with interaction terms and centered variables.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am familiar with MRI data acquisition including BOLD, ASL and DTI. In the past two years I have carried out contrast and parametric analyses in fMRI data using SPM software.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I also received advanced training in neuropsychological assessment with a variety of clinical disorders using a vast number of tests, including the Lisbon Battery for Dementia Assessment, Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Line Orientation Test, California Verbal Learning Test, Snodgrass & Vanderwart Naming Test, Famous Face Recognition Test, Token Test, Tower of Hanoi Test, Dementia Rating Scale, Blessed Dementia Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices.|63_letter1_2015-05-31-02-36-14.pdf|63_letter2_2015-05-31-02-36-14.pdf|63|||
8484|2015-05-31 16:34:55|Nelson Côca|18-12-2015|France|Portuguese|Serradinho street, Nº17, Zambujeiro 3140-046 (Portugal - Coimbra)|nelsoncoca@msn.com|00351 963447093|Dear Sir or Madam: My name is Nelson Côca, I have formation in Psychology and it is with great interest that, I am forwarding my résumé for PhD with your organization. Combining my previous experience with different jobs in several diversified environments. With strong interpersonal and communication abilities, I am confident that you will quickly realize my ability to make major contributions to project NeurUlisboa.  Therefore, I ask you to consider the following in addition to my enclosed résumé:My record of University, employment, and volunteer activities demonstrates attributes that make me a high valuable employee. In all of my employment and volunteer positions, I have maintained an excellent record of results, being entire prepared, and eager to take on new duties and responsibilities. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for your time and consideration, and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely.{NewLine}{NewLine}Nelson Côca|2014 - Postgraduate Diploma in Hypnotherapy Portuguese Society of Hypnosis and Motivation, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine} {NewLine}{NewLine}2010–2012 - Masters in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology Higher Institute Miguel Torga (ISMT), Coimbra (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011–2011 - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychological Análise Exacta, Coimbra (Portugal) {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007–2010 - Degree in Psychology Higher Institute Miguel Torga (ISMT), Coimbra (Portugal).|- Article: "Elders without children: Social networks and personal quality of life." {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Article: "The magical number seven, plus or minus two: theoretical capacity information processing. Replication article by George A. Miller, 1956; (under review)."|- Bolsa de Técnico de Investigação Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa; Research Fellowship, Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisboa.|- Article: "Elders without children: Social networks and personal quality of life." {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Article: "The magical number seven, plus or minus two: theoretical capacity information processing. Replication article by George A. Miller, 1956; (under review)."||- Member of the OPP (Portuguese Psychologists Order). {NewLine}{NewLine}- Founding Member of APTEI (Portuguese Association of Eclectic Therapies and Integrative).|Neuropsychology, Functional neuroanatomy, Neuropsychopathology, Methods and Diagnostic Techniques/Rehabilitation. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Team spirit, Ability to work in multicultural environments, Good communication skills(Training and experience in a professional context/university).{NewLine}{NewLine}Organizacional skills, Leadership skills, Sense of responsibility/organization. {NewLine}{NewLine}Job-related skills, Organization of protocols for detection of díspares, Organization of neuropsychological rehabilitation, Responsible for the forensic evaluation:{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills, Excellent command of Microsoft Office™software. ▪ Excellent command of the operating system Windows™ and Macintosh™. Good knowledge in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) ▪ (Training acquired in the training context).|159_letter1_2015-05-31-03-34-55.pdf|159_letter2_2015-05-31-03-34-55.pdf|159|||
8585|2015-05-31 16:57:52|Matilde Pereira Neves Melo|22-02-1989|Coimbra|Portuguese|Estrada de Carpinteiros, nº22{NewLine}{NewLine}3050-263 Luso|matildepnmelo@gmail.com|967228365|My name is Matilde Melo and I have always been passionate about life and health sciences. I chose to study Biotechnology (1st and 2nd cycle) because this course has a strong practical component and a solid background in the area of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering.{NewLine}{NewLine}The tools acquired during my academic training have been very useful in the execution of my research projects. For instance, in my master’s work I produced a recombinant protein that conferred neuroprotection in the presence of toxic stimuli and that was also used to identify proteins with potential to interact with it, mediating its neuroprotective mechanism.{NewLine}{NewLine}My master’s project intended to elucidate some of the neuroprotection mechanisms of the protein referred above which is involved in the etiology and pathology of Parkinson’s disease. It was developed in the Proteomics lab of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, in collaboration with the Cell Biology and the Molecular Biotechnology Lab, in Biocant.{NewLine}{NewLine}My first research experience was done in a project named "Biopolymer particles as encapsulation and controlled delivery systems of antioxidants” in the University of Aveiro, funded by FCT (BII/UNI/0062/QUI/2008(BII-UA/QOPNA)).{NewLine}{NewLine}Next, I did my first cycle's final project, entitled “Xantohumol enriched hop extracts production using high pressure to produce beer with elevated nutraceutical properties”.{NewLine}{NewLine}After my master project, I worked in the Proteomics lab of CNC with two FCT/CNC scholarship (BI:PTDC/SAU-NEU/103728/2008;BI:PTDC/NEU-NMC/0205/2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}I feel I am a very privileged person for having the opportunity to do research in such different areas as biomaterials, food biotechnology and proteomics applied to neurosciences. I loved all of these projects and I feel fulfilled doing research in all these fields, though mostly with the latter because of the relationship with health, in particular with neuronal diseases. So, I think I can have a positive contribution to the NeurULisboa PhD program.{NewLine}{NewLine}I consider this PhD program will deepen my knowledge giving me important background in transversal fields like lab animal handling, lab safety, statistics, scientific communication and principles of clinical research. Moreover it will also allow me to select other courses to complement my knowledge which is a great advantage. Thus, the participation in the NeurULisboa PhD program will be very important for me to build a successful research career.|BSc. Biotechnology in the University of Aveiro (15/20), completed in 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}MSc. in Molecular Biotechnology in the University of Aveiro (18/20), completed in 2012|My first research experience was performed in a laboratory belonging to the group of "química orgânica, produtos naturais e agro-alimentares" of the University of Aveiro (UA), during one year, funded by FCT (BII/UNI/0062/QUI/2008(BII-UA/QOPNA)). The research project was named "Biopolymer particles as encapsulation and controlled delivery systems of antioxidants”, and it was supervised by Doctor Artur Silva and Doctor José Lopes da Silva. Then, during 5 months, I did my first cycle's final project, entitled “Xantohumol enriched hop extracts production using high pressure to produce beer with elevated nutraceutical properties”, supervised by Doctor Jorge Saraiva (UA).{NewLine}{NewLine}My master's project, “The Role of exogenous DJ-1 in neuroprotection”, was done in Biocant, during 16 months, and it was supervised by Doctor Bruno Manadas from the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, by Doctor Mário Grãos and Doctor Pedro Castanheira both from Biocant, and by Doctor Rui Vitorino (UA). Then, I also worked in this laboratory in Biocant with a FCT/CNC scholarship (BI:PTDC/SAU-NEU/103728/2008).|Nowadays, I am working in the Proteomics laboratory of CNC with a FCT/CNC scholarship (BI:PTDC/NEU-NMC/0205/2012).|Anjo, S. I., Lourenço, A. S., Melo, M. N., Santa, C., Manadas, B. (2015). Unraveling mesenchymal stem cells’ {NewLine}{NewLine}dynamic secretome through non-targeted proteomics profiling. In Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Methods and {NewLine}{NewLine}Protocols, Second Edition. Springer|Oral Presentations:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Melo, M. N., Costa, D. D., Santos, M. C., Oliveira, V., Saraiva, J. A., Cunha, Â., Almeida, A., Total flavonoids {NewLine}{NewLine}and  phenol  content  and  antioxidant  activity  of  hop  extracts  produced  using  under  pressure.  “XVI  Encontro Luso-Galego de Química”, University of Aveiro, 10-12th November 2010, Aveiro, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sandra Anjo, Vera M. Mendes, Matilde Melo, José Carvalho, Mário Grãos, Bruno  Manadas.  Identification of “Protein  X”  binding  partners  under  oxidative  stress conditions:  finding  new  targets  for  Parkinson’s Disease. Proteomics Workshop 2012: Proteomics Applications in Health Science, 4-6th June, 2012, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster presentations:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bruno Manadas, Sandra Anjo, Vera M. Mendes, Matilde  Melo, José Carvalho,  Mário  Grãos.  Identification of {NewLine}{NewLine}“Protein  X”  binding  partners  under  oxidative  stress  conditions:  finding  new  targets  for  Parkinson’s  Disease. ASMS 2012 - 60th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, 20-24th May, 2012, Vancouver, Canada{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sandra  Anjo,  Matilde  Melo,  Liliana  Loureiro,  Lúcia  Sabala,  José  Carvalho,  Vera  M.  Mendes,  Tiago  Faria, Pedro  Castanheira,  Rui  Brito,  Mário  Grãos,  Bruno  Manadas.  DJ-1  neuronal  rescue  under  oxidative stress: implications for Parkinson’s disease. 11th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine of the CNC, 18-19th December, 2013, Cantanhede, Portugal|Sep 2013 - present: Researcher – fellowship BI:PTDC/NEU-NMC/0205/2012 (FCT/CNC/Biocant){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Feb 2013 - Jul 2013: Researcher – fellowship BI:PTDC/SAU-NEU/103728/2008 (FCT/CNC/Biocant){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dec 2008 - Nov 2009: Researcher – fellowship BII/UNI/0062/QUI/2008 (BII-UA/QOPNA) (FCT/UA){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Other honors:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Selected for oral communication  in the “XVI Encontro  Luso-Galego de Química”, University of Aveiro, 10-12th November 2010, Aveiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Best poster of the 11th Annual Meeting of the Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine of the CNC, 18-19th December, 2013, Cantanhede, Portugal|Job-related skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Culture of human and bacterial cells (experience acquired during my MSc. project and current fellowship);{NewLine}{NewLine}Tests for  viability using "Cell Titer-Glo®" and MTT (experience acquired during my  MSc. project  and current fellowship);{NewLine}{NewLine}SDS-PAGE and electrophoresis in agarose gels (experience acquired during my  MSc. project  and following fellowships);{NewLine}{NewLine}Western blot using ECF (experience acquired during my MSc. project and following fellowships);{NewLine}{NewLine}Staining  of  polyacrylamide  gels  with  silver  and  colloidal  coomassie  (experience  acquired  during  my  MSc. project and following fellowships);{NewLine}{NewLine}Experience in proteomics:  protein quantification (BSA, 2-D Quant kit and RC-DC method); protein digestion; analysis by LC-MS/MS, using  Triple TOF 5600 and  Protein Pilot v. 4.5;  intact protein analysis by LC-MS and size exclusion chromatography (experience acquired during my MSc. project and next fellowships);{NewLine}{NewLine}Immunocytochemistry assays (experience acquired during my MSc. project);{NewLine}{NewLine}Production  of  a  recombinant  protein:  cloning  genes  of  interest,   DNA  purification,  PCR  and  mutagenesis approaches,  protein  expression  and  purification  (experience  acquired  during  my  MSc.  project  and  current fellowship);{NewLine}{NewLine}Tests using high pressure (experience acquired during my BSc. final project);{NewLine}{NewLine}Tests for antimicrobial activity (experience acquired during my BSc. final project);{NewLine}{NewLine}Tests for antioxidant activity (experience acquired during my BII fellowship and during my BSc. final project).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Knowledge of software Protein Pilot, Quantity One, Prism and SPSS.{NewLine}{NewLine}Use of databases: Swiss-Prot (including portal Expasy), Genbank and PDB.{NewLine}{NewLine}Command of Microsoft Office™: Word™ (Very Good), Excel™ (Good) and PowerPoint™ (Very Good).|||113|||
8686|2015-05-31 17:38:39|Miguel Alves Rovisco Ribeiro|09-05-2015|Lisboa, Portugal|Portuguesa|Rua Tomás Cabreira, nº1, r/c esq., Lisboa, Portugal|miguelr13@gmail.com|+351 964393918|My name is Miguel Ribeiro and I am writing to apply for the NeurULisboa PhD program in Integrated Neurosciences. I concluded the Integrated Master Degree in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 2009. Since then, I worked as a research fellow at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) for three years and at the moment I am doing a research internship at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), working in a Neurosciences research project. I am developing a great interest for this field and for this reason this PhD program caught my attention. I did my Master thesis in the University of Barcelona, studying the regulation of HMG-CoA reductase activity under stress conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana. This first experience in research was very positive for me, and it motivated me to continue working in science. At ITQB, I was working on a research project entitled “Molecular Mechanisms of Energy Transduction”, with a particular focus on enzymes from the Heme-Copper Oxidase superfamily, in the group of Professor Miguel Teixeira. The aim of this project was the study of respiratory chains from both archea and bacteria, in a search for a common denominator in their energy transduction mechanisms. At the moment, I am working as a volunteer at IMM, under the supervision of Dr. Julie Ribot and Dr. Luísa Lopes. I am working in a NeuroImmunology project, studying the impact of T cell subsets on memory and learning in a non-pathological context. This is an interdisciplinary project that I find really exciting, for the chance to learn how the immune and the central nervous system can interact in a healthy brain. In addition, I had the opportunity to take the Laboratory Animal Science course, which was enriching to my research experience. I have been working on this project for about 6 months now and we have already obtained promising preliminary data that we will present in a poster at the XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, in June 2015. I feel really motivated to continue working in this project and I believe this PhD program would give me the knowledge and skills required to succeed, and prepare me for the career in biomedical research I would like to have in my future as a scientist. {NewLine}{NewLine}I believe I have accumulated a valuable research experience in the past years and now I feel ready to start a PhD in Integrated Neurosciences. {NewLine}{NewLine}I am looking forward to hearing from you.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely yours,{NewLine}{NewLine}Miguel Ribeiro|- Master in Experimental Biochemistry, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, Spain, 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Grade: approved (no quantitative grade){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Integrated Master in Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa {NewLine}{NewLine}– 2nd cycle, 2009, 16 (0-20){NewLine}{NewLine}– 1st cycle, 2008, 13 (0-20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis (Analysis of the control of HMG-CoA reductase by Wounding and Methyl Jasmonate in Arabidodpsis thaliana), 19 (0-20)|- June 2014 – July 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Internship at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Lisboa, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- March 2010 - June 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Research fellow at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}BIC - “Molecular Mechanisms of Energy Transduction” (Ref.PTDC/BIA-PRO/103310/2008){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- September 2008 - July 2009	{NewLine}{NewLine}Master Thesis Internship	{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Barcelona (Faculty of Biology), Spain|Research Internship at Instituto de Medicina Molecular Lisboa (from September 2014)|- Patrícia N. Refojo, Miguel A. Ribeiro, Filipa Calisto, Miguel Teixeira, Manuela M. Pereira, “Structural composition of alternative complex III: Variations on the same theme”, Biochim Biophys Acta. (2013); 1827(11-12):1378-82. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.01.001.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Filipa L. Sousa, Renato J. Alves, Miguel A. Ribeiro, José B. Pereira-Leal, Miguel Teixeira, Manuela M. Pereira, " The superfamily of heme-copper oxygen reductases: types and evolutionary considerations.", Biochim Biophys Acta. (2012);1817(4):629-37. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.09.020|Neuroscience seminar - "Exploring the impact of murine T cell subsets on physiological aspects of brain function.", 2015, May 4th, Inst.Pharmacology and Neuroscience Library, Edifício Egas Moniz, FMUL{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster communications: {NewLine}{NewLine}- Miguel Ribeiro, Joana E. Coelho, Diana G. Ferreira, Mariana Temido-Ferreira, Vânia L. Batalha, Bruno Silva-Santos, Luisa V. Lopes and Julie C. Ribot, "Exploring the impact of T cell subsets on physiological aspects of brain function", to be presented at SPN 2015, 4-5 June, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Patrícia N. Refojo, Miguel A. Ribeiro, Filipa Calisto, Miguel Teixeira, Manuela M. Pereira, "The monoheme cytochrome c subunit of alternative complex III from Rhodothermus marinus", EBSA 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Filipa L. Sousa, Renato J. Alves, Miguel A. Ribeiro, José B. Pereira-Leal, Miguel Teixeira, Manuela M. Pereira, "Heme copper oxygen reductases: taxonomic profiling", EBEC 2012, Freiburg, Germany|Research fellowship at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (March 2010 - June 2013){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}BIC - “Molecular Mechanisms of Energy Transduction” (Ref.PTDC/BIA-PRO/103310/2008)|Feb. - Mar. 2015: Course in Laboratory Animal Science cat. B, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon, Portugal.|||109|||
8787|2015-05-31 18:03:34|Sara Margarida Figueiredo Ferreira|21-08-1992|Coimbra|Portuguese|Av. Brasil nº72, 2ºDto, Amadora|sara.margarida.ff@hotmail.com|913150670|I am a student of Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Joint BSc + MSc degree, at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) and I am applying for the NeurULisboa PhD program as I believe that it meets my scientific interests and I think that I have the right profile to meet your requirements.{NewLine}{NewLine}During the last 5 years I have been having the chance to get in contact with several subjects but I got very much interested in neurosciences. The first contact was in 2010 where I had the opportunity to experience my first clinical contact, by visiting a MRI diagnostic center in Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}In 2013, I did a Summer internship in University of Amsterdam Medical Center, in Radiotherapy. I developed a study related to Hyperthermia. During this period I developed my research capabilities: I had to plan the project, find out the variables to be measured and study them. This internship made me want to continue working in research.{NewLine}{NewLine}In the first year of my MSc, I had the chance to attend to a Neurosciences class, where I developed some skills in programing, imaging analysis and processing. Also, I wrote a small report on a research project related to the pre surgical evaluation of patients and that was presented on a poster session at the Workshop on Biomedical Engineering, FCUL (2014).{NewLine}{NewLine}As part of the course, I developed a project for an augmented reality glasses applied for neurosurgery, which allowed me to have contact with several Neurosurgeons, such as Dr João Lobo Antunes and Dr Alexrandre Rainha Campos and from this moment on, I felt very motivated to continue studying and working in neurosciences.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am currently doing my MSc Thesis project in Hospital Santa Maria, under the supervision of Dr Rainha Campos that is based on the study of the anatomical variability of the thalamic nucleus relevant to DBS in epilepsy. Feel involved in the project and contribute to the development of health systems makes me want to discover new ways to improve.{NewLine}{NewLine}The nervous system is the most complex system and perhaps, the one who has more unravel mysteries. Research is a huge world, with so much to know, and physics, like me, like challenges, solve problems and look for solutions. And because PhD students are also important, my goal is to contribute to Neuroscience and help to find those mysteries. Considering all this, I would like to be part of the NeurULisboa Program at the Hospital Santa Maria in a partnership with the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering.|2010-2013  2 years MSc program in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Average: 16 over a maximum of 20.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013-2015  3 years BSc program in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Average: 13 over a maximum of 20.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2007-2010  Finished High-School in Sciences and Technologies{NewLine}{NewLine}Escola Secundária da Amadora{NewLine}{NewLine}Average: 17 out of 20.|2014-2015  6 months working as Comercial Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}SPECULUM Artigos Médicos SA, Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013	  Summer Internship at Radiotherapy Department{NewLine}{NewLine}Amsterdam Academic Medical Center{NewLine}{NewLine}Research in Hyperthermia: “Determination of the Heat Transfer Coefficient During Superficial Hyperthermia”{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision by Hans Crezee (PhD) and Akke Bakker (MSc){NewLine}{NewLine}Average: 17 out of 20.|2015  MSc Thesis at Neurosciences Department{NewLine}{NewLine}Hospital Santa Maria{NewLine}{NewLine}Study of the anatomical variability of the thalamic nucleus relevant to deep brain stimulation in epilepsy, using MRI images{NewLine}{NewLine}Supervision by Prof. Alexandre Rainha Campos (Neurosurgery)||2014  Poster session at the Worshop on Biomedical Engineering{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Research in Neuroscience: “Development of an application for segmentation of brain lesions based on T1 and T2-weighted MRI: use in pre-surgical planning”.||-	Programming Language: C, C++, MATLAB, Comsol{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Good communication skills gained through my experience as a participant on the organization of workshops and other scientific initiatives{NewLine}{NewLine}-	Ease on group working and great capacity of leadership|129_letter1_2015-05-31-05-03-34.pdf||129|||
8888|2015-05-31 18:13:53|José António Melo Pestana|18-08-1982|Lisboa, Portugal|Portuguesa|Rua Carlos Mardel, nº 96, 2º dto{NewLine}{NewLine}1900-125 Lisboa{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|jose.melo.pestana@gmail.com|+351964896330|Exmos. Membros do Júri,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Venho por este meio apresentar a minha candidatura ao programa doutoral em Neurociências Integradas da Universidade de Lisboa. {NewLine}{NewLine}Comecei o meu percurso académico com uma licenciatura em Biologia, inicialmente motivado pelo estudo da Evolução, tendo posteriormente ganho maior interesse no estudo da Etologia. De forma a continuar os meus estudos neste sentido, ingressei no mestrado em Psicobiologia, onde aprofundei os meus conhecimentos através da integração de técnicas de investigação tanto de Psicologia como de Biologia. {NewLine}{NewLine}Foi aqui que me apercebi então de qual o meu verdadeiro propósito para investigação científica: o estudo do comportamento social humano. Dei os primeiros passos nesse sentido com a minha dissertação de mestrado, “Relação entre rede social, inteligência geral, inteligência social e hormonas em humanos”, da qual tenho presentemente uma publicação em preparação. {NewLine}{NewLine}De Maio de 2014 até Maio de 2015 fui assistente de investigação do projecto “Psychological and psychophysiological factors in sexual desire and behaviour”, onde continuei o meu processo de formação, ganhando maior prática na recolha de dados de variáveis psicométricas, fisiológicas e electrofisiológicas. Do meu envolvimento com este projecto já resultou um poster do qual sou co-autor, que será apresentado no 16th International Neuropsychoanalysis Congress em Julho, estando previstos outros artigos posteriormente.{NewLine}{NewLine}Tenho profundo interesse no estudo da cognição e percepção social humana, e numa abordagem etológica ao estudo do comportamento humano e seus processos evolutivos. A perspectiva multidisciplinar que o programa de Neurociências Integradas promove permitir-me-á a continuação desta linha de investigação, não só pelo acesso a conhecimento que julgo ser essencial para esta demanda, (e.g. Antropologia, Ciência Cognitiva e Ciências da Computação), mas também pela miríade de contribuições científicas que daí podem resultar, desde pesquisa clínica em patologias associadas a défices de cognição social (como o autismo ou a esquizofrenia), até avanços tecnológicos no domínio da Inteligência Artificial.{NewLine}{NewLine}Considero reunir os requisitos necessários para preencher a vaga em questão. Agradecendo desde já pela atenção dispensada para avaliação da presente candidatura, aguardo então por resposta.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Com os melhores cumprimentos,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}José António Melo Pestana|- Mestrado em Psicobiologia pelo ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, a 30 de Janeiro de 2014, com média final de 18.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Licenciatura em Biologia pela Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, a 28 de Novembro de 2008, com média final de 13.|- Assistente de investigação no projecto "Psychological and psychophysiological factors in sexual desire and behaviour", financiado pela BIAL (nº 103/12), de Maio de 2014 a Maio de 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experiência em investigação no âmbito da dissertação de mestrado "Relação entre rede social, inteligência geral, inteligência social e hormonas em humanos", em 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Recolha e inserção de dados para o estudo piloto do projecto "SurveyLang - European Survey on Language Competences", para o GAVE (Gabinete de Avaliação Educacional), Ministério da Educação de Portugal, em 2010.|Desempregado|Pestana, J., Menéres, S. & Oliveira, R. F. (2015). The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test: A Portuguese Version of the adults’ test. (em preparação)|Costa, R. M., Oliveira, T. F., Pestana, J. & Oliveira, R. F. (2015). Maladaptive defense mechanisms are related to decoupling of sexual desire from testosterone in response to visual sexual stimuli in women in the reproductive years. Aceite como poster para o próximo 16th International Neuropsychoanalysis Congress, em Julho, 2015.|- Diploma de mérito por aproveitamento académico no mestrado em Psicobiologia, pelo ISPA - - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, a 29 de Outubro de 2014.|- Experiência académica em software de investigação em Biologia (Noldus Observer, PAUP), investigação em Psicologia (E-Prime) e estatística (SPSS). {NewLine}{NewLine}- Experiência na recolha de dados electrofisiológicos (Biopac).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experiência em técnicas de análise hormonal (LIA, ELISA).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experiência académica em técnicas de biologia molecular (PCR).{NewLine}{NewLine}- Experiência académica em programação (Fortran).|119_letter1_2015-05-31-05-13-53.pdf|119_letter2_2015-05-31-05-13-53.pdf|119|||
8989|2015-05-31 18:15:15|Anastasia Barkova|19-02-1991|Russia|French|50, rue de la Fédération{NewLine}{NewLine}93100 MONTREUIL{NewLine}{NewLine}FRANCE|barkova.anastasia@gmail.com|+33666669192|Dear Sir or Madam, {NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to express my interest in applying for the NeurULisboa program.{NewLine}{NewLine}I developed an interest for Neurobiology during the third year of my Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences at Paris Descartes University. I then worked for two months in a neurobiology laboratory at Paris Descartes University under the supervision of Mme Jafarian-Tehrani, where I was involved in developing a model for traumatic brain injury by mechanical stretching of cells. This experience gave me an invaluable and intimate view of the research world that was definitely appealing to me. {NewLine}{NewLine}For my Master’s degree, I chose to undertake the European Masters of Genetics at Paris Diderot University. I worked on yeast genetics in Rothstein Laboratory for 5 months at Columbia University in New York. This experience taught me how to build and follow a project, but also how to overcome failures and how to be critical with obtained data. For the 2nd year of my Master, I decided to specialize in Neurobiology and I was accepted into the Pasteur Course of Neurobiology, where I learned many techniques and attended interesting lectures. {NewLine}{NewLine}In January 2015, I began my Master 2 internship at the Rouach’s Laboratory at the Collège de France in Paris. I worked on peripheral astrocyte processes, which are plastic elements, more motile than dendritic spines that rapidly extend and retract from synapses. I studied in particular Connexin30, a gap junction subunit, that is a molecular determinant of astroglial morphology and synaptic coverage, which controls synaptic strength and hippocampal-based memory. Using molecular and cellular biology as well as imaging, I elucidated some of the mechanisms underlying Cx30 regulation of astroglial morphology and polarity, allowing me to produce data that has contributed towards a paper currently in preparation. {NewLine}{NewLine}For my thesis project, I would like to continue studying neurosciences and to use already learnt techniques such as biochemistry, microscopy or cell cultures, but also to study new innovative ones, such as 3D cell cultures at FFUL. I would like to specialize on molecular basis of processes occurring in the brain, in particular on neurodegeneration. The international and creative environment of University of Lisbon will enable me to fulfill those aspirations and to carry out a solid PhD project.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}In all I hope you will strongly consider my application for in your PhD fellowship program.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Kind regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}Anastasia Barkova|BSc (Licence) of Biomedical Sciences - Paris Descartes University, France. 2011-2013 Final grade: 14.6/20, ranked 9/204{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}MSc European Masters of Genetics at Paris Diderot University, France. 2013-present. Final examination not yet available (will be available in late June).|January 2015 – present;	ROUACH LAB – COLLÈGE DE FRANCE (Paris, France){NewLine}{NewLine}Master 2 internship:  Control of synaptic transmission by astroglial Cx30 : molecular basis and activity-dependence.{NewLine}{NewLine}Technical skills: Western Blot, PCR, confocal microscopy, biphoton microscopy, hippocampus dissection (acute slices), astrocyte cell culture.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}April 2014 – August 2014; ROTHSTEIN LAB – COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (New York, US){NewLine}{NewLine}Master 1 internship: study of chromosome mobility responses in haploid yeast S. cerevisiae after DNA damage.{NewLine}{NewLine}Technical skills: yeast genetics, fluorescence microscopy.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}May 2013 – July 2013		TEAM “NOVEL THERAPIES OF MYELINISATION” – PARIS DESCARTES UNIVERSITY (Paris, France){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor internship: developing a model of traumatic brain injury by mechanical cellular stretching in cerebellum organotypic slices or in oligodendrocyte primary cultures. {NewLine}{NewLine}Technical skills: oligodendrocyte culture, cerebellum organotypic slices, immunostaining|Master 2 Internship at Rouach Lab at Collège de France|Atypical neuroglial interactions at the hippocampal mossy fiber tripartite synapse. Sibille J., Zapata J., Ghézali G., Barkova A., Rollenhagen A., Lubke J. & Rouach N.  – In preparation|||basics of R|164_letter1_2015-05-31-05-15-15.pdf||164|||
9090|2015-05-31 18:48:04|Pedro Jorge da Silva Carneiro|22-03-1990|Porto|Portuguese|Rua dos 4 Caminhos 208 5º Dto. Bloco B, 4400-260 - Vila Nova de Gaia|carneiro.pedrojs@gmail.com|915694657|Dear Sir/Madam,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My name is Pedro Carneiro and I am writing to apply for the NeurULisboa PhD programme in Integrated Neurosciences for the year 2015/2016 as advertised on your department website. I am currently working as a researcher at FEUP. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from ESB-UCP and I have completed my Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from FEUP on October 2013.  I am extremely interested in becoming a PhD student at the University of Lisbon as they are the leading institution concerning neuroscience research in Portugal.  {NewLine}{NewLine}I have always been fascinated by the field of neuroscience as it is a fundamental area to understand brain function and behaviour in addition to study and treat neurological and psychiatric disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}It was during my MSc thesis that I had the first opportunity to work in this field as I developed the project “Alzheimer’s disease: development of an immunosensor for amyloid beta detection”, which earned me a grade of nineteen out of twenty and resulted in a published communication. The goal of this sensor was to detect low concentrations of amyloid beta,thus contributing for an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, which is one of the biggest challenges concerning this disorder.{NewLine}{NewLine}In the future, I intend to pursue a career in neuroscience and this PhD programme looms large in my mind because of its outstanding faculty and interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience. This way I chose to apply for your PhD programme because its four year structure is extremely attractive as it allows students to develop both theoretical knowledge of neuroscience and research skills, needed to perform great quality research in the future.{NewLine}{NewLine}In addition, the NeurULisboa Programme provides an ideal climate for me to develop my cross-disciplinary interests. In particular, I am interested in the research about neurological disorders as these diseases affect millions of people worldwide and have a high cost across the globe. Moreover, I am also interested to understand behaviour and study how the brain enables us to do all kind of activities, and store/remember information.  The interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of this programme would broaden and enrich my research and my understanding about the brain and the nervous system.{NewLine}{NewLine}Concluding, I am very interested in developing this PhD Programme, to which I am confident I have the knowledge and competence.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully,{NewLine}{NewLine}Pedro Carneiro|2011-2013: Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) with a final grade of 17 (seventeen) out of 20 (twenty).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2008-2011:  Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering – Specialisation in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Portugal (ESB-UCP) with a final grade of 14 (fourteen) out of 20 (twenty).|June 2014-June 2015 - Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}MSc thesis - “Alzheimer’s disease: development of an immunosensor for amyloid beta detection” under guidance of Professor Maria do Carmo Pereira and Professor Simone Barrareira Morais.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}BEng project – “Development of chitosan nanoparticles for daptomycin delivery in ocular treatment of bacterial endophthalmitis” under guidance of Professor Manuela Pintado.|Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.||Carneiro, P., Delerue-Matos, C., Morais, S., Pereira, M.C. (2013) Electrochemical Immunosensor for Amyloid Beta-Peptide Detection: Preliminary Study, IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG). DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518403|June 2014-June 2015: Research grant at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) with the project “Fuctionalized lipossomes with antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease” under guidance of Professor Maria do Carmo Pereira.|Informatics - Windows Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher), Internet and Microsoft Visual Basic.|||156|||
9191|2015-05-31 19:42:23|Fábio Filipe Ferreira Garrudo|24-04-1989|Lisboa|Portuguese|BECO DA SAUDADE Nº3 2DTO 2710-069 ABRUNHEIRA, SINTRA, PORTUGAL|fabiogarrudo@gmail.com|963314114|Dear Doctor Ana Sebastião{NewLine}{NewLine}	My name is Fábio Filipe Ferreira Garrudo, Pharmacist, and I am applying myself for the NeurULisboa doctoral program, which I have come to know by an e-mail sent by University of Lisbon. I am motivated and resourceful PhD aspirant, with an Advanced level of English.{NewLine}{NewLine}	I hope to take my PhD in order to research and develop an innovative medicine or medical device capable of making a difference in human diseases’ therapy. I hope in the future to be able to start a career in Academics, Consultancy or Pharmaceutical Industry. I even aspire to start a company of myself.{NewLine}{NewLine}I would like to develop my PhD within the scope of Drug delivery or Cellular therapy. However, I'm open to other research areas, such as Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cancer, Nanotechnology or others you should feel more appropriate.{NewLine}{NewLine}	I finished my Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa with an average score of 16/20 (very good). I'm currently taking a Master Degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences; my partial average score is 18/20.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have an Advanced level of English, assessed by Cambridge School Lisbon (Level C1). I'm currently taking another English course at Cambridge School to obtain C2 level.{NewLine}{NewLine}I have already some experience in working in the research area, acquired both as a volunteer and as a student. The research projects I participated were under the responsibility of Doctor Joana Amaral, iMED, and were mainly focused in Molecular Biology and Neurodegenerative diseases.{NewLine}{NewLine}At the end I had my name printed on a poster for XXXVII Jornadas de Genética 2012.{NewLine}{NewLine}	Being an motivated, restless, dedicated and good at task-managing person, my goal has always been to be the best in every way my work demanded.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am a balanced person. I also have Excellent Leadership, Communication and Teamwork skills and I'm also highly responsible in my job- For 6 months I assumed a coordination position at work, where I even had to integrate a Pharmaceutical Technician.{NewLine}{NewLine}As a pharmacist I can also offer my clinical and practical perspective of what the patients might need in terms of pharmacological care, and therefore provide better guidance to a future medicine discovery.{NewLine}{NewLine}	Thank you for your time and consideration reviewing my application.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am available at your convenience. If you have any questions, or when you are ready to schedule an interview, please e-mail me to fabiogarrudo@gmail.com.{NewLine}{NewLine}	Yours Sincerely{NewLine}{NewLine}Fábio FF Garrudo|Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, 01/02/2013, 16/20 (Very Good)){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Cambridge First Certificate (Cambridge School English, 30/07/2015, 88/100 (A/A) - Level C1 attributed)|As a student, I volunteered to help Professor Cecilia Rodrigues and her research group in two Neuroscience projects:{NewLine}{NewLine}(1) Uncovering the neuroprotective properties of TUDCA in Parkinson’s disease models, were I first contacted with several basic molecular biology techniques (Cell Culture, Protein Extraction, Electrophoresis, Western Blot, ELISA, LDH Assay, Caspase Activity Assay, Transient Permeability of Mitochondrial Membrane Assay, TUNNEL Assay, Hoechst Staining);{NewLine}{NewLine}(2) Building a cell platform to identify anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic synthetic compounds, were I took contact with other important molecular biology techniques (Polymerase Chain Reaction, Primers design and construction, and Plasmid construction, transformation and transfection). In this particular project I got more involved in it and I was awarded with my name in a poster.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I'm currently taking a Master Degree in BioPharmaceutical Sciences (partial average score of 18/20) at Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. I learnt to produce innovative, detailed, excellent and highly appreciated peer reviews and research project projects. Also, I contacted with several prestiged researchers in Neurobiology and Biotechnology, who instructed me in current trends in Biochemistry and Neurobiology research areas, techniques (Hepatocytes, Primary neuron and brain organotypic cultures) and strategies (Software used: Image J, Chimera).|I am currently working as a Hospitalar Pharmacist at Centro de Apoio Social do Pisão (Alcabideche), Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Cascais. My functions are preparing and quality-checking individualized medication for 340 patients, Prescription-checking, Liaising with the medical staff, Providing information on medical products, Stocking the Pharmacy, Re-stocking the nurse-ward).|Garrudo FFF. Uso terapêutico de iRNA no cérebro. Master Thesis; Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lisbon 2013 pp 1-76|Poster: “Rodrigues PM, Amaral JD, Garrudo FF, Herrera F, Outeiro TF, Rodrigues CMP. Development of a drug screening platform of p53/MDM-2 protein-protein interaction. XXXVII Jornadas de Genética 2012, Lisbon, Portugal – May 2012.”||Excellent Task-managing capabilities - I'm currently taking my Master Degree in BioPharmaceutical Sciences and Advanced English Course while working.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Excellent Leadership, Communication and Teamwork skills, Highly responsible - For 6 months I assumed a coordination position at work. I had to manage several work-tasks deadlines, liaising with different health professionals and integrate a Pharmaceutical Technician.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Highly motivated for a career in Academics, Consultancy or Pharmaceutical Industry.|166_letter1_2015-05-31-06-42-23.pdf||166|||
9292|2015-05-31 20:36:15|Inês Hipólito|23-06-1984|Santarém, Portugal|Portuguese|Brairro Chesal 71{NewLine}{NewLine}2120 052 Salvaterra de Magos|ineshipolito@campus.ul.pt|918040985|Data: 26 de Maio de 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Eu, Inês Maria Mendes Viegas Hipólito, venho por este meio candidatar-me ao Programa de Doutoramento em Neurociências Integradas da Universidade de Lisboa (NeurULisboa).{NewLine}{NewLine}Possuo Formação Avançada em Ciência Cognitiva pela Universidade de Lisboa, tendo realizado já com sucesso (17/20) os módulos relativos a ao tronco comum do mestrado e doutoramento em Neurociências e estando, de momento, a realizar a de disciplina Neurofarmacologia.{NewLine}{NewLine}Tenho vindo a colaborar, como bolseira de investigação, em projectos financiados pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Tenho vindo também a participar e organizar vários eventos científicos e a publicar artigos científicos na área da Neurociência Teórica. {NewLine}{NewLine}Mais informo que falo fluentemente inglês e francês. Possuo uma incansável capacidade de trabalho e uma necessidade endógena de aprendizagem, determinada pelos valores da humildade e da honestidade intelectual. Penso ser uma estudante distintamente motivada, concentrada, criativa e sistemática. Com um pensamento analítico, curiosidade, dedicação e paixão pela ciência. sinto que esta é a minha vocação e o caminho que estou determinada em seguir. {NewLine}{NewLine}Candidato-me a este programa doutoral, com a certeza de que esta área é a minha vocação e o caminho que estou determinada a seguir. Este programa parece-me, portanto, uma consequência natural na minha vida académica, reconhecendo o meu treino académico incompleto sem as ferramentas e o conhecimento que somente este programa doutoral poderá preencher, e rege-me a urgência de o fazer, com a firmeza de que serei bem-sucedida neste desafio a que me comprometo com a mais alta motivação.{NewLine}{NewLine}Tendo em conta a qualidade deste programa de doutoramento, que pude comprovar nas minhas aulas de tronco comum de Neurociências, na eventualidade de me ser atribuída uma Bolsa, recebê-la-ei humilde e responsavelmente, com evidência quanto à oportunidade singular que recebo.{NewLine}{NewLine}Pelas razões apresentadas, anexo a esta carta o meu Curriculum Vitae e duas Cartas de Recomendação, e disponibilizo-me para uma entrevista pessoal a fim de fornecer outras informações que penso serem relevantes para a minha candidatura.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Apresentando as minhas mais cordiais saudações académicas, {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}subscrevo-me com elevada estima.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Inês Viegas Hipólito|B.Phililosophy, (2010) New University of Lisbon;{NewLine}{NewLine}M.Philosophy (2012) Faculty for Mathematics, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, ULHT.|Current Position{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Fellow, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, New University of Lisbon, at the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) funded Project “The Notion of Proof”(2014-present).{NewLine}{NewLine}Previous Positions{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Fellow, Institute for Philosophy of Nova, New University of Lisbon, at the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) funded Project “The Cognitive Foundations of the Self” (2013-2014).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Fellow, Institute for Philosophy of Nova, New University of Lisbon, at the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) funded Project “Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: Re-evaluating a project” (2013).|Research Fellow, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, New University of Lisbon|Hipólito, I. (under review). Brain Rhythm: attention and gamma band oscillations. Synthese, special issue on Neuroscience and its Philosophy.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (in press). Proof phenomenon as a function of the phenomenology of proving. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Special Edition in Integral Biomathics: Life Sciences, mathematics, and Phenomenological Philosophy. Elsevier.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2015). Mind and Brain States: Embedding the Mental in the Living Organism. Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, pp. 105-115. T.XLIV, Nº2. ISSN:1811-833X.
{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2014). Gödel on Mathematician’s Mind and Unsolvable Problems. E-Logos Philosophy Journal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2014). Brain-Mind-Environment Loop in Biological Evolution. Philosophy Study, USA.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}
Hipólito, I. (2014). A Philosophical Approach to Embodied Cognition through Mirror Neuron System. European Conference on Social Intelligence (Barcelona, Proceedings).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2014). Multisensory Integration: A Neurophilosophical account of Biology of Perception and Loss of Self-evidence in disorders of disintegration. Analytical and Continental Philosophy: Methods and Perspectives. Austria: De Gruyter.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2014). On Autism and Interaction Theories of the Self. In Gerner, A. Gonçalves, J. (eds.) Altered Self and Altered Self-Experience, Norderstedt: BoD, 204 (296 pp.) ISBN 978-3-7357-6004-3.|Invited Speaker{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (accepted). Problems of the structure of sense: Delirium and Pragmatic Truth. In Mind, Value and Mental Health Conference. University of Oxford. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (accepted). Aesthetics of Embodied Cognition. In Affect: Memory, Aesthetics, and Ethics Conference. Winnipeg, Canada. September.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito. I. (2014). Can the Body build the Mind? A Neurophilosophical Account for Self and Other Awareness. In Portuguese Congress of Philosophy. September.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Gomez-Marin, A. & Hipólito, I. (2014). Time-Spatial Stimuli on Experience and Mental Image. In Bodies, Persons and Self International Workshop, New University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2013). Sentido e Referência: o que se pode Referir e o que se deve calar? In Seminário da Antena Aberta Freudiana O Impossível de Dizer, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I & Gonçalves, J. (2014) The Phenomenology of Solipsism and Schizophrenia, in Neurophilosophy, Self & Brain Workshop, New University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2014). Neurobiology of Perception: Loss of Self-Evidence in Schizophrenia. In Cognitive Foundations of the Self Permanent Seminar, New University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster Presentations{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (accepted/funded). Mapping emotion as an embodied cognition marker. 9th World Congress on Brain Research, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (accepted). Astrocytes and Schizophrenia. In Cortical Interneurons and health disease. EMBO Workshop, Mallorca, Spain.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I. (2015). Why the brain cannot have consistency without a conscious mind? European Neuroscience Conference for Doctoral Students, by Doctoral Students, Organization Committee Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Sesimbra, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}
Hipólito, I. (2014). Enacting between Brain and World: from Conscious Brains towards a Second Person Perspective. In Enacting Culture: Embodiement, Interaction and the Development of Human Culture, University of Heidelberg, Germany.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Hipólito, I., Gonçalves, J. (2014). A Esquizofrenia e a Nova Fenomenologia. In Saúde Mental em Portugal: que respostas, Estremoz, Portugal.|Scholarship by Amsterdam University Fund (AUF), to participate in Multisensory Integration and Synesthesia Summer School. University of Amsterdam, June, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Travel Award by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) to participate in the 9th World Congress of the International Brain Research{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization (IBRO), Brazil, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Registration Fee Award by Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung, to participate in the European Neuroscience Conference for Doctoral Students, by Doctoral Students (ENCODS), Sesimbra 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Scholarship by The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences to{NewLine}{NewLine}participate in Algorithms and Complexity in Mathematics, Epistemology and Science, (ACMES), 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Masters Excellence Scholarship by the Ministry of Science, technology and Higher Education of the Portuguese Government, 2011.|Highly motivated, focused, creative and systematic student. With an analytical mind, curiosity and commitment.{NewLine}{NewLine}-Highly organized with good interpersonal skills;{NewLine}{NewLine}-Proactive self-starter who can work as part of a busy team;{NewLine}{NewLine}-Excellent multi-tasking and time management abilities;{NewLine}{NewLine}-Ability to work under pressure{NewLine}{NewLine}-Passionate about Science|155_letter1_2015-05-31-07-36-15.pdf|155_letter2_2015-05-31-07-36-15.pdf|155|||
9393|2015-05-31 20:51:11|Carlos Filipe Gonçalves Moreira|25-03-1991|Paredes, Penafiel, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua dos Carlos, n.109{NewLine}{NewLine}4575-134 Cabeça Santa, Penafiel, Portugal|carlos.fil.gm@gmail.com|+41766435864|I am a biomedical engineering student specializing in Neurosciences, and Radiation and Imaging at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. At the moment, I am working on my final project and writing my Master thesis at the Neurology Department in the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. I chose this particular project because it comprises the subjects I am mostly interested in, notably progressive neurological pathologies and behavioral neuroscience. I enjoy working with laboratory animals and I have experience in planning, executing and analyzing in vivo experiments. The fact that I did my academic path in engineering makes me look at neurosciences in a different perspective, and gives me the background to pursue the route towards new technological approaches that can aid better understanding of brain mechanics. My research experience is condensed in my Masters project, planned for full-time, one year research work, in which I am learning a wide range of topics, including: maintenance of an animal colony (breeding, genotyping by PCR and follow-up of the animal database); behavioral pharmacology (drug administration (p.o., i.p.), behavioral paradigms (including working with techniques like automated behavioral analysis) in the context of Parkinson’s disease; perfusion of the animals and histological analyses of brain slices, all of this at a state of the art technology laboratory. But most importantly, I am learning how to plan, share, cooperate and coordinate my project amoung all the other projects within the research group. With this opportunity within the NeurULisboa, I intend to consolidate my knowledge in neurosciences, as well as to understand which subject is more suitable for me. Furthermore, I could benefit from the know-how that I gathered during my period at the University Hospital of Zurich as a Master student and give a significant contribution to the team. These program  is amazingly multidisciplinary and having the possibility to get to know better the work of the groups and the different institutions, seems fantastic! The admission in the program would give me a unique chance get my PhD in highly recognized centers of research and I am certain I would enrich the 2016 class.|LTK Module 1: Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science (FELASA Category B), University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), February 2015, grade <90%;{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis project on the topic "Effect of COMT inhibition in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease", Neurology Department, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), September 2014 to September 2015;{NewLine}{NewLine}Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEng.) with specialization in Neurosciences, Faculty of Science and Tecnology of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal), September 2009 to September 2015, with an expected final average of 14/20 values.|Master thesis project on the topic "Effect of COMT inhibition in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease", a project that investigates the impact of pharmacological COMT inhibition on motor dysfunction and symptoms of neurodegeneration in VMAT2-deficient mice, Neurology Department (Klinik für Neurologie), University Hospital Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), September 2014 to September 2015;|Master student at the Animal Sleep Laboratory, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).||||Medium skills in MATLAB programming;{NewLine}{NewLine}Independent user at SPSS, GraphPad, Prism, Ilustrator, Photoshop, Latex.|139_letter1_2015-05-31-07-51-11.pdf||139|||
9494|2015-05-31 21:22:29|Ana Margarida Alves de Oliveira|17-04-1989|Santa Maria da Feira|Portuguese|Rua Dom Afonso Henriques, n.º1{NewLine}{NewLine}4520-206 Santa Maria da Feira|maggie.ana.oliveira@gmail.com|914963911|As I reach the end of a very significant part of my academic path, I have one clear goal: do research, directing my career to the field of molecular and cellular biology. For that, I find it essential to build a consistent learning process, starting now. My pursuit for NeurULisboa was greatly influenced by the Master of Science programme that I attend: with a great focus on problem-based learning, it gave me a very interesting perspective on the research that is done in this field. Furthermore, the importance of responsibly thinking about my work, results and problems that I encounter in the process, and of ultimately being able to contribute to the benefit of society drive me to perform research in molecular cell biology. In addition, the inherent challenge and the constant need of learning are important aspects that compelled me to make this decision. My choice for this Doctoral Programme was driven by several factors: I consider that University of Lisbon has great centers for investigation; it provides a rich knowledge environment and enables an integrated research and an easy/close exchange of knowledge; furthermore, I believe that Instituto de Medicina Molecular, in particularly Neurobiology of Ageing & Disease group, is an excellent choice to do my PhD since I would like to focus my work in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of brain aging is crucial for developing preventative and/or therapeutic approaches for age-associated neurological diseases. And I think that I have experience sufficiently for this research, I have experience in many laboratory techniques and I am currently a co-author of a paper published at Free Radic. Biol. Med. (Ribeiro et al., 2014, vol. 74, pages 129-144; DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.06.023 and I am the first author (from the work developed under my Master degree) of a manuscript submitted for publication, entitled “Protective effects of 3-alkyl luteolin derivatives mediated by Nrf2 transcriptional activity and oxidative stress rescue in Huntington’s disease mouse striatal cells”; moreover, I will be co-author of two manuscripts currently in preparation by Naia and co-authors. I am very motivated to continue research work and undertake the PhD. Based on my self-motivation, hard-working profile and dedication and scientific achievements, I think that I am good candidate for NeurULisboa - PhD Program in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon.|From September 2010 to July 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Master in Biochemistry, clinical{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}University of Aveiro{NewLine}{NewLine}Campus Universitário de Santiago{NewLine}{NewLine}3810-193 Aveiro – Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}15 {NewLine}{NewLine}......{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From October 2007 to September 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Undergraduation in Biotechnology{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}College of Agricultural Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}Bencanta{NewLine}{NewLine}3040-316 Coimbra - Portugal {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}13|From May 2014 to current{NewLine}{NewLine}Research fellowship {NewLine}{NewLine}Research project: “Role of sirtuin 3 on mitochondrial function and deacetylation of mitochondrial targets: relevance for Huntington’s disease”.{NewLine}{NewLine}Main goals: Characterize the impact of sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) overexpression (OE) versus SIRT3 knockdown (KD) on mitochondrial function, dynamics and clearance in cell models of Huntington’s disease. Investigate modified acetylated mitochondrial SIRT3 targets after SIRT3 OE and KD in mitochondrial fractions from cells expressing full-length mutant huntingtin.  {NewLine}{NewLine}Main approaches: cell culture, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, extraction of DNA and RNA, cellular transfection, real time PCR, mitochondrial membrane potential (TMRM assay), oxygen consumption, immunocytochemical.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}.....{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From October 2012 to May 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Voluntary Researcher{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Research project: “Analysis of transcription deregulation in brain and peripheral Huntington’s disease models: influence of modulating histone deacetylases”{NewLine}{NewLine}Main goals: Investigate the influence of Sirtuins modulators, nicotinamide (NAM) and resveratrol (RESV) on transcription regulation and its link with neuroprotection and mitochondrial function in striatal and cortical neurons from control and transgenic mice (YAC128 mice) for Huntignton disease (HD) as well as in human HD lymphoblasts vs control siblings.    {NewLine}{NewLine}Main approaches: cell culture, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, extraction of DNA and RNA, cellular transfection, real time PCR, mitochondrial membrane potential (TMRM assay), oxygen consumption, immunocytochemical. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}.....{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From October 2011 to July 2012  {NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular traineeship{NewLine}{NewLine}Research project: “Análise protetora de derivados da luteolina num modelo de Huntington”{NewLine}{NewLine}Main goals: Analyze the protective effects of luteolin (Lut) and four Lut derivatives bearing alkyl chains of 1, 4, 6 and 10 carbons in striatal cells derived from HD knock-in mice expressing mutant huntingtin (mHtt) with 111 glutamines (STHdhQ111/Q111) versus wild-type striatal cells that express normal huntingtin (Htt) with 7 glutamines (STHdhQ7/Q7).{NewLine}{NewLine}Main approaches: Cell viability tests (MTT, Alamar blue and LDH release), measurement of intracellular ROS, caspase-3-like activity, western blotting. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}....{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}From May 2010 to September 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular traineeship {NewLine}{NewLine}Research project: “Organização do genoma da Capra hircus e da Ovis aries (estudo preliminar). Relação evolutiva de alguns cromossomas das duas espécies”  {NewLine}{NewLine}Main goals: Analyze the morphology of chromosomes of goats and sheep by classical cytogenetic techniques (banding) and molecular cytogenetics (FISH).{NewLine}{NewLine}Main approaches: Classical cytogenetic techniques (G, C and NORs banding) and molecular cytogenetics techniques (DAPI, PI and FISH).|From May 2014 to June 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Research fellowship {NewLine}{NewLine}Research project: “Role of sirtuin 3 on mitochondrial function and deacetylation of mitochondrial targets: relevance for Huntington’s disease”.{NewLine}{NewLine}Main goals: Characterize the impact of sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) overexpression (OE) versus SIRT3 knockdown (KD) on mitochondrial function, dynamics and clearance in cell models of Huntington’s disease. Investigate modified acetylated mitochondrial SIRT3 targets after SIRT3 OE and KD in mitochondrial fractions from cells expressing full-length mutant huntingtin.  {NewLine}{NewLine}Main approaches: cell culture, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, extraction of DNA and RNA, cellular transfection, real time PCR, mitochondrial membrane potential (TMRM assay), oxygen consumption, immunocytochemical.|Master thesis: Oliveira, A.M., Cardoso, S., Ribeiro, M., Seixas, R.S.G.R., Silva, A.M.S., Rego, A.C (2012) “Análise protetora de derivados da luteolina num modelo de Huntington”. Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular traineeship report: Oliveira, A.M., Delgado, F., Malheiro, M.I. (2010) “Organização do genoma da Capra hircus e da Ovis aries (estudo preliminar). Relação evolutiva de alguns cromossomas das duas espécies”. Biblioteca da Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra.   {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ribeiro, M.; Rosenstock, T.; Oliveira, A M..; Oliveira, C.; Rego A. (2014) Insulin and IGF-1 protect against oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in Huntington’s disease knock-in striatal cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 74: 129-144{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oliveira, A.M.; Cardoso, S.; Ribeiro, M.; Seixas, R.S.G.R.; Silva, A.M.S.; Rego, A.C. Luteolin and 3-alkyl-luteolin derivatives: potential neuroprotective agents in Huntington’s disease striatal cells. (Submitted on Neurochemistry International){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Rodrigues J.; Cunha-Oliveira T.; Ribeiro M.; Rosenstock TR.; Naia L.; Oliveira-Sousa S.; Oliveira A.M.; hayden MR.; Rego AC. Histone deacetylase inhibitors protect against pyruvate dehydrogenase dysfunction in Huntington’s disease (in preparation){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Naia L., Rosenstock T.R., Oliveira A.M., Oliveira-Sousa S.I., Caldeira G.L., Laço M.N., Hayden M.R., Oliveira C.R. and Rego A.C. Resveratrol ameliorate motor coordination and mitochondrial function in Huntington’s disease models. (in preparation)|Ana M. Oliveira, Luana Naia, Catarina Carmo, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, A. Cristina Rego. SIRT3 modulates mitochondrial function and ROS production in striatal cells from Huntington’s disease knock-in mice. 29th Meeting of Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia. Aveiro, Portugal, May 29-30, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Catarina Carmo, Luana Naia, Ana M. Oliveira, Jorge Valero, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, A. Cristina Rego. Overexpression of sirtuin 3 alters mitochondrial dynamics in a cellular model of Huntington’s disease. 29th Meeting of Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia. Aveiro, Portugal, May 29-30, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Luana Naia, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, Ana M. Oliveira, Sofia I. Oliveira-Sousa, Gladys L. Caldeira, Mário N. Laço, Catarina Carmo, Michael R. Hayden, Catarina R. Oliveira, A. Cristina Rego. Sirtuins activation in huntington’s disease: friend or foe? XII CNC Annual Meeting, 15-16 December, 2014, Coimbra, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oliveira, A.; Cardoso, S.; Ribeiro, M.; Seixas, R.; Silva, A.; Rego, A. Luteolin and 3-alkyl-luteolin derivatives: potential neuroprotective agents in Huntington’s disease striatal cells. XIII Meeting of the Neuroscience Portuguese Society (SPN). Luso, Portugal. May 30-31 and June 1, 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oliveira, A.; Cardoso, S.; Ribeiro, M.; Seixas, R.; Silva, A.; Rego, A. Luteolin and 3-alkyl-luteolin derivatives: potential neuroprotective agents in Huntington’s disease striatal cells. 47th Annual Scientific Meeting. Albufeira, Portugal, April 17-20, 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Oliveira, A.; Gomes, F.; Canhoto, J. Conservação e Multiplicação in vitro de plantas adultas selecionadas de Arbutus unedo L. II Conferences of Fellows of the Integration of Research CERNAS, Proença-a-Nova, May 20, 2011.|Best poster prize: Márcio Ribeiro, Ana M. Oliveira, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, Catarina R. Oliveira, A. Cristina Rego. " Insulin and IGF-1 improve mitochondrial function in a PI-3K/Akt-dependent manner and reduce mitochondrial generation of reactive oxygen species in Huntington's disease knock-in striatal cells" (2014). XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society|Cellular culture experience: cell lines (STHdhQ111/Q111, STHdhQ7/Q7 and human lymphoblasts) and primary cell culture (striatal and cortical neurons from transgenic mice YAC128){NewLine}{NewLine}Molecular biology techniques: western blotting, real time PCR{NewLine}{NewLine}Mitochondrial function techniques: oxygen consumption (oxygraph), mitochondrial membrane potential (spectrofluorometer), spectrophotometer{NewLine}{NewLine}Microscopy competences: brain slices (cryostat), optical and fluorescence microscopy{NewLine}{NewLine}Data analysis programs: GraphPad, Quantity One, Image J, BioRad CFX (real time PCR)|||107|||
9595|2015-05-31 21:27:51|Inês Antunes de Santa Ana|14-06-1991|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua Rosa Ramalho, Nr 31-16, 2950-580 Quinta do Anjo, Palmela|ines.santa.ana@gmail.com|911988588|We can easily be astounded at a ballerina dancing while she glides and twirls, making every movement seem so effortless. As a neuroscience student, I acknowledge that dancing requires remarkably complex calculations managed by our brain. Every time a ballerina dances, there are astonishing processes hidden in her pirouettes and I believe the major praise should be devoted to her brain!{NewLine}{NewLine}Dancing is one of my passions, but my greatest passion is science. That is why I want to pursue a career in science and explore the incredible organ that is our brain. Being part of NeurULisboa would allow me the amazing opportunity to grow as a promising neuroscientist.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am curious about the human body and the dazzling phenomenon that is life. That inspired me to apply to the Health Sciences BSc at Universidade de Lisboa, which equipped me with a strong laboratory experience and scientific reasoning, indispensable to pursue a scientific career. I aspired to understand how simple electrochemical activity could create ideas and bring up imagination. So I followed my curiosity and joined the Neuroscience MSc at Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade de Lisboa, where I studied the basics of neuroscience. I have conducted my MSc thesis under the orientation of Dr Tiago Maia at IMM, on the characterization of cognitive functions in psychiatric disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}In my PhD, I want to study human social behavior, by applying computational modeling to behavioral data from social dilemma games. NeurULisboa is the perfect program to help me conduct such an interdisciplinary endeavor, requiring the participation of different schools from Universidade de Lisboa and beyond. I have personally built a 3-way collaboration between the IMM (Dr Diana Prata, social neurobiology and neuroimaging expert), the IST (Dr Ana Paiva, robotics and social gaming expert) and the Champalimaud centre (Dr Gonzalo Polavieja, expert in computational modeling) in order to assure multidisciplinary expertise for this project. My background knowledge and experience, allied with my intrinsic curiosity, make me the right candidate to NeurULisboa, and I feel that the skills and motivation I bring will allow me to make the most of this program.{NewLine}{NewLine}Every neuron sets its own rhythm, eventually combining itself with others to perform the most beautiful choreography. I want to carry on researching, to uncover the meaning of the neurons’ dance and be able to help them find their synchrony whenever something gets out of tune.|September 2012 – July 2015 (expected date of completion){NewLine}{NewLine}Master Degree in Neuroscience{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular year classification: 18 out of 20 values {NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis: Flexibility and Control of Attention{NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis advisor: Professor Tiago Vaz Maia {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2009 – July 2012 {NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor Degree in Health Sciences {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Dentistry of University of Lisbon {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 16 out of 20 values (ESCC/Ranking: Grade A){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2006 – July 2009 {NewLine}{NewLine}High School Diploma in Science and Technology{NewLine}{NewLine}Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, Sintra {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 18 out of 20 values{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Additional training:{NewLine}{NewLine}2nd Summer School in Model-Based Neuroscience held by the University of Amsterdam and the Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Amsterdam, 1st - 5th of June 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Course “Sources of Information on Health Sciences - Search, find and organize information”, Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 15th of May, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Coursera online course “Computing for Data Analysis”, offered by Johns Hopkins University, January - February 2014. Course completed with Distinction.|October 2012 – May 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Undergraduate researcher at Toxicology Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon {NewLine}{NewLine}Occupational toxicology: study of predictive biomarkers of neurotoxicity in populations exposed to metals.|May 2013 – Present {NewLine}{NewLine}Master student at Tiago Maia’s Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM) {NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychology: study of attention, inhibitory control and decision-making in psychiatric disorders.||Santa Ana, I; Rilling, JK; Polavieja, GG; Prata, DP. Human social learning - modelling cooperation on the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Poster presentation at the Model-Based Neuroscience Summer School, Amsterdam, 1st - 5th of June 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Santa Ana, I; Maia, TV. Neurobiology of ADHD: involvement of the norepinergic and dopaminergic systems. Poster presentation at the iMed Conference® 6.0, Lisbon, 10th – 12th of October 2014.|Finalist of the Fundação AstraZeneca Innovate Competition, with the project “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Subtypes: Differential involvement of the noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems”, October 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Honour awards for excelent academic performance, Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, 2008 and 2009. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit awards for notourious activities in favour of the community and society, Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, 2007 and 2009.|Computer Skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming: R, Matlab{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychology tools: Psychophysics Toolbox (Psychtoolbox){NewLine}{NewLine}Word Processing: Microsoft Word, Pages, Latex{NewLine}{NewLine}Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel, Numbers{NewLine}{NewLine}Presentation: Microsoft Power Point, Keynote, Prezi{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Teaching experience: Helped Professor Tiago Maia tutor a course in R programming for the students of the doctoral programme LisbonBioMed 2014, Intituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization experience: Member of the organizing committee of International Conference on Tobacco Prevention and Control (ICTPC’13), organized by the Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon and the University of Minho, Lisbon, 14th and 15th of November 2013. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Extracurricular activities:{NewLine}{NewLine}Volunteer at Animalife association.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation at the National Gym for Life competition (2012) with the classification of ‘Gold’, representing the group Com/Passos of Sporting Clube de Portugal (SCP).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation in National Championship of School Sport (2009), representing the group Mix to Move of High School of Leal da Câmara.|||17|||
9696|2015-05-31 21:29:41|Inês Antunes de Santa Ana|14-06-1991|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua Rosa Ramalho, Nr 31-16, 2950-580 Quinta do Anjo, Palmela|ines.santa.ana@gmail.com|911988588|We can easily be astounded at a ballerina dancing while she glides and twirls, making every movement seem so effortless. As a neuroscience student, I acknowledge that dancing requires remarkably complex calculations managed by our brain. Every time a ballerina dances, there are astonishing processes hidden in her pirouettes and I believe the major praise should be devoted to her brain!{NewLine}{NewLine}Dancing is one of my passions, but my greatest passion is science. That is why I want to pursue a career in science and explore the incredible organ that is our brain. Being part of NeurULisboa would allow me the amazing opportunity to grow as a promising neuroscientist.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am curious about the human body and the dazzling phenomenon that is life. That inspired me to apply to the Health Sciences BSc at Universidade de Lisboa, which equipped me with a strong laboratory experience and scientific reasoning, indispensable to pursue a scientific career. I aspired to understand how simple electrochemical activity could create ideas and bring up imagination. So I followed my curiosity and joined the Neuroscience MSc at Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade de Lisboa, where I studied the basics of neuroscience. I have conducted my MSc thesis under the orientation of Dr Tiago Maia at IMM, on the characterization of cognitive functions in psychiatric disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}In my PhD, I want to study human social behavior, by applying computational modeling to behavioral data from social dilemma games. NeurULisboa is the perfect program to help me conduct such an interdisciplinary endeavor, requiring the participation of different schools from Universidade de Lisboa and beyond. I have personally built a 3-way collaboration between the IMM (Dr Diana Prata, social neurobiology and neuroimaging expert), the IST (Dr Ana Paiva, robotics and social gaming expert) and the Champalimaud centre (Dr Gonzalo Polavieja, expert in computational modeling) in order to assure multidisciplinary expertise for this project. My background knowledge and experience, allied with my intrinsic curiosity, make me the right candidate to NeurULisboa, and I feel that the skills and motivation I bring will allow me to make the most of this program.{NewLine}{NewLine}Every neuron sets its own rhythm, eventually combining itself with others to perform the most beautiful choreography. I want to carry on researching, to uncover the meaning of the neurons’ dance and be able to help them find their synchrony whenever something gets out of tune.|September 2012 – July 2015 (expected date of completion){NewLine}{NewLine}Master Degree in Neuroscience{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}Curricular year classification: 18 out of 20 values {NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis: Flexibility and Control of Attention{NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis advisor: Professor Tiago Vaz Maia {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2009 – July 2012 {NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor Degree in Health Sciences {NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Dentistry of University of Lisbon {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 16 out of 20 values (ESCC/Ranking: Grade A){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2006 – July 2009 {NewLine}{NewLine}High School Diploma in Science and Technology{NewLine}{NewLine}Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, Sintra {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 18 out of 20 values{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Additional training:{NewLine}{NewLine}2nd Summer School in Model-Based Neuroscience held by the University of Amsterdam and the Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Amsterdam, 1st - 5th of June 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Course “Sources of Information on Health Sciences - Search, find and organize information”, Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 15th of May, 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Coursera online course “Computing for Data Analysis”, offered by Johns Hopkins University, January - February 2014. Course completed with Distinction.|October 2012 – May 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Undergraduate researcher at Toxicology Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon {NewLine}{NewLine}Occupational toxicology: study of predictive biomarkers of neurotoxicity in populations exposed to metals.|May 2013 – Present {NewLine}{NewLine}Master student at Tiago Maia’s Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM) {NewLine}{NewLine}Neuropsychology: study of attention, inhibitory control and decision-making in psychiatric disorders.||Santa Ana, I; Rilling, JK; Polavieja, GG; Prata, DP. Human social learning - modelling cooperation on the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Poster presentation at the Model-Based Neuroscience Summer School, Amsterdam, 1st - 5th of June 2015.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Santa Ana, I; Maia, TV. Neurobiology of ADHD: involvement of the norepinergic and dopaminergic systems. Poster presentation at the iMed Conference® 6.0, Lisbon, 10th – 12th of October 2014.|Finalist of the Fundação AstraZeneca Innovate Competition, with the project “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Subtypes: Differential involvement of the noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems”, October 2014.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Honour awards for excelent academic performance, Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, 2008 and 2009. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Merit awards for notourious activities in favour of the community and society, Secondary School of Leal da Câmara, 2007 and 2009.|Computer Skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming: R, Matlab{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychology tools: Psychophysics Toolbox (Psychtoolbox){NewLine}{NewLine}Word Processing: Microsoft Word, Pages, Latex{NewLine}{NewLine}Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel, Numbers{NewLine}{NewLine}Presentation: Microsoft Power Point, Keynote, Prezi{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Teaching experience: Helped Professor Tiago Maia tutor a course in R programming for the students of the doctoral programme LisbonBioMed 2014, Intituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Organization experience: Member of the organizing committee of International Conference on Tobacco Prevention and Control (ICTPC’13), organized by the Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon and the University of Minho, Lisbon, 14th and 15th of November 2013. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Extracurricular activities:{NewLine}{NewLine}Volunteer at Animalife association.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation at the National Gym for Life competition (2012) with the classification of ‘Gold’, representing the group Com/Passos of Sporting Clube de Portugal (SCP).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation in National Championship of School Sport (2009), representing the group Mix to Move of High School of Leal da Câmara.|17_letter1_2015-05-31-08-29-41.pdf||17|||
9797|2015-05-31 22:09:32|Catarina Sofia Rodrigues do Carmo|25-07-1992|Viseu, Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Fernando Melo, No.3{NewLine}{NewLine}3000-169{NewLine}{NewLine}Coimbra|ccarmo0@hotmail.com|964321097|To whom it may concern,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am currently finishing my Masters Degree in Molecular Genetics (University of Minho) at Doctor Cristina Rego’s lab (Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology), under her and Doctor Olga Coutinho (University of Minho) supervision. {NewLine}{NewLine}It is within our interest to understand the role of the protein SIRT3 on mitochondrial dynamics in Huntington’s disease, using an immortalized striatal cell line, originated from knock-in mice. I have learned several important techniques (cell culture-cell lines, Western Blotting, preparation of mitochondrial/cytosolic extracts, transfection techniques, immunocytochemistry), along with the ability to work with fluorescence/confocal microscopes.{NewLine}{NewLine}My interest in this field started during my bachelor degree in Health Sciences (University of Lisbon), where subjects such as Human Genetics, Developmental Biology and Neuroanatomy had a great impact on me. Alongside that, a Masters in Molecular Genetics raised my critical and scientific thinking and an interest in molecular biology and signaling, being one of the reasons why I am with a group that works with mitochondrial dysfunction and signaling in neurodegeneration.{NewLine}{NewLine}I was sure I was settled, how wrong was I! I decided with assured conviction I was made to work in a laboratory, to handle pipettes, staying hours in the lab, the frustration when something goes wrong/unplanned and how to quickly work to solve arising problems. {NewLine}{NewLine}That is why I want to pursue a PhD, I am not done with science and science is not done with me, there is still too much to be learned. {NewLine}{NewLine}I am reaching for this doctoral program since my main interests remain at the molecular/cellular level in the neuroscience field, being one of the strong research areas done at IMM. As a ‘freshman’ in science, I do have a lot to learn still, not only theoretically but also lab wise.  But I do hope it transpired that I am a very determined and driven individual above all. Hard-working and a fast learner, with a forever growing interest in science, and relentless until I achieve my goals. I do believe my lack of experience on certain matters can be easily compensated. I see this Doctoral Program as the perfect place to take me, to push me to be more of what I could be, and to frame the contribution I can have in science.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Catarina Carmo|MSc in Molecular Genetics (University of Minho – School of Sciences) - 2013 – Scheduled conclusion in 2015	{NewLine}{NewLine}Program taught in English and Portuguese{NewLine}{NewLine}Current average:  18/20 (60 ECTS){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor in Health Sciences (University of Lisbon) - 2010-2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor taught in consortium of five faculties within the university: Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology and Dental Medicine{NewLine}{NewLine}Final average: 16/20 (180 ECTS)|Research trainee at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology –  Coimbra, Portugal (July,2014 - present){NewLine}{NewLine}Master Thesis development: Role of Sirtuin 3 on mitochondrial dynamics in Huntigton’s disease cellular models{NewLine}{NewLine}Under the supervision of: Doctor Ana Cristina Rego (Tenured Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra and Principal Investigator at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology) and Doctor Olga Coutinho (Associate Professor of the Biology Department, University of Minho – School of Sciences)|Research trainee at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Signaling in Neurodegeneration Group) –  Coimbra, Portugal (July,2014 - present)||Oral Communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}Carmo C, Naia L, Oliveira AM, Valero J, Rosenstock TR, Rego AC. Overexpression of sirtuin 3 alters mitochondrial dynamics in a cellular model of Huntington’s disease. XXIX Meeting of the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia. May 29-30th, 2015, Aveiro, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster Communications:{NewLine}{NewLine}Carmo C, Naia L, Oliveira AM, Valero J, Rosenstock TR, Rego AC. Altered mitochondrial function and dynamics imposed by sirtuin 3 overexpression in huntington’s disease striatal cells. XXXIX Portuguese Genetics Conference. May 25-27th, 2015, Braga, Portugal.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Carmo C, Naia L, Oliveira AM, Valero J, Rosenstock TR, Rego AC. Sirtuin 3 overexpression affects mitochondrial dynamics in striatal cells derived from huntington’s disease knock-in mice. XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences. June 4-5th, 2015, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. (accepted)||Technical skills:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Cell culture skills (in particular, with cell lines);{NewLine}{NewLine}- Microscopy related (Fluorescent and Confocal Microscopy);{NewLine}{NewLine}- Immunocytochemistry performance, acquirement of images, and their further study - morphology, colocalization, with the help of Macros specifically designed within the group;{NewLine}{NewLine}- Protein assessment and quantification (Western Blotting); {NewLine}{NewLine}- Transfection studies (overexpression and knockdown), along with amplification of used plasmids (transformation of competent bacteria, use of commercial DNA Extraction kits, DNA quantification with Nanodrop, use of restriction enzymes and performance of agarose gel electrophoresis, to ensure the correct sequence).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Other:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Image Editing skills (Photoshop);{NewLine}{NewLine}- 02-6-2014 – 13-6-2014 : Advanced Course on New insights into structure, function and regulation of transport proteins (University of Minho- School of Sciences);{NewLine}{NewLine}- 11-2011 – 07-2013 : Treasurer of the student’s nucleus of the Bachelor in Health Sciences (with organization of symposiums, promotion activities for the bachelor and leisure events).|83_letter1_2015-05-31-09-09-32.pdf||83|||
9898|2015-05-31 22:13:19|Liane dos Santos Canas|11-08-1992|Portugal|Portuguese|Rua Principal n.º 61 Mata do Porto Mouro, 2500-794 Caldas da Rainha|fc40781@alunos.fc.ul.pt|+351961543304|In the past years, I attended courses such as general physics, computer science and programming, electronics, medical equipment, radiation technology, biomedical engineering and medical physics, biostatistics, anatomy and physiology. Acquiring these skills led me to become increasingly motivated about these subjects and biomedical engineering in general and in Neuroscience in particular. I became fascinated about how we can use computer science to study the human brain functions and brain behaviour when neuropathologies are present. My Curriculum Vitae presents a record of this and also of my interest in the application of modern techniques, developed using physical concepts within the medical context, to study and to treat neuropathologies. After carrying out a project in my first year on neurophysiology, namely about Electrophysiological Pathologies such as Epilepsy, I realized that I have a passion about the human brain and how this organ processes the information and assumes the ‘command’ of the multiple systems in the body. In fact, I did a summer internship (2012) supervised by Doctor Maria João Rosa in the Department of Computer Science, University College of London, with the title “Multivariate pattern analysis of neuroimaging data using PRoNTo”, for which I received a grade of 19 out of a maximum of 20. During that time I worked with various research groups and I learnt how to use the machine learning techniques to diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer's and Schizophrenia. I am currently doing my Master’s Project in the Division of Anaesthesia, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, under the supervision Dr. Marta Correia. These past few months, in University of Cambridge, I am developing my knowledge in MRI theory and imaging analysis techniques. Besides this, I am becoming familiar with standard preprocessing and analysis pipelines, using both standard packages such as SPM or FSL, as well as my own analysis scripts. During my PhD I would like focus my attention in questions such as neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson disease. For that, combining precise morphology and detailed biophysics of single cells within large-scale realistic and data-driven network models, I will be able to simulate the emergent properties of neural circuits affected by pathological changes originated by this neurological disorder, and, with this, study the brain behaviour in the presence of this disorder.|2013–Present: Master’s in Engineering Science – Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon (Portugal) – foreseen grade of 17 over a maximum of 20;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010–2013: Bachelor in Engineering Science – Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon (Portugal) – final grade of 15 over a maximum of 20|1) Research Project: Quantitative comparison of multi-centre MRI data for mild to severe Traumatic Brain Injury, developed in University of Cambridge (Head of Department – Professor David Menon), under supervision of Dr. Marta Correia.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2) Research Project: Quantitative comparison of multi-centre MRI data for mild to severe Traumatic Brain Injury, developed in University of Cambridge (Head of Department – Professor David Menon), under supervision of Dr. Marta Correia.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}3)Image Processing Methods for PET/MRI Multi-Modality Imaging.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Biophysics Institute and Biomedical Engineering - http://ibeb.fc.ul.pt/ (University of Lisbon).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Project developed under the supervision of Dr. Liliana Caldeira and Dr. Raquel Conceição.|Research project in context of Master thesis at University of Cambridge.||1) R. C. Conceição, J. L. Tourais, L. S. Canas, G. Delso, L. Caldeira, “Image Processing Methods for PET/MR Multi-Modality Imaging: Initial Study Regarding Binding of MR images”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 2013.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2) L. S. Canas;. J.L. Tourais, R. C. Conceição; L. Caldeira, "Image Processing Methods for PET/MRI Multi-Modality Imaging". 5th WORKSHOP ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon. Lisbon, Portugal.|ERASMUS funded Internship at University of Cambridge.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Selected from a national competition to represent Portugal in 4th Iberoamerican Olympiads of Biology, Lima - Peru{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Selected to present a project in the 4th National Exhibition of Science, Museum of Electricity Lisbon - Bioindicators of water quality|Solid knowledge of MATLABTM and regular user of C programming language, SolidWorks and Comsol.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Satisfactory command of LaTex.{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of FSL, PRoNTo, SPM.|167_letter1_2015-05-31-09-13-19.pdf|167_letter2_2015-05-31-09-13-19.pdf|167|||
9999|2015-05-31 22:20:45|Joana Cabeleira Matreno|07-10-1987|Torres Novas|Portuguese|Estrada Nacional, nº13{NewLine}{NewLine}Outeiro Grande{NewLine}{NewLine}2350-027 Torres Novas|joanamatreno@gmail.com|967678463|Dear jury members,{NewLine}{NewLine}Finding your research opportunity I would like to present my application for the Phd in Integrative Neurosciences grant.{NewLine}{NewLine}I finished my Masters in Clinical Psychology (16 marks) at Miguel Torga Higher Institute in December 2010. I am already a member of Ordem dos Psicólogos (No. 14717). My clinical practice is mainly cognitive behavioural, although I have also been practicing psychological and neuropsychological assessments.{NewLine}{NewLine}Currently I am finishing a specialized course in geriatric neuropsychology ate CRIAP institute.{NewLine}{NewLine}On the research field I worked as a volunteer within the framework of the project "Aging Trajectories", since September 2010 till December 2012, at Miguel Torga Higher Institute. My participation in this project gave me the skills at neuropsychological assessment, cognitive functioning and cognitive impairment as well as interpersonal and problem-solving skills, critical thinking and team work. It also gave me important skills in statistical analysis using SPSS.{NewLine}{NewLine}Since my traineeship, but mainly during my participation in the project, I wrote papers for publication in refereed journals, book chapters as well as proceedings, poster communications and oral communications in scientific meetings.{NewLine}{NewLine}Furthermore, I have former experience acquired in my traineeship.{NewLine}{NewLine}There are a number of reasons why I am applying for the PhD programme. A general reason is that I would like to pursue my carrier path at the academic level. But the most important reason is my great interest  in  integrated neuronal network function and disability in mental disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}Despite I do not have formation at Neuroimaging, I will certianly aquire skills throughout your doctoral program.  {NewLine}{NewLine}Every bit of achievement in neurosciences research, I firmly believe, will greatly change the way and the quality of our life. I long to contribute all that I have to help create a better life for you and for me in the nearest future.{NewLine}{NewLine}I hope you share my opinion that I would be a suitable candidate for the PhD programme. This would allow me to pursue my academic ambitions.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am at your disposal for an interview during which I will be able to give you additional details on my professional experience.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for taking the time to consider this application.{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully,{NewLine}{NewLine}Joana Matreno|October 2008 to December 2010 - Master Degree in Clinical Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}EQF level 7{NewLine}{NewLine}Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Final score of 18 marks at traineeship under supervision of Master Ana Melo and PhD Anabela Pereira (GAP-SASUC) and PhD Sónia Oliveira (ISMT). Master thesis presented on December 15th 2010 titled: "Dissociative experiences and homesickness in college students" with a score of 18 marks. Final mark of Master degree: 16.Master Degree in Clinical Psychology{NewLine}{NewLine}EQF level 7{NewLine}{NewLine}Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Final score of 18 marks at traineeship under supervision of Master Ana Melo and PhD Anabela Pereira (GAP-SASUC) and PhD Sónia Oliveira (ISMT). Master thesis presented on December 15th 2010 titled: "Dissociative experiences and homesickness in college students" with a score of 18 marks. Final mark of Master degree: 16.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2005 to June 2008 - Graduation in Psychology (Final marks: 14){NewLine}{NewLine}EQF level 6{NewLine}{NewLine}Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal)|February 2014 to February 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Clinical Psychologist{NewLine}{NewLine}Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Entroncamento, Entroncamento (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Traineeship under the program Trainee-employment from Employment and Professional Former Institute (IEFP){NewLine}{NewLine}- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy{NewLine}{NewLine}- Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessments{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}December 2012 to June 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Clinical Psychologist{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychological Support Office (GAPSI) - Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy{NewLine}{NewLine}- Counselling{NewLine}{NewLine}- Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessments{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}December 2011 to December 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Clinical Psychologist (Trainee){NewLine}{NewLine}Psychological Support Office (GAPSI)- Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Traineeship to obtain the status of a full member of the Portuguese Psychologists.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy{NewLine}{NewLine}- Counselling{NewLine}{NewLine}- Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessments{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011/2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Co-supervision of master thesis{NewLine}{NewLine}Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Correia, A. R. (2012). O impacto da afetividade no funcionamento cognitivo. Non published thesis, Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}Nascimento, T. (2012). Impacto da atenção no funcionamento cognitivo. Non published thesis, Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}Rodrigues, F. (2012). Fluências verbais e funcionamento executivo em idosos institucionalizados do distrito de Coimbra. Non published thesis, Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}Ferreira, L. (2012). O impacto das funções executivas no funcionamento cognitivo do idoso sob resposta social. Non published thesis, Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}Caldas, L. (2012). Fatores associados às fluências verbais no idoso sob resposta social do distrito de Coimbra. Non published thesis, Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2010 to December 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Researcher (volunteer){NewLine}{NewLine}Department of Research and Development - Miguel Torga Higher Institute, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Project - "Aging Trajectories"{NewLine}{NewLine}- Supervision of master degree's students during data collection{NewLine}{NewLine}- Statistical analysis support{NewLine}{NewLine}- Literature review{NewLine}{NewLine}- Posters, articles and communications{NewLine}{NewLine}- Co-supervision of master degree tesis{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2009 to June 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Clinical Psychologist Trainee{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychopedagogic Counselling Office - Social Action Services of University of Coimbra (GAP-SASUC), Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Counselling;{NewLine}{NewLine}Cognitive Behaviour Therapy:{NewLine}{NewLine}- Social Phobia{NewLine}{NewLine}- Depression{NewLine}{NewLine}- Eating Disorders{NewLine}{NewLine}- Anxiety Disorder{NewLine}{NewLine}- Panic Disorder{NewLine}{NewLine}- Personality Disorders{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}August 2009 to September 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Psychologist (as a volunteer){NewLine}{NewLine}Community Center ROSTO, Torres Novas (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}Psychological support to underpriviledged families.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}August 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Volunteer{NewLine}{NewLine}Torrejano Center for Rehabilitation and Integration, Torres Novas (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2007 to June 2008{NewLine}{NewLine}Volunteer{NewLine}{NewLine}The Community Against HIV Portuguese Foundation, Coimbra (Portugal)|Unemployed|Paper Publications in Refereed Journals{NewLine}{NewLine}1. Moitinho, S., Marques, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Vigário, V., Almeida, R., Matreno, J. ... Daniel, F. (2013). Executive functions, visuoconstructive ability and memory in institutionalized elderly. European Psychiatry,28(Supl. 1). doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76302-8{NewLine}{NewLine}2. Matreno, J. e Espirito-Santo, H. (2013). The examiner's effect on the measurement of dissociation and other psychopathological symptoms in college students. European Psychiatry,28(Supl. 1). doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76568-4{NewLine}{NewLine}3. Pardal, A., Espirito-Santo, H., Lemos, L., Matreno, J., Amaro, H., Guadalupe, S. ... Gonçalves, R. (2013). Social suport, mental health, and satisfaction with life in institutionalized elderly. European Psychiatry,28(Supl. 1). doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76565-9{NewLine}{NewLine}4. Caldas, L., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Marques, M., Pena, I. T., Costa, M. D. ... Daniel, F. (2013). Verbal fluencies associated factors in elderly. European Psychiatry,28(Supl. 1). doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76563-5{NewLine}{NewLine}5. Espírito-Santo, H., Marques, M., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Pena, I. T., Rodrigues, F., Antunes, E. … Pimentel, A. S. (2012). Associations between sleep quality and different correlates in the elderly. Journal of Sleep Research, 21(Suppl. 1), 142.{NewLine}{NewLine}6. Marques, M., Espírito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Alves, V., Vigário, V., Nascimento, T. … Ferreira, L. (2012). Psychometric properties of a subjective sleep quality index to be used with the elderly: an exploratory study. Journal of Sleep Research, 21(Suppl. 1), S199.{NewLine}{NewLine}7. Espirito-Santo, H., Marques, M., Pena, I. T., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Rodrigues, F., Antunes, E. … Pimentel, A. S. (2012). Subjective sleep quality effect on cognitive functioning in institutionalised elderly. Journal of Sleep Research, 21(Suppl. 1), 142.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Book chapters{NewLine}{NewLine}1. Costa, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., e Amaro, H. (2012). Trauma, dissociação e psicopatologia em reclusos. In R. Quevedo-Blasco e V. J. Quevedo-Blasco (Eds.),Avances en Psicología Clínica. Libro De Capítulos Del v Congreso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicología Clínica(pp. 491–494). Granada: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual AEPC.{NewLine}{NewLine}2. Gaspar, A., Marques, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Lemos, L., Amaro, H., Daniel, F., Guadalupe, S., Simões, D. (2012). Memória a curto-prazo em idosos em lar e em centro de dia. In R. Quevedo-Blasco e V. J. Quevedo-Blasco (Eds.), Avances en Psicología Clínica. Libro De Capítulos Del v Congreso Internacional Y X Nacional De Psicología Clínica(pp. 28–31). Granada: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual AEPC.{NewLine}{NewLine}3. Espirito-Santo, H., Maia, S., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Pena, I.T., Amaro, H., Lemos, L., Simões, D., Guadalupe, S., Daniel, F. (2012). Funções executivas e sintomas de ansiedade: estudo em idosos sob resposta social. In R. Quevedo-Blasco e V. J. Quevedo-Blasco (Eds.), Avances en Psicología Clínica. Libro De Capítulos Del v Congreso Internacional Y X Nacional De Psicología Clínica(pp. 150–153). Granada: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual AEPC.{NewLine}{NewLine}4. Pena, I.T., Espirito-Santo, H., Fermino, S., Matreno, J., Lemos, L., Amaro, H., Daniel, F., Simões, D., Guadalupe, S. (2012). O impacto dos sintomas depressivos no défice cognitivo em idosos institucionalizados. In R. Quevedo-Blasco e V. J. Quevedo-Blasco (Eds.),Avances en Psicología Clínica. Libro De Capítulos Del v Congreso Internacional Y X Nacional De Psicología Clínica(pp. 199–202). Granada: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual AEPC{NewLine}{NewLine}5. Fermino, S., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Daniel, F., Pena, I., Maia, S., Gonçalves, Marques, M., Falcão, D., Gaspar, A. (2012). Diferenças sintomáticas, neuropsicológicas e sociodemográficas em idosos com doença de Alzheimerversusidosos com depressão. In R. Quevedo-Blasco e V. J. Quevedo-Blasco (Eds.),Avances en Psicología Clínica. Libro De Capítulos Del v Congreso Internacional Y X Nacional De Psicología Clínica(pp. 36–39). Granada: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual AEPC.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Poster Communications{NewLine}{NewLine}1. Espírito-Santo, H., Marques, M., Torres Pena, I., Falcão, D., Matreno, J. (2013, June).O efeito da qualidade subjectiva do sono no funcionamento cognitivo em idosos institucionalizados. Poster presented at 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Coimbra (Portugal){NewLine}{NewLine}2. Espírito-Santo, H., Marques, M., Matreno, J., Falcão, D., Moitinho, S., Almeida, R., Costa, M. e Caldas, L. (2013, June).Propriedades psicométricas de um índice de qualidade subjetiva do sono usado em idosos: um estudo exploratório. Poster presented at 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Coimbra (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}3. Moitinho, S., Marques, M., Espírito-Santo, H., Vigário, V., Almeida, R., Matreno, J., Alves, V., Nascimento, T., Costa, M., Tomaz, M., Caldas, L. e Ferreira, L. (2013, June).Declínio cognitivo e funções executivas em idosos institucionalizados. Poster presented at VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}4. Matreno, J. e Espírito-Santo, H. (2013, April). The examiner’s effect on the measurement of dissociation and other psychopathological symptoms in college students. Poster presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice (Fance){NewLine}{NewLine}5. Pardal, A., Espirito-Santo, H., Lemos, L., Matreno, J., Amaro, H., Guadalupe, S., Daniel, F., Ferreira, J., Fernandes, M., Carvalho, D., Maia, S., Gonçalves R. (2013, April). Social support, mental health, and satisfaction with life in institutionalized elderly. Poster presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice (France). (Chosen for e-poster){NewLine}{NewLine}6. Caldas, L., Espírito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Marques, M., pena, I., Costa, M., Costa, A., Simões D., Conde, A., Correia, A. R., Almeida, R., Moitinho, S., Ferreira, L., Rodrigues, F., Guadalupe, S., Simões, S., Daniel, F., e Lemos, L. (2013, April). Verbal fluencies associated factors in elderly. Poster presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice (France). (Chosen for e-poster){NewLine}{NewLine}7. Moitinho, S., Marques, M., Espírito-Santo, H., Vigário, V., Almeida, R., Matreno, J., Alves, V., Nascimento, T., Costa, M., Tomaz, M., Caldas, L. e Ferreira, L. (2013, April). Executive functions, visuoconstructive ability and memory in institutionalized elderly. Poster presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice (France). (Chosen for e-poster){NewLine}{NewLine}8. Almeida R., Marques, M., Espírito Santo, H., Moitinho, S., Conde, A., Vigário, V., Pena, I., Matreno, J., Rodrigues, F., Antunes, E., Simões, D., Costa, A., Correia, A., Pimentel, A.S., Alves, V., Nascimento, T., Almeida, R., Costa, M., Tomaz, M., Caldas, L., Ferreira, L., Lemos, L., Simões, S., Guadalupe, S., Daniel, F. (2013, April). Selective attention and cognitive decline in institutionalized elderly. Poster presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice (France).{NewLine}{NewLine}9. Espírito-Santo, H., Marques., M., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Pena, I., Rodrigues, F., Antunes, E., Simões, D., Conde, A., Costa, A., Correia, A., Pimentel, A.S. (2012, September).Associations between sleep quality and different correlates in the elderly. Poster presented at 21st Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Paris (France).{NewLine}{NewLine}10. Espírito-Santo, H., Marques, M., Pena, I., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Rodrigues, F., Antunes, E., Simões, D., Conde, A., Costa, A., Correia, A., Pimentel, A. S. (2012, September).Subjective sleep quality on cognitive functioning in institutionalised elderly. Poster presented at 21st Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Paris (France).{NewLine}{NewLine}11. Marques, M., Espírito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Alves, V., Vigário, V., Nascimento, T., Moitinho, S., Almeida, R., Costa, M., Tomaz, M., Caldas, L., Testas, L. e Ferreira, L. (2012, September).Psychometric properties of a subjective sleep quality index to be used with the elderly: an exploratory study. Poster presented at 21st Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Paris (France).{NewLine}{NewLine}12. Gonçalves, A.R., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Guadalupe, S. (2012, April).Declínio cognitivo, sintomas ansiosos e depressivos: estudo em idosos sob resposta social no concelho de Coimbra. Poster presented at I International Congress Social Gerontology, Issues and Challenges, Construction of a New Social Reality. Praia da Vitória, Ilha Terceira, Açores (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}13. Espirito-Santo, H., Lemos, L., Simões, S, Marques, M., Matreno, J., Nogueira, M., Oliveira, M. e Cunha, M. (2012, May).Gabinete de Apoio Psicológico do Instituto Superior Miguel Torga. Poster presented at II Congresso Nacional da RESAPES-AP: Apoio Psicológico no Ensino Superior: Um Olhar sobre o Futuro, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}14. Matreno, J., Espirito-Santo, H., Cunha, M. (2012, May).Sintomatologia Dissociativa e Psicopatológica em Estudantes do Ensino Superior: A influência do Avaliador. Poster presented at II Congresso Nacional da RESAPES-AP: Apoio Psicológico no Ensino Superior: Um Olhar sobre o Futuro, Porto (Portugal).{NewLine}{NewLine}15. Costa, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Amaro, H. (2012, April).Trauma, dissociação e psicopatologia em reclusos. Poster presented at V Congresso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santander (Spain).{NewLine}{NewLine}16. Fermino, S., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Daniel, F., Pena, I., Maia, S., Gonçalves, Marques, M., Falcão, D., Gaspar, A. (2012, April).Diferenças sintomáticas e sociodemográficas em idosos com doença de Alzheimer versus idosos com depressão. Poster presented at V Congresso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santander (Spain).{NewLine}{NewLine}17. Espirito-Santo, H., Maia, S., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Pena, I.T., Amaro, H., Lemos, L., Simões, D., Guadalupe, S., Daniel, F. (2012, April).Funções executivas e sintomas de ansiedade: estudo em idosos sob resposta social. Poster presented at V Congresso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santander (Spain).{NewLine}{NewLine}18. Pena, I.T., Espirito-Santo, H., Fermino, S., Matreno, J., Lemos, L., Amaro, H., Daniel, F., Simões, D., Guadalupe, S. (2012, April).O impacto dos sintomas depressivos no défice cognitivo em idosos institucionalizados. Poster presented at V Congresso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santander (Spain).{NewLine}{NewLine}19. Gaspar, A., Marques, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Matreno, J., Fermino, S., Lemos, L., Amaro, H., Daniel, F., Guadalupe, S., Simões, D. (2012, April).Memória a curto-prazo em idosos em Lar e em Centro de Dia. Poster presented at V Congresso Internacional Y X Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santander (Spain).{NewLine}{NewLine}20. Filipe, C.; Espírito Santo, H.; Matreno, J. (2011, November).Reabilitação neuropsicológica na doença de Alzheimer. Poster presented at 1ª Jornadas de Investigação do 2.º Ciclo em Psicologia Clínica, Coimbra (Portugal).|A. Pardal, H. Espirito-Santo, L. Lemos, J. Matreno, H. Amaro, S. Guadalupe, F. Daniel, J. Ferreira, M. Fernandes, D. Carvalho, S. Maia, R. Gonçalves (2013). Social support, mental health, and satisfaction with life in institutionalized elderly [article selected for communication]. 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. Nice: EPA{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2012, March). What vessels we will be in the same ocean? - Dissociative Disorders. Oral presentation, by invitation, in the XIV Cultural Week of University of Coimbra, at round table with PhD Pio Abreu and PhD Eduardo Sá.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2011, February - March). Practice module. Psychometrcis course (Professor MD Ilda Massano Cardoso) from 3rd year of Graduation in Psychology. Coimbra: Miguel Torga Higher Institute.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J., & Espírito Santo, H. (2011, November). The examiner’s effect in the measurement of dissociation and other psychopathological symptoms in college students. Presented in 1st Journeys Research of Master in Clinical Psychology , Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Melo, A., Marques, M., Matreno, J., Martins, J., Coelho, M., & Pereira, A. (2010, May). "Study... hard can be easy!": Apliance of a study method program at college. Presented in I Nacional Congress of RESAPES, Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2010, March). Social Phobia. Module taught in Cognitive Behavioural course (Professor PhD Anabela Pereira) from 1st year of Master Degree in Health and Clinical Psychology. Aveiro: Department of Education, University of Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2009, 11 de November). Conflict resolution. Module taught in Peer Education's Basic Training Course for Deelegates. Peer support skills, Psychopedagogic Counselling Office of Social Action Services of University of Coimbra (1 hour), Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2009-2010, October to April). Study Methods. Taught in the training program from Psychopedagogic Counselling Office of Social Action Services of University of Coimbra (4 hour/month), Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Matreno, J. (2009-2010, December to April). Oral communications in public. Taught in the training program from Psychopedagogic Counselling Office of Social Action Services of University of Coimbra (4 hour/month), Coimbra.|Filipe, C., Espírito Santo, H., & Matreno, J. (2011, Novembro). Reabilitação neuropsicológica na doença de Alzheimer. 1st Award of poster communications presented at 1ª Jornadas de Investigação do 2º Ciclo em Psicologia Clínica, Coimbra.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Melo, A., Marques, M., Matreno, J., Martins, J., Coelho, M., & Pereira, A. (2010, Maio). "Estudar… o difícil pode ser fácil!": Aplicação de um programa de métodos de estudo no ensino superior. Honorable mention awarded to communication presented at I Congresso Nacional da RESAPES, Aveiro.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}October 2005 - Merit Scholarship, Best mark (16) for entering into psychology graduation.|Good command of Office™ (Word ™, Excel ™, PowerPoint ™ e Outlook™){NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of Gogle Drive.{NewLine}{NewLine}Good command of SPSS for statistical analysis and Mendeley for organize papers.{NewLine}{NewLine}Musician (flute and piccolo) since September 1997.{NewLine}{NewLine}Volunteer experience.|31_letter1_2015-05-31-09-20-45.pdf||31|||
100100|2015-05-31 22:38:01|Cláudio Miguel Letras da Silva Ferreira|21-01-1987|Alto do Seixalinho|Portuguese|Av Dom Afonso Henriques nº66, 3º ESQ{NewLine}{NewLine}2830-247 Barreiro|claudiomlsf@gmail.com|938072847|I applied to NeurULisboa PhD because I am convinced that this PhD can provide me the tools for a solid training in areas of my interest, specifically in neurosciences research. My main goal is to be a researcher recognized for my work in the study of neurodegenerative diseases.{NewLine}{NewLine}I consider myself a biologist with many passions, but neuroscience, and more specifically the study of neurodegenerative diseases, is the field that I find most interest, mainly due to the high complexity of mechanisms that trigger these diseases, and also for more personal reasons regarding my family clinical history. I would like to study the relationship of some specific brain structures and genes with the human behavior to test some new potential ideas. Furthermore, I am very motivated to work in other institutes in Europe in order to develop my scientific knowledge, live new experiences learn about other cultures and ways of working and then return to Portugal. I would like to achieve this objective during or shortly after completing this PhD. I think this PhD is quite a full program and will help me achieve my goals, since it has a vast network of laboratories in different fields that will help to build a knowledge network and ties with different people in different fields and I consider that working in cooperation will be extremely important in the near future. {NewLine}{NewLine}During the last two year, I worked on Neuronal trafficking in aging Lab in Chronic Disease Research Center, under supervision of Ph.D. Cláudia Almeida. In this period I studied the cellular and molecular mechanisms affected by proteins whose precursor’s genes were identified as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. We obtained important results on validation of these proteins as Late-onset Alzheimer’s risk factors being a work near to be published. During this time I learned many techniques, including the establishment and maintenance of cell lines (Human and mice neuroblastoma); establishment and maintenance of primary neurons cells; Immunofluorescence, Immunoprecepitation; Western and Northern Blots, Statistical analysis. With everything I have learned in these last years I feel truly ready to take the next step and move towards a PhD.{NewLine}{NewLine}	Now with 28 years old I already learned that I cannot waste the opportunities that life gives to us. Being chosen for this doctoral program will be a dream come true, and I can only pledge full commitment, availability and put all my skills in the service of science.|1 st Degree: Biology, University of Évora; Start Date: 2008 End Date: 2011; Grade: 13 ;{NewLine}{NewLine}Master Degree: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of sciences university of lisbon; Start Date: 2012, End Date: 2014; Grade: 15; {NewLine}{NewLine}On-line course: Medical Neuroscience, Duke Univesity, Directed by Ph.D Leonard White|September of 2013 until December of 2014 - Neuronal trafficking in aging Lab in Chronic Disease Research Center (CEDOC) under supervision of Dra. Cláudia Almeida. {NewLine}{NewLine}August of 2010 until August of 2011 -  Plant cell biology Lab in the ITQB under supervision of Dra. Rita Abranches.|private teacher||||I consider myself a person a lot of lively and happy, I am  scouts chief, nature photographer and musician.|||66|||
101101|2015-05-31 22:39:39|Rui Miguel Silva Rodrigues|25-12-1991|Porto|Portugal|Rua Condestável Edf. Vera Cruz 101 2º Drt. 3700-092 Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal|rui.silva.rodrigues@hotmail.com|919345661|I have always been a neuroscience passionate person. In that way, I genuinely believe that this PhD program clearly fits as the first and best choice for me: it will give me, not only give me a broader vision of how to interpret brain data/problems as a result of constant learning/scientific debate but also a significant amount of practical expertise required to be a great researcher. I truly think that this will be one more important step towards building a good career as a researcher. I feel that, particularly at this stage of my career, this PhD program is of great importance because it will bring a new layer of knowledge and stimulate the creation of challenging ideas. The idea of having such interdisciplinary formation and advanced training among 6 top institutions sounds very fulfilling. Especially because it will allow me to be trained in the scientific/biomedical area in a particular and dynamic fashion with guidance from a supervisor, built on my principles as what I will want to do in my future career, contributing to a rich, rewarding and accomplished PhD experience. Undergoing such different reality will be an extraordinary opportunity to interact with students and experts with different professional and cultural backgrounds. I believe that this networking is very important to discuss different perspectives and will definitely contribute to improve my knowledge in the field which will, ultimately, be important to tackle different scientific questions. As a young scientist almost finishing my Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology but, on the other hand, still at an early stage of my career and with a lot to learn, I think that this PhD program will greatly complement the formation I already have by bringing up to the table a platform to do great Science and also by promoting an environment of scientific discussion. This PhD program will certainly guide/help me preparing for my future career as a communicator of Science and as a great researcher. Also, it will allow me to share my personal thoughts and my critical analysis contributing to expand the scientific knowledge.  To summarize, I am a versatile, hard-working and focused person. But most of all, I am really passionate for Science. I still have a lot to learn but I consider myself to be a great contribution for your PhD program in order to do great Science within an enthusiastic knowledge-seeking atmosphere provided by a multidisplinary formation that this program offers.|Master’s Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology - Neurobiology specialization (September 2013 - September 2015) in Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal (1st year conclusion grade: 17/20 values){NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor’s Degree in Biology (September 2009 - July 2013) in Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal (Conclusion grade: 15/20 values)|Research Intern (Master thesis project) in Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal|Currently I am working on a very interesting research topic for my master thesis: neurogenesis. Essentially, I am trying to understand the role of adenosine A2A receptors on neurogenesis (in the subventricular zone and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus) induced by activation of cannabinoid receptors.|||Award of a scholarship from Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and International Brain Research Organization/Pan European Regional Committee (FENS and IBRO-PERC) to attend the summer school “Neural Circuit Development and Plasticity” organized by the University of Utrecht (July 2015)|Course in Laboratory Animal Science (according to FELASA cat. B){NewLine}{NewLine}- Qualities: modesty, thorough working process, insightful observation, enthusiasm/commitment{NewLine}{NewLine}- Flaws: perfectionism, delegation of tasks|67_letter1_2015-05-31-09-39-39.pdf||67|||
102102|2015-05-31 22:44:59|Melissa Raquel da Silva Botelho|11-11-1991|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua Irene Lisboa nº10 2ºdireito , 2650-234 Brandoa - Amadora, Portugal|melissa.silva.botelho@gmail.com|911009382|A PhD in biomedical research will open a door for the research field which is an area that fascinates me. I am an ambitious person, thrill to explore and develop new skills. Therefore a doctorate is perfect for me in terms of professional expertise and personal progress. In this sense, your vacancy is the opening to launch my career. This doctoral program is an optimal solution because NeurULisboa can provide advanced training in Neuroscience interacting with industry. At the same time, this institution favors the international and cross-organisational mobility.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I have a master degree in Biomedical Engineer and Biophysics. My master involves areas as neurosciences, medical equipment, image and signal processing, dosimetry and radiological protection. At present I am finishing my master, I will have my thesis defense at 18 June 2015. In the professional field I made an internship at Fundação Champalimaud (Portugal) in nuclear medicine during 3 months. Here I study the performance of a Gamma Camera and, at the same time, I earned some experience in a hospital environment. In 2014 I made other internship at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany), but with a different focus. Here I work in programming C++ software studying the head motion correction using a hybrid system PET/MRI. With this work I presented some posters at international conferences: IEEE NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM & MEDICAL IMAGING CONFERENCE at Seattle, USA; 3rd Conference on PET/MR and SPECT/MR at Kos Island, Greece; 6th Edition of Workshop on Biomedical Engineering at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal (best poster). {NewLine}{NewLine}I appreciated very much these two experiences, however biomedical engineer have a wide range of possible areas. Actually I am enthusiastic for trying the neurosciences field. Understand the human brain is something that has always captivated me and as it is the most challenging area in biomedical research this presents a very high capacity of growth. During my master degree I participated at Leadership Tournament 2014 at Portugal, which is a competition where consultants present real problems and while in a group of young thinkers, we had to present the best solution. This shows how much I like being challenged and struggle to find the best solution.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}My suggestion for supervisors are Hugo Ferreira, Rita Nunes or Pedro Cavaleiro Miranda, all from FCUL/IBEB. I would be delighted to discuss with you, about this or other subjects, at your convenience.|MSc Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics{NewLine}{NewLine}Profile: Radiation in Diagnosis and Therapy{NewLine}{NewLine}Institution: Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}dates of completion: 2015|Internship at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}7 months, 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: Improving resolution for the Siemens 3T MR-BrainPET (head motion correction study){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Internship at Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}3 months, 2012{NewLine}{NewLine}Project: Study of performance and acquiring parameters of BrightView Gamma Camera with pinhole collimator.|At present I am finishing my master, I will have my thesis defense at 18 June 2015. I am also participating in Global Management Challenge 2015||||Software: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, PMOD, ITK, AMIDE{NewLine}{NewLine}Programming: C/C++, Matlab|||143|||
103103|2015-05-31 22:57:53|Inês Saragoça Dias|08-01-1992|Aveiro|Portuguese|Rua de Cabo Verde n°13{NewLine}{NewLine}3800-010 Aveiro{NewLine}{NewLine}Portugal|inessaragocadias@gmail.com|911081812|To the Directory Board of NeurULisboa,{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to express my interest in the NeurULisboa - PhD Programme in Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am expected to graduate at the end of this academic year in MSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology – specialization in Neurobiology, University of Coimbra. I previously graduated in Biomedical Sciences by the University of Aveiro, which triggered my curiosity in neuroscience and lead me to pursue this challenging area.{NewLine}{NewLine}The master program allowed me to acquire a solid base in neuroscience, combining knowledge consolidation on cellular and molecular neurobiology, neurobiology of disease and addiction with the development of practical skills during laboratory rotations. This last year was fully dedicated to my master thesis - “The role of GHSR1 in dentate gyrus adult neurogenesis”, supervised by Dr. Jorge Valero at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of Coimbra. During this time I have learnt and became autonomous in different procedures, such as immunofluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and molecular biology techniques required for retroviral production. Furthermore, I have developed my critical thinking and flexibility, which allowed me to design and plan experiments of my thesis and fully commit to my work. I had the opportunity of working in one of my areas of interest – neurogenesis; but I am also fascinated by cognition, behaviour and neuropsychiatry. The proximity between the basic and clinical research is of my great concern, finding it crucial for the better understanding of the neuronal network function and disorders.{NewLine}{NewLine}Considering my educational background, I see in NeurULisboa an excellent opportunity for the development of my competences and knowledge in the neurosciences field, taking advantage of the multiple formation strategies and collaborations offered by the programme. The prestige of the University of Lisboa regarding the progress in investigation and scientific divulgation, stands out from the remaining universities and centres, and confers the programme a noticeable scientific, technical and professional component of my best interest.{NewLine}{NewLine}I am sure it will be possible for me to commit and develop great skills in this programme, contributing for the advanced training required for a multidisciplinary approach in the field of neuroscience.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for considering my application, I look forward to your favourable reply.{NewLine}{NewLine}Sincerely,{NewLine}{NewLine}Inês Saragoça|MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology – specialization in Neurobiology, University of Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2013 – to date{NewLine}{NewLine}1st year – 18 values{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}BSc in Biomedical Sciences – minor in Molecular Biomedicine, University of Aveiro{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2010 – June 2013, 16 values|As master student, techniques learnt and frequently utilized: brain tissue dissection and slicing, immunofluorescence staining. Image acquisition using confocal and light microscopy. Image analysis and quantifications. Skilled in molecular biology techniques required for production of retroviral vectors and its intracranial delivery. RNA extraction and qPCR|Master student, supervised by Dr. Jorge Valero (CNC) and Prof. Ana Cristina Rego (FMUC and CNC), at the Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Signalling in Neurodegeneration group of the Centre of Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra{NewLine}{NewLine}Master thesis: “The role of GHSR1 in dentate gyrus adult neurogenesis”||Poster presentation: “Ghrelin receptor expression in adult neurogenic niches” at Abcam Neurogenesis: Evolution, Regulation and Function Meeting, Dresden (Germany) – 6th to 8th May 2015||Autonomy, ability to work in group, listening and good interpersonal skills, critical analysis and persistence, decision making and planning, developed throughout the BSc and MSc work;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Complementary formation: PDBEB courses - Neuroepigenetics; Neuronal Circuits{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation in Brain Awareness Week 2014 and 2015;{NewLine}{NewLine}CNC Annual Meeting Photo Competition;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Additional information:{NewLine}{NewLine}Music Secondary Course, instrument variant – Conservatório de Música de Aveiro|80_letter1_2015-05-31-09-57-53.pdf|80_letter2_2015-05-31-09-57-53.pdf|80|||
104104|2015-05-31 23:05:47|Lídia Mafalda Lopes Franco|17-07-1989|Torres Vedras|Portuguese|Vivenda Rainha Santa nº33 Casal do Sarra 2580-503 Carregado|lidiafranco7@hotmail.com|934510312|Carregado, 31 May 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Dear. Doctor Ana M. Sebastião,{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing with regards to the Doctoral Program “NeurULisboa – Integrative Neuroscience” and I stare the possibility to participate in it with enthusiasm. I am enclosing my CV for your information.{NewLine}{NewLine}My main goal is to develop my skills and apply the knowledge acquired during my academic formation, first on the Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas, MICF) and currently, on the Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences (MCBF). During this first year on MCBF, I had the opportunity to extend my knowledge in many areas of neurosciences, namely, Development and Organization of the Nervous System, Brain Barriers in Drug Development, Pathophysiology of Neuroinflammation and Neuropathology and Neuropharmacology, which will no doubt be an advantage in the PhD to which I apply. Furthermore, this Master has an important laboratory component that will also be crucial in a program of this type.{NewLine}{NewLine}During the last eight months I have to conciliate my studies with my job in National Association of Pharmacies, where I assumed the role of manager of my team.  This position required significant responsibility and commitment in terms of time and effort – something I relished. It was also necessary for me to hone my prioritization and multi-tasking skills in order to effectively carry out this role alongside my academic studies.{NewLine}{NewLine}I always assumed the world of research as something fascinating and sometimes unreachable. At the end of MICF I tried to go down that way but the circumstances were not favorable and I kept “asleep” my taste for knowledge, until the time that I applied to the MCBF.{NewLine}{NewLine}As you will see from my Curriculum Vitae, I do not have much experience in the area of research; however, it is for this reason that I view this opportunity as a new challenge that I would be happy to face. I believe that my academic background and acquired skills meet the desired requirements for this PhD program.{NewLine}{NewLine}I look forward to, in a potential interview, provide more detailed information about my interests and expectations and to hearing from you in the near future regarding my application.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Yours faithfully,{NewLine}{NewLine}Lídia Franco.|- October 2014 – Present: Master Degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, in Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lisbon.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- 2008/2009-2012/2013: Pharmaceutical Sciences in Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lisbon. Final Grade: 18 values (20).{NewLine}{NewLine}Grades: {NewLine}{NewLine}• In the 5th year, performed the trainee in Community Pharmacy, at Farmácia Varela of Carregado (final grade = 20 values) and the trainee in Hospital Pharmacy at the Hospital Cuf Descobertas in Lisbon (final grade = 18 values).{NewLine}{NewLine}• The evaluation of the final discussion of the trainee was 19 values (Monography theme: Potencialidade das células estaminais no tratamento do cancro).{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- 2007/2008: 1st year of Pharmacy in Lisbon School of Health Technology (Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa).|- 14 October 2013 – 29 December 2013: Trainee in the healthcare dedicated logistics Movianto Portugal where had contact with the Quality Management Area (ISO) and, in the warehouse, held the reception of products from customers.{NewLine}{NewLine}- 23 December 2009 – 22 December 2011: Exercised the functions of Monitor in Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lisbon. The Curricular Units where participated were: Histology and Embryology, Immunology and Laboratory of Biology.{NewLine}{NewLine}- July, 2011: Within the work mentioned above, was invited to give a presentation about the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Profession of Pharmacy to students of secondary who attended the scientific trainees in the labs of that institution in the context of Ciência Viva program.|- 4 December 2013 – present: Professional Trainee at National Association of Pharmacies (ANF, Associação Nacional das Farmácias), at Cedime (Centro de Informação do Medicamento), executing functions in the following areas:{NewLine}{NewLine}• Integration of a task force to build a database support for the activity of a recent-internalized market research company in the Spanish market. The project involves the characterization of medicines and healthcare products based on official sources and research on own portfolios of companies operating in Spain. To do this it was necessary to perform research in various databases, exercising critical thinking towards available information and presenting proposed solutions to the challenges;{NewLine}{NewLine}• Consulting and providing technical and legislative information relating to medicinal products, medical devices and health products available in the Portuguese and foreign markets, for the Portuguese Pharmacies and other partners in the health field;{NewLine}{NewLine}• Data management in information platforms at national level and in the Spanish market;{NewLine}{NewLine}• Following the initial project (task force), which is currently in routine phase, assists in the identification and establishment of bridges between the transaction lines of pharmacies in Spain (articulated with the market research company already operate in that country) and the constructed support database. Thus, the data relating to sales in pharmacies can be made available to the customer.{NewLine}{NewLine}• At present, exerts the role of manager of the bridging team, assigning work according to the priorities requested and ensuring that the team is well coordinated and proceeding as planned.|Lídia Franco, Potentiality of cancer stem cells to treat cancer, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. 2013||- September, 2014: Prémio Sociedade Farmacêutica Lusitana, assigned for Order of Pharmacists.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Junho, 2014: Prémio Escolar de Incentivo à Formação Pós-graduada in FFUL.{NewLine}{NewLine}- May, 2013: Merit-based Scolarship relating to the year 2010/2011 in FFUL.{NewLine}{NewLine}- May, 2010: Immunology Award 2009/2010 in FFUL.{NewLine}{NewLine}- December, 2009: Merit-based Scolarship relating to the year 2008/2009 in ESTeSL.|- Good interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working as part of a team due to many group works performed during academic course and, more recently, at ANF. Persevering and motivated to achieve the intended goals, organized and responsible, performs professionally the proposed tasks. Developed time managing skills, strategic planning, critical thinking and leadership abilities.{NewLine}{NewLine}- Competent with Microsoft Office®, namely Word and PowerPoint. Proficient user in Excel®, due to continual practice in present job at ANF.|||168|||
105105|2015-05-31 23:19:38|Mafalda Aurélio Monteiro|15-01-2015|Lisbon|Portuguese|Rua Álvaro Benamor, nº8, 6ºE{NewLine}{NewLine}1600-894 Lisbon, Portugal|mafalda.a.monteiro@gmai.com|+351965656806|My interest in neurosciences arise from my final essay towards my Integrated Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (FFUL). Besides it was themed on breast cancer, I focused on the inability of therapeutic antibodies to cross the blood-brain barrier reaching brain metastasis. I established an experimental protocol aiming to test an alternative strategy to overcome such limitation, which definitely triggered my intention of studying further the nervous system at the research level.{NewLine}{NewLine}Then, I applied for the Masters degree in Biopharmaceutical (FFUL) with a two-folded intention. Firstly was to benefit from its strong curricular structure on areas among the neuroscience ranging from development/organization of the nervous system to neuropathology/neuropharmacology. Additionally, I had the opportunity to enhance my laboratory skills in top research groups within the FFUL to prepare myself and my curriculum for a successful PhD application.{NewLine}{NewLine}Having concluded the curricular module of the Masters program, I am currently enrolled in the Neuron-Glia Biology in Health and Disease unit of iMed.ULisboa working on my thesis regarding neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is entitled “Role of microRNA in microglial phenotype during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease” and is part of the funded research project EXPL/NEU-NMC/1003/2013 “Decoding the regulation of microglia phenotype by microRNAs in Alzheimer’s Disease”. Using an AD in vitro model, I propose to explore the potential of microRNAs fine-tuning microglial phenotype under AD-like conditions based on the evidence that microRNAs are key regulators of inflammatory agents.{NewLine}{NewLine}Once I postgraduate from the Masters degree, I do believe I will have acquired meaningful (bio)pharmaceutical knowledge and technical skills to apply for the NeurULisboa. Pursuing a PhD is for me the best way to continue learning while producing relevant scientific advancement with real applicability in clinical care. Moreover, it is an essential step towards a successful research career either in academia or in the pharmaceutical industry. Hence, I would appreciate to progress in my studies from cellular/molecular level to in vivo models to assess the therapeutic effects of microRNAs modulation in AD. Though, I am also interested to benefit from the unique opportunity that the NeurULisboa offers to PhD students to do research in neurosciences among different perspectives according to the host institute.|I graduated from the FFUL with an Integrated Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2012, with a final grade of 14 out of 20. Subsequently in 2013, I postgraduated in Biopharmaceutical Sciences at the FFUL with a final grade of 18 out of 20. Currently, I am working on my thesis for obtaining the Masters degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences from the FFUL, which I expect to conclude by October 2015.|My research experience has been majorly acquired during my Masters thesis, whereas I have been using several methodologies with wide applicability in research. This includes Real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) for microRNA and mRNA quantification, Western Blot and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for protein detection, and Immunocytochemistry and Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) for assessing microglial phagocytic activity and surface markers. Moreover, I have been acquiring experience with techniques required to modulate the microRNAs expression profile of cells. With regards to the study model, I have been handling an AD cellular model composed by human microglial and neuroblastoma cell lines.{NewLine}{NewLine}Besides research, during my graduation I had former experiences in other laboratories among the pharmaceutical sciences in order to extend my technical abilities. For instance, I did an internship in the laboratory of clinical analysis Dr.ª Margarida Fanha (Lisbon, 2010) whereas I collaborated with the pharmacists and clinical analysts in the examination of biologic samples. Moreover, I had a 1-month experience abroad in the Department of Pharmacy Administration of the Semmelweis University (Budapest, 2011) whereas I improved my pharmaceutical technology skills.{NewLine}{NewLine}On the other hand, since I graduated with an Integrated Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences I secured a role as an adjunct pharmacist in a community pharmacy in Lisbon. It was firstly a full-time job, though since I applied for the Masters program I remained working in the pharmacy in part-time.|While I am doing my thesis to obtain the Masters degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, I currently work in part-time as an adjunct pharmacist in a community pharmacy. However, I must highlight that it is my intention to dedicate 100% of my time to research, and therefore I apply for the NeurULisboa.|I am currently preparing an extensive review on the "Role of microRNAs in Alzheimer’s disease neuroinflammation" for publishing.|I participated in the VIII Cycle of Scienceshops - Alzheimer’s disease making an oral presentation regarding my Masters thesis "Role of microRNA in microglial phenotype during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease". The event was promoted by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon student association, and it took place in the 5th of May 2015.|Not applicable|Doing research is the professional activity that better fits my personal profile, as I can take advantage of my creativity and dynamism within a laboratory environment. Moreover, I am a highly committed and enthusiastic person, and my scientific curiosity and professional ambition support me to work hardly every day to achieve my goals. I am sure such personal characteristics are all fundamental, leading me to believe I will excel in research if I have the opportunity to do it in full-time.|||39|||
106106|2015-05-31 23:31:14|Rute Silva Araújo|31-05-2015|Pombal|Portuguese|Rua Cova dos Vimes, nº 4 Caseirinhos 3100-328 Pombal|araujo.s.rute@gmail.com|917792030|I am applying to the PhD Program in Integrative Neurosciences of the University of Lisbon as I think this will be an important step in my career progression and in my philosophy regarding stepwise acquisition of knowledge. My interest in this particular PhD Program is also due to University of Lisbon prestige and excellence not only in the academic field but also as providing undeniable benefits for young scientists looking for an opportunity to improve their scientific output. For instance, a degree from such a well recognized university and doctoral program will add much more value to my curriculum vitae.{NewLine}{NewLine}There are several reasons that lead me to apply to this PhD program. First of all, is reasonable to highlight the quality and recognition of University of Lisbon and the excellent working conditions and environment that offers to the students.  Host institutions as Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (FML) Hospital de Santa Maria (HSM), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM)), Faculdade de Farmácia (FFUL), Faculdade de Ciências (FCUL), Faculdade de Psicologia (FPUL) and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). are recognized both nationally and internationally for its contribution in different neuroscience research areas. Among those, several are within my likely choices including to understand brain function, from developmental aspects to mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and memory formation, pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, molecular basis of neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation and also synapse physiology.  The development of new molecular therapeutic and prophylactic strategies and the potential of novel nanosystems in gene therapy strategies for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders are research areas that are within my preferencial choices.{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Being a Pharmaceutical Biotechnology student, my main interest is to develop basic research that could have a clinical application in the future. The translational research being developed at University of Lisbon and the mission to improve the future of medicine are another reasons that lead me to apply for this PhD Program.{NewLine}{NewLine}Finally, I am a highly motivated candidate with initiative capacity, teamwork, persistence, responsibility, creativity, autonomy and especially someone that loves all the questions that science is made of.|2010-2013 BSc Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra; grade-15 (scale 0-20){NewLine}{NewLine}2013-2015 (ongoing) MSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra; grade-17 (scale 0-20)|My first experience in science was performed during the last year of my graduation in Biochemistry (September 2012-August 2013) under the supervision of  Professor Margarida Castro and Professor Mariette Pereira at Chemistry Department from University of Coimbra at the Organic Chemistry Group. In that project, we focused on the development and characterization of theranostics, mainly synthesis of porfirins and its complexation with gallium, copper, gadolinium and zinc, followed by analysis of cytotoxicity of the developed complexes. I finished this project with a final mark of 19 in a 0-20 scale. {NewLine}{NewLine}I am enrolled in the last year of my Master in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the University of Coimbra. During the first year (August 2013-April 2014), I did a  scientific trainee at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences applied to Health (ICNAS), under the supervision of Professor Antero Abrunhosa, where I obtained important skills in the field of molecular traces production and nuclear medicine that includes technology areas such as positron emission tomography and magnetic ressonance imaging.{NewLine}{NewLine}At the time, I am doing my Master thesis project under supervision by Professor João Nuno Moreira in the field of oncobiology and nanotherapy in Vectors and Gene Therapy Group at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra. The first goal of my project is to access the role of putative cancer stem cell population in mechanisms of resistance in anti-angiogenic therapy, in lung cancer. With this project I learnt important procedures in terms of preparation and characterization of lipid-based nanoparticles, cell culture, cytotoxicity assessment, flow cytometry and cell sorting.|Currently, I am doing my Master thesis project under supervision by Professor João Nuno Moreira in the field of oncobiology and nanotherapy in Vectors and Gene Therapy Group at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra. The first goal of my project is to access the role of putative cancer stem cell population in mechanisms of resistance in anti-angiogenic therapy, in lung cancer. Furthermore, I am also studying the potential efficiency of a nanoparticle, developed in this group, to suppress that resistance in the same in vitro models. Together, these results will allowed us to further explore the importance of this population in cancer development and progression.||Scientific Poster presentation entitled Clostridium Tetani in VI Meeting of Infection and Imunity of Life Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.||My academic path has been focused in biochemistry and life sciences. However, extracurricular activities are an extremely important part of my life. I am member of a musical band, where I play clarinet for 12 years. This experience allowed me to develop my determination and taught me how to deal with pressure situations. I also made part of a theater company during 4 years that contributed for my personal growth and have given me excellent communication and interpersonal skills.|55_letter1_2015-05-31-10-31-14.pdf|55_letter2_2015-05-31-10-31-14.pdf|55|||
107107|2015-05-31 23:56:05|Ana Sofia Nunes de Freitas|11-05-1989|Funchal|Portuguesa|Lisboa|Sofia.anafreitas@gmail.com|965222019|Esta candidatura resume-se à oportunidade de uma vida. Para mim, Ana Sofia, licenciada em Psicologia e com mestrado em Neuropsicologia, pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa, desde o seu término a exercer funções na Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, a participação neste programa traduziria a concretização do que tenho idealizado desde a entrada no mundo das Neurociências. Estou disponível para trabalhar com dedicação exemplar, com a paixão que caracteriza os seres fascinados por esta área e com a justa gratidão. Lamento a ausência das cartas de recomendação que chegam fora de hora, mas apresento a minha total disponibilidade para que possam, em vossa justiça, opinar sobre qualquer possibilidade de recomendação, da forma mais fidedigna possível, conhecendo, pessoalmente, a minha capacidade de trabalho. A autonomia, resiliência, capacidade de resistência ao stress e boa capacidade de resolução de problemas, têm-se revelado ferramentas úteis na resposta aos desafios profissionais. Excelente capacidade de trabalho em equipa, apresento a minha total disponibilidade e motivação para agarrar este novo projeto. Desde já, o meu sincero agradecimento pelo tempo dispensado.|Licenciatura psicologia 2006-2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Mestrado neuropsicologia 2009-2011|Dissertação de mestrado sobre o desempenho de doentes com Alzheimer em tarefas dual task, com diferentes loads e diferentes modalidades. No ano de experiência no centro de medicina de reabilitação de Alcoitäo tive a oportunidade de trabalhar em projetos de investigação no âmbito da lesão cerebral e a aptidão para a condução, paralelamente, em projetos de estimulação cognitiva e a realidade virtual, e ainda, na criação de um programa específico para cuidadores informais de doentes com AVC. Atualmente, desde há 3 anos, trabalho na cruz vermelha portuguesa, com população sênior e dependente, tenho, além da realização regular de avaliações neuropsicologicas, criado e implementado programas de reabilitação neuropsicologica e de estimulação cognitiva para a mesma população. Trabalho desde sempre com equipas multidisciplinares.|Neuropsicologa na cruz vermelha portuguesa||Seminário cruz vermelha portuguesa; seminário "a infância e a velhice" com o tema "estimulação cognitiva: como aplica-la" na santa casa da misericórdia; sessões de saúde e academia sênior da delegação de Lisboa da cruz vermelha portuguesa, com temas variados ligados ao processo de envelhecimento saudável e patológico, entre outros; oradora no evento Portugal Maior com o tema "Idadismo"; entre outras experiências.||Certificado de competências pedagógicas de formador. Dois anos de formação teórica e prática de piano. Utilização de Prezi.|||35|||
108108|2015-05-31 23:58:39|Ana Maria Vaz Portugal da Silva|09-02-1990|Braga|Portuguese|Rua Condessa Dona Toda, 17{NewLine}{NewLine}4715-175|anavpsilva@gmail.com|913586080|My bachelor degree is in Applied Biology and I hold a Master degree in Health Sciences from University of Minho. These educational experiences trained me in bench biology research but I always enjoyed moving away from the standard route and participating in interdisciplinary projects, which involved mathematics applied to biology, basic programming and biomedicine engineering. During the last years I participated in the implementation of an EEG-based neurofeedback protocol for cognitive stimulation in ageing at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute in Braga. This project has provided me with knowledge in biomedical instrumentation and psychology as well as experience in programming (MATLAB and C++) and setting up neurophysiological studies. However, the desire to travel and live in another country led me to go to southern Taiwan, where I worked as a volunteer teacher at a primary school and learnt how to better connect with people from different cultures and backgrounds and acquired a global mind-set.{NewLine}{NewLine}At this moment my will is to pursue a doctoral career because I recognize it as an opportunity to proceed with my studies in neuroscience. During these years, through my literature research and readings, I grew fond of the social and affective neuroscience and the integrative perspective of brain imaging, psychology and biochemistry in human studies to uncover the neurobiology of the brain processes involved and develop biotechnologies and therapeutic approaches (such as the search for clinical biomarkers, the biologically inspired technologies and brain-computer interface systems). In the future, I would like to see myself searching for a position more connected to the business and entrepreneurial market where I could see a more applied side of neuroscience research.{NewLine}{NewLine}In view of my interests and goals I think NeurULisboa gives me an extraordinary opportunity to continue my path for a multidisciplinary science career. It gives me access to research groups in the University of Lisbon with highly complementary fields, for example at IMM, Dr Diana Prata applying genetics and neuropharmacology to study social behaviour and its imaging correlates and, IST, Dr Patrícia Figueiredo, using EEG techniques as a further window into the brain. I am confident that my biological roots together with my experience in brain imaging make me suitable to work in such an integrative PhD project approach and make me an excellent candidate who will make the most of it.|2011 – 2013 {NewLine}{NewLine}Master degree in Health Sciences at University of Minho {NewLine}{NewLine}(18/20 points){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2008 – 2011{NewLine}{NewLine}Degree in Applied Biology at University of Minho{NewLine}{NewLine}(16/20 points)|January 2014 – August 2014 / Research Fellow at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) – Supervisor: Nuno Dias (PhD);{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}June 2012 – December 2013 / Master Student at ICVS – Supervisor: Nuno Dias (PhD){NewLine}{NewLine}Thesis title: Theta and Alpha Neurofeedback for Age-Related Cognitive Deficits;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}November 2011 – May 2012 / Scientific trainee at ICVS – Supervisor: Patrícia Maciel (PhD), Andreia Castro (PhD) and Nuno Dias (PhD){NewLine}{NewLine}Research Project: Imaging processing application for aggregation quantification in C. elegans;{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}January 2011 – July 2011 / Scientific trainee as part of the Applied Biology Degree – Supervisor: Professor Jorge Pacheco{NewLine}{NewLine}Research Project: Different mechanisms on the origin of emergence and evolution of cooperation|N/A|Publications in Conference Proceedings:{NewLine}{NewLine}Joana Reis, Ana Maria Portugal, Mariana Pereira, Nuno Dias, “Alpha and Theta Intensive Neurofeedback Protocol for Age-Related Cognitive Deficits”, in 7th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2015{NewLine}{NewLine}Ana Maria Portugal, Daniela Silva Ferreira, Joana Reis, Francisco Pinho, Nuno Dias, “Cognitive Intervention Protocol for Age-Related Memory Impairments”, in 2nd International IEEE Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}Daniela Silva Ferreira, Joana Reis, Ana Maria Portugal, Francisco Pinho, Luis Jacinto, Nuno Dias, “Effects of Age-Related Cognitive Deficits on EEG Phase Coherence”, in 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2013|2013 – Oral presentation in IEEE 2nd International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2-3 May, in Vilamoura, Algarve||Scientific skills: Electroencephalogram processing and analysis, MATLAB programming, game programming, C. elegans handling, confocal microscopy, data analysis{NewLine}{NewLine}Computer skills: Microsoft Office, MATLAB, Visual Studio, PEBL, BrainVision Analyzer, OpenViBE, BCI++|||165|||
109109|2015-05-31 23:59:33|Cátia Isabel Afonso Domingos|06-12-1992|Lisbon|Portuguese|Avenida dos Carvalhos nº26 Rinchoa{NewLine}{NewLine}2635-536 Rio de Mouro Sintra Portugal|cat_isabel_domingos@hotmail.com|962123782|Dear Directory Board,{NewLine}{NewLine}I am writing to apply for the NeurULisbon PhD Program, which I find to be a fit for my interest of developing a Neuroengineering project, since I intend to be a scientific investigator/creator of new tools to allow Neuroscience research advance.{NewLine}{NewLine}My background is Biochemistry (Bachelors and Masters Degree at FCUL) which I found in my way due to the lack of Neurosciences Bachelors Degree in Portugal, but I’m glad it happened since I’m interested in explaining Biology processes at the molecular level, looking at it with a chemistry point of view. Pursuing further knowledge in Neuroscience, I took the classes of the Neurosciences Program of FMUL and I’m doing my Master thesis at IMM, where I learned electrophysiology (patch-clamp technique) to understand the molecular mechanisms that explain why a certain drug exhibits an antiepiletic profile but doesn’t exhibit the hipocardiac secondary effects observed with other antiepileptic drugs. I find to have a resilient character, adapted for scientific research “try and error method”, keeping myself motivated day after day, which has paid-off.  Working with this technique also has brought together two of my main interests: Neurosciences and Biologic Engineering. The last one I developed during my Bachelors Degree, when I came across with protein engineering and synthetic biology: designing new biological machinery to help us build new tools for research and medicine applications really appeals to me since I am highly motivated by the creating process even more than discovering itself, even though they are connected, in my view. Saying this, it becomes clear why this integrated PhD is so suited for me and the reverse: creating is a relatively new concept in the Biology field, whereas is the common process to engineering and frequently one can’t advance in research without new tools to work with, which I believe to be precisely the case for Neurosciences, in this stage. I propose working alongside a multidisciplinary team, taking advantage of Protein and Enzyme knowledge from FCUL and IST, and from these last also the biotechnology concepts and expertise they develop, and to put together a project that answers a need in Neuroscience research – Neuroengineering.{NewLine}{NewLine}Thank you for your kind consideration and I look forward for receiving your acceptance.{NewLine}{NewLine}Kind regards,{NewLine}{NewLine}Cátia Domingos|M. Sc. Degree on Biochemistry  {NewLine}{NewLine}Current Average: 17/20{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}2013-Present{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Bachelor Degree on Biochemistry   {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification: 17/20{NewLine}{NewLine}Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, Portugal{NewLine}{NewLine}Admission grade: 19,4/20{NewLine}{NewLine}2010-2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}ERAMUS  Intensive Programme “Green Chemistry”{NewLine}{NewLine}Beuth University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}10 - 23th May 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Ciência Viva  Internship “Dendritic cells: exploring new vaccines”{NewLine}{NewLine}Immunology Laboratory, CEDOC, Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}26 - 30th June 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Sciences and Technologies Course {NewLine}{NewLine}Final classification : 19/20{NewLine}{NewLine}Amadora High School{NewLine}{NewLine}2007-2010|Research experience:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}IAESTE Internship at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (Kӧln, Germany)- October– November 2014{NewLine}{NewLine}Department of Radiation Biology – Research Group: Astrobiology{NewLine}{NewLine}Survival, repair and gene regulation of halophilic Archaea following exposure to real and simulated conditions{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}- Microbiology techniques (growing cultures, exposing them to UV radiation, plating dilutions and check survival after one/two weeks) and methods in molecular and cellular biology (such as RAPD-PCR, RT-PCR, RNA extraction, DNase digestion, cDNA synthesis, ATP assays). It was a solid learning experience, not only for improving my laboratory skills but also a rich experience living abroad and adapting to a foreign but cosmopolitan city. {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Professional experience:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}January - May 2015 - Mathematics Explanations (5th and 11th grade){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}September 2014 - Quality Control - Restaurants - Forum Sintra{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}1 st July – 13th September 2013  and  June – August 2014	Administrative Assistant{NewLine}{NewLine}International/Mobility Office – FCUL{NewLine}{NewLine}Major Responsabilities:  Academic support for national and international students  {NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}February – June 2014	Explanations – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English{NewLine}{NewLine}Academia Guenki, Odivelas{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}February  – March 2014 - Call Center Operator{NewLine}{NewLine}Contact Center                    {NewLine}{NewLine}Major Responsabilities: Contact and promoting ZON services and products|January - Present{NewLine}{NewLine}Electrophisiology {NewLine}{NewLine}Patch-Clamp Technique - Voltage Clamp at IMM|Manuscript ID AST-2015-1310 entitled "The resistance of halophilic archaea against solar and ionizing radiation" under revision after being submitted to Astrobiology journal.||2014 -IAESTE Programme Scholarship sponsored by DAAD, Germany{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2013, 2012, 2011 - Merit Scholarship, 1,2,3 year of Bachelor Degree on Biochemistry (17/20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2011- Featured at FCUL magazine - Student with the highest entrance score at FCUL at 2010/2011 (19,4/20){NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010- Best Student of Amadora High School (19,1/20), Lisbon{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}2010, 2009, 2008- Merit Award, Amadora High School, Lisbon|Contests:{NewLine}{NewLine}National Competion of Science REDEmat, University of Aveiro, 2010{NewLine}{NewLine}Contest “Discovering Padre António Vieira work ”, 2009{NewLine}{NewLine}Contest  “Human coexistence – Large european carnivores”, 2009 supported by Lisbon Zoo{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Projects:{NewLine}{NewLine}Participation on Young Parliament Sessions, Amadora High School, 2007 edition {NewLine}{NewLine}Eurodrawing, “A journey through Europe”, 2006{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Seminars:{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}5th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering,  University of Lisbon , 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}1st Biochemistry Sessions, University of Lisbon, 2013{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}{NewLine}Additional activities:{NewLine}{NewLine}Sports: Yoga (2010-2012), Water polo (2006-2009),  Swimming (1998-2006){NewLine}{NewLine}Music: Piano (2004-2010)|153_letter1_2015-05-31-10-59-33.pdf||153|||