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Throughout my scientific career, I have made several contributions to the field of malaria research, as well as to science outreach. Among these achievements, I have:
I firmly believe that the role of a scientist is not only to generate new knowledge, but also to foster the transfer of that knowledge and the training of younger scientists. I have therefore actively participated in numerous undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate courses. As Professor at the Fac. Medicina Univ. Lisboa, I have lectured in the context of this Faculty’s Integrated Master’s in Medicine, Master’s in Biomedical Research, and the LisbonBioMed PhD program. I also regularly lecture in several Master’s and PhD courses at various Universities throughout the country. My commitment to science communication further includes reaching out to younger and non-specialized audiences. As such, I have delivered classes to students from 5 to 18 years old, seeking to raise their awareness about science and engage them in hands-on scientific activities, and I have participated in multiple science outreach actions, such as TEDx talks, ‘Science Café’, ‘Cartas com Ciência’ and ‘Pint of Science’, as well as in various institutional Open Days, Science Fairs, European Researchers Nights and other similar events.
As an independent Group Leader, I have supervised 8 post-doctoral researchers, 7 PhD students, 23 Master’s students, 10 research assistants and multiple interns. In addition to these, I currently head a team of 4 post-doctoral researchers, 2 PhD students, 2 Master’s students, 2 research assistants and 3 interns. I continuously foster the scientific independence of the more senior members of my laboratory, and the close mentoring of the less experienced ones, towards building a team that is both cohesive and scientifically proactive. Aiming to maintain a diverse and international environment, over the years my laboratory has hosted researchers from Angola, Belgium, Brazil, Cape Verde, Czechia, Ecuador, India, Germany, Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Serbia and Spain. When appropriate, I strive to engage team members in collective decision making, towards raising their awareness of science management matters and enhancing their leadership capacity.
I am genuinely convinced that scientists have a duty to contribute to the scientific structure as a whole, beyond the confines of their own laboratories, which includes performing tasks that ensure the regular functioning of the scientific system. Thus, I regularly act as ad-hoc reviewer for multiple scientific journals published by major science publishers, such as Nature Publishing Group, Cell Press, Elsevier, Wiley, EMBO Press, PLoS, Life Science Alliance and eLife Sciences Publications. I have also participated in scientific evaluation and consultancy processes for numerous public science funding and public health agencies, including FCT (PT), European Research Council (EU), National Institutes of Health (USA), Medical Research Council (UK), Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (FR), Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (CH) and the National Health Directorate (PT), as well for various national and international institutions, such as the Everis Foundation Innovation Award (ES), the Sociedade de Ciências Médicas de Lisboa/Pfizer Award (PT), the AstraZeneca Innovate Competition (PT), the Baillet Latour Medical Award (BE) and the Product Development Partnerships Fund (NL). I have further served as a consultant for Pfizer Inc. (USA), the Envision Pharma Group (NL), and the J.E. Dias Costa law firm (PT).
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