The Life of a Scientist

Episode 7 - Principal Investigator (Hugo Vicente Miranda)

In this episode, we talk to Hugo Miranda, the Principal Investigator of the Dysmetabolism in Brain Diseases (DysBrainD) group at CEDOC, in Lisbon, Portugal, that studies brain dysmetabolism as an underlying cause of neurodegenerative diseases. He tells us what his responsibilities as a PI are, how he tries to be a good leader for his group members, and how he decided to go into scientific research. Recommended by Hugo: DysBrainD instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dysbraind/; DysBrainD facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dysbraind; DysBrainD twitter: https://twitter.com/HVMiranda_Lab; Intro/outro - https://soundcloud.com/chronos_the_producer; Recorded with - https://zencastr.com/;

Episode 6 - Senior Researcher (Daniela Pereira)

In this episode of "The Life of a Scientist" Podcast we chat with Daniela Pereira, a senior researcher at the Neurobiology of Action lab, at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, Portugal. She tells us about her daily life as a researcher and mentor for future scientists and gives some precious advice for those who want to pursue a scientific career! Recommended by Daniela: Neurobiology of Action Lab: https://costa-lab.org/; Intro/outro - https://soundcloud.com/chronos_the_producer; Recorded with - https://zencastr.com/;

Episode 5 - Postdoc (Qurrat Ul Ain)

Our guest for this episode is Qurrat Ul Ain (Annie), a postdoctoral fellow researching in situ gene therapy for monogenic skin diseases in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. Annie got her bachelor's degree majoring in Biochemistry, Physiology and Chemistry at the University of Punjab, in Lahore, Pakistan, where she also obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She did her PhD thesis at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. In addition to being an amazing scientist, Annie is also a proud mother of a little girl, a passionate mentor, and a voice for women in STEM.  Find Annie at :     Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-qurrat-ul-ain-she-her-hers; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_qurrat_ulain; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annie.moazim/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anniemoazim; ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qurrat-Ul-Ain ; Controlled Release Society - Canadian Chapter: https://www.cc-crs.ca/ysc; Recommended by Annie:    Women in Bio: https://www.womeninbio.org/; The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology: https://scwist.ca/; Intro/outro - https://soundcloud.com/chronos_the_producer; Recorded with - https://zencastr.com/;

Episode 4 - 4th year PhD Student (Jorge Borbinha)

In this episode, our guest is Jorge Borbinha, a 4th year PhD student working at the Tissue Morphogenesis and Repair Lab in CEDOC, in Lisbon, Portugal. Jorge got his bachelor's degree in Biology and his masters in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, both from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He is also a science communicator and has published a short sci-fi story!  Recommended by Jorge:    SPBD- http://www.spbd.pt/, https://instagram.com/spbd_official?igshid=1iua6gkwyfah7/; Tissue Repair & Inflammation Lab- https://instagram.com/tri.lab_?igshid=sqypsz9857b1/, http://cedoc.unl.pt/tissue-repair-and-inflammation/; O Último Extraterrestre (Jorge's short story and its publisher - Imaginauta) - https://imaginauta.net/produtos/o-ultimo-extraterrestre/, https://www.instagram.com/editora_imaginauta/?igshid=ff1gbs4ogu94; Intro/outro - https://soundcloud.com/chronos_the_producer; Recorded with - https://zencastr.com/; Special thanks to Filipe Cruz for helping with sound editing of this episode:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipecruz470/.

Episode 3 - 2nd year PhD Student (Maria José Silveira)

In this episode, our guest is Maria José Silveira, a 2nd year PhD student working at the Nanomedicines & Translational Drug Delivery Group and the Tumour and Microenvironment Interactions Group in i3S, in Porto, Portugal. Maria got her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave and her masters in Microbiology from the University of Aveiro.  Science communication account recommended by Maria: https://www.instagram.com/cienciatuga/; Intro/outro - https://soundcloud.com/chronos_the_producer; Recorded with - https://zencastr.com/