Mafalda Ferreira-Manso, MSc
PhD Student
Email:
mafalda.manso@medicina.ulisboa.pt
Research Keywords:
BDNF/TrkB-FL, Alzheimer's disease, Microglia, neuroinflammation, neuroprotection, neuropharmacology
ORCID: 0000-0001-5074-8154
Mafalda delves in the study of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and BDNF/TrkB signaling in Alzheimer's disease.
Research
Skills
Proficiency in in vitro techniques (primary microglial and neuronal cultures, CHME3 cell lines, western blotting, immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy, calcium imaging, viral transduction and RT-qPCR), in vivo techniques (rodent handling and welfare, behavioural tests, drug administration) and in ex vivo techniques (brain isolation and dissection, organ, blood and cerebrospinal fluid collection, perfusions) and biological samples processing.
Education
January 2023 - December 2026
CAML PhD Program: Biomedical Sciences with specialization in Neurosciences
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon)
September 2019 - July 2021
September 2014 - June 2018
Master in Medical Biochemistry
(Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon)
Bachelor in Biochemistry
(Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon)