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)