MSc Student Madalena Marques

Biography

Background

Last year Erasmus+ Student for her MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal » to the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. She has completed her BSc in Biology at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, where she also enrolled in multiple activities of public engagement.  

Qualifications

BSc in Biology / MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology

Research summary

Evolution; Embryogenesis; Technology; Photography; Animal Behaviour; Systematics; Development; Stem Cells; Pharmaceutics; Biomedicine

Current research interests

Stem cells and Development in Regenerative Medicine

Affiliated research centres

Project activity

I've been involved in one outreach publication by the University of Évora, Portugal.

Participant

▪Symposium “Development in Action (DiA) Symposium Series: Cell and tissue mechanics in development and disease“ organized by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia do Desenvolvimento (SPBD),  Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ “XIV Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva” at Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ Seminar “Head and brain innovations: Development studies and Evolutionary insights” by Nicole Le Douarin, PhD, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ “Development in Action – DiA meetings”, informal meeting organized by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia do Desenvolvimento (SPBD), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ “VI Jornadas de Investigação em Biologia: Biologia Sem Limites”, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ Symposium “A decade integrating biology (in) research and training: 10 years of the Master in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology (BED)”, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. ▪ “Dia Aberto IGC – Universidades”, Instituto Gulbenkian da Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.

Papers delivered

Involved in one paper (unpublished).

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