Constança Coelho, professor of Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine, who advised me to study biochemistry and that I always admired while growing up. On a second definition of role models, I consider people in my life who were pivotal in my career. Furthermore, I was lucky enough to attend a memorial event for him at the Society for Neuroscience conference and got to witness the legacy and affection that Ben left on everyone that crossed their paths with him. His life story is inspiring and his research tremendously relevant for my field of study. In this case, I would like to acknowledge Ben Barres, the first transgender neuroscientist that I encountered.
First, prominent scientists that paved the way for minorities in STEM. My work is focused on the evolutionary ecology of microbial communities and the impact of bacteriophage (viruses that infect bacteria) on bacterial interactions.ĪAM: I think role models can be divided into two categories.
Now, I’m a second-year PhD student in the Harcombe lab at the University of Minnesota in the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior program. After graduating, I worked for about a year as a research technician in a lab studying HIV viral evolution, pathogenesis, treatment and cure development, before returning to Oberlin to work in a position centered on increasing the retention of underrepresented minority students in STEM majors. My earliest science days were as an undergraduate at Oberlin College, where I studied biology and completed my thesis on mitogenomic evolution. This project, my research baby, ended up with the title “Astrosomes: a novel approach for the regulation of neuronal communication” and consisted of the development of artificial cells that mimic astrocyte functions and can aid neurons against excitotoxicity.Īfter the PhD, still looking for new challenges, I moved to Sweden, where I am now a postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, studying plant electrophysiology and organic bioelectronics.Īve Bisesi (AB): I’ve bounced around a fair bit in my academic career. I then started my PhD in Neurosciences, still at the same Faculty of Medicine, where I was given carte blanche to come up with a project. This made me fall head over heels for biological sciences and led me to my next step with a master’s degree in Neuroscience, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, with my thesis project focusing on oligodendrogenesis the differentiation of oligodendrocytes induced by pharmacological treatments. Out of high school, I just knew I loved science and wanted to study it, so I went on for a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Adam Armada-Moreira (AAM): My academic path has been a very interesting and somewhat surprising journey.
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