Andreia Carvalho holds a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Pharmacy (specialization Biochemistry), from the University of Lisbon. Her postdoctoral research experience, in Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Biology, included a postdoctoral fellowship at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, funded by the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS). She recently focused her research, at iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, on the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and neuroaxonal damage in neurodegeneration. With over a decade of teaching experience in higher education, she taught, participated and coordinated courses at Master’s and PhD programmes, and supervised students at all levels.
As Education and Research Training Officer at NIMSB, she coordinates the design and implementation of Master’s, Doctoral, non-degree and summer courses, aligned with institutional priorities. She develops advanced training for clinicians, researchers and technical staff, collaborating with research groups and partners to identify skill requirements, support PhD students and oversee innovative, high quality advanced training initiatives, that promote excellence and interdisciplinarity to advance medical knowledge and deliver real precision medicine to patients.