Inês Pires da Silva is a PhD student in Health Sciences at NOVA Medical School and a researcher in the Molecular Nutrition and Health Lab at the NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology (NOVA IMSB). She holds a BSc in Biology and an MSc in Biopharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Lisbon.
At NOVA IMSB, her work focuses on developing human-relevant microphysiological systems, organ-on-chip platforms and 3D brain spheroids to model key features of the human neurovascular unit in Parkinson’s disease. She investigates how dietary polyphenol metabolites may modulate neuronal impairment, neuroinflammation and blood–brain barrier-related mechanisms. Inês has authored six published articles, is preparing two first-author peer-reviewed publications, and has presented her work in more than 25 scientific communications, including oral and poster presentations, in national and international conferences. She is also involved in outreach activities, open class and the organisation of academic events.