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Scientific Researcher writer with 10 years of experience in health science

Profile Summary

I am a native Portuguese. I have a degree in Applied Biology, Masters' in Molecular Genetics, and a Ph.D. in Health Sciences. I have vast laboratory and technical experience, which I have been acquiring since 2012. During all these years, I was also involved in several scientific communications and the writing and submission of national and international scientific proposals with successful funding. Therefore, I have good writing skills, which have been used for the preparation of reports and scientific manuscripts. I have several scientific papers submitted in peer-review international journals. Working in science gives me the opportunity to talk and write every day in English because all the information in the science field is in English. My expertise comes from the field of molecular and cell biology, COVID-19, genetics, colorectal cancer, natural and synthetic chemotherapeutic compounds, cell death (apoptosis/necrosis), malaria, chemical synthesis of antimalarial drugs, leishmania, among others. I see myself as determined, ambitious, and extremely self-demanding. I hold a high sense of initiative, commitment and integrity, who always tries to overcome the proposed challenges.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Animal Genetics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Language Translation

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research User Research, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Scientific Researcher

Life and Health Sciences Research Institute

October 2016 - August 2021

Scientific Researcher

School of Medicine, University of Minho

October 2016 - August 2021

Master research fellowship

University of Minho

May 2016 - September 2016

Researcher (grant holder)

Biology department, University of Minho

October 2013 - September 2016

Master research fellowship

University of Minho

August 2015 - January 2016

Master research fellowship

University of Minho

February 2014 - July 2015

Education

PhD in Health Sciences (School of Medicine)

University of Minho

October 2016 - July 2021

Master in Molecular Genetics (Biology Department)

University of Minho

October 2011 - October 2013

Graduation in Applied Biology (Biology Department)

University of Minho

September 2008 - July 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2021). OmniSARS2: A Highly Sensitive and Specific RT-qPCR-Based COVID-19 Diagnostic Method Designed toWithstand SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Evolution. Biomedicines.

(2020). Expansion of a Specific Plasmodium falciparum PfMDR1 Haplotype in Southeast Asia with Increased Substrate Transport. mBio.

(2020). Multigenic architecture of piperaquine resistance trait in Plasmodium falciparum. The Lancet.

Plasmodium falciparum K13 expression associated with parasite clearance during artemisinin-based combination therapy @article { author = {Silva, M. and Ferreira, P. E. and Otienoburu, S. D. and Calçada, Carla Sofia Martins and Ngasala, B. and Björkman, A. and Mårtensson, A. and Gil, J. P. and Veiga, Maria Isabel Mendes}, title = {Plasmodium falciparum K13 expression associated with parasite clearance during artemisinin-based combination therapy}, year = {2019}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62313}, doi = {10.1093/jac/dkz098}, keywords = {Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica; Science & Technology} } .

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

(2015). New valorization strategies for Eucalyptus spp. bark extracts. WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities. 3rd International Conference.

(2014). Anticancer properties of triterpenoid-enriched Eucalyptus nitens bark. II Symposium of the PhD Programme on Molecular and Environmental Biology.

(2013). CoMeth – the comet assay for testing epigenetic drugs. Epigenetics – Bench to Bedside MC Meeting and Scientific Workshop.

CONFERENCE POSTER

(2014). Anticancer properties of triterpenoid-enriched Eucalyptus nitens bark.

(2014). CoMeth – a modified comet assay for assessment of alkylating DNA damage.

(2014). Cytotoxicity of triterpenoids-enriched extracts from bark of Eucalyptus nitens against colorectal HCT116 cancer cells.

(2011). Influence of HOXA9 expression in the response of Glioblastoma cells to Temozolomide.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Cytotoxicity of triterpenoids-enriched extracts from bark of Eucalyptus nitens against colorectal HCT116 cancer cells @inproceedings { author = {Calçada, Carla}, title = {Cytotoxicity of triterpenoids-enriched extracts from bark of Eucalyptus nitens against colorectal HCT116 cancer cells}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.1055/s-0034-1394854} } .

(2014). Cytotoxicity of triterpenoids-enriched extracts from bark of Eucalyptus nitens against colorectal HCT116 cancer cells . Planta Medica.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Use of the Comet Assay to study the role of MGMT, MMR and p53 in the repair of alkylating DNA damage @phdthesis { author = {Calçada, Carla Sofia Martins}, title = {Use of the Comet Assay to study the role of MGMT, MMR and p53 in the repair of alkylating DNA damage}, year = {2013}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27927}, keywords = {577.21; 615.28} } .