João Silva

João Silva completed the Masters in Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2018 with a final grade of 16 values and a Degree in Biology in 2016 with a final grade of 14 values, both by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Currently attends the PhD in Ciências Biomédicas by Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário. Published 4 articles in scientific journals. Submited two articles and one book chapter. Participated in various congresses: EU Cost Action FA1306 with 2 posters, in 2017, Microbiotec with 1 poster, in 2019, I/II Congresso Internacional da TOXRUN with 1 poster, in 2022 and 2023, 4th ENJIO with 1 poster, in 2022, and UNIPRO with a oral presentation. Participated as Master Student Fellow in the project "An RNA-based approach to bacterial infection: The function of PNPase and regulatory noncoding RNAs in Listeria virulence" and as a PhD student in the projects "The second-generation antimitotics: a second chance?", "Studies of molecular mechanisms of flavonoid derivatives with potential antitumor activity" and "Overcoming paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer".

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PhD student