Hélène Léger (7118-8939-777A)

Curriculum Vitae

Hélène Léger

Dr. Hélène Léger is a molecular biologist specializing in neuroinflammation and retinal degeneration. She has been a researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, since 2020. Dr. Léger earned her Ph.D. in Biology and Health Sciences (Molecular and Cell Biology) from the University of Lille 1, France (2012), following a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Cellular Biology and Development from Université Paris-Sud (2006, 2008). During her undergraduate studies, she completed an exchange year at the University of Montréal, Canada, through the CREPUQ program, graduating with an overall grade of A. She also completed the prestigious international course Molecular Biology of the Cell, jointly organized by the Pasteur and Curie Institutes (2008). Dr. Léger began her research career as a postdoctoral fellow at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia (2012–2014), studying the interplay between epigenomic and transcriptional regulation in cancer. She then joined the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (2014–2019), where she explored retinal cell proliferation and differentiation mechanisms using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing in mouse models. Her current research focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neuroinflammatory responses in retinal degenerative diseases. She leads a collaborative project with the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (LIP) on OpticCanvas: Painting the Visual Landscape of Degenerative Vision—an interdisciplinary software tool that models how patients with retinal degeneration perceive their surroundings. An accomplished mentor, Dr. Léger has co-supervised 11 bachelor’s and 5 master’s students, including 3 Erasmus exchange students. She has published 15 peer-reviewed articles (3 as first author, 3 as corresponding author) with an H-index of 9 and 375 citations (Scopus). Dr. Léger is also an active reviewer and guest editor for a special issue on Molecular Mechanisms of Retinal Development and Degeneration in the journal Biology (Q1, open access). Beyond her scientific achievements, Dr. Léger has held leadership and community engagement roles. She chaired the Foreign National Committee for the Biomedical Postdoc Council at the University of Pennsylvania (2016–2019) and co-founded the Women Love Science Club at Fox Chase Cancer Center (2012). She has organized scientific meetings, served as Principal Investigator on multiple research projects, and received four research awards. Committed to science outreach, she regularly participates in initiatives such as the European Researchers’ Night and Low Vision Awareness Month.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Hélène Léger

Citation names

Léger, Hélène

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 7118-8939-777A
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1116-8637
Researcher Id: AAX-5076-2020
Scopus Author Id: 36448467700

Email addresses

hleger@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

iCBR, Polo III Health Sciences Campus, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 , Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Immunology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pathology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
French (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/03/07 - 2023/03/08 Concluded	Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2021/10/14 Concluded	IV Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science Function B (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/05/25 - 2021/05/28 Concluded	BioImage Analysis for High Content Screening (Outros) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Concluded	Champalimaud pratical course animal Function A (Outros) Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2008 - 2012 Concluded	PhD in Molecular and cellular biology (Doctorat) Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lille University of Science and Technology, France "Functional study of the roles of the CBP/TDG/RARa complex in epigenetic regulation of the transcription and DNA repair: a link between DNA repair, transcription and epigenetic." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
2008/01/15 - 2008/02/15 Concluded	Molecular biology of the cell (Master) Institut Pasteur, France	Cum Laude
2006 - 2008 Concluded	Cellular biology and development (Master) Université Paris-Sud Faculté des Sciences d'Orsay, France "Impact of the serotoninergic network in granulosa cells proliferation in mice model." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
2003 - 2006 Concluded	Cellular biology and development (Bachelor) Major in Cellular biology and development Université Paris-Sud, France "Screening of Gal4 Drosophila melanogaster lines using GAL4 and GAL80/UAS system and immunohistochemistry" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/06/16 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2020/01/02 - 2021/01/15	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal
2014/04/21 - 2019/10/31	Postdoc (Research)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States

2012/09/21 - 2014/03/28	Postdoc (Research)	Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2007 - 2008	Internship (Master)	Laboratoire de génétique moléculaire de la neurotransmission et des processus neurodégénératif - Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, France

2007 - 2007	Internship (Master)	Centre Hospitalier de L'Universite de Montreal, Canada

2004 - 2004	Internship (Bachelor)	Université Paris-Sud, France

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/01/16 - 2021/06/14	Maternity Leave	N/A, Portugal

2008/09/01 - 2012/04/30	PhD Student	Université de Lille, France
	Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, France
2008 - 2012	PhD Student	Université de Lille, France

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2025 - 2028	Decifrando o papel da cinase Ndr2 na vascularização induzida pela microglia na retinopatia diabética 15895 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/01 - 2024/06	Ndr2 kinase: a novel player in the regulation of microglia in Diabetic Retinopathy 2022.06170.PTDC Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Ongoing
2016 - 2019	Investigate the molecular mechanisms of NDR kinases and their substrates on cell division and cell fate in the retina unknown Post-doc University of Pennsylvania, United States	University of Pennsylvania
2014 - 2019	Examining the role of Cbk1/NDR kinase in regulating mRNA localization 5R01GM097327-03 Post-doc	National Institute of General Medical Sciences Concluded
2008 - 2012	Epigenomic Regulation by Thymine-DNA Glycosylase Complexes unknown PhD Student Fellow	Genopole Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020/01/01 - Current	Investigate the mechanisms of NDR kinases in inflammation-induced angiogenesis in mouse retinas IT057-19-8135 Principal investigator Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/01 - Current	The effect of DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin on inflammation mediated by microglial cells unknown Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016 - 2019	Investigate the molecular mechanisms of NDR kinases and their substrates in neuronal development 5R01GM097327-03 Post-doc University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States	Concluded
2015 - 2016	A Zebrafish model for investigating Ndr kinase-dependent retina development Unknown Post-doc University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States	Concluded
2012 - 2014	Functional studies of TDG and its partners in epigenetic regulation of transcription Unknown Post-doc	Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2006 - 2008	Role of the Serotoninergic network on granulosa cells proliferation and differentiation Unknown Master Student Fellow	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Léger, Hélène; Fazendeiro, Beatriz; António Francisco Ambrósio; Santos, Paulo Fernando Martins dos. "Ndr2 kinase regulates the microglia inflammatory response in high glucose conditions.". Paper presented in 2024 ARVO Annual Meeting, Seattle, 2024. Published
Conference poster	Alarico, Su; Afonso M.; Alves A.; Amaral S.; Amorim R.; Candeias E.; Cardoso M.; et al. "GreenLabsCiBB: One path for sustainable research.". Paper presented in EU-LIFE 10th Anniversary Conference. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation., 2023. Léger, Hélène. "NDR kinases regulate amacrine cell proliferation and homeostasis". Paper presented in ISER's XXIII Biannual Meeting, 2018. Léger, Hélène. "NDR kinases regulate retinal development". Paper presented in 2017 Mid Atlantic Meiosis Meeting, 2017. Léger, Hélène. "NDR kinases regulate retinal development, homeostasis and gene expression". Paper presented in ARVO 2017, 2017. Léger, Hélène. "Role of NDR kinases in retina development". Paper presented in Biomedical Sciences Retreat - University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biomedical Sciences, 2016. Léger, Hélène. "Involvement of the DNA repair and epigenetic factor Thymine DNA Glycosylase in congenital heart disease". Paper presented in Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2013. Léger, Hélène. "Functional studies of CBP/TDG complexes reveal a close link between DNA repair, transcription, and epigenetic signaling". 2011.
Journal article	Paulo F. Santos; António Francisco Ambrósio; Hélène Léger. "The Importance of Kinases in Retinal Degenerative Diseases". Kinases and Phosphatases (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/kinasesphosphatases2010006. 10.3390/kinasesphosphatases2010006 Santos, Paulo F.; Fazendeiro, Beatriz; Luca, Francis C.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Léger, Hélène. "The NDR/LATS protein kinases in neurobiology: Key regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration in the ocular and central nervous system". European Journal of Cell Biology 102 2 (2023): 151333. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151333. 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151333 Léger, Hélène; Santos, Paulo Fernando Martins dos. Corresponding author: Léger, Hélène. "The NDR/LATS protein kinases in neurobiology: key regulator of cell proliferation, differentiation and migration in the ocular and central nervous system". European Journal of Cell Biology (2023): Under revision Morley-Fletcher, Sara; Marrocco, Jordan; Leger, Helène; Mairesse, Jerome; Reynaert, Marie-Line; Van Camp, Gilles; Bouwalerh, Hammou; et al. "Grandma's stress programs transgenerational transmission of hippocampal glutamatergic synaptopathy associated with stress-related responses". Psychoneuroendocrinology 107 (2019): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.07.168. Published • 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.07.168 Léger, Hélène. "Preparation of Mouse Retinal Cryo-sections for Immunohistochemistry.". Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE (2019): https://doi.org/10.3791/59683. 10.3791/59683 Hélène Léger; Evelyn Santana; N. Adrian Leu; Eliot T. Smith; William A. Beltran; Gustavo D. Aguirre; Francis C. Luca. "Ndr kinases regulate retinal interneuron proliferation and homeostasis". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30492-9. 10.1038/s41598-018-30492-9 Kamtchueng, Catherine; Stébenne, Marie-Éve; Delannoy, Aurélie; Wilhelm, Emmanuelle; Léger, Hélène; Benecke, Arndt G.; Bell, Brendan. "Alternative Splicing of TAF6: Downstream Transcriptome Impacts and Upstream RNA Splice Control Elements". PLoS ONE 9 7 (2014): e102399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102399. 10.1371/journal.pone.0102399 Léger, Hélène; Smet-Nocca, Caroline; Attmane-Elakeb, Amel; Morley-Fletcher, Sara; Benecke, Arndt G.; Eilebrecht, Sebastian. "A TDG/CBP/RARa Ternary Complex Mediates the Retinoic Acid-dependent Expression of DNA Methylation-sensitive Genes". Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 12 1 (2014): 8-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gpb.2013.11.001. 10.1016/j.gpb.2013.11.001 Moreno, Griselda; Errea, Agustina; Van Maele, Laurye; Roberts, Roy; Léger, Hélène; Sirard, Jean Claude; Benecke, Arndt; Rumbo, Martin; Hozbor, Daniela. "Toll-like receptor 4 orchestrates neutrophil recruitment into airways during the first hours of Bordetella pertussis infection". Microbes and Infection 15 10-11 (2013): 708-718. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2013.06.010. 10.1016/j.micinf.2013.06.010 Ivanov, S.; Fontaine, J.; Paget, C.; Macho Fernandez, E.; Van Maele, L.; Renneson, J.; Maillet, I.; et al. "Key Role for Respiratory CD103+ Dendritic Cells, IFN- , and IL-17 in Protection Against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Response to -Galactosylceramide". Journal of Infectious Diseases 206 5 (2012): 723-734. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis413. 10.1093/infdis/jis413 Marqués, Juan M.; Rial, Analía; Muñoz, Natalia; Pellay, Francois-Xavier; Van Maele, Laurye; Léger, Hélène; Camou, Teresa; et al. "Protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 acute infection shows a signature of Th17- and IFN-¿-mediated immunity". Immunobiology 217 4 (2012): 420-429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2011.10.012. 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.10.012 Smet-Nocca, Caroline; Wieruszeski, Jean-Michel; Léger, Hélène; Eilebrecht, Sebastian; Benecke, Arndt. "SUMO-1 regulates the conformational dynamics of Thymine-DNA Glycosylase regulatory domain and competes with its DNA binding activity". BMC Biochemistry 12 1 (2011): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2091-12-4. 10.1186/1471-2091-12-4 Eilebrecht, S.; Bécavin, C.; Léger, H.; Benecke, B.-J.; Benecke, A.; Eilebrecht, Sebastian; Bécavin, Christophe; et al. "HMGA1-dependent and independent 7SK RNA gene regulatory activity". RNA Biology 8 1 (2011): 143-157. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952213061&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.4161/rna.V.I.14261 Van Maele, L.; Carnoy, C.; Cayet, D.; Songhet, P.; Dumoutier, L.; Ferrero, I.; Janot, L.; et al. "TLR5 Signaling Stimulates the Innate Production of IL-17 and IL-22 by CD3negCD127+ Immune Cells in Spleen and Mucosa". The Journal of Immunology 185 2 (2010): 1177-1185. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1000115. 10.4049/jimmunol.1000115 Ladam, F.; Leger, H.; Kherrouche, Z.; Tulasne, D.; Benecke, A.; de Launoit, Y.; Chotteau-Lelièvre, A.. "Characterization of the transcriptional networks involving PEA3 transcription factors during mammary morphogenesis and tumourigenesis". European Journal of Cancer Supplements 8 5 (2010): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71158-7. 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71158-7
Thesis / Dissertation	Léger, Hélène. "Functional study of the roles of the CBP/TDG/RARa complex in epigenetic regulation of the transcription and DNA repair: a link between DNA repair, transcription and epigenetic.". PhD, Université de Lille, 2012.

Other

Software

Léger, Hélène; Barros, N; Santos, Paulo Fernando Martins dos. "OpticCanvas: Painting the Visual Landscape of Degenerative Vision". Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research. 2023.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/03/15	Ndr2 kinase: a novel player in the regulation of microglia in Diabetic Retinopathy	Cursos Avançados: Ciências da Visão FMUC (Portugal)
2022/11/03	Ndr2 kinase: a novel player in the regulation of microglia in Diabetic Retinopathy	RMT 2022 FMUC (Portugal)
2022/10/20	Deciphering the role of Ndr2 Hippo kinase in retinal vascularization	2nd International Symposium on Retina and Choroidal Angiogenesis Université de Montréal (Montréal, Canada)
2019	Seminar - NDR kinases role in inflammation-induced angiogenesis in mouse retina	iCBR - Retinal Dysfunction & Neuroinflammation Lab
2019	Seminar - Ndr 1 and Ndr2 kinases regulate retinal cell proliferation and homeostasis	Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes - Leonor Saúde Lab
2018	NDR kinases regulate amacrine cell proliferation and homeostasis - ISER International Meeting	ISER's XXIII Biennial Meeting International Society for Eye Research (Belfast, United Kingdom)
2017	Role of NDR kinases in retinal homeostasis - National Meeting	Biomedical sciences retreat University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, United States)
2013/01	Using the Thymine DNA Glycosylase P65A mutant to separate the DNA repair enzym and transcription regulator functions of TDG.
2010	Epigenomics control mechanisms by CBP/TDG complexes	Colloque annuel des doctorants (France)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/12/05 - 2023/09/30	Deciphering the functions of Ndr kinases as novel players in the regulation of microglia Co-supervisor	Mestrado em Biotecnologia Farmaceutica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09	Mechanisms of Sitagliptin on the microglial cells with BV-2 as model Co-supervisor	Mestrado em Engenharia Biome´dica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06	Impact of high glucose condition on Ndr kinases expression in microglial cells Supervisor	Lic Biologia - Projecto II (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/11 - 2023/06	Characterization of the direct or indirect anti-inflammatory effects of the anti-diabetic drug sitagliptin on LPS-induced inflammatory response mediated by microglial cells. Co-supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina - Investigac¸a~o Aplicada I e III (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02/16	Effect of the DPP4 inhibitor, Sitagliptin, on LPS-induced inflammation mediated by microglial cells Supervisor	Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
2018 - 2018	Ndr2 deletion impact amacrine cells differentiation Supervisor	University of Pennsylvania, United States
2015 - 2015	Ndr1/2 expression in neuronal tissues Supervisor
2013 - 2013	Cardivascular defect in TDG -/- mice Supervisor	Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/28	Series of short seminars associated with an interactive activity during the Low vision awareness (2022/02/06 - 2023/02/09) Exhibition (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/28	Seminar to raise awareness for low vision diseases and aged-macular degeneration (2023/02/23 - 2023/02/23) Seminar (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2019/09/30	Networking events - The Foreign National Committee organize a monthly Tea Time to allow postdocs meet, interact and establish valuable contacts within the different departments of the University of Pennsylvania. (2017/01/01 - 2019/09/30) Other (Co-organisor)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States
2016/01/15 - 2019/08/31	Networking events - The Foreign National Committee organize a monthly Orientation to welcome Foreign National postdocs to the University of Pennsylvania (2016/01/01 - 2019/08/31) Other (Co-organisor)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States
2019/03/01 - 2019/06/30	Immigration Seminar - The Foreign National Committee organize an annual Immigration Seminar featuring Dr. Brendan Delaney, partner at Leavy, Frank and Delaney who will present some essential tips on US immigration. (2019/06/13 - 2019/06/13) Seminar (Co-organisor)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States
2018/03/01 - 2018/08/30	Immigration Seminar - The Foreign National Committee organize an annual Immigration Seminar featuring Dr. Brendan Delaney, partner at Leavy, Frank and Delaney who will present some essential tips on US immigration. (2018/08/17 - 2018/08/17) Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States
2017/03/01 - 2017/06/30	Immigration Seminar - The Foreign National Committee organize an annual Immigration Seminar featuring Dr. Brendan Delaney, partner at Leavy, Frank and Delaney who will present some essential tips on US immigration. (2017/06/22 - 2017/06/22) Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/04 - 2023/04	"Veja" o mundo como um doente com patologias da visão Exhibition	FMUC Alunos 9º ano Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2022	FIC.a 2022
2022 - 2022	European night of the investigator Exhibition

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2018 - Current	International Society for Eye Research - ISER
2016 - Current	Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology - ARVO
2015 - Current	Association for Women in Science - AWIS
2013 - Current	American Society for Cell Biology - ASCB

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2016/01/15 - 2019/08/31	Chairman - The Biomedical Postdoctoral Council (BPC) is a volunteer organization run by and for postdocs. It strives to support all postdocs in their research training and career development and enhance their experiences on an academic, career development, social, political and cultural basis. The Foreign National Committee promotes training (orientation and immigration, taxes and visa seminars), networking events, relocation and social resources to welcome Foreign National postdocs to the University of Pennsylvania. President / Vice-president	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, United States University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, United States
2013 - 2014	Co-founder - The Women Love Science Club goal is to inspire leadership and career development to women postdoctoral researchers and to provide a supportive network to help balancing personal, familial and professional life. President / Vice-president	Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020 - Current	Molecular Biology	(Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Practical classes of "Regulação Celular"	Regulac¸a~o Celular (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022/01/01 - Current	Cell Biology (2330-0183)	Science Publishing Group
2016 - Current	BIO-PROTOCOL (2331-8325)	Bio-Protocol

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2019/02/01 - Current	Master student supervision	Ana Dias
2019 - Current		Evelyn Santana
2021 - 2021		Diana Gonçalves
2021 - 2021		João Miguel Grácio
2020/01/01 - 2020/06/30		Caroline Veloso
2018 - 2019	Undergraduate Student mentoring	Clara Dannemann
2018 - 2019	Undergraduate Student mentoring	Deianara Huettenmoser
2018 - 2019	Undergraduate Student mentoring	Elisabeth Lemmon
2018 - 2019	Undergraduate Student mentoring	Faazal Rehman
2017 - 2017	Mouse handling - molecular biology	Rebecca Meltzer
2013 - 2013	Histology, Microscopy	Gene Han

Distinctions

Award

2018	Travel Award University of Pennsylvania, United States
2017	Travel Award University of Pennsylvania, United States
2013	Postdoctoral Council Award Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States
2008	Genopole Graduate Fellowship Genopole, France

Other distinction

2019	Concurso Internacional
2017	Certification of Maître de Conférences Conseil National des Universités, France
2008	Selected for the Molecular biology of the cell course Institut Pasteur, France
2007	Exchange program between Paris-Sud and Montreal universities Université de Montréal, Canada