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My name is Lenka Henao Misikova. I am a trained geneticist and molecular biologist, with 7 years of experience in various research labs. I am a lab manager in Vascular Biology and Disease lab at Católica Biomedical Research Center in Lisbon, Portugal. I am a lab, team and resource manager, lab technician, and researcher. Additionally, I am currently helping to develop and implement guidelines and procedures in a new research institute.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lenka Henao Misikova

Citation names

  • Henao Misikova, Lenka

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7213-E14A-EFDE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0992-9946

Email addresses

  • lmisikova@ucp.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Slovak (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Czech Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Swedish Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2)
Japanese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/02 - 2019/06/11
Concluded
Genetics (Master)
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Slovakia
"Cellular responses to stress factors changing the yeast telomere length" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
20/20
2014/09/01 - 2017/06/15
Concluded
Biology (Bachelor)
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Slovakia
"Cell response to proteotoxic stress" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
19/20
2016/02/01 - 2016/06/30
Attended
Erasmus+ studies (Curso médio)
Major in Biology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Science and Technology Management Universidade Católica Portuguesa Campus Sintra, Portugal
2020/12/01 - 2022/02/28 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2020/01/31 - 2020/11/30 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/03/01 - Current Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/31 - 2020/11/30 The role of LINE-1 elements in X-chromosome inactivation
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Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current Arteriotaxis
PTDC/MED-ANM/7695/2020
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 Controlo do tráfico de proteínas em fisiologia e patologia vascular
2022.09228.PTDC
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/03/01 - 2023/02/28 Arterial flow as attractor for endothelial cell migration – ATTRACT
17CVD03
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Fondation Leducq
Concluded
2020/12/01 - 2022/02/28 AXIAL.EC: Principles of Axial Polarity-Driven Vascular Patterning
H2020
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
European Research Council
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Regina Sepsiová; Henao Misíková, Lenka; Filip Cervenák; Katarína Juríková; Martina Nebohácová; Jozef Nosek; Lubomír Tomáška. "Species-specific Response of Telomeres to Stress". Paper presented in ICYGMB 2019, Gothenburg, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Henao Mišíková, Lenka (7213-E14A-EFDE); Regina Sepšiová; Lubomír Tomáška. "The effect of ethanol and formaldehyde on yeast telomere length". Paper presented in Študentská Vedecká Konferencia PriF UK 2019, Bratislava, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Henao Misíková, Lenka. "Spatial proteomic mapping of focal adhesions and adherens junctions catalyzed by APEX2 peroxidase". Paper presented in ATTRACT Meeting 2023, 2023.
  2. Henao Mišíková, Lenka (7213-E14A-EFDE); Regina Sepšiová; Lubomír Tomáška. "The effect of ethanol and formaldehyde on yeast telomere length". Paper presented in Študentská Vedecká Konferencia PriF UK 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Marie Ouarné; Andreia Pena; Daniela Ramalho; Nadine V. Conchinha; Tiago Costa; Romain Enjalbert; Ana M. Figueiredo; et al. "A non-genetic model of vascular shunts informs on the cellular mechanisms of formation and resolution of arteriovenous malformations". Cardiovascular Research 120 15 (2024): 1967-1984. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/40369004-c22d-4690-b66d-ad54c403db6b.
    10.1093/cvr/cvae160
  2. Marta F Fidalgo; Catarina G Fonseca; Paulo Caldas; Alexandre ASF Raposo; Tania Balboni; Lenka Henao-Mišíková; Ana R Grosso; Francisca F Vasconcelos; Cláudio A Franco. "Aerocyte specification and lung adaptation to breathing is dependent on alternative splicing changes". Life Science Alliance (2022): https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201554.
    10.26508/lsa.202201554
  3. Barbacena P; Dominguez-Cejudo M; Fonseca CG; Gómez-González M; Faure LM; Zarkada G; Pena A; et al. "Competition for endothelial cell polarity drives vascular morphogenesis in the mouse retina.". Developmental cell (2022): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9552591.
    10.1016/j.devcel.2022.09.002
  4. Mariana De Niz; Daniela Brás; Marie Ouarné; Mafalda Pedro; Ana M. Nascimento; Lenka Henao Misikova; Claudio A. Franco; Luisa M. Figueiredo. "Organotypic endothelial adhesion molecules are key for Trypanosoma brucei tropism and virulence". Cell Reports 36 12 (2021): 109741-109741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109741.
    10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109741
Preprint
  1. Pérez-Rico, Yuvia A; Bousard, Aurélie; Misikova, Lenka Henao; Mulugeta, Eskeatnaf; de Almeida, Sérgio F; Muotri, Alysson R; Heard, Edith; Gendrel, Anne-Valerie. "Transcriptional perturbation of LINE-1 elements reveals theircis-regulatory potential". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.20.581275.
    10.1101/2024.02.20.581275
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mišíková, Lenka. "Cellular responses to stress factors changing the yeast telomere length". Master, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2019.
  2. Mišíková, Lenka. "Cellular responses to proteotoxic stress". Degree, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2017.
Working paper
  1. Marie Ouarné; Andreia Pena; Daniela Ramalho; Nadine V. Conchinha; Tiago Costa; Ana Figueiredo; Marta Saraiva; et al. 2023. "A non-genetic model of vascular shunts informs on the cellular mechanisms of formation and resolution of arteriovenous malformations". https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/c8bca53b-9283-49b8-b3a9-4b27a9e3d3d5.
    10.1101/2023.08.21.554159
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2019/04/25 - Current An event organized to celebrate 66th anniversary of DNA structure discovery. I helped with the room preparation and held a presentation about DNA condensation for high school students. (2019/04/25)
Festival (Member of the Scientific Committee)
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Slovakia

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/04/09 - Current Poster presentation.
Conference
Študentská Vedecká Konferencia PriF UK 2019
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Slovakia
2024/01/22 - 2024/01/26 The Laboratory Management using Business Intelligence certification acknowledges the proficiency and competence of individuals in applying business intelligence tools to optimize laboratory operations. Certified professionals from the LMUBI course showcase their ability to design and implement efficient data management systems tailored to laboratory environments. They demonstrate expertise in utilizing business intelligence techniques to streamline workflows, enhance data accuracy, and improve decision-making processes within laboratory settings.
Workshop
Laboratory management using Power BI
2018/11/08 - 2018/11/09 Participation at the conference on Metamorphosis - Transforming Science.
Conference
16th Annual VBC PhD Symposium
Campus Vienna Biocenter, Austria

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/08/23 - 2021/10/01 Molecular genetics Raquel Göttsche Esperança Clara