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Francisca Gonçalo da Silva completed the Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry in 2019 and the Master Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology (with specialization in Neurosciences) in 2021, both by the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra. She is a PhD student at the Center of Neuroscience and Cellular Biology of the University of Coimbra awarded with an FCT PhD fellowship. Her main research interests are animal behavior, anxiety and fear, and neuronal circuits.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisca Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Francisca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A817-FCAB-3FAA

Email addresses

  • fsilva@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2026
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2022/11 - 2023/03
Concluded
 VI Modular Training in Laboratory Animal Science (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/08/29 - 2021/12/10
Concluded
 Cellular and Molecular Biology with Specialization in Neurobiology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"NT-3/TRKC SIGNALLING IN THE PROCESSING OF LEARNED FEAR" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2015/09/08 - 2019/07/09
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
 17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05/01 - 2022/08/31 Researcher (Research) Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Portugal
2020/08/10 - 2021/04/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/07/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Silva, Francisca; Masella, Gianluca; Martínez-Rodríguez, Elena; Santos, Monica. Corresponding author: Santos, Monica. "Amygdalar TrkC activation is associated with successful fear extinction performance". Paper presented in XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neurociences, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Silva, Francisca; Masella, Gianluca; Madeira, Maria F.; Duarte, Carlos B.; Santos, Monica. Corresponding author: Santos, Monica. "TrkC Intracellular Signalling in the Brain Fear Network During the Formation of a Contextual Fear Memory". Molecular Neurobiology (2023): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12035-023-03292-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s12035-023-03292-0
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/03 XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neurociences
Congress
 XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neurociences
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências, Portugal
2021/03/15 - 2021/03/21 Brain Awareness Week - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Other
 Brain Awareness Week
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current International Society for Neurochemistry
2021 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências Adherent Member
Distinctions

Award

2020 Verão com Ciência
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2022 PhD fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal