Miguel Bajouco

Experience

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  Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

  Research Trainee (MSc Student)

  The Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) is a Research Institute committed to excellence in Bioscience and Biomedicine.It was the first Associated Laboratory in Portugal, and is part of the Network of European Neuroscience Institutes (ENI). The CNC is also involved in collaborations between the Portuguese government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School (HMS).The CNC brings together researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra, as well as from the University Hospitals (HUC) and Pharmaceutical industries. The diverse scientific background has been crucial in advancing innovation in fundamental and translational research.My research work was mainly focused on studying the involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in Alzheimer’s disease. Show less

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  Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  M.D.

  Interno do Ano Comum

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  Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC)

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2016

  M.D., Speciality Trainee in Psychiatry

  I carried out my specialty training in Psychiatry at Coimbra Hospital and Universitary Centre from 2011 to 2016. During my training I acquired diverse clinical skills by managing patients admitted to the Acute Inpatient Service, doing consultation at the Outpatient Clinic and working at the Emergency department.As part of my trainee role I regularly presented Journal Club and medical education sessions.I developed a special interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. Show less

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  Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra

  Sept 2013 - now

  Researcher

  (Head: Professor António Ferreira de Macedo)

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  Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra

  Sept 2013 - now

  Invited Lecturer
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  Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Visiting Researcher

  Department of Psychosis Studies (Head: Professor Philip McGuire)

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  Outreach and Support in South London (OASIS) - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Honorary Clinical Attachment

  Detection, assessment and intervention in people with clinical signs of prodromal psychosis/at-risk-mental state (ARMS)

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  ULS Coimbra

  Oct 2016 - now

  Assistant Psychiatrist

  I'm currently developing my clinical activity as Head of the Psychosis Unit

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  Hospital da Luz

  Jan 2017 - now

  Consultant Psychiatrist
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  CIBIT

  Jun 2019 - now

  PhD Student/Researcher

  (Head: Professor Miguel Castelo-Branco )Ongoing Research Projects:Multimodal neuroimaging in First Episode Psychosis: the quest for biomarkers of treatment response.