Margarida Agrochao, PhD

Margarida Agrochao, PhD

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Applied Scientist @ Yelp | I help my stakeholders make decisions

  • Education

    • Champalimaud Foundation

      2007 - 2016
      PhD Neuroscience
    • Instituto Superior Técnico

      2002 - 2007
      Bs + Ms Biological Engineering 18/20
    • KU Leuven

      2007 - 2007
      Ms Visiting Student Molecular Biology
    • Caltech

      2012 - 2016
      Visiting PhD Student Neuroscience
    • Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    • Harvard University

      2008 - 2012
      Visiting PhD Student Neuroscience
  • Experience

    • Instituto Superior Técnico

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      Scientific Writer

      Developed biology and biotechnology content for an e-learning platform (www.e-escola.pt) targeting high school students

    • Instituto Superior Técnico

      Mar 2006 - Aug 2006
      Research Assistant

      Investigated genes involved in aromatic compound degradation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under the supervision of Dr. Pedro Santos

    • KU Leuven

      Mar 2007 - Aug 2007
      Master Student
    • Champalimaud Foundation

      Sept 2008 - Jul 2016
      PhD student
    • Harvard University

      Sept 2008 - Aug 2012
      Visiting Student
    • California Institute of Technology

      Aug 2012 - Jul 2016
      Visiting Fellow
    • Yale University

      Sept 2016 - Apr 2021
      Postdoctoral Associate
    • Yelp

      Apr 2021 - now

      I work with the Consumer Contributions product and engineering teams at Yelp to design and launch A/B tests, and analyze and interpret experiment results to drive contributor engagement and retention.

      • Applied Scientist

        May 2024 - now
      • Lead Data Scientist

        Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
      • Data Scientist

        Jul 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Data Science Analyst

        Apr 2021 - Jul 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Margarida Agrochao, PhD
      PhD Scholarship Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal Sep 2007
    • Awarded to Margarida Agrochao, PhD
      Erasmus Grant (student exchange) -