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Ariana P.

Ariana P.

BSc Course Representative

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD candidate @ University of Oxford | NDORMS | Space Innovation Lab 🇬🇧

  • Education

    • Anglia Ruskin University

      2019 - 2021
      MSc Applied Bioscience Distinction

      Medical Diagnosis/Molecular Biology/Cell Culture/Biochemistry/Business/Ethics

    • Universidade do Porto

      2016 - 2019
      BSc Biochemistry

      Biochemistry | Metabolism | Molecular Biology |Organic Chemistry/Immunology | Cell Culture | Tissue Culture

    • University of Oxford

      2024 -
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Molecular and Cellular Medicine

      Autophagy | Cellular senescence | Ageing | Space Innovation Lab | Microgravity

  • Experience

    • Universidade do Porto

      Dec 2017 - Jul 2019
      BSc Course Representative

      I represented all my course mates in the MSc committee, by defending and exposing the students points of view and sorting any possible problems between students and lecturers/modules.

    • I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde

      Sept 2018 - Jul 2019
      Undergraduate Student Researcher

      Molecular Neurobiology research group at i3s, Porto, Portugal.

    • Anglia Ruskin University

      Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

      MSc research project at the Biomedical Science research group. I investigated the effect of novel synthetic glycolipid TLR4 agonists (FP compounds) and its immune-therapeutic potential by using novel nanodisc carriers to promote tumorigenic macrophage activity by affecting prostate cancer cell survival. I assist teachers in the practical (laboratory) lectures of the BSc in Biomedical Science.Laboratory techniques/Principles of genetics/Metabolism and its control I represented all my course mates in the MSc committee, by defending and exposing the students points of view and sorting any possible problems between students and lecturers/modules. During this internship I got my experience tissue culture and cell biology certificate.

      • Postgraduate Researcher

        Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

      • Teacher Assistant (Demonstrator)

        Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

      • MSc Course Representative

        Sept 2019 - Sept 2020

      • Research Trainee

        Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

    • Superprof

      Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
      Academic Tutor

      I tutored students in Science/Biology subjects!

    • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Nov 2022 - Sept 2024
      Associate Researcher

      I worked in therapeutical approaches for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Pasinetti Lab. My project was about testing a novel drug to target NLRP3 for treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

    • University of Oxford

      Oct 2024 - now

      I assist teachers in the practical lectures in the wet laboratory of BSc students. Modules: Blood cells; Chronic Inflammation; Space Innovation Lab 🇬🇧My PhD project aims to identify the processes affecting ageing at a cellular and molecular level both on Earth and in Space, through developing 3D models such as Organoids and 3D bioprinting to study ageing mechanisms and identifying new drug candidates for therapeutic strategies targeting senescence.

      • Teacher Assistant (Demonstrator)

        Jan 2025 - now

      • PhD student

        Oct 2024 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic Life support

      Centro Hospitalar do Porto
      Feb 2017

    • Western Blot training

      Abcam
      Feb 2021

    • Working with human participants

      Oxford University Press
      Mar 2020

    • Understanding research ethics approval

      Oxford University Press
      Mar 2020

    • Ethical concerns associated with different research methods and activities

      Oxford University Press
      Mar 2020

    • Tissue Culture advanced training

      Anglia Ruskin University
      Dec 2019

    • Good Practices in In Vitro Research

      I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde
      Feb 2021

    • IELTS ACADEMIC - Level C1

      Cambridge Assessment English
      Jun 2019

    • Ethical concerns associated with different forms of research

      Oxford University Press
      Mar 2020

    • Public Speaking

      Speak and Lead
      Dec 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ariana P.
      Rising Star Award Anglia Ruskin University Apr 2025 Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumni Awards.
    • Awarded to Ariana P.
      First Place on the Art of the Brain competition 2023 - Most "Liked" image Friedman Brain Institute May 2023 Competition organized by the Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai, submissions of artistic images related to the brain were accepted. My image was a confocal microscopy image of a hippocampus of a mouse brain with Alzheimer's Disease. The first place was given to the person who got more likes within all Friedman Brain Institute social media.
    • Awarded to Ariana P.
      "Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine and Society" course diploma with Honors University of Michigan (Coursera) Feb 2022 In this course I learnt about the Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness, including the role of GABA, Orexin and Adenosine in Wake/REM/NREM, the Molecular Biology and Genetics of sleep that covered how the expression of mRNA Varies During Sleep and Wakefulness, synaptic plasticity is genetically modulated and Brain Glial Cells Influence States of Sleep and Wakefulness! Furthermore topics of Medicine such as sleep disorders and how this impacts our society were approached.
    • Awarded to Ariana P.
      "Writing in the Sciences" course diploma with Honors Stanford University (online) - Coursera Apr 2021 This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences.
    • Awarded to Ariana P.
      MSc awarded with Distinction Anglia Ruskin University Mar 2021 In the UK, MSc students can be awarded pass, merit or distinction diplomas. A Distinction diploma is the highest award a student can get for their grades.