Helena Ferreira

PhD student 

Currently working on: SENSEing Autism project

Research interests: sex difference, neurodevelopment, brain circuitry

Education:

BSc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra (2020)

MSc Biomedical Research, specialization in Neurobiology, University of Coimbra (2022)

PhD Experimental Biology and Biomedicine, specialization Neuroscience and Disease, University of Coimbra (2027)

Previous work at DiVErSe lab:

Mother-offspring behavior in autism spectrum disorder: influence on development and behavior (MSc dissertation)

Longitudinal study of USVs in pup and juvenile Tsc2+/- mice reveals communication abnormalities (BSc project)

Outside the lab: books, travels, sushi & italian food