Ana Cunha
Leuven
Summary
Passionate and dedicated Biomedical Engineer, currently a Ph.D. student at KU Leuven, eager to channel my enthusiasm into the innovative projects at the Holland Hybrid Heart Consortium. I have an interdisciplinary background in different areas of medicine. My commitment to pioneering research aligns seamlessly with the consortium's vision. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute my skills and hands-on experience to the creation of an artificial heart.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PhD Student
KU Leuven
Leuven
01.2021 - 12.2024
- Investigating Intrinsic Defects caused by CFTR in Primary Neutrophils
- Developing an in vitro model to study epithelial alterations in Pulmonary Fibrosis using hydrogels from decellularized lung ECM
- Supervision of Master Thesis Student: Fibroblasts' Role in Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Collaborating on Lung-on-Chip platform to study Pulmonary Fibrosis
Visiting Researcher
UMCG research
Groningen
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Lung tissue decellularization to produce hydrogel or scaffold
Research Fellow
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
Aveiro
02.2020 - 10.2020
- Bone Tissue Engineering: Validating in vitro a micropatterned hydrogel based on natural polymers
Internship Student
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Coimbra
07.2018 - 07.2018
- High-resolution respirometry (Oroboros Instruments) to analyze the impact of substances on cellular respiration in the hippocampus of oxygen and glucose-deprived mice models
Internship Student
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Coimbra
07.2016 - 09.2016
- Developed a Matlab interface with a GUI to identify and analyze regions of interest in liver echography images for detection of hepatic steatosis.
Education
Ph.D. - Biomedical Sciences
KU Leuven
Leuven12-2024
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Universidade De Coimbra
Coimbra01.2019
Erasmus+ Program - Biomedical Engineering
University of Groningen
Groningen02-2018
Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Critical thinking
- Communication on social media
- Immunofluorescence
- Confocal Microscopy
- ELISA
- Flow Cytometry
- Adobe Illustrator
Languages
Portuguese
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Italian
Elementary (A2)
A2
Certification
- Marketing Digital - Google
- Managing Resources Across Project Teams - LinkedIn
- Project Management Foundations - LinkedIn
- Project Management Foundations: Requirements - LinkedIn
- Networking - LinkedIn
- Presentation Skills - Leuven Language Institute
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Visiting Researcher
UMCG research
09.2023 - 11.2023
PhD Student
KU Leuven
01.2021 - 12.2024
Research Fellow
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
02.2020 - 10.2020
Internship Student
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
07.2018 - 07.2018
Internship Student
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
07.2016 - 09.2016
Ph.D. - Biomedical Sciences
KU Leuven
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Universidade De Coimbra
Erasmus+ Program - Biomedical Engineering
University of Groningen
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