Inês Saldanha has an academic background in Biology and Biomedical Research. She has developed research experience across several areas of the life sciences, including biochemistry, cancer biology, and immunology. More specifically, she has been involved in projects related to protein-protein interactions in xenobiotic metabolism pathways, intercellular communication and biomarker discovery in cancer, and has also explored innate immune responses to AAV-based gene delivery using 3D cell culture models. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biosciences at ITQB NOVA, funded by a NIMSB fellowship in the Sequeira Lab, where she focuses on epithelial immunity and tumour development. Inês is also actively engaged in science communication through Pint of Science, where she is part of the national communication team.
