Liliana Bernardino, PhD
Principal Investigator at CICS, Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal "MicroRNA-based therapeutic approaches for Parkinson's disease"
Session III – Stem cells and Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
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BioIn 2003, Liliana Bernardino obtained the BSc in Biology and, in 2008, received a PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Coimbra. During her doctoral studies, she explored the impact of inflammatory molecules on neuronal survival. The PhD project was developed in close collaboration with the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, and the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. During her postdoctoral studies, she disclosed several cellular and molecular processes responsible for differentiating neural stem cells into new neurons. She was also involved in the characterization of drug delivery systems, aiming to boost the therapeutic effects of several molecules in the brain. As a result of these research projects, Liliana Bernardino co-authored several publications in renowned journals from the field (Nature Communications, Stem Cells, Journal of Neuroscience, ACS Nano, Journal of Controlled Release, Journal of Neuroinflammation, among others). In addition, she has been awarded research prizes from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science. From 2010 to 2012, she was Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of Portugal, and currently, she is Assistant Professor with Habilitation at the University of Beira Interior. The main scientific interests of Liliana Bernardino's research group are to identify and develop novel brain repair therapies for Parkinson's disease.
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