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I am a hardworking, organized, and goal-oriented biomedical researcher and PhD candidate. I'm friendly, approachable, and a strong team player who values collaboration. I am always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills, and I love sharing what I learn to help support the next generations of students and professionals. My scientific, practical and pedagogical training spans cellular and molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neurobiology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and related fields in biology and neuroscience. I am passionate about bridging biology and neuroscience with quantitative analysis and neuroimaging.…I am a hardworking, organized, and goal-oriented biomedical researcher and PhD candidate. I'm friendly, approachable, and a strong team player who values collaboration. I am always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills, and I love sharing what I learn to help support the next generations of students and professionals. My scientific, practical and pedagogical training spans cellular and molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neurobiology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and related fields in biology and neuroscience. I am passionate about bridging biology and neuroscience with quantitative analysis and neuroimaging.

Rafael Esteves

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Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Project Manager, +5

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I am a hardworking, organized, and goal-oriented biomedical researcher and PhD candidate. I'm friendly, approachable, and a strong team player who values collaboration. I am always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills, and I love sharing what I learn to help support the next generations of students and professionals. My scientific, practical and pedagogical training spans cellular and molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neurobiology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and related fields in biology and neuroscience. I am passionate about bridging biology and neuroscience with quantitative analysis and neuroimaging.…I am a hardworking, organized, and goal-oriented biomedical researcher and PhD candidate. I'm friendly, approachable, and a strong team player who values collaboration. I am always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills, and I love sharing what I learn to help support the next generations of students and professionals. My scientific, practical and pedagogical training spans cellular and molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neurobiology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and related fields in biology and neuroscience. I am passionate about bridging biology and neuroscience with quantitative analysis and neuroimaging.

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Lisbon, Portugal

I am a hardworking, organized, and goal-oriented biomedical researcher and PhD candidate. I’m friendly, approachable, and a strong team player who values collaboration. I am always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills, and I love sharing what I learn to help support the next generations of students and professionals.

My scientific, practical and pedagogical training spans cellular and molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, neurobiology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and related fields in biology and neuroscience. I am passionate about bridging biology and neuroscience with quantitative analysis and neuroimaging.

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Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

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English

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Work Experience

PhD Candidate / Researcher at Diana Prata Laboratory, IBEB FCUL

December 1, 2021 - Present

PhD project designing and coordinating fMRI studies; recruitment and testing of autistic participants; supervision of master's students and interns; data analysis (fMRI, behavioral, psychological queries); lab management and outreach activities.

Research Assistant / Master Thesis Student at Dr. Diana Prata Laboratory, IBEB – FCUL

September 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021

Master thesis on oxytocin and social stimuli; conducted inventory management, participant recruitment, biological sample collection, pre-processing, storage and analysis; neurophysiological data collection (eye-tracking, fMRI) and data processing; data analysis and project experimentation.

Laboratory Intern / Biobank Assistant at Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Viseu

July 10, 2016 - February 17, 2017

Collection, processing and storage of saliva samples; performed Multiplex Assays, Capillary Electrophoresis and PCR; contributed to outreach activities explaining biomedical research to high school students/autistic children.

Research Assistant / Master Thesis Researcher at Dr. Diana Prata Laboratory, IBEB – FCUL

September 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021

Contributed to a cognitive neuroscience master thesis on the effects of intranasal oxytocin on the salience of social stimuli; performed inventory management, participant recruitment, biological sample collection, pre-processing, analysis and storage; collected neurophysiological data (fMRI with psychosis patients) and performed eye-tracking data pre-processing and analysis; served as a project researcher and supported various experimental tasks.

Saliva Biobank Lab Technician / Internship at Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Viseu

July 10, 2016 - February 17, 2017

Responsible for collection, processing and storage of saliva samples in Biobank; performed laboratory techniques such as Multiplex Assay, Capillary Electrophoresis and PCR; contributed to ongoing projects and helped run university extension activities and workshops.

PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering – Biomedical Neuroscience Lab at IBEB – FCUL

December 1, 2021 - Present

Working on a PhD project focused on oxytocin in autistic traits; involved in study design, recruitment, running fMRI studies, analysis of behavioral and psychological data, and supervision of master students and interns; involved in outreach activities.