Cláudia é licenciada em Bioquímica pela Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. Sempre fascinada pelo funcionamento do cérebro, decidiu concentrar-se nas neurociências e concluiu um doutoramento em Neurociências com interesse específico em isquemia cerebral no ITQB/IBET-UNL, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, com a Dra. Paula Alves e a Dra. Helena Vieira.
A sua investigação incidiu sobre o potencial terapêutico do monóxido de carbono. As a result of her findings she has published a number of peer-reviewed papers in international journals, participated in eight international meetings with experts in this field, including giving two presentations, and received the ‘Best ITQB PhD Thesis 2012’ Award for her thesis.
O trabalho de Cláudia sobre a isquemia cerebral (Dra. Helena Vieira, CEDOC-NMS) levou a mais publicações e à sua inclusão na equipa do ensaio clínico, investigando o acidente vascular cerebral isquémico agudo na unidade de AVC do Hospital São Francisco Xavier, juntamente com o Prof. Miguel Viana-Baptista e Dr. João Pedro Marto.
With her passion for improving the therapeutic process of stroke, joining the Angels Initiative felt like a natural step for Cláudia when the project launched in Europe in 2016.
She says, “It is a very rewarding experience working every day with a highly motivated team, and crossing paths with healthcare professionals who epitomise scientific excellence but are nevertheless team players who never give up. From the start our team has been united around a single goal – the positive impact on stroke patients’ lives.”
