Candidates for the R&D@USA scholarships have already been selected.The 15 Master’s, PhD and Junior Researchers students, chosen by FLAD, will carry out research internships in the USA, related to innovative scientific or technological topics.

Those selected will have the opportunity to develop research at academic and scientific institutions in various locations in the USA. In addition to the research support component, the FLAD R&D@USA Scholarships also contribute to the approximation of Portuguese and North American institutions in order to increase the knowledge network between the two countries, thus facilitating the development of institutional partnerships. Find out who are the students selected for the second semester of 2024 and what is their destination in the USA:

  • Diogo Nóbrega Catelas (PhD Student, Internship Physician) – ICBAS – University of Porto/Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António/Hospital for Special Surgery – Orthopedics;
  • Beatriz de Pina Mariz (PhD Student) – REQUIMTE – Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa/Carnegie Mellon University – Biological Sciences;
  • Catarina Guimarães Teixeira (PhD Student) – Research Centre of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto and ICBAS of the University of Porto/Depart.
    Pharmacology – Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences;
  • Rafael de Araújo Cabral (PhD Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/Structures and Artificial Intelligence Lab – University of Houston;
  • Inês Palma Costa (Master’s Student) – Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon/Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine;
  • Sara Araújo Cerqueira (PhD Student) – University of Minho/Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
  • Sayed Sajad Hussaini (PhD Student) – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering – University of Minho/The Geologic Hazards Science Center – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS);
  • Daniela Gonçalves Costa (PhD Student) – CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra/Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;
  • Cátia Dias Oliveira (PhD Student) – Department of Mechanical Engineering – University of Minho/Department of Orthopedics – William Beaumont Health Hospital;
  • Sara da Silva Sampaio (PhD Student) – CIBIO-InBIO/BIOPOLIS – University of Porto/Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – Cornell University;
  • Romain Alves Fernandes (PhD Student) – ISCTE/IUL/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;
  • Inês Matias das Neves Luís (PhD Student) – ITQB – Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon/the School of Biological Sciences – Washington State University;
  • Kevin Costa Leandro (PhD Student) – CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology – University of Coimbra/Department of Neurology – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School;
  • Luísa Correia Martins (PhD Student, Medical Doctor) – NOVA Medical School/Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPE/Neonatal Hemodynamics Dept.
    – University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital;
  • Ana Gonçalves Roque (PhD Student) – ciTechCare – Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria/Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Mass General for Children.

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