Project Team

Mónica Sousa

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Mónica Sousa

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Mónica Sousa is the Project Coordinator and a Work Package Leader of NCBio. She is currently the Director of the IBMC, one of the founder institutes of the i3S - University of Porto. Mónica is also the Principal Investigator of the Nerve Regeneration group at the IBMC/i3S, which is focused on understanding cytoskeleton organization and dynamics during axon growth, degeneration and regeneration.

Matthew Holt

ERA CHAIR HOLDER

Matthew Holt

ERA CHAIR HOLDER

Matthew Holt joined the IBMC/i3S as the ERA Chair Holder and is a WP Leader. He is the Principal Investigator of the Synapse Biology group, which focuses on synapse formation and assembly. He is also the vice-coordinator of the Neurobiology & Neurologic Disorders Program at the i3S. He is co-founder and scientific advisor for Aila Biotech.

Olga Sin

PROJECT MANAGER & CONTENT MANAGER

Olga Sin

PROJECT MANAGER & CONTENT MANAGER

Olga Sin is an alumnus of the GABBA doctoral program (2009) from the University of Porto and has a Ph.D. in neurosciences from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). During her post-doc at the Max Plack Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Germany) and University of Bern (Switzerland) she was awarded both the Dutch Rubicon Post-Doctoral Fellowship and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship. In 2022, she switched careers to Project Manager of the NCBio ERA Chair project. She makes sure the project’s deliverables are executed and she identifies, prepares and submits applications together with the ERA Chair Holder. She is also responsible for establishing relationships with clinicians, health industry and patient groups via the NCBio Stakeholder Hub.

Cláudia Ferreira

FINANCIAL OFFICER

Cláudia Ferreira

FINANCIAL OFFICER

Cláudia Ferreira is the Financial Officer at the i3S and assists with managing the financial aspects of the NCBio project.

Marlene Cruz

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Marlene Cruz

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

With a background in History and Library and Information Science, with over 15 years of experience in administrative management, human resources, scientific project management, public procurement, and ISO 9001 quality management in Research and Development units. Marlene currently serves as the Human Resources Manager at IBMC—the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology—having spent most of her professional career in academic and scientific settings, with experience in research support, process management, and administrative organization.

Júlio Borlido Santos

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Júlio Borlido Santos

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Júlio Borlido Santos is the coordinator of the Communication Unit of the IBMC/i3S and a Work Package Leader of NCBio. He has worked as a life sciences researcher, schoolteacher and demonstrator at the University of Porto. He organizes, promotes and teaches advanced training for scientists and other audiences on "Science, Ethics and Society". He is also the vice-president of the i3S Council for Ethics and Responsible Research and a member of the Communication Council of University of Porto.

João Relvas

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

João Relvas

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

João Relvas is a Work Package Leader of NCBio. He is the Principal Investigator of the Glial Cell Biology group at the IBMC/i3S, which is focused on the molecular mechanisms of glial homeostasis, particularly myelinating glia and microglia. He is an invited Associate Professor of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine (University of Porto), member of the scientific council of the Fundação Bial (Porto) and of the Network Glia (Berlin).