André Vidinha-Mira completed his graduation in Human Biology in 2019/07 at Évora’s University. During his graduation, he perfomed an internship on the subject of Optogenetics in a Drosophila melanogaster model at CEDOC (Chronic Diseases Research Centre), in Lisbon, under the supervision of Doctor César Mendes. He completed his Master Course in Neurobiology in 2021/10 at Porto’s University. His master thesis was supervised by Doctor Andreia Teixeira-Castro at Minho’s University – ICVS (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute), with the subjet being to study the Impact of Serotonergic Signalling in Neurodegeneration, in which he worked with mice and developed a deep know-how of behavioural tests.
In 2022/07 he joined the ReNeu team in ICVS focused in Neural Trauma and Nervous System Regenerative Medicine as a Research Fellow, supervised by Doctor Nídia de Sousa, where he deepened his know-how on molecular and histological tissue analysis. He then worked as a Research Fellow, supervised by Doctor Nuno Silva, where he deepened his know-how in in vitro models and electrical stimulation studies. Since 2025/02 he now is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Nuno Silva. During his time at ICVS, André participated in 12 scientific posters, having presented 4 as main author, winning a best poster presentation award with one of them. He also participated in the data collection and writing of 6 journal articles.
André Vidinha-Mira completed his graduation in Human Biology in 2019/07 at Évora’s University. During his graduation, he perfomed an internship on the subject of Optogenetics in a Drosophila melanogaster model at CEDOC (Chronic Diseases Research Centre), in Lisbon, under the supervision of Doctor César Mendes. He completed his Master Course in Neurobiology in 2021/10 at Porto’s University. His master thesis was supervised by Doctor Andreia Teixeira-Castro at Minho’s University – ICVS (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute), with the subjet being to study the Impact of Serotonergic Signalling in Neurodegeneration, in which he worked with mice and developed a deep know-how of behavioural tests.
In 2022/07 he joined the ReNeu team in ICVS focused in Neural Trauma and Nervous System Regenerative Medicine as a Research Fellow, supervised by Doctor Nídia de Sousa, where he deepened his know-how on molecular and histological tissue analysis. He then worked as a Research Fellow, supervised by Doctor Nuno Silva, where he deepened his know-how in in vitro models and electrical stimulation studies. Since 2025/02 he now is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Nuno Silva. During his time at ICVS, André participated in 12 scientific posters, having presented 4 as main author, winning a best poster presentation award with one of them. He also participated in the data collection and writing of 6 journal articles.
Ferreira-Lomba, B., Guerreiro, S., Cunha-Garcia, D., Pereira-Sousa, J., Duarte-Silva, S., Teixeira-Castro, A., Kleven, MS., Vilasboas-Campos, D., Vidinha-Mira, A., Newman-Tancredi, A., & Maciel, P. (2022). Befiradol treatment ameliorated the motor dysfunction of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 mouse model. Neuroscience Applied, Volume 1, Supplement 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2022.100835
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