Andreia Vaz

Major Depression
Antidepressants
Neurobiological mechanisms
Neuroglial networks
Brain plasticity
iPSCs

Andreia Vaz graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nutritional Sciences. Currently, she is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Luisa Pinto, in the “Brain circuits and neuron-glia adaptations” thematic line at ICVS, whose work aims to understand the molecular and genetic networks involved in the pathophysiology of Major Depressive Disorder. To attain it, she will generate neural cells from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells.Major Depression; antidepressants; neurobiological mechanisms; neuroglial networks; brain plasticity; iPSCs

Andreia Vaz

Major Depression
Antidepressants
Neurobiological mechanisms
Neuroglial networks
Brain plasticity
iPSCs

Scientific Highlights

1 – Second best poster – XVIII Congress of Nutrition and Food. Porto, Portugal, 16-17th May 2019;

2 – IBRO-PERC Grant for support of the Soft Skills Training: Building up a career in Neuroscience

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Projects

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Projects

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Luisa Pinto

Modeling and assessing the neurobiological mechanisms of major depressive disorder using preclinical animal models and IPSCs from patients

Depression affects around 16% of the world population and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. This means that around 300 million people are now living with depression…

Luisa Pinto

Modulation of adult brain cytogenesis for treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases

The adult mammalian brain harbors different forms of neural plasticity, ranging from neuronal synapto-dendritic rearrangements to the generation of new neuronal…