Marta Mendanha

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Neuroinflammation
  • PLD2
  • Hippocampus

I am a Master’s student in Applied Biochemistry at the University of Minho. In 2020, I obtained the my Bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology (School of Sciences, University of Minho). Currently, I am focused on studying the role of Phospholipase D2 in mediating neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease, under the guidance of Prof. Tiago Gil Oliveira as part of my master’s thesis.

Marta Mendanha

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Neuroinflammation
  • PLD2
  • Hippocampus

I am a Master’s student in Applied Biochemistry at the University of Minho. In 2020, I obtained the my Bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology (School of Sciences, University of Minho). Currently, I am focused on studying the role of Phospholipase D2 in mediating neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease, under the guidance of Prof. Tiago Gil Oliveira as part of my master’s thesis.

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2020: Uminho Award for Initiation in Scientific Research

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Lipids in Alzheimer’s disease

Here we propose to study how brain regional lipid composition contributes to susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders. We use different approaches to tackle this question, from mass…

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