Melyssa Carvalho

  • Spinal cord injury
  • Biomaterials
  • Stem cells
  • Secretome

Melyssa holds a Bsc degree in Applied Biology and is currently pursuing a Msc degree in Health Sciences at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)/School of Medicine, at the University of Minho. With a solid foundation in biology and a passion for biomedical research, Melyssa is dedicated to investigating innovative therapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury (SCI). Her research focuses on the neuroprotective effects of adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) secretome-loaded hydrogels in SCI models, aiming to enhance treatment outcomes by leveraging the regenerative capabilities of advanced biomaterials and stem cell secretome.

Melyssa Carvalho

  • Spinal cord injury
  • Biomaterials
  • Stem cells
  • Secretome

Melyssa holds a Bsc degree in Applied Biology and is currently pursuing a Msc degree in Health Sciences at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)/School of Medicine, at the University of Minho. With a solid foundation in biology and a passion for biomedical research, Melyssa is dedicated to investigating innovative therapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury (SCI). Her research focuses on the neuroprotective effects of adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) secretome-loaded hydrogels in SCI models, aiming to enhance treatment outcomes by leveraging the regenerative capabilities of advanced biomaterials and stem cell secretome.

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Basic mechanisms of degeneration/regeneration

This project dedicates to fundamental research to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) pathophysiology.

In the context of PD, we focus on addressing how…

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Enabling Technologies in CNS Repair

Recent advances in the field of electronics, miniaturisation and microfabrication and a deeper understanding of the interface between physics and living matter for sensing and neural stimulation allow us to develop new…

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Molecular Therapies

The remarkable advances in molecular biology in the past decades have led to a better understanding of the mechanisms implicated in the pathophysiology of many CNS disorders as well as mechanisms that control axonal regeneration…

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