Dr. Jose – Neuroscience Writer and English <> Portuguese Translator
Dr. Jose earned his BSc in Biochemistry in 2004 and his PhD in Neuroscience in 2011, both at the University of Porto, Portugal. He has a 12-year career in academic research, working in projects related to varied areas within Neuroscience, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, central cardiovascular and pain control, sex differences in hypertension and endocrinology. After the completion of his PhD, Dr. Jose moved to North America to do two postdocs – one at Weill Cornell Medicine and the other at The University of Western Ontario. His work involved numerous techniques, ranging from neurobehavioral tests to immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, electron microscopy, etc.
Dr. Jose is the first author or the co-author of 14 peer-reviewed papers. Two additional papers are expected in 2018, as a result of his last postdoc. Furthermore, he is a co-author of two book chapters addressing neurogenic hypertension and models of ovarian dysfunction. Dr. Jose was the primary writer of all his (6) first-authored papers, was actively involved in editing and proofreading all the (8) co-authored papers, and wrote subsections of the book chapters. During his career in academia, Dr. Jose attended several national and international meetings, where he presented his work as oral communications and posters. His presentation at the 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Angiotensin was among the finalists of the Young Investigator Award. He also earned a travel award to attend the 2010 Federation of the European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) meeting.
Dr. Jose’s commitment to neuroscience has also involved volunteering to peer-review manuscripts for four journals and being a journal club tutor in the Brain and Mind course for 2nd year students at Weill Cornell Medicine over three years. All these activities gave him a deep understanding of Neuroscience and a desire to continue learning while sharing his knowledge.
Dr. Jose studied English since age 10 at school and used it as primary language throughout his career. His five years in North America were instrumental in achieving bilingual capabilities, with a wider range of vocabulary and better fluency and grammar. Since leaving academia, he has dedicated himself to science writing, which not only enabled further science-related learning, but also improved his English language and writing skills.
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