Margarida Rodrigues

Licenciate (Lisbon/Portugal), PhD (Lisbon/Portugal)

College roles

Special Supervisor in Biology of Cells
Assistant Tutor (Undergraduates)
Postgraduate Mentor

University roles

Research Manager, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Affiliated with PDN, Gurdon Institute and Department of Physics

Biography

I am Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge working in the field of neurodegeneration. My research aims to determine the composition of the toxic species responsible for neuronal loss in Parkinson’s disease along with the development of early diagnosis methods. Outside research, I am interested in understanding the best ways to get scientific knowledge reach policy-making agencies and stakeholders. I have also been involved in many outreach events such as the European Researchers’ Night (Lisbon) and Science Lates (Science Museum, London). Music and contemporary dance are my artistic passions. I studied recorder at the Lisbon Conservatory and attended contemporary dance classes for 8 years.