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Diana MoreiraThe International MBA

Portuguese
Languages
    Portuguese / English / Spanish
Top Strengths
    Data Analysis / Problem-solving / Results & Detail-oriented / International environment / Project & Team Management
Future Professional Interests
    Healthcare & Life Sciences Consultancy / Data Science / Program Manager / Medical Writer

Diana Moreira The International MBA

ON A CONTINUOUS SEARCH TO ANSWER SCIENCE MOST CRUCIAL QUESTIONS

Diana's work and leading experience in different international projects seek to deliver new and better solutions to the most complex healthcare/life science problems.

She is a high-level, successful, and innovative scientific researcher who helps improve, disseminate and advance scientific knowledge through highly proficient data analysis, communication, and results-oriented skills.

Her research career began when she felt an attraction to science and immunology grow while pursuing a master's degree at the University of Coimbra. Determined to develop and attain new skills related to this field, she obtained a Ph.D. fellowship funded by FCT (Science and Technology Foundation), thoroughly specializing her knowledge and skills in immunology. After complete the Ph.D. at the University of Porto, she accepted a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minho, followed by a three year international experience at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland to further advance her research career. She has held different academic positions, from a research assistant to post-doctoral experience; working with multiple research technologies/tools, scientific environments, and in various research fields has allowed her to adjust to new and challenging environments, encouraging her analytical and problem-solving skills.

Diana delivered scientific and academic lectures as a researcher and has held a solid record of scientific publications and presentations done at major scientific conferences. Herein she also had the chance to mature her leadership skills, leading different students and various scientific projects.

She decided to enroll in this International MBA program to incorporate her research skills with recently acquired commercial awareness capabilities in the business field. Diana's professional features resulted from the combination of science and business areas, and aims to improve and challenge life sciences consultant field.


Languages
    Portuguese / English / Spanish
Top Strengths
    Data Analysis / Problem-solving / Results & Detail-oriented / International environment / Project & Team Management
Future Professional Interests
    Healthcare & Life Sciences Consultancy / Data Science / Program Manager / Medical Writer
Academic Background
  • 2022
    International MBA | Porto Business School, University of Porto
  • 2017
    PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences – Microbiology | University of Porto (FCTUC), IBMC Research Institute, Portugal and CSIC/CIB Research Institute, Spain
  • 2008
    MSc Cellular and Molecular Biology | University of Coimbra (FCTUS)
  • 2007
    BSc Biology | University of Aveiro (Department of Biology)
Timeline
  • 2018 - 2021
    Post-doctoral researcher | Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  • 2018 - 2021
    Post-doctoral fellow | Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS/3B’s), University of Minho, Portugal
  • 2013 - 2017
    PhD Fellow | Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (I3S) in Porto, Portugal and CIB/CSIC Research Institute in Madrid, Spain
  • 2010 - 2012
    Research assistant | Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), Porto, Portugal and FioCruz Research Institute, Belo Horizonte, Brazil