iPSC-derived dopaminergic neuron harboring LIPA-empty aggregates (blue) localized near mitochondria (yellow)

(Confocal Microscope Carl Zeiss LSM 800)

Research Experiences

September 2019 - Present: Ph.D Student

“How alpha-synuclein aggregates impact the proteostasis and vesicle trafficking in Parkinson's disease?” 

Supervisor: Dr. Abid Oueslati

Team: Molecular and Cellular Neurodegeneration (Dr. Oueslati's lab)

Molecular medicine, Laval University, CHU de Québec - CHUL

September 2022 - October 2022: Visiting scholar (Ph.D)

“How alpha-synuclein aggregates impact the proteostasis and vesicle trafficking in Parkinson's disease?” 

Supervisor: Dr. Hilal Lashuel

Team: Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroproteomics (Dr. Lashuel's lab)

EPFL PhD Program in Neuroscience (EDNE) - Brain and Mind Institute (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Acceptance letter TEIXEIRA.pdf

January 2019 - June 2019: Internship of Master (2nd year)

“Investigation on the effects of pesticides among the most found in European foodstuff on the human gut microbiome.” 

Supervisors: Dr. Caroline Amiel and Prof. Jean-Michel Panoff

Team: Matrices ALImentaires et Microbiotes (MALIM) (Dr. Desmasure's lab)

IUT Caen, Unité Recherche ABTE, Université de Caen

April 2018 - June 2018: Internship of Master (1st year)

“Microbiota effects on microglia's phagocytosis capacity of tumoral apoptotic cells.” 

Supervisors: Dr. Laetitia Aymeric and Prof. Dominique Couez

Team: Inserm, team 7 Innate Immunity and Immunotherapy (Dr. Delneste's lab)

Faculty of medicine, Centre de Recherche Cancérologie Immunologie Nantes-Angers (CRCINA), Université d'Angers 

April 2017 - May 2017: Internship of Bachelor (3rd year)

“Role of the estrogens receptors in triple negative breast cancers .” 

Supervisors: Dr. Eric Lelièvre

Team: Inserm, team 12 Senescence escape and soluble markers of cancer progression (Dr. Coqueret's lab)

Faculty of medicine, Centre de Recherche Cancérologie Immunologie Nantes-Angers (CRCINA), Université d'Angers 

Education

September 2019 - Present: Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine

“How alpha-synuclein aggregates impact the proteostasis and vesicle trafficking in Parkinson's disease?” 

Supervisor: Dr. Abid Oueslati

Université Laval, Faculty of medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, CANADA.

September 2018 - July 2019: Master of Sciences in Cellular and molecular neurobiology (Second year of MSc)

Ranking: 2/13

Supervisors: Prof. Valérie Raymond and Dr. Bruno Lapied

Université d'Angers, Faculté de biologie, département de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire,49045 Angers, FRANCE

September 2018 - December 2018: Training Certificate in Clinical research v1

Supervisor: Prof. Marc-Antoine Custaud

Université d'Angers, Faculté de biologie, département de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, 49045 Angers, FRANCE

September 2016 - June 2018: Mastery of Sciences in Sciences, engineering and health management 

Ranking: 10/26

Supervisor: Prof. Dominique Couez

Université d'Angers, Faculté de biologie, département de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, 49045 Angers, FRANCE

September 2013 - June 2016: Bachelor of Biology in Cellular, Molecular Biology and Physiology 

Supervisor: Prof. Dominique Couez

Université d'Angers, Faculté de biologie, département de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, 49045 Angers, FRANCE