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Mónica Sá
Junior Researcher

Mónica has a First Degree in Biology from Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto and a Master's Degree in Microbiology from Universidade de Aveiro. In her Master's thesis, Mónica has explored the molecular mechanisms underlying the arrest of Plasmodium sporozoites in the liver of the mammalian host, under the supervision of Dr. Joana Tavares, at IBMC, i3S. She is now doing a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Joana Tavares and is interested in studying the tissue tropism of Plasmodium sporozoites in the mosquito and mammalian host.