João Guimarães
Synapse Biology
PhD student
João Guimarães holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and a Master's degree in Neurobiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). He previously worked as a researcher in the Pain Neurobiology group at i3S. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in the Neurosciences program at FMUP and conducts his doctoral research in the Synapse Biology group at i3S under the supervision of Dr. Matthew Holt. His research focuses on identifying astrocyte-secreted proteins and elucidating their role in synaptogenesis.