Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada was a Portuguese researcher in biochemistry. She was a research student at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science until 1973 and at the Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology (IBPC), Paris from 1973 to 1979 and Paris Diderot University. In 1979 she completed her PhD studies and in 1976 was employed by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as an adjoint researcher at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science; in 1984 she was a senior researcher until 31 December 1999. In 2000 she moved to the Institute of Technology Chemical Biology as an invited full professor, where she launched the Genomics and Stress laboratory. She worked with yeast to examine how the fungi reacts to environmental stressors, such as Iron, Arsenic, and Nitric oxide, and thus how these stressors regulate cellular homeostasis.[1][2][3]
Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada | |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Died | 2021 |
| Education | University of Porto |
| Alma mater | Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology |
| Employer(s) | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and New University of Lisbon |
| Known for | Biochemistry |
| Awards |
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| Honours | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Early life and education edit
Rodrigues-Pousada was born in 1941 in Tadim, Portugal,[4] and died on 2 March 2021 in Lisbon.[5]
She graduated from the University of Porto with a degree in Pharmacy in 1968, though she started in Mathematics.[4] She was awarded her PhD in Biochemistry from the Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology.[6]
Awards and honors edit
In 1994 she was elected as a member of EMBO.[7]
In 2009 Dr. Rodrigues-Pousada was awarded her university's "Figure of the Year" award.[6]
In 2010 she received the Seeds of Science award.[8]
In 2011 she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Claudina R. Pousada Lab — ITQB". www.itqb.unl.pt. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "O nosso laboratório foi o primeiro em Portugal a ter genes na mão". TSF Rádio Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Cientista portuguesa distinguida". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b Rodrigues-Pousada, Claudina (1 August 2016). "The birth of enthusiasm and passion for science". FEMS Yeast Research. 16 (5): fow057. doi:10.1093/femsyr/fow057. ISSN 1567-1356. PMC 5815070. PMID 27371857.
- ^ "ITQB Nova mourns Claudina Rodrigues Pousada". www.itqb.unl.pt. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Pharmaceutical sector recognizes Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada — ITQB". www.itqb.unl.pt. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Deceased EMBO Member Claudina A. Rodrigues-Pousada".
- ^ "Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada receives award — ITQB". www.itqb.unl.pt. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada elected AAAS Fellow — ITQB". www.itqb.unl.pt. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 29 February 2020.