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AGRAFr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Virg\u00ednia Ribeiro de Andrade is the president of AGRAFr (Portuguese Graduate Association in France) and researcher in the field of Cellular Biology and Development, having recently started a post-PHD at the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00edrginia has a bachelor\u2019s in Biochemistry by the University of Evora, e concluded her master\u2019s and PHD at Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 \u2013 Universit\u00e9 Pierre et Marie Curie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The work she developed during her PHD at the Cellular Biology and Membrane Traffic Laboratory, at the Pasteur Institute, in Paris, resulted in the publication of scientific articles in world renowned journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of the several awards received, we choose to enlighten the award for best PHD thesis of 2022, by the Club Exocytose-Endocytose<\/em>, in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00edrginia has received recently a post-PHD scholarship by the EMBO (European Molecular Laboratory Organization), a renowned European organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The president of AGRAFr is interested in the communication of sciente, havind participated during her PHD in various activities of divulgation with the Native Cientists, D\u00e9clics e Vie ma Vie de Chercheur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can view Virg\u00ednia Andrade’s LinkedIn<\/a> profile here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n AGRAFr – Association des Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s Portugais en France – is an independent, non-profit organization that aims to represent and promote the interests of all Portuguese graduates and Portuguese descendants in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AGRAFr is committed to the success of the Portuguese graduate community living in France, and to the projection of Portugal’s image in France. As such, AGRAFr’s main goals are: supporting the integration of its members in the French society as well as supporting their potential return to Portugal; promoting interaction and sharing of personal and professional experiences among members; stimulating cooperation between the Portuguese graduate community living in France and the French and Portuguese academic and business community; and strengthening the influential position of the Portuguese graduate community and Portuguese descendants among the French population. Since its creation, AGRAFr has organized several activities that allow members to get to know each other and share experiences, as well as foster discussions on topics relevant to the Portuguese graduate community in France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Viviana Silva<\/p>\n\n\n\n ASPPA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Viviana Silva is since 2021 President of ASPPA e.V., Association of Portuguese Postgraduates in Germany, an independent and non-profit organization founded in 2012, committed to representing, promoting and defending the interests of Portuguese with an academic degree residing in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viviana is also the Regional Leader of \u201cSmart Manufacturing\u201d, at Cargil Agricultural Supply Chain EMEA, which she joined in March 2022. ASPPA (Association of Portuguese Postgraduates in Germany e.V.), founded in 2012, is an independent non-profit organization with the ultimate purpose of representing, promoting and defending the interests of Portuguese graduates living in Germany. The objectives of this association are to stimulate the interaction of the community of Portuguese graduates living in Germany with the German and Portuguese academic and business world, promoting mobility and employability; to strengthen the position and influence of the community of these Portuguese among the German and Portuguese descendent population; to disseminate the successes and achievements of this community; to support the integration of new members of the Association in German society, as well as to assist their potential return to Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ASPPA aims above all to be a space for discussion, open and permeable to the contribution of all interested parties, where it seeks to define the strategies and actions that best suit the wishes of the community it aims to represent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n You can view Viviana Silva’s LinkedIn<\/a> profile here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00edlvia Curado<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAPS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to being president of the Portuguese American Post Graduate Society, S\u00edlvia Curado is also Director and Research Assistant Professor at the Grossman school of medicine and at the Langone medical center in New York. Founded in 1998, the Portuguese American Postgraduate Society (PAPS) is an independent, non-profit organization with no political affiliations whose mission is to support Portuguese and Luso-American postgraduates (with bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees in any academic\/professional field) studying or working in North America, as well as those who have returned to Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The mission of PAPS is to represent and support the Portuguese and Portuguese-American graduate community in North America; to develop and support strategies aimed at maximizing the contribution of the Portuguese and Portuguese-American graduate community in North America as well as to the development of Portugal; and to stimulate and strengthen the relationship between the Portuguese and Portuguese-American graduate community studying \/ working in North America and the Portuguese government, universities and companies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n You can view S\u00edlvia Curado’s LinkedIn<\/a> profile here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Diogo Martins<\/p>\n\n\n\n PARSUK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr Diogo Martins is a Public Health medical doctor and leads the Snakebite programme at the Welcome Trust, one of the largest charity foundations in the world whose mission is to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has previously worked at the World Health Organization and participated in the negotiations of the Paris Agreement on climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr Martins is the incumbent president of the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK) and a Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) candidate at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can view Diogo Martins’s LinkedIn<\/a> profile here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Paulo Gomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n AGRAPS.ch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paulo Gomes is the president of AGRAPS.ch (Portuguese Graduate Association in Switzerland) and the Management Liaison Officer of CERN for Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paulo Gomes has a degree and doctorship in Electronic Engineering and Computers by the IST, University of Lisbon. During his degree, Paulo found an interest in Particle Physics, joining the group of Professor Mariano Gago and the LIP (Portuguesa Laboratory of Particle Physics and associated technologies).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1985, Paulo Gomes did an internship at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland. Afterwards, he joined a Portuguese team at LIP, who collaborated in experiences of CERN. After his PHD, in 1996, Paulo Gomes was invented by the CERN to work with a group dedicated on cryogenesis. From 2010 to 2017, Paulo lead the team responsible for the automation systems for accelerator vacuum. Since 2018, Paulo is an advisor, in the vacuum group, for the development of control systems and for collaborations with academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2016, he has also been responsible for CERN’s liaison with Portugal, which has contributed to fostering relations between the Organization and national, academic and governmental entities, through the organization of institutional visits and various collaboration agreements, among other actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can view Paulo Gomes’s LinkedIn<\/a> profile here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n David Pereira de Castro<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ronTht4k-1.jpeg\")
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Previously, she spent more than 10 years at BASF (Germany), where she held different roles, in the area of \u200b\u200binnovation in the departments of Central Research, Global Technology for Agricultural Solutions; \u201cSmart Manufacturing\u201d; and “Corporate Sustainability”.
She was Research Leader at the University of Porto in the area of \u200b\u200bbiorefineries and Business Unit Leader at Fluidinova S.A., in the field of nanomaterials. She was Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragan\u00e7a and evaluator of European FP7 projects for the European Commission.
Viviana has a degree and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. She has a postgraduate degree in Business Management at the Porto Business Management School.
She has received several awards, including 1st place in the IChemE Award for Innovation & Excellence for “Sustainable Technology”, 2008. She has 5 patents, more than 50 scientific articles and about 40 oral communications.
She has been a member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council since December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lMPsNfZU-1.jpeg\")
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S\u00edlvia holds a PhD in Molecular Biology, Genetics and biological development from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Since December 2022, S\u00edlvia is officially a member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PARSUK_Diogo_Martins.jpg\")
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