Olá a todos!
A próxima sessão dos PAPSpeakers – Promoting the Portuguese Talent in Boston está a chegar, desta vez com Joana Lopes, PhD, e Luísa Soares de Brito, MBA, como oradoras.
Data: 12 de março
Hora: 18h30
Local: Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory (MIT) NW14 Building, Room 1112 (166 Albany Street, 02139 Cambridge)
RSVP aqui: https://forms.gle/7PgcRPrzBMYn7Rxj7
A série PAPSpeakers pretende dar a conhecer o que de melhor e de mais inovador investigadores, académicos, empresários e outros profissionais portugueses se encontram a desenvolver na região de Boston, além de ser um espaço de partilha de experiências académico-profissionais dos membros PAPS, de modo a poder gerar colaborações, projectos de mentoria, e no geral conhecermo-nos melhor uns aos outros!
Depois de cada apresentação haverá espaço para Q&A, seguido de networking livre no final. O evento terá hors d’oeuvres generosamente fornecidos pelo Consulado Geral de Portugal em Boston e café oferecido pela Delta Cafés. Agradecemos também ao João Silva pela amabilidade de reservar a sala no MIT.
Juntem-se a nós!
Biografia das oradoras:
– Joana Lopes, PhD
Senior Scientist, Blueprint | Sanofi
Joana Lopes is a drug discovery scientist specializing in rare monogenic diseases, with expertise in target validation, translational pharmacology, and team leadership. At Blueprint Medicines, she leads biology and multidisciplinary teams for discovery programs, applying molecular and cellular biology and in vivo models to elucidate the mechanism of action and advance therapeutic kinase targets toward the clinic. Previously, at Boston Children’s Hospital, she studied the genetic basis of rare skeletal disorders, developing disease models to investigate pathophysiology and therapeutic response. Joana holds a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon Medical School and, earlier in her career, founded Biobanco-IMM, where she created standardized frameworks to support translational biomedical
research.
–Luísa Soares de Brito, MBA
Associate Director, Product Cybersecurity
Luisa Soares de Brito is a business process expert specializing in product cybersecurity and currently serves as Associate Director of Product Security at Becton Dickinson. She leads the Process Excellence and Program Management Organization within the corporate Product Security Office, driving governance, operational maturity, and cross‑functional alignment across BD’s global product security initiatives. Skilled in preparing teams to meet software medical device cybersecurity and regulatory requirements and leading complex, multi‑stakeholder efforts that strengthen product security posture. Her background includes program management, stakeholder communication, and building collaborative, security‑focused communities across engineering, regulatory, and business functions. Before joining BD, Luísa held cybersecurity process and governance roles at Medtronic, and earlier in her career, she held customer success and marketing management positions at global organizations such as Vodafone and Li & Fung. A globetrotter, lived in Portugal-Lisbon, Japan-Tokyo, China-Hong Kong, Brazil-Sao Paulo, and currently resides in US-Boston.