Gabriela de Medeiros Silva

Gabriela de Medeiros Silva is a seasoned research investigator currently at the iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica since October 2014. Previously, Gabriela served as a scientist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, focusing on the anti-oncogenic mechanisms of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 in cancer cells, and collaborated on projects involving breast cancer-related fibroblasts. As an external collaborator at CEDOC in hematology, Gabriela contributed to studies on epigenetic alterations in hematologic malignancies. In earlier roles, Gabriela held post-doctoral fellow positions at both CEDOC and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, investigating the effects of epigenetic agents on acute myeloid leukemia and inflammation. Education includes a Doctor of Science in Biology from Nova University of Lisbon and a Master of Science in Biology from Moscow State University, specializing in Microbiology.