Mena Ana Lúcia

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS Science Communication and Public Engagement in Science: a) Communication strategies to promote public engagement in science and dialogue between different science stakeholders. b) Communication of controversial topics, more specifically research using animals. c) Training of teachers in science topics and inquired based learning methodologies. d) Development of education resources. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS ACTIVITY 01-05-2015 to 31-05-2017 - Chair of the Science Communication Working Group. Institution: EU-LIFE (an alliance of 13 European research centres) 20-02-2015 to present - Co-organizer and lecturer of the workshop for post-docs: Improving skills to better communicate with lay audiences. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 28-7-2014 to 30-7-2014 - Co-organizer and teacher of the Course on Science Communication and Management, in the frame of the Graduate Programme Science for Development (PGCD). Institution: University of Cape Verde, Praia, Cape Verde. 01-9-2012 to present - Coordinator of the Science Communication and Outreach Unit. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 25-1-2012 to 11-7-2012 - Certified professional trainer of the Course "Curso Biologia dos Tempos Modernos", for high school Biology teachers. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal 01-1-2010 to 31-12-2015 - Member of the Ethics Committee. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 01-1-2010 to 31-12-2015- Post-Doctoral Fellow in Science Communication and Administration, in the IGC's Science Communication and Outreach and Animal House Facility teams. Project entitled: "Animal research: public communication and implementation of the 3Rs in Portugal". Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 01-1-2009 to 31-12-2012 - Coordinator of the Laboratory Animal Sciences Course - 20h practical courses. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 01-1-2009 to 31-12-2009 - Post-doctoral fellow in science administration in the IGC's Animal House Facility. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 18-9-2006 to 22-9-2006 - Invited Speaker of the course "Techniques" in the frame of the IGC's PhD Program - Lectures: "Western Blotting" and "Transfection". Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 01-10-2002 to 14-11-2008 - PhD student - Project: “Growth factor signalling in mitosis”. Supervisor: Sukalyan Chatterjee. Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 16-9-2001 to 31-8-2002 - PhD Student - curricular year of the Programa Gulbenkian de Doutoramento em Biomedicina (PGDB). Institution: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal. 12-11-2000 to 31-7-2001- Research Assistant (BI) - Project: “Genetic analysis of Portuguese families with deafness”. Institution: Centro de Genetica e Biologia Molecular (CGBM), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. 01-10-1999 to 31-1-2000 - Invited teacher of practical classes of Human Genetics Diversity. Institution: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. 01-10-1999 to 09-11-2000 - Undergraduate Trainee - Project: "Prevalence of mutations/polymorphisms in myosin VIIA gene, in the Portuguese population”. Supervisor: Graça Fialho. Institution: Centro de Genética e Biologia Molecular (CGBM), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. EXPERIENCE AS SCIENTIFIC ADVISER Supervision of the Science Communication Unit of Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (4 people) Supervisor of masters students (1 person) MASTER THESIS' EXAMINER (2 persons) Maria de Fátima Guerra (2013) and Rita de Almeida Neves (2016). Masters on Science Communication, FCSH – Univ. Nova de Lisboa OUTREACH EVENTS (* role as coordinator) 4) IGC stand for Belém Art Fest* (2015, 2016) 3) IGC Open Day (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014*, 2016*) 2) IGC stand for the NOS Alive Festival* (2013 to present) 1) Visits from high school students to the IGC laboratories (2005, 2006, 2012 to present) COORDINATION OF SCIENCE AND ART PROJECTS 2) 'Morfogénese Musical', interactive installation (2013 to 2016) 1) 'People of science', photography exhibition (2013) MEMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES 3) IGC Gore meetings (2014 to present) 2) Sci Comm working group of the European network EU-LIFE (2013 to present) 1) IGC Ethics Committee (2010 to 2015) SCI COMM WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 6) Crisis Communication, VIB, Ghent, Belgium (2017) 7) Social Media Training for Science Communicators, online with Univ. of West of England, UK (2016) 5) Communicating Animal Research , Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK (2016) 4) Speaking for Science, Lisbon, PT (2015) 3) Social Media Marketing, InnovMark, Lisbon, PT (2013) 2) Communicating with Students about the use of animals in research, 62nd AALAS National Meeting, San Diego, USA (2011) 1) Communicating Scientific Research 2010, IGC, PT (2010)