Expertise: Cardiac organoids, Placenta models, Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Microfluidics, Congenital Heart Diseases.
Thesis: Cutting-edge human placenta-heart organoid microfluidic device: A platform for discovery of exosome-based prenatal therapies for congenital heart diseases
Thesis Advisor: Mariana Branco (CoLAB AccelBio), Margarida Diogo (iBB/IST), Hugo Fernandes (Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia/Universidade de Coimbra)
Company: CoLAB AccelBio
Short Bio:
Mafalda Vicente is a PhD candidate in Bioengineering and Biosciences at Instituto Superior Técnico. She holds a BSc (2022) and a MSc (2024) in Biological Engineering from IST. Currently, her research focuses on the development of a hiPSC-derived placenta-heart microfluidic model to enable the discovery and testing of potential prenatal therapies for Congenital Heart Disease.
Research Focus:
Development of a hiPSC-derived placenta-heart microfluidic device for prenatal therapy studies in Congenital Heart Disease.