Biography:
Cristina Carvalho is a doctorate investigator interested in exploring the mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes-associated (brain) complications. The ultimate goal is to identify new targets for therapeutic intervention. Her CV comprises >50 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, including a publication in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2022; IF=9.2). In 2021, she won an Exploratory Research Grant from European Society for Clinical Investigation and a FCT Exploratory Research Project (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology).
Title : Brain mitochondrial function and oxidative stress normalized after WWOX inhibition in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes