Isabella Salgado de Castro-Rebello
Palmela
Summary
Biology Bachelor with an Anthropology Minor and soon to be graduated as a Environment and Sustainability Master. Resourceful and creative student with experience in field ecology and data gathering. Passionate advocate on environmental politics and active agent in related associations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
INTERNSHIP GBC/SGS
09.2023 - Current
- Internship within the scope of the Master in Biological Resources, Territory Valuation and Sustainability
- Field sampling and laboratory processing of Environmental DNA analysis.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MOTUS - COIMBRA CIRCULAR
05.2024 - Current
- Composing template e-mails for inviting keynote speakers to the event, organizing committee meetings and keeping track of important dates and responsibilities of my colleagues at the committee.
VOLUNTEER TRANSLATOR QUERCUS
01.2024 - Current
- Translating documents, posters and social media posts
VOLUNTEER REWILDING PORTUGAL
06.2023 - 06.2023
- Fire Watch Surveillance.
VOLUNTEER COIMBRA CIRCULAR
05.2023 - 05.2023
- Organizing workshops and panels, welcoming panelists and aiding participants.
PERMACULTURE APPRENTICESHIP ECOATIVO
04.2023 - 04.2023
- Theoretical-practical agroforest workcamp in which I got the chance to learn about permaculture and implement a permaculture crop garden.
INTERN AT LAREX - USP IN BIOPROCESSES LAREX (LABORATÓRIO DE RECICLAGEM, TRATAMENTO DE RESÍDUOS E EXTRAÇÃO) - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Research on fermentation and ethanol production from mixed wort of hydrolyzed corn and sugarcane syrup
- Cellular viability
- Ionic chromatography
- ELISA assays
- Bacterial swabs
- Basic notions of spectrometry
COORDINATOR OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Promotion of in person and online activities such as lectures and educational summits, group leadership and management skills and organization of the annual event to promote the Biology Degree at University of Coimbra
- Aiding both outgoing and incoming Erasmus students and facilitating communication with the academic community and teaching corps.
INTERN IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOREMEDIATION MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY AT PATRONATO
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Literature research on the fields of biotechnology and bioremediation
- Experience in wet lab work, with emphasis on PCR, Electrophoresis and Bacterial Cultures.
STUDENT AT THE THEORETHICAL AND PRACTICAL LEARNING COURSE OF 'CONSERVATIONAL BIOLOGY OF WHALES AND SEA TURTLES' ECOSABER
12.2019 - 12.2019
- Attendance of lectures regarding Conservational Biology
- Field work in turtle nest conservation.
INTERN IN THE APISRAM PROJECT APISRAM PROJECT, WITH INVESTIGATOR CAIO DOMINGUES
08.2019 - 08.2019
- Field management in beehive health and function, inserted in the ApisRAM Project
- Statistical field work assessing the effects of pesticides on the health status of the bee community.
COLABORATOR AT CIVIC INTERVENTION OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Aiding at the organization of volunteer fairs, tournaments for funding initiatives and lectures
- As well as the monthly writing of small articles
- Networking development with organizations as to promote volunteer work within the academical community.
COLABORATOR AT SCIENTIFIC FORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Aiding at the organization of lectures and workshops.
Education
MASTER IN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, TERRITORY VALUATION AND SUSTAINABILITY -
Universidade de Coimbra
06.2024
BACHELOR IN BIOLOGY WITH MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY -
Universidade de Coimbra
07.2021
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Strong Problem Solver
- Organizational and planning skills
- Time Management
- Creativity
- Team-work oriented
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Social Media
- Basic Knowledge in MATLAB and R
- Basic Knowledge of QGIS
Languages
Portuguese
Native language
ENGLISH
Proficient
C2
SPANISH
Intermediate
B1
ITALIAN
Elementary
A2
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/13/1997
- Nationality: Brazilian
Timeline
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MOTUS - COIMBRA CIRCULAR
05.2024 - Current
VOLUNTEER TRANSLATOR QUERCUS
01.2024 - Current
INTERNSHIP GBC/SGS
09.2023 - Current
VOLUNTEER REWILDING PORTUGAL
06.2023 - 06.2023
VOLUNTEER COIMBRA CIRCULAR
05.2023 - 05.2023
PERMACULTURE APPRENTICESHIP ECOATIVO
04.2023 - 04.2023
INTERN AT LAREX - USP IN BIOPROCESSES LAREX (LABORATÓRIO DE RECICLAGEM, TRATAMENTO DE RESÍDUOS E EXTRAÇÃO) - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
02.2022 - 06.2022
INTERN IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOREMEDIATION MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY AT PATRONATO
07.2020 - 12.2020
STUDENT AT THE THEORETHICAL AND PRACTICAL LEARNING COURSE OF 'CONSERVATIONAL BIOLOGY OF WHALES AND SEA TURTLES' ECOSABER
12.2019 - 12.2019
INTERN IN THE APISRAM PROJECT APISRAM PROJECT, WITH INVESTIGATOR CAIO DOMINGUES
08.2019 - 08.2019
COORDINATOR OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
05.2019 - 05.2021
COLABORATOR AT CIVIC INTERVENTION OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
05.2018 - 05.2019
COLABORATOR AT SCIENTIFIC FORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF NEB/AAC NÚCLEO DE ESTUDANTES DE BIOLOGIA
10.2017 - 05.2019
MASTER IN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, TERRITORY VALUATION AND SUSTAINABILITY -
Universidade de Coimbra
BACHELOR IN BIOLOGY WITH MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY -
Universidade de Coimbra