Beatriz Rodrigues Apgaua
EDUCATION
College / University
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subject
Biomedicine (with emphasis on clinical analysis and neuroscience)
Country
Brazil
Lab Experience
In Vivo methods: Animal care and manipulation (rats), including intramuscular and subcutaneous drug administration, estrous cycle monitoring, whole-body plethysmography, ovariectomy, brain perfusion, brain sectioning with cryostat and immunohistochemistry. Statistical analysis of electrophysiological data and spirometry.
Clinical analysis: microscopic differentiation and counting of blood cells; biochemical analysis of body fluids.
Chemistry methods: preparation of solutions, titration, spectrophotometry and gravimetric analysis.
Projects / Research
- 2022 – 2023: Literature review and script-writing for scientific videos production aiming at non-specialized audiences for the Olá, Ciência! Youtube channel
- 2021 – 2023: The effects of progesterone on rats’ ventilation and the location of progesterone receptors in brain respiratory networks. Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics (UFMG)
- 2022: Research project in clinical human biology, investigating the influence of weight on predicted lung volumes measured by spirometry. The University of Sheffield
- 2020: Investigation of the analgesic effects of the Phoneutria nigriventer (spider) toxins. Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Santa Casa Education and Research Institute
Scholarships / Awards
| 2023 – 2024: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2022 – 2023: | Erasmus+ Scholarship to study at the University of Sheffield |
| 2020 – 2021: | Undergraduate scholarship to act as a Physiology and Biophysics tutor |