Catarina Cruz

Catarina Cruz

Role at NCS
Career Hub

Biography

I am a biochemist and biomedical scientist who, after four years in project management, quality and regulatory affairs in the pharma and medical devices industries, rediscovered her passion for research. Life found its way into the international career plans I had in the back of my mind: in 2018, I moved from Portugal to Belgium, where I am still based. I am now starting my PhD at Ghent University, studying the potential of bacterial extracellular vesicles as biomarkers in non-septicemic cancer patients.

My career path motivated me to bring the personal and career development resources I once missed as a first-generation graduate, hence having joined the Career Hub at NCS.

Outside the realm of science, you can find me photographing (often while travelling), reading, playing tennis, attending a concert, or finding new crafty hobbies to experiment with.

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