Biosketch

Pedro Papotto was born and raised in Brasil, where he obtained his degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the University of São Paulo. After obtaining his M.Sc. degree in Immunology from Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas also at the University of São Paulo, Pedro joined the LisbonBioMed PhD program from Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Under the supervision of Prof. Bruno Silva-Santos, Pedro developed his thesis investigating the mechanisms of activation and differentiation of a subset of unconventional T lymphocytes, known as γδ T cells, and their relevance in regulating auto-inflammation and immunity to infections.

Currently, Pedro is a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Prof. Judi Allen at the University of Manchester – UK, where he is working to understand how immune responses to infections are regulated at the whole organismal level – and what is the role of unconventional T cells in orchestrating these processes.

Testimony

I will always hold the memories of my days as a PhD student at iMM very close to my heart. During those years, I met a number of people who helped me to shape the way I view and do science – and many of those people became close friends and collaborators, with whom I still keep close contact. Monday Lectures, Pizza Seminars, Retreats, PhD Meetings, Beer Hours are example of the moments where we could see the best of iMM’s spirit and its engaging scientific and social environment.