Biographical summary
Dr. Maia leads the Functional Epigenomics Lab as part of the Centre for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic.
Interests
- Cancer stem cells
- Ovarian cancer
- Epigenomics
- Tumor heterogeneity
- Single cell RNA and ATAC-seq
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 2016
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Chromatin Biology, Mentor: Dr. Emily BernsteinIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2010
Ph.D. - Molecular Biology. Mentor: Miguel Ramalho-SantosUniversity of Coimbra
- 2009
Predoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular BiologyUniversity of California at San Francisco (UCSF)
- 2002
BS - Aquatic SciencesICBAS, University of Porto
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2022
Career Enhancement Program award Mayo Clinic NIH Breast Cancer SPOREMayo Clinic
- 2021
DoD Ovarian Academy Junior Investigator Mayo Clinic
- 2020
Regenerative Sciences Curriculum Development Award Mayo Clinic
- 2019
Career Enhancement Program award Mayo Clinic NIH Ovarian Cancer SPORE Mayo Clinic
- 2018
Junior Faculty Poster AwardDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2018
Poster AwardEpigentics: From Mechanisms to Disease
- 2017
Travel AwardChampalimaud Research Symposium
- 2016
C1 Award for the Single-Cell Auto-Prep System with ATAC-seqFluidigm
- 2014
Postdoc Recognition AwardISMMS
- 2014
NYSCF-Druckenmiller FellowshipNew York Stem Cell Foundation
- 2013
Best Poster Presentation, RCMI SymposiumHunter College
- 2012
Honorable Mention Poster Presentation, Stem Cell SymposiumCornell University
- 2011
Postdoctoral FellowshipDepartment of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
- 2008
Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation, Center of Reproductive Sciences RetreatUniversity of California San Francisco (UCSF)
- 2003
Ph.D. FellowshipThe Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
- 2000
Socrates ScholarshipUniversity of Porto
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Associate DirectorCenter for Individualized Medicine (CIM), Mayo Clinic Rochester
- 2021 - present
MemberDLMP Research Interest Groups (Multiomics and Cancer)
- 2020 - 2021
MemberLeadership in PhD Scholar Program (LeaP) Admissions Program Committee
- 2020 - 2021
MemberCIM/Beyond DNA: “Rare and undiagnosed diseases” steering committee
- 2020 - present
MemberRegenerative Sciences Curriculm Development committee
- 2013 - present
MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
- 2010 - present
MemberNew York Academy of Sciences
- 2008 - present
MemberInternational Society for Stem Cell Research