Rute Gonçalves has a BSc in Biochemistry from University of Coimbra and a MSc in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Rute joined the iMM Flow Cytometry Unit in December 2018, after working at the Immunobiology and Pathogenesis Lab at CEDOC. She was also responsible for CEDOC’s Flow Cytometry Facility from April 2018 to October 2018, providing cell sorting services, supporting researchers and performing all the daily equipment maintenance and quality control.
Rute is currently Manager (Lisbon Site) and Flow Cytometry Specialist at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, with extensive experience in flow cytometry and high-speed cell sorting, including the operation and troubleshooting of spectral analyzers and image-enabled cell sorters. She supports researchers through all stages of their projects, from experimental design to sample acquisition, data interpretation, and flow cytometry data analysis.