Inês Monteiro began her academic journey at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Biology. During her studies, she gained early research experience in the Differentiation and Cancer group at i3S, focusing on gastric cancer and the m6A mRNA methylation. She later earned a master’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Aveiro. For her dissertation, she studied the role of HMGA1 protein in colon cancer stem cells, developing skills in several molecular and cellular biology techniques.
Currently, she works as a Flow Cytometry Technician at the Champalimaud Foundation, where she supports the flow cytometry platform through cell sorting, data analysis, training, and instrument setup.