João Miguel Alves Ferreira

João Miguel Alves Ferreira is a psychologist, data scientist, psychophysiologist (EEG), social psychologist (MSc), organisational psychologist (MSc), and a candidate in molecular and translational neuroscience. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra. João has worked as a contracted researcher at the University of Lisbon and is an active member of ERN EURO-NMD, as well as more than fifteen other European and international scientific societies. He also supervises medical dissertations at FMUC, contributing to academic mentoring and scientific development. A three-time recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship, João has received multiple academic and literary honours, including, two times the National Merit Award from the General Directorate of Higher Education of the Portuguese Republic and the 2024 Portuguese Great Volunteering Trophy (Revelation Category). His work is dedicated to advancing research, knowledge and promoting academic representation across disciplines.