Name:        

Patrícia MONTEIRO PALAGI

Date of birth:    

23^rd August, 1962

In:

Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Double-Nationality:

Brazilian and Italian

1995

Ph.D. Cognitive Sciences, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France

1992

D.E.A. (equivalent M.Sc.) in Cognitive Sciences, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France

1991

Masters degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brazil

1987

Specialisation diploma in Systems Analysis, FUNCEP (Public Employees Foundation) Brasilia, Brazil.

1983

B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brazil

Since 2004

Coordinator of the Masters degree in Proteomics and Bioinformatics, a collaboration of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the University of Geneva.

1999/2004

Coordinator of the Masters degree in bioinformatics, a collaboration of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne.

Since 1999

Senior scientist in the Proteome Informatics group, at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Research works in bioinformatics, in the fields of mass spectrometry, neural networks, and other complex adaptive systems algorithms.

1997/99

Research fellow in the Melanie group, at the Molecular Imaging and Bioinformatics Laboratory at Geneva University Hospital.

1996/97

Post-doctorate at TIRF, INPG and Institut Albert Bonniot, Grenoble, France.

1993/95

Ph.D. at the INPG, Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes (TIRF, INPG).

1991/92

D.E.A., Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France. Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes.

1989/91

Masters degree in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brazil.

1985/89

Instituto National de Alimentação e Nutrição - INAN (National Institute of Nutrition and Alimentation, Brasilia, Brazil). Reviewer of scientific projects submitted to the Institute. Programmer and Analyst in the Technical Software Group. Assistant manager of the Technical Software Group.

1984/85

Research trainee in the Brazilian Society of Agronomic Research (CENARGEN - EMBRAPA, Brasilia, Brazil). Research on different methodologies for the detection of plant viruses and mycoplasms.

1981/83

B.Sc. continuous research project, « Laboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica » (Laboratory of Electron Microscopy) , University of Brasilia, Brazil. Research on the comparison of cellular structures of insects, vectors of plant viruses, using techniques of electronmicroscopy.

1983

B.Sc. final year research project, « Laboratório de Fitopatologia » (Laboratory of Phytopathology), University of Brasilia, Brazil. Research on the association of the fungi Olpidium radicale with the squash necrosis virus.

1995

Ph.D. Thesis in Cognitive Sciences at the INPG, Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes (TIRF, INPG). Title: Frequential decomposition of textures: characterisation and segmentation. Award: Très honorable.

1992

D.E.A. (equivalent M.Sc.) in Cognitive Sciences, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France. Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes. Title: Colour vision in a retinal model.

1991

      Masters degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brazil. Title: Neural network learning with genetic algorithms.

Since 2004

Preparation and participation in the Masters degree in Proteomics and Bioinformatics program.

1999/2004

Preparation and participation in the Masters degree in bioinformatics program.

Sept.2004

Theoretical and Practical Course in Bioinformatics applied to Proteomics. One-week course in National Laboratory for Scientific Computation- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Petropolis, Brazil.

March 2004

Bioinformatics for proteomics separation, in Proteomics Using Bioinformatics Tools (EMBnet course).

Oct.2002

Theoretical and Practical Course in Bioinformatics applied to Proteomics. One-week course in National Laboratory for Scientific Computation- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Petropolis, Brazil.

1998

Preparation and participation in the bioinformatics course, Département d'Informatique, Université de Genève.

1996/97

Computer science for biologists, Department of Biology, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.

1996

Introduction to computer sciences at the « Cycle Préparatoire Polytechnique », INPG, Grenoble, France.

1987/89

Introduction to computer sciences for the employees of the INAN, Brasilia, Brazil.

1981

Teaching assistant, Department of Biology, University of Brasilia, Brazil.

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Vice-President and General Secretary of the Swiss Proteomics Society (Since December 2004).

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General Secretary of the Swiss Proteomics Society (2001-2004).      

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Member of the Organizing Committee, 2001 Congress – Swiss Proteomics Society (SPS’01), Geneva, 2001.

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Member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB).

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Since 1996  Member of the Editorial Board, "In Cognito Informations", the scientific magazine edited by In Cognito.

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Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Second Colloquium of Young Researchers in Cognitive Sciences, Presqu’ile de Giens, France, 5-7 June 1996.

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Elected member of the Scientific Council of the INPG, Grenoble, France (1995-1996)

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General secretary of Raizes (Association to promote the Brazilian culture and Portuguese language in Geneva) (Since 2000)

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Member of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) (1989-1997).

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Since 1992  Founder, Treasurer (1992/94), Board member (1992/97), and Member of In Cognito.

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Member of the Association des Connexionistes en Thèse - ACTH (association of Ph.D. students in neural networks in France) (1992-1996).