E-mail: laura.alves@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Stem cell culture, differentiation, and characterization; Cellular Agriculture; Fish Cell Culture.
Laura Alves is a young Biological Engineer interested in stem cell culture and characterization with applications in regenerative medicine and cellular agriculture. Laura attained a master’s degree in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST, Portugal) in 2021, working with Periodontal Ligament-derived stem cells. During her PhD research, Laura has taken an interest in cellular agriculture and its potential to contribute to food security and environment-friendly food systems. Currently, her work focuses on developing research in isolation of cells from various Atlantic fish species for applications in cultivated seafood products.
Cultivation of fish cells, Cellular Agriculture.