Inês Pereira

Inês Pereira holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Porto and a master’s degree in health sciences from the University of Minho. Currently, Inês is a Ph.D. student in biomedicine and health sciences under the supervision of Dr. Agostinho Carvalho at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Braga, Portugal. She has dedicated herself to investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying susceptibility to invasive fungal infections, particularly exploring the impact of the immune system on host-fungus interaction. Her ongoing research relies on elucidating the intricate mechanisms linking genetic variation in glycan-binding proteins to susceptibility to viral-fungal coinfections.