Dr Patricia Pelufo Silveira – Experts: International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Published on: 2024-02-11

February 10, 2024

In anticipation of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Dr. Patricia Pelufo SIlveira was interviewed by McGill’s Newsroom:

“I started medical school at 17. My inaugural physiology class was given by Prof. Maria Marques, who had retired recently. She told us about her work with Profs. Riet Correa and Bernardo A. Houssay. Their collective discoveries about insulin secretion and signaling were pivotal for the understanding of hormonal feedback control, central to all aspects of modern endocrinology. Prof. Marques was so emotional and so passionate during her talk, fascinating me with the idea of having a job where I could be creative, innovative, and passionate. Not long after, I started working with Prof. Carla Dalmaz as an assistant. Prof Dalmaz is an example of an excellent scientist, extremely kind colleague, and dedicated mother. I stayed in her lab until the end of my PhD before moving to Canada. I like to think that I inherited her mentoring skills and her curiosity, and her ability to integrate personal and professional aspects in a very healthy way.” 

Patricia Pelufo Silveira is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a researcher at the Douglas Research Centre. Her areas of focus include child behaviour, eating behavior, functional genomics and neurodevelopment.

patricia.silveira@mcgill.ca (English, French, Portuguese)

 

Dr Patricia Pelufo Silveira – Experts: International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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Source: McGill Newsroom