Ana Rubina Perestrelo , Ph.D.

Ana Rubina Perestrelo has started her journey on Madeira Island (Portugal). After finishing her master's studies in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Algarve (Portugal), she moved to Brno (Czech Republic), pursuing an experience abroad. Her work in the International Clinical Research Center of St. Anne's University Hospital, entitled multiscale analysis of extracellular matrix remodeling its impact on cardiac cells in heart failure, using both mouse models and patient samples, empowered the development of competencies in cell culture, histology, microscopy, and omics. She then becomes responsible for the microscopy lab maintenance and respective training. Motivated by knowledge application into technology, she takes a role as Technology Scout, focused on technology transfer, IP protection, hospital-industry partnerships, and contractual research.

In October 2020, she joined Leica Microsystems as Product Workflow Manager of Life Science in the Applied Business Unit.

Phase-contrast image of a MDCK-cell culture and its respective confluency measured by the Mateo TL microscope.

How to Determine Cell Confluency with a Digital Microscope

This article shows how to measure cell confluency in an easy and consistent way with Mateo TL, increasing confidence in downstream experiments.

Microscope image of cultured cells at the bottom of a dish.

How to do a Proper Cell Culture Quick Check

In order to successfully work with mammalian cell lines, they must be grown under controlled conditions and require their own specific growth medium. In addition, to guarantee consistency their growth…