Bárbara Costa

Dr. Bárbara Costa

University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Biography

Bárbara Costa is a Ph.D. student in Health Data Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. Currently, she is involved as a research fellow in the project "Guest Chair for Innovation in Oncology" (from November 2021 to now), where she has dedicated herself to research in the areas of oncology, virology, drug modeling and simulation. She has experience using the following software: Monolix (for population studies and dose simulation), GastroPlus (for PBPK modeling), DILIsym (for predicting liver response to drugs) and Rstudio. She also gained valuable experience in organizing scientific events, including the successful coordination of the "Precision Medicine in Oncology Forum". Since she started this project, she has dedicated her time to improving her skills in the area of pharmacometrics. This passion began with her participation as a research fellow in the project "Reuse of medicines in oncology and COVID-19" (August–October 2020), where she expanded her knowledge in the area of clinical pharmacology. Driven by a genuine enthusiasm for advancing healthcare through data-driven insights, she is committed to making meaningful contributions to the field of Health Data Science and driving innovation in personalized medicine.

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University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

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