• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

iBiology

Bringing the World's Best Biology to You

  • Start Here
    • Explore iBiology
    • All Playlists
    • All Speakers
    • All Talks
    • What’s new at iBiology?
  • Research Talks
    • Talks by Topic
      • Biochemistry
      • Bioengineering
      • Biophysics
      • Cell Biology
      • Development and Stem Cells
      • Ecology
      • Evolution
      • Genetics and Gene Regulation
      • Human Disease
      • Immunology
      • Microbiology
      • Neuroscience
      • Plant Biology
      • Techniques
      • Archive
    • Talks by Series
      • Bench to Bedside
      • Famous Discoveries
      • Great Unanswered Questions
      • Microscopy Series
      • Share Your Research Series
  • Stories
    • Background to Breakthrough
    • Interviews and Profiles
    • Science and Society
  • Courses
  • Careers
    • Professional Development Talks
    • Professional Development Courses
    • Career Exploration
    • NRMN Resources
    • Biomedical Workforce
  • Educators
  • About
    • Mission
    • Commitment to Inclusion
    • iBiology Team
    • Board of Directors
    • iBiology Funders and Partnerships
    • Contact Us
  • Donate
Home » Speakers » Maria Mota
Maria Mota

Maria Mota

Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon

Share

Dr. Maria Mota has been a Group Leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) in Lisbon, Portugal since 2005 and Executive Director since 2014.  She is also an invited Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon. Her lab studies the complex interactions between the malaria parasite Plasmodium and the human host.  A better understanding of these interactions is needed if we hope to effectively control this deadly parasite.

Dr. Mota received her BS and MSc degrees from Porto University, her PhD in Molecular Parasitology from University College London, and she was a postdoctoral fellow at New York University Medical Center.  Before joining iMM, Mota was a Principal Investigator at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (2002-2005), a European Science Foundation Young Investigator (2004-2009) and an HHMI International Research Scholar (2005-2010). Mota was elected as a member of EMBO in 2016. Learn more about Dr. Mota’s research here.

Talks with this Speaker

Malaria and Malaria Parasites

Malaria kills about 500,000 people per year including many children. Dr. Maria Mota explains how better understanding the interactions between a host and the malaria parasite may help to prevent the disease and develop future treatments. (Talk recorded in July 2019)

  • Part 1: Malaria: An Overview
    Part 1: Malaria: An Overview
    Audience:
    • General Public
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 00:38:44
  • Part 2: Plasmodium Liver Stage Infection Activates Host Innate Immunity
    Part 2: Plasmodium Liver Stage Infection Activates Host Innate Immunity
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 00:23:36
  • Part 3: Nutrient Sensing Modulates Malaria Parasite Virulence
    Part 3: Nutrient Sensing Modulates Malaria Parasite Virulence
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 00:30:38

Primary Sidebar

Help us keep bringing the world’s best biology to you!

Sign up for the Science Communication Lab education newsletter

  • Sign up Newsletter
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Privacy Policy

Footer

Funders

NSF
NIGMS
Lasker
Rita Allen

Start Here

  • Talks for Everyone
  • Talks for Students
  • Talks for Research
  • Talks for Educators

Explore

  • Explore
  • All Playlists
  • All Speakers
  • All Talks

Talks By Topic

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biophysics
  • Cell Biology
  • Development and Stem Cells
  • Ecology
  • Genetics and Gene Regulation
  • Human Disease
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Plant Biology
  • Techniques

Talks by Series

  • Bench to Bedside
  • Famous Discoveries
  • Great Questions
  • Share Your Research Series

Career

  • Professional Development
  • Career Exploration
  • NRMN Resources
  • Biomedical Workforce

Courses

  • Microscopy Series
  • Short Microscopy Series
  • Open edX Courses
  • Cell Biology Flipped Course
  • Engineering Life Flipped Course
  • Evolution Flipped Course

Educator

  • Educator Registration
  • Educator Resources
  • Log In

About Us

  • About Us
  • iBiology Team
  • Wonder Collaborative
  • Contact Us
  • Mission
  • Privacy Policy
  • SCL Financial Conflict of Interest Policy

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under Grant No. 2122350 and 1 R25 GM139147. Any opinion, finding, conclusion, or recommendation expressed in these videos are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Science Communication Lab/iBiology, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, or other Science Communication Lab funders.

© 2023 - 2006 iBiology · All content under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Usage Policy
 

Power by iBiology