MARIA STRECHT ALMEIDA is Assistant Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology of the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto. She holds a degree in Biochemistry by the University of Porto and a PhD in Sociology (Sociology of Culture, Knowledge and Communication) by the University of Coimbra.

Current research interests are in the field of sociology of science, focusing on the dynamics of knowledge production in the life sciences and biomedicine; these research interests are also present in teaching and in diverse outreach activities exploring, or emphasizing, disciplinary crossings. The multiplicity of scales in the dynamics of knowledge production has been a particular focus; this website is a platform of projects (and outcomes), its name – multiple scales – refers to that.

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