Susana Valente, PhD
Professor
Department of Immunology and Microbiology
Scripps Florida Campus
Scripps Research Joint Appointments
Cell-Based Screening Core
Faculty, Graduate Program
Education
Ph.D. (Microbiology-Virology), University of Paris Diderot (Paris VII), 2002
M.S. (Biotechnology), De Montfort University, 1998
M.S. (Maîtrise Biochemistry), University of Paris Diderot (Paris VII), 1997
B.S. (Applied Chemistry, Biotechnology), New University of Lisbon, 1996
Professional Experience
08/2022-present Department Chair, UF Scripps Biomedical research, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
04/2022-present Professor, UF Scripps Biomedical research, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
01/2022-Present Professor, TSRI – Florida, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
2019-present Co-Founder of Thimble Therapeutics with Dr. Swaminathan Natarajan and Dr. Phil Baran. The company’s mission is to bring HIV transcriptional inhibitors all the way to the clinic.
2019-2021 Associate Professor with Tenure, TSRI – Florida, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
2013-2019 Associate Professor, TSRI – Florida, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
2009-2013 Assistant Professor, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) – Florida, Department of Infectious Diseases
Awards & Professional Activities
Landenberger Foundation Award, 2010-2012
NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22) , 2009-2011
2008 Portuguese Ministry of Education, PRAXIS XXI, Post-doctoral fellowship, 2007-08
American Foundation for AIDS Research, AmfAR, Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2005-07
Portuguese Ministry of Education, PRAXIS XXI, – Ph.D scholarship, 1998-02