Projects and activities
As an enthusiastic advocate for science popularization and a strong supporter of EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), whenever possible I participate in educational activities within and beyond the academic context. Recently, I have been committed to engaging in volunteer work with the Brazilian community, as a way to return to the investment I received during my education and to inspire young students to pursue similar paths.
Below are some examples of the activities in which I got involved recently or in the past.
Below are some examples of the activities in which I got involved recently or in the past.
Competition Mil futuros cientistas in 2023. From April to June, I mentored college students from my hometown in Brazil in a project to propose a solution for the glass waste produced in the city. The final competition can be watched here, the group I mentored started the pitch at 1h 13min and stood out as the 2nd best solution.
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Asynchronous mentoring recorded in July, with the astro-physicist Melissa Mendes and in May 2023, as part the project ELA-STEM of the Redi Institute. The project aims to demystify concerns of following a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in young female students from unprivileged schools in Brazil.
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![]() From 2019 to 2022 I volunteered as an editor of the beagle, a bilingual science blog. I also organized workshops for science popularization, such as the one in the picture, led by Melissa Kahdra from La Conversation, in 2022.
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Training at Folha de São Paulo (Photo by Eduardo Azinelli Folhapress) - São Paulo, Brazil, June-July 2015. Know about the program here and about the newspaper here.
Publications for science popularization
Articles
Find all articles I've published for science popularization in this portfolio: https://nailabcosta.contently.com/
Blogs
I write about a variety of topics in my personal blog, most of the texts are in Portuguese, since this is my mother tongue ;-)
Find all articles I've published for science popularization in this portfolio: https://nailabcosta.contently.com/
Blogs
I write about a variety of topics in my personal blog, most of the texts are in Portuguese, since this is my mother tongue ;-)
Audiovisual productions
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Video produced for the CSEE BIPOC spotlight library microgrants, where I present a bit of my story as a scientist born in a developing country, I tell what motivated me to pursue a PhD in Canada and why I am fascinated with the microbial world!
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Costa, N. B., Neto, D. A. P., Miranda, M. C. 2013. Rotina de uma reação de PCR (video showing the routine of preparing a Polimerase Chain Reaction, text and audio in Portuguese)
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