Mayara Silveira Bianchim

I believe knowledge to be an important tool to promote change, and for me it was the main factor that changed my life. I have a Bachelor in Physiotherapy, and a MSc degree at Federal University of São Paulo, in which I worked with two teams, the Laboratory of Stress Biology and the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Human Movement, to analyse heart rate variability, stress and its correlation with cardiovascular risk in general population. Currently I'm pursuing a PhD at Swansea University. My PhD project is about investigating the physical activity determinants in young and adult people with Cystic Fibrosis supervised by Dr Kelly Mackintosh and Dr Melitta Mcnarry, which is part of a series of multicentre studies being conducted as part of a Strategic Research Centre (SRC). This SRC involves with the University of Exeter, UCL, La Trobe University in Melbourne and Sick Kids Toronto. Now, my main aspiration is to become a better researcher in order to contribute to our knowledge and the application of exercise to improve and maintain health in vulnerable populations. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)