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Rita Figueiredo Pires. Completed the Mestrado integrado in Bioorganic Chemistry in 2015/04/29 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Doutoramento in Bioengineering in 2019/12/17 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico and Licenciatura in Applied Chemistry in 2013/06/30 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia. Is Contracted Researcher in Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Published 25 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Has 1 patent(s) registered. Organized 4 event(s). Participated in 17 event(s). Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Master Student Fellow in 1 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 3 project(s). In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Materials Science and Engineering - Materials for Energy Production and Storage; Bacterial Biofilms; Quorum sensing QS; Quorum sensing inhibitors QSIs; Polyurea dendrimers; Dendrimers; Helicobacter pylori; Urease; Antibiotics; photodiodes; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Figueiredo Pires
Date of birth
1992/12/09
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Rita F. Pires

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A15-D069-334C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3678-1462

Email addresses

  • ritafpires@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CeFEMA, Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/10/01 - 2019/12/17
Concluded
 Bioengineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Advanced dendrimers for capture and storage of sustainable energy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with distiction and honour
2013/09/01 - 2015/04/29
Concluded
 Bioorganic Chemistry (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Synthesis of photoactive dendrimers for green photovoltaics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2010/09/01 - 2013/06/30
Concluded
 Applied Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"PURE-type dendrimers synthesis for drug release" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/02/14 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Fisíca e Engenharia de Materiais Avançados, Portugal
2020/01/10 - 2021/01/10 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2014/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - 2024/07/31 Next generation of antibiofilm agents: Multivalent dendrimers with antimicrobial and biofilm disruption activity
2022.03627.PTDC
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 Urease Next-Generation inhibition Therapy
PTDC/MED-QUI/3542/2020
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/10 - 2021/01/10 Dendrimer-based Report-Eradication Antineoplasic Machines
PTDC/MEC-ONC/29327/2017
Researcher
Ongoing
2015/10/01 - 2019/09/30 Synthesis of dendrimer-based solar supercapacitors
SFRH/BD/109006/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/05/01 - 2014/12/29 Artificial Leaves
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/134527/PT
Master Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Polyureas". 2017.
    10.1002/0471238961.koe00032
Conference poster
  1. Fahimeh Zare; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria; Maa Clara Gonçalves. "Advancements in Membrane Technology: Enhancing Performance and Functionality for Biomedical Applications". Paper presented in 3rd International Chemistry Conference POLYCHEMEET, 2024.
  2. Rita F. Pires; Inês Coelho; Sérgio B.Gonçalves; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Mónica Faria. "Polyurethane blend membranes for blood oxygenation". Paper presented in 49th ESAO-IFAO congress 2023,, 2023.
  3. Rodrigues, Flávia S. C.; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria. "Thin films with competitive binding surfaces for enhanced removal of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins". Paper presented in 49th ESAO-IFAO congress 2023, 2023.
  4. Dalila Mil-Homens; Laura Pereira; Rita F. Pires; José M. Andrade; Marta M. Alves; Gabriel Serafim; Martinho, Nuno; et al. "Biocompatible Engineered polyurea (PURE) dendrimers are a new hope against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria". Paper presented in Microbiotec 23, 2023.
  5. Flávia S.C. Rodrigues; Adriana Janeca; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria. "Characterization under dymamic conditions of cellulose acetate-based monophasic hybrid membrane for improved blood puri¿cation devices". Paper presented in Euromembrane 2022, 2022.
  6. Rita F. Pires; Madalena Lopes; Mónica Faria; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. Corresponding author: Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Nanostructured membranes for the artificial kidney". Paper presented in Advanced Materials Congress, 2022.
  7. Flávia S. C. Rodrigues; Adriana Janeca; Rita F. Pires; Faria, Mónica. "Characterization under dynamic conditions of a cellulose acetate-based monophasic hybrid membrane for improved blood purification devices". Paper presented in Euromembrane 2022, 2022.
  8. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Maria João Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Therapeutic antimicrobial polymers: the polycationic oligoethyleneimine killing performance against KPC- and OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates". Paper presented in European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021.
  9. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Maria João Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Virulence quantification of KPC- and OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a Galleria mellonella model: Towards a novel therapeutic approach using linear cationic polymers". 2021.
  10. Rita F. Pires; Ana Charas; Jorge Morgado; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Light, Ruthenium, Dendrimers…Action!". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional SPQ, 2019.
  11. Rita F. Pires; Ana Charas; Jorge Morgado; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Donor-Acceptor PIMAM dendrimer photodiodes". Paper presented in 11st International Dendrimer Symposium, 2019.
  12. Adriana Cruz; Rita F. Pires; Célia Fernandes; Paula Raposinho; António Paulo; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "99mTc-labelled polyurea (PURE) dendrimers for ovarian cancer theranostics". Paper presented in 11st International Dendrimer Symposium, 2019.
  13. Nuno Martinho; Rita F. Pires; M. Zloh; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "In silico characterization of PURE dendrimers-small molecules interactions". Paper presented in 11st International Dendrimer Symposium, 2019.
  14. Rita F. Pires; Rita B. Restani; João Conde; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Renato Cabral; Teresa Casimiro; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Polyurea dendrimers in cancer therapy". Paper presented in 1st Training school of CA17140 Nano2clinic, 2019.
  15. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Maria João Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Virulence quantification of KPC- and OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a Galleria mellonella model: Towards a novel therapeutic approach using linear cationic polymers". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC´19, 2019.
  16. Rita F. Pires; Joana Frutuoso; Ana S. Cortes; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of fluorescent water-soluble oligo(oxazoline-ethylenimine) block copolymers". Paper presented in XII Encontro Nacional Química Orgânica, 2018.
  17. Costa, Clarinda; Guilherme Morais; Correia, Vanessa G.; Rita F. Pires; M. Gomes de Pinho; Bonifácio, Vasco D.B.; Casimiro, Teresa; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana. Corresponding author: Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana. "Poly(2-oxazoline)s derivatives and conjugates for drug delivery and antimicrobial fighting". Paper presented in 2nd International Caparica Christmas Congress on Translational Chemistry, 2017.
  18. L. B. Mensah; M.A. Quadir; A. K. Richison; Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Polyurea dendrimers as nanocarriers for ovarian cancer therapeutics". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2017.
  19. Rita F. Pires; Autur Moro; Anita Lourenço; João C. Lima; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Polymer quantum dots chemoenzymatics in molecular weight determination". Paper presented in Asian Advanced Materials Congress, 2017.
  20. Rita F. Pires; Artur Moro; Anita Lourenço; João C. Lima; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Reborn to shine: long lived polymer quantum dots". Paper presented in 3rd Iberoamerican Organic Chemistry (SIBEAQO-III), 2016.
  21. Rita F. Pires; Ana Charas; Jorge Morgado; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Dendrimer-based jelly photovoltaics". Paper presented in Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Workshop, 2016.
  22. Tiago Palmeira; Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Mário N. Berberan-Santos. "Photophysics and Electrokinetic Properties of Polyurea (PURE) Dendrimers". Paper presented in 5° Encontro Português de Jovens Químicos (5PYCheM), 2016.
  23. Tiago Palmeira; Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Mário N. Berberan-Santos. "Locked xanthenes: Classical dyes with a bright future?". Paper presented in 5° Encontro Português de Jovens Químicos (5PYCheM), 2016.
  24. Sara S. Correia; Patrícia I. Morgado; Rita F. Pires; C.A.V Torres; F. Freitas; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; J.P. Borges; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "Exopolysaccharide-based orodispersible films for drug delivery,". Paper presented in 2nd EuGSC Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  25. F.G. dos Santos; Rita F. Pires; K.V. Petrov; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; S. Einloft; R. Ligabue; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "Synthesis of green polyurethanes in scCO2". Paper presented in 2nd EuGSC Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  26. V.C. Almeida; F. Pereira; T. Dias; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Rita F. Pires; I. Santos-Sanches; S.P. Gaudêncio; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "Dry powder formulations containing bioactive compounds from marine actinobacteria". Paper presented in 2nd EuGSC Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  27. Rita F. Pires; Ana Charas; Jorge Morgado; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Dendrimer-based green photovoltaics". Paper presented in 4th Zing Polymer Chemistry Conference, 2014.
  28. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "PURE nano-based dendrimers: Design, characterization and evaluation as drug delivery systems". Paper presented in 1st International symposium on Nanoparticles/nanomaterials and applications, ISN2A, 2014.
  29. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Ana S. Silva; I. J. Correia; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "Multifuncional PURE-type dendrimers: sustainable strategies to improve their pharmacokinetic performance". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC-6), 2013.
  30. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; A. Aguiar-Ricardo; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Grafted PURE-type dendrimers for drug delivery applications". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional Quimica-Fisica - ENQF11, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Pedro Almeida; Rita F. Pires; Dialina Brilhante; Ana Macêdo; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Mónica Faria. "Enhanced protein-bound uremic toxin clearance by a membrane-drug-dendrimer synergic system". Separation and Purification Technology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130519.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130519
  2. Cindy Mendes; Isabel Lemos; Ana Hipólito; Bruna Abreu; Catarina Freitas-Dias; Filipa Martins; Rita F. Pires; et al. "Metabolic profiling and combined therapeutic strategies unveil the cytotoxic potential of selenium-chrysin (SeChry) in NSCLC cells". Bioscience Reports (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bsr20240752.
    10.1042/bsr20240752
  3. Vítor Geraldes; Patrícia Henriques; Maria Diná Afonso; Ana Maria Alves; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria; Bart Van der Bruggen; Miguel Rodrigues. "Designing Centrifugal Membrane Filters with uniform-pressure for UF/NF/RO separations". Journal of Membrane Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122752.
    10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122752
  4. Flávia S. C. Rodrigues; Dialina Brilhante; Ana Macêdo; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria. "Ibuprofen-Immobilized Thin Films: A Novel Approach to Improve the Clearance of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c15291.
    10.1021/acsami.3c15291
  5. Adriana Cruz; Rita F. Pires; Paula Raposinho; Célia Fernandes; António Paulo; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Ligand-free 99mTc-polyurea dendrimer complexes: nanoradiotheranostics targeting ovarian cancer". Chemical Communications (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC00892H.
    10.1039/D4CC00892H
  6. Madalena Lopes; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "A Novel Strategy for Enhanced Sequestration of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins Using Smart Hybrid Membranes". Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14030138.
    10.3390/jfb14030138
  7. Inês Coelho; Rita F. Pires; Sérgio B. Gonçalves; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Mónica Faria. "Gas Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane-Based Membranes for Blood Oxygenators". Membranes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12090826.
    10.3390/membranes12090826
  8. Sandra N. Pinto; Dalila Mil-Homens; Rita F. Pires; Marta M. Alves; Gabriel Serafim; Nuno Martinho; Manuel Melo; Arsénio M. Fialho; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Core–shell polycationic polyurea pharmadendrimers: new-generation of sustainable broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungals". Biomaterials Science (2022): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2BM00679K.
    10.1039/D2BM00679K
  9. Rita F. Pires. "The Activation of Endothelial Cells Relies on a Ferroptosis-Like Mechanism: Novel Perspectives in Management of Angiogenesis and Cancer Therapy". Frontiers in Oncology 11 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.656229.
    10.3389/fonc.2021.656229
  10. "Dióxido de Carbono Supercrítico: Uma Alternativa para uma Síntese Mais Sustentável". Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (2021): 51-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.52590/m3.p695.a30002368.
    10.52590/m3.p695.a30002368
  11. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Gabriel Serafim; Maria J. Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates: In Vivo Virulence Assessment in Galleria mellonella and Potential Therapeutics by Polycationic Oligoethyleneimine". Antibiotics 10 1 (2021): 56-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010056.
    10.3390/antibiotics10010056
  12. "Intrinsic acetamide brush-off by polyurea biodendrimers". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 9 15 (2021): 3371-3376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1tb00105a.
    10.1039/d1tb00105a
  13. Rita F. Pires. "Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by the Single Action of Luminescent Polyurea Oxide Biodendrimers". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01315.
    10.1021/acsabm.0c01315
  14. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. "Nano-in-Micro Sildenafil Dry Powder Formulations for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disorders: The Synergic Effect of POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers, PLGA, and Cholesterol". Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2020): 1900447-1900447. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201900447.
    10.1002/ppsc.201900447
  15. Cruz, Adriana; Mota, Pedro; Ramos, Cristiano; Pires, Rita F.; Mendes, Cindy; Silva, José P.; Nunes, Sofia C.; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Serpa, Jacinta. "Polyurea Dendrimer Folate-Targeted Nanodelivery of l-Buthionine Sulfoximine as a Tool to Tackle Ovarian Cancer Chemoresistance". Antioxidants 9 2 (2020): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9020133.
    10.3390/antiox9020133
  16. Rita F. Pires; Ana Charas; Jorge Morgado; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Photodiode-like behavior of jelly dye-sensitized donor-acceptor dendrimers". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48635.
    10.1002/app.48635
  17. Inês Santos; Cristiano Ramos; Cindy Mendes; Catarina O. Sequeira; Catarina S. Tomé; Dalila G.H. Fernandes; Pedro Mota; et al. "Targeting Glutathione and Cystathionine ß-Synthase in Ovarian Cancer Treatment by Selenium–Chrysin Polyurea Dendrimer Nanoformulation". Nutrients 11 10 (2019): 2523-2523. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102523.
    10.3390/nu11102523
  18. Mota, Pedro; Pires, Rita F.; Serpa, Jacinta; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "l-Buthionine Sulfoximine Detection and Quantification in Polyurea Dendrimer Nanoformulations". Molecules 24 17 (2019): 3111. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24173111.
    10.3390/molecules24173111
  19. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Rita F. Pires. "Photodiodes: Principles and recent advances". Journal of Materials and Nanosciences 6 2 (2019): 38-46. http://www.pubs.iscience.in/journal/index.php/jmns/article/view/905.
    Published
  20. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Anna Tolmatcheva; Rita Cabral; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. "POxylated Dendrimer-Based Nano-in-Micro Dry Powder Formulations for Inhalation Chemotherapy". ChemistryOpen 7 10 (2018): 772-779. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201800093.
    10.1002/open.201800093
  21. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Anna Tolmatcheva; Rita Cabral; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. "Cover Feature: POxylated Dendrimer-Based Nano-in-Micro Dry Powder Formulations for Inhalation Chemotherapy (ChemistryOpen 10/2018)". ChemistryOpen 7 10 (2018): 751-751. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201800165.
    10.1002/open.201800165
  22. Pires, Rita. "Synthesis of fluorescent water-soluble oligo (oxazoline-ethylenimine) block copolymers". Advanced Materials Letters (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2018.1822.
    10.5185/amlett.2018.1822
  23. Pires, R. F.; Moro, A.; Lourenco, A.; Lima, J. C.; Casimiro, T.; Bonifacio, V. D. B.. "Molecular Weight Determination by Luminescent Chemo-enzymatics". Chemistryselect 1 21 (2016): 6818-6822. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000395433600028&KeyUID=WOS:000395433600028.
    10.1002/slct.201601301
  24. Restani, R.B.; Silva, A.S.; Pires, R.F.; Cabral, R.; Correia, I.J.; Casimiro, T.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Nano-in-Micro POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers and Chitosan Dry Powder Formulations for Pulmonary Delivery". Particle and Particle Systems Characterization 33 11 (2016): 851-858. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84980410038&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ppsc.201600123
  25. Restani, R.B.; Conde, J.; Pires, R.F.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A.R.; Baptista, P.V.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers: Smart Core-Shell Vectors with IC50 Lowering Capacity". Macromolecular Bioscience 15 8 (2015): 1045-1051. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938964638&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/mabi.201500131
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rita F. Pires. "Advanced dendrimers for capture and storage of sustainable energy". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019.
  2. Rita F. Pires. "Synthesis of Photoactive Dendrimers for Green Photovoltaics". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2015.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. V.D.B. Bonifácio; D. Mil-Homens; S. Pinto; Rita F. Pires; A. Fialho; N. Bernardes; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. 2023. "POLÍMEROS DE NÚCLEO-CAMADA CATIÓNICOS". Portugal.
    Allowed
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2023. "Turbo-centrifugal filtration devices and method for high-performance liquid filtration, purification by ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis".
    Disclosed
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/12 Ibuprofen-Immobilized Thin Films: Boosting the removal of ProteinBound Uremic Toxins Euromembrane 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/09/12 Novel Composite Membranes for Blood Filtration: Enhancing Hemodialysis Efficiency with Innovative Membrane Design Euromembrane 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/09/12 Protein-bound uremic toxin clearance: A membrane-drug-dendrimer synergic system Euromembrane 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/06/17 Enhancement of gas transport properties of polyurethane-based membranes for blood oxygenation 3rd International Chemistry Conference POLYCHEMEET
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/06/17 Design, production and characterization of 3D-printed lab-scale hemodialysis membrane modules 3rd International Chemistry Conference POLYCHEMEET
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/06/17 Ibuprofen-Immobilized Smart Membranes: A Novel Strategy to Improve the Clearance of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins, 3rd International Chemistry Conference POLYCHEMEET
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/06/17 A membrane-drug-dendrimer synergic system for protein- bound uremic toxin clearance 3rd International Chemistry Conference POLYCHEMEET
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/08/31 Polyurethane blend membranes for blood oxygenation 49th ESAO-IFAO congress 2023
(Bergamo, Italy)
2022/11/24 Improved gas transport of polyurethane-based membranes for blood oxygenation Euromembrane 2022
(Sorrento, Italy)
2022/11/24 Synthesis of silica derivatives and their incorporation in cellulose acetate-based membranes for blood purification Euromembrane 2022
(Sorrento, Italy)
2018/06/07 Polyurea dendrimers in inhalation chemotherapy 6th International Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers
(Urbino)
2017/12/04 Poly(2-oxazoline)s derivatives and conjugates for drug delivery and antimicrobial fighting 2nd IC3TC
(Caparica, Portugal)
2014/02/07 Synthesis of photoactive dendrimers for green photovoltaics Jornadas intercalares das dissertações anuais dos Mestrados do DQ e do DCV
(Caparica, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/05/02 - 2023/05/08 Open Laboratories at DEQ IST/UL (2023/05/02 - 2023/05/08)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17 Member of the local organizing committee of the International Microorganism Day (2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2015/10/07 Organising Committee - 2nd EuGSC Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, (2015/10/04 - 2015/10/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/12/01 - 2014/02/10 Organising Committee - "Jornadas Tecnológicas - BioQuímicos pelo Mundo" (2014/02/10 - 2014/02/10)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/27 - Current European's reseach Nigth at the Pavalilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon
2024/04/20 - Current Open Day of Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
2023/11/11 - 2023/11/11 Taguspark's 23rd Anniversary Open Day, Lisboa, Taguspark
Exhibition
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 European Researchers' Night at Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon.
Exhibition
2020/02/03 - 2020/02/07 Open laboratories at department of chemical engineering
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/20 - 2019/11/20 Human periodic table (element 111, Roentgenium). Activity performed at the Lisbon subway, integrated in the commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table. Cais do sodré station
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/04/30 - 2019/10/31 Activities performed at the Lisbon subway, integrated in the commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table at Alameda station: Luminescent Elements Day (Oct. 31) Nitrogen Day (Oct. 17) Radioactive Elements Day (Sept. 17) Main-Group Elements Day (May 24) Phosphorous Day (Apr. 30)
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 European Researchers' Night at Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon.
Exhibition
2019/06/01 - 2019/06/01 Magic with light in the museum. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisboa, Science Fair integrated in the World Children's Day.
Exhibition
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/11 Training school Nano2clinic integrated in cost action CA 17140, Trieste, Italy
Other
 Cost action CA 17140
2019/02/04 - 2019/02/08 Open laboratories at department of chemical engineering
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/01/29 - 2019/01/29 Human periodic table (element 111, Roentgenium) at IST-UL. Activity integrated in the commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table.
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/09/29 - 2018/09/29 European Researchers' Night at Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon
Exhibition
2018/02/05 - 2018/02/09 Open laboratories at department of chemical engineering
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/02/06 - 2017/02/10 Open laboratories at department of chemical engineering
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014/10/13 - 2014/10/16 Conference “Homeric School” in Aerocampus of Latresne, Bordeaux, France
Conference
2011/04/06 - 2011/04/06 Volunteer in EXPO FCT- university open day
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/21 Mechanosynthesis of bioactive compounds based on natural scaffolds
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Aladdin Mardanov (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/06/29 Magnetic dendrimers for boine metasteses theranostics and bone regeneration
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Gonçalves Dias (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/12/02 Preparation and Characterization of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents based on Flavonoids and Terpenes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Jeramias Sardinheiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/11/29 Mechanosynthesis of therapeutic deep eutectic solvents
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sergio Taulés Rebullida (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/07/21 Mecanosíntese de sistemas baseados em calix[4]areno- uma alternativa sustentável à química convencional
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Clara Pinto Silveiro (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/07/06 Polímeros molecularmente impressos para reconhecimento de biomoléculas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João David Pinheiro Brum Fontes (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/07/20 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Química Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/05 - Current Member of the Lisbon Delegation of the Portuguese Chemical Society (PT)
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09/09 - 2024/10/25 Invited assistant professor in Biomaterials Technology course Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2013/12/20 Lab tutor at introduction to physical chemistry 2013/2014 course at FCT-NOVA (15 hours). (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/07/10 - Current Member of the PhD Thesis Committee of Ana Isabel Carreiro Furtado in Sustainable Chemistry
Evaluator
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024/04/01 - Current Radio interview for the program “90 segundos de ciência” Ep. 66
2022/07/21 - Current Interview for the documentary” Ensino: O Desafio do Superior em Portugal” organized by Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos with the co-production of RTP.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/12 Co- Supervision of one undergraduate students in program of “Estágios de Verão DEQ” at CQFM in IST-UL Pedro Rodrigues
2018/07/11 - 2018/07/22 Co- Supervision of one undergraduate students in program “Estágios de Verão DEQ” at CQFM in IST-UL. Carolina Filipe
2017/07/09 - 2017/07/21 Co- Supervision of two undergraduate students in program “Estágios de Verão DEQ” at CQFM in IST-UL. Camila Cameira; Zahara Eltayari
2015/02/01 - 2015/03/31 Supervision of two undergraduate students at FCT NOVA. Ana Sofia Cortes; Joana Frutuoso
2014/07/21 - 2014/07/25 Co-supervision of 4 high school students integrated on program “Ciência Viva” at FCT-NOVA Miguel Almeida; Adolfo Ribeiro; Beatriz Sorares; Rita Martins
Distinctions

Award

2024 Young academic awards
European Membrane Society, Italy
2019 1 st Place in photography contest “Um flash sobre a química”

Other distinction

2020 Guest editor of special issue “Advanced Polyureas” of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360)