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Virginia Brancato. Completed the Doutoramento in PhD in Environmental Microbiology and skin ecosystem in 2010 by Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Mestrado in Master degree in Biomolecular and Industrial Biotecnology in 2006 by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and Bacharelato in Bachelor degree in Molecular and Industrial Biotecnology in 2004 by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Is Auxiliary Researcher in Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics. Published 9 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Co-supervised 1 PhD thesis(es). Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Co-supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Participates and/or participated as Other in 1 project(s), Pos-doc (no fellowship) in 1 project(s), Pos-doctoral Fellow in 2 project(s) and Principal investigator in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Industrial Biotechnology with emphasis on Bio-derived Novel Materials, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism and Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Biomaterials. In their professional activities interacted with 43 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Tissue engineering; 3D Tumor model; Molecular profiling; Leather industry; scaffolds; 3D cancer model; 3D tumor model; biomateria; microfluidics; biomaterials; tumor on chip; metastasis; organ on chip; Hydrogels; tissue engineering; hydrogels; silk fibroin; gellun g; collagen; scaffolds; . The scientific activities has been based on cancer research, in particular breast and pancreatic cancer. During the postdoctoral activity, the research has focused on the realization of 3D dynamic human cancer cell culture to study the interaction between stroma and cancer cells. In particular, a 3D model of pancreatic cancer, seeding fibroblasts and tumor cells on biodegradable porous gelatin microcarriers was realized. Moreover microfluidics devices for 3D breast cancer tissue models has been used. Another important achievement was the use of heterotypic breast cancer microtissues as screening platform for stimuli-responsive nanoparticles. During the PhD, Brancato's research was also focused on the analysis of the anti influenza viruses of synthetic compounds that were analogous in structure to Arbidol, an anti-flu already available in Russia and China.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Virginia Brancato

Citation names

  • Brancato, Virginia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
411D-A2B8-E471
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9992-4769

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2010
Concluded
 PhD in Environmental Microbiology and skin ecosystem (Doutoramento)
Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
"Effect of 3-O-methylfunicone, a Penicillium pinophilum metabolite, on the modulation of apoptosis, migration and invasion of cancer cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2006
Concluded
 Master degree in Biomolecular and Industrial Biotecnology (Mestrado)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
"pH stability, activity and random mutagenesisi of a psycrophilic xylanase" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2004
Concluded
 Bachelor degree in Molecular and Industrial Biotecnology (Bacharelato)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
"Production of the pBI-G/¿Np63a plasmid for the realization of a cellular clone with inducible expression" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/01/02 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2013/07/15 - 2016/07/14 Postdoc (Research) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Italy
2012/05/02 - 2013/05/01 Postdoc (Research) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Italy
2011/09/01 - 2011/12/01 Visiting Researcher (Research) National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
2009/10/20 - 2010/07/27 Visiting Researcher (Research) National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Adding another brick in the wall: immune system integration in a 3D bioengineered microtumor to investigate immune-competence mechanism in tumor microenvironment.
PTDC/BTM-ORG/28168/2017
Principal investigator
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/07/01 - 2020/12/31 Forefront Research in 3D Disease Cancer Models as in vitro Screening Technologies
668983
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2015/07 - 2020/12 Forefront Research in 3D Disease Cancer Models as in vitro Screening Technologies
668983
 European Commission
2018/05/01 - 2020/06/30 FROnTHERA: Frontiers of technology for theranostics of cancer, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000023
Post-doc
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
2012/05/01 - 2016/07/15 Advanced Nanosystem for a new molecular Oncology (Newton)
RBAP11BYNP_001
Post-doc Fellow
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
 Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca
Concluded
2013/04/01 - 2015/04/01 Implementation of bio-nanotechnologies for the production of novel leather goods
PON 01-02469
Post-doc
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare, Italy
Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/01 - 2021/06 Modelling cancer Metastasis into the humAn microcirculation system using a mulTi-organ-on-a-CHip approach
PTDC/BTM-ORG/28070/2017
Other
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Brancato, Virginia; Rui L. Reis; Kundu, Subhas. "3D cancer spheroids and microtissues". In Biomaterials for 3D Tumor Modeling 1st Edition, edited by Subhas C. Kundu; Rui L. Reis. ELSEVIER, 2020.
    Accepted
  2. Brancato, Virginia; maurizio ventre; Rui L. Reis; Netti Paolo Antonio. "Decellularized matrices for tumor cell modeling". In Methods in Cell Biology. ELSEVIER, 2020.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. Nicoletti R; Buommino E; De Filippis A; Carella A; Brancato, Virginia; Tufano MA. "Antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of culture extracts of novel endophytic fungi". Paper presented in PSE Symposium on Natural Products in Cancer Therapy, Naples, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Barbosa Ana Isabel; Kant Krishna; Rebelo, Rita; Brancato, Virginia; Abalde Sara; Wu Lei; Kundu, Subhas; et al. "Tumor-on-a-chip for pH monitoring of a 3D breast cancer model". Paper presented in TERMSTEM, 2019.
  2. Brancato, Virginia; Carluccio Simonetta; Palamà Elisabetta; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Gentili Chiara; Kundu, Subhas. "3D dynamic platform to study the interactions between mesenchymal stem cells and tumor microenvironment". Paper presented in TERMSTEM 2019, 2019.
  3. Pierantoni, Lara; Brancato, Virginia; Silva-Correia, Joana; Kundu, Subhas; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Enzymatically-Crosslinked Silk Fibroin Hydrogels as Artificial Matrices for the Development of a Breast Cancer 3D in vitro Model". Paper presented in TERMSTEM, 2019.
  4. Caballero, David; Brancato, Virginia; Luque-Gonçalvez Maria Angelica; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas. "Tumor-Associated Protrusion Fluctuations: A Novel Morphodynamic Indicator for the Early Prediction of Cancer Invasiveness". Paper presented in TERMSTEM, 2019.
  5. Barbosa, Ana Isabel; Kant Krishna; Rebelo, Rita; Brancato, Virginia; Abalde Sara; Lei Wu; Kundu, Subhas; et al. "Continuous pH monitoring in 3D-breast cancer model". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  6. Brancato, Virginia; Kundu, Banani; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas. "Silk fibroin freeze-dried scaffolds coupled with stroma and cancer cells provide a realistic drug screening platform for breast cancer". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  7. Caballero, David; Brancato, Virginia; Luque-Gonçalvez Maria Angelica; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas. "Tumor-Associated Protrusion Fluctuations: A Novel Morphodynamic Indicator for the Early Prediction of Cancer Invasiveness". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  8. Kundu, Banani; Bastos Ana Raquel; Brancato, Virginia; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Rui L. Reis; Subhas C. Kundu. "The response to osteosarcoma cells to chemotherapeutic in presence of adipose stem cells: a pilot study in 3D". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Final Conference, 2018.
  9. Kundu, Banani; Bastos Ana Raquel; Brancato, Virginia; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Rui L. Reis; Subhas C. Kundu. "Tuning biomechanical and mechanical properties of 3D hydrogel tweak stem and cancer cells cross-talk". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer school, 2018.
  10. Sandra Gomes; Alexandra Brito; David Caballero Vila; Diana Soares Costa; Brancato, Virginia; Martins Ana; Subhas C. Kundu; et al. "Micropatterned supramulecular hydrogels promote cell alignment for myocardium regeneration". Paper presented in Chem2Nature summer school, 2018.
  11. Brancato, Virginia; Kundu, Banani; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Rui L. Reis; Subhas C. Kundu. "Mimicking the cross-talk between breast cancer cells and fibroblasts in a 3D silk fibroin-derived matrix.". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer School, 2018.
  12. Brancato, Virginia; Kundu, Banani; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Rui L. Reis; Subhas C. Kundu. "3D breast cancer model based on silk fibroin scaffolds". Paper presented in Forecast First conference "The Tumor Microenvironment", 2017.
  13. Brancato, Virginia; Kundu, Banani; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Correlo, Vitor Manuel; Rui L. Reis; Subhas C. Kundu. "Silk hydrogels give third dimension to tumor model". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer School, 2017.
  14. Brancato, Virginia; Gioiella, F.; Profeta, M.; Imparato, G.; Guarnieri, D.; Urciuolo, F.; Netti, P.A.. "Human breast microtissues as testing platform for selective release of anticancer drugs in tumor microenvironment". Paper presented in EACR Conference “Goodbye flat biology”, 2016.
  15. Brancato, Virginia; Gioiella, F.; Profeta, M.; Imparato, G.; Guarnieri, D.; Urciuolo, F.; Netti, P.A.. "3D tumor microtissues as testing platform for nanoparticles responsive to MMP-2 for on-demand release of anticancer drugs". Paper presented in 5th Congress of National bioengineering group, 2016.
  16. Brancato, Virginia; Comunanza, V.; Imparato, G.; Urciuolo, F.; Bussolino, F.; Netti, P.A.. "Tumoral microtissue: an in vitro 3D platform to investigate cell-ECM interaction and cancer development". Paper presented in EACR 1st conference "Goodbye flat biology", 2014.
  17. Silvestri Francesco; Buommino E; Manente Lucrezia; Brancato, Virginia; Petrazzuolo Marcella; De Luca A; Tufano MA. "Role of CAGa, VACa and HSPB by Helicobacter Pylori in the modulation of inflammatory response and in the neoplastic transformation of human gastric cells.". Paper presented in 37th National Congress of Italian Microbiology Society, 2009.
  18. Buommino E; De Filippis A; Petrazzuolo Marcella; Nicoletti R; Brancato, Virginia; Tufano MA. "Invasion capacity of human mesothelioma cells is influenced by 3-O-methilfunicon, a secondary metabolite produced by Penicillium phinophilum". Paper presented in 36th National Congress of Italian Microbiology Society, 2008.
  19. Nicoletti R; Buommino E; De Filippis A; Carella A; Brancato, Virginia; Tufano MA. "Antiproliferative and Pro-apoptotic Effects of Culture Extracts of Novel Endophytic Fungi". Paper presented in International PSE Symposium on Natural Products in Cancer Therapy, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Brancato, Virginia; Kundu, Banani; Joaquim miguel oliveira; Vitor Correlo; Kundu, Subhas; Rui L. Reis. "Tumor-stroma interactions alter the sensitivity of drug in breast cancer". Frontiers in Materials 7 (2020): 116. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2020.00116/abstract.
    Open access • Published
  2. Brancato, Virginia. "Could 3D models of cancer enhance drug screening?". Biomaterials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119744.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119744
  3. Kundu B; Brancato V; Oliveira JM; Correlo VM; Reis RL; Kundu SC. "Silk fibroin promotes mineralization of gellan gum hydrogels.". International journal of biological macromolecules (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31730995.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.269
  4. Kundu, Banani; Bastos, A. R.; Brancato, V.; Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Correlo, Vitor M.; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, S. C.. "Mechanical Property of Hydrogel and the Presence of Adipose Stem Cells in Tumor Stroma Affect Spheroid Formation in 3D Osteosarcoma Model". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b22724.
    10.1021/acsami.8b22724
  5. Brancato, Virginia; Gioiella, Filomena; Imparato, Giorgia; Guarnieri, Daniela; Urciuolo, Francesco; Netti, Paolo A.. "3D breast cancer microtissue reveals the role of tumor microenvironment on the transport and efficacy of free-doxorubicin in vitro". Acta Biomaterialia 75 (2018): 200-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.055.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.055
  6. Brancato, Virginia. "3D tumor microtissues as an in vitro testing platform for microenvironmentally-triggered drug delivery systems". Acta Biomaterialia (2017): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706117302891?via%3Dihub.
  7. Brancato, Virginia; Gioiella, Filomena; Profeta, Martina; Imparato, Giorgia; Guarnieri, Daniela; Urciuolo, Francesco; Melone, Pietro; Netti, Paolo A.. "3D tumor microtissues as an in vitro testing platform for microenvironmentally-triggered drug delivery systems". Acta Biomaterialia 57 (2017): 47-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.05.004.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2017.05.004
  8. Brancato, Virginia; Ventre, Maurizio; Imparato, Giorgia; Urciuolo, Francesco; Meo, Concetta; Netti, Paolo A.. "A straightforward method to produce decellularized dermis-based matrices for tumour cell cultures". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 12 1 (2017): e71-e81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/term.2350.
    10.1002/term.2350
  9. Brancato, Virginia; Comunanza, Valentina; Imparato, Giorgia; Corà, Davide; Urciuolo, Francesco; Noghero, Alessio; Bussolino, Federico; Netti, Paolo A.. "Bioengineered tumoral microtissues recapitulate desmoplastic reaction of pancreatic cancer". Acta Biomaterialia 49 (2017): 152-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.072.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.072
  10. Brancato, Virginia. "Bioengineered tumoral microtissues recapitulate desmoplastic reaction of pancreatic cancer.". Acta Biomaterialia (2017):
  11. Gioiella, Filomena; Urciuolo, Francesco; Imparato, Giorgia; Brancato, Virginia; Netti, Paolo A.. "An Engineered Breast Cancer Model on a Chip to Replicate ECM-Activation In Vitro during Tumor Progression". Advanced Healthcare Materials 5 23 (2016): 3074-3084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201600772.
    10.1002/adhm.201600772
  12. Brancato, Virginia; Garziano, Alessandro; Gioiella, Filomena; Urciuolo, Francesco; Imparato, Giorgia; Panzetta, Valeria; Fusco, Sabatino; Netti Paolo Antonio. "3D is not enough: Building up a cell instructive microenvironment for tumoral stroma microtissues". Acta Biomaterialia (2016):
    10.1016/j.actbio.2016.10.007
  13. Brancato V; Peduto A; Wharton S; Martin S; More V; Di Mola A; Massa A; et al. "Design of inhibitors of influenza virus membrane fusion: synthesis, structure-activity relationship and in vitro antiviral activity of a novel indole series.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23707194.
    10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.05.005
  14. Buommino E; De Filippis A; Nicoletti R; Menegozzo M; Menegozzo S; Ciavatta ML; Rizzo A; et al. "Cell-growth and migration inhibition of human mesothelioma cells induced by 3-O-methylfunicone from Penicillium pinophilum and cisplatin.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21656164.
    10.1007/s10637-011-9698-1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/12/06 Unravelling the tumor-stroma interaction in biomaterials-based 3D cancer models Invited talk
University Milano Bicocca (Milano, Italy)
2019/11/26 A millifluidic dynamic system to unveil the interaction between breast cancer cells, fibroblasts and mesenchymal stem cells RESTORE 1st ADVANCED THERAPIES SCIENCE MEETING
RESTORE consortium (Berlin, Germany)
2019/08/27 Heterotypic 3D breast cancer model based on silk protein fibroin TERMIS Workshop 3D Bioprinting in cancer research
TERMIS (Nantes, France)
2019/07/12 Monitoring pH variation of a 3D breast cancer model in a flow-through microreactor FoReCaST second conference
3B's Research Group (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07/11 Mechanical and cellular properties of tumor niche affect disease spheroid formation FoReCaST second conference
3B's Research Group (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07/11 Tumor-associated protrusion fluctuations govern cancer invasiveness FoReCaST second conferences
3B's Research Group (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07/11 A 3D in vitro dynamic platform to investigate the role of secretome in breast cancer FoReCaST second workshop
3B's Research Group (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/29 3D heterotypic breast cancer model based on silk fibroin matrices TERMIS-EU
TERMIS (Rhodes, Greece)
2019/05/27 The physiochemical property and cell types of cancer stroma affect therapeutic response of anticancer drugs TERMIS-EU
TERMIS (Rhodes, Greece)
2019/05/27 Tumor protrusion fluctuations as a signature of 3D cancer invasiveness TERMIS-EU
TERMIS (Rhodes, Greece)
2019/04/12 Unravelling the cellular crosstalk in biomaterials-based 3D tumor models Invited Talk
Università di Genova - IRCCS San Martino (Genova, Italy)
2019/04/03 Heterotypic culture in biomaterials-based 3D cancer models Invited talk
Italian Institute of Technology (Genova, Italy)
2018/10/25 A drug-screening platform based on heterotypic 3D breast cancer model Chem2Nature final conference "Multifunctional Biomaterials inspired by Nature"
3Bs research group /University of Minho (Guimaraes, Portugal)
2016/09/14 Recent Advancement In Vasculogenesis And Angiogenesis On Chip XXXII LIAC Meeting On Vascular Research
Latin society for vascular research (Ustica, Italy)
2013/07/20 Bioengineered tumoral microtissue: an in vitro 3D platform to investigate cell-ECM interaction and cancer development TERMIS 2013
TERMIS (Istanbul, Turkey)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/09/25 - 2020/07/31 CIK-Based immunotherapy in melanoma-on-chip
Co-supervisor of Ilenia Iaia
 Medical Biotechnologies (PhD)
Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
2019/10/07 - 2019/12/20 Fabrication of silk fibroin scaffold for tumor modelling
Co-supervisor of Giulia Lui
 Biotechnology Science (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
2013/04/01 - 2016/01/05 A new bioengineered 3D tumor platform in vitro to replicate tumor-stroma interaction and investigate anti-cancer drug delivery
Co-supervisor of Filomena Gioiella
 Materials and chemical engineering (PhD)
2013/10/01 - 2015/07/13 Realization of tumoral microtissues: a platform for the study of cell-extracellular matrix interaction.
Co-supervisor of Emanuela Mellone
 Materials Engineering (Degree)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
2014/03/01 - 2015/03/25 Development and characterization of a decellularized dermis as a 3D cancer model in vitro
Co-supervisor of Concetta Meo
 Medical Biotechnology (Master)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10/01 - 2020/06/15 FoReCaST project 3rd Workshop: "Hallmarks in cancer and the development of diagnostic tools" Contact and recruitment of scetific speakers; arrangement of the scientific programme (2020/06/01 - 2020/06/02)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2019/01/03 - 2019/07/12 FoReCaST second conference “Nanotechnology in Cancer detection" Speakers recruitment, scientific programme arrangement, organization of social events, logistic of the conference (2019/07/11 - 2019/07/12)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2017/11/15 Participation in the organization of the First conference of the FoReCaST project, entitled "The tumor microenvironment" Speakers contact and invitation; interaction with invited speakers; organization of PhD students activities during the conference (2017/11/15 - 2017/11/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019/07/04 Development of biofunctionalized tubular scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Oliveira (Master)
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/05/14 Development of cell models for translational cancer research
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sofia de Almeida Santos de Castro e Abreu (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/07/13 Realization of tumoral microtissues: a platform for the study of cell-extracellular matrix interaction.
Supervisor
 Emanuela Mellone (Other)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012/01/01 - 2021/12/31 FIBio- Italian Federation Biotechnologists Member of the Committee,
2014/12/01 - 2021/12/01 EACR- European Association for Cancer Research Member
2015/01/01 - 2019/12/31 AIRIcerca - Association of the Italian Researchers Abroad Member
2013/03/01 - 2015/03/01 TERMIS - Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Member
2008/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Italian Society for Microbiology Member

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/10/01 - Current Development of 3D breast cancer models based on enzimatically crosslinked silk fibroin hydrogels Lara Pierantoni
2019/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Development of blended scaffold for 3D tumor models Rita Rebelo
2019/11/18 - 2020/03/16 Testing in vitro the eficiency of a novel tumor-targeting nanoprobe Chenchen Li