Curriculum Vitae
Aureliana Filipa de Castro e Sousa
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Aureliana Filipa de Castro e Sousa
Citation names
- Sousa, Aureliana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 4218-C2C4-3A68
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2191-8892
- Researcher Id
- G-6286-2014
- Scopus Author Id
- 35345790700
Email addresses
- filipa@i3s.up.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 220408800 (Professional)
Addresses
- i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde. Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2191-8892 (Professional)
- https://www.i3s.up.pt/content/people?id=586&idg=6 (Professional)
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2020
Concluded
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Building and Leading Research Teams- 1st edition (28h) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal |
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2015
Concluded
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Licence to perform experimental work with laboratory animals issued by DGV (Direcc¸a~o Geral de Veterina´ria) in most European
Countries (Outros)
Direcc¸a~o Geral de Alimentação e Veterina´ria (DGAV), Portugal
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2013
Concluded
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Laboratory Animal Science (Category C, 80 hrs) course, accredited by FELASA (Federation for European Laboratory Animal Science
Associations) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2008
Concluded
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Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Microtubule dynamics in interphase and tension sensing in mitosis " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved |
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2005/09/22
Concluded
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"“Análise in vivo da função da proteína MAST sobre a dinâmica dos microtúbulos interfásicos em linhas celulares S2 de Drosophila
melanogaster.”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2005
Concluded
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Practical and theoretical attendance on “1st Workshop on Advanced Light Microscopy and Flow Cytometry” as well as participation
as an assistant monitor on the practical classes of microscopy (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2015/01/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
| 2013/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/01 - 2018/12 | SkinPrint - In situ skin tissue engineering
PTDC/BBB- ECT/2145/2014
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2013/01 - 2015/12 | Bioprinted celullarized hydrogels for in situ skin regeneration
SFRH/BPD/90047/2012
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
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| 2006/10/01 - 2011/12/31 | Microtubule Dynamics and Cohesion sensing in Mitosis
SFRH/BD/29356/2006
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2018/12/01 - 2022/05/31 | Cell penetrating p28 peptide-mediated delivery of nanomedicines for cancer treatment
PTDC/BTM-SAL/30034/2017
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2018/06/01 - 2022/05/31 | Sintering-free Bifunctional CaP-based Biomaterials for Bone Cancer Treatment and Regeneration
PTDC/CTM-CER/29940/2017
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 | Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances EPS: From the genes to the industrial toolbox
PTDC/BIA-MIC/28779/2017
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2016/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | In situ skin tissue engineering
PTDC/BBB-ECT/2145/2014
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2016/01 - 2019/12 | Skinchip - Disruptive cellulose-based microfluidic device for 3D skin modelling
PTDC/BBB-BIO/1889/2014
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2013/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | BIOPRINTED CELULLARIZED HYDROGELS FOR IN SITU SKIN REGENERATION
SFRH/BPD/90047/2012
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2006/10/01 - 2011/02/28 | FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF MAD1: A SPINDLE ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT PROTEIN INVOLVED IN MAINTENANCE OF GENOMIC STABILITY
SFRH/BD/29356/2006
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2008/01/01 - 2010/12/31 | Molecular dissection of the spindle assembly checkpoint proteins in Drosophila
PTDC/BIA-BCM/64224/2006
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2016/05 - 2019/04 | Bioengineered therapies for infectious diseases and tissue regeneration
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Post-doc
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Concluded
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| 2016 - 2019 | Project IBEROS-INTERREG (POCTEP)
0245_IBEROS_1_E
Post-doc
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Concluded
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| 2015/01 - 2017/12 | Bioengineering of soft tissues through placental extracellular matrices and stem cells of varied origins
MCTI/CNPq/CT-BIOTEC 47/2013
Post-doc
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Book |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2019/12/01 | POSTER - Bacterial cellulose-based microfluidic device for 3D skin modelling (Skin-on-Chip) | 2019 MRS Fall Meeting
(Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
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| 2019/09/03 | POSTER - Development of a novel 3D- scaffold to promote bone regeneration | 13th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group (GLUPOR13)
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2018/09/09 | POSTER - “Dual crosslinked hyaluronan-pectin cell-laden bioink for 3D bioprinting | ESB 2018- 29th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
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| 2018/09/09 | POSTER - Hybrid Electrospun wound dressings for skin regeneration | ESB 2018- 29th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
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| 2018/03/16 | Biocarrier: biofabrication strategies for tissue engineering | I Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
UTAD- Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Trás-Os-Montes, Portugal)
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| 2018/02/07 | Exploring human placenta-derived hydrogels as a microenvironment for 3D cell culture | ”. IJUP 18 11th Edition, Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2018 | POSTER - High-Throughput Assembling of Pre-Vascularized Spheroids of Stromal/Vascular Cells Under Xeno-Free Conditions | TERMIS
(Kyoto, Japan)
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| 2017/09/04 | 3D Hydrogel/Additive Manufactured Hybrid Scaffolds for Pre-Vascularized Tissue Engineered Constructs | 28th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Athens, Greece)
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| 2017/09/04 | In vitro and in vivo assessment of Pectin 3D matrices for Skin Regeneration and Repair | ESB 2017- 28th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Athens, Greece)
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| 2017/09/04 | POSTER - Design a single-component bioink for the bioprinting of skin tissue constructs | ESB 2017- 28th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Athens, Greece)
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| 2017/06/26 | POSTER - A cell-responsive, photocrosslinkable bioink for extrusion bioprinting of 3D hydrogel constructs | TERMIS-EU 2017
(Davos, Switzerland)
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| 2017/06/08 | Molecular Imprinting as a tool for producing molecularly intelligent scaffolds for Tissue Engineering | GSS MIP- Graduate Student Symposium on Molecular Imprinting
ISEP (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/06/08 | Molecular imprinting of photocrosslinkable alginates for tissue engineering applications | GSS MIP- Graduate Student Symposium on Molecular Imprinting
ISEP (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/05/21 | Photocrosslinkable pectin hydrogels as cell carriers for biofabrication | 6th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/05/21 | 3D Hydrogel/Additive Manufactured Hybrid Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering | ”. 6th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/05/21 | In vitro and in vivo assessment of Pectin Hydrogels for Skin Regeneration and Repair | “. 6th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/05/21 | POSTER - Molecular imprinting of photocrosslinkable alginates for tissue engineering applications | 6th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2017/04/09 | A dual-crosslinking strategy to design biofunctional pectin hydrogels for extrusion bioprinting | Materiais 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2017/04/09 | The effect of porosity on osteogenic differentiation of hMSC in biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds fabricated by robocasting | VIII International Symposium on Materials
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2017/04/09 | In vitro and in vivo assessment of Pectin Hydrogels for Skin Regeneration and Repair | VIII International Symposium on Materials
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2017/04/09 | POSTER - Photocrosslinkable hyaluronan-pectin cell-laden bioink for 3D-bioprinting | VIII International Symposium on Materials
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2016/10/20 | POSTER - Effect of physicochemical properties and peptide ligands on fibroblasts embedded in dual crosslinked pectin hydrogels for skin repair | CellMatrix
(Berlin, Germany)
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| 2016/06/14 | POSTER - Mast/Orbit/Clasp is a pause promoting +TIP | 3rd International Workshop on Drosophila Cell Division Cycle
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2016/05/17 | POSTER - Generation of scaffold-supported microtissues inside cell-instructive hydrogels | 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC)
(Montereal, Canada)
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| 2016/04/22 | Designing scaffolds with molecular memory - Molecular imprinting for tissue engineering applications | 7th Symposium on Bioengineering
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2016 | POSTER -Designing scaffolds with molecular memory - Molecular imprinting for tissue engineering applications | 7th Symposium on Bioengineering
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2015/07/29 | Synthesis of naturally derived hydrogels for tissue engineering | 2nd CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering). Conference on Biomanufacturing
International Academy for Production Engineering (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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| 2014/08/31 | In situ-forming pectin hydrogels as cell delivery systems | 26th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Liverpoo, United Kingdom)
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| 2014 | Pectin Hydrogels For Skin Regeneration and Repair | Advanced Summer School
(Barcelona, Spain)
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| 2013/12 | Pectin Hydrogels For Skin Regeneration and Repair. | Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) PhD symposium
Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) (Berlin, Germany)
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| 2010/12/23 | POSTER - Drosophila Shugoshin: the protector that doesn’t guard. Connecting tension sensing and cohesin protection | VII Chromosome segregation and aneuploidy EMBO Workshop
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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| 2010 | POSTER - Drosophila Shugoshin, the protector that doesn't guard | i3S Scientific Retreat
I3S (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
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| 2009 | Drosophila Shugoshin: the protector that doesn't guard | IBMC PhD Seminar Series |
| 2008/12 | POSTER - Understanding the Mitotic Role of MEI-S332 protein in Drosophila Melanogaster | ASCB 2008
American Society for Cell Biology (San Francisco , United States)
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| 2007/06/20 | POSTER - The Drosophila CLASP Homologue, Mast/ Orbit Regulates the Dynamic Behaviour of Interphase Microtubules by Promoting the Pause State | 7th Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy Workshop
(Naantali,, Finland)
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| 2006/12/08 | Mast is a pause promoting protein that regulates the distribution and dynamic behaviour of microtubules | XVth National Congress of Biochemistry
(Aveiro , Portugal)
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| 2005/12/19 | Mast as a regulatory protein of microtubule dynamicsMast as a regulatory protein of microtubule dynamics | IV Portuguese Drosophila meeting
at Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC) (Porto, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2020/09 - Current | Development of non-sinterable 3D printed scaffold based glucomannan and biphasic calcium phosphates with drug delivery properties
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2020/09 - Current | Cellularized multifunctional glucomannan based bioprinted hydrogels for the treatment of diabetic ulcers
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2020/09 - Current | Development of Kojac glucomannan hydrogels with photothermal properties
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2020/09 - Current | Development of an effective strategy to promote pressure ulcers repair
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2020/04 - Current | Development Of New 3D Microenvironments Based On Cyanobacterial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS)
Supervisor of Filipa Serôdio
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Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2019/09 - 2020/11 | Purification of Konjac Glucomannan for Tissue Engineering Applications
Supervisor
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Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2019/02 - 2020/04 | DEVELOPMENT OF NEW 3D MICROENVIRONMENTS BASED ON CYANOBACTERIAL EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS)
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
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| 2019/02 - 2019/07 | Development of a Novel 3D-Scaffold to Promote Bone Regeneration
Supervisor
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Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2019/07 | A Multimodal Therapeutic Alginate-Based Platform for Customized Medical Application in Chronic Wound Healing
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2019/02 - 2019/04 | Development of a Novel 3D-Scaffold to Promote Bone Regeneration
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2017 - 2018/02 | Exploring human placenta-derived hydrogels as a microenvironment for 3D cell culture
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | Exploring human placenta-derived hydrogels as a microenvironment for 3D cell culture
Co-supervisor
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Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | Decellularization and Solubilization of Human Chorion Membrane: a Novel ECM Supplement/Substrate for Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Culture
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2018 - 2018 | BIOCOMPATIBLE SILK-FIBROIN ELECTROSPUN MATRICES FOR IN VITRO CELL CULTURE
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2016 - 2017/12 | Design and processing of porous scaffolds based on calcium phosphates by robocasting for bone tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
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PhD degree awarded by University of Aveiro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2013 - 2017/12 | Design and processing of porous scaffolds based on calcium phosphates by robocasting for bone tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
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Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2016 - 2017/09 | Silk Fibroin based scaffolds produced via 3D bioprinting and electrospinning
Supervisor
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Master studies (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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| 2016 - 2017/05 | Molecular Imprinting as a tool for producing molecularly intelligent scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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| 2015 - 2016/09 | Self-assembled cell-ECM microtissues for skin regeneration
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB), (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2014 - 2015/11 | Co-culture of endothelial human cells and human dermal fibroblasts in 3D Pectin matrices
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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| 2013 - 2014/10 | High-throughput analysis of HSC-MSC cross-talk in a 3D microenvironment
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB) (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2014 - 2014 | The Cross-Talk Between Endothelial Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a 3D Microenvironment
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2020/11 | Development of a bi-functional 3D scaffold composed by glucomannan and biphasic calcium phosphates for bone tissue engineering
applications
Supervisor
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Inês Maria Rodrigues Pintão (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2020/11 | Konjac glucomannan photocrosslinked hydrogels for in vitro 3D cell culture
Supervisor
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Marta Filipa da Silva Redondo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2019/07 | A perfusable 3D printed device for scalable cultured meat production
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Francisco Raio (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
| 2019/07 | Development of a Novel 3D-Scaffold to Promote Bone Regeneration
Supervisor
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Rafaela Presa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
| 2018/07 | Silk Fibroin based scaffolds produced via 3D bioprinting and electrospinning” at UTAD- Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto
Douro. September 2017.
Supervisor
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Carolina Paredes (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
| 2018/07 | Modulating extracellular matrix cues to recreate a pro-regenerative intervertebral disc microenvironment
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Carla Alexandra Ferreira Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
| 2016/09/09 | Stomach patch
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Marta Sofia Magalhães Duarte (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2017 | Invited Assistant professor at ICBAS- Instituto de Ciência Biomédicas de Abel Salazar teaching Macromolecular Systems Bioengineering classes to Biomedical Engineering integrated master degree students. | Bioengineering - Molecular Technology (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 - 2019 | Practical tutor for PhD students (GABBA program) on the module “Cell Cycle” at IBMC. | PhD students at GABBA program |
| 2018/05 - 2018/11 | Bioprinting of cell-responsive bioinks for skin tissue engineering | Rúben Filipe Brás Pereira |
| 2018/02 - 2018/06 | Decellularization and Solubilization of Human Chorion Membrane: a Novel ECM Supplement/Substrate for Mesenchymal Stem Cells Culture | Samuel Herlander da Cruz José |
| 2017/09 - 2018/03 | 3D Hybrid Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering | Sara Carvalheira Neves |
| 2017/05 - 2017/11 | Hierarchical electrospun nanostructures for skin regenerationt | Juliana Rosa Dias |
| 2016/06 - 2017/01 | Dopamine functionalized pectin hydrogels for tissue vascularization improvement | Sevcan Aldemir |
| 2016/06 - 2017/01 | Synthesis studies of polygalacturonic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications | Kajal Odad Mehran |
| 2016/06 - 2016/12 | Synthesis and in vitro studies of polygalacturonic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications | Adele Cook |
| 2016/04 - 2016/10 | Fabrication of hydrogel and bioactive glass composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering | Manuel Guedes Barros |
| 2016/03 - 2016/09 | 3D bioprinting of cellularized hydrogels for skin on chip device | Miguel Ferreira |
| 2016/03 - 2016/09 | Molecular imprinting as a tool for producing molecularly intelligent scaffolds for Tissue Engineering | Mariana Neves |
| 2015/06 - 2015/12 | Synthesis and characterization of physical and photo-chemical polygalacturonic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications | Bojidar Rangelov |
| 2015/03 - 2015/09 | Cellular Behaviour in Liquid Crystalline Microenvironments | Diana Guerra Paiva |
| 2014/06 - 2014/12 | In vitro assessment of Polygalacturonic acid hydrogels for cell delivery | Zanib Khan Panni |
| 2013/02 - 2013/07 | Pectin hydrogels for dermal substitutes | Helena Rocha Moreira |