Carina Isabel Crucho (431A-1F31-307C)

Curriculum Vitae

Carina Isabel Crucho

I hold a degree in Applied Chemistry (2007) and a master's degree in Bioorganic Chemistry (2010), both from NOVA, which have provided me with a strong foundation in chemistry. Before pursuing my PhD, I taught organic chemistry at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science and conducted interdisciplinary research on venom proteins from Catostylus tagi, a jellyfish species found in the Tagus River. This project expanded my scientific scope, bridging chemistry and biology. In 2015, I completed my PhD in Chemistry at NOVA, focusing on polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery, where I develop skills in organic synthesis and in the preparation and characterization of nanomaterials. Results obtained in my PhD were published in peer-reviewed international journals, where I appear as both the first author and the corresponding author, demonstrating high levels of independence from the start. My achievements led to the Portuguese Young Chemists Award sponsored by Elsevier. From 2015-2018, I conducted postdoctoral research on silica nanoparticles for theranostics at IST's Optical & Multifunctional Materials group, supported by an FCT grant. I was honored with the L'Oréal Award for Women in Science, recognizing my early contributions to research. As a Junior Researcher in iBB - IST (since 2018), I led projects on smart silica nanomaterials for cancer therapy (LPCC/TERRY FOX grant, €15k) and thermostable vaccines (iBB internal project, €11k). I have also actively contributed to science education and outreach, serving as a member and former treasurer of the European Young Chemists Network (EuChemS) and teaching organic chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. I've engaged in public outreach through media interviews and the organization of national conferences. My career has been marked by numerous awards, including recognition on the world's top 2% scientists list (2019), the CAS Future Leaders program (2020), and IUPAC’s Periodic Table of Younger Chemists (2019). I was selected to participate in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (2022, Germany) and the International Visitor Leadership Program (2019, USA), highlighting my potential to contribute to the global scientific community. Additionally, I won a Fulbright Grant, enabling collaboration with Prof. David Crich at the University of Georgia (USA), expanding my research horizons. I am now an Assistant Researcher at UCIBIO - NOVA FCT, continuing to build my line of research in chemistry and biology.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Carina Isabel Crucho
Date of birth: 1985/04/24
Gender: Female

Citation names

Crucho, Carina
Carina I. C. Crucho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 431A-1F31-307C
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6361-2800
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tzTjjkEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Email addresses

carina.crucho@fct.unl.pt (Professional)
carinacrucho@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Campus de Caparica, 2829-516, Almada, Caparica, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-2800 (Professional)
https://carinacrucho.wixsite.com/chem (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/09/01 - 2022 Ongoing	Political Science (Mestrado) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal "Science for Policy during COVID-19" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/10/01 - 2015/04/20 Concluded	Chemistry (Doutoramento) Major in Organic Chemistry Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles for biomedical delivery applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Curricular Part - 19 valores
2010 Concluded	Master in Bioorganic Chemistry (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Complexos de ferro quirais para oxidações estereosselectivas de hidrocarbonetos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2007 Concluded	Applied Chemistry (Licenciatura) Major in Organic Chemistry Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Compostos de valor acrescentado a partir de fontes biorenováveis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/10/01 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2024/09/01	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/02/15 - 2024/07/15	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/08/31	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

2018/09/15 - 2019/02/15	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

2009/09/01 - 2010/09/30	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/02/01 - 2018/09/30	Postdoctoral fellow - A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: mesoporous silica glyconanoparticles for theranostics. SFRH/BPD/120548/2016	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

2015/12/01 - 2016/12/01	Postdoctoral fellow - Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Fluorescence Imaging and Sensing, RECI/CTM-POL/0342/2012	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

2015/01/15 - 2015/11/30	Research fellow. Smart Mesoporous Nanoparticles for Theranostics. PTDC/CTM-NAN/2354/2012	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2014/10/01	PhD student	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/02/01 - 2018/09/30	A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: mesoporous silica glyconanoparticles for theranostics SFRH/BPD/120548/2016 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/12/01 - 2016/11/30	Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Fluorescence Imaging and Sensing RECI/CTM-POL/0342/2012 Post-doc Fellow	Concluded
2015/01/15 - 2015/11	Smart Mesoporous Nanoparticles for Theranostics info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/128073/PT Research Fellow Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010/10/01 - 2014/09/30	Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles for biomedical delivery applications SFRH /BD/ 71648 / 2010 PhD Student Fellow Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2018/09 - Current	DEFENSE - DElayed FluorescencE Nanomaterials for imaging and SEnsing PTDC/QUI-QFI/32007/2017	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Institute for Health and Bioeconomy LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit UIDP/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020 UIDB/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia UID/NAN/50024/2019 INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/11/01 - Current	Thermo-Wrap of Viral Vaccines: a supramolecular chemistry approach IBB-funded internal research project Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/11/15 - 2022/11/15	SCOVI - Smart Silica Cloaking of Oncolytic Viruses LPCC-NRS/ TERRY FOX 2020/21 Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2022/08/31	DEFENSE - DElayed FluorescencE Nanomaterials for imaging and SEnsing PTDC/QUI-QFI/32007/2017 Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Crucho, Carina; Barros, M.T.. "Stimuli-responsive Glyconanoparticles: It's Time to Get Sugar Smart". In Nanomaterials Design for Sensing Applications, edited by Olena V. Zenkina. Elsevier, 2019. Crucho, Carina. "(S)-2-(Anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine". 2016. 10.1002/047084289X.ra101.pub3
Conference paper	João Avó; Carina I. C. Crucho; Mário Nuno Berberan-Santos. "Nanomaterials with Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Sensing and Imaging: Challenges and Solutions". 2022. 10.3390/engproc2022021037
Conference poster	Carina I. C. Crucho. "Smart Silica Coatings for Protection of Colloidal Nanoparticles". Paper presented in Self-Assembly and Supramolecular Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, 2023. Crucho, Carina; Marta Lima. Corresponding author: Marta Lima. "Smart polystyrene-silica core-shell nanoparticles.". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2021. Crucho, Carina. "A Fantastic Voyage: from polymeric nanoparticles to silica nanocarriers". Paper presented in 21st JCF Frühjahrssymposium, 2nd European Young Chemists' Meeting, 2019. Crucho, Carina; Farinha, J.P.S.; Baleizão, C.. "Mesoporous silica glyconanoparticles for theranostics". Paper presented in Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2017. Crucho, Carina; Farinha, J.P.S.; Baleizão, C.. "Solution NMR methods for functionalized silica Nanoparticles". Paper presented in 10º Encontro da Divisão de Catálise e Materiais Porosos, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016. Crucho, Carina; Farinha, J.P.S.; Baleizão, C.. "NMR as a powerful tool for ligand characterization of silica nanoparticles". Paper presented in 5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting and 1st European Young Chemists Meeting, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016. Crucho, Carina; Barros, M.T.. "Polymeric Nanoparticles as Nanomedicines". Paper presented in 1st International Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications, Caparica, Portugal, 2014. Crucho, Carina; Barros, M.T.. "Synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles consisting of steroid, carbohydrate, and polymer conjugates". Paper presented in Nanomedicine from Molecules to Diagnosis and Therapy”, Rome, Italy, 2012. Crucho, Carina; Morais, Z. B.; Farinha, V.; Parracho, T.; Rangel, M.; Ruano, F.. "Preliminary studies on Catostylus tagi nematocysts". Paper presented in Third International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium", Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2010. Crucho, Carina; Petrova, K.T.; Barros, M.T.; Novais, D. M. A.. "Some Effective Approaches to Monoderivatization of Sucrose". Paper presented in XX National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Caparica, Portugal, 2006.
Journal article	Carina I.C. Crucho. "Silica coatings: From nanostructures to biological entities". Applied Materials Today (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102179. 10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102179 Fernandes, Beatriz; Lima, Marta; Crucho, Carina I. C.. "Unveiling the Power of Smart Coatings". Frontiers for Young Minds 12 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1288175. Published • 10.3389/frym.2024.1288175 Carina I.C. Crucho. "Chemistry and democracy: a symbiotic relationship". Trends in Chemistry (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2023.12.002. 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.12.002 Carina I. C. Crucho. "Synthesis of Organoalkoxysilanes: Versatile Organic–Inorganic Building Blocks". Compounds (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/compounds3010021. 10.3390/compounds3010021 Carina I. C. Crucho; Maria Teresa Barros. "Sweet as sucrose". Nature Chemistry 15 1 (2023): 154-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-01113-w. 10.1038/s41557-022-01113-w Ritu Raj; Sandra N. Pinto; Crucho, Carina; Surajit Das; Carlos Baleizão; José Paulo S. Farinha. "Optically traceable PLGA-silica nanoparticles for cell-triggered doxorubicin delivery". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 220 (2022): 112872-112872. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112872. 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112872 Marta Lima; João Avó; Mario N. M. S. Berberan-Santos; Carina I. C. Crucho. "pH-Responsive Silica Coatings: A Generic Approach for Smart Protection of Colloidal Nanoparticles". ACS Applied Nano Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c01723. 10.1021/acsanm.2c01723 Carina I. C. Crucho; João Avó; Ana M. Diniz; Mário J. S. Gomes. "Challenges in Teaching Organic Chemistry Remotely". Journal of Chemical Education (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00693. 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00693 Crucho, Carina; Avo, Joao; Ana Diniz; Sandra Pinto; José Barbosa; Poppy Smith; Berberan-Santos, Mário; L.-O Pallson; Fernando Dias. "TADF Dye-loaded Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Live-cell Imaging". Frontiers in Chemistry (2020): https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00404. Open access • Accepted • 10.3389/fchem.2020.00404 Crucho, Carina I.C.; Avó, João; Nobuyasu, Roberto; N. Pinto, Sandra; Fernandes, Fábio; Lima, João C.; Berberan-Santos, Mário N.; Dias, Fernando B.. "Silica nanoparticles with thermally activated delayed fluorescence for live cell imaging". Materials Science and Engineering: C 109 (2020): 110528. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528. 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528 Paola Ceroni; Yimin Chao; Carina Crucho; Luisa De Cola; Anna Fucikova; Ankit Goyal; Jinmyoung Joo; et al. "Silicon nanostructures for sensing and bioimaging: general discussion". Faraday Discussions (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FD90006K. 10.1039/D0FD90006K Paola Ceroni; Carina Crucho; Anna Fucikova; Ankit Goyal; Yao He; Ali Reza Kamali; Katerina Kusova; et al. "Synthesis and functionalisation of silicon nanostructures: general discussion". Faraday Discussions (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FD90004D. 10.1039/D0FD90004D Gonçalves, José; Crucho, Carina; Alves, Sérgio; Baleizão, Carlos; Farinha, José. "Hybrid Mesoporous Nanoparticles for pH-Actuated Controlled Release". Nanomaterials 9 3 (2019): 483. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9030483. 10.3390/nano9030483 Crucho, Carina I. C.. "The Attack of the Smart Particles: Should Bacteria Be Afraid?". ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 9 1 (2018): 2-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00455. 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00455 Crucho, Carina I.C.; Barros, Maria Teresa. "Polymeric nanoparticles: A study on the preparation variables and characterization methods". Materials Science and Engineering: C 80 (2017): 771-784. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.06.004. 10.1016/j.msec.2017.06.004 Crucho, Carina I. C.; Baleizão, Carlos; Farinha, José Paulo S.. "Functional Group Coverage and Conversion Quantification in Nanostructured Silica by 1H NMR". Analytical Chemistry 89 1 (2017): 681-687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03117. Published • 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03117 Crucho, C.I.C.; Barros, M.T.. "Surfactant-free polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 S6 (2015): 74-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s143192761401407x. 10.1017/s143192761401407x Crucho, Carina I.C.; Barros, Maria Teresa. "Formulation of functionalized PLGA polymeric nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery". Polymer 68 (2015): 41-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.083. 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.083 Crucho, Carina I. C.. "Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine". ChemMedChem 10 1 (2015): 24-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201402290. 10.1002/cmdc.201402290 Crucho, Carina I.C.; Correia-da-Silva, Paula; Petrova, Krasimira T.; Barros, M. Teresa. "Recent progress in the field of glycoconjugates". Carbohydrate Research 402 (2015): 124-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2014.10.005. 10.1016/j.carres.2014.10.005 Petrova, Krasimira; Correia-da-Silva, Paula; Crucho, Carina; Barros, M.. "Chemoselective Synthesis of Sucrose Building Blocks and Their Polymerization". Current Organic Chemistry 18 13 (2014): 1788-1802. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272819666140527231535. 10.2174/1385272819666140527231535 Crucho, Carina I. C.; Barros, M. Teresa. "Surfactant-free polymeric nanoparticles composed of PEG, cholic acid and a sucrose moiety". J. Mater. Chem. B 2 25 (2014): 3946-3955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3tb21632b. 10.1039/c3tb21632b Petrova, K.T.; Correia-Da-Silva, P.; Crucho, C.I.; Teresa Barros, M.. "Chemoselective synthesis of sucrose building blocks and their polymerization". Current Organic Chemistry 18 13 (2014): 1788-1802. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925665569&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Crucho, Carina. "Ytterbium Triflate: A Green Catalyst". Synlett 2010 01 (2009): 161-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1218515. 10.1055/s-0029-1218515 Crucho, Carina; Petrova, Krasimira; Pinto, Rui; Barros, Maria. "Novel Unsaturated Sucrose Ethers and Their Application as Monomers". Molecules 13 4 (2008): 762-770. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules13040762. 10.3390/molecules13040762
Magazine article	Carina I. C. Crucho. "At the Intersection of Art and Science", Georgia Museum of Art Blogpost, 2024, https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/at-the-intersection-of-art-and-science/?fbclid=IwAR154EqpCVP6ySuiZS0KlHJYsUbjwN8rDYWJBt6xYuN2WRHnKF7vtHZwYyY. Crucho, Carina. "EYCN: European Young Chemists Network", Boletim Química, 2020, https://www.spq.pt/files/files/BSPQ/8.pdf. Crucho, Carina. "Química: disse ela!", Química SPQ, 2017, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/679/article/30002068/pdf. Crucho, Carina. "Nanomedicina: da Utopia à realidade", Química SPQ, 2016, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/675/article/30002022/pdf.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/09	Stimuli-responsive silica coatings for biomedical application	iBB Workshop iBB (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/04	Smart Silica Cloaking of Oncolytic Viruses	VII Jornadas de Investigação em Oncologia Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/03/23	Synthesis and evaluation of pH-responsive silica coatings	ACS Spring 2022 American Chemical Society (San Diego, United States)
2021/09/16	Nanoencapsulation strategy: TADF emitters for Fluorescence Live-Cell Imaging	Maximising the rISC. Workshop on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. (United Kingdom)
2021/09/06	Smart polystyrene-silica core-shell nanoparticles	1st Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) Workshop Women in Supramolecular Chemistry Network (WISC) (Cagliari, Italy)
2021/04/17	Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock...Where did my day go?	Career Day, AdFoodChem International Conference Romanian Chemical Society and National Institute of Research & Development for Food Bioresources
2021/04/09	Smart Silica Cloaking of Oncolytic Viruses	VI Jornadas de Investigação em Oncologia Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/08/17	Silica-based nanomaterials: From drug delivery to imaging	ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Exposition
2019/07/25	Enzyme-responsive silica nanocapsules	XXVI National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/21	Honey, I shrunk the particles!	Pint of Science (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/03/20	Super nanoparticles: from Polymeric Nanoparticles to Nanocapsules	Materials Science Marathon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/07/14	Silica Glyconanoparticles for nanomedicine	International Carbohydrate Symposium 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/07/02	If there's strange bacteria in your neighborhood, who you gonna call?	National Science Summit 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/02/06	Sugars strike back	JORTEC 2018, The Return of the Chemists, FCT-UNL Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Almada, Portugal)
2017/07/20	Ligand characterization and functional group conversion in nanostructured silica by 1H-NMR	1st meeting of Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa, A Química na Investigação da Ulisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/03/06	NMR for ligand characterization and functional group conversion in silica nanoparticles.	Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/04/26	Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles for biomedical delivery applications	5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting and 1st European Young Chemists Meeting (Guimarães, Portugal)
2013/12/09	Surfactant-free polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications	SPMicros Congress “Microscopy in Research” (Almada, Portugal)
2013/04/02	Nanomedicine: Novel Polymeric Nanoparticles	National Meeting of Nanotoxicology (Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/07/01 - 2023/08/01	Development of Smart Silica Coatings Supervisor of Ketsia Loe Nanga	Erasmus Student (Other) Sorbonne Université Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, France
2022/02/01 - 2022/06/30	Smart coatings for biological entities: thermostable vaccines and other therapies Supervisor of Anton Martens	Erasmus Student - Final Project (Degree) Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerpen, Belgium
2021/02/10 - 2021/07/01	Smart silica coatings of nanoparticles Supervisor of Marta Lima	Química Aplicada (Degree) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/10	Smart mesoporous silica glyconanoparticles for theranostics Co-supervisor	Mestrado Bioorgânica (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/09/02 - Current	European Young Chemists Network (EYCN) Delegate Assembly (2022/09/02 - 2022/09/02) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/09/01 - 2022/09/03	8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress. The European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN), the early career division of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS), organises one of the symposia of the conference. (2020/08/31 - 2020/09/03) Conference (Co-organisor)	European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN), Belgium
2018/05 - 2018/05	6th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (2018/05 - 2018/05) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2016/05 - 2016/05	10th National Meeting of the Catalysis and Porous Materials (2016/05 - 2016/05) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/02/09 - Current	Global Women’s Breakfast 2021 organised by the European Chemical Society (EuChemS). Invited speaker on Building Professional Networks. Meeting	Global Women’s Breakfast 2021 European Chemical Society, Belgium
2021/03/19 - 2021/03/19	Women in Science Round table	Mulheres na CIência, NaNu - Núcleo de Nanotecnologia da FCT-UNL Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023/10/27	Synthesis and characterisation of Stimuli-Responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Carolina dos Santos Rodrigues (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2018/09/01 - 2021/09/01	Young Chemists Group (GQJ) of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ)	Membro da direcção
2020/01 - 2021	European Young Chemists Network	Treasurer

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/02/15 - 2024/07/15	Organic Chemistry	Pharmacy (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28	Organic Chemistry	Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/02/28	Organic Chemistry	Pharmacy (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/08/31	Organic Chemistry	Farmácia (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/09/15 - 2019/02/15	Organic Chemistry	Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/09/30	Organic Chemistry	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)	Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2019	Medalhas de Honra L’Oréal Portugal	Moda é Moda
2018/03/21	Ciência. Estas são as quatro portuguesas vencedoras do prémio For Women in Science	MAGG Online
2018/03/21	Dar os antibióticos dentro de nanocápsulas e outras histórias de cientistas portuguesas	Observador

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2019/06/25 - 2019/06/25	Conversa de Mulheres	Conversa de Mulheres
2019/05/29 - 2019/05/29	O Programa da Cristina	Mulheres Cientistas
2018/12 - 2018/12	Fala Portugal	Senhora Ciência
2018/05 - 2018/05	90 Segundos de Ciência
2018/03/21 - 2018/03/21	Antena 1	Prémio Mulheres na Ciência

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023/02/01 - Current	Sugar-based Quantum Dots for Biological Imaging and Sensing Applications	Catarina Couquinha
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/01	Smart coatings for biological entities: thermostable vaccines and other therapies	Duarte Almeida
2021/03/01 - 2021/07/01	pH-responsive silica nanoparticles	Beatriz Sereno Fernandes

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020 - 2020	Jury member of the iPitch Competition. The iPitch is aimed at students currently attending a Higher Education institution, who wish to have an internship with Speakers from previous editions of the iMed Conference® and have interest in enhancing their soft skills.	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Evaluator, Frontier Science 2019 CONACYT /Mexico	Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico
2016 - 2016	Evaluator, National Science Center / Poland	Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland

Distinctions

Award

2023	Fulbright Research Grant Fulbright Association, United States
2022	71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Germany
2022	ERN2022 Photo Competition International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2021	Travel Award For the participation in the 1st Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) Workshop Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker eV, Germany
2020	CAS Future Leaders 2020 American Chemical Society, United States Chemical Abstracts Service, United States
2020	70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Germany
2018	Loreal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science 2017 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018	Oral communication prize - International Carbohydrate Symposium 2018 TCI Chemicals, Japan
2016	Portuguese Young Chemists Award (PYCA)
2010	Merit Award FCT - awarded to the best finalist student of the Master in Bioorganics Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2021	List of top 2% of scientists that focuses on single-year impact (2019) in Chemistry - Stanford University study Stanford University, United States
2019	Periodic Table of Younger Chemists International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, United States International Younger Chemists Network, United States
2019	International Visitor Leadership Program - “Advancing Women in STEAM Fields” United States Department of State, United States
2019	Book Women in Science Ciência Viva, Portugal
2019	Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2016	Travel award - For the participation in Nanomedicine Viterbo Conference