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José Almeida-Pinto holds a M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Currently, he is a PhD student in Medical Biotechnology at the COMPASS Research Group based in the Associate Laboratory CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials. His research interests include cell surface engineering tools, including metabolic glycoengineering and synthetic biology tools, as well as the application of these precise technologies for bottom-up tissue engineering and fabrication of 3D/4D mammalian living materials.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
José Pinto

Citation names

  • Almeida-Pinto, José

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
441C-30B2-CED0
ORCID iD
0009-0001-4577-4523

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10/12 - 2027/10/31
Ongoing
 Medical Biotechnology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/12/18
Concluded
 Molecular Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 19
2018/09/13 - 2021/07/08
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 17
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11/01 - 2022/06/30 Laboratory volunteer under the scope of CICECO Young Scientist program Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/09 - 2021/06/30 Musical Studies (Trumpet) Ourearte - Escola de Música e Artes de Ourém, Portugal
Ourearte - Escola de Música e Artes de Ourém, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Almeida-Pinto, José; Beatriz S. Moura; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Clickable Surface Functionalization of Hierarchical Supra-Cellular Assemblies". Paper presented in SUPRALIFE Second School, 2024.
  2. Almeida-Pinto, José; Edgar-Vilar, Hugo; Lavrador, Pedro; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Supramolecular Self-Assembled Bioactive Colloidal Gels as Injectable Multi-Particle Platforms". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023.
  3. Almeida-Pinto, José; Edgar-Vilar, Hugo; Lavrador, Pedro; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Supramolecular Self-Assembled Bioactive Colloidal Gels as Injectable Multi-Particle Platforms". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Symposium on Functional Organic Polymers, 2023.
  4. Almeida-Pinto, José; Edgar-Vilar, Hugo; Lavrador, Pedro; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Supramolecular Self-Assembled Bioactive Colloidal Gels as Injectable Multi-Particle Platforms". Paper presented in SUPRALIFE First School, 2023.
  5. Edgar-Vilar, Hugo; Almeida-Pinto, José; Monteiro, Maria V.; Ferreira, Luís P.; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Production of Interconnected Microporous Gelatin Hydrogels by Aqueous Two-phase Enabled Emulsion Templating". Paper presented in SUPRALIFE First School, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Lavrador, Pedro; Moura, Beatriz S.; Almeida-Pinto, José; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, João F.. "Engineered nascent living human tissues with unit programmability". Nature Materials (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01958-1.
    10.1038/s41563-024-01958-1
  2. Almeida-Pinto, José; Moura, Beatriz S.; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, João F.. Corresponding author: Gaspar, Vítor M.. "Advances in Cell-Rich Inks for Biofabricating Living Architectures". Advanced Materials (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202313776.
    10.1002/adma.202313776
  3. Almeida-Pinto, José; Lagarto, Matilde R.; Lavrador, Pedro; Mano, João F.; Gaspar, Vítor M.. "Cell Surface Engineering Tools for Programming Living Assemblies". Advanced Science (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304040.
    10.1002/advs.202304040
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/14 Supramolecular Self-Assembled Bioactive Colloidal Gels as Injectable Multi-Particle Platforms Research Summit 2023
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/03/11 - 2024/03/15 Participant at the SUPRALIFE Second School, a congress of functional supramolecular biomaterials, organized in the scope of the SUPRALIFE Twinning Horizon Europe project
Congress
 SUPRALIFE Second School
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Attendant at "The International Webinars on Topics on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) 3nd Edition" seminars. The International Webinars on Topics on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) is a series of cutting edge seminars delivered by internationally recognized speakers, held on remotely on a weekly-basis and organized by the COMPASS RG at the University of Aveiro.
Seminar
 The International Webinars on Topics on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) 3nd Edition
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/24 Participant at the SUPRALIFE First School, a congress of functional supramolecular biomaterials, organized in the scope of the SUPRALIFE Twinning Horizon Europe project
Congress
 SUPRALIFE First School
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 Attendant at "The International Webinars on Topics on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) 2nd Edition" seminars. The International Webinars on Topics on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) is a series of cutting edge seminars delivered by internationally recognized speakers, held on remotely on a weekly-basis and organized by the COMPASS RG at the University of Aveiro.
Seminar
 International Webinars on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) 2nd Edition
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/04/20 - 2022/04/20 Participant at the Workshop "From in silico to animal models for the study of human diseases - 2nd edition"
Workshop
 From In Silico to Animal Models for the Study of Human Diseases
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2022/04/05 - 2022/04/06 Participant at the "Elaboração de um póster científico" workshop
Workshop
 Semana dos Workshops
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022/04/05 - 2022/04/06 Participant at the "Elaboração de um relatório científico" workshop
Workshop
 Semana dos Workshops
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/04/24 - 2021/04/24 Participant at the "TechCare" online event, regarding disease diagnosis , tissue engineering, and vaccine /drug development
Other
 TechCare
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal