Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- João Miguel Ferreira Costa
Citation names
- Costa, J.M.F
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 471F-BED3-A8DF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4747-8891
Email addresses
- jmcosta@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2019/09/13 - 2025/04/14
Concluded
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Bioquímica para a Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Functional and structural characterization of human thiosulfate sulfurtransferase" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012/10/10 - 2015/09/14
Concluded
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Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Expression of Blad, an anti-fungic protein, in N.Benthomiana mediated A.Tumefaciens and monotorization of protein accumulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/05/15 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | ||
2022/01/01 - 2022/05/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal | ||
2019/01/01 - 2019/09/30 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | ||
2018/03/01 - 2018/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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2015/01/01 - 2015/08/31 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal | ||
2013/02/01 - 2013/04/28 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/05/15 - Current | Computational engineered proteins for Flavivirus diagnostics and vaccine development
IOVPoC-2022-08
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica Camara Municipal Oeiras Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/08/31 | RicePIFs - How do Phytocrome Interacting Factors mediate the cross-talk between light and temperature signalling in rice?
02/SAICT/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2025/03/15 - 2025/03/15 | ITQB Open X-ray crystallgraphy exposition and demonstration of three dimensional models (2025/03/15 - 2025/03/15)
Exhibition (Other)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2022/10/10 - 2022/10/16 | 2nd edition of Oeiras International Science Festiva ( FIC.A) at ITQB stand. Demonstration of x-ray crystallography methodology. (2022/10/10 - 2022/10/16) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | European Researcher’s Night – Portuguese Edition Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography Unit exposition. (2022/10/30 - 2022/10/30)
Exhibition
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2021/10/12 - 2021/10/17 | 1st edition of Oeiras International Science Festival (FIC.A) at ITQB stand with a demonstration of scientific research in structural biology. (2021/10/12 - 2021/10/17) | Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2020/09/24 - 2020/09/25 | Biotechnology/ Synthetic Biology approaches to Forestry Management (Virtual)
(2020/09/24 - 2020/09/25)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2025/05/19 - 2025/05/23 | Hands-on course on optimisation of samples for cryo-EM. Cryo-EM grid preparation and preliminary sample screening.
Workshop
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Instruct-ERIC course on AF4 and SEC-MALS methods and their utilization in cryoEM sample preparation
Helsingin yliopisto - Viikin kampus, Finland
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2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18 | Career Management Skills for Early Stage Researchers: How to develop your skills , prototype and plan your career
Workshop
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Career Management Skills for Early Stage Researchers
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18 | Organized by students, this meeting is an opportunity for ITQB NOVA PhD students to present and discuss their work amongst
each other and with other ITQB NOVA scientists.
Meeting
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14th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2024/07/22 - 2024/07/26 | Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a One Health perspective – Mechanisms of bacterial antimicrobial and biocide resistance
– AMR transfer and dissemination – Efflux-mediated AMR
Workshop
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2nd Summer School on Antimicrobial and Biocide Resistance
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
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2024/06/07 - 2024/06/07 | The conference intends to unite synchrotron radiation users working in Portugal with scientists from European synchrotron
facilities
Conference
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10th National Meeting of Users of Synchrotron Radiation, June 7th 2024, FCT-UNL, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2024/05/23 - 2024/05/24 | Conference on latest cutting-edge developments in structural biology, including the emerging methods in imaging technologies,
artificial intelligence.
Conference
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6th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference |
2021/06/08 - 2021/06/08 | Innovation management principles applied to Scientific Research; Intellectual Property Management and business model building
Workshop
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TIMB3 Innovation Management and Intellectual Property course (Virtual)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020/11/13 - 2020/11/22 | International genetically engineered machine (iGEM) competition. 2020, NovaLx team won silver medal.
Call
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iGEM 2020: Virtual Giant Jamboree
iGEM Foundation, United States
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2014/12/04 - 2014/12/05 | IV Colóquio do Núcleo de Estudantes de Ciências Farmacêuticas (NECiFarm) da Universidade do Algarve
Symposium
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IV Colóquio do Núcleo de Estudantes de Ciências Farmacêuticas (NECiFarm)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2025/02/01 - 2025/06/01 | Mentorship for Lusofona biochemistry bachelor project : Biophysical characterization and crystallization of an antibody-mimetic protein against zika virus | Rafael Costa (BSc student) |
2025/02/01 - 2025/06/01 | Mentorship for Lusofona biochemistry bachelor project : Biophysical characterization and crystallization of an antibody-mimetic protein against Chikungunya virus | Iara Silva (BSc student) |
2025/02/03 - 2025/02/07 | Mentorship for laboratory rotation of Biochemistry for Health Master Degree: Biophysical characterization and crystallization of a antibody-mimetic protein against zika virus | Davide Medina (MSc student) |
2025/02/03 - 2025/02/07 | Mentorship for laboratory rotation of Biochemistry for Health Master Degree: Biophysical characterization and crystallization of a antibody-mimetic protein against zika virus | Duarte Januário (MSc student) |
2024/07/21 - 2024/07/24 | Mentorship done within Summer Science 2024 at ITQB NOVA: Crystallization of Sulfide quinone oxidoreductase | Pedro Capucho (BSc student) |
2024/07/21 - 2024/07/24 | Mentorship done within Summer Science 2024 at ITQB NOVA: Crystallization of Sulfide quinone oxidoreductase | Margarida Brás (BSc student) |
2021/03/01 - 2021/06/30 | Mentorship done within CoLabs - Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico | Gabriel Boer da Costa (Master student) |
2021/03/01 - 2021/06/30 | Mentorship done within CoLabs - Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico | Mariana Moura Henrique (Master student) |
2021/03/01 - 2021/03/04 | Mentorship for laboratory rotation of Biochemistry for Health Master Degree: From plasmid to protein: cloning of a gene into a backbone, heterologous expression and protein purification. | Bárbara Fernandes ( Master Student) |
2018/09/01 - 2019/01/31 | Mentorship within laboratory rotation of Biotechnology master degree ,Instituto Super Técnico (IST) : Plant tissue culture training: Agrobacterium Tumefaciens mediated transformation of Oryza Sativa Nipponbare using CRISPR/CAS9 | Laura Custódio ( Master student) |
Distinctions
Award
2020 | Silver Medal awarded to NOVALxPortugal Team at iGEM 2020
iGEM Foundation, United States
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