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I got my BSc (2011) and MSc (2013) Degrees in Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences University of Porto (FCUP), Portugal. I was a master thesis student in Fernanda Borges's research group (https://drugdiscoveryup.pt/) with a research focused on the design and synthesis of chemical compounds with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases. From 2014 to 2015 I worked as a pre-doctoral researcher in an FCT-funded project (FCTEXPL/QEQ-QFI/2078/2013) at CICECO, University of Aveiro, Portugal. After this grant, I stayed in the same institution with two more grants. In 2017 I was a researcher at LEPABE, Faculty of Engineering University of Porto in the project FEUP -PowerFlow - Perfil 8 - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003405. In 2018, I integrated Fernanda Borges group in the project Sustainable Advanced Materials (SAM) NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000028 again. In October 2018 I was awarded a PhD grant from Ministry of Italy and started my Doctoral Program in Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences (Drug Sciences curriculum) at the University of Cagliari, Italy under the supervision of Professor Elias Maccioni. My doctoral project was dedicated to the development of selective carbonic anhydrases inhibitors with potential antitumor activity. I obtained my Doctoral degree in April 2022, which was titled as European Doctorate. The work developed was considered a breakthrough and was also internationally awarded by Paul Ehrlich European MedChem Network-PhD Label (Greece, 2023). The work developed so far allowed me to publish 8 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (1 as first and correspondent author and 1 as first author) and 1 book chapter (h-index of 5). I have also participated in international and national scientific conferences, presenting 19 posters (10 as author) and 10 oral communications (5 as author). I also attended with a full grant 1 international training school: the MuTaLig COST Action CA15135 Multi-Targeting Biophysical Training School (Germany, 2019). In addition to my research activities, I participated as an invited Assistant in the Medicinal Analysis class from the Laurea in Pharmacy (University of Cagliari) and supervised students in PhD Thesis (1), Project in the BSc in Chemistry, FCUP (2), Erasmus (9) and Highschool students in internship (2), a total of 14 students. Currently, I am a post-doc researcher at CIQUP (https://ciqup.fc.up.pt/), where I work on the discovery and development of new chemical entities with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative and/or infectious diseases, and evaluate their physicochemical properties and biological activity in cellular and not-cellular models.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Lisa Sousa Sequeira e Costa

Citation names

  • Sequeira, Lisa
  • Sequeira, L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4A1F-C597-6BE2
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5801-9455
AuthenticusID
R-004-RRS
Scopus Author Id
57210599198

Email addresses

  • ana.sequeira@fc.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua do Campo Alegre 1021-1055, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Medicinal Chemistry

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)
Italian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/08/02 - 2023/05/01
Concluded
Advanced Studies in Technological and Scientific Project (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
18/20
2022/09/16 - 2023/01/27
Concluded
Course Unit - Elements of Science Communication (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
19/20
2018/10/01 - 2022/04/11
Concluded
Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Major in Drug Sciences
Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Italy
"Exploring the chemical synthesis and underlying the pharmacological application of benzopyrone derivatives as anticancer agents" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Obtained with Honors
2019/03/06 - 2019/03/08
Concluded
Training School - 3rd MuTaLig COST Action (Outros)
Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME Bereich Translationale Medizin Aussenstelle ScreeningPort, Germany
2015/05/13 - 2015/05/13
Concluded
4th Workshop on Mass Spectrometry and Carbohydrates (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2013/11/19
Concluded
MSc in Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de Novos Antioxidantes Lipofílicos Baseados em Modelos de Origem Natural" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16/20
2013/01/09 - 2013/01/09
Concluded
2nd Workshop on Medicinal Chemistry (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2011/07/30
Concluded
BSc in Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Estudo da Volatilidade de Álcoois com o Ebuliómetro de Cottrell " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
14/20
2008/03/24 - 2008/03/28
Concluded
Forensic Medicine Free Course (Outros)
Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/05/02 - 2024/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
(...)
2022/08/02 - 2023/05/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2018/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/06/26 - 2017/12/25 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2016/06/13 - 2017/06/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2015/03/02 - 2016/06/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2014/05/02 - 2015/03/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/10/18 - 2021/12/17 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018/10/01 - 2021/12/31 International PhD student Grant Italian Ministry of Education, University and Reasearch, Italy
Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
2019/10/14 - 2021/04/13 Doctoral research trainning- USC Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Facultad de Farmacia, Spain
2012/02/01 - 2012/06/01 Researcher in the FCUP Extracurricular Internship Program Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2006/09/01 - 2007/06/01 Trainee Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/08/01 - 2024/12/31 Chemistry Research Unit of University of Porto
UID/QUI/00081/2019
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018 - 2018 Sustainable Advanced Materials (SAM)
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
2014/05/02 - 2015/03/01 Polymorphism in pharmaceuticals: new insights from NMR Crystallography
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current IMPULSE: IMProving User experience, Long-term sustainability and Services of EU-OPENSCREEN
101132028
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2024 - Current Towards a personalized medicine for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: ROS-sensitive nanoparticles as carriers for combined drug delivery
2023.13291.PEX
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/08/01 - Current Chemistry Research Unit of University of Porto
UIDP/00081/2020
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/06/01 - 2023/05/31 PT-OPENSCREEN - NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-085468: Infraestrutura Nacional para a Química Biológica e Genética
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-085468
Researcher
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
2022/08/02 - 2023/05/01 A estratégia do Cavalo de Troia para o desenvolvimento de antibacterianos contra microrganismos multirresistentes
EXPL/MED-QUI/1156/2021
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sequeira, Lisa. "Recycling vanillin into ferulic acid-based antioxidants". edited by Afonso, Carlos A M; Candeias, Nuno R; Simao, Dulce Pereira; Trindade, Alexandre F; Coelho, Jaime A S; Tan, Bin; Franzen, Robert. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Lima, Carla; Soares, Letícia; Alves, Catarina; Chavarria, Daniel; Sequeira, Lisa; Cagide, Fernando; Borges, Fernanda; Benfeito, Sofia. "Getting around on Friedrich ataxia: development of new mitochondriotropic strategies". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  2. Carla Lima; Catarina Alves; Sequeira, Lisa; Fernando Cagide; Fernanda Borges; Sofia Benfeito. "De-ironing Friedreich’s Ataxia with innovative mitochondria-targeted chelators". Paper presented in XIII Meeting Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network & Cost Action, 2024.
  3. Soares, Letícia; Lima, Carla; Chavarria, Daniel; Sequeira, Lisa; Alves, Catarina; Borges, Fernanda; Benfeito, Sofia. "Development of new iron chelators targeting mitochondia with potential application in Friedreich ataxia". Paper presented in IJUP - Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (17ª edição), 2024.
  4. Sandra Barreiro; Sofia Benfeito; Carlos Fernandes; Daniel Chavarria; Fernando Cagide; Sequeira, Lisa; Tiago Teixeira; et al. "Nitrogen-based cationic carriers as a game changer in the development of mitochondriotropic antioxidants". Paper presented in MitoPorto23, 2023.
  5. Sequeira, Lisa; Meleddu, Rita; Maccioni, Elias; Borges, Fernanda; Supuran, Claudiu T.; Uriarte, Eugenio. "Synthesis of Furobenzopyrone Derivatives with Potential Anticancer Activity". Paper presented in MuTaLig COST Action WG meeting 2020, 2020.
  6. Sequeira, Lisa; Meleddu, Rita; Maccioni, Elias. "Synthesis of furochromone derivatives with potential anticancer activity". Paper presented in 4th annual meeting MuTaLig COST ACTION and IX Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network, 2019.
  7. Tiago Silva; Carlos Fernandes; Sequeira, Lisa; Vera Silva; Renata Silva; Patrício Soares-da-Silva; Fernanda Borges. "Hydroxypyridin-4-ones are a versatile scaffold to develop copper(II)-chelating COMT inhibitors with neuroprotective properties". Paper presented in IX Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network, 2019.
  8. Sequeira, Lisa; Silva, Tiago; Maccioni, Elias; Borges, Fernanda. "Development of Dual COMT Inhibitors and Iron Chelators". Paper presented in 26th Young Research Fellows Meeting, 2019.
  9. Sequeira, Lisa; Meleddu, Rita; Maccioni, Elias. "Synthesis of 2-(7-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)acetate Derivatives With Potential Anticancer Activity". Paper presented in MuTaLig COST ACTION CA15135 3rd WG Meeting 2019, 2019.
  10. Sequeira, Lisa; Silva, Tiago; Borges, Fernanda. "Development of Dual COMT Inhibitors and Iron Chelators: Studies on Synthetic Routes Optimization". Paper presented in MuTaLig COST Action CA15135, Annual Meeting 2018, 2018.
  11. Sequeira, Lisa; Borges, Fernanda; Silva, Tiago. "Synthesis of Non-Nitrocatechol COMT Inhibitors". Paper presented in VIII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network, 2018.
  12. Mafra, Luís; Cendak, Toma¿; Sequeira, Lisa; Sardo, Mariana; Pinto, Moisés L.; Gomes, J.R.B.. "Unprecedented details on the structure of chemisorbed CO2 species in mesoporous solid sorbents enabled by NMR and computer modelling". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2018, Aveiro, 2018.
  13. Sardo, Mariana; Bornes, Carlos; Sequeira, Lisa; Lin, Zhi; Rocha, João; Mafra, Luís. "Solid-state investigation of zeolite acidity using trimethylphosphine oxide probe molecules". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2018, Aveiro, 2018.
  14. Sequeira, Lisa; Sardo, Mariana; Cendak, Tomaz; Wiper, Paul V.; Gomes, José R. B.; Valente, Anabela; Mafra, Luís. "Unprecedented Details on the Surface Structure of CO2 Species in Mesoporous Materials Using Solid-State NMR and Modeling". Paper presented in II Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materias, 2017.
  15. Silva, Tiago; Martins, Daniel; Sequeira, Lisa; Chavarria, Daniel; Garrido, Jorge; Borges, Fernanda. "Optimizing Nature: development of novel antioxidants based on ferulic acid". Paper presented in 6th Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network and Mutalig COST Action, 2016.
  16. Sequeira, Lisa; Mafra, Luís; Sardo, Mariana. "Isotopic Enrichment and Co-crystallization Strategies to Study Pharmaceutical Compounds". Paper presented in JORNADAS CICECO 2015, 2015.
  17. Sequeira, Lisa; Mafra, Luís; Sardo, Mariana. "Co-crystal design in the rational control of pharmaceutical solid-state properties". Paper presented in XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2014.
  18. Silva, Tiago; Sequeira, Lisa; Martínez, Ana; Borges, Fernanda. "Development of centrally active multi-target directed cinnamic acid derivatives for neurodegenerative diseases". Paper presented in XXXIII European School of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013.
  19. Sequeira, Lisa; Encarnação, Igor; Silva, Tiago; Borges, Fernanda. "Design and synthesis of novel antioxidants based on natural scaffolds". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da UP, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Benfeito, Sofia; Albuquerque, Bárbara; Sequeira, Lisa; Lima, Carla; Chavarria, Daniel; Serrão, Paula; Cagide, Fernando; Soares-da-Silva, Patrício; Borges, Fernanda. "Discovery of a Potent, Selective, and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable Non-nitrocatechol Inhibitor of Catechol-O-methyltransferase". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01682.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01682
  2. Sequeira, Lisa. Corresponding author: Sequeira, Lisa. "Espécies Reativas e Stress Oxidativo". Revista de Ciência Elementar 12 3 (2024): 026. http://doi.org/10.24927/rce2024.026.
    Published
  3. Sequeira, Lisa; Benfeito, Sofia; Fernandes, Carlos; Lima, Inês; Peixoto, Joana; Alves, Catarina; Machado, Cláudia Sofia; et al. "Drug Development for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: Where Do We Go Now?". Pharmaceutics 16 6 (2024): 708. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16060708.
    Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics16060708
  4. Lisa Sequeira; Simona Distinto; Rita Meleddu; Marco Gaspari; andrea angeli; Filippo Cottiglia; Daniela Secci; et al. "2H-chromene and 7H-furo-chromene derivatives selectively inhibit tumour associated human carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoforms". Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2023.2270183.
    10.1080/14756366.2023.2270183
  5. Daniel Chavarria; Anabela Borges; Sofia Benfeito; Lisa Sequeira; Marta Ribeiro; Catarina Oliveira; Fernanda Borges; Manuel Simões; Fernando Cagide. "Phytochemicals and quaternary phosphonium ionic liquids: Connecting the dots to develop a new class of antimicrobial agents". Journal of Advanced Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2023.02.004.
    10.1016/j.jare.2023.02.004
  6. Benfeito, Sofia; Fernandes, Carlos; Chavarria, Daniel; Barreiro, Sandra; Cagide, Fernando; Sequeira, Lisa; Teixeira, José; et al. Corresponding author: Borges, Fernanda. "Modulating Cytotoxicity with Lego-like Chemistry: Upgrading Mitochondriotropic Antioxidants with Prototypical Cationic Carrier Bricks". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 66 3 (2023): 1835-1851. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01630.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01630
  7. Rita Meleddu; Angela Corona; Simona Distinto; Filippo Cottiglia; Serenella Deplano; Lisa Sequeira; Daniela Secci; et al. "Exploring New Scaffolds for the Dual Inhibition of HIV-1 RT Polymerase and Ribonuclease Associated Functions". Molecules 26 13 (2021): 3821-3821. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133821.
    10.3390/molecules26133821
  8. Simona Distinto; Rita Meleddu; Francesco Ortuso; Filippo Cottiglia; Serenella Deplano; Sequeira, Lisa; Claudia Melis; et al. "Exploring new structural features of the 4-[(3-methyl-4-aryl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-ylidene)amino]benzenesulphonamide scaffold for the inhibition of human carbonic anhydrases". Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry 34 1 (2019): 1526-1533. https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2019.1654470.
    10.1080/14756366.2019.1654470
  9. Cendak, Tomaž; Sequeira, Lisa; Sardo, Mariana; Valente, Anabela; Pinto, Moisés L.; Mafra, Luís. "Detecting Proton Transfer in CO2 Species Chemisorbed on Amine-Modified Mesoporous Silicas by Using 13C NMR Chemical Shift Anisotropy and Smart Control of Amine Surface Density". Chemistry – A European Journal 24 40 (2018): 10136-10145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201800930.
    10.1002/chem.201800930
  10. Oliveira, Catarina; Cagide, Fernando; Teixeira, José; Amorim, Ricardo; Sequeira, Lisa; Mesiti, Francesco; Silva, Tiago; et al. "Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives as Dual-Target Ligands: Mitochondriotropic Antioxidants and Cholinesterase Inhibitors". Frontiers in Chemistry 6 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00126.
    10.3389/fchem.2018.00126
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Exploring the chemical synthesis and underlying the pharmacological application of benzopyrone derivatives as anticancer agents". PhD, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 2022. https://www.unica.it/unica/it/ateneo_s07_ss01_sss05_ssss01.page?mu=/handle/11584/332742.
  2. Ana Lisa Sousa Sequeira. "Desenvolvimento de Novos Antioxidantes Lipofílicos Baseados em Modelos de Origem Natural". Master, 2013. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/89705.
  3. "Estudo da volatilidade de álcoois com o Ebuliómetro de Cottrel". Degree, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2011.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2024. "Novel catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors, methods for preparation and use thereof".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/08 New Avenues for Old Drugs: A Trojan Horse Strategy to “enhance” ciprofloxacin antibacterial activity IJUP - Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (17ª edição)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/07/18 Exploring the Chemical Synthesis and Underlying the Pharmacological Application of Benzopyrone Derivatives XII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Aristotle University (Thessaloniki, Greece)
2023/03/30 De AQB para a Investigação Apresentação subordinada ao Tema "O trabalho hoje, e desafios do futuro" no âmbito da componente de Cidadania e Desenvolvimento do 12º Ano do Curso de Análises Químico-Biológicas
Colégio de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2023/03/30 De AQB para a Investigação Apresentação à turma 11º AQB1 do Curso de Análises Químico-Biológicas
Colégio de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2021/07/26 Development of Tumour-Associated Carbonic Anhydrases Inhibitors Based on Benzopyrone Scaffold Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network virtual meeting (#PEVM2021)
2019/06/21 Development of tumour-associated enzymes inhibitors SardiniaChem2019
(Sassari, Italy)
2018/07/04 Unprecedented details on the structure of chemisorbed CO2 species in mesoporous solid sorbents enabled by NMR and computer modeling EUROMAR Nantes 2018
(Nantes, France)
2014/10/27 Co-crystal of flufenamic acid Modern Methods of Structural Elucidation (MMSE-2014)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/06/04 Biology-oriented development of lipophilic antioxidants with neuroprotective activity 8 th International Conference on Polyphenols Applications (ISANH2014)
2013/09/27 Towards the development of multi-target directed drugs for neurodegenerative diseases based on the natural cinnamic acid scaffold 3 rd Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network–Cagliar
2013/04/03 Desenvolvimento de novos antioxidantes lipofílicos baseados em modelos de origem natural 6.º Seminário científico – 2.º ciclo de estudos em química
(Porto, Portugal)
2013/01/09 Bridging the gap between nature and antioxidants setbacks 2 nd Workshop on Medicinal Chemistry

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/06/25 - Current Técnicas Laboratoriais de Química Medicinal
Supervisor
Curso com Plano Próprio de Análises Químico-Biológicas (11.º/ 12.º Ano) (Other)
Colégio de Gaia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/06/26 - 2024/05/31 Técnicas aplicadas ao desenvolvimento de fármacos
Supervisor
Curso Tecnológico de Análises Químico-Biológicas (11.º/ 12.º Ano) (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio de Gaia, Portugal
2023/02/10 - 2023/07/27 A estratégia do "cavalo de Tróia" na descoberta e desenvolvimento de novos antibacterianos
Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Dias Martins
Chemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/06/26 - 2023/07/12 Co-organizer/Trainer of the international course "Drug Discovery 2030: A Roadmap for a New Decade". This course aimed to improve, via virtual classes and a week of intensive training, the participants skills in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry Biology. This course was funded with support from the European Commission and implemented within the framework of Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), a new format of Erasmus+ mobility. https://drugdiscovery2030.pt/ (2023/06/23 - 2023/07/12)
Other (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/12 - 2018/07/14 Member of the Local Organizing Committee during the "VIII meeting of Paul Ehrlich MedChem EuroPhD Network" (2018/07/12 - 2018/07/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/07/16 - 2023/07/18 XII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes Tmema Pharmakeutikes, Greece
2021/07/26 - 2021/07/28 Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network virtual meeting
Conference
Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy
2020/03/05 - 2020/03/06 4th WG meeting – final status of WG activities within the MuTaLig COST Action
Conference
Ege Üniversitesi Eczacilik Fakültesi, Turkey
2019/06/21 - 2019/06/21 SardiniaChem
Conference
Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy
2019/06/13 - 2019/06/15 4th annual meeting MuTaLig COST ACTION and IX Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy
2019/02/23 - 2019/02/24 MuTaLig COST ACTION CA15135 3rd WG Meeting
Conference
Université Paris Cité, France
2019/02 - 2019/02 Development of Dual COMT Inhibitors and Iron Chelators
Conference
Université Paris Cité, France
2018/10/18 - 2018/10/19 MuTaLig COST Action CA15135, Annual Meeting
Conference
University of Malta, Malta
2018/07/12 - 2018/07/14 VIII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/01/24 - 2017/01/26 II Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/04 - 2015/04 JORNADAS CICECO 2015
Conference
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/11/26 - 2014/11/28 XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/10/27 - 2014/10/31 Modern Methods of Structural Elucidation
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/02/13 - 2013/02/15 VI Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto
Congress
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/01/09 - 2013/01/09 6.º Seminário científico – 2.º ciclo de estudos em química
Seminar
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/26 Novas Abordagens em Busca de Antibióticos Inovadores
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ângela do Ó (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/07/27 Desenvolvimento de novos inibidores da NOX2 baseados na estrutura do VAS2870
(Thesis) Main arguer
Vera Lúcia Pinheiro Amaral (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/07/27 A estratégia do "cavalo de Tróia" na descoberta e desenvolvimento de novos antibacterianos
Supervisor
Ana Sofia Dias Martins (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciencias do Desporto e de Educacao Fisica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
2014 - 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Química Associate

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/23 - 2024/02/23 Participação na Unidade Temática "Folha de Cálculo" com o Tema "A utilização de folhas de cálculo na investigação científica: exemplos de aplicação" 10º Ano de Análises Químico-Biológicas Colégio de Gaia, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Projeto/estágio Licenciatura (Química) (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/18 - 2021/12/17 Invited Assistant of Medicinal Analysis 2 Pharmacy (Laurea) Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/04/04 Investigadores portugueses desenvolvem antioxidante para combater doenças neurodegenerativas SIC Notícias
2023/04/04 FCUP desenvolve antioxidante com potencial para combater doenças neurodegenerativas Jornal de Notícias
2023/04/04 Desenvolvido antioxidante com potencial para combater doenças neurodegenerativas Diário de Notícias
2023/04/04 Investigadores portugueses desenvolvem antioxidante com potencial para combater doenças neurodegenerativas CNN Portugal
2023/04/04 Como a Química do Lego pode ajudar a combater as doenças neurodegenerativas Notícias U.Porto; Notícias FCUP

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/04/05 - 2024/06/28 Medicinal Chemistry Basic Skills Ludovica Elena Meloni
2023/09/04 - 2024/03/03 Synthesis and characterization of new chemical compounds with therapeutic potential and their physicochemical properties and biological activity in not-cellular models evaluation Erica Sanna
2023/09/01 - 2023/10/31 Medicinal Chemistry Basic Skills Michele Crobeddu
2023/09/01 - 2023/10/31 Medicinal Chemistry Basic Skills Lucrezia Floris
2023/07/24 - 2023/10/20 Medicinal Chemistry Basic Skills Pamela Muscas
2022/09/01 - 2022/12/31 Synthesis of ciprofloxacin derivatives Giulia Soddu
2022/09/01 - 2022/12/31 Ciprofloxacin derivatives as new antibacterials Samuele Usai
2019/06/01 - 2019/07/31 Synthesis of benzopyrone derivatives Kamile Berk
2018/09/01 - 2018/10/31 Synthesis of bifunctional derivatives of kojic acid and deferiprone Francesca Cantisani
2017/05/22 - 2017/06/20 Synthesis, functionalization and characterization of mesoporous materials Joanna Juzkow
2013/02/11 - 2013/05/31 Desenvolvimento de novos sistemas híbridos cinamoil-colina como estratégia terapêutica para a Doença de Alzheimer Jessica Nion da Rocha

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/07/24 - 2024/08/06 Member of the jury for the attribution of research grant under the project UIDB/00081/2020-RG1 to discover and develop new chemical entities with therapeutic potential antibacterial activity Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best article Prize (Modulating Cytotoxicity with Lego-like Chemistry: Upgrading Mitochondriotropic Antioxidants with Prototypical Cationic Carrier) in IACOBUS-Papers cross-border scientific collaboration between the northern region of Portugal and Galicia
Xunta de Galicia, Spain

Title

2023 Award of excellence from the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes Tmema Pharmakeutikes, Greece
2022 European Doctorate
Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy

Other distinction

2020 Full grant, ECOST-MEETING-CA15135-040320-108448, Izmir, Turkey
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2020 Full Grant, Training School- 3rd MuTaLig COST Action, Hamburg, Germany
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2019 Full grant, ECOST-MEETING-CA15135-230219-100705, Paris, France
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium