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
- https://drugdiscoveryup.pt/ (Professional)
- https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57210599198 (Professional)
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 |
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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 | |
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2022/08/02 - 2023/05/01
Concluded
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Advanced Studies in Technological and Scientific Project (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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18/20 |
2022/09/16 - 2023/01/27
Concluded
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Course Unit - Elements of Science Communication (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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19/20 |
2018/10/01 - 2022/04/11
Concluded
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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)
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Obtained with Honors |
2019/03/06 - 2019/03/08
Concluded
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Training School - 3rd MuTaLig COST Action (Outros)
Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME Bereich Translationale Medizin Aussenstelle ScreeningPort,
Germany
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2015/05/13 - 2015/05/13
Concluded
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4th Workshop on Mass Spectrometry and Carbohydrates (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2011/09/01 - 2013/11/19
Concluded
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MSc in Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de Novos Antioxidantes Lipofílicos Baseados em Modelos de Origem Natural" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16/20 |
2013/01/09 - 2013/01/09
Concluded
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2nd Workshop on Medicinal Chemistry (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2007/09/01 - 2011/07/30
Concluded
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BSc in Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Estudo da Volatilidade de Álcoois com o Ebuliómetro de Cottrell " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14/20 |
2008/03/24 - 2008/03/28
Concluded
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Forensic Medicine Free Course (Outros)
Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/05/02 - 2024/12/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal (...) |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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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
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2024 - 2027 | IMPULSE: IMProving User experience, Long-term sustainability and Services of EU-OPENSCREEN
101132028
Researcher
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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
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018 - 2018 | Sustainable Advanced Materials (SAM)
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
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2014/05/02 - 2015/03/01 | Polymorphism in pharmaceuticals: new insights from NMR Crystallography
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Provisional application for patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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2014/10/27 | Co-crystal of flufenamic acid | Modern Methods of Structural Elucidation (MMSE-2014)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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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)
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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 |
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2024/06/25 - Current | Técnicas Laboratoriais de Química Medicinal
Supervisor
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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
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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
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Chemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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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)
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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)
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2019/06/13 - 2029/06/15 | 4th annual meeting MuTaLig COST ACTION and IX Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
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Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy
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2019/02/23 - 2029/02/24 | MuTaLig COST ACTION CA15135 3rd WG Meeting
Conference
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Université Paris Cité, France
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2023/07/16 - 2023/07/18 | XII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
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Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes Tmema Pharmakeutikes, Greece
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2021/07/26 - 2021/07/28 | Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network virtual meeting
Conference
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Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy
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2020/03/05 - 2020/03/06 | 4th WG meeting – final status of WG activities within the MuTaLig COST Action
Conference
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Ege Üniversitesi Eczacilik Fakültesi, Turkey
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2019/06/21 - 2019/06/21 | SardiniaChem
Conference
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Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy
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2019/02 - 2019/02 | Development of Dual COMT Inhibitors and Iron Chelators
Conference
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Université Paris Cité, France
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2018/10/18 - 2018/10/19 | MuTaLig COST Action CA15135, Annual Meeting
Conference
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University of Malta, Malta
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2018/07/12 - 2018/07/14 | VIII Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network
Conference
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2017/01/24 - 2017/01/26 | II Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais
Workshop
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2015/04 - 2015/04 | JORNADAS CICECO 2015
Conference
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2014/11/26 - 2014/11/28 | XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Conference
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2014/10/27 - 2014/10/31 | Modern Methods of Structural Elucidation
Workshop
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2013/02/13 - 2013/02/15 | VI Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto
Congress
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2013/01/09 - 2013/01/09 | 6.º Seminário científico – 2.º ciclo de estudos em química
Seminar
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2024/07/26 | Novas Abordagens em Busca de Antibióticos Inovadores
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ângela do Ó (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2023/07/27 | Desenvolvimento de novos inibidores da NOX2 baseados na estrutura do VAS2870
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Vera Lúcia Pinheiro Amaral (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2014 - 2022 | Sociedade Portuguesa de Química | Associate |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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2023/09/04 - 2034/03/03 | Synthesis and characterization of new chemical compounds with therapeutic potential and their physicochemical properties and biological activity in not-cellular models evaluation | Erica Sanna |
2024/04/05 - 2024/06/28 | Medicinal Chemistry Basic Skills | Ludovica Elena Meloni |
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 | |
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2024/07/24 - 2024/08/06 | Substitute 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
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Title
2023 | Award of excellence from the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes Tmema Pharmakeutikes, Greece
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2022 | European Doctorate
Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
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Other distinction
2020 | Full grant, ECOST-MEETING-CA15135-040320-108448, Izmir, Turkey
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
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2019 | Full grant, ECOST-MEETING-CA15135-230219-100705, Paris, France
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
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