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Ana Catarina de Melo Amorim completed her Degree in Biochemistry in 2017 and her Master's Degree in Biochemistry in 2019, both in the University of Évora. She is currently a FCT Research Fellow and is attending her PhD in Chemistry at the University of Coimbra. She published 1 article in a specialized magazine. She has published several Posters at conferences. She will have 1 Oral Communication in April. She has 1 book chapter. She attended several events, having been part of the organizing committee in 3 of them (ISySyCats). She worked for 1 year in R&D at ChiraTecnics (a spin-off from Évora's University). She participated as Technical Development in the Nautilus Tent project- A Bioinspired Solution. She participated in activities such as Startup LABWARE Ideas Contest, Born from Knowledge Rise and 4th MuTaLig COST Action Training School. She works mainly in the areas of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Polymer Science and Biological Sciences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Catarina de Melo Amorim

Citation names

  • Amorim, Ana C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
531B-F442-1E85
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7203-1488

Email addresses

  • anacatarina.amorim@hotmail.com (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/02 - 2026
Ongoing
 Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Síntese Orgânica
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Novel Electronic Materials based on Cyclicamide Structures: Synthesis, Characterization and Application" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/09/01 - 2019/12/17
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de Métodos Catalíticos para a Síntese de Compostos Heterocíclicos Biologicamente Ativos." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2013/09/01 - 2017/07/26
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Síntese de Compostos Di-(1,2,3-Triazóis-1,4-Dissubstituídos) Quirais Usando Tecnologias Facilitadoras" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/21 - 2021/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) ChiraTecnics, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/02/10 - 2020/09/28 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current FCT Research fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/07/01 - 2016/08/31 Extracurricular internship Recipharm Lisboa Queluz, Portugal
Recipharm Lisboa Queluz, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020 - 2021 Synthesis and Immobilization of OrganoCatalysts for Subsequent Application in Asymmetric Synthesis.
ChiraTecnics
Researcher
ChiraTecnics, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Concluded
2020/02/10 - 2020/09/28 Nautilus Tent - A Bioinspired Solution
SAMA Smart U-City
Technical development
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. "Supported Chiral Organocatalysts for Accessing Fine Chemicals". In Catalysis for a Sustainable Environment. Wiley-VCH, 2022.
    Under revision
Conference poster
  1. "Application of epi-Cinchona Alkaloid Derivatives as Immobilized Organocatalysts in Solid and Liquid Phases". Paper presented in 14th National Organic Chemistry Meeting & 7th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2022.
  2. "1,2,3-Triazole epiCinchonas: From OrganoCatalysts to Medicinally Important Compounds". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, 2021.
  3. "Functionalized epi-Cinchona Alkaloids: Different approaches as immobilized and non-immobilized Chiral OrganoCatalysts". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, 2021.
  4. "Synthesis of Novel 1,2,3-Triazole epiCinchona compounds: Applications from OrganoCatalysis to Biological Activities". Paper presented in XXXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2021.
  5. "Synthesis of Phenanthridines: Through Sequential Condensation and Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, 2019.
  6. "Synthesis of Chiral Bis-(1,2,3-Triazol-1,4-Disubstituted) Compounds using Enabling Technologies". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, 2017.
Journal article
  1. "Novel 1,2,3-triazole epicinchonas: Transitioning from organocatalysis to biological activities". Synthetic Communications 51 19 (2021): 2954-2974.
    Published
Report
  1. 2020. Nautilus Tent - Relatório Detalhado do Material Desenvolvido para Captação de Água (Área de Química de Materiais).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Amorim, Ana Catarina de Melo. "Desenvolvimento de métodos catalíticos para a síntese de compostos heterocíclicos biologicamente ativos". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/26548.
  2. Amorim, Ana C.. "Síntese de Compostos Di-(1,2,3-Triazóis-1,4-Dissubstituídos) quirais usando Tecnologias Facilitadoras". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/04 Application of Immobilized epi-Cinchona Alkaloids in Organocatalysis 14th National Organic Chemistry Meeting & 7th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Caparica, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Support the organization of the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2021 edition (ISySyCat 2021) (2021 - 2021)
Congress
2019/09/03 - 2019/09/06 Support the organization of the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2019 edition (ISySyCat 2019) (2019/09/03 - 2019/09/06)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2017/09/05 - 2017/09/08 Support the organization of the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2017 edition (ISySyCat 2017) (2017/09/05 - 2017/09/08)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Attendance at the XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
2021 - 2021 Attended the Startup LABWARE Ideas Contest 2nd edition.
2020/03 - 2020/06 Participation in Born from Knowledge Rise Initiative - Alentejo Edition, with the Nautilus Tent Project.
Other
 Born from Knowledge Rise (BFK) - Edição Alentejo
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019/03/06 - 2019/03/08 Attendance at the 4th edition of MuTaLig COST Action Training School in Hamburg, Germany.
Other
 MuTaLig COST Action
Fraunhofer-Institut für Translationale Medizin und Pharmakologie ITMP Drug Discovery Research ScreeningPort, Germany