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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
RITA ALEXANDRA OLIVEIRA DE SOUSA

Citation names

  • Sousa, Rita O.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5D19-B570-D6D4
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3943-9996

Email addresses

  • rita.oliveira.sousa13@gmail.com (Professional)
  • rita.sousa@i3bs.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253510900 (Professional)

Addresses

  • 3B´s Research Group Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics University of Minho Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. AvePark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 B, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 Tissue Engineering Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells (Doutoramento)
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2015/09/19 - 2017/10/26
Concluded
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
"Valorization of cod (Gadus morhua) by-products by extraction of collagen with potential application in cosmetic and biomedical field" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2009/10/20 - 2012/11/09
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
"Ensaio Reprodutivo de Bivalves" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/05 - 2019/08/31 Researcher (Research) Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - Current PhD Student Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2016/09/19 - 2017/10/26 Master Student Researcher Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09/01 - Current Doctoral Programme in Advanced Therapies for Health
PD/BD/150519/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing
2018/01/05 - 2019/08/31 CVMar+i
PROJECT 0302_CVMAR_I_1_P
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2018/09/11 - 2018/12/11 REMIX
MSCA-RISE 778078
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Chulalongkorn University Department of Chemistry, Thailand
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Inácio, Ana Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Seaweed Polysaccharides as sustainable building blocks for biomaterials in Tissue Engineering". In Sustainable Seaweed Technologies. 2020.
    10.1016/c2018-0-01462-0
Conference poster
  1. Carneiro, Filipa; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Ana C.; Giovine, M.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COLLAGEN EXTRACTION METHODS FROM STARFISH (ASTERIAS RUBENS) FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE APPLICATIONS". Paper presented in european congress of marine biotechnology, 2023.
  2. Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Ana C.; Santos-Rosales, V.; Brito, Alexandra; Marques, Alexandra; García-González, C. A.; Reis, R. L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Recovery of Collagen and derivates from Codfish skin using CO2 acidified water.". Paper presented in HEALTH-UNORTE Final Conference, 2023.
  3. Correia, Cátia; Sousa, Rita O.; Vale, A. Catarina; Peixoto, Daniela; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Alves, Natália M.. "Adhesive and biodegradable membranes from marine origin raw materials for soft tissue engineering". Paper presented in Termis eu 2023, 2023.
  4. Alves, A.L.; Carvalho, Ana C.; Sousa, Rita O.; Marques, Catarina F.; Fernandes, E. M.; Martins, Albino; Vásquez, José A.; et al. "Bioengineering stromal cornea using fish collagen electrospun membranes.". Paper presented in Termis eu 2023, 2023.
  5. Fernandes, Diogo; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Carvalho, Mariana; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Biophysical properties rule neuronal adhesion to biofunctionalized non-adherent surfaces by natural biomaterials.". Paper presented in Workshop MIcSeaOnMed, 2022.
  6. Almeida, M.; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Marques, Catarina F.; Lobo, Flávia; Sousa, Rita O.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Studying functional diversity towards biomaterials development: structural and compositional features of the atypical marine crustacean Pollicipes pollicipes.". Paper presented in Workshop MIcSeaOnMed, 2022.
  7. Sousa, Rita O.; Santos-Rosales, Victor; Marques, Alexandra P.; García-González, Carlos A.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Process optimization of the extraction of codfish skin collagen using supercritical fluid technology.". Paper presented in Workshop MIcSeaOnMed, 2022.
  8. Correia, Cátia; Sousa, Rita O.; Vale, Ana C.; Peixoto, Daniela; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Alves, Natália M.. Corresponding author: Alves, Natália M.. "Marine origin membranes based on chitosan and collagen". Paper presented in Achilles 3rd Workshop, 2021.
  9. Fernandes, Diogo; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Biophysical properties regulate coatings performance in neuronal culture according to a performance factor-based mathematical model.". Paper presented in FORECAST Final Conference, 2021.
  10. Almeida, M.; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Marques, Catarina F.; Lobo, Flávia; Sousa, Rita O.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Structure and composition of the cuticle and calcified parts of an atypical crustacean - The goose barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes.". Paper presented in FORECAST Final Conference, 2021.
  11. Rodrigues, Cristina V.; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Ana C.; Alves, Ana; Reis, Rui L.; Marques, Alexandra; Silva, Tiago H.. "Potential of Atlantic codfish (Gadus morhua) skin collagen and derivatives on skincare.". Paper presented in FORECAST Final Conference, 2021.
  12. Sousa, Rita O.; Rodrigues, Cristina V.; Reis, Rui L.; Marques, Alexandra; Silva, Tiago H.. "Structural and mechanical differences between codfish skin and swim bladder collagen.". Paper presented in FORECAST Final Conference, 2021.
  13. Fernandes, Diogo C.; Canadas, Rafael F.; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Silva, Tiago H; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Morphological modulation of differentiating neuroblastoma cells into neurons using natural biomaterials physical and chemical properties.". Paper presented in TERM STEM, 2019.
  14. Machado, Inês; Alves, Ana L.; Sousa, Rita O.; Martins, Eva; Marques, Catarina F.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Extraction and characterization of marine gelatine and its mathacrylation (GelMa) towards the production of hydrogels for tissue engineering.". Paper presented in TERM STEM, 2019.
  15. Inácio, Ana Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Oliveira, Catarina; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H.. "Fucoidan extracted from brown seaweed Bifurcaria bifurcata: Seasonal variations on physicochemical features and anti-tumor activity against breast cancer cell line.". Paper presented in TERM STEM, 2019.
  16. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Lopez-Cebral, Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Development of hydrogels-based on marine biopolymers envisaging cartilage tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.". Paper presented in TERM STEM, 2019.
  17. Sousa, Rita O.; Marques, Alexandra P.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Valorization of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by-products by isolation of collagen and native ECM envisaging wound healing and skin regeneration.". Paper presented in TERM STEM, 2019.
  18. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Lopez-Cebral, Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Reys, Lara L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Marine origin biopolymers on the development of cryo-system gels envisaging cartilage tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.". Paper presented in 30th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), 2019.
  19. Sousa, Rita O.; Kanokpanont, Sorada; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.. "Collagen extracted from Asian sea bass and diatoms purified silica for the development of scaffold for bone regeneration.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  20. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Lopez-Cebral, Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Development of innovative scaffolds-based in marine origin biopolymers envisaging cartilage tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  21. Sousa, Rita O.; Kanokpanont, S; Tiago H. Silva; Rui L. Reis. "Collagen extraction from Asian sea bass and silica purification from diatoms envisaging the development of scaffolds for bone regeneration". Paper presented in 1st Achilles Conference, 2019.
  22. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Rita Lopez-Cebral; Sousa, Rita O.; Lara L. Reys; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Rui L. Reis. "Marine origin biopolymers on the development of innovative scaffolds envisaging cartilage tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.". Paper presented in 1st Achilles conference, 2019.
  23. Machado, Inês; Alves, Ana L.; Sousa, Rita O.; Martins, Eva; Marques, Catarina F.; Reis, Rui L; Silva, Tiago H.. "Marine origin methacrylated gelatine (mGelMa)-based hydrogels and its application in tissue engineering". Paper presented in 1st Achilles Conference, 2019.
  24. Fernandes, Diogo C.; Canadas, Rafael F.; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel. "Neural diferentiation enhancement using natural biomaterials.". Paper presented in Forecast 2nd Workshop, 2019.
  25. Inácio, Ana Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Oliveira, Catarina; Neves, Nuno M; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H.. "Fucoidan extracted from brown seaweed Bifurcaria bifurcata: Seasonal variations on physicochemical features and anti-tumor activity against breast cancer cell line.". Paper presented in Forecast 2nd Workshop, 2019.
  26. Sousa, R. O.; Alves, A. L.; Carvalho, D. N.; Martins, E.; Oliveira, C.; Silva, T. H.; Reis, R. L.. "Production and biomedical potential of collagen from codfish swim-bladder.". Paper presented in ESB (29th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials), 2018.
  27. Sousa, R. O.; Martins, E.; Carvalho, D. N.; Alves, A. L.; Oliveira, C.; Silva, T. H.; Reis, R. L.. "Collagen extraction from codfish (Gadus morhua) skins using CO2 acidified water.". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer School, 2018.
  28. Inácio, A. R.; Sousa, R. O.; Reis, R. L.; Silva, T. H.. "Evaluation of the variability of fucoidan extracted from brown seaweed and its anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activity.". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer School, 2018.
  29. Sousa, R. O.; Carvalho, D. N.; Alves, A. L.; Martins, E.; Silva, T. H.; Reis, R. L.. "Valorization of cod by-products by extraction of biopolymers with biomedical potencial.". Paper presented in Chem2Nature First School, 2016.
  30. Carvalho, D. N.; Sousa, R. O.; Alves, A. L.; Martins, E.; Silva, T. H.; Reis, R. L.. "Extraction of collagen Type II from jellyfish, its characterization and further processing envisaging cartilage tissue engineering.". Paper presented in Chem2Nature First School, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Carvalho, Duarte Nuno; Gonçalves, Cristiana; Sousa, Rita O.; Reis, Rui L.; Oliveira, J. Miguel; Silva, Tiago H.. "Extraction and Purification of Biopolymers from Marine Origin Sources Envisaging Their Use for Biotechnological Applications". Marine Biotechnology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-024-10361-5.
    10.1007/s10126-024-10361-5
  2. Mariana Almeida; Emanuel M. Fernandes; Catarina F. Marques; Flávia C. M. Lobo; Rita O. Sousa; Rui L. Reis; Tiago H. Silva. "Structure and Composition of the Cuticle of the Goose Barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes: A Flexible Composite Biomaterial". Marine Drugs (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/md21020096.
    10.3390/md21020096
  3. Rodrigues, Cristina V.; Sousa, Rita O.; Carvalho, Ana C.; Alves, Ana L.; Marques, Catarina F.; Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Potential of Atlantic Codfish (Gadus morhua) Skin Collagen for Skincare Biomaterials". Molecules (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/8/3394.
    10.3390/molecules28083394
  4. Eva Martins; Rita Fernandes; Ana L. Alves; Rita O. Sousa; Rui L. Reis; Tiago H. Silva. "Skin Byproducts of Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland Halibut) as Ecosustainable Source of Marine Collagen". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122111282.
    10.3390/app122111282
  5. Correia, Cátia; Sousa, Rita O.; Vale, A. Catarina; Peixoto, Daniela; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Alves, Natália M.. "Adhesive and biodegradable membranes made of sustainable catechol-functionalized marine collagen and chitosan". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 213 (2022): 112409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112409.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112409
  6. Duarte Nuno Carvalho; Rita Lopez-Cebral; Sousa, Rita O.; Alves, Ana; Reys, Lara L.; Silva, Simone S.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Marine collagen-chitosan-fucoidan cryogels as cell-laden biocomposites envisaging tissue engineering". Biomedical Materials 15 5 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-605x/ab9f04.
    10.1088/1748-605x/ab9f04
  7. Rita O. Sousa; Eva Martins; Duarte Nuno Carvalho; Ana L. Alves; Catarina Oliveira; Ana Rita C. Duarte; Tiago H. Silva; Rui L. Reis. "Collagen from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) skins extracted using CO2 acidified water with potential application in healthcare". Journal of Polymer Research 27 3 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02048-x.
    10.1007/s10965-020-02048-x
  8. Rita O. Sousa; Ana L. Alves; Duarte Nuno Carvalho; Eva Martins; Catarina Oliveira; Tiago H. Silva; Rui L. Reis. "Acid and enzymatic extraction of collagen from Atlantic cod (Gadus Morhua) swim bladders envisaging health-related applications". Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition (2019): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2019.1669313.
    10.1080/09205063.2019.1669313
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sousa, Rita O.. "Valorization of cod (Gadus morhua) by-products by extraction of collagen with potential application in cosmetic and biomedical field.". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, 2017.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Duarte Nuno Carvalho; López-Cebral, Rita; Sousa, Rita O.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. 2021. "Eco-Friendly Gels from Marine Biopolymers, Products and uses Thereof".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Codfish skin collagen and derivatives isolation using supercritical fluid technology. European Congress of Marine Biotechnology
European Society for Marine Biotechnology (Málaga, Spain)
2023/04/04 Extraction and characterization of collagen from fish by-products as promising building-block for Biomedicine REMIX Final Workshop
(Braga, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22 HEALTH-UNORTE Conference - "Setting-up biobanks and regenerative medicine strategies to boost research in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological, oncological, immunological and infectious diseases" (ref. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000039) (2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2023/04/03 - 2023/04/04 REMIX Final Workshop - "Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Potential, Exploitation and Validation of Natural Materials" (2023/04/03 - 2023/04/04)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2022/05/24 - 2022/05/24 MIcSeaOnMed Workshop - "Blue Biotechnology: from the academy to the entrepreneur sector". This event is organized in the scope the initiative "MIcSeaOnMed - Technical cooperation for the Valorization of Fish byproducts up to the Health and Well-being sectors". (2022/05/24 - 2022/05/24)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal