Curriculum Vitae
Asiyah Esmail
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Asiyah Esmail
Citation names
- Esmail, Asiyah
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 681F-0F42-A82D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7584-1096
Email addresses
- a.esmail@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 934804412 (Personal)
Addresses
- Largo Mouzinho da Silveira, Nº13. 2ºD, 2810-263, Laranjeiro, Almada, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
- https://sites.fct.unl.pt/bioeng/people/asiyah-esmail (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioplastics
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Coating and Films
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) |
| Gujarat | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31
Ongoing
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Engenharia Química e Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Development of polymeric dressings for advanced wound care based on natural polysaccharides: bacterial cellulose, FucoPol
and chitin-glucan complex" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2017/09/01 - 2019/10/23
Concluded
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Biotecnologia (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Biopolymeric substrates for reconstructed dermis development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2014/09/01 - 2017/06/01
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2020/04/01 - Current | Research Assistant (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
| 2019/12/01 - 2020/03/31 | Research Assistant (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
| 2017/07/08 - 2017/07/19 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/04/01 - 2021/12/31 | BioICEP- Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council Fast Track to Innovation
Ongoing
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| 2019/12/01 - 2020/03/31 | AFTERLIFE - Advanced Filtration Technologies for the Recovery and Later Conversion of Relevant Fractions from Wastewater
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/06/26 | Novel hydrogel dressings based on bacterial cellulose and FucoPol for advanced wound treatment | The Second Symposium for Young Chemists: Innovation and Sustainability (SYNC 2024)
Sapienza University of Rome (Rome, Italy)
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| 2023/09/13 | Characterization of bacterial cellulose produced by Komagataeibacter xylinus strains grown in styrene/glucose mixtures |
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry (Brno, Czech Republic)
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| 2023/01/17 | Polymeric dressings based on Bacterial cellulose and FucoPol for advanced wound treatment | GLUPOR 14, 14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group
NOVA School of Science and Technology (Almada, Portugal)
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| 2022/09/15 | Bacterial cellulose biosynthesis by Komagataeibacter xylinus DSM 2004 and 46604 from terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol | ISBP2022 18th Int’l Symposium on Biopolymers
(Sion, Switzerland)
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| 2019/09/05 | Biopolymeric substrates for reconstructed dermis development | Euromat 2019, the European Congress and Exhibition on advanced materials and processes
Federation of European Materials Societies (Estocolmo, Sweden)
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| 2019/02/14 | Biopolymeric substrates for reconstructed dermis development | Jornadas Intercalares dos Mestrados
Departamento de Química da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Almada, Portugal)
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| 2018/06/28 | University Challenge: Empreendedorismo FCT | University Challenge: Rock in Rio Inovation Week
Rock in Rio (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2020/11/27 - 2020/11/27 | The participation in this event involved a video submission exploring the work performed in the field of bioplastics aimed
at high school students and adults.
Conference
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Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI)
European Commission, Belgium
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| 2020/10/22 - 2020/10/23 | BioICEP Project International Meeting with online oral and poster presentations regarding biopolymer production and application.
Meeting
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BioICEP General Assembly |
| 2019/07/08 - 2019/07/10 | Ciência 2019 is an edition of the annual meeting of Portuguese researchers, destined to promote the debate of current scientific
challenges and themes in and outside the universe of research. This meeting stimulates the interaction between researchers,
companies and the general public. The guest country of this edition was the United Kingdom, with the special collaboration
of the President of the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the United Kingdom.
Congress
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Encontro Ciência' 19
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal |
| 2019/04/24 - 2019/04/24 | EXPO FCT is an annual event at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the New University of Lisbon. In this event there
is a display of activities of various fields of science and engineering as a way to expose high school students to possible
career pathways. The participation in this activity was to enlighten students about the work that is developed at the research
group BIOENG from FCT NOVA, in the field of biopolymer production.
Exhibition
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EXPOFCT
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2019/02/08 - 2019/02/08 | JorTec- Jornadas Tecnológicas de Bioquímica is an annual event organized by biochemistry students. In this edition entitled
"Biomedicine, emerging diseases", lectures from various speakers from the medical field took place. Examples include "Personalised
Medicine Using Mass Spectrometry", " Ubiquitin's role in the regulation of communication of cardiovascular diseases, "A Spotlight
on Metabolic Liver Disease". "Carbon Monoxide: the villain of the stroke" and "Development of new compounds for cancer treatment".
Congress
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JORTEC Bioquímica 2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2018/07/02 - 2018/07/04 | Ciência 2018 is an edition of the annual meeting of Portuguese researchers. This edition was destined to promote the integrated
involvement of all participants in various activities, including open debates about strategic challenges associated to science
and innovation in Portugal, science communication workshops and oral presentations about recent advances in research in Portugal.
This meeting counted with South Africa as a guest country.
Congress
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Encontro Ciência' 18
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal |
| 2018/02/02 - 2018/02/02 | JorTec- Jornadas Tecnológicas de Bioquímica is an annual event organized by biochemistry students. In this edition entitled
"Biochemistry, from research to industry" not only the research world of biochemistry was explored but also, it's relevance
in the industry. Lectures in the fields of food and environmental engineering took place, as well as in the fields of molecular
medicine and health.
Congress
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JORTEC Bioquímica 2018
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2017/07/03 - 2017/07/05 | Ciência 2017 is an edition of the annual meeting of Portuguese researchers. This edition promoted the debate of the principal
themes and challenges of the scientific agenda, gathering researchers, companies and people from the general public. The programme
was structured around 14 strategic themes of the national initiative of digital competences 2030. This meeting counted with
India as a guest country.
Congress
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Ciência' 17
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal |
| 2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 | In this national event the annual meeting of biochemistry students took place. In this meet, students from across the country
gathered to represent their universities and to share scientific knowledge. This event counted with the presence of several
people in the national and international scientific field for lectures and workshops, with the special participation of the
current Minister of Education, Doctor Tiago Brandão Rodrigues.
Meeting
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X Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2017/02/10 - 2017/02/10 | JorTec- Jornadas Tecnológicas de Bioquímica is an annual event organized by biochemistry students. This edition entitled "University
of Biochemistry" counted with the presence of professionals of an array of fields including bioengineering, bionanotechnology
and health. Several workshops took place, as well as a debate about the role of ethics in science.
Congress
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JORTEC Bioquímica 2017
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2016/02/02 - 2016/02/02 | JorTec- Jornadas Tecnológicas de Bioquímica is an annual event organized by biochemistry students. This edition entitled
"A World of Opportunities, Exploring the Future" counted with the presence of researchers from several sectors including bionanotechnology
, neuroscience, genetics and biotechnology.
Congress
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JORTEC Bioquímica 2016
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2015/02/12 - 2015/02/12 | JorTec- Jornadas Tecnológicas de Bioquímica is an annual event organized by biochemistry students. This edition entitled
"Portuguese Chemistry" allowed speakers that conduct research in Portugal to expose their work. Lectures in the fields of
medicinal chemistry, molecular biology and pharmaceutical sciences took place.
Congress
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JORTEC Química&Bioquímica 2015
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2022 | Honorable Mention in Prémios Investigação Alfredo da Silva
Fundação Amélia de Mello, Portugal
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