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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vanda Isabel Roldão Canelas Vaz Serra

Citation names

  • Serra, Vanda Vaz
  • Serra, Vanda V.
  • Vaz Serra, V.
  • Vaz Serra, Vanda I.R.C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
821A-287A-8DF6
Education
Degree Classification
2011
Concluded
 Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Synthesis and potential applications of novel porphyrin derivatives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006
Concluded
 Organic Chemistry and Natural Products (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"New porphyrin derivatives: synthesis and potential applications in diagnosis of neoplastic diseases" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002
Concluded
 Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/11/01 - 2024/10/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2001/10/01 - 2002/07/31 Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) Euro Yser Produtos Químicos, SA, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/10/01 - 2018/07/01 Postdoctoral Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2011 - 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow (FCT grant SFRH/BPD/74270/2010) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2006/11/01 - 2011/06/30 PhD Student (Pre-Bolonha, FCT grant SFRH/BD/28122/2006) . Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2003/11/01 - 2006/10/01 Master Degree Student (Pre-Bolonha) and Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2002/11/01 - 2005/10/01 Researcher working in the framework of a project titled "Synthesis and evaluation of new porphyrinic derivatives" Project CTS-17-UA Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2001/03/01 - 2001/09/01 Young Researcher working in the framework of a project titled" Biodiversity and Biogeochemical aspects in Portuguese Salt Marshes", PRAXIS/P/CTE/11025/98. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2011/08/01 - 2017/07/31 Photoinduced Charge transfer and hydrogen bonding in supramolecular DNA/cationic porphyrinoid assemblies
SRFH/BPD/74270/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002 - 2005 New porphyrin derivatives: synthesis and potential applications in diagnosis of neoplastic diseases
project (CTS-17) UA
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002 - 2005 New porphyrin derivatives: synthesis and potential applications in diagnosis of neoplastic diseases
project (CTS-17) UA
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2001 - 2001 Biodiversity and Biogeochemical Aspects in Portuguese Salt marshes-BBAS
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/1059/PT
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2024/10/31 Instituto de Ciências Moleculares
LA/P/0056/2020
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2024/10/31 Centro de Química Estrutural
UID/QUI/00100/2019
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Química Orgânica, Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares
UID/QUI/00062/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 62 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/QUI/UI0062/2011
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/01/02 - 2026/01/01 A Gold Nanosensor for Single-Molecule Detection of RNA Biomarkers in a Miniaturized Microscope
2022.04076.PTDC
Team member
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/04/22 - 2025/04/21 Xanthones and Rhodamine-based fluorophores for the enantioselective recognition of D-Amino Acids linked to Alzheimer disease
XRED-AA_GI2-CESPU-2023
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário CRL, Portugal
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário CRL
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Dual probe polyelectrolyte microcapsules: a contribution to theranostics
PTDC/QUI-COL/29379/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2012/01/01 - 2015/06/30 Anchoring of metal nanoparticles on graphene hybrid assemblies with photoactive molecules
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/117498/PT
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Institut National Polytechnique- École Nationale Superieure des Ingéneurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (INP-ENSIACET), France
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Alonso, Cristina M.A.; Neves, Maria Graça M. S. ; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; Tomé, Augusto C.. "Meso-Tetraarylporphyrins Bearing Nitro or Amino Groups: Synthetic Strategies". In Synthesis and Modifications of Porphyrinoids, edited by Springer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Serra, Vanda; Santos, Eduarda B.H; Reis, S.; Rodrigues, M.; Duarte, A. C.. "The Influence of plant colonization on the vertical profile of fluorescent organic matter in pore waters from salt marsh sediments in Humic Substances and Soil and Water Environment". Paper presented in XII International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society, São Paulo, 2004.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. David Graça ; D. Botequim; R. P. Oliveira-Silva; V. V. Serra; A. S. Viana; P. Zijlstra; Pedro M. R. Paulo ; S. M. B Costa. "Photoinduced Plasmon-assisted Functionalization of Gold Nanorods for Improved Plasmon-based Sensors". Paper presented in NInTec Science Days, 2024.
  2. R. Cabaça; L. Nunes; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Pedro Paulo; S. M. B. Costa. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Microencapsulation of a Far-Red absorbing Phthalocyanine: recent advances on microscale engineering of polyelectrolyte multilayers". Paper presented in NInTec Science Days, 2024.
  3. José Santos; Serra, Vanda Vaz; A. Rita Silva-Santos; Prazeres, Duarte Miguel F.; Zijlstra, Peter; Silvia MB Costa; Pedro Miguel Neves Ribeiro Paulo. "Single-molecule fluorescence enabled by nanogap gold antennas toward imaging and biosensing". Paper presented in NanoSeries2024 – 3rd Edition NanoSeries Conference on Global Nanotechnology, 2024.
  4. Francisco J. T. M. Tavares.; Maria Paisana; Inês Ramos; Vaz Serra, V.; Silvia Costa. ""Beyond conventional boundaries: New excipients for ASD formulation".". Paper presented in AAPS 2023 PharmSci 360, 2023, 2023.
  5. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Serra,Sofia G; Charana, Tiago; Paulo, P.M.R.; Vallejo, M. C. S. ; Moura, N.M.M.; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.; et al. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Polyelectrolyte Capsules as Smart Toolboxes towards Light Triggered Processes". Paper presented in NIn Tec Science Days, 2022.
  6. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Serra, Sofia ; Charana, Tiago; Paulo, Pedro M. R.; Vallejo, Mariana C.; Moura, Nuno M; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.; et al. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Microscale designs towards light triggered processes in a capsule". Paper presented in CQE days, 2022.
  7. Barata, J.F.B or Barata, Joana F.B. or Barata, J.; Pinto, R.J.B.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; SILVESTRE, ARMANDO; Trindade, Tito; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; et al. "Fluorescent Corrole Grafted-Chitosan based Materials". Paper presented in International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11), 2021.
  8. Barata, J.F.B or Barata, Joana F.B. or Barata, J.; Vaz Serra, Vanda I.R.C.; Fateixa, Sara; Lacerda, P; Nogueira, Helena Isabel Seguro; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.; et al. Corresponding author: Barata, J.F.B or Barata, Joana F.B. or Barata, J.. "Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Corrole-Gold NPs nanoconjugates". Paper presented in International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11), 2021.
  9. Moura, Nuno M. M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Castro, Kelly A. D. F.; Faustino, Maria; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; Lodeiro, Carlos; Silva Roberto S. ; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.. Corresponding author: Moura, Nuno M. M.. "Synthesis and photophysical properties of novel porphyrin-bipyridine iridium(III) complexes". Paper presented in International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11), 2021.
  10. Mariana C. S. Vallejo; Serra, S G; Serra, Vanda V.; Moura, Nuno M. M.; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.. Corresponding author: Mariana C. S. Vallejo. "New polyelectrolyte microcapsules loaded with cationic porphyrins for application in photodiagnosis". Paper presented in International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11), 2021.
  11. Botequim, David; Paulo, Pedro M. R.; Prazeres, Duarte; Francisco, A. P.; Serra, Vanda V.; Costa, Sílvia M.B; Laia, César. "Single-Molecule Fluorescence from Porphyrin Enabled by Gold Nanodimers". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  12. Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Smart capsules from porphyrin-gold nanonybrids: searching for a brighter host". Paper presented in 10th International Colloids Conference 2020, 2020.
  13. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Mariana C.S.Vallejo; Sofia G.Serra; M. Graça P.M.S.Neves. "Water-soluble meso-tetraarylporphyrin derivatives as potential polymeric ligands for theranostic". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting (13ENQO) and the 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting (6ENQT), 2020., 2020.
  14. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Mariana C. S. Vallejo; Sofia G. Serra; Nuno M. M. Moura; M. Graça P. M. S. Neves. "Synthesis and characterization of cationic meso-substituted porphyrins for theranostic". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Galego Português de Química, 2019.
  15. Vanda Vaz Serra; Paulo, P.M.R.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Smart Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules from porphyrin-gold nanohybrids". Paper presented in VI Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica, 2018.
  16. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.; Teixeira, R.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Interaction of a cationic meso-tetrakis(4-N-methylpyridyl)porphyrin (TMPyP) with DNA in hollow polyelectrolyte microcapsules". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Photochemistry (ICP 2013), 2013.
  17. Serra, Vanda; Bueno-Alejo, C. J. ; Andrade, S.M.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Characterization of metal nanoparticles on grapheme oxide functionalized with photoactive molecules". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Photochemistry (ICP 2013), 2013.
  18. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.; Bueno-Alejo, C. J. ; Costa, S.M.B.. "Graphene functionalization with photoactive molecules: spectroscopic and microscopic characterization in aqueous-organic suspensions and films". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Photochemistry (ICP 2013), 2013.
  19. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.; Teixeira, R.; Silva, E.M.P.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Incorporation of beta-vinyl-pyridiniumporphyrins at the interface of reversed micelles and polyelectrolyte microcapsules: Fluorescence study". Paper presented in ICPP-7- VII International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2012.
  20. Serra, Vanda; Costa, J.I.T.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "New synthetic routes to chlorins and beta-imidoporphyrins". Paper presented in ICPP-7- VII International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2012.
  21. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.; Teixeira, R; Silva, E.M.P.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Encapsulation of beta-vinylpyridinium porphyrin on the shell of polyelectrolyte hollow microcapsules". Paper presented in XXIV IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, 2012.
  22. Rodrigues, J.M.M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.; Faustino, M. A. F.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Porphyrin amino acid conjugates: photostability and singlet oxygen determination”, 2nd Portiguese Young Chemistry Meeting". Paper presented in 2ndPYCHEM, 2010.
  23. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.; Rodrigues, J.M.M.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "The Role of Counterions in the Self Assembly Chemistry of Meso-4- carboxy Phenylporphyrins". Paper presented in ICPP-6- VI International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2010.
  24. Serra, Vanda; Pires, S.M.G.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Synthesis of Porphyrin-Rhodamine conjugates with Potential Application as Fluorescent Probes". Paper presented in ICPP-6- VI International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2010.
  25. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Zamarrón, A.; Iglesias-de la Cruz, M.C.; Blázquez, A.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Juarranz, A.; et al. "Porphyrin amino acid conjugates: Photophysical properties and photodynamic effect in human epithelial Cells". Paper presented in ICPP-6- VI International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2010.
  26. Serra, Vanda; Andrade, S.M.P.; Bdiki, I.K. ; Kholkin , A.L. ; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Carboxyphenylporphyrins and their self assembly chemistry". Paper presented in 8º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica, 2009.
  27. Pires, S.M.G.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, Maria G. P.M. S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "New porphyrinic precursors to fluorescent probes". Paper presented in 8º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica, 2009.
  28. Pires, Sónia; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Ferreira, José A. B.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "New Porphyrinic Precursors for Fluorescent Probes". Paper presented in 8th National Meting on Organic chemistry of Portuguese Chemical Society, Aveiro (Portugal),, 2009.
  29. Serra, Vanda; Alonso, C. M. A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J. A. S.. "Synthesis and structural characterization of new meso-(quinol-6-yl)porphyrin derivatives". Paper presented in ICPP-5- V International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2008.
  30. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Sanz- Rodriguez, F. ; et al. "Photodynamic effect in human epithelial cells of a new methionine-porphyrin conjugate". Paper presented in 12th ESP (European Society of Photobiology) Congress, 2007.
  31. Sanz- Rodriguez, F. ; Mazarrón, A.; Bautista, B. ; Blázques, A.; Juarranz, A.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Faustino, M.A.F.; et al. "New porphyrin amino acid conjugates: Synthesis and photodynamic effect in human epithelial cells". Paper presented in 12th ESP (European Society of Photobiology) Congress, 2007.
  32. Serra, Vanda. "New Pyridoporphyrin Derivatives: Synthesis and Structural Characterization". Paper presented in ESOC- European Symposium of Organic Chemistry, 2007.
  33. Alonso, C.M.A.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "An easy synthetic approach to pyridoporphyrins". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2006.
  34. Silva, E.M.P.; Serra, Vanda; Ribeiro, A. O. ; Tomé, J.P.C.; Domingues, P.; Faustino, M. A. F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; et al. "Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Novel Cationic Galactoporphyrins". Paper presented in 4th Spanish , Portuguese, Japanese Organic Chemistry Symposium, 2006.
  35. Silva, E. M. P.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Orzari, A.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Pedro Domingues, P. ; Faustino, M.A.F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; et al. "Characterization by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of cationic glycoporphyrins: unexpected fragmentations". Paper presented in Transmediterranean Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2006.
  36. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Paz, S.G.; et al. "Porphyrin Derivatives as Photodiagnostic Agents". Paper presented in 11th Congress European Society for Photobiology-ESP2005, 2005.
  37. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Domingues, M.R.M.; Domingues, P.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Ferrer-Correia, A.J.. "Synthesis and Characterization by Mass Spectrometry of Porphyrin Amino Acid Derivatives". Paper presented in 11th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclic Compounds, 2005.
  38. Serra, Vanda; Domingues, M.R.M.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Domingues, P.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Ferrer-Correia, A.J.. "Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry of New Porphyrin Amino Acid Derivatives". Paper presented in 6º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica, 2005.
  39. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; et al. "Marcadores em fotodiagnóstico de neoplasias do tipo porfirina-calcona". Paper presented in Simpósio em corantes e pigmentos orgânicos, 2004.
  40. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; et al. "New Porphyrin Derivatives as Photodiagnostic Agents". Paper presented in Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2004.
  41. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Novos derivados porfirínicos como potenciais marcadores de neoplasias". Paper presented in XIX Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2004.
  42. Serra, Vanda; Faustino, M.A.F.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Synthesis of New Porphyrin-Chalcone Derivatives". Paper presented in 5º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica e 1º Simpósio Luso- Japonês, 2003.
Journal article
  1. Botequim, David; Oliveira-Silva, Rui; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Zijlstra, Peter; Prazeres, Duarte; Paulo, Pedro. Corresponding author: Botequim, David. "Nanoplasmonics for Enhanced Fluorescence Detection of Nucleic Acids: from Fundamentals to Boosting Cancer Management". Advanced NanoBiomed Research (2025):
    Accepted
  2. Varandas, Pedro A.M.M.; Belinha, Ricardo; Marques, Sara S.; Cobb, Alexander J.A.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Segundo, Marcela A.; Silva, Eduarda M.P.. "Fluorescent head-labelled phospholipid coumarin bioconjugate as a chemical reporter for antioxidant protection in liposomes". Dyes and Pigments 218 (2023): 111440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111440.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111440
  3. Queirós, Carla; Leite, Andreia; Moura, Nuno M.M.; Cerqueira, Ana F.R.; Serra, Vanda V.; Neves, Maria G.P.M.S.; Tomé, Augusto C.; Silva, Ana M.G.. "Exploring the reactivity of formylporphyrins with 3-(diethylamino)phenol. Synthesis, spectroscopic properties and singlet oxygen generation of a new porphyrin–rosamine conjugate". Dyes and Pigments 217 (2023): 111431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111431.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111431
  4. Andrade, Suzana M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Bueno-Alejo, Carlos J.; Garcia, Ana Rosa; Carvalho, M. Fernanda N.N.; Ilharco, Laura M.; Neves, Maria Graça P.M.S.; Costa, Sílvia M.B.. "Covalent and noncovalent hybrids of di-amino porphyrin functionalized graphene oxide and their interaction with gold nanoparticles". Journal of Luminescence 250 (2022): 119097. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119097.
    10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119097
  5. Moura, Nuno M. M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Bastos, Alexandre; Biazotto, Juliana C.; Castro, Kelly A. D. F.; Faustino, Maria Amparo F.; Lodeiro, Carlos; da Silva, Roberto S.; Neves, Maria da Graça P. M. S.. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "New Bis-Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes with ß-Substituted Porphyrin-Arylbipyridine as the Ancillary Ligand: Electrochemical and Photophysical Insights". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 14 (2022): 7606. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23147606.
    In press • 10.3390/ijms23147606
  6. Barata, Joana F.B.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.; Neves, M. Graça P.M. S.; Costa, Sílvia M.B.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; Trindade, Tito. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Corrole-gold nanoparticles: Synthesis, ground and excited state solvation". Dyes and Pigments 201 (2022): 110108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110108.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110108
  7. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Serra, Sofia G.; Vallejo, Mariana C. S.; Paulo, Pedro M. R.; Moura, Nuno M. M.; Botequim, David; Neves, Maria Graça P. M. S.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Merging Porphyrins with Gold Nanorods: Self Assembly Construct to High Fluorescent Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules". Nanomaterials 12 5 (2022): 872. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12050872.
    10.3390/nano12050872
  8. Teixeira, Raquel; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Botequim, David; Paulo, Pedro M. R.; Andrade, Suzana M.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. "Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines: Some Insights into Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Microencapsulation, and Imaging Microscopy". Molecules 26 14 (2021): 4264. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144264.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules26144264
  9. Vallejo, Mariana C.S.; Reis, Melani J.A.; Pereira, Ana M.V.M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; Moura, Nuno M.M.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.. "Merging pyridine(s) with porphyrins and analogues: An overview of synthetic approaches". Dyes and Pigments 191 (2021): 109298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109298.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109298
  10. Vallejo, Mariana C. S.; Moura, Nuno M. M.; Gomes, Ana T. P. C.; Joaquinito, Ana S. M.; Faustino, Maria Amparo F.; Almeida, Adelaide; Gonçalves, Idalina; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, Maria Graça P. M. S.. Corresponding author: Neves, Maria Graça P. M. S.. "The Role of Porphyrinoid Photosensitizers for Skin Wound Healing". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 8 (2021): 4121. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22084121.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms22084121
  11. Vallejo, Mariana C. S.; Moura, Nuno M. M.; Ferreira Faustino, Maria Amparo; Almeida, Adelaide; Gonçalves, Idalina; Serra, Vanda V.; Neves, Maria Graça P. M. S.. "An Insight into the Role of Non-Porphyrinoid Photosensitizers for Skin Wound Healing". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 1 (2020): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22010234.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms22010234
  12. Francisco, A. P.; David Botequim; Prazeres, D. M. F.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Costa, S.M.B.; Laia, C. A. T.; Paulo, P.M.R.. "Extreme Enhancement of Single-Molecule Fluorescence from Porphyrins Induced by Gold Nanodimer Antennas". The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 10 7 (2019): 1542-1549. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00373.
    10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00373
  13. Serra, Vanda Vaz #; Neto, Nuno G. B.; Andrade, Suzana M.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz #. "Core-Assisted Formation of Porphyrin J-Aggregates in pH-Sensitive Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules Followed by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy". Langmuir 33 31 (2017): 7680-7691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01390.
    10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01390
  14. Cerqueira, Ana; Moura, Nuno; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Faustino, M.; Tomé, Augusto; Cavaleiro, José; Neves, M.. "ß-Formyl- and ß-Vinylporphyrins: Magic Building Blocks for Novel Porphyrin Derivatives". Molecules 22 8 (2017): 1269. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22081269.
    10.3390/molecules22081269
  15. Cerqueira, A.F.R.; Moura, N.M.M.; Serra, V.V.; Amparo, M.; Faustino, F.; Tomé, A.C.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Graça, M.; Neves, P.M.S.. "ß-Formyl- and ß-Vinylporphyrins: Magic building blocks for novel porphyrin derivatives". Molecules 22 8 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027997752&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/molecules22081290
  16. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Teixeira, Raquel; Andrade, Suzana M.; Costa, Sílvia M.B.. Corresponding author: Serra, Vanda Vaz. "Design of polyelectrolyte core-shells with DNA to control TMPyP binding". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 146 (2016): 127-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.05.047.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.05.047
  17. Pires, S.M.G.; Núñez, C.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Sánchez-Coronilla, A.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Simões, M.M.Q.; Silva, A.M.S.; et al. "Porphyrin-rhodamine conjugates as new materials with sensing ability". Dyes and Pigments 135 (2016): 113-126. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964318314&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.04.003
  18. Barata, J.F.B.; Pinto, R.J.B.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Silvestre, A.J.D.; Trindade, T.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; et al. "Fluorescent Bioactive Corrole Grafted-Chitosan Films". Biomacromolecules 17 4 (2016): 1395-1403. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964613708&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00006
  19. Andrade, Suzana M.; Bueno-Alejo, Carlos J.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.; Viana, Ana S.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. "Anchoring of Gold Nanoparticles on Graphene Oxide and Noncovalent Interactions with Porphyrinoids". ChemNanoMat 1 7 (2015): 502-510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201500133.
    10.1002/cnma.201500133
  20. Pereira, Â.S.; Barata, J.F.B.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Pereira, S.; Trindade, T.. "A green method for the preparation of fluorescent hybrid structures of gold and corrole". Journal of Nanoparticle Research 17 10 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942881189&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11051-015-3194-z
  21. Teixeira, R.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Paulo, P.M.R.; Andrade, S.M.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Encapsulation of photoactive porphyrinoids in polyelectrolyte hollow microcapsules viewed by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)". RSC Advances 5 96 (2015): 79050-79060. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942133433&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5ra15504e
  22. Vaz Serra, Vanda; Andrade, Suzana M.; Silva, Eduarda M. P.; Silva, Artur M. S.; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. Corresponding author: Vaz Serra, Vanda. "Structural Effects of the ß-Vinyl Linker in Pyridinium Porphyrins: Spectroscopic Studies in Organic Solvents and AOT Reverse Micelles". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117 48 (2013): 15023-15032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp4076993.
    10.1021/jp4076993
  23. Ferreira, J.A.B.; Serra, V.V.; Sánchez-Coronilla, A.; Pires, S.M.G.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Silva, A.M.S.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "The Near-Mid-IR HOMO-LUMO gap in amide linked porphyrin-rhodamine dyads". Chemical Communications 49 78 (2013): 8809-8811. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883665621&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c3cc44925d
  24. Sousa, R.M.S.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Silva, A.M.S.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Barros, A.I.R.N.A.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Flavone-nitrogen heterocycle conjugate formation by 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions". European Journal of Organic Chemistry 1 (2012): 132-143. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84055199758&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ejoc.201101185
  25. Teixeira, R.; Andrade, S.M.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Paulo, P.M.R.; Sánchez-Coronilla, A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "Reorganization of self-assembled dipeptide porphyrin J-aggregates in water-ethanol mixtures". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 116 8 (2012): 2396-2404. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857729859&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp2115719
  26. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Zamarrón, A.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Cruz, M.C.I.-D.L.; Blázquez, A.; Rodrigues, J.M.M.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; et al. "New porphyrin amino acid conjugates: Synthesis and photodynamic effect in human epithelial cells". Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 18 16 (2010): 6170-6178. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955467810&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bmc.2010.06.030
  27. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Andrade, S.M.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Costa, S.M.B.. "J-aggregate formation in bis-(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrins in water:pH and counterion dependence". New Journal of Chemistry 34 12 (2010): 2757-2765. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649336721&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c0nj00201a
  28. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Camoes, F.; Vieira, S.I.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; et al. "Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel chalcone-porphyrin conjugates". Acta Chimica Slovenica 56 3 (2009): 603-611. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349436134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  29. Alonso, C.M.A.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Silva, A.M.S.; Paz, F.A.A.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "An easy synthetic approach to pyridoporphyrins by domino reactions". Organic Letters 9 12 (2007): 2305-2308. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250865593&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ol070601w
  30. Ramos, C.I.V.; Santana Marques, M.G.; Correia, A.J.F.; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Tomé, J.P.C.; Tomé, A.C.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Reduction of Cationic Free-Base meso-Tris-N-Methylpyridinium-4-yl Porphyrins in Positive Mode Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 18 4 (2007): 762-768. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947306734&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jasms.2006.12.009
  31. Silva, E.M.P.; Serra, V.V.; Ribeiro, A.O.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Domingues, P.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; et al. "Characterization of cationic glycoporphyrins by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 20 23 (2006): 3605-3611. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845307256&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/rcm.2766
  32. Serra, Vanda Vaz; Domingues, M.R.M.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Domingues, P.; Tomé, J.P.C.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Tomé, A.C.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.; Ferrer-Correia, A.J.. "Electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of new porphyrin amino acid conjugates". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 19 18 (2005): 2569-2580. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25144508210&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/rcm.2097
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Serra, Vanda. "Synthesis and potential applications of novel porphyrin deivatives". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. https://ria.ua.pt/bitstream/10773/7386/1/241950.pdf.
  2. Serra, Vanda. "New porphyrin derivatives: synthesis and potential applications in diagnosis of neoplastic diseases". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2006. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/2955.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/08 An insight on tetrapyrrolic macrocycles functionalization for biological/biomedical applications International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11)
Society of Porphyrins and Phtalocyanines (Texas (Virtual), United States)
2021/06/28 Polyelectrolyte Capsules from Porphyrin-Nanogold Hybrids: New insight towards Highly Fluorescent Devices International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11)
2020/11/05 Merging cationic porphyrins with multilayered drug delivers as new theranostic agents Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis Update 2020
(Nice, France)
2019/06/24 Single Molecule Fluorescence from Porphyrins Enabled by Gold Nanodimer Antennas XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/06/06 Synthesis and Emerging Applications of b-functionalized porphyrin derivatives bearing N-heterocycles XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
(Porto, Portugal)
2008/07/06 An Easy Synthetic Approach to Pyridoporphyrins by Domino Reactions ICPP-5- V International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
(Moscow, Russia)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024/12/03 Smart Microcapsules from Porphyrinoid-Nanogold Hybrids towards light-triggered release
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024/11/27 Fluorescent dye-labeled gold nanosensors for detection of small nucleic acid biomarkers
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07 Smart Microcapsules from Phthalocyanine derivates and Nanogold Hybrids towards Light-triggered Release
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/01/02 - 2022/07/06 Production of polyelectrolyte nanocapsules for use in light triggered therapy and imaging
Co-supervisor
 Master Degree (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/04/02 - 2021/11/28 Smart polyelectrolyte microcapsule of porphyrin nano-gold hibrids towards light triggered release
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/01 - 2020/11/23 Polyelectrolyte microcapsules for light triggered therapy and imaging
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/11/27 Smart Nanocapsules from Porphyrinoid-Gold Hybrids towards Fluorescence-based Bio-imaging Applications
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2017/10/30 Construction of Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules envisaging potential Cancer Therapy
Supervisor of Nuno Guilherme Branco Neto
 Bioengenharia e Nanossistemas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/11/30 Gold Nanorods decorated with Glycoporphyrins for combined Cancer Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapies
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Miguel Rodrigues dos Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/07/12 Development of flow-based strategies for the synthesis of fluorescent lipid probes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ricardo Lima Belinha (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/11/28 Smart polyelectrolyte microcapsule of porphyrin nano-gold hibrids towards light triggered release
Supervisor
 Tiago José de Ceia Charana (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/10/19 Hybrids of porphyrins and graphene oxide for biological applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Rodrigues Vilares Cabral Monteiro (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/11/30 Construction of Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules envisaging potential Cancer Therapy
Supervisor
 Nuno Guilherme Branco Neto (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09/28 Synthesis of novel photosensitizer-silica nanoparticle hybrids for controlled 1O2 release in cancer photodynamic therapy
(Thesis) Arguer
 Wioleta Borzecka (PhD)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/11/30 Graphene oxide platforms decorated with porphyrinoids and gold nanoparticles for optical detection of H2O2
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joao Carlos Teixeira Louro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/03/14 - 2023/03/13 European Cooperation in Science & Tecnhology (COST) Action CA18132 – “Functional glyconanomaterials for the development of diagnostics and targeted therapeutic probes, GLYCONanoPROBES” Member in the working groups WG1 “Innovative glyconanomaterials for biomedical prognostic and diagnostic devices; synthesis and application” and WG3 “Antimicrobial and Antiviral Glycomaterials “
2003 - 2012 Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (SPQ) Membro

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/04/15 - 2024/05/31 Applied Physical Chemistry (laboratory) Physical Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/11/13 - 2024/01/05 Physical Chemistry (laboratory) Physical Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/09/12 - 2023/11/14 Chemistry (laboratory) Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/05/02 - 2023/06/18 Applied Physical Chemistry (laboratory) Physical Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11/21 - 2023/02/22 Physical Chemistry (laboratory) Physical Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/02/02 - 2022/07/07 Advanced Experimental Tecniques Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy- Doctoral program in Chemistry (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/07/31 Advanced experimental techniques Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy- Doctoral program in Chemistry (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2011 - Current Regular reviewer or review editor in several journals of ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Frontiers and MDPI publishers

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/11/04 - 2021/06/15 Polymers Guest Topic Editor Special Issue "Photoactive Polymeric materials"

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/08 - 2034/07/19 Summer project: Photo-antibiotics for resistant microorganisms photodynamic inactivation Luisa Nunes
2023/07/10 - 2023/07/21 Summer project "Photo-antibiotics for resistant microorganisms photodynamic inactivation" Pedro Gonçalves
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/02 Project Catarina Cardoso
2017/10/01 - 2018/01/01 Project Nuno Guilherme Branco Neto
2016/07/01 - 2016/07/31 Summer project Nuno Guilherme Branco Neto
2015/10/01 - 2016/03/02 Project Construction of Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules with Potential Application in Photodynamic Cancer Therapy Margarida Janardo
2010/01/01 - 2010/12/01 Porphyrinic Supramolecular Systems: Synthesis and Applications João M. M.Rodrigues
2006/03/01 - 2006/06/30 Supramolecular Systems as models of photosynthetic systems Diana E. Cerqueira