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Isabel F. Amaral graduated in Aquatic Sciences in 1987 at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from the University of Porto, and dedicated the first years of her career to the field of marine aquaculture, working as a biologist in a private company. Then she moved to academia to pursue a PhD program in Biomedical Engineering with Mário Barbosa and Pedro Granja at INEB (Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica), which resulted in the thesis entitled "Chitosan Matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies (2006). In the same year, I Amaral joined Ana P. Pêgo’s research team as a Post-Doc fellow. During the Post-Doc studies carried out at INEB and at the lab of Prof. James Kirkpatrick (Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany), I Amaral developed a pre-vascularized scaffold for neural stem cell delivery into the injured spinal cord. In 2009, she was appointed assistant investigator in the framework of Programa Ciência 2008, and in 2013, she became a contracted researcher at INEB. Presently Isabel Amaral is a researcher at the NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies (nBTT) group of i3S, and the scientific coordinator of the Biointerfaces and Nanotechnology i3S core facility. Has published 29 articles in scientific journals. Has 5 sections of books, 1 book, and a provisional application for patent. Has been reviewer for the European Science Foundation, 4 national science foundations (Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Brasil), COST association, and 34 international scientific journals, and has organized 13 events. Has supervised 1 PhD thesis e co-supervised one, 11 MSc dissertations e co-supervised 4. Co-supervised 3 works of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 4 awards. Has participated in 13 scientific projects in the field of regenerative medicine, as Researcher (7 projects), Supervisor (3 projects), as well as Principal investigator (3 projects). Isabel F. Amaral works in the area of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine with emphasis on neuroregeneration. In her CV the most frequent terms in the context of scientific and technological output are: Cell-instructive hydrogels; Biofunctionalized hydrogels/scaffolds for tissue engineering; Central nervous system regeneration; Laminin and Laminin-derived peptides; Neural stem/progenitor cells; Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in 3D microenvironments; Fibrin hydrogels; PEG-based hydrogels; Chitosan-based matrices.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Isabel Freitas Amaral

Citation names

  • Amaral, Isabel F.
  • Amaral, Isabel Freitas
  • Amaral, I.F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9016-5637-280D
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2921-3627

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2006
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Chitosan Matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1987/09
Concluded
 Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2013/07/01 - 2022/12/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2009/07/01 - 2013/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2006/03/01 - 2009/06/20 Postdoc (Research) FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2007/10/01 - 2007/10/16 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
2007/03/06 - 2007/05/26 Visiting Researcher (Research) Johannes Gutenberg University, Institute of Pathology, Germany
1998 - 2002 Researcher (Research) FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
1990 - 1991 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
1988 - 1990 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
1988/11/03 - 1988/12/22 Research Trainee (Research) Association Pêche Aquaculture de Sud, Écloserie d'huîtres et palourdes, Viviers du Pérello, France
1988/09/18 - 1988/11/02 Research Trainee (Research) Centre d'étude et valorization des algues - CEVA, France

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/01 - Current Scientific coordinator of the i3S scientific platform "Biointerfaces and Nanotechnology" Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1991 - 1995 Biologist in charge (micro-algae and zooplantancton culture; turbot hatchery, nursery and farming) A. Coelho & Castro Lda, Piscicultura do Rio Alto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Combine - Combinatorial regenerative strategy to potentiate axon regeneration and improve functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
MC-1068-2015
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Centro de Reabilitação do Norte Dr Ferreira Alves Unidade de Reabilitação de Lesão Medular, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
Concluded
2011/11/01 - 2014/10/31 Characterization of cell-intrinsic axonal regeneration determinants and their use to promote repair after CNS injury.
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/116372/PT
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Harvard Medical School, United States
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/04/01 - 2014/03/31 GIANTCELL - The modulation of macrophages to resolve inflammatory reactions to biomaterials through the induction of the M2 phenotype.
FCT (PTDC/SAU-BMA/113030/2009)
Supervisor
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/05/03 - 2013/11/02 Hybrid Sr-releasing injectable system for vertebroplasty
FCT (PTDC/CTM/103181/2008)
Supervisor
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/09 - 2013/09 Functionalized hydrogels for neural stem cell-based regenerative therapies of the spinal cord.
PP-IJUP2011-245
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Universidade do Porto

Banco Santander Totta
Concluded
2008/11/01 - 2012/10/31 Disc Regeneration - Novel biofunctional highly porous polymer scaffolds and techniques controlling angiogenesis for the regeneration and repair of the degenerated intervertebral disc.
FP7-NMP-LARGE-1 project nº CP -IP 213904213904
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2007/08/28 - 2010/12/31 NEURAL TALK - Scaffold-driven stem-cell regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury. Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS
FCT (PTDC/SAU-BEB/65328/2006)
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/08/01 - 2010/07/31 Identification of the mechanisms allowing central nervous system regeneration after a pre-conditioning injury to the peripheral nervous system
FCT (PTDC/SAU-NEU/68470/2006)
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/06 - 2008/06 Preparation and characterization of porous microspheres based on a naturally-occurring polymer, for minimally-invasive bone regenerative therapies (2007). Funded by University of Porto. (Team member)
PP-IJUP2007
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal
Concluded
2003/05 - 2006/05 GAUCHER II - An injectable enzyme delivery system based on apatite nanoparticles and natural hydrogel microspheres for bone regeneration.
FCT (POCTI-FCB/41523/2001)
PhD Student Fellow
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
1999/03 - 2001/10 GAUCHER - Bioactive Biomaterials as Supports for the Immobilisation and Subsequent In Vivo Release of Imiglucerase: A New Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Gaucher Disease.
FCT PRAXIS/P/SAU/12288/98.
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
1988 - 1990 Formação Técnica Básica em Piscicultura e Apoio Logístico a Pisciculturas de Pequena Escala
NA
Research Technician Fellow
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2012/03/01 - 2015/08/31 NeurON - Molecularly-designed hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation: a combinatorial approach for successful regeneration and functional recovery in spinal cord injury.
FCT (PTDC/SAU-BMA/118869/2010) and COMPETE (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-021125)
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
1990 - 1991 Fontes proteicas alternativas para enguias de vidro
NA
Research Technician Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Gist-Brocades, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017/03/16 - 2021/03/15 CellFit - In vitro 3D total cell guidance and fitness.
CA16119, 2017-2020
Researcher
EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Amaral, Isabel F.; Gonçalves, José F.; Coelho-e-Castro, António A.. Manual para cultura de trutas. Porto, Portugal: Gabinete de Desenho e Reprografia e Fotografia do ICBAS. 1990.
Book chapter
  1. Moreno, Pedro M.D.; Rodrigues, M. Teresa; Torrado, Marília; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides Mediated by a Hydrogel System: In Vitro and In Vivo Application in the Context of Spinal Cord Injury". edited by Gissberg O., Zain R., Lundin K., 205-219. 2019.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-9670-4_12
  2. Barbosa, Mario A.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Moreno, Pedro M.D.; Gonçalves, Raquel M.; Santos, Susana G.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Chitosan". edited by P. Ducheyne, E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, and C.J. Kirkpatrick, 279-305. Elsevier Ldt., 2017.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.10246-2
  3. Tavares, João M.; Vieira, Luís M.; Mosqueira, Diogo; Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Pinto-do-Ó, Perpétua; Lima, R.; et al. "Química Física da Vida". In Introdução à Engenharia Mecânica – Sua relevância na sociedade e na vida contemporânea, edited by AntónioAntónio Barbedo de Magalhães, Abel D. Santos, João Falcão e Cunha, 352-411. Publindústria - Edições Técnicas, 2015.
  4. Barbosa, Mario A.; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Chitosan". edited by P. Ducheyne, E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, and C.J. Kirkpatrick, 221-237. Elsevier Ldt, 2011.
  5. Barbosa, Mario A.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Cavalheiro, José; Ferraz, M. Pia; Granja, Pedro L.; Lopes, M. Ascenção; et al. "Biomateriais". edited by N. Lima and M. Mota, 377-398. Lidel - Ediçoes Técnicas Lda., 2003.
Conference abstract
  1. O’Neill, Kelly; Santos, Sofia D.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho Kinase 2 short interfering RNA (siRNA)". Paper presented in Fourteenth - Young European Scientist - Meeting, Porto, 2019.
  2. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Conde-Sousa, Eduardo; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina. L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "An affinity-based approach to engineer human laminin-presenting cell instructive microenvironments". Paper presented in 30th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Dresden, 2019.
  3. Barros, Daniela; Conde-Sousa, Eduardo; Han, W.M.; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered hydrogels with site-specific immobilized laminin as defined 3D neural stem cell matrices". Paper presented in 1st Minho Meeting on Spinal Cord Injury and 1st International Meeting of the Portuguese Network for SCI Research, Braga, 2019.
  4. Santos, Sofia D.; O’Neill, Kelly; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho-Kinase 2 short interfering RNA". Paper presented in Interrogations at the Biointerface, 7th Advanced Summer School: Do organoids fill the in vivo / in vitro gap?, Porto, 2019.
  5. Barros, Daniela; Gonçalves, Andreia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "A synthetic hydrogel functionalized with syndecan-binding motifs supports cell proliferation and neurite outgrowth of neural stem cells". Paper presented in Interrogations at the Biointerface, 7th Advanced Summer School: Do organoids fill the in vivo / in vitro gap?, Porto, 2019.
  6. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Neto, Tânia; Aguiar, Paulo; Barrias, Cristina C.; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Pro-angiogenic effect of fibrin hydrogel functionalization with the T1 sequence from CCN1". Paper presented in Second CellFit Workshop (COST Action CA16119), Belgrade, 2019.
  7. Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered substrates with site-specific immobilized laminin for modulation of neural stem cell behavior". Paper presented in Second Annual CellFit Meeting (COST Action CA16119) - In Vitro 3D Total Cell Guidance and Fitness, Dvar, 2018.
  8. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago. L; Sousa, Susana R; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Engineering a hydrogel platform for 3D culture and matrix-assisted transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors". Paper presented in 20th Spinal Research Network Meeting, London, 2018.
  9. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered Substrates with Site-Specific Immobilized Laminin for Neural Stem Cells". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Biomedical Polymers & Polymeric Biomaterials (ISBPPB), Kraków, 2018.
  10. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered substrates with site-specific immobilized laminin for neural stem cells". Paper presented in Bioinspired Materials Gordon Research Conference, Les Diablerets, 2018.
  11. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in International Symposium on Bioinspired Macromolecular Systems, Aveiro, 2017.
  12. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in 10th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies, Covilhã, 2017.
  13. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Engineering a hydrogel platform for 3D culture and matrix-assisted transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors". Paper presented in First Annual CellFit Meeting (COST Action CA16119) - In vitro 3-D Total Cell Guidance and Fitness, Albena Resort, 2017.
  14. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Paper presented in 28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Athens, 2017.
  15. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference - Building Novel Molecular Designs and Basic Biological Discoveries into Successful Medical Technologies, Holderness, 2017.
  16. Bento, Ana R.; Silva, Joana; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Functionalization of fibrin hydrogels with a6ß1 integrin-binding adhesive peptides for delivery of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors". Paper presented in Interrogations at the BioInterface – The Research/Clinic Interface at the Spine, Porto, 2017.
  17. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with integrin-specific adhesive cues for therapeutic vascularization in the central nervous system". Paper presented in XV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, Braga, 2017.
  18. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Paper presented in 6th China Europe Symposium in Biomaterials on regenerative Medicine (CESB2017), Porto, 2017.
  19. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Region-specific Laminin-functionalized Hydrogels for Delivery of Neural Stem/progenitor Cells". Paper presented in Society for Biomaterials 2017 annual meeting & exposition, Minneapolis, 2017.
  20. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "HYD1-conjugated fibrin hydrogels promote cell migration of embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in vitro and are permissive to axonal regeneration in vivo". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2016, 5th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - Disease in Focus, Porto, 2016.
  21. Loureiro, Joana; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2016, 5th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - Disease in Focus, Porto, 2016.
  22. Bento, Ana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Oliveira, M. José; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Three-dimensional culture of single embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in fibrin hydrogels: neuronal network formation and matrix remodelling". Paper presented in International Society for Stem Cell Research 2016, San Francisco, 2016.
  23. Moreno, Pedro; Ferreira, Ana R.; Salvador, Daniela; Tedebark, Ulf; Amaral, Isabel F.; Wengel, Jesper; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Local application of LNA-based antisense oligonucleotides in a strategy for spinal cord injury treatment". Paper presented in 10th World Biomaterials Congress, Montréal, 2016.
  24. Silva, Joana N.; Bento, Ana R.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with alpha6beta1 ligands for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells". Paper presented in 10th World Biomaterials Congress, Montréal, 2016.
    10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.00908
  25. Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, Joana; Assunção, Marisa; Quelhas, Pedro; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, Carla; Oliveira, M. José; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Rotary orbital suspension culture of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells: impact of hydrodynamic culture on aggregate yield, morphology, and cell phenotype". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2015, 4th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging-The pre-clinical challenge in 3D, Porto, 2015.
    10.1109/iembs.2002.1137124
  26. Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, Joana N.; Assunção, Marisa; Quelhas, Pedro; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, Carla; Oliveira, M. José; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Rotary orbital suspension culture of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells: impact of hydrodynamic culture on aggregate yield, morphology, and cell phenotype". Paper presented in 9th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies, Oeiras, 2015.
  27. Amaral, Isabel F.; Vasconcelos, Daniela P.; Costa, Madalena; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators". Paper presented in ESF-EMBO Conference on Interaction Between the Immune System and Nanomaterials: Safety and Medical Exploitation, Pultusk, 2015.
  28. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with a6ß1 ligands for neural stem cell-based transplantation therapies". Paper presented in XIV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Póvoa de Varzim, 2015.
  29. Ferreira, Ana R.; Salvador, Daniela; Cruz, Joana S.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Moreno, Pedro M.D.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Fibrin-based delivery of single-stranded antisense nucleotides for spinal cord injury repair". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging, Porto, 2014.
  30. Silva, Joana N.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Development of fibrin hydrogels functionalized with covalently bound alpha6beta1 ligands for neural stem cell (NSC) based transplantation therapies". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), Genova, 2014.
  31. Bento, Ana R.; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, M. José; Pgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "In vitro cell behavior of dissociated embryonic stem-derived neural stem cells in fibrin hydrogels". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), Genova, 2014.
  32. Ferreira, Ana R.; Silva, Rita C.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "The endothelial cell neural stem cell cross talk in the context of the development of spinal cord tissue engineering strategies". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), Genova, 2014.
  33. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Validation of a tool for quantifying cell outgrowth from neurospheres in phase contrast microscopy images". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2013, 2nd International symposium in applied bioimaging-From molecule to man, Porto, 2013.
  34. Vasconcelos, Daniela; Fonseca, Ana C.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Macrophage Response to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds with Distinct Degrees of Acetylation". Paper presented in 25th European Conference on Biomaterials, Madrid, 2013.
  35. Bento, Ana R.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Optimization of cell culture parameters for the 3-D culture of single embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in fibrin". Paper presented in Advanced Summer School Interrogations at the Biointerface, Porto, 2013.
  36. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Automatic Image Analysis Quantification Of Cell Outgrowth from Neurospheres". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), Istambul, 2013.
  37. Bento, Ana R.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Optimization of cell culture parameters for the 3-D culture of single embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in fibrin". Paper presented in XIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Luso, 2013.
  38. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Effect of different synthetic ligands on neural stem cell (NSC) adhesion, migration, and selectivity towards NSC alpha6beta1 integrin subunits". Paper presented in 8th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), Faro, 2013.
  39. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Automatic quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres". Paper presented in IJUP’13 – 6th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2013.
  40. Laundos, Tiago L.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Establishment of a cell culture system to obtain homogeneous neurospheres of embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived neural progenitors". Paper presented in IJUP’13 – 6th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2013.
  41. Vasconcelos, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Inflammatory Reaction to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds with Distinct Degrees of Acetylation: Differences in the Macrophage Response". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology, Porto, 2012.
  42. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "An automatic image analysis system for the quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres". Paper presented in 4th Symposium on Bioengineering, Porto, 2012.
  43. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "An automatic image analysis system for the quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging, Porto, 2012.
  44. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Evaluation of different synthetic peptides ability to promote integrin-mediated cell adhesion and migration of ES-derived neural stem cells,". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging, Porto, 2012.
  45. Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Dissecting the ES-derived neural stem cells cross-talk with endothelial cells in a 3-D co-culture system". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging, Porto, 2012.
  46. Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cross-talk of ES-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin-based 3-D co-culture system". Paper presented in 3rd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) World Congress, Vienna, 2012.
  47. Barbosa, Judite N.; Monteiro, Cátia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Recruitment of Macrophages and Formation of Foreign Body Giant Cells Following 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds". Paper presented in 3rd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) World Congress, Vienna, 2012.
  48. Amaral, Isabel F.; Neiva, Ismael R.; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Sousa, Susana R.; Piloto, Ana M.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Covalent binding of a recombinant fibronectin fragment (rhFNIII7-10) to chitosan porous conduits: rhFNIII7-10 amount, conformation and correlation with endothelial cell behavior". Paper presented in 9th Word Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu, 2012.
  49. Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela N.; Lopes, Cátia; Veiga, Diana; Ferreira, Ana R.; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in VIII Congresso Português de Neurorradiologia, Porto, 2012.
  50. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Evaluation of a6ß1 ligands ability to promote cell adhesion and spreading of ES-derived neural stem cells". Paper presented in 7th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2012.
  51. Ferreira, Ana R.; Amaral, Isabel F. (9016-5637-280D); Veiga, Diana; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cross-talk of ES-derived Neural Stem Cells with Endothelial Cells in a Fibrin-based Hydrogel". Paper presented in Advanced Summer School Interrogations at the Biointerface, Porto, 2011.
  52. Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela N.; Lopes, Cátia; Veiga, Diana; Ferreira, Ana R.; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting Neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Granada, 2011.
  53. Amaral, Isabel F.; Neiva, Ismael R.; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Sousa, Susana R.; Piloto, Ana M.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Immobilization of recombinant fibronectin fragments on chitosan hollowed porous scaffolds to promote endothelialisation". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Granada, 2011.
  54. Amaral, Isabel F.; Ferreira, Ana R.; Veiga, Diana; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; et al. "Evaluation of a fibrin gel for transplantation of embryonic stem-derived neuroprogenitors into the injured spinal cord". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Granada, 2011.
  55. Pêgo, Ana P.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Lopes, Cátia; Veiga, Diana; Neiva, Ismael R.; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting Neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in XII Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society, Lisbon, 2011.
  56. Amaral, Isabel F.; Ferreira, Ana R.; Veiga, Diana; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; et al. "Evaluation of a fibrin gel for transplantation of embryonic stem cell derived neuroprogenitors into the injured spinal cord". Paper presented in 6th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies, Cantanhede, 2011.
  57. Ferreira, Ana R.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Veiga, Diana; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Neural Stem Cells for Nervous System Regenerative Therapies: study of NS-5 neuronal differentiation profile". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4rd Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2011.
  58. Constante, Diogo; Pires, E.; Santos, J.; Gomes, P.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Effect of surface wettability on osteoblast adhesion and cytoskeleton organization using SAMs of alkanethiols on gold". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2011.
  59. Costa A.; Ferreira, A.; Ferreira, F.; Silva, N.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Extracellular matrix protein adsorption as a tool to promote cell adhesion: Effect of surface chemistry". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2011.
  60. Moço, Ana A.; Pimentel, A. S.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, A. S.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Gonçalves, Inês. "Fibronectin-mediated endothelial cell adhesion to Chitosan thin films". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2011.
  61. Vasconcelos, Daniel; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Ribeiro, Cristina C.. "Preparation and Characterisation of Porous Microspheres Based on a Naturally Occurring Polymer for Minimally-Invasive Bone Regenerative Therapies". Paper presented in 23rd European Conference on Biomaterials, Tampere, 2010.
  62. Veiga, Diana D.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Piloto, Ana M.; Beça, Francisco F.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; et al. "Scaffold-driven stem cell regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury. Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in ESTOOLS International symposium in Stem Cells in Biology and Disease, Lisbon, 2010.
  63. Neiva, Ismael R.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Sousa, Susana R.; Piloto, Ana M.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Surface modification of chitosan porous scaffolds with recombinant fragments of fibronectin to promote endothelial cell adhesion". Paper presented in IJUP 10 – 3rd Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, Porto, 2010.
  64. Amaral, Isabel F.; Unger, Ronald; Fuchs, Sabine; Beça, Francisco; Mendonça, Ana M.; Piloto, Ana M.; Sousa, Susana R.; et al. "Fibronectin-mediated endothelialization of chitosan porous matrices". Paper presented in 2nd Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in regenerative Medicine, Barcelona, 2009.
  65. Barbosa, Judite N.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Evaluation of the Effect of the Degree of Acetylation on the Inflammatory Response to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds". Paper presented in 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, Lausanne, 2009.
  66. Amaral, Isabel F.; Abranches, Elsa; Beça, Francisco F.; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mario A.; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Evaluation of fibrin gel for the culture of embryonic neural stem cells derived in serum free medium". Paper presented in 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, Lausanne, 2009.
  67. Amaral, Isabel F.; Beça, Francisco F.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mário A.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Henrique, Domingos; Pego, Ana P.. "Cell Culture Parameters Optimization for Co-transplantation of Neural Stem Cells with Endothelial Cells in a Fibrin Gel". Paper presented in 10th Advanced Summer Course in Cell-Materials Interactions - Self-Assembly: from nature to clinics, Porto, 2009.
  68. Amaral, Isabel F.; Beça. Francisco F.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mário A.; Henrique, Domingos; Pego, Ana P.. "Co-transplantation of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin gel: optimization of cell culture parameters". Paper presented in 4th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) – Novel Frontiers in Stem Cell Research, Lisbon, 2009.
  69. Amaral, Isabel F.; Unger, Ronald E.; Fuchs, Sabine; Sousa, Susana R.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pego, Ana P.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.. "Endothelialization of chitosan porous scaffolds". Paper presented in 9th Advanced Course on Cell Materials Interactions – Bioinspired matrices for tissue regeneration, Porto, 2008.
  70. Oliveira, Serafim; Amaral, Isabel F. (9016-5637-280D); Barbosa, Mário A.; Teixeira, Cristina. "Engineering endochondral bone: In vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, Amsterdam, 2008.
  71. Amaral, Isabel F. (9016-5637-280D); Unger, Ronald; Fuchs, Sabine; Sousa, Susana R.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.. "Chitosan 3D porous scaffold colonization by human microvascular endothelial cells". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, Amsterdam, 2008.
  72. Amaral, Isabel F.; Silva, Lara; Sousa, Susana R.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Pego, Ana P.. "Protein radiolabeling as a powerful tool to assess protein affinity to porous chitosan matrices". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, Amsterdam, 2008.
  73. Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Chitosan matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies". Paper presented in II Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Porto, 2007.
  74. Oliveira, Serafim M.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Teixeira, Cristina. "Engineering endochondral bone: in vivo studies". Paper presented in 85th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research - IADR/AADR, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2007.
  75. Teixeira, Cristina; Oliveira, Serafim M.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Engineering endochondral bone: in vitro studies". Paper presented in 85th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research - IADR/AADR, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2007.
  76. Amaral, Isabel F.; Cordeiro, Ana L.; Lamghari, Meriem; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Fibronectin adsorption and osteogenic cells response to chitosan films: The effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine, Capri, 2006.
  77. Barbosa, Mário A.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Barbosa, Judite N.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Sousa, Susana R.; Granja, Pedro L.; Brás, Manuela. "Revisiting the protein-material interfacial chemistry". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine, Capri, 2006.
  78. Amaral, Isabel F.; Cordeiro, Ana L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Fibronectin adsorption and films: The human osteoblastic cells attachment, spreading and short-term proliferation on chitosan effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in 1st Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine, Suzhou, 2006.
  79. Amaral, Isabel F.; Lamghari, Meriem; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Rat bone marrow stromal cells osteogenic differentiation on chitosan membranes: the effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in 19th European Conference on Biomaterials, Sorrento, 2005.
  80. Amaral, Isabel F.; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Fibronectin adsorption and human osteoblastic cells attachment, spreading and short-term proliferation on chitosan films: the effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in 6th Advanced Course in Cell-Material Interactions at Molecular Level, Porto, 2005.
  81. Amaral, Isabel F.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Three-dimensional culture of osteoblast-like cells in chitosan sponges: the effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers, Granada, 2005.
  82. Navarro, Melba; Engel, Elisabeth; Ginebra, M. Pau; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Planell, Josep A.. "Fully biodegradable PLA/CaP glass composite material for bone regeneration: In vitro cell response". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers, Granada, 2005.
  83. Navarro, Melba; Amaral, Isabel F.; Engel, Elisabeth; Barbosa, Mário A.; Ginebra, M. Pau; Planell, Josep A.. "Fully biodegradable PLA/CaP glass composite material for bone regeneration: surface properties and in vitro cell response". Paper presented in 9th Annual Seminar & meeting of Ceramics, Cells and Tissues, Faenza, 2004.
  84. Amaral, Isabel F.; Almeida, M José; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Growth and differentiation of rat bone marrow cells in the presence of chitosan extract". Paper presented in 17th European Conference on Biomaterials, Barcelona, 2002.
  85. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Saramago, Benilde; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Surface chemistry and cytotoxicity of phosphorylated chitosan membranes". Paper presented in European Society for Biomaterials Conference, London, 2001.
  86. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Melo, Luís V.; Saramago, Benilde; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Chemical modification of chitosan membranes via phosphorylation". Paper presented in 4th Conference of the European Chitin Society, Ancona, 2001.
  87. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Melo, Luís V.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Phosphorylation of chitosan membranes". Paper presented in BioEng’00, 5th Portuguese Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Coimbra, 2000.
Conference paper
  1. Bessa, Sílvia; Quelhas, Pedro; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Automatic quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres". Paper presented in 6th Iberian conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IbPRIA), Funchal, 2013.
Conference poster
  1. O’Neill, Kelly; Santos, Sofia D.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho-Kinase 2 small interfering RNA". Paper presented in 8th i3S Annual Meeting, 2019.
  2. Gonçalves, Andreia M.; Barros, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels functionalized with a laminin syndecan-binding peptide support cell viability and neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells". Paper presented in 8th i3S Annual Meeting, 2019.
  3. O’Neill, Kelly; Santos, Sofia D.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho Kinase 2 short interfering RNA (siRNA)". Paper presented in Fourteenth - Young European Scientist - Meeting, 2019.
  4. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Neto, Tânia; Aguiar, Paulo; Barrias, Cristina C.; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Pro-angiogenic effect of fibrin hydrogel functionalization with the T1 sequence from CCN1". Paper presented in Second CellFit Workshop (COST Action CA16119), 2019.
  5. Bento, Ana R.; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "The tethering of a6ß1 integrin- or syndecan-binding peptides enhance outward migration of human embryonic stem-derived neural stem cells". Paper presented in 6th i3S Annual Meeting, Póvoa de Varzim, 2017.
  6. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in 6th i3S Annual Meeting, 2017.
  7. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in International Symposium on Bioinspired Macromolecular Systems, 2017.
  8. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Development of a PEG-based hybrid platform for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells: exploring affinity-binding interactions to immobilize recombinant human laminin". Paper presented in 10th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2017.
  9. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Engineering a hydrogel platform for 3D culture and matrix-assisted transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors". Paper presented in First Annual Meeting of COST Action CA16119 CellFit - In vitro 3-D total cell guidance and fitness, 2017.
  10. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with integrin-specific adhesive cues for therapeutic vascularization in the central nervous system". Paper presented in XV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2017.
  11. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Region-specific Laminin-functionalized Hydrogels for Delivery of Neural Stem/progenitor Cells". Paper presented in Society for Biomaterials 2017 annual meeting & exposition, 2017.
  12. Barros, Daniela; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Laminin-functionalized hydrogels for delivery of neural stem/progenitor cells". Paper presented in 5th i3S Annual Meeting, 2016.
  13. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "HYD1-conjugated fibrin hydrogels promote cell migration of embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in vitro and are permissive to axonal regeneration in vivo". Paper presented in 5th i3S Annual Meeting, 2016.
  14. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Paper presented in 5th i3S Annual Meeting, 2016.
  15. Loureiro, Joana C.; Torres, Ana L.; Aguiar, Paulo; Pinto, Marta T.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2016, 5th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - Disease in Focus, 2016.
  16. Bento, Ana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Oliveira, M. José; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Three-dimensional culture of single embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in fibrin hydrogels: neuronal network formation and matrix remodelling". Paper presented in International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual meeting 2016, 2016.
  17. Silva, Joana N.; Bento, Ana R.; Laundos, Tiago. L; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with alpha6beta1 ligands for transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells". Paper presented in 10th World Biomaterials Congress, 2016.
  18. Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, Joana N.; Assunção, Marisa; Quelhas, Pedro; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, Carla; Oliveira, M. José; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Rotary orbital suspension culture of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells: impact of hydrodynamic culture on aggregate yield, morphology, and cell phenotype". Paper presented in 9th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2015.
  19. Silva, Joana N.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with a6ß1 ligands for neural stem cell-based transplantation therapies". Paper presented in XIV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2015.
  20. Bento, Ana R.; Monteiro, Cátia; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Cell-matrix constructs based on embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells embedded in fibrin hydrogels for central nervous system regeneration". Paper presented in 4º Encontro de doutorandos da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), 2014.
  21. Ferreira, Ana R.; Salvador, Daniela; Cruz, J. S.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Moreno, Pedro M.D.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Fibrin-based delivery of single-stranded antisense nucleotides for spinal cord injury repair". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2014, 3rd International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging, 2014.
  22. Bento, Ana R.; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, M. José; Pego, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "In vitro cell behavior of dissociated embryonic stem-derived neural stem cells in fibrin hydrogels". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), 2014.
  23. Ferreira, Ana R.; Silva, Rita C.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "The endothelial cell neural stem cell cross talk in the context of the development of spinal cord tissue engineering strategies". Paper presented in European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU), 2014.
  24. Silva, Joana; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Visualization and Analysis of Neurospheres Growth in 3D". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop: Visualising Biological Data (VIZBI), 2014.
  25. Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Establishment of a cell culture system to obtain homogeneously sized neurospheres of embryonic stem cell derived neural stem /progenitor cells". Paper presented in Jornadas de Engenharia Química, 2013.
  26. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Validation of a tool for quantifying cell outgrowth from neurospheres in phase contrast microscopy images". Paper presented in 2nd International symposium in applied bioimaging-From molecule to man, 2013.
  27. Bento, Ana R.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Optimization of cell culture parameters for the 3-D culture of single embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in fibrin". Paper presented in XIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2013.
  28. Bento, Ana R.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Optimization of cell culture parameters for the 3-D culture of single embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in fibrin". Paper presented in Advanced Summer School Interrogations at the Biointerface, 2013.
  29. Silva, Joana N.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Effect of different synthetic ligands on neural stem cell (NSC) adhesion, migration, and selectivity towards NSC ¿6¿1 integrin subunits". Paper presented in 8th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2013.
  30. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "Automatic quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres". Paper presented in IJUP’13 – 6th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2013.
  31. Laundos, Tiago L.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Establishment of a cell culture system to obtain homogeneous neurospheres of embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived neural progenitors". Paper presented in IJUP’13 – 6th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2013.
  32. Vasconcelos, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Inflammatory Reaction to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds with Distinct Degrees of Acetylation: Differences in the Macrophage Response". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology, 2012.
  33. Bessa, Sílvia; Amaral, Isabel F.; Quelhas, Pedro. "An automatic image analysis system for the quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres, 4th Symposium on Bioengineerin". Paper presented in , 4th Symposium on Bioengineering, 2012.
  34. Silva, Joana N.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Evaluation of different synthetic peptides ability to promote integrin-mediated cell adhesion and migration of ES-derived neural stem cells". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging, 2012.
  35. Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Dissecting the ES-derived neural stem cells cross-talk with endothelial cells in a 3-D co-culture system". Paper presented in Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging, 2012.
  36. Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cross-talk of ES-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin-based 3-D co-culture system". Paper presented in 3rd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) World Congress, 2012.
  37. Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Judite N.; Monteiro, Cátia; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Mario A.. "Recruitment of Macrophages and Formation of Foreign Body Giant Cells Following 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds". Paper presented in 3rd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) World Congress, 2012.
  38. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Evaluation of a6ß1 ligands ability to promote cell adhesion and spreading of ES-derived neural stem cells". Paper presented in 7th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2012.
  39. Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Mar. Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela N.; Lopes, Cátia; Veiga, Diana; Neiva, Ismael R.; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in VIII Congresso Português de Neurorradiologia, 2012.
  40. Silva, Joana; Laundos, Tiago L.; Quelhas, Pedro; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Evaluation of a6ß1 ligands ability to promote cell adhesion and spreading of ES-derived neural stem cells". Paper presented in I3S Scientific retreat, 2012.
  41. Silva, Rita C.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pego, Ana P.. "A biomimetic fibrin-based hydrogel functionalized with VEGF for the treatment of spinal cord lesions". Paper presented in I3S Scientific retreat, 2012.
  42. Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Exploring the cross-talk of ES-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin-based 3-D co-culture system". Paper presented in 7th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells & Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2012.
  43. Ferreira, Ana R.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Veiga, Diana; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cross-talk of ES-derived Neural Stem Cells with Endothelial Cells in a Fibrin-based Hydrogel". Paper presented in Advanced Summer School Interrogations at the Biointerface, 2011.
  44. Pêgo, Ana P.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela N.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Lopes, Cátia; Veiga, Diana; Neiva, Ismael M.; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting Neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in XII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2011.
  45. Amaral, Isabel F.; Ferreira, Ana R.; Veiga, Diana; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; et al. "Evaluation of a fibrin gel for transplantation of embryonic stem cell derived neuroprogenitors into the injured spinal cord". Paper presented in I3S Scientific retreat, 2011.
  46. Ferreira, Ana R.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cross-talk between neural stem cells and endothelial cells in a 3D fibrin matrix: exploring neural stem cell proliferation, survival and differentiation". Paper presented in I3S Scientific retreat, 2011.
  47. Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Veiga, Diana; Neiva, Ismael; Ferreira, Ana R.; Abranches, Elsa; et al. "Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in i3S Scientific retreat, 2011.
  48. Ferreira, Ana R.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Veiga, Diana; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Neural Stem Cells for Nervous System Regenerative Therapies: study of NS-5 neuronal differentiation profiler". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2011.
  49. Constante, Diogo; Pires, E.; Santos, J.; Gomes, P.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Effect of surface wettability on osteoblast adhesion and cytoskeleton organization using SAMs of alkanethiols on gold". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2011.
  50. Costa, A.; Ferreira, A.; Ferreira, F.; Silva, N.; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Extracellular matrix protein adsorption as a tool to promote cell adhesion: Effect of surface chemistry". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2011.
  51. Moço, Ana A.; Pimentel, Ana S.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, A. S.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Gonçalves, Inês C.. "Fibronectin-mediated endothelial cell adhesion to Chitosan thin films". Paper presented in IJUP 11 – 4th Meeting of Young Researchers at UP, 2011.
  52. Vasconcelos, Daniel; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Ribeiro, Cristina C.. "Preparation and Characterisation of Porous Microspheres Based on a Naturally Occurring Polymer for Minimally-Invasive Bone Regenerative Therapies". Paper presented in 23rd European Conference on Biomaterials, 2010.
  53. Veiga, Diana; Amaral, Isabel F.; Piloto, Ana M.; Beça, Francisco F.; Mar, Fernando M.; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; et al. "Scaffold-driven stem cell regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury.Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in ESTOOLS International symposium in Stem Cells in Biology and Disease, 2010.
  54. Neiva, Ismael; Amaral, Isabel F.; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Sousa, Susana R.; Piloto, Ana M.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Surface modification of chitosan porous scaffolds with recombinant fragments of fibronectin to promote endothelial cell adhesion". Paper presented in i3S Scientific retreat, 2010.
  55. Veiga, Diana; Amaral, Isabel F.; Piloto, Ana M.; Beça, Francisco F.; Mar, Fernando; Rocha, Daniela; Abranches, Elsa; et al. "Scaffold-driven stem–cell regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury. Biomimeting neurogenesis in the CNS". Paper presented in i3S Scientific retreat, 2010.
  56. Amaral, Isabel F.; Abranches, Elsa; Beça, Francisco F.; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mário A.; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Evaluation of fibrin gel for the culture of embryonic neural stem cells derived in serum free medium". Paper presented in 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, 2009.
  57. Beça, Francisco F.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mario A.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Cell Culture Parameters Optimization for Co-transplantation of Neural Stem Cells with Endothelial Cells in a Fibrin Gel". Paper presented in 10th Advanced Summer Course in Cell-Materials Interactions - Self-Assembly: from nature to clinics, 2009.
  58. Antunes, Joana I.; Pereira, A. C.; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Gonçalves, Raquel; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Granja, Pedro L.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Chitosan-based Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Tissue Engineering Applications". Paper presented in 10th Advanced Summer Course in Cell-Materials Interactions - Self-Assembly: from nature to clinics, 2009.
  59. Beça, Francisco F.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Abranches, Elsa; Bekman, Evguenia; Barbosa, Mário A.; Henrique, Domingos; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Co-transplantation of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin gel: optimization of cell culture parameters". Paper presented in 4th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) – Novel Frontiers in Stem Cell Research, 2009.
  60. Amaral, Isabel F.; Unger, Ronald E.; Fuchs, Sabine; Sousa, Susana R.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.. "Endothelialization of chitosan porous scaffolds". Paper presented in 9th Advanced Course on Cell Materials Interactions – Bioinspired matrices for tissue regeneration, 2008.
  61. Amaral, Isabel F.; Silva, Lara; Sousa, Susana R.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Barbosa, Mario A.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Protein radiolabeling as a powerful tool to assess protein affinity to porous chitosan matrices". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, 2008.
  62. Oliveira, Serafim; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Teixeira, Cristina. "Engineering endochondral bone: in vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, 2008.
  63. Oliveira, Serafim M.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Teixeira, Cristina. "Engineering endochondral bone: in vivo studies". Paper presented in 85th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research - IADR/AADR, 2007.
  64. Teixeira, Cristina; Oliveira, Serafim M.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Engineering endochondral bone: in vitro studies". Paper presented in 85th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research - IADR/AADR, 2007.
  65. Amaral, Isabel F.; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Fibronectin adsorption and human osteoblastic cells attachment, spreading and short-term proliferation on chitosan films: the effect of the degree of acetylation". Paper presented in 6th Advanced Course in Cell-Material Interactions at Molecular Level, 2005.
  66. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Melo, Luís V.; Saramago, Benilde; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Functionalization of chitosan membranes via phosphorylation". Paper presented in EMBO/FEBS Workshop on AFM Applications in Biology, 2004.
  67. Granja, Pedro L.; Silva, Ana I.N.; Borges, João P.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Preparation and characterization of injectable chitosan-hydroxyapatite microspheres". Paper presented in Bioceramics 16, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, 2003.
  68. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Melo, Luís V.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Phosphorylation of chitosan membranes". Paper presented in BioEng’00, 5th Portuguese Conference on Biomedical Engineering, 2000.
Journal article
  1. Barros, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Laminin-Inspired Cell-Instructive Microenvironments for Neural Stem Cells". Biomacromolecules 21 2 (2019): 276-293. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31789020.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01319
  2. Loureiro, Joana; Torres, Ana Luísa; Neto, Tânia; Aguiar, Paulo; Barrias, Cristina C.; Pinto, Marta Teixeira; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Conjugation of the T1 sequence from CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization". Materials Science and Engineering: C 104 (2019): 109847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.109847.
    10.1016/j.msec.2019.109847
  3. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Conde-Sousa, Eduardo; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "An affinity-based approach to engineer laminin-presenting cell instructive microenvironments". Biomaterials 192 (2019): 601-611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.10.039.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.10.039
  4. Barros, Daniela; Conde-Sousa, Eduardo; Gonçalves, Andreia M.; Han, Woojin M.; García, Andrés J.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineering Hydrogels with Affinity-Bound Laminin as 3D Neural Stem Cell Culture Systems". Biomaterials Science 7 (2019): 5338-5349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9bm00348g.
    10.1039/c9bm00348g
  5. Moreno, Pedro M.D.; Ferreira, Ana R.; Salvador, Daniela; Rodrigues, M. Teresa; Torrado, Marília; Carvalho, Eva D.; Tedebark, U.; et al. "Hydrogel-Assisted Antisense LNA Gapmer Delivery for In Situ Gene Silencing in Spinal Cord Injury". Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids 11 (2018): 393-406. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85045213607&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.omtn.2018.03.009
  6. Han, Woojin M.; Anderson, Shannon E.; Mohiuddin, Mahir; Barros, Daniela; Nakhai, Shadi A.; Shin, Eunjung; Amaral, Isabel F.; et al. "Synthetic matrix enhances transplanted satellite cell engraftment in dystrophic and aged skeletal muscle with comorbid trauma". Science Advances 4 8 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052200928&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1126/sciadv.aar4008
  7. Silva, Joana; Bento, Ana R.; Barros, Daniela; Laundos, Tiago L.; Sousa, Susana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Sousa, Mónica M.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Fibrin functionalization with synthetic adhesive ligands interacting with a6ß1 integrin receptor enhance neurite outgrowth of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors". Acta Biomaterialia 59 (2017): 243-256. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85023776762&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2017.07.013
  8. Laundos, Tiago L.; Silva, Joana; Assunção, Marisa; Quelhas, Pedro; Monteiro, Cátia; Oliveira, Carla; Oliveira, M.J.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Rotary orbital suspension culture of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells: impact of hydrodynamic culture on aggregate yield, morphology and cell phenotype". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 11 8 (2017): 2227-2240. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84975769766&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.2121
  9. Bento, Ana R.; Quelhas, Pedro; Oliveira, M.J.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Three-dimensional culture of single embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in fibrin hydrogels: neuronal network formation and matrix remodelling". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 11 12 (2017): 3494-3507. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85007489760&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.2262
  10. Vasconcelos, Daniela P.; Costa, Madalena; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators". Biomaterials 37 (2015): 116-123. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922253992&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.10.035
  11. Barros, Daniela; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Biomimetic synthetic self-assembled hydrogels for cell transplantation". Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 15 13 (2015): 1209-1226. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929622149&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  12. Vasconcelos, Daniela P.; Costa, Madalena; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Development of an immunomodulatory biomaterial: Using resolvin D1 to modulate inflammation". Biomaterials 53 (2015): 566-573. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84927935709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.120
  13. Amaral, Isabel F.; Neiva, Ismael; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Sousa, Susana R.; Piloto, Ana M.; Lopes, Cátia D.F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Endothelialization of chitosan porous conduits via immobilization of a recombinant fibronectin fragment (rhFNIII7-10)". Acta Biomaterialia 9 3 (2013): 5643-5652. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873199566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2012.10.029
  14. Vasconcelos, Daniela P.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Costa, Madalena; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Judite N.. "Macrophage polarization following chitosan implantation". Biomaterials 34 38 (2013): 9952-9959. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885383515&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.09.012
  15. Fernandes, Mariana; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Nardecchia, Stefania; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Martins, M. Cristina L.. "Modulation of stability and mucoadhesive properties of chitosan microspheres for therapeutic gastric application". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 454 1 (2013): 116-124. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884163785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.068
  16. Amaral, Isabel F.; Sousa, Susana R.; Neiva, Ismael; Marcos-Silva, Lara; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Kinetics and isotherm of fibronectin adsorption to three-dimensional porous chitosan scaffolds explored by ¹²5I-radiolabelling". Biomatter 3 2 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85003047280&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4161/biom.24791
  17. Barbosa, Judite N.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Águas, Artur P.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Evaluation of the effect of the degree of acetylation on the inflammatory response to 3D porous chitosan scaffolds". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 93 1 (2010): 20-28. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649219383&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.32499
  18. Oliveira, Serafim M.; Mijares, Dindo Q.; Turner, Gloria; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Teixeira, Cristina C.. "Engineering endochondral bone: In vivo studies". Tissue Engineering - Part A 15 3 (2009): 635-643. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64549096039&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0052
  19. Amaral, Isabel F.; Unger, Ronald E.; Fuchs, Sabine; Mendonça, Ana M.; Sousa, Susana R.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Pêgo, Ana P.; Kirkpatrick, Charles J.. "Fibronectin-mediated endothelialisation of chitosan porous matrices". Biomaterials 30 29 (2009): 5465-5475. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-68549107574&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.06.056
  20. Oliveira, Serafim M.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Teixeira, Cristina C.. "Engineering endochondral bone: In vitro studies". Tissue Engineering - Part A 15 3 (2009): 625-634. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64549143844&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0051
  21. Navarro, Melba; Engel, Elisabeth; Planell, Josep A.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Barbosa, Mário A.; Ginebra, M. Pau. "Surface characterization and cell response of a PLA/CaP glass biodegradable composite material". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 85 2 (2008): 477-486. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-42149187233&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.31546
  22. Amaral, Isabel F.; Cordeiro, Ana L.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Attachment, spreading and short-term proliferation of human osteoblastic cells cultured on chitosan films with different degrees of acetylation". Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 18 4 (2007): 469-485. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34347375992&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1163/156856207780425068
  23. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Melo, Luís V.; Saramago, Benilde; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Functionalization of chitosan membranes through phosphorylation: Atomic force microscopy, wettability, and cytotoxicity studies". Journal of Applied Polymer Science 102 1 (2006): 276-284. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33749478403&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/app.23737
  24. Amaral, Isabel F.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Three-dimensional culture of human osteoblastic cells in chitosan sponges: The effect of the degree of acetylation". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 76 2 (2006): 335-346. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645101773&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.30522
  25. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Chemical modification of chitosan by phosphorylation: An XPS, FT-IR and SEM study". Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 16 12 (2005): 1575-1593. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644875542&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1163/156856205774576736
  26. Amaral, Isabel F.; Lamghari, Meriem; Sousa, Susana R.; Sampaio, Paula; Barbosa, Mário A.. "Rat bone marrow stromal cell osteogenic differentiation and fibronectin adsorption on chitosan membranes: The effect of the degree of acetylation". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 75 2 (2005): 387-397. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-26844551535&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.30436
  27. Barbosa, Mario A.; Granja, Pedro L.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Polysaccharides as scaffolds for bone regeneration". ITBM-RBM 26 3 (2005): 212-217. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-20744434609&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rbmret.2005.04.006
  28. Amaral, Isabel F.; Granja, Pedro L.; Barbosa, Mario A.. "In vitro Mineralisation of Chitosan Membranes Carrying Phosphate Functionalities". Key Engineering Materials 254-256 (2004): 577-580. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0347516180&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  29. Granja, Pedro L.; Silva, Ana I.N.; Borges, João P.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Amaral, Isabel F.. "Preparation and Characterization of Injectable Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Microspheres". Key Engineering Materials 254-256 (2004): 573-576. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0346885566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Amaral, Isabel F.. "Chitosan Matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2006. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2784/e2bca11b9c55b8d62823fb24265b6a760074.pdf.

Intellectual property

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  1. 2020. "Laminin immobilization, methods and uses thereof.".
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Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/03/16 The Go4GreenLab - a Partnership with 5 EU Universities to Green Up research labs Max Planck Sustainability Seminars
Max Planck Sustainability Network (Germany)
2019/07/25 Cell instructive hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation therapies Neurobiology and Neurologic Disorders integrative program seminar
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07/15 Engineered hydrogels with site-specific immobilized laminin as defined 3D neural stem cell matrices 1st Minho Meeting on Spinal Cord Injury and 1st International Meeting of the Portuguese Network for SCI Research
Portuguese Network for SCI Research (Braga, Portugal)
2019/02/22 Biofunctionalized matrices for cell delivery and tissue repair XIV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica, Portugal)
2018/11/17 Neural Stem Cells Doctoral Program in Neurosciences - Clinical Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry and Mental Health branch
FMUP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/10/02 Engineered substrates with site-specific immobilized laminin for modulation of neural stem cell behavior Second Annual Meeting
COST Action CA16119 CellFit - In vitro 3-D total cell guidance and fitness, (Dvar, Croatia)
2017/09/04 Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization 28th Annual Conference
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) (Athens, Greece)
2017/06/20 Functionalization of fibrin hydrogels with a6ß1 integrin-binding adhesive peptides for delivery of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors 6th Advanced Summer School - Interrogations at the BioInterface – The Research/Clinic Interface at the Spine
i3S Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) and Institite for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) (Porto, Portugal)
2017/05/21 Conjugation of the integrin a6ß1 binding domain of the angiogenic inducer CCN1 to fibrin hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization 6th China Europe Symposium in Biomaterials on regenerative Medicine (CESB2017)
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) and Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM) (Porto, Portugal)
2016/11/18 HYD1-conjugated fibrin hydrogels promote cell migration of embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in vitro and are permissive to axonal regeneration in vivo 1st international symposium “BRAIN WITHOUT BORDERS - modeling, disease and repair
Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/10/27 HYD1-conjugated fibrin hydrogels promote cell migration of embryonic stem-derived neural/stem progenitor cells in vitro and are permissive to axonal regeneration in vivo Bioimaging 2016, 5th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - Disease in Focus
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/10/13 Enhancing fibrin hydrogel affinity towards pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) 2ª Reunião da Rede Lesões Vertebro-Medulares (REDE LVMs)
Rede Lesões Vertebro-Medulares (REDE LVMs) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/05/17 Local application of LNA-based antisense oligonucleotides in a strategy for spinal cord injury treatment 10th World Biomaterials Congress
(Montréal, Canada)
2016/05/05 Matrizes biomiméticas para entrega de progenitores neurais I Jornadas de Bioengenharia
UTAD - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2015/11/05 Rotary orbital suspension culture of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells: impact of hydrodynamic culture on aggregate yield, morphology, and cell phenotype Bioimaging 2015, 4th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging-The pre-clinical challenge in 3D
(Porto, Portugal)
2015/10/04 Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators ESF-EMBO Conference on Interaction Between the Immune System and Nanomaterials: Safety and Medical Exploitation
European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) (Pultusk, Poland)
2015/07/10 Biomimetic matrices for delivery of stem cell-derived neural progenitors Special Development in Action (DiA) Meeting
Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology (SPBD) (Porto, Portugal)
2014/06/10 Development of fibrin hydrogels functionalized with covalently bound alpha6beta1 ligands for neural stem cell (NSC) based transplantation therapies European Chapter Meeting
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU)) (Genova, Italy)
2014/02/26 BioMateriais em Medicina Regenerativa VI Encontro de Ciências Biomédicas & Dentárias”, Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Universidade Fernando Pessoa (Porto, Portugal)
2013/09/08 Macrophage Response to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds with Distinct Degrees of Acetylation 25th European Conference on Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Madrid, Spain)
2013/06/17 Automatic Image Analysis Quantification Of Cell Outgrowth from Neurospheres European Chapter Meeting
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) (Istambul, Turkey)
2013/06/05 Automatic quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres 6th Iberian conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IbPRIA)
Spanish and Portuguese chapters of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) (Madeira, Portugal)
2013/02/04 Design and in vitro biological assessment of biomaterials for combinatorial regenerative therapies in the spinal cord Advanced course on Introduction to cell culture techniques for regenerative therapies
INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (Porto, Portugal)
2013/01/18 A Engenharia Biomédica Semana das Profissões - Painel das Engenharias – Biomédica
Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Porto, Portugal)
2012/09/20 An automatic image analysis system for the quantification of cell outgrowth from neurospheres Bioimaging 2012, 1st International symposium in applied bioimaging
(Porto, Portugal)
2012/06/01 Covalent binding of a recombinant fibronectin fragment (rhFNIII7-10) to chitosan porous conduits: rhFNIII7-10 amount, conformation, and correlation with endothelial cell behavior 9th Word Biomaterials Congress
(Chengdu, China)
2011/06/07 Scaffold-driven regenerative therapy for the spinal cord injury - Biomimeting Neurogenesis in the CNS Annual Meeting
European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) (Granada, Spain)
2011/06/07 Immobilization of recombinant fibronectin fragments on chitosan hollowed porous scaffolds to promote endothelialisation Annual Meeting
European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) (Granada, Spain)
2011/06/07 Evaluation of a fibrin gel for transplantation of embryonic stem-derived neuroprogenitors into the injured spinal cord Annual Meeting
European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) (Granada, Spain)
2011/04/28 Evaluation of a fibrin gel for transplantation of embryonic stem cell derived neuroprogenitors into the injured spinal cord 6th Annual International Meeting
Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2011/03/23 Aplicação de biomateriais em terapias regenerativas do sistema nervoso IV Jornadas de Bioquímica
UTAD - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2010/05/13 Angiogenic strategies in regenerative therapies Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica
FEUP - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2010/02/17 Surface modification of chitosan porous scaffolds with recombinant fragments of fibronectin to promote endothelial cell adhesion IJUP 10 – 3rd Meeting of Young Researchers at UP
University of Porto (UP) (Porto, Portugal)
2009/12/11 Extracellular-matrix analogs for bone and CNS cell-based regenerative therapies Seminários em Engenharia Biomédica do Mestrado e Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Biomédica
FEUP - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2009/11/17 Fibronectin-mediated endothelialization of chitosan porous matrices 2nd Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in regenerative Medicine
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) and Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM) (Barcelona, Spain)
2009/09/07 Evaluation of the Effect of the Degree of Acetylation on the Inflammatory Response to 3D Porous Chitosan Scaffolds 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) ( Lausanne, Switzerland)
2009/04/29 Co-transplantation of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin gel: optimization of cell culture parameters 4th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies – Novel Frontiers in Stem Cell Research
Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2008/05/28 Chitosan 3D porous scaffold colonization by human microvascular endothelial cells 8th World Biomaterials Congress
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2008/03/07 Biomaterials - state of the art and prospects
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2007/10/10 Terapias celulares para bioengenharia tecidual óssea: desenvolvimento de matrizes porosas de quitosana
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) (Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)
2007/06/04 Chitosan matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies II Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas
(Porto, Portugal)
2006/06/11 Revisiting the protein-material interfacial chemistry International Conference on Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine
(Capri, Italy)
2006/06/11 Fibronectin adsorption and osteogenic cells response to chitosan films: The effect of the degree of acetylation International Conference on Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine
(Capri, Italy)
2006/04/07 Chitosan Matrices for Cell-based Bone Regenerative Therapies First Sino-Portugal Workshop on Health Sciences and Biotechnology
(Hangzhou, China)
2006/04/03 Fibronectin adsorption and human osteoblastic cells attachment, spreading and short-term proliferation on chitosan films: The effect of the degree of acetylation 1st Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) and Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM) (Suzhou, China)
2005/09/11 Rat bone marrow stromal cells osteogenic differentiation on chitosan membranes: the effect of the degree of acetylation 19th European Conference on Biomaterials (ESB2005)
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) (Sorrento, Italy)
2005/06/16 Three-dimensional culture of osteoblast-like cells in chitosan sponges: the effect of the degree of acetylation 6th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers
(Granada, Spain)
2005/06/16 Fully biodegradable PLA/CaP glass composite material for bone regeneration: In vitro cell response 6th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers
(Granada, Spain)
2004/09/28 Fully biodegradable PLA/CaP glass composite material for bone regeneration: surface properties and in vitro cell response 9th Annual Seminar & meeting of Ceramics, Cells and Tissues
(Faenza, Italy)
2003/11/06 In vitro mineralisation of chitosan membranes carrying phosphate functionalities Bioceramics 16, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine
International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Porto, Portugal)
2002/09/11 Growth and differentiation of rat bone marrow cells in the presence of chitosan extract 17th European Conference on Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Barcelona, Spain)
2001/09/12 Surface chemistry and cytotoxicity of phosphorylated chitosan membranes 16th meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (London, United Kingdom)
2001/05/06 Chemical modification of chitosan membranes via phosphorylation 4th Conference of the European Chitin Society
European Chitin Society (Ancona, Italy)
2001/03/01 Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. Synthesis and biological behavior evaluation CERC-3 Workshop on Functional Polymers
(Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/23 Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography
Supervisor
 Project and Laboratory Techniques (PTL) (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 Biofunctionalization of PEG-4Mal hydrogels with AG73 peptide and its impact on neural stem cell behavior
Supervisor
 Projeto de investigação (EBE0209) (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/12 Biofunctionalization of PEG-4Mal hydrogels with AG73 peptide and its impact on neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation. I3S (09/10 to 12/19).
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/02/04 - 2019/10/15 Biofunctionalization of PEG-4Mal hydrogels with AG73 peptide and its impact on neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation
Supervisor of Andreia Patrícia Moura Gonçalves
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/10/15 Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho-Kinase 2 short interfering RNA
Supervisor of Kelly Louise O’Neill
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07/18 Development of hybrid nanosystems based on membrane lipids as SPIONs nanocarriers for Staphylococcus aureus biofilms disruption
Co-supervisor of Filipa de Almeida Soares
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014/06/01 - 2019/05/22 Engineered platforms with site-specific immobilized laminin for neural applications
Co-supervisor of Daniela Filipa dos Santos Barros
Biotecnologia Molecular e Celular Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/10/18 Development of an injectable self-assembled bioactive hybrid hydrogel
Supervisor of Tânia Sofia de Sousa Magalhães Neto
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07/20 Lipid-based nanocarriers for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability and their safety evaluation
Co-supervisor of Daniela Oliveira Resende
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for anti-Rho-Kinase 1 or 2 short interfering RNA
Supervisor of Kelly Louise O’Neill
2013 - 2018/05/09 Improving neurite outgrowth in 3D hydrogel matrices by mimicking cell receptor-ECM interactions occurring in neurogenic niches: an engineering approach to develop more efficient neural stem cell hydrogel carriers
Supervisor of Ana Rita Das Neves Lagarto Bento
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for anti-Rho-Kinase 1 and 2 short interfering RNA
Supervisor of Kelly Louise O’Neill
 Bioengenharia - Projeto integrado (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/10/12 Functionalization of fibrin-based hydrogel matrices with angiogenic physical cues as a strategy to promote the vascularization of tissue- engineered implants
Supervisor of Joana Catarina Cunha Dias Soares Loureiro
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2015/10/06 Effect of immobilized a6ß1 synthetic ligands on the behavior of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in 3D fibrin hydrogels
Supervisor of Joana Catarina Santos Leite
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014/03 - 2015/07 Development and biological characterization of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for anti-Rho-kinase 1 and 2 short interfering RNA (siRNA-ROCK1/2)
Supervisor of Marisa S. de Oliveira Assunção
 Research technician in the framework of project NeurON
2012/12 - 2015/03 Preparation and characterization of fibrin hydrogels with immobilized peptides for transplantation of ES-derived neural stem cells into the spinal cord
Supervisor of Joana Catarina Neto da Silva
2013/01 - 2013/12 Development and biological characterization of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system
Co-supervisor of Patrick Kennedy
Research technician n the framework of project NeurON
2013/02 - 2013/10/21 Establisment of a Cell Culture System to Obtain Homogeneously Sized Neurospheres of Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells
Supervisor of Tiago Luís Laundos dos Santos
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/09 - 2013/10 Evaluation of radial outgrowth/migration from neurospheres in functionalized 3D hydrogels
Supervisor of Silvia da Conceição Neto Bessa
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/02 - 2012/10/23 Evaluation of the proliferation of mouse embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel
Co-supervisor of Rita Catarina Assunção Ribeiro Silva
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/24 Evaluation of different synthetic ligands ability to promote cell migration of ES-derived neural stem cells: a step forward to the development of molecularly-designed hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation
Supervisor of Joana Catarina Neto da Silva
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/03 - 2012/02 Evaluation of four different synthetic a6ß1 ligands ability to promote cell adhesion of ES-derived neural stem cells (ES-derived NSCs): a step forward to the development of molecularly-designed hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation
Supervisor of Tiago L. Laundos dos Santos
2010/02 - 2011/11/22 Cross-talk of ES-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel: Optimization of a co-culture system
Co-supervisor of Ana Rita Ferreira
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010/09 - 2010/11 Evaluation of the behaviour of mouse ES-derived neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel
Co-supervisor of Thomas van Berkel
2009/12 - 2010/08 Preparation of a biomimetic hydrogel based on fibrin functionalized with VEGF and laminin fragments for the treatment of Spinal Cord Lesions
Co-supervisor of Daniela N. Rocha
 Research technician in the framework of project Neural Talk
2009/12 - 2010/08 Evaluation of the behavior of mouse ES-derived neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel cultured in the presence of endothelial cells (ECs) or EC-conditioned media
Co-supervisor of Diana A. D. Veiga
 Research technician in the framework of project Neural Talk
2008/09 - 2009/09 Co-culture of microvascular endothelial cells and neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel towards the development of novel stem-cells therapies
Supervisor of Francisco A. F. Ferro de Beça
 Medicina (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009/04 - 2009/07 Surface modification of chitosan porous scaffolds with recombinant fragments of fibronectin to promote endothelial cell adhesion.
Supervisor of Ismael Neiva
 Bioquímica - Projecto/Estágio (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2008/05 - 2009/04 Preparation of 3D porous tubular scaffolds functionalized with cell adhesion peptides for the treatment of spinal cord injury
Co-supervisor
 Research technician in the framework of project Neural Talk (Other)
2008/03 - 2008/07 In vitro recreation of the neural stem niches found in the adult CNS towards the development of novel stem-cells therapies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries - Co-culture of microvascular endothelial cells and neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel
Supervisor of Francisco A. F. Ferro de Beça
2007/11 - 2008/05 Development of crosslinked chitosan microspheres with capacity to resist to the stomach acidic conditions and release antibodies for H. pylori
Co-supervisor of Stefania Nardecchia
2007/02 - 2008/02 Preparation and characterization of porous microspheres based on a naturally-occurring polymer for minimally-invasive bone regenerative therapies
Co-supervisor of Daniel F. M. de Vasconcelos
2007/02 - 2008/02 Design of 3-D chitosan porous scaffolds for cell-based regenerative therapies of the central nervous system
Supervisor of Ismael M. Neiva
2007/03 - 2007/07 Culture of human microvasculature endothelial cells within modified chitosan porous scaffolds.
Co-supervisor of Lara Patrícia Markus da Silva
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2003/03/01 - 2003/07/01 Development and characterization of natural materials for biomedical applications
Co-supervisor of Ana Isabel Nascimento Silva
Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/05 - 2017/05 CESB2017, 6th China Europe Symposium in Biomaterials on regenerative Medicine (2017/05/21 - 2017/05/24)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2016 - 2016 5th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - Disease in Focus (2016/10/27 - 2016/10/28)
2016 - 2016 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Biomed Conference (2016/05/11 - 2016/05/15)
2015/11 - 2015/11 4th International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging – The preclinical challenge (2015/11/04 - 2015/11/06)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2015 - 2015 Interrogations at the Biointerface: the nano/medicine interface (2015/06/29 - 2015/07/03)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014 - 2014 3rd Symposium in Applied Bioimaging, Porto - Capturing life in a pixel (2014/10/16 - 2014/10/17)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013 - 2013 International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging - From molecule to man (2013/10/03 - 2013/10/04)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2012 - 2012 International Symposium in Appied Bioimaging - Bridging Development and Application (2012/09/20 - 2012/09/21)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2012 - 2012 7th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (2012/04/26 - 2012/04/27)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2009 - 2009 10th Advanced Summer Course in Cell–Materials Interactions - Self-Assembly: from nature to clinics (2009/06/22 - 2009/06/26)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2008/06 - 2008/06 9th Advanced Summer Course in Cell–Materials Interactions – Bioinspired matrices for tissue regeneration (2008/06/16 - 2008/06/20)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2007 - 2007 8th Advanced Summer Course in Cell –Materials Interactions – Inflammation in tissue repair and regeneration (2007/06/18 - 2007/06/22)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
2004/09 - 2005/09 Organization of the Biointerfaces group Journal Club (weekly meetings) (2004/09 - 2005/09)
Meeting
 Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/22 - 2023/09/22 GreenLabs Portugal Symposium
Symposium
 Promoting Sustainability in Research
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/08 This Project management course (30 hrs) provided an introduction to project management and equipped participants with basic skills in managing research projects namely: - From research question to project description; - Scheduling: milestones, tasks, and charts; - Time management: managing yourself and the work; - Team management: the right person for the right job. - Risks: identification and management; - Financial issues; - Project communication, dissemination and exploitation.
Workshop
 Research Project Management - 2nd edition, Porto
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/01/13 - 2022/01/21 Interactive and interdisciplinary workshop (40 hrs) in which the participants learned about the new trends in communication and acquired skills that allowed them to produce strategies to participate actively in science communication.
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/07 Course program (approx. 33 hours): - Fundamentals of Bioethics & Research Ethics - Good Research/er: what it is and why it matters - Preventing & Managing Conflicts: Communication & Decision Making - Authorship Issues - Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism & Questionable Practices - Data Management/Manipulation - Privacy, Confidentiality & Data Protection - Biobanks & Genomic Research - Human Research Ethics - Vulnerabilty & Equity in Human Research | Integrity & Ethics in Animal Research - Mentor & Mentee responsibilities; Career Development
Seminar
 Training Course in Research Ethics &Integrity
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/03/19 - 2018/03/29 This course was the second module of a series of modules in statistics applied to the life sciences. This course addressed a range of studies design and techniques to analyze the experimental data, such as analysis of variance (ANOVA), fixed and random e­ffects models, repeated measures, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Workshop
 Applied statistical methods with R: analysis of variance - module 2
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/01/15 - 2018/01/16 Career development opportunities for researchers and PhD students Career development opportunities for researchers and PhD students
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/10/09 - 2017/10/11 Experimental design and analysis of data for research with animals to make results from animal experiments more reliable, robust and reproducible, while avoiding animal waste and complying with the 3Rs of animal research, with particular emphasis on Reduction and Refinement.
Workshop
 Experimental design and analysis of data for research with animals
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2017/06/02 - 2017/06/03 Short course providing an introduction to basic concepts of statistical methods and data analysis with R applied to life science
Workshop
 Introduction to applied statistics with R
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2015/06/06 - 2015/06/13 Advanced course structured as study retreat on Neural Stem Cells Development and Brain Repair
Workshop
 Neural Stem Cells Development and Brain Repair
Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies, United Kingdom
2013/03/11 - 2013/03/11 Management of intellectual property and regulatory affairs in clinical and translational research
Workshop
 Management of intellectual property and regulatory affairs in clinical and translational research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2012/05/08 - 2012/05/08 Workshop on Bibliometric analysis of research performance
Workshop
 2nd Workshop on Bibliometric analysis of research performance,
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2008/04 - 2008/05 80-h course focused on how to design, plan and carry out experiments to minimize animal harm. This course followed the recommendations of FELASA (Federation for European Laboratory Animal Science Associations) for laboratory animal science training for scientists (Category C). The course combined theory (lectures, self-study) with practical exercises and group assignments.
Workshop
 FELASA grade C Laboratory Animal Science Course
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2007/11 - 2007/11 18-h course on statistical tools to perform research in biomedicine
Workshop
 Statistical Tools for Modern Research in Biomedicine
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2006/01/11 - 2006/07/26 108-h Course on Entrepreneurship
Workshop
 Entrepreneurship Course
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2005/11/07 - 2005/11/11 Workshop on Advanced Light Microscopy and Flow Cytometry
Workshop
 1st Workshop on Advanced Light Microscopy and Flow Cytometry, Porto, November, 7-11, 2005.
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2004/07/07 - 2004/07/09 Workshop on AFM Applications in Biology
Workshop
 EMBO/FEBS Workshop on AFM Applications in Biology
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
2001/10/15 - 2001/10/25 Nato/ASI Course on Polymer Based Systems on Tissue Engineering, Replacement and Regeneration
Workshop
 Polymer Based Systems on Tissue Engineering, Replacement and Regeneration
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- Advanced Study Institute, Belgium
2001/02/28 - 2001/03/04 Workshop on Functional Polymers at Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Workshop
 CERC3, Workshop “Functional Polymers”
European Science Foundation, France
2000/03/16 - 2000/03/17 Curso de HPLC-Teoria e Aplicações
Workshop
 Curso de HPLC-Teoria e Aplicações,
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/22 Uncovering the riddles of extracellular matrix stiffness in triple negative breast cancer invasion
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Andreia Daniela Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/07/11 Anisotropic 3D scaffolds for spinal cord regeneration
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joana Patrícia Marques de Sousa (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/06/20 Rheology
(Thesis) Arguer
 Filipa Andreia Martins Leal (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/11/08 Alginate hydrogels as a substrate for nerve growth
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Guilherme Lopes Bartolomeu (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/10/02 Edible Electrospun Nanofibers as Frameworks for Fish Cell Culture and Prototype Designing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Davide dos Santos Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/30 A bioengineered, photocrosslinkable chitosan-based patch for gastric ulcer healing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Pereira Vilela de Sousa Sousa Vilela (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/07/15 Engineering Vascularized Organoids in a Defined Fibrin-based Hydrogel
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carlos Henrique Nogueira Pinto (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/10/15 Development of a neuron specific non-viral delivery system for Rho-Kinase 2 short interfering RNA
Supervisor
 Kelly Louise O’Neill (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/07/18 Development of hybrid nanosystems based on membrane lipids as SPIONs nanocarriers for Staphylococcus aureus biofilms disruption
Thesis Member
 Filipa de Almeida Soares (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/07/10 A bioengineered 3D model to study the crosstalk between mammary epithelial cells and fibroblasts
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Coelho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/07/10 Implementing translational steps for the clinical application of stromal-vascular cells spheroids
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Margarida Simas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/05/22 Engineered platforms with site-specific immobilized laminin for neural applications
Thesis Member
 Daniela Filipa dos Santos Barros (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/10/18 Development of an injectable self-assembled bioactive hybrid hydrogel
Supervisor
 Tânia Neto (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/10/12 Fibrous scaffolds of polymer/graphene oxide for antimicrobial biomedical applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Ferreira Melo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/07/20 Lipid-based nanocarriers for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability and their safety evaluation.
Thesis Member
 Daniela Oliveira Resende (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/07/12 High-throughput cell-in-gel microarray platform for the analysis of cell behaviour in 3D matrices
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Miguel Pinto Basto Alves (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/07/12 Exploring human placenta-derived hydrogels as a microenvironment for 3D cell culture
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Luísa Filipe Castro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/05/09 Bio-inspired hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation: a combinatorial therapeutic approach to promote regeneration in the spinal cord
Supervisor
 Ana Rita das Neves Lagarto Bento (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/03/27 Characterization of axon-Schwann cell interactions implicated in neuronal energy metabolism
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Carolina Temporão Marques Filipe (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/10/21 Coatings based on antimicrobial peptides for prevention of bone implant associated infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Rosa Lopes Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/10/12 Functionalization of fibrin-based hydrogel matrices with angiogenic physical cues as a strategy to promote the vascularization of tissue-engineered implants
Supervisor
 Joana Catarina Cunha Dias Soares Loureiro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/10/11 Multifunctional magnetic-responsive hydrogels to engineer tendon-to-bone interface
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Elsa Daniela Costa Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/07/04 Self-assembled cell-ECM microtissues for skin regeneration
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís António Ferreira Rocha (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/10/06 Effect of immobilized a6ß1 synthetic ligands on the behavior of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in 3D fibrin hydrogels
Supervisor
 Joana Catarina Santos Leite (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014/07/04 Chitosan microspheres to remove Helicobacter pylori adhesion in human gastric mucosa
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Patrícia Carvalho Henriques (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/10/21 Establishment of a controlled cell culture system to obtain neurospheres of embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived neural progenitors
Supervisor
 Tiago Luís Laundos dos Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/10/11 Cell behaviour in fibrous substrates: from morphology to migration
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago André da Silva Ramos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/10/11 An endothelial cells-delivery system for therapeutic angiogenesis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Bianchi Marques Bettencourt Gesta (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/12/07 Establishment of 3D cell cultures under dynamic conditions using a multi-compartment holder for spinner flask
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Graciosa Patrícia Quelhas Teixeira (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2012/07/24 Evaluation of different synthetic ligands ability to promote cell migration of ES-derived neural stem cells: a step forward to the development of molecularly-designed hydrogels for neural stem cell transplantation
Supervisor
 Joana Catarina Neto da Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/07/24 Evaluation of the proliferation of mouse embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel
Thesis Member
 Rita Catarina Assunção Ribeiro Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/11/22 Cross-talk of ES-derived neural stem cells with endothelial cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel: Optimization of a co-culture system.
Thesis Member
 Ana Rita Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2009/09/06 Co-culture of microvascular endothelial cells and neural stem cells in a fibrin-based hydrogel towards the development of novel stem-cells therapies
Supervisor
 Francisco A. F. Ferro de Beça (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2006/07/19 Gelificação e degradação de material injectável derivado do quitosano e agente de ligação ao silano
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joaquim Cunha (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2006/07/19 Aplicação de um gel de quitosano como veículo de um biomaterial de regeneração óssea
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Gomes and Sidónio Freitas (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/06 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Nature Research
2021/05 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596) MDPI
2021/04 - Current Cells (2073-4409) MDPI
2020/02 - Current Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2079-4983) MDPI AG
2019 - Current ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (1944-8252) American Chemical Society
2019 - Current Advanced Materials Interfaces (2196-7350) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2019 - Current Tissue Engineering Part C Methods (1937-3392) Mary Ann Liebert
2018 - Current Biomedical Materials (1748-605X) IOP Publishing
2018 - Current Theranostics (1838-7640) Ivyspring International Publisher
2017 - Current Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (1420-9071) Springer-Verlag
2016 - Current ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2373-9878) American Chemical Society
2015 - Current International Journal of Nanomedicine (1178-2013) Dove Medical Press
2015 - Current Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (1932-7005) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2013 - Current Carbohydrate Polymers (0144-8617) Elsevier
2013 - Current Carbohydrate Research (0008-6215) Elsevier
2013 - Current European Polymer Journal (0014-3057) Elsevier
2012 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2010 - Current Biomacromolecules (1526-4602) American Chemical Society
2009 - Current Materials Science Forum (1662-9752) "Trans Tech Publications, Ltd."
2008 - Current Journal of Biomaterials Materials Research Part A (1552-4965) Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
2007 - Current Acta Biomaterialia (1742-7061) Elsevier
2007 - Current Langmuir (1520-5827) American Chemical Society
2006 - Current International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (0141-8130) Elsevier
2006 - Current Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine (1573-4838) Springer-Verlag
2006 - Current Journal of Molecular Structure (0022-2860) Elsevier
2005 - Current Journal of Applied Polymer Science (1097-4628) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2005 - Current Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials (1552-4981) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2020/12 - 2023/03/01 Biomaterials Science ( 2047-4849)
2015 - 2023/01/05 Biomaterials (0142-9612) Elsevier
2021/07/11 - 2023 Advanced Functional Materials (1616-3028) Wiley
2022/08 - 2022/08 Bioengineering (2306-5354) MDPI
2021/01 - 2021/01 Biofabrication (1758)
2020/07 - 2020/07 Biology (2079-7737)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - Current European Peptide Society Member
2009 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Células Estaminais (SPCE) Member
2008 - Current European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) Member
2012 - 2018 Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências (SPN)
2011 - 2014 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/09/15 - 2024/09/18 8th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine conference (CESB 2024) Nuremberg

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2013/09 - 2021/12/17 Reparação e Regeneração de Tecidos (Tissues Regeneration and Repair) Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/09 - 2021/12/17 Reparação e Regeneração de Tecidos (Tissues Regeneration and Repair) Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009/09/14 - 2013/01/30 Laboratórios Integrados em Engenharia Biomédica I e II” (LIEBI and LIEBII) Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1992 - 1995 Sistemas de produção (moduli of "Cultura de microalgas e zooplancton" and "Cultura de peixes chatos"), graduation in "Ciências do Meio Aquático", Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
1992 - 1995 Aquacultura, Centro de Formação Profissional para o Sector das Pescas, Matosinhos Aquacultura (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional para o Sector das Pescas, Matosinhos , Portugal
1988/01 - 1988/09 Aquacultura, Escola Secundária de José Régio, Vila do Conde Disciplina opcional de aquacultura (Ensino secundário) Escola Secundária de José Régio, Portugal
1987/07 - 1987/09 Fish processing, Fábrica de conservas “Madrugada”, Póvoa de Varzim. Fish processing (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Fábrica de conservas “Madrugada”, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2012/01 - Current Participation in PhD monitoring committee
Evaluator
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2024/10/22 - 2024/11/26 Expert reviewer for the European Science Foundation, in the framework of the 2024 Odysseus Type I Program of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Evaluator
 Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium European Science Foundation
2016 - 2023/06/03 Revision/evaluation of project proposals for the Czech Science Foundation
Evaluator
 Czech Science Foundation
2022/12/21 - 2023/01/24 Independent External Expert on COST Open Call OC-2022-1. COST is an intergovernmental framework for international co-operation between nationally funded research activities, supported by the EU Framework Program (https://www.cost.eu). At COST Open Call, Independent External Experts evaluate the proposals submitted to COST. The evaluation consists in two remote steps: 1. Individual marking and commenting 10 evaluation criteria for each proposal. 2. Consensus between at least 3 external experts on each of the evaluation criteria.
Evaluator
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium European Cooperation in Science and Technology
2022/06/02 - 2022/06/29 Expert reviewer for the European Science Foundation, in the framework of the 2022 Call for Junior and Senior Research Projects of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
Evaluator
 European Science Foundation, France Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)
2021/07 - 2021/09/15 Evaluation of proposals (19) for the Polish Academy of Sciences Fellowships Programme (PASIFIC) co-financed within the EU Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development Horizon 2020 under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions.
Evaluator
 Polish Academy of Sciences
2010/12 - 2010/12 Revision/evaluation of project proposals for the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, Brasil), in the framework of the transnational cooperation agreement between Portugal and Brasil.
Evaluator
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/07 A viagem dos nanosistemas até ao cérebro,A viagem dos nanosistemas até ao cérebro, Universidade Júnior, 18.ª Escola de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ECVS) edição 2024, U.P. Rúbia Domingues
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/07 A viagem dos nanosistemas até ao cérebro, Universidade Júnior, 18.ª Escola de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ECVS) edição 2024, U.P . Miguel Silva
2008/02 - 2008/04 In vivo evaluation of the osteogenic potencial of 3D chitosan matrices with two different degrees of acetylation Rhyna C. da Cunha Costa
2007/02 - 2007/03 Rat bone marrow stromal cell culture in 3D porous chitosan scaffolds envisaging cell-based bone regenerative therapies Rhyna C. da Cunha Costa
Distinctions

Award

2006 Post-Doc scholarship (FCT SFRH/BPD/24377/2005)
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
1998 PhD scholarship (FCT Praxis XXI BD/16159/98)
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2005 Best Poster Award
2003 ISCM Special Oral Award