Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Sofia de Sousa Valente Coroadinha
Citation names
- Coroadinha, AS
- Coroadinha, Ana Sofia
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 9B1A-3B6D-62AA
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9728-6890
Email addresses
- avalente@ibet.pt (Professional)
- avalente@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
Websites
- http://www.itqb.unl.pt/research/technology/Cell Line Development and Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2005/10/06
Concluded
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Chemical Engineering - Biotechnology (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Improved Strategies for the Development of Retroviral Gene Therapy Vectors: from the producer cell to the viral vector" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved with unanimity |
1999/01
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Regulação do Crescimento Celular pela Expressão do IRF-1 em Células BHK" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2018/10/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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2015/01/01 - 2018/09/30 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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2005/12/01 - 2014/12 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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2005/10/01 - 2005/11/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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1999/01/01 - 2000/12/30 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal (...) |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2009/07/01 - Current | Head of Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal | ||
2009/07/01 - Current | Head of Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | ||
2012/05/01 - 2012/07/31 | Visiting Researcher at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH, Germany | ||
2011/08/01 - 2011/11/30 | Visiting Researcher at Hannover Medical School | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Klinik für Hämatologie Hämostaseologie Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Germany | ||
2006/04/01 - 2006/09/30 | Visiting Researcher at Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Institut de Génétique Moléculaire Montpellier, France | ||
2004/07/01 - 2005/09/30 | PhD student - at iBET (Portugal) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal (...) |
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2004/01/01 - 2004/06/30 | PhD student at - HZI (Germany) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH, Germany | ||
2002/07/01 - 2003/12/31 | PhD student - - at iBET (Portugal) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | ||
2001/01/01 - 2002/08/31 | PhD student - at Généthon (France) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Généthon, France | ||
1997/09/01 - 1998/12/30 | Diploma Student | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | NAAVIGATE - NOVEL ENGINEERING STRATEGIES TO UNBLOCK AAV VECTOR CELLULAR TRAFFICKING:
n/a
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Ongoing
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2023/01/01 - 2025/01/01 | A process engineering approach for manufacturing CAR T cells in biOreactOrs with improved cLinical revelance – CARTool
2022.07312.PTDC
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/10/01 - 2023/10/31 | GlyCOVID - Impact and infection of SARS-CoV-2 in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG)
n.a.
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Concluded
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2020 - 2021/11/30 | ELEONOR - AAV vectors for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies gene therapies
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Concluded
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2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 | Accelerating Lentivirus manufacturing: an engineering driven approach
PTDC/EQU-EPQ/29306/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 | Live cell sensors for virus detection: enabling drug and vaccine development for neglected diseases
PTDC/BTM-SAL/30577/2017
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/05/01 - 2021/04/30 | Reclaimed wastewater for agriculture irrigation: mitigating microbiological hazards for a safer food production
PTDC/CTA-AMB/29586/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2015 - 2020 | DiViNE - Sustainable downstream processing of vaccines through incorporation of nanobiotechnologies: novel affinity ligands
and biomimetic membranes
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2018 - 2019 | DELIVER - Debottlenecking lentiviral vector manufacture
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Concluded
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2013 - 2017 | EDUFLUVAC - EDUcate inFLUenza VACcine – Combinatorial immunization strategy to educate the immune system towards cross recognition
and coverage against antigenic drift in seasonal influenza virus exposure
FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-602640
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2012 - 2016 | BRAINVECTORS -From Brain Gene Transfer Towards Gene Therapy: Pharmacological Assessment of AAV, CAV and LVV
Grant agreement ID: 286071
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2012/01/01 - 2015/06/30 | A novel generation of packaging cell lines for the manufacture of lentivirus based biopharmaceuticals
PTDC/EBB-EBI/118621/2010
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2012/03 - 2015/03 | Development of improved suspension MDCK cell lines for the production of viral based bioproducts: manufacturing Influenza
and Adenovirus
PTDC/EBB-EBI/118621/2010
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2014/03 - 2015/02 | Molecular approaches to develop an insect cell production system for Hepatitis C vaccine candidate.
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
2011 - 2015 | ComplexINC New technologies and production tools for complex protein biologicals
HEALTH – 2011- 279039
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2010/04 - 2013/09 | Using functional genomics to improve mammalian cells for virus based biopharmaceuticals manufacture
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2011 - 2013 | Viral Capture and Purification System: Smart macroporous structures for the affinity purification of retroviral particles
PTDC/EBB-BIO/118317/2010
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011 - 2013 | hCE-2 - expression and characterization in in vitro and in silico models
PTDC/ EBB-BIO/111530/2009
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010 - 2013 | Retroviral like particles: improving potential as candidate vaccines for Hepatitis C
PTDC/EBB-BIO/102649/2008
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2008 - 2013 | BRAINCAV - Nonhuman adenovirus vectors for gene transfer to the Brain
FP7-HEALTH-HS-2008-222992
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2010 - 2012 | Novel cell factories for the production of secreted complex bioproducts: synthetic biology approaches for stoichiometric optimization
PTDC/EBB-BIO/102266/2008
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2006 - 2011 | CLINIGENE - European Network for the Advancement of Clinical Gene Transfer and Therapy
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2007/01 - 2010/06 | Manufacturing Canine Adenovirus Vectors for Gene Therapy: development of MDCK CAV-2 E1-complementing cell lines.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2007/04/01 - 2010/03/31 | Development of flexible cell lines for the Production of Retrovirus and Lentivirus for Gene Therapy.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2008 - 2010 | Chemical strategies for high-throughput proteomics: A rationally designed Affinity Tag Receptor as a new approach for the
production, purification and immobilization of recombinant proteins
PTDC/BIO/65383/2006
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/05 - 2008/06 | THERAVECT - Production, purification and storage of retroviral vectors produced by modular master producer cells: focus on
CoIVII vectors for the Epidermolysis Bullosa therapy
POCI/V.5/A0003/2005
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
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2005 - 2008 | Production, purification and storage of retroviral vectors produced by modular master producer cells: focus on ColVII vectors
for the Epidermolysis Bullosa therapy
POCI/V.5/A00003/2005
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2002 - 2005 | INSERTAGENE - Integrated Strategies for efficient therapeutic retrovirus based on modular cell lines-
QLK3-CT-2002-01949
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Commission |
2001 - 2003 | Stabilization of retroviruses for gene therapy clinical applications
POCTI/BIO/35695/99
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2018 - Current | Development of coated VLPs for cancer research
na
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Merck KGaA
Ongoing
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2022/10/01 - 2024/04/01 | Deciphering Adeno-associated vectors
2
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG Biberach
Ongoing
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2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Lentiviral vector cells
1
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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CSL Behring GmbH
Ongoing
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2020/12/01 - 2020/12/31 | HEK 293 Serum-free Suspension culture optimization
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Concluded
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2016 - 2020/12/31 | Development of AAV vector expression systems
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Genzyme Corporation
Concluded
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2018 - 2019 | Development of label free virus detection sensors
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Sanofi Pasteur Recherche Developpement Marcy l’Etoile
Concluded
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2017 - 2018 | Development of lentiviral vectors for cell therapies
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Rubius Therapeutics Inc
Concluded
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2015 - 2017 | Development of retroviral producer cell lines for CAR-T therapy
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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UNUM Therapeutics
Concluded
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2015 - 2016 | Development of transcomplementing Sf9 cell lines for Baculovirus Expression System.
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Généthon
Concluded
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2015 - 2015 | Therapeutic recombinant protein manufacturing
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Nflection therapeutics
Concluded
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2013 - 2014 | Development of coated VLPs
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Merck KGaA
Concluded
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2008 - 2008 | Recombinant protein manufacturing for crystallographic studies
n.a.
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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University of Dublin Trinity College |
Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Journal article |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Provisional application for patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/10/01 | Extending AAV genome cargo: delivering large therapeutic genes to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies | ISCT Europe
ISCT (Gothenburg , Sweden)
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2024/03/01 | Challenges in AAV Vectors-Based Gene Therapies: small packaging capacity | Bioprocessing Summit Europe
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2023/05/01 | Lentiviral vector engineering: impact on manufacturing and vector performance, | American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)
(Los Angeles, United States)
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2023/03/01 | Expanding AAV vector Cargo Delivery | Bioprocessing Summit Europe
Bioprocess International (Barcelona, Spain)
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2022/03/07 | Lentiviral Vector Design: Impact on Manufacturing and Vector Performance | Bioprocessing Summit Europe
Bioprocess International (Barcelona, Spain)
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2021 | Challenges in Lentiviral Vector Development: From Manufacturing to Transduction of Target Cells | Bioprocessing Summit Europe (Virtual)
Bioprocess International
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2020 | Enabling lentiviral vector based therapies: identifying barriers to high productivities | Upstream Process Development Strategies for Gene Therapies
Bioprocessing Summit (Barcelona, Spain)
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2019 | Novel stable producer cell lines: enabling scalable lentiviral vector manufacturing | Gene Therapy – Ready for the Market
DECHEMA Conferences (Frankfurt, Germany)
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2019 | Novel stable producer cells for the development of scalable lentiviral vector manufacturing processes | Cell and Gene Therapy Stream
Bioprocessing Summit (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019 | Enabling Gene and Cell Therapy: lentiviral vector & cell Engineering | 26th meeting of European Society of Animal Cells
European Society of Animal Cells (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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2018 | Novel stable lentiviral vector producer cells: overcoming viral vector cytotoxicity | Viral Vectors and Vaccines
IsBiotech (Norfolk, United States)
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2017 | Virus like particles as scaffolds for vaccine development: a case study of Hepatitis C Virus | Viral Vectors and Vaccines
IsBiotech (Whashington, United States)
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2017 | Enabling tools for gene therapy viral vector development | 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Cell and Gene Therapy
(Madrid, Spain)
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2016 | Challenges in Virus Producer Cell Line Development and Engineering: Novel Enabling Technologies Providing Solutions to Old Problems | Viral Vectors and Vaccines
IsBiotech (Washington, United States)
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2016 | Development of HCV vaccine candidates using retroVLPs as manufacturing platform | 10th Vaccines congress
Elsevier (Amsterdan, Netherlands)
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2015 | Single step cloning-titration method: enabling tools for virus producer cell line development and engineering | Modern DNA concepts and tools for safe gene transfer and modification
EMBO (Evry, France)
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2015 | Enabling tools for virus producer cell line development and engineering | 24th meeting of European Society of Animal Cells
European Society of Animal Cells (Barcelona, Spain)
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2014 | Enabling tools for Cell line development and Engineering: RMCE and screening methodologies. | Cell Line Development and Engineering
Bioprocess International (Wien, Austria)
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2014 | Multi-Gene Engineering of Mammalian Cell Metabolism: new approaches and tools in the pursuit of hyperproductivity | XIV Cell Engineering
ECI (Quebec, Canada)
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2013 | Single step cloning-titration method: enabling tools for virus producer cell line development and engineering | Process challenges for Viral Vaccines and Gene Therapy
European Network on Viral Vaccine Processes - DECHEMA (Frankfurt, Germany)
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2013 | Single step cloning-titration method: accelerating the development and engineering of high-titer retro and lentiviral vector producer cell lines | 21st meeting of European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (Madrid, Spain)
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2012 | Using functional genomics to unveil cell metabolic bottlenecks | Cell Line Development and Engineering
Bioprocess Internatioal (Cologne, Germany)
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2011 | Unraveling Lipid Metabolism of Packaging Cells: Towards Improved Manufacture Of Retroviral Based Biopharmaceuticals | BioProcessing, Biologics & Biotherapeutics Congress
BioProcessing, Biologics & Biotherapeutics (Edinburg, United Kingdom)
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2011 | Using functional genomics in the early stages of cell line development to preview production bottlenecks and product quality | Optimizing Cell Line Performance
(London, United Kingdom)
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2009 | Site specific targeting and stoichiometric optimisation as means to engineer robust cell lines for manufacturing complex bioproducts | Cell Line Development and Engineering
Bioprocess International (Berlin, Germany)
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2009 | Towards serum free production of retroviral vectors: Lipid supplementation strategies and manipulation of cells lipid metabolism | Clinigene Workshop in Gene and Cell Therapy
Clinigene European Network of Excellence for Gene Therapy (Lucca, Italy)
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2008 | Flexible and stable cell lines for mammalian expression: cassette exchange system from simple to complex bioproducts | Cell Line Development and Engineering
Bioprocess International (Prague, Czech Republic)
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2007 | Impact of Stoichiometry on the Productivity and Quality of Complex Bioproducts: the case of Retroviral Vectors | 20th meeting of European Society of Animal Cells
European Society of Animal Cells (Dresden, Germany)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2021/04/05 - Current | Novel dual AAV vector platforms for large transgene delivery: enabling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy gene therapies
Supervisor of Mariana Ferreira
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021/01/01 - Current | Novel packaging systems with abolished cytotoxicity: development of high-titer lentiviral vector producer cells
Supervisor of Rodrigo Nogueira
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020/01/01 - Current | HELV: high titer lentiviral vector producer cell lines based on replicative transposition
Supervisor of Tiago André Gonçalves Vaz
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022/10/01 - 2023/11/01 | ‘Development of a SARS-CoV-2 mimicking model for advancement of antiviral therapies’
Supervisor of Manuel Jacinto
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Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2019/01/01 - 2023/05/26 |
Accelerating Lentivirus Manufacturing
Co-supervisor
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Bioengenharia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019/10 - 2021/03/05 | Live cell biosensors for detection of viral pathogens
Supervisor of Ana Raquel Fernandes
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Biochemistry for Health (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019/10/01 - 2021/01/21 | Establishment of 293 based AAV packaging cell lines using shRNA-mediated rep silencing
Supervisor of Joana Gaspar Diogo
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2016/04/01 - 2020/05/01 | Improving gamma-retrovirus and lentivirus gene therapy vectors, from producer cell engineering to transduction performace
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Formas Oliveira
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2020 | Development of quaternary aqueous biphasic systems for biomolecules separation and purification
Co-supervisor of Mateusz Marechel
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Bioengenharia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2018/10/01 - 2019/11/30 | Pseudotyped lentiviral vectors for gene therapy: impact of envelope glycoproteins
Supervisor of RODRIGO JOSÉ GAMEIRO NOGUEIRA
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Microbiologia Médica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2018/10/01 - 2019/11/01 | Advanced cell-based biosensors for detection of label-free viral pathogens
Supervisor of Ana Catarina Mandeiro da Silva
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2018/10/01 - 2019/11/01 | Chimeric lentiviral vectors for gene therapy: improving transduction efficiency
Supervisor of Elisa Thomé Cabral
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Biochemistry for Health (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018/09/01 - 2019/11/01 | Chimeric lentiviral vectors for gene therapy: characterization of stable producer cells
Supervisor of Mariana Valentin Ferreira
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2012/04/01 - 2019/09/30 | Cell-based switch-on sensors for detection and quantification of label-free viruses
Supervisor of Miguel Ricardo Guerreiro
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018 - 2019 | Development of a baculovirus virion-free expression system
Supervisor of Carmen Steffens
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Medical Biotechnology (Master)
Wageningen University and Research Research Institutes, Netherlands
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2011 - 2019 | Development of novel HIV-1 based lentiviral vector producer cells for gene therapy - The impact of mutated T26S HIV-1 protease
in lentiviral vector production
Supervisor of Hélio Antunes Tomás
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017/10 - 2018/10 | Novel fluorescent cell-based sensors for detection of viral pathogens
Supervisor of Carolina Carreira
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Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2017/10/01 - 2018 | Genetic engineering of human cell lines for the improvement of viral vector production for gene therapy
Supervisor of João Basílio
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Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Genetic engineering of mammalian cell lines for improved production of Gene Therapy Lentiviral vectors
Supervisor of Victor van Gelder
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Virology (Degree)
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
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2011 - 2018 | Viral and cell hosts factors influencing the development of an HCV vaccine candidate
Supervisor of Hugo Ricardo Loureiro Soares
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2016/10 - 2017/11 | Novel Fluorescent Cell-Based Sensors for Detection of Viral Pathogens
Supervisor of Daniela Freitas
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Biomedical and Biophysical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2016/10 - 2017/11 | Genetic engineering of mammalian cell lines for improved production of gene therapy viral vectors
Supervisor of Tiago André Gonçalves Vaz
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Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2015/10 - 2016/11 | A novel generation of lentiviral vectors for gene therapy
Supervisor of Daniel Mestre
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2015/10 - 2016/10 | Development of a VLP-based HCV vaccine candidate
Supervisor of Marina Fernandes
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2011 - 2015 | Bioprocess design of canine adenovirus vectors for gene therapy applications
Co-supervisor of Paulo David Machado dos Santos Fernandes
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2009 - 2014/01 | Integrated functional genomics for improved manufacture of recombinante vírus: transcriptional profiling and metabolic engineering
of retrovírus producer cells
Supervisor of Ana Filipa de Albuquerque Ferreira Rodrigues
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Alternative cell substrates for high-titer lentiviral vector production
Supervisor of Diogo Costa
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Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2012 - 2013 | Characterization of adherent and suspension MDCK cells as substrate for Canine Adenovirus Type 2 production
Supervisor of Tanja Laske
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Biosystems Engineering, (Master)
Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg Fakultät für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Germany
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2011 - 2012 | Application of functional genomics in the production of viral biopharmaceuticals: Vaccines and Vectors for gene therapy
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Formas Oliveira
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Cellular Biology and Biotecnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2011 - 2012 | Produção de partículas semelhantes a retrovírus como candidatas a vacina para a hepatite C
Supervisor of Ana Isabel Almeida
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Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2008 - 2012 | Understanding Human Carboxylesterase 2 and the feasibility of a more relevant cell model for intestinal metabolism
Co-supervisor of Joana Catarina Rocha Lamego
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Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | Expression of the human carboxylesterase 2 enzyme (CES2) in mammalian cells
Co-supervisor of Bárbara Cunha
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | Manipulação do efeito de Warburg em células de mamífero em cultura: implicações para o metabolismo energético
Supervisor of Miguel Ricardo Guerreiro
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2010 - 2010 | Impacto da adaptação de células HEK293 a meio sem soro animal na produtividade de vectores retrovirais e particulas idênticas
a retrovírus
Supervisor of Joana Tavares
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Biotechnology (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
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2009 - 2010 | Development of an Affinity Pair tag-receptor for recombinant protein expression and purification
Co-supervisor of Margarida Dias
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2009 - 2010 | Desenvolvimento de linhas celulares produtoras de vectores retrovirais para terapia génica
Supervisor of Hélio Tomás
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Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2006 - 2007 | Influência do processo de transcrição reversa na perda da infecciosidade de vectores lentivirais
Supervisor of João R. D. Dias
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2006 - 2007 | Efeito do soro na produção de vectores retrovirais para terapia génica: importância dos lipidos no meio de cultura
Supervisor of Ana Filipa Rodrigues
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Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2007 - Current | Volunteer ‘Dia Aberto’ at ITQB-UNL – ITQB open day where the institute promotes the dissemination of science to the general
public
Exhibition
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2001 - Current | Over 150 poster presentation and regular attendances to international meetings in the areas of animal cell culture, gene therapy,
vaccines and process development, biotechnology namely, Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Cell Culture Engineering Congress
(CCE), Cell Line Development and Engineering, European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), American Society of Gene
and Cell Therapy (ASCGT).
Conference
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2021/03/05 | Live cell biosensors for detection and quantification of viral pathogens
Supervisor
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Ana Raquel Fernandes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021/01/21 | Establishment of 293 based AAV packaging cell lines using shRNA-mediated rep silencing
Supervisor
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Joana Gaspar Diogo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2020/05 | Improving gamma-retrovirus and lentivirus gene therapy vectors, from producer cell engineering to transduction performace
Supervisor
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Ana Sofia Oliveira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 | Cell-based switch-on sensors for detection and quantification of label-free viruses
Supervisor
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Miguel Guerreiro (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 | Development of novel HIV-1 based lentiviral vector producer cells for gene therapy - The impact of mutated T26S HIV-1 protease
in lentiviral vector production
Supervisor
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Hélio Tomás (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018 | Viral and cell hosts factors influencing the development of an HCV vaccine candidate
Supervisor
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Hugo Soares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 | In vitro and in vivo models to assess cancer metastasis
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Constança Amaral (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2015 | Bioprocess design of canine adenovirus vectors for gene therapy applications
Supervisor
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Paulo Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2014 | Engineered structures for the profiling and enrichment of the phosphoproteome
(Thesis) Arguer
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Íris Cristina da Luz Batalha (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2014 | Ana Filipa Rodrigues (2014) ‘Integrated functional genomics for improved manufacture of recombinant enveloped virus: transcriptional
profiling and metabolic engineering of retrovirus producer cells’ Thesis Dissertation for obtaining the PhD degree in Technological
and Engineering Sciences, Instituto de Tecnologia Química Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Supervisor
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Ana Filipa Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 | Characterization of adherent and suspension MDCK cells as substrate for Canine Adenovirus Type 2 production
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Tanja Laske (Master)
Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg Fakultät für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Germany
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2012 | Understanding Human Carboxylase 2: and the feasibility of a more relevant model for intestinal metabolism
Supervisor
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Joana Lamego (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2008 | Impact of a Newly Developed Human Derived Cell Line Upon Viral Vectors Production for Gene Therapy
(Thesis) Arguer
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Ana Carina Santos Ferreira da Silva (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2007 | Adenovirus as a Biopharmaceutical: Optimisation of Vector Production
(Thesis) Arguer
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Tiago Bruno Pereira Soares Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2006 | Expression of Antibodies and Retroviral Vectors from Defined Chromosomal Sites: Strategies Towards Reliable Production Systems
(Thesis) Arguer
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Leonor da Gama Carvalho Norton (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2016 - Current | American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy | |
2012 - Current | European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy | |
2006 - Current | European Society of Animal Cells (ESACT) | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2013 - Current | Ph.D. Thesis committee member of João Vidigal, ITQB-UNL, Portugal
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/26 | Member of the organizing committee of Microbiotec 2021; Microbiotec congress is a biannual event since 2005 co-organized by
the Portuguese Society of Microbiology and the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2015 - 2018 | Ph.D thesis committee member of Hugo Almeida, ITQB-UNL, Portugal
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014 - 2015 | Member in the Scientific Council of ITQB-UNL
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2013 - 2015 | Member of the organizing committee of Frontier Leaders of Today for the Scientists of Tomorrow; seminar series which brings
renown researchers to Portugal in the areas of biology and chemistry.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2010 - 2015 | Ph.D. Thesis committee member Fabiana Fernandes, MIT-Portugal, Portugal
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2023/01 - 2024/12/31 | 21st meeting of European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy | Manufacturing Session |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/10 - Current | Cell Culture-Based Viral Vaccines Course | (Postgraduate Certificate) | Europena Society for Animal Technology (ESACT), Ireland |
2021/10 - Current | Bioprocessing and Manufacturing of Gene and Cell Therapy Products Course | Gene and Cell Therapy (Postgraduate Certificate) | Europena Society for Animal Technology (ESACT), Ireland |
2020 - Current | Regenerative Medicine | Medicina (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Medical Microbiology | Bioquímica para a Saúde (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2013 - Current | Advanced therapy medicinal products | Biociências Moleculares (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2013 - Current | Biopharmaceuticals | Genética Molecular e Biomedicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2010 - Current | Animal Cells Biotechnology | Biotecnologia (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2010 - Current | Industrial production and biotechnology products | Biotecnologia Farmacêutica (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
2008 - Current | Biomolecular Methods | Biologia Molecular e Genética (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2007 - Current | Frontiers in Biotechnology | Ciências e Engenharias Químicas e Biológicas (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2013 - 2018 | Gene Therapy | Bioengenharia (Doutoramento) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2008 - 2017 | Biochemistry Engineering II | Ciências de Engenharia Química e Bioquímica (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2013 - 2016 | Synthetic and Systems Biology | Bioquímica para a Saúde (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2006 - 2016 | The use of Animal Cells in Biotechnology: an overview on cell culture | Cell Programming by nanoscaled devices (Doctor of Philosophy) | Universität Wien, Austria |
2014 - 2014 | Progress and Perspectives in Research | Genética Humana e Doenças Infecciosas (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal |
2008/06/01 - 2008/11/30 | MIT Portugal | Bioengenharia (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2014 - Current | Peer review panel member in calls for research projects:
French National Research Agency (ANR) call for proposals in ‘Santé et Bien-Être
Evaluator
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Agence nationale de la recherche | |
2015 - 2017 | Peer review panel member in calls for research projects: ERANet-LAC: Latin America, Caribbean and European Union’Infect-ERA
Joint call for for proposals (Funded under the 7th research framework programme)
Evaluator
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European Commission | |
2014 - 2016 | Peer review panel member in calls for research projects: PROJECTS : Infect-ERA Joint call for proposals (in the scope of the
ERA-NET on Human Infectious Diseases Funded under the 7th research framework programme)
Evaluator
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European Commission |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2016 - 2016 | Virology | Ana Lia Puglia |
2015 - 2015 | Hepatatis C vaccines | Sandra Patiño |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2010 - Current | Editorial Member in Peer reviewed journals: - Scientific Reports - Biotechnology Letters - Advance in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, - The Scientific World Journal (Biotechnology panel) - Topic Editorial Board of Cells | |
2006 - Current | Reviewer in internacional scientific journals: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Biological Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, BMC Biotechnology, Biotechnology Letters, OncoImmunology, Current Opinion in Structural Biology, Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, Gene Therapy, Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Journal of Virological Methods, Molecular Biotechnology, Molecular Therapy, Vaccine, Virus Research, among others. | |
2023/08/01 - 2023/10/10 | Peer review Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) (2023) European Research Executive Agency | European Research Executive Agency, Belgium |