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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Daniel de Sousa Cavaco

Citation names

  • Daniel Cavaco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9F12-F64F-DFE5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2381-4694
Researcher Id
LXU-4680-2024

Email addresses

  • danielscavaco@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/02 - 2026/01
Ongoing
 Methodologies and Techniques of Scientific Research (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/11
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Smart Imaging Agents for Fluorescence-Guided Cancer Surgery" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
2019/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 16/20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/05 - 2023/07 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/02 - Current Building a Brighter Future for Fluorescence Imaging Guided Surgery
2022.05950.PTDC
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Daniel Cavaco; Margarida Martins; Mafalda Domingues; Sandra Pinto; Carla I. M. Santos; Ermelinda Maçôas. "Engineering Smart Porphyrin-Nanoparticle Hybrids for Imaging and Precision Photodynamic Cancer Therapy". Paper presented in 29th National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, 2025.
  2. Daniel Cavaco; Margarida Martins; Mafalda Domingues; Sandra Pinto; Carla I. M. Santos; Ermelinda Maçôas. "Comparative Theragnostic Potential of Photosensitizer-Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles and Nanodiamonds". Paper presented in 22nd Congress of the Portuguese Materials Society, 13th International Symposium on Materials, & 3rd Iberian Meeting on Materials Science, 2025.
  3. Margarida Martins; Daniel Cavaco; Carla I. M. Santos; Ermelinda Maçôas. "Engineered Nanodiamonds with Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles for Tumor Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy". Paper presented in 7th CQE Days, 2025.
  4. Daniel Cavaco; Margarida Martins; Mafalda Domingues; Sandra Pinto; Carla I. M. Santos; Ermelinda Maçôas. "Theragnostic Nanoparticles for Oncology: Functionalization of Silica and Nanodiamonds with Porphyrins". Paper presented in 7th CQE Days, 2025.
  5. Maria João Álvaro-Martins; Daniel Cavaco; Joana Martins; Margarida Bernardes; Carla I. M. Santos; Pedro Rosa; Sérgio Alves; et al. "Surface Engineering of Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles for Targeted Tumor Imaging". Paper presented in 10th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, 2024.
  6. Maria João Álvaro-Martins; Daniel Cavaco; Joana Martins; Margarida Bernandes; Carla I. M. Santos; Ermelinda Maçôas. "Surface Engineering Silica Nanoparticles for Enhanced Biocompatibility". Paper presented in 3rd Annual NanoSeries Conference, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Carla I. M. Santos; Ana M. Santiago; Cristina J. Dias; Ana R. Araújo; Daniel Cavaco; Gonçalo Justino; Manuel Melle-Franco; et al. "Optical Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide by Turn-ON Chemosensors Based on 2-Nitro-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrins". Dyes and Pigments 240 (2025): 112801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112801.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112801
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Smart Imaging Agents for Fluorescence-Guided Cancer Surgery". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2024. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/meq21/dissertacao/846778572214634.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/04 - 2025/04 Outreach Activity - Chemistry and Materials at the Nanoscale
Exhibition
 Técnico Open Day
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/05 NMR Training Course
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Outreach Activity - From Chemistry to Chemical Engineering
Exhibition
 Laboratórios Abertos do DEQ
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/05 - 2023/07 Transport Phenomena II Chemical Engineering (Bachelor) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025/02 - Current Nanodiamonds Are a Surgeon's Best Friend Margarida Martins
2024/07 - 2024/07 Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles: The Tool for Fluorescence-Guided Cancer Surgery Catarina Silva & Leonardo Ferreira
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster Presentation - 3rd Annual NanoSeries Conference
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2022 Academic Merit Diploma 2020/2021
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Academic Merit Diploma 2019/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal