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Dr Paola Sanjuan Alberte was awarded an MPharm degree by the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) in 2015, where she developed a small project in the area of Nanotechology applied to drug delivery under the supervision of Prof Maria Jose Alonso. She completed her PhD at the University of Nottingham (currently 8th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology) in 2019 under the supervision of Dr Frankie Rawson, Prof Richard Hague, Prof Morgan Alexander and Prof Chris Denning. Her thesis was a multidisciplinary project involving Bioelectronics, Tissue Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing. After completion of her PhD she joined the international team of the EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Award granted to Dr Frankie Rawson. Subsequently, she was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Minnesota (US) where she had the opportunity to work in the laboratories of Prof Michael McAlpine, a leader in the 3D printed bioelectronics field. Paola was then awarded an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow, an award aimed at developing an independent research career and to increase the impact of the PhD work. Through this, she led an international collaboration between the University of Nottingham (UK) and the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST, Portugal) to develop novel bioelectronic and bioprinting systems. The success of this collaboration led to the awarding of the UK-Portugal Bilateral Research Fund. In 2022 she was awarded with two independent fellowships, a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship and a 'la Caixa' Junior Leader Fellowship, a position she is currently holding at the IST where she is PI of the Bioelectronics for Cancer Therapies lab of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences. She has also been awarded two FCT exploratory projects as PI - eOnco and BIOMIMIC-CRC - and a BBSRC International Partnership Fund as co-PI. Her work has led to several publications in Q1 high impact journals including Advanced Functional Materials, Food Hydrocolloids, Biomaterials Advances, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and iScience; in addition to other publications in more specialised journals. Paola has actively engaged with the scientific community through national and international conferences and symposiums, with special highlight in the 4th Asilomar Bioelectronics Symposium (California, US) where she was awarded for best poster presentation. In 2023 she co-funded and co-organised the 2023 British-Iberian Bioelectronics Workshop in Lisbon. She has successfully co-supervised 12 MSci and and is currently participating in the supervision of 6 MSci and 3 PhD students.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Paola Sanjuan Alberte

Citation names

  • Alberte, Paola
  • Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola
  • Sanjuan Alberte, Paola

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A21B-C897-99E5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2079-2864

Email addresses

  • paola.alberte@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • paola.alberte@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • TagusPark Instituto Superior Técnico. Av. Prof. Doutor Aníbal Cavaco Silva, 2744-016 , Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Galician (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/10/01 - 2019/01/20
Concluded
 PhD in Pharmacy (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in PhD in Pharmacy
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
"Additive Manufacturing of Electrochemical Systems and their Application in Bioelectronic Medicine " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/09/01 - 2015/07/31
Concluded
 MPharm degree (Bachelor)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"Hyaluronic and oleic acid nanocapsules as a drug delivery method in nails for the treatment of onychomycosis and subsequent characterisation by atomic force microscopy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/13 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2020/01/12 - 2022/01/12 Researcher (Research) University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
2019/01/12 - 2020/01/12 Postdoc (Research) University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
2019/05/22 - 2019/11/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering, United States
University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering, United States
2017/05/01 - 2017/08/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Abiel Biotech, Italy
Abiel Biotech, Italy
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current Wirelessly activated multifunctional nanobioelectronics to enable novel oncological therapies
2022.07252.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/05/01 - 2017/08/31 MSCA-RISE - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)
691128
PhD Student Fellow
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/09/01 - Current 'la Caixa' Junior Leader Fellowship
LCF/BQ/PI22/11910025
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 'la Caixa' Foundation
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - Current Manufacturing of wireless and three-dimensional piezoelectric scaffolds to engineer in vitro 'hearts'
SEP-21078814
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 European Research Council
Cancelled
2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 CleanFish - New strategies for sustainable production of cell-based fish
2022.07677.PTDC
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 Matriz extracelular descelularizada como componente fundamental no fabrico de scaffolds hierárquicos e biomiméticos para regeneração de tecidos periodontais funcionais
PTDC/BTM-MAT/3538/2020
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31 New technologies for Stem cell Manufacturing bioprocess monitoring and ARTificial intelligence-based modeling
PTDC/EQU-EQU/3853/2020
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/12/01 - 2022/12/01 Algae2Fish - Seabass whole-cut cultured fish fillet production
BL236
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/01/13 - 2022/01/12 EPSRC Doctoral Prize
000
Research Fellow
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom
 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01/06 - Current High-­-resolution 3D printing combined with biomimetic bioinks for the in vitro fabrication of vascularized bone: bridging the gap towards functional regeneration
000
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Concluded
2022/11/01 - 2023/03/31 Development of novel wireless nanobioelectronics for cancer bioelectrical study
000
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Vivian Feddern; Karla Pollyanna Vieira de Oliveira; Vanessa Gressler; Fabíola H.S. Fogaça; Giselle P. de Faria Lopes; Carlos A.V. Rodrigues; Diana M.C. Marques; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte. "Cultivated poultry and seafood: Opportunities and future challenges". 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-18767-4.00024-x
Conference abstract
  1. Barbosa, Frederico; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; Alberte, Paola; Marta Monteiro Silva Carvalho; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; João Carlos Silva. Corresponding author: Barbosa, Frederico. "Novel Piezoelectric and Osteoconductive Nanofibers for Bone Tissue Engineering". Paper presented in EORS 2023 31st Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society, Porto, 2023.
    Under revision
Conference paper
  1. Mariana Ramalho Gomes; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Novel Coaxial Fibers Combining Piezoelectrical and Electrical Conductive Polymers towards Cardiac Tissue Engineering". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008074
Conference poster
  1. Sanjuan Alberte, Paola; Teresa Sofia Araújo Esteves; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Novel Functionalized PEDOT Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications". Paper presented in POLYCHEMEET, 2024.
  2. Franco Jones, Catarina ; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Esteves, Teresa; Alberte, Paola. "Synthesis of BTO-PEDOT core-shell NPs as Wireless Nanobioelectronic Devices for Cancer Therapy". Paper presented in 3RD INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON POLYMERS & CHEMISTRY, 2024.
  3. Franco Jones, Catarina ; Esteves, Teresa; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Novel Wireless Nanobioelectronic Systems to Rewire Cancer Bioelectricity". Paper presented in Rede Saúde, 2023.
  4. Filipe Miguel; Leonor Resina; Alberte, Paola; Esteves, Teresa; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; João silva. Corresponding author: Filipe Miguel. "Biomimetic conductive hydrogel loaded with kartogenin-PEDOT nanoparticles for cartilage tissue engineering". Paper presented in European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) 2023 Meeting, 2023.
  5. Catarina Franco Jones; A. Jain; Rawson, Frankie; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; Esteves, Teresa; Sanjuan Alberte, Paola. "Multifunctional nanoparticles to enable novel wireless nanobioelectronics for cancer therapeutics". Paper presented in Cambridge Bioelectronics Symposium, 2023.
  6. Alves, Laura; Marques, Diana; Nogueira, Diogo E.S.; Salvador, William O.S.; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Joaquim M.S. Cabral; Ferreira, Frederico; Duscher, Alexandrea ; Rodrigues, Carlos A.V.. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Carlos A.V.. "Sea Bass Embryonic Cell Culture Using Microcarriers for Cultivated Seafood Production". Paper presented in 1st International Cellular Agriculture Conference, 2023.
  7. Filipe Miguel; Leonor Resina; Sanjuan Alberte, Paola; Esteves, Teresa; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; João C. Silva. Corresponding author: João C. Silva. "Electrically conductive hydrogel loaded with Kartogenin-PEDOT nanoparticles for articular cartilage regeneration.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2023, 2023.
  8. Sordini, Laura; Jorge Morgado; Sanjuan Alberte, Paola; FERREIRA, FREDERICO. "3D-bioprinting of live MSCs in wireless activable conductive hydrogels". Paper presented in II iBB workshop, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Kristin Schüler; Diana M.C. Marques; Afonso Gusmão; Madalena Jabouille; Marco Leite; Joaquim M.S. Cabral; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "3D printing of plant-based fat inks towards manufacturing complex cellular agriculture products with fatty structures". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110369.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110369
  2. Duarte Almeida; Freya Küppers; Afonso Gusmão; Ana C. Manjua; Catarina F. R. Ferreira; Carla A. M. Portugal; João C. Silva; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Design of magnetic kappa-carrageenan-collagen bioinks for 3D bioprinting". Journal of Materials Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10021-y.
    10.1007/s10853-024-10021-y
  3. Catarina Franco Jones; Leonor Resina; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Teresa Esteves. "Conductive Core–Shell Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02012.
    10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02012
  4. Chiara Scodellaro; Raquel R. Pina; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Tiago G. Fernandes. "Unlocking the Potential of Stem Cell Microenvironments In Vitro". Bioengineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11030289.
    10.3390/bioengineering11030289
  5. Diogo Dias; Leonor Resina; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Teresa Esteves. "Synthesis strategies and cancer therapy applications of PEDOT nanoparticles". Materials Advances (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MA00260A.
    10.1039/D4MA00260A
  6. Frederico Barbosa; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; Paola S. Alberte; Leonor Resina; Marta S. Carvalho; Akhil Jain; Ana C. Marques; et al. "Hydroxyapatite-filled osteoinductive and piezoelectric nanofibers for bone tissue engineering". Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2023.2242242.
    10.1080/14686996.2023.2242242
  7. Duarte Almeida; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; João C. Silva; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "3D (bio)printing of magnetic hydrogels: Formulation and applications in tissue engineering". International Journal of Bioprinting (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.36922/ijb.0965.
    10.36922/ijb.0965
  8. Cláudia C. Miranda; Mariana Ramalho Gomes; Mariana Moço; Joaquim M. S. Cabral; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte. "A Concise Review on Electrospun Scaffolds for Kidney Tissue Engineering". Bioengineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9100554.
    10.3390/bioengineering9100554
  9. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Charlie Whitehead; Joshua N. Jones; João C. Silva; Nathan Carter; Simon Kellaway; Richard J.M. Hague; et al. "Printing biohybrid materials for bioelectronic cardio-3D-cellular constructs". iScience 25 7 (2022): 104552-104552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104552.
    10.1016/j.isci.2022.104552
  10. Mariana Ramalho Gomes; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte. "Electrospun piezoelectric scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering". Biomaterials Advances 137 (2022): 212808-212808. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212808.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212808
  11. Diana M. C. Marques; João Carlos Silva; Ana Serro; Joaquim M.S. Cabral; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "3D Bioprinting of Novel ¿-Carrageenan Bioinks: An Algae-Derived Polysaccharide". Bioengineering 9 3 (2022): 109-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9030109.
    10.3390/bioengineering9030109
  12. Marques, Diana; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Alberte, Paola. Corresponding author: Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "3D Bioprinting of Novel k-Carrageenan Bioinks: An Algae-Derived Polysaccharide". MDPI Bioengineering 9 3 (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/3/109.
  13. Afonso Gusmão; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Marco Leite. "Design, fabrication, and testing of a low-cost extrusion based 3D bioprinter for thermo-sensitive and light sensitive hydrogels". Materials Today: Proceedings 70 (2022): 148-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.010.
    10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.010
  14. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Jayasheelan Vaithilingam; Jonathan C. Moore; Ricky D. Wildman; Christopher J. Tuck; Morgan R. Alexander; Richard J. M. Hague; Frankie J. Rawson. "Development of Conductive Gelatine-Methacrylate Inks for Two-Photon Polymerisation". Polymers 13 7 (2021): 1038-1038. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071038.
    10.3390/polym13071038
  15. Robinson, Andie J.; Jain, Akhil; Sherman, Harry G.; Hague, Richard J. M.; Rahman, Ruman; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Rawson, Frankie J.. "Toward Hijacking Bioelectricity in Cancer to Develop New Bioelectronic Medicine". Advanced Therapeutics 4 3 (2021): 2000248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202000248.
    10.1002/adtp.202000248
  16. Gibney, Steven; Hicks, Jacqueline M.; Robinson, Andie; Jain, Akhil; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Rawson, Frankie J.. "Toward nanobioelectronic medicine: Unlocking new applications using nanotechnology". WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology 13 3 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1693.
    10.1002/wnan.1693
  17. Andie Shaw; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Richard Hague; Ruman Rahman; Frankie Rawson. "Wireless Bioelectronics Towards Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme". Neuro-Oncology 21 Supplement (2019): iv14-iv15. https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fneuonc%2Fnoz167.062.
    10.1093/neuonc/noz167.062
  18. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Akhil Jain; Andie J. Shaw; Sidahmed A. Abayzeed; Rafael Fuentes Domínguez; María E. Alea-Reyes; Matt Clark; et al. "Wireless Nanobioelectronics for Electrical Intracellular Sensing". ACS Applied Nano Materials 2 10 (2019): 6397-6408. https://doi.org/10.1021%2Facsanm.9b01374.
    10.1021/acsanm.9b01374
  19. Jayasheelan Vaithilingam; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Simona Campora; Graham A. Rance; Long Jiang; Jordan Thorpe; Laurence Burroughs; et al. "Multifunctional Bioinstructive 3D Architectures to Modulate Cellular Behavior". Advanced Functional Materials 29 38 (2019): 1902016-1902016. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fadfm.201902016.
    10.1002/adfm.201902016
  20. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frankie J Rawson. "Engineering the spark into bioelectronic medicine". Therapeutic Delivery 10 3 (2019): 139-142. https://doi.org/10.4155%2Ftde-2019-0008.
    10.4155/tde-2019-0008
  21. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Ehab Saleh; Andie J. Shaw; Nicola Lacalendola; Geoff Willmott; Jayasheelan Vaithilingam; Morgan R. Alexander; Richard J. M. Hague; Frankie J. Rawson. "Remotely Controlled in Situ Growth of Silver Microwires Forming Bioelectronic Interfaces". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 9 (2019): 8928-8936. https://doi.org/10.1021%2Facsami.8b22075.
    10.1021/acsami.8b22075
  22. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Morgan R. Alexander; Richard J. M. Hague; Frankie J. Rawson. "Electrochemically stimulating developments in bioelectronic medicine". Bioelectronic Medicine 4 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs42234-018-0001-z.
    10.1186/s42234-018-0001-z
  23. Campora, S.; Alberte, P.S.; Bruno, C.; Ghersi, G.. "Isolation of adult rat cardiomyocytes using recombinant collagenases". Chemical Engineering Transactions 64 (2018): 25-30. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047066938&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3303/CET1864005
Journal issue
  1. Silva, João C.; Alberte, Paola. "Special Issue "Bioprinting-based strategies for regenerative medicine, drug development and food technology applications"". International Journal of Bioprinting (2023): https://ijb.whioce.com/content.html?id=63.
    In press
Preprint
  1. Duarte Almeida; Freya Küppers; Afonso Gusmão; Ana C. Manjua; Catarina F.R. Ferreira; Carla A.M. Portugal; João C. Silva; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Design of Magnetic ¿-Carrageenan-Collagen Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting". 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4138126/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-4138126/v1
  2. Catarina Franco Jones; Marta S. Carvalho; Akhil Jain; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Teresa Esteves; Paola Sanjuan-Alberte. "Directing cancer cell fate with wireless barium titanate@PEDOT nanoparticles to control bioelectricity". 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4242920/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-4242920/v1
  3. GUSMÃO, AFONSO; Diana M. C. Marques; Rodrigo Torres-Garcia; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Alberte, Paola; Leite, Marco. "Designing and Prototyping a 3D Printer for Multi-Extrusion of Thermo- and Photocurable Hydrogels: Enabling Affordable and Wider Access to Bioprinting". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31224/2916.
    10.31224/2916
  4. Paola Sanjuan-Alberte; Charlie Whitehead; Joshua N. Jones; João C. Silva; Nathan Carter; Simon Kellaway; Richard J.M. Hague; et al. "Bio-inspired artificial printed bioelectronic cardio-3D-cellular constructs". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.477866.
    10.1101/2022.01.26.477866
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/12/06 Bioelectronics and the Future of Medicine IST MedNetworking
Instituto Superior Tecnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/11/10 Biomaterial-based strategies for stem cell engineering and regenerative medicine applications Stem Cell Technologies – Advanced PhD Workshop
Faculty of Farmacy, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/11/01 3D Bioprinting of Tissues and Organs Invited lecturer in the module Biomaterials Technology
Instituto Superior Tecnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/06/01 3D bioprinting of conductive extracellular matrix structures towards cardiac tissue engineering TCES Virtual Conference 2021
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2019/09/07 Combination of mechanical and electrical cues to develop novel bioelectronic micro-scaffolds 4th Asilomar Bioelectronics Symposium
Asilomar Bioelectronics (Pacific Grove, United States)
2019/03/20 Novel strategies to remotely control bioelectronic systems RSC 6th Analytical Biosciences Early Career Researcher Meeting
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
2018/05/28 Intracellular Wireless Electrochemistry. Is it Possible? VIII International Conference on Electrochemistry in Nanosciencies
Universite de Lorraine (Nancy, France)
2017/07/01 Development of Nano-Sized Multi-Material and Multifunctional Bioelectronic Systems XXIV Intenational Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics
Universite de Lyon (Lyon, France)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/03/01 - 2021/12/01 3D bioprinting of conductive hydrogels based on decellularized extracellular matrix towards cardiac tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
 MSci (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/12/01 Electrospinning of coaxial fibres based on conductive and piezoelectric polymers for cardiac tissue engineering applications
Co-supervisor
 MSci (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/10/01 Novel vegan, edible and electroconductive bioinks for 3D bioprinting
Co-supervisor
 MSci (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/01/12 - 2020/05/15 First Bioelectronics Workshop, University of Nottinham. An open workshop in the field of bioelectronics to advertise the field in the UK, where world leading experts will be showing us their contributions to the field. The aim is to forge an UK strategy in this area, in the context of a global demand for such technology, with international input forming synergies with UK leads. This will also include a session dedicated to forming internationally linked projects. (2020/05/13 - 2020/05/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/01/01 - Current Marie Curie Alumni Association Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/10/01 - 2018/10/01 Essential Skills for Pharmacists, Dyspepsia and Sexual Health and Pregnancy Degree in Pharmacy (Bachelor) University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/07/06 Hijack and kill cancer cells. Article for New Scientist. Volume 243, Issue 3237, 6 July 2019, Page 14 New Scientist

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/03/01 - 2021/12/01 Co-supervision of MSci Students Catarina Ferreira, Mariana Gomes, Afonso Gusmao
2016/01/01 - 2019/01/01 Mentoring and Tutoring of undergrad and PhD students Ella Pilsworth-Straw, Jamie Thompson, Charlie Whitehead
Distinctions

Award

2021 UK-Portugal Bilateral Research Fund
2021 Best oral presentation
2019 2019 EPSRC Doctoral Prize
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2019 Best Poster Presentation