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I completed the Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences from the Universidade de Lisboa in 2016 and the Master’s Degree in Biotechnology from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in 2018. Throughout my academic path, I did an internship in the area of Molecular Microbiology and Infection at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes and collaborated with the company TechnoPhage, SA during my Master’s thesis and as research assistant in a project together with Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB). Currently, I am finishing the PhD Degree in Biotechnology and Biosciences at IST, developing my research project focused on biomanufacturing of non-viral protein nanocages at iBB. This work aims to contribute to the deepening of knowledge in the area of the process development for these protein-based nanoparticles from the upstream to the downstream steps including characterization technologies, with the ultimate objective of transforming the protein nanocages into valuable products for biomedical and biotechnological applications. Precisely, my main research interests are in the fields of Biomolecular and Bioprocess Engineering, with some association with the Health Sciences. I published 3 scientific articles as first author and co-author, and I also had the opportunity to share my research work in 7 oral presentations and 12 poster presentations at national and international conferences and scientific events. I participated in about 22 courses and training actions related to the development and improvement of both soft and technical skills related to teaching and scientific writing methodologies, bioimaging, cell culture and genetics, or computer programming.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jorge Fernandes da Silva João
Date of birth
1995/12/03
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • João, Jorge
  • João, J
  • Jorge João
  • J João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A716-2B82-CF19
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1079-2382
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=fUrqPEUAAAAJ
Researcher Id
AFP-6519-2022
Scopus Author Id
57213356077

Email addresses

  • jorgejoao@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 218419130 Ext.: 3130 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Avenida Rovisco Pais, N.º 1, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 Biotechnology and Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Biomanufacturing of Non-Viral Protein Nanocages" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Curricular Part: 19 (0-20 scale)
2016/09/09 - 2018/11/05
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Studies on the Production of Bacteriophages by Infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cultures" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 (0-20 scale)
2013/09/08 - 2016/06/22
Concluded
 Health Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal
17 (0-20 scale)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2019/01/03 - 2019/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
(...)
2017/12/01 - 2018/07/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2017/11/30 Research Trainee (Research) TechnoPhage SA, Portugal
TechnoPhage SA, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2016/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Molecular Microbiology and Infection - Mário Ramirez Lab, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09/01 - 2023/10/31 Biomanufacturing of Non-Viral Protein Nanocages
PD/BD/150335/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/03 - 2019/08/31 Phage4BacID - Bacteriófagos no Diagnóstico e Prevenção de Infeções Multiresistentes em Portugal e no Mundo
LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-033603
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

TechnoPhage SA, Portugal
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Pedro Miguel Neves Ribeiro Paulo; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Biomanufacturing of non-viral protein nanocages with biotechnological and biomedical applications". Paper presented in 3rd iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Workshop, 2023.
  2. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Pedro Miguel Neves Ribeiro Paulo; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Downstream processing of non-viral protein nanocages for biotechnological and biomedical applications: development of chromatography-based purification strategies". Paper presented in 42nd ISPPP - International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Nucleotides, 2023.
  3. João, Jorge; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Biomanufacturing of non-viral protein nanocages for biotechnological and biomedical applications". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2023 - Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023.
  4. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Pedro Miguel Neves Ribeiro Paulo; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Development of biomanufacturing processes for non-viral protein nanocages with biotechnological and biomedical applications". Paper presented in 3rd Chem & Biochem Students Meeting 2023, 2023.
  5. João, Jorge; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Biomanufacturing of protein nanocages for biomedical applications". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2022 - Instituto Superior Técnico, 2022.
  6. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Purification of small heat shock protein nanocages for biomedical applications". Paper presented in 2nd iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Workshop, 2022.
  7. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Development of a chromatographic approach for the purification of small heat shock protein nanocages". Paper presented in 3rd BioIberoAmerica - Ibero-American Congress on Biotechnology, 2022.
  8. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "A chromatographic strategy for the purification of small heat shock protein nanocages". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  9. João, Jorge; Duarte Miguel de França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Purification of small heat shock protein nanocages through a chromatographic approach". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2021 - Instituto Superior Técnico, 2021.
  10. João, Jorge; Rosa, Sara; Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo; Duarte Miguel De França Teixeira dos Prazeres. "Chromatographic purification of small heat shock protein nanocages". Paper presented in 15th SBCN - International Symposium on Biochromatography and Nanoseparations, 2021.
  11. Soares, Ana Rita; João, Jorge; Lampreia, Joao; Afonso, Ruben; Martins, Veronica C.; Cardoso, Susana. "Magnetic cytometry tool based on bacteriophage bioconjugates for the detection of high-risk bacterial infections in hospital environment". Paper presented in Magnetic Frontiers 2019, 2019.
    Assistant staff
  12. Soares, Ana Rita; João, Jorge; Lampreia, Joao; Afonso, Ruben; Martins, Veronica C.; Piedade, Moises; Cardoso, Susana. "Magnetic cytometry tool based on bacteriophage bioconjugates for the detection of high-risk bacterial infections in hospital environment". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2019 - Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019.
    Assistant staff
Journal article
  1. João, Jorge; Prazeres, Duarte Miguel F.. "Manufacturing of non-viral protein nanocages for biotechnological and biomedical applications". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11 (2023): 1200729. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1200729.
    Published • 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1200729
  2. João, Jorge; Lampreia, João; Prazeres, Duarte Miguel F.; Azevedo, Ana M.. "Manufacturing of bacteriophages for therapeutic applications". Biotechnology Advances 49 (2021): 107758. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107758.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107758
  3. Soares, Ana Rita; Afonso, Ruben; Lampreia, Joao; João, Jorge; Martins, Veronica C.; Piedade, Moises; Cardoso, Susana. "Automatic system to count and classify bacteria based on magnetic cytometry". IEEE Magnetics Letters 10 (2019): 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lmag.2019.2953865.
    Published • 10.1109/lmag.2019.2953865 • Assistant staff
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. João, Jorge F. S.. "Studies on the Production of Bacteriophages by Infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cultures". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2018. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/mbiotec/dissertacao/1972678479054496.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2019. "Studies on the Production of Bacteriophages by Infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cultures".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Downstream processing of non-viral protein nanocages for biotechnological and biomedical applications: development of chromatography-based purification strategies 42nd ISPPP - International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Nucleotides
(Vienna, Austria)
2023/11 Biomanufacturing of non-viral protein nanocages with biotechnological and biomedical applications 3rd iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Workshop
Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11 Protein nanocages: an innovative platform for vaccine development PhD Open Days 2023
Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/10 Purification of small heat shock protein nanocages: exploring a chromatographic approach NInTec - Núcleo de Investigadores Science Days 2022
Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/09 Exploring a chromatographic strategy for the purification of small heat shock protein nanocages BPP - Biopartitioning & Purification Conference 2022
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07 Purification of small heat shock protein nanocages: development of a chromatographic strategy 2nd Chem & Biochem Students Meeting 2022
Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/11 Chromatographic purification of small heat shock protein nanocages 40th ISPPP - International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Nucleotides
(Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/08/31 - 2018/09/12 12th ESBES - European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (2018/09/09 - 2018/09/12)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES), Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Superior Técnico Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências (iBB), Portugal
2017/07/01 - 2018/03/31 IV Bioengineering Week (2018/03/05 - 2018/03/09)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/03/10 III Bioengineering Week (2017/03/06 - 2017/03/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/02/06 - 2017/02/10 Open Labs - Department of Bioengineering - Instituto Superior Técnico (2017/02/06 - 2017/02/10)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Bioengenharia (DBE), Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/10/01 XXIII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Orthodontics ("SPO") (2016/09/29 - 2016/10/01)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Ortodontia (SPO), Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/27 - 2023/11/27 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "Career development during and after the PhD" - PhD Open Days 2023
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 Collaboration
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night
Museu Nacional de História Natural e Ciência, Portugal
2022/11/16 - 2022/11/16 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "Writing of the PhD Thesis and preparation of the document" - PhD Open Days 2022
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11/16 - 2022/11/16 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "LaTeX 101 - A soft introduction to scientific typesetting" - PhD Open Days 2022
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/10/17 - 2022/10/21 Participation
Other
 Course "Introduction to Python and Machine Learning for the Biosciences - 4th Edition"
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/08/22 - 2022/08/22 Participation
Seminar
 Event "American Chemical Society (ACS) on Campus - University of Lisbon"
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/03/17 - 2022/03/19 Participation
Other
 Course "Scientific Tools in Biological Assays: Principles of Cell Cultures and Genetics"
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/02/07 - 2022/02/07 Participation
Workshop
 TIMB3 Workshop "Imaging in Biosciences"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2021/10/14 - 2021/10/14 Participation
Seminar
 SPICA Virtual Session "The Importance of Chromatography in the Development of Vaccines"
2021/06/15 - 2021/06/24 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "Escrita Científica - Da observação da realidade à publicação de um artigo: um processo e um resultado" - Library of Instituto Superior Técnico
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/04/20 - 2021/04/20 Participation
Workshop
 Técnico Career Workshop "How to build a CV by BCG" - Technology Transfer Office
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/04/05 - 2021/04/05 Participation
Workshop
 Técnico Career Workshop "LinkedIn (Básico) by Deloitte" - Technology Transfer Office
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/10/28 - 2020/10/28 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "How to Prepare an Excellent Presentation (or at Least an Acceptable One)?" - PhD Open Days 2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09/28 - 2020/10/02 Participation
Other
 ESACT Cell Culture-based Viral Vaccines Course - 5th Edition
European Society of Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Germany
2020/09/14 - 2020/09/17 Participation
Symposium
 17th Horizons in Molecular Biology Symposium 2020
International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology, Germany
2019/10/08 - 2019/10/10 Participation
Symposium
 Champalimaud Research Symposium 2019 - Tissue Environment in Health and Disease
Centro Champalimaud, Portugal
2019/09/18 - 2019/09/19 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "Teaching STEM Students - Transformation Guide for Teaching Assistants - 3rd Edition"
Instituto Superior Técnico - Academic Development Office, Portugal
2019/03/18 - 2019/03/22 Participation
Conference
 V Bioengineering Week
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/03/07 - 2017/03/07 Participation
Workshop
 Workshop "How to build professional relations during events - 3 tips for a strong network" - III Bioengineering Week
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/05/19 - 2016/05/19 Participation
Symposium
 VII Symposium of the Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences "The End of Live Medically Assisted"
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa - Núcleo de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/02/29 - 2016/03/04 Participation
Conference
 II Bioengineering Week
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/11/05 - 2013/11/05 Participation
Workshop
 I Anatomy Workshop of the Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa - Núcleo de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/09 - Current NInTec - Núcleo de Investigadores Member
2021/11 - Current Portuguese Society of Biotechnology ("SPBT") Member
2015/09/01 - 2016/07/31 Students' Representative of the Bachelor's Degree (3rd Year) Students' Representative

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/09 - 2023/07 Support and Co-Supervision of Master's Theses Marco Gomes; Guilherme Mourato
2022/09 - 2023/01 Mentor in the Independent Laboratory Project Students of the Integrated Master's Degree in Biological Engineering (5th year)
2019/09 - 2021/01 Mentor and Responsible for the 3D-Biomol Project Students of the Integrated Master's Degree in Biological Engineering (1st year)
2012/09/01 - 2013/06/30 Mentor in the Mentoring for Excellence Project Bruno Miranda; Cláudia Rocha; Sara Lança; Vera Rodrigues
Distinctions

Award

2021 Poster Prize - VIJI Awards
15th SBCN 2021, France
2018 Excellence Board - Master's Degree (2nd Year)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 Excellence Board - Master's Degree (1st Year)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 Best Student - Bachelor's Degree (2nd Year)
Universidade de Lisboa - Núcleo de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal