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Luís António Ferreira Rocha. Completed the Doutoramento in Health Sciences in 2021/07/07 by Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde. Is Postdoc in Fundação Champalimaud. Published 8 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Has 2 patent(s) registered. Organized 2 event(s). Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Neurosciences, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Neurosciences, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Neurosciences, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Industrial Biotechnology with emphasis on Bioproducts Biomaterials, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Biomaterials, Exact Sciences with emphasis on Chemical Sciences with emphasis on Polymer Science, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Pathology, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Neurosciences and Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Basic Medicine with emphasis on Physiology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Neurosciences; Spinal cord injury; Regenerative medicine; Fundamental research; Applied research; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luís António Ferreira Rocha

Citation names

  • Rocha, Luís
  • Rocha, Luís A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AB1F-3988-DCE9
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6470-1269

Email addresses

  • luis.ferreirarocha@research.fchampalimaud.org (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pathology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Physiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09/01 - 2021/07/07
Concluded
 Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Stemmatters Biotecnologia e Medicina Regenerativa SA, Portugal
"Chemically and physically tailored gellan gum hydrogels to promote spinal cord injury vascularization and regeneration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Uso de gelana como uma nova abordagem na purificação de biomoléculas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"miRNA purification for potential use in gene terapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/04/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2018/09/08 - 2019/12/20 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Enginyeria Metal·lúrgica, Spain

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - 2022/03/15 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Laboratórios Bial, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012 - 2013 Volunteer researcher Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2009/08/17 - 2010/07/17 Accounting auxiliar Fiscafe - Contabilidade, Lda., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/09/01 - 2021/07/07 Chemically and physically tailored gellan gum hydrogels to promote spinal cord injury vascularization and regeneration
PD/BDE/127835/2016
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2018/09 - 2019/08 Wi-NERVED - DEVELOPMENT OF A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR NEURAL REPAIR VIA ELECTRIC AND DRUG DELIVERY
2nd ICVS/INL Hackathon
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Concluded
2013/05 - 2014/04 Development of a chromatographic matrix based on the polymer gellan
462
 IAPMEI
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gomes, Eduardo D.; Rocha, Luís A.; Assunção-Silva, Rita C.; Lima, Rui; Silva, N.A.; Salgado, António J.. "Cell therapies for spinal cord injury regeneration". In Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Repair Strategies, 157-186. Elsevier, 2020.
    Accepted • 10.1016/b978-0-08-102807-0.00009-0
Conference poster
  1. Rocha, Luís A.; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Sousa, Rui A.; Learmonth, David. A.; Salgado, António J.. "Developing a biomaterial-based vascularization strategy to enhance recovery following spinal cord injury". Paper presented in 11th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem cells and Cell Therapies, 2019.
  2. Rocha, Luís A.; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Sousa, Rui A.; Learmonth, David. A.; Salgado, António J.. "Developing a vascularization strategy to enhance recovery following spinal cord injury". Paper presented in 1st International Meeting of the Portuguese Network for Spinal Cord Injury Research, 2019.
  3. Gonçalves, Armanda; Rocha, Luís A.; Sousa, Ângela; Passarinha, Luís A.. "Central composite design as an efficient tool in the composition of chromatographic matrices". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013.
  4. Gonçalves, Armanda; Rocha, Luís A.; Sousa, Ângela; Passarinha, Luís A.. "Study of a zinc based gellan gum chromatographic stationary phase using experimental design". Paper presented in New Achievements In Chromatography. 19th International Symposium on Separation, 2013.
  5. Kastner, Michael. "Preliminary studies on a gellan gum stationary phase as a new approach for biomolecules purification". Paper presented in 32th International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotidese (ISPPP)., 2012.
    10.1063/1.3569497
Journal article
  1. Lima, Rui; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Cibrão, Jorge R.; Rocha, Luís A.; Assunção-Silva, Rita C.; Rodrigues, Cláudia S.; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; et al. "Levetiracetam treatment leads to functional recovery after thoracic or cervical injuries of the spinal cord". npj Regenerative Medicine 6 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41536-021-00121-7.
    10.1038/s41536-021-00121-7
  2. Rocha, Luís A.; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Afonso, João L.; Granja, Sara; Baltazar, Fatima; Silva, Nuno A.; Shoichet, Molly S.; et al. "In vitro Evaluation of ASCs and HUVECs Co-cultures in 3D Biodegradable Hydrogels on Neurite Outgrowth and Vascular Organization". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00489.
    Published • 10.3389/fcell.2020.00489
  3. Rocha, Luís A.; Silva, Deolinda; Barata-Antunes, Sandra; Cavaleiro, Helena; Gomes, Eduardo D.; Silva, Nuno A.; Salgado, António J.. "Cell and Tissue Instructive Materials for Central Nervous System Repair". Advanced Functional Materials (2020): 1909083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201909083.
    Accepted • 10.1002/adfm.201909083
  4. Rocha, Luís A.; Sousa, Rui A.; Learmonth, David. A.; Salgado, António J.. "The Role of Biomaterials as Angiogenic Modulators of Spinal Cord Injury: Mimetics of the Spinal Cord, Cell and Angiogenic Factor Delivery Agents". Frontiers in Pharmacology 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00164.
    Accepted • 10.3389/fphar.2018.00164
  5. Rocha, Luís A.; Learmonth, David A.; Sousa, Rui A.; Salgado, António J.. "avß3 and a5ß1 integrin-specific ligands: From tumor angiogenesis inhibitors to vascularization promoters in regenerative medicine?". Biotechnology Advances 36 1 (2018): 208-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.11.004.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.11.004
  6. Rocha, L.A.; Gonçalves, A.I.C.; Bicho, D.; Martins, R.; Silva, F.. "Screening of gellan gum as an ionic and hydrophobic chromatographic matrix for biomolecules purification". Separation and Purification Technology 132 (2014): 452-460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2014.06.004.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.06.004
  7. Gonçalves, A.I.C.; Rocha, L.A.; Dias, J.M.L.; Passarinha, L.A.; Sousa, A.. "Optimization of a chromatographic stationary phase based on gellan gum using central composite design". Journal of Chromatography B 957 (2014): 46-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.02.050.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.02.050
  8. Gallardo E, Passarinha LA. "An Improved HPLC Method for Quantification of Metanephrine with Coulometric Detection". Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques 05 02 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7064.1000217.
    Published • 10.4172/2157-7064.1000217
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Development of vascularizable hydrogels to promote spinal cord injury repair: from RGD to mimetic ligands". PhD, Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências da Saúde, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/75764.
  2. Rocha, Luís A.. "Uso de gelano como uma nova abordagem na purificação de biomoléculas". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 2012.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Rocha, Luís A.. 2020. "Electric stimulator for cell culture, device, methods and uses thereof".
    Pending
  2. Rocha, Luís; Martins, Rita; Silva, Filomena; Sousa, Ângela; Passarinha, Luís. 2012. "Matriz cromatográfica baseada no polímero polissacárido gelana". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/12/14 Developing a vascularization strategy using adipose tissue stem cells and biodegradable hydrogels to enhance recovery following spinal cord injury 5th International Spinal Cord Repair Meeting
Fundación Step by Step (Barcelona, Spain)
2019/07/08 A co-culture system based on ASCs and HUVECs in GRGDS-modified gellan gum to promote neurite outgrowth and vascularization TERMIS EU 2019
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (Rhodes, Greece)
2019/07/08 Exploring the interactions between ASCs and HUVECs to promote neurite outgrowth in DRG explants th International Symposium in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
European Society for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration (Porto, Portugal)
2013/06/09 Gellan gum: A new aproach in biomolecules purification 1st International Conference on Natural Fibers
Fibrenamics International Platform (Guimarães, Portugal)
2012/07/03 Development of a gellan gum stationary phase as a new approach for biomolecules purification VII Annual Symposium CICS - Universidade da Beira Interior
CICS - Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02 - 2019/03 Spinal Cord Injury - Combinatorial Cell Therapy Approaches
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Specialization course)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/10/20 - 2022/10/20 Served as Co-Chair during the Champalimaud Research Symposium 2022 (CRSy22) in a session devoted to Tumor Microenvironment featuring Shahin Rafii, Gerard Evan or Michelle Monje-Deisseroth. (2022/10/19 - 2022/10/21)
Symposium (Other)
 Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/15 Participant reception and registration; Helping setting up the venue, including rooms where the talks were given; (2019/07/15 - 2019/07/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/09/24 - Current AACR - American Association for Cancer Research Member
2022/04/14 - Current ASPIC - Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro Member
2022/04/14 - Current EACR - European Association for Cancer Research Member

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/02/01 - 2023/06/07 Ciência di Noz Manera - Scientific outreach activity Miniomy Dios, Abibato Jamanca, Luna Machado e Maria Ramos
2022/07/14 - 2022/08/31 How do interactions of tumor extracellular vesicles with Angiostatin shape EV biology? Leonor Resende
2022/07/14 - 2022/08/31 How do interactions of tumor extracellular vesicles with Angiostatin shape EV biology? Isabel Sesifredo
2019/04 - 2019/05 Gellan Gum hydrogels as vehicles to promote spinal cord injury vascularization and regeneration Helana Cavaleiro
2019/03 - 2019/04 Immunomodulatory strategies for spinal cord injury: the role of adipose tissue-derived stem cells as possible therapeutic agents João Vítor Lemos Afonso
2012 - 2013 Development of new chromatographic support based on gellan gum for pharmaceutical biomolecules isolation Armanda Isabel Gonçalves
Distinctions

Award

2018 Winner of the 2nd ICVS/INL Hackathon
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2016 PhD Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 Passport to Entrepeneurship grant number 462
IAPMEI, Portugal