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Raquel Nunes da Silva (RNS) received an FCT PhD fellowship to join the Doctoral Program in Chemistry at UA (SFRH/BD/87598/2012). During her PhD, she gained international experience with J. Golding (Open University, UK), enhancing her expertise in antimicrobial development, design, synthesis, and microbial and cell cultivation techniques. From 2018 to 2020, RNS held a postdoctoral grant within the PAGE project (Centro-01-0145-FEDER-3), focusing on developing fluorescent sensors for protein and lipid aggregation. She led and submitted the multidisciplinary Fli-PS project (PTDC/QUI-QOR/3565/2020), aimed at designing curcumin-based fluorescence up-converted imaging-guided photosensitizers. Between 2021 and 2023, RNS served as Head of the Innovation Department at the Cork Technological Centre (CTCOR), where she led R&D&I projects in applied research and technology transfer. She contributed to initiatives funded by programs such as PRR, the LIFE Program, Digital HUB, and co-promotion projects supported by ANI and FCT. Currently, RNS is a researcher at DQB/FCUP and a collaborator with LAQV-REQUIMTE at the FoodPhenoLab group. Her work focuses on valorizing juice production byproducts under the VIIAFood project (PRR-Ag.Mob.-C644929456-40). RNS has published 16 peer-reviewed articles, organized 3 scientific events. She has delivered 16 oral communications and presented 23 conference posters. With extensive mentoring experience, RNS has guided over 20 students across research areas such as organic synthesis, photobiology, microbiology, and food chemistry. Since 2023, she has mentored BSc and MSc students from UP and NOVA Lisbon on projects involving the characterization of polyphenols. She has also collaborated with over 50 academic and industrial colleagues and served as a jury member in six scientific evaluations. RNS has been a reviewer for leading journals, including Journal of Coating Technology and Research, ChemPhotoChem, Foods, and Antibiotics, under renowned publishers such as Elsevier, MDPI, RSC, and ACS. With four years of teaching experience in (bio)chemistry, she is committed to fostering academic and pedagogical development. Her dedication to knowledge dissemination includes organizing six scientific events as a jury and committee member. She has received four awards and honors and actively participates in national and international research projects.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Raquel Sofia de Oliveira Nunes da Silva
Date of birth
1988/01/14
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Nunes da Silva, R.
  • R. Nunes da Silva
  • Raquel Nunes da Silva
  • da Silva, R. N.
  • Nunes da Silva, Raquel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B913-6FA6-9C9A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8724-8794
Researcher Id
R-1914-2017
Scopus Author Id
55368553500

Email addresses

  • raq.silva@fc.up.pt (Professional)
  • r.sonunesdasilva@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/05/13
Concluded
 Professional Certification on Curso Geral de Propriedade Industrial (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Indústrial, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2020/12/31
Concluded
 Post doctorate in Biomedicine Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31
Concluded
 High Throughput Screening and Image Analysis for BioSciences (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/05
Concluded
 Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences | 11th Edition (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/11/26 - 2018/11/28
Concluded
 Introduction to digital image analysis with ImageJ / Fiji, 2ed (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/11/26
Concluded
 Clinical research associate (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Eurotrials Consultores Científicos SA, Portugal
 17
2018/05/22
Concluded
 Seminar Desafios na síntese química: química de fluxo e espectroscopia NMR (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2018/01/06 - 2018/01/12
Concluded
 International intensive course on cancer biology (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/12/06
Concluded
 Seminar Análise de riscos e segurança industrial (Outros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2017/11/21
Concluded
 Seminar Move ahead with next generation bioreactor and downstream purification technologies (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/07/11 - 2017/07/22
Concluded
 Certified in Laboratory Animal Science - Category C (FELASA Accreditation and licensed from DGAV)) (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
 with approval in the final exam
2017/07/17 - 2017/07/21
Concluded
 V Cell culture and tissue training course (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Phthalocyanine–sulfonamide conjugates - synthesis and biological activity" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada por unanimidade
2016/10/17 - 2016/10/19
Concluded
 Certified in Biosecurity Laboratory Level 2 and 3 (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
 with approval in the final exam
2015/06
Concluded
 Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) (Outros)
University of Cambridge Language Centre, United Kingdom
2014/06/16 - 2014/06/21
Concluded
 3rd Photobiology School from the European Society (Outros)
European Society for Photobiology, Italy
 with approval in the final exam
2014
Concluded
 Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Conjugados de ftalocianina-sulfonamida - síntese e atividade biológica" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/07/25 - 2013/07/27
Concluded
 Molecular Photobiophysiscs: Actual topics and future problems a short introduction (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Mestrado em Bioquímica - ramo Bioquímica Clínica (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Major in Bioquímica Clínica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 17
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Mestrado em Bioquímica - ramo Métodos Biomoleculares (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Glicoxidação de fosfatidilserinas e estudo do papel na resposta imune (Classification of 17 out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2006 - 2009
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Estudo da relação actividade/adsorção de um fotossensibilizador em várias espécies do género Bacillus (Classification: 18 out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/04 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/09/04 - Current Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2023/09/03 Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2020/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - 2020 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/02/01 - 2020/12/31 pAGE- protein aggregation across the lifespan
Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000003
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
Ongoing
2013/02/01 - 2017/01/31 FTALOCIANINAS COM GRUPOS N-ACIL-SULFONAMIDA: SÍNTESE E AVALIAÇÃO DAS SUAS ATIVIDADES BIOLÓGICAS
SFRH/BD/87598/2012
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09 - Current VIIAFOOD: Platform for valorisation, industrialisation and agrifood innovation
Agenda VIIAFOOD
Researcher
2021/01 - 2023/08 RHAQ - Contratação de Recursos Humanos Altamente Qualificados (PME ou CoLAB)
NORTE-06-3559-FSE-0000112
Researcher
Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01 - 2023/08 UPCORK - Ultra Preparation Cork
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033416
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
2021/01 - 2023/08 PRR - CO2RK - Roadmap for the decarbonization of industrial and logistical processes in the cork processing sector
01/C11-i01/2021 – Project 80
 European Commission
2021/07 - 2023/06 Scientific and technological interface. cork industry
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181298
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
UID/AMB/50017/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Organic Chemistry, Natural Products and Food Stuffs
UID/QUI/00062/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/02/01 - 2017/01/31 Phthalocyanine-sulfonamide conjugates - synthesis and biological activity
SFRH/BD/87598/2012
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024 - Current Cut&Care GP - Green graphene-based antimicrobials for the control of phytopathogenic agents in Quercus suber L.
FCT IC&DT 2023
Principal investigator
Submitted
2021 - Current Advancing water and wastewater treatment using cork-based materials
FCT IC&DT 2021
Researcher
Submitted
2020 - Current FLi-PS - Curcumin-based fluorescence up-converted imaging-guided photosensitizers
PTDC/QUI-QOR/3565/2020
Principal investigator
Submitted
2021/01/01 - 2023/09/03 PRODUTECH Digital Innovation HUB
ProdutechDIH
Science and Technology Management Fellow
2022/06 - 2023/08 PRODUTECH European Digital Innovation HUB
PRODUTECH
Science and Technology Management Fellow
2021/07 - 2023/08 Scientific and technological interface. cork industry
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181298
Principal investigator
Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
Concluded
2021/01 - 2023/08 CorkSurf - Composition and homogeneity analyzer of surface treatments by laser-induced plasma spectroscopy
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-047040
Researcher
Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
Concluded
2021/01 - 2023/08 PRR - CO2RK - Roadmap for the decarbonization of industrial and logistical processes in the cork processing sector
01/C11-i01/2021 – Project 80
Technical development
2021/01 - 2023/08 Life Cork - LIFE Programme
LIFE22-CCM-ES-LIFE CO2RK — LIFE-2022-SAP-CLIMA
Principal investigator
2021/01 - 2023/08 PRR – Agenda PRODUTECH R3
R3Produtech
Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2021/12/31 UPCORK - Ultra Preparation Cork
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033416
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Miguel F. S. Ferreira; Rafaela Oliveira; Diana Capela; Lopes, Tomás; José Marrafa; Pedro Meneses; Armindo Oliveira; et al. Corresponding author: Miguel F. S. Ferreira. "LIBS imaging as a process control tool in the cork industry". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, 2024.
  2. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Ângela Cunha; Adelaide Almeida; Augusto C. Tomé. "Photodynamic inactivation of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria with phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units". Paper presented in Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis update, Nancy, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Nunes da Silva, R.. "Phenolic stability in peach purees due to pasteurization and refrigeration". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto – IJUP 2024, 2024.
  2. Nunes da Silva, R.. "Upcycling co-products of the production of cloudy apple juices: Phytochemical profile and stability to the development of an easy and practical consumption snack". Paper presented in III Congresso de Ciências, 2024.
  3. Miguel F. S. Ferreira; Rafaela Oliveira; Diana Capela; Lopes, Tomás; José Marrafa; Pedro Meneses; Armindo Oliveira; et al. "Cork stopper's coating deposition analysis using an industrial libs system". Paper presented in CSA2023 - Cork in Science and Applications, 2023.
  4. João Jesus; Nunes da Silva, R.; Pintor, Ariana. Corresponding author: Pintor, Ariana. "Last decade of research on cork in adsorption applications". Paper presented in Materials 2023, 2023.
  5. João Pacheco; I. da Silva Fonseca; Esteves, Cátia I. C.; Nunes da Silva, R.; João Rocha; A. M. S Silva; Guieu, Samuel. Corresponding author: Guieu, Samuel. "Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement of imidazolones". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de quimica, 2023.
  6. Miguel F. S. Ferreira; Rafaela Oliveira; Diana Capela; Tomás Lopes; José Marrafa; Pedro Meneses; Armindo Oliveira; et al. Corresponding author: Pedro A. S. Jorge. "Industrial LIBS system for quality assessment of functional coatings in cork stoppers". Paper presented in 12th Euro-Mediterranean Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (EMSLIBS 2023), 2023.
  7. Joana R. M. Ferreira; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; João Rocha; Samuel Guieu. "1,2,4-Triphenyl-pyrroles: Synthesis, structures and luminescent properties". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting and 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2020.
  8. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Roberto A. Dias; Catarina C. Costa; Mariana J. G. Santos; Mariana Q. Alves; Ana Sousa; Susana S. Braga; et al. "Lighting-up protein and lipid aggregates". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting and 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2020.
  9. Luís Fontes; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; João Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "Synthesis and photophysical characterization of triphenylpyridine fluorophores". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting and 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2020.
  10. 0F1D-F402-4179; Nunes da Silva, R.; 181E-EF90-D886; Artur M. S. Silva; Guieu, Samuel. Corresponding author: Nunes da Silva, R.. "1,2,4-Triphenyl-pyrroles: Synthesis, structures and luminescent properties". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting and 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2020.
  11. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Luis Fontes; Mariana Q. Alves; Sandra I. Vieira; João Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "New fluorescing tools for detection of protein aggregation". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2019.
  12. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Mariana Q. Alves; Sandra I. Vieira; João Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "Dibenzalazines as fluorophores for staining protein aggregates". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
  13. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Catarina C. Costa; Mariana J. G. Santos; Mariana Q. Alves; Susana S. Braga; Francisco Cardona; Sandra I. Vieira; et al. "Protein aggregation detection: new fluorophores". Paper presented in Workshop Strategies & tools for modulating pathologic protein self-assembly, 2019.
  14. Nunes da Silva, Raquel. "Protein aggregation detection: new fluorophores". Paper presented in Workshop Strategies & tools for modulating pathologic protein self-assembly, 2019.
  15. Nunes da Silva, R.. "New fluorescing tools for detection of protein aggregation". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2019.
  16. Joana Ferreira; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; João Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "New pyrrole-based fluorophores: Synthesis, structures and luminescent properties". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso Galego de Química 2018, 2018.
  17. Ferreira, Joana; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Rocha, João; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "New pyrrole-based fluorophores: Synthesis, structures and luminescent properties". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso Galego de Química, 2018.
  18. R. Nunes da Silva; Vieira, Sandra Isabel; J. Rocha; A.M.S. Silva; S. Guineu. "New fluorophores for protein aggregates detection". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química 2018, 2018.
  19. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Cunha, Ângela; Tomé, Augusto Costa. "Phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units as photosensitizers for the photodynamic inactivation of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria". Paper presented in Research Day, University of Aveiro, 2017.
  20. Nunes da Silva, R.. "New photosensitizers for the photodynamic inactivation of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2017.
  21. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Ângela Cunha; Adelaide Almeida; Augusto C. Tomé. "New phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units". Paper presented in Research Day, University of Aveiro, 2015.
  22. Nunes da Silva, R.. "New phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units". Paper presented in 16th Congress of the European Society for photobiology, 2015.
  23. Nunes da Silva, R.. "New phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units". Paper presented in Research Day, University of Aveiro, 2015.
  24. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Augusto C. Tomé; Maria da Graça P. M. S. Neves; Maria do Amparo F. Faustino; José A. S. Cavaleiro; Anabela Oliveira; Adelaide Almeida; Ângela Cunha. "Photoinactivation of Bacillus endospores: inter-specific variability of the inactivation efficiency". Paper presented in 3rd ESP Photobiology School,, 2014.
  25. Tânia Melo; Deolinda Santinha; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Ana Cristina Silva; Elisabete Maciel; Claudia Simões; Sara Horta; et al. "Expression of cytokines in monocytes and dendritic cells exposed to oxidized phosphatidylserines". Paper presented in XIII Congress of the Iberian Society of cytometry, 2013.
  26. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Leandro Lourenço; Augusto C. Tomé; Ângela Cunha. "Asymmetric phthalocyanines bearing phenylacetylene units". Paper presented in 10º Portuguese National Meeting of Organic Chemistry and the 1st Portuguese- Brazilian Organic Chemistry Symposium, 2013.
  27. Elisabete Maciel; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Claudia Simões; Pedro Domingues; Maria do Rosário Domingues. "Identification of oxidative modifications in phosphatidylserine polar head using lipidomic approach". Paper presented in LIPID MAPS Annual Meeting 2011, 2011.
  28. Elisabete Maciel; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Maria do Rosário Domingues; Pedro Domingues. "Phosphatidylserine oxidation by Fenton reaction: Oxidation of serine alfa carbon". Paper presented in XVII National Biochemistry Congress, 2010.
  29. Raquel Nunes da Silva; Augusto C. Tomé; João P. C. Tomé; Maria da Graça P. M. S. Neves; Maria do Amparo F. Faustino; José A. S. Cavaleiro; Anabela Oliveira; Adelaide Almeida; Ângela Cunha. "Evaluation of the adsortion/activity relationship of a cationic porphyrin in bacillus endospores". Paper presented in 8th National Meeting on Organic Chemistry, 2009.
Journal article
  1. João Jesus; Raquel Nunes da Silva; Ariana Pintor. "Advances in Cork Use in Adsorption Applications: An Overview of the Last Decade of Research". Separations (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10070390.
    10.3390/separations10070390
  2. Joana R. M. Ferreira; Mariana Alves; Bárbara Sousa; Sandra I. Vieira; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu; Ângela Cunha; Raquel Nunes da Silva. "Curcumin-based molecular probes for fluorescence imaging of fungi". Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2OB01872A.
    10.1039/D2OB01872A
  3. Ferreira, Miguel; Guimaraes, Diana; Oliveira, Rafaela; Lopes, Tomas; Capela, Diana; Marrafa, Jose; Meneses, Pedro; et al. "Characterization of Functional Coatings on Cork Stoppers with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Imaging". Sensors (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63977140/.
    10.3390/S23229133
  4. Nunes da Silva, R.. "Liprobe, a vital dye for lipid aggregates detection in imaging and high-content screens". Frontiers in Photonics 3 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphot.2022.963778.
    10.3389/fphot.2022.963778
  5. Albuquerque, Hélio M. T.; Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Pereira, Marisa; Maia, André; Guieu, Samuel; Soares, Ana Raquel; Santos, Clementina M. M.; Vieira, Sandra I.; Silva, Artur M. S.. "Steroid–Quinoline Hybrids for Disruption and Reversion of Protein Aggregation Processes". ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00604.
    10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00604
  6. Joana R. M. Ferreira; Isabel N. Sierra-Garcia; Samuel Guieu; Artur M. S. Silva; Raquel Nunes da Silva; Ângela Cunha. "Photodynamic control of citrus crop diseases". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03171-7.
    10.1007/s11274-021-03171-7
  7. Luís F. B. Fontes; Raquel Nunes da Silva; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "Unsymmetrical 2,4,6-Triarylpyridines as Versatile Scaffolds for Deep-Blue and Dual-Emission Fluorophores". ChemPhotoChem (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202000134.
    10.1002/cptc.202000134
  8. Joana R. M. Ferreira; Raquel Nunes da Silva; João Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Samuel Guieu. "1,2,4-Triphenylpyrroles: Synthesis, Structure and Luminescence Properties". Synlett (2020): https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1690828.
    10.1055/s-0039-1690828
  9. Nunes da Silva, Raquel; Costa, Catarina C.; Santos, Maria J. G.; Alves, Mariana Q.; Braga, Susana S.; Vieira, Sandra I.; Rocha, João; Silva, Artur M. S.; Guieu, Samuel. "Fluorescent Light-up Probe for the Detection of Protein Aggregates". Chemistry – An Asian Journal 14 6 (2019): 859-863. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asia.201801606.
    10.1002/asia.201801606
  10. da Silva, Raquel Nunes; Cunha, Ângela; Tomé, Augusto C.. "Phthalocyanine–sulfonamide conjugates: Synthesis and photodynamic inactivation of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 154 (2018): 60-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.009.
    10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.009
  11. R. Nunes da Silva; Â. Cunha; A. Almeida; A.C. Tomé. "Photodynamic inactivation of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria with phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units". Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (2017): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56598613/.
    10.1016/J.PDPDT.2017.01.028
  12. Maciel, Elisabete; da Silva, Raquel Nunes; Simões, Cláudia; Melo, Tânia; Ferreira, Rita; Domingues, Pedro; Domingues, M. Rosário M.. "Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry of phosphatidylserine advanced glycated end products". Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 174 (2013): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2013.05.005.
    10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2013.05.005
  13. da Silva, Raquel N.; Tomé, Augusto C.; Tomé, João P. C.; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.; Faustino, Maria A. F.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.; Oliveira, Anabela; Almeida, Adelaide; Cunha, Ângela. "Photo-inactivation ofBacillusendospores: inter-specific variability of inactivation efficiency". Microbiology and Immunology 56 10 (2012): 692-699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00493.x.
    10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00493.x
  14. Silva, Raquel Nunes da; Silva, Ana Cristina; Maciel, Elisabete; Simões, Cláudia; Horta, Sara; Laranjeira, Paula; Paiva, Artur; Domingues, Pedro; Domingues, M. Rosário M.. "Evaluation of the capacity of oxidized phosphatidylserines to induce the expression of cytokines in monocytes and dendritic cells". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 525 1 (2012): 9-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2012.05.022.
    10.1016/j.abb.2012.05.022
  15. Maciel, Elisabete; da Silva, Raquel Nunes; Simões, Cláudia; Domingues, Pedro; Domingues, M. Rosário M.. "Structural Characterization of Oxidized Glycerophosphatidylserine: Evidence of Polar Head Oxidation". Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry 22 10 (2011): 1804-1814. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13361-011-0194-9.
    10.1007/s13361-011-0194-9
Report
  1. Nunes da Silva, Raquel. 2009. Estudo da relação actividade/adsorção de um fotossensibilizador em várias espécies do género Bacillus (Classification: 18 out of 20).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Raquel Sofia de Oliveira Nunes da. "Phthalocyanine-sulfonamide conjugates-synthesis and biological activity". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22842.
  2. Silva, Raquel Sofia Nunes da; Domingues, Maria do Rosário; Domingues, Pedro. "Glicoxidação de fosfatidilserinas e estudo do papel na resposta imune". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7598.

Other

Other output
  1. Member of the Groupe Polyphenols Society. 2024. Nunes da Silva, R..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09 Phenolic Stability in Fruit Purees: Effect of Refrigeration and Pasteurization 9th EuChemS - European congress
European Chemical Society (Dublin, Ireland)
2024 LIBS imaging as a process control tool in the cork industry SPIE24, San Diego, Califórnia, United States
2024 Valorization of Fruit Processing By-Products: Development of Nutrient-Rich Snacks XVII Encontro Nacional Química dos Alimentos
2024 Repurposing apple by-products: a journey from bioatives profile and stability assessment to the transformation into nutrient-rich snacks Conference on Fruit Processing and By-products Valorization
2024 Turning Juice By-products into Nutrient-Rich Snacks: A Circular Economy Strategy XXII National Congress of Biochemistry
2023 Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement of imidazolones XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de quimica
2023 Cork stopper’s coating deposition analysis using an industrial libs system 4th International Conference on Cork Science and Applications (CSA 2023)
2021/05/21 EXCITED-STATE INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON TRANSFER IN UNSYMMETRICAL 2,4,6-TRIARYLPYRIDINES 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting
(Bragança, Portugal)
2020/11/01 Bio-macromolecular detection: new organic vital dyes 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
MDPI journal Pharmaceuticals (On-line Event)
2019/06/27 New sensors and chemical chaperones for protein aggregation V POST-GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM IN BIOMEDICINE
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/06/24 Modulating protein aggregation in cell models using modified steroids XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/04/13 Organic chemistry illuminating Biochemistry: Fluorophores and their application on Biochemistry XII ENEBIOQ
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/11/21 New fluorophores for protein aggregates detection XXIV Encontro Luso Galego de Química
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/10/24 Photodynamic Inactivation of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria with phthalocyanines bearing sulfonamide units Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis update
(Nancy, France)
2012/12/01 Evaluation of the capacity of oxidized phosphatidylserines to induce the expression of cytokines in monocytes and dendritic cells 1st Workshop of immunology and cytometry
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/11/21 Photoinactivation of Bacillus endospores: inactivation efficiency varies significantly among species II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR2012)
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Characterization of the phenolic profile of intermediate products from a pilot juice production station
Supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Master in Biochemistry (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2024 - Current Phenolic stability in fruit purees: Effect of refrigeration and pasteurization
Supervisor
 Bachelor´s degree in Chemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2024 - Current Development and study of the phytochemical and nutritional properties of an easily consumable and practical food obtained through by-products of fruit juice production
Supervisor
 Master in Bioengineering – Major Biological Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Creating and investigating the health benefits and nutritional value of a convenient food made from co-products generated during fruit juice production
Supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Bachelor´s degree in Bioengineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Polyphenol profile and content the fractioning of apple and pear in pilot production juices
Supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Bachelor´s degree in Biochemistry (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Valorization of By-products from Fruit Processing: Development of a Snack
Supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Valorization of By-products from Fruit Processing: Development of a Snack
Supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Circular Economy in Tomato Processing: Valorizing By-Products for Nutritional and Shelf-Life Enhancements
Supervisor
 Master in Bioengineering – Major Biological Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Valorization of Agro-industrial Coproducts for the Development of New Products: Theoretical Assessment of Environmental Balance
Supervisor
 Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Valorization of Agro-industrial Coproducts for the Development of New Products: Evaluation of Environmental Impact Reduction in Wastewater
Supervisor
 Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Characterization and Quantification of Polyphenols in Human Breast Milk: Method Development and Evaluation of Antioxidant Potential
Supervisor
 UC - Integrative Project, Bachelor´s degree in Bioengineering (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Development of an easy-to-consume and practical food product made from by-products of industrial fruit processing
Supervisor
 Bachelor´s degree in Bioengineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Characterization Of Bioactives Present In Fruit Juice By-Products For The Development Of Healthier Foods
Co-supervisor
 Extracurricula Project, Master's in Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - Current Cork characterization techniques
Co-supervisor
 Bachelor´s degree Material Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - Current Quality advanced control – micro-CT validation of cork stoppers quality
Co-supervisor
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Development, Optimization and Characterization of Fruit-Based Snacks: Incorporating Food Industry By-Products into Fruit Formulations
Supervisor
 UC - Projeto Laboratorial; Master in Bioengineering – Major Biological Engineering (Other)
2019 - 2021 Synthesis and biological evaluation of curcumin-based fluorophores
Supervisor of Joana Ferreira
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Synthesis and biological evaluation of Green Fluorescent Protein analogous
Co-supervisor of João Pacheco
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Synthesis and evaluation of new steroid-quinoline-curcumin conjugates as modulators of protein aggregation
Supervisor of Adriana Gomes
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Synthesis of piridyl-based fluorophores for detection of molecular cell components
Co-supervisor of António Souto
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Synthesis of indolizines and evaluation of their properties as probes for protein aggregates detetion
Co-supervisor of Mariana Ferreira
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Boranils based on a triphenyl-pyridinium backbone
Co-supervisor of Luís Fontes
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Fluorophores for the detection of protein aggregates
Co-supervisor of Joana Ferreira
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/10/22 - Current Conference on fruit processing and by-products valorization (2024/10/22)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2024/10/16 - Current World Food Day 2024 (2024/10/16)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/09/27 - Current LAQV-REQUIMTE bench at Research European Night 2024 (2024/09/27)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2024/04/12 - Current Mostra UP 2024 (2024/04/11 - 2024/04/14)
Exhibition
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/09/07 - 2023/09/08 Co-organization Congress on Cork Science and Applications 2023 (2023/09/07 - 2023/09/08)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02 Collaboration in the organization of Building Engineers for Tomorrow (BET). Elaboration of the case-study and jury member. (2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/29 Estratégias sustentáveis de funcionalização do quitosano para a estabilização da cor de pigmentos naturais
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Susana Silva Guimarães (Other)
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2021/01/26 Síntese e avaliação biológica de fluoróforos baseados em curcumina
Supervisor
 Joana Ferreira (Master)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Antibiotics (2079-6382) MDPI
2024 - Current Foods (2304-8158) MDPI
2024 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2024 - Current Toxins (2072-6651) MDPI
2024 - Current Waters (2073-4441) MDPI
2024 - Current molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2020 - Current Journal of Coatings Technology and Research (1547-0091) Springer Science+Business Media

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Portuguese Society for Materials Member
2019 - Current Portuguese Society for Biochemistry Member
2013 - Current Portuguese Society for Chemistry and Portuguese Young Chemists Member
2013 - Current European Society for Photobiology Member
2006 - 2011 Portuguese Society for Biochemistry Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023 - Current International Congress on Cork Science and Applications 2023 Universidade de Aveiro
2023/09/07 - 2023/09/08 International Congress on Cork Science and Applications 2023 University of Aveiro

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - 2023 Scientific consultant for biotechnological issues, particularly in the chemical and biological analysis of cork by-products and microorganisms with implementation of a new research laboratory Centro Tecnológico da Cortiça, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/10/29 - Current Lectures on Industrial Property to two groups of students from the professional high school education (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) CINCORK, Portugal
2018 - Current Attendance on teaching in the discipline Biomolecular Laboratory I Biomedicina Molecular (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - Current Attendance on teaching in the discipline Molecular and Cellular Laboratories in Biomedicine Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2021 Organic Chemistry Bachelor's in Chemistry and Bachelor's in Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2021 General Chemistry Bachelor's degree in Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/09 - 2021/01 Biopathology I Group of 9 students
2020 - 2021 Tutor in the discipline Biopathology I in the Bachelor’s degree Biomedicine (Problem Solving Learning program) discipline Biopathology I in the Bachelor’s degree Biomedicine

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018 - 2020 Jury member in the evaluation of Bachlor's final report in the discipline Bachelor's Project from the Bachelor's degree of Biochemistry and Chemistry (Group of Organic Chemistry), Department of Chemistry Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/01/17 - 2019/01/17 Juri Member in the evaluation of Based Learning Project in the discipline Clinical Formation from the Bacherol's degree Biomedical Sciences Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/04 - Current Visited the group of Doctor Jon Golding
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best poster communication at Workshop Strategies & tools for modulating pathologic protein self-assembly
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016 Travel Fellowship from the European Society for Photobiology
European Society for Photobiology, Italy
2014 Travel Fellowship from the European Society for Photobiology
European Society for Photobiology, Italy

Other distinction

2013 Doctoral Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal