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Dr. Ana Cláudia Lima is a FCT Individual Fellow (Junior researcher grant from the Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support (CEECIND) - 5th Edition (2022.07521.CEECIND)), at the 3Bs Research Group, University of Minho. She concluded her master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto in 2013. Later, she graduated and received her Ph.D. in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, and Stem Cells, with high academic distinction from 3Bs Research Group - University of Minho (2015-2020). During her doctoral studies, she developed 3 novel nanomedicines to treat autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, which significantly contributed to the state-of-art of nanotechnology field, as revealed by the number of high-quality publications as the first author: 5 original papers (3 of them published in IF > 9, ACS Appl Mater Inter, Adv Healthc Mater, J Control Release), 1 review and 2 patents. Currently, her work focuses on the development of an immune system-on-a-chip platform for effective personalized medicine. Dr. Ana Lima has broad scientific interdisciplinary expertise in the fields of nanotechnology, immunology, cellular/molecular biology, pharmacology, drug delivery, bioengineering, material science, biomaterials, tissue engineering, microfluidics, biosensors, and microfabrication. She also has a FELASA category C certification for animal experiments. As a result of her research work, Dr. Ana C. Lima is the (co-)author of 14 full papers in Q1 score International journals (11 published with accumulative IF of 75,130, 2 submitted), 2 reviews (Biomaterials IF 12.5), and 2 patents. Considering the vital role of her work in the field, she has attended several important national and international meetings with 16 communications (1 invited, 5 oral and 10 posters), being very active in engaging the public dissemination of the work. Her work has been cited around =233 times (h-index of 8 –Google Scholar). She has also been involved in the writing or active research in several national and international R&D research projects. During these years of a research career, Dr. Ana C. Lima was granted 2 fellowships and 1 grant from FCT (Junior researcher grant from the CEECIND - 5th Edition, Incentivo/SAU/LA0026/2014, PD/BD/11384/2015, and PTDC/BTM-ORG/28070/2017) and 1 grant for research internship (H2020 MSCA RISE 2017 REMIX). Recently, she was awarded with "ON Kick-Starter Grant” by ON Foundation for the research project “Enzymatic-responsive polymeric micelles for controlled drug delivery in Rheumatoid Arthritis: an in vivo study”. In parallel, she has/d an active role in student supervision/mentoring, including more than 5 MSc/Ph.D. students. She is also a referee in scientific journals and has been part of the organizing committees of conferences (eg TERM STEM conferences). To foster fruitful collaborations with different universities, she enrolled in 2 secondments at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and at the Faculty of Engineering in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her personal and professional goals and ambitions make Dr. Ana C. Lima eager to embrace challenges and deliver research work at the highest standards levels, which is underscored by several scientific publications, presentations, and patents.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Cláudia Fernandes Lima

Citation names

  • Lima, Ana Cláudia
  • Lima, Ana C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BD17-C41C-4297
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9102-6235

Email addresses

  • aclaudialima2@gmail.com (Professional)
  • aclaudialima2@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Other Engineering and Technologies
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09/01 - 2020/02/20
Concluded
 Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Nanoparticles for advanced treatments of arthritic diseases" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito bom (maximum grade)
2018/01/29 - 2018/02/09
Concluded
 Animal Sciences Laboratory Category C (Diploma de especialização)
Major in Experiências animais
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
 17/20
2008/09/02 - 2013/12/03
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Cancer and Herpes Simplex virus treatment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/21 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
(...)
2022/04/04 - 2022/09/01 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2020/09/02 - 2022/04/01 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
(...)
2019/09/05 - 2019/12/05 Visiting Researcher (Research) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2015/04/06 - 2015/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2013/01/30 - 2013/05/03 Research Trainee (Research) Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences - Univesity of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/09/01 - 2020/02/20 PhD Student Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2014/04/16 - 2015/04/05 Pharmacist Farmácia Vitória, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/11/01 - 2019/12/05 Regenerative Medicine Innovation Crossing - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange inRegenerative Medicine
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/778078/EU
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
 European Commission
Concluded
2015/09/01 - 2019/09/01 PD/BD/11384/2015
PD/BD/11384/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/04/07 - 2015/08/31 Incentivo/SAU/LA0026/2014
Incentivo/SAU/LA0026/2014
Research Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/11/21 - Current HEALTH UNORTE - Setting up biobanks and regenerative medicine strategies to boost research in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological, oncological, immunological and infectious diseases
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000039
Research Fellow
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/04/04 - 2022/09/04 ANGIONICHE - A biomaterial-guided morphogenesis strategy for cell-based therapeutic neovascularization using angiogenic microniches
PTDC/BTMMAT/28744/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Concluded
2020/09/02 - 2022/04/01 2MATCH - Modelling cancer Metastasis into the humAn microcirculation system using a mulTiorgan- on-a-CHip approach
PTDC/BTM-ORG/28070/2017
Research Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2016/04/01 - Current Frontiers of technology for theranostics of cancer, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases (FROnTHERA)
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000023
Researcher
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
NORTE 2020
2018/07/01 - 2020/06/01 Cells4_IDs - Cell-based therapy for the treatment of articular inflammatory diseases
PTDC/BTM-SAL/28882/2017
Researcher
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/05/01 - 2019/11/01 SPARTAN - Preclinical Validation of a TNF-Capturing Device as Therapeutics of Inflammatory Arthritic Diseases
PTDC/CTM-BIO/4388/2014
Researcher
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Campos, Cláudia F.; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "IL-23 inactivation by targeted liposomes to mediate the regression of autoimmune diseases". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2019, Rhodes, 2019.
    Published
  2. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Laranjeira, Inês; Almeida, Armando; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines by Intra-articular Injection of Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles as an Advanced Treatment for Osteoarthritis". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2019, Rhodes, 2019.
    Published
  3. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Advanced treatment for arthritic diseases based on the capture and inactivation of interleukin-6 by biofunctionalized polymeric nanoparticles". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2017, Davos, 2017.
    Published
  4. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Lynne Braidwood; Kirsty Learmonth; Edmond Y.W. Chan; Joe Conner. "Autophagy in human cancer cell lines during infection with ICP34.5-deleted oncolytic HSV1716". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics, Oxford, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Laranjeira, Inês; Almeida, Armando; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "A dual targeting strategy using antibodies immobilized at the surface of biodegradable nanoparticles for local osteoarthritis treatment". Paper presented in Achilles 2019, 2019.
  2. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Laranjeira, Inês; Almeida, Armando; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines by Intra-articular Injection of Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles as an Advanced Treatment for Osteoarthritis". Paper presented in Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019, 2019.
  3. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Almeida, Armando; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "Intra-articular injection of biofunctionalized nanoparticles to neutralize Interleukin-6 and Tumour Necrosis Factor-a to treat osteoarthritis". Paper presented in Gene2Skin / Chem2Nature Final Conferences, Guimarães, 2018.
  4. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Capture and neutralization of interleukin-6 by the intra-articular injection of biofunctionalized polymeric nanoparticles as advanced treatment for arthritic diseases". Paper presented in Chem2Nature / Gene2Skin, 2018.
  5. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Almeida, Agostinho; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "Interleukin-6 and Tumour Necrosis Factor-a neutralization by biofunctionalized nanoparticles after intra-articular injection for osteoarthritis treatment". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2017, 2017.
  6. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biofunctionalized polymeric nanoparticles for a prolonged and local capture of pro-inflammatory cytokines in arthritic joints". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2016, 2016.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.2581
Journal article
  1. Caballero, D.; Lima, A. C.; Abreu, C. M.; Neves, N. M.; Correlo, V. M.; Oliveira, J. M.; Reis, R. L.; Kundu, S. C.. "Quantifying protrusions as tumor-specific biophysical predictors of cancer invasion in in vitro tumor micro-spheroid models". In vitro models 1 3 (2022): 229-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44164-022-00020-1.
    10.1007/s44164-022-00020-1
  2. Caballero, David; Abreu, Catarina M.; Lima, Ana C.; Neves, Nuno N.; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas C.. "Precision biomaterials in cancer theranostics and modelling". Biomaterials 280 (2022): 121299. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121299.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121299
  3. Caballero, David; Lima, Ana Cláudia; Abreu, Catarina M.; Neves, Nuno; Correlo, Vitor; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas C.. "Quantifying cancer protrusions as biophysical predictors of invasion". In vitro models (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s44164-022-00020-1.
    Published
  4. Vasconcelos, Filipa; Lima, Ana C.; Bonani, Walter; Silva, Catarina S.; Reis, Rui L.; Motta, Antonella; Migliaresi, Claudio; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Microfluidic-assisted electrospinning, an alternative to coaxial, as a controlled dual drug release system to treat inflammatory arthritic diseases". Materials Science and Engineering: C (2021): 112585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112585.
    10.1016/j.msec.2021.112585
  5. Ferreira, Helena; Amorim, Diana; Lima, Ana Cláudia; Pirraco, Rogério P.; Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Armando; et al. "A biocompatible and injectable hydrogel to boost the efficacy of stem cells in neurodegenerative diseases treatment". Life Sciences 287 (2021): 120108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120108.
    10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120108
  6. Ana Cláudia Lima; Rui L. Reis; Helena Ferreira; Nuno M. Neves. "Cellular Uptake of Three Different Nanoparticles in an Inflammatory Arthritis Scenario versus Normal Conditions". Molecular Pharmaceutics 18 9 (2021): 3235-3246. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00066.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00066
  7. Ana Cláudia Lima; Rui L. Reis; Helena Ferreira; Nuno M. Neves. "Glutathione Reductase-Sensitive Polymeric Micelles for Controlled Drug Delivery on Arthritic Diseases". ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 7 7 (2021): 3229-3241. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00412.
    10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00412
  8. Caballero, David; Brancato, Virginia; Lima, Ana C.; Abreu, Catarina M.; Neves, Nuno M.; Correlo, Vitor M.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas C.. "Tumor-Associated Protrusion Fluctuations as a Signature of Cancer Invasiveness". Advanced Biology 5 9 (2021): 2101019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202101019.
    Published • 10.1002/adbi.202101019
  9. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Amorim, Diana; Laranjeira, Inês; Almeida, Armando; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Pinto-Ribeiro, Filipa; Neves, Nuno M.. "Modulating inflammation through the neutralization of Interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-a by biofunctionalized nanoparticles". Journal of Controlled Release 331 (2021): 491-502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.02.001.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.02.001
  10. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Campos, Cláudia F.; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Reis, Rui L.; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biofunctionalized Liposomes to Monitor Rheumatoid Arthritis Regression Stimulated by Interleukin-23 Neutralization". Advanced Healthcare Materials 10 2 (2020): 2001570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202001570.
    Published • 10.1002/adhm.202001570
  11. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Ferreira, Helena; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biodegradable polymers: an update on drug delivery in bone and cartilage diseases". Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 16 8 (2019): 795-813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2019.1635117.
    Published • 10.1080/17425247.2019.1635117
  12. Lima, Ana Cláudia; Cunha, Cristina; Carvalho, Agostinho; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Interleukin-6 Neutralization by Antibodies Immobilized at the Surface of Polymeric Nanoparticles as a Therapeutic Strategy for Arthritic Diseases". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10 16 (2018): 13839-13850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b01432.
    Published • 10.1021/acsami.8b01432
  13. Cunha, S.C.; Faria, M.A.; Pereira, V.L.; Oliveira, T.M.; Lima, A.C.; Pinto, E.. "Patulin assessment and fungi identification in organic and conventional fruits and derived products". Food Control 44 (2014): 185-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.03.043.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.03.043
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Lima, Ana Cláudia. "Nanoparticles for advanced treatments of arthritic diseases". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2020.
  2. Lima, Ana Cláudia. "Cancer and Herpes Simplex virus treatment". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, 2013.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2019. "Polymeric micelle, methods of production and uses thereof".
    Protected
  2. 2019. "Phosphatidylcholine liposomes, methods and uses thereof".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/04/04 Chitosan/hyaluronic-acid nanoparticles biofunctionalized with neutralizing antibodies as a new therapeutic strategy for osteoarthritis REMIX Final Workshop
3B's Research Group (Braga, Portugal)
2019/05/27 Pro-inflammatory Cytokines neutralization by intra-articular injection of biofunctionalized nanoparticles as advanced treatment for osteoarthritis. TERMIS-EU 2019
(Rhodes, Greece)
2019/05/27 IL-23 inactivation by targeted liposomes to mediate the regression of autoimmune diseases. TERMIS-EU 2019
(Rhodes, Greece)
2017/06/02 Capture and neutralization of interleukin-6 by the intra-articular injection of biofunctionalized polymeric nanoparticles as advanced treatment for arthritic diseases. Chem2Nature 2017
(Porto, Portugal)
2017/05/26 Advanced treatment for arthritic diseases based on the capture and inactivation of interleukin-6 by biofunctionalized polymeric nanoparticles. TERMIS - EU 2017
(Davos, Switzerland)
2014/04/13 Autophagy in human cancer cell lines during infection with ICP34.5-deleted oncolytic HSV1716 8th International Conference on Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics, 2014
(Oxford, United Kingdom)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/11/13 - Current Organization committee of TermStem conferences (2017/11/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/01/11 - 2021/01/20 On-line participation
Seminar
 REMIX Seminar Series 2021 on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/06 On-line attendance of different courses from Coursera.
Seminar
 "Fundamentals of Immunology: Innate Immunity and B-Cell Function" "Fundamentals of Immunology: T Cells and Signaling"
Rice University, United States
2020/02/13 - 2020/02/13 Event participation
Seminar
 EIT Health Accelerator Info Session
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2019/07/11 - 2019/07/12 Event participation/Poster presentation
Conference
 Forecast/Achilles, Porto
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31 Event participation/Oral presentation
Conference
 TERMIS EU, 2019, Rhodes, Greece
2019/05/08 - 2019/05/08 Event participation
Workshop
 Workshop Translational science in musculoskeletal disorders, Guimarães
2018/10/23 - 2018/10/26 Event participation/Poster presentation
Conference
 Gene2Skin / Chem2Nature Final Conferences, Guimarães
2018/09/12 - 2018/09/12 Participation with a scientific photo in the photo context "Uma Visão Dinâmica da Ciência"
Call
 "Uma Visão Dinâmica da Ciência"
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2018/06/03 - 2018/06/06 Event participation/Poster presentation
Conference
 Chem2Nature / Gene2Skin, Porto
2017/11/13 - 2017/11/17 Event participation/poster presentation
Conference
 GENE2SKIN Winter School / TERM STEM / FORECAST, Porto
2017/06 - 2017/06 Event participation/Oral presentation
Conference
 Chem2Nature 2017, Porto, Portugal
2017/05/26 - 2017/05/30 Event participation/Oral presentation
Conference
 TERMIS EU 2017, Davos, Switzerland
2017/01/23 - 2017/01/24 Participation in "1st Chem2Nature Workshop"
Workshop
 1st Chem2Nature Workshop
Coventry University, United Kingdom
2016/10/26 - 2016/10/27 Event participation/poster presentation
Conference
 TERM STEM 2016, Guimarães
2015/04 - 2015/04 Participation in V ICVS/3Bs Meeting
Meeting
 ICVS/3Bs Meeting
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2014/04/11 - 2014/04/13 Event participation/Oral presentation
Conference
 8th International Conference on Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics, 2014
2011/09 - 2011/09 Participation in VII edition of "Young European Scientist Meeting"
Meeting
 Young European Scientist Meeting
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2010/09 - 2010/10 Participation in VI edition of "Young European Scientist Meeting"
Meeting
 Young European Scientist Meeting
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2007/06 - 2007/06 Participation in the Science Competition "Jovens Cientistas e Investigadores"
Call
 Jovens Cientistas e Investigadores

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/06/01 - Current Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Membership

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/01/01 - Current Journal of Healthcare Engineering (2040-2309) Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/01/01 - Current PhD Student - University of Minho (Nanoparticles internalization) Sara Gimondi
2020/11/01 - Current PhD Student - University of Minho (Nanoparticles internalization) Daniel Mendanha
2020/08/01 - 2020/11/30 MSc in Biomedical Engineering - University of Minho (Cell Culture) Filipa Vasconcelos
2019/07/01 - 2019/09/01 PhD Student - University of Minho (In vivo studies) Marta Guedes
2018/01/01 - 2018/06/01 PhD Student - University of Minho (Cell culture) Sara Vieira
Distinctions

Award

2023 "ON Kick-Starter Grant" 2023
Orthoregeneration Network (ON) Foundation, Swaziland
2008 Honors Diploma (High School)
2007 Honorable Mention in the Science Competition "Jovens Cientistas e Investigadores"

Title

2022 Junior Researcher FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 PhD degree in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2013 Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other distinction

2006 First Certificate in English - ESOL Examinations
University of Cambridge Language Centre, United Kingdom