Curriculum Vitae
Edgar Castanheira
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Edgar Castanheira
Citation names
- Castanheira, Edgar J.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- C31F-CF1D-1312
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8144-648X
Email addresses
- eaj.castanheira@gmail.com (Professional)
- e.castanheira@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2019/11/01 - 2024/09/20
Concluded
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Programa Doutoral em Nanociências e Nanotecnologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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2016/09/19 - 2018/11/20
Concluded
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Química Bioorgânica (Mestrado)
Major in Química Orgânica para aplicações biomedicas
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Portugal
"Smart Mesoporous Silica Glyconanoparticles for Theranostics
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18/20 |
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2013/09/09 - 2016/06/20
Concluded
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Química Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Major in Applied Chemistry - General Profile
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologida da Universiadade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
"Síntese de Novos flavílios para células solares DSSC (Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14/20 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/02/01 - 2019/10/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
| 2018/12/10 - 2019/01/31 | Researcher (Research) | Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | ||
| 2018/01/01 - 2018/06/30 | Researcher (Research) | Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal |
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/02/01 - Current | COP2P – Efficient methodologies for the conjugation of natural polysaccharides with peptides to obtain multifunctional membranes
for periodontal regeneration
PTDC/QUI-QOR/30771/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2018/01/01 - 2018/06/30 | Metal-Organic Frameworks as light harvesting nanomaterials
PTDC/CTM-NAN/6249/2014
Research Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Newsletter article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2022/07/13 | 3D printed and injectable laminarin nanocomposite cryogels | Research Summit
(Portugal)
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| 2022/06/21 | 3D printed methacrylated gelatin cryogels for tissue engineering | First Symposium for YouNg Chemists: Innovation and Sustainability (SYNC2022)
Sapienza University of Rome (Rome, Italy)
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| 2021/11/15 | Biodegradable laminarin microgels for biomolecules release | 6th word congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
(Netherlands)
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| 2020/12/11 | Novel laminarin-based microcarriers for drug delivery applications | 11th World Biomaterials Congress 2020 |
| 2018/10/25 | Solution NMR for Silica Nanoparticles Surface Coverage Quantification | Modern Methods of Structure Elucidation
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2018/07/14 | Smart Hybrid Glyconanocarriers for Theranostics on 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium | 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2018/02/01 | Smart Mesoporous Silica Glyconanoparticles for Theranostics | 7th edition of the "Jornadas Intercalares dos Mestrados do DQ e DCV"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/10/12 - 2016/02/04 | 17th Technological conference at FCT-UNL entitled “Química aos Montes” - A conference where chemists pitched about their academic
path and current work. (2016/02/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/07/01 - 2024/07/29 | Introduction to Industrial Bioprocess Development course on Coursera, accredited by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) | Coursera online course
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| 2024/07/08 - 2024/07/10 | 1st edition of the Liquid Chromatography course at NOVA FCT, within the scope of the Project co-financed by the PRR - Recovery
and Resilience Plan by the European Union
Workshop
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1st edition of the Liquid Chromatography course at NOVA FCT
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2024/06/26 - 2024/06/28 | 1st edition of the Gas Chromatography course at NOVA FCT, within the scope of the Project co-financed by the PRR - Recovery
and Resilience Plan by the European Union
Workshop
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1st edition of the Gas Chromatography course at NOVA FCT
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12 | Poster presentation
Conference
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Jornadas CICECO 2022 - Hand in hand with society |
| 2021/10/06 - 2021/10/07 | Poster presentation at Jornadas CICECO 2021 - ADVANCING SCIENCE SHAPING SOCIETY
Conference
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Jornadas CICECO 21 - ADVANCING SCIENCE SHAPING SOCIETY
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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| 2020/10/19 - 2020/10/20 | Poster presentation at Jornadas CICECO 2020 - THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND CICECO | Jornadas CICECO 2020 - THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND CICECO
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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| 2019/10/21 - 2019/10/25 | Demonstration sessions on chemical strategies for polymer modification and characterisation. Preparation of hydrogels for
tissue engineering and drug delivery.
Workshop
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3rd Training School on Bioinspired Adhesive Hydrogels and Polymers
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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| 2019/10/10 - 2019/10/12 | Techdays' representative of the COMPASS research group - CICECO - University of Aveiro exhibitor
Exhibition
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Techdays Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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| 2018/10/21 - 2018/10/25 | Attended to the annual national training site on modern spectroscopic analytical techniques (NMR, ESI-MS, X-ray diffraction and EPR). | Modern Methods of Structure Elucidation
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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| 2018/06/26 - 2018/06/28 | Technical workshop in advanced characterization of polymers (Thermal Analysis; Rheology; Electron and Optical Microscopy).
Workshop
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Polímeros 2018
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal
Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/12 - 2024/01 | Materials today bio | Elsevier |
Distinctions
Award
| 2019 | FCT PhD Studentship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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