Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Rafael de Santana Nunes
Citation names
- Nunes, Rafael
- Nunes, Rafael Santana
- Nunes, Rafael S.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- D31F-119C-44C5
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-9014-0570
- Google Scholar ID
- 1dYmV_EAAAAJ&hl
- Researcher Id
- H-8983-2016
- Scopus Author Id
- 56973529200
Email addresses
- rsnunes@fc.ul.pt (Professional)
- rafaelnunes@campus.ul.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Ed. C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
- Centro de Química Estrutural - Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Ed. C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://bioisi.pt/cbs/ (Professional)
- https://cqe.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/members/13574 (Professional)
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=1dYmV_EAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT (Scholar)
- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/H-8983-2016 (Scholar)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rafael_Nunes4 (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Medicinal Chemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2017/03/01 - 2023
Ongoing
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Chemistry (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecular modeling of halogen bonds towards applications in drug design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015/10/27
Concluded
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Chemistry (Master)
Major in Chemistry
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Synthesis of new antibiotic glycosides and computational studies on their interaction with model lipid bilayers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19/20 |
2012/09/18
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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14/20 |
2010/12/21
Concluded
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University Extension Course - Research Integration (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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18/20 |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2017/03/01 - 2021/06/30 | Molecular modeling of halogen bonds towards applications in drug design
SFRH/BD/116614/2016
COVID/BD/151785/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2009/10 - 2010/10 | Synthesis of sugar derivatives for protein stabilisation studies
034/BII/2009
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Monosaccharide analogues as novel therapeutic agents to block glycan-driven cancer cell metastasis
PTDC/MED-QUI/2335/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/02 - 2023/07/01 | Development of novel nucleotide and sugar diphosphate mimetics as potential antibacterial agents targeting the peptidoglycan
biosynthetic pathway
EXPL/MED-QUI/1017/2021
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018/07/01 - 2021/12/31 | Uncovering blind spots in halogen bonding applications
PTDC/QUI-QFI/28455/2017
LISBOA-01- 0145-FEDER-028455
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2017/03/01 - 2020/04 | Halogen bonds in (bio)chemical systems: a theoretical approach for ‘real world’ applications
IF/00069/2014/CP1216/CT0006
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal 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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2022/04/20 | Design and synthesis of halogenated glycomimetics targeting carbohydrate-binding proteins [Flash presentation] | 14th Nacional Organic Chemistry Meeting & 7th Nacional Therapeutic Chemistry Meeting
(Caparica, Portugal)
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2021/09/01 | Biomolecular simulations of halogen bonding in membrane-ligand recognition events | 2021 IUPAB-SBBq-SBBf Young Scientist Program Webinar series (virtual event)
SBBq-Brazilian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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2020/11/03 | Prediction of hydration free energies involving halogenated ligands for applications in drug discovery | 4th International Symposium on Halogen Bonding (ISXB-4 virtual)
Department of Chemical and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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2019/09/05 | Molecular dynamics simulations of halogen bond-mediated biomolecular recognition events | 1st International Conference on Noncovalent Interactions (ICNI2019)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019/06/28 | Treatment and application of halogen bonding in biological systems: MD sampling and PBSA hydration free energies | 1st BioISI PhD Symposium
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018/07/14 | In silico design of halogenated carbohydrate mimetics as potential halogen-bonding ligands [Flash presentation] | ICS Iberian Day – satellite event of the 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 2018)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018/06/13 | Halogen bonds in (bio)molecular systems: A deeper look into force field methods [Invited oral communication] | 3rd International Symposium on Halogen Bonding
(Greenville, United States)
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2017/12/22 | T4 lysozyme/halobenzene: A test system for modeling biomolecular halogen bonds | EJIBCE 2017 - 5º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural (5th Meeting of Young Researchers
in Structural Computational Biology)
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2017/12/05 | Molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecular halogen bonds: application to phage T4 lysozyme/halobenzene systems [Flash presentation] | UL Chemistry PhD Meeting – 2nd Meeting of the CQUL (College of Chemistry of ULisboa)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2016/07/21 | An efficient synthetic route to byciclic sugars: Tuning regio- and stereoselectivity on Wittig olefination by solvent and steric effects | XXVIII International Carbohydrate Symposium
(New Orleans, United States)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/12/20 - 2019/12/20 | EJIBCE 2109 – 7º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural (7th Meeting of Young Researchers
in Structural Computational Biology) (2019/12/20 - 2019/12/20)
Meeting (Other)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2019/06/28 - 2019/06/28 | 1st BioISI PhD Symposium (post-graduate meeting of the BioISI research unit), Auditório do Caleidoscópio da Universidade de
Lisboa (2019/06/28 - 2019/06/28)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal |
2018/07/14 - 2018/07/19 | 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 2018) and satellite events ICS Iberian Day, ICS Young Researcher Workshop and
Glycoinformatics Masteclass (2018/07/14 - 2018/07/19)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2015/07/12 - 2015/07/16 | 19th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (2015/07/12 - 2015/07/16)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2014/12/18 - 2014/12/19 | 2º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural (2nd Meeting of Young Researchers in Structural
Computational Biology) (2014/12/18 - 2014/12/19)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2014/07/08 - 2014/07/11 | Protein Electrostatics - Satellite Meeting of the 18th European Bioenergetics Conference (EBEC 2014) (2014/07/08 - 2014/07/11)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2012/07/18 - 2012/07/20 | 6th Spanish-Portuguese-Japanese Organic Chemistry Symposium (2012/07/18 - 2012/07/20)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2019/09/15 - 2019/09/20 | EUROPIN Vienna Summer School on Drug Design, organised by the group of Prof. Gerhard Ecker at the Department of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, University of Vienna
Other
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EUROPIN Summer School on Drug Design
Universität Wien, Austria
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2014/04/07 - 2014/04/09 | Spring training school organized by Prof. Stéphane Vincent in the framework of COST Action CM1102 MultiGlycoNano (Multivalent
Glycosystems for Nanoscience)
Other
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Dynamic nano- and glyco-sciences
Université de Namur, Belgium
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2011/02/23 - 2011/02/25 | Specialization course lectured by Prof. Jesús Jiménez Barbero, Dr. Ana Ardá and Dr. Filipa Marcelo (CIB-CSIC Madrid, Spain)
Other
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Structure and conformation of carbohydrate molecules: NMR and molecular recognition
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2012 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Portuguese Society of Chemistry) | Member |
Distinctions
Award
2020 | Best oral presentation award at the 4th International Symposium on Halogen Bonding (ISXB-4, virtual conference)
CrystEngComm, United Kingdom
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2017 | Best flash communication award at UL Chemistry PhD Meeting – 2nd Meeting of the CQUL (College of Chemistry of ULisboa)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
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Other distinction
2020 | IUCr bursary to attend the 4th International Symposium on Halogen Bonding
International Union of Crystallography, United Kingdom
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2020 | IUPAB-SBBq bursary to attend the Joint 20th IUPAB - 45th SBBq - 50th SBBf (IUPAB 2021) Congress and Young Scientists Program
International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics, Singapore
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2019 | EBSA bursary to attend the Joint 12th EBSA – 10th ICBP-IUPAP Biophysics Congress
European Biophysical Societies' Association, United Kingdom
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2018 | ICCS bursary to attend the 11th International Conference on Chemical Structures
11th International Conference on Chemical Structures, Netherlands
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