Ana Cecília Afonso Roque (E512-D87D-EDED)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Cecília Afonso Roque

Cecilia Roque is Full Professor in Bioengineering at the Chemistry Department, School of Science & Technology at NOVA University (Lisbon, Portugal). Cecilia is UCIBIO Director since February 2023, and leads the Biomolecular Engineering Lab at UCIBIO-NOVA. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering (Major in Biotechnology), a PhD in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (PT), and an Habilitation in Bioengineering from NOVA University of Lisbon (PT). Cecilia has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge and at the Catholic University of America, a Post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology (University of Cambridge, UK) and at INESC-MN (PT), and a visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge (UK, 2006, 2011), University of São Paulo (BR, 2015-2018), University of Nantes (FR, 2011), City University of New York (US, 2018) and KTH (SE, 2022). Her research focus on bioengineering, namely on the development of advanced functional materials that combine peptidomimetic ligands with bio-based and sustainable materials for bioseparation, sensing and biomedical applications. Cecilia has been the recipient of several national and international awards, namely a Starting Grant and 2 Proof-of-concept grants from the European Research Council (2014; 2022; 2024). She has training from biotech entrepreneurial (Cambridge Entrepreneurship Center, University of Cambridge and COTEC, PT) and leadership programs (Women Leadership Program, NOVA SBE 2022). Since the start of her independent research career in 2007, Cecilia has attracted competitive funding from national and international funding bodies (total raised 8.5M Euros), coordinated 11 research projects, 2 bilateral actions and acted as team member in 9, dealing with a total of 32 academic/I&D and 7 industrial partners, plus interface centers (2) and clinical partners (3). Cecilia published over 105 scientific papers in top-international peer-reviewed journals in multidisciplinary fields (72 as corresponding author), which received over 3,500 citations, resulting in a h-index of 30. She edited 2 books, co-authored 9 book chapters, have filed 5 patents with 2 currently active. She has been invited for 13 plenary/keynote lectures, 36 invited talks, 100 oral presentations and over 120 posters were presented at conferences, merited with 19 awards. Cecilia has wide experience in supervision with completed 11 post-doctoral fellows & junior researchers, 24 PhD students and 39 Master students, apart from 27 visiting scholars and professors from Brazil, Italy and UK. She is an Editorial Board member of Biotechnology Journal, MaterialsToday BIO, Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Cecilia has been a member of several national and international scientific societies and currently serves as an Executive Board member of the European Federation of Biotechnology and member of the Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Division, and president (2023-) of the International Society for Molecular Recognition. Cecilia has been part of organising and steering committees of several international conferences and training schools namely as chair (e.g. Applied Synbio 2016; Workshop ABC2 2017; Biodevices 2019 & 2022; Session organizer ACS BIOT 2019; Affinity 2021 & 2023; Pepperschool 2018 & 2021; MICROBIOTEC21 (chair)) and scientific committee member (e.g. Esbes 2018, Applied synbio 2018/2024; Designer Bioloy 2019/2021; Affinity 2019).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Cecília Afonso Roque

Citation names

Roque, Ana
Roque, ACA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: E512-D87D-EDED
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4586-3024
Researcher Id: G-5513-2012
Scopus Author Id: 7006347256

Email addresses

cecilia.roque@fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

UCIBIO, Chemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, 2829-516, Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://biomolecular-engineering-lab.pt/ (Professional)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-cec%C3%ADlia-roque-61b5762/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2015 Concluded	Bioengineering (Título de Agregado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2004/04/23 Concluded	Biotechnology (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Design, Synthesis and Screening of Affinity Ligands for the Purification of Immunoglobulins" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
1999 Concluded	Chemical Engineering - Biotechnology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal "N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16 (scale 1-20)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2007/01/01 - Current	Coordinating Researcher (Research)	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2022/03/01	Visiting Researcher (Research)	KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden), Sweden
	KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden), Sweden
2015/10/16 - 2018/10/16	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
	Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/22	Visiting Researcher (Research)	CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, United States
	CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, United States
2013/11/01 - 2013/11/30	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Université de Nantes, France
	Université de Nantes, France
2011/11/01 - 2011/11/30	Visiting Researcher (Research)	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
2006/08/01 - 2006/08/31	Visiting Researcher (Research)	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
2005/07/01 - 2005/11/30	Postdoc (Research)	Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal

2004/06/01 - 2005/06/30	Postdoc (Research)	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom

2004/08/01 - 2004/08/31	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Catholic University of America, United States

2004/01/01 - 2004/05/31	Research Assistant (Research)	University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/01/18 - Current	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

2017/01/26 - 2024/01/17	Associate Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

2005/12/01 - 2016/01/25	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2003/10/01 - 2005/06/30	Supervisor, Biology of Cells	University of Cambridge Sidney Sussex College, United Kingdom

1999/01/01 - 2004/04/30	Visiting Scholar	University of Cambridge Clare Hall, United Kingdom

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/07/01 - Current	UNMASK - Unraveling Parkinson's disease diagnosis ERC-POC Principal investigator	European Research Council Ongoing
2024/01/01 - Current	PROSPLIGN - Prospecting natural lignin biodiversity towards unlocking value-added bioactive motifs and molecules 101135298 Researcher	European Innovation Council Ongoing
2022/10/01 - Current	HfPT - Health from Portugal C630926586-00465198 Researcher	Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP Ongoing
2022/06 - Current	ENSURE: Non-invasive follow-up of urinary tract cancers ERC- 2022-POC1 10.3030/101069405 Principal investigator	European Research Council Ongoing
2024/02/01 - 2025/01/31	SpikeLig: Affinity ligands towards the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 2023.10436.CPCA.A1 Researcher Fundacao de Computacao Cientifica Nacional, Portugal	Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2024/09/30	PURE - Precisely Patterned Nanofibers for High Performance Bioseparations 899732 Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal	EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Future and Emerging Technologies Ongoing
2021/04 - 2023/06/01	SMASUS: Smart and Sustainable Packaging POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047007 LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-047007 Researcher Neutroplast, Portugal Centitvc Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos Funcionais e Inteligentes, Portugal REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Ongoing
2018 - 2022/06	Sea2See - Bio-inspired materials for fish spoilage control PTDC/BII-BIO/28878/2017 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/08 - 2021/06	ACCuseD renAl Cell Carcinoma Detection Renal Cancer detection: a translational metabolomics research based on Volatile Organic Compounds fingerprinting PTDC/SAU-SER/30388/2017 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01 - 2021/05	SCENT - Hybrid gels for rapid microbial detection 639123 Principal investigator	European Research Council Concluded
2020/11/01 - 2021/04/04	MARstruct: novel marine protein structures 10684 Researcher	Concluded
2016/01 - 2018/12	Design and synthesis of small protein-based scaffolds for bioengineering applications PICS-147340 Principal investigator	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/06 - 2017/12	Novel strategies for antibody purification through crystallization PID: 2625 Researcher	iNEXT Concluded
2017/01 - 2017/12	UNnaturalGels: Tunable Peptide Hydrogels incorporating non-canonical amino acids funded by REQUIMTE Principal investigator REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Concluded
2014/07/01 - 2017/06	CHImerASE: Integrated Platform for de novo Design and Development of a Chimeric Enzyme for high-value chemicals ERA-IB-2/0001/2013 Principal investigator	European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06	NMR Net - National Facility for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: from Molecular Structure and Dynamics to Protein Function, Cell Physiology, and Metabolomics grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 127013	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/03 - 2015/09	Viral Capture and Purification System: Smart macroporous structures for the affinity purification of retroviral particles grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 118317 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/02 - 2014/01	Engineered biomimetics for large-scale enrichment of phosphoproteins grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 102163 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/12	Development of novel gelatine-based drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 104552 PTDC/EQU-EQU/104552/2008 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/12	Innovative strategies for the purification of biopharmaceuticals: Magnetic Nanoparticles applied to High-Gradient-Magnetic-Separation and Aqueous-Two-Phase-Systems grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 98961 PTDC/EBB-BIO/098961/2008 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/01 - 2012/12	Metallo Beta-hairpins: in search of new recyclable catalysts for greener chemistry grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 105504 PTDC/QUI-QUI/105504/2008 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/01 - 2012/12	Enhancement of oxygen transport by functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (FMP) in non-Newtonian highly viscous microbial fermentations for biopolymer production: theoretical foundations and technological feasibility grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 103761 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/09 - 2011/08	Chemical strategies for high-throughput proteomics: A rationally designed Affinity Tag-Receptor as a new approach for the production, purification and immobilization of recombinant proteins grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 65383 PTDC/BIO/65383/2006 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/04 - 2009/04	Biomedical applications of a new acoustic sensor Treaty of Windsor Programme / Acções Integradas Luso-Britânicas B29-07 Principal investigator	Portuguese Council of University Rectors Concluded
2006/05 - 2007	Separation and characterization of bioactive peptides from whey hydrolysis to be applied in food and pharmaceutical industry funded by REQUIMTE Researcher	REQUIMTE Concluded
2004/10 - 2005/07	Design of Stabilizing Affinity Molecular Probes: A Rational Approach to Assess and Enhance Protein Stability POCTI/BIO/45296/2002 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2004/01 - 2004/05	Synthesis and high-throughput screening of durable affinity adsorbents for the purification of biopharmaceuticals - Researcher	Millipore BV Concluded
1999/12 - 2003/12	Affinity ligands for Immunoglobulins POCTI/BIO/36199/00 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Institute for Health and Bioeconomy LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16	PROTEIOS - Protein Tunable Materials for Non-Invasive Sensing PTDC/CTM-CTM/3389/2021 10.54499/PTDC/CTM-CTM/3389/2021 Principal investigator Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit UIDB/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit UIDP/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas UID/Multi/04378/2019 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Alves, Paula M; Matias, Pedro M; Roque, ACA. "SMALL MOLECULES DRUGS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICALS". In From Life Molecules to Global Health, edited by Fragata, José. Cascais, Portugal: Principia, 2022. Published Pina, Ana Sofia; Batalha, Íris L.; Dias, Ana M. G. C.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Affinity Tags in Protein Purification and Peptide Enrichment: An Overview". In Protein Downstream Processing, 107-132. Springer US, 2021. 10.1007/978-1-0716-0775-6_10 Fernandes, CSM; Teixeira, GDG; Iranzo, O; Roque, ACA. "Engineered protein variants for bioconjugation". In Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Nanomaterials - Concepts, Development and Clinical Translation, edited by Sarmento, B. Elsevier, 2018. Carvalho, HF; Barbosa, AJM; Roque, ACA; Iranzo, O; Branco, RJF. "Integration of molecular dynamics based predictions into the optimization of de novo protein designs: Limitations and benefits". In Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Nanomaterials - Concepts, Development and Clinical Translation, 181-201. 2017. 10.1007/978-1-4939-6637-0_8 Batalha, Íris L.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Phosphopeptide Enrichment Using Various Magnetic Nanocomposites: An Overview". In Methods in Molecular Biology, edited by von Stechow, L, 193-209. Springer New York, 2016. 10.1007/978-1-4939-3049-4_13 Pina, AS; Batalha, IL; Roque, ACA. "Affinity tags in protein purification and peptide enrichment: An overview". In Protein Downstream Processing, edited by Labrou, N, 147-168. Springer-Humana Press, 2014. 10.1007/978-1-62703-977-2_14 Pina, AS; Hussain, A; Roque, ACA. "An historical overview of drug discovery, in Ligand-Macromolecule Interactions". In Drug Discovery, edited by Roque, ACA. Humana Press, 2010. Roque, A.C.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "Rationally designed ligands for use in affinity chromatography: An artificial Protein L". In Biotechnology Journal. 2008. Roque, ACA; Lowe, CR. "Affinity chromatography: History, Perspectives, Limitations and Prospects". In Affinity Chromatography: Methods and Protocols, edited by Zachariou, M. Humana Press Inc., 2008. Roque, ACA; Gupta, G; Lowe, CR. "Design, synthesis and screening of biomimetic ligands for affinity chromatography". In Chemical genomics: Reviews and protocols, edited by Zanders, E, 209-220. Humana Press Inc., 2005. 10.1385/1-59259-041-1:209
Conference paper	Alves, Rita; Rodrigues, João; Ramou, Efthymia; Palma, Susana; Roque, Ana; Gamboa, Hugo. "Classification of Volatile Compounds with Morphological Analysis of e-nose Response". Paper presented in 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022), 2022. 10.5220/0010827200003123 Oliveira, Ana; Ramou, Efthymia; Teixeira, Gonçalo; Palma, Susana; Roque, Ana. "Incorporation of VOC-Selective Peptides in Gas Sensing Materials". Paper presented in 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022), 2022. 10.5220/0010797200003123 Santos, Joao J. M.; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Esteves, Carina; Gamboa, Hugo; Oliveira, Joao Pedro; Roque, Ana C. A.. "An electrical model characterization of an electronic nose chemical sensor using a programmable system-on-a-chip based AFE". Paper presented in 2022 International Young Engineers Forum (YEF-ECE), 2022. 10.1109/yef-ece55092.2022.9850098 Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Frazao, Jose; Alves, Rita; Costa, Henrique M. A.; Alves, Claudia; Gamboa, Hugo; Silveira, Margarida; Roque, Ana C. A.. "Learning to see VOCs with Liquid Crystal Droplets". Paper presented in 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN), 2022. 10.1109/isoen54820.2022.9789647 Esteves, Carina; Palma, Susana; Costa, Henrique; Alves, Claudia; Santos, Goncalo; Ramou, Efthymia; Roque, Ana Cecilia. "VOC Sensing in Humid and Dry Environments". Paper presented in 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN), 2022. 10.1109/isoen54820.2022.9789604 Moreira, Inês; Sato, Laura; Alves, Cláudia; Palma, Susana; Roque, Ana. "Fish Gelatin-based Films for Gas Sensing". Paper presented in BIODEVICES 2021, 2021. 10.5220/0010206200320039 Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Esteves, Carina; Padua, Ana C. C. S.; Alves, Claudia M.; Santos, Goncalo M. C.; Costa, Henrique M. A.; Dionisio, Madalena; et al. "Enhanced gas sensing with soft functional materials". Paper presented in ISOEN 2019 - 18th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose, Fukuoka, 2019. Published • 10.1109/isoen.2019.8823178 Santos, G; Alves, C; Pádua, A; Palma, S; Gamboa, H; Roque, ACA. "An optimized E-nose for efficient volatile sensing and discrimination". Paper presented in 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2019. 10.5220/0007390700360046 Pádua, A; Gruber, J; Gamboa, H; Roque, ACA. "Impact of Sensing Film’s Production Method on Classification Accuracy by Electronic Nose". Paper presented in 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2019. 10.5220/0007401900560064 Pádua, A; Palma, S; Gruber, J; Gamboa, H; Roque, ACA. "Design and evolution of an opto-electronic device for VOCs detection". Paper presented in 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2018. 10.5220/0006597101790186 Pádua, A; Osório, D; Rodrigues, J; Santos, G; Porteira, A; Palma, S; Roque, ACA; Gamboa, H. "Scalable and Easy-to-use System Architecture for Electronic Noses". Paper presented in 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, 2018. 10.5220/0006597101790186
Conference poster	Jéssica Rodrigues; Carlos Costa; Carolina Mota Natal; Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho Dias; Roque, ACA; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. Corresponding author: Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. "Molecular Modeling in Biotechnology: Design and Discovery of small molecule adsorbents". Paper presented in EuroQSAR 2024, 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, CL; Barbosa, AJM; Calmeiro, Tomás; Martins, Rodrigo; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. "Exploring the Reversible Behavior of Cephalopod-inspired Nanostructures". Paper presented in Gordon's Bio-inspired Materials, 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, CL; Barbosa, AJM; Martins, Rodrigo; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. "Insights into the dynamic self-assembly of cephalopod specific proteins". Paper presented in Biophysics festival, Covilhã, Portugal, 2024. Jéssica Rodrigues; Carlos Costa; Carolina Mota Natal; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. Corresponding author: Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. "In silico Affinity Ligands: Design and Discovery of small molecule adsorbents". Paper presented in Bpi Europe 2024, 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, CL; Barbosa, AJM; Calmeiro, Tomás; Martins, Rodrigo; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. "Characterization of Reflectins Dynamic Self-Assembly". Paper presented in ”. SupraLife Second School - “Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024. .. "Over 120 posters were presented at conferences since 2003, merited with 19 awards. For more information see the link: https://biomolecular-engineering-lab.pt/dissemination/". 2024. Esteves, Carina; Moreira, Inês P.; Arménio J.M. Barbosa; Dove D; Lampel A.; Ulijn R.V; Ana Cecília A. Roque. Corresponding author: Esteves, Carina. "Peptide ionogels in designed solvents". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - “Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024. Padrão, Inês; Ana Margarida Dias; de Matos. A. P. A; Costa P. M.; Ana Cecília A. Roque. Corresponding author: Padrão, Inês. "Isolation and characterization of a reflectin protein from the common octopus". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - “Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024. Arménio Jorge Moura Barbosa; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Esteves, Carina; A. Nurrito; Lychko, Iana; Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho Dias; Ana Pina; Ana Cecília A. Roque. Corresponding author: Arménio Jorge Moura Barbosa. "From code to structure: molecular modeling in biomaterials assembly". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - “Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies", 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Ana Margarida Dias; Ana Cecília A. Roque. Corresponding author: Lychko, Iana. "From Nature to Innovation: Biotechnological Production of cephalopod-specific proteins". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - “Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies", 2024. Jéssica Rodrigues; Ana Cecília A. Roque; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. Corresponding author: Jéssica Rodrigues. "Computational Modelling of Biopharmaceuticals Purification Systems". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days, 2024. Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Esteves, Carina; Nurrito A.; Lychko, Iana; Ana Margarida Dias; Ana Pina; Ana Cecília Afonso Roque. Corresponding author: Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. "From code to structure: molecular modeling in biomaterials assembly". Paper presented in Biophysics festival, Covilhã, Portugal, 2024. Jéssica Rodrigues; Ana Cecília A. Roque; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.. Corresponding author: Jéssica Rodrigues. "Computational Modelling of Biopharmaceuticals Purification Systems". Paper presented in Biophysics festival, Covilhã, Portugal, 2024. Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Pinto J.; Esteves, Carina; Padrão, Inês; E. Ramou; Rebordão G.; Alves R; et al. Corresponding author: Palma, Susana I. C. J.. "Olfaction-inspired non-invasive renal caner diagnostics". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology \| 12th-15th may 2024, Sevilha, 2024. Esteves, Carina; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Teixeira, Gonçalo D. G.; Susana Fernandes; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Esteves, Carina. "Designed ionic liquid-based soft materials for artificial olfaction". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology \| 12th-15th may 2024, Sevilha, 2024. Roque, ACA. "Opportunities from peptide and protein self-assembly in non-conventional solvents". Paper presented in Gordon's Bio-inspired Materials, 2024. Padrão, Inês; de Matos. A. P. A.; Ana Margarida Dias; Costa P. M.; Roque, ACA. "Isolation and characterization of novel proteins from Octopus". Paper presented in Gordon's Bio-inspired Materials, 2024. Padrão, Inês; Roque, ACA; de Matos. A. P. A.; Ana Margarida Dias; Costa P. M. Corresponding author: Padrão, Inês. "Isolation and characterization of novel proteins from Octopus". Paper presented in European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB), Roterdão, Holanda, 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Lychko, Iana. "From Nature to Innovation: Biotechnological Production of cephalopod-specific proteins". Paper presented in European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB), Roterdão, Holanda, 2024. Carolina Mota Natal; Catarina A.O. Domingos; Henrique Costa; Ana Margarida Dias; Eduardo Almeida; André Nascimento; Cristina Peixoto; Ferreira L.; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Carolina Mota Natal. "Synthesis, characterization and immobilization of a Petasis-Ugi affinity ligand in a chromatographic solid support". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification Conference - BPP 2024, Luxemburgo, 2024. Catarina A.O. Domingos; Henrique Costa; Mafalda Leitão; Torres C.; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Catarina A.O. Domingos. "Expression and Purification of a novel suckerin for bio-based materials". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification Conference - BPP 2024, Luxemburgo, 2024. Soares, Cátia Lopes; Lychko, Iana; Calmeiro TR; Martins R.; Moura Barbosa, Arménio J.; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Soares, Cátia Lopes. "Characterization of dynamic self-assembly of reflectins". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Catarina A.O. Domingos; Henrique Costa; Mafalda Leitão; Torres C.; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Catarina A.O. Domingos. "Expression and Purification of a novel suckerin for bio-based materials". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Carolina Mota Natal; Catarina A.O. Domingos; Henrique Costa; Ana Margarida Dias; Eduardo Almeida; André Nascimento; Cristina Peixoto; Ferreira L.; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Carolina Mota Natal. "Synthesis, characterization, and immobilization of a Petasis-Ugi affinity ligand in a chromatographic solid support". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Afonso Eva; Lychko, Iana; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Afonso Eva. "From Nature to Innovation: Biotechnological Production, Purification, and Processing of cephalopod-specific proteins". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Faustino, Catarina; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA; Costa P.M.. Corresponding author: Faustino, Catarina. "Drug discovery from marine bioactives: Producing a recombinant protein from an annelid toxin". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. ONUR, Hakan; Ana Margarida Dias; Esteves, Carina; Teixeira, Gonçalo D. G.; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: ONUR, Hakan. "OBP3 protein purification and optimizations". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Faísca, Rita; Roque, ACA; Ana Margarida Dias. Corresponding author: Faísca, Rita. "Production and characterization of peptide-based flexible materials". Paper presented in PepperSchool 2nd Edition, Caparica, Lisbon, 2024. Lychko, Iana; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Padrão, Inês; Calmeiro, Tomás; Barbosa, AJM; Costa, Pedro; Ana Margarida Dias; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Lychko, Iana. "Optimized production of reflectins and characterization of their reversible self-assembly (Best Poster Award)". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2023, 7th-9th December 2023, Covilhã, Portugal, 2023. Cavaco, G.; Soares, SM; Grilo, Inês Ramos; Pina, AS; Roque, ACA; Marques, C; Miragaia, Maria ; Rita G. Sobral; Almeida, PL. "Liquid Crystal based bacterial infection biossensor". Paper presented in 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2022), 2022. Teixeira, Gonçalo D. G.; Calvário, Joana R. S.; Moro, Artur J.; Lima, João Carlos; Moura Barbosa, AJ; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Moura Barbosa, AJ. "Rational selection of odorant-binding proteins for gas sensing applications (Young Investigator Award)". Paper presented in Affinity 2021 (virtual edition), 2021. Esteves, Carina; Roque, ACA. Corresponding author: Esteves, Carina. "Intelligent gels for artificial olfaction (Young Investigator Award)". Paper presented in NOVA Science Day, 2019. Matos, Manuel J.B.; Trovão, Filipa; Pina, Ana Sofia; Roque, ACA; Gonçalves, João. "Novel adsorbent platform for antibody purification using small synthetic affinity ligands (Excellent Young Researcher Award)". Paper presented in ACS National Meeting: Chemistry for New Frontiers: 30th April-4th May 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2019.
Edited book	Roque, ACA. Peptide and Protein Engineering. Springer US. 2020. Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-0720-6 • Editor Roque, ACA. Ligand-Macromolecular Interactions in Drug Discovery. Humana Press. 2010. 10.1007/978-1-60761-244-5 • Editor
Journal article	Teixeira, Gonçalo D.G.; Esteves, Carina; Moro, Artur J.; Lima, João C.; Barbosa, Arménio J.M.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "An odorant-binding protein based electrical sensor to detect volatile organic compounds". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 411 (2024): 135726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.135726. 10.1016/j.snb.2024.135726 Esteves, Carina; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Short Peptide and Amino Acid-Based Supramolecular Ionogels and Eutectogels". Chemistry – A European Journal 30 37 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400622. 10.1002/chem.202400622 Carapito, Ângela; Roque, Ana Cecília A.; Carvalho, Félix; Pinto, Joana; Guedes de Pinho, Paula. "Exploiting volatile fingerprints for bladder cancer diagnosis: A scoping review of metabolomics and sensor-based approaches". Talanta 268 (2024): 125296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125296. 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125296 Dias, Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho; Moreira, Inês Pimentel; Lychko, Iana; Lopes Soares, Cátia; Nurrito, Arianna; Moura Barbosa, Arménio Jorge; Lutz-Bueno, Viviane; et al. "Hierarchical self-assembly of a reflectin-derived peptide". Frontiers in Chemistry 11 (2023): 10.3389/fchem.2023.1267563 Oliveira, Ana Rita; Ramou, Efthymia; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Esteves, Carina; Barbosa, Arménio; Roque, Ana Cecília Afonso. "Impact of the Cationic Moiety of Ionic Liquids on Chemoselective Artificial Olfaction". ACS Materials Au 3 6 (2023): 678-686. 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00042 Lychko, Iana; Soares, Cátia Lopes; Dias, Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho; Roque, Ana Cecília Afonso. "A scalable method to purify reflectins from inclusion bodies". Separation and Purification Technology 315 (2023): 123736. 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123736 Oliveira, Ana Rita; Costa, Henrique M. A.; Ramou, Efthymia; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Effect of Polymer Hydrophobicity in the Performance of Hybrid Gel Gas Sensors for E-Noses". Sensors 23 7 (2023): 3531. 10.3390/s23073531 Ramou, Efthymia; A. Roque, Ana Cecília. "Textural landscapes of VOC-sensitive chiral liquid crystal-based materials". Applied Physics Reviews 10 1 (2023): 10.1063/5.0136551 Ramou, Efthymia; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "A room temperature 9CB-based chemical sensor". Nano Select 4 9-10 (2023): 525-536. 10.1002/nano.202200153 Dias, Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho; Cena, Cícero; Lutz-Bueno, Viviane; Mezzenga, Raffaele; Marques, Ana; Ferreira, Isabel; Roque, Ana Cecília Afonso. "Solvent modulation in peptide sub-microfibers obtained by solution blow spinning". Frontiers in Chemistry 10 (2022): 10.3389/fchem.2022.1054347 Costa, Carlos F.S.; Barbosa, Arménio J.M.; Dias, Ana Margarida G.C.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Native, engineered and de novo designed ligands targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein". Biotechnology Advances 59 (2022): 107986. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107986 Moreira, Inês P.; Esteves, Carina; Palma, Susana I.C.J.; Ramou, Efthymia; Carvalho, Ana L.M.; Roque, Ana C.A.. "Synergy between silk fibroin and ionic liquids for active gas-sensing materials". Materials Today Bio 15 (2022): 100290. 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100290 Ramou, Efthymia; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Nanoscale Events on Cyanobiphenyl-Based Self-Assembled Droplets Triggered by Gas Analytes". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 4 (2022): 6261-6273. 10.1021/acsami.1c24721 Esteves, Carina; Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Costa, Henrique M. A.; Alves, Cláudia; Santos, Gonçalo M. C.; Ramou, Efthymia; Carvalho, Ana Luísa; Alves, Vitor; Roque, Ana C. A.. "Tackling Humidity with Designer Ionic Liquid-Based Gas Sensing Soft Materials". Advanced Materials 34 8 (2022): 10.1002/adma.202107205 Pina, A.S.; Morgado, L.; Duncan, K. L.; Carvalho, S.; Carvalho, H.F.; Barbosa, A.J.M.; Mariz, B. P.; et al. "Discovery of phosphotyrosine-binding oligopeptides with supramolecular target selectivity". Chemical Science 13 1 (2022): 210-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sc04420f. 10.1039/d1sc04420f Efthymia Ramou; Guilherme Rebordão; Susana I. C. J. Palma; Ana C. A. Roque. "Stable and Oriented Liquid Crystal Droplets Stabilized by Imidazolium Ionic Liquids". Molecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26196044. 10.3390/molecules26196044 Wellington B. Gonçalves; Evelyn P. Cervantes; Ana C. C. S. Pádua; Gonçalo Santos; Susana I. C. J. Palma; Rosamaria W. C. Li; Ana C. A. Roque; Jonas Gruber. "Ionogels Based on a Single Ionic Liquid for Electronic Nose Application". Chemosensors 9 8 (2021): 201-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9080201. 10.3390/chemosensors9080201 "A purification platform for antibodies and derived fragments using a de novo designed affinity adsorbent". Separation and Purification Technology 265 (2021): 118476-118476. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118476. 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118476 José Frazão; Susana I. C. J. Palma; Henrique M. A. Costa; Cláudia Alves; Ana C. A. Roque; Margarida Silveira. "Optical Gas Sensing with Liquid Crystal Droplets and Convolutional Neural Networks". Sensors 21 8 (2021): 2854-2854. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082854. 10.3390/s21082854 Fernandes, Cláudia S.M.; Pina, Ana Sofia; Roque, Ana Cecília A.. "Affinity-triggered hydrogels: Developments and prospects in biomaterials science". Biomaterials 268 (2021): 120563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120563. 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120563 Raquel dos Santos; Maria João Romão; Ana Cecília A. Roque; Ana Luísa Carvalho. "Magnetic particles used in a new approach for designed protein crystallization". CrystEngComm (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CE01529F. 10.1039/D0CE01529F Inês Padrão; Cláudia S. M. Fernandes; Carina Esteves; Tiago Fernandes; Ana S. Pina; Ana Cecília A. Roque. "Versatile and Tunable Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Based Hydrogels Crosslinked through the Ugi Reaction". ChemPlusChem 85 12 (2020): 2737-2741. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000743. 10.1002/cplu.202000743 Guilherme Rebordão; Susana I. C. J. Palma; Roque, A.C.A.. "Microfluidics in Gas Sensing and Artificial Olfaction". Sensors (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5742. 10.3390/s20205742 Rodrigues, R.; Palma, S.I.C.J.; G. Correia, V.; Padrão, I.; Pais, J.; Banza, M.; Alves, C.; et al. "Sustainable plant polyesters as substrates for optical gas sensors". Materials Today Bio 8 (2020): 100083. 10.1016/j.mtbio.2020.100083 Cláudia S. M. Fernandes; André L. Rodrigues; Vitor D. Alves; Tiago G. Fernandes; Ana Sofia Pina; Ana Cecília A. Roque. "Natural Multimerization Rules the Performance of Affinity-Based Physical Hydrogels for Stem Cell Encapsulation and Differentiation". Biomacromolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00473. 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00473 Raquel dos Santos; Inês Iria; Ana M. Manuel; Ana P. Leandro; Catarina A. C. Madeira; Joao Goncalves; Ana Luísa Carvalho; Ana Cecília A. Roque. "Magnetic Precipitation: A New Platform for Protein Purification". Biotechnology Journal (2020): 2000151-2000151. https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202000151. 10.1002/biot.202000151 Ana Cecília Afonso Roque; Ana Sofia Pina; Ana Margarida Azevedo; Raquel Aires-Barros; Alois Jungbauer; Gianluca Di Profio; Jerry Y. Y. Heng; Jonathan Haigh; Marcel Ottens. "Anything but Conventional Chromatography Approaches in Bioseparation". Biotechnology Journal (2020): 1900274-1900274. https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.201900274. 10.1002/biot.201900274 Carina Esteves; Efthymia Ramou; Ana Raquel Pina Porteira; Arménio Jorge Moura Barbosa; Ana Cecília Afonso Roque. "Seeing the Unseen: The Role of Liquid Crystals in Gas-Sensing Technologies". Advanced Optical Materials (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201902117. 10.1002/adom.201902117 Manuel J.B. Matos; Ana S. Pina; A.C.A. Roque. "Rational design of affinity ligands for bioseparation". Journal of Chromatography A (2020): 460871-460871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2020.460871. 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.460871 Barbosa, AJM; Roque, ACA. "Free Marine Natural Products Databases for Biotechnology and Bioengineering". Biotechnology Journal (2019): 1800607-1800607. 10.1002/biot.201800607 Fernandes, C; Pina, AS; Barbosa, AJM; Padrão, I; Duarte, F; Teixeira, C; Alves, V; et al. "Affinity-Triggered Assemblies Based on a Designed Peptide–Peptide Affinity Pair". Biotechnology Journal (2019): 1800559. 10.1002/biot.201800559 Gaetano Maugeri; Iana Lychko; Rita Sobral; Ana C. A. Roque. "Identification and Antibiotic-Susceptibility Profiling of Infectious Bacterial Agents: A Review of Current and Future Trends". Biotechnology Journal (2019): 1700750-1700750. 10.1002/biot.201700750 Raquel dos Santos; Carina Figueiredo; Aline Canani Viecinski; Ana Sofia Pina; Arménio J.M. Barbosa; A. Cecília A. Roque. "Designed affinity ligands to capture human serum albumin". Journal of Chromatography A 1583 (2019): 88-97. 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.11.021 Esteves, C; Santos, G; Alves, C; Palma, S; Porteira, A; Filho, J; Costa, H; et al. "Effect of film thickness in gelatin hybrid gels for artificial olfaction". Materials Today Bio 1 (2019): 100002. 10.1016/j.mtbio.2019.100002 Batalha, IL; Lychko, I; Branco, RJF; Iranzo, O; Roque, ACA; I. L. Batalha; I. Lychko; et al. "ß-Hairpins as peptidomimetics of human phosphoprotein-binding domains". Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 17 16 (2019): 3996-4004. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9OB00564A. 10.1039/c9ob00564a Carvalho, HF; Branco, RJF; Leite, FAS; Matzapetakis, M; Roque, ACA; Iranzo, O. "Hydrolytic zinc metallopeptides using a computational multi-state design approach". Catalysis Science & Technology (2019): 10.1039/C9CY01364D Arménio J.M. Barbosa; Ana Rita Oliveira; Ana C.A. Roque. "Protein- and Peptide-Based Biosensors in Artificial Olfaction". Trends in Biotechnology 36 12 (2018): 1244-1258. 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.07.004 Susana I. C. J. Palma; Ana P. Traguedo; Ana R. Porteira; Maria J. Frias; Hugo Gamboa; Ana C. A. Roque. "Machine learning for the meta-analyses of microbial pathogens’ volatile signatures". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): 10.1038/s41598-018-21544-1 Semeano, Ana T.S.; Maffei, Daniele F.; Palma, Susana; Li, Rosamaria W.C.; Franco, Bernadette D.G.M.; Roque, Ana C.A.; Gruber, Jonas. "Tilapia fish microbial spoilage monitored by a single optical gas sensor". Food Control 89 (2018): 72-76. 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.01.025 Cláudia S. M. Fernandes; Ana Sofia Pina; Íris L Batalha; A. Cecília A. Roque. "Magnetic fishing of recombinant green fluorescent proteins and tagged proteins with designed synthetic ligands". Separation Science and Technology 52 18 (2017): 2907-2915. 10.1080/01496395.2017.1375953 Hussain, Abid; Semeano, Ana; Palma, Susana; Pina, Ana S.; Almeida, José; Medrado, Bárbara F.; Pádua, Ana; et al. "Tunable Gas Sensing Gels by Cooperative Assembly". Advanced Functional Materials 27 27 (2017): 1700803. 10.1002/adfm.201700803 Palma, S.I.C.J.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Hybrid magnetic-polymeric iron oxide nanoprobes for magnetic resonance imaging". Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 17 7 (2017): 4410-4431. 10.1166/jnn.2017.14191 dos Santos, R.; Carvalho, A.L.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Renaissance of protein crystallization and precipitation in biopharmaceuticals purification". Biotechnology Advances 35 1 (2017): 41-50. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.11.005 Dias, AMGC; Roque, ACA. "The future of protein scaffolds as affinity reagents for purification". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 114 3 (2016): 481-491. 10.1002/bit.26090 Íris L. Batalha; Ana C.A. Roque. "Petasis-Ugi ligands: New affinity tools for the enrichment of phosphorylated peptides". Journal of Chromatography B 1031 (2016): 86-93. 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.07.035 Iris L. Batalha; Houjiang Zhou; Kathryn Lilley; Christopher R. Lowe; Ana C.A. Roque. "Mimicking nature: Phosphopeptide enrichment using combinatorial libraries of affinity ligands". Journal of Chromatography A 1457 (2016): 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.chroma.2016.06.032. 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.06.032 Fernandes, Cláudia S.M.; dos Santos, Raquel; Ottengy, Stella; Viecinski, Aline Canani; Béhar, Ghislaine; Mouratou, Barbara; Pecorari, Frédéric; Roque, A.Cecília A.. "Affitins for protein purification by affinity magnetic fishing". Journal of Chromatography A 1457 (2016): 50-58. 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.06.020 Cláudia S.M. Fernandes; Rute Castro; Ana Sofia Coroadinha; A. Cecília A. Roque. "Small synthetic ligands for the enrichment of viral particles pseudotyped with amphotropic murine leukemia virus envelope". Journal of Chromatography A 1438 (2016): 160-170. 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.02.026 Fernandes, C.S.M.; Barbosa, I.; Castro, R.; Pina, A.S.; Coroadinha, A.S.; Barbas, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Retroviral particles are effectively purified on an affinity matrix containing peptides selected by phage-display". Biotechnology Journal 11 12 (2016): 1513-1524. 10.1002/biot.201600025 Dias, A. M. G. C.; dos Santos, R.; Iranzo, O.; Roque, A. C. A.; A. M. G. C. Dias; R. dos Santos; O. Iranzo; A. C. A. Roque. "Affinity adsorbents for proline-rich peptide sequences: a new role for WW domains". Rsc Advances 6 73 (2016): 68979-68988. 10.1039/c6ra10900d Pina, A.S.; Carvalho, S.; Dias, A.M.G.C.; Guilherme, M.; Pereira, A.S.; Caraça, L.T.; Coroadinha, A.S.; Lowe, C.R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Tryptophan tags and de novo designed complementary affinity ligands for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins". Journal of Chromatography A 1472 (2016): 55-65. 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.10.017 Susana I. C. J. Palma; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Ana C. A. Roque. "An affinity triggered MRI nanoprobe for pH-dependent cell labeling". RSC Advances 6 114 (2016): 113503-113512. 10.1039/C6RA17217B Palma, SICJ; Carvalho, A; Silva, J; Martins, P; Marciello, M; Fernandes, AR; del Puerto Morales, M; Roque, ACA. "Covalent coupling of gum arabic onto superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for MRI cell labeling: physicochemical andin vitrocharacterization". Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging 10 4 (2015): 320-328. 10.1002/cmmi.1635 Alves, B.M.; Borlido, L.; Rosa, S.A.S.L.; Silva, M.F.F.; Aires-Barros, M.R.; Roque, A.C.A.; Azevedo, A.M.. "Purification of human antibodies from animal cell cultures using gum arabic coated magnetic particles". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 90 5 (2015): 838-846. 10.1002/jctb.4378 Dias, A.M.G.C.; Iranzo, O.; Roque, A.C.A.; Ana M. G. C. Dias; Olga Iranzo; Ana C. A. Roque. "An in silico and chemical approach towards small protein production and application in phosphoproteomics". RSC Advances 5 25 (2015): 19743-19751. 10.1039/c4ra16934d Palma, Susana I. C. J.; Marciello, Marzia; Carvalho, Alexandra; Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino; del Puerto Morales, Maria; Roque, Ana C. A.. "Effects of phase transfer ligands on monodisperse iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 437 (2015): 147-155. 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.019 Pina, Ana Sofia; Dias, Ana Margarida G. C.; Ustok, Fatma Isik; El Khoury, Graziella; Fernandes, Claudia S. M.; Branco, Ricardo J. F.; Lowe, Christopher R.; Roque, A. Cecilia A.. "Mild and cost-effective green fluorescent protein purification employing small synthetic ligands". Journal of Chromatography a 1418 (2015): 83-93. 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.09.036 Fernandes, Claudia S. M.; Goncalves, Bianca; Sousa, Margarida; Martins, Duarte L.; Barroso, Telma; Pina, Ana Sofia; Peixoto, Cristina; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana; Roque, A. Cecilia A.. "Biobased Monoliths for Adenovirus Purification". Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces 7 12 (2015): 6605-6612. 10.1021/am508907b Carvalho, Henrique F.; Roque, Ana C. A.; Iranzo, Olga; Branco, Ricardo J. F.. "Comparison of the Internal Dynamics of Metalloproteases Provides New Insights on Their Function and Evolution". Plos One 10 9 (2015): 10.1371/journal.pone.0138118 Susana I. C. J. Palma; Carlos A. V. Rodrigues; Alexandra Carvalho; Maria del Puerto Morales; Filomena Freitas; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Joaquim M. S. Cabral; et al. "A value-added exopolysaccharide as a coating agent for MRI nanoprobes". Nanoscale 7 34 (2015): 14272-14283. 10.1039/C5NR01979F Kadar, E.; Batalha, I.L.; Fisher, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "The interaction of polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles with seawater". Science of the Total Environment 487 1 (2014): 771-777. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.082 Barroso, T.; Branco, R.J.F.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Structural evaluation of an alternative Protein A biomimetic ligand for antibody purification". Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 28 1 (2014): 25-34. 10.1007/s10822-013-9703-1 Dhadge, V.L.; Rosa, S.A.S.L.; Azevedo, A.; Aires-Barros, R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Magnetic aqueous two phase fishing: A hybrid process technology for antibody purification". Journal of Chromatography A 1339 (2014): 59-64. 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.02.069 Barroso, T.; Casimiro, T.; Ferraria, A.M.; Mattioli, F.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Hybrid monoliths for magnetically-driven protein separations". Advanced Functional Materials 24 28 (2014): 4528-4541. 10.1002/adfm.201400022 Pina, A.S.; Batalha, T.L.; Fernandes, C.S.M.; Aoki, M.A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Exploring the potential of magnetic antimicrobial agents for water disinfection". Water Research 66 (2014): 160-168. 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.024 Pina, A.S.; Lowe, C.R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Challenges and opportunities in the purification of recombinant tagged proteins". Biotechnology Advances 32 2 (2014): 366-381. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.12.001 Fernandes, Claudia S. M.; Pina, Ana Sofia; Dias, Ana M. G. C.; Branco, Ricardo J. F.; Afonso Roque, Ana Cecilia. "A theoretical and experimental approach toward the development of affinity adsorbents for GFP and GFP-fusion proteins purification". Journal of Biotechnology 186 (2014): 13-20. 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.06.016 Dhadge, V.L.; Hussain, A.; Azevedo, A.M.; Aires-Barros, R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Boronic acid-modified magnetic materials for antibody purification". Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 91 (2014): 10.1098/rsif.2013.0875 Dhadge, V.L.; Morgado, P.I.; Freitas, F.; Reis, M.A.; Azevedo, A.; Aires-Barros, R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "An extracellular polymer at the interface of magnetic bioseparations". Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 100 (2014): 10.1098/rsif.2014.0743 Pina, Ana S.; Guilherme, Marcia; Pereira, Alice S.; Fernandes, Claudia S. F. M.; Branco, Ricardo J. F.; El Khoury, Graziella; Lowe, Christopher R.; Roque, A. Cecilia A.. "A Tailor made affinity pair "tag-receptor" Affinity Pair for the Purification of Fusion Proteins". Chembiochem 15 10 (2014): 1423-1435. 10.1002/cbic.201400018 Borlido, L.; Moura, L.; Azevedo, A.M.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aires-Barros, M.R.; Farinha, J.P.S.. "Stimuli-Responsive magnetic nanoparticles for monoclonal antibody purification". Biotechnology Journal 8 6 (2013): 709-717. 10.1002/biot.201200329 Borlido, L.; Azevedo, A.M.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aires-Barros, M.R.. "Magnetic separations in biotechnology". Biotechnology Advances 31 8 (2013): 1374-1385. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.05.009 Cerff, M.; Scholz, A.; Franzreb, M.; Batalha, I.L.; Roque, A.C.A.; Posten, C.. "In situ magnetic separation of antibody fragments from Escherichia coli in complex media". BMC Biotechnology 13 (2013): 10.1186/1472-6750-13-44 Barroso, T.; Hussain, A.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Functional monolithic platforms: Chromatographic tools for antibody purification". Biotechnology Journal 8 6 (2013): 671-681. 10.1002/biot.201200328 Barroso, T.; Lourenço, A.; Araújo, M.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "A green approach toward antibody purification: A sustainable biomimetic ligand for direct immobilization on (bio)polymeric supports". Journal of Molecular Recognition 26 12 (2013): 662-671. 10.1002/jmr.2309 Sandu, Irina Crina Anca; Schäfer, Stephan; Magrini, Donata; Bracci, Susanna; Roque, Cecilia A.. "Cross-Section and Staining-Based Techniques for Investigating Organic Materials in Painted and Polychrome Works of Art: A Review". Microscopy and Microanalysis 18 4 (2012): 860-875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927612000554. 10.1017/s1431927612000554 Branco, R.J.F.; Dias, A.M.G.C.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Understanding the molecular recognition between antibody fragments and protein A biomimetic ligand". Journal of Chromatography A 1244 (2012): 106-115. 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.04.071 Batalha, I.L.; Lowe, C.R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Platforms for enrichment of phosphorylated proteins and peptides in proteomics". Trends in Biotechnology 30 2 (2012): 100-110. 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.07.004 Santana, S.D.F.; Pina, A.S.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Immobilization of enterokinase on magnetic supports for the cleavage of fusion proteins". Journal of Biotechnology 161 3 (2012): 378-382. 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.07.005 Sandu, I.C.A.; Roque, A.C.A.; Matteini, P.; Schäfer, S.; Agati, G.; Correia, C.R.; Viana, J.F.F.P.. "Fluorescence recognition of proteinaceous binders in works of art by a novel integrated system of investigation". Microscopy Research and Technique 75 3 (2012): 316-324. 10.1002/jemt.21060 Santana, S.D.F.; Dhadge, V.L.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Dextran-coated magnetic supports modified with a biomimetic ligand for IgG purification". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 4 11 (2012): 5907-5914. 10.1021/am301551n Barroso, T.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Bioinspired and sustainable chitosan-based monoliths for antibody capture and release". RSC Advances 2 30 (2012): 11285-11294. 10.1039/c2ra21687f Cardoso, M.M.; Peça, I.N.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Antibody-conjugated nanoparticles for therapeutic applications". Current Medicinal Chemistry 19 19 (2012): 3103-3127. 10.2174/092986712800784667 Borlido, L.; Azevedo, A.M.; Sousa, A.G.; Oliveira, P.H.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aires-Barros, M.R.. "Fishing human monoclonal antibodies from a CHO cell supernatant with boronic acid magnetic particles". Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 903 (2012): 163-170. 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.07.014 Borlido, L.; Azevedo, A.M.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aires-Barros, M.R.. "Potential of boronic acid functionalized magnetic particles in the adsorption of human antibodies under mammalian cell culture conditions". Journal of Chromatography A 1218 43 (2011): 7821-7827. 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.08.084 Dias, A.M.G.C.; Hussain, A.; Marcos, A.S.; Roque, A.C.A.. "A biotechnological perspective on the application of iron oxide magnetic colloids modified with polysaccharides". Biotechnology Advances 29 1 (2011): 142-155. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.10.003 Bicho, A.; Peça, I.N.; Roque, A.C.A.; Cardoso, M.M.. "Anti-CD8 conjugated nanoparticles to target mammalian cells expressing CD8". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 399 1-2 (2010): 80-86. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.08.005 Barroso, T.; Temtem, M.; Hussain, A.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Preparation and characterization of a cellulose affinity membrane for human immunoglobulin G (IgG) purification". Journal of Membrane Science 348 1-2 (2010): 224-230. 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.11.004 Bicho, A.; Roque, A.C.A.; Cardoso, A.S.; Domingos, P.; Batalha, Í.L.. "In vitro studies with mammalian cell lines and gum arabic-coated magnetic nanoparticles". Journal of Molecular Recognition 23 6 (2010): 536-542. 10.1002/jmr.1066 Batalha, I.L.; Hussain, A.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Gum arabic coated magnetic nanoparticles with affinity ligands specific for antibodies". Journal of Molecular Recognition 23 5 (2010): 462-471. 10.1002/jmr.1013 Pina, A.S.; Lowe, C.R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Comparison of fluorescence labelling techniques for the selection of affinity ligands from solid-phase combinatorial libraries". Separation Science and Technology 45 15 (2010): 2187-2193. 10.1080/01496395.2010.507447 Ferreira, I.M.P.L.V.O.; Pinho, O.; Monteiro, D.; Faria, S.; Cruz, S.; Perreira, A.; Roque, A.C.; Tavares, P.. "Effect of kefir grains on proteolysis of major milk proteins". Journal of Dairy Science 93 1 (2010): 27-31. 10.3168/jds.2009-2501 Pina, A.S.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Studies on the molecular recognition between bioactive peptides and angiotensin-converting enzyme". Journal of Molecular Recognition 22 2 (2009): 162-168. 10.1002/jmr.905 Roque, A.C.A.; Bicho, A.; Batalha, I.L.; Cardoso, A.S.; Hussain, A.. "Biocompatible and bioactive gum Arabic coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles". Journal of Biotechnology 144 4 (2009): 313-320. 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.08.020 Hussain, A.; Pina, A.S.; Roque, A.C.A.. "Bio-recognition and detection using liquid crystals". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 25 1 (2009): 1-8. 10.1016/j.bios.2009.04.038 Roque, A.C.; Bispo, S.; Pinheiro, A.R.; Antunes, J.M.; Gonçalves, D.; Ferreira, H.A.. "Antibody immobilization on magnetic particles.". Journal of molecular recognition : JMR 22 2 (2009): 77-82. 10.1002/jmr.913 Roque, A.C.A.; Wilson Jr., O.C.. "Adsorption of gum Arabic on bioceramic nanoparticles". Materials Science and Engineering C 28 3 (2008): 443-447. 10.1016/j.msec.2007.04.009 Ferreira, I.M.P.L.V.; Eça, R.; Pinho, O.; Tavares, P.; Pereira, A.; Roque, A.C.. "Development and validation of an HPLC/UV method for quantification of bioactive peptides in fermented milks". Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies 30 14 (2007): 2139-2147. 10.1080/10826070701435145 Roque, A.C.A.; Silva, C.S.O.; Taipa, M.A.. "Affinity-based methodologies and ligands for antibody purification: Advances and perspectives". Journal of Chromatography A 1160 1-2 (2007): 44-55. 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.05.109 Roque, A.C.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "Advances and applications of de novo designed affinity ligands in proteomics". Biotechnology Advances 24 1 (2006): 17-26. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.05.001 Stevenson, A.C.; Roque, A.C.A.; Araya-Kleinsteuber, B.; Kioupritzi, E.; Lowe, C.R.. "Wireless excitation of quartz crystals immersed in an aqueous fluid". Analyst 131 4 (2006): 474-476. 10.1039/b600300c Stevenson, A.C.; Araya-Kleinsteuber, B.; Kioupritzi, E.; Roque, A.C.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "Noncontact excitation of quartz crystal resonator chips". Applied Physics Letters 89 8 (2006): 10.1063/1.2338562 Araya-Kleinsteuber, B.; Roque, A.C.A.; Kioupritzi, E.; Stevenson, A.C.; Lowe, C.R.. "Magnetic acoustic resonance immunoassay (MARIA): A multifrequency acoustic approach for the non-labelled detection of biomolecular interactions". Journal of Molecular Recognition 19 4 (2006): 379-385. 10.1002/jmr.790 Ruiu, L.; Roque, A.C.A.; Taipa, M.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "De novo design, synthesis and screening of a combinatorial library of complementary ligands directed towards the surface of cutinase from Fusarium solani pisi". Journal of Molecular Recognition 19 4 (2006): 372-378. 10.1002/jmr.782 Roque, A.C.A.; Taipa, M.Â.; Lowe, C.R.. "Synthesis and screening of a rationally designed combinatorial library of affinity ligands mimicking protein L from Peptostreptococcus magnus". Journal of Molecular Recognition 18 3 (2005): 213-224. 10.1002/jmr.733 Roque, A.C.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "Lessons from nature: On the molecular recognition elements of the phosphoprotein binding-domains". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 91 5 (2005): 546-555. 10.1002/bit.20561 Roque, ACA; Taipa, M.Â.; Lowe, C.R.. "An artificial protein L for the purification of immunoglobulins and Fab fragments by affinity chromatography". Journal of Chromatography A 1064 2 (2005): 157-167. 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.11.102 Roque, A.C.; Gupta, G.; Lowe, C.R.. "Design, synthesis, and screening of biomimetic ligands for affinity chromatography.". Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 310 (2005): 43-62. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644793484&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Roque, A.C.A.; Lowe, C.R.; Taipa, M.Â.. "Antibodies and genetically engineered related molecules: Production and purification". Biotechnology Progress 20 3 (2004): 639-654. 10.1021/bp030070k Roque, A.C.A.; Taipa, M.A.; Lowe, C.R.. "A new method for the screening of solid-phase combinatorial libraries for affinity chromatography". Journal of Molecular Recognition 17 3 (2004): 262-267. 10.1002/jmr.661
Thesis / Dissertation	Roque, ACA. "Design, synthesis and evaluation of immunoglobulin binding ligands: An artificial protein L". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2004.

Intellectual property

Patent

Esteves, Carina; Roque, ACA; Ulijn, RV. 2020. "Peptides ionogels, compositions, methods and uses thereof".
Granted/Issued
Gruber, J.; Hussain, A.; Roque, ACA; Semeano ATS. 2017. "Material compósito com resposta a estímulos e respetivo processo de produção e aplicação como película sensitiva". Portugal.
Granted/Issued
Gruber, J; Hussain, A; Roque, ACA; Semeano, ATS. 2016. "A stimuli-responsive composite material, respective production process and application as a sensitive film".
Granted/Issued
Dhadge, VL; Aires-Barros, MR; Azevedo, AM; Roque, ACA. 2015. "Magnetic liquid-liquid extraction for purification and partitioning of substances".
Robin, C; Menese de Oliveira, MA; Roque, ACA. 2004. "Affinity adsorbents for immunoglobulins".

Other

Dataset

Costa C; Barbosa, AJM; Dias AMGC; Roque, ACA. List of the structures of S-protein in complex with ligands deposited in the Protein Data Bank until the 1st January 2021.. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5503854.
10.5281/zenodo.5503854
Costa C; Barbosa, AJM; Dias AM; Roque, ACA. Structures of S-protein in complex with ligands deposited in the PDB between the 1st January 2021 and the 13th May 2021. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5503910.
10.5281/zenodo.5503910

Other output

Pure Project Dissemination and Exploitation Plan. 2021. Barbosa, AJM; Dias AM; Roque, ACA. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5541380.
10.5281/zenodo.5541380

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024	Protein Based Materials - Bioinspired Systems for unusual applications	SupraLife Second School 2024 \| 10th-15th March 2024 (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024	Design and Discovery of Affinity and Mixed-mode adsorbents	Bioprocessing Summit Europe \| 19th-21st March 2024 (Barcelona, Spain)
2024	Nature Inspired Solutions in Health and Biotechnology	III TOXRUN International Congress \| 2nd-3rd May 2024 (Porto, Portugal)
2024	Purification and characterization of disordered proteins	Biopartitioning and Purification Conference - BPP 2024 \| 15th-18th September 2024 (Luxembourg)
2023	Olfaction-inspired technologies for healthcare	Tec2Med Summit FCT-NOVA \| 5th May 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Olfaction-inspired technologies for healthcare	Bio Jornadas Universidade Lusófona Lisboa \| 18th May 2023 (Lisbon)
2023	Dynamic Self-Assembly characterization of reflectins	Biophysics Festival \| 1st-2nd June 2023 (Porto, Portugal)
2023	Affinity reagents towards SARS-CoV-2	Affinity 2023\| 6th June 2023 (Lisbon)
2023	Synthesis and characterization of an antibody-affinity ligand based on a Petasis-Ugi scaffold	Affinity 2023 \| 5th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Designed ionic liquid-based soft materials for artificial olfaction	Affinity 2023 \| 7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Olfaction-inspired non-invasive renal cancer diagnostics	Affinity 2023 \| 7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Bioindicator to monitor environmental humidity inside packaging	Affinity 2023 \| 7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Peptide ionogels in designed solvents	Affinitty 2023 \| 7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Odorant-binding proteins based sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds detection	Affinity 2023 \| 7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	A biotechnological approach to a marine toxin candidate	Affinity 2023 \| 6th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Characterization of dynamic self-assembly of reflectins	Affinity 2023 \| 5th -7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Reflectin-derived protopeptide: solvent modulation to promote different supramolecular assembly and materials	Affinity 2023 \| 5th -7th June 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Protein Based Materials - Bioinspired Systems for unusual applications	DIGS-BB, Biological Making of Materials Summer School 2023 \| 10th-13th September 2023 (Dresden, Germany)
2023	A scalable method to purify reflectins from inclusion bodies	ISPPP 2023 \| 5th-8th November 2023 (Viena, Austria)
2023	A biotechnological approach to produce a recombinant protein from a marine annelid toxin	Jornadas do Mar, Escola Naval \| 28th to 30th of November 2023 (Almada, Portugal)
2023	Nature Inspired Solutions in Health Biotechnology	Microbiotec 2023 \| 7th-9th December 2023 (Covilhã, Portugal)
2023	Production and Downstream Processing of Antibodies: From the cell line to its application	VIII Semana de Bioengenharia do IST \| 20-24th March 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Bioinspired systems in Separation and Sensing	Centro de Física Teórica e Computacional, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa \| 30th March 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Knowing NOVA@Lisbon & a note on Biomimetic systems	University of Mahidol, Thailand \| 7th April 2023 (Salaya, Thailand)
2023	How to create value using Basic/Fundamental Science	Sustainable Value Creation Summit, NOVA SBE\| 24th May 2023 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023	Discussion Leader of the Session "Application Opportunities Through Unconventional Liquid Crystal Science"	Liquid-Crystal Gordon Research Conference (Learning from Nature to Transform Technology through Liquid Crystal Science) \|Southern New Hampshire University, USA \| 25-30th June 2023 (Manchester, United States)
2023	Affinity - what else?	25th Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition, Affinity 2023 \| 5-7 June 2023, (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/11/28	Bionspired Dynamic Systems	University of Aveiro. (by invitation Prof. João Mano) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/11/14	Design and Discovery of Affinity and Mixed-mode adsorbents	PEGS Europe 2022 - 14th Annual Protein and Antibody Engineering Summit (Barcelona, Spain)
2022/11/11	Bioinspired systems in Separation and Sensing	i3S Annual meeting 2022. (by invitation) (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/04	O nariz eletrónico no carcinoma urotelial da bexiga - projeto ENSURE	The southside of urology - 2º Simpósio de Urologia (Costa da Caparica, Portugal)
2022/11/02	Cell-based vs Cell-free production and purification of marine-based structural proteins	6th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2022/10/21	Scents in the Drought	Osmocosm 2022 – Global Machine Olfaction Technologies Conference (virtual event)
2022/09/25	Unraveling odorant-binding proteins manufacturing	BPP2022 - Biopartitioning & Purification Conference (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/09/25	Strategies for the purification of cephalopod-specific structural proteins with biotechnological potential	BPP2022 - Biopartitioning & Purification Conference (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07/05	Active and passive solutions for HPDE smart and sustainable packaging: barriers and sensing systems	19th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies (NN22) (Thessaloniki, Greece)
2022/06/20	Self-assembly analysis of cephalopod-specific intrinsically disordered structural proteins	8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress (IIBC2022) (Bilbau, Spain)
2022/05/29	Learning to see VOCs with liquid crystal droplets	International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose - ISOEN 2022 (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/05/27	Designing functional materials using molecular recognition and mimetism	CQE Days (Invited Plenary Lecture) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/05/19	Bioinspired systems in Separation and Sensing	Biosciences Chapter of 3M’s Technical Forum. online (Invited Sponsored Seminar)
2022/05/16	Science and Fun (ding)	Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/04/01	Non-conventional assembly of peptides and proteins	KTH \| 1st April 2022 (Invited Seminar) (Stockholm, Sweden)
2022/03/22	The Versatility of Designed Affinity Ligands in Downstream Processing	Bioprocessing Summit Europe (Barcelona, Spain)
2022/03/21	Biohybrid gels for artificial olfaction	16th International School and Conference on Biological Materials Science - Bioinspired Materials 2022 (virtual edition)
2022/03/21	Seeing the Unseen	invited seminar for JORTEC Chemical Engineering Instituto Superior Técnico
2022/01/31	Protein-based materials for Biomed/Biotech applications	invited seminar for the PhD program “Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences (BiotechHealth)” (virtual edition)
2022/01/26	Seeing the unseen with designed functional materials	part of the cycle "Investigação em Materiais no âmbito das bolsas ERC" (virtual edition) Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais
2022/01	Incorporation of VOC-Selective Peptides in Gas Sensing Materials	15th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices 2022 (virtual edition)
2022/01	Classification of volatile compounds with morphological analysis of an e-nose response	15th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - BIOSIGNALS 2022 (virtual edition)
2022	Non-conventional assembly of peptides and proteins	University of Viena (invited by Prof. Alois Jungbauer ) \| 8th July 2022 (Viena, Austria)
2021/11/07	Molecular Modeling on the Discovery of synthetic affinity-adsorbents	ISPPP 2021. (Best communication award) (Porto, Portugal)
2021/11/07	Affinity magnetic precipitation for antibody purification	ISPPP 2021 (Porto, Portugal)
2021/10/28	Seeing the Unseen	Osmocosm 2021 - Inaugural Global Machine Olfaction Technologies Conference at MIT (virtual edition)
2021/10/21	Designing functional materials using molecular recognition and mimetism	ChemBioGels 2021 (virtual edition) - Plenary Speaker
2021/09/20	Affinity magnetic particles for protein crystallization and purification	13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering and 6th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (virtual edition)
2021/09/08	Gelatin ionogels and hybrid gels for artificial olfaction	Designer Biology 2021 (virtual edition) European Federation of Biotechnology
2021/09/08	Protopeptide the basic unit of Reflectins: hierarchical self-assembly study in different solvents and materials properties	Designer Biology 2021 (virtual edition) European Federation of Biotechnology
2021/07/26	Intelligent gels for artificial olfaction	Biosensors 2021 (31st Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors) virtual edition
2021/06/22	Affinity-triggered assemblies for cell differentiation and tissue engineering	Affinity 2021 (virtual edition)
2021/05/26	Intelligent gels for artificial olfaction	iSOCS Short Course Summer 2021 - In search for COVID19: Olfaction, Biomarkers and a Pandemic agent (virtual edition)
2021/05/25	Molecular details of de novo designed affinity-adsorbents	Recovery Conference Series (virtual edition) (NJ , United States)
2021/05/19	Intelligent gels for artificial olfaction	UCIBIO Bioseminars (virtual seminar)
2021/05/10	Affinity magnetic particles for protein crystallization and purification	EFB 2021 virtual conference
2021/03/17	Utilising cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal droplets to detect volatile gases	47th German Liquid Crystal Conference (Magdeburg, Germany)
2021/02/11	Fish gelatin-based films for gas sensing	14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, 11-13 February 2021 (virtual edition). Best paper award
2021	Nariz eletrónico: o que é e para que serve	e-Health Biomedicine and Biomedical Devices Devices, Sci&Tech for Society, FCT-NOVA \| 21st October 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/11/12	Tailor made affinity adsorbents for selective capture and recovery	PEGS Europe Virtual event, 9-12 November 2020
2020/11/02	A minimal artificial fluorescent phosphatase	5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 2-4 November 2020 (virtual edition)
2020/10/22	Gas sensing materials by cooperative assembly	Particle-Based Materials Symposium INM - Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH (virtual)
2020/10/13	Intelligent gels for artificial olfaction	5th International Conference on Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry and Materials & 2nd International Conference on Optics and Photonics, NICE 2020, 12th - 14th October 2020, Nice, France
2020/07/11	Artificial senses and electronic noses	CampusParty Portugal
2020	My ERC experience	Future Materials conference (invitation Dr Monica Favaro, ERC Research Programme Expert) \| 27th February 2020 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019	Impact of Sensing Film’s Production Method on Classification Accuracy by Electronic Nose	12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies \| 22-24th February 2019 (Prague, Czech Republic)
2019	An optimized E-nose for efficient volatile sensing and discrimination	Biodevices 2019, 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies \| 22-24th February 2019 (Prague, Czech Republic)
2019	Enhanced gas sensing with soft functional materials	ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose - ISOEN 2019 \| 26-29th May (Fukuoka, Japan)
2019	Purification platform for antibodies and derived fragments using a de novo designed affinity adsorbent - Younger Investigator Award	Affinity 2019 \| 26-28th June 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden)
2019	Fish Gelatin Hybrid Films for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds	First UCIBIO Workshop on Blue Biotechnology \| 17th June 2019 (Caparica, Portugal)
2019	Multicomponent and functional protein-based materials	DesignerBiology 2019 \| 31th July-2nd August (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2019	Molecular Recognition with Tunable Gas-sensitive Liquid Crystal Gels	15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals \| 30th June - 5th July 2019 (Wroclaw, Poland)
2019	Affinity functional materials for artificial devices	CellNova MiniSymposium, KTH \| 10th may 2019 (invitation Prof. Sophia Hober) (Stockholm)
2019	Invited speaker at IUPAC Conference 2019 (100th anniversary), session 'The International Younger Chemists Network: Shaping the Future Worldwide'	IUPAC Conference 2019 (100th anniversary) \| 5-12th July 2019 (Paris, France)
2019	Artificial Olfaction in non-invasive diagnostics	NOVAsaúde 2nd International Conference - "Respiratory Disease and Environmental Health" \| 14th October 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Exploring molecular recognition in mimetic systems	Chem2Nature Summer School \| 3-6th June 2018 (Porto, Portugal)
2018	Affinity-based chromatographic & nonchromatographic approaches	PEGS Europe 2018 \| 16th November 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Affinity functional materials for artificial devices	University of Bayreuth - Prof. Thomas Scheibel (Bayreuth, Germany)
2018	Exploring molecular recognition in mimetic systems	Graphene CDT Advanced Technology Lectures \| 15th June 2018 University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
2018	Artificial mimetic systems for molecular recognition in bioengineering	16th Iberian Peptide Meeting & 4th ChemBio Group meeting \| 5-7th February 2018 (Barcelona, Spain)
2018	Petasis-Ugi affinity ligands as alternative tools for antibody purification	ESBES 2018 \| 9-12th September 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Affinity magnetic precipitation for monoclonal antibodies purification	ESBES 2018 \| 9-12th September 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Self-assembled hybrid gels for intelligent gas sensing	ESBES 2018 \| 9-12th September 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Compilation of marine compound libraries for discovery of new anti-leukemic drugs	ESBES 2018 \| 9-12th September 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Exploring molecular recognition in mimetic systems	Ciência 2018 \| 3rd July 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	A project story	Jornadas CICECO 2018: Living science together \| 11-12th June 2018 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018	Designed affinity ligands and functional materials for affinity purification and sensing	Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe \| 24-26th October 2018 (France)
2018	Exploiting Phage Display and Supramolecular Recognition for the discovery of a short peptide phosphatase - Travel Grant awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry	PEPMAT 2018 - 3rd International Conference on Peptide Materials for Biomedicine and Nanotechnology \| 16-18th July 2018 (London, United Kingdom)
2018	Design and Evolution of an Opto-electronic Device for VOCs Detection	11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies \| 19-21st January 2018 (Funchal, Portugal)
2018	Machine learning for the meta-analyses of microbial pathogens' volatile signatures	UCIBIO Annual meeting \| 28-29th September 2018 – (Caparica, Portugal)
2018	A machine learning approach to micribial pathogens’ volatile signatures	Lisbon Area Post-Doc Meeting \| 15th November 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017	An ABC strategy for antibody purification through crystallization	Workshop on Anything but Conventional Chromatography - ABC2 \| 22-24th November 2017 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017	An ABC strategy for protein purification: the proof-of-concept of magnetic crystallization	4th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology - ECAB4 \| 1st-5th October 2017 (Barcelona,, Spain)
2017	How peptidomimetics support downstream processing	4th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology - ECAB4 \| 1st-5th October 2017 (Barcelona, Spain)
2017	Microbial polymers combined with stimuliresponsive nanomaterials for biotechnological and biomedical applications	Designer Biology \| 7-9 June 2017 (Vienna, Austria)
2017	Affinity interactions ruling pH-dependent cell labeling of a MRI nanoprobe	Affinity 2017 \| 25-29th June 2017 (Paris, France)
2017	Designed Peptidic Platforms: from Concepts to Biotechnological Applications	BIT’s 10th Anniversary of Protein and Peptide Conference \| 22–24th March 2017 (Fukuoka, Japan)
2016	Designing biomimetics and smart-materials for recognition and capture of biologics	Bio\|Nano\|Med \| 23-24th June 2016 CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (New York, United States)
2016	Versatile affinity ligands for bioseparation processes	8th Annual PEGS Europe \| 3-4th November 2016 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016	Tailored synthetic affinity reagents	5th International Iberian Biophysics Congress \| 15-17 June 2016 (Porto, Portugal)
2016	Engineering of zinc finger peptides for the development of metalloprotease models	13th European Biologic Inorganic Chemistry Conference \| 28th August - 1st September 2016 (Budapest, Hungary)
2016	Tailored synthetic ligands for purification purposes	3rd Applied Synthetic Biology meeting, EFB \| 22-24th February 2016 (Caparica, Portugal)
2016	A nano-scale magnetic anitmicrobial platform	15th Iberian Peptide Meeting \| 10-12th February 2016 (Porto, Portugal)
2016	Selection of peptides for the efficient and mild affinity purification of retroviral particles	15th Iberian Peptide Meeting \| 10-12th February 2016 (Porto, Portugal)
2016	Selective and mild recovery of retroviral particles with novel designed ligands	Microbiotec 2015 \| 10- 12th December 2015 (Porto, Portugal)
2016	Biomimetics & Magnetism in Bioengineering	Ciclo AVX Seminars, ITQB-NOVA \| 14th January 2016 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016	Biomimetics & Magnetism in Bioengineering	KTH (Invited by Prof. Sophia Hober) \| 29th September 2016 (Stockholm , Sweden)
2015/06	Synergies between affinity biomimetics and magnetic nanoparticles	6th European Conference on Chemistry in Life Sciences (6th ECCLS) \| 10-12th June 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015	Magnetically-Driven Hybrid Technologies for Antibody Purification	7th Annual PEGS Summit Europe \| 2-3rd November 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015	Nanosystems for MRI cell labeling using magnetism, biopolymers and pH sensitive biocoatings	NANOBIOAPP2015, Latest Advances on Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications \| 21-23rd September 2015 (Barcelona, Spain)
2015	Biomimetics and small peptidomimetics for surface biofunctionalization	4th International Conference on Bio-sensing technology \| 10-13th May 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015	Synthetic and Biological Affinity Ligands for the Purification of Retroviral Particles	ECCE10 ECAB3 EPIC5 \| 27th September – 1st October 2015 (Nice, France)
2015	Biopolymers, Magnetism and Aqueous-two phase systems: how they can be combined to improve purification systems	Biopartitioning & Purification Conference \| 7-10th June 2015 (Vienna, Austria)
2015	A nano-scale magnetic antimicrobial platform	Nanopeptide 2015 - International Meeting on Peptide & Protein based Materials and Technologies \| 2-4th March 2015 University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
2014	Human Pin1 WW Domain Scaffold Production and Applications	PEGS Europe \| 3-7th November 2014 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2014	Magneticallyenhanced affinity processes for protein purification	Focus on Frontiers in Industrial Biotechnology \| 17-19th November 2014 (London, United Kingdom)
2014	Hybrid process technology for antibody purification	PREP 2014 - 27th International Symposium on Preparative and Process Chromatography \| 20–23rd July 2014 (Boston, United States)
2014	Phosphopeptide enrichment using synthetic biomimetic ligands	34th International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides \| 5-7th November 2014 (Würzburg, Germany)
2014	Magnetically-driven Hybrid Technologies for Antibody Purification	10th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences \| 7-10th September 2014 (Lille, France)
2014	hPin1 WWdomain - From Production to Engineering Applications	10th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences \| 7-10th September 2014 (Lille, France)
2013	Hybrid monoliths based on natural biopolymers for the affinity purification of biopharmaceuticals	European Symposium on Biopolymers - ESBP2013 \| 7-9th October 2013 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2013	Novel hybrid interaction pairs	2nd Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe \| 25-27th November 2013 (Malaga, Spain)
2013	Novel affinity pairs “tag-receptor” for the purification of fusion proteins	17th International Conference on Biopartitioning and Purification, BPP 2013 \| 6-10th October 2013 (Newport, United Kingdom)
2013	Sensores quimiorresistivos baseados em líquidos iônicos para quantificação de cacau em barras de chocolate. CD de resumos, BEA-007	36ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Química (SBQ) (Águas de Lindóia, Brazil)
2013	Human Pin1 WW domain stability and affinity studies: an in silico and an experimental approach	Affinity 2013 \| 26-29th June 2013 (Vienna, Austria)
2013	Toward a sustainable alternative for antibody purification: theoretical and experimental studies	9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering + 2nd European Congress of Applied Biotechnology \| 21-25th April 2013 (The Hague, Netherlands)
2013	Synergies between affinity and magnetism	Institute de Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille, Aix-en-Marseille Université \| 22nd November 2013 (Marseille, France)
2012/09	Bioinspired affinity monoliths: a fast and efficient alternative system for antibody purification	ESBES + ISPPP 2012 (9th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science + 32nd International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides) \| 23-26th September 2012 (Istambul, Turkey)
2012/09	Thermo-responsive magnetic particles in antibody separation	ESBES + ISPPP 2012 (9th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science + 32nd International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides) \| 23-26th September 2012 (Istambul, Turkey)
2012	Understanding the molecular recognition between antibody fragments and an artificial protein A	9th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES) + 32nd International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides (ISPPP) \| 23-26th September 2012 (Istanbul, Turkey)
2012	Tailor-made robust ligands for affinity separation processes	Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe 2012 \| 6-8th February 2012 (Barcelona, Spain)
2011	Potential of boronic acid magnetic particles in the direct purification of human monoclonal antibodies from CHO cell supernatants	4th Joint National Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Microbiotec11 \| 1-3rd December 2011 (Braga, Portugal)
2011	Analysis of oxygen transport enhancement by functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (FMP) in bioprocesses	Chempor 2011 \| 5-7th September 2011 (Caparica, Portugal)
2011	Selection of biopolymer-coated magnetic supports for bioseparation purposes	Chempor 2011 \| 5-7 September 2011 (Caparica, Portugal)
2011	Affinity based purification of human monoclonal antibodies from CHO cell supernatants using boronic acid magnetic particles - Younger Investigator Award (Sponsored by Roche)	Affinity 2011 \| 16-19 June 2011 (Tavira, Portugal)
2011	Learning from nature to improve biomimetic affinity ligands for antibody purification	Affinity 2011 \| 16-19 June 2011 (Tavira, Portugal)
2010	Green Biosensors	ESBES & ISPPP & ISB Symposia 2010 \| 5-8 September 2010 (Bologna, Italy)
2010	Magnetismo e Afinidade para processos biotecnológicos	Ciência 2010 - Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal \| 4-7th July 2010 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2010	Biochemical mapping/imaging of proteinaceous binders: A novel integrated protocol of investigation	1st International Congress - Chemistry for Cultural Heritage \| 30th June-3rd July 2010 (Bologna, Italy)
2009	Nanostructured bioactive templates in polymeric shells	MicroBiotec09 \| November 2009 (Vilamoura, Portugal)
2009	Implications of the biochemical assays in the analysis of organic binders from polychrome works of art	MATCONS 2009- Matter and Materials in/for Heritage Conservation \| 15-19th September 2009 (Craiova, Romania)
2009	Liquid Crystal Biosensors	Affinity 2009 - The 18th Biennal Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition \| 12-16th July 2009 (Reykjavik, Iceland)
2009	In vitro studies with Gum Arabic coated magnetic nanoparticles	Affinity 2009 - The 18th Biennal Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition \| 12-16th July 2009 (Reykjavik, Iceland)
2009	Comparison of HTS techniques for the selection of affinity ligands from solid-phase combinatorial libraries - Travel Award	BPP 2009 \| 14-19th June 2009 (Uxbridge, United Kingdom)
2008	Antibody conjugated PLGA nanoparticles containing anti-cancer drugs for site-specific drug delivery	CHEMPOR2008 - 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference \| 4-6th September 2008 (Braga, Portugal)
2006	Adsorption of Gum Arabic on Bioceramic Nanoparticles	Materials Science & Technology 2006 - Conference and Exhibition \| 15-19th October 2006 (Cincinnati, United States)
2006	Surface reactions of DNA and proteins on functionalized thin film surfaces controlled by the application of a single voltage pulse	MRS Spring Meeting \| 18-20th April 2006 (San Francisco, United States)
2006	Mimicking Biology: Rationally Designed Synthetic Ligands with Affinity for Biomolecules	ERA-Chemistry, Madrid Workshops 2006 \| 13-17th March 2006 (Madrid, Spain)
2005	Affinity Adsorbents for the purification of Immunoglobulins	16th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition \| 14-18th August 2005 (Uppsala, Sweden)
2004	Synthesis and Evaluation of Immunoglobulin-binding ligands	12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition \| 17-22th October 2004 (Santiago, Chile)
2003	A Protein L Mimic	15th International Symposium on Affinity Interactions \| 27th July – 1st August 2003 (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
2002	Synthesis and Evaluation of a Protein L Mimic	GAb 2002 International Symposium on Downstream Processing of Genetically Engineered Antibodies and Related Molecules \| 20-22nd October 2002 (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/01/01 - Current	Novel affinity adsorbents for metal-free purification of a solubility tag Supervisor of Carolina Natal	Biotechnology (PhD)
2023/07 - Current	Development of non-invasive sensors Supervisor of Dr. Susana Palma	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/06 - Current	DEEP - Designed supramolecular eutectogels for non-invasive sensing Supervisor of Dr. Carina Esteves	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01 - Current	Protein Tunable Materials for Non-Invasive Sensing. Co-supervisor: Dr. Ana Margarida Dias Supervisor of Cátia Soares	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - Current	Integrated approach to harness the biotechnological potential from cephalopods. EUTOPIA co-tutelle PhD. Co-supervisors: Yael Politi (Univ. Dresden, Germany), Pedro Costa (FCT-NOVA) Supervisor of Catarina Faustino	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/12 - Current	Production and Characterization of Bio-membranes for Downstream Processing Supervisor of Catarina Domingos	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/01 - Current	A new approach to diagnose bladder cancer based on the urine odour fingerprint. Collaboration with IPO Porto. Co-supervisor: Prof. Paula Guedes Supervisor	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/10 - Current	Protein engineering and biopharmaceuticals purification Supervisor of Dr. Ana Margarida Dias	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/03/01 - Current	Affinity ligands towardS SARS-CoV-2 Supervisor of Carlos Filipe Santos Costa
2021/01/06 - Current	Development of biobased and sustainable materials from polar cephalopods Supervisor of Inês Rodrigues Padrão	Biotechnology (PhD)
2020/01/01 - Current	Site-specific functionalized biomembranes for the purification of biopharmaceutical compounds - SFRH/BD/149131/2019 Supervisor of Henrique Aljustrel Costa	Biotechnology (PhD)
2019/01 - Current	Computational design and modeling of proteins, peptides and drugs Supervisor of Dr. Arménio Barbosa	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/11/01 - 2024/11	Optimizing the production and processing of reflectin proteins and derived materials Supervisor of Iana Lychko	Biotechnology (PhD)
2023 - 2024	Computacional Modeling of Biopharmaceuticals Purification Systems Co-supervisor	Computational biology and bioinformatics (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2024	Bioneedles for Tailored Pain-Free Drug Delivery Co-supervisor	Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/03 - 2023/12/22	Engineered proteins for gas sensing - PhD fellowship (PD/BD/139800/2018) Supervisor of Gonçalo Teixeira	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/01 - 2023/07	An affinity-based approach towards highly specific odor sensing - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/128687/2017) Supervisor of Ana Rita Oliveira	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07 - 2023/06	Non-invasive sensing Supervisor of Dr. Susana Palma	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/06 - 2023/05	Project management; surface modification Supervisor of Dr. Carina Esteves	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2022/06	Liquid-crystals in gas sensing - Post-doctoral fellowship within the SCENT ERC Stg Grant Supervisor of Dr. Efthymia Ramou	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/05	Peptide & protein bio-based materials & artificial olfaction Supervisor of Carina Esteves	Post-Doc (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01 - 2022/05	Nose sensor development - Post-doctoral fellowship within the SCENT ERC Stg Grant Supervisor of Dr. Susana Palma	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/02	Odorant Binding Proteins for artificial olfaction and fast diagnostics Supervisor of Joana Ramos dos Santos Calvário	Biotecnologia (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/01 - 2022/01	Artificial protein scaffolds for affinity-triggered bioseparations - PhD fellowship (PD/BD/128251/2016) Supervisor of Manuel Matos	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Marine Proteins engineering for production of novel biomaterials. Erasmus student from the Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Supervisor: Margarida Dias Co-supervisor of Arianna Nurrito	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/06 - 2021/11	Production and Characterization of stimuli-responsive marine proteins Supervisor of Cátia Lopes Soares	Biotecnologia (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/02 - 2021/09	Peptide and protein engineering Supervisor of Dr. Ana Margarida Dias	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/01 - 2021/09	Minimal biocatalysts Supervisor of Dr. Ana Pina	Junior Researcher (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/01 - 2020/12	Materials for gas sensing - Post-doctoral fellowship within the SCENT ERC Stg Grant Supervisor of Dr. Inês Moreira	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/06 - 2020/07	An opto-electronic device for microbial detection - PhD fellowship (PD/BD/105752/2014). Co-supervised by Prof. Hugo Gamboa Supervisor of Ana Carolina Correia da Silva Pádua	Molecular Biosciences (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/06 - 2020/06	New strategies for the purification of antibodies by crystallisation - PhD fellowship (PD/BD/105753/2014). Main supervisor: Dr. Ana Luisa Carvalho (FCT-UNL) Co-supervisor of Raquel Alexandra Ribeiro dos Santos	Molecular Biosciences (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01 - 2020/05	Affinity induced gels to guide stem cell differentiation - PhD fellowship (PD/BD/105871/2014). Co-supervised by Dr. Ana Pina (FCT-UNL) & Prof. Tiago Fernandes (IST-UL) Supervisor of Claudia Fernandes	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/12	Science management and communication - Post-doctoral fellowship within the SCENT ERC Stg Grant Supervisor of Dr. Cheila Almeida	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Artificial fluorescent phosphatase enzyme. Supervisor: Ana Pina Co-supervisor of Beatriz Mariz	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Molecular properties of VOC sensing materials. Supervisor: Arménio Barbosa Co-supervisor	Bioorganic Chemistry (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Multicomponent Chemically and Physically Cross-linked Hydrogels Supervisor of Inês Padrão	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Optimization of Sensing Materials for Gas Detection Supervisor of Beatriz Santos	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/09 - 2018/12	Development of Peptides for Cancer Diagnostics - Post-doctoral fellowship (SFRH/BPD/112543/2015) Supervisor of Dr. Arménio Jorge Moura Barbosa	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/02 - 2018/12	A Minimal Protein phosphatase PTEN – a Cancer Therapeutic Agent - Post-doctoral fellowship (BPD/97585/2013). In collaboration with Prof. Rein Ulijn Supervisor of Dr. Ana Pina	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Nature Based Peptide and Protein Scaffolds as Enzyme Mimetics. Supervisor: Dr. Ana Pina Co-supervisor of Sara Isabel Santos de Carvalho	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Design and production of peptide-based scaffolds for bioengineering applications. Co-supervisor: Dr. Olga Iranzo Supervisor of Iana Lychko	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Signal processing and automatic classification tools in the development of a new optoelectronic nose. Supervisor: Dr. Susana Palma Co-supervisor of Cláudia Martins Alves	Biomedical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Engineering molecular recognition and catalysis. Co-supervisor: Dr. Olga Iranzo Supervisor of Fábio André dos Santos Leite	Bioorganic Chemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Sensing humidity with multicomponent hybrid gel films and characterization of an optimized gas delivery system. Supervisor: Susana Palma Co-supervisor of Henrique Miguel Aljustrel da Costa	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/01 - 2017/12	Developing Artificial Zinc Fingers with Peptidase Activity. FRH/BD/90644/2012. Supervisor: Dr. Olga Iranzo. Co-supervisor of Henrique Carvalho	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/09	Study of microbial VOC detection. Fellowship within the SCENT ERC Stg grant Supervisor of Maria João Ruas Frias	Post-Doc (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Hybrid magnetic systems for the purification of biopharmaceuticals. Co-supervisor: Dr. Ana Azevedo, IST Supervisor of Gonçalo Abrantes e Figueiró	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Extraction of plant biopolymers and their use as gas sensitive hybrid materials. Co-supervisor: Dr. Cristina Silva-Pereira, ITQB Supervisor of Marta Banza Gonçalves	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Chemical and biological synthesis of an engineered affinity protein. Co-supervisor: Dr. Olga Iranzo, Aix-en-Marseille Université Supervisor of Gonçalo Teixeira	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/10 - 2016/10	Computer-aided rational design of a minimal peptidomimetic and affinity ligand library for specific biomolecular recognition - Post-doctoral fellowship (BPD/69163/2010) Supervisor of Dr. Ricardo Branco	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/01 - 2016/08	Post-doctoral fellowship within the framework of the project CHiMERASE Supervisor of Arménio Barbosa	Post-Doc (Other) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011/05 - 2016/07	High-Gradient-Magnetic-Separation and Aqueous-Two-Phase-Systems as Integrated Strategies for the purification of biopharmaceuticals - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/72650/2010)	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011/09 - 2016/01	Exploring new protein-based scaffolds for bioengineering applications - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/72664/2010) Supervisor of Ana Margarida Dias	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Theoretical and experimental approaches towards the non-invasive and selective detection of microbial pathogens Supervisor of Ana Patrícia Imaginário Traguedo	Biochemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Synthetic Affinity ligands for Human antibodies and its different approaches Supervisor of Filipa Grifo Ribeiro Trovão	Biochemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Development of biological and synthetic affinity ligands for Human serum albumin Supervisor of Carina Alexandra Félix Figueiredo	Biochemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Design and assembly of an opto-electronic device for artificial olfaction Supervisor of Ana Carolina Correia da Silva Pádua	Molecular Biosciences (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Designed multifunctional ionogels for gas sensing Supervisor of Carina Alexandra Marques Esteves	Bioengineering (PhD) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Uso de nanopartículas magnéticas como matriz de afinidad para la purificación de anticuerpos Supervisor of Ana Lázaro Herrasti	Chemical Engineering (Master) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2011/09 - 2015/12	Design of magnetic nanoparticles for targeted cancer diagnostics and therapy - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/51112/2010) Supervisor of Susana Palma	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Development of biological and synthetic affinity ligands for Human serum albumin Supervisor of Aline Canani Viecinski	Biochemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/01 - 2014/07	Engineered structures for the profiling and enrichment of the phosphoproteome - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/64427/2009) Supervisor of Íris Cristina da Luz Batalha	Bioengineering - MIT-Portugal program Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Smart Macroporous Structures for the Purification of Viral Particles. Co-supervisor: Prof. Ana Aguiar-Ricardo Supervisor of Margarida Bucho Nunes de Sousa	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Porous Structures for the Purification of Biopharmaceuticals. Co-supervisor: Prof. Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. Supervisor of Bianca Leopoldo Gonçalves	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/01 - 2013/12	Biomimetic Membranes selective for Antibody molecules - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/62475/2009). Co-supervised by Prof. Ana Isabel Ricardo (FCT-UNL) Supervisor of Telma Godinho Barroso	Sustainable Chemistry (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/01 - 2013/05	An affinity pair tag-receptor for recombinant proteins - PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/48804/2008) Supervisor of Ana Sofia Pina	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/06 - 2013/05	Liquid Crystal Biosensors - Post-doctoral fellowship (BPD/34768/2007) Supervisor of Dr. Abid Hussain	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Novel gas sensors and electronic noses for optical, electrical and hybrid sensing: development, properties and applications. Supervisor: Prof. Jonas Gruber (IQ-USP) Co-supervisor of Ana Teresa Silva Semeano	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Magnetic nanoparticles as a versatile solid-support for fusion protein purification and antimicrobial assays. Co-supervisor: Dr. Ricardo Branco Supervisor of Cláudia Sofia Mendes Fernandes	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/01 - 2012/10	Affinity Purification of Monoclonal Antibodies using Magnetic nano- and micro- particles supported in aqueous two-phase systems - Main supervisor: Prof. Raquel Aires-Barros (Sandoz) Co-supervisor of Luís de Matos Borlido	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012 - 2012	Purification of IgG from animal cell cultures using gum arabic coated magnetic particles. Supervisor: Prof. Maria Raquel Aires-Barros (IST-UTL) Supervisor of Bruno Miguel Martins Alves	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Magnetic nanoparticles for Biocatalysis and Bioseparation Supervisor of Sara Santana	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Development of a piezoelectric biosensor based on PVDF films. Project in collaboration with Dr. Pedro Vidinha (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL), Prof. Carlos Dias and Prof. Paulo Inácio (CENIMAT, FCT-UNL) Supervisor of Ana Raquel Marques	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/04 - 2010/09	Engineered structures for the profiling and enrichment of the phosphoproteome - Post-doctoral fellowship within the framework of the project Supervisor of Dr. Ricardo Branco	Post-doc (Other) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Development of an affinity pair tag-receptor for recombinant protein expression and purification. Co-supervision: Dr. Ana Coroadinha (ITQB) Supervisor	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Development of a strategy for the affinity purification of lectin Concavalin Brasiliensis with magnetic nanoparticles. Supervisor: Prof. Raquel Aires-Barros (IST-UTL) Co-supervisor of Ana Isabel Cunha	Pharmaceutical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Iron oxide nanoparticles - cytotoxicity in Caco2 Cells. Project in collaboration with Dr. Dora Pereira from the MRC Human Nutrition Research (Cambridge, U.K.). Supervisor: Dr. Dora Pereira Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Machado	Biological Engineering, (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Magnetic nanoparticles for selective adsorption of organic compounds. Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Simões. Co-supervisor: Pedro Vidinha (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL) Co-supervisor of Tiago André Cunha Reis	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Modified gum Arabic as a coating agent for iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles. ERASMUS student from the University of Almeria, Spain. Co-supervisor: Dr. Abid Hussain Supervisor of Ana Belén Espinosa	Chemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Gum Arabic coated Magnetic Adsorbents for Bioseparations. Co-supervisor: Dr. Abid Hussain Supervisor of Íris Cristina da Luz Batalha	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Estudos de nutrição para a produção de clamisdósporos de Pochonia chlamydosporia em cultura líquida estacionária. Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Franco. Co-supervisor: Dr. Paulo Lemos Co-supervisor of Sérgio Filipe Bom Duarte	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2008	In vitro studies of Gum Arabic-coated Magnetic Nanoparticles with Mammalian Cell Cultures. Co-supervision: Dr. Ana Bicho (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL) Supervisor of Ana Sofia Cardoso	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Synthesis and Screening of rationally designed combinatorial libraries for proteomics applications Supervisor of Ana Sofia Pina	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Preparation of Affinity Membranes using Alternative Solvents. Supervisor: Prof. Ana Aguiar-Ricardo (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL) Supervisor of Telma Godinho Barroso	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Nanopartículas Magnéticas em processos de bioseparação por afinidade Supervisor of Vera de Castro Bentinho	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Desenvolvimento de Nanopartículas de PLGA-co-PEG para libertação de Docetaxel em células/tecidos alvo. Supervisor: Prof. Margarida Cardoso (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL) Co-supervisor of Inês Isabel Silva Nobre Peça	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) and European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) (2024) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023 - 2023/06	Affinity 2023 (2023/06/05 - 2023/06/07) Conference
2022 - 2022	28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29) Conference
2022 - 2022	EFB virtual event- Valuable products from renewable resources (2022/10/04 - 2022/10/05)
2022 - 2022	Biodevices 2022- Biostec2022 (Program Chair) (2022/02/09 - 2022/02/11)
2021/06/22 - 2021/06/24	Affinity 2021 (2021/06/22 - 2021/06/24) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
2021/03/15 - 2021/03/18	PepperSchool 2021 (2021/03/15 - 2021/03/18) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021 - 2021	Microbiotec 21 - biannual joint meeting of the Portuguese Biotechnology Society & Portuguese Microbiology Society (2021/11/23 - 2021/11/26)
2019/03/31 - 2019/04/04	ACS BIOT 2019; Downstream Processing: Chromatographic Separations of mAbs Including Platform Improvements (2019) Conference
2019 - 2019	Biodevices 2019- Biostec2019 (Program Chair) (2019/02/22 - 2019/02/24)
2018 - 2018	PepperSchool 2018 (2018 - 2018) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2017 - 2017	Workshop ABC2 - Anything But Conventional Chromatography (2017 - 2017) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2016 - 2016	Applied Synthetic Biology (2016 - 2016)

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2023 - Current	Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Section of EFB	Executive and Finance
2023 - Current	International Society for Molecular Recognition	President
2023 - Current	Royal Society of Chemistry	Fellow
2021 - Current	Portuguese Biophysical Society	Secretary of the Fiscal Council
2021 - Current	Portuguese Biophysical Society	Member
2020 - Current	European Peptide Society	Member
2019 - Current	Portuguese Biotechnology Society	Vice-president of the General Assembly
2019 - Current	American Chemical Society	Member
2017 - Current	International Society of Olfaction and Chemical Sensing	Member
2016 - Current	Portuguese Biotechnology Society	Member
2007 - Current	European Federation of Biotechnology	Member
2007 - Current	European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences	Member
2007 - Current	European Federation of Biotechnology	Member
2003 - Current	International Society for Molecular Recognition	Member
2020 - 2023	IEEE Working Group IEEE P2520.4.1 - Standard for Performance of Machine Olfaction Devices and Systems	Member
2019 - 2023	International Society for Molecular Recognition	Vice-President
2019 - 2020	Co-chair of the Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Division and Executive Board Member of the European Federation of Biotechnology	2 co-chairs

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2013 - Current	Scientific Committee & Faculty staff of the PhD in Biotechnology Member	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2022	Scientific Committee & Pedagogical Committee of the Master in Chemical & Biological Engineering Member	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 - 2022	Scientific Committee of the Master in Biotechnology Member	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2019	Faculty staff of the PhD program in Molecular Biosciences Member	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2006 - 2019	Faculty Staff of the MIT-PT PhD program in Bioengineering Systems Member	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2013	Scientific Committee of the Master in Biotechnology Coordinator	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2022 - 2022	BPP2022- Biopartitioning and Purification Conference \| September
2021 - 2021	Designer Biology 2021 \| 8th-10th September	European Federation of Biotechnology
2019 - 2019	Affinity 2019 \| 26th - 28th June	International Society for Molecular Recognition
2019 - 2019	DesignerBiology 2019 \| 31th July-2nd August	European Federation of Biotechnology
2018 - 2018	4th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe \| 24th-26th October	European Federation of Biotechnology
2018 - 2018	ESBES 2018 \| 9th-12th September	European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences
2015 - 2015	Microbiotec editions	Portuguese Society of Biotechnology & Microbiology

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2018 - Current	Scientific Advisory Board- CellNova and Vinnova Centers Other
2017 - 2024	ERC (2017, 2018, 2020) Evaluator	European Research Council, Belgium
2023 - 2023	Dutch Research Council
2023 - 2023	Swedish Research Council
2021 - 2023	Hong Kong Research Grants Council (2021, 2023)
2020 - 2020	ANI- Innovation National Agency
2019 - 2019	Austrian Research Council
2015 - 2017	Jury member of the panel for selecting candidates for the PhD program in Molecular Biosciences Other	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2016 - 2016	ANR Evaluator	Agence nationale de la recherche, France	Agence nationale de la recherche
2016 - 2016	Estonian Research Council (Estonia) Evaluator	Eesti Teadusagentuur, Estonia	Eesti Teadusagentuur
2012 - 2015	FCT Evaluator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2014 - 2014	ERASynBio - Initiative of international funding agencies to promote Synthetic Biology Evaluator
2011 - 2011	Icelandic Research Fund (Iceland) Evaluator	Icelandic Research Fund, Iceland	Icelandic Research Fund
2011 - 2011	Czech Science Foundation (Czech Republic) Evaluator	Grantová agentura Ceské republiky, Czech Republic	Grantová agentura Ceské republiky
2007 - 2011	Roche Younger Investigator Award at Affinity Conference - 2007, 2009, 2011 Member
2009 - 2009	FONDECYT (Chile) Evaluator	Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile	Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2019 - Current	Materials Today BIO	Elsevier
2019 - Current	Frontiers in Synthetic Biology	Frontiers
2018 - Current	PlosONE	PlosONE
2017 - Current	Biotechnology Journal	Wiley Online Library

Distinctions

Award

2024	ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant Grant (project UNMASK) European Research Council, Belgium
2023	Affinity Technology Award - International Society for Molecular Recognition
2022	ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant (project ENSURE) European Research Council, Belgium
2020	1st prize in R2Value competition by NOVA.id.FCT
2020	European Union Horizon 2020 FET Open funding (project PURE)
2019	Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall College (offered but declined due to personal impediments) University of Cambridge Clare College, United Kingdom
2018	ERASMUS+ fellowship CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, United States
2015	Pesquisador Visitante Especial Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil
2014	ERC Starting Grant (project SCENT) European Research Council, Belgium
2014	Participation in COHiTEC- team “CrystalSense Solutions”
2010	Scientific Merit Award UNL-Santander Totta-Edição 2009/2010
2006	PROGRAMA GULBENKIAN DE ESTÍMULO À INVESTIGAÇÃO Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2005	Award CUF for the best PhD thesis in 2004
2005	Young Investigators Award F Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Switzerland
2004	Research fellowship for pos-doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2004	AJ Banks Award Society of Chemical Industry, United Kingdom
2004	Visiting Fellowship to Catholic University of America and University of Maryland Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2001	1K Business Plan Competition
2000	PhD fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1999	Award for the best student in Chemical Engineering (1998-99) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Other distinction

2016	Selected to feature among 103 Portuguese women scientists in a tribute to Women in Science promoted by Ciência Viva, Portugal (exhibition at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisboa, PT) www.cienciaviva.pt/mulheresnaciencia/women in science
2011	SHIC´11 "First Honorable Mention" Hovione, Portugal