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Sara Marques is PhD in Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences (Sept. 2020) and MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2014). S. Marques is co-author of 18 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (7 as 1st author, 2 as corresponding author, 12 in Q1 journals (6 with IF higher than 6), 134 citations), 1 book chapter, 22 posters, and 14 oral communications. S. Marques started her career in analytical chemistry working in the development of microplate and automated flow injection-related methods to evaluate antioxidant capacity in human matrices (serum, saliva and tears) at Prof. Marcela Segundo lab (FFUP, 2012-2013). In 2014, she performed an international placement under the ERASMUS program (Prof. Petr Solich research group, Czech Republic) expanding her expertise in flow injection analysis methods for cellular-drug interaction studies. After MSc graduation, S. Marques was a research fellow of the NEPCAT project (NORTE-07-0202-FEDER-3890), acquiring practice in cell culture and toxicity/cellular viability assays (LAQV-REQUIMTE-FFUP, 2015). In September 2020, S. Marques received her PhD degree from ICBAS, UP (BiotechHealth program fellowship, 2016-2020), which was dedicated to the development of innovative analytical methods to characterize nanoparticles´ encapsulation efficiency and concentration. During her PhD, S. Marques consolidated her expertise in analytical method development namely in HPLC, micro-bead injection spectroscopy, sequential-injection analysis, and size-based separations. Also, she was a visiting researcher for 6-months at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL, UK, 2019), working at Dr. Caterina Minelli research group, acquiring further knowledge in nanoparticle characterization procedures and techniques (nanoparticle density and concentration measurements). Still during PhD (2016-2020), S. Marques acquired FELASA C accreditation to perform in vivo experiments, was member of the organizing committee of 2 scientific conferences (V BiotechHealth Symposium and ANALITICA 2018), and team member of the project - Immuno-based molecular recognition combined to mesofluidics for solid-phase renewable assays (DE-PT exchange program nº A-20/16, 2016-2017). Her work was disseminated at several scientific conferences and recognized with 3 oral communication awards (2022, 2020 and 2019). Also, she was shortlisted to participate in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in 2019. During her path, S. Marques has been also involved in supervision, teaching, and tutoring activities, including supervision/co-supervision of 3 MSc students and of one doctoral international collaborator, teaching analytical and inorganic chemistry classes and instrumental methods of analysis classes to undergraduate students (120h, >200 students, CESPU), and participating as tutor in lab classes for MSc students (30 students, >15h, FFUP). Her post-doc activity has been also focused on application to funding for research. In 2021, S. Marques was awarded with funding for a project dedicated to analytical methods for nanoparticles´ characterization (ACT4Nano- EXPL/QUI-QAN/0360/2021). From 2021-2023 Sara was principal investigator of the ACT4Nano project and research fellow at LAQV-REQUIMTE-FFUP. Also, in 2022, S. Marques was involved in an application granted with national funding, as coPI, in a project aiming at the development of 3D printed devices for the pre-treatment of biological samples (2022.06012.PTDC). Since October 2023, Sara works as Project Manager in the eHealth field.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sara Cristina da Silva Marques

Citation names

  • Marques, Sara S.
  • Sara S. Marques
  • Marques, S.S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EC1C-2382-59C3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4386-850X

Email addresses

  • scmarques@ff.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • LAQV-REQUIMTE. Departamento de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto. Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n.º 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/01/04 - 2020/09/04
Concluded
 Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences (BiotechHealth) (Doutoramento)
Major in Nanodiagnostics and Nanotherapeutics
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Nanometrics – analytical technologies targeted to nanostructures for the therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/11/28
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/16 - 2023/07 Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/08/05 Visiting Researcher (Research) National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
2015/01/07 - 2015/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2014/01/14 - 2014/04/17 Research Trainee (Research) Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic
Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic
2011/09/01 - 2013/12/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11 - 2023/07 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07/06 - Current External Collaborator - Research REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2023 - Current Project Manager - eHealth EU projects SPMS Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde EPE, Portugal
SPMS Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde EPE, Portugal
2021/12 - 2023/07 Principal Investigator - ACT4Nano Project REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2019/12/31 PhD Student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Nanometrics - analytical technologies targeted to nanostructures for the therapy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
PD/BD/128398/2017
PhD Student Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01 - 2016/12 1-year research fellowship from the BiotechHealth International Doctoral Program
PD/BI/113970/2015
Research Fellow
Concluded
2015/01/07 - 2015/06/30 NEPCAT - Novo equipamento envolvendo processos catalíticos integrados para tratamento de poluentes orgânicos de desinfeção de águas
SI IDT - 38900/2012 F3
Research Fellow
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021/11/01 - 2023/10 ACT4Nano - Analytical strategies for accelerating the clinical translation of nanoparticles
EXPL/QUI-QAN/0360/2021
Principal investigator
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016 - 2017/12/31 Immuno-based molecular recognition combined to mesofluidics for solid-phase renewable assays
E-20/16
Researcher
DAAD/CRUP
2012/01 - 2012/12 Synthesis and application of novel molecularly imprinted materials for determination of an aromatase inhibitor in biological samples
IJUP_2012_04
Researcher
Universidade do Porto
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Tóth, I.V.; Marques, S.S. (EC1C-2382-59C3); Magalhães, L.M.; Segundo, M.A.. "Chapter 17: Determination of Tartaric Acid". In Flow Injection Analysis of Food Additives, 287-296. CRC Press, 2015.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Meireles, Andreia; Carvalho, J.R.B.; Marques, S.S.; Bruno J. R. Gregório; Ramos, I.I.; Silva, E.M.P.; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.. "Methodological and kinetic aspects of Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity assay for evaluation of radical scavenging capacity (Poster PS3-73)". Paper presented in EuroAnalysis 2023, 2023.
  2. Marques, S.S.; Marcela Alves Segundo. "What about the dose? Measuring the encapsulation efficiency and concentration of drug-delivery nanoparticles (Poster 81)". Paper presented in NME23 - Nanomed Europe 2023, 2023.
  3. Sacco, M.; Marques, S.S.; Bruno J. R. Gregório; Segundo, M. A.. "An automatic flow-based method for expedite analysis of enzymatic activity". Paper presented in IJUP - 16th meeting of young researchers University of Porto, 2023.
  4. Silva, E.M.P.; Varandas, P.A.M.M.; Belinha, R.L.; Marques, S.S.; Cobb, A.J.A.; Segundo, M.A.. "Fluorescence and peroxidation protective effect studies of covalently bound coumarin - lipid probes in a phospholipid membrane model". Paper presented in 3 rd EpiLipidNET Action Meeting and The Young Researchers and Innovators Workshop, 2022.
  5. Marques, S.S.; Román-Hidalgo, Cristina; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.; Marques, S.S.; Román-Hidalgo, C.. "Modern flow-based systems for advanced Analytical Chemistry (Communication PO.G.41)". Paper presented in EuChemS Chemistry Congress, 2022.
  6. Ronca, C. L.; Marques, S.S.; Ritieni, A.; Martinez, R.G.; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.. "Olive leaves as a source of biophenols: extraction, quantification, and antioxidant activity evaluation in Portuguese olive trees". Paper presented in XXI EuroFoodChem, 2021.
  7. Marques, S.S.; Segundo, M.A.. "Translating drug-delivery nanocarriers to the clinic: the need for robust characterization procedures (Communication P21)". Paper presented in 1st Symposium on Advanced Technologies for Drug Delivery, 2021.
  8. Marques, S.S.. "Pick up the pace: advancing analytical procedures for improved evaluation of nanoparticles". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  9. Gregório, B.J.R.; Ramos, I.I.; Marques, S.S.; Fernandes, S.R.; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.. "Lab-on-valve platforms for automation of sample treatment and total analysis systems". Paper presented in PortASAP Meeting - COST Action 16215, 2020.
  10. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, Inês I.; Barreiros, L.; Domingues, M.R.; Segundo, M.A.. "Immunopurification of nanoparticles under lab-on-valve format (Communication P-8)". Paper presented in FA&CE 2018, 2018.
  11. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, I.I.; Barreiros, L.; Lima, S. A. C.; Reis, S.; Domingues, M.R.; Segundo, M.A.. "Evaluation of encapsulation efficiency in methotrexate-loaded nanoparticles using separative methods (Communication PI 6)". Paper presented in ANALÍTICA – 2018, 9th Meeting of the Analytical Chemistry Division, 2018.
  12. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, I.I.; Barreiros, L.; Magalhães, L.M.; Sklenárová, H.; Reis, S.; Segundo, M.A.. "Development of online automated transdermal permeation assay applied to 5-fluorouracil and salicylic acid dual-loaded nanocarriers (Communication P-32)". Paper presented in Analítica 2016, 2016.
  13. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, I.I.; Barreiros, L.; Magalhães, L.M.; Sklenárová, H.; Reis, S.; Segundo, M.A.. "Development of a chromatographic method for determination of 5-fluorouracil and salicylic acid in dual-loaded nanocarriers (Communication P-062)". Paper presented in XVI Latin-American Congress on Chromatography and 9th National Meeting on Chromatography, 2016.
  14. Barreiros, L.; Carvalho, J.R.B.; Gregório, B.J.R.; Marques, S.S.; Peixoto, P.S.; Ramos, I.I.; Magalhães, L.M.; 5015-3846-0CF9; Marcela Alves Segundo. "Lab-on-valve and bead injection: recent trends (Communication 2P20)". Paper presented in 20th ICFIA - International Conference for Flow Injection Analysis and Related Techniques, 2016.
  15. Segundo, M.A.; Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, I.I.; Barreiros, L.; Magalhães, L.M.; Reis, S.. "Automatic flow injection methods for determination of scavenging capacity against reactive species of oxygen and nitrogen". Paper presented in XVIIIth Scientific Meeting of the Euroanalysis, 2015.
  16. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, I.I.; Magalhães, L.M.; Sklenárová, H.; Reis, S.; Segundo, M.A.. "On-line monitoring of transdermal permeation of dual-loaded nanocarriers using a low-pressure chromatographic method (Communication P22)". Paper presented in Flow Analysis, 2015.
  17. Zelena, L.; Marques, Sara S.; Sramkova, I.; Segundo, M.A.; Miró, M.; Pavek, P.; Sklenárová, H.. "Automated monitoring of drug interactions across cell monolayer using fluorometric assay of the rhodamine 123 as a marker (Communication P)". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry, 2014.
  18. Marques, Sara S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Segundo, M.A.; Tóth, I.V.. "Increased sensitivity spectrophotometric method for antioxidant capacity assays based on copper complexes (Communication P-45)". Paper presented in Symposium of the Analytical Division of SPQ-2014, 2014.
  19. Marques, Sara S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Segundo, M.A.; Tóth, I.V.. "A programmable FIA approach to assess the kinetic aspect of the antioxidant capacity assays based on the reduction of copper complexes (Communication PB 19)". Paper presented in 18th International Conference on Flow Injection Analysis, 2013.
  20. Marques, Sara S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Segundo, M.A.; Tóth, I.V.. "A spectrophotometric antioxidant capacity assay based on the use of different chelating agents of Cu(II) (Communication P2.85)". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Nacional SPQ, 2013.
  21. Marques, Sara S.. "Evaluation of different chelating agents on the performance of antioxidant capacity assays based on the reduction of Cu(II) (Communication PSIII.40)". Paper presented in 6º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2013., 2013.
Journal article
  1. Marques, Sara S.; Segundo, Marcela A.. "Nanometrics goes beyond the size: Assessment of nanoparticle concentration and encapsulation efficiency in nanocarriers". TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 174 (2024): 117672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2024.117672.
    10.1016/j.trac.2024.117672
  2. Gregório, B.J.R.; Ramos, I.I.; Marques, S.S.; Barreiros, L.; Magalhães, L.M.; Schneider, R.J.; Segundo, M.A.. "Microcarrier-based fluorescent yeast estrogen screen assay for fast determination of endocrine disrupting compounds". Talanta 271 (2024): 125665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125665.
    Published • 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125665
  3. Ronca, C.L.; Marques, S.S.; Ritieni, A.; Giménez-Martínez, R.; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.. "Olive oil waste as a source of functional food ingredients: assessing polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity in olive leaves". Foods 13 (2024): 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13020189.
    10.3390/foods13020189
  4. Pedro A.M.M. Varandas; Ricardo Belinha; Sara S. Marques; Alexander J.A. Cobb; Vanda Vaz Serra; Marcela A. Segundo; Eduarda M. P. Silva. "Fluorescent head-labelled phospholipid coumarin bioconjugate as a chemical reporter for antioxidant protection in liposomes". Dyes and Pigments 218 (2023): 111440-111440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111440.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111440
  5. Cant, David J. H.; Pei, Yiwen; Shchukarev, Andrey; Ramstedt, Madeleine; Marques, Sara S.; Segundo, Marcela A.; Parot, Jeremie; et al. "Cryo-XPS for Surface Characterization of Nanomedicines". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03879.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03879
  6. Marques, Sara S.; Cant, David J.H.; Minelli, Caterina; Segundo, Marcela A.. "Combining orthogonal measurements to unveil diclofenac encapsulation into polymeric and lipid nanocarriers". Analytica Chimica Acta 1262 (2023): 341234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.341234.
    10.1016/j.aca.2023.341234
  7. Sara S. Marques; Inês I. Ramos; Carla Silva; Luisa Barreiros; Maria R. Domingues; Marcela A. Segundo. "Lab-on-Valve Automated and Miniaturized Assessment of Nanoparticle Concentration Based on Light-Scattering". Analytical Chemistry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04631.
    10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04631
  8. Joana R. B. Carvalho; Andreia N. Meireles; Sara S. Marques; Bruno J. R. Gregório; Inês I. Ramos; Eduarda M. P. Silva; Luisa Barreiros; Marcela Segundo. "Exploiting Kinetic Features of ORAC Assay for Evaluation of Radical Scavenging Capacity". Antioxidants 12 2 (2023): 505-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020505.
    10.3390/antiox12020505
  9. Sara R. Fernandes; Andreia N. Meireles; Sara S. Marques; Luís Silva; Luisa Barreiros; Benedita Sampaio-Maia; Manuel Miró; Marcela A. Segundo. "Sample preparation and chromatographic methods for the determination of protein-bound uremic retention solutes in human biological samples: An overview". Journal of Chromatography B 1215 (2023): 123578-123578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123578.
    10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123578
  10. Silva, Luís A. P.; Campagnolo, Stefano; Fernandes, Sara R.; Marques, Sara S.; Barreiros, Luisa; Sampaio-Maia, Benedita; Segundo, Marcela A.. "Rapid and sustainable HPLC method for the determination of uremic toxins in human plasma samples". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04458-w.
    Accepted • 10.1007/s00216-022-04458-w
  11. Marques, Sara S.; Ramos, Inês I.; Fernandes, Sara R.; Barreiros, Luisa; Lima, Sofia A. C.; Reis, Salette; Domingues, M. Rosário M.; Segundo, Marcela A.. "Insights on Ultrafiltration-Based Separation for the Purification and Quantification of Methotrexate in Nanocarriers". Molecules 25 8 (2020): 1879. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25081879.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules25081879
  12. Ramos, I.I.; Marques, S.S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Barreiros, L.; Reis, S.; Lima, J.L.F.C.; Segundo, M.A.. "Assessment of immunoglobulin capture in immobilized protein A through automatic bead injection". Talanta 204 (2019): 542-547. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067258353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.023
  13. Melo, T.; Marques, S.S.; Ferreira, I.; Cruz, M.T.; Domingues, P.; Segundo, M.A.; Domingues, M.R.M.. "New Insights into the Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of Nitrated Phospholipids". Lipids 53 1 (2018): 117-131. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85042536288&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/lipd.12007
  14. Osório, M.V.; Marques, S.S.; Oliveira, H.M.; Barreiros, L.; Segundo, M.A.. "Fluorometric method based on molecular recognition solid-phase extraction for determination of riboflavin in milk and infant formula". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 45 (2016): 141-146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84946781767&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jfca.2015.10.007
  15. Marques, S.S.; Tóth, I.V.; Magalhães, L.M.; Reis, S.; Segundo, M.A.. "High-sensitivity programmable flow method for assessment of total antioxidant capacity in biological samples". Microchemical Journal 124 (2016): 261-266. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84941985569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.microc.2015.09.001
  16. Zelená, L.; Marques, S.S.; Segundo, M.A.; Miró, M.; Pávek, P.; Sklenárová, H.; Solich, P.. "Fully automatic flow-based device for monitoring of drug permeation across a cell monolayer". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 408 3 (2016): 971-981. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955216547&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00216-015-9194-0
  17. Marques, S.S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Mota, A.I.P.; Soares, T.R.P.; Korsak, B.; Reis, S.; Segundo, M.A.. "Myoglobin microplate assay to evaluate prevention of protein peroxidation". Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 114 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84934959369&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jpba.2015.06.006
  18. Marques, S.S.; Magalhães, L.M.; Tóth, I.V.; Segundo, M.A.. "Insights on antioxidant assays for biological samples based on the reduction of copper complexes-The importance of analytical conditions". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15 7 (2014): 11387-11402. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903384899&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ijms150711387
Magazine article
  1. Marques, Sara S.. "ACT4Nano: Desenvolvimento de Metodologias Analíticas para Acelerar a Translação de Nanopartículas para a Prática Clínica", Química, 2024, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/709/article/30002790/pdf.
    10.52590/M3.P709.A30002790
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "(Resulting from the supervision of the student Giulia Pia Pizzorno) - Development of a high-performance liquid chromatography method for the quantification of D- and L-carnitine in food supplements". Master, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2021. https://morethesis.unimore.it/theses/available/etd-10042021-083917/.
  2. "Nanometrics - analytical technologies targeted to nanostructures for the therapy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus". PhD, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2020. https://sigarra.up.pt/icbas/pt/pub_geral.pub_view?pi_pub_base_id=420375.

Other

Other output
  1. Supplementary Cover, Analytical Chemistry Journal, March 14, 2023, Volume 95, Issue 10. Concerning the paper "Lab-on-Valve Automated and Miniaturized Assessment of Nanoparticle Concentration Based on Light-Scattering" (DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04631). 2023. Marques, S.S.; Segundo, M.A.; Faridi, E.; Keshavarzi, E.. https://pubs.acs.org/cms/10.1021/ancham.2023.95.issue-10/asset/ancham.2023.95.issue-10.largecover-3.jpg.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/02 ACT4Nano: Analytical approaches to advance encapsulation efficiency and concentration measurements in drug delivery nanoparticles Webinar: Unlocking the potential of drug-delivery nanoparticles: analytical approaches to advance nanoparticles comprehensive characterization
LAQV-REQUIMTE
2023/08 Advancing measurements at nanoscale: analytical strategies to evaluate encapsulation efficiency, drug release and nanoparticles concentration (Communication IT4-3) EuroAnalysis 2023
(Switzerland)
2023/07 Automation of sample treatment based on flow techniques for pharmaceutical development (Keynote Lecture KN-10) ExTech 2023
(Tenerife, Spain)
2023/05/10 Simultaneous purification and quantification of organic nanoparticles loaded with small molecules using hydrodynamic-based separation and light scattering detection (oral communication 21013) IJUP - 16th meeting of young researchers University of Porto
(Portugal)
2022/12/08 Encapsulation efficiency measurements on polymeric and lipid drug delivery nanocarriers: are we there yet? OC24 12th National Chromatography Meeting | 12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia e XIV WARPA - Workshop em Avanços Recentes no Preparo de Amostras
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/11/16 Separative strategies to characterize polymeric and lipid nanoparticles loaded with small molecules Webinar of Analytical Development Research Group from LAQV-REQUIMTE
LAQV-REQUIMTE (Portugal)
2022/10/27 Analytical methods for measuring polymeric nanoparticles encapsulation efficiency Polymers in Nanomedicine
Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society (United Kingdom)
2021/03 Automation of immunoaffinity extraction using the bead injection concept (Communication O-31). 1 st European Sample Preparation e-Conference
2020/10/27 Analytical strategies to determine nanoparticles encapsulation efficiency and quantity (OC3). ANALITICA 2020
(Portugal)
2019/09/01 Exploiting ultrafiltration for purification and characterization of drug-nanocarriers (Communication OPY-029). XX Euroanalysis, Istanbul, Turkey (2019).
(Istanbul, Turkey)
2019/08/05 Nanometrics: size, density, and quantitative measurements towards the elucidation of diclofenac encapsulation efficiency into polymeric and lipid nanocarriers (invited talk during NPL placement, NPL internal event) Internal event - Presentation at the National Physical Laboratory
National Physical Laboratory (Teddington, United Kingdom)
2017 Micro solid-phase extraction in lab-on-valve format for bioassays (Communication S24) Euroanalysis 2017
(Sweden)
2015 Improvement of analytical performance through reaction time control using flow-based methods (Communication IL01). Flow Analysis XIII
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2014/11/28 Avaliação da capacidade antioxidante baseada na redução de Cu(II): estudo das condições experimentais para análise de amostras biológicas (Communication QA14). XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
(Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/03 - 2021/09 Development of a high-performance liquid chromatography method for the quantification of D- and L-carnitine in food supplements
Supervisor
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11/02 - 2023/11/02 Organizer and chair of the webinar - Unlocking the potential of drug-delivery nanoparticles: analytical approaches to advance nanoparticles comprehensive characterization (2023/11/02)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/03/26 - 2018/03/27 Member of the organizing committee of ANALÍTICA 2018, 9th Meeting of the Analytical Chemistry Division (2018/03/26 - 2018/03/27)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/07/04 - 2017/07/04 Member of the organizing committee of the IV Annual BiotechHealth Symposium - "Spotting the differences: Biotechnology driving precision medicine" (2017/07/04 - 2017/07/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022 - 2023 Monitor in "Mostra da UP", representing LAQV-REQUIMTE, in 2022 and 2023.
Exhibition
 Mostra da UP
2021/05 - 2022/01 Grant writing course (online) "Grant writing: keys to a successful proposal"
2021/05 - 2022/01 Grant writing course (online): "Grant writing for Nonprofit and Freelance Writers"
2019/04/12 - 2019/05/04 Advanced course: Biostatistics: Theory and practice of data analysis (module II of the course Blended Learning Introduction to Clinical Studies)
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/11/09 - 2018/12 Soft Skills workshop: Leadership and Team Management
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/05/07 - 2018/05/11 Advanced Course - Theoretical and Practical Course of Complementary Laboratory Techniques for Research and Diagnosis
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/11/27 - 2018/02 BIP Talks - Funding for Start-ups, Marketing and Ideation Workshop sessions
Workshop
 BIP Talks
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2017/07/24 - 2017/07/28 Advanced course - Membrane Biophysics: Impact of Lipids on Health, Disease and Therapy
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016/09/12 - 2016/09/23 XXII edition - Laboratory Animal Science Course (FELASA C)
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/06/13 - 2016/06/17 Advanced course - Cell culture
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/02/03 - 2016/02/05 Advanced Course - From the basics to LC-MS data acquisition and interpretation
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current Instrumental Methods of Analysis - classes given to Nutritional Sciences and Biomedical Sciences courses (Licenciatura) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 Chemistry 1 - BSc in Nutritional Sciences (Licenciatura) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 General and Analytical Chemistry - MSc in Biomedical Sciences (Licenciatura) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2022/12/10 - 2022/12/10 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography for the analysis of riboflavin in milk (3 h/year). Curricular Unit "Instrumental Methods of analysis" from the Quality Control MSc (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/11 - 2022/02/28 Inorganic Chemistry - MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado integrado) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/02/28 Chemistry 1 - BSc in Nutritional Sciences (Licenciatura) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/02/28 General and Analytical Chemistry - MSc in Biomedical Sciences (Mestrado integrado) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2018/11 - 2020 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and solid-phase extraction (6 h/year). MSc in Analytical, Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to the spectrophotometry in the UV/Vis region from the curricular unit Instrumental Methods of Analysis (4h/year) MSc in Quality Control Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/09 - 2023/02 Co-supervision of a MSc student from FFUP, under the syllabus of the curricular unit Project I Susana Leonor Machado Araújo
2021/03 - 2021/12 Traininig of one doctoral international collaborator: Quantification of phenolic compounds in olive leaves and evaluation of their antioxidant activity Carolina Liana Ronca
2016/02 - 2016/06 Co-supervision of a MSc student from FFUP, under the syllabus of the curricular unit Project I Joana Rodrigues Braz de Carvalho

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/02/16 - 2023/02/16 Evaluation jury member (role: co-supervisor) on the public defense of the report (scope: Project I curricular unit from FFUP) of the student Susana Leonor Machado Araújo. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/16 Evaluation jury member (arguer) of the internship research Project (from Biomedical Sciences BSc) of the student Catarina Ferreira Gonçalves entitled "Bioconjugation of lipids with xanthone derivatives and their evaluation as fluorescence probes" Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Oral Communication - Encapsulation efficiency measurements on polymeric and lipid drug-delivery nanocarriers: are we there yet? (OC24 in 12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia)
2020 Best oral communication - Analytical strategies to determine nanoparticles encapsulation efficiency and quantity (in ANALÍTICA 2020 conference).
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2019 Elsevier Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award (3rd Place) for the oral communication: Exploiting ultrafiltration for purification and characterization of drug nanocarriers (in EuroAnalysis 2019 Conference).
European Chemical Society (EuChemS)- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Belgium

Other distinction

2023 Supplementary Cover of the article "Lab-on-Valve Automated and Miniaturized Assessment of Nanoparticle Concentration Based on Light-Scattering"
2022 Involved in an application, approved for funding in the FCT project call in 2022, as co-principal investigator (2022.06012.PTDC, 50 000 euros), aiming the development of 3D printed devices for the pre-treatment of biological samples.
2019 Shortlisted for participation in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal