Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sónia Gonçalves Abreu
Citation names
- Gonçalves, Sónia
- Goncalves, Sonia
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- F811-74AE-412A
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2903-4282
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=Iaua62EAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AC6lMd807Xydiwgh_9BB7Nvpk7kPFE3NrspIKTQGmtGu9gFxRhD-_8Pz3IANZOGIlmf3kzLrCjQBVpybdsRo-fgKnjpgf0o5w5aYS3Fkc95JfHiGk2BOM2ZEC3Wlwd1PsIWPZMHkpuRYfoAsH9kiDyw
- Researcher Id
- H-9482-2017
- Scopus Author Id
- 35602210000
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2003
Concluded
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Philosophy (Doutoramento)
Major in Chemistry
Universidad Central de Venezuela-Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Química, Venezuela
"Spectroscopic study of Asphaltenes aggregation processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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n/a |
1998
Concluded
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n/a (Licenciatura)
Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Química, Venezuela
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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n/a |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/09/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal |
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal | ||
2004/03/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Instituto de Bioquímica, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Instituto de Bioquímica, Portugal | ||
2008/01/01 - 2024/08/31 | Researcher (Research) | NSantos Lab (Biomembranes Unit), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisboa, Portugal |
2005 - 2008 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal |
2004/04/01 - 2005/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Biopatologia Química, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal |
2002/10/01 - 2003/03/30 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Central de Venezuela-Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Química, Venezuela |
2002/01/01 - 2003/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2013/01/01 - Current | Strategic Project
UID/BIM/50005/2013
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2011/01/01 - Current | Multi-target HIV entry inhibitors delivery by cationic liposomes (HIVERA)
VIH/SAU/0047/2011
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2023/10 - 2025/10 | COLOR2COAT: Nano-coatings for prosthetics based on microbial phenazines conjugated with silver nanostars (CI23-10134)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2023 - 2025 | AMP-AgNP conjugates: the mutual reinforcement of antibacterial activity
2022.01991.PTDC
Principal investigator
NSantos Lab (Biomembranes Unit), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisboa, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | ImPlat: A single-cell platform to validate material scaffolds and drugs for the enhanced osteointegration of biomedical implants
IMPLAT
Research Team
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Missão Interface – programa de financiamento base no âmbito do Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR) do Centro de Tecnologia
e Inovação (CTI) do iMM
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | BIOCOLOUR: Developing new biocolourants towards a sustainable dyeing of textiles. POCI-01-0247-FEDER-068924
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-068924
Other
NSantos Lab (Biomembranes Unit), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisboa, Portugal
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Concluded
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2014 - 2018 | Broad-spectrum antiviral peptides against respiratory viruses. PTDC/BBB-BQB/3494/2014
PTDC/BBB-BQB/3494/2014
Researcher
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Concluded
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2014/01/01 - 2017/01/01 | Molecular interactions of circulating fibrinogen as a risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pathologies.
PTDC/BBB-BMD/6307/2014
Researcher
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2014/01/01 | Membrane-active peptides across disciplines and continents: An integrated approach to find new strategies to fight bactéria,
dengue virus, and neurodegeneration.
MEMPEPACROSS
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2010/01/01 - 2014/01/01 | Employing amyloid fibrils as biosensors of the interaction of peptides with phospholipids and/or protein domains
PTDC/SAU-ENB/117013/2010
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2014/01/01 | Characterization of the fibrinogen-erythrocyte interaction and its influence on Cardiovascular pathologies
PTDC/QUI-BIQ/119509/2010
Researcher
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2007/01/01 - 2012/01/01 | Fibrinogen-dependent signaling in microvascular blood cell function-Implications of inflammation and cardiovascular disease
PTDC/SAU-OSM/73449/2006
Researcher
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
LA/P/0082/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2011/01/01 - 2013/02/17 | Strategic Project - LA 5 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/SAU/LA0005/2011
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2006/01/01 - 2010/01/01 | Identification of a marker for Alzheimer's disease therapy.
Fundação Merck Sharp Dohme/2007-2009
Researcher
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Concluded
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2006/01/01 - 2007/12/31 | Effects of probiotics enriched yogurth on intestinal constipation : a randomized controlled trial
Lactogal-HON
Researcher
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Concluded
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2004/01/01 - 2007/12/31 | Effects of phytosterols enriched milk in the biochemical, hematological and hemorheological parameters of healthy and hypercholesterolemic
subjects: a randomized controlled trial
Lactogal-HNF
Researcher
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Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2007/01/01 - 2010 | BDNF and TrKB receptors quantification in depress and bipolar patients
AIDFM-Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa.
Researcher
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MSD Portugal
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Edited book |
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Journal article |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2018/01/30 | Drug resistance in bacterial cells: biophysical characterization of peptide-membrane interactions-techniques to approach | LisbonBiomed PhD Program week
Instituto de Medicina Molecular (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2017/07 | PaMAP´s analogs: antimicrobial peptides with anticancer activities. | 1º Encontro A Química na Investigação da ULisboa
Colégio de Química, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2017/01/31 | Drug resistance in bacterial cells: biophysical characterization of peptide-membrane interactions | LisbonBiomed PhD Program week
Instituto de Medicina Molecular (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2013/08/22 | Lipid membrane: models as tools to study peptide-lipid interactions. |
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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2012/07/04 | Variations on fibrinogen-erythrocyte interactions during cell aging. | XXII International Fibrinogen Wokshop. Biennial Meeting of the International Society on Fibrinogen Research (IFRS).
(Brighton, United Kingdom)
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2009/07/01 | Fibrinogen and erythrocyte membrane interaction: potential binding sites evaluation. | 15th Conference of the European Society for Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation (ESCHM)
(St. Moritz, Switzerland)
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2007/09/19 | Antioxidant Capacity and Aged Related Macular Degeneration. | 7th International Conference Vitamins 2007: Nutrition and Diagnostics.
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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2007/09/19 | Antioxidant capacity and aged related macular degeneration. | 7th International Conference Vitamins 2007: Nutrition and Diagnostics.
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/09/01 - 2024/10/31 | Synthetic antimicrobial peptides to fight S. aureus biofilms.
Supervisor
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Masther in Medicine (Master)
Instituto de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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2023/09 - 2024/10 | Exploring the biomedical potential of bacterial pigments towards antimicrobial solutions against human pathogens
Co-supervisor
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Master in Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2018/03 - 2024/06 | Antimicrobial and anticancer activities of peptide-conjugated nanoparticles.
Peptide-conjugated nanoparticles as alternative approach in antimicrobial and anticancer therapies
Supervisor
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Doctor (PhD)
NSantos Lab (Biomembranes Unit), Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisboa, Portugal
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2022/09/01 - 2024/01/05 | Antibiofilm effect of synthetic antimicrobial peptides on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Supervisor
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Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2023/06/01 - 2024 | Peptides and collagen regulation: how to overcome skin aging.
Supervisor
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Investigação Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
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2022/09/01 - 2023/11/15 | Towards antimicrobial solutions against human pathogens by exploiting the biotechnological potential of microbial pigments.
Supervisor
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TECNOLOGIAS CLÍNICO-LABORATORIAIS (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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2022/09/01 - 2023/10/22 | Harnessing the biomedical potential of bacterial pigments to develop antimicrobial solutions against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Co-supervisor
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Clinical-Laboratory Technologies (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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2020/09/01 - 2022/02/28 | Antimicrobial activity of peptide PaDBS1R3 against Gram-negative bacteria.
Supervisor
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Biomedical Engneering (Master)
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
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2020/09/01 - 2022/02/28 | Antibiofilm effect of de novo-designed antimicrobial peptides
Supervisor
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Microbiologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2021 - 2022 | Antimicrobial activity of peptide PaDBS1R3 against Gram-negative bacteria
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engeenering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2020 - 2022 | Antibiofilm effect of de novo-designed antimicrobial peptides
Supervisor
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Master in Microbiology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2017/03 - 2021/06 | Design and mechanistic characterization of novel antimicrobial and anticancer peptides
Supervisor
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Doctor in Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2015/09/01 - 2021 | Design and mechanistic characterization of novel antimicrobial and anticancer peptides
Supervisor
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Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2015/09/01 - 2016/12/15 | Mechanism of action and membrane selectivity of a novel antimicrobial peptide
Supervisor
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Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2015 - 2016 | Mechanism of action and membrane selectivity of a novel antimicrobial peptide
Supervisor
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Master in Applied Microbiology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2014/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | Molecular interactions of circulating fibrinogen as a risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pathologies.
Supervisor
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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2012/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Employing amyloid fibrils as biosensors of the interaction of peptides with phospholipids and/or protein domains
Co-supervisor
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
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2009/05/01 - 2010/12/31 | HNP1 as antimicrobial peptide
Supervisor
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Instituto de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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2007/01/01 - 2010/12/31 | Degeneração Macular em Doentes de Avançada Idade
Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Pereira Hernandes
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Master Degree (Degree)
Instituto de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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2008/05/01 - 2009/12/31 | Psd1 as antimicrobial peptide
Supervisor
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Instituto de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/07/16 - 2019/07/18 | 4º ECQUL – Chemistry Shaping the Future & Summer School 2019 (2019/07/16 - 2019/07/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Colégio de Química, Portugal |
2018/06 - 2018/06 | 3º ECQUL_CHEMISTRY AT ULISBOA & 2018 SUMMER SCHOOL (2018/06 - 2018/06)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Colégio de Química, Portugal |
2017/08 - 2017/12 | 2º ECQULUL-Chemistry PhD Meeting (2017/12/04 - 2017/12/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Colégio de Química, Portugal |
2017/03 - 2017/06 | 1º ECQUL-A Química na Investigação da ULisboa (2017/06 - 2017/06)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Colégio de Química, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2019/07/16 - 2019/07/18 | 4º ECQUL – Chemistry Shapping the Future & Summer School 2019 | Reitoria, Universidade de Lisboa |
2018/06/27 - 2018/06/29 | 3º ECQUL_CHEMISTRY AT ULISBOA & 2018 SUMMER SCHOOL | Reitoria, Universidade de Lisboa |
2017/12/04 - 2017/12/05 | 2º ECQULUL-Chemistry PhD Meeting | Reitoria, Universidade de Lisboa |
2017/07/20 - 2017/07/21 | 1º ECQUL-A Química na Investigação da ULisboa | Reitoria, Universidade de Lisboa |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2010 - 2024/12/31 | Animals; Chemistry - An Asian Journal; BBA - Biomembranes; ; Biochimie; Toxics; Journal of Fluorescence; Electronic Journal of BiotechnologyArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Supervisor of GAPIC fellowship | André Antunes Miranda |
2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 | Supervisor of GAPIC fellowship | Teresa Prior Filipe |
2008/01/01 - 2009/12/31 | Supervisor of GAPIC fellowship | Maria Luis Sacras |
2008/01/01 - 2009/12/31 | Supervisor of GAPIC fellowship | Cláudia Antunes Penetra |
Distinctions
Award
1998 | Conicit-Best Cientific Work in Chemistry
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas, Venezuela
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