Curriculum Vitae
Sofia Ferreira
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- ANA SOFIA ARAÚJO FERREIRA
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 141F-5B37-C463
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-8071-8941
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2020/01/01 - 2020/10/31
Concluded
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Post-Graduation StartUp Rearch NOVA (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal |
Aproved |
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2018/12
Concluded
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Bioengenharia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Development of novel strains for the production of biofuels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Muito Bom |
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2008 - 2013
Concluded
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Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Química e Alimentar
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Estudo das análises microbiológicas realizadas no Departamento Alimentar dos SASUM, no âmbito do respetivo SGSA
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/03/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/03/01 - Current | ShikiFactory100 - Modular cell factories for the production of 100 compounds from the shikimate pathway
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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European Union
Ongoing
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| 2018/03/01 - 2018/12/01 | Dynamics - Analysis and optimization of industrial microorganisms under dynamic process conditions
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2023 | Move2LowC
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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| Preprint |
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Intellectual property
| Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/11/07 | Computer-aided design and implementation of efficient biosynthetic pathways to produce high added-value products derived from tyrosine in Escherichia coli | 7th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe (ASBE7)
European Federation of Biology (Brno, Czech Republic)
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| 2023/06/12 | Computer-Aided Design and Implementation of Efficient Biosynthetic Pathways to Produce High Added-Value Products Derived from Tyrosine in Escherichia coli | Metabolic Engineering 15
International Metabolic Engineering Society (Singapura, Singapore)
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| 2022/07/13 | Engineering cell factories for production of bulk chemicals and high added-value compounds | IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 The Biochemistry Summit Lisbon
Federation of European Biochemical Societies 2020 (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2022/03/01 - 2022/12/31 | Development and Implementation of Biosynthetic Pathways for the Production of 5- Hydroxytryptophan in E. coli
Co-supervisor
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Master in Science Degree in Biology with the Specialization on Molecular- and Cell Biology (Master)
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05/13 - Current | ITQB Open Day - an outreach activity where to the general public showcasing the investigation performed at ITQB (2023/05/13)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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| 2019/07/22 - 2019/07/23 | Summer Science 2019 @ ITQB NOVA (2019/07/22)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2023/04/24 - Current | The Scientists return to school, an initiative of the non-profit organization Native Scientists, aims to bring closer children
and scientists, adding to the promotion of scientific culture and literacy.
Workshop
|
Scientist return to school |
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2022/05 | Bioinformatics approaches for engineering L-tyrosine production in Escherichia coli
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria João Mogadouro Lopes (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2021/10/14 | Analysis of bio synthetical pathways of Nootkatone generated via retrosynthetic biochemical algorithms
(Thesis) Arguer
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Joaquim Diogo Luzirão de Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2019/12/19 | Modelação Metabólica à escala genómica do agente patogénico Xylella fastidiosa
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Miguel Ângelo Fernandes da Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/03/01 - Current | Biologia Sintética e de Sistemas | Bioquímica para a Saúde (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/11/19 - 2019/11/20 | 90 segundos de Ciência | Participação no concurso internacional de Biologia Sintétic - utilização do microbioma do pinheiro para combater o nemátodo |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/24 - Current | PhD plan thesis evaluation - Exploiting synthetic biology for the production of prenylflavonoids in Escherichia coli | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2024 | InnOValley Proof of Concept Fund (IOV PoC) |