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||AIM: The aim of Miguel Castanho Lab is to unravel the physical principles that determine peptide/protein-lipid interactions, with implications in viral fusion (eg HIV, Dengue, Zika, Measles), antimicrobial action, including biofilms, and CNS-targeting (translocation of the blood-brain barrier, BBB, in analgesia and neuroprotection). ||MAIN PARADIGM-SHIFT ACHIEVEMENTS AND DISRUPTIVE LINES OF WORK: > Viral fusion ¿ We established that viral fusion inhibitors for HIV and Measles interact with membranes as part of their mode of action and self-association events are key for their efficacy (eg JACS 2004, 126, 14758-14763; JACS 2008, 130, 6215-6223; J Virol 2017, 91, e01554-16; ACS Nano 2018, 12, 9855-9865). | > Translocation over the BBB ¿ Cell penetrating peptides from viral protein domain templates that use receptor-free routes are now used as efficient carriers to shuttle drugs and antibodies to the brain (eg Biochemistry 2005, 44, 10189-10198; Bioinformatics 2015, 31, 2252-2256; ACS Chemical Biology 2017, 12, 1257-1268). | > Antibacterial action ¿ We bridged molecular biophysics of antimicrobial peptides studies in artificial systems to microbiology as we found how to quantitatively estimate biological activity from biophysical parameters (eg Biochimica et Biophysica Acta -Biomembranes 2007, 1768, 1277-1290; Nature Reviews Microbiology 2009, 7, 245-250; J Biol Chem 2010, 285, 27536-27544; J Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2019, dkz223). | > Analgesia and neuroprotection ¿ Endogenous neuropeptides were modified so they could traverse the BBB and be used in analgesia and neuroprotection therapies (eg British J Pharmacol 2011, 163, 964-973; Molecular pharmaceutics 2011, 1929-1940; Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2013, 5, 68; ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8, 1663-1667). | > Quantifying and imaging drug-lipid interactions ¿ We have developed tailored methodologies based on spectroscopic techniques, such as fluorescence emission, SPR, and light scattering with zeta-potential, and AFM to quantify retention of drugs in lipid structures and unravel the structures emerging therefrom (eg Analytical Biochemistry 2002,307, 1-12; BBA-Biomembranes 2003; 1612; 123-135; Trends Pharm Sciences 2010, 31, 449-454; Eur Biophys J 2011, 40, 481-487; BBA-Biomembranes 2015, 1848, 554-560; Frontiers in microbiology 2017, 8, 775). ||TRANSLATION TO INDUSTRY: Encompassing the achievements in academic research, Castanho¿s lab has engaged with industry for drug development in the fields of Pain (2 patents), neuroprotection (2 patents), and viral infection (2 patents). 3 out of the 6 patents were filed under agreement with industrial partners. | M Castanho coordinated the consortia of 2 major academia-industry projects funded by the EU. Currently, he coordinates an EIC (European Innovation Council) FET-OPEN academia-industry consortium for antiviral drug development. ||SERVICE TO SOCIETY M Castanho, among other appointments, has been the president of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, and member of working groups in FEBS and PABMB. He has also contributed to the organization of major international meetings (eg FEBS2012, 14th IUBMB Conference, Chairman of the IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB 2022 congress). In addition, he contributes regularly to the general press and mass media with opinion articles as advocate for Science. | Chief Editor for Pharmaceutical Innovations/Frontiers in Medical Technologies, and editorial board member of J. Peptide Sci, and Peptide Sci. || INVITATIONS TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Invited plenary/keynote speaker for major international meetings in Biophysics and Peptide Science, such as: 33rd Eur. Peptide Symposium, 22nd American Peptide Symposium, 9th Eur Biophysics Congress, Biophysical Soc.USA 2024 ||BIBLIOMETRIC DATA Feb 2024: +220 papers in international prestige journals, H= 50-56, 5 books as main co-editor. Remark: poster and short oral communications not listed totally below to avoid the burden of information overload.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Castanho

Citation names

  • Castanho, Miguel
  • Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0C12-9932-77FB
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7891-7562

Addresses

  • Faculty of Medicine - Institute of Molecular Medicine and Biochemistry Department, University of Lisbon. , School of Medicine, Edifício Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
Education
Degree Classification
1999
Concluded
 Título de Agregado (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Cum laude
1993
Concluded
 Bioquímica Física / Biofísica Molecular / Química Biofísica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"A model for the biochemical action of the antibiotic Filipin" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Cum laude
1990
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Interacção polienos-colesterol em bicamadas lipídicas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/09/01 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2002/05/15 - 2007/08/31 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
1994/11/15 - 2002/05/15 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/09/01 - Current Director - Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/02/10 - 2017/09/14 Vice-President Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2011/08/10 - 2016/02/10 Vice-dean Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2007/08/31 Vice-president - Scientific Council - Faculty of Sciences, Univ. Lisbon Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 BREAST-BRAIN-N-BBB: Protecting the brain from metastatic breast cancer.
Grant HR21-00605
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

CIC biomaGUNE, Spain

Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Obra Social La Caixa

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2025 NOVIRUSES2BRAIN: ''One size fits all'' unique drug to eradicate multiple viral species simultaneously from the central nervous system of co-infected individual
Grant agreement No 828774
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council Fast Track to Innovation
Ongoing
2014 - 2021 M2b-PhD: A multinstitutional doctoral program on Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
PD/00473/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/10/02 - 2019 Cell-cell communication in metastatic breast cancer: a control point that can lead to breast cancer treatment
PTDC/BBB-BQB/1693/2014
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2019 INPACT: Innovative peptides against cancer and pathogenic bacteria, with advances in science, biopharmaceutical drug development, product market targeting, training , and communication
Proposal number: 644167
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Research Executive Agency
Concluded
2015/02/01 - 2018 Engineering protease-resistant alpha-beta peptides for broad-spectrum antivirals
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES/1R01AI114736-01A1/US
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 National Institutes of Health
Concluded
2014/03 - 2017/02 DELIN: An innovative approach to deliver dual-targeting HIV entry inhibitors using cationic liposomes
135844
Provided by PTCRIS: 135844
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2011 - 2015 PPS3 - Peptides and antibodies in Alzheimer research
NA
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2011/03 - 2014/08 Membrane fusion mechanism of Influenza Hemagglutinin: a simulation and biophysical approach.
114774
Provided by PTCRIS: 114774
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2011/03 - 2014/08 LIPIDENGUE: The role of hepatic lipid membranes and lipid droplets in Dengue virus encapsidation. A gateway to new therapies.
112929
Provided by PTCRIS: 112929
Principal investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2009 - 2013 PEP2BRAIN: Selected peptides as drug candidates directed to pain and neurodegeneration
Grant agreement no.: 230654
Principal investigator
Research Executive Agency
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012 Elucidating the mechanism of action of cyclotides: ultra-stable proteins from plants
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/220318/EU
Principal investigator
European Commission
2009 - 2012 MEMPEPACROSS: Membrane-active peptides across disciplines and continents: An integrated approach to find new strategies to fight bacteria, dengue virus and neurodegeneration
NA
Principal investigator
2007/09 - 2011/01 Targeting effective kyotorphin derivatives to the brain
69493
Provided by PTCRIS: 69493
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2008 - 2011 Unravelling the mechanism of action of membrane-active peptides combining NMR and optical spectroscopies
NA
Researcher
2008 - 2011 Project 4.1.3/CAPES/CPLP joint project with the Lab. Biochemistry of Virus, Federal University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NA
Principal investigator
2005 - 2008 An atomic force microscopy facility devoted to biomedical and biochemical studies at the molecular-level
Project REEQ/140/BIO/2005
Principal investigator
1998 - 2001 The interaction of the fusion peptide of the HIV-1 membrane protein, gp41, with biomembranes and its inhibition
PRAXISXXI/P/SAU/14025/1998
Principal investigator
1998 - 2001 Structural details of the mode of action of the fusion peptide of the HIV-1 membrane protein gp41 and its analogues
PRAXIS/P/BIO/12049/1998
Principal investigator
1996 - 1999 Structural study of the interaction between Influenza´s Haemagglutinin and a peptide derived from gp41 (HIV-1) with model systems of membranes
PRAXISXXI/PCNA/BIO/56/96
Principal investigator

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Towards the development of a nanoparticle for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, based on the reversible translocation of the blood brain barrier.
PTDC/BTM-MAT/2472/2021
10.54499/PTDC/BTM-MAT/2472/2021
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16 Smart ocular lenses for the treatment of diabetic eye diseases
PTDC/CTM-CTM/2353/2021
10.54499/PTDC/CTM-CTM/2353/2021
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal, Portugal

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Facultade de Farmacia, Spain

Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Crl, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Estudos de Gestão e Economia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/02 - 2025/01/01 Development of potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies fragments for COVID-19 derived from domestic cats naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2
PTDC/CVT-CVT/0149/2021
10.54499/PTDC/CVT-CVT/0149/2021
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 A molecular and nano approach to target the RANK-TRAF6 interface for bone metastases treatment
PTDC/QUI-OUT/3854/2021
10.54499/PTDC/QUI-OUT/3854/2021
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28 TRESPASS2TREAT: A novel approach in pharmacotherapies for breast cancer patients with brain metastasis.
PTDC/BIA-BQM/5027/2020
10.54499/PTDC/BIA-BQM/5027/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 Vector B2B - A new company gathering strengths, building capacity, innovating products, and far fetching in Drug Discovery and Development services
99142
Provided by PTCRIS: 99142
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2016/05/01 - 2020/02/29 Peptides for blood-brain barrier transmigration and drug delivery - novel therapies for the central nervous system
PTDC/BBB-NAN/1578/2014
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/11/30 Towards the development of innovative highly effective dual action anti-HIV peptides
PTDC/QEQ-MED/4412/2014
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/10/31 Broad-spectrum antiviral peptides against respiratory viruses
PTDC/BBB-BQB/3494/2014
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/08/31 Overcoming the Brain Drug Delivery Bottleneck: Development of single domain antibodies for brain targeting and drug delivery across the Blood-Brain Barrier.
PTDC/BBB-BIO/0508/2014
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/05/01 - 2016/10/31 Multi-target HIV entry inhibitors delivery by cationic liposomes
VIH/SAU/0047/2011
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Da Poian, Andrea T.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. Integrative Human Biochemistry. Springer International Publishing. 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-48740-9
Conference poster
  1. Castanho, Miguel. "“Blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease.” Santos I., Neves V., Castanho M. iMed conference® 7.0, Lisbon, 17-20th September 2015.". 2015.
Journal article
  1. Susana A. Dias; Sandra N. Pinto; Ana S. Silva-Herdade; Marco Cavaco; Vera Neves; Luís Tavares; Manuela Oliveira; et al. "Quantitative Imaging of the Action of vCPP2319, an Antimicrobial Peptide from a Viral Scaffold, against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms of a Clinical Isolate". ACS Infectious Diseases (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00195.
    10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00195
  2. Mota-Silva, Iara; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Silva-Herdade, Ana Santos. "Towards Non-Invasive Intravital Microscopy: Advantages of Using the Ear Lobe Instead of the Cremaster Muscle". Life 13 4 (2023): 887. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13040887.
    10.3390/life13040887
  3. André, Ana S.; Dias, Joana N. R.; Aguiar, Sandra; Nogueira, Sara; Bule, Pedro; Carvalho, Joana Inês; António, João P. M.; et al. "Rabbit derived VL single-domains as promising scaffolds to generate antibody–drug conjugates". Scientific Reports 13 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31568-x.
    10.1038/s41598-023-31568-x
  4. Vieira-da-Silva, Beatriz; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Resazurin Reduction-Based Assays Revisited: Guidelines for Accurate Reporting of Relative Differences on Metabolic Status". Molecules 28 5 (2023): 2283. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052283.
    10.3390/molecules28052283
  5. Strandberg, Erik; Wadhwani, Parvesh; Bürck, Jochen; Anders, Patrick; Mink, Christian; van den Berg, Jonas; Ciriello, Raffaele A. M.; et al. "Temperature-Dependent Re-alignment of the Short Multifunctional Peptide BP100 in Membranes Revealed by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations". ChemBioChem 24 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202200602.
    10.1002/cbic.202200602
  6. Vieira-da-Silva, Beatriz; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "The structure and matrix dynamics of bacterial biofilms as revealed by antimicrobial peptides' diffusion". Journal of Peptide Science (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.3470.
    10.1002/psc.3470
  7. Sousa, Bárbara B.; de Almeida, Cátia Rebelo; Barahona, Ana F.; Lopes, Raquel; Martins-Logrado, Ana; Cavaco, Marco; Neves, Vera; et al. "Selective Inhibition of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase by a Designed Covalent Ligand Leads to Potent Therapeutic Efficacy in Blood Cancers Relative to Clinically Used Inhibitors". ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 5 11 (2022): 1156-1168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.2c00163.
    10.1021/acsptsci.2c00163
  8. Dias, Susana A; Pinto, Sandra N; Silva-Herdade, Ana S; Cheneval, Olivier; Craik, David J; Coutinho, Ana; Castanho, Miguel A R B; Henriques, Sónia T; Veiga, Ana Salomé. "A designed cyclic analogue of gomesin has potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 77 12 (2022): 3256-3264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac309.
    10.1093/jac/dkac309
  9. Valério, Mariana; Mendonça, Diogo A.; Morais, João; Buga, Carolina C.; Cruz, Carlos H.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Melo, Manuel N.; et al. "Parainfluenza Fusion Peptide Promotes Membrane Fusion by Assembling into Oligomeric Porelike Structures". ACS Chemical Biology 17 7 (2022): 1831-1843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.2c00208.
    10.1021/acschembio.2c00208
  10. Todorovski, Toni; Mendonça, Diogo A.; Fernandes-Siqueira, Lorena O.; Cruz-Oliveira, Christine; Guida, Giuseppina; Valle, Javier; Cavaco, Marco; et al. "Targeting Zika Virus with New Brain- and Placenta-Crossing Peptide–Porphyrin Conjugates". Pharmaceutics 14 4 (2022): 738. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14040738.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14040738
  11. Cavaco, Marco; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Neves, Vera. "The Use of Antibody-Antibiotic Conjugates to Fight Bacterial Infections". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.835677.
    10.3389/fmicb.2022.835677
  12. Caccuri, Francesca; Neves, Vera; Gano, Lurdes; Correia, João D. G.; Oliveira, Maria Cristina; Mazzuca, Pietro; Caruso, Arnaldo; Castanho, Miguel. "The HIV-1 Matrix Protein p17 Does Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier". Journal of Virology 96 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01200-21.
    10.1128/jvi.01200-21
  13. Marco Cavaco; Silvia Frutos; Paula Oliete; Javier Valle; David Andreu; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Miquel Vila-Perelló; Vera Neves. "Conjugation of a Blood Brain Barrier Peptide Shuttle to an Fc Domain for Brain Delivery of Therapeutic Biomolecules". ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00225.
    10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00225
  14. Oliveira, Filipa D.; Cavaco, Marco; Figueira, Tiago N.; Valle, Javier; Neves, Vera; Andreu, David; Gaspar, Diana; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "The antimetastatic breast cancer activity of the viral protein-derived peptide vCPP2319 as revealed by cellular biomechanics". The FEBS Journal 289 6 (2021): 1603-1624. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.16247.
    10.1111/febs.16247
  15. Cavaco, Marco; Fraga, Patrícia; Valle, Javier; Andreu, David; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Neves, Vera. "Development of Breast Cancer Spheroids to Evaluate Cytotoxic Response to an Anticancer Peptide". Pharmaceutics 13 11 (2021): 1863. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13111863.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13111863
  16. Oliveira, Filipa D.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Neves, Vera. "Exosomes and Brain Metastases: A Review on Their Role and Potential Applications". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 19 (2021): 10899. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms221910899.
    10.3390/ijms221910899
  17. Sandra Isabel Aguiar; Joana N. R. Dias; Ana André; Marta Lisete Silva; Diana Martins; Belmira Carrapiço; Miguel Castanho; et al. "Highly Specific Blood-Brain Barrier Transmigrating Single-Domain Antibodies Selected by an In Vivo Phage Display Screening". Pharmaceutics 13 10 (2021): 1598. https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/10/1598.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13101598
  18. Mink, Christian; Strandberg, Erik; Wadhwani, Parvesh; Melo, Manuel N.; Reichert, Johannes; Wacker, Irene; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Ulrich, Anne S.. "Overlapping Properties of the Short Membrane-Active Peptide BP100 With (i) Polycationic TAT and (ii) a-helical Magainin Family Peptides". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.609542.
    10.3389/fcimb.2021.609542
  19. Gallo, Maria; Moreno, Estefanía; Defaus, Sira; Ortega-Alvaro, Antonio; Gonzalez, Angel; Robledo, Patricia; Cavaco, Marco; et al. "Orally Active Peptide Vector Allows Using Cannabis to Fight Pain While Avoiding Side Effects". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 64 10 (2021): 6937-6948. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00484.
    10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00484
  20. Cavaco, Marco; Valle, Javier; Flores, Isabel; Andreu, David; A. R. B. Castanho, Miguel. "Estimating peptide half-life in serum from tunable, sequence-related physicochemical properties". Clinical and Translational Science (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cts.12985.
    10.1111/cts.12985
  21. Marco Cavaco; David Andreu; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho. "The Challenge of Peptide Proteolytic Stability Studies: Scarce Data, Difficult Readability, and the Need for Harmonization". Angewandte Chemie (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202006372.
    10.1002/ange.202006372
  22. Cadima-Couto, Iris; Tauzin, Alexandra; Freire, João M.; Figueira, Tiago N.; Silva, Rúben D. M.; Pérez-Peinado, Clara; Cunha-Santos, Catarina; et al. "Anti-HIV-1 Activity of pepRF1, a Proteolysis-Resistant CXCR4 Antagonist Derived from Dengue Virus Capsid Protein". ACS Infectious Diseases 7 1 (2020): 6-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00507.
    10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00507
  23. Ana Silva Herdade; Iara Mota Silva; Ângelo Calado; Carlota Saldanha; Ngan-Ha Nguyen; Isabella Hou; Miguel Castanho; Sayon Roy. "Effects of Diabetes on Microcirculation and Leukostasis in Retinal and Non-Ocular Tissues: Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy". Biomolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10111583.
    10.3390/biom10111583
  24. Lousa, Diana; Pinto, Antónia R. T.; Campos, Sara R. R.; Baptista, António M.; Veiga, Ana S.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Soares, Cláudio M.. "Effect of pH on the influenza fusion peptide properties unveiled by constant-pH molecular dynamics simulations combined with experiment". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77040-y.
    10.1038/s41598-020-77040-y
  25. de Almeida Fuzeta, Miguel; Bernardes, Nuno; Oliveira, Filipa D.; Costa, Ana Catarina; Fernandes-Platzgummer, Ana; Farinha, José Paulo; Rodrigues, Carlos A. V.; et al. "Scalable Production of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Under Serum-/Xeno-Free Conditions in a Microcarrier-Based Bioreactor Culture System". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.553444.
    10.3389/fcell.2020.553444
  26. Cavaco, Marco; Pérez-Peinado, Clara; Valle, Javier; Silva, Rúben D. M.; Correia, João D. G.; Andreu, David; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Neves, Vera. "To What Extent Do Fluorophores Bias the Biological Activity of Peptides? A Practical Approach Using Membrane-Active Peptides as Models". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.552035.
    10.3389/fbioe.2020.552035
  27. Skalska, Julia; Andrade, Vitor M.; Cena, Gabrielle L.; Harvey, Peta J.; Gaspar, Diana; Mello, Érica O.; Henriques, Sónia T.; et al. "Synthesis, Structure, and Activity of the Antifungal Plant Defensin PvD1". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 63 17 (2020): 9391-9402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00543.
    10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00543
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  30. Marco Cavaco; Javier Valle; Ruben da Silva; João D.G. Correia; Miguel A. R. B Castanho; David Andreu; Vera Neves. "DPepH3, an Improved Peptide Shuttle for Receptor-independent Transport Across the Blood-Brain Barrier". Current Pharmaceutical Design 26 13 (2020): 1495-1506. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612826666200213094556.
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  31. Aroeira, Rita I.; A.R.B. Castanho, Miguel. "Can citation metrics predict the true impact of scientific papers?". The FEBS Journal (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.15255.
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  32. Conceição, Katia; de Cena, Gabrielle L.; da Silva, Verônica A.; de Oliveira Neto, Xisto Antonio; de Andrade, Vitor Martins; Tada, Dayane Batista; Richardson, Michael; et al. "Design of bioactive peptides derived from CART sequence isolated from the toadfish Thalassophryne nattereri". 3 Biotech 10 4 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-2151-4.
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  33. Castanho, Miguel. "Antibodies for the Treatment of Brain Metastases, a Dream or a Reality?". Pharmaceutics (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12010062.
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  34. Aroeira, Rita I.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Pharmaceutical Innovations: The Grand Challenges Ahead". Frontiers in Medical Technology 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2019.00003.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmedt.2019.00003
  35. Tiago N. Figueira; Marco M. Domingues; Françoise Illien; Iris Cadima-Couto; Toni Todorovski; David Andreu; Sandrine Sagan; et al. "Enfuvirtide-Protoporphyrin IX Dual-Loaded Liposomes: In Vitro Evidence of Synergy against HIV-1 Entry into Cells". ACS Infectious Diseases (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00285.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00285
  36. Martins de Andrade, Vitor; Bardají, Eduard; Heras, Montserrat; Ramu, Vasanthakumar G.; Junqueira, Juliana Campos; Diane dos Santos, Jéssica; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Conceição, Katia. "Antifungal and anti-biofilm activity of designed derivatives from kyotorphin". Fungal Biology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2019.12.002.
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  37. Grégoire J.-B. Philippe; Diana Gaspar; Caibin Sheng; Yen-Hua Huang; Aurélie H. Benfield; Nicholas D. Condon; Joachim Weidmann; et al. "Cell Membrane Composition Drives Selectivity and Toxicity of Designed Cyclic Helix–Loop–Helix Peptides with Cell Penetrating and Tumor Suppressor Properties". ACS Chemical Biology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.9b00593.
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  38. Santa-Maria, Ana R.; Walter, Fruzsina R.; Valkai, Sándor; Brás, Ana Rita; Mészáros, Mária; Kincses, András; Klepe, Adrián; et al. "Lidocaine turns the surface charge of biological membranes more positive and changes the permeability of blood-brain barrier culture models". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1861 9 (2019): 1579-1591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.07.008.
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  39. Pérez-Peinado, Clara; Dias, Susana A.; Mendonça, Diogo A.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Veiga, Ana S.; Andreu, David. "Structural determinants conferring unusual long life in human serum to rattlesnake-derived antimicrobial peptide Ctn[15-34]". Journal of Peptide Science 25 8 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.3195.
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  40. Thais H. Costa Petrin; Valmir Fadel; Danubia B. Martins; Susana A. Dias; Ana Cruz; Luciana Marciano Sergio; Manoel Arcisio-Miranda; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Marcia P. dos Santos Cabrera. "Synthesis and Characterization of Peptide–Chitosan Conjugates (PepChis) with Lipid Bilayer Affinity and Antibacterial Activity". Biomacromolecules (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00501.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00501
  41. David Cordeiro Sousa; Inês Leal; Susana Moreira; Sónia do Vale; Ana R. Silva-Herdade; Patrícia Dionísio; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Luís Abegão Pinto; Carlos Marques-Neves. "Optical coherence tomography angiography study of the retinal vascular plexuses in type 1 diabetes without retinopathy". Eye (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0513-0.
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  43. Pinto, Sandra N; Dias, Susana A; Cruz, Ana F; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Fernandes, Fabio; Valle, Javier; Andreu, David; et al. "The mechanism of action of pepR, a viral-derived peptide, against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 74 9 (2019): 2617-2625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz223.
    10.1093/jac/dkz223
  44. Julia Skalska; Filipa D. Oliveira; Tiago N. Figueira; Érica O. Mello; Valdirene M. Gomes; Grant McNaughton-Smith; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Diana Gaspar. "Plant defensin PvD1 modulates the membrane composition of breast tumour-derived exosomes". Nanoscale (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR07843F.
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  45. Tiago N. Figueira; Diogo A. Mendonça; Diana Gaspar; Manuel N. Melo; Anne Moscona; Matteo Porotto; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Ana Salomé Veiga. "Structure–Stability–Function Mechanistic Links in the Anti-Measles Virus Action of Tocopherol-Derivatized Peptide Nanoparticles". ACS Nano 12 10 (2018): 9855-9865. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b01422.
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  46. Avram, Speranta; Milac, Adina-Luminita; Borcan, Livia-Cristina; Mihailescu, Dan; Borcan, Florin; Castanho, Miguel. "Designing of Artificial Peptides for an Improved Antiviral Activity". Current Proteomics 15 4 (2018): 258-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570164615666180409151111.
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  47. Cavaco, Marco; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Neves, Vera. "Peptibodies: An elegant solution for a long-standing problem". Peptide Science 110 1 (2018): e23095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.23095.
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  48. Pérez-Peinado, Clara; Dias, Susana Almeida; Domingues, Marco M.; Benfield, Aurélie H.; Freire, João Miguel; Rádis-Baptista, Gandhi; Gaspar, Diana; et al. "Mechanisms of bacterial membrane permeabilization by crotalicidin (Ctn) and its fragment Ctn(15–34), antimicrobial peptides from rattlesnake venom". Journal of Biological Chemistry 293 5 (2017): 1536-1549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra117.000125.
    10.1074/jbc.ra117.000125
  49. Neves-Coelho, Sara; Eleutério, Rute; Enguita, Francisco; Neves, Vera; Castanho, Miguel. "A New Noncanonical Anionic Peptide That Translocates a Cellular Blood–Brain Barrier Model". Molecules 22 10 (2017): 1753. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101753.
    10.3390/molecules22101753
  50. Juliana Perazzo; Carla Lima; Montserrat Heras; Eduard Bardají; Mônica Lopes-Ferreira; Miguel Castanho. "Neuropeptide Kyotorphin Impacts on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Glucocorticoid-Mediated Inflammatory Response. A Molecular Link to Nociception, Neuroprotection, and Anti-Inflammatory Action". ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2017): https://doi.org/10.1021%2Facschemneuro.7b00007.
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  51. Figueira, Tiago N.; Freire, João M.; Cunha-Santos, Catarina; Heras, Montserrat; Gonçalves, João; Moscona, Anne; Porotto, Matteo; Salomé Veiga, Ana; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Quantitative analysis of molecular partition towards lipid membranes using surface plasmon resonance". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45647.
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  52. Cruz-Oliveira, Christine; Almeida, Andreza F.; Freire, João M.; Caruso, Marjolly B.; Morando, Maria A.; Ferreira, Vivian N. S.; Assunção-Miranda, Iranaia; et al. "Mechanisms of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Inactivation by Protoporphyrin IX, Zinc-Protoporphyrin IX, and Mesoporphyrin IX". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 61 6 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.00053-17.
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  53. Neves, Vera; Aires-da-Silva, Frederico; Morais, Maurício; Gano, Lurdes; Ribeiro, Elisabete; Pinto, Antónia; Aguiar, Sandra; et al. "Novel Peptides Derived from Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Translocate Reversibly the Blood–Brain Barrier through a Receptor-Free Mechanism". ACS Chemical Biology 12 5 (2017): 1257-1268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.7b00087.
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  54. Freire, João Miguel; Rego de Figueiredo, Inês; Valle, Javier; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Andreu, David; Enguita, Francisco J.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "siRNA-cell-penetrating peptides complexes as a combinatorial therapy against chronic myeloid leukemia using BV173 cell line as model". Journal of Controlled Release 245 (2017): 127-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.11.027.
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  55. Figueira, T.N.; Palermo, L.M.; Veiga, A.S.; Huey, D.; Alabi, C.A.; Santos, N.C.; Welsch, J.C.; et al. "In vivo efficacy of measles virus fusion protein-derived peptides is modulated by the properties of self-assembly and membrane residence". Journal of Virology 91 1 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008214612&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  57. Tiago N. Figueira; Filipa D. Oliveira; Inês Almeida; Érica O. Mello; Valdirene M. Gomes; Miguel A. R. B. Castanho; Diana Gaspar; et al. "Challenging metastatic breast cancer with the natural defensin PvD1". Nanoscale 9 43 (2017): 16887-16899. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR05872A.
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  58. Santos, Raquel; Gomes, Diana; Macedo, Hermes; Barros, Diogo; Tibério, Catarina; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Tavares, Luís; Castanho, Miguel; Oliveira, Manuela. "Guar gum as a new antimicrobial peptide delivery system against diabetic foot ulcers Staphylococcus aureus isolates". Journal of Medical Microbiology 65 10 (2016): 1092-1099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000329.
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  60. Sá Santos, Sónia; Santos, Sara M.; Pinto, Antónia R. T.; Ramu, Vasanthakumar G.; Heras, Montserrat; Bardaji, Eduard; Tavares, Isaura; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Amidated and Ibuprofen-Conjugated Kyotorphins Promote Neuronal Rescue and Memory Recovery in Cerebral Hypoperfusion Dementia Model". Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 8 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00001.
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  61. Freire, João Miguel; Almeida Dias, Susana; Flores, Luís; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Freire, J.M.; Dias, S.A.; et al. "Mining viral proteins for antimicrobial and cell-penetrating drug delivery peptides". Bioinformatics 31 14 (2015): 2252-2256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btv131.
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  62. Freire, João Miguel; Gaspar, Diana; de la Torre, Beatriz Garcia; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Andreu, David; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Monitoring antibacterial permeabilization in real time using time-resolved flow cytometry". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1848 2 (2015): 554-560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.11.001.
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  63. Gaspar, Diana; Freire, João M.; Pacheco, Teresa R.; Barata, João T.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Apoptotic human neutrophil peptide-1 anti-tumor activity revealed by cellular biomechanics". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research 1853 2 (2015): 308-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.11.006.
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  64. Serrano, Isa D.; Ramu, Vasanthakumar G.; Pinto, Antónia R. T.; Freire, João M.; Tavares, Isaura; Heras, Montserrat; Bardaji, Eduard R.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Correlation between membrane translocation and analgesic efficacy in kyotorphin derivatives". Biopolymers 104 1 (2015): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.22580.
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  65. Freire, J.M.; Gaspar, D.; Veiga, A.S.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.. "Shifting gear in antimicrobial and anticancer peptides biophysical studies: From vesicles to cells". Journal of Peptide Science (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922513384&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  66. Cruz-Oliveira, C.; Freire, J.M.; Conceição, T.M.; Higa, L.M.; Castanho, M.A.; Da Poian, A.T.. "Receptors and routes of dengue virus entry into the host cells". FEMS microbiology reviews 39 2 (2015): 155-170. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84928213004&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  67. Freire, J.M.; Santos, N.C.; Veiga, A.S.; Da Poian, A.T.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.. "Rethinking the capsid proteins of enveloped viruses: Multifunctionality from genome packaging to genome transfection". FEBS Journal 282 12 (2015): 2267-2278. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84935858831&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  68. Santos, Sara; Castanho, Miguel. "The Use of Visual Analog Scales to Compare Pain Between Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Patients Without Any Known Neurodegenerative Disease and Their Caregivers". American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementiasr 29 4 (2013): 320-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317513517046.
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  69. Freire, João Miguel; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Conceição, Thaís M.; Kowalczyk, Wioleta; Mohana-Borges, Ronaldo; Andreu, David; Santos, Nuno C.; Da Poian, Andrea T.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Intracellular Nucleic Acid Delivery by the Supercharged Dengue Virus Capsid Protein". PLoS ONE 8 12 (2013): e81450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081450.
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  70. Freire, João M.; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Rego de Figueiredo, Inês; de la Torre, Beatriz G.; Santos, Nuno C.; Andreu, David; Da Poian, Andrea T.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Nucleic acid delivery by cell penetrating peptides derived from dengue virus capsid protein: design and mechanism of action". FEBS Journal 281 1 (2013): 191-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.12587.
    10.1111/febs.12587
  71. Franquelim, Henri G.; Gaspar, Diana; Veiga, A. Salomé; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Decoding distinct membrane interactions of HIV-1 fusion inhibitors using a combined atomic force and fluorescence microscopy approach". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1828 8 (2013): 1777-1785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.03.006.
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  72. Santos, Sara Matos; Garcia-Nimo, Laura; Sá Santos, Sónia; Tavares, Isaura; Cocho, José A.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Neuropeptide Kyotorphin (Tyrosyl-Arginine) has Decreased Levels in the Cerebro-Spinal Fluid of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: Potential Diagnostic and Pharmacological Implications". Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 5 (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2013.00068.
    10.3389/fnagi.2013.00068
  73. Gaspar, Diana; Veiga, A. Salomé; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "From antimicrobial to anticancer peptides. A review". Frontiers in Microbiology 4 (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00294.
    10.3389/fmicb.2013.00294
  74. Veiga, Ana Salomé; Sinthuvanich, Chomdao; Gaspar, Diana; Franquelim, Henri G.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Schneider, Joel P.. "Arginine-rich self-assembling peptides as potent antibacterial gels". Biomaterials 33 35 (2012): 8907-8916. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.08.046.
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  75. Gaspar, Diana; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Sinthuvanich, Chomdao; Schneider, Joel P.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Anticancer Peptide SVS-1: Efficacy Precedes Membrane Neutralization". Biochemistry 51 32 (2012): 6263-6265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi300836r.
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  76. Ribeiro, Marta M. B.; Domingues, Marco M.; Freire, João M.; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Translocating the blood-brain barrier using electrostatics". Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 6 (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2012.00044.
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  77. Melo, Manuel N.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "The Mechanism of Action of Antimicrobial Peptides: Lipid Vesicles vs. Bacteria". Frontiers in Immunology 3 (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00236.
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  78. Melo, Manuel N.; Ferre, Rafael; Feliu, Lídia; Bardají, Eduard; Planas, Marta; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Prediction of Antibacterial Activity from Physicochemical Properties of Antimicrobial Peptides". PLoS ONE 6 12 (2011): e28549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028549.
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  80. Ribeiro, MMB; Pinto, A; Pinto, M; Heras, M; Martins, I; Correia, A; Bardaji, E; Tavares, I; Castanho, M. "Inhibition of nociceptive responses after systemic administration of amidated kyotorphin". British Journal of Pharmacology 163 5 (2011): 964-973. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01290.x.
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  81. Freire, João M.; Domingues, Marco M.; Matos, Joana; Melo, Manuel N.; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Using zeta-potential measurements to quantify peptide partition to lipid membranes". European Biophysics Journal 40 4 (2011): 481-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-010-0661-4.
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  82. Franquelim, H.G.; Chiantia, S.; Veiga, A.S.; Santos, N.C.; Schwille, P.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.; Franquelim HG; et al. "Anti-HIV-1 antibodies 2F5 and 4E10 interact differently with lipids to bind their epitopes". AIDS 25 4 (2011): 419-428. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951514918&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  83. Franquelim, H.G.; De-Sousa, F.F.; Veiga, A.S.; Santos, N.C.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.. "Cationic liposomes are possible drug-delivery systems for HIV fusion inhibitor sifuvirtide". Soft Matter 7 23 (2011): 11089-11092. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81355123272&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  84. Ribeiro, Marta M.B.; Melo, Manuel N.; Serrano, Isa D.; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Drug–lipid interaction evaluation: why a 19th century solution?". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 31 10 (2010): 449-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2010.06.007.
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  86. Franquelim, Henri G.; Veiga, A. Salomé; Weissmüller, G.; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Unravelling the molecular basis of the selectivity of the HIV-1 fusion inhibitor sifuvirtide towards phosphatidylcholine-rich rigid membranes". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1798 6 (2010): 1234-1243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.02.010.
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  87. Matos, Pedro M.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Santos, Nuno C.. "HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitor Peptides Enfuvirtide and T-1249 Interact with Erythrocyte and Lymphocyte Membranes". PLoS ONE 5 3 (2010): e9830. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009830.
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  90. Franquelim, Henri G.; Loura, Luís M. S.; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Sifuvirtide Screens Rigid Membrane Surfaces. Establishment of a Correlation between Efficacy and Membrane Domain Selectivity among HIV Fusion Inhibitor Peptides". Journal of the American Chemical Society 130 19 (2008): 6215-6223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja711247n.
    10.1021/ja711247n
  91. Stauffer, Fausto; Nuno Melo, Manuel; Carneiro, Fabiana A.; Sousa, Francisco J. R.; Juliano, Maria A.; Juliano, Luiz; Mohana-Borges, Ronaldo; Da Poian, Andrea T.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Interaction between dengue virus fusion peptide and lipid bilayers depends on peptide clustering". Molecular Membrane Biology 25 2 (2008): 128-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687680701633091.
    10.1080/09687680701633091
  92. Henriques, Sónia Troeira; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "Translocation or membrane disintegration? Implication of peptide–membrane interactions in pep-1 activity". Journal of Peptide Science 14 4 (2008): 482-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.1003.
    10.1002/psc.1003
  93. Ribeiro, Marta M. B.; Franquelim, Henri G.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Veiga, Ana Salomé. "Molecular interaction studies of peptides using steady-state fluorescence intensity. Static (de)quenching revisited". Journal of Peptide Science 14 4 (2008): 401-406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.939.
    10.1002/psc.939
  94. Domingues, Marco M.; Santiago, Patrícia S.; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Santos, Nuno C.. "What can light scattering spectroscopy do for membrane-active peptide studies?". Journal of Peptide Science 14 4 (2008): 394-400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.1007.
    10.1002/psc.1007
  95. Melo, Manuel Nuno; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Omiganan interaction with bacterial membranes and cell wall models. Assigning a biological role to saturation". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1768 5 (2007): 1277-1290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.02.005.
    10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.02.005
  96. Troeira Henriques, Sónia; Quintas, Alexandre; Bagatolli, Luis A.; Homblé, Fabrice; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Energy-independent translocation of cell-penetrating peptides occurs without formation of pores. A biophysical study with pep-1". Molecular Membrane Biology 24 4 (2007): 282-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687860601142936.
    10.1080/09687860601142936
  97. Henriques, S.T.; Melo, M.N.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.; Henriques ST; Melo MN; Castanho MA. "Cell-penetrating peptides and antimicrobial peptides: How different are they?". Biochemical Journal 399 1 (2006): 1-7. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33749385780&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1042/BJ20061100
  98. Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Fernandes, Miguel X.. "Lipid membrane-induced optimization for ligand–receptor docking: recent tools and insights for the “membrane catalysis” model". European Biophysics Journal 35 2 (2005): 92-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-005-0007-9.
    10.1007/s00249-005-0007-9
  99. Veiga, A. Salomé; Santos, Nuno C.; Loura, Luís M. S.; Fedorov, Aleksandre; Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.. "HIV Fusion Inhibitor Peptide T-1249 Is Able To Insert or Adsorb to Lipidic Bilayers. Putative Correlation with Improved Efficiency". Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 45 (2004): 14758-14763. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja0459882.
    10.1021/ja0459882
  100. Santos, Nuno C.; Prieto, Manuel; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. "Quantifying molecular partition into model systems of biomembranes: an emphasis on optical spectroscopic methods". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1612 2 (2003): 123-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0005-2736(03)00112-3.
    10.1016/s0005-2736(03)00112-3
  101. Lopes, S.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.. "Revealing the orientation of nystatin and amphotericin B in lipidic multilayers by UV-Vis linear dichroism". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 29 (2002): 7278-7282. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037173871&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp020160s
  102. Fernandes, M.X.; García De La Torre, J.; Castanho, M.A.R.B.; Fernandes MX; García de la Torre J; Castanho MA. "Joint determination by Brownian dynamics and fluorescence quenching of the in-depth location profile of biomolecules in membranes". Analytical Biochemistry 307 1 (2002): 1-12. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036667912&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0003-2697(02)00024-6
  103. Castanho, M.A.R.B.; Santos, N.C.; Loura, L.M.S.. "Separating the turbidity spectra of vesicles from the absorption spectra of membrane probes and other chromophores". European Biophysics Journal 26 3 (1997): 253-259. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030823194&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s002490050078
  104. Castanho, M.A.; Brown, W.; Prieto, M.J.. "Rod-like cholesterol micelles in aqueous solution studied using polarized and depolarized dynamic light scattering". Biophysical Journal 63 6 (1992): 1455-1461. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0027078034&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0006-3495(92)81733-2
Magazine article
  1. Castanho, Miguel. "Why we can't resist sugar - what science says?", Visão Saúde, 2019, http://www.pt.cision.com/cp2013/ClippingDetails.aspx?id=8a74f51c-b7f0-4e1a-b37f-417c2ec160f9&analises=1.
Online resource
  1. Castanho, Miguel. "What's hidden in viral proteins? Lessons from Dengue virus capsid", - CEDOC Seminars. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqkwU60p2l8.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. 2022. "ANTI-INFECTIVE CONJUGATE FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION". Germany.
    Pending
  2. A.R.B. Castanho, Miguel. 2021. "Antibody Molecules and Peptide Delivery Systems for Use in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders". United States.
    Granted/Issued
  3. Castanho, Miguel. 2020. "Antibody molecules and peptide delivery systems for use in Alzheimer's disease or related disorders". United States.
  4. Castanho, Miguel. 2020. "C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 antagonist".
    Pending
  5. Castanho, Miguel. 2019. "Peptide compounds for reducing side effects of CB1 receptor agonists".
  6. Castanho, Miguel. 2016. "Antibody Molecules And Peptide Delivery Systems For Use In Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Disorders".

Other

Other output
  1. "Targeting brain metastases with a peptide conjugate". Cavaco M, Pérez-Peinado C, Gaspar D, Andreu D, Castanho MARB, Neves V. FEBS OPEN BIO 9: 372.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  2. "Linking Structure, Stability and Function in the Anti-Measles Virus Action of Tocopherol-Derivatized Peptide Nanoparticles". Figueira TN, Mendonça DA, Gaspar D, Melo MN, Moscona A, Porotto M, Castanho MARB, Veiga AS. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS 48: S158-S158.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  3. "Effect of pH on the influenza fusion peptide structure and activity: A constant-pH molecular dynamics approach". Lousa D, Pinto ART, Campos SRR, Baptista AM, Veiga AS, Castanho MARB, Soares CM. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS 48: S47-S47.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  4. "The efficacy of designed anti-measles virus peptides depends on the stability of self-assembled clusters". Mendonça DA, Figueira TF, Melo M, Harder O, Niewiesk S, Moscona A, Porotto M, Castanho MARB, Veiga AS. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS 48: S81-S81.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  5. "Anticancer activity of a novel cell -penetrating peptide, vCPP2319, and its interaction with breast cancer cells' derived exosomes". Oliveira FD, Figueira TN, Napoleao P, Andreu D, Castanho MARB, Gaspar D. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS 48: S116-S116.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  6. "Insights into the mechanism of action of pepR, a viral-derived peptide, against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Pinto SN, Dias SA, Cruz AF, Mil-Homens D, Fernandes F, Valle J, Andreu D, Prieto M, Castanho MARB, Coutinho A, Veiga AS. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS 48: S117-S117.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  7. "Effects of Diabetes on Microcirculation in Non-Ocular Tissues: Insights into Hemodynamic Alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy". Silva-Herdade AS, Saldanha C, Ha N, Hou I, Castanho MARB, Roy S. Journal of Vascular Research 56, 101.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  8. "Novel mechanism of action of natural plant defensin PvD1 involves a modulatory effect of CD63 and CD9 expression level in breast cancer cells derived exosomes". Skalska J, Oliveira FD, Figueira TN, Mello EO, Gomes VM, Castanho MARB, Gaspar D. FEBS OPEN BIO 9: 325.. 2019. Castanho, Miguel.
  9. "Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Interacts Specifically with Very Low-Density Lipoproteins". Faustino, André F.; Carvalho, Filomena A.; Martins, Ivo C.; Castanho, Miguel A.R. B.; Mohana-Borges, Ronaldo; Almeida, Fabio C.L.; Da Poian, Andrea T.; Santos, Nuno C.. Biophysical Journal 106 (2): 388a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.2194.. 2014. Castanho, Miguel.
  10. "The Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Inhibitor Peptide Pep14-23 becomes Alpha-Helical upon Binding to Negative Lipids". Faustino, André F.; Artilheiro, Vanessa; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Almeida, Fábio;Da Poian, Andrea T.; Santos, Nuno C.; Martins, Ivo C.. Biophysical Journal 104 (2): 536a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2012.11.2970.. 2013. Castanho, Miguel.
  11. "Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Binding to Lipid Droplets and its Inhibition.towards a New Drug Target". Carvalho, Filomena A.; Martins, Ivo C.; Carneiro, Fabiana A.; Assunção-Miranda,Iranaia; Faustino, André F.; Castanho, Miguel; Mohana-Borges, Ronaldo; et al. Biophysical Journal 104 (2): 415a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2012.11.2313.. 2013. Castanho, Miguel.
  12. "Decoding Distinct Membrane Interactions of HIV-1 Inhibitors Enfuvirtideand T-1249 using Atomic Force Microscopy Combined with FluorescenceMethodologies". Franquelim, Henri G.; Veiga, A. Salomé; Santos, Nuno C.; Castanho, Miguel A.. Biophysical Journal 102 (3): 490a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.2685.. 2012. Castanho, Miguel.
  13. "Short Stories - onAntimicrobial Peptides that are Too Short to Span the Membrane". Ulrich, Anne S.; Heidenreich, Nico; Wadhwani, Parvesh; Reichert, Johannes;Strandberg, Erik; Misievicz, Julia; Afonin, Sergii; et al. Biophysical Journal 102 (3): 616a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.3358.. 2012. Castanho, Miguel.
  14. "Relating Molecular-Level Events with Bacterial Killing by AntimicrobialPeptides". Melo, Manuel N.; Ferre, Rafael; Alves, Carla; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.. Biophysical Journal 102 (3): 91a-91a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.518.. 2012. Castanho, Miguel.
  15. "Conjugation of Cholesterol to HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitor C34 SynergisticallyPotentiates Peptide-Membrane Interaction". Matos, Pedro M.; Hollmann, Axel; Castanho, Miguel A.; Santos, Nuno C. Biophysical Journal 102 (3): 490a-490a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.2684.. 2012. Castanho, Miguel.
  16. "rBPI21 Causes(HEMI)Fusion and Leakage of Membranes and Promotes Massive Lipopolysaccharide Aggregation". Domingues, Marco; Castanho, Miguel; Santos, Nuno C. Biophysical Journal 100 (3): 495a-495a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.2901.. 2011. Castanho, Miguel.
  17. "Characterization of the Interaction of the Dengue Virus Capsid Protein withLipid Droplets". Martins, Ivo C.; Carneiro, Fabiana A.; Mohana-Borges, Ronaldo; Faustino, André;Pereira, Renata M.; Carvalho, Filomena A.; Castanho, Miguel A.; et al.. Biophysical Journal 100 (3): 403a-404a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.2396.. 2011. Castanho, Miguel.
  18. "Human Erythrocytes And Mononuclear Leukocytes Are Capable Of Concentrating HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitor Peptides In Their Membranes". Matos, Pedro M.; Castanho, Miguel A.R.B.; Santos, Nuno C.. Biophysical Journal 96 (3):157a-157a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.715.. 2009. Castanho, Miguel.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/08 A broad spectrum antiviral peptide-drug conjugate targeting the brain, from design to in vivo studies IMPAP2023 - International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides
University of Trieste, Italy (Triueste, Italy)
2021/06/14 'Pursuing Innovative Peptide Drugs with Biophysical Approaches: Why, What, What for?' - Opening Plenary Lecture. 7th International Iberian Biophysics Congress
Iberian Biophysical Societies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/04/09 “Diffusion-lysis coupling of antimicrobial peptides in biofilms of S. aureus.” - Keynote speaker M Castanho, keynote speaker.
University Graz (Graz, Austria)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/09/05 - Current “Nanomedicine – tiny tools to beat the giant cancer challenge.” Session of ESOF2020 – Euroscience Open Forum (European Commission), Speaker and session chairman. Turin, Italy. (2020/09/05)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Commissione Europea Rappresentanza in Italia, Italy
2024/02/12 - 2024/02/12 Chairman and organizer os the symposium "Peptides as the future of biological drugs" - Biophysical Society USA meeting 2024, Philadelphia, USA (2024/02/10 - 2024/02/14)
Congress (Co-organisor)
2023/09/08 - 2023/09/08 Chaiman of the Symposium "AMPs/HDPs in Immunomodulation", IMAP2023 - International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides, Trieste, Italy (2023/09/06 - 2023/09/08)
Congress

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/07/09 - 2022/07/14 ¿The Biochemistry Global Summit 2022¿ FEBS, IUBMB, and PABMB joint congress - Co-Chairman FEBS, IUBMB, and PABMB.

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019 Interview in Canal Saúde+: Raio X.

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020/02/10 - Current "A synthesis of what we know about viruses". - "Antena 2 Ciência"
2019/12/03 - Current INVESTIGAÇÃO ESTUDA MÉTODOS PARA COMBATER VÍRUS DA ZICA NO CÉREBRO
2019/10/14 - Current What we already know about viruses and what we don't know yet
2019/10/07 - Current Fighting viruses that attack the brain, a project by biochemist Miguel Castanho that received a European fund of 4.2 million euros
2019/03/05 - Current HIV. Advances are positive but it is "premature" to speak in healing
2024/02/01 - 2024/02/01 Canal S+ / Corpo clínico "What is Disease X?"
Distinctions

Award

2023 Biophysical Society, USA; Ambassador
2022 Biochemical Society UK; Ambassador
2022 EIC; Ambassador
2019 Scientific Award Universidade de Lisboa / Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2018 in the scientific area of Biomedical Sciences.
2019 Pedagogical Merit Award of Prof. Doutor J. Gomes-Pedro
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Personality of the year (for outreach and science communication)
2020 Ranked among the top 1.1% of most cited authors in Biophysics according to a science-wide author database of standardized citation indicators (PLoS Biol 18: e3000918; 2020. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918)
2019 Appointed Chief Editor of Pharmaceutical Innovation, a speciality journal of Frontiers in Medical Technology, Springer Nature Publishing Group. (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medical-technology/sections/pharmaceutical-innovation)
2015 Grünenthal Dor Award, Clinical Research
Fundação Grünenthal, Portugal
2014 Leonidas Zervas award
European Peptide Society, Spain
2012 International Local Embassador
Biochemical Society UK, United Kingdom
2012 Specially invited researcher on Medical Biochemistry (Postgraduation and Outreach Programs)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 Biophytsicist in profile - Miguel Castanho
2010 I2P - Ideas to Products, European competition (2nd Best Technology)
2009 Grünenthal Dor Award
2005 Prof José Luis Champalimaud award
2004 Vicente de Seabra Medal
2004 Dr. José Luis Champalimaud Award
Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal
1996 Programa Gulbenkian de Estímulo à Investigação, Área de Fotofísica e Fotoquímica.
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal