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Beatriz Gonçalves Bernardes. Completed the Master Universitario in Biomedical Engineering in 2019/03/12 by Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia and Bachelor in Bioengineering in 2016/07/07 by Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. Attends the Doutoramento in Biotechnology by Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia since 2020/10. Is Invited Assistant in Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. Published 5 articles in journals. Organized 7 event(s). Participated in 21 event(s). Co-supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 8 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Other in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Beatriz Gonçalves Bernardes

Citation names

  • Bernardes, B. G.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
191F-AE1E-16FE

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10 - 2024
Ongoing
Biotechnology (Doutoramento)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/03
Concluded
Ethics and Integrity in Science Training School (Outros)
CADOS – Católica Doctoral School, Portugal
2016/09 - 2019/03/12
Concluded
Biomedical Engineering (Master Universitario)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Impact of the Distribution Chain on Biomedical Materials Temperature – Development of a Tool for Designing and Prediction of Transport Conditions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2013/09 - 2016/07/07
Concluded
Bioengineering (Bachelor)
Major in Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
" Therapeutic Options in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds and Cost Analysis." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/02/18 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/07/02 - 2021/10/31 Virtual Networking Manager AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018/03/07 - 2020/03/06 Technical Director Advanced Products Portugal, Portugal
Advanced Products Portugal, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/03/07 - 2020/03/06 Cold Chain Optimization
38358
Researcher
Advanced Products Portugal, Portugal
European Commission
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/07 - 2023 TEX4WOUNDS
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047029
Team Member
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2020/10 - 2023 COST Action CA18125, Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences
Member
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Departamento de Farmacoloxía Farmacia e Tecnoloxía Farmacéutica, Spain
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. B. G. Bernardes; R. Laurano; R. Costa; A. L. Oliveira; C. A. García-González. "Bioinspired silk microparticles loaded with adenosine: advanced therapeutics for targeting chronic wound healing". Paper presented in 8th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine, Nuremberg, 2024.
    Published
  2. Viviana Ribeiro; Beatriz G. Bernardes; Marta Duarte; Marta Rosadas; Teresa Sousa; Alda Sousa; Julia Serra; Carlos García-González; Ana L. Oliveira. "Exploring new biobased material sources as platforms to advance skin wound healing and regeneration". Paper presented in III Jornada Iberos+, Braga, 2024.
    Published
  3. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Anabela Veiga; Luis Rojo; Ana L. Oliveira. "Revolutionizing silk production: a cutting-edge, eco-friendly approach to sericin synthesis and sterilization". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers, Portsmouth, NH, 2023.
    Published
  4. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Valentina Rossa; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "In vitro assessment of silk fibroin aerogel particles loaded with adenosine for wound healing". Paper presented in Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling, Debrecen, 2023.
    Published
  5. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Sara Baptista-Silva; Carlos Illanes-Bordomás; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Supercritical CO2 technology for the fabrication of silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing and regeneration". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Bordeaux, 2022.
    Published
  6. Bernardes, B. G.; Baptista-Silva, S.; Illanes-Bordomás, C.; Magalhaes, Rui; Costa, Raquel; García-González, C. A.; Oliveira, Ana L. (4713-31C8-A356). "Development of self-assembled aerogel silk particles for wound healing". 2022.
    10.3217/978-3-85125-903-2
  7. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Valentina Rossa; Sara Baptista-Silva; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Adenosine-loaded silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing". Paper presented in Aerogels for Biomedical Applications, Leuven, 2022.
    Published
  8. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana L. Oliveira. "Nova abordagem terapêutica para a cicatrização de feridas à base de partículas de seda". Paper presented in Congresso APTFeridas'22: evidência sem fronteiras, Braga, 2022.
    Published
  9. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Sara Baptista-Silva; Carlos Illanes-Bordomás; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Silk fibroin aerogel particles for a wound healing treatment". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '22, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  10. Beatriz Bernardes; Pasquale del Gaudio; Paulo Alves; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana L. Oliveira. "Bio-aerogéis: materiais nanoestruturados promissores na gestão de fluidos, cicatrização e regeneração de feridas". Paper presented in APTFeridas 2.1, Gondomar, 2021.
    Published
  11. Silva, Sara; Bernardes, Beatriz; Borges, Sandra (591F-66D5-8F90); Pintado, Maria Manuela; Granja, Pedro L.; Soares, Raquel; Costa, Raquel; Oliveira, Ana L.. "In Situ Antioxidant Activity of an Enzymatically Crosslinked Sericin Hydrogel for Healing of Chronic Wounds". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Porto, 2021.
    Accepted
  12. Bernardes, Beatriz G.; López-Iglesias, Clara; Costa, Raquel (0E1A-665B-7633); García-González, Carlos A. (9D16-C1D8-7567); Oliveira, Ana L. (4713-31C8-A356). "Structure and properties of silk fibroin based aerogel particles prepared by emulsion-gelation followed by supercritical CO2 for wound healing". Paper presented in ESB 2021 Conference, Porto, 2021.
    Submitted
  13. B. G. Bernardes; S. Baptista-Silva; S. Borges; M. Pintado; P. L. Granja; R. Soares; R. Costa; A. L. Oliveira. "In situ antioxidant activity of an enzymatically crosslinked sericin hydrogel for healing of chronic wounds". Paper presented in 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021), Porto, 2021.
    Published
  14. Bernardes, Beatriz G.; López-Iglesias, Clara; Costa, Raquel (0E1A-665B-7633); García-González, Carlos A. (9D16-C1D8-7567); Oliveira, Ana L. (4713-31C8-A356). "Silk fibroin aerogel particles via emulsion-gelation method for the treatment of chronic wounds". Paper presented in Advanced technologies for the processing and characterization of nanostructured materials, Krakow, 2021.
    Accepted
  15. Bernardes, Beatriz; Costa, Raquel; García-González, Carlos A.; Oliveira, Ana L.. "Silk Fibroin aerogel particles for chronic wound healing". Paper presented in Athens conference in advances in chemistry, Athens, 2021.
    Published
  16. Beatriz Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Silk fibroin aerogel particles for chronic wound healing". Paper presented in Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry, Athens, 2021.
    Published
  17. Beatriz Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Silk fibroin aerogel particles for a wound healing treatment". Paper presented in Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry, Athens, 2021.
    Published
  18. B. G. Bernardes; S. Baptista-Silva; S. Borges; M. Pintado; P. L. Granja; R. Soares; R. Costa; A. L. Oliveira. "In situ antioxidant activity of an enzymatically crosslinked sericin hydrogel towards chronic wound healing". Paper presented in 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021), Porto, 2021.
    Published
  19. Beatriz Bernardes; Clara López-Iglesias; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Structure and properties of silk fibroin-based aerogel particles prepared by emulsion-gelation followed by supercritical CO2 for wound healing". Paper presented in AERoGELS COST Action event “Symposium on aerogels for biomedical applications”, Porto, 2021.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Self-assembled silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing". Paper presented in Second Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Coimbra, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana L. Oliveira. "Adenosine-loaded silk fibroin: a promising approach for chronic wound healing and regeneration". Paper presented in III Jornada Iberos+, 2024.
  2. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Valentina Rossa; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Unleashing the healing potential of adenosine: advanced silk fibroin aerogel for wound recovery". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers, 2023.
  3. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Sara Baptista-Silva; Carlos Illanes-Bordomás; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Supercritical CO2 technology for the fabrication of silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing and regeneration". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2022.
  4. Bernardes, B. G.; Baptista-Silva, S.; Illanes-Bordomás, C.; Magalhaes, Rui; Costa, Raquel; García-González, Carlos A.; Oliveira, Ana L. (4713-31C8-A356). "Supercritical CO2 Technology for the Fabrication of Silk Fibroin Aerogel Particles for Wound Healing and Regeneration". Paper presented in ESB 2022 Conference, 2022.
  5. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Valentina Rossa; Sara Baptista da Silva; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Adenosine-loaded silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing". Paper presented in Aerogels for Biomedical Applications, 2022.
  6. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Sara Baptista-Silva; Carlos Illanes-Bordomás; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Silk fibroin aerogel particles for a wound healing treatment". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '22, 2022.
  7. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Unravelling the potential of bioaerogels in fluid management, healing, and regeneration of wounds". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2021, 2021.
  8. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Unravelling the potential of bioaerogels in fluid management, healing, and regeneration of wounds". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2021, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Rossella Laurano; Clara López-Iglesias; Rui Magalhães; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Silk fibroin microparticles as a candidate for wound healing applications: evaluating the role of adenosine". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 682 (2025):
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125930
  2. Miguel A. Rodrigues; Carla Ferreira; João P. Borges; Beatriz G. Bernardes; Ana L. Oliveira; José D. Santos; Maria A. Lopes. "Dual and sequential drug delivery systems with antimicrobial and bone regenerative therapeutic effects". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2025): 1-16. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/53859.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1039/D5TB00579E
  3. Cláudia S. Oliveira; Ana Costa; Daniel Mendanha; Tiago Macedo; Joana Moreira; Juliana A. S. A. Oliveira; Beatriz G. Bernardes; Carla J. Silva; Freni K. Tavaria. "Eucalyptus-enhanced cotton: pretreatment and bioactive coating strategies for the development of sustainable textiles with antimicrobial and antioxidant activities for skin applications". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 17 24 (2025): 35009-35022. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/53872.
    Published • 10.1021/acsami.5c02800
  4. Bernardes, Beatriz G.; Veiga, Anabela; Barros, Joana; García-González, Carlos A.; Oliveira, Ana Leite. "Sustainable Silk-Based Particulate Systems for the Controlled Release of Pharmaceuticals and Bioactive Agents in Wound Healing and Skin Regeneration". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 6 (2024): 3133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063133.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms25063133
  5. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Sara Baptista-Silva; Carlos Illanes-Bordomás; Rui Magalhães; Juliana Rosa Dias; Nuno M. F. Alves; Raquel Costa; Carlos A. García-González; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Expanding the Potential of Self-Assembled Silk Fibroin as Aerogel Particles for Tissue Regeneration". Pharmaceutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15112605.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics15112605
  6. Anabela Veiga; Filipa Castro; Fernando Rocha; Beatriz Bernardes; Marta M. Duarte; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Opening New Avenues for Bioceramics: Oscillatory Flow Reactors and Upcoming Technologies in Skin-Tissue Engineering". Solid State Phenomena (2022): https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1f087p.
    10.4028/p-1f087p
  7. Baptista-Silva, Sara; Bernardes, Beatriz G.; Borges, Sandra; Rodrigues, Ilda; Fernandes, Rui; Gomes-Guerreiro, Susana; Pinto, Marta Teixeira; et al. "Exploring Silk Sericin for Diabetic Wounds: An In Situ-Forming Hydrogel to Protect against Oxidative Stress and Improve Tissue Healing and Regeneration". Biomolecules 12 6 (2022): 801. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom12060801.
    10.3390/biom12060801
  8. Bernardes, Beatriz G.; Del Gaudio, Pasquale; Alves, Paulo; Costa, Raquel; García-Gonzaléz, Carlos A.; Oliveira, Ana Leite. "Bioaerogels: Promising Nanostructured Materials in Fluid Management, Healing and Regeneration of Wounds". Molecules 26 13 (2021): 3834. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133834.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules26133834
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Bernardes, Beatriz. "Impacto da cadeia de distribuição na temperatura de materiais biomédicos : desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta de previsão e projeto de condições de transporte". Master, Advanced Products Portugal, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30614.
  2. Beatriz Gonçalves Bernardes. "Impacto da cadeia de distribuição na temperatura de materiais biomédicos: desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta de previsão e projeto de condições de transporte". Master, Faculty of Biotechnology, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30614.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Beatriz G. Bernardes; Maria Manuela Pintado; Guido Bortoluzzi. 2025. Rethink. Redesign. Regenerate: fundamentals of the circular economy.
  2. Beatriz Bernardes; Catarina Araújo; Cristina Luísa Silva. 2023. Aprendizagem baseada em projetos: mecânica de fluídos e fenómenos de transferência.
  3. Beatriz Bernardes; Catarina Araújo; Cristina Luísa Silva. 2023. Aprendizagem baseada em projetos: mecânica de fluídos e fenómenos de transferência.

Other

Other output
  1. Isothermal Systems for Heat Sensitive Products - Design and Prediction of Transport Conditions. Poster Presentation at Model-It 2019 - Modeling in Horticultural Supply Chain.. 2019. Bernardes, Beatriz; Meireles, Nuno; Pizarro, Manuel; Silva, Cristina Luisa Miranda.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/06/18 Interative Section with Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna
Faculty of Biotechnology
2024/11/23 Researcher CC - Dia Nacional da Ciência
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
2024/09/17 Bioinspired Silk Microparticles Loaded with Adenosine: Advanced Therapeutics for Targeting Chronic Wound Healing 8th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Nuremberg, Germany)
2024/03/25 Quantification of adenosine released from silk fibroin aerogels for advanced wound healing therapeutics. 11th Meeting of the Analytical Chemistry - Analitica 2024
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2024/03/25 Quantification of adenosine released from silk fibroin aerogels for advanced wound healing therapeutics Analítica 2024
Faculty of Biotechnology (Porto, Portugal)
2024/03/23 New educational approach: Problem Based Learning Jornadas de Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06 Revolutionizing Silk Production: A Cutting-Edge, Eco-Friendly Approach to Sericin Synthesis and Sterilization 14th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers
(Portsmouth, NH, United States)
2023/03/30 In vitro assessment of Silk Fibroin Aerogel Particles loaded with Adenosine for Wound Healing Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling
Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen (Debreceb, Hungary)
2022/11/15 Nova abordagem terapêutica para a cicatrização de feridas à base de partículas de seda Congresso APTFeridas'22: evidência sem fronteiras
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas (Braga, Portugal)
2022/11 Nova abordagem terapêutica para a cicatrização de feridas à base de partículas de seda APTFeridas22: EVIDÊNCIA SEM FRONTEIRAS
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas (Braga, Portugal)
2022/07/04 Development of Self-assembled aerogel silk particles for wound healing Green Engineering by High Pressure Technology
University of Maribor (Maribor, Slovenia)
2022/06/09 Adenosine-loaded Silk Fibroin Aerogel Particles for Wound Healing Aerogels for biomedical applications
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
2022/06/09 Adenosine-loaded Silk Fibroin Aerogel Particles for Wound Healing Aerogels for Biomedical Applications
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
2022/03/02 Self-assembled silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing Second Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/11/26 Bio-aerogéis: materiais nanoestruturados promissores na gestão de fluidos, cicatrização e regeneração de feridas. APTFeridas 2.1: [DES]CONSTRUIR O CONHECIMENTO
APTferidas (Gondomar, Portugal)
2021/09/26 Bio-aerogéis: materiais nanoestruturados promissores na gestão de fluidos, cicatrização e regeneração de feridas APTFeridas 2.1
(Gondomar, Portugal)
2021/09/07 Structure and properties of silk fibroin-based aerogel particles prepared by emulsion-gelation followed by supercritical CO2 for wound healing Symposium on aerogels for biomedical applications - AERoGELS COST Action
ESB2021 conference (Porto, Portugal)
2021/09/07 Structure and properties of silk fibroin-based aerogel particles prepared by emulsion-gelation followed by supercritical CO2 for wound healing AERoGELS COST Action event “Symposium on aerogels for biomedical applications”
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/09/07 In Situ Antioxidant Activity of an Enzymatically Crosslinked Sericin Hydrogel towards Chronic Wound Healing 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021)
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/09/05 Silk fibroin aerogel particles via emulsion-gelation method for the treatment of chronic wounds Advanced Technologies for the processing and characterization of nanostructured materials
2021/09 In Situ Antioxidant Activity of an Enzymatically Crosslinked Sericin Hydrogel for Healing of Chronic Wounds 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/07/05 Silk fibroin aerogel particles via emulsion-gelation method for the treatment of chronic wounds Advanced technologies for the processing and characterization of nanostructured materials
AERoGELS COST Action (https://cost-aerogels.eu), AGH University of Science and Technology, International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science and Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology AGH (Krakow, Poland)
2021/03/13 Video recording of Alumni testimony - Beatriz Bernardes Jornadas de Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal)
2021/03/12 Silk fibroin aerogel particles for chronic wound healing Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry (ACAC 2020)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athens, Greece)
2021/03/12 Silk-based hydrogel/aerogel microparticles for the release of bioactive compunds towards wound healing and skin regeneration Ciclo de Seminários em Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (Porto, Portugal)
2021/03/11 Silk fibroin aerogel particles for chronic wound healing Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry
(Athens, Greece)
2021/02/26 Student Testimonials - Universidade Católica Portuguesa Feira Virtual de Mestrados e Pós-graduações
Unlimited Future
2020/08/31 Smart Thermal Chain Management Solutions Series - Materials that can be used to solve thermal chain problems (South America Edition). Innovation Lab Talks - Smart Thermal Chain Management Solution Series -South America Edition
Advanced Products Portugal
2020/08/28 Smart Thermal Chain Management Solutions Series - Materials that can be used to solve thermal chain problems (Europe Edition) INNOVATION LAB TALKS: Smart Thermal Chain Management Solution Series - Europe Edition
Advanced Products Portugal (Portugal)
2019/05/24 Impact of the Distribution Chain on Biomedical Materials Temperature - Development of a Tool for Designing and Prediction of Transport Conditions. V Jornadas Universidade – Empresa na formação Pós graduada da ESB
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (Oporto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - 2023/03 Development and characterization of silk-based microparticulate aerogel system for the release of Adenosine
2020/11 - 2021/01 Production of aerogel microparticles as a delivery system for wound healing and regeneration
Co-supervisor
Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2020/11 - Current 3º Fórum de Inovação em Biotecnologia - "Fostering SMART Innovation Synergies" (2021/10/09 - 2021/10/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Associação de Antigos Alunos da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/23 National Day of Scientific Culture 2024 (2024/11/21 - 2024/11/23)
Other (Other)
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal

Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/02/01 Biofase: Biomateriais para regeneração de pele (2024/02/01 - 2024/02/01)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
Agrupamento de Escolas de Águas Santas, Portugal
2022/11/30 - 2022/11/30 World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022 (2022/11/10 - 2022/11/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2022/03/01 - 2022/03/02 Spanish-Portuguese Industry-Academia Aerogel Meeting (2022/03/01 - 2022/03/02)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
2022/03/01 - 2022/03/02 Spanish-Portuguese Industry-Academia Aerogel Meeting (2022/03/01 - 2022/03/02)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09/15 - 2021/10/27 AeroTalks: 1st Edition (15th September) and 2nd Edition (27th October) (2021/08 - 2021/10)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
2021/10/09 - 2021/10/09 3rd edition of the Biotechnology Innovation Forum: Think Big in Biotechnology (2021/10/09 - 2021/10/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/10 AeroTalks promoted by AERoGELS COST Action (2021/09/15 - 2021/10/27)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
2020/10 - 2021/10 2nd Forum of Innovation in Biotechnology - Think Big in Biotechnology (2020/10/10 - 2020/10/10)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2021/07/01 - 2021/09/07 Symposium on aerogels for biomedical applications (2021/09/07 - 2021/09/07)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
2019/10/12 - 2020/10/10 2º Fórum de Inovação em Biotecnologia: Think Big em Biotecnologia (2020/10/10 - 2020/10/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Associação de Antigos Alunos da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/10 1st edition of the Innovation Forum in Biomedical Engineering (2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10)
Other (Co-organisor)
2019/03/12 - 2019/10/12 1º Fórum de Inovação em Engenharia Biomédica 2019 - Think Big in Biomedical Engineering (2019/10/12 - 2020/10/12)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Associação de Antigos Alunos da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/03 - 2015/03/26 Member of Organization Board at Jornadas de Biotecnologia 2015. Conference Planing, Team work, Contact and support for speakers, communication skill and critical think improvement. (2015/03/25 - 2015/03/26)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/01/31 - 2025/01/31 Certificação, Qualidade e Gestão de Projetos
Seminar
Certificação, Qualidade e Gestão de Projetos
2024/10/21 - 2024/10/23 Transform4Europe - Strategic Assembly and Policy Conference
Other
Transform4Europe - Strategic Assembly and Policy Conference
2024/10/17 - 2024/10/17 Interactive Session | “Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine and Biomimetics: Skill Development and Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers"
Other
Interactive Session | “Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine and Biomimetics: Skill Development and Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers"
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/16 Polyurethanes and its potential for biomedical applications
Seminar
Polyurethanes and its potential for biomedical applications
2024/10/14 - 2024/10/14 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships: Expert Info Session for Researchers
Seminar
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships: Expert Info Session for Researchers
2024/09/15 - 2024/09/18 8th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
Conference
8th China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
2024/05/21 - 2024/05/25 Transform4Europe Week - Triste, Italy and Koper, Slovenia
Other
Transform4Europe Week - Triste, Italy and Koper, Slovenia
2024/03/25 - 2024/03/26 Analítica 2024
Conference
Analítica 2024
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2024/02/29 - 2024/02/29 Biofase: Biomateriais para regeneração de pele
Other
Biofase: Biomateriais para regeneração de pele
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2023/10/04 - 2023/10/06 Transform4Europe Strategic Assembly
Other
Transform4Europe Strategic Assembly
2023/06/11 - 2023/06/15 14th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers
Conference
14th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/31 Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling
Workshop
Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling
2022/11/15 - 2022/11/16 Congresso APTFeridas'22: evidência sem fronteiras
Other
Congresso APTFeridas'22: evidência sem fronteiras
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2022/09/04 - 2022/09/08 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
Conference
32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
Université de Bordeaux, France
2022/07/03 - 2022/07/10 Green Engineering by High Pressure Technology
Conference
Green Engineering by High Pressure Technology
University of Maribor, Slovenia
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02 EIFS2022- Second Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (2º Encontro Ibérico de Fluidos Supercríticos / 2º Encuentro Ibérico de Fluidos Supercríticos).
Conference
Second Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
2022/01/27 - 2022/01/28 The UT Austin Portugal Program - Course 2D Materials for Biomedical Applications.
Workshop
Workshop 2D Materials for Biomedical Applications
UT Austin Portugal Program, Portugal
2022/01/27 - 2022/01/28 Workshop in 2D Materials for Biomedical Applications
Workshop
Workshop in 2D Materials for Biomedical Applications
UT Austin Portugal Program, Portugal
2021/11/26 - 2021/11/27 APTFeridas 2.1: [DES]CONSTRUIR O CONHECIMENTO
Congress
APTFeridas 2.1: [DES]CONSTRUIR O CONHECIMENTO
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021/10/27 - 2021/10/27 Silk sericin-based hydrogel: a novel biomaterial for wound healing
Other
BIOTALK
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/30 - 2021/09/30 Scientific Paper Presentation - Journey to the Center of the Skin
Round table
Círculo de Feridas
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021/09/05 - 2021/09/09 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Conference
31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
European Society for Biomaterials , France
2021/07/29 - 2021/07/29 PeNso VS. PeNso: N Solutions
Round table
Círculo de Feridas
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021/07/05 - 2021/07/07 "The training school programme comprises invited presentations focused on nanomaterials characterization especially of aerogels and fibers delivered by recognized specialists in the field from AGH University of Science and Technology and specialist from all over Europe."
Other
Advanced Technologies for the processing and characterization of nanostructured materials
Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza imienia Stanislawa Staszica w Krakowie, Poland

International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science , Poland

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza imienia Stanislawa Staszica w Krakowie Akademickie Centrum Materialów i Nanotechnologii, Poland

COST Association, Spain
2021/05/27 - 2021/05/27 Limitations and Priorities in Wound Research
Round table
Círculo de Feridas
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021/03/25 - 2021/03/25 Sharing knowledge, confrontation of ideas, dissemination of information, conversations and debates focused on the area of Wound Prevention and Treatment - Wound Cleaning.
Conference
Círculo de Feridas - APTFeridas 2021 - Atelier de cicatrização: Limpeza das feridas
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021/03/10 - 2021/03/13 This conference was a forum for exchange of the latest knowledge concerning chemistry and related areas among researchers from all over the world. Chemistry has expanded into many multidisciplinary research areas involving large numbers of chemists, physicists, biologists and medicinal scientists.
Conference
Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Department of Chemistry, Greece
2021/03/10 - 2021/03/10 Workshop in the framework of COST Action CA18125 - Toxicity, Health, Risk Assessment and Regulatory Aspects.
Workshop
Advices and regulatory aspects on health risk, LCA and production management of Aerogels
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2020/10/10 - 2020/10/10 This event aims to provide a meeting between former and current students of Católica, bringing to the University key-stakeholders in the area of Biotechnology, in its multiple aspects. It is intended to reinforce the increasing importance that this area has in our daily lives, particularly reinforced in the present times by the pandemic situation that we are going through, which will necessarily have a biotechnological innovation in the short-medium term.
Conference
2º Fórum de Inovação em Biotecnologia: Think Big em Biotecnologia
Associação de Antigos Alunos da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020/09/16 - 2020/09/18 "Online Aerogel Seminar 2020" - oral presentations by video conference, online poster sessions accompanied by 1-2 minute videos for each poster, and webinars about various aerogel topics (Aerogel Characterization and Processing; Biopolymer Aerogels; Biomedical Applications; Organic and inorganic aerogels; Modelling of Aerogels; etc)
Conference
Online Aerogel Seminar 2020
2019/10/05 - 2019/10/05 This Forum, promoted by ALUMNI - ESB Alumni Association, proposes to bring together renowned and relevant experts in biomedical engineering with students and young professionals who are now entering the multidisciplinary themes that characterise the sector.
Conference
Fórum de Inovação: Think BIG in Biomedical Engineering
Associação de Antigos Alunos da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2018/09/19 - 2018/09/19 Information session about European Regulation: Regulation (EU) nº536/2014 - Medicine Clinical Trials for Human Consume; Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 - Medical Devices and Medical Devices for In Vitro diagnosis.
Conference
Implementação dos 'novos' regulamentos europeus: o que muda na Saúde?
Health Cluster Portugal, Portugal
2017/04/08 - 2017/04/09 Participation in 8th Symposium on Bioengineering organized by NEB-FEUP/ICBAS, an event whose main purpose was talk about pharmacology, rehabilitation engineering, nanotechnology, industrial microbiology, genetic modifications, stem cells, blue biotechnology, artificial intelligence to entrepreneurship.
Congress
8th Symposium on Bioengineering - NEB-FEUP/ICBAS
Núcleo de Estudantes de Bioengenharia – FEUP/ICBAS, Portugal
2017/02/16 - 2017/02/18 Participation in IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENGBENG). The conference covered diverse topics from biomedical and healthcare technology research and development to clinical applications and biomedical education.
Conference
IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
IEEE, United States
2010 - 2010 This activity addressed scientific areas giving the first notion of cell culture and good laboratory practice.
Workshop
Os Assassinos de Bactérias
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010 - 2010 In this activity, I learned and developed some topics such as: Knowing the science of Nursing; Developing communication skills in public; Knowing the history of Nursing and ESEP, and basic life support.
Workshop
Try to be nurse. It’s Cool!
Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2009 During one week this activity approach four different areas, with different objectives, related to aquatic sciences and technologies: navigation, fishing, aquaculture and diving.
Other
Mar Vivo - Vem mergulhar connosco!
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/05/20 - 2022/06/06 Journal of Food Process Engineering (1745-4530) Wiley Online Library

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/02 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros (External organisation) Chair
2023 - Current TRANSFORM4EUROPE: The European University for Knowledge Entrepreneurs (External organisation) Member
2022/11 - Current Member of Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council – Representative of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Center of Porto. Representative of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Center of Porto
2015/11/02 - 2016/11/02 Students Association of Escola Superior de Biotecnologia Vice-President
2014/11/04 - 2015/11/03 Students Association of Escola Superior de Biotecnologia Collaborator in the pedagogical department
2010 - 2015 Member of Grupo de Jovens de São Roque - Community Solidarity Activities, Organisation of Events, Personal Skills Development and Teamwork.

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/03 - Current Member of Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council – Representative of Universidade Católica Portugues
Member
2023/03 - Current Member of Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council – Representative of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Center of Porto. https://transform4europe.eu/
Member
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2022/06 - Current Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit) Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2016/11/02 - 2017/11/02 Member of the Education Council at Escola Superior de Biotecnologia: Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Representative.
Member
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/10 - Current Jornadas de Biotecnologia Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2023/10 - 2024/03 Jornadas de Biotecnologia Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2022/01 - 2022/03 Jornadas de Biotecnologia 2022 (Event)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/07/03 - 2022/07/17 The European Summer School in High Pressure Technology (ESS-HPT) is the continuation of many years of high pressure intensive courses. The history of this very successful series of courses started in 1995, when the first intensive course took place in Monselice, Italy. Most of these Intensive Courses were supported by SOCRATES and later Life Long Learning. Since 2015 it is organised as Summer School by the EFCE Working Party "High Pressure Technology", because there is no further financial support within ERASMUS+. (Outros) Univerza v Mariboru, Slovenia

Technische Universität Graz, Austria
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02 EIFS2022 includes a short training course (5 h), which will be available for PhD students attending EIFS2022, and that covers fundamental topics (e.g., introduction to SCF technology; relevant SCF properties; equations of state; phase equilibria), selected applications (SCF-based particle formation techniques) and economics (techno-economical assessment of SCF-based processes). (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química, Portugal

Asociación de Expertos en Fluidos Comprimidos - FLUCOMP, Spain
2021/01/07 - 2021/03/25 The CADOS International Course on "Ethics and Integrity in Science" is built to ensure that researchers and doctoral students at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (i) learn the basic foundations, frameworks, ethical principles and values inherent to research ethics and integrity in sciences, (ii) discover how to manage research subjects/participants in sensitive and appropriate ways, and (iii) understand the importance and strategies to conduct research in a way that allows other researchers and society to have trust and confidence in the method Ethics and Integrity in Science (Outros) CADOS – Católica Doctoral School, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/03/22 Biomaterials Course entalling 15 hours of estimated effort provided by the Universidade de Vigo through the Campus Mar MOOC platform. Biomateriales, del concepto a la clínica (5ª edición) (Outros) Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2021/01/15 - 2021/03/15 Internship at ID+farma Group of Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Departmento de Farmacoloxía, Farmacia e Tecnoloxía Farmacéutica, in the context of a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM), awarded by the European project: COST Action CA18125, Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences. (Outros) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Departamento de Farmacoloxía Farmacia e Tecnoloxía Farmacéutica, Spain

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/07 - 2025/07 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (0141-8130) Elsevier B.V.
2023 - 2023 Carbohydrate Polymers (0144-8617) Elsevier Ltd.
Distinctions

Award

2022 3Boost Project - Off-the-shelf silk protein for biotech applications
2021 Best Oral Presentation at "Advanced Technologies for the processing and characterization of nanostructured materials" training school
Thermulon Ltd, United Kingdom
2021 3rd Prize for best free paper at APTFeridas 2.1: [DES]CONSTRUIR O CONHECIMENTO congress with the presentation title: Bio-aerogéis: materiais nanoestruturados promissores na gestão de fluidos, cicatrização e regeneração de feridas.¿
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Portugal
2021 Best Oral Presentation from Early Career Investigator at AERoGELS COST Action event - Symposium on aerogels for biomedical applications with the presentation entitled "Silk Fibroin particles via emulsion-gelation method for the treatment of chronic wounds
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
2020 Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) - CA18125 AERoGELS - Advanced Engineering and Research of (aero)Gels for Environment and Life Sciences
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium

Other distinction

2022 Prize Proof of concept within the scope of the project 3BOOST - TRANSFER OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. Project: Off-the-shelf silk protein for biotech applications. Prize Value: 4000¿.
2021 Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grant
AERoGELS COST Action CA18125, Belgium
2021 Virtual Networking Support (VNS) Grants - COST Action AERoGELS
COST – European Cooperation in Science & Technology, Belgium
2017 Bursary awarded for academic achievement 2016/2017
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2014 Bursary awarded for academic achievement 2013/2014
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal