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Miguel Leitão received his BSc and MSc degree in Biomedical Sciences from University of Beira Interior in 2018 and 2020, respectively. He published two articles in international peer-reviewed journals. His research work developed during the second year of his MSc in CICS-UBI aimed to developed graphene oxide nanoparticles functionalized with an amphiphilic polymer containing [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide (SBMA) brushes and was loaded with IR780 (a NIR photoabsorber) to improve its colloidal stability and phototherapeutic capacity, respectively. The results showed, this nanomaterial have promising properties for enhanced anticancer capacity. At this moment, he is a PhD student at FEUP in the development of innovative multi-target directed agents for biofilm infections treatment.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Marques Leitão

Citation names

  • Miguel M. Leitão

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1A12-D674-B621
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1029-4893

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 967962290 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua da trapa, nº6, 4870-185, Santa Eulália, Ribeira de Pena, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018 - 2020
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Development of multifunctional IR780 based nanomaterials for cancer therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 (0-20)
2019/07 - 2019/07/11
Concluded
 Young researchers training (Outros)
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
 18 (0-20)
2015 - 2018
Concluded
 Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
 15 (0-20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - Current Development of innovative multi-target directed agents for biofilm infections treatment
2021.07145.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Leitão, Miguel M.; de Melo-Diogo, Duarte; Alves, Cátia G.; Lima-Sousa, Rita; Correia, Ilídio J.. "Prototypic Heptamethine Cyanine Incorporating Nanomaterials for Cancer Phototheragnostic". Advanced Healthcare Materials 9 6 (2020): 1901665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201901665.
    10.1002/adhm.201901665
  2. Leitão, Miguel M.; Alves, Cátia G.; de Melo-Diogo, Duarte; Lima-Sousa, Rita; Moreira, André F.; Correia, Ilídio J.. "Sulfobetaine methacrylate-functionalized graphene oxide-IR780 nanohybrids aimed at improving breast cancer phototherapy". RSC Advances 10 63 (2020): 38621-38630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ra07508f.
    10.1039/d0ra07508f
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17 Organization and participation in "Masterchef da Ciência Gastronómica" integrated into "13ª Edição da Semana do Bebé do Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira". (2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira EPE, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/10/21 - 2021/10/21 Participation in "GARDP webinair: Biofilms, what are they and why do you care?"
Seminar
 GARDP webinair: Biofilms, what are they and why do you care?
The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), Switzerland
2021/10/07 - 2021/10/08 Participation in "E-conference on Innovation in Microbial Control" E-conference on Innovation in Microbial Control
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/07/04 - 2019/07/05 Participation in "XIV Annual CICS-UBI Symposium"
Symposium
 XIV Annual CICS-UBI Symposium
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019/06/06 - 2019/06/06 Participation in "Hackathon: Mundo do Biomédico 2.0"
Call
 Hackathon: Mundo do Biomédico 2.0
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/01/17 - 2019/01/18 Participation in "Regional Helix Summit, Conferência sobre Indústria, Tecnologia e Inovação"
Conference
 Regional Helix Summit, Conferência sobre Indústria, Tecnologia e Inovação
Centro de Empresas Inovadoras, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03 Participation in "VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas"
Other
 VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2020 Merit Scholarship
Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal