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I completed my M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering in the year of 2009 at the University of Coimbra (UC), specializing in Instrumentation and Biomaterials. Then I collaborated with multiple scientific departments and companies on projects related to ophthalmology/optometry, human vision rehabilitation, and disease diagnosis. In 2024, I concluded a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. My research was focused on the design, fabricating, and numerical modeling of bioreactor systems for tissue engineering. I found myself always passionate about thinking in multidisciplinary approaches to solve problems, upgrade systems, and improve results. I became a self-taught person and creative thinker, exploring and learning the tools needed to do the job on a daily basis.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Meneses
Date of birth
1986/10/24
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Meneses, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2110-CC1E-D85D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6920-7152
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qEjuc1sAAAAJ&hl=en

Email addresses

  • jpameneses@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 939465009 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Avenida de S. Pedro nº28, Manjolo-Corredoura, 2480-303, Porto de Mós, Porto de Mós, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/13 - 2024/05/23
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Numerical Modelling of Mechanical and Electromagnetic Stimulation in Bioreactors and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção por unanimidade.
2004/09/01 - 2009/09/30
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Instrumentação Médica e Hospitalar, Biomateriais
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de instrumentação para estudo da pressão dos dedos no teclado do computador e relação com patologias associadas ao acto de dactilografar. (Nota Final: 19 Valores, URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/11976)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/14 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/01/01 - 2011/06/01 Programador Informático, I&D. Critical Health, Portugal
IBILI - Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/03/01 - 2016/10/31 Programador Informático, I&D CODI - Grupo Incentea, Portugal
2011/07/01 - 2012/10/31 Engenheiro Biomédico, I&D Braineyes, Soluções de Diagnóstico e Reabilitação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/10 - 2023/03 Numerical Modelling of Mechanical and Electromagnetic Stimulation in Bioreactors and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Provided by PTCRIS: 2021.05145.BD
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/12/14 - 2021/07/31 Stimuli2BioScaffolds
02/SAICT/2017
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16 InSilico4OCReg: In silico models guiding in vitro biophysical stimulation of biomimetic hierarchical scaffolds: a computational modelling approach towards functional osteochondral regeneration
PTDC/EME-SIS/0838/2021
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/06 - 2020/12/31 Stimuli2BioScaffolds - Stimuli modelling for BioScaffolds: from numerical modelling to in vitro tests
C492074784-00085914
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2010/01/01 - 2011/06/01 Glautech | Critical Health, IBILI - Universidade de Coimbra
QREN Project 3512
Technical development
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. ALVES, NUNO; Pascoal-Faria, Paula. "SINGLE OR BI-TISSUE MULTIMODAL BIOREACTOR FABRICATION IN POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE USING SACRIFICIAL 3D PRINTED MOLDS". Paper presented in XI Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Sesimbra, Setúbal, 2025.
    Published
  2. João Carlos Silva; Fábio Filipe Ferreira Garrudo; Meneses, João; Marcelino, Pedro; Barbosa, Frederico; Moura, Carla; ALVES, NUNO; Pascoal-Faria, Paula; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Electrical stimulation combined with additive manufactured 3D conductive scaffolds towards improved bone tissue engineering strategies". Paper presented in The European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) 31st Annual Meeting, Porto, 2024.
    Published • 10.1302/1358-992X.2024.2.138
  3. Fábio F. F. Garrudo; João Carlos Silva; Marcelino, Pedro; Meneses, João; Barbosa, Frederico; Marta Monteiro Silva Carvalho; Joaquim M.S. Cabral; et al. Corresponding author: Fábio F. F. Garrudo. "The combined effect of bioactive cues and electrical stimulation on MSC osteogenic differentiation". Paper presented in ACS Fall 2023, San Francisco, 2023.
    Under revision
  4. Fábio Filipe Ferreira Garrudo; Silva, João C.; Rodrigues, Carlos A.V.; Meneses, João; Moura, Carla; Nogueira, Diogo E.S.; Carvalho, Marta S.; et al. "Electroconductive platforms for the electrical stimulation of stem cells - an approach to the design of artificial human tissue microenvironments.". Paper presented in Polymer Connect 2022, Rome, 2022.
    Accepted
  5. João Carlos Silva; Meneses, João; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; NUNO M. ALVES; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Pascoal-Faria, Paula. Corresponding author: João Carlos Silva. "Effects of electrical stimulation conditions on human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells osteogenic differentiation: refining protocols towards in vitro bone formation". Paper presented in IX International Conference on Computational Bioengineering ¿ ICCB 2022, Lisboa, 2022.
    Accepted
  6. Pascoal-Faria, Paula; Meneses, João; Marcelino, Pedro; Silva, João Carlos; Moura, Carla; Abhishek Datta; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; ALVES, NUNO. Corresponding author: Pascoal-Faria, Paula. "Numerical Modelling Impact in the Design and Development of Tissue Engineering Systems". Paper presented in RESIM Conference 2022, Marinha Grande, 2022.
    Published
  7. Marcelino, Pedro; Silva, João C.; Moura, Carla S.; Meneses, João; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; ALVES, NUNO; Pascoal-Faria, Paula; Ferreira, Frederico. "Design and fabrication of curvature featuring scaffolds for mimicking osteochondral geometries in tissue engineering: a mathematical approach". Paper presented in 7th edition of the Symposium on the Computational Tools for Direct Digital Manufacturing (CT4DDM) within the 19th edition of the International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM) 2021, Rhodes, 2021.
    Published
  8. Meneses, João; Silva, João C.; Fernandes, Sofia R.; Datta, Abhishek; Moura, Carla S.; Ferreira, Frederico C.; Miranda, Pedro C.; Alves, Nuno; Pascoal-Faria, Paula. "Digital Twin: A New Tool for Tissue Engineering". Paper presented in International Conference on Polymer Science and Composite Materials (Polymer Connect 2021), 2021.
    Published
  9. Cordeiro, Rachel; Meneses, João; Carla Moura; Ana Veloso; Pascoal-Faria, Paula; ALVES, NUNO. "Bacterial Cellulose-Chitosan Eco-tapes". Paper presented in International Conference on Direct Digital Manufacturing and Polymers (ICDDMAP2021), 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Paula Pascoal-Faria; João Meneses; Abhishek Datta; João Silva; Frederico Ferreira; Carla Moura; Nuno Alves. "Cell Culture Bioreactor Manufacturing, from Material Selection to Numerical Models". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008050
  2. Pedro Marcelino; João Carlos Silva; Carla Moura; João Meneses; Nuno Alves; Paula Pascoal-Faria; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Development of 3D-Printed Scaffolds with Mathematically Defined Curvature for Osteochondral Defect Repair Applications". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008011
  3. Rachel Cordeiro; João Meneses; Fernando Dourado; Ana C. Veloso; Paula Pascoal-Faria; Nuno Alves; Carla Moura. "Multifunctional Bacterial Cellulose–Chitosan Tape: An Innovative Substitute for PVC". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008001
  4. Marcelino, Pedro; Silva, João C.; Moura, Carla S.; Meneses, João; Alves, Nuno M.; Pascoal-Faria, Paula; Ferreira, Frederico C.. Corresponding author: Silva, João C.. "Design and Fabrication of Curvature-Featuring Scaffolds for Osteochondral Regeneration". Paper presented in International Conference of Numerical, Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM) 2021, Rhodes, 2022.
    Accepted
  5. Meneses, João; Sofia R. Fernandes; NUNO ALVES; Paula Pascoal-Faria; Miranda, Pedro Cavaleiro. "Effects of Scaffold Electrical Properties on Electric Field Delivery in Bioreactors.". Paper presented in 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Guadalajara, 2021.
    Submitted
  6. Meneses, João; Sofia R. Fernandes; Abhishek Datta; Sandra Amado; NUNO ALVES; Paula Pascoal-Faria. "Numerical Modelling of a Bioreator Design Targeting Optimal Conditions for Cell Culture". Paper presented in ICNAAM 2020 - 18th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Rhodes, 2020.
    Accepted
  7. Sofia R. Fernandes; Meneses, João; NUNO ALVES; Abhishek Datta; Paula Pascoal-Faria. "Comparison of Electromagnetic Stimulation Fields Generated by Different Experimental Setups: a Biophysical Analysis". Paper presented in ICNAAM 2020 - 18th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Rhodes, 2020.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. João Carlos Silva; Marcelino, Pedro; Meneses, João; Barbosa, Frederico; de Moura, Carla Sofia Monteiro; Joaquim M.S. Cabral; Morgado, Jorge; et al. Corresponding author: Fábio F. F. Garrudo. "Electroconductive PCL-PEDOT:PSS 3D-extruded scaffolds for electrical stimulation of bone cells". Paper presented in Termis European Chapter 2023, 2023.
  2. Marcelino, Pedro; Silva, João Carlos; Moura, Carla; Meneses, João; ALVES, NUNO; Pascoal-Faria, Paula; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. Corresponding author: Silva, João Carlos. "Design, fabrication and computer modelling of curvature-featuring scaffolds for osteochondral repair". Paper presented in 2nd iBB Workshop, 2022.
  3. Silva, João Carlos; Meneses, João; Barbosa, Frederico; Marcelino, Pedro; Fábio F. F. Garrudo; Carvalho, Marta; ALVES, NUNO; et al. "In silico models guiding the biophysical stimulation of biomimetic scaffolds towards improved osteochondral tissue engineering strategies". Paper presented in 2nd iBB Workshop, 2022.
  4. Meneses, João; João C. Silva; Sofia R. Fernandes; Abhishek Datta; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Carla Moura; Sandra Amado; et al. "How to improve Tissue Engineering bioreactor solutions to deliver accurate and replicable electromagnetic (EMS) and mechanical stimulation?". Paper presented in Ciências Research Day 2020, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Silva, João C.; Meneses, João; Garrudo, Fábio F. F.; Fernandes SR; Alves, Nuno; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; Pascoal-Faria, Paula. "Direct coupled electrical stimulation towards improved osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: a comparative study of different protocols". Scientific Reports 14 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55234-y.
    10.1038/s41598-024-55234-y
  2. João C. Silva; Pedro Marcelino; João Meneses; Frederico Barbosa; Carla S. Moura; Ana C. Marques; Joaquim M. S. Cabral; et al. "Synergy between 3D-extruded electroconductive scaffolds and electrical stimulation to improve bone tissue engineering strategies". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TB02673F.
    10.1039/D3TB02673F
  3. João Meneses; Sofia R. Fernandes; João C. Silva; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Nuno Alves; Paula Pascoal-Faria. "JANUS: an open-source 3D printable perfusion bioreactor and numerical model-based design strategy for tissue engineering". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1308096.
    10.3389/fbioe.2023.1308096
  4. Pedro Marcelino; João Carlos Silva; Carla S. Moura; João Meneses; Rachel Cordeiro; Nuno Alves; Paula Pascoal-Faria; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "A Novel Approach for Design and Manufacturing of Curvature-Featuring Scaffolds for Osteochondral Repair". Polymers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15092129.
    10.3390/polym15092129
  5. João Meneses. "How to correctly estimate the electric field in capacitively coupled systems for tissue engineering: a comparative study". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14834-2.
    10.1038/s41598-022-14834-2
  6. José Mateus; Cátia D. F. Lopes; Aroso, M.; AR Costa; Ana Filipa Gerós; J Meneses; P Faria; et al. "Bidirectional flow of action potentials in axons drives activity dynamics in neuronal cultures". Journal of Neural Engineering (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac41db.
    10.1088/1741-2552/ac41db
  7. Rachel Cordeiro; Meneses, João; Carla Moura; NUNO ALVES. "Eco-friendly flagging tape". World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (2021):
    Accepted
  8. João Meneses; João C. Silva; Sofia R. Fernandes; Abhishek Datta; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Carla Moura; Sandra Amado; Nuno Alves; Paula Pascoal-Faria. "A Multimodal Stimulation Cell Culture Bioreactor for Tissue Engineering: A Numerical Modelling Approach". Polymers (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12040940.
    Published • 10.3390/polym12040940

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Moura, Carla; Trindade, Daniela; Cordeiro, Rachel; Alves, Nuno; Faria, Paula; Meneses, João; Trindade, Daniela; et al. 2022. "Biorreator de Perfusão de Câmara Dupla. Número INPI: 117857". Portugal.
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/06/05 Numerical Modelling of Multi-Coupling Electrodes and Bioreactor Combined System for Electric Stimulation in Tissue Engineering RESIM 2020 / BIODIG 2020
Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2018/09/27 Electrical Stimulation of Bioscaffolds for Tissue Engineering: a Numerical Analysis 17th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics
(Rhodes, Greece)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/07/30 Desenho de scaffolds inspirados na natureza para aplicações ósseas.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Laura Santos Carvalho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Manuel Gomes Guerreiro
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015 Prémio QUEIROZ MARINHO | SPO, Melhor Trabalho de Inovação em Oftalmologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, Portugal