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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Soares Rocha

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2417-0B15-716B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0511-7174
Education
Degree Classification
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30
Ongoing
 Doctoral Programme on Marine Science, Technology and Management (Doutoramento)
Major in Sustainable Use of Marine Resources
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
"Extraction and purification of collagens and aggregating factors from marine sponges and echinoderms for the production of biomimetic hydrogels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/13
Concluded
 An integrated approach to marine invertebrate biodiversity: evolutionary and functional adaptations (Outros)
Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Biologia, Italy
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/10
Concluded
 Omics approaches to identify and characterize Marine/Aquatic Invertebrates Stem Cells (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03
Concluded
 Primeiros Socorros em Laboratório de Investigação (Outros)
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2015
Concluded
 Mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecular targets involved in the goose barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes (Cirripedia) larvae metamorphosis and settlement" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2015
Concluded
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecular targets involved in the goose barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes (Cirripedia) larvae metamorphosis and settlement" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011 - 2013
Attended
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Molecular Biotechnology
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011
Concluded
 Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Daily Rhythms of Clock Genes in the Hypothalamus of Goldfish (Carassius auratus)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2010/10 - 2010/11
Concluded
 Scientific Writing in English (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/11/01 - 2018/09/30 Researcher (Research) Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Extraction and purification of collagens and aggregating factors from marine sponges and echinoderms for the production of biomimetic hydrogels
PD/BD/143091/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/01/05 - 2018/09/30 Extraction and purification of collagen and stiffening factor from Chondrosia reniformis for hydrogel development
POCI-01-0145-FEDER- 007038
Research Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ICVS/3B¿s - Laboratório Associado, Instituto de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde / Grupo de Investigação em Biomateriais, Biodegradaveis e Biomiméticos
LA/P/0050/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0050/2020
UID/Multi/50026/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2017/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Biogenic Inks combining marine collagen and ionic-doped<br>calcium phosphates for bone tissue engineering
M-ERA-NET2/0022/2016
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Miguel Rocha; Rui L. Reis; Tiago H. Silva. "Marine Sponges and Derived Biopolymers for Regenerative Medicine". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-56363-8_62
  2. Martins, Eva; Rocha, Miguel S.; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.. "Remarkable Body Architecture of Marine Sponges as Biomimetic Structure for Application in Tissue Engineering". In Marine-Derived Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications, 27-50. Springer Singapore, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-981-13-8855-2_2
Conference poster
  1. Marques, Catarina F.; Eva Martins; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "3D printed scaffolds based on marine sponge collagen and Sr-doped fish bones for bone tissue engineering". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST Conference, 2021.
  2. Sá, Inês; Rocha, Miguel Soares; Almeida, M.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Collagen extraction, isolation and characterization from marine sponges". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST Conference, 2021.
  3. Rocha, Miguel; Gokalp M; Osinga R; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Production of Collagen From Maricultured Sponge Chondrosia reniformis". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2019, 2019.
  4. Rocha, Miguel; Almeida Mariana; Reis RL; Silva TH; Martins Eva. "Characterization of collagen from the marine invertebrate Actinia fragacea (Cnidaria) and assessment of biotechnological potential". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2019, 2019.
  5. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Development of Novel Biomedical Applications Based on Chondrosia Reniformis Collagen Aggregation Phenomenon". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  6. Rocha, Miguel; Almeida Mariana; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Biomedical potential of the sea anemone Actinia fragacea (Cnidaria)". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  7. Rocha, Miguel; Matias RS; Gregory S; Ceia FR; Baeta A; Seco J; Fernandes EM; et al. "Show us your beaks and we tell you what you eat: Different ecology in sympatric Antarctic benthic octopods under a climate change context.". Paper presented in XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, 2019.
  8. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins, Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Understanding and mimicking Chondrosia reniformis collagen aggregation phenomenon". Paper presented in FoReCaST Second Workshop, 2019.
  9. Rocha, Miguel; Almeida Mariana; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Study of structural and functional proteins in the sea anemone Actinia fragacea (Cnidaria) and their potential biomedical interest". Paper presented in FoReCaST Second Workshop, 2019.
  10. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Contributing of “omics” for the understanding of Chondrosia reniformis collagen aggregation phenomenom". Paper presented in 2nd MARISTEM Workshop, 2019.
  11. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Chondrosia reniformis adaptability phenomenon as a source of inspiration for the development of biotechnological applications: biomimetic aggregation of collagen". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Final School, 2018.
  12. Rocha, Miguel; Almeida Mariana; Silva TH; Reis RL. "Marine invertebrates are a source of bioadhesives with biomimetic interest". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Final School, 2018.
  13. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Chondrosia reniformis dynamic collagenous tissues and aggregating factor(s) as a source of inspiration for the development of biomedical applications". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Third School, 2018.
  14. Rocha, Miguel; Almeida Mariana; Silva TH; Reis RL. "Bioadhesion in the marine crustacean Pollicipes pollicipes". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Third School, 2018.
  15. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins, Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Interaction between marine collagens and Chondrosia reniformis marine sponge extract under the context of dynamic collagenous tissues". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2017, 2017.
    10.1115/gt2010-23796
  16. Rocha, Miguel; Bettencourt R; Martins, Eva; Silva TH; Reis RL. "New adhesive proteins from the Deep sea hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2017, 2017.
  17. Rocha, Miguel; Fassini D; Martins, Eva; Alves AL; Reis RL; Silva TH. "Extraction and purification of collagen and aggregating factor(s) from Chondrosia reniformis for the production of biomimetic hydrogels". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Second School, 2017.
  18. Rocha, Miguel; Antas P; Vasconcelos V; Pereira F; Cunha Isabel. "Characterization of Pollicipes pollicipes cement protein-100K gene". Paper presented in III AEICBAS Biomedical Congress, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Miguel S. Rocha; Catarina F. Marques; Sandra Pina; Joaquim M. Oliveira; Rui L. Reis; Silva, Tiago H.. "3D-Printed Cell-Instructive Scaffolds Based on Chondrosia reniformis Collagen and Sr-Doped Calcium Phosphates for Bone Tissue Engineering". ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01926.
    10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01926
  2. Miguel S. Rocha; Catarina F. Marques; Ana C. Carvalho; Eva Martins; Alexander Ereskovsky; Rui L. Reis; Tiago H. Silva. "The Characterization and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Chondrosia reniformis Collagen Isolated from Different Body Parts (Ectosome and Choanosome) Envisaging the Development of Biomaterials". Marine Drugs (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/md22020055.
    10.3390/md22020055
  3. Giovanna Romano; Mariana Almeida; Ana Coelho; Adele Cutignano; Luis G Gonçalves; Espen Holst Hansen; Denis Khnykin; et al. "Biomaterials and Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Invertebrates: From Basic Research to Innovative Applications". Marine Drugs (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/4/219.
    10.3390/md20040219
  4. Fassini, Dario; Wilkie, Iain C.; Pozzolini, Marina; Ferrario, Cinzia; Sugni, Michela; Rocha, Miguel S.; Giovine, Marco; et al. "Diverse and Productive Source of Biopolymer Inspiration: Marine Collagens". Biomacromolecules 22 5 (2021): 1815-1834. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00013.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00013
  5. mert gokalp; Tjitske Kooistra; Miguel Rocha; Silva, Tiago H.; Ronald Osinga; Albertinka Murk; Tim Wijgerde. "The Effect of Depth on the Morphology, Bacterial Clearance, and Respiration of the Mediterranean Sponge Chondrosia reniformis (Nardo, 1847)". Marine Drugs (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/7/358.
    10.3390/md18070358
  6. Matias, Ricardo S.; Gregory, Susan; Ceia, Filipe R.; Baeta, Alexandra; Seco, José; Rocha, Miguel S.; Fernandes, Emanuel M.; et al. "Show your beaks and we tell you what you eat: Different ecology in sympatric Antarctic benthic octopods under a climate change context". Marine Environmental Research 150 (2019): 104757. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104757.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104757
  7. Rocha, Miguel. "Comparative Analysis of the Adhesive Proteins of the Adult Stalked Goose Barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes (Cirripedia: Pedunculata)". Marine Biotechnology 21 1–2 (2018):
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Miguel Soares Rocha. "Molecular targets involved in the goose barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes (Cirripedia) larvae metamorphosis and settlement". Master, 2015. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/82253.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/10/12 Marine sponge collagen and Sr-doped fish bones-based 3D printed scaffolds for bone tissue engineering 11th World Sponge Conference
(Netherlands)
2022/06/24 3D printed scaffolds for bone tissue engineering based on marine sponge collagen and Sr-doped fish bones MIcSeaOnMed workshop
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2015/05 Characterization of Pollicipes pollicipes cement protein genes IJUP 2015 - 8º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U. Porto
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
Distinctions

Award

2024 IACOBUS exchange program
2022 Student travel bursary