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Maria Marques Félix has been enrolled in the PhD Program in Health Sciences since October 2024, undertaking a research on the diagnosis of endometrial cancer using vibrational spectroscopy. Her work is carried out at Química-Física Molecular – LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Coimbra and at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. She completed her Master’s degree in Biochemistry in September 2023 at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, where she also earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology in July 2021. Maria Marques Félix has authored three articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has actively participated in scientific events. She has received two awards and has contributed to a research project as a PhD scholarship holder. Her research interests lie within the field of Medical and Health Sciences, with a particular focus on cancer diagnosis.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Marques Félix

Citation names

  • M. Félix, Maria

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
321D-8A19-367C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6396-1584
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=jK0-7R0AAAAJ

Email addresses

  • mmfelix@uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 239852094 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Química Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 , Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/10 - 2028/09
Ongoing
Programa de Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2025/10
Concluded
Curve Fitting Onramp (Outros)
Mathworks Inc, United States
2021/09/15 - 2023/09/29
Concluded
Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"Identification of Spectral Biomarkers of Cervical Cancer by Raman and FTIR Spectroscopies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/10 - 2022/12
Concluded
MATLAB Fundamentals (Outros)
Mathworks Inc, United States
2022/09 - 2022/09
Concluded
MATLAB Onramp (Outros)
Mathworks Inc, United States
2018/09 - 2021/07
Concluded
Licenciatura Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09 - 2024/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/06 - 2022/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/03 Research Trainee (Research) CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/06 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Anatomia Patológica, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/10 - Current LookInUterus Vibrational spectroscopy of hysteroscopic fluid and endometrial polyps for prediction of malignancy and treatment options
2023.13453.PEX
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. M. Félix, Maria; M. V. Tavares; P. Santos, Inês; Luís A. E. Batista de Carvalho; Marques, MPM. "Identification of Spectral Biomarkers of Cervical Cancer by Raman and FTIR Spectroscopies". Paper presented in 15th National Physical Chemistry Meeting, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Martins, Clara B.; Batista de Carvalho, Ana L. M.; Félix, Maria M.; Vojtek, Martin; Diniz, Carmen; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Marques, Maria P. M.. "New Chemotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment of Mesenchymal Triple-Negative Breast Cancer-Sensitive and Resistant to Cisplatin: Assessment of Cellular Response by Vibrational Microspectroscopy". Analytical Chemistry 97 27 (2025): 14709-14721. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c02233.
    10.1021/acs.analchem.5c02233
  2. Santos, João A. V.; Félix, Maria M.; Martins, Clara B.; Marques, Joana; Marques, M. Paula M.; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.. "Palladium( ii ) anticancer agents: the intricate case of the Pd–spermine complex". Dalton Transactions 54 42 (2025): 15754-15764. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt01835h.
    10.1039/d5dt01835h
  3. M. Félix, Maria; Mariana V. Tavares; Inês P. Santos; Ana L. M. Batista de Carvalho; Luis A. E. Batista de Carvalho; Maria Paula M. Marques. "Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis by FTIR Microspectroscopy". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29050922.
    10.3390/molecules29050922
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Identification of Spectral Biomarkers of Cervical Cancer by Raman and FTIR Spectroscopies". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2023.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/09 Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma through FTIR Microspectroscopy BIOPHYSICS FESTIVAL 2024 - 4th Meeting of Young Biophysicists
Faculty of Sciences from University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06/21 - 2023/06/23 Encontro Nacional De Utilizadores De Radiação De Sincrotrão
Meeting
Encontro Nacional De Utilizadores De Radiação De Sincrotrão (ENURS 2023)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - 2023 Associação miniBIOQS - Associação Ciência para Todos Voluntária

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/08 - 2023/08 Avaliação da resposta quimioterapêutica de complexos metálicos de Pd(II) e Pt(II) em linhas celulares de colon por microespectroscopias de Infravermelho João Fernando de Sousa Henriques
2022 - 2023 Tutorial em Química Bruna Rocha Costa
2022 - 2023 Tutorial em Química Daniel Lagoa Madeira
2022 - 2023 Tutorial em Química Teresa Branco Torres da Costa

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/07/15 - 2024/07/19 Top Female Founders Summer School Universität für Bodenkultur Wien Department für Integrative Biologie und Biodiversitätsforschung, Austria
2023/10 - 2023/10 Electron Microscopy for discriminating healthy from cervical cancer human tissues. ISIS@MACH ITALIA, Italy
Distinctions

Award

2023 Second Prize - 4th Edition of Urban Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition promoted by GISU
Guangzhou University School of Environmental Science and Engineering, China
2022 First Prize - SustentaUC
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal