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Andreia Granja has a Masters' degree in Bioengineering - Specialization in Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Porto (FEUP/ICBAS) and a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences from University of Porto (ICBAS/FFUP) (concluded on November 2022). Her PhD project was developed at LAQV, REQUIMTE and comprised the design of multifunctional lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy. She is currently the author of 21 peer-reviewed papers, 1 book chapter, 23 poster communications and 18 oral communication in national and international conferences. Andreia has expertise in nanomedicine and drug delivery. Her current interests include the development of light-based nanotherapies, such as photothermal and photodynamic therapy and the design of innovative lipid-based nanosystems for cancer therapy applications. Andreia is a Junior Researcher at LAQV, REQUIMTE, and recently was granted with the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus from FCT (Ref: 2023.06200.CEECIND/CP2842/CT0003, doi.org/10.54499/2023.06200.CEECIND/CP2842/CT0003). She is also the Responsible Investigator for the FCT-funded project “Glioblastoma personalized therapy based on bioinspired nonlamellar LYotropic colloid Nanoparticles with Tumor homing ability (GLYNT)” (Ref 2023.13674.PEX, https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.13674.PEX.)
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Andreia Almeida Granja

Citation names

  • Granja, Andreia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4714-87BC-F3D7
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6437-8190

Email addresses

  • aagranja@ff.up.pt (Professional)
  • andreia26293@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • LAQV/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto,. Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/01 - 2022/11/08
Concluded
 Biotecnologia Molecular e Celular Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Multifunctional lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011 - 2016/07
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biotecnologia Molecular
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Targeted nanostructured lipid carriers based epigallocatechin gallate delivery system to cancer cells " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2023/05 - 2024/06 Contracted Researcher (Research) Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2023/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Manager at the Imaging by Confocal and Fluorescence Lifetime Laboratory Universidade do Porto Centro de Materiais, Portugal
2017/01/02 - 2022/11/08 PhD student (SFRH/BD/130147/2017) Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Research fellow (PD/BI/128352/2017) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014/03/01 - 2014/06/01 Undergraduate research training - Basic competences in Molecular Biology Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/04/28 - 2023/04/30 On the interaction of anticancer molecules with lipid domains
2022097013
Researcher
CELLS - ALBA Synchrotron, Spain
Concluded
2022/03/01 - 2023/03/31 HEALTH-UNORTE I&D&I project
(NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000039)
Research Fellow
2018/01/01 - 2022/02 Doctoral Programme on Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences
SFRH/BD/130147/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Doctoral Programme on Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences
PD/BI/128352/2017
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30 Glioblastoma personalized therapy based on bioinspired nonlamellar LYotropic colloid Nanoparticles with Tumor homing ability
2023.13674.PEX
10.54499/2023.13674.PEX
Principal investigator
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020
UIDB/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas
UID/Multi/04378/2019
154717UID
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Magalhães, Joana; Vieira, Alexandre C.; Pinto, Soraia; Pinheiro, Sara; Granja, Andreia; Santos, Susana; Pinheiro, Marina; Reis, Salette. "New Approaches from Nanomedicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Tuberculosis". In Nanoparticles in Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 197-234. Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2018.
    10.1201/9781351207355-8
Conference poster
  1. Granja, Andreia. "Design of lipid-based nanoparticles for intranasal drug delivery to the central nervous system". Paper presented in IJUP 2025 - 18º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2025.
  2. Granja, Andreia. "Lipid-based Nanoparticles for Oral Drug Administration: Stability in the Gastrointestinal Environment". Paper presented in IJUP 2025 - 18º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2025.
  3. Granja, Andreia. "Plasmonic nanolipogels for combined chemo/phototherapy of cancer". Paper presented in IJUP 2025 - 18º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2025.
  4. Sílvia Vinhas; Granja, Andreia; de Castro, Baltazar; Rangel, Maria; Reis, Salette. "Tânia Moniz, Sílvia Vinhas, Andreia Granja, Baltazar de Castro, Salette Reis, Maria Rangel, “Enhancing the Delivery of an Iron Chelator to Combat Mycobacterial Infections”, P6, Lisbon, Portugal and online (hybrid event).". Paper presented in InnovDelivery'25, 2025.
  5. Granja, Andreia. "Milk as a source of innovative nanocarriers: old foods can learn new tricks.". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio INIAV para a Segurança Alimentar, 2024.
  6. Granja, Andreia. "Milk-derived nanocarriers: bringing extra value to a time-tested staple food". Paper presented in XIII Jornadas / II Fórum de Alimentação Animal, 2024.
  7. Granja, Andreia. "A milky way towards a more sustainable nutrition". Paper presented in International Conference on Sustainable Foods, 2024.
  8. Granja, Andreia. Corresponding author: Granja, Andreia. "Development of lipid nanoformulations for light-based therapies". Paper presented in IJUP 2024 - 17º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2024.
  9. Granja, Andreia. Corresponding author: Granja, Andreia. "Development of active targeting strategies for the delivery of lipid-based nanoparticles to macrophages". Paper presented in IJUP 2024 - 17º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2024.
  10. Granja, Andreia. "Searching for a vaccine against Toxoplasmosis". Paper presented in 17th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis, 2024.
  11. Andreia Granja. "Loading of protoporphyrin IX precursor into short halloysite clay nanotubes". Paper presented in X Congresso Iberoamericano das Ciências Farmacêuticas,, 2023.
  12. Granja, Andreia. "Lipid nanoparticles as efficient verteporfin nanocarriers for photodynamic therapy of cancer". Paper presented in 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, 2023.
  13. Granja, Andreia. "Nanotechnology-based strategies for the development of improved nutraceuticals and functional foods". Paper presented in Dare to change, Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, 2023.
  14. Granja, Andreia. "Iron nanofertilizers for the development of sustainable soybean crops". Paper presented in PYCheM - Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2023.
  15. Granja, Andreia. "Evaluation of cytocompatibility of functionalized magnetic carbon nanotubes". Paper presented in III Latin Congress of Environmental, Experimental and Nanomaterials Toxicology, 2023.
  16. Sara C. Freitas; João Horta Belo; Sousa, Célia Tavares de; Granja, Andreia; Canhota, Miguel; Silva, Ana S.; Reis, Salette; Crespo, Helder; Araújo, João P.. "Phototherapy with gold nanorods using a CW laser: Experimental parameters and SAR calculation methods". Paper presented in BioIberoamerica, 2022.
  17. Granja, Andreia. "The key parameters in phototherapy with gold nanorods using a continuous laser". Paper presented in The 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials Applied to Life Sciences 2022 (NALS 2022), 2022.
  18. Granja, Andreia. "Solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with epirubicin for breast cancer cell therapy.". Paper presented in JUP 2022 - 15º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto,, 2022.
  19. Granja, Andreia. "Nanofios de Ouro para Hipertermia Localizada.". Paper presented in ENJIO - Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia, 2021.
  20. Granja, Andreia. "Phototherapy with gold nanorods using a continuous laser: Experimental parameters and SAR calculation methods.". 2021.
  21. Granja, Andreia; Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Célia T Sousa; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Lapatinib-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers for breast cancer therapy". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 2019.
  22. Granja, Andreia; Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Célia T Sousa; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Lipid nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles for breast cancer therapy.". Paper presented in Training school “Advanced spectroscopic analytical methods and new technologies in drug delivery” under the COST action “CA16205 - European Network on Understanding Gastrointestinal Absorption-related Processes”, Helsinki, Finland, 2019.
  23. Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Granja, Andreia; Célia T Sousa; Fulvia Farabegoli; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Nanomedicine for breast cancer therapy: lipid nanoparticles as targeted drug delivery systems.". Paper presented in 17th International Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery Symposium (nanoDDS’2019), 22-24th September 2019, MIT,, 2019.
  24. Odrun A. Gederaas; Granja, Andreia; Tom André Hansen; Mikael Lindgren; Célia T Sousa; Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Assessing the influence of gold nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy using singlet oxygen sensitizers". Paper presented in 3rd BioBrillouin Meeting, 2019.
  25. Granja, Andreia. "Folate-targeted nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced oral delivery of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate". Paper presented in Training school “Brillouin Microscopy: Emerging Tool for Probing Mechanical Properties of Living Cells”, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany, 2019.
  26. Granja, Andreia; Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Célia T Sousa; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Lipid-based nanocarriers for oral administration of Lapatinib". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2018.
  27. Granja, Andreia; Joana F Magalhães; Cláudia Nunes; Dr. Marina Barroso Pereira Pinheiro; Prof. Dr. Maria de La Salette de Freitas Fernandes Hipólito Reis Dias Rodrigues. "Targeted nanostructured lipid carriers based epigallocatechin gallate delivery system to cancer cells". Paper presented in IJUP 16 - 9º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Pinho, Simão; Santos, Carla; Moniz, Tânia; Granja, Andreia; Sarraguça, Mafalda; Reis, Salette; Rangel, Maria; Vasconcelos, Marta. "Novel polymeric nanoparticles as nanofertilisers for alkaline iron-deficient conditions". Plant and Soil (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07462-y.
    10.1007/s11104-025-07462-y
  2. Ferreira, Ricardo M.; Granja, Andreia; Silva, Artur M.S.; Saraiva, Jorge A.; Reis, Salette; Cardoso, Susana M.. "Nanoencapsulation of Vitamin B12 with Opuntia ficus-indica seed oil for food supplements uses". Food and Bioproducts Processing (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2025.01.016.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2025.01.016
  3. Martins, Fábio; Granja, Andreia; Reis, Salette; Gameiro, Paula; Barone, Giampaolo; Neves, Maria G.P.M.S.; Silva, Ana M.G.. "Synthesis, fluorescence and theoretical insights into a novel FRET-based dansyl-rhodamine sensor for the in vitro detection of toxic bioaccumulated Hg(II) ions". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2024): 125534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2024.125534.
    10.1016/j.saa.2024.125534
  4. Mariana Azevedo Rosa; Andreia Granja; Cláudia Nunes; Salette Reis; Ana Beatriz Santos da Silva; Ketolly Natanne da Silva Leal; Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda; et al. "Magnetic carbon nanotubes modified with proteins and hydrophilic monomers: Cytocompatibility, in-vitro toxicity assays and permeation across biological interfaces". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131962.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131962
  5. Mendes, Tomás; Granja, Andreia; Reis, Salette. "Lipid nanoparticles as efficient verteporfin nanocarriers for photodynamic therapy of cancer". Materials Advances (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ma00797a.
    10.1039/d3ma00797a
  6. Costa, Fábio M. S.; Granja, Andreia; Pérez, Rocío L.; Warner, Isiah M.; Reis, Salette; Passos, Marieta L. C.; Saraiva, M. Lúcia M. F. S.. "Fluoroquinolone-Based Organic Salts (GUMBOS) with Antibacterial Potential". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 21 (2023): 15714. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242115714.
    10.3390/ijms242115714
  7. Granja, Andreia; Lima-Sousa, Rita; Alves, Cátia G.; de Melo-Diogo, Duarte; Nunes, Cláudia; Sousa, Célia T.; Correia, Ilídio J.; Reis, Salette. "Multifunctional targeted solid lipid nanoparticles for combined photothermal therapy and chemotherapy of breast cancer". Biomaterials Advances (2023): 213443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213443.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213443
  8. Freitas, Sara C.; Belo, João H.; Granja, Andreia; Canhota, Miguel; Silva, Ana S.; Reis, Salette; Crespo, Helder; Araújo, João P.; Sousa, Célia T.. "Key Parameters in Phototherapy with Gold Nanorods Using Continuous Near Infrared Radiation". Advanced Materials Interfaces (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202214.
    10.1002/admi.202202214
  9. Freitas, Sara C.; Sanderson, Daniel; Caspani, Sofia; Magalhães, Ricardo; Cortés-Llanos, Belén; Granja, Andreia; Reis, Salette; et al. "New Frontiers in Colorectal Cancer Treatment Combining Nanotechnology with Photo- and Radiotherapy". Cancers 15 2 (2023): 383. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers15020383.
    10.3390/cancers15020383
  10. Fulvia Farabegoli; Andreia Granja; Joana Magalhães; Stefania Purgato; Manuela Voltattorni; Marina Pinheiro. "Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Delivered in Nanoparticles Increases Cytotoxicity in Three Breast Carcinoma Cell Lines". ACS Omega 7 46 (2022): 41872-41881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c01829.
    10.1021/acsomega.2c01829
  11. Andreia Granja; Cláudia Nunes; Célia T. Sousa; Salette Reis. "Folate receptor-mediated delivery of mitoxantrone-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles to breast cancer cells". Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 154 (2022): 113525-113525. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113525.
    10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113525
  12. Granja, Andreia; Lima-Sousa, Rita; Alves, Cátia G.; de Melo-Diogo, Duarte; Pinheiro, Marina; Sousa, Célia T.; Correia, Ilídio J.; Reis, Salette. "Mitoxantrone-loaded lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy – Quality-by-design approach and efficacy assessment in 2D and 3D in vitro cancer models". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 607 (2021): 121044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121044.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121044
  13. Granja, Andreia; Pinheiro, Marina; Sousa, Célia T.; Reis, Salette. "Gold nanostructures as mediators of hyperthermia therapies in breast cancer". Biochemical Pharmacology 190 (2021): 114639. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114639.
    10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114639
  14. Moreira, Rita; Granja, Andreia; Pinheiro, Marina; Reis, Salette. "Nanomedicine Interventions in Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer". Applied Sciences 11 4 (2021): 1624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11041624.
    10.3390/app11041624
  15. Moraes, S.; Marinho, A.; Lima, S.; Granja, A.; Araújo, J.P.; Reis, S.; Sousa, C.T.; Nunes, C.. "Targeted nanostructured lipid carriers for doxorubicin oral delivery". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 592 (2021): 120029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.120029.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.120029
  16. Pinheiro, R.G.R.; Granja, A.; Loureiro, J.A.; Pereira, M.C.; Pinheiro, M.; Neves, A.R.; Reis, S.. "RVG29-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Quercetin Brain Delivery and Alzheimer’s Disease". Pharmaceutical Research 37 7 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-020-02865-1.
    10.1007/s11095-020-02865-1
  17. Granja, Andreia. "EGCG Mediated Targeting of Deregulated Signaling Pathways and Non-Coding RNAs in Different Cancers: Focus on JAK/STAT, Wnt/ß-Catenin, TGF/SMAD, NOTCH, SHH/GLI, and TRAIL Mediated Signaling Pathways". Cancers (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12040951.
    10.3390/cancers12040951
  18. Granja, Andreia. "Quercetin lipid nanoparticles functionalized with transferrin for Alzheimer's disease.". European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105314.
    10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105314
  19. Granja, A.; Neves, A.R.; Sousa, C.T.; Pinheiro, M.; Reis, S.. "EGCG intestinal absorption and oral bioavailability enhancement using folic acid-functionalized nanostructured lipid carriers". Heliyon 5 7 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068239916&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02020
  20. Granja, A.; Frias, I.; Neves, A.R.; Pinheiro, M.; Reis, S.. "Therapeutic Potential of Epigallocatechin Gallate Nanodelivery Systems". BioMed Research International 2017 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027178920&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2017/5813793
  21. Granja, A.; Vieira, A.C.; Chaves, L.L.; Nunes, C.; Neves, A.R.; Pinheiro, M.; Reis, S.; et al. "Folate-targeted nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced oral delivery of epigallocatechin-3-gallate". Food Chemistry 237 (2017): 803-810. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85020422359&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.06.019
  22. Granja A; Pinheiro M; Reis S. "Epigallocatechin Gallate Nanodelivery Systems for Cancer Therapy.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27213442.
    10.3390/nu8050307
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Multifunctional lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment". PhD, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/146187.
  2. Granja, Andreia. "Targeted Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Based Epigallocatechin Gallate Delivery System to Cancer Cells". Master, 2016.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/03/18 Light-mediated Combinatorial Nanotherapies for Breast Cancer (Invited) Commemorative Symposium for the 20th Anniversary of the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) (Alfenas, Minas Gerais , Brazil)
2024/11/13 Engineered liposomes as an efficient strategy for enhancing the treatment of Mycobacterial infection XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química.
(Vigo , Spain)
2024/11/13 A milky way towards novel antioxidant nutraceuticals XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química
(Vigo, Spain)
2024/11/13 Development of a vaccine against toxoplasmosis XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química
(Vigo, Spain)
2024/10/22 Integrated valorization of opuntia seeds and pomace: sustainable solutions for enhanced nutrition and skincare Conference on Fruit Processing and By-products Valorization
(Aveiro , Portugal)
2024/09/01 Nano can be Big(ger): bringing added value to milk fat 75th EAAP Annual Meeting
(Florence, Italy)
2024/07/25 A vegan-friendly nanotechnology approach to counteract vitamin B12 deficiency in plant-based diets International Conference on Sustainable Foods
2024/02/16 The key parameters in phototherapy with gold nanorods combined with targeted solid lipid nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery The 4th International Conference on Nanomaterials Applied to Life Sciences 2024 (NALS 2024)
University of Granada (Granada, Spain)
2023/11/23 A novel FRET-based rhodamine for the in-vitro detection of toxic bioaccumulated mercury: Mechanistic studies through fluorescence
2023/11/22 Multifunctional Nanosystem for Improved Photothermal and Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer
2023/11/22 New iron nanofertilizers to amend chlorosis in soybean plants
2023 A lipid-based nanosystem for cancer photodynamic therapy LAQV webinars
2022 Hyaluronic acid-decorated lipid nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery to breast cancer cells The 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials Applied to Life Sciences
2022 Folate-targeted lipid nanoparticles as promising nanocarriers for the selective delivery of mitoxantrone to breast cancer cells. Innovdelivery 22 - I Lusophone Meeting on Innovative Delivery Systems.
2022 Multifunctional lipid nanoparticles as a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer. Física 2022. 23ª Conferência Nacional de Física.
2022 Mitoxantrone-loaded lipid nanoparticles as a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer: two different functionalization strategies XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química.
(Spain)
2021 A multifunctional nano-approach for breast cancer therapy. Workshop of the Laboratory for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies
2019 Multifunctional lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy IFIMUP seminars
2016/11/09 Targeted nanostructured lipid carriers based epigallocatechin gallate delivery system to cancer cells XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
(Bragança, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Chemical modulation of the lipid-based nanoparticle interface to maximize delivery of bioactive substances to the brain via intranasal route
Supervisor of Ana Beatriz Borer
 Mestrado em Química Farmacêutica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Rational design of a nanoplatform for enhanced melanoma phototherapy
Co-supervisor of Catarina Tavares
Mestrado em Bioengenharia Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Non-Lamellar Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Lipid Nanoparticles for Brain Delivery
Supervisor of Ana Isabel Amorim
Mestrado em Bioengenharia Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Plasmonic nanolipogels for combined photothermia and photodynamic therapy
Supervisor
 Masters in Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/03 - Current Development of active targeting strategies for the delivery of lipid-based nanoparticles to macrophages
Supervisor of Adriana Lima
 Mestrado em Bioengenharia
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/03 - Current Development of lipid nanoformulations for light-based therapies
Supervisor of Ana Isabel Amorim
Mestrado em Bioengenharia
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/07 Strategies for structural modification of nanoparticles for delivery of bioactive substances to the brain by intranasal administration
Supervisor
2024/02 - 2024/07 Development of lipid nanoformulations for breast cancer therapy
Supervisor of Giovanna Scavonne
Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy
2023/10 - 2024/06 Development of lipid nanoparticles as drug carriers for inflammatory conditions
Supervisor of Catarina Tavares
Mestrado em Bioengenharia
2023/07/09 - 2023/09/09 Production, characterization and in vitro evaluation of lipid nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Co-supervisor of Gavril Ciorna
Universitatea de Medicina Farmacie ¿tiin¿e ¿i Tehnologie George Emil Palade din Târgu Mure¿, Romania
2023/07/09 - 2023/09/09 Production, characterization and in vitro evaluation of lipid nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Co-supervisor of Maria Matean
Universitatea de Medicina Farmacie ¿tiin¿e ¿i Tehnologie George Emil Palade din Târgu Mure¿, Romania
2023/07/17 - 2023/07/30 Extracurricular laboratory internship: Basic concepts of nanoparticle production, characterization and in vitro evaluation
Supervisor of Alexandra Esteves Morais
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/07 Uso de nanopartículas poliméricas para entrega de fármacos para terapia fotodinâmica de cancro do fígado
Co-supervisor of Mariana Fernando Moreira
Mestrado em Tecnologia Farmacêutica (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/04/21 - Current Organizing committee of the Workshop of Imaging by confocal and fluorescence lifetime laboratory@CEMUP (2022/04/21)
2021/09 - Current Responsible for the cell culture training course from the “Molecular Biophysics and Biotechnology” research group (2021/09)
Workshop
2025/03/19 - 2025/03/19 Workshop on “Biomedical Applications of Lipid Nanoparticles: From Theory to Practice” (5h) (2025/03/19 - 2025/03/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil
2018/07/03 - 2018/07/03 Organizing committee of the V BiotechHealth Symposium Science & Co.: Bridging the Gap. (2018/07/03 - 2018/07/03) (2018/07/03 - 2018/07/03)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/03/02 - Current Workshop on Research ethics/Responsible conduct in research
Workshop
2021 - 2022 Short mobility stay for the performance of in vivo nanoparticle biodistribution studies
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Spain
2021/01 - 2021/03 Mobility stay for the performance of photothermal therapy studies and assessment of nanoparticles efficacy in 3D breast cancer cell models
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2018 - 2021 Mobility stays at the femtosecond laser laboratory - evaluation of the photothermal effects of gold nanostructures using pulsed and continuous NIR lasers
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2019/10/23 - 2019/10/25 Training school “Advanced spectroscopic analytical methods and new technologies in drug delivery”, UNGAP cost action
Helsingin yliopisto, Finland
2019/05/06 - 2019/05/17 FELASA Accredited Course 020/o8F - Laboratory Animal Science Course
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/04/07 - 2019/04/12 Short-term scientific Mission "Evaluating nanomedicine efficacy in 3D breast tumor models with Brillouin light scattering" , University of Lyon, France.
Institut Lumière Matière, France
2018/10/15 - 2019/03/01 Advanced course on Animal Models of Human Disease
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/12/10 - 2018/12/10 Workshop on Scientific illustration
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/11/09 - 2018/12/07 Advanced course on Soft Skills: Leadership and Team Management
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/06/07 - 2018/07/22 Advanced course on Quantitative data analysis using SPSS - levels I and II
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Ciências da Saúde Porto, Portugal
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/22 High Throughput Screening and Image Analysis for BioSciences
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/05/21 - 2018/05/25 Advanced course on Light microscopy
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/20 Advanced course on Histology and Electron Microscopy
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/03 Short Term Scientific mission within the Cost Action CA16124 - Performance of Photophysical and cellular studies for Photodynamic therapy applications, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
Other
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for fysikk, Norway
2018/01/22 - 2018/01/22 Workshop Mendeley: Reference Management Software & Research Network
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018/01/17 - 2018/01/19 Advanced Course on Brillouin Microscopy: Emerging Tool for Probing Mechanical Properties of Living Cells
EMBL Heidelberg Genome Biology, Germany
2018/01/08 - 2018/01/12 International Intensive Course on Cancer Biology: Advances in Epidemiology, etiology & Therapy
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/07/24 - 2017/07/28 Advanced course on Membrane biophysics: Impact of Lipids on Health, Disease and Therapy
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/06/12 - 2017/07/05 Advanced Course: Cell culture Training Course
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/02 - Current Analytical Chemistry - Laboratory Practice classes Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/11/26 - Current Presentation of a case study employing the theoretical concepts learned during the classes to describe the main techniques and results obtained during the PhD. Curricular unit Nanotherapeutics and Nanodiagnosis, MSC in Molecular Bioengineering.
2023/11 - Current Presentation of a case study aiming to describe the main techniques and findings obtained during the PhD, correlating the theoretical knowledge obtained in the classes with the practical aspects of the laboratory work. Curricular unit of Nanodiagnostic and Nanotherapy, MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Química Farmacêutica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023 - Current Presentation of a case study employing the theoretical concepts learned during the classes to describe the main techniques and results obtained during the PhD. Curricular unit Nanotherapeutics and Nanodiagnosis, MSC in Molecular Bioengineering. Bioengenharia Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/11 - Current Presentation of a case study employing the theoretical concepts learned during the classes to describe the main techniques and results obtained during the PhD. Curricular unit Nanotherapeutics and Nanodiagnosis, MSC in Molecular Bioengineering. Bioengenharia Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/11 - Current Presentation of a case study aiming to describe the main techniques and findings obtained during the PhD, correlating the theoretical knowledge obtained in the classes with the practical aspects of the laboratory work. Curricular unit of Nanodiagnostic and Nanotherapy, MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Química Farmacêutica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/11 - Current Presentation of a case study employing the theoretical concepts learned during the classes to describe the main techniques and results obtained during the PhD. Curricular unit Nanotherapeutics and Nanodiagnosis, MSC in Molecular Bioengineering. Bioengenharia Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 General and Inorganic Chemistry - Laboratory Practice classes Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/03/08 - 2024/03/08 Tutor of the laboratory practical classes of the curricular unit Bioassays in Drug Discovery from the MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Química Farmacêutica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/03/01 Tutor of the laboratory practical classes of the curricular unit ADMET in Medicinal Chemistry from the MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Química Farmacêutica Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/01 - Current Journal of Fluorescence (1573-4994) Springer Nature
2024/12 - Current Materials Today Bio (2590-0064) Elsevier
2024/08 - Current International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2024 - Current Scientific reports
2024 - Current Discover Nano
2024 - Current BioNanoScience Springer Nature
2023/11/26 - Current Nanomaterials MDPI
2023/11 - Current Materials Advances The Royal Society of Chemistry,
2019 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2018 - Current Journal of Herbal Medicine (2210-8033) Elsevier
2023/01/01 - 2023/01/01 Pharmaceutics MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/02 - 2022/10 Verteporfin-loaded lipid nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy of cancer Tomás Mendes
2021/12 - 2022/04 Nanotubos de carbono magnéticos funcionalizados: Avaliação da proteína corona em sangue total humano e estudo de citotoxicidade Mariana Azevedo
2021/09 - 2022/02 Scientific internship - lipid nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy Andreia Silva
2021/03 - 2021/10 Hyaluronic acid-coated lipid nanoparticles for enhanced delivery of mitoxantrone to cancer cells Maria Francisca Milheiro Bento

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/01/13 - Current Supervisor and member of the jury of the student Ana Beatriz Borer de Oliveira Rodrigues for the presentation of the Report for the Curricular unit "Design and Discovery of Bioactive Compounds" from the Masters in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Porto
2023/01/10 - Current Jury for the report and presentation of the student Gabriel Machado Azevedo for the Curricular unit "Design and Discovery of Bioactive Compounds" from the Masters in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2024/01 - 2024/07 Supervisor and member of the jury of the student Ana Beatriz Borer de Oliveira Rodrigues for the presentation of the seminar of the Curricular unit "Seminar" from the Masters in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Porto Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/07 Co-supervisor and member of the jury of the student Mariana Fernando Moreira for the presentation of the seminar of the Curricular unit "Seminar" from the Masters in Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Porto Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 Finalist of the iUP25k - University of Porto Business Ideas Competition
2019 Grant for the training school "Advanced spectroscopic analytical methods and new technologies in drug delivery", Helsinki, Finland , under the COST action CA16205
2019 Short Term Scientific Mission Grant, Institut Lumie`re Matie`re, University of Lyon, France under the COST action CA16124
2018 Grant for the training school "Brillouin Microscopy: Emerging Tool for Probing Mechanical Properties of Living Cells", EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany under the COST action CA16124
2018 Short Term Scientific Mission Grant, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway under the COST action CA16124