Miguel Peixoto de Almeida (4915-B105-5070)

Curriculum Vitae

Miguel Peixoto de Almeida

Miguel Peixoto de Almeida got his First Degree in Biochemistry in 2007 (University of Porto), his Master's Degree in Biochemistry in 2009 (University of Porto), and his PhD Degree in Sustainable Chemistry in 2019 (University of Aveiro, NOVA Lisbon, and University of Porto). He started his research activities in 2010 at the Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering – Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Associate Laboratory (LSRE–LCM/ALiCE, FEUP). He was then a member of the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV, REQUIMTE) from 2013 to 2021, Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit (UCIBIO, REQUIMTE), in 2021, CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials (Aveiro University) from 2022 to 2023 and Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy / Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering (LEPABE/ALiCE, FEUP) from 2023 to 2026. He has experience in the synthesis of nanostructured materials and metal nanoparticles, nanobioconjugation for sensing applications, and supercritical fluid extraction. He also has experience with multiple characterisation techniques as a trained operator, including SEM, EDS, AFM, DLS, ELS, NTA, and SERS. He is a co-author of 2 book chapters, 30+ journal papers and 60+ communications. With a current h-index of 20 and 1390+ citations (data from Scopus). Acted as an invited peer-reviewer 40+ times. He has been a team member of 20+ research projects, funded by multiple entities (public and private). He continues to collaborate with researchers from multiple institutions, including NOVA School of Science and Technology (Portugal), University of Brasília (Brazil), Babes-Bolyai University (Romania), and University of Lincoln (UK). He has been a supervisor/co-supervisor/tutor of 20+ Chemistry and Biochemistry students, for different degrees. He was an Invited Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, serving on the teaching teams for the "Nanotechnology and Bionanotechnology" and "Bioinorganic Chemistry" courses. He also contributed to scientific dissemination through extracurricular science activities taught in elementary schools and attended workshops to develop complementary scientific skills, such as data management and entrepreneurship.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Miguel Peixoto de Almeida
Gender: Male

Citation names

Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4915-B105-5070
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8621-4701
Researcher Id: H-2257-2012
Scopus Author Id: 55189516000

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelpeixotodealmeida/ (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering

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
2014/02/01 - 2019/01/17 Concluded	Química Sustentável (Doctorate) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal "Nanobioconjugates of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Biosensors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2017/06/05 - 2017/06/09 Concluded	Entrepreneurship Program for Researchers (Others) UPTEC Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia da Asprela, Portugal	n.a.
2016/04/18 - 2016/04/21 Concluded	REQUIMTE Atomic Force Microscopy Workshop (Others) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	n.a.
2011/06/07 - 2011/06/10 Concluded	Caracterizacion Quimico Fisica de la Superficie de Solidos (Others) Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Spain	n.a.
2009/10 - 2010/04 Concluded	Junior Achievement Graduate Program (Others) Universidade do Porto, Portugal	n.a.
2007/09 - 2009/11 Concluded	Bioquímica (Master's Degree) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "Desenvolvimento e Validação de Métodos de Espectrometria de Absorção Atómica para Análise de Águas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2004/09 - 2007/12 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciate Degree) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11/17 - 2026/06/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2023/01/15 - 2023/06/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2022/05/02 - 2022/07/24	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2021/12/31	Postdoc (Research)	REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2021/06/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
	REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2019/03/31	Researcher (Research)	REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
	REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2010/09/16 - 2013/04/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09 - 2021/08	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2015 - 2016	Immunonano diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP): an innovative approach based on the association of serological biosensors and nanoparticles PGG/001/2014 Researcher REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Gilead Sciences Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30	Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy UID/00511/2025 10.54499/UID/00511/2025 Researcher Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Engenharia Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30	Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy UID/PRR/00511/2025 10.54499/UID/PRR/00511/2025 Researcher Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Engenharia Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/11/17 - 2026/06/30	ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering LA/P/0045/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020 Researcher Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/11/17 - 2026/06/30	H2DRIVEN Green Agenda 02/C05-i01.02/2022.PC644923817-00000037 Researcher Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP Concluded
2023/11/17 - 2023/12/31	Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy UIDB/00511/2020 10.54499/UIDB/00511/2020 Researcher Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2023/11/17 - 2023/12/31	Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy UIDP/00511/2020 10.54499/UIDP/00511/2020 Researcher Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2023/01/15 - 2023/06/30	Desenvolvimento de rolhas de cortiça aglomerada com colas e tratamentos de superfície Bio, produzidas por processos mais verdes e sustentáveis POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070302 Researcher Amorim Cork Research, Portugal Amorim Cork, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização Concluded
2022/05/02 - 2023/06/30	CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials UIDB/50011/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50011/2020 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022/05/02 - 2023/06/30	CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials UIDP/50011/2020 10.54499/UIDP/50011/2020 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022/05/02 - 2023/06/30	CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials LA/P/0006/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022/05/02 - 2022/07/24	REFINECYANO - Valorização de pigmentos de cianobactérias pela aplicação do conceito de biorefinaria PTDC/BTA-BTA/30914/2017 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/09/01 - 2021/12/31	Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit UIDB/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020 Post-doc Fellow Universidade do Porto, 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 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2021/06/30	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos LA/P/0008/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020 Researcher Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/04/01 - 2021/06/30	Gold nanoparticle-based molecular detection of metabolic diseases PTDC/NAN-MAT/30589/2017 Researcher REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019 - 2021	Design of new gold catalysts for glycerol transformation into value-added products PTDC/CTM-CTM/31983/2017 Other REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes UID/QUI/50006/2019 Researcher Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017 - 2019	Disposable SERS Microfluidic platforms for food toxin detection PTDC/CTM-NAN/2912/2014 Researcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/05 - 2014/01	Development of a new immunological screening method for leishmaniasis using colloidal gold nanoparticles PTDC/CVT/110732/2009 Research Fellow Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/09 - 2013/04	Heterogenization of gold complexes and their use in catalysis PTDC/QUI-QUI/100682/2008 Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Baptista, Pedro; Gomes, Inês; Figueiredo, Sara; Soares, Leonor; Franco, Ricardo. "Gold Nanoparticles as (Bio)Chemical Sensors". In Gold Nanoparticles in Analytical Chemistry, edited by Valcárcel, Miguel; López-Lorente, Ángela, 529-567. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2014. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-444-63285-2.00013-4 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia. "Organogold Complexes - An Important Role in Homogenous Catalysis and a Golden Future as Heterogenized (Hybrid) Materials". In New and Future Developments in Catalysis, edited by Suib, Steven L., 105-121. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2013. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-444-53876-5.00005-2
Conference abstract	Silva, ÍC; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Octávio L.; Santos, Nuno C; Gonçalves, Sónia. "Peptide-conjugated silver nanostars as anticancer agent". Paper presented in 20th IUPAB International Congress, 45th SBBf Congress and 50th Annual Meeting of SBBq, 2021. Published Costa, Carlos; Cadete, João; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Krippahl, Ludwig; Franco, Ricardo. "Interaction between gold nanoparticles and blood proteins". Paper presented in Fourth International Congress of CiiEM: Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Almada, 2021. Published • 10.1080/07853890.2021.1896884 Tomás, Ana Luísa; Pinto, Mafalda; Cardoso, Fernando; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; de Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo; Matos, Olga. "Application of synthetic recombinant multi-epitope antigens and gold nanoparticles for a Pneumocystis pneumonia rapid diagnostic test". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress of the CiiEM, Almada, 2019. Published • 10.1080/07853890.2018.1561853 Peitinho, David J.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Krippahl, Ludwig; Franco, Ricardo. "Interaction between gold nanoparticles and blood proteins to define disease states". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress of the CiiEM, Almada, 2019. Published • 10.1080/07853890.2018.1561803 Vasconcelos, Andreanne G.; Valim, Martina O.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Mattos, Jacó S. C.; Rabello, Doralina A. R.; Eaton, Peter; Kuckelhaus, Selma A. S.; Leite, José Roberto S. A.. "Production of lipid-core nanocapsules containing lycopene-rich extract from red guava (Psidium guajava l.) with cytotoxic activity in breast cancer cells". Paper presented in Brazilian Breast Cancer Symposium 2019, Pirenópolis, 2019. Published • 10.29289/259453942019v29s1ep22 Pinto, Mafalda; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Cardoso, Fernando; Gomes, Inês; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo; Matos, Olga. "Expression and purification of a Pneumocystis jirovecii synthetic recombinant antigen and application in the development of a serological rapid diagnostic test". Paper presented in PROTIST-2016, Moscow, 2016. Published
Conference poster	Marques, Inês; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Peixoto, Andreia F.; Pereira, Eulália; de Castro, Baltazar; Leite, Andreia. Corresponding author: Marques, Inês. "Unveiling the Hidden Value of Rice Bran Biochar". Paper presented in 2nd Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Energy - ETE 2025, 2025. Machado, Juliana; Almeida, José; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Enea, Maria; Pereira, Eulália; Silva, Ana M. G.. Corresponding author: Machado, Juliana. "Pyrrolidine-fused chlorin conjugated gold nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization". Paper presented in XXVIII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2023. Machado, Cláudia; Pereira, Eulália; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel. "Detection of Immunoglobulins by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2021. Maria Enea; Miguel Peixoto de Almeida; Rocío Jurado; André Dias; Beatriz Ferreira; Carlos Bernardes; Orfeu Flores; Eulália Pereira; Ricardo Franco. "NANOMODE - Gold Nanoparticle-based Molecular Detection of Metabolic Diseases". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021. Sara C. Freitas; João H. Belo; Célia T. Sousa; Ricardo Magalhães; Hélder Crespo; Miguel Canhota; Miguel Peixoto de Almeida; et al. "Multifunctional Fe-Au Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications". Paper presented in INTERMAG 2021, 2021. Oliveira, Maria João; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Gomes, Daniela; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Byrne, Hugh J.; Águas, Hugo; Franco, Ricardo. "Design and Assembly of Effective Gold Nanostar Immunoprobes for SERS-based Assays". Paper presented in Material Science: Characterisation and Applications of Advanced Nanophotonic Materials and Structures Virtual Conference, 2021. Sara C. Freitas; João Horta Belo; Sousa, Célia Tavares de; Magalhães, Ricardo; Crespo, Helder; Canhota, Miguel; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; et al. "Multifunctional Fe-Au nanostructures for localized hyperthermia". Paper presented in 2021 Spanish Conference on Biomedical Applications (SBAN), 2021. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Eaton, Peter; Pereira, Eulália. "Silver nanostar-based biocide surfaces". Paper presented in nanoPT 2020, 2020. Wiechers de Carvalho, Diego; Oliveira, Maria João; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo. "Simple one-pot separation of histidine-tagged proteins using NTA-functionalized gold nanostars". Paper presented in nanoPT 2020, 2020. Ferreira Soares, Iago; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Moreira, Joaquim A.; Pereira, Eulália. "Development of nanoplatforms for SERS based on silver nanostars". Paper presented in nanoPT 2020, 2020. Oliveira, Maria João; Cunha, Inês; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Pereira, Eulália; Pereira, Luís; et al. "Sticky cellulose hydrogel as a platform for a SERS based immunoassay". Paper presented in nanoPT 2020, 2020. Chaves, Miguel; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Mirante, Fátima; Julião, Diana; Pereira, Eulália; Luís Cunha-Silva; de Castro, Baltazar; Balula, Salete. "MOFs functionalized with Amino and Thiol Groups to Accommodate Catalytic Gold Nanoparticles". Paper presented in IJUP 2020, 2020. Jurado, Rocío; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Flores, Orfeu; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo. "Optimization of Gold nanoprobes for detection of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism related to lactose intolerance". Paper presented in 11th International Workshop on Chemistry of Group 11 Elements, 2020. Oliveira, Maria João; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Gomes, Daniela; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Byrne, Hugh J.; Águas, Hugo; Franco, Ricardo. "Design and Assembly of Effective Gold Nanostar Immunoprobes for SERS-based Assays". Paper presented in ISN2A 2020, 2020. Tomás, Ana Luísa; Cardoso, Fernando; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo; Matos, Olga. "An immunonanodiagnostic approach for Pneumocystis pneumonia at point-of-care". Paper presented in 9th Trends in Medical Mycology, 2019. Silveira, Célia M.; Zumpano, Rosaceleste; Moreira, Miguel; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Oliveira, Maria João; Bento, Marina; Montez, Cláudia; et al. "Star-shaped gold nanoparticle interfaces for improved protein direct electrochemistry". Paper presented in ECIS 2019, 2019. Espinha, Cláudia; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Eaton, Peter; Moreira, J. Agostinho; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "SERS substrates made from centrifugation-deposited silver nanostars". Paper presented in XXVI EN SPQ, 2019. Silveira, Célia M.; Zumpano, Rosaceleste; Moreira, Miguel; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Oliveira, Maria João; Bento, Marina; Montez, Cláudia; et al. "Star-shaped gold nanoparticle interfaces for improved protein direct electrochemistry". Paper presented in XXVI EN SPQ, 2019. Oliveira, Maria João; Bento, Marina; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Águas, Hugo; Franco, Ricardo. "Plasmonic office paper SERS-based bionanoplatform for immuno-detection of food toxins". Paper presented in Materiais 2019, 2019. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Grosso, Filipa; Rodrigues, Carla; Novais, Ângela; Leopold, Nicolae; Peixe, Luísa; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Bacteria fast discrimination at species and infraspecies levels using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy". Paper presented in Materiais 2019, 2019. Oliveira, Maria João; Quaresma, Pedro; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Andreia; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Franco, Ricardo; Águas, Hugo. "Office paper decorated with silver nanostars - an alternative cost-effective platform for trace analyte detection by SERS". Paper presented in Nano-scale Materials Characterization Techniques and Applications, 2018. Tomás, Ana Luísa; Pinto, Mafalda; Cardoso, Fernando; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Matos, Olga; Franco, Ricardo. "Gold Bionanoconjugate-based Point-of-Care Platform for Serological Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia". Paper presented in Ciência 2018, 2018. Bessa, Lucinda J.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Eaton, Peter; Pereira, Eulália; Paula, Gameiro. "Confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms treated with silver nanospheres and nanostars". Paper presented in Biofilms 8, 2018. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Quaresma, Pedro; Sousa, Susana; Couto, Cláudia; Gomes, Inês; Krippahl, Ludwig; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Nanobioconjugation of Toxicodendron vernicifluum Laccase and Gold Nanoparticles for Enzymatic Activity Enhancement". Paper presented in 6th PYCHEM, 2018. Eaton, Peter; Quaresma, Pedro; Soares, Cristina; Neves, Cristina S.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; West, Paul. "An Experimental Comparison of Common Methods to Measure Dimensions of Synthetic Nanoparticles". Paper presented in Workshop on Electron Microscopy, 2018. Tomás, Ana Luísa; Cardoso, Fernando; Pinto, Mafalda; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; de Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo; Matos, Olga. "Point-of-care innovative platform based on a serological bionanosensor for Pneumocystis pneumonia". Paper presented in 28th ECCMID, 2018. Lustosa, AKMF; Oliveira, ACJ; Quelemes, PV; Plácido, Alexandra; Silva, FV; Oliveira, IS; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; et al. "In Situ Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles in a Hydrogel of Carboxymethyl Cellulose with Phthalated-Cashew Gum as a Promising Antibacterial and Healing Agent". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17, 2017. Oliveira, Maria João; Quaresma, Pedro; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Andreia; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Franco, Ricardo; Águas, Hugo. "Plasmonic papers as alternative cost effective platforms for trace analyte detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy". Paper presented in 5th Nano Today Conference, 2017. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Sousa, Susana; Quaresma, Pedro; Couto, Cláudia; Gomes, Inês; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Laccase-gold Nanoparticle Bioconjugation Enhances Enzymatic Activity". Paper presented in 5th Nano Today Conference, 2017. Oliveira, Maria João; Quaresma, Pedro; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Andreia; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Franco, Ricardo; Águas, Hugo. "Office paper decorated with silver nanostars - an alternative cost effective platform for trace analyte detection by SERS". Paper presented in Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering - SERS: Faraday Discussions, 2017. Pinto, Mafalda; Tomás, Ana Luísa; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Cardoso, Fernando; Pereira, Eulália; Matos, Olga; Franco, Ricardo. "Gold Bionanoconjugate-based Point-of-Care Platform for Serological Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia". Paper presented in IWOP 2017, 2017. Oliveira, Maria João; Quaresma, Pedro; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Andreia; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Franco, Ricardo; Águas, Hugo. "Plasmonic office paper as an alternative cost effective platform for trace analyte detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy". Paper presented in XXV EN SPQ, 2017. Pinto, Mafalda; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Gomes, Inês; Cardoso, Fernando; Tomás, Ana Luísa; Serro, Ana P.; Saramago, Benilde; et al. "Bionanoconjugados de Nanopartículas de ouro e antigénio recombinante sintético para o diagnóstico serológico de Pneumonia por Pneumocystis". Paper presented in 4º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical - Sida, Tuberculose e Doenças Oportunistas, 2017. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Leopold, Nicolae; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)-based fingerprinting of Portuguese wines". Paper presented in nanoPortugal 2017, 2017. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Belda, Marta; Calle, Emma; Pelicano, Catarina; Néné Soares, Patrícia; Eaton, Peter. "Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles and Trametes versicolor Laccase on Membranes for the Development of Biosensors". Paper presented in 1st Scientific Meeting of the Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Chemistry, 2016. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Belda, Marta; Calle, Emma; Eaton, Peter; Pereira, Eulália. "Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles and Trametes versicolor Laccase Nanobioconjugates on Membranes for the Development of Biosensors". Paper presented in nanoPortugal 2016, 2016. Eaton, Peter; Quaresma, Pedro; Soares, Cristina; Neves, Cristina S.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; West, Paul. "An Experimental Comparison of Common Methods to Measure Dimensions of Synthetic Nanoparticles". Paper presented in nanoPortugal 2016, 2016. Romão, Mariana; Gomes, Inês; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Cunha, Cláudia S.; Prudêncio, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo. "NanoImmunoAssays for Malaria Antigen Detection in Clinical Samples using Gold Nanoparticles-Antibody Conjugates". Paper presented in VII ENEBIOQ, 2014. Martins, Luísa M.D.R.S.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia; Pombeiro, Armando. "Redox Properties - Catalytic Activity Relationships of Novel Gold(III) Complexes Bearing C-scorpionate Ligands". Paper presented in XXV International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, 2012. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia; Martins, Luísa M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, Armando; Figueiredo, José L.. "Homogeneous and Heterogenised Gold C-scorpionate Complexes for Alkane Oxidation". Paper presented in ICC 2012 - 15th International Congress on Catalysis, 2012. Martins, Luísa M.D.R.S.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia; Pombeiro, Armando. "Electrochemical Behaviour of C-scorpionate Gold(III) Compounds". Paper presented in XIV Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry & XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 2012. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia; Figueiredo, José L.. "Iminopyrrole Complexes of Several Transition Metals - Synthesis and Heterogenisation in Carbon Materials". Paper presented in STCE 2012 - 18th International Conference on Solid Compounds of Transition Elements, 2012. Carabineiro, Sónia; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Martins, Luísa M.D.R.S.; MacLeod, TCO; Pombeiro, Armando; Figueiredo, José L.. "Heterogenisation of Metal C-scorpionate Complexes on Carbon Materials". Paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 2011. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Silva, TFS; Carabineiro, Sónia; Martins, Luísa MDRS; Pombeiro, Armando; Figueiredo, José L.. "Heterogeneização de Complexos C-escorpionatos em Materiais de Carbono". Paper presented in XXII EN SPQ, 2011.
Journal article	Silva, Ítala C.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Octávio L.; Gonçalves, Sónia; Santos, Nuno C. Corresponding author: Santos, Nuno C. "Enhanced Anticancer Efficacy of Pa-MAP 1.9 Peptide-Coated Silver Nanostars on Breast Cancer Cells". Materials Today Bio (2026): 103573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103573. Open access • In press • 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103573 Marques, Rita; Delgado, Sofia; de Almeida, Miguel Peixoto; Lopes, Tânia; Mendes, Adélio. Corresponding author: Mendes, Adélio. "Antimony-doped tin oxide as a promising support for low-loading iridium electrodes in proton exchange membrane electrolysis". Chemical Engineering Journal 533 (2026): 174665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.174665. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.cej.2026.174665 Varanda, Catarina; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Portugal, Inês; Ribeiro, Jorge; Silva, Carlos M.; Silva, Artur M. S.. Corresponding author: Silva, Artur M. S.. "By-Products of Arabian Light Crude Oil Refining: Profiling Properties for Bitumen Production". Petroleum Chemistry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s0965544124050177. Published • 10.1134/S0965544124050177 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Rodrigues, Carla; Novais, Ângela; Grosso, Filipa; Leopold, Nicolae; Peixe, Luísa; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. Corresponding author: Peixe, Luísa. "Silver Nanostar-Based SERS for the Discrimination of Clinically Relevant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae Species and Clones". Biosensors 13 2 (2023): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios13020149. Open access • Published • 10.3390/bios13020149 Enea, Maria; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Dias, André; Ferreira, Beatriz; Bernardes, Carlos; Flores, Orfeu; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Franco, Ricardo. "Improved gold nanoprobes for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms. The influence of size.". Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 39 12 (2022): 2200137. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202200137. Open access • Published • 10.1002/ppsc.202200137 Araujo, Thais Danyelle Santos; da Costa, João Marcos Antônio Rodrigues; de Oliveira Silva Ribeiro, Fabio; de Jesus Oliveira, Antonia Carla; do Nascimento Dias, Jhones; de Araujo, Alyne Rodrigues; Barros, Ayslan Batista; et al. "Nanoemulsion of cashew gum and clove essential oil (Ocimum gratissimum Linn) potentiating antioxidant and antimicrobial activity". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 193 (2021): 100-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.195. Published • 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.195 de Andrades, Eryka Oliveira; da Costa, João Marcos Antônio Rodrigues; de Lima Neto, Francisco Edmar Moreira; de Araujo, Alyne Rodrigues; de Oliveira Silva Ribeiro, Fabio; Vasconcelos, Andreanne Gomes; de Jesus Oliveira, Antônia Carla; et al. "Acetylated cashew gum and fucan for incorporation of lycopene rich extract from red guava (Psidium guajava L.) in nanostructured systems: Antioxidant and antitumor capacity". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 191 (2021): 1026-1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.116. Published • 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.116 Vasconcelos, Andreanne G.; Barros, Ana Luisa A. N.; Cabral, Wanessa F.; Moreira, Daniel C.; da Silva, Ingrid Gracielle M.; Silva-Carvalho, Amandda É.; Miguel Peixoto de Almeida; et al. "Promising self-emulsifying drug delivery system loaded with lycopene from red guava (Psidium guajava L.): in vivo toxicity, biodistribution and cytotoxicity on DU-145 prostate cancer cells". Cancer Nanotechnology 12 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12645-021-00103-w. Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12645-021-00103-w Oliveira, Maria João; Cunha, Inês; Miguel Peixoto de Almeida; Calmeiro, Tomás; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Pereira, Luís; et al. Corresponding author: Águas, Hugo. "Reusable and highly sensitive SERS immunoassay utilizing gold nanostars and a cellulose hydrogel-based platform". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 9 36 (2021): 7516-7529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1tb01404h. Published • 10.1039/d1tb01404h Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Neves, Cláudia M.B.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, Eulália; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Medforth, Craig J.. "Binary ionic iron(III) porphyrin nanostructured materials with catalase-like activity". Applied Materials Today 21 (2020): 100830. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100830. Published • 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100830 Brandão, Marcela de S.; Jesus, Joilson R.; de Araújo, Alyne R.; de Carvalho, Juarez G.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Plácido, Alexandra; Eaton, Peter; et al. "Acetylated cashew-gum-based silver nanoparticles for the development of latent fingerprints on porous surfaces". Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 14 (2020): 100383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100383. Published • 10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100383 Bessa, Lucinda J.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Eaton, Peter; Pereira, Eulália. "Silver Nanostars-Coated Surfaces with Potent Biocidal Properties". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 21 (2020): 7891. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217891. Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph17217891 Vasconcelos, Andreanne G.; Valim, Martina O.; Amorim, Adriany G.N.; do Amaral, Constança Pais; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Borges, Tatiana K.S.; Socodato, Renato; et al. "Cytotoxic activity of poly-e-caprolactone lipid-core nanocapsules loaded with lycopene-rich extract from red guava (Psidium guajava L.) on breast cancer cells". Food Research International 136 (2020): 109548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109548. Published • 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109548 Araruna, Felipe Bastos; de Oliveira, Taiane Maria; Quelemes, Patrick Veras; de Araújo Nobre, Alyne Rodrigues; Plácido, Alexandra; Vasconcelos, Andreanne Gomes; de Paula, Regina Célia Monteiro; et al. "Antibacterial application of natural and carboxymethylated cashew gum-based silver nanoparticles produced by microwave-assisted synthesis". Carbohydrate Polymers (2020): 115260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115260. Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115260 Enea, Maria; Pereira, Eulália; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Bastos, Maria de Lourdes; Carmo, Helena. "Gold nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and apoptosis in human kidney cells". Nanomaterials 10 5 (2020): 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10050995. Open access • Published • 10.3390/nano10050995 Tomás, Ana Luísa; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Cardoso, Fernando; Pinto, Mafalda; Pereira, Eulália; Franco, Ricardo; Matos, Olga. "Development of a Gold Nanoparticle-Based Lateral-Flow Immunoassay for Pneumocystis Pneumonia Serological Diagnosis at Point-of-Care". Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02917. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02917 Enea, Maria; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Soares, Maria Elisa; Gonçalves-Monteiro, Salomé; Guedes de Pinho, Paula; Pereira, Eulália; Bastos, Maria de Lourdes; Carmo, Helena. "A Metabolomic Approach for the In Vivo Study of Gold Nanospheres and Nanostars after a Single-Dose Intravenous Administration to Wistar Rats". Nanomaterials 9 11 (2019): 1606. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9111606. Open access • Published • 10.3390/nano9111606 Oliveira, Maria João; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Nunes, Daniela; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Pereira, Eulália; J. Byrne, Hugh; Águas, Hugo; Franco, Ricardo. "Design and Simple Assembly of Gold Nanostar Bioconjugates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Immunoassays". Nanomaterials 9 11 (2019): 1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9111561. Open access • Published • 10.3390/nano9111561 de Araujo, Alyne Rodrigues; Ramos-Jesus, Joilson; de Oliveira, Taiane Maria; de Carvalho, Andressa Maria A.; Nunes, Paulo Humberto M.; Daboit, Tatiane Caroline; Carvalho, Ana P.; et al. "Identification of Eschweilenol C in derivative of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. and green synthesis of bioactive and biocompatible silver nanoparticles". Industrial Crops and Products 137 (2019): 52-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.05.012. Published • 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.05.012 Silveira, Célia M.; Zumpano, Rosaceleste; Moreira, Miguel; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Oliveira, Maria João; Bento, Marina; Montez, Cláudia; et al. "Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles as Friendly Interfaces for Protein Electrochemistry: the Case Study of Cytochrome c". ChemElectroChem 6 17 (2019): 4696-4703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901393. Published • 10.1002/celc.201901393 Enea, Maria; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Eaton, Peter; Dias da Silva, Diana; Pereira, Eulália; Soares, Maria Elisa; Bastos, Maria de Lourdes; Carmo, Helena. "A multiparametric study of gold nanoparticles cytotoxicity, internalization and permeability using an in vitro model of blood brain barrier. Influence of size, shape and capping agent". Nanotoxicology 13 7 (2019): 990-1004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2019.1621398. Published • 10.1080/17435390.2019.1621398 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Leopold, Nicolae; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Expedite SERS Fingerprinting of Portuguese White Wines Using Plasmonic Silver Nanostars". Frontiers in Chemistry 7 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00368. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fchem.2019.00368 do Amaral Rodrigues, Jessica; de Araújo, Alyne Rodrigues; Pitombeira, Nadia Aline; Plácido, Alexandra; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Veras, Leiz Maria Costa; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; et al. "Acetylated cashew gum-based nanoparticles for the incorporation of alkaloid epiisopiloturine". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 128 (2019): 965-972. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.206. Published • 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.206 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Quaresma, Pedro; Sousa, Susana; Couto, Cláudia; Gomes, Inês; Krippahl, Ludwig; Franco, Ricardo; Pereira, Eulália. "Measurement of adsorption constants of laccase on gold nanoparticles to evaluate the enhancement in enzyme activity of adsorbed laccase". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 24 (2018): 16761-16769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8cp03116a. Published • 10.1039/c8cp03116a Lustosa, Ana; de Jesus Oliveira, Antônia; Quelemes, Patrick; Plácido, Alexandra; da Silva, Francilene; Oliveira, Irisdalva; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; et al. "In Situ Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles in a Hydrogel of Carboxymethyl Cellulose with Phthalated-Cashew Gum as a Promising Antibacterial and Healing Agent". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18 11 (2017): 2399. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18112399. Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms18112399 Eaton, Peter; Quaresma, P.; Soares, C.; Neves, C.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Pereira, E.; West, P.. "A direct comparison of experimental methods to measure dimensions of synthetic nanoparticles". Ultramicroscopy 182 (2017): 179-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.07.001. Published • 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.07.001 Oliveira, Maria João; Quaresma, Pedro; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Araújo, Andreia; Pereira, Eulália; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Franco, Ricardo; Águas, Hugo. "Office paper decorated with silver nanostars - an alternative cost effective platform for trace analyte detection by SERS". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): 2480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02484-8. Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-017-02484-8 Martins, L. M. D. R. S.; Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia; Figueiredo, J. L.; Pombeiro, A. J. L.. "Heterogenisation of a C-Scorpionate FeII Complex on Carbon Materials for Cyclohexane Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide". ChemCatChem 5 12 (2013): 3847-3856. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201300432. Published • 10.1002/cctc.201300432 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia. "The role of nanogold in human tropical diseases: research, detection and therapy". Gold Bulletin 46 2 (2013): 65-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13404-013-0086-9. Open access • Published • 10.1007/s13404-013-0086-9 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Martins, L. M. D. R. S.; Carabineiro, Sónia; Lauterbach, T.; Rominger, F.; Hashmi, A. S. K.; Pombeiro, A. J. L.; Figueiredo, J. L.. "Homogeneous and heterogenised new gold C-scorpionate complexes as catalysts for cyclohexane oxidation". Catalysis Science & Technology 3 11 (2013): 3056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00552f. Published • 10.1039/c3cy00552f Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia. "Dioxin Decomposition and Detection Using Gold Based Materials". Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering 5 1 (2012): 56-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211334711205010056. Published • 10.2174/2211334711205010056 Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel; Carabineiro, Sónia. "The Best of Two Worlds from the Gold Catalysis Universe: Making Homogeneous Heterogeneous". ChemCatChem 4 1 (2011): 18-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201100288. Published • 10.1002/cctc.201100288
Thesis / Dissertation	Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel. "Nanobioconjugates of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Biosensors". PhD, Universidade do Porto, 2019. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/118510. Peixoto de Almeida, Miguel. "Desenvolvimento e validação de métodos de espectrometria de absorção atómica para análise de águas". Master, Universidade do Porto, 2009.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/09/07	Structural Optimization of NaNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2 via Doping and Quenching	76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry International Society of Electrochemistry (Mainz, Germany)
2023/05/10	Pyrrolidine-fused chlorin conjugated gold nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy	IJUP 2023 Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/04/23	Estudo da agregação controlada de AuNPs modificadas com oligonucleótidos para o desenvolvimento de testes rápidos para deteção de polimorfismos de nucleótido único	BIOSYNBIO 2021 FCUP (Porto, Portugal)
2019/04/16	Plasmonic office paper as an alternative cost-effective platform for trace analyte detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy	Materiais 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/04/14	Bacteria fast discrimination at species and infraspecies levels using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	Materiais 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/07/02	Application of synthetic recombinant multi-epitope antigens in an innovative point-of-care platform for serodiagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia	Ciência 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/03	Star-shaped Gold Nanoparticles Provide Improved Interfaces for Electrochemical Biosensors	XXIV International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics (Lyon, France)
2017/02/01	Synthesis of Non-Spherical Metal Nanoparticles for Ultra-Sensitive SERS	nanoPortugal 2017 (Porto, Portugal)
2017/02/01	Acetylated Cashew Gum-Based Nanoparticles: Drug Delivery of the Alkaloid Epiisopiloturine	nanoPortugal 2017 (Porto, Portugal)
2014/01/20	A Gold Nanoparticles-based Test for the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis	1st ISN2A (Almada, Portugal)
2011/11/09	Heterogeneização de Complexos Metálicos do Tipo C-escorpionato em Materiais Porosos de Carbono	XVII Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química (Pontevedra, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09 - 2021/12/09	SERS-based platforms for high-sensitive bio-sensors Co-supervisor of Tiago André Almeida Azevedo	Física Médica (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/11/16	Estudo da agregação controlada de nanopartículas de ouro modificadas com oligonucleótidos para o desenvolvimento de testes rápidos para deteção de polimorfismos de nucleótido único (Study of the controlled aggregation of oligonucleotide modified gold nanoparticles for the development of rapid tests for the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms) Co-supervisor of Ana Beatriz Oliveira Ferreira	Aplicações em Biotecnologia e Biologia Sintética (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07/31	Deteção de Tióis Totais via Substratos Impregnados com Nanopartículas de Ouro (Total Thiols Detection using Substrates Impregnated with Gold Nanoparticles) Supervisor of Luís Filipe Couto Santos	Bioquímica (Scientific initiation) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07/07	Deteção e quantificação relativa de imunoglobulinas do tipo IgG e IgM por análise de rastreamento de nanopartículas (Detection and relative quantification of IgG and IgM immunoglobulins by nanoparticle tracking analysis) Co-supervisor of Cláudia Sofia Machado Sampaio	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/08/27	Gold Nanoparticle - Antibody Interaction Studies by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Co-supervisor of Ananya Vijaya Reddy	Química (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/03/21 - 2019/03/21	Carbon Day (2019/03/21 - 2019/03/21) Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2013/04/13 - 2013/04/13	Olimpíadas da Química Júnior (Junior Chemistry Olympiad) semi-final (2013/04/13 - 2013/04/13) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/10/07 - 2025/10/08	Attendee at "UAveiro RDM Center Event: Managing Research Data, Sharing and Creating Value Within the Community" Meeting	Encontro UAveiro RDM Center: Gerir Dados de Investigação, Partilhar e Criar Valor em Comunidade Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/06/24 - 2025/07/03	Attendee at "5th Scientific Writing Workshop – AI: from Idea to Presentation" Workshop	5.º Workshop de Escrita Científica – IA: da Ideia à Apresentação Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico Biblioteca, Portugal
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/31	Instrutor at "Hands-on-Nano" Summer School (Verão com Ciência FCT) Workshop	Hands-on-Nano: Escola de Verão em Técnicas de Caracterização de Materiais Nanoestruturados Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Porto, Portugal
2020/03/05 - 2020/03/06	Instructor at "Nanotechnology Masterclasses" Workshop Workshop	Masterclasses Salesianos Porto 2020 Salesianos do Porto, Portugal
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/07	Promoter at LAQV-REQUIMTE Booth Exhibition	XVII Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/03/18 - 2016/03/20	Instructor at "Gold Nanostars Synthesis" Workshop Workshop	IV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/03/17 - 2016/03/20	Promoter at LAQV-REQUIMTE Booth Exhibition	XIV Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/03/04 - 2016/03/06	Instructor at "Interaction of Metal Nanoparticles with Proteins" Workshop Workshop	IV AEICBAS Biomedical Congress Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07/06 - 2015/07/10	Instructor at "Fabrication of Reusable Enzymatic Tablets" Workshop Workshop	Escola de Química e Bioquímica 2015 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/03/23 - 2015/03/25	Instructor at "Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles" Workshop Workshop	LabWeek - Semana com a Química 2015 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/03/17 - 2013/03/20	Promoter at LSRE-LCM Booth Exhibition	XI Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011/03/14 - 2011/03/17	Promoter at LSRE-LCM Booth Exhibition	IX Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2026/02/13	Análise e modelação de processos de degradação de materiais isolantes de transformadores (Thesis) Arguer	Miguel Ângelo de Jesus Teixeira (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/03/14	Uso de polímeros naturais para o desenvolvimento de produtos nanoestruturados com aplicações em papiloscopia forense e identificação humana (Thesis) Main arguer	Raissa Rachel de Moraes Barbosa (Master) Universidade de Brasília Faculdade de Medicina, Brazil
2023/11/23	Development of sensors type LFIA for the detection and quantification of anti-toxoplasmosis antibodies (Thesis) Main arguer	Leonardo Francisco Loureiro Ferreira (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/07/27	Nanophotonic Biosensors for Melanoma Diagnostics and Therapy Monitoring (Thesis) Main arguer	Beatriz Serrano do Couto (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/12/22	Gold Nanoprobes for Molecular Detection of SNPs Related to Lactose Intolerance (Thesis) Main arguer	André Teixeira Dias (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2007/09 - 2009/07	Monitoring Committee of the Master's Degree in Biochemistry from Universidade do Porto Member	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2013/06 - 2013/06	iOS Mobile Application "Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química" for XVIII EN SPQ	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020/02/09 - 2021/08/31	Química Bioinorgânica / Bioinorganic Chemistry (Q2017)	Bioquímica (Licenciate Degree)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2021/02/07	Nanotecnologia e Bionanotecnologia / Nanotechnology and Bionanotechnology (Q4068)	Química (Integrated Master's Degree)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2008/11/22	Influência do Programa Ciência Viva nos Percursos Académico e Científico (Influence of Ciência Viva Program on Academic and Scientific Careers)	Diário de Notícias

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023/05/08 - 2026/06/02	Sustainable Materials and Technologies (2214-9929)	Elsevier (2 Peer Reviews)
2021/07/30 - 2026/04/13	Biosensors (2079-6374)	MDPI (6 Peer Reviews)
2026/02/01 - 2026/02/17	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (0141-8130)	Elsevier (1 Peer Review)
2025/11/30 - 2025/12/09	Food Chemistry: X (2590-1575)	Elsevier (1 Peer Review)
2025/03/24 - 2025/07/02	Journal of Molecular Liquids (0167-7322)	Elsevier (2 Peer Review)
2025/03/31 - 2025/04/15	International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067)	MDPI (1 Peer Review)
2024/04/09 - 2024/09/02	ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2168-0485)	American Chemical Society, ACS (2 Peer Reviews)
2024/06/01 - 2024/06/18	Next Nanotechnology (2949-8295)	Elsevier (1 Peer Review)
2021/03/18 - 2023/11/16	Nanomaterials (2079-4991)	MDPI (3 Peer Reviews)
2023/05/19 - 2023/06/05	Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-2929)	Elsevier (1 Peer Review)
2021/11/24 - 2023/04/23	Chemosensors (2227-9040)	MDPI (3 Peer Reviews)
2023/01/19 - 2023/01/23	Pathogens (2076-0817)	MDPI (1 Peer Review)
2023/01/10 - 2023/01/19	Analytical Methods (1759-9679)	Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC (1 Peer Review)
2022/11/21 - 2022/12/06	Universal Journal of Nanoscience	Universal Wiser Publisher (1 Peer Review)
2020/03/09 - 2022/06/28	Arabian Journal of Chemistry (1878-5352)	Elsevier (3 Peer Reviews)
2021/04/21 - 2022/05/17	Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (1618-2642)	Springer (2 Peer Reviews)
2022/04/30 - 2022/05/10	RSC Advances (2046-2069)	Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC (1 Peer Review)
2020/12/15 - 2022/03/28	Sensors (1424-8220)	MDPI (4 Peer Reviews)
2021/11/02 - 2021/11/03	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI (1 Peer Review)
2021/05/08 - 2021/08/22	ACS Agricultural Science & Technology (2692-1952)	American Chemical Society, ACS (2 Peer Reviews)
2021/05/08 - 2021/05/21	ACS Nano (1936-0851)	American Chemical Society, ACS (1 Peer Review)
2021/04/23 - 2021/04/30	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601)	MDPI (1 Peer Review)
2021/01/21 - 2021/02/17	Micromachines (2072-666X)	MDPI (2 Peer Reviews)
2021/01/27 - 2021/02/08	BioNanoScience (2191-1649)	Springer (1 Peer Review)
2018/07 - 2018/07	Journal of Polymers and the Environment (1566-2543)	Springer (1 Peer Review)
2014/05 - 2014/05	Journal of Nanoparticle Research (1388-0764)	Springer (1 Peer Review)

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2019/09 - 2020/11	Master's Dissertation - Otimização de Nanoplataformas para SERS Baseadas em Nanoestrelas de Prata e de Ouro para Deteção e Quantificação de Glutationa em Amostras de Sangue	Iago Ferreira Soares
2019/02 - 2019/07	First Degree in Chemistry Laboratory Project - Desenvolvimento de Nanobioplataformas de Sensing-shoot para Remediação de Efluentes Têxteis (Development of Sensing-shoot Nanobioplatforms for Remediation of Textile Efluents)	Sofia Manuela Martins Leal
2019/02 - 2019/07	First Degree in Chemistry Laboratory Project - Desenvolvimento de Nanobioplataformas de Sensing-shoot para Remediação de Efluentes Têxteis (Development of Sensing-shoot Nanobioplatforms for Remediation of Textile Efluents)	Ana Filipa Serrasqueiro de Oliveira
2019/02 - 2019/07	Extra-curricular Internship Program - Desenvolvimento de Nanobioplataformas de Sensing-shoot para Remediação de Efluentes Têxteis (Development of Sensing-shoot Nanobioplatforms for Remediation of Textile Efluents)	Bruno Miguel Viveiros Araújo
2017/09 - 2018/12	Master's Dissertation - Fabrication of Plasmonic Substrates and Study of their Performance for Sensitive Detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy	Cláudia Gomes Espinha
2017/02 - 2017/07	Master's Dissertation - Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Ultra-sensitive Detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) of the Redox State of Clinical Samples	Akmaral Suleimenova
2016/02 - 2016/09	First Degree in Chemistry Laboratory Project - Preparação e Caracterização de Superfícies Nanoestruturadas para Sensores de SERS (Preparation and Characterization of Nanostructured Surfaces for SERS Sensors)	Cláudia Sofia da Silva Santos
2016/02 - 2016/09	First Degree in Chemistry Laboratory Project - Preparação e Caracterização de Superfícies Nanoestruturadas para Sensores de SERS (Preparation and Characterization of Nanostructured Surfaces for SERS Sensors)	Adelino Augusto de Brito Bernardo
2016/02 - 2016/07	Extra-curricular Internship Program - Imobilização de Nanopartículas Metálicas e Lacase para a Preparação de Biossensores (Imobilization of Metal Nanoparticles and Laccase for the Preparation of Biosensors)	Catarina Pelicano da Cunha Branco da Costa
2016/02 - 2016/07	Extra-curricular Internship Program - Imobilização de Nanopartículas Metálicas e Lacase para a Preparação de Biossensores (Imobilization of Metal Nanoparticles and Laccase for the Preparation of Biosensors)	Patrícia Alexandra Néné Soares
2014/10 - 2015/07	First Degree in Chemistry Laboratory Project - Bionanoconjugados de Nanopartículas de Oro y Lacasa para Utilización en Biosensores (Bionanoconjugates of Gold Nanoparticles and Laccase for Utilization in Biosensores)	Marta Belda Garrido
2015/01 - 2015/06	Master's Dissertation - Preparation of Membranes Incorporating Nanobioconjugates of Laccase From Trametes Versicolor and Gold Nanoparticles for the Development of Bisensors	Emma Calle Serrano

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2024/07/24 - 2024/07/24	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Pedro Mendes Santa Maria	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/07/24 - 2024/07/24	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – André Oliveira Cardoso	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09/14 - 2021/09/14	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Inês Carolina de Vasconcelos Mendes	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/19	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Maria Inês Aires Quintelas	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/07/14 - 2021/07/14	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Tomás Martins Lopes Parra Mateus	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/07/13 - 2021/07/13	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Joana Patrícia Ferreira Teixeira	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/07/30 - 2020/07/30	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Marcelo Pinto Loureiro	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/06	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – César Daniel Marques Duarte	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/11	Main Arguer of the First Degree Final Laboratory Project – Cassandra Ferreira Brandão Sá	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2016/10/17 - 2016/12/16	Raman spectroscopy and Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) - Conf. Dr. Nicolae Leopold's group.	Universitatea Babes-Bolyai Facultatea de Fizica, Romania
2013/12/01 - 2013/12/13	Localised Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy combined with dark field microscopy (LSPR-DFM) - Nanobiophotonics / apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Fritzsche's group.	Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien eV, Germany