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Isabel Sofia Melo Pereira. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Engenharia Biomédica em 2019/01/21 pelo(a) Universidade do Minho. Publicou 5 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 livro(s). No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Médica; .
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Isabel Sofia Melo Pereira

Citation names

  • Pereira, Isabel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4917-3D80-9395
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9769-7208
Researcher Id
S-3061-2016
Scopus Author Id
56352165300

Addresses

  • University of Minho, Centre of Physics, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09 - 2019/06
Concluded
 Mestrado em Gestão de Projetos de Engenharia (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
 17 (out of 20 points)
2013/05/01 - 2019/01/21
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Dextrin injectable hydrogel for tissue healing and regeneration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved - Very Good
2010/09 - 2012/12
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Estudos preliminares da bioatividade de hidrolisados de matriz extracelular (Preliminary studies of the bioactivity of extracellular matrix hydrolysates)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 (out of 20 points)
2007/09 - 2010/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Valorização de resíduos lenhinocelulósicos: extracção de lenhina com líquidos iónicos (Lignocellulosic waste recovery: lignin extraction with ionic liquids)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 (out of 20 points)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/08/17 - Current Researcher (Research) Amyris Inc, United States
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/07/18 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2018/04/09 - 2019/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2017/06/29 - 2018/01/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2017/04/30 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2008/12/01 - 2009/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/08/17 - Current Amyris Handcare COVID 19
POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-062592
Researcher
Amyris Inc, United States
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2019/07/18 - Current MusclEng – Strategies development and advanced solutions for muscle tissue engineering based on electromechanical environments
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028237
PTDC/BTM-MAT/28237/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/12/15 - 2019/06/30 iBone Therapies: Innovative therapies for bone regeneration
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-003262
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2013/09/02 - 2015/06/30 DEXGELERATION – Advanced solutions for bone regeneration based on dextrin hydrogels
Norte-07-0202-FEDER-038853
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2010/03 - 2010/07 KACELLE - Demonstrating Industrial Scale Second Generation Bioethanol Production - Kalundborg CELLulosic Etahanol plant
TREN/FP7EN/239379
Other
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development IDEAS The European Research Council
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pereira, I.; Rodrigues, C.; Rodrigues, A.; Oliveira, M.; Gama, M.. Injectable hydrogels as a delivery system for bone regeneration. 2016.
    10.1016/B978-0-08-100741-9.00009-7
Conference poster
  1. Pereira, Isabel; Fraga, Sónia; Requicha, João; Guardão, Luísa; Oliveira, Joana; Prada, Justina; Alves, Helena; et al. "In vivo biocompatibility and safety assessment of a dextrin-based hydrogel for biomedical applications". Paper presented in ICOETox 2018 – 4th International Congress on Occupational & Environmental Toxicology, 2018.
  2. Pereira, Isabel; Fraga, Sónia; Silva, Susana; Teixeira, João Paulo. "In vitro genotoxicity assessment of a dextrin-based hydrogel for biomedical applications". Paper presented in ICOETox 2018 – 4th International Congress on Occupational & Environmental Toxicology, 2018.
  3. Pereira, Isabel; Oliveira, Manuela; Rodrigues, Alexandra; Rodrigues, Catarina; Maltez, Luís; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Maurício, Ana Colette; et al. "Dextrin-based hydrogel as an injectable carrier for macroporous bone graft granules and other bioactive agents". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2017.
  4. Pereira, Isabel; Rodrigues, Alexandra; Simões, Joana; Evtuguin, Dmitry; Domingues, Maria Rosário; Coimbra, Manuel; Santos, José Domingos; Gama, Miguel. "Characterization of a dextrin hydrogel for biomedical applications using mass spectrometry". Paper presented in 15th European Polymer Federation Congress, 2015.
  5. Pereira, Isabel; Moreira, Susana; Gama, Miguel. "Preliminary studies on lignin extraction from straw using ionic liquids". Paper presented in COST FP0602 Biotecnhology for lignocellulose biorefineries (BIOBIO), 2010.
Journal article
  1. Isabel Pereira; José Eduardo Pereira; Luís Maltez; Alexandra Rodrigues; Catarina Rodrigues; Manuela Oliveira; Dina M Silva; et al. "Regeneration of critical-sized defects, in a goat model, using a dextrin-based hydrogel associated with granular synthetic bone substitute". Regenerative Biomaterials (2020): https://doi.org/10.1093/rb/rbaa036.
    10.1093/rb/rbaa036
  2. Isabel Pereira; Sónia Fraga; Susana Silva; João Paulo Teixeira; Miguel Gama. "In vitro genotoxicity assessment of an oxidized dextrin-based hydrogel for biomedical applications". Journal of Applied Toxicology 39 4 (2019): 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.3754.
    10.1002/jat.3754
  3. Isabel Pereira; Sónia Fraga; Luís Maltez; João Requicha; Luísa Guardão; Joana Oliveira; Justina Prada; et al. "In vivo systemic toxicity assessment of an oxidized dextrin-based hydrogel and its effectiveness as a carrier and stabilizer of granular synthetic bone substitutes". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.36683.
    10.1002/jbm.a.36683
  4. Isabel Pereira; Joana Simões; Dmitry V. Evtyugin; Sophie Rouif; Manuel A. Coimbra; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Miguel Gama. "Effects of gamma irradiation and periodate oxidation on the structure of dextrin assessed by mass spectrometry". European Polymer Journal 103 (2018): 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.011.
    10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.011
  5. Silva, D.M.; Caseiro, A.R.; Amorim, I.; Pereira, I.; Faria, F.; Pereira, T.; Santos, J.D.; Gama, F.M.; Maurí Cio, A.C.. "Inflammatory response to dextrin-based hydrogel associated with human mesenchymal stem cells, urinary bladder matrix and Bonelike®granules in rat subcutaneous implants". Biomedical Materials (Bristol) 11 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85001915785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/1748-6041/11/6/065004
  6. Silva, D.M.; Nunes, C.; Pereira, I.; Moreira, A.S.P.; Domingues, M.R.M.; Coimbra, M.A.; Gama, F.M.. "Structural analysis of dextrins and characterization of dextrin-based biomedical hydrogels". Carbohydrate Polymers 114 (2014): 458-466. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906974592&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.08.009
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pereira, Isabel Sofia Melo. "Dextrin injectable hydrogel for tissue healing and regeneration". PhD, Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60245.
  2. Pereira, Isabel. "Estudos preliminares da bioatividade de hidrolisados de matriz extracelular (Preliminary studies of the bioactivity of extracellular matrix hydrolysates)". Master, Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, 2012.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/09/12 Local delivery of LLKKK18 antimicrobial peptide released from oxidized dextrin hydrogel to treat osteomyelitis. 30th Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) together with the 26th Conference of the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM)
Society for Biomaterials (Dresden, Germany)
2017/08/11 Dextrin-based hydrogel for the development of an injectable bone substitute 12ª Reunião do Grupo de Gúcidos – GLUPOR12 (12º Meeting of Carbohydrate Group)
Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2016/11/25 Injectable biomaterials for bone regeneration XI Congresso científico AEFFUP: A nova era das ciências farmacêuticas
Students association from FFUP (AEFFUP) (Porto, Portugal)
2015/05/13 Evaluation of the oxidation and irradiation effects on dextrin for biomedical purposes by mass spectrometry 4th Workshop Mass spectrometry and Carbohydrates
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2009/10/10 Involvement of signaling pathways PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK in the antitumor activity of the aqueous extract of Hypericum androsaemum in colon carcinoma cells. FITO 2009 – 2º Congresso Iberoamericano de Fitoterapia– 5º Congreso de SEFIT – 1er Congreso de SPFito
SPFito, SEFIT, CIAF (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/05/31 - 2019/05/31 3ª Ed. COMPETind 4.0 – Gestão de projetos para a indústria 4.0 (Project Management for industry 4.0) (2019/05/31 - 2019/05/31)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/07/22 - 2019/09/17 BioMed Research International (2314-6141) Hindawi Limited
2019/07/05 - 2019/07/31 Sugar Tech (0972-1525) Springer Nature (New York, US)

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/06/14 - Current Member of the jury, and principal examiner, in the master thesis proposal (Biotechnology) of the student Yolanda Leopoldo, entitled "Multi-layer encapsulation system for the oral administration of bacteriophages targeting foodborne pathogens in ruminants". Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal