Curriculum Vitae
Ana Micaela Barbosa de Sousa
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Micaela Barbosa de Sousa
Citation names
- Sousa, A. M.
- Ana M. Sousa
- A. M. Sousa
- Ana Micaela Sousa
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5015-3A30-351B
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0256-0119
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2020/12 - 2024/12/18
Concluded
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Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Surface Engineering and Nanomaterials
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor por Unanimidade |
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2020/09 - 2021/06
Concluded
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Curso Não Conferente de Grau - Inglês do Quotidiano, nível Pós-Intermédio (B2) (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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18 |
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2018/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
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Master in Materials Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Avaliação das Propriedades de Polímeros, após Impressão 3D, para Aplicação em Protetores Bucais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2014/09 - 2017/12
Concluded
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Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Analysis of Protein Expression of the liver of mice treated with doxorubicin (DOX)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2017/11 - 2018/07 | Research Trainee (Research) | Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação IP, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/09/01 - 2025/02/02 | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/02 - 2017/07 | Internship - Analysis of Protein Expression of the liver of mice treated with doxorubicin (DOX) | Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), Portugal |
| Mitochondrial Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics (MitoXT), Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 | 2D and 3D Sustainable Technologies for the Production of Cardiovascular Stents
UI/BD/150913/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/07/17 | An innovative and novel approach to optimizing the 4th generation of coronary stents: Can inorganic coatings improve the performance of polymeric bioresorbable stents? | FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024
(Manchester, United Kingdom)
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| 2024/07/10 | "A Ground-Up Redesign of 4th Generation Coronary Stents" Invitation for a presentation for the Cardiology Service that provided an opportunity to showcase the work conducted by our research group in the field of cardiology. | University Hospital Center of Coimbra (CHUC)
Cardiology Service of University Hospital Center of Coimbra (CHUC) (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2024/07/04 | An innovative approach to optimize the 4th generation of stents | 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 2024 (MDA 2024)
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2023/05/06 | Análise MEF da Influência do Design e da Espessura da Haste nas Propriedades de Stents Coronários de PLA e PCL | X Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
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| 2023/04/04 | Finite Element Analysis of Different Stent Designs and Thicknesses using 3D-Printed PLA and PCL | MATERIAIS 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Materials Symposium
University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
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| 2022/11/23 | Impressão 3D de Stents Poliméricos Bioabsorvíveis: Um Estudo Preliminar, utilizando MEF para Análise de Diferentes Configurações de Stents | Congresso de Ciência e Tecnologia dos Biomateriais -BIOMAT22
IME (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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| 2021/11/04 | Avaliação das Propriedades de Polímeros, após Impressão 3D, para Aplicação em Protetores Bucais | Dia Mundial dos Materiais
Sociedade Portuguesa dos Materiais (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2021/10/27 | Influence of cell design and simulated body fluids in the mechanical properties of 3D printed vascular stents | International Conference on Progress in Digital and Physical Manufacturing (ProDPM'21)
(Leiria, Portugal)
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| 2021/07/22 | 3D printing of mouthguards: a preliminary study | Advanced Nanomaterials Conference 2021, Aveiro
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2020/11/10 | Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards | Materials Info 2020 – Virtual Congress in Materials Science & Engineering |
| 2020/08 | Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards | Materials Summit 2020 - Global Virtual Summit on Materials Science and Engineering |
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2023/09 - 2024/07 | 3D printing of multi-material mouthguards: mechanical properties and compatibility.
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
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| 2023/01 - 2023/07 | Desenvolvimento e caracterização da capacidade de biodegradação de filmes finos metálicos
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2020/09 - 2021/11 | Mechanical Properties of 3D-printed Vascular Stents: Influence of device thickness and ageing
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/05/02 - 2023/05/06 | X Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica 2023 (2023/05/05 - 2023/05/06)
Congress (Other)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/10/25 - 2024/10/26 | Participação no encontro científico patrocinado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia "What’s New in 2024 ESC Guidelines"
Meeting
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What's New in 2024 ESC Guidelines
Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 | Computer Simulation using Ansys
Workshop
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Workshop on Computer Simulation using Ansys
ANSYS Inc, United States
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| 2024/03/08 - 2024/03/08 | Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, which is an initiative for PhD students to present their PhD projects in 3
minutes to a non-specialist audience.
Call
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3MT - Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
The University of Queensland - Herston Campus, Australia |
| 2024/02/27 - 2024/02/28 | Science Communication and Media Training Course
Workshop
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Science Communication and Media Training Course
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
Speak & Lead, Portugal |
| 2023/10/31 - 2023/10/31 | Seminário sobre Ensaios Mecânicos, organizado pela Gravimeta e Zwick/Roell
Seminar
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Seminário sobre Ensaios Mecânicos
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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| 2023/10/20 - 2023/10/21 | Participação no encontro científico patrocinado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia "What’s New in 2023 ESC Guidelines"
Meeting
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What's New in 2023 ESC Guidelines
Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 | Dinamização da atividade "Sustentabilidade e Inclusão CEMMPRE!", como investigadora
Exhibition
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Noite Europeia dos Investigadores |
| 2022/11/07 - 2022/11/09 | Training in Non-Linear Analysis by Doctor Nicholas Stergiou. The training course introduced several non-linear methods related
to biological data and human movement variability:
- Dynamical System;
- Time Series and Data Processing;
- Reconstruction of State Phase;
- Lyapunov exponent: Entropy and surrogation
- Fractal Analysis: DFA
Workshop
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Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
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| 2022/10/26 - 2022/10/27 | Training in Reverse Engineering through 3D Scanning using EinScan Pro HD RED Bundle by Shining 3D
Workshop
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3D Scanner Training - EinScan Pro HD RED Bundle by Shining 3D |
| 2022/05/16 - 2022/05/18 | Encontro Ciência 2022
Congress
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Encontro Ciência 2022
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2022/01/25 - 2022/01/26 | Workshop on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing
Workshop
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Workshop on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing by MRS Communications and Nature Communications |
| 2021/04 - 2021/04 | Brief Training in C++ Programming
Workshop
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Bired Training in C++ Programming |
| 2021/03/31 - 2021/03/31 | Quantitative EDS Explained: How to achieve great results
Workshop
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Oxford Instruments plc, United Kingdom
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2021/11/16 | "Mechanical Properties of 3D-printed Vascular Stents: Influence of device thickness and ageing"
Supervisor
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Vera Catarina Vasconcelos Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2023/06/16 - 2023/06/27 | Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics | Springer |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2023/05/05 - 2025/05 | Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica | Membro |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/09/01 - 2025/02 | Biocompatibilidade | Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
| 2020 | Merit Board of University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2020 | Editor's Choice - "Present Status in Polymeric Mouthguards. A Future Area for Additive Manufacturing?"
MDPI AG, Switzerland
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