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Athenas Lizbet de Gouveia de Francesco is a Master’s student in Bioengineering – Molecular specialization at the University of Porto. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the University of Aveiro (2024) and has research experience at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, where she contributed to projects on DNA and mRNA purification using aqueous biphasic systems. Her work has been presented at international conferences such as ISPPP and IMIL and co-authored several published abstracts. Athenas has organized multiple academic events, mentored undergraduate students, and held leadership roles in the Student Association of Chemistry at the University of Aveiro. Her interests lie in medical biotechnology, particularly bioprocessing for gene and cell therapy applications.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Athenas Lizbet de Gouveia de Francesco

Citation names

  • Francesco, Athenas

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5714-4B17-57A8

Email addresses

  • up202402602@up.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024 - 2026
Ongoing
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado)
Major in Molecular
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021 - 2024
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - 2024/01 Investigadora voluntária Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/02 - 2024/07 Development of cost-effective platforms based on ionic liquids for the purification of p53-minicircle DNA biopharmaceuticals with application in oncology
2022.03394.PTDC
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/25 - 2024/01/29 Manufacturing of mRNA using integrated processes based on aqueous biphasic systems
EXPL/BII-BTI/0731/2021
Investigador Voluntário
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Ana I. Valente; Valente, João V.; Athenas De Francesco; Augusto Q. Pedro; Tavares, Ana P. M.; Sousa, F; Mara G. Freire.. "mcDNA isolation from cell lysates via ionic liquids-based aqueous biphasic systems". Paper presented in 7th IMIL - Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids, 2024.
  2. Ana I. Valente, João V. Valente, Athenas De Francesco, Augusto Q. Pedro, Ana P.M. Tavares , Fani Sousa , Mara G. Freire. "Ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems applied for the pre-purification of minicircle DNA from cell lysates". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2024 - Connecting minds, Creating progress, 2024.
  3. Ana I. Valente; João Vasco Valente; Athenas De Francesco; Augusto Q. Pedro; Tavares, Ana P. M.; Sousa, F; Mara G. Freire. "Recovery of mcDNA from cell lysates using ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems". Paper presented in 6th Meeting in Medicinal Biotechnology, 2024.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/29 Pre-purification of minicircle DNA from cell lysates with ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems 43rd ISPPP - International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides
Barry E. Boyes (Delray Beach, United States)
2024/07/15 Ionic-liquid based aqueous biphasic systems for minicircle DNA recovery from cell lysates Research Summit
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/19 XIV Biochemistry Day | The Sex of Biochemistry: The Biochemistry of Sexual Dimorphism (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/19)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 NEQ-AUAAv, Portugal
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04 XIII Biochemistry Day | Biochemistry of the mood (2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 NEQ-AAUAv, Portugal
2022 - 2022 ChemCon (2022 - 2022)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 NEQ-AAUAv, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17 Attendance to the 6th Meeting in Medicinal Biotechnology
Meeting
 6th Meeting in Medicinal Biotechnology
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2022/11/30 - 2022/12/01 Attendance to III Health Talks
Conference
 III Health Talks
NAE-ESSUA , Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/07 - 2023/07 Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv) Vogal do Setor de Comunicação e Imagem
2022/02 - 2022/07 Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv) 1ª Secretária da Mesa da Reunião Geral de Membros
2021/11 - 2022/01 Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv) Colaboradora do setor de Pedagogia e Empreendedorismo

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/03/17 - 2017/03/17 Madeira Viva ERASMUS + Project - Intercâmbio Cultural

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/09 - 2024/07 Mentorship Program from University of Aveiro Sara Diamantino
2023/09 - 2024/07 Mentorship Program from University of Aveiro João Maçãs
2023/09 - 2024/07 Mentorship Program from University of Aveiro Francisca Menezes
2022/09/25 - 2023/07/15 Mentorship Program from University of Aveiro Beatriz Pereira
2022/09/25 - 2023/07/15 Mentorship Program from University of Aveiro Tiago Teixeira