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Paula Parreira graduated in Microbiology at the Biotechnology College of the Portuguese Catholic University in 2007 and in 2013 got her PhD in Biomedical Engineering (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign(USA)/ Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (PT)). Currently she is an Associate Researcher (FCT CEECind) at i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Ciência da Universidade do Porto. Paula has 30 research papers, 3 book chapters and 9 journal proceedings with an h-index=14, >500 citations (Google Scholar 2025), and 5 provisional patent applications. She has published with >290 co-authors from various institutions & countries. For more than 10 years, Paula has been focused on the development of bioengineered strategies effective against the gastric human pathogen Helicobacter pylori. As a biomedical engineer, she is drawn towards multidisciplinary approaches and her research emphasis is on Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Medical Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology areas . Paula is focused on having a track record that reflects her ability to do competitive science with a patient-/problem-solving oriented research mindset and devoted to human health improvement.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Paula Parreira

Citation names

  • Parreira, Paula
  • P. Parreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
571D-E501-7B2F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6158-217X

Addresses

  • i3S Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/01 - 2024/02
Concluded
 Training Course in Research Ethics/ Integrity (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/10
Concluded
 Building and Leading Research Teams (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/06 - 2022/10
Concluded
 Tech Transfer Leadership in Life Sciences (Pós-Graduação)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
2020 - 2020
Concluded
 Business Ignition Programme 2020 (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Course in Animal Laboratory Science FELASA C (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2013/07/23
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Biomédica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Engineering surfaces to enhance Helicobacter pylori specific binding" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção
2007
Concluded
 Microbiologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2017/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2013/12/31 Researcher (Research) Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/10/20 - 2024/12/20 Visiting Researcher at the NanoBiophysics Lab Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2007/10/01 - 2012/08/09 PhD student Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2011/07/18 - 2012/02/01 Absent from Research due to High Risk Pregnancy and Maternity Leave Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2010/03/01 - 2010/12/10 Grad student/Visiting Researcher University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
2003/09/08 - 2007/12/07 BSc degree in Microbiology Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2006/09/18 - 2007/06/27 Undergraduate Trainee (BSc Research Project) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2006/02/01 - 2006/05/31 Volunteer Trainee- Genetics Department Hospital de São João, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017 - 2017 PYLORIBINDERS- Helicobacter pylori specific biomaterials for antibiotic-free treatment/diagnostic of gastric infection
PTDC/CTM-BIO/4043/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2016 ValBioTecCynara- Economic Valorization of Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus): study of natural variability and biotechnological applications
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000038
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
2014 - 2015 UnValHortFrut-Unidade de Valorização de Produtos Hortofrutícolas
ALENT-07-0262-FEDER-002164
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2014 - 2014 NEucBark-New valorization strategies for Eucalyptus spp. bark extracts
PTDC/AGR-FOR/3187/2012
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Institute for Research and Innovation in Health
LA/P/0070/2020
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde
UID/BIM/04293/2019
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - LA 2 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/SAU/LA0002/2011
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/06 - Current NanoPyl® – A breakthrough approach for Helicobacter pylori control
CI22-00115
Principal investigator
Obra Social La Caixa
Ongoing
2021/02 - Current NanoPyl: Lipid Nanoparticles for Massive Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
 Banco Santander Portugal

Universidade do Porto

Fundação Amadeu Dias Sousa
Ongoing
2019 - 2020/07 ANTINFECT- Bioengineering Application to the Treatment of Problematic Infected Wounds
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031781
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2019 Structured Program on Bioengineered Therapies for Infectious Diseases and Tissue Regeneration
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2013/02 - 2013/12 BIOECOS: Valorização Integrada de Biomassa
ALENT-09-0140-FEDER-000705
Researcher
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2012/03/01 - 2012/09 PYLORICIDAL - Engineered biomaterials with Helicobacter PYLORI bacteriCIDAL effect
PTDC/CTM-BPC/121149/2010
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/01/02 - 2012/08 PTDC/CTM/65330/2006: GLYCOBACTER: A strategy for preventing H. pylori-associated gastric cancer based on materials with specific receptors to the bacteria - from SAMs to Gly-R chitosan microspheres
PTDC/CTM/65330/2006
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Leiro, V.; Parreira, P.; Freitas, S.C.; Martins, M.C.L.; Pêgo, A.P.. Conjugation Chemistry Principles and Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials. 2018.
Book chapter
  1. Parreira, Paula; Leal Seabra, Catarina; Lopes-de-Campos, Daniela; Cristina L. Martins, Maria. "Nonantibiotic-Based Therapeutics Targeting Helicobacter pylori: From Nature to the Lab". In Helicobacter pylori [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2018.
    Published • 10.5772/intechopen.81248
  2. Leiro, Victoria; Parreira, Paula; Freitas, Sidónio C.; Martins, Maria Cristina L.; Pêgo, Ana Paula. "Conjugation Chemistry Principles and Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials". In Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Nanomaterials, 35-66. Elsevier, 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-50878-0.00002-1
  3. Parreira, Paula; Ramos, Patrícia; Brás, Teresa; Duarte, MF. "Bioactive against Superbugs: using phytotherapy to counteract the drug resistance burden in the 21st century". In The Battle Against Microbial Pathogens: Basic Science, Technological Advances and Educational Programs, 109-116. Slovakia: Formatex Research Center, 2015.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Bruna A. Furquim de Camargo; Chitas, Rute; A. Sofia Pinho; T. Bauab; Parreira, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins; M. Chorilli. "In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity against Helicobacter pylori and gastric cytotoxicity of lipid nanoparticles coated with chitosan". Paper presented in 37th Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG 2024), Porto, 2024.
    Published
  2. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Claudia, Nunes; N. Pedro; Luisa Pereira; Reis, Salette; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Pre-clinical validation of NanoPyl: a Bioengineered approach for Helicobacter pylori management". Paper presented in European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG), 2023.
    Published
  3. Gomes, Sandra M.; Chitas, Rute; Nunes, Cláudia; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Parreira, Paula. "Improving Nanostructured Lipid Carriers activity against Helicobacter pylori: development of pH-responsive systems for gastric settings". Paper presented in 14º IJUP - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U. Porto, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  4. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, M. Cristina L.. "Fighting Helicobacter pylori with drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)". Paper presented in Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  5. Fonseca, Diana R.; Moura, Ana; Teixeira, Catia; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Leiro, Victoria; B. N. Estevinho; Gomes, Paula; Parreira, Paula; Martins, M.Cristina L.. "The bittersweet symphony of Pexiganan-A grafted chitosan microparticles & Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  6. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Claudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Counteracting Helicobacter pylori using drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)". Paper presented in 33rd Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, online, 2020.
    Published
  7. Fonseca, Diana R.; Moura, Ana; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Leiro, Vitoria ; B. Estevinho; Teixeira, Cátia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "A deadly hug: Chitosan microspheres functionalized with MSI-78A antimicrobial peptide kill Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 33rd Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2020.
  8. Pinho, Ana Sofia; Nunes, Cláudia; Reis, Salette; Martins, MCL ; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Parreira, Paula. "Fighting Helicobacter pylori: a specific antibiotic-free strategy". Paper presented in 13. º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da U. PORTO, 2020.
  9. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; Conde-Sousa, Eduardo; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina. L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "An affinity-based approach to engineer human laminin-presenting cell instructive microenvironments". Paper presented in 30th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Dresden, 2019.
  10. Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered substrates with site-specific immobilized laminin for modulation of neural stem cell behavior". Paper presented in Second Annual CellFit Meeting (COST Action CA16119) - In Vitro 3D Total Cell Guidance and Fitness, Dvar, 2018.
  11. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Claudia; Parreira, Paula; Henriques, Patrícia C; Monteiro, Claudia; Gomes, Joana; Reis, Celso A.; et al. "Lipid-based nanoparticles that counteract gastric infection burden". Paper presented in 29th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Maastricht, 2018.
    Published
  12. Barros, Daniela; Parreira, Paula; Furtado, Joana; Ferreira-da-Silva, Frederico; García, Andrés J.; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Amaral, Isabel F.; Pêgo, Ana P.. "Engineered Substrates with Site-Specific Immobilized Laminin for Neural Stem Cells". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Biomedical Polymers & Polymeric Biomaterials (ISBPPB), Kraków, 2018.
  13. Parreira, Paula; Daniela Rosa; Belinda Soares; Carmen S.R. Freire; Armando J. D. Silvestre; Rui Fernandes. "Eucalyptus spp. outer bark extracts against multidrug resistant bacteria". Paper presented in WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities. 3rd International Conference, Viana do Castelo, 2015.
    Published
  14. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Immobilization of specific receptors for Helicobacter pylori using model surfaces". Paper presented in 23rd European Conference on Biomaterials, Tampere, 2010.
  15. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M. C. L. Martins. "Helicobacter pylori Adhesion to Gold and to Model Surfaces with Different Surface Chemistry". Paper presented in 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, Lausanne, 2009.
  16. Parreira, Paula. "Helicobacter pylori adhesion to Gold, hydrophilic and hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)". Paper presented in XXIst International Workshop on Helicobacter and related bacteria in chronic digestive inflammation and gastric cancer, 2008.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Parreira, P.; Magalhães, A.; Reis, C.A.; Leckb, D.; Martins, M.C.L.; Parreira, Paula; Ana Magalhães; et al. "Engineering surfaces to trigger helicobacter pylori adhesion". Paper presented in 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, Dublin, 2011.
Conference poster
  1. A. Sofia Pinho; Renato Pereira; Pereira, Mariana; Akhilesh Rai; Ferreira, Lino; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Breaking bad: turning the “villain” cholesterol into a hero nanotherapeutic for gastric infection management". Paper presented in 12th Galenus International Workshop, 2025.
  2. A. Sofia Pinho; Leiro, Victoria; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Evaluation of cholesterol analogues as bactericidal decoys against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 7th PhDay i3S, 2024.
  3. A. Sofia Pinho; Renato Pereira; Pereira, Mariana; Akhilesh Rai; Ferreira, Lino; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "The trojan horse approach: Cholesterol-grafted biomaterials as a non-antibiotic approach for Helicobacter pylori infection". Paper presented in ESCMID-ASM, 2024.
  4. A. Sofia Pinho; Leiro, Victoria; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Exploring cholesterol-like lipids as bactericidal decoys in the fight against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2024.
  5. A. Sofia Pinho; Catarina Seabra; Cláudia Nunes; Salette Reis; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "An in vitro biofilm model to explore nanostructured lipid carriers as a novel strategy against H. pylori biofilms". Paper presented in 9th Thesinge Biofilm Meeting, 2024.
  6. A. Sofia Pinho; R. Pereira; M. G. Pereira; Rai, Akhilesh; Ferreira, Lino; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Deceiving Helicobacter pylori with a cholesterol-based antibiotic-free strategy". Paper presented in ECCMID 2024, 2024.
  7. A. Sofia Pinho; R. Pereira; M. G. Pereira; Rai, Akhilesh; Ferreira, Lino; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "From 2D to 3D: cholesterol decoys to deceive Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024.
  8. Chitas, Rute; Fonseca, Diana R.; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Specific interaction between albumin and Helicobacter pylori and its therapeutic potential". Paper presented in 6th PhDay - Brilliant PhDs, brighter future: Shaping Science together!, 2023.
  9. Chitas, Rute; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "The role of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) protein corona in H. pylori selectivity". Paper presented in 36th Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG 2023), 2023.
  10. A. Sofia Pinho; Renato Pereira; Pereira, Mariana; Rai, Akhilesh; Ferreira, Lino; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "The art of deceiving: lipid-based decoys for Helicobacter pylori infection management". Paper presented in European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2023.
  11. Diana R. Fonseca; Pedro M. Alves; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimaraes, Sofia; Marco Martins; Ana Gomes; Gomes, Paula; et al. "Watch out Helicobacter: chitosan nanoparticles decorated with antimicrobial peptides for gastric infection". Paper presented in 36th Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG 2023), 2023.
  12. Diana R. Fonseca; Pedro M. Alves; NETO, ESTRELA; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimaraes, Sofia; Marco Martins; Ana Gomes; et al. "Playing with microfluidics: a straightforward approach to obtain chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with antimicrobial peptides". Paper presented in 33rd Annual Conference of European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2023), 2023.
  13. Fonseca, Diana R.; NETO, ESTRELA; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimarães, Sofia Cunha; Pereira, Ruben; Alves, Pedro; Freitas, Paulo; et al. "A Biomaterial approach based on chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with antimicrobial peptides: the last piece in the puzzle against Helicobater pylori". Paper presented in Digestive Disease Week (DDW), 2023.
  14. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Claudia, Nunes; Luisa Pereira; Reis, Salette; Parreira, Paula; M. C. L. Martins. "NanoPyl: a bioengineered approach for Helicobacter pylori management". Paper presented in DDW2023- Digestive Disease Week, 2023.
  15. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Claudia; Pedro, Nicole; Pereira, Luísa; Reis, Salette; Parreira, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins. "NanoPyl®: a bioengineered approach for Helicobacter pylori management". Paper presented in Digestive Disease Week 2023 (DDW 2023), 2023.
  16. Fonseca, Diana R.; NETO, ESTRELA; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimarães, Sofia Cunha; Annis, Francesca; Freitas, Paulo; Teixeira, Catia; et al. Corresponding author: Martins, MCL. "PexigananA-grafted onto chitosan nanoparticles using one-pot microfluidic system to eradicate Helicobacter pylori, the gastric queen". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), 2022.
  17. Fonseca, Diana R.; Annis, Francesca ; Moura, Ana; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Leiro, Victoria; Estevinho, Berta; Teixeira, Cátia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Beyond antibiotics: Pexiganan A-grafted microspheres to clear H. pylori infection". Paper presented in 3rd BioIberoamerica 2022, 2022.
  18. D. R. Fonseca; E. Neto ; B. Custódio ; S. Guimarães; P. Freitas ; Parreira, Paula; M. C. L. Martins. "Chitosan nanoparticles as a powerful biomaterial to kill Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in PhD Day 2021, 2021.
  19. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Optimizing drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for specific Helicobacter pylori eradication". Paper presented in 4th PhDay - Break borders, build opportunities, 2021.
  20. D. R. Fonseca; A. Moura; C. L. Seabra; S. Gomes; J. M. Oliveira; Reis, R. L.; V. Leiro; et al. "Gellan Gum hydrogels as a pH-responsive system to control the gastric delivery of highly effective antimicrobial microspheres against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 34th Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2021.
  21. R. Chitas; Seabra, Catarina Leal; C. Nunes; Parreira, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins; Nunes C.. "Tuning up nanostructured lipid carriers for specific Helicobacter pylori eradication: effect of size, charge and protein corona". Paper presented in 34th Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG 2021),, 2021.
  22. Gomes, Sandra M.; Chitas, Rute; Nunes, Cláudia; Oliveira, J. M. ; Reis, Rui L. ; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Boosting Nanostructured Lipid Carriers performance against Helicobacter pylori by developing a pH-responsive system". Paper presented in 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021), 2021.
  23. Sandra Gomes; Rute Chitas; Cláudia Nunes; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.; M. Cristina L. Martins; Parreira, Paula. "Nanostructured Lipid Carriers performance against Helicobacter pylori by developing a pH-responsive system". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  24. D. R. Fonseca; A. Moura; C. L. Seabra; V. Leiro; B. Estevinho; C. Teixeira; P. Gomes; Parreira, Paula; M. C. L. Martins. "When Helicobacter pylori met pexiganan A-grafted chitosan microspheres: a fateful story.". Paper presented in Symposium on Biomedical Engineering (DCE 2021), 2021.
  25. D. R. Fonseca; A. Moura; C. L. Seabra; V. Leiro; B. Estevinho; C. Teixeira; P. Gomes; Parreira, Paula; M. C. L. Martins. "Pexiganan A-grafted chitosan microspheres as the gastric infection management future". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  26. R. Chitas; Seabra, Catarina Leal; C. Nunes; Parreira, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins. "Drug free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC): one step closer to Helicobacter pylori eradication". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  27. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL; Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; et al. "Drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 3rd Phday, 2020.
  28. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Optimization of drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for Helicobacter pylori eradication". Paper presented in NanoPT 2020, 2020.
  29. Fonseca, Diana R.; Moura, Ana; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Leiro, Victoria; B. N. Estevinho; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Catia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "A deadly hug: chitosan microspheres functionalized with MSI-78A antimicrobial peptide kill Helicobacter pylori. 33rd Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group". Paper presented in 33rd Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2020.
  30. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Counteracting Helicobacter pylori using drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)". Paper presented in 33rd Workshop of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group, 2020.
  31. Chitas, Rute; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL ; Rute Chitas; Catarina Leal Seabra; et al. "Drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for Helicobacter pylori eradication". Paper presented in 3rd Phday, 2020.
  32. Pinho, Ana Sofia; Cláudia Nunes; Salette Reis; M. Cristina L. Martins; Catarina Seabra; Parreira, Paula. "The specificity of lipid nanoparticles against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in i3S 8th Annual Meeting, 2019.
  33. Parreira, Paula; Diana Fonseca; Ana Moura; Catarina Leal Seabra; Vitoria Leiro; Berta Estevinho; Paula Gomes. "MSI-78A antimicrobial peptide immobilized onto chitosan microspheres for helicobacter pylori infection management". Paper presented in 8th I3S meeting, 2019.
  34. Parreira, Paula; R. M. Pereira; M.C.L. Martins. "Lipid-based Decoys for Gastric Infection Management: A Proof of Concept Study". Paper presented in 8th i3S Annual Meeting, Povoa do Varzim, Portugal., 2019.
  35. Parreira, Paula; Sofia Pinho; Catarina L. Seabra; Cláudia Nunes; Salette Reis; M.C.L. Martins. "Specificity of lipid nanoparticles against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 8th i3S Annual Meeting, 2019.
  36. Costa, Bruna; Mota, Rita; Parreira, Paula; Tamagnini, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins; Costa, Fabíola. "Broad-spectrum anti-adhesive coating based on a natural marine polymer". Paper presented in 30th Conference of European Society for Biomaterials & 26th Annual Conference of German Society for Biomaterials, 2019.
  37. Parreira, Paula; Inês Cruz; Francisca Gomes; Clara Pereira; M.C.L. Martins; André M. Pereira. "Magnetic Chitosan Biomaterials Towards Treatment/Diagnostic solutions". Paper presented in 2019 E-MRS Spring, 2019.
  38. Parreira, Paula; Bruna Costa; Rita Mota; Paula Tamagni; M.C.L. Martins. "Natural Broad-Spectrum Anti-adhesive Coating". Paper presented in IV Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal,, 2019.
  39. B Costa; R Mota; P. Parreira ; M. Cristina L. Martins; P Tamagnini; F Costa. "A new strategy to fight catheter associated urinary tract infections using a natural polymer-based coating". Paper presented in 2nd Portuguese Symposium on Research and Innovations in Urology, 2019.
  40. Parreira, Paula; Ana Moura; Catarina Leal Seabra; Vitoria Leiro; Berta Estevinho; Paula Gomes; M. C. L. Martins. "Antibiotic Free Nano/Microparticles to Fight Helicobacter pylori.". Paper presented in 7th i3S Annual Meeting, 2018.
  41. Parreira, Paula; Cláudia Monteiro; Vanessa Graça; Joana Gomes; Paula Gomes; Gonçalves, Inês de Castro. "Nanostructured surfaces with high bactericidal effect against Helicobacter pylori.". Paper presented in 29th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2018), 2018.
  42. Parreira, Paula; Fabiola Costa; Daniela Sousa; Meriem Lamghari; Paula Gomes; M.C.L. Martins. "Surface immobilized N-acetyl cysteine avoids bacteria adhesion without preventing cell adhesion and proliferation". Paper presented in 29th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2018), 2018.
  43. Parreira, Paula; Claudia Monteiro; Vanessa Graça; Joana Gomes; Paula Gomes; Gonçalves, Inês de Castro; M. C. L. Martins. "Activity of an immobilized antimicrobial peptide against the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in 6th i3S Annual Meeting, 2017.
  44. Parreira, Paula; Catarina Leal Seabra; Cláudia Nunes; Patrícia Henriques; Cláudia Monteiro; Joana Gomes; Marta Correia; et al. "Lipid-based nanoparticles to fight Helicobacter pylori infection.". Paper presented in 6th i3S Retreat Annual Meeting, 2017.
  45. Parreira, Paula; Inês F. Cruz; M. T. Costa; Clara Pereira; M. C. L. Martins; André M. Pereira. "Chitosan coated magnetic nanoparticles as a tool to fight Helicobacter pylori.". Paper presented in E-MRS Fall, 2017.
  46. Parreira, Paula; Belinda Soares; Carmen S.R. Freire; Armando J. D. Silvestre; Celso A. Reis; M. C. L. Martins; Maria F Duarte. "Eucalyptus spp. outer bark extracts activity against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in Trends in Natural Product Research –PSE Young Scientists’ Meeting, Natural Products in Health, Agro-Food and Cosmetics., 2017.
  47. Parreira, Paula; Cláudia Monteiro; Vanessa Graça; Joana Gomes; Paula Gomes; Gonçalves, Inês de Castro; M. C. L. Martins. "Immobilization of an antimicrobial peptide with antibacterial effect against Helicobacter pylori". Paper presented in CESB-6th China Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine, 2017.
  48. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Henriques, Patrícia; Monteiro, Claudia; Gomes-Lázaro, Maria; Brás, Manuela; et al. "Lipid-based nanoparticles to fight Helicobacter pylori gastric infection". Paper presented in 6th Annual Meeting, 2017.
  49. Correia, Marta; Seabra, Catarina Leal; Nunes, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Henriques, Patrícia; Monteiro, Claudia; Gomes-Lázaro, Maria; et al. "Lipid-based nanoparticles to fight H. pylori infections". Paper presented in I3S science retreat, 2017.
  50. Parreira, Paula; Ângela Guerra; Belinda Soares; Carmen S.R. Freire; Armando J. D. Silvestre; Celso A. Reis; M. C. L. Martins; Maria F. Duarte. "Eucalyptus bark derived extracts applied to Helicobacter pylori infection management". Paper presented in ICAR-International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, 2014.
  51. Ana M. Ferro; Lozano, R.; Fernandes MC; Parreira, Paula; Fátima Duarte; Gonçalves, Sónia; Margaria Oliveira. "Genetic variation of genes involved in polyphenols synthesis and biological activities of identified haplotypes". Paper presented in 8th world congress on polyphenols applications: ISANH Polyphenols 2014, 2014.
  52. Parreira, Paula; Ângela Guerra; Olinda Guerreiro; Patrícia Ramos; H. Oliveira; Carmen S.R. Freire; Armando J. D. Silvestre; Maria F. Duarte. "Anti-Tumotal activity of triterpeninc acids on human breast cancer cells". Paper presented in SINAL 2013: 7th National Meeting on cell signaling, 2013.
  53. Parreira, Paula; Ana Magalhães; Celso A. Reis; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Specific binding of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori by bioengineered surfaces". Paper presented in NanoPT, 2013.
  54. Gonçalves, Inês de Castro; Parreira, Paula; José R. Oliveira; Mariana Fernandes; Ana Magalhães; Celso A. Reis; Paula Gomes. "Engineered biomaterials to prevent/treat gastric infection.". Paper presented in International Forum of Biomedical Materials:Nanobiomaterials for Tissue Regeneration, 2012.
  55. Parreira, Paula; Ana Magalhães; Celso A. Reis; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Immobilization of specific receptors for Helicobacter pylori using model surfaces". Paper presented in 23rd European Conference on Biomaterials, 2010.
  56. Parreira, Paula; Ana Magalhães; Celso A. Reis; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Immobilization of specific receptors for Helicobacter pylori using model surfaces". Paper presented in I3S Retreat, 2010.
  57. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Immobilization of a specific receptor for Helicobacter pylori using model surfaces". Paper presented in XXIInd International Workshop on Helicobacter and related bacteria in chronic digestive inflammation and gastric cancer, 2009.
  58. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Helicobacter pylori Adhesion to Gold and to Model Surfaces with Different Surface Chemistry". Paper presented in 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, 2009.
  59. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M. C. L. Martins. "Immobilization of a Helicobacter pylori binding receptor onto nanostructured surfaces.". Paper presented in 10th Advanced Summer Course in Cell-Material Interactions., 2009.
  60. Parreira, Paula; Ana Magalhães; Celso A. Reis; Deborah E. Leckband; M. C. L. Martins. "Helicobacter pylori adhesion to Gold, hydrophilic and hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)". Paper presented in XXIst International Workshop on Helicobacter and related bacteria in chronic digestive inflammation and gastric cancer, 2008.
  61. Parreira, Paula; Celso A. Reis; Ana Magalhães; Deborah E. Leckband; M.C.L. Martins. "Kinetics of Helicobacter pylori adhesion to Gold and EG4-SAMs". Paper presented in 9th Advanced Summer Course in Cell-Material Interactions, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Spósito, Larissa; Morais-Silva, Gessynger; Fonseca, Diana; Neves, Matheus Morais; Vieira Silva, Murilo; Bauab, Taís Maria; Parreira, Paula; et al. "Nano-in-microparticles approach: Targeted gastric ulcer therapy using trans-resveratrol nanoparticles encapsulated in hyaluronic acid and alginate microparticles". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 305 (2025): 141010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.141010.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.141010
  2. Pinho, Ana Sofia; Pereira, Renato; Pereira, Mariana; Rai, Akhilesh; Ferreira, Lino; Martins, Maria Cristina Lopes; Parreira, Paula. "Cholesterol Functionalized Nanoparticles Are Effective against Helicobacter pylori, the Gastric Bug: A Proof-of-Concept Study". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202404065.
    10.1002/adhm.202404065
  3. Chitas, Rute; Fonseca, Diana R.; Parreira, Paula; Martins, MCL. "Targeted nanotherapeutics for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection". Journal of Biomedical Science 31 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12929-024-01068-9.
    Published • 10.1186/s12929-024-01068-9
  4. Diana R. Fonseca; Rute Chitas; Paula Parreira; M.Cristina L. Martins. "How to manage Helicobacter pylori infection beyond antibiotics: The bioengineering quest". Applied Materials Today (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102123.
    10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102123
  5. Larissa Spósito; Diana Fonseca; Suzana Gonçalves Carvalho; Rafael Miguel Sábio; Gabriel Marena; Taís Maria Bauab; Andréia Bagliotti Meneguin; et al. "Engineering resveratrol-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for potential use against Helicobacter pylori infection". European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114280.
    10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114280
  6. Fonseca, Diana R.; Alves, Pedro M.; Neto, Estrela; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimarães, Sofia; Moura, Duarte; Annis, Francesca; et al. "One-Pot Microfluidics to Engineer Chitosan Nanoparticles Conjugated with Antimicrobial Peptides Using “Photoclick” Chemistry: Validation Using the Gastric Bacterium Helicobacter pylori". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c18772.
    10.1021/acsami.3c18772
  7. Diana R. Fonseca; Pedro M. Alves; NETO, ESTRELA; Custódio, Beatriz; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Moura, Duarte; Francesca Annis; et al. "One-pot microfluidics to engineer chitosan nanoparticles conjugated with antimicrobial peptides using ¿photoclick¿ chemistry: validation using the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori,". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024):
    In press
  8. Seabra, Catarina Leal; Pinho, A. Sofia; Nunes, Cláudia; Amorim, Irina; Pedro, Nicole; Henriques, Patrícia; Monteiro, Cláudia; et al. "Paving the way for a non-antibiotic and microbiota friendly therapy for Helicobacter pylori: In vitro and in vivo performance of lipid nanoparticles". Helicobacter 29 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hel.13050.
    10.1111/hel.13050
  9. Redondo-Gómez, Carlos; Parreira, Paula; Martins, M. Cristina L.; Azevedo, Helena S.. "Peptide-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs): what peptides can do for SAMs and vice versa". Chemical Society Reviews (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00921a.
    10.1039/d3cs00921a
  10. Chitas, Rute; Parreira, Paula; M. Cristina L. Martins. "Review: trends in nanotherapeutics to manage Helicobacter pylori". Microbiota in Health and Disease 6 (2024): e1038.
    Published
  11. Barbosa, Mariana; Alves, Pedro M.; Costa, Fabíola; Monteiro, Cláudia; Parreira, Paula; Teixeira, Cátia; Gomes, Paula; Martins, Maria Cristina L.. "Influence of Immobilization Strategies on the Antibacterial Properties of Antimicrobial Peptide-Chitosan Coatings". Pharmaceutics 15 5 (2023): 1510. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15051510.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics15051510
  12. Maura Cimino; Paula Parreira; Victoria Leiro; Aureliana Sousa; Raquel M. Gonçalves; Cristina C. Barrias; M. Cristina L. Martins. "Enhancement of hMSC In Vitro Proliferation by Surface Immobilization of a Heparin-Binding Peptide". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083422.
    10.3390/molecules28083422
  13. Barbosa, Mariana; Pedro Alves; Costa, Fabíola; Parreira, Paula; Cátia Teixeira; Paula Gomes; M. Cristina L. Martins. Corresponding author: M. Cristina L. Martins. "Influence of immobilization strategies on the antibacterial properties of Dhvar5-chitosan coatings". (2023):
    Submitted
  14. Rute Chitas; Cláudia Nunes; Salette Reis; Paula Parreira; Maria Cristina L. Martins. "How Charge, Size and Protein Corona Modulate the Specific Activity of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC) against Helicobacter pylori". Pharmaceutics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14122745.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14122745
  15. Paula Parreira; Leila Mousavifar; Alexis Taponard; Vanessa C. D. Graça; Martins MCL; René Roy. "Validation of Selective Capture of Fimbriated Uropathogenic Escherichia coli by a Label-free Engineering Detection System Using Mannosylated Surfaces". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.2c00838.
    10.1021/acsabm.2c00838
  16. Pinho, A. Sofia; Seabra, Catarina L.; Nunes, Cláudia; Reis, Salette; L. Martins, M. Cristina; Parreira, Paula. "Helicobacter pylori biofilms are disrupted by nanostructured lipid carriers: A path to eradication?". Journal of Controlled Release 348 (2022): 489-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.05.050.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.05.050
  17. Rai, Akhilesh; Ferrão, Rafaela; Palma, Paulo; Patricio, Tatiana; Parreira, Paula; Anes, Elsa; Tonda-Turo, Chiara; et al. "Antimicrobial peptide-based materials: opportunities and challenges". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1tb02617h.
    10.1039/d1tb02617h
  18. Paula Parreira; M. Cristina L. Martins. "The biophysics of bacterial infections: Adhesion events in the light of force spectroscopy". The Cell Surface (2021): 100048-100048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcsw.2021.100048.
    10.1016/j.tcsw.2021.100048
  19. Fonseca, Diana R.; Moura, Ana; Leiro, Victoria; Silva-Carvalho, Ricardo; Estevinho, Berta N.; Seabra, Catarina L.; Henriques, Patrícia C.; et al. "Grafting MSI-78A onto chitosan microspheres enhances its antimicrobial activity". Acta Biomaterialia (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.09.063.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2021.09.063
  20. Cimino, Maura; Parreira, Paula; Bidarra, Sílvia; Gonçalves, Raquel M.; Barrias, Cristina C.; Martins, M. Cristina L.. "Effect of surface chemistry on hMSC growth under xeno-free conditions". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2020): 110836. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.110836.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.110836
  21. Parreira, Paula; Monteiro, Claudia; Graça, Vanessa; Gomes, Joana; Maia, Sílvia; Gomes, Paula; Gonçalves, Inês C.; Martins, M. Cristina L.. "Surface Grafted MSI-78A Antimicrobial Peptide has High Potential for Gastric Infection Management". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53918-4.
    10.1038/s41598-019-53918-4
  22. Costa, Bruna; Mota, Rita; Parreira, Paula; Tamagnini, Paula; L. Martins, M. Cristina; Costa, Fabíola. "Broad-Spectrum Anti-Adhesive Coating Based on an Extracellular Polymer from a Marine Cyanobacterium". Marine Drugs 17 4 (2019): 243. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17040243.
    10.3390/md17040243
  23. Barros, D.; Parreira, P.; Furtado, J.; Ferreira-da-Silva, F.; Conde-Sousa, E.; García, A.J.; Martins, M.C.L.; Amaral, I.F.; Pêgo, A.P.. "An affinity-based approach to engineer laminin-presenting cell instructive microenvironments". Biomaterials 192 (2019): 601-611. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059918479&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.10.039
  24. Ferro, A.M.; Ramos, P.; Guerra, Â.; Parreira, P.; Brás, T.; Guerreiro, O.; Jerónimo, E.; et al. "Haplotype analysis of the germacrene A synthase gene and association with cynaropicrin content and biological activities in Cynara cardunculus". Molecular Genetics and Genomics 293 2 (2018): 417-433. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034273591&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00438-017-1388-z
  25. Santos, S.A.O.; Trindade, S.S.; Oliveira, C.S.D.; Parreira, P.; Rosa, D.; Duarte, M.F.; Ferreira, I.; et al. "Lipophilic fraction of cultivated Bifurcaria bifurcata R. Ross: Detailed composition and in vitro prospection of current challenging bioactive properties". Marine Drugs 15 11 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85036574775&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/md15110340
  26. Costa, F.; Sousa, D.M.; Parreira, P.; Lamghari, M.; Gomes, P.; Martins, M.C.L.. "N-acetylcysteine-functionalized coating avoids bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037721926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-017-17310-4
  27. Parreira, P.; Soares, B.I.G.; Freire, C.S.R.; Silvestre, A.J.D.; Reis, C.A.; Martins, M.C.L.; Duarte, M.F.. "Eucalyptus spp. outer bark extracts inhibit Helicobacter pylori growth: in vitro studies". Industrial Crops and Products 105 (2017): 207-214. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019603764&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.05.012
  28. Parreira, P.; Fátima Duarte, M.; Reis, C.A.; Martins, M.C.L.. "Helicobacter pylori infection: A brief overview on alternative natural treatments to conventional therapy". Critical Reviews in Microbiology 42 1 (2016): 94-105. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959561260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3109/1040841X.2014.892055
  29. Parreira, P.; Shi, Q.; Magalhaes, A.; Reis, C.A.; Bugaytsova, J.; Borén, T.; Leckband, D.; Martins, M.C.L.. "Atomic force microscopy measurements reveal multiple bonds between Helicobacter pylori blood group antigen binding adhesin and Lewis b ligand". Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 101 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921665680&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1098/rsif.2014.1040
  30. Parreira, P.; Magalhães, A.; Reis, C.A.; Borén, T.; Leckband, D.; Martins, M.C.L.. "Bioengineered surfaces promote specific protein-glycan mediated binding of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori". Acta Biomaterialia 9 11 (2013): 8885-8893. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885052038&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2013.06.042
  31. Parreira, P.; Magalhaes, A.; Gonaçalves, I.C.; Gomes, J.; Vidal, R.; Reis, C.A.; Leckband, D.E.; Martins, M.C.L.. "Effect of surface chemistry on bacterial adhesion, viability, and morphology". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 99 A 3 (2011): 344-353. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80055008019&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jbm.a.33178
Magazine article
  1. Parreira, Paula; Brás, Teresa; Paulino, Ana; Ferro, Ana; Duarte, MF. "Cardo- Um recurso endógeno de elevado valor acrescentado", Voz do Campo , 2016
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Parreira, Paula. "Engineering surfaces to enhance Helicobacter pylori specific binding. Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2013.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2024. "Sterols for use in the management of Helicobacter sp.".
    Protected
  2. 2023. "Microfluidic device to produce functionalized nanoparticles and methods thereof".
    Protected
  3. 2022. "Albumin interaction with Helicobacter spp.".
    Protected
  4. 2022. "CHOLESTEROL/ETHYLENE GLYCOL GOLD NANOPARTICULES FOR TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION".
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09 Pre-clinical validation of NanoPyl®, an innovative approach against the gut “bug” Helicobacter pylori ESCMID/ASM Conference: Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance
ESCMID and ASM (Porto, Portugal)
2024/04/10 Alternativas aos antibióticos para erradicação de Helicobacter pylori IV Jornadas Ciências Biomédicas IUCS-CESPU
CESPU (Porto, Portugal)
2023/05/17 Biomateriais como 'armas' contra infeções bacterianas 9º Fórum de Engenharia Química e Biológica
Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (Lisboa , Portugal)
2023/04/25 An universal one-pot microfluidic system to produce nanoparticles decorated with antimicrobial compounds NanoSpain 2023,
(Tarragona, Spain)
2023/04/17 Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC): effective against Helicobacter pylori, safe for gut bacteria European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2023/01 NanoPyl ® : A breakthrough approach for Helicobacter pylori control MOBILIsE Launch event
i3S (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11 Helicobacter pylori biofilms are disrupted by nanostructured lipid carriers: A path to eradication? virtual SPMicros Annual Meeting
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia
2022/09/04 How the physicochemical characteristics and protein corona modulate the activity of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) against Helicobacter pylori. 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB2022)
European Society for Biomaterials (Bordeaux,, France)
2022/07/13 Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) against Helicobacter pylori: A nano approach to fight a big problem Young Scientists Seminar
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/04 Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) against Helicobacter pylori: A nano approach to fight a big problem 3rd BioIberoamerica 2022
(Portugal)
2021/09/05 Pexiganan-A grafted chitosan microparticles & Helicobacter pylori: a bitter love story 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021)
European Society for Biomaterials (Porto, Portugal)
2021/09/05 Fine-tuning drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for Helicobacter pylori clearance. 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021)
ESB
2021/05 Improving Nanostructured Lipid Carriers activity against Helicobacter pylori: development of pH-responsive systems for gastric settings IJUP'21
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/03/24 Fighting Helicobacter pylori with drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC). ANNIC2021
2021/03 The bittersweet symphony of Pexiganan-A grafted chitosan microparticles & Helicobacter pylori Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference 2021
2021/03 Fighting Helicobacter pylori with drug-free nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference 2021
2021/03 After the antibiotic era: effect of nanostructured lipid carriers against Helicobacter pylori biofilms XI Symposium on Bioengineering
(Portugal)
2020/12 Antibiotic-Free Chitosan Microparticles for Helicobacter pylori infection management World Biomaterials Conference 2020
2020/10 Helicobacter pylori & MSI-78A antimicrobial peptide: a fatal attraction 3rd PhDay
2020/10 Fatal attraction: chitosan microspheres decorated with MSI-78A kill Helicobacter pylori NanoPT 2020
2020/06/06 Surface Grafted Antimicrobial Peptides for Gastric Infection Management BioNano 2020
2020/05 Antibiotic-Free Chitosan Microparticles for Helicobacter pylori infection management World Biomaterials Congress (WBC) 11th Biomaterials Congress
(Glasgow, United Kingdom)
2020/02 Fighting Helicobacter pylori: a specific antibiotic-free strategy IJUP'20
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/11 A new strategy to fight catheter-associated urinary tract infections using a natural polymer based-coating Emergent Technologies to Deliver Antibacterials into Biofilms
(Ghent, Belgium)
2019/07 NanoPyl: smart and “friendly” antibiotic-free lipid nanoparticles for gastric infection management NME19-NanoMed Europe,
INL (Braga, Portugal)
2019/05 Bioengineering applied to gastric infection management. 4º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal.
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/04 From the pond to the stomach: the use of surface-grafted antimicrobial peptides for gastric infection management S3IC Conference 2019:Single-Molecule Sensors and NanoSystems
(Munich, Germany)
2018/11 Management of H. pylori gastric infection via Surface-Grafted antimicrobial peptides. 7th European Clinical Microbiology Conference.
(Londres, United Kingdom)
2018/09 Lipid-based nanoparticles that counteract gastric infection without affecting gut microbiota. BioMedEng18 conference
(Londres, United Kingdom)
2018/09 Lipid-based nanoparticles that counteract gastric infection burden. 29th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2018)
European Society for Biomaterials (Maastricht, Netherlands)
2018/09 Atomic Force Microscopy: Unraveling bacterial adhesion profile: is force spectroscopy the key to more efficient medicine BioPhysAdh: International Symposium on Biophysics of Microbial Adhesion
(Toulouse, France)
2018/04 Biomaterials in the context of bacterial infections: Friend or Foe Jornadas de Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2018/02 Bactericidal Nanostructures surfaces with high impact against Helicobacter pylori NanoPT 2018
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/09 N-acetyl cysteine functionalized chitosan film avoids bacteria adhesion without preventing cell adhesion and proliferation AMBA 2017: Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications
(Ghent, Belgium)
2017/06 Magnetic nanoparticles soaked on chitosan for detection of Helicobacter pylori on gastric environment Doctoral Congress in Engineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/11 Counteracting Helicobacter pylori infection: the use of bioactives from natural matrices as an alternative to antibiotics. Developing antibiotic alternatives: A discussion of new approaches to overcoming antimicrobial resistance
2015/09 Eucalyptus spp. outer bark extracts against multi-drug resistant bacteria Wastes 2015
(Viana do Castelo , Portugal)
2013/07 Engineered biomaterials to prevent/treat gastric infection CESB2013 - China Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine
(Sorrento, Italy)
2012/11 Bioengineered surfaces designed to promote Helicobacter pylori adhesion via adhesin-carbohydrate specific recognition II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research - ICAR2012
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/09 Engineering surfaces to trigger Helicobacter pylori adhesion 24th European Conference on Biomaterials
(Dublin , Ireland)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02/17 - Current Therapeutic potential of Bovine Serum Albumin nanoparticles coupled to antimicrobial peptides for management of gastric infection
Supervisor of Diogo Cerqueira
 MSc in Molecular Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/02 - Current
Supervisor of Diogo Cerqueira
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/02 - Current Development and functionalization of norbornene-chitosan nanoparticles with lipid compounds for Helicobacter pylori management
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioengenharia (Bioengenharia Molecular) (Degree)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/01 - Current Bactericidal nano-decoys: an attractive approach to fight Helicobacter pylori
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Ferreira Leite de Pinho
Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09 - Current On the trail of drug free nanostructured lipid carriers selective interaction with Helicobacter pylori
Co-supervisor of Rute Chitas
 Programa Doutoral Biotechealth (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09 - 2024/01 Breaking the classic antibiotic barrier: micro and nanoparticles for Helicobacter pylori management
Co-supervisor of Diana Fonseca
Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/11 Sinergia entre Transportadores Lipídicos Nanoestruturados e antibióticos de 1ºlinha para o controlo de Helicobacter pylori
Supervisor of Marcela Jorge Mendes
Mestrado de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública – Ramo de Microbiologia e Saúde Pública (Master)
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Design and Characterization of funcionalized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) for proof of concept studies focusing on bacterial infections
Supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/11 Preparation and characterisation of kefiran, a promising natural polymer for biomedical applications
Co-supervisor of Maria Daniela Alves Menezes
Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/11 A Lipid-based bioengineered approach for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Supervisor of Mariana Pereira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Bio -and Hemocompatibility of chitosan nanoparticles for gastric infection management
Supervisor of Ana Regina Sampaio
Bioengenharia (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Chitosan nanoparticles on the fight of infections
Supervisor of Manuel Mendes
 Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/02 Biocompatibility of nanoengineered systems for gastric infection management
Supervisor
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
2020/10 - 2021/10 Improving Nanostructured Lipid Carriers activity against Helicobacter pylori: development of pH-responsive systems for gastric settings
Supervisor of Sandra Gomes
Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/11 After the antibiotic era: effect and specificity of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers against gastric pathogens biofilms
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Pinho
Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019 - 2020/09 Bioengineered decoys for Helicobacter pylori
Supervisor of Renato Pereira
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Drug delivery strategies for gastric niche
Supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia, orientação em Bioengenharia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Lipid Nanoparticles and its effect on gastric microbiota
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Targeting Helicobacter pylori: development of a bioengineered system for in situ gastric delivery of Cynara cardunculus extracts
Supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia, orientação em Bioengenharia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Bioengineered decoys for Helicobacter pylori treatment
Supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia, orientação em Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/09 Antibiotic-free nano/microparticles to fight Helicobacter pylori
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Development of polyurethane films with incorporated AMPs
Supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia, orientação em Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Development of strategies for antimicrobial peptides immobilization: from SAMs to Au nanoparticles
Supervisor
 Microbiologia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Valorização de biomassa de Cynara cardunculus: da planta ao extrato com potencial antibacteriano
Supervisor
Escola Profissional Bento de Jesus Caraça, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Bringing the biorefinery to the healthcare facilities: the use of industrial by-products against multi-drug resistance bacteria
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Exploring agro-industrial by-products as new therapeutic agents against multidrug resistant bacteria
Supervisor
IUT DE CRETEIL-VITRY, France
2014 - 2014 The antimicrobial potential of phenolic compounds obtained from olive oil extraction by-products: the quest for novel anti- Helicobacter pylori therapeutic agents
Supervisor
IUT DE CRETEIL-VITRY, France
2013 - 2013 Estudo da atividade anti-trombogénica e anti-microbiana de ácidos triterpénicos e lactonas sesquiterpénicas
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/03/02 - 2024/12/06 Advanced Training Course in Molecular Bioengineering 2024- Molecularly engineered interfaces: from biosensing to emergent biomedical applications (2024/12/02 - 2024/12/06)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/10 - 2023/10 Atomic Force Microscopy applied to Life Sciences Course, 3rd edition (2023/10/25 - 2023/10/27)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/09 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021). Responsible for the social media accounts. Chair in scientific sessions (2021 - 2021)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/01 - 2019/11/08 i3S AFM workshop (2019/11/06 - 2019/11/08)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2015 - 2016/12 Ciência à la Carte (2015/06)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2016 - 2016 I Simpósio Int. Azeites do Sul (2016/04/16 - 2016/04/16)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2015 - 2015 NewVAL: Novas Valorizações de Matérias-primas e Resíduos (2015/02/25 - 2015/02/25)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2015 - 2015 INOVAGRO_ Inovação e Qualidade na Transformação de Produtos Agroalimentares (2015/03/15 - 2015/03/15)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/24 - Current Scientific culture day
Seminar
 Dia da Cultura Científica
Agrupamento de Escolas de Lousada - Escola Secundária de Lousada, Portugal
2017/01 - Current Participation in Visits from schools to i3S
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/01 - Current Ciência et al- Programa educativo
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017 - Current Participant (since 2017) in “Porto de Crianças”, an activity where researchers from INEB go to primary schools and develop experiments with children on the subject “Era uma vez… o osso”
Workshop
2024/07/10 - 2024/07/10 Innovation for the future of health. Boosting scientific entrepreneurship
Conference
 Innovation for the future of health. Boosting scientific entrepreneurship
Obra Social La Caixa, Spain
2023/07 - 2023/07 2023 USA-PT Leaders in Cancer Research
Conference
 2023 USA-PT Leaders in Cancer Research
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/27 Beyond REMODEL: 3R models for biomedical research
Conference
 Beyond REMODEL: 3R models for biomedical research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/05 "Feira das profissões " at Escola EB 2/3 Soares dos Reis
Round table
 Feira das Profissões
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/29 Escolas i3S - Estágio Observacional
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/02/23 - 2023/02/24 9th edition of the Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium – “Science: everything, everywhere all at once”
Round table
 9th McBiology Symposium
2023/02/23 - 2023/02/24 Business Concepts for Biotechnology Students
Workshop
2023/02 - 2023/02 MSc Open Day at i3S
Exhibition
 MSc Open Day at i3S
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/11 - 2022/11 Life Science Intellectual Property: Management and Exploitation - 1st edition
Workshop
 Life Science Intellectual Property: Management and Exploitation - 1st edition
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2022/06/02 - 2022/06/02 UI-CAN-Inovar no Empreendedorismo
Round table
 UI.CAN - Inovar no Empreendedorismo
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/03 Going Global Open Executive Programmes
Workshop
 Going Global
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2021/04 - 2021/04 Pitch of the NanoPyl project on the Galicia Start-up Congress
Congress
 Laconnetwork Galicia Start-up Congress
2021 - 2021 Pitch of the NanoPyl project to investors on the Stage Two competition. Stage Two is the first pan-European competition for the best startups spinning out of leading European universities.
Other
 Stage Two
2020 - 2020 Organoids and Advanced 3D in Vitro Models for Research in Health and Disease
Workshop
 Organoids and Advanced 3D in Vitro Models for Research in Health and Disease
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019 Dia Mundial do Cancro CUF
Conference
 Dia Mundial do Cancro CUF
2018/04 - 2018/04 Combined Microscopy Workshop
Workshop
 Combined Microscopy Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Laboratory Animal Science FELASA C
Workshop
 Laboratory Animal Science FELASA C
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/10 Careers in Science & Beyond
Workshop
 Careers in Science & Beyond
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2012 - 2012 II Workshop on Cancer Research
Workshop
 Workshop on Cancer Research
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
2010/05 - 2010/05 Digestive Disease Week 2010 (DDW 2010)
Conference
2010 - 2010 XII Linz Winter Workshop Linz Winter Workshop focus on biological single-molecule research and nanoscience, and include force and optical microscopy/spectroscopy techniques.
Workshop
 Linz Winter Workshop
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Institut für Biophysik, Austria

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/11 Preparation and characterisation of kefiran, a promising natural polymer for biomedical applications
Thesis Member
 Maria Daniela Alves Menezes (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022/10 A Lipid-based bioengineered approach for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Supervisor
 Mariana Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/10 Improving Nanostructured Lipid Carriers activity against Helicobacter pylori: development of pH-responsive systems for gastric settings
Supervisor
 Sandra Gomes (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/09 Bioengineered decoys for Helicobacter pylori
Supervisor
 Renato Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Biofilm
2024 - Current Journal of Controlled Release
2024 - Current International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2024 - Current Gene Reports
2024 - Current Microbial Pathogenesis
2024 - Current The Microbe
2022 - Current Life MDPI
2022 - Current Frontiers in Medical Engineering Frontiers
2021/01 - Current International Journal of Nanomedicine, Dove Medical Press
2021 - Current Journal of Food Biochemistry Hindawi
2021 - Current Journal of Applied Biomedicine Portico

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/05 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/06/30 - 2025/07/01 Doctoral Congress in Engineering FEUP

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy 101- Think big to see small(er)" Bioengenharia Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/11 - 2022/11 Invited Guest Lecture "Quartz Crystal Microbalance 101" Bioengenharia Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy 101- Think big to see small(er)" Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy 101- Think big to see small(er)" Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy 101- Think big to see small(er)" Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy 101- Think big to see small(er)" Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy-the "don't look microscope". Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Invited Guest Lecture on Atomic Force Microscopy "Atomic Force Microscopy- Seeing without looking" Bioengenharia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/01 Advances in biomedicine and health that will shape 2024 Blog CaixaResearch de la Fundación "la Caixa".
2022/12 Paula Parreira Um avanço promissor no combate ao cancro gástrico Super Interessante
2022/10/31 ¿Se podrá prevenir el cáncer de estómago causado por una bacteria? La Vanguardia
2022/09/13 Helicobacter: como enganar a bactéria do cancro gástrico? Observador
2022/02/17 Microesferas para um Macroproblema: biomateriais revestidos com o péptido antimicrobiano (MSI-78A) são altamente eficazes na erradicação da bactéria Helicobacter pylori Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro
2021/03 Soluções para a saúde dominam vencedores do BIP 2020 Noticias UP
2020 i3S team wins innovation award

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/12 - 2022/12 Do laboratório para a Indústria Como os cientistas levam a investigação para o mercado
2022/10 - 2022/10 Mentes Brilhantes O princípio do fim do cancro do estômago?

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/04 - 2024/02 Avaliação da bioadesão em isolados clínicos de Helicobater pylori de nanopartículas lipídicas contendo curcumina revestidas com quitosana e funcionalizadas com CEACAM-1. Bruna Furquim
2022/04 - 2023/04 Avaliação da atividade de micropartículas contendo nanopartículas de trans- resveratrol contra cepas clínicas de Helicobacter pylori: estudo in vitro Larissa Sposito
2021 - 2021 NanoPyl BIP Proof project Ano Sofia Pinho
Distinctions

Award

2021 1st prize on the "Business Ignition Programme 2020"
Banco Santander Portugal, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2020 EHMSG Best Poster Awards
2007 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 CEEC ind Assistant Researcher Contract: 2023.07672.CEECIND
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 EIT Health InnoStars Activities 2021 Mentoring and Coaching Network
EIT Health, Germany
2021 Finalist on the Stage Two Competiton
2020 CEEC ind Junior Researcher Contract: CEECIND/01210/2018
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 FCT Doctoral Grant (SFRH / BD / 39931 / 2007)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal