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Mariana da Silva Carreira is a PhD candidate in Medical Biotechnology at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro. She obtained a BSc in Biomedical Sciences (2014–2017) and an MSc in Biochemistry, with a specialization in Molecular Methods (2017–2019), both from the University of Aveiro. During her master’s at the COMPASS Research Group (CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials), she developed a dissertation focused on liquefied capsules incorporating nanogrooved microdiscs and co-encapsulated endothelial and mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue engineering. Afterwards, she continued as a research fellow, developing a bone marrow–mimetic model based on liquefied capsules that integrates cells and bioinstructive materials to enhance bone regeneration. Her current research focuses on advanced microencapsulation platforms for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. More recently, she has been exploring magnetic fields and acoustic forces as external physical stimuli to modulate cellular behavior and improve tissue regeneration. Mariana has contributed to 4 peer-reviewed publications, as well as 3 oral communications and 12 poster presentations at national and international conferences, including a Second Best Poster Award.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana da Silva Carreira
Date of birth
1996/04/22
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Carreira, Mariana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5A10-A552-3B30
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1372-6869

Email addresses

  • marianacarreira@ua.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 - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10/26 - 2025
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Biotecnologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotecnologia Médica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 - 2019/12/09
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Métodos Biomoleculares
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Liquified capsules containing nanogrooved microdiscs and co-encapsulated endothelial and mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue engineering" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2014 - 2017
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)
Major in Biomedicina Molecular
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01/01 - 2021/10/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/11/01 - 2025/10/31 Individual Doctoral FCT Grant
2021.04542.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2021/10/31 ATLAS- Bioengineered autonomous cell-biomaterials devices for generating humanised micro- tissues for regenerative medicine
ERC-2014-AdG-669858
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 European Research Council
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current O2CELLS - Hybrid living bioengineered hierarchical constructs with self-oxygenating capability
10.3030/101130836
PhD Student Fellow
2021/11/01 - 2026/10/31 REBORN - Full human-based multi-scale constructs with jammed regenerative pockets for bone engineering
883370
10.3030/883370
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Carreira, Mariana ; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Bone tissue regeneration through sound and magnetism – the use of acoustic and magnetic stimuli to organize cells and create microtissues". Paper presented in Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 2023.
  2. Carreira, Mariana ; Oliveira, Claudia Suellen Ferro; Mano, Joao F.. "Bioengineering of a bone-marrow-mimetic in liquified capsules: a strategic combination of cell and bio-instructive materials for bone regeneration applications". Paper presented in Research Summit 2022, Aveiro, 2022.
  3. M. M. Maciel; Voort, Max Van de; Carreira, Mariana ; Tiago R. Correia; Mano, Joao F.; Moroni, Lorenzo. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Versatile method for high-throughput fabrication of microparticles with defined geometries and size for biomedical applications". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Bordeux, 2022.
Conference poster
  1. LUIZ, MARIA EDUARDA; Carreira, Mariana ; Nadine, Sara; Bakht, Syeda Mahwish; Joao Filipe Colardelle da Luz Mano. Corresponding author: Bakht, Syeda Mahwish. "Contactless acoustic assembly of liquid-core microcapsules for tissue engineering". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School, 2025.
  2. Carreira, Mariana ; Pires-Santos, Manuel; Nadine, Sara; Bakht, Syeda Mahwish; Mano, Joao F.. "Bone Tissue Regeneration through Magnetism: Utilizing Magnetic Stimulation for Cell Differentiation and Microtissue Formation". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2024, 2024.
  3. Pires-Santos, Manuel; Carreira, Mariana ; Morais, Bruno P.; Francisca G. Perfeito; Oliveira, Mariana B.; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Single-cell liquid-core microcapsules for biomedical applications". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2024, 2024.
  4. LUIZ, MARIA EDUARDA; Carreira, Mariana ; Nadine, Sara; Bakht, Syeda Mahwish; Mano, Joao F.. "Wireless Assembly of Cell Laden Liquid Capsules Using Acoustic Waves". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2024, 2024.
  5. Luís P. G. Monteiro; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Carreira, Mariana ; Kamperman, Marleen; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Cell-loaded stimuli-responsive coacervate-based materials for advanced biomedical applications". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School - Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024.
  6. Carreira, Mariana ; Fernandes, Inês J.; Patrício, Sónia; Correia, C.R.; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Encapsulation of umbilical cord-derived stem cells toward an in vitro model for endochondral ossification". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2023, 2023.
  7. P. Santos, Manuel; Carreira, Mariana ; Morais, Bruno P.; Perfeito, Francisca; Oliveira, Mariana B.; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Single-Cell Capsules for Biomedical Applications". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2023, 2023.
  8. Carreira, Mariana ; Fernandes, Inês J; Sónia G. Patrício; Correia, C.R.; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Encapsulation of umbilical cord-derived stem cells toward an in vitro model for endochondral ossification". Paper presented in 33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2023.
  9. Carreira, Mariana ; Fernandes, Inês J.; Sónia G. Patrício; Correia, Clara R.; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Bioencapsulation of umbilical cord cells toward an in vitro model for endochondral ossification". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.
  10. Pires-Santos, Manuel; Carreira, Mariana ; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Single-cell liquid microcapsules for biomedical applications". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 “Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal”, 2023.
  11. Carreira, Mariana ; Nadine, Sara; Mano, Joao F.. "Bioengineering of a human bone-marrow-mimetic in liquified capsules: a strategic combination of cells and bio-instructive materials for bone regeneration applications". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022, 2022.
  12. Carreira, Mariana ; Oliveira, Cláudia; Mano, Joao F.. "Bioengineering of a human umbilical cord-derived bone-marrow-mimetic for bone regeneration applications". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2021, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Luís P. G. Monteiro; Mariana Carreira; Julien Es Sayed; Marleen Kamperman; João M. M. Rodrigues; João Mano. "Thermoresponsive Complex Coacervates as Advanced Carriers for Cell-Laden Liquid-Core Capsules for Biomedical Applications". Small (2026): https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202513642.
    10.1002/smll.202513642
  2. Maria Eduarda Rocha Luiz; Mariana Carreira; Sara Nadine; Riccardo Tognato; Romedi Parolini; Syeda M. Bakht; Tiziano Serra; João F. Mano. "Contactless 3D acoustic assembly of liquid capsules for bottom-up tissue engineering". Biomaterials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123555.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123555
  3. Manuel Pires-Santos; Mariana Carreira; Bruno P. Morais; Francisca G. Perfeito; Mariana B. Oliveira; Cátia F. Monteiro; Sara Nadine; João F. Mano. "Single-Cell Liquid-Core Microcapsules for Biomedical Applications". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202403808.
    10.1002/adhm.202403808
  4. Carreira, Mariana ; Manuel Pires-Santos; Clara R Correia; Sara Nadine; João F Mano. Corresponding author: João F Mano. "Liquefied capsules containing nanogrooved microdiscs and umbilical cord-derived cells for bone tissue engineering". Open Research Europe (2024): https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.17000.2.
    10.12688/openreseurope.17000.2
  5. Oliveira, Claudia S; Carreira, Mariana ; Correia, Clara R; Mano, João Filipe Colardelle da Luz. "The therapeutic potential of hematopoietic stem cells in bone regeneration". Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2021.0019.
    10.1089/ten.teb.2021.0019
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Liquified capsules containing nanogrooved microdiscs and co-encapsulated endothelial and mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue engineering". Master, Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/30068.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2026/04/22 Magnetic liquefied-core microcapsules as remotely actuated bioreactors for bone tissue regeneration TERMIS-EU 2026
(Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
2023/07/13 Bone tissue regeneration through sound and magnetism – the use of acoustic and magnetic stimuli to organize cells and create microtissues Research Summit 2023
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/09/05 Versatile method for highthroughput fabrication of microparticles with defined geometries and size for biomedical applications 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Bordeaux, France)
2022/07/14 Bioengineering of a bone-marrow-mimetic in liquified capsules: a strategic combination of cell and bio-instructive materials for bone regeneration applications Research Summit 2022
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/03/10 - 2024/03/15 SUPRALIFE Second School - Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies (2024/03/10 - 2024/03/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2026/04/21 - 2026/04/24 TERMIS-EU 2026 - Presented an oral communication and co-chaired a scientific session at the TERMIS Conference 2026, contributing to session moderation and scientific discussion
Conference
 TERMIS-EU 2026
2025/04/14 - 2025/04/16 Hands-On Lab Skills Course CELL-BASED THERAPIES & 3D BIOPRINTING - Hands-on workshop focused on advanced laboratory techniques in cartilage regeneration and joint preservation, including cell-based therapies and 3D bioprinting. The course provided practical training in cell isolation, culture, biomaterials, and bioprinting approaches, with direct interaction with international experts in regenerative medicine.
Workshop
 Hands-On Lab Skills Course CELL-BASED THERAPIES & 3D BIOPRINTING
International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society, Switzerland
2024/09/12 - 2024/09/12 Jornadas CICECO 2024
Conference
 Jornadas CICECO 2024
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/03/10 - 2024/03/15 SUPRALIFE Second School - Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies
Conference
 SUPRALIFE SECOND SCHOOL
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/12 - 2023/10/12 Jornadas CICECO 2023
Conference
 Jornadas CICECO 2023
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/06/15 - 2023/06/15 AIM Further 2023
Seminar
 AIM Further 2023
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/24 SUPRALIFE First School - supramolecular multicomponent biomaterials for enabling advanced biomaterials for healthcare
Conference
 SUPRALIFE First School
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/12 Jornadas CICECO 2022
Conference
 Jornadas CICECO 2022
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/07/13 - 2022/07/15 Research Summit 2022
Conference
 Research Summit 2022
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/06 - 2021/10/07 Jornadas CICECO 2021
Conference
 Jornadas CICECO 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025 - Current Royal Society of Chemistry
2025 - Current TERMIS

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/09 - 2024/12 M.Sc. student - Are you listening to me? 2D wireless assembly of cell-laden liquid capsules using acoustic waves. Maria Eduarda Rocha Luiz
2022/10/01 - 2023/11/21 M.Sc. student - Liquid single-cell units for tissue engineering applications Manuel Pires dos Santos
2022/03 - 2023/07 B.Sc. student - In vitro simulation of stem cells within magnetic-responsive liquefied capsules Diogo Henrique Vieira Andrade
Distinctions

Award

2025 Second Best Poster Award
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal