Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Helena Rocha Moreira
Citation names
- Moreira, Helena R.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 601A-8A93-73F9
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-5588-374X
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
Italian | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2016 - 2023
Concluded
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Programa doutoral em Engenharia de Tecidos, Medicina Regenerativa e Células Estaminais (Doutoramento)
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
"Novel platforms for vascularization in skin wound healing" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2013/10
Concluded
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Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia - ramo Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Pectin hydrogels as dermal substitutes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 (out of 20) - Overall classification of the Int |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/08/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Amyris Biotechnologies Inc, United States |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/11/22 - 2021/07/31 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2016/03/01 - 2023/01/31 | PhD student | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2016/06/27 - 2016/08/31 | Researcher under the project UID/Multi/50026, Ref.: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007038. | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2016/01/01 - 2016/06/26 | Researcher Trainee | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2014/08/01 - 2015/12/31 | Researcher under the project INCENTIVO/SAU/LA0026/2014. | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2014/06/01 - 2014/07/31 | Researcher Trainee | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2013/02/01 - 2013/10/20 | Master student researcher, “Pectin based gels for dermal-epidermal substitutes”; MSc thesis research studies; supervised by Pedro L. Granja (PhD, INEB). | Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
2012/09/01 - 2013/01/31 | Student researcher, "Thoracic vertebrae finite element model for injury prediction", course of Biomechanical Simulation. | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/31 | ERASMUS student researcher, supervised by Paola Petrini (PhD, POLIMI) and Maria Cristina Tanzi (PhD, POLIMI) under the projects SG2329/2011-2011/0206 and prot. 2010FPTBSH 009. | Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
2011/09/01 - 2012/01/01 | Student researcher, “Production and characterization of Hydroxyapatite-modified scaffolds”; course of Laboratories in Biomedical Engineering III; supervised by Viviane Gomide (PhD, FEUP). | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
2011/02/01 - 2011/06/01 | Student researcher, “Macrophage adhesion and spreading on Collagen-modified Chitosan Scaffolds”; course of Laboratories in Biomedical Engineering II; supervised by Susana G. Santos (PhD, INEB). | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
2010/10/01 - 2010/12/01 | Student researcher, “Hydroxyapatite as a substrate for bone tissue engineering applications”; course of Laboratories in Biomedical Engineering I; supervised by Isabel Amaral (PhD, INEB) and Viviane Go | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
2007/09/01 - 2008/07/01 | Junior researcher; "Drosophila melanogaster", under "A´rea de Projecto" course. | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2016/09/01 - 2020/08/31 | 3D skin models
UMINHO/BD/5/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
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Norte 2020
Ongoing
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2016/06 - 2016/08 | Development of a 3D skin model
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007038
Research Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2014/06/02 - 2015/12/31 | Development of 3D skin models
Incentivo/SAU/LA0026/2014, UMINHO/BI/268/2014
Research Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2012/02 - 2012/07 | Investigation of different pectin polymers formulation for injectable systems
SG2329/2011-2011/0206
Research Fellow
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmio Di Trento E Rovereto
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Journal article |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2018 | Production of a bilayered spongy-like hydrogel as skin templates | Gene2Skin Final Conference
(Portugal)
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2018 | Generation of an in vitro 3D cell sheet-based model of scar-like tissue. | World Congress of Biomechanics
(Ireland)
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2018 | Development of skin models with stable capillary-like structures using gene-activated scaffolds | World Congress of Biomechanics
(Ireland)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/02 - Current | Development of in vitro models for the study of Rosacea
Supervisor
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
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2023/02/01 - 2023/11/07 | The Missing Link: Development of an Immunocompetent in vitro Skin Model
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
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2023/02/01 - 2023/11/07 | Development of New in vitro Models for the Study of Acne
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019 - Current | TERMSTEM Research network (2019)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
2016 - 2018 | Gene2Skin - Roadmap for advanced genetic engineering-based skin therapies (2016 - 2018) | Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2018 | Best poster presentation: Helena R. Moreira, Daniel B. Rodrigues, Ricardo A. Pires, Rui L. Reis, Alexandra P. Marques. Creating a 3D in vitro scar-like tissue model based on cell sheet engineering. |
2018 | Top 5 candidates in “PhD in a picture” - International photography competition. |
2018 | Best oral presentation: Moreira HR, da Silva LP, Reis RL, Marques AP. Production of a bilayered spongy-like hydrogel as skin templates. |
2012 | FEUP Management Challenge 2012
Philip Morris International, United States
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