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Inês Silva has been a master grant researcher in the BioMark sensor research group at the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal). Her work was part of the OligoFIT project (OLIGOFIT/ERA-Net, with the reference: JPCOFUND2/0001/2019) and aimed to produce biosensors to detect biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases, namely Parkinson´s disease. She completed the Integrated Master´s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, with a specialization in Clinical Engineering, in 2020, at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal). She was an Erasmus student at KU Leuven (Flanders, Belgium), where she developed her master´s thesis project. She has been awarded 1 Erasmus fellowship, 1 research grant and 1 travel award, and she was also selected to give a poster presentation at the Synuclein meeting 2022. She has 2 conference posters as first author, 1 published original research paper, 1 review paper as first co-author whose review proposal was accepted by Trends in Analytical Chemistry in December 2021, 1 original research paper as first author under preparation to be submitted to Biosensors and Bioelectronics, and 1 book chapter as first co-author with the deadline submission of May 2022 to be published by Elsevier. Her research interests include the application of engineer and technology, mostly biosensors and biomaterials, to biomedical research, such as cancer, immunology, neuroscience, and microbiology research fields.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Simões Patrício da Silva
Date of birth
1997/05/20
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Silva, Inês
  • Da Silva, Inês S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6A1C-6C19-3F2D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5315-4984

Email addresses

  • a78675@alunos.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • isilva@student.uc.pt (Professional)
  • uc2020261912@student.uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
 English Course C1 (Outros)
Cambridge School Portugal, Portugal
2021/06 - 2021/09
Concluded
 Training course - Introduction to research in chemical technology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07
Concluded
 English Course B2 (Outros)
International House Braga, Portugal
2021/06 - 2021/06
Concluded
 First Certificate in English (FCE) (Diploma de especialização)
Cambridge English Language Assessment Spain and Portugal, Spain
2021/04 - 2021/06
Concluded
 Volunteer internship (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2015/09 - 2020/11/19
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Clinical Engineering
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"The effect of essential oils and their components against postharvest fungal diseases on fruit" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2019/09 - 2020/02
Concluded
 Masters research project (ERASMUS +) (Master)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
"The effect of essential oils and their components against postharvest fungal diseases on fruit" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2019/03 - 2019/03
Concluded
 Microsoft Excel Course (Curso médio)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/07 - 2018/08
Concluded
 Volunteer summer internship (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 English Course B2 (Curso médio)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/10 - 2015/10
Concluded
 Python workshop (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/09 - 2015/07
Concluded
 Scientific-Humanistic Course of Sciences and Technologies (Ensino secundário)
Colégio Dom Diogo de Sousa, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/28 - 2022/06/27 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09 - 2020/06 Students' deputy sub-delegate Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/06/28 - 2022/06/27 JPND: Oligomer-Focused Screening and Individualized Therapeutics to target Neurodegenerative Disorders (OligoFIT)
MR/T046287/1
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 UK Research and Innovation
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2022/06 MindGAP - Bridging the gap between Mind, Brain and Body: exosome role and monitoring.
FET-Open/H2020/GA829040
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/06/28 - 2022/06/27 OLIGOFIT/ERA-Net
JPCOFUND2/0001/2019
OLIGOFIT/ERA-Net - BIM (Lugus 732826)
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Da Silva, Inês S.; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti F. Sales. "Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease - ADx Neurosciences TRAVEL AWARD WINNER". Paper presented in Synuclein meeting, Leuven, 2022.
    Published
  2. Da Silva, Inês S.; Martinho, Vera C; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti F. Sales. "Immunosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease". Paper presented in Synuclein meeting, Leuven, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Da Silva, Inês S.; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti. F. Sales. "Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease". Paper presented in Synuclein meeting, 2022.
  2. Da Silva, Inês S.; Martinho, Vera C; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti. F. Sales. "Immunosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease". Paper presented in Synuclein meeting, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Serrano, Verónica Morgado; Silva, Inês Simões Patrício; Cardoso, Ana Rita; Sales, Maria Goreti Ferreira. "Carbon Electrodes with Gold Nanoparticles for the Electrochemical Detection of miRNA 21-5p". Chemosensors 10 5 (2022): 189. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10050189.
    Published • 10.3390/chemosensors10050189
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "The effect of essential oils and their components against postharvest fungal diseases on fruit". Master, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2020.
Working paper
  1. Da Silva, Inês S.; Martinho, Vera C; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti. F. Sales. Corresponding author: M. Goreti. F. Sales. 2022. "Molecularly imprinted polymer-based biosensors to monitor biomarkers of Parkinson´s disease: A comprehensive review (Review proposal accepted by Trends in Analytical Chemistry in December 2021)".
  2. Da Silva, Inês S.; Cardoso, Ana R.; Reimer, Lasse; König, Annekatrin; van Riesen, Christoph; Outeiro, Tiago; Henning Jensen, Poul; M. Goreti. F. Sales. Corresponding author: M. Goreti. F. Sales. 2022. "Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease (To be submitted to Biosensors and Bioelectronics)".
  3. Da Silva, Inês S.; Cardoso, Ana R.; M. Goreti. F. Sales. Corresponding author: M. Goreti. F. Sales. 2022. "Electrochemical biosensor-based detection assays for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders. In 'Smart Diagnostics for Neurodegenerative Disorders: Neuro Sensors', edited by A. Parihar, R. Khan, and A. Shrivastava. Amsterdam: Elsevier".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022 Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson´s Disease Synuclein meeting
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2015 - 2020 Event about Biomedical Engineering with the participation of students, professors, and companies.
Meeting
 Annual Biomedical Engineering Journeys
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10/20 - 2019/10/20 Event about research and challenges in Life Sciences and biotechnology, with the participation of students, professors, and local community.
Meeting
 Annual Biotech Day
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
2018/03/01 - 2018/03/04 Event that allowed participants to have contact with Biomedical Engineering laboratories, companies and former students
Meeting
 XIII National Meeting of Biomedical Engineers
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017 - 2019 Braga Public Hospital Volunteer
Distinctions

Award

2022 Travel Award (Synuclein meeting 2022; KU Leuven; Flanders, Belgium)
2021 FCT Research Fellowship at University of Coimbra, Portugal
2019 ERASMUS Fellowship at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium