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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Patrícia Matos Carapeto

Citation names

  • Carapeto, Ana
  • A. P. Carapeto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7118-EAA2-AA83
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2654-6848
Google Scholar ID
76gMFJ0AAAAJ
Researcher Id
C-8355-2012
Scopus Author Id
35955655600

Email addresses

  • apcarapeto@fc.ul.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • BioISI. Departamento de Física,edifício C8 (8.4.13) Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa , Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2012/01/01 - 2016/03/14
Concluded
PhD in Materials Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Polysaccharides thin films production and functionalization: parameters control" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Pass with Distinction by unanimity
2012
Concluded
Advanced Studies Diploma in Materials Engineering (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2004/09 - 2009/11/25
Concluded
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEBiom) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Study of two new DLC coatings for joint prosthesis: effect of the presence of albumin on the tribological behavior" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2001/09/15 - 2004/06/30
Concluded
Científico-Natural (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária Fernando Namora, Portugal
18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/09/16 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
(...)
2017/03/01 - 2019/09/15 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2017/02/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
2009/11/01 - 2010/07/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/02/17 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/09/15 - 2022/06/27 Maternity Leave Instituto da Segurança Social, Portugal
2019/02/28 - 2019/09/14 Maternity Leave Instituto da Segurança Social, Portugal
2012/02 - 2012/02 Internship Association Sorbonne Université, France
Sorbonne Université - Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, France
2009 - 2009 Internship Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024 - Current FCT 2023.12627.PEX: Revolutionizing Water Purification with Graphene-Supported Enzymatic Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial, Photocatalytic, and Environmentally Sustainable Solutions
FCT 2023.12627.PEX
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - Current FCT 2022.06149.PTDC: Nanoengineered systems tailored with natural phytochemicals for biofouling mitigation on industrial surfaces
2022.06149.PTDC
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/03/01 - Current FCT 2022.06990.PTDC: The role of phosphoinositides and NET actin-binding proteins in the regulation of plant cell vesicle trafficking and secretion.
2022.06990.PTDC
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/10/01 - 2025/09/30 Twinning-Horizon-Widera-2021-Access-03: Twinning for excellence in biophysics of protein interactions and self-assembly - TWIN2PIPSA
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 FCT PTDC/FIS-MAC/2741/2021: Viscoelastic Cells - new experimental approaches based on atomic force microscopy
PTDC/FIS-MAC/2741/2021
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2024/12 FCT PTDC/BIA-BQM/2599/2021: Exploring respiratory proteins from human bacterial pathogens
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/BIA-BQM/2599/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 BioISI Project: Investigating altered lipid raft dynamics following seizures at hippocampal synapses
UIDB/04046/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2023/04/30 BioISI Project: Zwitterionic coatings for waterborne diseases prevention
UID/Multi/04046/2019
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 FCT UID/Multi/04046/2019: Instituto de Biosistemas & Ciências Integrativas
UID/Multi/04046/2019
154697UID
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/02/28 FCT PTDC/FIS-NAN/6101/2014: Molecular and Mechanical Forces in Biology measured with Force Feedback Microscopy
PTDC/FIS-NAN/6101/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia I.P.
Ongoing
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31 BioISI Project: Single molecule approaches to study S100B protein interactions with Aß amyloid fibrils
BioISI project
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia I.P.
Ongoing
2017/03 - 2018/12 BioISI Project: Measuring protein interactions: insights into Cystic Fibrosis
BioISI Project
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia I.P.
2017/03 - 2018/12 BioISI Post-Doc Programme: Exploring protein-protein interactions with AFM
BioISI
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia I.P.

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas
2015/01 - 2017/12 NATO SfP-CATALTEX multi-year Science for Peace Project MD.SFPP 984842: Self-Decontaminating Smart Textiles for Chemical Warfare Agents Degradation
MD.SFPP 984842
Researcher
NATO
2016/02 - 2017/02 Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia/CQFM Project: Silver nanoparticles generated on chitosan surfaces
CQFM
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
Concluded
2012/01/01 - 2015/12/31 FCT - SFRH / BD / 75734 / 2011: Production and functionalization of ultra-thin films of polysaccharides for applications in sensor devices
SFRH / BD / 75734 / 2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia I.P.
Concluded
2012/02/06 - 2012/02/10 European Commission Action, funded by FP7 - SPIRIT TNA project no. 164: Functionalization of polysaccharides ultrathin films with metallic nanoparticles - innovative approaches
SPIRIT TNA project no. 164
Invited Scientist Fellow
Université Paris Diderot IUT Paris Diderot, France
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2010/10 - 2011/12 Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia/CQFM Project: Silver/gold nanoparticles generated on cellulose surfaces
PEst
Research Fellow
Concluded
2010/05 - 2010/07 CQE Project: Interaction between anaesthetics and model membrane systems
CQE
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2009/11 - 2010/02 CQE Project: Liposome Preparation and immobilization to mimic cell membrane
PEst
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/09/16 - 2025/09/15 FCT CEEC- Junior Researcher - CEECIND/00031/2017 : Insights into Cystic Fibrosis and Alzheimer's disease using Atomic Force Microscopy related techniques
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Guilherme Moreira; F. Cantrelle; A. Quezada; F. S. Carvalho; Joana Cristovão; U. Sengupta; N. Puangmalai; et al. "A novel extracellular chaperone prevents tau aggregation and proteotoxicity (WOS:000821444601157)". Paper presented in FEBS Open Bio12, 2022.
    Published
  2. António J. Figueira; Joana Cristóvão; Carapeto, Ana; Mario S Rodrigues; Isabel Cardoso; Cláudio M. Gomes. Corresponding author: Cláudio M. Gomes. "Astrocytic S100B protein acts as dual-function chaperone inhibiting aggregation and preventing the formation of zinc-induced toxic AB oligomers (WOS:000821444601154)". Paper presented in FEBS OPEN BIO, 2022.
    Published
  3. F. M. Sousa; P. N. Refojo; Andreia Barreto; P. Pires; M. Silva; P. Fernandes; A. P. Carapeto; et al. "Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: quinone oxidoreductase (DHOQO) from Staphylococcus aureus (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-021-01558-w)". Paper presented in European Biophysics Journal - 13th EBSA congress, July 24–28, 2021, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. M.A. Romão; G.G. Moreira; A. P. Carapeto; Joana S. Cristóvão; I. Cardoso; R.J.S. Loureiro; P. B. P. S. Reis; et al. "S100A9 Self-assembles Into Pseudo-amyloid Fibrils Formed by Native Globular Protomers, Bioimaging and Spectroscopy for Protein Interactions Analysis". Paper presented in Twin2PIPSA Workshop, 2024.
  2. A. P. Carapeto; Robalo, Tiago T.; Elisabete R. Silva. "AFM Imaging of Bacterial Membrane Alterations Induced by Biocidal Contact". Paper presented in Lisbon Meeting 2024, Cost Action “Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC)”, 2024.
  3. Elisabete R. Silva; Noelia Losada-Garcia; A. P. Carapeto; M. Pereira; Nanni Noël-Hermes; Maria Salta. "Antifouling nano-designed composite as a mitigation strategy". Paper presented in Lisbon Meeting 2024, Cost Action on Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC), 2024.
  4. E.R. Silva; O. Ferreira; A. P. Carapeto; N.L. García; A. Barreto; Manuela Pereira; M.S. Rodrigues; L.C.Gomes; F.J.M. Mergulhão. "TiO2-based nanohybrid material with enhanced Antimicrobial Activity". Paper presented in International conference for Young Scientist ICBBEB-YS (icbeb-ys.com), 2023.
  5. Elisabete R. Silva; Olga Ferreira; Andreia Barreto; A. P. Carapeto; Tiago Robalo; M.S. Rodrigues; Manuela Pereira. Corresponding author: Elisabete R. Silva. "Surface design of nano-agents for bioactive compounds immobilization: toward non-leaching and eco-friendly anti-biofouling strategies". Paper presented in dvances in Surfaces, Interfaces and Interphases 2022 - Online - Live and On-demand, 2022.
  6. Guilherme G. Moreira; Joana Cristovão; Vukosava M. Torres; A. P. Carapeto; Mário S. Rodrigues; Carlos Cordeiro; Isabel Landrieu; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Zinc binding to Tau influences Aggregation Kinetics and Oligomer Distribution". Paper presented in Living Molecules: towards Integrative Biophysics of the Cell, 2020.
  7. Guilherme G. Moreira; Joana S. Cristovão; V. M. Torres; A. P. Carapeto; Mário S. Rodrigues; I. Landrieu; C. Cordeiro; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Zinc binding alters Tau Aggregation and oligomer formation". Paper presented in 5th PhD Student Meeting of The Mind-Brain College, Rectory of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
  8. M. Abid; S. Bouattour; A. M. Ferraria; David Soares Conceição; Carapeto, Ana; L. F. Vieira Ferreira; A. M. Botelho do Rego; et al. "Facile functionalization of cotton with nanostructured Silver/Titania for visible-light plasmonic photocatalysis". Paper presented in ICNF2019 - 4th International Conference on Natural Fibers, Porto, Portugal, 2019.
  9. Guilherme G. Moreira; Joana S. Cristovão; V. M. Torres; A. P. Carapeto; M. S. Rodrigues; C. Cordeiro; C. M. Gomes. "Zinc binding to Tau influences aggregation kinetics and oligomer distribution". Paper presented in Integrative Approaches to Protein Folding & Aggregation, FCUL, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
  10. G. G. Moreira; J. S. Cristovão; V. M. Torres; Carapeto, Ana; M. S. Rodrigues; C. Cordeiro; I. Landrieu; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Biophysical studies on Tau aggregation and metal ion binding". Paper presented in Strategies and tools for modulating pathologic protein self-assembly, Porto, Portugal, 2019.
  11. G. G. Moreira; J. S. Cristovão; V. M. Torres; Carapeto, Ana; M. S. Rodrigues; C. Cordeiro; I. Landrieu; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Biophysical studies on Tau aggregation and metal ion binding". Paper presented in Molecular Biophysics – ABC of the Puzzle of Life, Zagreb, Croatia, 2019.
  12. Guilherme G. Moreira; Joana S. Cristovão; Carapeto, Ana; Mário S. Rodrigues; I. Landrieu; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Tau Aggregation Kinetics and Bioimaging". Paper presented in 4th PhD Student Meeting of the Mind-Brain Colege, Rectory of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  13. Guilherme G. Moreira; Joana S. Cristovão; Carapeto, Ana; Mário S. Rodrigues; I. Landrieu; Cláudio M. Gomes. "Aggregation kinetics and bioimaging of monomeric tau". Paper presented in Workshop on Integrative Approaches in Neurodegeneration, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  14. Joana S. Cristovão; S. Hagmeyer; Carapeto, Ana; I. Cardoso; Mário S. Rodrigues; A. M. Grabrucker; Cláudio M. Gomes. "S100B is a neuronal zinc chelator that modulates zinc driven AB42 oligomerization in Alzheimer's disease". Paper presented in Workshop on Integrative Approaches in Neurodegeneration, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
    10.1149/1.2215512
  15. Mariana A. Romão; Joana S. Cristovão; I. Cardoso; M. C. Moraes; B. Costa-Silva; Carapeto, Ana; C. Marcuello; Mário S. Rodrigues; Cláudio M. Gomes. "S100A9 forms string-like polymeric assemblies with potential relevance in Alzheimer's Disease". Paper presented in Workshop on Integrative Approaches in Neurodegeneration, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  16. Mariana A. Romão; Joana S. Cristovão; G. R. Nogueira; I. Cardoso; M. C. Moraes; B. Costa-Silva; Carapeto, Ana; et al. "Novel S100A9 assemblies formed in the presence of metal-ions and potential relevance in Alzheimer's Disease". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting of Mind-Brain College, Lisbon, Portugal, 2017.
  17. Asma Sedik; Ana Maria Ferraria; Carapeto, Ana; M. Trari; R. Outemzabet. "Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 films obtained by a wet chemical process". Paper presented in Solid State Surfaces and Interfaces conferences, SSSI2016, Pieštany, Slovakia, 2016.
  18. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Silver nanoparticles: chitosan as reduction and stabilizing agent". Paper presented in IN Workshop 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016.
  19. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Silver nanoparticles on cellulose surfaces: quantitative measurements". Paper presented in 50 th Meeting of SPMicros - Microscopy and Microanalysis in Materials and Life Sciences, Porto, Portugal, 2016.
  20. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Chitosan-AgNO3 system: What is the optimal proportion to obtain just Ag-nanoparticles?". Paper presented in ISN2A 2016, Almada, Portugal, 2016.
  21. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Chitosan thin films on glass and silicon substates". Paper presented in International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, XLVIII Congress of the Portuguese Microscopy Society, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  22. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Development of uniform chitosan ultrathin films on glass and silicon substrates". Paper presented in ChempPor 2014, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  23. Ana M. Ferraria; Ana Carapeto; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Silver Oxidation States studied by XPS". Paper presented in 13 th European Vacuum Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, 2014.
    10.1063/1.4802398
  24. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Sami Boufi; M. R. Vilar; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Ion reduction in metallic nanoparticle nucleation". Paper presented in 4th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal, 2014.
  25. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Patrícia Carvalho; Pedro Brogueira; Sami Boufi; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Cellulose films: designing free template nanoporous cellulose films". Paper presented in Microscopy in Research 2013, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 2013.
  26. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Patrícia Carvalho; Pedro Brogueira; Sami Boufi; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Cellulose surfaces "decorated" with metallic nanoparticles: a greeen chemistry approach". Paper presented in 5th International Congress on Energy and Environment Engineering and Management, Lisboa, Portugal, 2013.
  27. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Preparação de celulose sililada e determinação do respetivo grau de sililação por XPS". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Aveiro, Portugal, 2013.
  28. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Pedro Brogueira; Sami Boufi; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Filmes nanoporosos de celulose para aplicação em biossensores". Paper presented in 2º Encontro Nacional de Nanotoxicologia, Lisboa, Portugal, 2013.
  29. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Pedro Brogueira; Sami Boufi; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Cellulose nanofilms: effect of different substrates on the film structure". Paper presented in Materiais 2013, Coimbra, Portugal, 2013.
  30. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Patricia Carvalho; Pedro Brogueira; Sami Boufi; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Hybrid systems of gold and silver nanoparticles generated on cellulose surfaces". Paper presented in SPMicros 2012, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012.
  31. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Sami Boufi; Pedro Brogueira; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Sistemas híbridos de nanopartículas geradas em superfícies de celulose". Paper presented in XXII encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química/XXIIENSPQ, Braga, Portugal, 2011.
  32. Carapeto, Ana; A. M. Ferraria; Sami Boufi; Pedro Brogueira; A. M. Botelho do Rego. "Cellulose nanofilms: designing regular films". Paper presented in VI International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2011, Guimarães, Portugal, 2011.
  33. I. Gomes; Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro; Carapeto, Ana; P. Paradiso; J. Cortez; S. Cardoso; P. P. Freitas; Benilde Saramago; R. Franco. "Tyrosinase-Gold Nanoparticles Bionanoconjugates on Nanostructured Gold Surfaces: Development of an Enzymatic Biosensor of Phenolic Compounds". Paper presented in TNT 2010, Tends in Nanotechnology, Braga, Portugal, 2010.
  34. Carapeto, Ana; J. G. Paiva; Bruno Nunes; Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro; Rogério Colaço; Benilde Saramago. "Intact liposome adsorption on gold: a QCM-D and AFM study". Paper presented in 24th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010.
  35. Inês Gomes; Carapeto, Ana; Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro; P. Paradiso; J. Cortez; S. Cardoso; P. P. Freitas; et al. "Tyrosinase-Gold nanoparticles conjugates on nanostructured gold surfaces". Paper presented in 1st European Nanomanipulation Workshop, Cascais, Portugal, 2010.
  36. Inês Gomes; Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro; Carapeto, Ana; P. Paradiso; J. Cortez; S. Cardoso; Benilde Saramago; R. Franco. "Tyrosinase-gold nanoparticles conjugates on nanostructured gold surfaces: towards a biosensor of phenolic compounds". Paper presented in NanoSpain 2010, Malaga, Spain, 2010.
  37. Carapeto, Ana; Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro; M. C. L. Martins; Rogério Colaço; Benilde Saramago. "Tribological behavior of a new DLC coating for biomedical applications". Paper presented in 4th Nanosmat - 4th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials, Rome, Italy, 2009.
Journal article
  1. A. P. Carapeto; Carlos Marcuello; Patrícia F. N. Faísca; Mário S. Rodrigues. "Morphological and Biophysical Study of S100A9 Protein Fibrils by Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging and Nanomechanical Analysis". Biomolecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom14091091.
    Published • 10.3390/biom14091091
  2. Hana Ali; Razika Brahimi; Ana Maria Ferraria; A. P. Carapeto; Ratiba Outemzabet; Mohamed Trari. "Evidence of silicon substrate effect on improved electrolytic performance of Sb-SnO2 thin films/polycrystalline Si/chromate solution structure". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115304.
    10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115304
  3. Filipe M. Sousa; Patrícia Pires; Andreia Barreto; Patrícia N. Refojo; Micael S. Silva; Pedro B. Fernandes; Ana P. Carapeto; et al. "Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: Quinone oxidoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1864 2 (2023): 148948-148948. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148948.
    10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148948
  4. Figueira, A.; Cristovao, J.; Carapeto, A.; Rodrigues, M.; Cardoso, I.; Gomes, C.. "Astrocytic S100B protein acts as dual-function chaperone inhibiting aggregation and preventing the formation of zinc-induced toxic Aß oligomers". FEBS Open Bio (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/53928061/.
  5. Moreira, G.; Cantrelle, F.; Quezada, A.; Carvalho, F. S.; Cristovao, J.; Sengupta, U.; Puangmalai, N.; et al. "A novel extracellular chaperone prevents tau aggregation and proteotoxicity". FEBS Open Bio (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54393011/.
  6. Guilherme G. Moreira; François-Xavier Cantrelle; Andrea Quezada; Filipa S. Carvalho; Joana S. Cristóvão; Urmi Sengupta; Nicha Puangmalai; et al. "Dynamic interactions and Ca2+-binding modulate the holdase-type chaperone activity of S100B preventing tau aggregation and seeding". Nature Communications (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26584-2.
    10.1038/s41467-021-26584-2
  7. Filipe M. Sousa; Patrícia N. Refojo; Andreia Barreto; Patrícia Pires; Micael Silva; Pedro Fernandes; Carapeto, Ana; et al. "Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: quinone oxidoreductase (DHOQO) from Staphylococcus aureus". European Biophysics Journal 50 S1 (2021): 1-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-021-01558-w.
    10.1007/s00249-021-01558-w
  8. Cristóvão, Joana S.; Moreira, Guilherme G.; Rodrigues, Filipe E. P.; Carapeto, Ana P.; Rodrigues, Mário S.; Cardoso, Isabel; Ferreira, António E. N.; et al. "Cu2+-binding to S100B triggers polymerization of disulfide cross-linked tetramers with enhanced chaperone activity against amyloid-ß aggregation". Chemical Communications 57 3 (2021): 379-382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0cc06842j.
    10.1039/d0cc06842j
  9. Sousa, Filipe M.; Refojo, Patricia N.; Barreto, Andreia; Pires, Patricia; Silva, Micael; Fernandes, Pedro; Carapeto, Ana P.; et al. "Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate:quinone oxidoreductase (DHOQO) from Staphylococcus aureus". European Biophysics Journal (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51801196/.
  10. Joana S. Cristóvão; António J. Figueira; Ana P. Carapeto; Mário S. Rodrigues; Isabel Cardoso; Cláudio M. Gomes. "The S100B Alarmin Is a Dual-Function Chaperone Suppressing Amyloid-ß Oligomerization through Combined Zinc Chelation and Inhibition of Protein Aggregation". ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00392.
    10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00392
  11. Ana P. Carapeto; Miguel V. Vitorino; João D. Santos; Sofia S. Ramalho; Tiago Robalo; Mário S. Rodrigues; Carlos M. Farinha. "Mechanical Properties of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Expressing Wt- and Mutant CFTR". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 8 (2020): 2916-2916. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082916.
    10.3390/ijms21082916
  12. Moreira; Cristóvão; Torres; Carapeto; Rodrigues; Landrieu; Cordeiro; Gomes. "Zinc Binding to Tau Influences Aggregation Kinetics and Oligomer Distribution". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20 23 (2019): 5979. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20235979.
    10.3390/ijms20235979
  13. Gnilitskyi, Iaroslav; Pogorielov, Maksym; Viter, Roman; Ferraria, Ana Maria; Carapeto, Ana Patrícia; Oleshko, Oleksandr; Orazi, Leonardo; Mishchenko, Oleg. "Cell and tissue response to nanotextured Ti6Al4V and Zr implants using high-speed femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures". Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 21 (2019): 102036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2019.102036.
    10.1016/j.nano.2019.102036
  14. Ana Patrícia Carapeto; Ana Maria Ferraria; Ana Maria Botelho do Rego. "Silver Nanoparticles on Cellulose Surfaces: Quantitative Measurements". Nanomaterials 9 5 (2019): 780-780. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fnano9050780.
    10.3390/nano9050780
  15. Abid, M.; Bouattour, S.; Ferraria, A.M.; Conceição, D.S.; Carapeto, A.P.; Vieira Ferreira, L.F.; Botelho do Rego, A.M.; Rei Vilar, M.; Boufi, S.. "Functionalization of cotton fabrics with plasmonic photo-active nanostructured Au-TiO 2 layer". Carbohydrate Polymers 176 C (2017): 336-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.08.090.
    Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.08.090
  16. Asma Sedik; Ana M. Ferraria; Ana P. Carapeto; Bouzid Bellal; Mohamed Trari; Ratiba Outemzabet. "Characterization of TiO2 films obtained by a wet chemical process". Journal of Electrical Engineering 68 7 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fjee-2017-0052.
    Published • 10.1515/jee-2017-0052
  17. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Botelho do Rego, A.M.. "Trimethylsilylcellulose synthesis revisited". Polymer Testing 58 (2017): 236-240. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85009111595&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.01.008
  18. Abid, M.; Bouattour, S.; Ferraria, A.M.; Conceição, D.S.; Carapeto, A.P.; Vieira Ferreira, L.F.; Botelho do Rego, A.M.; et al. "Facile functionalization of cotton with nanostructured silver/titania for visible-light plasmonic photocatalysis". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 507 (2017): 83-94. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026772487&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jcis.2017.07.109
  19. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; do Rego, A.M.B.. "Unraveling the reaction mechanism of silver ions reduction by chitosan from so far neglected spectroscopic features". Carbohydrate Polymers 174 (2017): 601-609. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021996602&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.100
  20. Tarek El Ashram; Ana P. Carapeto; Ana M. Botelho do Rego. "Rapidly Solidified Melt-spun Bi-Sn Ribbons: Surface Composition Issues". JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHYSICS (2016): 3287-3297. https://doi.org/10.24297%2Fjap.v11i5.369.
    10.24297/jap.v11i5.369
  21. Hamdi, A.; Ferreira, D.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Conceição, D.S.; Vieira Ferreira, L.F.; Carapeto, A.P.; Boufi, S.; Bouattour, S.; Botelho Do Rego, A.M.. "TiO2-CdS Nanocomposites: Effect of CdS Oxidation on the Photocatalytic Activity". Journal of Nanomaterials 2016 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84998717695&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1155/2016/6581691
  22. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Boufi, S.; Vilar, M.R.; do Rego, A.M.B.. "Ion reduction in metallic nanoparticles nucleation and growth on cellulose films: Does substrate play a role?". Cellulose 22 1 (2015): 173-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925460832&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10570-014-0468-z
  23. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Boufi, S.; Vilar, M.R.; do Rego, A.M.B.. "Erratum to Ion reduction in metallic nanoparticles nucleation and growth on cellulose films: Does substrate play a role? (Cellulose, DOI 10.1007/s10570-014-0468-z)". Cellulose 22 1 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925538477&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10570-014-0538-2
  24. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Brogueira, P.; Boufi, S.; Do Rego, A.M.B.. "Cellulose Films: Designing Template-Free Nanoporous Cellulose Films on Semiconducting Surfaces". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 1 (2015): 102-107. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925233044&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927614001706
  25. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Brogueira, P.; Boufi, S.; Botelho Do Rego, A.M.. "Template-free nanoporous cellulose films on Silicon substrates". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84968919423&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927614014111
  26. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Do Rego, A.M.B.. "Chitosan Thin Films on Glass and Silicon Substrates". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 (2015): 13-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944034439&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927615013872
  27. Carapeto, A.P.; Ferraria, A.M.; Carvalho, P.A.; Brogueira, P.; Boufi, S.; Botelho Do Rego, A.M.. "Hybrid systems of gold and silver nanoparticles generated on cellulose surfaces". Microscopy and Microanalysis 19 SUPPL.4 (2013): 119-120. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897779524&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927613001219
  28. Ferraria, A.M.; Carapeto, A.P.; Botelho Do Rego, A.M.. "X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Silver salts revisited". Vacuum 86 12 (2012): 1988-1991. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863008701&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.vacuum.2012.05.031
  29. Raiado-Pereira, L.; Carapeto, A.P.; Botelho Do Rego, A.M.; Mateus, M.. "Grafting hydrophobic and affinity interaction ligands on membrane adsorbers: A close-up "view" by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy". Separation and Purification Technology 93 (2012): 75-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859936134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2012.03.028
  30. Serro, A.P.; Carapeto, A.; Paiva, G.; Farinha, J.P.S.; Colaço, R.; Saramago, B.. "Formation of an intact liposome layer adsorbed on oxidized gold confirmed by three complementary techniques: QCM-D, AFM and confocal fluorescence microscopy". Surface and Interface Analysis 44 4 (2012): 426-433. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858340564&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/sia.3820
  31. Carapeto, A.P.; Serro, A.P.; Nunes, B.M.F.; Martins, M.C.L.; Todorovic, S.; Duarte, M.T.; André, V.; Colaço, R.; Saramago, B.. "Characterization of two DLC coatings for joint prosthesis: The role of albumin on the tribological behavior". Surface and Coatings Technology 204 21-22 (2010): 3451-3458. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953715334&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.04.022
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. A. P. Carapeto. "Production and functionalization of ultra-thin films of polysaccharides for applications in sensor devices". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2016.
  2. A. P. Carapeto. "Study of two new DLC coatings for joint prosthesis: effect of the presence of albumin on the tribological behavior". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2009. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/mebiom/dissertacao/2353642228237.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/07/25 Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: quinone oxidoreductase (DHOQO) from Staphylococcus aureus 13th European BioPhysics Conference
(Vienna, Austria)
2019/11/12 Zinc Binding Alters Tau Aggregation and Oligomer Formation 5th PhD Student Meeting of The Mind-Brain College
Rectory of the University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/06/11 Zinc binding to Tau influences aggregation kinetics and oligomer distribution Integrative Approaches to Protein Folding & Aggregation
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/01 Youtube Video: Cross Talk - BioISI, FCUL CrossTalk
FCUL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/07/09 XPS studies on the in situ synthesis of nanostructures on polysaccharide surfaces X Iberian Spectroscopy Conference / XXVI National Spectroscopy Meeting
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/02/15 Invited Communication: Atomic Force Microscopy: a powerful tool for the investigation of biological samples BioISI Research Seminar
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/01/09 Invited Communication: Exploring Protein-Protein Interactions and cell mechanics with atomic force microscopy 3rd BioISI Annual Meeting
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/06/25 HR-LIPSS as potential technique for improve cell and tissue response for dental implants CLEO Europe-EQEC 2017
European Physical Society (Munich, Germany)
2016/08/28 Silver nanoparticles using chitosan as reducing and stabilizing agent: a combined XPS, AFM and UV-Vis study 32nd European Conference On Surface Science (ECOSS-32)
(Grenoble, France)
2016/07/07 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Challenges in surface Physical-Chemistry: Modification and Characterization of hybrid surfaces IN Workshop 2016
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/01/18 Chitosan-AgNO3 system: What is the optimal proportion to obtain just Ag-nanoparticles? ISN2A 2016
(Almada, Portugal)
2013/03/25 Cellulose films: designing nanoporous films on Si surfaces Materiais 2013
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/07/02 CELLULOSE: How to elaborate regular films? 6th MPA Meeting
(Alvor, Portugal)
2011/09/05 Grafting hydrophobic and affinity interaction ligands on membrane adsorbers: a close-up "view" by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 11th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR 2011
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2009/10/19 The effect of the presence of albumin on the tribological behavior of the pair UHMWPE/316 stainless steel at macro and micro scale 4th Nanosmat- 4th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials
(Rome, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current Master Student Supervision: Nanoengineered systems tailored with natural phytochemicals for biofouling mitigation on industrial surfaces
Supervisor of Gabriel MArtins Afonso
Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/05 - 2024/08 Internship Supervision: Calibração de um microscópio de Força Atómica para Aplicações Avançadas em Espectroscopia de Força
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/09 Internship Supervision: Estudo das propriedades físicas e de forças de adesão de biofilmes bacterianos em superfícies de base poliuretano - Bachelor Programme in Engineering Physics
Supervisor of Pedro Maria Sirigado Santos
Bachelor Programme in Engineering Physics- Internship (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/07 Internship Supervision: Estudo das propriedades físicas e de forças de adesão de biofilmes bacterianos em superfícies de base silicone - Bachelor Programme in Engineering Physics
Supervisor of Gabriel Martins Afonso
Bachelor Programme in Engineering Physics-Internship (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/25 - 2024/07/26 Event organisation: Lisbon Meeting 2024, Cost Action - Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC), 25-26 July 2024. (2024/07/25 - 2024/07/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/07/17 - 2013/07/19 5th International Congress on Energy and Environment Engineering and Management (2013/07/17 - 2013/07/19)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/24 - Current Workshop: Fluorescence Microscopy and applications to microbiology - BioISI
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
2024/05/08 - Current Scientific outreach activities: Participation of the Department of Physics in the "Dia Aberto em Ciências 2024", Activities for High School students Dia Aberto em Ciências
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2024/02/16 - Current Scientific outreach activities: guided the visit of the students from “Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Física (ENEF)” to AFMart Laboratory. Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Física (ENEF)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/09/26 - Current Scientific outreach activities: European Researchers' Night 2014-Event to presenting science, research and innovation.
Exhibition
European Researchers' Night
2024/09/18 - 2024/09/20 Workshop: Bioimaging and Spectroscopy for Protein Interactions Analysis - Twin2PIPSA
Workshop
Twin2PIPSA
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/07/22 - 2024/07/26 Scientific outreach activities: Ser Cientista 2024 - Summer school for High School students, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa Ser Cientista-May the Force be with you
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/07/01 - 2024/07/05 Scientific outreach activities: Participation of the Department of Physics in the "Verão na Universidade de Lisboa 2024", Activities for High School students Verão na ULisboa
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/01/15 - 2024/01/18 Training School: From pathological protein aggregation to drug discovery, 2nd TWIN2PIPSA training school, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
Other
From pathological protein aggregation to drug discovery
University of Cambridge Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2024/01/09 - 2024/01/09 Scientific outreach activities: Guided the visit of high-school students to Ciências, ULisboa
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/07/24 - 2023/07/28 Scientific outreach activities: Ser Cientista 2023- Summer school for High School students, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa Ser Cientista-May the Force be with you
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/06/23 - 2023/06/23 Workshop (6h): Communication Strategies for Teachers by Sofia de Sá Moutinho Pereira
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/05/03 - 2023/05/03 Scientific outreach activities: Participation of the Department of Physics in the "Dia Aberto dem Ciências 2023", Activities for High School students
Workshop
Dia Aberto em Ciências
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/07/25 - 2022/07/29 Scientific outreach activities: Ser Cientista 2022 - Summer school for High School students, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa Ser Cientista-O microscópio com maior resolução do planeta
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/23 - 2018/07/27 Scientific outreach activities: Ser Cientista 2018 - Summer school for High School students, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa Ser Cientista - Olhando os Átomos
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Scientific outreach activities: Ser Cientista 2017 - Summer school for High School students, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa Ser Cientista
2012/09/17 - 2012/09/21 Summer School: Summer Course on polymer nano-architectures
Workshop
Summer Course on polymer nano-architectures
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/09/10 - 2012/09/12 Short Couse: First National Materials Characterization Days Primeiras Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
2012/07/18 - 2012/07/20 Workshop: 3º SPIRIT Workshop, Ion Beams as a Tool for Nanotechnology¿
Workshop
3º SPIRIT Workshop, “Ion Beams as a Tool for Nanotechnology”
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2011/11/17 - 2011/11/19 Short Course: 10th Short Course of the Portuguese Biophysical Society - Nanosciences for Live
Congress
10th Short Course of the Portuguese Biophysical Society–Nanosciences for Live
Portuguese Biophysics Society, Portugal
2011/06/07 - 2011/06/10 Short Course: Physical Chemistry Characterization of Solid Surfaces Course-Grupo Especializado de Adsorción y las Reales Sociedades Españolas de Física y de Química Physical Chemistry Characterization of Solid Surfaces Course
Real Sociedad Española de Física, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/02/17 - Current Experimental Physics I Integrated Master in Engineering Physics (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Energies (1996-1073)
2018 - Current Carbohydrate polymers (1879-1344)
2018 - Current Polymers (2073-4360)
2024/07 - 2024/07 Editor of Book of Abstracts of International Conference on “Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC)” (with Elisabete Silva and Noelia L. Garcia), FCUL, Lisbon. ISBN 978-989-33-6682-0 (978-989-33-6682-0)