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Diana R. Cunha is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (FFUP). Her doctoral research is centered on the “Development of analytical strategies for the evaluation of biopharmaceuticals”. Diana has experience in electrochemical techniques and on the development of electrochemical biosensors. Her technical skills extend to flow techniques, automated systems, nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular recognition strategies, Python programming, and 3D printing and modeling software. Diana holds an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from FFUP, during which she collaborated with the Microbiology department on a project investigating natural compounds with antifungal activity, culminating in a poster presentation at the IJUP conferences in 2018 and 2019 and a scientific article published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecules. During her MSc, Diana also gained international experience through an Erasmus+ internship in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she worked in hospital pharmacies. In 2020 she joined the Laboratory of Applied Chemistry at FFUP as a research fellow, where she worked in electrochemistry, particularly in developing methods involving molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of pharmaceuticals, particularly antibiotics. Since January 2021, Diana has been a Ph.D. fellow at FFUP, contributing to teaching practical classes in analytical methods within the MSc programs in Quality Control and Clinical and Forensic Analytical Toxicology. Diana was also a visiting researcher in the Dr. Anderson Research Group at the Department of Chemistry of Iowa State University (ISU), further broadening her research and academic experience. Diana is an active member of the scientific community, serving as the editor of the science and health editorial board at Jornal Universitário do Porto (JUP) and holding leadership positions, including being an elected member of the direction board of the Young Chemists Network (Grupo de Químicos Jovens – GQJ) of the Portuguese Chemical Society (Sociedade Portuguesa da Química – SPQ) and a delegate at the Public Outreach committee of the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Raquel de Lima Cunha

Citation names

  • Cunha, Diana
  • Diana R. Cunha

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9A1A-CFB4-931C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2082-2568
Researcher Id
AAM-6465-2021

Email addresses

  • dianarlcunha@gmail.com (Professional)
  • up201305095@up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, R. Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31
Ongoing
 PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Analytical Chemistry
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
""Development of analytical strategies for evaluation of biopharmaceuticals"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/09/20 - 2022/11/24
Concluded
 Python (Outros)
EISnt - Centro de Formação Profissional e Consultoria Formação profissional, Portugal
 19
2022/03/10 - 2022/04/30
Concluded
 Python (Outros)
EISnt - Centro de Formação Profissional e Consultoria Formação profissional, Portugal
 20
2022/01/27 - 2022/02/25
Concluded
 Certificate of Pedagogical Competences (CCP) (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I. P., Portugal

Knowit, Portugal
2021/09/22 - 2021/09/23
Concluded
 Statistics Course in Excel Environment (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/03/10 - 2021/05/19
Concluded
 Scientific Publishing and Writing (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 18
2020/11 - 2020/11
Concluded
 Training in 3D printing by fused deposition modeling (FDM) (Outros)
TRILAB, Czech Republic
2020/03/03 - 2020/04/23
Concluded
 The Essentials of Research Data Management (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 96%
2020/04/16 - 2020/04/22
Concluded
 Nutrition and Sport (Outros)
Follow Pharma School, Portugal
 100%
2018/11/16 - 2018/12/04
Concluded
 Certified First Aid Modular Training (Outros)
Associação Empresarial de Felgueiras – AEF, Portugal
2013/09/10 - 2018/09/18
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Relatórios de Estágio realizado na Farmácia Sta. Quitéria, no Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", no Spitalul de recuperare Polaris Medical e no Spitalul Clinic de Recuperare" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 valores
2018 - 2018
Concluded
 Clinical Investigator Certification – level 1 (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro (UNAVE), Portugal
89%
2017/02/13 - 2017/05/02
Concluded
 Marketing course for pharmacists (Outros)
Attractive Window, Portugal
 Muito Bom
2016/09/26 - 2016/11/30
Concluded
 General Management Course for Pharmacists (Outros)
Attractive Window, Portugal
 Excelente
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/15 - 2024/06/18 Visiting Researcher (Research) Iowa State University of Science and Technology, United States
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, United States
2020/02/04 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2018/09/18 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/01 - Current Public outreach committee delegate International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) , United States
International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) , United States
2023/07 - Current Member of Executive Board Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Portugal
Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/12/01 - Current Collaborator of Jornal Universitário do Porto (JUP) Jornal universitário do Porto, Portugal
Jornal universitário do Porto, Portugal
2021/01/01 - Current PhD Student REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2023/07/31 Collaborator of JUP Rádio Jornal Universitário do Porto (JUP), Portugal
Jornal universitário do Porto, Portugal
2018/11/26 - 2020/01/31 Pharmacist at FARMAPACK service Farmácia Barreiros, Portugal
Farmácia Barreiros, Portugal
2018/05/14 - 2018/08/13 Trainee Pharmacist (Curricular Internship) Farmácia Santa Quitéria, Portugal
Farmácia Santa Quitéria, Portugal
2018/03/22 - 2018/04/23 Trainee pharmacist (Curricular Internship) under the Erasmus+ program Institute of Oncology - Prof.Dr.Ion.Chiricuta (IOCN), Romania
Institute of Oncology - Prof.Dr.Ion.Chiricuta (IOCN), Romania
2018/02/22 - 2018/03/21 Trainee pharmacist (Curricular Internship) under the Erasmus+ program Polaris Medical, Romania
Polaris Medical, Romania
2018/01/22 - 2018/02/21 Trainee pharmacist (Curricular Internship) under the Erasmus+ program Spitalul Clinic de Recuperare Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Spitalul Clinic de Recuperare Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/14 Pharmaceutical intern (Extra-curricular internship) under the PEECF program Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira Guimarães, Portugal
Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira Guimarães, Portugal
2016/08/29 - 2016/09/09 Pharmaceutical intern (Extra-curricular internship) under the PEECF program Farmácia Dias Machado, Portugal
Farmácia Dias Machado, Portugal
2015/08/03 - 2015/08/14 Pharmaceutical intern (Extra-curricular internship) under the PEECF program Farmácia Hórus, Portugal
Farmácia Hórus, Portugal
2014/08/04 - 2014/08/15 Pharmaceutical intern (Extra-curricular internship) under the PEECF program Farmácia da Mata Real, Portugal
Farmácia da Mata Real, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - Current Development of analytical strategies for evaluation of biopharmaceuticals
2020.04917.BD
PhD Student Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/02/03 - 2020/12/31 REQUIMTE 2019-95
UlD/QUI/50006/2019
Research Fellow

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - Current Analytics2H – Advanced analytical strategies based on 3D printing to unravel the health-disease transition
2022.06012.PTDC
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/11/01 - 2023/04/30 ACT4Nano - Analytical strategies for accelerating the clinical translation of nanoparticles
EXPL/QUI-QAN/0360/2021
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Diana R. Cunha; Jared. L. Anderson; Marques, Sara S.; M. Beatriz Quinaz; Segundo, Marcela. Corresponding author: Diana R. Cunha. "Automated flow-based analysis for biopharmaceuticals evaluation". Paper presented in 43rd Minnesota Chromatography Forum Spring Symposium, Minneapolis, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Diana R. Cunha; Marques, Sara S.; M. Beatriz Quinaz; Segundo, Marcela. "Exploring the analytical landscape: automated lab-on-valve sequential injection for the assessment of biopharmaceuticals captured in immobilized Concanavalin A". Paper presented in Webinar of the Analytical Development Research Group, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Diana R. Cunha; Marques, Sara S.; M. Beatriz Quinaz; Segundo, Marcela. "Bead injection spectroscopy for label-free automated and miniaturized assessment of biopharmaceuticals". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Porto, 2023.
  4. Cunha, Diana; Segundo, Marcela; M. Beatriz Quinaz. "Concanavalin A biosensor for evaluation of biopharmaceuticals". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Galego Portugués de Química, 2022.
Conference poster
  1. Cunha, Diana; Marcela Alves Segundo (0A14-B7A6-E805); Maria Beatriz Quinaz (CC1B-D722-24C7). Corresponding author: Cunha, Diana. "Electrochemical methods forevaluation of biopharmaceuticals". Paper presented in 14thNational Organic Chemistry Meeting (14ENQO) and the 7thNational Medicinal Chemistry Meeting (7ENQT), 2022.
  2. Araújo, Bruno; Nelson G. M. Gomes; Cunha, Diana; Oliveira, Andreia P; Pereira, David M.; Valentão, Patrícia; Araújo, Luísa; Pinto, Eugénia; Andrade, Paula B. "Flavonoid composition and antidermatophytic effects of an hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the leaves of Salacia senegalensis (Lam.) DC.". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP) 2019, 2019.
  3. Borges, Iara; Cunha, Diana; Nelson G. M. Gomes; Araújo, Luísa; Pereira, David M.; Valentão, Patrícia; Andrade, Paula B.; Pinto, Eugénia. "Unveiling the Antifungal Potential of Medicinal Plants from Guinea-Bissau". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto (IJUP) 2018, 2018.
  4. Cunha, Diana; Elisabete Mendes; Marta Martins. "Talidomida e Dapsona: Amigos (im)prováveis". Paper presented in IX Jornadas Monográficas em Química Farmacêutica "Doenças Raras e Negligenciadas: o papel da Química Farmacêutica e Medicinal", 2015.
Journal article
  1. Diana R. Cunha; Marcela Segundo; M. Beatriz Quinaz. "Electrochemical methods for evaluation of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies: A review". Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2024.116988.
    10.1016/j.bios.2024.116988
  2. Nelson G. M. Gomes; Oliveira, Andreia P.; Cunha, Diana; Pereira, David M.; Valentão, Patrícia; Pinto, Eugénia; Araújo, Luísa; Andrade, Paula B.. "Flavonoid Composition of Salacia senegalensis (Lam.) DC. Leaves, Evaluation of Antidermatophytic Effects, and Potential Amelioration of the Associated Inflammatory Response". Molecules 24 14 (2019): 2530. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24142530.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules24142530
Report
  1. Cunha, Diana. 2018. Relatórios de Estágio realizado na Farmácia Sta. Quitéria, no Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", no Spitalul de recuperare Polaris Medical e no Spitalul Clinic de Recuperare. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/115544.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/31 Exploring the analytical landscape: automated lab-on-valve sequential injection for the assessment of biopharmaceuticals captured in immobilized Concanavalin A Webinar of the Analytical Development Research Group
LAQV/REQUIMTE (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/24 Customized 3D-printing design of microsampling/extraction devices for biomatrices XXVII Encontro Luso Galego de Química
Sociedade Portuguesa da Química (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/21 Bead injection spectroscopy for label-free automated and miniaturized assessment of biopharmaceuticals XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Sociedade Portuguesa da Química (Porto, Portugal)
2023/07/24 Automation of molecular recognition strategies for enhanced analytical methods
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Aveiro , Portugal)
2023/07/18 Automation of sample treatment based on flow techniques for pharmaceutical development 25th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction Technologies (ExTech 2023)
(Tenerife, Spain)
2022/11/16 Renewable immunosensors based on lab-on-valve flow systems XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química
Sociedade Portuguesa da Química
2022/11/16 Concanavalin A biosensor for evaluation of biopharmaceuticals XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química
Colegio Galego de Quimica (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/02/13 - 2019/02/15 Participation with the scientific poster: "Flavonoid composition and antidermatophytic effects of an hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the leaves of Salacia senegalensis" no IJUP 2019 (Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto 2019)
Meeting
 Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto 2019
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/02/07 - 2018/02/09 Participation with the Scientific Poster: "Unveiling the Antifungal Potential of Medicinal Plants from Guinea-Bissau" - no IJUP 2018 (Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto 2018)
Meeting
 Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto 2018
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/12/02 - 2017/12/02 SIFARMA 2000 Training
Conference
 Formação SIFARMA 2000
Associação Nacional de Farmácias, Portugal

Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/03/07 - 2017/03/07 Clinical Trial Training
Conference
 Formação em Ensaios Clínicos
NowScience, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03 Medical Affairs Conference
Conference
 Conferência sobre “Medical Affairs”
NowScience, Portugal
2016/05/18 - 2016/05/18 Pharmaceutical Counseling - visual merchandising at the Pharmacy
Conference
 Aconselhamento Farmacêutico – visual merchandising na Farmácia
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/04/11 - 2016/04/11 Pharmaceutical Counseling - approach to the user in the context of Community Pharmacy
Conference
 Aconselhamento Farmacêutico – abordagem ao utente em contexto de Farmácia Comunitária
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/03/15 - 2016/03/15 XXI AEFFUP Pharmaceutical Forum “The Social and Economic Value of the Pharmacist - a new vision of the Profession”
Conference
 XXI Forúm Farmacêutico AEFFUP “O Valor Social e Económico do Farmacêutico – uma nova visão da Profissão”
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/11/19 - 2015/11/20 X AEFFUP Scientific Congress “Neuroscience: A look through the Brain”
Congress
 X Congresso Científico AEFFUP “Neurociência: Um olhar através do Cérebro”
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/10/05 - 2015/10/09 Volunteer at the VIII FAP Health Week
Other
 Voluntária na VIII Semana da saúde da FAP
Federação Académica do Porto, Portugal
2015/03/24 - 2015/03/24 XX Pharmaceutical Forum AEFFUP "What is the responsibility of each one in the responsible use of the medicine?"
Conference
 XX Forúm Farmacêutico AEFFUP"Qual a responsabilidade de cada um no uso responsável do medicamento?"
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Farmacêuticos Hospitalares, Portugal
2015/03/12 - 2015/03/15 Monitor at the 13th UP show at the FFUP representation
Other
 13ª mostra da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/03/13 - 2015/03/14 APFH (Portuguese Association of Hospital Pharmacists) Hepatitis Meeting
Congress
 Reunião de Hepatites da APFH (Associação portuguesa de farmacêuticos hospitalares)
Associação Portuguesa de Farmacêuticos Hospitalares, Portugal
2014/04/29 - 2014/05/01 Volunteer in V Cardiovascular Screening
Other
 Volunteer in AEFFUP V Cardiovascular Screening
Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/03/18 - Current Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) Effective member
2021/03/04 - Current Associação de Antigos Alunos da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (ALUMNI FFUP) Founding member
2020/03/09 - Current Social Support Network of the Felgueiras Municipal Volunteer Center Volunteer in the context of combating COVID-19 and the performance of the Social Support Network
2018/11/22 - Current Order of Pharmacists Número de sócio P-7187 e titular da Carteira Profissional Nº 23818
2011/12/01 - 2013/12/15 Homeless Support Center (CASA) Volunteer in the street team in support of the homeless

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/11/26 - 2022/11/26 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and solid-phase extraction (4 h/year) Toxicologia Analítica Clínica e Forense (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/14 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to electrochemical methods (3h/year) Controlo de Qualidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/11/11 - 2022/11/11 Monitor in the MSc laboratoryclass dedicated toelectrochemical methods(3h/year) Toxicologia Analítica Clínica e Forense (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/12/11 - 2021/12/11 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and solid-phase extraction (3 h/year) Controlo de Qualidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/12/04 - 2021/12/04 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to electrochemical methods (3h/year) Controlo de Qualidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/12/12 - 2020/12/12 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to electrochemical methods (3h/year) Controlo de Qualidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/11/28 - 2020/11/28 Monitor in the MSc laboratory class dedicated to electrochemical methods (3h/year) Toxicologia Analítica Clínica e Forense (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Fulbright Research Grant with the support of FCT, AY2023/2024
Fulbright Portugal, Portugal
2023 FLAD Research Grant, AY2023/2024
Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Other distinction

2019 Cover Feature: Feature on the cover of the scientific journal Molecules (Volume 24, Issue 14)
MDPI AG, Switzerland