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João Miguel Lousa Dias Ferreira. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado integrado em Integrated Master in Medicine em 2024/07/14 pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina e Mestrado integrado em Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences em 2017/09/25 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia. Frequenta o(a) Doutoramento em International Doctoral Program in Neuroscience (i-PDN-FMUP) pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina desde 2018/06/12. Publicou 28 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 9 capítulo(s) de livros. Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Investigação em 1 projeto(s) e Investigador em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Medicina Básica com ênfase em Neurociências, Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Outras Ciências Médicas e Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Outras Ciências Médicas. Nas suas atividades profissionais interagiu com 350 colaborador(es) em coautorias de trabalhos científicos. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Dorsal Root Ganglia; Peripheral Nervous System; Inflammation; Mitochondria; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Miguel Lousa Dias Ferreira

Citation names

  • Dias-Ferreira, João
  • Dias-Ferreira, J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9B13-B6CE-9B45
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8502-8701
AuthenticusID
R-00J-06Q
Google Scholar ID
OGjlMfIAAAAJ
Researcher Id
W-1957-2018
Scopus Author Id
57201095388

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/06/12 - 2026/12
Ongoing
 International Doctoral Program in Neuroscience (i-PDN-FMUP) (Doutoramento)
Major in Neurociências Experimentais
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/11/30 - 2025/11/30
Concluded
 Basic Life Support with AED (Outros)
American Heart Association Inc, United States
2025/07/07 - 2025/07/23
Concluded
 Introduction to Simulation in Healthcare (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 19
2025/07/07 - 2025/07/18
Concluded
 BRAINterns 2025 (Outros)
Major in Neurosurgery
Lenox Hill Hospital, United States
2025/02/21 - 2025/04/05
Concluded
 Blended Learning Introduction to Clinical Studies (BLICS) (Outros)
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/10/29 - 2024/07/14
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Medicine (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Characterizing Portuguese Families Identified and Followed in a Tertiary Portuguese Hospital with the c.9382C>T (p.Arg3128Ter) Pathogenic Variant in the BRCA2 gene: Origins, Prevalence and Clinical Implications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2024/02/26 - 2024/02/26
Concluded
 Virtual Course on Fundamentals of Palliative Care (Outros)
Pan American Health Organization, United States
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/13
Concluded
 AA01.1 - NIHSS-English Group A-V5 - 1st Certification (NIH Stroke Scale International (NIHSSI)) (Outros)
National Institutes of Health, United States
2021/05/07 - 2021/05/07
Concluded
 6th Edition of the Genetics Course in General and Family Medicine (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/31
Concluded
 High Throughput Screening and Image Analysis for BioSciences (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/01/21 - 2019/02/08
Concluded
 Essential Molecular Biology (Outros)
Major in Genomics & Proteomics
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/05/07 - 2018/05/19
Concluded
 Laboratory Animal Science | FELASA C (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2012/09/12 - 2017/09/25
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Advances on Photodynamic Therapy: new pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers for melanoma treatment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2017/01/10 - 2017/01/10
Concluded
 XXVII Basic Life Support Course | Pharmacists (Outros)
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10/01 - 2020/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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2018/02/01 - 2019/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/07/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2017/06/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/02 - 2025/12/31 Interno (Médica) Unidade Local de Saúde São João, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/06 - 2024/09/01 Farmacêutico Farmácia Mirafoz, Portugal
2023/04/06 - 2024/01/28 Farmacêutico Farmácia Mirafoz, Portugal
2023/07/27 - 2023/08/07 Team Leader de Call Center SNS24 Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal
World Youth Day 2023, Portugal
2022/11/01 - 2023/02/17 Agente de Call Center SNS24 Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal
2021/06/05 - 2022/10/31 Team Leader de Call Center SNS24 Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal
2021/05/01 - 2021/10/31 Agente de Call Center SNS24 Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/04/30 Agente de Call Center SNS24 Serviço Nacional de Saúde, Portugal
2020/05/01 - 2020/10/25 Farmacêutico Farmácia Aliança, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2017/12/31 Farmacêutico Farmácia Machado, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/10/01 - 2020/03/31 Unravelling the role of HSP90 overexpression in sensory ganglia during inflammatory arthritic pain
SFRH/BD/145653/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/02/01 - 2019/09/30 PAIRED: Magnetically and photochemically actuated bioactive nanowires for remotely controlled drug delivery
M-ERA-NET/0004/2015
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2015/09/21 - 2017/09/25 Novel Fused Ring Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles as Highly Efficient Theranostic Agents for Cancer
PTDC/QEQ-MED/0262/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Patrícia Severino; Dias-Ferreira, João; Luciana N. Andrade; Daniele M. Lima; Luciana M. de Hollanda; Classius F. da Silva; Marco Vinicius Chaud; et al. "Toxicological screening of nanoparticles for biological applications: Drosophila melanogaster as a representative toxicological model". 551-573. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-90471-1.00007-4
  2. Dias-Ferreira, João; M.C. Teixeira; P. Severino; P. Boonme; J. Jovanovic; A. Zielinska; Eliana B. Souto. "Applications of biomaterials in wound healing management: from fundamental physiology to advanced technology". 349-369. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-90471-1.00020-7
  3. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Drug Delivery Systems for Targeting Blood Brain Barrier". 257-268. {CRC, 2021.
    10.1201/9781003043164-17
  4. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Bioactive hybrid nanowires: a new in trend for site-specific drug delivery and targeting". In Drug Delivery Trends, 1-13. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-817870-6.00001-8
  5. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Ethical issues in research and development of nanoparticles". In Drug Delivery Aspects, 157-168. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-821222-6.00007-5
  6. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Skin rejuvenation: Biopolymers applied to UV sunscreens and sheet masks". In Biopolymer Membranes and Films, 309-330. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-818134-8.00013-4
  7. Fani L. Moreira Neto; Dias-Ferreira, João. "Hsp90: Is There an Unknown Role in Pain Neurobiology". In Heat Shock Protein 90 in Human Diseases and Disorders, 547-574. Elsevier, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-23158-3_25
  8. Souto, Eliana B.; Fernandes, A. R.; Dias-Ferreira, João; da Silva, C. F.; Severino, Patrícia; Martins-Gomes, Carlos; Silva, Amélia M.. "Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Biotherapeutic Applications". In Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Contemporary Healthcare Applications, 328-356. IGI Global, 2018.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-5225-4781-5.ch012
  9. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Drug nanocrystals: Present, past and future". In Applications of Nanocomposite Materials in Drug Delivery, edited by Abdullah M. Asiri; Ali Mohammad, 239-253. Woodhead Publishing, 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-813741-3.00011-X
Conference abstract
  1. Maria Filomena Botelho; Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo; Ana Margarida Abrantes; João Casalta-Lopes; Marta Pineiro; Mafalda Laranjo; Nelson A. M. Pereira; Dias-Ferreira, João. "Cytotoxicity studies on novel 4,5,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers in human melanoma cells". Paper presented in 8th AIMS, 2017.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.19477.01764
  2. Maria Filomena Botelho; Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo; Ana Margarida Abrantes; João Casalta-Lopes; Marta Pineiro; Mafalda Laranjo; Nelson A. M. Pereira; Dias-Ferreira, João. "Targeting Human Melanoma Cells with Novel 4,5,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5a]pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as new photosensitizers". Paper presented in XLVII Meeting of Pharmacology Portuguese Society, Coimbra, 2017.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.19712.94724
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, João. "Effect of Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Human Cancer Cells Lines". Paper presented in CIMAGO Annual Scientific Meeting 2018, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  2. Maria Filomena Botelho; Teresa M.V.D. Pinho e Melo; Ana Margarida Abrantes; João Casalta-Lopes; Marta Pineiro; Mafalda Laranjo; Nelson A.M. Pereira; Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Advances on photodynamic therapy through new pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers for melanoma treatment". Paper presented in 12th YES Meeting, Porto, 2017.
    Published • 10.1016/J.PBJ.2017.07.119
  3. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Cytotoxicity of Novel 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-A]pyridine-fused Diphenylchlorins as Photosensitizers In Human Melanoma Cells". Paper presented in 11th YES Meeting, Porto, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Targeting Triamcinolone Acetonide-loaded Lipid Nanoparticles to Retinal Müller cells in vitro". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, 2019.
  2. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Optimizing Citral-loaded Lipid Nanoparticles using a 2^2 Experimental Factorial Design". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, 2019.
  3. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Hybrid Nanoemulsions containing Polyphenon-60 from green tea: biocompatibility on Caco-2 cells". Paper presented in Third National Conference Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in the food sector and their safety assessment, 2019.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.25248.43521
  4. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Novel Ring-Fused Diarylchlorins as Very Active Photodynamic Agents Against Cancer Cells". Paper presented in 16th International Photodynamic Therapy World Congress, 2017.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.32378.75209
  5. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Cytotoxicity studies on novel 4,5,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers in human melanoma cells". Paper presented in 8th AIMS, 2017.
    https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19477.01764
Journal article
  1. Rajeev K. Singla; Himel Mondal; Shailja Singla; Ronita De; Sahar Behzad; Mihnea-Alexandru Gaman; Siva Sai Chandragiri; et al. "Exploring nutritional supplement use for Countering respiratory tract infections through an¿X¿(formerly Twitter)-based survey". Current Research in Biotechnology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crbiot.2025.100282.
    10.1016/j.crbiot.2025.100282
  2. Sivesh K Kamarajah; Ieva Jakaityte; Setthasorn Ooi Zhi Yang; Omar Kouli; Kariem El-Boghdadly; Amanda Farley; James Glasbey; et al. "Prevalence, trends and outcomes from smoking in elective surgical systems: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational cohort study across 442 hospitals from 29 countries across Europe". The Lancet Regional Health - Europe (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101282.
    10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101282
  3. EuroSurg Collaborative and STARSurg Collaborative; A Sgrò; R Blanco-Colino; N Brindl; D Chaudhry; K Gressmann; R R Gujjuri; et al. "Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: international, prospective, propensity score-weighted cohort study". British Journal of Surgery (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf005.
    10.1093/bjs/znaf005
  4. Maria Picciochi; Anita Eseenam Agbeko; Fareeda Agyei; João Dias-Ferreira. "Variation of elective healthcare in West Africa: secondary analysis of an inguinal hernia international cohort study". Impact Surgery (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.62463/surgery.80.
    10.62463/surgery.80
  5. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery; Maria Picciochi; A O Ademuyiwa; A Adisa; A E Agbeko; J A Calvache; D Chaudhry; et al. "Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: prospective, international cohort study". British Journal of Surgery (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae164.
    10.1093/bjs/znae164
  6. STARSurg Collaborative; EuroSurg Collaborative; Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective study in 29 countries across Europe". Anaesthesia (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16324.
    10.1111/anae.16324
  7. A Eylül Dönmez; Aakansha Giri Goswami; Aashna Raheja; Aayush Bhadani; Abd Elrahman Safwat El Kady; Abdalaziz Alniemi; Abdalkarim Awad; et al. "Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries". The Lancet Global Health (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00142-6.
    10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00142-6
  8. STARSurg Collaborative; the EuroSurg Collaborative; Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30-day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study". Anaesthesia (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16220.
    10.1111/anae.16220
  9. João Dias-Ferreira; Rajeev K. Singla; Ronita De Ph.D; Thomas Efferth; Bruno Mezzetti; Md. Sahab Uddin; Sanusi; et al. "The International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) and the power of Twitter networking exemplified through #INPST hashtag analysis". Phytomedicine (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154520.
    10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154520
  10. Eliana B. Souto; Raquel da Ana; Vânia Vieira; Joana F. Fangueiro; João Dias-Ferreira; Amanda Cano; Aleksandra Zielinska; et al. "Non-melanoma skin cancers: physio-pathology and role of lipid delivery systems in new chemotherapeutic treatments". Neoplasia (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2022.100810.
    10.1016/j.neo.2022.100810
  11. Eliana B. Souto; Ana S. Macedo; João Dias-Ferreira; Amanda Cano; Aleksandra Zielinska; Carla M. Matos. "Elastic and Ultradeformable Liposomes for Transdermal Delivery of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 18 (2021): 9743-9743. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22189743.
    10.3390/ijms22189743
  12. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Encapsulation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Lipid Micro/Nanoparticles for Oral Administration by Spray-Cooling". Pharmaceutics 13 8 (2021): 1186-1186. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13081186.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13081186
  13. Catarina Almeida-Ferreira; Rafael Silva-Teixeira; Mafalda Laranjo; Nuno Almeida; Gonçalo Brites; João Dias-Ferreira; Inês Marques; et al. "Open-Air Cold Plasma Device Leads to Selective Tumor Cell Cytotoxicity". Applied Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/app11094171.
    10.3390/app11094171
  14. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Ibuprofen nanocrystals: Production, lyophilization and release profile". International Journal of Advances in Medical Biotechnology 3 2 (2021): https://www.journalamb.com/index.php/jamb/article/view/37.
    Published
  15. D. Nagasamy Venkatesh; S.N. Meyyanathan; R. Shanmugam; S.S. Kamatham; J. R. Campos; Dias-Ferreira, João; E. Sanchez-Lopez; et al. "Physicochemical, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characterization of isradipine tablets for controlled release". Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 26 1 (2020): 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/10837450.2020.1839495.
    Published • 10.1080/10837450.2020.1839495
  16. Aleksandra Zielinska; Krzysztof Wójcicki; Dorota Klensporf-Pawlik; João Dias-Ferreira; Massimo Lucarini; Alessandra Durazzo; Giuseppe Lucariello; et al. "Chemical and Physical Properties of Meadowfoam Seed Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Focus on Vibrational Spectroscopy". Journal of Spectroscopy (2020): https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8870170.
    Published • 10.1155/2020/8870170
  17. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Formulating octyl methoxycinnamate in hybrid lipid-silica nanoparticles: An innovative approach for UV skin protection". Heliyon 6 5 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03831.
    Published • 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03831
  18. Andreia Gi; Bárbara Rodrigues; João Dias-Ferreira; João Faria; João Fernandes Pedro; João Oliveira; Maria H. Viegas; Marta Ribeiro. "Carta ao Editor: O Papel dos Estudantes de Medicina na Pandemia de COVID-19 em Portugal". Acta Médica Portuguesa 33 6 (2020): https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.13993.
    Open access • Published • 10.20344/amp.13993
  19. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Nanopharmaceutics: Part II - Production Scales and Clinically Compliant Production Methods". Nanomaterials 10 3 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10030455.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/nano10030455
  20. Dias-Ferreira, J.. "Nanopharmaceutics: Part I - Clinical Trials Legislation and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of Nanotherapeutics in the EU". Pharmaceutics 12 2 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12020146.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020146
  21. D. Nagasamy Venkatesh; S.N. Meyyanathan; R. Shanmugam; A. Zielinska; J.R. Campos; Dias-Ferreira, João; E.B. Souto. "Development, in vitro release and in vivo bioavailability of sustained release nateglinide tablets". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 55 (2020): 101355-101355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101355.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101355
  22. Eliana B. Souto; João Dias-Ferreira; Jéssica Oliveira; Elena Sanchez-Lopez; Ana Lopez-Machado; Marta Espina; Maria L. Garcia; et al. "Trends in Atopic Dermatitis - From Standard Pharmacotherapy to Novel Drug Delivery Systems". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20 22 (2019): 5659-5659. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20225659.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms20225659
  23. Bruno F. O. Nascimento; Mafalda Laranjo; Nelson A. M. Pereira; João Dias-Ferreira; Marta Piñeiro; Maria Filomena Botelho; Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo. "Ring-Fused Diphenylchlorins as Potent Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy Applications: In Vitro Tumor Cell Biology and in Vivo Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane Studies". ACS Omega 4 17 (2019): 17244-17250. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b01865.
    Open access • Published • 10.1021/acsomega.9b01865
  24. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Advanced Formulation Approaches for Ocular Drug Delivery: State-Of-The-Art and Recent Patents". Pharmaceutics 11 9 (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11090460.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/PHARMACEUTICS11090460
  25. Mahant; Souto; Silva; Garcia; Sanchez-Lopez; Severino; Craveiro; Dias-Ferreira, João. "Therapeutic Interventions for Countering Leishmaniasis and Chagas’s Disease: From Traditional Sources to Nanotechnological Systems". Pathogens 8 3 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030119.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pathogens8030119
  26. Eliana B. Souto; Maria Luisa Garcia; Antoni Camins; Marta Espina; Amanda Cano; Miren Ettcheto; Ana Lopez-Machado; et al. "Current Applications of Nanoemulsions in Cancer Therapeutics". Nanomaterials 9 6 (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060821.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/NANO9060821
  27. E.B. Souto; M.L. Garcia; C. Cabral; Dias-Ferreira, João; A.R. Fernandes. "Release kinetics and cell viability of ibuprofen nanocrystals produced by melt-emulsification". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 166 (2018): 24-28. https://publons.com/publon/1092741/.
    Published • 10.1016/J.COLSURFB.2018.03.005
  28. Teresa M.V.D. Pinho e Melo; Maria Filomena Botelho; J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo; Marta Piñeiro; Ana Bela Sarmento-Ribeiro; Ana Cristina Gonçalves; João Casalta-Lopes; et al. "Advances on photodynamic therapy of melanoma through novel ring-fused 5,15-diphenylchlorins". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 146 (2018): 395-408. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0223523417311248.
    Published • 10.1016/J.EJMECH.2017.12.093
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Dias-Ferreira, João. "Advances on Photodynamic Therapy: new pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers for melanoma treatment". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/83790.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2017/03/12 Cytotoxicity studies on novel 4,5,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as photosensitizers in human melanoma cells AIMS Meeting Basic Research Plenary Session
Faculty of Medicine of University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/02/04 Targeting Human Melanoma Cells with Novel 4,5,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5a]pyridine-fused diphenylchlorins as new photosensitizers XLVII Meeting of Pharmacology Portuguese Society
Foundation Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra, Portugal)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/09/03 - Current Secção Regional Norte da Ordem dos Médicos (SRNOM) CP 79136
2021/04/28 - Current Digital Health and Patient Safety Platform (DHPSP) Member
2020/01/13 - Current Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Member
2019/10 - Current Adherent Member of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences Member
2019/07/10 - Current International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) Member
2020/05 - 2024/12/31 Student Member of the European Academy of Neurology Student Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/11/29 - 2025/03/14 Frontiers in Pharmacology | Review Editor for Ethnopharmacology
Member
2022/04 - 2023/12 Student Evaluator on the A3ES External Assessment Committees
Member
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES), Portugal
2019/05 - 2020/07 International Doctoral Program in Neuroscience Monitoring Committee
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/10 - 2018/09 Effective Member of the Pedagogic Council
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Associate Editor in Acta Médica Portuguesa - Student Section
Member

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/08/13 - Current Frontiers in Medicine | Reviewer for Translational Medicine (2296-858X) Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
2024/06/03 - Current Frontiers in Ophthalmology | Reviewer for Glaucoma (2674-0826) Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
2024/05 - Current Qeios | Reviewer
2023/11/16 - Current Materials Today Communications | Reviewer (2352-4928) Elsevier
2023/04/20 - Current Frontiers in Neuroscience | Reviewer for Neuropharmacology (1662-453X) Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
2021/12 - Current Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (1720-0776) Springer Nature (Switzerland)
2021/11/04 - Current Frontiers in Pharmacology l Reviewer for Drugs Outcomes Research and Policies (1663-9812) Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
2019/08 - 2021/09 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI AG
2019/08 - 2021/09 Journal of Clinical Medicine (2077-0383) MDPI AG
2019/08 - 2021/09 Cancers (2072-6694) MDPI AG
2019 - 2019 British Journal of Pharmacology (1476-5381) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/01 - 2019/09 Master Thesis "Atopic Dermatitis: from Classical Pharmacological Treatments to New Drug Delivery Systems" Jéssica Alexandra Mendes de Oliveira
2018/01 - 2018/09 Master Thesis "Current Applications of Nanoemulsions in Targeted Cancer Therapies" Mariana Guerra da Silva
Distinctions

Other distinction

2019 PhD Scholarship | SFRH/BD/145653/2019
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2018 Research Fellowship | PAIRED: Magnetically and photochemically actuated bioactive nanowires for remotely controlled drug delivery | M-ERA-NET/0004/2015
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal