Dmitriy Valentim Xilai Moreira (9C18-5871-5A3C)

Curriculum Vitae

Dmitriy Valentim Xilai Moreira

BSc in Biochemistry (2018) and MSc in Chemistry (2020) from the University of Porto. Recently completed a PhD in Chemistry at the same institution (2026), developing light-responsive nanocarriers based on chalcone/flavylium photoswitches for controlled drug and gene delivery. Research interests include functional and smart materials, colloidal and soft-matter systems, nanocarriers, drug and gene delivery.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Dmitriy Valentim Xilai Moreira
Date of birth: 1996/01/02
Gender: Male

Citation names

Dmitriy X. Moreira
Dmitriy Moreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 9C18-5871-5A3C
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8258-2328

Email addresses

dmitriymoreira19@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Colloid Chemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Russian	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/10 - 2025/10 Ongoing	Dmitriy Valentim Moreira (Doutoramento) Major in Doctoral Program in Chemistry Universidade do Porto, Portugal "Catanionic nanostructures based on chalcone/flavylium photoswitches for smart delivery of anticancer drugs" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018 - 2020 Concluded	Chemistry (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto, Portugal "Photosensitive catanionic nanostructures for smart drug delivery" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19/20
2019/02 - 2019/07 Concluded	Extracurricular internship entitled - "Sistemas cataniónicos fotossensíveis para veiculação de biomoléculas" (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Excellent
2014 - 2018 Concluded	Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto, Portugal "Catanionic mixtures containing a flavylium-derived compound: towards photoresponsive vesicles for drug delivery" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15/20
2017/02 - 2017/07 Concluded	Extracurricular internship entitled - "Cristais Líquidos Termotrópicos" (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Excellent
2011/09 - 2014/07 Concluded	Science and Technology (Ensino secundário) Grande Colégio Universal, Portugal	18/20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/06 - 2021/09	Researcher (Research)	Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/06 - 2022/09	PhotoSAN - Nanomateriais Auto-Organizados Para Entrega Fotocontrolada de Fármacos e Genes POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032351 Research Fellow	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Dmitriy X. Moreira; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques; Filipa Santos. "Chalcone-containing catanionic vesicles for precise photoregulation of paclitaxel release kinetics". Paper presented in 27th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Porto, 2025. Dmitriy X. Moreira; Elsa C. Loureiro; Isabel S. Oliveira; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques. "Structural and thermodynamic insights into photoresponsive liposomes". Paper presented in 27th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Porto, Porto, 2025. Dmitriy X. Moreira; Isabel S. Oliveira; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques. "Phase behavior and structural characterization of photosensitive lipid/chalcone liposomes". Paper presented in 16th National Physical Chemistry Meeting, Lisbon, 2024. Dmitriy X. Moreira; Pedro Mateus; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Association and coacervation of stimuli-responsive host-guest complexes driven by ionic interactions". Paper presented in 7 th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-Based Materials -, porto, 2023. Dmitriy X. Moreira; Oren Regev; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Light and pH responsive catanionic vesicles based on a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch for smart drug delivery". Paper presented in 37th European Colloid and Interface Society Conference, Naples, 2023. Dmitriy Moreira; Isabel S. Oliveira; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques. "Photochromic surfactant/monoolein nanovectors for the smart delivery of nucleic acids". Paper presented in 36th European Colloid & Interface Society Conference, 2022. Dmitriy Moreira; Rui L. Machado; Raquel G. Lopes; Bárbara Abreu Brito e Faro; Isabel S. Oliveira; Eduardo F. Marques. "Amphiphiles as building blocks for the assembly of smart delivery vectors and advanced nanocomposites". Paper presented in IX Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, Santiago de Compostela, 2022. Basílio, Nuno; Pedro Mateus; Seco, André; Martins, Joana N. ; Dmitriy Moreira; Eduardo F. Marques. "pH-gated photoinduced dissociation of self-assembled supramolecular amphiphiles". Paper presented in IX Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, Santiago de Compostela, 2022. Dmitriy Moreira; Oren Regev; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques. "Photoswitchable and pH-gated self-assembled nanostructures for controlled delivery of an antineoplastic agent". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Braga, 2021. Dmitriy Moreira; Oren Regev; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Photoresponsive catanionic vesicles for the effective encapsulation and release of an anticancer drug". Paper presented in 14º Encontro Nacional de Química-Física, Coimbra, 2021. Published André Seco; Pedro Mateus; Dmitriy Moreira; Eduardo F. Marques; Nuno Basílio. "Supra-amphiphiles based on chalcones and sulfocalix[4]arenes for drug delivery". Paper presented in 14º Encontro Nacional de Química-Física, Coimbra, 2021. Published Dmitriy Moreira; Pedro Ferreira; Rui L. Machado; Raquel G. Lopes; Catarina Costa; Bárbara Abreu; Isabel S. Oliveira; Eduardo F. Marques. "Amphiphile-based interfaces and self-assembled nanomaterials for diverse applications". Paper presented in CIQUP Workshop Meeting 2020, Porto, 2020. Published Dmitriy Moreira; Joana F. Moreira; Ricardo M. F. Fernandes; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Developing photosensitive catanionic vesicles based on a flavylium derivative for controlled drug delivery". Paper presented in VIII Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, Aveiro, 2019. Published
Conference poster	Dmitriy Moreira; Isabel S. Oliveira; Basílio, Nuno; Eduardo F. Marques. "Self-assembled nanostructures based on chalcone/flavylium photoswitches for smart delivery of nucleic acids". Paper presented in 10th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICIX), 2024. Dmitriy Moreira; Joana F. Moreira; Ricardo M. F. Fernandes; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Developing photosensitive catanionic vesicles based on a flavylium derivative for controlled drug delivery". Paper presented in VIII Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, 2019.
Journal article	Dmitriy Moreira; Isabel S. Oliveira; Pedro Mateus; André Seco; Catarina Roma-Rodrigues; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. "Photoactivated bioinspired lipoplexes with a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch enhance siRNA delivery—towards precise spatiotemporal control in gene delivery". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2025): https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TB01908G. 10.1039/D5TB01908G Dmitriy Moreira; Oren Regev; Nuno Basílio; Eduardo F. Marques. Corresponding author: Eduardo F. Marques. "Light and pH responsive catanionic vesicles based on a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch for smart drug delivery: From molecular design to the controlled release of doxorubicin". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 650 (2023): 2024-2034. Open access • Accepted • 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.129
Thesis / Dissertation	Dmitriy Moreira. "Photosensitive catanionic nanostructures for smart drug delivery". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2020. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/132079. Dmitriy Moreira. "Catanionic mixtures containing a flavylium-derived compound: towards photoresponsive vesicles for drug delivery". Degree, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2018.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/07	Amphiphiles as building blocks for the assembly of smart delivery vectors and advanced nanocomposites	IX Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2021/03	Photoresponsive catanionic vesicles for the effective encapsulation and release of an anticancer drug	14º Encontro Nacional de Química-Física Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/11 - Current	Member of Local Organization Committee for the 7th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-Based Materials (2023/11) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2017/04 - 2017/04	15ª Mostra da Universidade do Porto (2017/04/20 - 2017/04/23) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/07 - 2021/07	Participation and poster presentation Conference	XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31	Participation and oral communication Congress	14º Encontro Nacional de Química-Física Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/02/22 - 2020/02/22	Participation and elaboration of an oral communcation Meeting	CIQUP Workshop Meeting 2020 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/07/17 - 2019/07/19	Participation and poster presentation Congress	VIII Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/05/23 - 2019/05/23	Fire extinguisher training Workshop	Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários Portuenses, Portugal
2016/11/02 - 2016/11/02	Participation in a workshop regarding characterization of particles through dynamic light scattering Workshop	Contribution of Light Scattering Techniques to the characterization of Bionanosystems Paralab SA, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2014 - 2015	Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto	Member

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2025/07 - 2025/07	27th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2025/02 - 2025/07	Research project of the BSc in Chemistriy	Inês Palma
2022/09 - 2023/09	Master thesis entitled - "NANOVETORES SENSÍVEIS A ESTÍMULOS PARA VEICULAÇÃO INTRACELULAR BASEADOS EM FOTOTENSIOATIVOS BIO-INSPIRADOS"	Filipa Leça Santos
2022/05 - 2022/07	Internship entitled - "Characterization of colloids and nanomaterials for bio-application"	Gawaine Chikh
2020/02 - 2020/07	Project course of the Chemistry BSc at FCUP entitled - "Desenvolvimento de nanoestruturas fotossensíveis biocompatíveis derivadas de flavílios para a entrega de fármacos"	Beatriz Serrano do Couto