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Maria João Pedrosa Ferreira Moreno Silvestre completed her PhD in Biochemistry in 2000 from Universidade Nova de Lisboa Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology, and a Degree in Biochemistry in 1990 from Universidade de Lisboa Faculty of Sciences. She made her post-doctoral studies at the University of Michigan, USA (2000-2001), and was Guest Staff at the NIH, USA (2017) and ETH-Zurich, Switzerland (2020). Currently she is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Coimbra, where she was the Coordinator of the Master in Chemistry (2010-2023) and is the responsible for several courses. She is an integrated member of the Coimbra Chemistry Center of the University of Coimbra, where she coordinates the research group "Biological Chemistry" and is the scientific leader of the specialization area in "Biomembranes-Structure and Function”. She has received 9 awards and/or honors. She has published 96 articles in international scientific journals, including Scientific Reports, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Food Chemistry, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She has also published 2 book chapters and was the editor of 2 books. She participated in the organization of 24 national or international scientific events, of which 7 as main organizer. She supervised 4 post-doctoral fellows, 10 doctoral theses (2 of which as co-supervisor), 22 Master's dissertations (8 of which as co-supervisor), and more than 30 Graduation dissertations, including 3 from international students. She participated in the academic jury in 17 PhD thesis, and in several dozens of Master's theses, most of the later as president of the jury. She is a member of the editorial board of 1 international scientific journal, and guest editor for special issues in two more. She provided scientific review in more than 30 international scientific journals, having edited/reviewed nearly 100 manuscripts (31 during 2023). She participated as Researcher in 17 projects being the Principal Researcher in 4 projects, including several projects with the industry, and participated in the evaluation committee of research projects for national and international agencies. During her academic education and professional activity, she has received 9 awards/honors. Maria João Pedrosa Ferreira Moreno Silvestre works in the area of Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Biological Chemistry. The equilibrium distribution of drug-like molecules in the blood and their rate of permeation through hydrophobic biological barriers has been the major subject of research during the last decades. With this goal she has been performing several studies, mostly using liposomes as model systems for the biological membranes. More recently, the in vitro systems used have increased significantly in their complexity, approaching the properties of the in vivo relevant systems. This includes the use of native membranes (including membrane proteins such as the efflux pump P-glycoprotein), as well as permeability assays using cell monolayers. The ultimate goal of this research is to identify the rules that govern permeation of small molecules through biological membranes, with high relevance in Pharmacological and Medical Sciences (drug ADME/tox profile, membranotropic drugs, and lipid-based drug delivery formulations) and also in Biology and Biochemistry (for the understanding of cell and tissue homeostasis). She has also worked in the area of Food Chemistry, namely in the valorization of Portuguese endemic wild plants, and on the development of functional food with health benefits in the prevention and control of lipid disorders.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Pedrosa Ferreira Moreno Silvestre

Citation names

  • Maria João Moreno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9C1F-6214-9C95
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3076-9905

Email addresses

  • mjpfmoreno@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2000
Concluded
Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Bioquímica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Kinetics of Bimolecular Reactions with Stochastic Effects and Dimensional Constraints" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1990
Concluded
Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Interacção da hormona peptídica Adrenocorticotrofina, ACTH(1-24), com bicamadas lipidicas - um estudo por fluorescência" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17 in 20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2002 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2000/03/27 - 2002/06/30 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1998/11/25 - 2000/03/26 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1995/12/16 - 1998/11/23 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2014 - Current Coordenação da linha de investigação "Química Biológica" Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2010 - Current Coordenação do Mestrado em Química - DQ-FCTUC Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - Current Coordenação do grupo de investigação "Biomembranas-Estrutura e Função" Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Coordenação da Licenciatura em Química - DQ-FCTUC Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/02/01 - 2020/04/30 Invited Staff Scientist Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Departement Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften, Switzerland
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Departement Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften, Switzerland
2017/01/18 - 2017/04/15 Special Research volunteer National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, United States
2000/09/01 - 2001/12/31 Post-doctoral student University of Michigan, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01 - Current Deliver-Detect-Defeat (DDD): How to place macromolecules in target cells and make therapies work
PTDC/QUI-OUT/0303/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - Current CULTIVAR - Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor Agroalimentar
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - Current Projecto Estratégico do Centro de Química de Coimbra 2020-2023
UID/00313/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021 FightSterol: food that reduces cholesterol
PTDC/QUI-OUT/29373/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 EcoXperience - Reciclagem de gorduras alimentares através da Química Verde
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 Nutriball - Desenvolvimento de um novo conceito de alimento
PT2020 33336
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/09/01 - 2019/12/31 Photoacoustic Permeabilization of Biological Barriers – A Window for Drug Delivery and Gene Transfection
• PT2020/PTDC/QEQ-MED/3521/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2016/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Unraveling the Rules of Passive Permeation through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Projecto Estratégico do Centro de Química de Coimbra 2015-2019
PEst-OE/QUI/UI0313/2014 // UID/QUI/00313/2013
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 WOWW - World of Outstanding Wood and Wool - Compósitos de fibras vegetais e animais
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 NEUROTERA - Para a introdução no mercado de novos agentes terapêuticos contra co-morbilidades oculares e cerebrais associadas à Paramiloidose
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003431
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2015 - 2018 COVER-ED - Novos produtos cárneos com proteção físico-química por aplicação de revestimentos edíveis e outros sistemas ativos
PT2020 3334
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/01 - 2015/12 UC-NMR: a voyage from chemical space to biological function
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/01 - 2013/12 Bioavailability of amphiphilic Ligands – drugs and metabolites
Acção Integrada Luso-Espanhola E-07/12
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/01 - 2011/12 Molecular Crowding effects on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the interaction of amphiphilic molecules with proteins and with biological membranes
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/11 - 2011/07 Two-dimensional micelles and emulsions in lipid bilayers resulting from caophylic/caophobic amphiphilicity of some phospholipids. Biological consequences.
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2007/07 - 2010/09 Quantitative Modeling of Passive Trancytotic Diffusion of Amphiphilic Molecules Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Melo, J. Sérgio Seixas de; Moreno, Maria João; Burrows, Hugh D.; Gil, Maria Helena. Química de polímeros. Coimbra, Portugal: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. 2004.
    Published • 10.14195/978-989-26-0493-0
Book chapter
  1. Filipe, Hugo A. L.; Cardoso, Renato M. S.; Loura, Luís M. S.; Moreno, Maria João. "Interaction of Amphiphilic Molecules with Lipid Bilayers: Kinetics of Insertion, Desorption and Translocation". In Membrane Organization and Dynamics, 49-89. Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-66601-3_4
  2. Martins, Patrícia; Moreno, Maria. "Kinetics of the Interaction of Amphiphiles with Lipid Bilayers Using ITC". In Biocalorimetry, edited by Margarida Bastos, 191-205. CRC Press, 2016.
    Published • 10.1201/b20161-13
Conference paper
  1. Carlos D. F. Coelho; João A. Jesus; Daniela C. Vaz; Ricardo Lagoa; Maria João Moreno. "BSA-PEG Hydrogel: A Novel Protein-Ligand Binding 3D Matrix". Paper presented in Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology—Current Challenges, 2022.
    10.3390/BiTaP-12878
  2. Cristiana L. Pires; Susana F. Nascimento; Elsa T. Rodrigues; Lia P. Godinho; Catarina Churro; Miguel A. Pardal; Maria João Moreno. "Bioavailability and Biotransformation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins Assessed by Permeability Assays Using Caco-2 Monolayers". Paper presented in Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology—Current challenges,, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/BiTaP-12880
  3. Melo, E.C.C.; Prieto, M.J.; Moreno, M.J.. "Photodimerization of 6-AS in a membrane model system. A kinetic study". Paper presented in 6th European-Colloid-and-Interface-Society (ECIS), 1993.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Interaction of a homologous series of amphiphiles with P-glycoprotein in a membrane environment: Contributions of polar and non-polar interactions". Paper presented in 9th European Biophysics Congress EBSA2013, 2023.
  2. Maria João Moreno; Cristiana Lages Pires. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Re-use of Caco-2 monolayers in permeability assays – validation regarding cell monolayer integrity, biochemistry, and function". Paper presented in ACS Publications Symposium: Biological and Medicinal Chemistry, 2023.
  3. Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Estimation of drug plasma protein binding using isothermal titration calorimetry and binding to albumin hydrogels". Paper presented in ACS Publications Symposium: Biological and Medicinal Chemistry, 2023.
  4. Maria João Moreno. "Interaction of a homologous series of amphiphiles with P-glycoprotein in a membrane environment: Contributions of polar and non-polar interactions". Paper presented in 9th FEBS Special Meeting on ABC Proteins - ABC2023, 2023.
  5. Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Validation of the re-use of Caco-2 monolayers for multiple permeability assays". Paper presented in 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, 2022.
  6. Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Analysis of different methods to calculate permeability coefficients". Paper presented in 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, 2022.
  7. Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Effect of dipole moment on amphiphile solubility and partition into lo and ld lipid bilayers". Paper presented in 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, 2022.
  8. Cordeiro, Margarida M.; Salvador, Armindo; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Permeation of weak acids and bases through lipid bilayers – modelling and validation of a pH variation assay". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  9. Brás, Joana; Oliveira, Alexandre C.; Geraldes, Carlos F. G. C.; Pineiro, Marta; Maria João Moreno. "Synthesis of Lipophilic Gd-DOTA derivatives for use as Contrast Agents in MRI - Characterization of their Interaction with POPC Bilayers". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  10. Cristiana Lages Pires; Catarina Praça; Patricia A. T. Martins; Batista de Carvalho ALM; Lino Ferreira; Maria Paula M. Marques; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Re-use of Caco-2 monolayers in permeability assays – validation regarding cell monolayer integrity". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  11. Rui M. S. Santos; Oliveira, Alexandre C.; Hugo A. L. Filipe; Maria João Moreno; Luís M. S. Loura. "Interaction of the antibiotic Rifampicin with lipid membranes: molecular dynamics simulations". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  12. Elsa M. F. C. Loureiro; Cordeiro, Margarida M.; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Preparation of Large Unilamelar Vesicles with encapsulated protein – comparison of different methodologies". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  13. Cristiana V.Ramos; Abreu, Ricardo; Patricia A. T. Martins; Fernandes, Hugo; Lino Ferreira; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Biophysical characterization of the mechanisms of transfection agents for the use of exosomes in gene therapy". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  14. Fernanda Machado; Lopes G; Maria João Moreno; Filipe Manuel Coreta-Gomes. "Hypocholesterolemic potential of coffee polysaccharides: dependence on processing parameters". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  15. Inês I. M. Silva; Cláudia Nunes; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Maria João Moreno; Filipe Manuel Coreta-Gomes. "Marine polysaccharides structural features and their influence on hypocholesterolemic function". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Congress, 2021.
  16. Susana Cunha; Hugo Alexandre Louro Filipe; Ramos, Cristiana V.; Patrícia Alexandra Teles Martins; Biebele Abel; Suresh Ambudkar; Luís M. S. Loura; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Interaction of a Homologous Series of Amphiphiles with P-Glycoprotein Containing Membranes". Paper presented in 65th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, 2021.
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.508
  17. Cardoso, Renato M. S.; Cristiana V.Ramos; Cordeiro, Margarida M.; Leote, Ricardo J.B.; Razi Naqvi, Kalbe; Vaz, Winchil L.C.; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Effect of Dipole Moment on Amphiphile Solubility and Partition into Liquid Ordered and Liquid Disordered Phases in Lipid Bilayers". Paper presented in 64th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, 2020.
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.597
Journal article
  1. Valente, Artur J. M.; Santos, Nuno C.; Moreno, Maria João. "State-of-the-Art Macromolecules in Portugal". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 1 (2024): 620. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010620.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms25010620
  2. Iris Correia; Madalena Antunes; Carla Tecelão; Marta Maria de Melo Lopes Neves; Cristiana L. Pires; Pedro Cruz; Maria Rodrigues; et al. "Nutritive Value and Bioactivities of a Halophyte Edible Plant: Crithmum maritimum L. (Sea Fennel)". Plants 13 3 (2024): 427. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/3/427.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants13030427
  3. Margarida M. Cordeiro; Hugo A. L. Filipe; Patrícia dos Santos; Jaime Samelo; João P. Prates Ramalho; Luís M. S. Loura; Maria J. Moreno. "Interaction of Hoechst 33342 with POPC Membranes at Different pH Values". Molecules 28 15 (2023): 5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155640.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules28155640
  4. Hugo A. L. Filipe; Luís M. S. Loura; Maria João Moreno. "Permeation of a Homologous Series of NBD-Labeled Fatty Amines through Lipid Bilayers: A Molecular Dynamics Study". Membranes 13 6 (2023): 551. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13060551.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/membranes13060551
  5. Maria João Pedrosa Ferreira Moreno Silvestre; Armindo Salvador. "Ligand’s Partition to the Lipid Bilayer Should Be Accounted for When Estimating Their Affinity to Proteins". Molecules 28 7 (2023): 3136. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/7/3136.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules28073136
  6. Maria João Moreno; Hugo A. L. Filipe; Susana V. P. Cunha; Cristiana V. Ramos; Patrícia A. T. Martins; Biebele Abel; Luís M. S. Loura; Suresh V. Ambudkar. "Interaction of a Homologous Series of Amphiphiles with P-glycoprotein in a Membrane Environment—Contributions of Polar and Non-Polar Interactions". Pharmaceutics 15 1 (2023): 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15010174.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010174
  7. Coreta-Gomes, Filipe; Silva, Ines M. V.; Nunes, Claudia; Marin-Montesinos, Ildefonso; Evtuguin, Dmitry; Geraldes, Carlos F. G. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao; Coimbra, Manuel A.. "Contribution of non-ionic interactions on bile salt sequestration by chitooligosaccharides: Potential hypocholesterolemic activity". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 646 (2023): 775. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/61529745/.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/J.JCIS.2023.05.056
  8. Mendes, Maria Inês P.; Coelho, Carlos D. F.; Schaberle, Fábio A.; Moreno, Maria João; Calvete, Mário J. F.; Arnaut, Luis G.. "Nanodroplet vaporization with pulsed-laser excitation repeatedly amplifies photoacoustic signals at low vaporization thresholds". RSC Advances 13 50 (2023): 35040-35049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ra05639b.
    Open access • Published • 10.1039/d3ra05639b
  9. Cristiana L. Pires; Inês M. V. Silva; Manuel A. Coimbra; Maria João Moreno; Filipe Coreta-Gomes. "Effect of Coffee on the Bioavailability of Sterols". Foods 11 19 (2022): 2935. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11192935.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods11192935
  10. Maria João Moreno; Luís M. S. Loura; Jorge Martins; Armindo Salvador; Adrian Velazquez-Campoy. "Analysis of the Equilibrium Distribution of Ligands in Heterogeneous Media–Approaches and Pitfalls". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 17 (2022): 9757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179757.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms23179757
  11. Alexandre C. Oliveira; Hugo A. L. Filipe; João P. Prates Ramalho; Armindo Salvador; Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes; Maria João Moreno; Luís M. S. Loura. "Modeling Gd3+ Complexes for Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Toward a Rational Optimization of MRI Contrast Agents". Inorganic Chemistry 61 (2022): 11837. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01597.
    Open access • Published • 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01597
  12. Cristiana V. Ramos; Jaime Samelo; Patrícia A. T. Martins; Maria João Moreno. "Protein Quantification in Complex Matrices". Journal of Chemical Education 99 3 (2022): 1488-1496. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00109.
    10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00109
  13. Cristiana V.Ramos; Jaime Samelo; Patricia A. T. Martins; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Protein Quantification in Complex Matrices". Journal of Chemical Education 99 3 (2022): 1488. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00109.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00109
  14. Cordeiro, Margarida M.; Salvador, Armindo; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Calculation of Permeability Coefficients from Solute Equilibration Dynamics: An Assessment of Various Methods". Membranes 12 3 (2022): 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12030254.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/membranes12030254
  15. Nisa Magalhães; Guilherme M. Simões; Cristiana Ramos; Jaime Samelo; Alexandre C. Oliveira; Hugo A. L. Filipe; João P. Prates Ramalho; Maria João Moreno; Luís M. S. Loura. "Interactions between Rhodamine Dyes and Model Membrane Systems-Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations". Molecules 27 4 (2022): 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041420.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules27041420
  16. Primitivo, Maria Joao; Neves, Marta; Pires, Cristiana L.; Cruz, Pedro F.; Brito, Catarina; Rodrigues, Ana C.; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.; et al. "Edible flowers of Helichrysum italicum: Composition, nutritive value, and bioactivities". Food Research International 157 (2022): 111399. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/52850895/.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/J.FOODRES.2022.111399
  17. Cristiana L. Pires; Catarina Praça; Patrícia A. T. Martins; Ana L. M. Batista de Carvalho; Lino Ferreira; Maria Paula M. Marques; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Re-Use of Caco-2 Monolayers in Permeability Assays—Validation Regarding Cell Monolayer Integrity". Pharmaceutics 13 10 (2021): 1563. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13101563.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101563
  18. Abreu, Ricardo C.; Ramos, Cristiana V.; Becher, Clarissa; Lino, Miguel; Jesus, Carlos; Costa Martins, Paula A.; Patrícia Alexandre Teles Martins; et al. "Exogenous loading of miRNAs into small extracellular vesicles". Journal of Extracellular Vesicles 10 10 (2021): e12111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12111.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/jev2.12111
  19. Inês M. V. Silva; Fernanda Machado; Maria João Moreno; Cláudia Nunes; Manuel A. Coimbra; Filipe Coreta-Gomes. "Polysaccharide Structures and Their Hypocholesterolemic Potential". Molecules 26 15 (2021): 4559-4559. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26154559.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules26154559
  20. Rodrigues, Elsa T.; Nascimento, Susana F.; Pires, Cristiana L.; Godinho, Lia P.; Churro, Catarina; Maria João Moreno; Pardal, Miguel A.. "Determination of intestinal absorption of the paralytic shellfish toxin GTX-5 using the Caco-2 human cell model". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 47 (2021): 67256-67266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15342-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-021-15342-y
  21. Vaida Paketuryte; Vytautas Petrauskas; Asta Zubriene; Olga Abian; Margarida Bastos; Wen-Yih Chen; Maria João Moreno; et al. "Uncertainty in protein-ligand binding constants: asymmetric confidence intervals versus standard errors". European Biophysics Journal 50 3-4 (2021): 661-670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-021-01518-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s00249-021-01518-4
  22. Brito, Catarina; Bertotti, Taciana; Primitivo, Maria João; Neves, Marta; Pires, Cristiana L.; Cruz, Pedro F.; Martins, Patrícia A.T.; et al. "Corema album spp: Edible wild crowberries with a high content in minerals and organic acids". Food Chemistry 345 (2021): 128732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128732.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128732
  23. Patrícia Alexandra Teles Martins; Eva Bernardino; Biebele Abel; Suresh Ambudkar; Maria João Moreno. Corresponding author: Maria João Moreno. "Characterization of the Lipidome and Biophysical Properties of Membranes from High Five Insect Cells Expressing Mouse P-Glycoprotein". Biomolecules 11 3 (2021): 426-426. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11030426.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biom11030426
  24. Diogo Pereira; Alexandre Silva; Patricia A. T. Martins; Ana Piedade; Dmitro Martynowych; David Veysset; Maria João Moreno; et al. "Imaging of photoacoustic-mediated permeabilization of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs).". Scientific reports 11 (2021): 2775. https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7854711.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-021-82140-4
  25. Cunha, Susana V.; Filipe, Hugo L.; Ramos, Cristiana V.; Martins, Patricia A.; Abel, Biebele; Ambudkar, Suresh V.; Loura, Luis M.; Moreno, Maria Joao. "Interaction of a Homologous Series of Amphiphiles with P-Glycoprotein Containing Membranes". Biophysical Journal (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/50871656/.
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.508
  26. Maria João Moreno; Eva Bernardino; Biebele Abel; Suresh Ambudkar. "Characterization of the Lipidome and Biophysical Properties of Membranes from High Five Insect Cells Expressing Mouse P-Glycoprotein". Preprints.org (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55867249/.
    10.20944/PREPRINTS202102.0204
  27. de Abreu, R. C.; Ramos, C. V.; Becher, C.; Lino, M.; Jesus, C.; da CostaMartins, P. A.; Martins, P. A. T.; et al. "Exogenous loading of miRNAs into small extracellular vesicles (vol 10, e12111, 2021)". Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54965031/.
    10.1002/JEV2.12149
  28. Hugo A. L. Filipe; Maria João Moreno; Luís M. S. Loura. "The Secret Lives of Fluorescent Membrane Probes as Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations". Molecules 25 15 (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153424.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules25153424
  29. Elsa Rodrigues; Susana Nascimento; Maria João Moreno; Paulo Oliveira; Miguel Pardal. "Rat cardiomyocyte H9c2(2-1)-based sulforhodamine B assay as a promising in vitro method to assess the biological component of effluent toxicity". Journal of Environmental Sciences 96 (2020): 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2020.04.029.
    Open access • Published
  30. Filipe Manuel Coreta-Gomes; Guido R. Lopes; Cláudia P. Passos; Inês M. Vaz; Fernanda Machado; Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes; Maria João Moreno; Laura Nyström; Manuel A. Coimbra. "In Vitro Hypocholesterolemic Effect of Coffee Compounds". Nutrients 12 2 (2020): 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020437.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/nu12020437
  31. Cardoso, Renato M. S.; Martins, Patricia A. T.; Leote, Ricardo J. B.; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao. "Effect of Dipole Moment on Amphiphile Solubility and Partition into Liquid Ordered and Liquid Disordered Phases in Lipid Bilayers". Biophysical Journal (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/38429444/.
  32. Rodrigues, Elsa T.; Nascimento, Susana F.; Moreno, Maria Joao; Oliveira, Paulo J.; Pardal, Miguel A.. "Rat cardiomyocyte H9c2(2-1)-based sulforhodamine B assay as a promising in vitro method to assess the biological component of effluent toxicity". Journal of Environmental Sciences (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/32227194/.
    10.1016/J.JES.2020.04.029
  33. Cardoso, Renato M.S.; Martins, Patrícia A.T.; Ramos, Cristiana V.; Cordeiro, Margarida M.; Leote, Ricardo J.B.; Razi Naqvi, Kalbe; Vaz, Winchil L.C.; Maria João Moreno. "Effect of dipole moment on amphiphile solubility and partition into liquid ordered and liquid disordered phases in lipid bilayers". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 1862 3 (2019): 183157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183157.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183157
  34. Patrícia A.T. Martins; Neuza Domingues; Cristiana Pires; Ana Maria Alves; Tiago Palmeira; Jaime Samelo; Renato Cardoso; Adrian Velazquez-Campoy; Maria João Moreno. "Molecular crowding effects on the distribution of amphiphiles in biological media". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 180 (2019): 319-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.04.065.
    Published • 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.04.065
  35. Silvestre, Maria. "Interaction of Bile Salts With Lipid Bilayers: An Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Study". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00393.
    10.3389/fphys.2019.00393
  36. Hugo A. L. Filipe; Matti Javanainen; Armindo Salvador; Adelino M. Galvão; Ilpo Vattulainen; Luís M. S. Loura; Maria João Moreno. "Quantitative Assessment of Methods Used To Obtain Rate Constants from Molecular Dynamics Simulations—Translocation of Cholesterol across Lipid Bilayers". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 14 7 (2018): 3840-3848. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00150.
    10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00150
  37. Coreta-Gomes, F.M.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Effect of Acyl Chain Length on the Rate of Phospholipid Flip-Flop and Intermembrane Transfer". Journal of Membrane Biology 251 (2017): 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-017-0009-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s00232-017-0009-4
  38. Samelo, J.; Mora, M.J.; Granero, G.E.; Moreno, M.J.. "Partition of amphiphilic molecules to lipid bilayers by ITC: Low-affinity solutes". ACS Omega 2 10 (2017): 6863-6869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01145.
    Open access • 10.1021/acsomega.7b01145
  39. Neves, M. C.; Reis, R. Leones; Filipe, H. A. L.; Ramalho, J. P. Prates; Moreno, M. J.; Loura, L. M. S.. "Interaction of bile salts with lipid bilayers: a multiscale molecular dynamics study". European Biophysics Journal (2017): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4130786/.
  40. Coreta-Gomes, F.M.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Wasielewski, E.; Geraldes, C.F.G.; Moreno, M.J.. "Quantification of cholesterol solubilized in dietary micelles: Dependence on human bile salt variability and the presence of dietary food ingredients". Langmuir 32 18 (2016): 4564-4574. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85002762544&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00723
  41. Magalhães, S.S.; Alves, L.; Sebastião, M.; Medronho, B.; Almeida, Z.L.; Faria, T.Q.; Brito, R.M.M.; Moreno, M.J.; Antunes, F.E.. "Effect of ethyleneoxide groups of anionic surfactants on lipase activity". Biotechnology Progress 32 5 (2016): 1276-1282. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27253632.
    Published • 10.1002/btpr.2310
  42. Inácio, Â.S.; Domingues, N.S.; Nunes, A.; Martins, P.T.; Moreno, M.J.; Estronca, L.M.; Fernandes, R.; et al. "Quaternary ammonium surfactant structure determines selective toxicity towards bacteria: Mechanisms of action and clinical implications in antibacterial prophylaxis". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 71 3 (2016): 641-654. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960839711&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jac/dkv405
  43. Mendonça, P.V.; Moreno, M.J.; Serra, A.C.; Simões, S.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "Synthesis of tailor-made bile acid sequestrants by supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization". RSC Advances 6 57 (2016): 52143-52153. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84973129481&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6ra06087k
  44. Filipe, H.A.L.; Santos, L.S.; Prates Ramalho, J.P.; Moreno, M.J.; Loura, L.M.S.. "Behaviour of NBD-head group labelled phosphatidylethanolamines in POPC bilayers: a molecular dynamics study". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 31 (2015): 20066-20079. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938231872&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5cp01596k
  45. Coreta-Gomes, F.M.; Martins, P.A.T.; Velazquez-Campoy, A.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Geraldes, C.F.G.; Moreno, M.J.. "Interaction of Bile Salts with Model Membranes Mimicking the Gastrointestinal Epithelium: A Study by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry". Langmuir 31 33 (2015): 9097-9104. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939793720&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01810
  46. Filipe, H.A.L.; Bowman, D.; Palmeira, T.; Cardoso, R.M.S.; Loura, L.M.S.; Moreno, M.J.. "Interaction of NBD-labelled fatty amines with liquid-ordered membranes: A combined molecular dynamics simulation and fluorescence spectroscopy study". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 41 (2015): 27534-27547. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944345741&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5cp04191k
  47. Martins, P. A. T.; Velazquez-Campoy, A.; Vaz, W. L. C.; Cardoso, R. M. S.; Valerio, J.; Moreno, M. J.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of CPZ interaction with lipid bilayers: effect of charge and cholesterol". European Biophysics Journal (2015): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/16320260/.
  48. Silvestre, Maria. "Enthalpies of solution, limiting solubilities, and partial molar heat capacities of n-alcohols in water and in trehalose crowded media.". Pure And Applied Chemistry (2014):
    10.1515/pac-2014-5014
  49. Silvestre, Maria. "Beyond Overton's Rule: Quantitative Modeling of Passive Permeation through Tight Cell Monolayers". Molecular Pharmaceutics (2014):
    10.1021/mp500437e
  50. Estronca, L.M.B.B.; Filipe, H.A.L.; Salvador, A.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Homeostasis of free cholesterol in the blood: A preliminary evaluation and modeling of its passive transport". Journal of Lipid Research 55 6 (2014): 1033-1043. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901660412&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1194/jlr.M043067
  51. Filipe, H.A.L.; Moreno, M.J.; Róg, T.; Vattulainen, I.; Loura, L.M.S.. "How to tackle the issues in free energy simulations of long amphiphiles interacting with lipid membranes: Convergence and local membrane deformations". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 13 (2014): 3572-3581. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898068334&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp501622d
  52. Filipe, H.A.L.; Coreta-Gomes, F.M.; Velazquez-Campoy, A.; Almeida, A.R.; Peixoto, A.F.; Pereira, M.M.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Synthesis and characterization of a lipidic alpha amino acid: Solubility and interaction with serum albumin and lipid bilayers". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117 13 (2013): 3439-3448. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875796066&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp307874v
  53. Ferreira, T.M.; Coreta-Gomes, F.; Samuli Ollila, O.H.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Topgaard, D.. "Cholesterol and POPC segmental order parameters in lipid membranes: Solid state 1H-13C NMR and MD simulation studies". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 6 (2013): 1976-1989. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872698102&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c2cp42738a
  54. Moreno, Maria Joao; Martins, Patricia T.; Velazquez-Campoy, Adrian. "Applications of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry in the Characterization of the Energetics, and Kinetics, of the Interaction of Amphiphiles with Lipid Bilayers". Biophysical Journal (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896081/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2012.11.516
  55. Filipe, H. A. L.; Palmeira, T. F. S.; Cardoso, R. M. S.; Loura, L. M. S.; Moreno, M. J.. "Location and fluorescent behavior of NBD-labeled fatty amines in POPC:Chol and SpM:Chol bilayers". European Biophysics Journal (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/50871658/.
  56. Cardoso, R. M. S.; Vaz, W. L.; Moreno, M. J.. "Effect of amphiphile dipole moment in solubility and partition to membranes". European Biophysics Journal (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54965032/.
  57. Alves, A. M.; Cardoso, R. M. S.; Moreno, M. J.. "Molecular crowding effects on the structure and dynamics of a lipid bilayer". European Biophysics Journal (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54965033/.
  58. Santos, L. S.; Filipe, H. A. L.; Ramalho, J. P. Prates; Moreno, M. J.; Loura, L. M. S.. "Behaviour of NBD-headgroup labelled Phosphatidylethanolamines in POPC Bilayers: A Molecular Dynamics Study". European Biophysics Journal (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/18643912/.
  59. Martins, P.T.; Velazquez-Campoy, A.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Cardoso, R.M.S.; Valério, J.; Moreno, M.J.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of chlorpromazine interaction with lipid bilayers: Effect of charge and cholesterol". Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 9 (2012): 4184-4195. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857824407&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ja209917q
  60. Coreta-Gomes, F.M.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Wasielewski, E.; Geraldes, C.F.G.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Quantification of cholesterol solubilized in bile salt micellar aqueous solutions using 13C nuclear magnetic resonance". Analytical Biochemistry 427 1 (2012): 41-48. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861553269&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ab.2012.04.028
  61. Valério, J.; Lameiro, M.H.; Funari, S.S.; Moreno, M.J.; Melo, E.. "Temperature effect on the bilayer stacking in multilamellar lipid vesicles". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 116 1 (2012): 168-178. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855827846&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp206848u
  62. Cardoso, R.M.S.; Martins, P.A.T.; Gomes, F.; Doktorovova, S.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Chain-length dependence of insertion, desorption, and translocation of a homologous series of 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl-labeled aliphatic amines in membranes". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 33 (2011): 10098-10108. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860389249&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp203429s
  63. Filipe, H.A.L.; Moreno, M.J.; Loura, L.M.S.. "Interaction of 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl-labeled fatty amines with 1-palmitoyl, 2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayers: A molecular dynamics study". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 33 (2011): 10109-10119. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860408645&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp203532c
  64. Martins, Patricia A. T.; Velazquez-Campoy, Adrian; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao. "Thermodynamics of Chlorpromazine Association with Lipid Bilayers". Biophysical Journal (2011): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/8203050/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2010.12.2959
  65. Cardoso, R.M.S.; Filipe, H.A.L.; Gomes, F.; Moreira, N.D.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Chain length effect on the binding of amphiphiles to serum albumin and to POPC bilayers". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 114 49 (2010): 16337-16346. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650155862&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp105163k
  66. Nunes, S.C.C.; Jesus, A.J.L.; Moreno, M.J.; Eusébio, M.E.S.. "Conformational preferences of a,a-trehalose in gas phase and aqueous solution". Carbohydrate Research 345 14 (2010): 2048-2059. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956408367&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carres.2010.07.001
  67. Moreno, M.J.; Bastos, M.; Velazquez-Campoy, A.. "Partition of amphiphilic molecules to lipid bilayers by isothermal titration calorimetry". Analytical Biochemistry 399 1 (2010): 44-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649189445&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ab.2009.11.015
  68. Moreno, Maria Joao; Bastos, Margarida; Velazquez-Campoy, Adrian. "Partition of Amphiphilic Molecules To Lipid Bilayers By ITC". Biophysical Journal (2010): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896096/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2009.12.451
  69. Filipe, Hugo L.; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao. "New Method for the Measurement of Binding Constants for Amphiphiles with a Very Small Solubility in Aqueous Media". Biophysical Journal (2010): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896089/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2009.12.2607
  70. Cardoso, Renato M.; Filipe, Hugo L.; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao. "Characterization of a Homologous Series of Fluorescent Fatty Amines. Photophysics, Aqueous Solubility and Binding to Albumin and to POPC Bilayers". Biophysical Journal (2010): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896097/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2009.12.2606
  71. Gomes, Filipe M. C.; Geraldes, Carlos F. G.; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria J.. "Emulsification of Cholesterol in Bile Salt Micelles: relevance For Cholesterol Absorption". Biophysical Journal (2010): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896087/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2009.12.450
  72. Santos, A.; Rodrigues, A.M.; Sobral, A.J.F.N.; Monsanto, P.V.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Early events in photodynamic therapy: Chemical and physical changes in a popc:Cholesterol bilayer due to hematoporphyrin ix-mediated photosensitization". Photochemistry and Photobiology 85 6 (2009): 1409-1417. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350514062&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00606.x
  73. Cardoso, Renato; Gomes, Filipe M. C.; Martins, Patricia T.; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria J.. "Effect Of The Acyl Chain Length On The Translocation Rate Of Amphiphilic Molecules In Liquid Disordered And Liquid Ordered Lipid Bilayers". Biophysical Journal (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/29444331/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2008.12.1768
  74. Filipe, Hugo; Salvador, Armindo; Vaz, Winchil; Moreno, Maria Joao. "Quantitative Modeling of Passive Permeation through the Blood Brain Barrier". Biophysical Journal (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/19931021/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2008.12.653
  75. Gomes, Filipe M. C.; Cardoso, Renato; Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria J.. "Chain Length Effect on the Association of Fluorescent amphiphiles with lipid bilayer membranes". Biophysical Journal (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/29444329/.
    10.1016/J.BPJ.2008.12.1767
  76. Martins, P.A.T.; Gomes, F.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Moreno, M.J.. "Binding of phospholipids to ß-Lactoglobulin and their transfer to lipid bilayers". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes 1778 5 (2008): 1308-1315. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-43049085820&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.02.011
  77. Estronca, L.M.B.B.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of the association of dehydroergosterol with lipid bilayer membranes". Biophysical Journal 93 12 (2007): 4244-4253. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-37349024764&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1529/biophysj.107.112847
  78. Vaz, Winchil L. C.; Moreno, Maria Joao; Melo, Eurico C. C.; Estronca, Luis M. B. B.. "Are cholesterol-rich POPC bilayers a liquid-ordered phase". Biophysical Journal (2007): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896050/.
  79. Meder, D.; Moreno, M.J.; Verkade, P.; Vaz, W.L.C.; Simons, K.. "Phase coexistence and connectivity in the apical membrane of polarized epithelial cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 2 (2006): 329-334. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-31044439024&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1073/pnas.0509885103
  80. Moreno, M.J.; Estronca, L.M.B.B.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Translocation of phospholipids and dithionite permeability in liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered membranes". Biophysical Journal 91 3 (2006): 873-881. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33746714404&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1529/biophysj.106.082115
  81. Sampaio, J.L.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of association of a fluorescent lysophospholipid derivative with lipid bilayers in liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered phases". Biophysical Journal 88 6 (2005): 4064-4071. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-22244449240&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1529/biophysj.104.054007
  82. Estronca, L.M.B.B.; Moreno, M.J.; Laranjinha, J.A.N.; Almeida, L.M.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of lipid amphiphile exchange between lipoproteins and albumin in serum". Biophysical Journal 88 1 (2005): 557-565. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-11244253621&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1529/biophysj.104.047050
  83. Abreu, M.S.C.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Kinetics and thermodynamics of association of a phospholipid derivative with lipid bilayers in liquid-disordered and liquid-ordered phases". Biophysical Journal 87 1 (2004): 353-365. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042773990&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1529/biophysj.104.040576
  84. Abreu, M.S.C.; Estronca, L.M.B.B.; Moreno, M.J.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Binding of a fluorescent lipid amphiphile to albumin and its transfer to lipid bilayer membranes". Biophysical Journal 84 1 (2003): 386-399. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037216785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  85. Moreno, M.J.; Monson, E.; Reddy, R.G.; Rehemtulla, A.; Ross, B.D.; Philbert, M.; Schneider, R.J.; Kopelman, R.. "Production of singlet oxygen by Ru(dpp(SO3)2)3 incorporated in polyacrylamide PEBBLES". Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 90 1-3 (2003): 82-89. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037457581&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00057-1
  86. "Binding of a Fluorescent Lipid Amphiphile to Albumin and its Transfer to Lipid Bilayer Membranes". Biophysical Journal (2003): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896092/.
    10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74859-0
  87. Estronca, L.M.B.B.; João Moreno, M.; Abreu, M.S.C.; Melo, E.; Vaz, W.L.C.. "Solubility of amphiphiles in membranes: Influence of phase properties and amphiphile head group". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 296 3 (2002): 596-603. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036384222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00905-1
  88. Moreno, M.J.; Melo, E.. "Diffusion-controlled photochemical reactions in membranes. photodimerization of 6-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acid in POPC bilayers under steady-state irradiation". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103 48 (1999): 10711-10717. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0008670816&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/JP9918196
  89. Moreno, MJ; Melo, E. "Diffusion-controlled photochemical reactions in membranes. Photodimerization of 6-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acid in POPC bilayers under steady-state irradiation". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (1999): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896085/.
    10.1021/JP9918196
  90. Moreno, M.J.; Lourtie, I.M.G.; Melo, E.. "Stochastic effects on the time-dependent rate constant of photodimerization of 12-(9-anthroyloxy)stearic acid in micelles". Journal of Physical Chemistry 100 46 (1996): 18192-18200. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0004874745&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  91. Moreno, MJ; Lourtie, IMG; Melo, E. "Stochastic effects on the time-dependent rate constant of photodimerization of 12-(9-anthroyloxy)stearic acid in micelles". The Journal of Physical Chemistry (1996): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896084/.
    10.1021/JP9614660
  92. Moreno, M.J.; Herrmann, C.; Ivo, R.; Lourtie, I.M.G.; Wamhoff, H.; Melo, E.. "Consequences of the partition between water and molecular aggregates on the photodegradation pattern and kinetics of a pesticide of the coumarin family". Environmental Science and Technology 29 1 (1995): 136-141. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0028973624&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  93. MORENO, MJ; HERRMANN, C; IVO, R; LOURTIE, IMG; WAMHOFF, H; MELO, E. "CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION BETWEEN WATER AND MOLECULAR AGGREGATES ON THE PHOTODEGRADATION PATTERN AND KINETICS OF A PESTICIDE OF THE COUMARIN FAMILY". Environmental Science & Technology (1995): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896079/.
    10.1021/ES00001A017
  94. Moreno, M.J.; Prieto, M.. "Interaction of the peptide hormone adrenocorticotropin, ACTH(1-24), with a membrane model system: a fluorescence study.". Photochemistry and Photobiology 57 3 (1993): 431-437. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0027569610&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  95. MORENO, MJ; PRIETO, M. "INTERACTION OF THE PEPTIDE-HORMONE ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN, ACTH(1-24), WITH A MEMBRANE MODEL SYSTEM - A FLUORESCENCE STUDY". Photochemistry & Photobiology (1993): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/4896077/.
    10.1111/J.1751-1097.1993.TB02314.X
  96. Moreno, M. J.; Prieto, M. J.; Melo, E. C. C.. "Photodimerization of 6-AS in a membrane model system. A kinetic study". Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science (1993): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54965029/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silvestre, Maria. "Kinetics of Bimolecular Reactions with stochastic effects and dimensional constraints". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, 2000. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268448077_Kinetics_of_Bimolecular_Reactions_with_Stochastic_Effects_and_Dimensional_Constraints.
  2. Silvestre, Maria. "Interaction of the Hormone Peptide Adrenocorticotropin, ACTH(1 24), with a Membrane Model System: A Fluorescence Study". Degree, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1991.

Other

Other output
  1. Characterization of the Lipidome and Biophysical Properties of Membranes from High Five Insect Cells Expressing Mouse P-Glycoprotein. 2021. Maria João Moreno; Patrícia Alexandra Teles Martins; Eva Bernardino; Biebele Abel; Suresh Ambudkar. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202102.0204.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202102.0204.v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/25 Lipophilicity – How can it be measured?
University of Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
2023/05/24 The role(s) of the lipid bilayer in ligand’s affinity to membrane proteins
University of Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
2022/09/08 Bioavailability and biotransformation of paralytic shellfish toxins assessed by permeability assays using Caco-2 monolayers BiTap - Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology – Current Challenges
Instituto politécnico de leiria (Virtual, Portugal)
2022/09/08 Protein hydrogel as a practical approach for the determination of the binding constant of toxic small molecules to bovine serum albumin Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology – Current Challenges
Instituto politécnico de leiria (Virtual, Portugal)
2022/07/22 Effect of food ingredients on cholesterol bioavailability in vitro studies using Caco-2 cell monolayers webinar Biophysical properties of food-based ingredients and their bioactive potential
Universidade de Aveiro (Virtual, Portugal)
2021/10/04 Association of Amphiphiles with Biomembranes – Hydrophobicity is just the beginning https://www.umr6521.cnrs.fr/seminaire-au-fil-de-leau-maria-joao-moreno/
Paul Allain (Brest, France)
2020/02/25 Can coffee help reduce cholesterol levels? Insights from in vitro studies IFNH Seminar Program - Spring2020
Laura Nyström (Zurique, Switzerland)
2018/03/28 Transient asymmetry in biomembranes due to association of small molecules. Methods for its characterization and relevance for membrane permeability Physical Approaches to Membrane Asymmetry
WE-Heraeus-Seminar (Bad Honnef, Germany)
2017/03 Passive permeation of small molecules through biomembranes: mechanism and implications for drug delivery
Suresh Ambudkar, NCI/CCR, NIH (Bethesda, United States)
2016/09/07 Passive Permeation of Small Molecules through Biomembranes
Lino Ferreira (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2016/06 Interaction of bile salts with model membranes mimicking the gastrointestinal epithelium: a study by isothermal titration calorimetry 5th International Iberian Biophysics Congress
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/04 Importance of passive processes in cholesterol homeostasis - absorption at the intestine and distribution in the blood 5th PYChem/1st EYChem
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2016/02 Molecular Crowding Effects on the Solubility of Amphiphilic Molecules and their Partition to Biological Membranes KAUST International Conference on Physics and Chemistries at Hydrophobic Interfaces
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia)
2016 Importance of passive processes in cholesterol homeostasis - absorption at the intestine and distribution in the blood
Mário Nuno Berberan Santos, IST (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Homeostasis of Free Cholesterol in the Blood – Kinetic Parameters and Modeling of its Passive Transport XXIV National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society
(coimbra, Portugal)
2014 Bioavailability of amphiphilic molecules: Exploring the rules of passive pathways The Chemistry Center Day
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014 HPLC - Uma abordagem prática Workshop de HPLC
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2012 Applications of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry in the Characterization of the Energetics, and Kinetics, of the Interaction of Amphiphiles with Lipid Bilayers workshop on Biomolecular Interactions Analysis
(Porto, Portugal)
2008 Quantitative Modeling of the Passive Permeation through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Adrian Velazquez-Campoy
2007 Chemical and Physical changes in a POPC:Cholesterol bilayer due to Photosensitization of Hematoporphyrin IX II reunião Ibérica de Colóides e Interfaces -RICI2
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2004 Thermodynamics of the Interaction of Amphiphiles with Lipid Bilayers in the Liquid-ordered and Liquid-disordered States XIV SPB
(Vila Moura, Portugal)
2002 Production of singlet oxygen by Ru(dpp(SO3)2)3 incorporated in polyacrylamide PEBBLES Pittcon2002
(New Orleans, United States)
1998 Kinetics of-(9-Anthroyloxy)stearic acid Photodimerization in POPC Membranes 2nd Portuguese-Spanish Biophysics Congress
(Madrid, Spain)
1997 Stochastic Effects in Photodimerization Kinetics in Micelles Jornadas do ITQB: Fotoquímica
(Oeiras, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/11/01 - Current Turning the pH variation assay into a versatile and reliable drug permeation assay
Supervisor
Química (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/02 - Current Protein Evaluation in UHT Milk Processing
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/01/01 - Current Biophysical characterization of the mechanisms of transfection agents for the use of exosomes in gene therapy
Supervisor
Doutoramento em Química – Ramo Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - Current Permeability across distinct cell monolayers as models for BBB: quantitative evaluation of the different permeation routes
Supervisor of Cristiana Lages Pires
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - Current Permeability across distinct cell monolayers as models for BBB: quantitative evaluation of the different permeation routes
Supervisor
Química (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - Current A Rational Approach to the Enhancement of Brain Availability of Imaging Probes
Supervisor of Alexandre da Costa Oliveira
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - Current A New Impulse for Gene Therapy
Co-supervisor of Alexandre Duarte Silva
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Médica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/15 - 2023/09/30 Characterization of the affinity for the interaction of drugs with serum albumin, comparison of several methodologies
Supervisor
Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/31 Use of poly-cationic polymers for nucleic acid delivery
Supervisor
Chemical Engineer's degree (Master)
Université de Haute-Alsace Ecole nationale superieure de chimie de Mulhouse, France
2020/09 - 2022/02/25 Permeation of weak acids and bases through lipid bilayers – modelling and validation of a pH variation assay
Co-supervisor
mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Interaction of Rifampicin with lipid bilayers using biophysical tools
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Química Medicinal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/12 Síntese e caracterização de derivados de DOTA com maior permeabilidade através de biomembranas, para utilização em MRI
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/18 - 2020/12 Caracterização da Fotofísica e Comportamento Ácido-Base de Derivados da fluoresceína e Rodamina
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09 - 2020/12 Fatty Acid profile of Zooplankton species of the Antartic Southern Ocean
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/18 - 2020/07/21 Caracterização das sementes de Cynara cardunlus L. para a sua valorização
Co-supervisor of Sofia Baptista Martins Soares
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/11 Screening de Biocompostos Nanoestruturados a Base de Carbono Magnético Com Potencial de Atravessar a Barreira Hematoencefálica Para Tratamento de Doenças Neurodegenerativas
Co-supervisor
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
2018 - 2019 Formation of lipid nanodiscs through SMALPs to extract membrane proteins in their native lipid environment
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Permeabilização de membranas por ultrassons de alta frequência
Co-supervisor of Diogo António da Cruz Figueiredo Pereira
Mestrado em Química Medicinal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/09 - 2018/02 Permeability through Caco-2 cell monolayers as a model for BBB: implementation and preliminary evaluation using model compounds
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química Medicinal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Development of methodologies for permeability and vesicle fusion evaluation
Supervisor of Joana Inês Pires Cunha
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Permeabilidade do Ácido Salicílico e do seu derivado acetilado através de um modelo in vitro para a Barreira Hematoencefálica
Supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Avaliação da Toxicidade de um Efluente Municipal como uma Contribuição para a Validação de um Ensaio Alternativo ao Teste Letal com Peixes
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Estudo da interação da RIF com bicamadas lipídicas
Supervisor of Jaime Amadeu Cruz Reis Samelo
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Following Amphiphilic Molecules on Their Way through Lipid Membranes: Development of a Kinetic Model of Passive Permeation through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Supervisor of Hugo Alexandre Louro Filipe
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Interaction between Amphiphiles and Membranes: Interplay of Amphiphile Dipole Moment and Membrane Dipole Potential
Supervisor
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2014 Quantification of Cholesterol Solubilization by Bile Salt Micelles: Implications in its Intestinal Absorption by Passive Processes
Supervisor
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Efeitos de Ocupação Molecular nas Propriedades Termotrópicas de diferentes Bicamadas Lipídicas
Supervisor of Ana Maria Branco Alves
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Passive permeation across the blood-brain barrier. Kinetics and thermodynamics of chlorpromazine interaction with lipid bilayers representative of endothelial cell membranes
Supervisor of Patrícia Alexandra Teles Martins
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Interacção de uma série homóloga de anfifílas fluorescentes com bicamadas lipídicas na fase líquido ordenado
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Cinética e termodinâmica da Interacção de anfifilas fluorescentes com bicamadas lipídicas na fase líquido-ordenado
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Quantitative modeling of passive permeation through the blood brain barrier
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Kinetics and thermodynamics of interaction of a homologous series of fluorescent fatty amines with lipid bilayers
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Study and control of the kinetics and thermodynamics of the interaction of fluorescent phospholipids with lipid bilayers in the liquid-disordered state
Supervisor
Mestrado em Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2002 - 2007 Primary chemical processes in atherogenesis : kinetics and thermodynamics of amphiphile exchange between serum albumin, lipoproteins and lipid bilayer membranes
Co-supervisor of Luis Miguel Beicinha Branco Estronca
Doutoramento em Química - Ramo de Química Biológica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2005 - Current Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2005 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2005/04 - 2005/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2024/01/01 - 2024/06/30 RICI X - 10th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (2024/06/23 - 2024/06/26)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2022/09/09 BTP2022 ¿ Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology, Current Challenges (2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/06 IIBC 2022 - 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress (2022/06 - 2022/06)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
Spanish Biophysical Society, Spain

Sociedade Portuguesa de Biofísica, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/04 ENEQUI’22 – Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química (2022/04/08 - 2022/04/10)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/06/30 Main organizer IIBC2020 - 7th International Iberian Biophysics Congress (2021/06/14 - 2021/06/16)
Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Biofísica, Portugal

Spanish Biophysical Society, Spain
2019/10/11 - 2019/10/13 WBC 2019 – Workshop on Biological Chemistry, Lipids & Proteins – Interactions for Life, Casa Aido Santo, Nespereira, Portugal (2019/10/11 - 2019/10/13)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/11/16 - 2018/11/18 WBC 2018 – Workshop on Biological Chemistry, Computational tool to predict drug bioavailability – from molecules to cells, Casa Aido Santo, Nespereira, Portugal (2018/11/16 - 2018/11/18)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/04/30 - 2018/04/30 mini-Symposium - The life of Inorganic Chemistry: from molecules to imaging. On the occasion of Professor Carlos Geraldes Jubilee, Coimbra, Chemistry Department FCTUC (2018/04/30 - 2018/04/30)
Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/02/16 - 2018/02/17 mini Symposium on P-glycoprotein. Coimbra, 16-17 February 2018, Chemistry Department FCTUC With the participation of Professor Suresh Ambudkar (NCI-NIH), and several researchers from Portuguese institutions (Coimbra, Lisboa e Porto) (2018/02/16 - 2018/02/17)
Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/07/07 - 2017/07/09 WBC 2017 – Workshop on Biological Chemistry, Understanding Passive Permeation through Biomembranes. Matagosa, Portugal (2017/07/07 - 2017/07/09)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/05/20 - 2016/05/22 WBC 2016 – Workshop on Biological Chemistry, Insights on Targeting Amyloid. Fatauços, Portugal (2016/05/20 - 2016/05/22)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/04/26 - 2016/04/29 5th PYCHEM and 1st EYCHEM meeting of Portuguese and European Young Chemist, Guimarães, Portugal (2016/04/26 - 2016/04/29)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/07/03 XXIV National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Coimbra, Portugal (2015/07/01 - 2015/07/03)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2014/06/22 - 2014/06/27 SIS2014 - 20th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution, Coimbra, Portugal More than 505 delegates, sponsors and exhibitors from 54 countries attended the Symposium and Exhibition (2014/06/22 - 2014/06/27)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2014/04 - 2014/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2014 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2014/04 - 2014/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2013/04 - 2013/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2013 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2013/04 - 2013/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2012/04 - 2012/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2012 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2012/04 - 2012/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2011/04 - 2011/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2011 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2011/04 - 2011/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2010/04 - 2010/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2010 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2010/04 - 2010/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2009/04 - 2009/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2009 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2009/04 - 2009/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2008/04 - 2008/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2008 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2008/04 - 2008/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2007/04 - 2007/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2007 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2007/04 - 2007/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2006/04 - 2006/04 Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2006 Responsável pela organização e implementação das actividades laboratoriais (2006/04 - 2006/04)
Call (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 Agentes de Contraste para Tomografia Fotoacústica
(Thesis) Main arguer
Diana Ramos (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/04/14 Interacções Proteína-Proteína e Proteína-RNA na Proteína Não-Estrutural 1 (NS1) do Vírus Influenza
(Thesis) Arguer
Nícia Filipa Rosário Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/04/05 Photoacoustic Imaging and Delivery
(Thesis) Arguer
Maria Inês Pimentel Mendes (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/12 The study of pine nut skin potential as a functional food ingredient
(Thesis) Arguer
Ana Soraia Pires Silva (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/01/04 Overcoming Multidrug Resistance: Search for Human P-glycoprotein Modulators and Insights on Drug Efflux Mechanism
(Thesis) Main arguer
Cátia Alexandra Marques Bonito Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Presidente de Júri em 4 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/12/05 In silico exploration of membrane transport events : prediction of passive permeation coefficients and binding sites of human MRP4
(Thesis) Main arguer
Mehdi Benmameri (PhD)
Université de Limoges, France
2022/07/28 Insights into the mechanisms of intracellular delivery of targeted liposomal doxorubicin/ceramides combinations and the importance to assess the nature of drug interaction beyond bulk tumor cells
(Thesis) Arguer
Ana Filipa Fernandes da Cruz (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022/06/01 Targeting Neuroinflammation: from target validation to rational design of selective modulators
(Thesis) Arguer
João Pedro dos Reis Luis (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/14 Fructose Metabolism and Lipogenesis Fluxes in Mice Models of Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Thesis Member
Getachew Debas Belew (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2022 Presidente de Júri em 3 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/10/14 Tracing Hepatic Glycogen and Lipid Metabolism with Stable Isotope Tracers: Insights from Murine Studies
Thesis Member
Giada di Nunzio (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2021/09/16 Drug Discovery with Generative Adversarial Networks
President of the jury
Beatriz de Jesus Pereira Santos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021/07/01 Development of Drug Delivery Systems Based on High Wavelength Light - Photosensitive Polymers
(Thesis) Arguer
Camila Giacomini Dariva (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2021/03/17 Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical Studies on Tryptanthrin and Indigo Derivatives. Historic Molecules with Modern applications
Thesis Member
Daniela Ribeiro Pinheiro (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021 Presidente de Júri em 12 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019 Presidente de Júri em 8 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2018 Presidente de Júri em 9 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2017 Biophysical characterization and identification of bioactive compounds against the pharmacological target MeCP2 and evaluation of drug nanocarriers
Thesis Member
Rafael Claveria Gimeno (PhD)
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
2017 Presidente de Júri em 10 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
Vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2016 Presidente de Júri em 15 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2015 Supported lipid bilayers with micro/nanodomains in the study of membrane lipid organization and interactions
(Thesis) Main arguer
Joaquim Manuel Trigo Marquês (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2015 Presidente de Júri em 5 teses do Mestrado em Química (UC)
President of the jury
vários candidatos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2013 Steady-state and lifetime fluorescence studies of pyrene probes in model membranes: trailblazing analysis of two-dimensional quenching kinetics with nitroxide probes and excimer formation
(Thesis) Main arguer
Miguel Alexandre da Silva Manuel (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2012/12 On the physical-chemical properties of ceramide C16
(Thesis) Arguer
Sofia Leite Souza (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current MiniBIOQS Sócio Fundador e membro da Assembleia Geral
2014 - Current American Chemical Society Sócio
2007 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Química Sócio
2005 - Current American Biophysical Society Sócio
2004 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica Sócio

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the Chemistry Department
Member
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - Current Coordinator of the research group Chemical Biology (CQC-IMS) member of the scientific committee of the CQC
Coordinator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2010 - 2033/12 Coordenação do Mestrado em Química
Coordinator
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Pedagogical Council of FCTUC
Member
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2019 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Chemistry Department
Member
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Coordinator of the Graduation in Chemistry
Coordinator
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/06/01 - 2023/06/02 3rd Meeting of Young Biophysicists, Biophysics Festival 2023 Universidade do Porto
2022/11/15 - 2022/11/17 VIII Encontro Científico NEQ/AAC Universidade de Coimbra
2022/04/08 - 2022/04/10 VIII ENEQUI Universidade de Coimbra

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Iniciação a Investigação e Desenvolvimento Mestrado em Química (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2015 - Current vários Módulos na unidade curricular Química Biológica (MedChemtrain) MedChemtrain (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2013 - Current Química Biofísica Mestrado em Química Medicinal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2013 - Current Laboratórios de Química II Licencitura em Química e Licenciatura em Química Medicinal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 - Current Laboratórios de Química I Licenciatura em Química Medicinal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 - Current Laboratórios de Química III Licenciatura em Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - Current Sistemas Dispersos - bloco de 7 h inserido na unidade curricular Física dos Sistemas Farmacêuticos Mestrado em Tecnologias do Medicamento (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2011 - Current Metodologias e Técnicas Experimentais em Química Forense Mestrado em Química Forense (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - Current Química Biológica Licenciatura em Química, Licenciatura em Química Medicinal, e menor em Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 Estrutura e Modelação de Biomacromoléculas Química Medicinal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Laboratório Didático de Química Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/01/31 Estrutura de Biomoléculas e Metabolismo Mestrado em Química Forense (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2021/12/22 Macromoléculas e Química Supramolecular Doutoramento em Química (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/06/30 Estrutura e Modelação de Biomacromoléculas Química Medicinal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03/08 - 2019/03/15 Workshop HPLC (organização e lecionação) destinado a alunos de Mestrado e de Doutoramento (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2016 - Current Avaliação de projecto de investigação National Science Centre (NCN), Poland National Science Centre (NCN)
2016 - Current Avaliação de projecto de investigação
Evaluator
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Switzerland Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2021/11 - 2021/12 Comissão de avaliação em projecto científico
Evaluator
DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DA CIENCIA E TRANSIÇÃO DIGITAL, Portugal DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DA CIENCIA E TRANSIÇÃO DIGITAL
2019 - 2019 Avaliação de projecto de investigação
Evaluator
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Plos One
2023 - Current Molecular Pharmaceutics
2023 - Current Biomaterials Science
2023 - Current Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2023 - Current Pharmaceutics
2023 - Current QEIOS
2023 - Current Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
2023 - Current Current Drug Delivery
2022 - Current Colloids and Interfaces
2022 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021/12/04 - Current Analytical Biochemistry
2021/08/27 - Current MedCom
2021/05/11 - Current Membranes
2020/03 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI AG
2020 - Current Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences - Pharmacology
2020 - Current Antioxidants
2013/12 - 2022/03/01 Chemistry and Physics of Lipids (0009-3084) Elsevier
2009/11 - 2022/03/01 European Biophysics Journal (1432-1017) Springer-Verlag
2007/06 - 2022/03/01 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (0005-2736) Elsevier
2018/12 - 2019/09 Langmuir (1520-5827) American Chemical Society
2019/05 - 2019/06 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1095-7103) Elsevier
2019/01 - 2019/04 Food Chemistry (0308-8146) Elsevier
2017/07 - 2018/12 Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces (0927-7765) Elsevier
2009/09 - 2018/07 Journal of Theoretical Biology (1095-8541) Elsevier
2018/03 - 2018/03 Molecular Microbiology (1365-2958) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2017/07 - 2017/07 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (1097-0010) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2017/02 - 2017/02 ACS Chemical Neuroscience (1948-7193) American Chemical Society
2017/02 - 2017/02 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology (1011-1344) Elsevier
2016/10 - 2016/10 The Journal of Physical Chemistry (1541-5740) American Chemical Society
2009/09 - 2016/05 Journal of Molecular Structure (0022-2860) Elsevier
2016/01 - 2016/01 Journal of Luminescence (0022-2313) Elsevier
2015/08 - 2015/12 Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society (0103-5053) Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)
2014/10 - 2014/10 Current Pharmaceutical Analysis (1573-4129) Bentham Science
2014/06 - 2014/06 European Neuropsychopharmacology (0924-977X) Elsevier
2013/01 - 2013/01 Biophysical Journal (1542-0086) Elsevier
2010/01 - 2010/01 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science (0001-8686) Elsevier
2007/11 - 2009/07 Journal of Chemical Education (1938-1328) American Chemical Society
2009/06 - 2009/06 Biochemistry
2006/04 - 2006/06 Molecular Membrane Biology Taylor & Francis Online
2006/04 - 2006/04 Journal of Biological Chemistry (1083-351X) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/03 - 2020/04 Estudos das propriedades de materiais de origem biológica e da sua interação com fármacos e moléculas anfifílica fluorescentes. Patrícia Alexandra Teles Martins
2018/07 - 2018/12/31 Estudos computacionais para a caracterização da cinética de interação de pequenas moléculas com bicamadas lipídicas. Hugo AlexandreLouro Filipe
2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Protein/ligand and membrane/protein interactions using computational approaches. Bruno Lourenço da Silva Víctor
2014/12/08 - 2015/08/08 Use of fluorescence based methodologies, isothermal titration calorimetry, and molecular dynamics simulations to characterize the interactions between the drugs and liposomes. Maria Júlia Mora
Distinctions

Other distinction

2020 bolsa para actividades de investigação (Licença Sabática)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 Nomeação para o prémio Professor do ano (5 nomeados) - todos os anos desde 2014
Nucleo de Estudantes de Química - Departamento de Química da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 Professor do ano do Departamento de Química da FCTUC
Nucleo de Estudantes de Química - Departamento de Química da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 Homenagem dos alunos PLI (Programa de Licenciaturas Internacionais CAPES/UC)
2000 bolsa para actividades de investigação (pós-Doutoramento)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1991 Bolsa para Actividades de Investigação (Doutoramento)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1990 Bolsa para Actividades de Investigação (Estágio Licenciatura)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1987 Bolsa de Mérito (estudante de Licenciatura)
Câmara Municipal de Grândola, Portugal
1986 Bolsa de Mérito (estudante do ensino secundário)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal