Ana Sofia Moreira (9D14-7DF1-D493)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Sofia Moreira

Sofia Moreira holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and a master’s degree in Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology, both from the University of Coimbra. Since 2018, she is a PhD candidate in the doctoral program in Bioengineering – Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine. Sofia is developing her work at iBET (Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica) where she is focused on establishing scalable and GMP compatible purification processes for Lentiviral Vector in high-throughput manner.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Sofia Moreira

Citation names

Moreira, AnaS

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 9D14-7DF1-D493
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4448-6375

Email addresses

asofiamoreira92@gmail.com (Professional)
amoreira@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
asofiamoreira92@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

IBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica. Avenida da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiadcmoreira/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018/02/01 - 2022/02 Ongoing	Program in Bioengineering (Doutoramento) Major in Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal "Accelerating Lentivirus manufacturing: an engineering driven approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/06 - 2020/07 Concluded	PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal	18/20
2016 Concluded	Mestrado de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Downstream process development of novel valuable bio-therapeutics (19/20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18/20
2014 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14/20

Affiliation

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/03/01 - 2018/01/31	Junior Research Fellow “Understanding primary hyperoxaluria type 1 towards the development of innovative therapeutic strategies” (Ref. Projeto E-Rare3/0002/2015)	Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

2016/06/01 - 2017/02/01	Junior Research Fellow "INNOVATE - Identificação de novos bioterapêuticos e desenvolvimento de sistemas de expressão" (Ref. Projeto ERA-IB-2/007/2013)	Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Journal article

"Nanoencapsulation of Gla-Rich Protein (GRP) as a Novel Approach to Target Inflammation.". International journal of molecular sciences (2022): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9099757.
10.3390/ijms23094813
Moreira, A.S.; Faria, T.Q.; Oliveira, J.G.; Kavara, A.; Schofield, M.; Sanderson, T.; Collins, M.; et al. "Enhancing the purification of Lentiviral vectors for clinical applications". Separation and Purification Technology 274 (2021): 118598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118598.
10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118598
Moreira, A.S.; Cavaco, D.G.; Faria, T.Q.; Alves, P.M.; Carrondo, M.J.T.; Peixoto, C.. "Advances in Lentivirus Purification". Biotechnology Journal 16 1 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097279265&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1002/biot.202000019
Moleirinho, M.G.; Feast, S.; Moreira, A.S.; Silva, R.J.S.; Alves, P.M.; Carrondo, M.J.T.; Huber, T.; Fee, C.; Peixoto, C.. "3D-printed ordered bed structures for chromatographic purification of enveloped and non-enveloped viral particles". Separation and Purification Technology 254 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090422558&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117681
Moreira, A.S.; Silva, A.C.; Sousa, M.F.Q.; Hagner-McWhirterc, Å.; Ahlénc, G.; Lundgren, M.; Coroadinha, A.S.; et al. "Establishing Suspension Cell Cultures for Improved Manufacturing of Oncolytic Adenovirus". Biotechnology Journal 15 4 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85078774814&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1002/biot.201900411
Silva, R.J.S.; Moleirinho, M.G.; Moreira, A.S.; Xenopoulos, A.; Alves, P.M.; Carrondo; Peixoto, C.. "A flow-through chromatographic strategy for hepatitis c virus-like particles purification". Processes 8 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079042351&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.3390/pr8010085
Carvalho, S.B.; Silva, R.J.S.; Moreira, A.S.; Cunha, B.; Clemente, J.J.; Alves, P.M.; Carrondo, M.J.T.; Xenopoulos, A.; Peixoto, C.. "Efficient filtration strategies for the clarification of influenza virus-like particles derived from insect cells". Separation and Purification Technology 218 (2019): 81-88. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85062000735&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.seppur.2019.02.040
Carvalho, S.B.; Silva, R.J.S.; Moleirinho, M.G.; Cunha, B.; Moreira, A.S.; Xenopoulos, A.; Alves, P.M.; Carrondo, M.J.T.; Peixoto, C.. "Membrane-Based Approach for the Downstream Processing of Influenza Virus-Like Particles". Biotechnology Journal 14 8 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069877680&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1002/biot.201800570
Carvalho, S.B.; Moreira, A.S.; Gomes, J.; Carrondo, M.J.T.; Thornton, D.J.; Alves, P.M.; Costa, J.; Peixoto, C.. "A detection and quantification label-free tool to speed up downstream processing of model mucins". PLoS ONE 13 1 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040242832&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1371/journal.pone.0190974