Ariana Coelho Ferreira dos Santos (A915-69FD-DB51)

Curriculum Vitae

Ariana Coelho Ferreira dos Santos

Ariana Santos completed her BSc and MSc degree in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Coimbra, in 2018 and 2020, respectively. During her academic route she performed an ERASMUS+ internship in Poland and developed several curricular internships, in different areas of Chemistry, which gave her the opportunity to manipulate and try several experimental techniques, as well as to develop a critical spirit for the analysis of results. Currently, she is doing her PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotecnology at the University of Aveiro, financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She is the main author of three scientific and review articles as well as co-author of one scientific paper submitted to different international journals. She was the presenting author of three panel communications and one oral communication at different scientific meetings.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ariana Coelho Ferreira dos Santos

Citation names

Ariana C. F. Santos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: A915-69FD-DB51
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6744-0006

Email addresses

aricfsantos97@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

962848608 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30 Ongoing	Nanociências e Nanotecnologia (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2020/12/16 Concluded	Química Medicinal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "The solid products of L-arginine and divalent metal ions - synthesis, physicochemical characterization and biological properties. Thesis written in English. Classification: 19" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2015/09/15 - 2018/07/09 Concluded	Química Medicinal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "Drug-drug cocrystals of an anti-anemic API. Screening and evaluation. Classification: 18" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/05/01 - 2021/09/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/10/01 - Current	Doutoramento	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2019/09/23 - 2020/02/27	ERASMUS+ internship: "The solid products of L-arginine and divalent metal ions - synthesis, physicochemical characterization and biological properties."	Politechnika Wroclawska, Poland

2018/02/05 - 2018/07/09	Final Bachelor's internship: "Drug-drug cocrystals of an anti-anemic API. Screening and evaluation"	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Santos, Ariana; Wojciechowska, Agnieszka; Salgueiro, Lígia; Gonçalves, Maria José. "The crystalline products of L-arginine and divalent metal ions". Paper presented in 14º Encontro de Química Física, 2021.
Journal article	Santos, Ariana C.F.; Carmo, Francisca; Mendes, Ricardo F.; Chernyshov, Dmitry; Paz, Filipe A.A.; Rocha, João; Martel, Fátima; Freire, Carmen S.R.; Ferreira, B.J.M. Leite. "Pioneering Cu(II)-flavonoid coordination polymers with anticancer activity". Inorganic Chemistry Communications 182 (2025): 115628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115628. 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115628 Martins, Celso; Piontkivska, Daryna; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Guedes, Paula; Jorge, João M. P.; Brinco, João; Bárria, Cátia; et al. "Increased Production of Pathogenic, Airborne Fungal Spores upon Exposure of a Soil Mycobiota to Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pollutants". Microbiology Spectrum 11 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00667-23. 10.1128/spectrum.00667-23 Agnieszka Wojciechowska; Jan Janczak; Piotr Rytlewski; Marcin Sarewicz; Ariana C.F. Santos; Ligia Salgueiro; Maria Korabik. "The influence of ancillary NCS- ions on structural, spectroscopic, magnetic and biological properties of copper(II) l-argininato complex". Journal of Molecular Structure (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134776. 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134776 Ariana C. F. Santos; Fátima Martel; Carmen S. R. Freire; Bárbara J. M. L. Ferreira. "Polymeric Materials as Indispensable Tools to Fight RNA Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A". Bioengineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9120816. 10.3390/bioengineering9120816 Ariana Santos; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Adriana Gomes; Fátima Martel; Teresa M. Santos; B.J.M. Leite Ferreira. "NSAID-Based Coordination Compounds for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Developments". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/5/2855. 10.3390/ijms23052855
Thesis / Dissertation	Santos, Ariana. "The solid products of L-arginine and divalent metal ions - synthesis, physicochemical characterization and biological properties". Master, Politechnika Wroclawska, 2020. Santos, Ariana C. F.. "Drug-drug cocrystals of an anti-anemic API. Screening and evaluation". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra, 2018.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025	Development of a hydrogel composed of alginate and lysozyme amyloid nanofibrils for the administration of a novel chemotherapeutic chrysin-based metallodrug	18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes
2025	Alginate–lysozyme amyloid nanofibrils hydrogels as carriers for a novel chrysin-based chemotherapeutic metallodrug	Research Summit University of Aveiro
2025	A novel triphasic Zn(II)-chrysin system: from crystal architecture to promising anticancer action	29º Encontro Nacional da SPQ
2024	Development of a novel coordination polymer comprising Cu(II) and chrysin with anticancer potential	2024 Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference
2024	Chrysin-based metallodrug as a promising approach towards melanoma	Research Summit University of Aveiro

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2017/04 - 2017/04	V National Meeting of Chemistry Students (Coimbra) (2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Promising antitumor potential of a novel structurally characterized chrysin-based metallodrug	Royal Society of Chemistry Coordination and Organometallic Discussion Group Meeting
2024 - Current	Promising antitumor potential of a novel structurally characterized chrysin-based metallodrug	Jornadas CICECO
2023/07/24 - 2023/07/26	XXVIII Encontro Nacional da SPQ Conference
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/07	Encontro da Ciência
2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31	14th Meeting of Physical Chemistry Meeting	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2021/03/26 - 2021/03/28	Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students in Portugal Meeting	Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Química (ANEQ), Portugal
2018/02 - 2021/02	III, IV and VI Scientific Meeting Meeting	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/02 - 2021/02	III, IV, V, VI and VIII Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/03/23 - 2020/05/03	Online training: MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science Other	MIT OpenCourseWare, United States
2020/02 - 2020/02	Joint Polish-German Crystallographic Meeting Congress	Politechnika Wroclawska, Poland
2019/03 - 2019/03	HPLC: A pratical approach Workshop	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/03 - 2019/03	IV, V, VI and VII National Meeting of Chemistry Students Meeting	Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01	Drug Development Strategies Workshop	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/12 - 2018/12	Training on Public Speaking	Speak and Lead, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04	The Chemistry of Entrepreneurship Conference	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11	National Congress of Pharmacists Congress	Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/09 - 2017/09	Training: New AFS Volunteers
2016/07 - 2017/07	Summer University of the University of Coimbra (area of Chemistry) Other	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03	III Professional Outings Days Other	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/10	Dermopharmacy and Cosmetics - The Future of Your Skin Conference	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2015/11 - 2015/11	Scientific communication article Workshop	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2017/09/15 - 2018/09/15	Chemistry Students Nucleus of the University of Coimbra	Colaboradora

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023/01/01 - 2024/10/31	Comissão de Alunos de Doutoramento

Distinctions

Award

2024	Honorable mention (Panel communication)