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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vasco Daniel Bigas Bonifácio

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AE14-EB30-86A6
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2349-8473
Google Scholar ID
bit.ly/google_scholar_bonifacio

Email addresses

  • vasco.bonifacio@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências. Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Education
Degree Classification
2006
Concluded
 Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Major in Organic Chemistry
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Asymmetric Synthesis of N-sulphinyl Aziridines" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1997
Concluded
 Applied Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Organic Chemistry
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1995
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/05/01 - 2021/05/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Visiting Researcher (Research) Université de Bordeaux, France
2012 - 2012 Visiting Researcher (Research) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, United States
2007 - 2008 Postdoc (Research) Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2021 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06/01 - 2026/05/31 Organic Unit President Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - Current Urease next-generation inhibition therapy
PTDC/MED-QUI/3542/2020
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - Current Cystathionine-ß-synthase inhibition as a therapeutic approach in colorectal and lung cancer
NA
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Merck KGaA
Ongoing
2018/10 - Current Engineering of Smart Exosomes for Amyloid-beta Clearance in Alzheimer
31057/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/06 - Current DREAM
IPO
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
LA/P/0140/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2024/07/31 Próxima geração de agentes antibiofilme: Dendrímeros multivalentes com atividade antimicrobiana e de disrupção de biofilme
2022.03627.PTDC
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020
UIDB/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Dendrímeros Inteligentes para Nanoteranóstica do Cancro
PTDC/MEC-ONC/29327/2017
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/08/10 - 2021/08/09 Engenharia de Exossomas Inteligentes para Remoção de Proteína beta-amilóide na doença de Alzheimer.
PTDC/BTM-SAL/31057/2017
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2020 Tackling multiple myeloma by osteoblast cross-regulation
OSTEOGLUTIS
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Amgen-Biofarmaceutica Lda
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia
UID/NAN/50024/2019
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01 - 2018 Precision oncology by innovative therapies and technologies
SAICTPAC/0019/2015
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2016 Stereo sound and molecular navigation as an integrated strategy to teach chemistry
STEREO+
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2014/05/01 - 2015/04/30 Células Biofotovoltaicas
EXPL/CTM-ENE/1502/2013
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015 - 2015 MarinatProd XXI – Marine bacteria as a new source of bioactive compounds
PTDC/QUI-QUI/101813/2008
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2014 Rethinking Bacterial Cell Wall Synthesis: a combined synthetic and enzymatic approach
PTDC/QEQ-QOR/2132/2012
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2014 NMR Net - National Facility for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: from Molecular Structure and Dynamics to Protein Function, Cell Physiology, and Metabolomics
RECI/BBB-BQB/0230/2012
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012 - 2014 CHEM4ALL – ICT tools for teaching chemistry to blinds and visually impaired students
RIPD/APD/109547/2009
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 6 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Desenvolvimento de materiais com capacidade de reconhecimento molecular utilizando tecnologia supercrítica. Aplicação em cromatografia, catálise e extracção.
PTDC/QUI-QUI/102460/2008
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04/30 - 2012/10/30 QUÍMICA PARA TODOS - ICT no ensino da química a alunos cegos e grandes amblíopes
RIPD/APD/109547/2009
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/04/01 - 2012/06/30 Materiais e sistemas inteligentes para libertação controlada de moléculas bioactivas, expansão celular e monitorização de ambientes celulares.
MIT-Pt/BS-CTRM/0051/2008
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2012 Just in Time Dendrimers
PTDC/CTM/099452/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2010 BIOPOL on-off - Production of switchable biopolymer based release devices
PTDC/CTM/70513/2006
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008 - 2010 ActivPOL - Development of oxazoline and aziridine-based antimicrobial polymers using supercritical carbon dioxide technology
PTDC/QUI/73939/2006
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007 - 2008 UNIME - Unimolecular Electronics
PTDC/FIS/72831/2006
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007 - 2008 ARCOCELL - Specially designed materials and architectures for organic photovoltaic cells
POCI/CTM/64127/2006
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007 - 2007 Photovoltaic cells based on conducting polymers and anthocyanins
POCTI/CTM/58767/2004
Research Technician Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002 - 2004 Preparation of chiral aziridines of synthetic utility
POCTI/QUI/37373/2001
Other
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1996 - 2000 Development of light activated pesticides
PRAXIS XXI/2/2.1/QUI/324/94
Research Technician Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers: Moving Forward in Early Detection". In Tumor Microenvironment, edited by Jacinta Serpa, 355-363. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-34025-4_18
  2. Rita F. Pires; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Polyureas". 2017.
    10.1002/0471238961.koe00032
Conference paper
  1. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Towards greener mechanosynthesis of functional calixarenes". Paper presented in The 24th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2020.
    Published
  2. Clara Silveiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; José V. Prata; Alexandra I. Costa; Patrícia D. Barata. "Towards Greener Mechanosynthesis of Functional Calixarenes". 2020.
    10.3390/ecsoc-24-08405
  3. Rodrigues, I.; Teixeira, R.; Cavaco, S.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Peixoto, D.; Binev, Y.; Pereira, F.; Lobo, A.M.; Aires-De-Sousa, J.. "2D spatial audio in a molecular navigator/editor for blind and visually impaired users". 2017.
  4. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; A. Aguiar-Ricardo; V. Correia. "Supercritical-assisted POxylation: Designing new materials using carbon dioxide". Paper presented in Poly(2oxazoline)s and related polypeptoids, Filadélfia, 2016.
    Published
  5. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; T. Casimiro; M.S. da Silva; R. Viveiros; A. Aguiar-Ricardo. "Novel semi-covalent synthesis of molecular imprinted polymers in scCO2: MIP-supported hybrid membranes for separation based on molecular recognition". Paper presented in ESASF 2011, Hague, 2011.
    Published
  6. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Green synthesis of 2-oxazoline-based microbicidal polymers". Paper presented in II Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids, Natal, 2010.
    Published
  7. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Green synthesis of functional polymer microdevices". Paper presented in II Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids, Natal, 2010.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Rita F. Pires; Inês Coelho; Sérgio B.Gonçalves; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Mónica Faria. "Polyurethane blend membranes for blood oxygenation". Paper presented in 49th ESAO-IFAO congress 2023,, 2023.
  2. Furtado, A.I.; Viveiros, R.; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Melo, A.; Casimiro, T.. "Bottom-up design of functional bio-inspired polymeric materials: from in silico chemistry to their green production". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Symposium on Functional Organic Polymers (ISFOP2023), Aveiro, Portugal, May 11th-12th, 2023.
  3. Laura Pereira; Ana P. Quendera; José M. Andrade; Marta M. Alves; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Combating biofilms of foodborne pathogens with antimicrobial dendrimers". Paper presented in 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2023.
  4. Ricardo M. Silva; Sandra N. Pinto; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Boosting the production of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) with nitric oxide releasing polyurea biodendrimers". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles 2023, 2023.
  5. Laura Pereira; Dalila Mil-Homens; Ana P. Quendera; José M. Andrade; Marta M. Alves; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Core–shell Polycationic Polyurea Pharmadendrimers are a Potential alternative to Fight Planktonic and Biofilm infections caused by Foodborne Pathogens". Paper presented in XXVIII Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2023.
  6. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Dalila Mil-Homens; Sandra N. Pinto; Rita F. Pires; Maria João Sarmento; Victoria Rodrigues. "Therapeutic antimicrobial polymers: The polycationic oligoethyleneimine killing performanceagainst KPC- and OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates". Paper presented in ECCMID 2021, 2021.
  7. Ana Isabel Furtado; Raquel Viveiros; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Teresa Casimiro. "Sustainable molecularly imprinted polymers for biopurification applications". Paper presented in Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students in Portugal, 2021.
  8. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro; Rima Tedjini. "Mecanosynthesis of biometallic complexes for cosmeceutical applications". Paper presented in 1st Greenering International Conference, 2021.
  9. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Maria João Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Virulence quantification of KPC- and OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a Galleria mellonella model: Towards a novel therapeutic approach using linear cationic polymers". 2021.
  10. Clara Silveiro; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; José V. Prata; Alexandra I. Costa; Patrícia David Barata. "Towards greener mechanosynthesis of functional calixarenes". Paper presented in The 24th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2020.
  11. Rima tedjini; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro. "One-pot mechanosynthesis and catalytic performance of tripodal metallic complexes". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting (13ENQO), 2020.
  12. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "The periodic table of the elements: A cross millennia inspiring and inclusive tool". Paper presented in XXVI Congresso da SPQ, 2019.
  13. Ana Isabel Furtado; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro. "Green Technology on the Development of Smart Materials for Biosensing". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2019.
  14. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Encapsulation of a novel small molecule p53 reactivator in polyurea dendrimers". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of the College of Chemistry (4ECQUL), 2019.
  15. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Novel perylene derivatives for OLED applications". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of the College of Chemistry (4ECQUL), 2019.
  16. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "99mTc-Labelled polyurea (PURE) dendrimers for ovarian cancer theranostics". Paper presented in 11th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS11), 2019.
  17. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; nuno martinho; Rita F. Pires. "In silico characterization of PURE dendrimers-small molecules interactions". Paper presented in 11th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS11), 2019.
    10.1063/1.5090059
  18. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Donor–acceptor PIMAM dendrimer photodiodes". Paper presented in 11th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS11), 2019.
  19. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Dry powders formulations for chronic inflammatory lung therapy". Paper presented in Materials 2019, 2019.
  20. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Polyurea dendrimers in cancer therapy". Paper presented in COST Action 17140 1st Training School, 2019.
  21. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Shedding light on ovarian cancer chemoresistance: The impact of BSO nanodelivery by polyurea dendrimers". Paper presented in Symposia on tumour biology: From basic biology to disease, 2018.
  22. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Development of dry powder formulations containing antibacterial compounds". Paper presented in 12th Edition of the International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISASF), 2018.
  23. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "One-pot reaction: A sustainable and green aproach for drug modification". Paper presented in 6° Encontro Português de Jovens Químicos (6PYCheM), 2018.
  24. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Curcubiturilglicols: Novel smart nanovesicles". Paper presented in 12° Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica and 5° Encontro Nacional de Química Terapêutica da SPQ, 2018.
  25. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of fluorescent water-soluble oligo(oxazoline-ethylenimine) block copolymers". Paper presented in 12° Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica and 5° Encontro Nacional de Química Terapêutica da SPQ, 2018.
  26. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Polyurea dendrimers as nanocarriers for ovarian cancer therapeutics". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2017.
  27. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Polymer quantum dots chemoenzymatics in molecular weight determination". Paper presented in Asian Advanced Materials Congress (ASAMC), 2017.
  28. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Reborn to shine: Long lived polymer quantum dots". Paper presented in 3º Simpósio Ibero-americano de Química Orgânica (SIBEAQO-III), 2016.
  29. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "2D-sound spatialization in the molecular navigator/editor Navmol for blind and visually impaired users". Paper presented in 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2016.
  30. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "NavMol 2.2s - A software for navigation and editing of molecular formulas for blinds and visually impaired users". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 PT, Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2016.
  31. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Locked xanthenes: Classical dyes with a bright future?". Paper presented in 5° Encontro Português de Jovens Químicos (5PYCheM), 2016.
  32. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Photophysics and electrokinetic properties of polyurea (PURE) dendrimers". Paper presented in 5° Encontro Português de Jovens Químicos (5PYCheM), 2016.
  33. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Dry powder formulations containing bioactive compounds from marine actinobacteria". Paper presented in 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  34. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Polyurethane porous scaffolds obtained by leaching and scCO2 techniques". Paper presented in 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  35. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of green polyurethanes in scCO2". Paper presented in 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  36. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Exopolysaccharide-based orodispersible films for drug delivery". Paper presented in 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2015.
  37. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Dendrimer-based green photovoltaics". Paper presented in 4th Zing Polymer Chemistry Conference, 2014.
  38. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Chitosan microparticles as carriers for pulmonary delivery of dendrimer nanoparticles". Paper presented in 1st International Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications (ISN2A 2014), 2014.
  39. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Empowering women, empowering girls – a continuum?". Paper presented in Structural Change Promoting Gender Equality in Research Organisations (SAPGERIC 2013), 2013.
  40. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Multifuncional PURE-type dendrimers: Sustainable strategies to improve their pharmacokinetic performance". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC-6), 2013.
  41. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Extremely smart dendrimers". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional Química-Física - ENQF11, 2013.
  42. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Grafted PURE-type dendrimers for drug delivery applications". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional Química-Física - ENQF11, 2013.
  43. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Pharmacokinetics study and evaluation of nucleous internalization of ibuprofen-loaded dendrimers". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional Química-Física - ENQF11, 2013.
  44. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Melanin nanocarriers for pH-responsive drug delivery". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional Química-Física - ENQF11, 2013.
  45. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Teaching Organic Chemistry to Blinds – Sonification of IR Spectra". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, 2012.
  46. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Smart dendrimers". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on Advances in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2012.
  47. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Excited state characterization of an indigo derivative - DPHI". Paper presented in XXIV IUPAC Photochemistry Conference, 2012.
  48. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Development of PURE-type dendrimer copolymers for drug delivery". Paper presented in 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids - ISSF2012, 2012.
  49. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Crosslinked chitosan-based hydrogels as scaffolds for transdermal drug delivery". Paper presented in 11th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - Chempor 2011, 2011.
  50. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Evaluation of fouling resistance on oligo(2-oxazoline)s modified CHT-based devices". Paper presented in 11th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - Chempor 2011, 2011.
  51. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Teaching medicinal chemistry to blinds". Paper presented in 2nd National Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, 2010.
  52. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "CHEM4ALL: teaching organic chemistry to blinds". Paper presented in 2nd National Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, 2010.
  53. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Development of molecularly imprinted hybrid porous structures with molecular recognition to bisphenol A using supercritical fluid technology". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Molecular Imprinting - MIP 2010, 2010.
  54. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Ultrasensitive microchip sensor based on boron-containing polyflurene nanofilms". Paper presented in Biosensors 2010, 2010.
  55. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Dehydroindigo, the forgotten indigo and its contribution to the color Maya blue". Paper presented in 2nd Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (2PyChem), 2010.
  56. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Green synthesis of 2-oxazoline-based microbicidal polymers". Paper presented in II Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2010), 2010.
  57. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Green synthesis of functional polymer microdevices". Paper presented in II Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2010), 2010.
  58. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of novel functional polymers in scCO2". Paper presented in International Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Supergreen 2009), 2009.
  59. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "E-visible Women in Science". Paper presented in II International Amonet Meeting "Women Emporwerment in Science", 2009.
  60. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "New materials for organic photovoltaic cells". Paper presented in 1st Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (1PyChem), 2008.
  61. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Polyfluorenes with on-chain dibenzoborole units". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Functional pi-Electrons Systems (Fp8), 2008.
  62. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of new heteropolyfluorenes". Paper presented in 21th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry (21th ICHC), 2007.
  63. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Aziridinas quirais e química sustentável". Paper presented in XX Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2006.
  64. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Asymmetric synthesis of N-sulphinyl aziridines". Paper presented in Chemistry in the 21st Century, 2006.
  65. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Mechanism studies on the aziridination reaction of olefins catalyzed by palladium(II) using bromamine-T as the nitrogen source". Paper presented in V International Workshop "Natural Products Chemistry", 2004.
  66. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Development of new synthetic building blocks for asymmetric synthesis". Paper presented in 3º Encontro do REQUIMTE, 2004.
  67. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Mechanism studies on the aziridination reaction of olefins catalyzed by palladium(II) using bromamine-T as the nitrogen source". Paper presented in 3º Encontro do REQUIMTE, 2004.
  68. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Photobiological activity and photodegradation of flavothiones". Paper presented in 8th European Society for Photobiology Congress, 1999.
  69. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Flavothiones: New model of environmentally safe photopesticides". Paper presented in IV Encontro Nacional de Química-Física da SPQ, 1999.
  70. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Photodegration and photobiological activity of flavothiones". Paper presented in V Encontro Nacional de Fotoquímica, 1997.
Journal article
  1. Ana I. Furtado; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro. "Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Technology". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29050926.
    10.3390/molecules29050926
  2. Rima Tedjini; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Iron-free mechanochemical limonene inverse vulcanization". RSC Mechanochemistry (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MR00002H.
    10.1039/D3MR00002H
  3. Ana Hipólito; Cindy Mendes; Filipa Martins; Isabel Lemos; Inês Francisco; Fernando Cunha; Teresa Almodôvar; et al. "H2S-Synthesizing Enzymes Are Putative Determinants in Lung Cancer Management toward Personalized Medicine". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13010051.
    10.3390/antiox13010051
  4. Ana Patrícia Quendera; Sandra Nunes Pinto; Vânia Pobre; Wilson Antunes; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Cecília Maria Arraiano; José Marques Andrade. "The ribonuclease PNPase is a key regulator of biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogenes and affects invasion of host cells". npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-023-00397-1.
    10.1038/s41522-023-00397-1
  5. Natália Aniceto; Tânia S. Albuquerque; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Rita C. Guedes; Nuno Martinho. "Using Machine Learning and Molecular Docking to Leverage Urease Inhibition Data for Virtual Screening". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24098180.
    10.3390/ijms24098180
  6. Ana I. Furtado; Raquel Viveiros; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; André Melo; Teresa Casimiro. "Biomolecular Fishing: Design, Green Synthesis, and Performance of l-Leucine-Molecularly Imprinted Polymers". ACS Omega (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05714.
    10.1021/acsomega.2c05714
  7. Adriana Cruz; José Barbosa; Patrícia Antunes; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "A Glimpse into Dendrimers Integration in Cancer Imaging and Theranostics". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065430.
    10.3390/ijms24065430
  8. Madalena Lopes; Rita F. Pires; Mónica Faria; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "A Novel Strategy for Enhanced Sequestration of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins Using Smart Hybrid Membranes". Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14030138.
    10.3390/jfb14030138
  9. Inês Coelho; Rita F. Pires; Sérgio B. Gonçalves; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Mónica Faria. "Gas Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane-Based Membranes for Blood Oxygenators". Membranes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12090826.
    10.3390/membranes12090826
  10. Natália Aniceto; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Rita C. Guedes; Nuno Martinho. "Exploring the Chemical Space of Urease Inhibitors to Extract Meaningful Trends and Drivers of Activity". Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00150.
    10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00150
  11. Patrícia Antunes; Adriana Cruz; José Barbosa; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics". Molecules 27 3 (2022): 991-991. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030991.
    10.3390/molecules27030991
  12. Sandra N. Pinto; Dalila Mil-Homens; Rita F. Pires; Marta M. Alves; Gabriel Serafim; Nuno Martinho; Manuel Melo; Arsénio M. Fialho; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Core–shell polycationic polyurea pharmadendrimers: new-generation of sustainable broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungals". Biomaterials Science (2022): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2BM00679K.
    10.1039/D2BM00679K
  13. Viveiros, Raquel; Maia, Luisa B.; Corvo, Marta C.; Bonifacio, Vasco D. B.; Heggie, William; Casimiro, Teresa. "Enzyme-inspired dry-powder polymeric catalyst for green and fast pharmaceutical manufacturing processes". Catalysis Communications (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55902341/.
    10.1016/J.CATCOM.2022.106537
  14. Alexandre Miranda; Paula Marcos; José Ascenso; M. Robalo; Vasco Bonifácio; Mário Berberan-Santos; Neal Hickey; Silvano Geremia. "Conventional vs. Microwave- or Mechanically-Assisted Synthesis of Dihomooxacalix[4]arene Phthalimides: NMR, X-ray and Photophysical Analysis". Molecules 26 6 (2021): 1503-1503. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061503.
    10.3390/molecules26061503
  15. Dalila Mil-Homens; Maria Martins; José Barbosa; Gabriel Serafim; Maria J. Sarmento; Rita F. Pires; Vitória Rodrigues; Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra N. Pinto. "Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates: In Vivo Virulence Assessment in Galleria mellonella and Potential Therapeutics by Polycationic Oligoethyleneimine". Antibiotics 10 1 (2021): 56-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010056.
    10.3390/antibiotics10010056
  16. Nuno Martinho; Rita F. Pires; Mire Zloh; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Intrinsic acetamide brush-off by polyurea biodendrimers". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TB00105A.
    10.1039/D1TB00105A
  17. Rima Tedjini; Raquel Viveiros; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "One-pot three-step mechanically assisted synthesis and catalytic performance of tripodal metallic complexes". Reaction Chemistry & Engineering (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RE00194A.
    10.1039/D1RE00194A
  18. Lopes-Coelho, Filipa; Martins, Filipa; Hipolito, Ana; Mendes, Cindy; Sequeira, Catarina O.; Pires, Rita F.; Almeida, Antonio M.; et al. "The Activation of Endothelial Cells Relies on a Ferroptosis-Like Mechanism: Novel Perspectives in Management of Angiogenesis and Cancer Therapy". Frontiers in Oncology (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/35853666/.
    10.3389/FONC.2021.656229
  19. Lopes, Mafalda; Restani, Rita; Carvalho, Marco P.; Correia, Ilidio; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana; Bonifacio, Vasco D. B.. "Biocompatible oligo-oxazoline crosslinkers: Towards advanced chitosans for controlled dug release". Reactive and Functional Polymers (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/40427369/.
    10.1016/J.REACTFUNCTPOLYM.2021.104846
  20. Pires, Rita F.; Conde, João; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by the Single Action of Luminescent Polyurea Oxide Biodendrimers". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01315.
    10.1021/acsabm.0c01315
  21. Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Pereira, Sofia A.; Serpa, Jacinta; Vicente, João B.. "Cysteine metabolic circuitries: druggable targets in cancer". British Journal of Cancer (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-01156-1.
    10.1038/s41416-020-01156-1
  22. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. "Nano-in-Micro Sildenafil Dry Powder Formulations for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disorders: The Synergic Effect of POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers, PLGA, and Cholesterol". Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201900447.
    10.1002/ppsc.201900447
  23. Cruz, Adriana; Mota, Pedro; Ramos, Cristiano; Pires, Rita F.; Mendes, Cindy; Silva, José P.; Nunes, Sofia C.; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Serpa, Jacinta. "Polyurea Dendrimer Folate-Targeted Nanodelivery of l-Buthionine Sulfoximine as a Tool to Tackle Ovarian Cancer Chemoresistance". Antioxidants 9 2 (2020): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9020133.
    10.3390/antiox9020133
  24. Restani, Rita B.; Tavares, Marcia T.; Pires, Rita F.; Baptista, Pedro V.; Fernandes, Alexandra R.; Casimiro, Teresa; Bonifacio, Vasco D. B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana. "Nano-in-Micro Sildenafil Dry Powder Formulations for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disorders: The Synergic Effect of POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers, PLGA, and Cholesterol (vol 37, 1900447, 2020)". Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/40639811/.
    10.1002/PPSC.202000251
  25. Pires, Rita F.; Charas, Ana; Morgado, Jorge; Casimiro, Teresa; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "Photodiode-like behavior of jelly dye-sensitized donor-acceptor dendrimers". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2019): 48635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48635.
    10.1002/app.48635
  26. Santos, Inês; Ramos, Cristiano; Mendes, Cindy; Sequeira, Catarina O.; Tomé, Catarina S.; Fernandes, Dalila G.H.; Mota, Pedro; et al. "Targeting Glutathione and Cystathionine ß-Synthase in Ovarian Cancer Treatment by Selenium–Chrysin Polyurea Dendrimer Nanoformulation". Nutrients 11 10 (2019): 2523. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11102523.
    10.3390/nu11102523
  27. Mota, Pedro; Pires, Rita F.; Serpa, Jacinta; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "L-Buthionine Sulfoximine Detection and Quantification in Polyurea Dendrimer Nanoformulations". Molecules 24 17 (2019): 3111. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24173111.
    10.3390/molecules24173111
  28. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Rita F. Pires. "Photodiodes: Principles and recent advances". Journal of Materials and Nanosciences 6 2 (2019): 38-46. http://www.pubs.iscience.in/journal/index.php/jmns/article/view/905.
    Published
  29. Viveiros, Raquel; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Heggie, William; Casimiro, Teresa. "Green Development of Polymeric Dummy Artificial Receptors with Affinity for Amide-Based Pharmaceutical Impurities". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 18 (2019): 15445-15451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02948.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02948
  30. Rita B. Restani; Rita F. Pires; Anna Tolmatcheva; Rita Cabral; Pedro V. Baptista; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Teresa Casimiro; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo. "POxylated Dendrimer-Based Nano-in-Micro Dry Powder Formulations for Inhalation Chemotherapy". ChemistryOpen 7 10 (2018): 772-779. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201800093.
    10.1002/open.201800093
  31. Rita F. Pires; Joana Frutuoso; Ana Sofia Cortes; Ana Aguiar-Ricardo; Vasco D. B. Bonifácio. "Synthesis of fluorescent water-soluble oligo (oxazoline-ethylenimine) block copolymers". Advanced Materials Letters 9 5 (2018): 383-386. https://doi.org/10.5185%2Famlett.2018.1822.
    10.5185/amlett.2018.1822
  32. Silva, A.S.; Sousa, A.M.; Cabral, R.P.; Silva, M.C.; Costa, C.; Miguel, S.P.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; et al. "Aerosolizable gold nano-in-micro dry powder formulations for theragnosis and lung delivery". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 519 1-2 (2017): 240-249. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85009990660&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.01.032
  33. Pires, Rita F.; Moro, Artur; Lourenço, Anita; Lima, João C.; Casimiro, Teresa; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.. "Molecular Weight Determination by Luminescent Chemo-enzymatics". ChemistrySelect 1 21 (2016): 6818-6822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.201601301.
    10.1002/slct.201601301
  34. Restani, Rita B.; Silva, A. Sofia; Pires, Rita F.; Cabral, Renato; Correia, Ilídio J.; Casimiro, Teresa; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana. "Nano-in-Micro POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers and Chitosan Dry Powder Formulations for Pulmonary Delivery". Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 33 11 (2016): 851-858. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201600123.
    10.1002/ppsc.201600123
  35. Silva, A.S.; Silva, M.C.; Miguel, S.P.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Nanogold POxylation: Towards always-on fluorescent lung cancer targeting". RSC Advances 6 40 (2016): 33631-33635. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964447017&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6ra00532b
  36. Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana; Bonifácio, Vasco D. B.; Casimiro, Teresa; Correia, Vanessa G.. "Supercritical carbon dioxide design strategies: from drug carriers to soft killers". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 373 2057 (2015): 20150009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2015.0009.
    10.1098/rsta.2015.0009
  37. Restani, R.B.; Conde, J.; Pires, R.F.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A.R.; Baptista, P.V.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "POxylated Polyurea Dendrimers: Smart Core-Shell Vectors with IC50 Lowering Capacity". Macromolecular Bioscience 15 8 (2015): 1045-1051. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938964638&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/mabi.201500131
  38. Silva, A.S.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Raje, V.P.; Branco, P.S.; Machado, P.F.B.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Design of oligoaziridine-PEG coatings for efficient nanogold cellular biotagging". RSC Advances 5 14 (2015): 10733-10738. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921523282&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c4ra15743e
  39. Braganc¸a, A.M.; Araújo, M.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Polyurea dendrimer-perylene self-imprinted nanoshells for trace explosive detection". Particle and Particle Systems Characterization 32 1 (2015): 98-103. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84920772208&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ppsc.201400120
  40. Restani, R.B.; Conde, J.; Baptista, P.V.; Cidade, M.T.; Bragança, A.M.; Morgado, J.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Polyurea dendrimer for efficient cytosolic siRNA delivery". RSC Advances 4 97 (2014): 54872-54878. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908544147&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c4ra09603g
  41. Lourenço, A.; Viveiros, R.; Mouro, A.; Lima, J.C.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Casimiro, T.. "Supercritical CO2-assisted synthesis of an ultrasensitive amphibious quantum dot-molecularly imprinted sensor". RSC Advances 4 108 (2014): 63338-63341. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84914146909&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c4ra10179k
  42. Gawande, M.B.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Luque, R.; Branco, P.S.; Varma, R.S.. "Solvent-free and catalysts-free chemistry: A benign pathway to sustainability". ChemSusChem 7 1 (2014): 24-44. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893834684&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cssc.201300485
  43. Araújo, M.; Viveiros, R.; Correia, T.R.; Correia, I.J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Casimiro, T.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Natural melanin: A potential pH-responsive drug release device". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 469 1 (2014): 140-145. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899890776&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.04.051
  44. Lourenço, A.; Casimiro, T.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Reborn water-soluble CdTe quantum dots". Talanta 125 (2014): 319-321. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897501805&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2014.03.022
  45. Correia, V.G.; Coelho, M.; Barroso, T.; Raje, V.P.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Casimiro, T.; Pinho, M.G.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Anti-biofouling 3D porous systems: the blend effect of oxazoline-based oligomers on chitosan scaffolds". Biofouling 29 3 (2013): 273-282. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875868140&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/08927014.2013.766172
  46. Raje, V.P.; Morgado, P.I.; Ribeiro, M.P.; Correia, I.J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Branco, P.S.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Dual on-off and off-on switchable oligoaziridine biosensor". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 39 1 (2013): 64-69. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865772390&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bios.2012.06.047
  47. Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Offering QR-code access to information on nobel prizes in chemistry, 1901-2011". Journal of Chemical Education 90 10 (2013): 1401-1402. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885398548&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ed300812y
  48. Barroso, T.; Lourenço, A.; Araújo, M.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Roque, A.C.A.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "A green approach toward antibody purification: A sustainable biomimetic ligand for direct immobilization on (bio)polymeric supports". Journal of Molecular Recognition 26 12 (2013): 662-671. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888593396&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jmr.2309
  49. Gawande, M.B.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Varma, R.S.; Nogueira, I.D.; Bundaleski, N.; Ghumman, C.A.A.; Teodoro, O.M.N.D.; Branco, P.S.. "Magnetically recyclable magnetite-ceria (Nanocat-Fe-Ce) nanocatalyst-applications in multicomponent reactions under benign conditions". Green Chemistry 15 5 (2013): 1226-1231. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876917753&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c3gc40375k
  50. Fartaria, R.P.S.; Pereira, F.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Mata, P.; Aires-De-Sousa, J.; Lobo, A.M.. "NavMol 2.0 - A molecular structure navigator/editor for blind and visually impaired users". European Journal of Organic Chemistry 8 (2013): 1415-1419. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874881443&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ejoc.201201458
  51. Pereira, F.; Ponte-E-Sousa, J.C.; Fartaria, R.P.S.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Mata, P.; Aires-De-Sousa, J.; Lobo, A.M.. "Sonified infrared spectra and their interpretation by blind and visually impaired students". Journal of Chemical Education 90 8 (2013): 1028-1031. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882241160&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ed4000124
  52. Gawande, M.B.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Luque, R.; Branco, P.S.; Varma, R.S.. "Benign by design: Catalyst-free in-water, on-water green chemical methodologies in organic synthesis". Chemical Society Reviews 42 12 (2013): 5522-5551. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876892689&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c3cs60025d
  53. Shelke, S.N.; Mhaske, G.R.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Gawande, M.B.. "Green synthesis and anti-infective activities of fluorinated pyrazoline derivatives". Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 22 17 (2012): 5727-5730. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865153234&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.06.072
  54. Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Correia, V.G.; Pinho, M.G.; Lima, J.C.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Blue emission of carbamic acid oligooxazoline biotags". Materials Letters 81 (2012): 205-208. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862180819&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.matlet.2012.04.134
  55. Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "QR-coded audio periodic table of the elements: A mobile-learning tool". Journal of Chemical Education 89 4 (2012): 552-554. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858680130&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ed200541e
  56. Da Silva, M.S.; Viveiros, R.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Casimiro, T.. "Supercritical fluid technology as a new strategy for the development of semi-covalent molecularly imprinted materials". RSC Advances 2 12 (2012): 5075-5079. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877910560&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c2ra20426f
  57. Restani, R.B.; Morgado, P.I.; Ribeiro, M.P.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Biocompatible polyurea dendrimers with pH-dependent fluorescence". Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 51 21 (2012): 5162-5165. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862093105&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/anie.201200362
  58. Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Kumar, R.P.; Prabhakar, S.; Lobo, A.M.. "O-Substituted N-oxy arylsulfinamides and sulfonamides in Michael reactions". Arkivoc 2011 10 (2011): 266-276. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053519924&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  59. Correia, V.G.; Bonifácio, V.D.; Raje, V.P.; Casimiro, T.; Moutinho, G.; da Silva, C.L.; Pinho, M.G.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Oxazoline-Based Antimicrobial Oligomers: Synthesis by CROP Using Supercritical CO 2". Macromolecular Bioscience 11 8 (2011): 1128-1137. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79961093501&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/mabi.201100126
  60. Pereira, F.; Aires-De-Sousa, J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Mata, P.; Lobo, A.M.. "MOLinsight: A web portal for the processing of molecular structures by blind students". Journal of Chemical Education 88 3 (2011): 361-362. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79751480759&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ed100723v
  61. Ribeiro, C.; Brogueira, P.; Lavareda, G.; Carvalho, C.N.; Amaral, A.; Santos, L.; Morgado, J.; Scherf, U.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Ultrasensitive microchip sensor based on boron-containing polyfluorene nanofilms". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 26 4 (2010): 1662-1665. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649722216&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bios.2010.08.077
  62. Restani, R.B.; Correia, V.G.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Development of functional mesoporous microparticles for controlled drug delivery". Journal of Supercritical Fluids 55 1 (2010): 333-339. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78049277789&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2010.08.007
  63. Rondão, R.; De Sérgio Seixas Melo, J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Melo, M.J.. "Dehydroindigo, the forgotten indigo and its contribution to the color of Maya Blue". Journal of Physical Chemistry A 114 4 (2010): 1699-1708. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77249115700&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp907718k
  64. Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Morgado, J.; Scherf, U.. "Synthesis of thiosulfonate-bridged bromofluorene endcapping reagents". Synlett 9 (2010): 1333-1336. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953273230&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1055/s-0029-1219905
  65. Bonifácio, V.D.B.; González-Bello, C.; Rzepa, H.S.; Prabhakar, S.; Lobo, A.M.. "Chiral aziridination of olefins using a chiral sulfanamide as the nitrogen source". Synlett 1 (2010): 145-149. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951743185&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1055/s-0029-1218545
  66. Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Morgado, J.; Scherf, U.. "Polyfluorenes with on-chain dibenzoborole units-synthesis and anion-induced photoluminescence quenching". Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 46 8 (2008): 2878-2883. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-41749107364&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pola.22610
  67. Antunes, A.M.M.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Nascimento, S.C.C.; Lobo, A.M.; Branco, P.S.; Prabhakar, S.. "Palladium(II) mediated aziridination of olefins with bromamine-T as the nitrogen source: scope and mechanism". Tetrahedron 63 30 (2007): 7009-7017. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250175819&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tet.2007.05.020
  68. Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Meldrum's acid". Synlett 9 (2004): 1649-1650. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3943112898&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  69. Maçanita, A.L.; Elisei, F.; Aloisi, G.G.; Ortica, F.; Bonifácio, V.; Dias, A.; Leitão, E.; et al. "Photochemistry of Flavothione and Hydroxyflavothiones: Mechanisms and Kinetics". Photochemistry and Photobiology 77 1 (2003): 22-29. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-10744230089&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1562/0031-8655(2003)077<0022:POFAHM>2.0.CO;2
  70. Elisei, Fausto; Lima, João C.; Ortica, Fausto; Aloisi, Gian G.; Costa, Manuela; Leitão, Emília; Abreu, Isabel; et al. Corresponding author: Maçanita, António L.. "Photophysical Properties of Hydroxy-Substituted Flavothiones". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 104 25 (2000): 6095-6102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp000084y.
    10.1021/jp000084y
Newsletter article
  1. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "40 Years of chemistry divulgation in Portugal", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2017, www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/680/article/30002079/pdf.
  2. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Mechanochemistry in action: grind and go! - Mecanoquímica: Moer, esmagar... reacção!", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2016, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/675/article/30002023/pdf.
  3. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Hell's chemistry - Química kamikaze", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2016, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/677/article/30002036/pdf.
  4. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Teaching chemistry with chess codes - A química em código(s)", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2015, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/668/article/30001948/pdf.
  5. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Química, tablets e telemóveis inteligentes: Prémios Nobel da química 1901-2011 em código QR", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2014, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/663/article/30001886/pdf.
  6. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Ensinar química com telemóveis inteligentes: A tabela periódica em código QR", QUÍMICA - Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2012, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/658/article/30001812/pdf.
Online resource
  1. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Enantioselective High-Throughput Synthesis. 2006. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2006/05October.shtm.
  2. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. 2006. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2006/25July.shtm.
  3. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions. 2006. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2006/05April.shtm.
  4. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Enantioselective Aza-Baylis Hillman Reaction. 2006. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2006/30JanuaryA.shtm.
  5. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Enantioselective Aza-Henry and Aza-Michael Reactions. 2005.
  6. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Enantioselective Sulfoxidation. 2005. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2005/25September.shtm.
  7. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Organic Synthesis in Water. 2005. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2005/25July.shtm.
  8. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry. 2005. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2005/25May.shtm.
  9. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Borane Complexes in Organic Chemistry. 2005. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2005/24March.shtm.
  10. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Sulfoximines, sulfilimines, sulfinimides, sulfonimidates and sulfonimidamides. The chiral sulfur connection. 2004. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2004/24December.shtm.
  11. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. Design and synthesis of antimalarial endoperoxides. 2004. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2004/25OctoberA.shtm.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio. "Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Sulphinyl Aziridines". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2006.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio; Sandra Pinto; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Bernardes, Nuno; Rita F. Pires; Fialho, Arsénio. 2020. "Polímeros catiónicos de núcleo camada". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  2. Vasco; Viveiros, Raquel; Casimiro, Teresa; Heggie, William. 2019. "Polímeros sintéticos com atividade catalítica, método de produção e usos dos mesmos". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11/02 Sustainable Biomaterials Advanced Materials Congress
IAAM (Miami, United States)
2022/10/20 Engineered polyurea (PURE) dendrimers are a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics Asia-Pacific Biofilms
South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China)
2022/06/30 Polyurea (PURE) dednrimers as modulators of membrane permeability to enhance cisplatin delivery INNOV DELIVERY 22
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/06/24 Novel carbazole derivatives for OLED applications International Conference on Smart Materials and Spectroscopy (SMS’2021)
(Yassmine Hammamet, Tunisia)
2021/05/20 Green synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers for bio-applications 7 PYChem
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Bragança, Portugal)
2019/07/15 Polyurea dendrimers: Carriers, killers and cell kickers 11th International Dendrimers Symposium – IDS11
Centro de Química da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2018/06/06 Polyurea dendrimers in ovarian cancer therapeutics Biodendrimer 2018
(Urbino, Italy)
2018/06/06 Polyurea dendrimers in inhalation chemotherapy Biodendrimer 2018
(Urbino, Italy)
2017/07/04 Dendrimers in cancer nanotechnology Ciência 2017 - Meeting Science and Technology in Portugal
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2015/07/02 The fifty shades of green XXIV Encontro Nacional SPQ
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/07/12 Gamification for chemical education: Playing with chess codes 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE 2014)
(Toronto, Canada)
2014/01/22 PURE–type dendrimers: design, characterization and evaluation as drug nanocarriers 1st International Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications (ISN2A 2014)
(Caparica, Portugal)
2014/01/21 Synthesis, characterization and cellular internalization of gold nanodevices for future microencapsulation for lung delivery 1st International Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications (ISN2A 2014)
(Caparica, Portugal)
2013/04/03 Dendrimer growth followed by rheology 8th Annual European Rheology Conference
(Leuven, Belgium)
2013/01/10 Smart self-made nanovesicles Workshop for Future Directions
(Konstanz, Germany)
2012/11/22 Antifouling and antimicrobial properties of oligo(2-oxazoline)s-based composites II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR 2012)
(Caparica, Portugal)
2012/05/29 Unzipping dendrimers chemistry: From therapeutics to explosives detection Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
(Boston)
2012/03/13 I love QR Ciência h(á) uma” Lectures
(Caparica, Portugal)
2010/05/12 Synthesis and characterization of 2-oxazoline-based polymers for anti-fouling and antimicrobial surface activity 12th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
(Graz, Austria)
2008/05/21 Chemical sensors based on conjugated polymers FCT-UNL Chemistry Department Lectures
(Caparica, Portugal)
2008/04/28 Towards novel polymer-based chemical sensors Bergische Universität Wuppertal
(Wuppertal, Germany)
2007/06/21 Synthesis of polyfluorene/dibenzoborole copolymers Bergische Universität Wuppertal
(Wuppertal, Germany)
2004/06/01 Studies in the aza-Michael reaction FCT-UNL Chemistry Department Lectures
(Caparica, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Mechanosynthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients intermediates
Supervisor
2023 - Current Development of a new integrated system for the treatment of chronic kidney disease: Synergetic combination of a nano-drug delivery system and membrane technology
Co-supervisor
2022 - Current Magnetic dendrimers for bone metastases theranostics and bone regeneration
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - Current Green synthesis and in vitro performance of novel urease inhibitors
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - Current Therapeutic deep eutectic solvents
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - Current Design and synthesis of blood compatible membranes for ECMO
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - Current Sustainable development of hybrid nanomaterials for catalysis and biopurification
Supervisor of Ana Furtado
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - Current Synthesis of temperature and oxygen luminescent dual nanosensors
Co-supervisor of Paulo Mendonça
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - Current Dendrimer nanotherapeutics: A novel anticancer task force
Supervisor of Adriana Cruz
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - Current MCT1 a peon in metabolic adaptation and a crucial target in lung cancer
Co-supervisor of Cindy Mendes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2019 - Current Tackling cancer chemoresistance by metabolic remodeling
Co-supervisor of Ana Hipólito
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2019 - Current Synthesis and molecular modelling of polyurea-based dendrimers for ovarian cancer theranostics
Supervisor of Nuno Martinho
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Magnetic dendrimers for bone metastases theranostics and bone regeneration
Co-supervisor
2021/01/01 - 2021 Towards nanostructured membranes for the artificial kidney
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Mechanosynthesis of Pharmaceutic Eutectics
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Luminescent histochemistry
Co-supervisor of Adriana Cruz
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/12 Synthesis of luminescent histochemical probes for cancer early detection
Co-supervisor of Rita F. Pires
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Mecanosynthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers for cancer biomarkers recognition
Supervisor of João Fontes
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Insights into the killing mechanism of biomimetic antimicrobial polymers using MD simulations
Co-supervisor of Gabriel Serafim
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Nano-engineered polymers with dual antimicrobial-anticancer action
Supervisor of Patricia Antunes
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Mecanosynthesis of calix[4]arenes: A sustainable approach
Co-supervisor of Clara Silveiro
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Mecanosynthesis of metallic complexes for catalytic and pharmaceutical applications
Co-supervisor of Rima Tedjini
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel polythiourea anticancer agents
Supervisor of Joana Pereira
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Synthesis and in vitro studies of peptidomimetics for cancer therapy
Supervisor of Maria Martins
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Evaluation of local/peritoneal ovarian cancer extension by luminescent histochemistry
Supervisor of José Silva
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Radiolabelled polyurea dendrimers for cancer theranostics
Supervisor of Adriana Cruz
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Dendrimer-based anticancer agents
Supervisor of José Manuel Almeida Barbosa
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Antimalarial dendrimers: Blood-stage activity and mechanisms
Supervisor of Guilherme Eduardo Leal Cardoso
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 - 2019 Synthesis of dendrimer-based solar supercapacitors
Supervisor of Rita Pires
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Synthesis of dendrimer-based nanocarriers for cancer therapy
Supervisor of Pedro Mota
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Preparation of polycationic core-shell dendrimers for drug delivery
Supervisor of Maria Faro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Sustainable synthesis of cucurbiturilglicols
Supervisor of Bernardo Barros
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Synthesis of reporter polymers for smart theranostics
Supervisor of Regina Campos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Synthesis of photoactive dendrimers for green photovoltaics
Supervisor of Rita Pires
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Synthesis of click micelles for controlled drug release
Supervisor of Ana Cortes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Synthesis of click micelles for controlled drug release
Supervisor of Joana Frutuoso
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2014 Polyurea-based dendrimers therapeutics
Co-supervisor of Rita Restani
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2004 - 2014 Aziridination reactions cataysed by palladium (II)
Supervisor of Susana Nascimento
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Explosives detection by polyurea dendrimers
Supervisor of Ana Bragança
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Synthesis of perylene end-capped polyurea dendrimers
Supervisor of Marco Araújo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Synthesis of a glycolurils library
Supervisor of Catarina Pais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Development of biocompatible crosslinked polymeric matrices
Supervisor of Ana Mafalda Lopes
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Development of 2-oxazoline-based hydrogels and porous polyester microparticles in supercritical CO2
Co-supervisor of Rita Restani
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Synthesis of explosives sensors
Supervisor of Nils Fröhlich
Bergische Universität Wuppertal Fachgruppe Mathematik und Informatik, Germany

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020 - 2020 Laboratórios Abertos IST 2020. Este evento pretendeu divulgar o papel da Química e da Engenharia Química no nosso quotidiano e, sobretudo, promover a ciência e a tecnologia nas camadas mais jovens, motivando-os a prosseguir uma carreira nessas áreas. O contacto direto com o ambiente universitário do Instituto Superior Técnico permitirá também que os alunos tenham uma visão abrangente do mundo científico e a da sua possível integração num futuro próximo URL: https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pt/eventos/laboratorios-abertos-deq-2020/ (2020/02/03 - 2020/02/07)
Other
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 V International Symposium of AMONET - Gender Dimension in Science and Society (2017/12/14 - 2017/12/15)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas, Portugal
2014 - 2014 IV International Symposium of AMONET - Women Scientists as Global Solution Providers (2014/12/01 - 2014/12/02)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas, Portugal
2011 - 2011 III International Symposium of AMONET - Women, Science and Globalization (2011/10/17 - 2011/10/18)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas, Portugal
2009 - 2009 II International Symposium of AMONET - Women Empowerment in Science (2009/10/12 - 2009/10/13)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021 Block copolymer micelles for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs and radioisotopes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Mitochondria-Targeted 111In-Radiocomplexes for Auger Therapy of Prostate Cancer
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Teresa Braz (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Functionalization of Extracellular Vesicles
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita Rocha (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/12/21 Novel strategies for anti-cancer therapeutics using lipid droplets labelling and cationic polyurea dendrimers
Supervisor
 Patrícia Antunes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/12/16 Metallodendrimers as HIV Antiviral and Anticancer Agents
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Dina Maciel (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2019/12/20 Targeting p53 with indole-based compounds
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Raquel Alexandra Temporão Mestre (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/12/18 Separação de diasteriómeros de calixarenos inerentemente quirais e aplicação à enantiodiferenciação de espécies moleculares com importância biológica
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Manuel José Verganista Alves (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/12/17 Advanced dendrimers for capture and storage of sustainable energy
Supervisor
 Rita Figueiredo Pires (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/25 Dendrimer-based anticancer agents
Supervisor
 José Manuel Almeida Barbosa (Master)
2019 Radiolabelled polyurea dendrimers and fluorescent probes for cancer theranostics
Supervisor
 Adriana Bastos Cruz (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Fluorescent-based dendrimers as potential drug delivery carriers of cisplatin: From design and synthesis to platinum membrane interactions
Thesis Member
 Nuno Martinho (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017 Spirooxadiazoline oxindoles: Synthesis and evaluation of anticancer and antimalarial activities
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Elizabeth Lopes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 Dendrimer-based report-eradicate antineoplasic machines
Supervisor
 Pedro Mota (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 Spirooxadiazoline oxindoles as potential anticancer agents
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Damla Uyar (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2015 Enantiopure bicyclic lactams: Synthesis and biological evaluation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Margarida Espadinha (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2015 Preparação de nafto-flavonóides com potencial aplicação terapêutica
Thesis Member
 Emilia Leitão (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 Synthesis of photoactive dendrimers for green photovoltaics
Supervisor
 Rita Pires (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/10/23 Synthesis and characterization of a generic active pharmaceutical ingredient for inhalation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Carina Martins Constantino (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 Polyurea-based dendrimers therapeutics
Supervisor
 Rita Restani (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 Desenvolvimento de matrizes poliméricas reticuladas biocompatíveis
Supervisor
 Ana Mafalda Lopes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 Development of 2-oxazoline-based hydrogels and porous polyester microparticles in supercritical CO2
Supervisor
 Rita Restani (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Preparation of affinity membranes using alternative solvents
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Telma Barroso (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current American Chemical Society Member
2017 - Current International Association of Advanced Materials Member
2016 - Current MIMA - Museu Internacional da Mulher Associação Founder Member
2015 - Current Royal Society of Chemistry Member
1997 - Current Portuguese Chemical Society Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/09/01 - Current Biomaterials Technology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Biomolecular Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/06/30 - Current Biomaterials Physical Chemistry (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/06/01 - Current Biomaterials Science (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2021/06/30 Organic Chemistry Laboratories Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2021/06/30 Physical Chemistry Laboratories Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2021/06/30 Principles of Physical Chemistry Laboratories Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Mechanochemistry for life (Outros) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Alternative Solvents, Sustainable Processes and Technology PhD Program in Sustainable Chemistry (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Organic Chemistry Project Química Bioorgânica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Bioprocess Engineering Bio-E MIT Portugal Doctoral Program (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2011 General Chemistry Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Introduction to SCF Technology: Synthetic Techniques. Short Course in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Biomaterials. (Graduado) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/09 Interview about career and the wining prize Bolsa de Investigação em Mieloma Múltiplo 2019 Oncologia e Hematologia
2019/07/29 Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed by magazine "Sábado" in the ocasion of the award "Bolsa de Investigação em mieloma múltiplo 2019". In the article "Cientistas portugueses estudam tratamento para cancro que mata 600 doentes por ano" he explains how the research on osteogenic differentiation may lead to a novel therapy to treat multiple myeloma . Sábado
2019/07/05 Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed by "Jornal de Notícias - Notícias Magazine" in the ocasion of the award "Bolsa de Investigação em mieloma múltiplo 2019". In the article "Nova estratégia de combate ao mieloma múltiplo com células do osso" he explains how the research on osteogenic differentiation may lead to a novel therapy to treat multiple myeloma . Jornal de Notícias - Notícias Magazine
2019/06/30 Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed by "Jornal Correio da Manhã" in the ocasion of the award "Bolsa de Investigação em mieloma múltiplo 2019". In the article "Mieloma: a doença que destrói os ossos" he explains how the project OSTEOGLUTIS may impact in future therapeutics of multiple myeloma using a regenerative medicine approach. Correio da Manhã
2019/06/26 Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed by "Jornal i", after being awarded the "Bolsa de Investigação em Mieloma Múltiplo 2019". In the article, “Pensar fora da caixa para combater o mieloma múltiplo”, Vasco Bonifácio talks about the project OSTEOGLUTIS and his strategy to find a cure to multiple myeloma. Jornal i
2019/03/14 Dr. Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed for the Newpaper "Jornal de Notícias" regarding the opinion article “Talões e faturas colocam saúde em risco”, which alerts to the dangers of frequent handling of tickets and receipts printed with inks containing bisphenol A (BPA A). In 2012, Vasco Bonifácio, in collaboration with an FCT-UNL research team, developed a BPA A sensor based on a molecular imprinting strategy (RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 5075). Jornal de Notícias
2012/01 Dr. Vasco Bonifácio was interviewed for the Magazine "Super Interessante", regarding the opinion article "Química Verde - Novo Paradigma Industrial". In this article, totally dedicated to the advances in Green Chemistry in Portugal, Dr. Vasco Bonifácio talks about the advantages of using supercritical carbon dioxide as an alternative solvent, and his project Just in Time Dendrimers. Super Interessante

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019 - 2019 Saúde em dia Multiple Myeloma
2016 - 2016 Só neste País Explosive soap bubbles
2012 - 2012 Com Ciência Novel therapeutics: Polyurea dendrimers
2012 - 2012 Com Ciência Mobile Learning: Audio QR-coded periodic table
Distinctions

Award

2024 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 RETSCH Scientific Challenge Enabling Progress with Ball Mills
Retsch GmbH, Germany
2024 Enabling Progress with Ball Mills Award
2023 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
2020 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
2019 Multiple Myeloma Research Grant (APCL, SPH, AMGEN)
Associação Portuguesa Contra o Mieloma Múltiplo, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Hematologia, Portugal

Amgen-Biofarmaceutica Lda, Portugal
2019 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 Advanced Materials Scientist Medal (IAAM)
2017 Outstanding Teaching Award (IST)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Guest Editor of Molecules (MDPI)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019 Guest Editor of Polymers (MDPI)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2017 Editorial Board of QUIMICA (Portuguese Chemical Society)
2015 Editorial Board of Frontiers in Nanobiotechnology (FRONTIERS)