Antoine Simões Almeida (B319-D64C-9A37)

Curriculum Vitae

Antoine Simões Almeida

Antoine Simões Almeida earned a Master's degree (2017) and a Bachelor's degree (2015) in Biochemistry from the University of Aveiro. Since 2017, he has been a Research Fellow at the Department of Chemistry and CESAM, University of Aveiro. His master's research on the inflammatory potential of inhalable organic aerosols in urban environments resulted in a publication featured on the front cover of Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T, Journal impact factor 2024: 11.3; Q1 (95.1%) in Environmental Sciences). He also published a review in Environmental Pollution (Journal impact factor 2024: 7.3; Q1 (87.6%) in Environmental Sciences) addressing the oxidative and inflammatory effects of water-soluble aerosol extracts. Antoine has co-authored two book chapters and four articles, co-organized a workshop, and is currently co-editing a book scheduled for publication in early 2026. As a research fellow, he contributed to the projects "Exploring the impact of atmospheric organic deposition in the ocean surface in a changing climate scenario" (Reference: IF/00798/2015/CP1302/CT0015) and "AMBIEnCE - Impact of atmospheric multi-stressors to coastal marine systems in a changing climate scenario." (Reference: PTDC/CTA-AMB/28582/2017). Currently, as a PhD fellow funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, he investigates the role of water-soluble organic matter and its structural components in the oxidative and immunomodulatory effects of fine urban air particles (Reference: 2020.05804.BD; https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.05804.BD). He is also a team member of the ATMODOR European research project, funded by the ECIU. His research interests include analytical and environmental chemistry, with emphasis on water-soluble organic matter from air particles, their biological and toxicological effects, and the chemical aging, deposition, and biological interactions of atmospheric organic particles.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Antoine Simões Almeida

Citation names

Antoine S. Almeida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: B319-D64C-9A37
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4535-1213

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry

Languages

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

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Ongoing	Programa Doutoral em Química (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/08/31 - 2017/12/14 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Major in Área de especialização: Bioquímica Clínica Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Avaliação do Potencial Inflamatório de Aerossóis Orgânicos Inaláveis Presentes em uma Atmosfera Urbana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16 valores
2012/09/12 - 2015/06/24 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	14 valores

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/02/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal (...)
2018/12/01 - 2021/01/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/11/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/02/01 - Current	Contribution of water-soluble organic matter and its structural components to the oxidative and immunomodulatory effects of inhalable fine urban air particles 2020.05804.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/12/01 - 2021/01/31	AMBIEnCE - Impact of atmospheric multi-stressors to coastal marine systems in a changing climate scenario PTDC/CTA-AMB/28582/2017 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/02/01 - 2018/11/30	Exploring the impact of atmospheric organic deposition in ocean surface in a changing climate scenario IF/00798/2015/CP1302/CT0015 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025/02/01 - 2027/01/31	ATMODOR – Atmospheric pollution and integration of odor management in European cities: where are we? ECIU seed project Researcher Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rouen Normandie, France Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universiteit Twente, Netherlands Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, Lithuania	The European Consortium of Innovative Universities Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Eliana F.C. Simões; Antoine S. Almeida; Armando C. Duarte; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. Corresponding author: Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "An overview of the research hotspot on reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in atmospheric and aquatic matrices". 2025. 10.1016/bs.coac.2025.08.002 Pedro Francisco Brandão; Antoine S. Almeida; Armando da Costa Duarte; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Multidimensional liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis coupled to high-resolution detectors applied to complex environmental samples". In Multidimensional Analytical Techniques for Advancing Environmental Research, edited by Regina M. B. O. Duarte; Armando da Costa Duarte. Elsevier, 2020. In press
Conference poster	Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Structural Features and Health Effects of Water-Soluble Organic Matter from Atmospheric Fine Air Particulates". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024. Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Structural features and health effects of water-soluble organic matter from atmospheric fine particulate matter.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023: ‘Ciência e o Oceano Para Além do Horizonte', 2023. Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Structural features and health effects of water-soluble organic matter from atmospheric fine particulate matter". Paper presented in 8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (28th August to 1st September 2022, Lisbon, Portugal), 2022. Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. Corresponding author: Antoine S. Almeida. "Contribution of water-soluble organic matter to the oxidative and immunomodulatory effects of inhalable fine air particles.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022. Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. Corresponding author: Antoine S. Almeida. "Contribution of water-soluble organic matter to the oxidative and immunomodulatory effects of inhalable fine air particles". Paper presented in Ciência’21 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia, 2021. Antoine S. Almeida; Diogo Cardoso; Susana Loureiro; Armando da Costa Duarte; Artur M. S. Silva; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Structural transformations accompanying the aging of water-soluble organic aerosols collected at the interface ocean-continent". Paper presented in 17th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (16-20 June 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece), 2019. Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte; Rita Ferreira; Artur M. S. Silva; Armando da Costa Duarte. "Water-soluble organic matter present in inhalable particles from an urban atmosphere induce a pro-inflammatory profile in macrophages". Paper presented in EMEC 18 – 18th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (26-29 November 2017, Porto, Portugal), 2017.
Journal article	Antoine S. Almeida; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M.B.O. Duarte. "Contribution of water-soluble extracts to the oxidative and inflammatory effects of atmospheric aerosols: A critical review". Environmental Pollution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123121. 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123121 Regina M.B.O. Duarte; Antoine S. Almeida; Pedro F. Brandão; Armando C. Duarte. "Advances on analytical strategies for targeted and untargeted profiling of organic aerosols: Lessons learned and future challenges". Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100375. 10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100375 Sascha Nehr; Regina M. B. O. Duarte; Antoine S. Almeida; Lukas Baus; Karl-Christian Bergmann. "Assessing the relevance of allergenic pollen in indoor environments—current knowledge base and research needs". Allergo Journal International (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40629-023-00251-y. 10.1007/s40629-023-00251-y Andreia Ventura; Eliana F. C. Simões; Antoine S. Almeida; Roberto Martins; Armando C. Duarte; Susana Loureiro; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Deposition of Aerosols onto Upper Ocean and Their Impacts on Marine Biota". Atmosphere 12 6 (2021): 684-684. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12060684. 10.3390/atmos12060684 Simões, Eliana F.C.; Almeida, Antoine S.; Duarte, Armando C.; Duarte, Regina M.B. O.. "Assessing reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in atmospheric and aquatic environments: analytical challenges and opportunities". TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (2020): 116149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2020.116149. 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116149 Antoine S. Almeida; Rita M. P. Ferreira; Artur M. S. Silva; Armando C. Duarte; Bruno M. Neves; Regina M. B. O. Duarte. "Structural Features and Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Water-Soluble Organic Matter in Inhalable Fine Urban Air Particles". Environmental Science & Technology 54 2 (2020): 1082-1091. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04596. 10.1021/acs.est.9b04596
Thesis / Dissertation	Almeida, Antoine Simões. "Assessment of the inflammatory potential of inhalable organic aerosols present in an urban atmosphere". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22707.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/06/06	Impact of a long-distance volcano eruption on aerosol water-soluble organics composition and cytotoxic effects over monocytes.	The 7th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences
2024/11/28	Structural features and health effects of water-soluble organic matter from fine air particulates.	24th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry – EMEC24 (Alicante, Spain)
2024/06/27	Structural Features and Health Effects of Water-Soluble Organic Matter from Atmospheric Fine Air Particulates.	8th Iberian Meeting of Aerosol Science and Technology – RICTA2024 (A Coruña, Spain)
2019/10/23	Pro-inflammatory effects of water-soluble organic matter in inhalable fine urban air particles	Workshop."Impact of atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic stressors in coastal ecosystems. Contribution from AMBIEnCE Project" Universidade de Aveiro, Centro de Estudos (Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/10/23 - 2019/10/23	“Impact of atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic stressors in coastal ecosystems. Contribution from AMBIEnCE Project”, Workshop held at the University of Aveiro (23rd October 2019) (2019/10/23 - 2019/10/23) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/01/27 - 2025/01/30	“Writing for Scientific Publications: A Seminar for Writing Readable and Publishable Manuscripts” led by Ben Haymond Seminar	Writing for Scientific Publications: A Seminar for Writing Readable and Publishable Manuscripts Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/07/22 - 2024/07/26	Data analysis using R Workshop	Data analysis using R Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal