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Inês Albino earned a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering after studying at Escola Superior de Biotecnologia – UCP in Porto. She was actively involved in muldisciplinary projects fostered by the school and had her first research experience in an analytical chemistry lab, which resulted in an oral communication at the 18th International Conference on Flow Injection Analysis of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Following an exchange at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, she defended her bachelor thesis work on the identification of the timing of cadherin switch (from N-cadherin to cadherin-11) during osteogenic differentiation. In this project she applied knowledge from developmental biology to the field of bone tissue engineering. This experience at the University of Twente made a strong impression on her and marked the beginning of her passion for regenerative medicine. Hence, she applied and was accepted for the master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, in the University of Twente, where she gained insights in fields ranging from Biomaterials, Nanotechnology and Microfluidics, such as, lab-on-a-chip devices. She graduated in 2017, after performing a master thesis on supported lipid-bilayers biointerfaces to study cell-cell interactions with endothelial cells. In this work she showed for the first time the application of supramolecular biomimetic chemistry in the tuning of endothelial cell adhesion, that is critical for the development of novel platforms for tissue engineering and biomaterials applications. In 2016, she moved to Molly Stevens group at Karolinska Institute to learn on polymer chemistry, specifically, on polymeric drugs that induce extremely selective/specific binding at the cell surface. In this assignment, she gained insights into peptide synthesis, RAFT polymerizations and the mechanisms of “click” reactions. In 2018, she joined the NANOSTEM Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN, as a PhD fellow in the University of Coimbra. In 2021, she was awarded a FCT PhD fellowship to further pursue her research interests.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Maria Cunha Albino

Citation names

  • Albino, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B41F-F947-11C8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9451-0831

Email addresses

  • inesmalbino@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 918972518 (Personal)

Addresses

  • UC-Biotech. Nucleo 4, Lote 8, 3060 197 , Cantanhede, Cantanhede, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31
Ongoing
 Programa Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
"New platforms for brain targeting and modulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering - Bionanotechnology & Advanced Manufacturing (Master)
Universiteit Twente, Netherlands
"Exploring Lipid Bilayer Biointerfaces to Study Cell-Cell Interactions with Endothelial Cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 8 (0-10)
2014
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Identification of Cadherins Present in Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and the Timing of The Cadherin Switch" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 (0-20)
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/01 - Current PhD Student: Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Brain Delivery Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/10/28 - 2019/11/30 PhD Secondee at QMUL: Biophysical characterization of EVs surface interactions, stability and protein fouling Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
2018/01/01 - 2018/09/01 Master Student Fellow: Development of therapies to tackle cardiovascular disorders, particularly to improve survival of transplanted cells, in cell therapies. Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2017/08/01 Master Student: Exploring Lipid Bilayer Biointerfaces toStudy Cell-Cell Interactions with Endothelial Cells Universiteit Twente, Netherlands
2016/05/01 - 2016/09/01 Intern Student: Development of multivalent peptide-polymer conjugates intended to mimic the activity of tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis (TRAIL) for the treatment of breast cance Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/09/01 - 2022/02/28 NANOSTEM ITN - Developing new NANOmaterials for neural STEM cells drug delivery
764958
PhD Student Fellow
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Université d'Artois, France

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Campus dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt, Germany

MJR PHARMJET, Germany

Sanofi SA Recherche & Développement, France

HCSPharma, France
European Commission
Concluded
2018/05/01 - 2018/08/31 COMBINATORIAL APPROACHES TO PROMOTE CELL SURVIVAL - PROSURVIVAL
PTDC/BIM-MED/1118/2012
Master Student Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Albino, Inês; Lino, Miguel; Ferreira, Lino. "Improved Uptake of Extracellular Vesicles in Ischemia". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Porto, 2021.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Albino, Inês; Ambrosetti, Elena; Teixeira, Ana; Lino, Miguel; Ferreira, Lino. "Engineered extracellular vesicles for brain targeting". Paper presented in 3rd RESETageing Conference, 2023.
  2. Albino, Inês; Ambrosetti, Elena; Teixeira, Ana; Lino, Miguel; Ferreira, Lino. "Engineered extracellular vesicles for brain targeting". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS) and the Portuguese Society of Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2023.
  3. Lino, Miguel; Catapano, Francesco; Albino, Inês; Emanueli, Costanza; Ferreira, Lino. "Engineered extracellular vesicles targeting ischemic endothelial cells". Paper presented in 12th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2022.
Journal article
  1. João André Sousa; Catarina Bernardes; Sara Bernardo-Castro; Miguel Lino; Inês Albino; Lino Ferreira; José Brás; et al. "Reconsidering the role of blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease: From delivery to target". Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1102809.
    10.3389/fnagi.2023.1102809
  2. Federico Traldi; Pengfei Liu; Inês Albino; Lino Ferreira; Ali Zarbakhsh; Marina Resmini. "Protein-Nanoparticle Interactions Govern the Interfacial Behavior of Polymeric Nanogels: Study of Protein Corona Formation at the Air/Water Interface". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24032810.
    10.3390/ijms24032810
  3. Gülistan Koçer; Inês M.C. Albino; Mark L. Verheijden; Pascal Jonkheijm. "Endothelial cell spreading on lipid bilayers with combined integrin and cadherin binding ligands". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 68 (2022): 116850-116850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116850.
    10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116850
  4. Hugo Fernandes; Alessandra Zonnari; Ricardo Abreu; Sezin Aday; Marta Barão; Inês Albino; Miguel Lino; et al. "Extracellular vesicles enriched with an endothelial cell pro-survival microRNA affects skin tissue regeneration". Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids 28 (2022): 307-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2022.03.018.
    10.1016/j.omtn.2022.03.018
  5. Lino, Miguel M.; Simões, Susana; Tomatis, Francesca; Albino, Inês; Barrera, Angela; Vivien, Denis; Sobrino, Tomas; Ferreira, Lino. "Engineered extracellular vesicles as brain therapeutics". Journal of Controlled Release 338 (2021): 472-485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.08.037.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.08.037
  6. Sara Bernardo-Castro; Inês Albino; Ángela María Barrera-Sandoval; Francesca Tomatis; João André Sousa; Emanuel Martins; Susana Simões; et al. "Therapeutic Nanoparticles for the Different Phases of Ischemic Stroke". Life 11 6 (2021): 482-482. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11060482.
    10.3390/life11060482
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/05/09 NANOSTEM End of Network Meeting: Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Brain Targeting and Modulation NANOSTEM End of Network Meeting
2020/07/07 2nd NANOSTEM International Meeting: Engineered extracellular vesicles for stroke therapy 2nd NANOSTEM Scientific Meeting
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/07/02 1st NANOSTEM International Meeting: Exploring new strategies for brain endothelium targeting 1st NANOSTEM Scientific Meeting
Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/07/13 - 2020/07/17 2nd NANOSTEM International Meeting (2020/07/13 - 2020/07/17)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2019/06/28 - 2019/06/29 Conference – Ageing: models, mechanisms and therapies (2019/06/28 - 2019/06/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 European Researchers' Night: Event to the general public with ~1000 participants, in the Botanical gardens, Coimbra
2019/03/30 - 2019/03/30 Dia Nacional do Doente com AVC - 5ª Caminhada Comemorativa/Stroke awareness walk in Coimbra downtown: Event to the general public with ~100 participants.
2019/03/18 - 2019/03/18 Escola Ciência Viva: Event targeted at Primary school students with ~30 participants, at the University of Coimbra.
2018/10/04 - 2018/10/04 Festival de Ciência, Oliveira do Bairro: Event to a young audience, with ~8000 participants, in Centro de exposições, Oliveira do Bairro.
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 European Researchers' Night: Event to the General public, with ~1000 people participants, in the Botanical gardens, Coimbra
Distinctions

Award

2012 Bolsa de mérito ano lectivo 2011/2012
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2011 Bolsa de mérito ano lectivo 2012/2013
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal