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With a background in biotechnology and biophysics, my research is based on the development of natural-based biomaterials for regenerative purposes using advanced biofabrication techniques. I have a PhD in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells (2021) from University of Minho (Portugal) and I currently work at University of Aveiro, COMPASS Research Group (CICECO). During my career, I performed several internationalization periods: UPV, Spain (2014/15); UniFi, Italy (2018/19); Univ. Maastricht, Netherlands (2023); Uni. Otago, New Zealand (2026). I have 24 publications in international peer-reviewed journals (11 as first-author, 8 as corresponding author) and 33 oral communications, including 10 invited talks in seminars and workshops and 47 poster communications. I currently mentor or supervise 1 Post-doc, 3 PhD candidates, 3 MSc students, and 2 research fellows. I am the principal investigator of the FCT-funded project LEGO, and I am co-leading the scientific team of the EU project m2M at University of Aveiro. I have received 14 awards/prizes in recognition of my work, including from prestigious societies in the field, including the ISBF Early-Career Investigator Award 2025, the TERMIS SYIS 2025 Impact award, and the CICECO Young Investigator Award 2024
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Sobreiro-Almeida

Citation names

  • Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D616-5B20-9F47
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4433-8890
Scopus Author Id
57197707743

Email addresses

  • rita.almeid@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago,, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua D. Sancho I, 63, 3800-144, Esgueira, Aveiro, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering - Medical Engineering
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09/01 - 2021/02/18
Concluded
 Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells (Doutoramento)
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
"New Strategies envisioning functional recovery of the injured kidney" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015
Concluded
 Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Mesenchymal stem cells culture on poly(vinylidene fluoride) piezoelectric microspheres" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2013
Concluded
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Preliminary study of ants’ microbiome" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2023/07/15 - 2023/07/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universiteit Maastricht Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Netherlands
2018/09/20 - 2019/07/03 Visiting Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2016/03/01 - 2016/08/31 Researcher (Research) TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/07/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
2013/02/01 - 2013/07/31 Research Trainee (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2026/01/01 - Current ÉLPIS - Bioengenharia de modelos ósseos biomiméticos para o desenvolvimento de terapias anti-tumorais e regenerativas
CENTRO2030-FEDER-02616100
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2025/10/28 - Current DESIGNAE - Fostering Nature-Centred BioDESIGN to Explore regenerative futures
CA24126
Technical development
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2025/08/25 - Current LEGO - High-tech sustainable biofabrication for advancing personalized healthcare
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00827000
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025/07/01 - Current Hierarchical tissue constructs produced using hybrid biofabrication techniques for multi-tissue repair
25-UOO-009-CSG
Researcher
University of Otago Christchurch Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, New Zealand
 Royal Society of New Zealand
Ongoing
2025/03/01 - Current m2M (micro2Macro) - A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
101191729
Supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/04/01 - Current HAPLO-iPS - Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Haplo-selected Cord Blood Samples
CA21151
Member of Working Group
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Spain
 European Commission
Ongoing
2021/07/15 - 2025/07/31 InterLynk - Human Platelet Lysates-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-tissue Repair
953169
10.3030/953169
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2021/10/16 - 2022/07/21 CIRCUS-Directing Bone Dynamics Through The Synergistic Action Of Immune Cells With Bioengineered Cell Microfactories Containing Patterned Microplatforms
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031064
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/09/01 - 2020/10/31 PATH - FCT Doctoral Program on Advanced Therapies for Health
PD/00169/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/03/01 - 2016/08/31 ElectroBio: electroactive materials for biomedical applications
004/TT/2016
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/04/01 - Current TISSUES2GO: A versatile tool to design tissue-specific inks for 3D bioprinting technology
2022.04605.CEECIND/CP1720/CT0021
10.54499/2022.04605.CEECIND/CP1720/CT0021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - 2025/12/31 CICECO – Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro
LA/P/0006/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials
UIDP/50011/2020
10.54499/UIDP/50011/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 ICVS/3Bs - Laboratório Associado, Instituto de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde / Grupo de Investigação em Biomateriais, Biodegradaveis e Biomiméticos
UID/Multi/50026/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Malafaia, Andreia P.; Padrão, Ana; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Foam-based Thiol-ene Inks for Porous Biomaterial Fabrication". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2025, 2025.
  2. João Rocha Maia; Bilo, Miguel; Fidalgo, Daniel; Rebolo, Pedro; Silva, A. Sofia; Parente, Marco; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Natural-based nanocomposite photocurable inks via organic/inorganic phase interaction for biofabricating multimaterial hierarchical constructs". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2025, 2025.
  3. Godinho, Ana M.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Ribeiro, Nilza; Costa, Marcelo; Paula M. C. Torres; Olhero, Susana M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Hybrid additive manufacturing for the development of highly bioactive multimaterial 3D-printed scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2025, 2025.
  4. Costa, Marcelo; Custódio, Catarina A.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Engineering human-based nanocomposite materials to develop complex 3D single and multi-material structures for tissue regeneration". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2025, 2025.
  5. João Rocha Maia; Miguel Bilo; Fidalgo, Daniel; Rebolo, Pedro; Silva, A. Sofia; Parente, Marco; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Natural-based nanocomposite photocurable inks via organic/inorganic phase interaction for biofabricating multimaterial hierarchical constructs". Paper presented in Supralife Final International Conference, 2025.
  6. Oliveira, Leila; Costa, Marcelo; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Layer-by-layer for stimuli responsiveness on natural-based polymer membranes". Paper presented in Supralife Final International Conference, 2025.
  7. Malafaia, Andreia P.; Padrão, Ana; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Foam-based Thiol-ene Inks for Porous Biomaterial Fabrication". Paper presented in Supralife Final International Conference, 2025.
  8. Godinho, Ana M.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Ribeiro, Nilza; Costa, Marcelo; Paula M. C. Torres; Olhero, Susana M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Hybrid additive manufacturing for the development of highly bioactive multimaterial 3D-printed scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration". Paper presented in Supralife Final International Conference, 2025.
  9. Costa, Marcelo; Custódio, Catarina A.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Engineering human-based nanocomposite materials to develop complex 3D single and multi-material structures for tissue regeneration". Paper presented in Supralife Final International Conference, 2025.
  10. Fidalgo, Daniel; Rebolo, Pedro; Costa, Marcelo; João Rocha Maia; Ramião, Nilza; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; B. Areias; et al. "Potential of methacryloyl platelet lysates for biomechanical restoration: an experimental and numerical framework". Paper presented in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025, 2025.
  11. Malafaia, Andreia P.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "3D Extrusion Printing of Low-Viscosity Natural-based Photoclickable Inks for Soft Tissue Engineering". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  12. Oliveira, Leila; Costa, Marcelo; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Exploring the fourth dimension using blood-based polymers". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  13. Godinho, Ana M.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Ribeiro, Nilza; Costa, Marcelo; Paula M. C. Torres; Olhero, Susana M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Multimaterial strategies for the development of highly bioactive constructs targeting multi-tissues and interfaces". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  14. João Rocha Maia; Ribeiro, Lucas; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Gaspar, Vítor; Camargo, Emerson; Mano, Joao F.. "Nozzle Jamming of Granularized Blood-derived Proteins for 3D Printing Bioinstructive Architectures". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  15. Costa, Marcelo; H.Middleton; Tiago R. Correia; Custódio, Catarina A.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Engineering tunable hydroxyapatite-human based materials to develop complex 3D structures for multi-tissue regeneration". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  16. Cariny Polesca; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Hallet, Jason P.; Mano, Joao F.; Mara G. Freire. "Development of 4D printed biomaterials using ionic liquids: an innovative and effective approach". Paper presented in Ionic Liquids and the Future of Soft Materials, 2025.
  17. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Santos, Sara C.; Decarli, Monize; Tiago R. Correia; Costa, Marcelo; Babilotte, Joanna; Custódio, Catarina A.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Mano, Joao F.. "Blood components as basis to engineer highly bioactive and customized implantable biomaterials with programmable architectures". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  18. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Santos, Sara C.; Decarli, Monize; Tiago R. Correia; Costa, Marcelo; Babilotte, Joanna; Custódio, Catarina A.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Mano, Joao F.. "Blood components as basis to engineer highly bioactive and customized implantable biomaterials with programmable architectures". Paper presented in SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials, 2025.
  19. Cariny M. P. Freitas; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Hallett, Jason P.; Mano, Joao F.; Mara G. Freire. "From waste to innovation: 3D-printed scaffolds from chicken feathers for tissue engineering applications". Paper presented in 7th Edition of the Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids (IMIL 2024), 2024.
  20. Cariny M. P. Freitas; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Hallett, Jason P.; Mano, Joao F.; Mara G. Freire. "Keratin dissolution in ionic liquids: advances in 3D printing for tissue engineering approaches". Paper presented in 43rd International Symposium on the Separation of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides (ISPPP 2024), 2024.
  21. Costa, Marcelo; MIDDLETON, HERBERT; Tiago R. Correia; Olhero, Susana; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Tunable and Printable Human-based Nanocomposite Materials for Interfacial Multi-Tissue Repair". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2024, 2024.
  22. Cariny M. P. Freitas; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Hallett, Jason P.; Mano, Joao F.; Mara G. Freire. "From waste to innovation: 3D-printed scaffolds from chicken feathers for tissue engineering applications". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2024, 2024.
  23. Maia, João R.; Bilo, Miguel; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Silva, A. Sofia; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "3D Printable Natural-derived Nanocomposite inks for Bone-to-Cartilage Interfacial Medical Implants". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2024, 2024.
  24. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Santos, Sara C.; Tiago R. Correia; Decarli, Monize; Costa, Marcelo; Babilotte, Joanna; Custódio, Catarina A.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Blood components as basis to engineer highly bioactive and customized implantable biomaterials with programmable architectures". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2024, 2024.
  25. Margarida Sacramento; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Oliveira, Mariana B.; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. "Coacervation as tool for adhesive material ink formation". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2024, 2024.
  26. Sousa, Vera; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Borges, João; Mano, Joao F.. "Dynamic and stable protein-based G-quadruplex-derived supramolecular hydrogels as bioinks for biomedical applications". Paper presented in Bioinspired Materials Gordon Research Conferences, 2024.
  27. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Santos, Sara C.; Correia, Tiago R.; Decarli, Monize; Costa, Marcelo; Babilotte, Joanna; Custódio, Catarina A.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Blood components as basis to engineer highly bioactive and customized implantable biomaterials with programmable architectures". Paper presented in Bioinspired Materials Gordon Research Conferences, 2024.
  28. João Rocha Maia; Miguel Bilo; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Ana Sofia Silva; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Advancing nanocomposite phase interaction to 3D-print natural-derived low-viscous biomaterials". Paper presented in Supralife Second School, 2024.
  29. Costa, Marcelo; MIDDLETON, HERBERT; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Correia, T. R.; Olhero, Susana; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "Tunable and printable nanocomposite networks based on human-derived platelet lysates for interfacial tissues regeneration". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School, 2024.
  30. Margarida Sacramento; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Oliveira, Mariana B.; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Adhesive coacervate inks for in situ 3D printing". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School: Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024.
  31. Malafaia, Andreia P.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. "ECM-mimetic photo-clickable thiol-ene inks for biomedical applications". Paper presented in SupraLife Second School: Bioinspired Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, 2024.
  32. João Rocha Maia; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Bioengineered nanocomposite inks: Yielding 3D printable inks from low-viscosity natural biomaterials". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO ´23, 2023.
  33. João Rocha Maia; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. "Tunable and Light-responsive nanocomposite for bone regeneration". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023 - Ciência e oceano para além do horizonte, 2023.
  34. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Luís P. G. Monteiro; João Rocha Maia; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Wittig, Nina K.; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Birkedal, Henrik; Mano, Joao F.. "Micro-CT analysis of 3D printed cryogel nanocomposites for bone regeneration". Paper presented in DanScatt Annual Meeting, 2023.
  35. João Rocha Maia; Miguel Bilo; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "From low-viscosity materials to nanocomposite inks: a universal strategy for 3D printing applications". Paper presented in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting, 2023.
  36. João Rocha Maia; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Engineering Nanocomposite Inks Via Interface Interaction". Paper presented in Supralife First School, 2023.
  37. Andreia Malafaia; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Andreia Malafaia. ""Photo-clickable" bioinks - 3D printing intelligent gelling systems for biomedical applications". Paper presented in SupraLife First School - Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Biomaterials, 2023.
  38. Maia, João; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Tuneable and light-responsive nanocomposite for bone regeneration". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO, 2022.
  39. Ferreira, Marta; Babilotte, Joanna; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Decarli, Monize C.; Chandrakar, Amit; Wieringa, Paul; Mano, Joao F.; Olhero, Susana; Moroni, Lorenzo. "Melt-electrowritten polymers incorporating hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering applications". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO, 2022.
  40. Quinteira, Rita; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biocompatibility assessment of decellularized kidney extracellular matrix as a biomaterial for renal regeneration.". Paper presented in Final Achilles Conference, 2022.
  41. Quinteira, Rita; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Reis, R. L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Decellularized kidney extracellular matrix as a biocompatible biomaterial for kidney regeneration". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST Conference, 2021.
  42. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Melica, Maria Elena; Lasagni, Laura; Romagnani, Paola; Neves, Nuno M.. "Decellularized matrix powders as cell carriers for renal therapy". Paper presented in TERMSTEM 2019, 2019.
  43. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Melica, Maria Elena; Lasagni, Laura; Romagnani, Paola; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Acellular matrix powders as cell carriers for renal therapy". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  44. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Fonseca, Diana R.; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Decellularized kidney extracellular matrix as a suitable biomaterial for mimicking natural renal filtration barriers". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Summer School, 2018.
  45. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Fonseca, Diana R.; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Native extracellular matrix as a promising biomaterial for the creation of constructs to treat kidney injuries". Paper presented in TERMSTEM, 2017.
  46. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Neves, Nuno M.. "Advanced strategies for the recovery of kidney function after injury". Paper presented in Chem2Nature Second School, 2017.
  47. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Maciel, Marta; Pereira, Ricardo; Ribeiro, Sylvie; Correia, Daniela M.; Ribeiro, Clarisse; Professor Doutor José Luis Gómez-Ribelles; Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu. "Poly(vinylidenefluoride) as high potential scaffold for Tissue Engineering". Paper presented in Conferences of the Center of Physics, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Costa, Marcelo; Middleton, Herbert; Correia, Tiago; Soares, Ana Prates; Ellinghaus, Agnes; Jahn, Denise; Schmidt-Bleek, Oskar; et al. "Injectable, mechanically reinforced human-based nanocomposite for minimal invasive applications". Acta Biomaterialia (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2025.12.007.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2025.12.007
  2. Fidalgo, Daniel; Rebolo, Pedro; Costa, Marcelo; Maia, João; Ramião, Nilza; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Areias, Bruno; et al. "Evaluating visco-hyperelastic mechanical responses of hydrogel-based scaffolds and their potential for biomechanical restoration of the human mandibular joint". Computers in Biology and Medicine 198 (2025): 111185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.111185.
    10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.111185
  3. Cariny Polesca; Rita Sobreiro-Almeida; Helena Passos; João A. P. Coutinho; Jason P. Hallett; João F. Mano; Mara G. Freire. "Engineered from Waste: Ionic Liquid Processing of Keratin for 3D Printing Biomedical Scaffolds". ACS Materials Letters (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00629.
    10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00629
  4. Maia, João R.; Bilo, Miguel; Fidalgo, Daniel S.; Rebolo, Pedro D.; Silva, Ana S.; Parente, Marco; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, João F.. "Natural-Based Nanocomposite Ink Engineering for Seamless Multi-Material Integration in Extrusion-Based 3D Printing". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202502733.
    10.1002/adhm.202502733
  5. Ribeiro, Lucas S.; Maia, João Rocha; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Custódio, Catarina A.; Camargo, Emerson R.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, João F.. "Nozzle Jamming Granularized Blood-Derived Proteins for Bioprinting Cell-Instructive Architectures". Aggregate (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.70041.
    10.1002/agt2.70041
  6. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Monteiro, Luís P. G.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Wittig, Nina Kølln; Correia, Tiago R.; Birkedal, Henrik; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Mano, João F.. "Freeform 3D Printing of Cell-Adsorptive Cryogels with Shape-Recoverability". ACS Materials Letters 7 4 (2025): 1152-1161. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01836.
    10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01836
  7. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Maia, João R.; Monteiro, Luís P.G.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Wittig, Nina K.; Birkedal, Henrik; Rodrigues, João M.M.; Mano, João F.. "3D-printed injectable nanocomposite cryogel scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration". Materials Today Nano 28 (2024): 100519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtnano.2024.100519.
    10.1016/j.mtnano.2024.100519
  8. Malafaia, Andreia P.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Mano, Joao F.. "Thiol-ene click chemistry: Enabling 3D printing of natural-based inks for biomedical applications". Biomaterials Advances (2024): 214105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.214105.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.214105
  9. Rita Sobreiro-Almeida; Sara C. Santos; Monize C. Decarli; Marcelo Costa; Tiago R. Correia; Joanna Babilotte; Catarina A. Custódio; Lorenzo Moroni; João F. Mano. "Leveraging Blood Components for 3D Printing Applications Through Programmable Ink Engineering Approaches". Advanced Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202406569.
    10.1002/advs.202406569
  10. Wang, Huan; Chen, Song; Liu, Zhao; Meng, Qingchen; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Liu, Ling; Haugen, Håvard Jostein; et al. "Preserving the Immune-Privileged Niche of the Nucleus Pulposus: Safeguarding Intervertebral Discs from Degeneration after Discectomy with Synthetic Mucin Hydrogel Injection". Advanced Science (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202404496.
    10.1002/advs.202404496
  11. Caiado Decarli, Monize; Ferreira, Helena P.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Teixeira, Filipa C.; Correia, Tiago R.; Babilotte, Joanna; Olijve, Jos; et al. "Embedding Bioprinting of Low Viscous, Photopolymerizable Blood-Based Bioinks in a Crystal Self-Healing Transparent Supporting Bath". Small Methods (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202400857.
    10.1002/smtd.202400857
  12. Rita Quinteira; Sara Gimondi; Nelson O. Monteiro; Rita Sobreiro-Almeida; Laura Lasagni; Paola Romagnani; Nuno M. Neves. "Decellularized kidney extracellular matrix-based hydrogels for renal tissue engineering". Acta Biomaterialia (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2024.04.026.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2024.04.026
  13. Vila Pouca, M.C.P.; Cerqueira, M.R.G.; Ferreira, J.P.S.; Darabi, R.; Ramião, N.A.G.; Sobreiro-Almeida, R.; Castro, A.P.G.; et al. "Simulating 3D printing on hydrogel inks: A finite element framework for predicting mechanical properties and scaffold deformation". Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 230 (2024): 104098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2023.104098.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.finel.2023.104098
  14. Lucas S. Ribeiro; Vítor M. Gaspar; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Emerson R. Camargo; João F. Mano. "Programmable Granular Hydrogel Inks for 3D Bioprinting Applications". Advanced Materials Technologies (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300209.
    10.1002/admt.202300209
  15. Maia, João Rocha; Castanheira, Edgar; Rodrigues, João M.M.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Mano, João F.. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Engineering natural based nanocomposite inks via interface interaction for extrusion 3D printing". Methods 212 (2023): 39-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.03.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.03.001
  16. João Rocha Maia; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Franck Cleymand; João F. Mano. Corresponding author: Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita. "Biomaterials of human source for 3D printing strategies". Journal of Physics: Materials (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/acada1.
    10.1088/2515-7639/acada1
  17. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Gomez-Florit, Manuel; Quinteira, Rita; Reis, R. L.; Manuela E. Gomes; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Decellularized kidney extracellular matrix bioinks recapitulate renal 3D microenvironment in vitro". Biofabrication 13 4 (2021): https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/ac0fca.
    Published • 10.1088/1758-5090/ac0fca
  18. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Quinteira, Rita; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Renal Regeneration: The Role of Extracellular Matrix and Current ECM-Based Tissue Engineered Strategies". Advanced Healthcare Materials 10 14 (2021): 2100160-2100160. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adhm.202100160.
    Published • 10.1002/adhm.202100160
  19. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Melica, M.E.; Lasagni, L.; Romagnani, P.; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Retinoic Acid Benefits Glomerular Organotypic Differentiation from Adult Renal Progenitor Cells In Vitro". Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 17 4 (2021): 1406-1419. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12015-021-10128-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s12015-021-10128-8
  20. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Melica, Maria Elena; Lasagni, Laura; Osorio, Hugo; Romagnani, Paola; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Particulate kidney extracellular matrix: bioactivity and proteomic analysis of a novel scaffold from porcine origin". Biomaterials Science 9 (2021): 186-198. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/bm/d0bm01272f.
    Published • 10.1039/d0bm01272f
  21. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Melica, Maria Elena; Lasagni, Laura; Romagnani, Paola; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Co-cultures of renal progenitors and endothelial cells on kidney decellularized matrices replicate the renal tubular environment in vitro". Acta Physiologica 230 1 (2020): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apha.13491.
    Published • 10.1111/apha.13491
  22. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Fonseca, Diana R.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Extracellular matrix electrospun membranes for mimicking natural renal filtration barriers". Materials Science and Engineering: C 103 (2019): 109866. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.109866.
    10.1016/j.msec.2019.109866
  23. Fonseca, Diana R.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Sol, Paula C.; Neves, Nuno M.. Corresponding author: Neves, Nuno M.. "Development of non-orthogonal 3D-printed scaffolds to enhance their osteogenic performance". Biomaterials Science 6 6 (2018): 1569-1579. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8bm00073e.
    Published • 10.1039/c8bm00073e
  24. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Tamaño-Machiavello, M; Carvalho, Estela O.; Cordón, L.; Doria, S.; Senent, L.; Correia, Daniela M.; et al. "Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Growth and Osteogenic Differentiation on Piezoelectric Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Microsphere Substrates". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18 11 (2017): 2391. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18112391.
    10.3390/ijms18112391

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Santos, Sara C.; Custódio, Catarina A.; Tiago R. Correia; Mano, Joao F.. 2025. "GLOBULAR PROTEIN-BASED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES THEREOF". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09 Multimaterial strategies for the development of highly bioactive constructs for osteochondral regeneration ECLS 25 Symposia Biomaterials Engineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2025/09 Multifunctional cell-adsorptive cryogels for enhanced bone tissue regeneration 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Torino, Italy)
2025/09 Coacervation as tool for underwater adhesive material ink formation 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Torino, Italy)
2025/09 Dynamic and stable G-quadruplex-derived supramolecular bioinks for regenerative medicine strategies 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Torino, Italy)
2025/09 Unlocking natural-based multimaterial 3D printing by engineering the nanocomposite organic/inorganic interface 2025 International Conference on Biofabrication
(Warsaw, Poland)
2025/09 Engineering inks and bioinks from human blood components enable enhanced bioactivity in vitro and in vivo 2025 International Conference on Biofabrication
(Warsaw, Poland)
2025/07 Numerical and experimental approach to evaluate hPL/hPLMA, BSAMA, and HAMA hydrogel scaffolds European Society of Biomechanics Conference
(Zurich, Switzerland)
2025/05 Freeform 3D Printing of Customized Cell-adsorptive cryogels Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025
(Freiburg, Germany)
2025/05 Engineering tunable hydroxyapatite-human based materials to develop complex 3D structures for multi-tissue regeneration Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025
(Freiburg, Germany)
2025/05 Granularized blood-derived materials: programmable strategies to improve 3D printability of viscoelastic matrices Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025
(Freiburg, Germany)
2025/05 Not a young PI but a wanna be Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025
(Freiburg, Germany)
2025/02 Advances in keratin processing for the development of bioactive 4D-printed materials II Lusophone Meeting on Innovative Delivery Systems
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/09/20 Bone-to-cartilage interfaces: Advancing 3D printed nanocomposites from natural-derived low-viscous biomaterials 32nd annual meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society
European Orthopaedic Research Society (Aalborg, Denmark)
2024/08 Dynamic and stable G-quadruplex-based supramolecular bioinks for biomedical applications 9th EuChemS Chemistry Congress
(Dublin, Ireland)
2024/05/27 Using blood components to engineer highly bioactive and customized implantable biomaterials WBC – World Biomaterials Congress
Korean Society for Biomaterials (Daegu, South Korea)
2024/05/26 Dynamic protein-based G-quadruplex-derived supramolecular hydrogels as stable bioinks for healthcare WBC – World Biomaterials Congress
Korean Society for Biomaterials (Daegu, South Korea)
2024/05/26 Formulation and bioprinting of xanthan gum/iron hydrogels with tunable stiffness for long-term carrying of unstable and low-viscosity proteins WBC – World Biomaterials Congress
Korean Society for Biomaterials (Daegu, South Korea)
2023/11/28 Protein-derived Jammed Microgels as Inks for Extrusion 3D printing of Bioactive Scaffolds MRS Fall Meeting 2023
Materials Research Society (Boston, United States)
2023/09/30 Gelatin-based G-quadruplex supramolecular structures as innovative and stable bioinks SupraLife Scientific Retreat
SupraLife Horizon Europe (Douro Region, Portugal)
2023/05/03 Bioinspired scaffolds for the regeneration of the temporomandibular joint BioMAT 2023 - 7th European Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas
French Association for the development of Biomaterials - BIOMAT (Bazas)
2023/03/28 Enabling strategies for printing human photopolymerizable blood components with low viscosity and high fluidity European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2016/05 Behaviour of hMSC cultured on piezoelectric quasi-3D substrates: growth and osteogenic differentiation 10th World Biomaterials Congress
Society for Biomaterials (SFB) (Canada)
2015/09 Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells growth and osteogenic differentiation on poly(vinylidenefluoride) substrates. Effect of surface topography 15th Euroconference on Clinical Cell Analysis
ESCCA - European society for clinical cell analysis (Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/11/15 - Current Horizon m2M (G.A. 101191729) - A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
Supervisor
 BSc Research Scholarship (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09/24 - Current Development of a new keratin ink for 3D bioprinting based on photoresponsive and conductive ionic liquids
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09/17 - Current 3D Bioprinting with hybrid microgels derived from human and plant-based extracellular matrices for endothelial cell expansion
Supervisor
 Biomateriais e Nanomedicina (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09/01 - Current New generation of living materials for sustainable and personalised vascular tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09/01 - Current Horizon m2M (G.A. 101191729) - A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
Supervisor
 Post-doc (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/02/16 - Current Horizon m2M (G.A. 101191729) - A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
Supervisor
 MSc Research Scholarship (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current A new generation of soft shape-adaptive biodevices developed using hybrid biofabrication strategies
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10 - Current Bioengineering ready-to-use bioinks for tissue-specific applications
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2025/12/04 Development of stimuli-responsive smart structures through 4D Printing for regenerative medicine applications
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2025/12/02 Hybrid additive manufacturing for the development of multimaterial 3D-printed scaffolds targeting hard/soft tissue interfaces
Co-supervisor
 Biomateriais e Nanomedicina (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/11/01 - 2025/07/30 H2020 InterLynk (G.A. no.953169) - Human Platelet Lysate-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-Tissue Repair
Supervisor
 MSc Research Scholarship (BI/UI89/11121/2024) (Specialization course)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/07/07 Development of Porous Inks for 3D Printing
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/01 - 2024/09/30 H2020 InterLynk (G.A. no.953169) - Human Platelet Lysate-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-Tissue Repair
Supervisor
 BSc Research Scholarship (BI/UI89/11121/2023) (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/12/21 3D-printable tunable nanocomposites for bioapplications: studying the effect of organic-inorganic interface interactions
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia Molecular e Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/12/13 Photoclickable inks - 3D printing intelligent gelling systems with biomedical applications
Co-supervisor
 Molecular Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/08/16 - 2023/12/12 Protein-based composite biomaterial inks for 3D printing
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/11/01 - 2023/10/31 H2020 InterLynk (G.A. no.953169) - Human Platelet Lysate-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-Tissue Repair
Supervisor
 BSc Research Scholarship (BI/UI89/10303/2022) (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/03/19 - 2023/10/19 H2020 InterLynk (G.A. no.953169) - Human Platelet Lysate-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-Tissue Repair (Research Scholarship)
Supervisor
 MSc Research Scholarship (BI/UI89/10722/2023) (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/15 Melt electrowriting scaffolds for interfacial tissues regeneration
Co-supervisor
 Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2022/09/30 Summer with Science (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology)
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2026/06 - 2026/06 Chair of the Bioinspired Materials Gordon Research Seminars (2025/06 - 2025/06)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Gordon Research Conferences, Switzerland
2025/09 - 2025/09 SupraLife “Hands-on” Workshop (2025/09 - 2025/09)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09 - 2025/09 SupraLife Final International Conference (2025/09 - 2025/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/03 - 2025/03 SupraLife Third School (2025/03 - 2025/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/03 - 2025/03 SupraLife Second School (2024/03 - 2024/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/09/07 - 2023/09/07 "Emerging Biofabrication Strategies for Engineering Bioactive Tissue Constructs" - Symposium (2023/09/04 - 2023/09/08)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Switzerland
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/24 SupraLife First School (2023/03/19 - 2023/03/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/05/17 - 2022/05/17 "Out of the box" research group activity (2022/05/17)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22 V Conference of Genetics and Biotechnology (2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2012/11/14 - 2012/11/14 I Seminars of Neurosciences (2012/11/14)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/09 - Current Invited Speaker @ SupraLife Hands-on Workshop
Workshop
 Bioprinting and Rheology: a love relationship
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Chair of the “Advances in direct digital bioprinting” session at TERMIS-EU 2023
Conference
 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting
2025/11 - 2025/11 Invited Seminar @ Biomaterials and Nanomedicine Master’s, Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, University of Aveiro
Seminar
 3D extrusion printing using natural-based polymers
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/05 - 2025/05 Chair of the “4D Tissue Engineering: Widening the Control over Cell's Microenvironment” session at TERMIS-EU 2025
Conference
 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2025
2025/03 - 2025/03 Invited Speaker @ SupraLife Third School
Conference
 If you’re not seen, you’re forgotten: how to maximize your networking in the early years of your career
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/03 - 2025/03 Invited for the Networking & Career Development Roundtable @ SupraLife Third School
Conference
 SupraLife Third School - Supramolecular Multifunctional Biomaterials
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/12 - 2024/12 Invited Seminar @ Biomedical Engineering Master’s, University of Coimbra, Chemical Engineering Department
Seminar
 Advancing innovative approaches for 3D extrusion printing
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/11/19 - 2024/11/19 Invited Seminar @ Biomedical Engineering Master’s, Portuguese Catholic University (UCP)
Seminar
 Advancing ink engineering approaches for 3D extrusion (bio)printing
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2024/11 - 2024/11 Invited Seminar @ “Biotech Insights”
Seminar
 It’s a long way to the top
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/06/16 - 2024/06/16 Invited Speaker @ Gordon Research Seminars (GRS)
Conference
 Blood Components as Basis to Engineer Highly Bioactive and Customized Implantable Biomaterials with Programmable Architectures
Gordon Research Conferences, Switzerland
2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 Invited Speaker @ Workshop "Advances in Biofabrication, new perspectives in biomedicine"
Workshop
 Advancing ink engineering approaches for 3D extrusion (bio)printing
Theratools Joint Doctorate, Portugal
2024/03/23 - 2024/03/23 Invited Speaker @ 1st 3D Printing Meeting
Exhibition
 INTERLYNK - "Construir Corpos" Impressão 3D de Tecidos Biológicos
Aveiro-Expo Exhibition Centre, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Chair of “Natural biomaterials for regenerative medicine” session at WBC2024
Conference
 WBC – World Biomaterials Congress
2023/11/28 - 2023/11/28 Keynote Speaker @ 3D Bioprinting Iberian Workshop
Workshop
 3D Bioprinting Iberian Workshop
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2023/10/24 - 2023/10/25 Hands-on Workshop "Synthesis and advanced characterization of functional supramolecular polymers"
Workshop
 SupraLife Workshop
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/17 Invited Speaker @ HealthWeek's high school activities
Symposium
 How to use discarded materials to regenerate the human body?
Escola Secundária de Adolfo Portela, Portugal
2023/02/24 - 2023/02/24 Introduction to CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials' research and laboratories
Meeting
 XVIII ENEEB (National meeting of Biomedical Engineering Students)
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/10/22 Exploiting cellulose nanofibers to design nanostructured bioinks for 3D bioprinting
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nicole Silva Lameirinhas (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/01/20 Development of a suspension bath for 3D bioprinting
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Marta Pinho Godinho (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/11/25 Optimization of the process of synthesis and manufacture of platforms for 3D culture produced from proteins derived from the amniotic membrane
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Miguel Vitorino Gonçalves Vigário (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Biomacromolecules (1525-7797) ACS Publications
2025 - Current Advanced Healthcare Materials (2192-2659) Wiley
2023/11/07 - Current Biomaterials Advances (2772-9508) Elsevier
2023/02/01 - Current Biomedical Materials (1748-605X) IOP Publishing
2022/10/03 - Current Biofabrication (1758-5090) IOP Publishing
2021/07/25 - Current Materials Today Bio (2590-0064) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/09 - Current International Society for Biofabrication Member
2023/01/01 - Current Student and Young Investigator Section of the Tissue Engineering Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Member
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/31 PhDynamics - Dissemination of Science to overall public trough several public demonstrations Member
2014/09/01 - 2015/07/31 ERASMUS+ Member
2012/09/01 - 2013/07/31 ADNGB (Students' union of Genetics and Biotechnology) External and Corporate Relations

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - Current Course Committee of the Doctoral Program TERM&SC
Member
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2016/09/01 - Current I3Bs Unit Council (Representative of 3rd cycle of students)
President / Vice-president
 Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09/16 - 2024/01/16 Communication and Presentation Techniques Transferable Skills I (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/09/23 - 2025/01/05 European Commission External Expert evaluator for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Evaluator
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal European Commission

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2025/10/15 Newspaper appearance related to prize recognition from ISFB O Ílhavense
2025/06/11 Interview for local journal on TERMIS prize recognition Soberania do Povo
2025/04/30 Interview regarding TERMIS-SYIS Impact Award CICECO Webpage and Social media
2025/01/20 Interview regarding Young Scientist Award from CICECO Youtube

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2025/07/01 - Current 90 Segundos de Ciência Podcast

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/04/01 - 2024/05 Ionic Liquids application in 3D Printing approaches envisioning healthcare Cariny Maria Polesca de Freitas
2022/03/01 - 2023/03/31 Granular inks for 3D printing applications using highly bioactive and low-viscous materials Lucas da Silva Ribeiro
2022/10/01 - 2023/01/31 Curricular unit "Biomimetic Advanced Biomaterials" Group of students performing a small research project
2020/09/01 - 2021/04/30 The influence of the kidney-derived extracellular matrix on the differentiation of stem cells Margarida Rodrigues
2019/09/01 - 2021/04/30 Development of advanced therapies for kidney diseases Rita Quinteira

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/01/20 - Current Monograph Examiner: "Single-cell strategies for biomedical applications" Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/20 - Current Evaluation Committee of MSCA Doctoral Networks (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01); Theratools project Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2026/02/01 - 2026/03/31 Scientific mission in the scope of Horizon m2M (GA. 101191729) and RSNZ (25-UOO-009-CSG) projects in order to advance with the consortium hypothesis on smart microgels for bioprinting University of Otago Christchurch Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, New Zealand
2023/07/15 - 2023/07/31 Scientific mission in the scope of InterLynk H2020 EU project, with the aim of teaching and learning new biofabrication techniques, in order to advance with the consortium proposals. Universiteit Maastricht Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Netherlands
2018/09/01 - 2019/07/31 PhD research period performed abroad with the aim of joining scientific knowledge on different areas of research Università degli Studi di Firenze Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche 'Mario Serio', Italy
2014/09/01 - 2015/07/31 Master thesis research project performed under the scope of ERASMUS+ Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Distinctions

Award

2025 Winner of the ELEVATE interdisciplinary entrepreneurship Pitch Competition 2025
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2025 International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF) Early-Career Investigator Award 2025
International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF), Portugal
2025 Best oral presentation at ECLS Symposia in Biomedical Engineering in co-authorship
ECLS Symposia in Biomedical Engineering, Portugal
2025 TERMIS SYIS Impact award 2025
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS), Portugal
2025 Best poster award at SupraLife Third School in co-authorship
SupraLife Scientific Committee, Portugal
2024 Best 2nd poster & best oral presentation at SupraLife Second School in co-authorship
SupraLife Second School Scientific Committee, Portugal
2024 CICECO Young Scientist Award 2024
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2023 3rd place podium presentation in co-authorship at TERMIS-EU 2023
Tissue Engineering and Regenerarive Medicine Society (TERMIS), United States
2023 Honorable mention from SPM on supervised master thesis
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Portugal
2022 Honorable Mention to poster abstract at Jornadas CICECO 2022
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2010 Best Students Award
Escola Secundária de Adolfo Portela, Portugal

Other distinction

2025 Paper recognized in “Women in Materials Science” Virtual Issue of Advanced Portfolio
Advanced Portfolio, Portugal
2024 Travel Grant attributed for presenting research work at the 12th World Congress of Biomaterials, in South Korea
Korean Society for Biomaterials, South Korea
2024 Chair-elect of the Bioinspired Materials Gordon Research Seminars 2026
Gordon Research Conferences, Switzerland
2023 Recipient of a Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEECIND) Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2023 Education Grant from ON Foundation
Orthoregeneration Network, Switzerland
2023 Paper highlighted in "Highlights of 2023" collection of Journal of Physics: Materials
IOP Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom
2016 Recipient of a PhD research grant from FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal