Alumni
MSc. Students
2011
• Sara Santana - Master in Biotechnology, FCT-UNL (currently at Novartis, Basel)
Thesis title: "Magnetic nanoparticles for Biocatalysis and Bioseparation".
• Ana Raquel Marques - Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, FCT-UNL (currently at SOVENA)
Thesis title: "Development of a piezoelectric biosensor based on PVDF films". Project in collaboration with Dr. Pedro Vidinha (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL), Prof. Carlos Dias and Prof. Paulo Inácio (CENIMAT, FCT-UNL).
2010
• Ana Machado - Master in Biological Engineering, IST-UTL (currently at MIT-Portugal PhD Program)
Thesis title: "Iron oxide nanoparticles - cytotoxicity in Caco2 Cells". Project in collaboration with Dr. Dora Pereira from the MRC Human Nutrition Research (Cambridge, U.K.).
• Tiago Reis - Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, FCT-UNL (currently at MIT-Portugal PhD Program)
Thesis title: "Magnetic nanoparticles for selective adsorption of organic compounds". Project in collaboration with Prof. Pedro Simões and Dr. Pedro Vidinha (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL).
• Ana Espinosa - Master in Chemical Engineering, ERASMUS student from the University of Almeria, Spain (currently at University of Almeria, Spain)
Thesis title: "Modified gum Arabic as a coating agent for iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles"
• Ana Margarida Dias – Master in Biotechnology, FCT-UNL (currently at MIT-Portugal PhD Program; PhD student in our group)
Thesis title: "Development of an affinity pair tag-receptor for recombinant protein expression and purification". Project in collaboration with Dr. Ana Coroadinha (ITQB/IBET).
• Ana Isabel Cunha – Master in Pharmaceutical Engineering, IST-UTL
Thesis title: "Development of a strategy for the affinity purification of lectin Concavalin Brasiliensis with magnetic nanoparticles". Project in collaboration with Prof. Raquel Aires-Barros (IST-UTL).
2009
• Íris Cristina da Luz Batalha - Master in Biotechnology, FCT-UNL (currently at MIT-Portugal PhD Program; PhD student in our group)
Thesis title: "Gum Arabic coated Magnetic Adsorbents for Bioseparations"
2008
• Ana Cardoso - Master in Biotechnology, FCT-UNL (currently at Sofex Farmacêutica)
Thesis title: "In vitro studies of Gum Arabic-coated Magnetic Nanoparticles with Mammalian Cell Cultures". Project in collaboration with Dr. Ana Bicho (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL).
• Vera Bentinho - Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, FCT-UNL (currently at Laboratórios Vitória)
Thesis title: "Nanopartículas Magnéticas em processos de bioseparação por afinidade".
• Inês Peça - Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, FCT-UNL (currently undertaking PhD. Studies)
Thesis title: "Desenvolvimento de Nanopartículas de PLGA-co-PEG para libertação de Docetaxel em células/tecidos alvo". Project in collaboration with Prof. Margarida Cardoso and Dr. Ana Bicho (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL).
• Ana Sofia Pina - Master in Biotechnology, FCT-UNL (currently at Biotechnology PhD Program; PhD student in our group)
Thesis title: "Synthesis and Screening of rationally designed combinatorial libraries for proteomics applications". Project in collaboration with Prof. Chris Lowe (University of Cambridge, UK).
• Telma Godinho Barroso - Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, FCT-UNL (currently at Sustainable Chemistry PhD Program; PhD student in our group)
Thesis title: "Preparation of Affinity Membranes using Alternative Solvents". Project in collaboration with Prof. Ana Aguiar-Ricardo (REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL).
Visiting Scientists
2012
• Fabio Mattioli (currently at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)
• Bárbara Medrado (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
2011
• Livia Lima (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
• Amanda Martinez (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
• Luciana Caraça (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
• Matheus Aoki (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
2010
• Renata Daólio (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)
• Renata Lippi (currently at University of S. Paulo, Brazil)