Financed Research Projects
2001-2004 Relações estrutura-reactividade no desenvolvimento de novos métodos sintéticos (FCT project, POCTI/QUI/32958/1999);
Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Maria de Lurdes S. Cristiano, PI); (research fellow)
2001-2004 Design and Synthesis of Antimalarial pro-Drugs (FCT project, POCTI/FCB/33580/1999);
Institutions: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Amadeu F. Brigas, PI); (research fellow)
2007-2010 Studies on the reactivity of derivatives of tetrazole and isothiazole; isothiazolyltetrazoles as potential bidentate ligands and their application in catalysis (FCT project, PTDC/QUI/67674/2006);
Institutions: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Maria de Lurdes S. Cristiano, PI) and Departamento de Química, FCTUC, University of Coimbra; (TEAM MEMBER)
2008 TecnoCiLab, Lda. - Análises Químicas/Bioquímicas, Alimentares e Ambientais; Investigação & Desenvolvimento e Consultoria em Empresas de Base Tecnológica Program to Stimulate Job Opportunity - PEOE - ILE (Local Employment Initiatives), Funding Entity: IEFP Portugal; (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)
2007-2010 Thermal reactivity and optically controlled photochemistry of three membered ring nitrogen containing compounds, as probed by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and quantum chemical calculations
(FCT project, PTDC/QUI/71203/2006);
Institutions: Departamento de Química, FCTUC, University of Coimbra (Dr. Rui Fausto, PI); Faculdade de Bioquímica e Farmácia, University of Buenos Aires and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve; (TEAM MEMBER)
2013-2015 GenoSep: Removal of Genotoxic Impurities from active pharmaceutical ingredients (FCT project, PTDC/QEQ-PRS/2757-2012);
Institutions: Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) (Dr. Frederico Ferreira, PI); FCT – New University of Lisbon; Faculdade de Farmácia – University of Lisbon; Imperial College London (Dr. Andrew Guy Livingston) and Hovione FarmaCiência S.A.; (TEAM MEMBER)
2018-2021 Straightforward synthesis of multifunctional core-shell composites and their applications
(FCT project, PTDC/QUI-QIN/29778/2017); Institutions: Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) (Dr. Elisabete Alegria, PI); (TEAM MEMBER)
Awards and Fellowships
2002 Fellowship at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Universidade do Algarve
2003 Fellowship at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Universidade do Algarve and Department of Chemistry – University of Liverpool
2004 Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BD/17945/2004)
2005 Best Poster Award (3rd place) presented at 7th Congress of Physical Chemistry of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) at Porto, Portugal, May 5-7
2008 Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BPD/43853/2008) (ordered 2nd in the ranking in Chemistry with the mark of 4.85/5)
2008 Entrepreneurship Award under the Program to Stimulate Job Opportunity - PEOE - ILE (Local Employment Initiatives), Funding Entity: IEFP, Ministry of Employment, Portugal;
2014 Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BPD/99851/2014) (top ten in the ranking in Chemistry with the mark of 4.86/5)
2021 Best Poster Award, presented at 18th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR2021), Online, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, September 21-23
Other Scientific Positions
2002-2006 - Member of Centro de Investigação em Química e Catálise, UAlg (FCT Research Unit)
2007-2008 - Member of CCMAR – Centro de Ciências do Mar, UAlg (FCT Associate Laboratory)
Since 2007 - Member of Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (SPQ)
2007 - Member of the organizing committee of the 8º Encontro Nacional da Divisão de Química-Física da SPQ
2007 - Member of the organizing committee of the European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR XI)
Since 2008 - Founder and Scientific Consultant at the TecnoCiLab, Lda. (Private laboratory, analytical chemistry)
2009-2010 - Member of IN – Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IST-UL (FCT Associate Laboratory)
2011-2014 - Member of iMed-UL – Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences, FF-UL (FCT Research Unit)
2013 - Member of the organizing committee of the 10º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica da SPQ
Since 2015 - Member of CQE – Centro de Química Estrutural, IST-UL (FCT Research Unit)
2015 - Associate reviewer of the National Science Center of Poland; Research field: Physical Science and Engeenering; Evaluation Panel: Physical and analytical chemical sciences.
2018 Member of the organizing committee of the 7th EuCheMS Conference on Nitrogen Ligands, Lisboa, Portugal
2019 Member of the organizing committee of the 1st International Conference on Noncovalent Interactions (ICNI), Lisboa, Portugal
2019 Member of the monitoring committee for the PhD thesis of Bruno Guerreiro (Doctoral program in Chemistry, FCT, University of Algarve)
2020 Editorial Board Member of Pharmaceuticals journal (MDPI, Open Access Journals)
2020 Guest Editor: Special Issue in Antibiotics (MDPI) journal: "Design and Synthesis of Antibacterial Heterocycle-Based Compounds"
Since 2021 - Member of IMS - Institute of Molecular Sciences, IST-UL (FCT Associate Laboratory)
2021 Guest Editor: Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals (MDPI) journal: "Selective Chelators for Metals on Cells and Cancer Chemotherapy"
2022 Member of the organizing committee of the XXII International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (XXII ISHC), Lisboa, Portugal
2001-2004 Relações estrutura-reactividade no desenvolvimento de novos métodos sintéticos (FCT project, POCTI/QUI/32958/1999);
Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Maria de Lurdes S. Cristiano, PI); (research fellow)
2001-2004 Design and Synthesis of Antimalarial pro-Drugs (FCT project, POCTI/FCB/33580/1999);
Institutions: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Amadeu F. Brigas, PI); (research fellow)
2007-2010 Studies on the reactivity of derivatives of tetrazole and isothiazole; isothiazolyltetrazoles as potential bidentate ligands and their application in catalysis (FCT project, PTDC/QUI/67674/2006);
Institutions: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve (Dr. Maria de Lurdes S. Cristiano, PI) and Departamento de Química, FCTUC, University of Coimbra; (TEAM MEMBER)
2008 TecnoCiLab, Lda. - Análises Químicas/Bioquímicas, Alimentares e Ambientais; Investigação & Desenvolvimento e Consultoria em Empresas de Base Tecnológica Program to Stimulate Job Opportunity - PEOE - ILE (Local Employment Initiatives), Funding Entity: IEFP Portugal; (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)
2007-2010 Thermal reactivity and optically controlled photochemistry of three membered ring nitrogen containing compounds, as probed by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and quantum chemical calculations
(FCT project, PTDC/QUI/71203/2006);
Institutions: Departamento de Química, FCTUC, University of Coimbra (Dr. Rui Fausto, PI); Faculdade de Bioquímica e Farmácia, University of Buenos Aires and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, University of Algarve; (TEAM MEMBER)
2013-2015 GenoSep: Removal of Genotoxic Impurities from active pharmaceutical ingredients (FCT project, PTDC/QEQ-PRS/2757-2012);
Institutions: Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) (Dr. Frederico Ferreira, PI); FCT – New University of Lisbon; Faculdade de Farmácia – University of Lisbon; Imperial College London (Dr. Andrew Guy Livingston) and Hovione FarmaCiência S.A.; (TEAM MEMBER)
2018-2021 Straightforward synthesis of multifunctional core-shell composites and their applications
(FCT project, PTDC/QUI-QIN/29778/2017); Institutions: Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) (Dr. Elisabete Alegria, PI); (TEAM MEMBER)
Awards and Fellowships
2002 Fellowship at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Universidade do Algarve
2003 Fellowship at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Universidade do Algarve and Department of Chemistry – University of Liverpool
2004 Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BD/17945/2004)
2005 Best Poster Award (3rd place) presented at 7th Congress of Physical Chemistry of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) at Porto, Portugal, May 5-7
2008 Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BPD/43853/2008) (ordered 2nd in the ranking in Chemistry with the mark of 4.85/5)
2008 Entrepreneurship Award under the Program to Stimulate Job Opportunity - PEOE - ILE (Local Employment Initiatives), Funding Entity: IEFP, Ministry of Employment, Portugal;
2014 Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal (BPD/99851/2014) (top ten in the ranking in Chemistry with the mark of 4.86/5)
2021 Best Poster Award, presented at 18th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR2021), Online, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, September 21-23
Other Scientific Positions
2002-2006 - Member of Centro de Investigação em Química e Catálise, UAlg (FCT Research Unit)
2007-2008 - Member of CCMAR – Centro de Ciências do Mar, UAlg (FCT Associate Laboratory)
Since 2007 - Member of Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (SPQ)
2007 - Member of the organizing committee of the 8º Encontro Nacional da Divisão de Química-Física da SPQ
2007 - Member of the organizing committee of the European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR XI)
Since 2008 - Founder and Scientific Consultant at the TecnoCiLab, Lda. (Private laboratory, analytical chemistry)
2009-2010 - Member of IN – Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IST-UL (FCT Associate Laboratory)
2011-2014 - Member of iMed-UL – Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences, FF-UL (FCT Research Unit)
2013 - Member of the organizing committee of the 10º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica da SPQ
Since 2015 - Member of CQE – Centro de Química Estrutural, IST-UL (FCT Research Unit)
2015 - Associate reviewer of the National Science Center of Poland; Research field: Physical Science and Engeenering; Evaluation Panel: Physical and analytical chemical sciences.
2018 Member of the organizing committee of the 7th EuCheMS Conference on Nitrogen Ligands, Lisboa, Portugal
2019 Member of the organizing committee of the 1st International Conference on Noncovalent Interactions (ICNI), Lisboa, Portugal
2019 Member of the monitoring committee for the PhD thesis of Bruno Guerreiro (Doctoral program in Chemistry, FCT, University of Algarve)
2020 Editorial Board Member of Pharmaceuticals journal (MDPI, Open Access Journals)
2020 Guest Editor: Special Issue in Antibiotics (MDPI) journal: "Design and Synthesis of Antibacterial Heterocycle-Based Compounds"
Since 2021 - Member of IMS - Institute of Molecular Sciences, IST-UL (FCT Associate Laboratory)
2021 Guest Editor: Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals (MDPI) journal: "Selective Chelators for Metals on Cells and Cancer Chemotherapy"
2022 Member of the organizing committee of the XXII International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (XXII ISHC), Lisboa, Portugal