Former Members BIOSCOPE
Alumni Members BIOSCOPE
Luis Carvalho, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 2024-2025 (Biochemistry)
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo / Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Ms. Ana Beatriz Gonçalves
3r year student in Applied Chemistry – FCT NOVA
Supervisor: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Co-supervisor: Ms. Joana Galhano
Ms. Maria Leonardo de Castro
3r year student in Applied Chemistry – FCT NOVA
Supervisor: Dr. Javier Fernández Lodeiro
Co-supervisor: Dr. Hugo Miguel Santos
Ms. Beatriz Júlia Cordeiro Gonçalves Mendes
3r year student in Applied Chemistry – FCT NOVA
Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Co-supervisor: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Mr. José Celorico
3r year student in Applied Chemistry – FCT NOVA
Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Co-Supervisor: Mr. Frederico Duarte
Catarina Alexandra Pires André, BSc
BSc in Biochemistry – NOVA FCT
MSc in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine
Supervisor: Professor Doutor José Luis Capelo Martínez
Ms. Teresa Realista Ferreira
BSc in Biochemistry, FCUL Lisbon
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos,
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Luís Botelho de Carvalho
Ms. Beatriz da Costa Lopes
BsC in Biochemistry – FCT NOVA
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo Miguel Santos
Co-supervisor: Prof. José Luis Capelo
Benjamim Carvalho, BSc
International Master “From Molecular Biosciences to Biotherapies” at the Sorbonne University Paris
Master Thesis I2S- “Integrative and Systemic Immunology.
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Silvia Nuti, PhD
PhD Candidate 2020 – 2024 (Chemistry)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2024- (NanoChemistry)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Javier Fernández, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Mr. Marcos de São José Rosa Ramalho Frazão Correia
Master Candidate 2023-2024 – Master in Biomaterials and NanoMedicine
Project: Production of new antibacterial nanomaterials with synergistic properties for drug delivery against sexually transmitted infections
Supervisors: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira and Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Ms Vânia Maria Moreira da Rocha
Master Candidate 2023-2024 ( Master in Biomaterials and NanoMedicine)
Project: Engineering antifungal peptide-functionalized nanoparticles for managing candidiasis
Supervisors: Dr. José das Neves (PI-I3S); Dr. Bruno Sarmento(Cosupervisor I3S) ; Prof. Carlos Lodeiro (FCT NOVA Cosupervisor)
Margarida Maria de Raimond Caetano
Master: Biochemistry
Supervisor: Prof. Hugo Santos
Co-supervisor: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Supervisor – Dr. Hugo M Santos
Co-supevisor – Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Mr. Duarte Leitão Cymerman
Supervisor: Professor José Luís Capelo
Co-supervisor: Professor Hugo M. Santos
Supervisors: Prof. José Luis Capelo
Co-supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Mr. Diogo Torres (LQA 2022)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian – Talentos Gulbenkian Program
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Ms. Andisiwe Bangani
Master Candidate 2022-2023
Project: Design of silica-based adsorbents and their application in the analysis of cephalosporins antibiotics in water
Supervisor: Prof. Philiswa Nomgongo , Dr. TA Makhetha ( University of Johannesburg – South Africa), Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira ( NOVA University Lisbon -Portugal
Mr. Hugo Mateus
Master Candidate 2022-2023
Project: Identification of peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex in macrophages through immunopeptidomics.
Supervisors: Dr. Hugo M. Santos, LAQV–REQUIMTE FCT NOVA and Paulo Bettencourt, Faculdade de Medicina – UCP.
Dr. Adrián Fernández Lodeiro, MSc PhD
PhD Candidate 2014 – 2019 (Chemistry)
Junior Researcher
Green Methodologies applied to the Design and Synthesis of Ag and Pt Nanoparticles. Lab 308
Mr. Gonçalo Pinto, MSc
PhD Candidate 2019 – 2023 (Chemistry)
Supervisors: Dr. Hugo M Santos, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Ms. Francisca Freixo (LQA)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro e Dr. Krasimira Petrova
Mr. Renato Miguel B. Rodrigues ( LQA – Final Projet)
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo / Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Ms. Catarina Alexandra Pires André (Biochemistry Degree)
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Mr. Gonçalo Baptista (Biochemistry Degree)
Supervisor: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Ms. Beatriz de Conceição Araújo (Biochemistry Degree)
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Dr. Rebeca André, MSc (University of Lisbon -Portugal)
PhD Candidate 2021-24 (Chemistry)
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M Santos (FCT)
Mr. Gonçalo Marcelo, MSc
PhD Candidate 2019 -2022 (Sustainable Chemistry)
Supervisors: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira, Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Julia Lorenzo (UAB)
Mr. Rafael Bento
Master Candidate 2020-2022
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Eduardo Galaricha (LQA 2022)
SusaNa Jorge, MSc PhD
PhD Candidate 2017 – 2021 (Biochemistry) Postdoctoral Researcher
Medical Proteomics Studies. Lab 014-015
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Dr. Hugo Santos
Cristian Cuerva de Alaiz, MSc PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 2018-2020
Researcher, University Complutense of Madrid (Spain)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Mr. Luís Ferraz
Trainne 2020
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Dr. Hugo Santos
Mr. Joao Prates
Master Thesis candidate in Biochemistry 2017-2018
Supervisors: Prof. Hugo M. Santos and Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Ms. Daniela Ribeiro Pinheiro, MSc
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Prof. Sergio Melo, Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Mr. Eduardo Araujo, MSc
PhD Candidate 2015-2020
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Hugo M Santos and Prof. A. Letho.
Ms. Jamila Djafari
PhD Candidate 2015-2019
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Javier Fernández Lodeiro and Prof. José Luis Capelo.
Mr. Mark Colbassi
MASTER Candidate ERASMUS University of Bologna – University NOVA of Lisbon (January – July 2019)
Supervisors: Prof. Nelsi Zaccheroni (UBOLOGNA), Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Mr. Giulio Casula
Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Department, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy). Supervised by Dr. Claudia Caltagirone, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira, and Dr. Carlos Lodeiro.
Master Candidate. ERASMUS Master Student. September 2018 – March 2019
Supervisors: Prof. Claudia Caltagirone (UCAGLIARI),
Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Mr. Julio Dinis Nunes de Miranda, MSc
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, Prof. Patricia Poeta and Prof. Gilberto Igrejas (UTAD)
Dr. Nuno Miguel Malavado Moura, PhD
Junior Researcher
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Graça M. Neves (UAVEIRO) and Prof. J. Cavaleiro
Ms. Joana Cordeiro Flores
Master Thesis in Biochemistry 2017-2018
Supervisors: Prof. Hugo M. Santos, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Mr. Simone Valentini
Università degli studi di Pisa, Inorganic and Industrial Chemistry Department (Italy)
ERASMUS Master Student. May 2018 – November 2018
Supervisors: Prof. Andrea Puci (UPISA), Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Ms. Victoria Cheptene
Università degli studi di Pisa, Inorganic and Industrial Chemistry Department (Italy)
ERASMUS Master Student. May 2018 – November 2018
Supervisors: Prof. Andrea Puci (UPISA), Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Dr. Antônio Augusto Soares Paulino
PhD Candidate 2015-2019
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Prof. Alcindo Aparecido dos Santos (USP)
Dr. Augusto Cesar Gonçalves
PhD Candidate 2015-2019
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Prof. Alcindo Aparecido dos Santos (USP)
Mr. Nuno Morais
Master Thesis in Biochemistry 2017-2018
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Mr. Jemmyson Jesus, MSc
PhD Candidate 2015-2019
Supervisors: Prof. Marco Aurelio Zezzi Arruda (UNICAMP), Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Mr. Kevin Pereira
Student MIEQB-FCT. PIIC Subject : “Engineering a solid-solid interface to speed up enzimatic cleavage of proteins” (Course 2017-2018)
Supervisors: Prof. Hugo M. Santos, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Mr. Sebastião Villax
Final Project in LQA (Applied Chemistry)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Dr. Javier Fernandez Lodeiro
Ms. Jessica Machado
Master Thesis in Bio-Organic Chemistry 2017
Supervisors: and Prof. Hugo Miguel B. Santos and Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Dr. Hugo López Fernández, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 2016-2017
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, and Prof. Floretino Riverola (UVIGO)
Mr. Carlos Fernandéz Lodeiro
Final LQA Project. Erasmus Student 2016-2017
University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Ms. Joana Coelho
Master Thesis in Bio-Organic Chemistry 2017
Supervisors: and Prof. Hugo Miguel B. Santos and Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Ms. Susana Apolinário Correia, MSc
PhD Student 2013 – Defended in 2017
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, Prof. Patricia Poeta and Prof. Gilberto Igrejas (UTAD)
Ms. Luz Catarina Fernandes, MSc
PhD Student 2012-2016
Defended in December 2016
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Prof. Isabel M. Moura
Ms. Marta Silva, MSc
MSc Thesis defended in July 2016
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Teresa Casimiro and Prof. Ana A. Ricardo
Mr. Joao Prates
L Biochemistry. Biochemistry Project Student 2016, University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Ms. Diana Sofia G. C. Madeira, MSc
PhD defended in 2016
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, Prof. Catarina Vinagre and Prof. Mario Dinis
Dra. Viviane Pilla, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 2015-2016
Professor University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Mr. Gonçalo MarCelo
PIIC Subject : Quantum Dots @ Mesoporous Silica: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Applications as Biomarkers (Course 2014-2015)
Mr. Jessica Lea Mesquita
(Student MIEQB. PIIC Subject) Nanomaterials in Proteomics (Course 2014-2015)
Mr. Tiago Pereira
MSc Thesis in Biochemistry defended in July 2015
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, and Prof. Hugo Miguel B. Santos
Dr. Cristina Nuñez González, MSc PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 2010-2015
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Ms. Sónia Catarina da Silva Ramos
PhD Student Defended in 2015
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo, Prof. Patricia Poeta and Prof. Gilberto Igrejas
Dr. Mario Emanuel de Sousa Diniz, MSc PhD
Assistant Researcher 2009-2014
Dr. Antonio Cid Samamed, MSc PhD
University of Vigo (Spain)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2011-2013
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Prof. Mario Dinis
Dr. Miguel Ângelo Rodrigues Larguinho, MSc
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
PhD Thesis in Molecular and Cellular Biology, defended in 2014
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Prof. Pedro Viana Baptista
Dr. Carla Isabel Madeira dos Santos, PhD
University NOVA of Lisbon and University of Aveiro (Portugal)
PhD Thesis 2009-2013, defended in 2013
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro , Prof. Graça M. Neves and Prof. Amparo Faustino
Mr. David Peitinho
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Biochemistry Project Student 2014
Ms. Joana Gulamhussen
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Biochemistry Project Student 2014
Dr. Carolina Fernández Costa, PhD
Universidade de A Coruña, INHIBIC (Spain)
PhD Student 2010-2014
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo , Prof. Francisco Blanco
Mr. João Medeiros Silva
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Project Chemistry Student 2013
Dr. Marco André Miranda Galésio, PhD
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
PhD Student 2007-2011
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Mr. Rubén López Cortes, MSc
Universidad de Vigo (Spain)
Researcher 2011-2012
Dr. Ricardo Jorge Da Silva Carreira, PhD
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
PhD Student 2007-2011
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo , Prof. Isabel Moura
Dr. Gonçalo Jorge Dias do Vale, PhD
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
PhD Student 2007-2011
Supervisors: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo , Prof. Maria Lourdes Gonçalves and Prof. Luis Fonseca
Dr. Bruno André Cunha de Vallêra Jacques Pedras, PhD
Universidad NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
PhD Student 2006-2011
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Prof. Teresa Aviles Perea
Dr. Abel Tamayo HAro, PhD
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
PhD Student 2004-2006
Supervisors: Prof. Luis Escriche and Prof. Carlos Lodeiro
Dr. Berta Covelo, PhD
Universidade de Vigo-CACTI (Spain)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2005
Dr. Raquel Rial Otero, PhD
University of Vigo-FCOU(Spain)
Postodoctoral Researcher 2006-2008
Mr. Tiago Jorge Laranjeira Silva
University NOVA ol Lisbon (Portugal)
Master Student BI 2008
Mr. Angelo Rocha
University NOVA of Lisboa (Portugal)
Master Student 2007-2008
Ms. Sumaya Ferreira Guedes
Universidad Federal do Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Visiting Bachelor Student 2007-2008
Mr. Hagen Shoulds
University of Dresden (Germany)
Master ERASMUS Student 2007-2008
Ms. Andreia Rodriguez
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Master Student 2007-2008
Ms. Diana Pataca Vieira
University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)
Master Student 2007-2008