Group Members
Group Members
Group Leaders
José Luis Capelo Martínez, MSc PhD
Full Professor – Chemistry Department (Biochemistry)
Head of the Group – Responsible for the Laboratory of Bio-Analytics Lab 014-015
Carlos Lodeiro Espiño, MSc PhD
Full Professor – Chemistry Department (Applied Chemistry)
Head of the group – Responsable for the Laboratory of Nanosynthesis, Chemosensors and Spectroscopy Labs 308 – 317
Hugo Miguel Baptista Carreira dos Santos, MSc PhD PhD
Assistant Researcher (FCT | UNL LAQV-REQUIMTE)
Head of the medical proteomics lab and the Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry “Isabel Moura” & Functional Associations of Post-Translational Modifications Lab 011- 013
Elisabete de Jesus Oliveira Marques, MSc PhD PhD
Assistant Professor – Chemistry Department (Applied Chemistry)
Head of AMR-Lab: Laboratory for Antimicrobial Materials, Coatings, and Drug Delivery. Lab 308 – 315
Javier Fernández Lodeiro, MSc PhD
Assistant Researcher (FCT | UNL LAQV-REQUIMTE)
Head of the Laboratory of New Green Methodologies applied to the Design and Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles. Lab 308 – 317
Group Members
Postdocs
Dr. Cristiane Smith (University of Campinas – Brazil)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2026 in Nanomaterials and microbiology applications & sensors
Supervisors: Prof Carlos Lodeiro; Prof. Elisabete Oliveira, Dr. Javier Fernandez-Lodeiro
Dr. Frederico Duarte, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher 2026 Submission Drugs Sensors
Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro,
International Research Visitants
Ms. Manuela Iacobini – 2026
PhD Student From the NanoDelivery Lab at Sapienza University of Rome.
Cosupervisors: Prof Hugo M. Santos / Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Project on bladder cancer, addressing a problem that remains clinically unresolved: the detection of “invisible” hematuria, signals that are present, but fall below the threshold of reliable observation.
Mr. Riccardo Varrica – 2026
PhD Student at the Universidad de Palermo (Dipartimento STeBiCeF)
Cosupervisors: Prof Hugo M. Santos / Prof. Jose Luis Capelo
Project: “RNA-based and molecular approaches for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Ms. Sara Meldoli – 2026
MSc Degree – University of Bologna – ERASMUS Master Student
Supervisors: Prof Carlos Lodeiro; Prof. Elisabete Oliveira
PhD Candidates (FCT | UNL)
Ms. Inês Pereira Gomes, MSc
PhD Candidate 2027-2031 (Applied Chemistry – Analytical Developments)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. José Antonio Saez (Uvalencia),and Dr. Javier Fernández Lodeiro
Mr. André Figueiredo, MSc
PhD Candidate 2024 -2028 (BioChemistry)
Supervisors: Dr. Hugo Santos, Prof. Jose Luis Capelo and Prof. Rajiv Dhir
Ms. Joana Galhano, MSc
PhD Candidate 2023-2026 (Chemistry)
Supervisors: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira, Prof. Carlos Lodeiro, Prof. Julia Lorenzo (UAB)
Mr. Filipe Miguel Pinto Morais, MSc
Mr. Moah Mousa, MSc ( University of Sharjah and United Arab Emirates University (UAE)
PhD Candidate 2022-2026 (Biochemistry)
Supervisor: Prof. Hugo M. Santos (FCT) and Prof. Nelson da Cruz Soares Nelson da Cruz Soares, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Sarjah, United Arab Emirates( UAE)6
Ms. Elisabete Pires, MSc (University of Oxford – UK)
PhD Candidate 2021-2026 (Biochemistry)
Supervisor: Prof. Jose Luis Capelo (FCT)
Ms. Ines Domingos, MSc
PhD Candidate 2025 -2029 (SBioChemistry)
Supervisor: Prof Jose Luis Capelo and Dr Hugo M Santos.
Mr. Gonçalo Pedro, MSc
PhD Candidate 2025 -2029 (PDQ Chemistry – Inorganic Chemistry)
Supervisors: Prof. Carlos Lodeiro (FCT), Prof. Elisabete Oliveira (FCT) and Prof. Atanas Kurutos ( Bulgaria Academy of Science – Bulgaria)
Mr. João Montes, MSc
PhD Candidate 2026-2030 (PDB)
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos (LAQV-REQUIMTE – NOVA FCT)
CoSupervisor: Prof. José Luís Capelo(LAQV-REQUIMTE – NOVA FCT)
CoSupervisor: Dr. Helder Mansinho (Garcia da Horta Hospital)
Raquel Inês Oliveira Lourenço da Fonseca , MSc
PhD Candidate 2026-2030 (PDB)
Supervisor: Prof. José Luis Capelo(LAQV-REQUIMTE – NOVA FCT)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos(LAQV-REQUIMTE – NOVA FCT)
MSc Candidates
Ms. Mariana Dias, BSc
MSc in Biochemistry – NOVA FCT
Supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos (NOVA FCT)
Mr. Igor Alexandre Martins da Silva Lourenço BSc
MSc in BioOrganic Chemistry 2025-2026
Supervisors : Prof. Carlos Lodeiro and Prof. Elisabete Oliveira
Supervisors: Dr. Elisabete Oliveira
Co-supervisor: Dr. Hugo M. Santos
Mr. Gonçalo Miguel Belardo Vieira, BSc
MSc in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine – 2025-2026
Supervisor: Professor José Luis Capelo
Cosupervisor: Dr. Hélder Mansinho (Garcia da Orta Hospital)
Collaborators - Last Year Project Students
Rodrigo Almeida Morais Pires – LAQ Student
Design and Optical Evaluation of Novel Dansyl Sulfonamide Hybrids Bearing Barbituric,Benzothiazole, and Triazine–Adamantane Units for Dual Metal-Ion and Anion Sensing.
Supervisor: Prof Carlos Lodeiro; Mr. Frederico Duarte
Jessica Nunes Grilo, LQA Student
Naphthalimide–Biopolymer Hybrid Materials for Metal-Ion Sensing and Antimicrobial Evaluation
Supervisors: Prof. Elisabete Oliveira; Prof Carlos Lodeiro
Vânia Constâncio Garcia, LQA Student
Tellurium- and Selenium-Substituted Naphthalimide Derivatives for Dual Metal-Ion and Thiol Detection: Toward Biological and Environmental Sensing Applications.
Supervisors: Prof. Elisabete Oliveira ; Mr. Gonçalo Pedro | Prof Carlos Lodeiro
PROTEOMASS SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERS
Mr. Gonçalo Pedro MSc
Scientific Data Manager
Inês Pereira Gomes, MSc
Social Network Developer
Mr. Tomás Miranda, MSc
NOVA University Lisbon
Solution Developer
PROTEOMASS SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Hands-On Courses Manager
Ms. Ines Domingos, MSc
PROTEOMASS Hands-on Courses Manager & Journal Manager
JIOMICS and Translational Chemistry Journals Manager
Dr. Frederico Duarte, MSc
Journal Manager – Production
Mr. Gonçalo Pedro, MSc
Journal Manager – Production