{"id":241,"date":"2024-04-29T18:31:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/?p=241"},"modified":"2025-02-22T19:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T19:35:24","slug":"meet-our-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/meet-our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Team\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gathering expertise from three distinguished institutions\u2014two from the University of Lisbon and one from the University of Porto\u2014this project forms a robust, multidisciplinary team of cross-field experts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/\">TEAM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NanoBioMitig project is supported by an interdisciplinary and complementary team, including two research groups from FCi\u00eancias.ID, BioISI and MARE, and two more research groups, one from FEUP, LEPABE-team, and the other from IST-ID, iBB-team. Together they will ultimately provide non-toxic and scalable natural-based nano-agents, methodologies for their immobilization in coatings for surface protection against biofouling, and a better understanding of their interaction with microbial communities. They will also boost the valorisation of biological resources and provide strategies for potential exploitation in the field, which have a relevant impact on preventing and minimising the effects of biofouling on infrastructure and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-614 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image.jpeg 410w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-293x300.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elisabete R. Silva<\/strong> -Principal Investigator of the NanoBioMitig Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position: Assistant Researcher | Invited Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head of the Bioactive and Multifunctional Materials Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: BioISI -Biosystems &amp; Integrative Sciences Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/elisabete-r-silva\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"111\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-anarego-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ana Maria Botelho do Rego<\/strong> &#8211; Co-Principal Investigator of the NanoBioMitig Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position: Retired Associate Prof. with Habilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Collaboration protocol with the iBB\/DEQ\/IST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/ana-maria-rego\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bernardo Duarte<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: MARE\u2014Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre &amp; ARNET\u2014Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/bernardo-duarte\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-vanessa-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-vanessa-1.png 313w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-vanessa-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-vanessa-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vanessa Fonseca<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: MARE\u2014Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre &amp; ARNET\u2014Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/vanessa-fonseca\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-1024x1023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1-1081x1080.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-filipem_sifeup-1.jpg 2041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Filipe Jos\u00e9 Menezes Mergulh\u00e3o<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position: Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/filipe-jose-m-mergulhao\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"111\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-ferraria.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ana Maria Ferraria<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0Researcher and Invited Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Biospectroscopy and Interfaces Research Group (BSIRG), Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) and Department of Chemical Engineering (DEQ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/ana-maria-ferraria\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-mario.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-mario.png 248w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-mario-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u00e1rio S. Rodrigues<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Departamento de F\u00edsica, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Biosystems &amp; Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position: Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/mario-s-rodrigues\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carrapeto.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ana Patr\u00edcia Matos Carapeto<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0J\u00fanior Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias de Lisboa, BioISI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/ana-patricia-matos-carapeto\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-Fotografia_Losada_Garcia_Noelia-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Noelia Losada Garc\u00eda<\/strong> &#8211; Core Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: FCi\u00eancias.ID \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o para a Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e Desenvolvimento de Ci\u00eancias \u2013 Instituto de Biosistemas &amp; Ci\u00eancias Integrativas (BioISI). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position :\u00a0Junior Researcher (Postdoctoral Researcher)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/noelia-losada-garcia\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/irinaDuarte.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/irinaDuarte.png 356w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/irinaDuarte-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/irinaDuarte-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Irina Duarte<\/strong> &#8211; Young Researcher Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: MARE\u2014Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre &amp; ARNET\u2014Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/irina-duarte\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-cropped-image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-963 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-cropped-image-1.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-cropped-image-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ana Maria Ferraria<\/strong> &#8211; PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0Researcher and Invited Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affiliation: Biospectroscopy and Interfaces Research Group (BSIRG), Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) and Department of Chemical Engineering (DEQ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Position:\u00a0PhD student at Bioenergetics laboratory\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/andreia-cunha-barreto\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gathering expertise from three distinguished institutions\u2014two from the University of Lisbon and one from the University of Porto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1125,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions\/1125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanobiomitig.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}