Research group
Molecular Synthesis
Position
Researcher
2001 Degree in Industrial Chemistry, University of Aveiro (UA)
2005 Master in “Advanced Biomolecular Methods”, UA.
2012 PhD in Chemistry, UA
2013-2019 Pos-doc in the project “New multicharged porphyrins and phthalocyanines as potential telomerase inhibitors”.
2019-present - Researcher in the Chemistry Department of UA
Research interests - Evaluaton of the ability of new molecules, namely tetrapyrrolic macrocycles and hybrids to inhibit telomerase by selectively stabilizing quadruplex DNA structures.
Thirty research articles published in indexed journals, eleven as first author, six also as corresponding author and two as last author. Reviewer and co-editor of indexed journals; Supervisor of undergraduate and master students. Teacher of practical classes at UA.
Representative Publications
Charge and substituent effects on the stability of porphyrin/G-quadruplex adducts
10.1002/jms.2048
Electrospray mass spectrometry for the study of the non-covalent interactions of porphyrins and duplex desoxyribonucleotides
Hybrids Based on Graphene Oxide and Porphyrin as Tools for Detection and Stabilization of DNA G-Quadruplexes
10.1021/acsomega.8b01366
Photoinactivation of Planktonic and Biofilm Forms of Escherichia coli through the Action of Cationic Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines
10.1002/cptc.201900020
The Interactions of H2TMPyP, Analogues and Its Metal Complexes with DNA G-Quadruplexes-An Overview
10.3390/biom11101404
Interfacial assembly of zinc(II) phthalocyanines on graphene oxide (GO): Stable "turn-off-on" nanoplatforms to detect G-quadruplexes (G4)
10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.075
Arrays of graphene-quantum dots-supported DNA oligonucleotides as self-indicating porphyrin carriers
10.1039/d3nj03280a
