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Biography

Sara Amorim holds a degree in Chemistry (2007) and a Master’s in Medicinal Chemistry (2009), both from the University of Minho. In 2020 she completed her PhD in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, and Stem cells from I3B's in collaboration with Ipatimup (Porto, Portugal). Her PhD work focused on developing 2D and 3D platforms to mimic the ECM of gastric cancer cells. In 2020 she became a post-doctoral researcher at I3Bs (UMinho) where she developed 3D biomaterials to study the invasiveness character of glioblastoma multiforme. Additionally, she worked on functionalizing 2D surfaces using different strategies, for biosensing applications and, the synthesis of inorganic silica nanoparticles for bone regeneration. More recently, she has been dedicated to the development of a biocompatible cardiac patch for the regeneration and functional recovery of cardiac tissue. This latest subject gave her an approved FCT-funded Project as Principal Investigator (I-Care - Implantable 3D-bioprinted glycopeptide-based patch for Cardiac tissue Repair (2023.00076.RESTART)). In September 2024, Sara joined the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) at the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto as a Researcher. Her current research focuses on biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. She is also an Invited Professor on the course unit of Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication, of the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering (ESB, Porto).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Extracellular matrix models to study the impact of Hyaluronan molecular weights on the behavior of gastric cancer cells, University of Minho

Award Date: 16 Jul 2020

Master, Biodegradable nanocomposites for packaging for medical applications, University of Minho

Award Date: 9 Dec 2009

Bachelor, Chemistry, Specialization in Quality of Polymeric Materials

Oct 2002Jun 2007

External positions

Post-Doc Researcher, University of Minho

1 Oct 202010 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • QD Chemistry
  • Q Science (General)

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