Catarina R. F. Caneira Email & Phone Number

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Azambuja, Lisboa, Portugal

Main R&D projects:(1) Miniaturization of point-of-care hematology analyzers for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) - strategic partnership with FIND.(2) Miniaturization of isothermal amplification technique and lateral flow detection on a centrifugal microfluidic cartridge toward point-of-care viral diagnostics.(3) Development of a Lipoprotein(a) detection assay on a centrifugal microfluidic cartridge for point-of-care diagnostics.Co-orientation of one master student on the topic "Development of a rapid diagnostic test for tropical diseases, by isothermal amplification technique (Recombinase Polymerase Amplification, RPA) with lateral flow detection using gold nanoparticles (AuNP) on a centrifugal microfluidic cartridge"

PhD Project: MicroPathID: Rapid in-field microfluidic system for diagnostic of pathogensPhD project focused on the development of a rapid, low-cost, and point-of-use compatible microfluidic-based system to identify the presence, in a raw biological sample, of a specific bacterium, with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This included the development of (1) an efficient sample preparation module for cell lysis, (2) an isothermal amplification module, using padlock-rolling circle amplification (PLP-RCA) technique, and (3) the integration of photosensors to acquire the optical signal and provide a quantitative or qualitative response. Mentored 3 master students and 1 summer student. International conference attendance for both oral and poster presentations.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Research Topic: Amplification strategies for detection of DNA in microfluidicsDevelopment of a pressure-driven microfluidic device for nucleic acid detection. By combining the use of nanoporous microbeads and quantum dots, an increase in the sensitivity (low pM) of the assay was reached, compared with the previous fluorescence limit of detection, and the optimization of the detection assay allowed a decrease in the assay time from 1 hour to 10 min.

Master's Thesis Project entitled: "Development of a bead-based microfluidic system for RNA and DNA detection."

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Pass With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Student Representative for the PhD doctoral program from 2018/2019.Outreach and Teaching Skills - Department.

"Hands-On Micro Systems" Summer School

Integrated Master Degree, Biomedical Engineering

Master's Profile: Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Most relevant courses.

Japanese A1, 18

Intensive summer course (60 hours).