Sara M. Oliveira Email & Phone Number

Braga, Pt

Braga, Portugal

* PI @INL of;- FEASTS (Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions) 2023-2026, Grant 101136749, HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK-01-13- InsectERA 2022-2025, PRR number C632327738-00466948- M3atD 2020-2022 - Funded by the Good Food Institute*Project Team member:- IDFoods: Food Systems of the Future, 2024-2026, RCI PT2030*INL Food Cluster Coordinator 2024*Member of Staff Council 2024*INL Food Cluster Deputy Coordinator 2023

Lisbon, Portugal

The CellAgri Portugal – Portuguese Association for the Development of Cellular Agriculture has the mission of promoting and stimulating the collaborative growth of cellular agriculture in Portugal. We are an independent and non-profit association founded in 2022 with the goal of educating and raising awareness about scientific, technological, and industrial advancements in the field of cellular agriculture, especially in Portugal or involving the Portuguese community worldwide.

Braga Area, Portugal

3D food printingCultivated meat

Braga, Portugal

3D food printing. Protein structuring. Rheology, texture and tribology food studies. Collaborative work with biosensors for cancer detection.Under supervision of Prof. Lorenzo Pastrana

Guimarães E Região, Portugal

Under the ERC-funded project ComplexiTE (ERC-2012-ADG 20120216: An integrated multidisciplinary tissue engineering approach combining novel high-throughput screening and advanced methodologies to create complex biomaterials-stem cells constructs) Polysaccharides and proteins for human stem cells bioprinting. Rheological characterisation and strategies to optimize the printing. Under supervision of Prof. Rui L. Reis and Dr. Alexandra P. Marques

Guimarães

PhD Thesis: “Novel 3D scaffolds modified with nanostructured polymeric coatings or micro/nanofibers for tissue engineering applications”http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/handle/1822/35486 Multidisciplinary research and practical experience on the preparation and characterisation of layer-by-layer assembled coatings and 3D printed constructs rich in polysaccharides and human derived platelet lysate and respective effect on human endothelial cells and human adipose derived stem cells. Development and characterisation of nanocoatings and nanostructured 3D scaffolds (recurring to techniques such as AFM, SEM, QCM-D, goniometer, uCT, 3D printing, freeze-drying, layer-by-layer assembling, ELISA). Isolation and characterisation of endothelial and stem cells morphologically (morphology image analysis: Image J, Cell Profiler and Angiogenesis Analyser), phenotypically (differentiation features, e.g., CaP deposition) and genotypically (qPCR).Under supervision of Prof. João F. Mano and Prof. Rui L. Reis

Master Thesis: “Chemical modification of superhydrophobic polymeric surfaces to control cell attachment” Development of superhydrophobic surfaces and studies of the effect of surface wettability (controlled by surface modification using a Argon Plasma reactor) on several cell line types (L929, ATDC5 and SaOs-2).Under supervision of Dr. Natália Alves, Dr. Wenlong Song and Prof. João F. Mano

Trento, Italy

Isolation of the protein silk fibroin from bombyx mori. Characterization and processing of silk fibroin in combination with polysaccharides, growth factors to prepare sponges, hydrogels and nanocoatings. Preparation of new silk-polysaccharides hybrid hydrogels.Under supervision of Prof. Antonella Mota and prof. Claudio Migliaresi.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Advanced Studies In Bioengineering Systems (Mit-Portugal Program)

Integrated Master In Biomedical Engineering

Education record

Education record