M.Sc. Thesis - 2012

 

Ana Carolina Ferreira Vencá, “Identification and characterisation of efflux pumps in Rhodococcus erythropolis”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, M.V. Bettencourt)

 

Ana Cristina Taborda Gomes de Almeida, Functional analysis of the yeast multidrug resistance transporters Tpo1 and Pdr18 under stress induced by the agricultural fungicide mancozeb, MsC in Biotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Isabel Sá-Correia; co-supervisor: Tânia R Cabrito)

 

Ana Margarida de Mendonça Rosa, “Paper-based microfluidics for molecular diagnostics: Immobilization of biomolecules in wax-printed microfluidic channels via CBM3-ZZ chimeric protein”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, J.I. da Silva)

 

André Marques Sales Henriques, Role of the multidrug efflux pumps CgAqr1 and CgTpo2/3 in Candida glabrata resistance to flucytosine and azole drugs, MsC in Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Miguel C Teixeira)

 

André Vieira das Neves, “Aplicação de Nanotecnologias na Indústria de Bebidas: Estudo da Complexação de Antioxidantes com Ciclodextrinas, sua Caracterização e Viabilidade”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, C.M.M. Duarte)

 

Andreia Filipa Campos Tavares, Biological relevance of mucoid vs nonmucoid morphotype variation by Burkholderia cepacia complex, MsC in Cellular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon 2012 (Supervisor: Leonilde M Moreira)

 

Andreia Filipa Ramos Fernandes, “Detection of protein cancer biomarkers in Magnetoresistive Biochip: case study of interleukin 6”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: L. Fonseca, S. Martins)

 

Andreia Filipa Silva de Matos, “Integrated platform for the expansion and neural differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, T. Fernandes)

 

Andreia Rodrigues Josefino Lopes, Avaliação do mecanismo de escape imunológico do complexo Burkholderia cepacia, MsC in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon 2012 (Supervisor: Isabel Sá-Correia; co-supervisor: Carla Coutinho)

 

António Maria Santa Marta de Soure, “Ex-vivo expansion of human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from the umbilical cord blood for cellular therapy”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Beatriz de Jesus da Cruz Monteiro, “Study of the effects of electrospun epslon-caprolactone/gelatin matrices on human mesenchymal stem cell culture”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, C. Lobato da Silva)

 

Bruno Miguel Martins Alves, “Purification of IgG from animal cell cultures using gum arabic coated magnetic particles”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisoors: M.R. Aires Barros, A.C. Roque)

 

Carla Alexandra Nunes Mateus, Study of bioremediation for soils contaminated with s-triazine herbicides: the bioaugmentation bacteira Pseudomonas sp. ADP and Arthrobacter aurescens TC1 compared, MsC in Biotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Cristina A Viegas)

 

Daniela Filipa Martins Silva, “Mechanisms underlying the high production of IL-12 and IFN-β by Lactobacillus acidophilus in dendritic cells”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M.A. Taipa, H. Frøkiær)

 

Diogo Filipe Mateus Rodrigues, “Production of recombinant human aldehyde oxidase in E. coli and optimization of its application for preparative synthesis of oxidized drug metabolites”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, M. Kittelmann)

 

Eduardo Vicente Fonseca, “Proliferative potential and immunomodulatory secretory profile of human mesenchymal stem cells from healthy donors and acute myocardial infarction patients: A comparative study”, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Elisabete de Figueiredo Quintas Borges de Freitas, “DNA vaccines against avian influenza virus: Enhancing immune response by protein targeting”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: G.A. Monteiro, M.A.T Fevereiro)

 

Filipa Gomes de Almeida Dias, Functional analysis of the Burkholderia cepacia complex bceOSU genes encoding putative polysaccharide O-acyltransferases, MsC in Biotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Leonilde M Moreira; co-supervisor: Ana Sofia Ferreira)

 

Filipe Bravo da Silva, Improvement of alcoholic fermentation performance based on highly acetic acid tolerant wine isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and genetically engineered strains, MsC in Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Isabel Sá-Correia; Co-supervisor: Margarida Palma)

 

Gonçalo Luís Melo Santa, “Drying of soy proteins: Optimize solubility by control of the drying conditions and the use of additives”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, A. Alting)

 

Gonçalo Morais e Castro Rodrigues, “Purification of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cells for regenerative medicine applications”, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: J.M.S. Cabral, M.M. Diogo)

 

Guida Filipa Bartolomeu de Campos Camacho, Contribution to the functional analysis of the paralogous gene-pairs CgTpo1_1 and CgTpo1_2 and CgFlr1_1 and CgFlr1_2 from the human pathogen Candida glabrata, MsC in Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico 2012 (Supervisor: Miguel C Teixeira)

 

Inês Rosa Paias Silva Carmona, “Análise organizacional do processo de produção de bolachas com vista à sua optimização qualitativa e quantitativa”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, H. Cavacas)

 

Joana Catarina Onofre Pinto Ferreira Serra, “Cultivation of human mesenchymal stem cells as 3-D aggregates to enhance their therapeutic potential”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Joana Isabel Aires Coutinho Guedes, “Assessment of TiO2-doped microcarriers for the production of tissue engineered microunits for bone regeneration”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, I. Wall)

 

Joana Vital Cabral Batista, “A novel process for human hematopoietic stem cell selection”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, A.M. Azevedo)

 

João Alberto Pacheco Marques de Vasconcelos e Sá, “Production and purification of the p16INK4a: A naked mole-rat’s resistance protein to cancer”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M.A. Taipa, A. Dikiy)

 

João Pedro da Fonseca Anes, “Development of an immobilized enzyme system aiming at inulin hydrolysis under continuous flow”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisor: P. Fernandes)

 

José Carlos Alves Fernandes, “Exploring new applications for microcheese”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, E. Düsterhöft)

 

Maria Ana Laorden Rocha de Matos Cortes, “Production of energy with bacterial cells”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisor: C.C.C.R. de Carvalho)

 

Maria João da Silva Gabriela Paris, “Effects of protein-emulsifier interactions on milk protein functionality”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, T. Huppertz)

 

Marta Helena Guerreiro Costa, “Effect of electrospun nanofibrous matrices on co-culture of hematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells”, MSc in Bioengineering and Nanosystems, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, C. Lobato da Silva)

 

Nadiya Kubasova, “Purification of plasmid minicircles biopharmaceuticals by combined enzymatic and chromatographic techniques”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: G.A. Monteiro, D.M.F. Prazeres)

 

Raquel Espírito Santo Monteiro Correia, “Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) delivery to neural stem cells by minicircles”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Madeira, M.M. Diogo)

 

Raquel Medina dos Santos Cunha, “Differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into endothelial cells”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, A. Poot)

 

Ricardo Miguel Morais de Sousa, “Investigation of dual layer hollow fiber mixed matrix membranes characteristics for toxin removal from blood”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, D. Stamatialis)

 

Rita Isabel Alturas Dias Varela Martins, “Expansion of human neural stem cells derived from pluripotent stem cells under xeno-free conditions”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Rita Margarida de Sousa Costa, “Scalable production of human mesenchymal stem cells under xeno-free conditions for cellular therapy”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Rita Maria Sousa Pires da Costa Basto, “Expanded bed chromatography to purify enzymes from cells homogenates”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: L.P. Fonseca, J.L. Den-Hollander)

 

Sara Alexandra da Silva Lourenço Rosa, “Development of a CHO cell factory for the production of monoclonal antibodies”, MSc in Biotechnology, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (A.M. Azevedo, C. Lobato da Silva)

 

Sara Margarida Silvestre Goncalves Coelho, “Implementation and optimization of the reverse-flow diafiltration for in situ product recovery”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: M. Mateus, K. Meier)

 

Sílvia Carina Carvalho Ribeiro, “Evaluation and optimization of an API production process using PAT and lean-six sigma tools”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: J.C. Menezes, P. Duarte)

 

Sílvia Januário Antunes, “Métodos de análise do perfil organoléptico da cerveja”, MSc in Biological Engineering, UTL/IST, Lisbon 2012 (Supervisors: J.C. Menezes, T.S.S. Geirinhas)