M.Sc. Thesis - 2013

 

Alice Goudjil Portela, MSc in Biotechnology, “Ex-vivo expansion of human Pluripotent Stem Cells using alginate based culture systems, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Ana Filipa Soares Pires, MSc in Bioenginneering, “Assessing the use of conjugated polymers and electric fields for cell culture”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J. Morgado, F.C. Ferreira)

 

Ana Raquel Santos de Matos Fortuna, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Early Breakthrough Detection during Chromatographic Separation - a study directed to the mAbs downstream process”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, L. Villain)

 

Ana Teresa Veríssimo Alves Bento, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Role of RET signals in human hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.H. Veiga)

 

Andreia Filipe da Ponte, MSc in Biotechnology, “Genome-wide identification of the determinants of resistance or susceptibility to the antifungal drug 5-flucytosine: role of cell envelope related proteins”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.C. Teixeira) (2013)

 

Antonio Carlos Martins de Jesus Lima Grilo, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Large Scale Purification of Monoclonal Antibodies”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M.Azevedo, G. Vedantham)

 

André Nunes dos Santos Nascimento, MSc in Biotechnology, “Polishing of Monoclonal Antibodies Stream through Convective Flow Devices, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, M. Mateus)

 

André dos Santos Fernandes, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Ozonation or evaporation as a wastewater treatment after aneorobic methanization for its recirculation to bioethanol production process”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, M. Kamiński)

 

Bárbara Tasso de Figueiredo Santos Silva, MSc in Biological Engineering, “New sparse modelling tools in flavour research”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, R. Bro)

 

Bernardo Martins da Cunha Abecasis, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Developing an Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) for regulatory approval: optimization of product release and shelf life”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, F. Santos)

 

Bhabuk Koirala, MSc in Biotechnology, “Dynamic modeling and control of the main metabolism in Lactic Acid Bacteria”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: I. Sá Correia, R. Costa)

 

Bruno dos Santos Raquel, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Desenvolvimento de uma metodologia de avaliação de riscos para planeamento de actividades de manutenção numa indústria farmacêutica”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.C. Fernandes, L.P. Fonseca)

 

Catarina Correia da Cruz Honório, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Characterization of Hemophilia-specific induced pluripotent stem cells”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Fialho, A. Consiglio)

 

Catarina Marciano Alves, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Evaluation of alternative feedstocks for succinic acid production”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.A.L Santos, M. Jansen)

 

Catarina Sanches Seita, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Flexible Modular Process Design for Enzymatic Biodiesel Production”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: L.P. Fonseca, J.M. Woodley)

 

Cristiana Maria da Silva Ferraz Pardal, MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering, “Otimização do processo de produção de uma formulação de comprimidos revestidos”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, P. Salústio)

 

Daniel Alexandre Marques Pais, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Towards a Microfluidic Chemoenzymatic Reactor”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, N. Szita)

 

Diana Catarina Santos, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Culture Platform for Induction of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Cortical Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells under Chemically Defined Conditions”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Diogo Alexandre Manata Antunes Valente, MSc in Biological Engineering, “cGMP activities in the context of a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO)”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, R. Fortunato)

 

Diogo Miguel Bagueicho Sebastião, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Photosynthetic algal microbial fuel cell: Bacteria and microalgae as biocatalysts for energy production and byproducts valorization”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, C. Matos)

 

Diogo de Sousa Pinto, MSc in Biotechnology, “Maximizing human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells therapeutic potential through 3-D cell cultivation, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Fábio Gabriel Pereira Lampreia, MSc in Biotechnology, “Overexpressing BDNF in Neural Stem Cells using non-viral gene delivery strategies, FCT/UNL (Supervisor: C. Madeira)

 

Inês Alexandra Frazão Ferreira, MSc in Bioenginneering, “Biofunctionalization of electrospun poly(epslon-caprolactone) nanofibers to promote neural stem cell adhesion, alignment and expansion”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, M.M. Diogo)

 

Inês Antónia Ferreira Nunes, MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering, “Formulation and Analytical Methods Development of Feminine Hygiene Specific Products”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, H. Marques)

 

Inês Fernandes Pinto, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Novel capture processes for monoclonal antibodies purification”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, M.R. Aires Barros)

 

Inês Filipa Miguens Louro, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: comparative study in four cell types on their expandability in culture and on their safety profiles”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, H. Cruz)

 

Inês Maria Matilde Clemente, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Encapsulation of Lactobacillus casei and its stability in model foods”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, S. Horáčková)

 

Irina Daniela Gaspar Nunes da Cruz Marques, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Activity of BTEX degrading bioremediation cultures in activated sludge”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C.A. Viegas, H. Pinheiro)

 

Janete Gonçalves, MSc Applied Microbiology, “Estratégias de biorremediação para solos contaminados com o herbicida terbutilazina com base na bioadição de Pseudomonas sp. ADP”, FC/UL, Lisbon (Supervisor at IST: Cristina A. Viegas) (2013)

 

Joana Craveiro Patrocinio Cecilio, MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering, “Desenvolvimento de Métodos de Espectroscopia de Infravermelho Próximo com Aplicação na Industria Farmacêutica”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, S. Rosa)

 

Joana Guerreiro Murtinheira Faustino, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Off-line Dynamic Image Analysis vs PAT Monitoring Tools on a Lab-Scale Hot Melt Coating Process”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, S. Sacher)

 

Joana Isabel Gonçalves Carmelo, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Optimizing the production of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in xeno-free microcarrier-based reactor systems”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Joana Rafaela Mendonça da Silva, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Characterization and modulation of central nervous system immune response following transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells into the mouse brain, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, P. Ponsaerts)

 

Joana Vanessa Ramos Galante, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Vegetable Protein Functionality. From Milk Analogue to Fiber”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, F. van de Velde)

 

João Carlos Fernandes da Silva, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Genetic engineering of synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage regeneration, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Madeira, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

João Miguel Rodrigues da Silva Brazão, MSc in Biotechnology, “Functional analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporters through heterologous expression in yeast”, UTL/IST (Supervisor: I. Sá Correia)

 

João Filipe Raimundo Belchior, MSc in Biotechnology, “Screening and evaluation of synthetic protein-mimic affinity ligands for the purification of plasmid DNA, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.A. Taipa, D.M.F. Prazeres)

 

João Francisco Ribeiro Pereira Simões Crispim, MSc in Biological Engineering, “High throughput screening platform for embryonic development in vitro”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, E. Vrij)

 

João Gonçalo Tereno Monteiro, MSc in Biotechnology, “Establishment of a novel process for the purification of cutinase with triazine-scaffolded synthetic affinity ligands, UTL/IST (Supervisor: M.A. Taipa)

 

Jonathan Martins Ribeiro, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Profiling antifungal drug resistance in a collection of Candida glabrata clinical isolates: correlation with the expression of multidrug efflux pumps”, UTL/IST (Supervisor: M.C. Teixeira)

 

Leonor Maria Machado Serra, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation for the Production of Itaconic Acid with Ustilago maydis, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.A.L. Santos, D. Kreyenschulte)

 

Liliana Inês Branco Agostinho, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Strategies for optimization of ex-vivo expansion of human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from the umbilical cord blood”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Luana Cardoso Grangeiro, MSc in Biotechnology, “Preparation, characterization and performance of chromatographic membrane with phenylboronate ligands for biomolecules purification, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, A.M. Azevedo)

 

Luís António Menezes Carreira, MSc in Biotechnology, “Evaluation of rpiA promoter strength in plasmid DNA production”, UTL/IST (Supervisor: G.A. Monteiro)

 

Luís António Menezes Carreira, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Handling complex GC-MS-based metabolomics data: A uni- and multivariate statistical analysis approach”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, R. Duarte)

 

Mafalda Filipe Manata Borges dos Santos, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Implementação de normas específicas para o desenvolvimento e produção de dispositivos médicos e o seu impacto qualitativo nas atividades de IDI num contexto de "start-up" tecnológica”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, A. Soares)

 

Marcelo David Henriques da Silva, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Advanced numerical techniques for optimal experimental design applied to microbial kinetics”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, J. Van Impe)

 

Márcia Ferreira Antunes, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Production of recombinant human xanthine oxidase in E. coli and optimization of its application for preparative synthesis of oxidized drug metabolites, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, M. Kittelmann)

 

Margarida Galiano Tavares Casaca Braga, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Análise instrumental da textura em produtos de panificação”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, M. Esquível)

 

Margarida Susana Barradas dos Santos Azevedo, MSc in Biotechnology, “Improvement of Avian Influenza DNA vaccine candidates: The impact of antigen-targeting sequences, UTL/IST (Supervisors: G.A. Monteiro, M. Fevereiro)

 

Maria Gonçalves Fernandes, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Study of autophagy in Tauopathies, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, H. Vieira)

 

Maria João Carvalho Sebastião, MSc in Biotechnology, “Expansion of human Neural Stem Cells in microcarrier-based spinner flask culture systems, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, C.A.V. Rodrigues

 

Maria Raquel Valente Moita, MSc in Biotechnology, “Towards the production of levulinic and itaconic acids in Saccharomyces cerevisae: a contribution for understanding the molecular mechanisms of toxicity of these acids in producing cells”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: N.P. Mira)

 

Marilena Julia Ascenção Ornelas, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Aggregation behaviour of globular proteins”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, F. Van de Velde)

 

 

Marta Cerqueira Santos Alves Mendes, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Study of FtsH function in nuclease colicin import”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: I. Sá Correia, M. Zamaroczy)

 

Marta dos Santos Matias, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Estratégias de Melhoria Contínua de Processos: Monitorização e Optimização em Linhas de Produção Alimentar”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, C. Faustino)

 

Marta Filipa Dias dos Reis de Sousa, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Estudo da ação de compostos aromáticos derivados da degradação da lenhina em processos fermentativos realizados por Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C.A. Viegas, H. Pinheiro)

 

Miguel Luís Ferreira Ribeiro, MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering, “Implementation of an anti-counterfeiting device - enhancing supply chain robustness by a Risk management approach”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, J. Moreira)

 

Mónica Inês Salgueiro Peralta, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Validação de Sistemas informatizados”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: L.P. Fonseca, D. Silva)

 

Nuno Filipe Santos Bernardes, PhD in Biotechnology, “Bacterial protein azurin as a new therapeutic tool to treat poor prognosis breast cancer with overexpression of P-cadherin”, UTL/IST- UPorto (Supervisors: A. Fialho, J.F. Paredes)

 

Olga Sofia Luís Reis, MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering, “Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Wet Granulation Process using a QbD approach”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.M.C. Menezes, J. Abreu Pinto)

 

Pedro Manuel Romão Ferreira Pereira da Silva, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Purification of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cells for Regenerative Medicine Applications”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Pedro Miguel Matos Pereira, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Biomimetic replicas - Transfer of complex architectures from plant surfaces onto polymeric materials”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, G.A. Monteiro)

 

Pedro Tiago Azevedo da Silva Couto, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Comparative Analysis of Two Different Isolation and Cryopreservation protocols of Human Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells from the Umbilical Cord Matrix”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, C. Cardoso)

 

Raquel Alexandra Ribeiro dos Santos, MSc in Biotechnology, “An alternative capture step for monoclonal antibodies: phenylboronate as a new multi-modal ligand”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: A.M. Azevedo, M.R. Aires Barros)

 

Rita Sofia Dias Pais, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Estudo da complexação do limoneno com ciclodextrinas estruturalmente diferentes”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, C.M.M. Duarte)

 

Ricardo Mamede Figueiredo, MSc in Biological Engineering, “High throughput screening development of a family 7 Glycoside Hydrolase”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: L.M. Moreira, T. Desmet)

 

Rúben Rafael Gonçalves Soares, MSc in Biotechnology, “Integrated Extraction, Concentration and Quantification of Ochratoxin A in Wines using a Microfluidic Aqueous Two Phase Extraction coupled to a Fluorescence Linked Immunosorbent Assay, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.R. Aires Barros, J.P Conde)

 

Rúben Tiago Duarte Bernardo, MSc in Biotechnology, “Functional analysis of the Candida glabrata CgHaa1 (ORF CAGL0L09339g) transcription factor: role in acetic acid resistance and in biofilm formation”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: N.P. Mira)

 

Sandra Cristina da Silva Bernardo, MSc in Biotechnology, “LYTAG-driven Integrative Platform for Purification of Monoclonal Antibodies by Aqueous Two-phase Systems, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.R. Aires Barros, A.M. Azevedo)

 

Sandra Isabel Freire Margarido, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Implementação de uma metodologia de análise sensorial no plano de controlo de qualidade dos xaropes de glucose-frutose”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: J.A.L. Santos, M.R. Oliveira)

 

Sara Isabel Borges Cardoso, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Testing of CIM™ monolithic chromatographic supports for plasmid DNA purification, UTL/IST (Supervisors: D.M.F. Prazeres, U. Černigoj)

 

Susana Isabel Brito dos Santos, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Growth and cell cycle kinetics of AML and CLL cell lines in a 3D bone marrow biomimicry under oxidative and starvation stresses”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, A. Mantalaris)

 

Tânia Daniela Calaveiras Baltazar, MSc in Biotechnology, “Monolayer Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSC) into Cardiomyocytes, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M.M. Diogo, J.M.S. Cabral)

 

Tatiana Andreia de Matos Sirgado, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, “Human Mesenchymal stem cells cultivation on natural/synthetic polymeric supports, UTL/IST (Supervisors: F.C. Ferreira, C. Lobato da Silva)

 

Teresa Filipa Oliveira Trindade Pereira, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Non-viral engineered human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells to promote angiogenesis”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C. Lobato da Silva, G.A. Monteiro)

 

Tiago João dos Santos Fernandes Ferro, MSc in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, “Isolation, characterization and ex-vivo expansion of human synovial tissue derived-mesenchymal stem/stromal cells”, Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa (Supervisors: J.M.S. Cabral, Hugo Ferreira (FC-UL))

 

Tiago Nuno Baptista Castro Pinto, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Production of biohydrogen through the fermentation of Spirogyra sp. biomass by Clostridium butyricum, UTL/IST (Supervisors: C.C.C.R. de Carvalho, P. Silva Moura)

 

Vanessa Tatiana Lampreia Silva, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Fed-batch production of FAME-biodiesel from rapeseed oil catalysed by a liquid lipase formulation – optimizing process parameters to maximize catalyst productivity”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: L.P. Fonseca, J.M. Woodley)

 

Vasco José Dias Duarte Silva, MSc in Biotechnology, “Preparation and characterization of chitosan nanoparticles for gene delivery, UTL/IST (Supervisor: M. Mateus)

 

Vera Rita Félix André, MSc in Biological Engineering, “Monitorização e Controlo da Segurança Alimentar na Produção Industrial de Snacks”, UTL/IST (Supervisors: M. Mateus, A. Parreira)

 

Viviane M. Varela, MSc Biological Engineering, “Studies on s-triazines degrading bacteria: Influence of three methods of culture formulation on Arthrobacter aurescens TC1 ability to biodegrade the herbicides terbuthylazine and atrazine", IST/UL, Lisbon (Supervisor: Cristina A. Viegas) (2013)