Sofia Soares

Junior Researcher

Short CV

Current position: : Junior Researcher (CEEC 6th edition), Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials – University of Aveiro, Portugal. 

AWARDS: Winner of the International Sol-Gel Society (ISGS) PhD Thesis Award Prize for 2021 (Gold medal).

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: Her work has been highlighted several times in newspapers and radios. She participated in a podcast "90 seconds of Science" (2022, RTP, Antena 1)

Academic degrees

2017-2021 • PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology at University of Aveiro, Portugal • Thesis: Magnetic bio-hybrid nanosorbents for the removal of pharmaceutical pollutants and pesticides from water • Superisors: Dr. Ana Luísa Daniel da Silva and Prof. Dr. Tito Trindade.

2011-2013 • MSc in Biochemistry at University of Aveiro, Portugal • Thesis: Epidemiology of producer strains of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) in urinary   tract infections (UTI) • Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Elmano Ramalheira and Dr. Sónia Ferreira.

2008-2011 • BSc in Biochemistry at University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal • Project: A research on Alzheimer's disease - Effect of tacrine in the organization and activity of neurons in the cortex synaptosomes from rat brainSupervisor: Dr. Romeu Videira.

Patents

1. Portuguese Provisional Patent Application, 2023, METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF CATIONIC AND/OR ANIONIC DYES FROM WATER OR WASTEWATER USING MAGNETIC BIONANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLES

2. Portuguese Patent (GRANTED) 2019, MÉTODO PARA A PREPARAÇÃO DE MATERIAIS HÍBRIDOS DE POLISSACARÍDEO/SÍLICA E MÉTODO DE PREPARAÇÃO DE PARTÍCULAS MAGNÉTICAS REVESTIDAS COM UMA CAMADA DE MATERIAL HÍBRIDO POLISSACARÍDEO/SÍLICA. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/058668366/publication/PT108283B?q=PT108283B

Publications

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