Research Team
Molecular Biomaterials group
The Molecular Biomaterials group led by the ERA Chair Holder Helena Azevedo, is interested in developing precision medicine technologies, based on molecular bionanomaterials, to underpin research in cancer, infection, neurodegenerative diseases and tissue repair/regeneration. Know more

Helena Azevedo
Group Leader

Helena Azevedo
Group Leader
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Carla Cunha
Assistant Researcher

Carla Cunha
Assistant Researcher
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Karen Galle
PhD student

Karen Galle
PhD student
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Rui Pereira
Assistant researcher

Rui Pereira
Assistant researcher
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Vijay Kumar Pal
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Vijay Kumar Pal
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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Monica Scaranari
Research Technician

Monica Scaranari
Research Technician

Joana Silva
Junior Researcher

Joana Silva
Junior Researcher
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Carlos Redondo
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Carlos Redondo
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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Bárbara Matos
Junior Researcher

Bárbara Matos
Junior Researcher
With an interdisciplinary background, Bárbara’s areas of expertise include cancer research, protein-protein interactions, peptide synthesis and therapeutics and 2D/3D cell culture.
Bárbara is a Junior Researcher in the Molecular Biomaterials Group at INEB/i3S, where she focuses in developing innovative biomaterials based on self-assembling peptides for molecular targeted diagnosis and therapies.

Sara Silva
Postdoctoral Researcher

Sara Silva
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Visitors and Alumni
Ena Odobašić (HR), Erasmus MSc student | Since Mar 2025
Chiara Manni (IT), Erasmus MSc student | Since Feb 2025
Inês Ribeiro (PT), MSc student | Since Jan 2025
Diogo Oliveira (PT), MsC student | Since Sep 2024
Gaia Serrini (IT), Erasmus MSc student | Sep 2024 – Mar 2025
Fátima Arroyo (MX), Erasmus Mundus MSc student | Jun – Jul 2024
Ricardo Quesada (CR), BSc research internship | Apr – Jun 2024
Beatriz Cavalheiro (PT), BSc student | Mar – Jun 2024
Tiago Castanheira (PT), BSc student | Feb – Jun 2024
Vânia Veloso (PT), BSc student | Feb – Jun 2024
Inês Ferreira (PT), BSc student | Feb – Jun 2024
Gonçalo dos Santos (PT), BSc student | Feb – May 2024
Tiago Dias (PT), Research Trainee| Oct 2023 – Jun 2024
Alexandre Gil (PT), MSc student | Sep 2023 – Dec 2024
Raushan Kumar (IN), Research Technician | Jul 2023 – Dec 2024
Diego Mendez (ES), Erasmus Master student | Feb-May 2023
Bernardo Tavares (PT), Research Trainee | Sep 2022
Pedro Brandão (PT), Assistant Researcher | Jun-Aug 2022