Project Team

Cristina Martins

Project Coordinator

Cristina Martins

Project Coordinator

Cristina Martins is the Project Coordinator and a WP leader of MOBILIsE. She is the Principal Investigator of the BioEngineered Surfaces group at INEB/i3S and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of INEB. She is an expert in the development of biomaterial coatings designed at the nanoscale using self-assembled monolayers and biomedical polymers. Her group is investigating the effect of surface immobilised ligands in the guiding of specific protein/cell binding to control bacterial adhesion and/or thrombus formation. She is an Invited Associate Professor at the University of Porto.

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Helena Azevedo

ERA Chair Holder

Helena Azevedo

ERA Chair Holder

Helena Azevedo is the ERA Chair Holder of MOBILIsE and the group leader of the Molecular Biomaterials research group at INEB/i3S.

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Ana Paula Pêgo

Management Committee

Ana Paula Pêgo

Management Committee

Ana Paula Pêgo is a WP leader of MOBILIsE and the Principal Investigator of the NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies group at INEB/i3S. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of i3S. Her research focuses on the establishment of nanomedicine strategies to promote nervous tissue regeneration, including the development of novel polymers for efficient nucleic acid delivery, or design of brain tissue engineered platforms. She is an Invited Associate Professor at the University of Porto.

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Bruno Sarmento

Management Committee

Bruno Sarmento

Management Committee

Bruno Sarmento is a WP leader of MOBILIsE and the Principal Investigator of the Nanomedicines and Translational Drug Delivery group at INEB/i3S. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of i3S. His research focusses on the development of functionalised nanomedicines and their application in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields, in particular, nanoformulations of biopharmaceutical drugs with interest in diabetes, cancer, and infectious diseases. He is an Invited Associate Professor at the Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde.

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Cristina Barrias

Management Committee

Cristina Barrias

Management Committee

Cristina Barrias is a WP leader of MOBILIsE, Principal Investigator at INEB/i3S and head of the Bioengineered 3D Microenvironments group. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of INEB. Her research focusses on (micro)tissue engineering for regenerative therapies and in vitro disease modelling. In particular, she has been working on the design of customised hydrogel 3D matrices and biofabrication tools to direct cellular self-organisation into different types of micro-sized building blocks for bottom-up tissue engineering. She is an Invited Associate Professor at ICBAS (University of Porto) and at the Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering.

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Cristina Ribeiro

Management Committee

Cristina Ribeiro

Management Committee

Cristina Ribeiro is a WP leader of MOBILIsE and a Senior Researcher at the Microenvironments for New Therapies group at INEB/i3S. She is currently the Director of INEB. Her research interests are in the field of biomaterials, in particular, injectable and delivery systems for bone regeneration, biomimetic materials, and vibrational spectroscopy techniques. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

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Fernando Jorge Monteiro

Management Committee

Fernando Jorge Monteiro

Management Committee

Fernando Jorge Monteiro is a WP leader of MOBILIsE and the Principal Investigator of the Biocomposites research group at INEB/i3S. His research interests are on ceramic based composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering and on surface modifications of materials to improve bioactivity while reducing bacterial adhesion. He is a Full Professor at the University of Porto and the Director of the Doctoral Programme in Biomedical Engineering and of the BSc and MSc courses in Bioengineering at the Faculty of Engineering.

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Meriem Lamghari

Management Committee

Meriem Lamghari

Management Committee

Meriem Lamghari is a WP leader of MOBILIsE and the Principal Investigator of the Neuro and Skeletal Circuits group at INEB/i3S. Her research interests focus on the regeneration of skeletal tissues, in particular, she aims to understand and explore the neuro-skeletal pathways to propose new therapeutic applications for bone repair based on neuropeptide receptors targeting. She is an Invited Associate Professor at the University of Porto.

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Mariana G. Simões

Project Management

Mariana G. Simões

Project Management

Mariana Simões is the Project Manager of MOBILIsE since February 2024. She is responsible for the overall management, ensuring the project is executed and reported in a timely manner, and acting as the interface with the European Commission. She is in charge of preparing all non-scientific deliverables of the project, and supporting all Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication activities of MOBILIsE.

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Virginia Fonseca

Project Management

Virginia Fonseca

Project Management

Virginia Fonseca is a Financial Manager in the Financial Services of INEB/i3S. She is in charge of managing all the financials of the project.

Ana Paula Filipe

Support Team

Ana Paula Filipe

Support Team

Ana Paula Filipe is a Human Resources manager at INEB/i3S. She is responsible for assisting in the recruitment procedures of new collaborators to the institute.

Catarina Alves Neves

Support Team

Catarina Alves Neves

Support Team

Catarina Neves is responsible for managing the International Funding Programmes at INEB/i3S. As part of her role, she supports researchers in the application for national and international funding calls, and maintains an active contact network with national and international funding agencies.

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Previous team members | Mariana G. Bexiga – Project Manager from January 2021 to December 2023