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

Carla Cunha

Assistant Researcher

Karen Galle

PhD student

Rui Pereira

Assistant researcher

Vijay Kumar Pal

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Monica Scaranari

Research Technician

Joana Silva

Junior Researcher

Carlos Redondo

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Bárbara Matos

Junior Researcher

Sara Silva

Postdoctoral Researcher

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