IM received her Degree in Chemical Engineering from UTL (Pt) in 1974.She received her Masters in Physical Inorganic Chemistry in 1977from UNL. PHD from UNL in 1981. Assistant Professor until 1981 in the UNL. In1986 Associate Professor. Habilitation in 1994 Full Professor in 1997. Visiting Professor in University of Geogia, Athens,USA. From 2000/2011 Head of the Chemistry Department of the FCT from UNL and the Director of the Associated Laboratory Requimte for Sustainable Chemistry. Her main work is Structure-Function of Metalloproteins. Application of biochemical and spectroscopic tools (NMR, EPR and Mössbauer). Proteins involved in relevant bacterial metabolic pathways – N and S Biocycles. Active sites includes Cu, Co, hemes, iron-sulfur centers (rubredoxin type, [2Fe-4S], [3Fe-4S], [4Fe-4S]) as well as association of Fe-S centers with Mo, W, Ni, siroheme and flavines. New type of clusters and new metal associations is also one of the main topics of research .
研究方向
Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationElectrochemical sensors and biosensors
