Address
Department of Bioengineering
Instituto Superior Técnico
Universidade de Lisboa
Avenida Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa - Portugal
Tel: +351.218419063
Fax: +351.218419062
E-mail:
[email protected]
URL: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-2052-2010
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2405-5845
Scopus Author ID 7201350203
Academic Positions
IST Distinguished Professor (2015-present)
Professor of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (1992-present)
Associate Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico (1987-1991)
Assistant Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico (1983-1986)
Academic Background
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon (1976)
Ph.D., Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, (1983)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A. (1983-84)
D.Sc., Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, (1989)
Membership and Scientific Positions
- Founder and Director of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (2015-present)
- Director, Associated Laboratory – Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2006–2014)
- Founder and Head of Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (2011–present)
- Head of Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon (2002-2009)
- Head of the BioEngineering Research Group of Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon (1990-present)
- Director of the Doctoral Programme on Bioengineering, IST (collaboration with MIT) (2007–present)
- Co-Coordinator of MIT-Portugal Program – Bioengineering Systems Focus Area (2006–present)
- Member of the Section on Applied Biocatalysis of European Federation of Biotechnology (1986-present) (Chairman 1991-1996)
- Honorary Member of the Section on Applied Biocatalysis of European Federation of Biotechnology (2005)
- Chairman of the Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Science (2014 - present)
- Member and Chairman of the Task Group on Biotransformation of the European Federation of Biotechnology Section on Biochemical Engineering Science (1996-2004)
- Member of the Executive Committee of Process Integration in Biochemical Engineering Programme of European Science Foundation (1992-1997)
- Member of the Executive Committee of the European Biochemical Engineering Network (1993-1996)
- Member of the Executive Committee of the EFB Section on European Biochemical Engineering Science (1999, 2001, 2002-2004)
Advisory Boards and Peer-Review Activities
- Member of the Advisory Board, PBS Biotech Inc., Camarillo, California, USA (2017-present)
- Member of the Advisory Board, Amgen Bioprocessing Center, Keck Graduate Institute, School of Applied Life Sciences, Claremont, California, USA (2013- present)
- Co-Chair Health Network, University of Lisbon (2014-2016)
- President of the Exact Sciences and Engineering Scientific Council of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2009-2012)
- Member of the Biotechnology Strategy Group of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) – Executive Secretary, The Royal Society (2002-2005)
- Member of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Review Committee of “The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering” “University College London”, March 1995, September 1997, January 2005
- Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Review Committee of “The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering” “University College London”, January 2005
- Member of the Expert Panel of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (2006 – 2009)
- Member of the International Peer Review Committee of the B-Basic Programme, Advanced Chemical Technologies for Sustainability, NWO, The Netherlands, September 2004, October 2005, May 2007
- Member of the Peer Review Committee of the “Biotechnology Delft-Leiden - Graduate Research School”, December 1998
- Coordinator of the Research Coordination Committee of the Portuguese Biotechnology Programme (1995-1997)
- Member of the Peer Review Committee for Research Grants of the Portuguese Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology area (1990-2013)
Editorships and Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals
- Associate Editor of Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry (2002-2010)
- Associate Editor of Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (2001-2003)
- Review Editor of Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (2004-2007)
- Section Editor BMC Biotechnology, Cellular and Tissue Engineering (2011–present)
- Member of the Editorial Board: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, BMC Biotechnology, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Enzyme Research, Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Journal of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Trends in Biotechnology
Research interests
Stem Cell Bioprocessing
