Prof. Dr. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio
iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences
i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
Instituto Superior Técnico
E-mail: vasco.bonifacio@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
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Education and Experience
2021-present Professor of Biomaterials, Bioengineering Department, IST-UL (PT)
2020-present Researcher in the BSIRG group at iBB & i4HB, IST-UL (PT)
2016-2021 Invited Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Department, IST-UL (PT)
2016 Visiting Researcher in the Sandre Lab at LCPO, Bordeaux University (FR)
2015-2019 Researcher in the Berberan-Santos Lab at CQFM, IST-UL (PT)
2014 Principal Researcher in the Morgado Lab at Instituto de Telecomunicações, IST-UL (PT)
2012 Visiting Researcher in the Hammond Lab at KI, MIT (USA)
2009-2012 Invited Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, FCT-UNL (PT)
2010-2012 Invited Professor of Bioprocess Engineering, MIT Portugal Bioengineering PhD Program (PT)
2008-2012 Researcher of the MIT Portugal Program (Bioengineering Systems) in the Aguiar-Ricardo Lab FCT-UNL (PT)
2007-2008 Post-doc in the Scherf Lab at Institut fur Polymertechnologie (DE)
2006 PhD in Organic Chemistry in the Lobo-Prabhakar Lab at FCT-UNL (PT)
1997 Licentiate in Applied Chemistry (Organic Chemistry major) at FCT-UNL (PT)
1995 Bachelor in Chemical Engineering at ISEL-IPL (PT)
Awards and Honors
2023 Outstanding Teaching Award - Biomolecular Engineering 2021-2022 (IST-UL)2022 Outstanding Teaching Award - Organic Chemistry 2020-2021 (IST-UL)
2021 Outstanding Teaching Award - Organic Chemistry 2019-2020 (IST-UL)
2020 Outstanding Teaching Award - Physical Chemistry 2018-2019 (IST-UL)
2019 Multiple Myeloma Grant Award (APCL/SPH/Amgen)
2018 Outstanding Teaching Award - Physical Chemistry 2016-2017 (IST-UL)
2017 Advanced Materials Scientist Medal (IAAM, Singapore)
Teaching
2022-2023Biomolecular Engineering | Integrated Biological Engineering Laboratory | Biomaterials Technology | Biomaterials Science
2016-2022
Biomaterials Technology | Biomaterials Physical Chemistry | Biomolecular Engineering | Organic Chemistry | Chemistry Laboratory III | Principles of Physical Chemistry | Physical Chemistry
Editorial Board
Frontiers Nanobiotechnology Review EditorQUIMICA Editor
Polymers Guest Editor
Molecules Guest Editor
MDPI Topic Editor
Selected Publications
• N. Martinho et al. J. Mater. Chem. B 2021, 9, 3371. IF 6.3.• F. Lopes-Coelho et al. Front. Oncol. 2021. Citations 2. IF 6.2.
• A. Cruz et al. Antioxidants 2020, 9, 133. IF 6.3.
• R. Viveiros et al. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 15445. IF 8.2.
• M.B. Gawande et al. ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 24. Citations 228. IF 8.1.
• V.P. Raje et al. Biosen. Bioelectron. 2013, 39, 64. Citations 18. IF 10.6.
• M.B. Gawande et al. Green Chem. 2013, 15, 1226. Citations 144. IF 10.2.
• M.B. Gawande et al. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 5522. Citations 512. IF 54.6.
• R.B. Restani et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5162. Citations 140. IF 15.3.
• V.D.B. Bonifácio, J. Chem. Educ. 2012, 89, 552. Citations 87. IF 2.98.
• C. Ribeiro et al. Biosen. Bioelectron. 2010, 26, 1662. Citations 21. IF 10.6.
• V.D.B. Bonifacio et al. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 2878. Citations 78. IF 2.93.