Enhancing Research in Ageing at the University of Coimbra

Deliverables

Publication of ERA Chair team position announcement
Publication of ERA Chair website (phase 2)
ERA Chair laboratory fully operational (phase 1)
Publication of ERA Chair position announcement
Scientific lecture at UC based on main achievements accomplished up to the third year of ERA@UC
Production of ERA Chair leaflet
Public lecture for science awareness on ageing research based on the outcomes of ERA@UC project
Organization of awareness events and press releases about the ERA Chair team research
Identification of key requirements for ERA Chair position announcement
Laboratory fully operational (phase 2)
Publication of ERA Chair website (Phase 1)

Publication of ERA Chair website Phase 1

A one-page statement with the collection of peer-reviewed publications (in the research field of ageing) of the coordinator in high impact journals
ERA Chair Recruitment and Monitoring Team
Selection of ERA Chair collaborators
Report on the selection process of the ERA Chair holder
ERA Chair MIA International Advisory Board
Selection of best candidate for ERA Chair holder
Institutional appointment of ERA Chair holder (provisional, depending on evaluation outcome)
ERA Chair support team in place

Publications

Synthetic microparticles conjugated with VEGF165 improve the survival of endothelial progenitor cells via microRNA-17 inhibition

Author(s): Sezin Aday, Janet Zoldan, Marie Besnier, Laura Carreto, Jaimy Saif, Rui Fernandes, Tiago Santos, Liliana Bernardino, Robert Langer, Costanza Emanueli, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 8/1, 2017, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00746-7

Stem cells as vehicles and targets of nanoparticles

Author(s): Sonia Pinho, Maria H. Macedo, Catarina Rebelo, Bruno Sarmento, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Drug Discovery Today, Issue 23/5, 2018, Page(s) 1071-1078, ISSN 1359-6446
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.01.030

Flexible nanofilms coated with aligned piezoelectric microfibers preserve the contractility of cardiomyocytes

Author(s): P. José Gouveia, S. Rosa, L. Ricotti, B. Abecasis, H.V. Almeida, L. Monteiro, J. Nunes, F. Sofia Carvalho, M. Serra, S. Luchkin, A. Leonidovitch Kholkin, P. Marques Alves, P. Jorge Oliveira, R. Carvalho, A. Menciassi, R. Pires das Neves, L. Silva Ferreira
Published in: Biomaterials, Issue 139, 2017, Page(s) 213-228, ISSN 0142-9612
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.05.048

Light-triggerable formulations for the intracellular controlled release of biomolecules

Author(s): Miguel M. Lino, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Drug Discovery Today, Issue 23/5, 2018, Page(s) 1062-1070, ISSN 1359-6446
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.01.019

Antimicrobial peptide-gold nanoscale therapeutic formulation with high skin regenerative potential

Author(s): Michela Comune, Akhilesh Rai, Kiran K. Chereddy, Sandra Pinto, Sezin Aday, André F. Ferreira, Alessandra Zonari, Josephine Blersch, Rodrigo Cunha, Ricardo Rodrigues, Juan Lerma, Pedro N. Simões, Veronique Préat, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Journal of Controlled Release, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 58-71, ISSN 0168-3659
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.07.007

Intracellular delivery of more than one protein with spatio-temporal control

Author(s): Miguel M. Lino, Susana Simões, Sónia Pinho, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Nanoscale, Issue 9/47, 2017, Page(s) 18668-18680, ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02414b

Nanoparticles Conjugated with Photocleavable Linkers for the Intracellular Delivery of Biomolecules

Author(s): Adrián Jiménez-Balsa, Sandra Pinto, Emanuel Quartin, Miguel M. Lino, Vitor Francisco, Lino Ferreira
Published in: Bioconjugate Chemistry, Issue 29/5, 2018, Page(s) 1485-1489, ISSN 1043-1802
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00820

Substrate Topography Modulates Cell Aging on a Progeria Cell Model

Author(s): Patricia R. Pitrez, Luís Estronca, Helena Vazão, Anne-Laure Egesipe, Amélie Le Corf, Claire Navarro, Nicolas Lévy, Annachiara De Sandre-Giovannoli, Xavier Nissan, Lino Ferreira
Published in: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2018, ISSN 2373-9878
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00224

Modulation of Angiogenic Activity by Light-Activatable miRNA-Loaded Nanocarriers

Author(s): Miguel M. Lino, Susana Simões, Andreia Vilaça, Helena Antunes, Alessandra Zonari, Lino Ferreira
Published in: ACS Nano, Issue 12/6, 2018, Page(s) 5207-5220, ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07538

A nanoformulation for the preferential accumulation in adult neurogenic niches

Author(s): Catarina Praça, Akhilesh Rai, Tiago Santos, Ana C. Cristovão, Sonia L. Pinho, Romeo Cecchelli, Marie-Pierre Dehouck, Liliana Bernardino, Lino S. Ferreira
Published in: Journal of Controlled Release, Issue 284, 2018, Page(s) 57-72, ISSN 0168-3659
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.06.013

Biophysical Regulation of Vascular Differentiation and Assembly

Author(s): Sharon Gerecht
Published in: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-99319-5
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99319-5

Intellectual Property Rights

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Date: 2017-10-11