Prof. Dr. Vasco D.B. Bonifácio

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 Applied Chemistry (organic chemistry major) at FCT-UNL (PT)
1995 Chemical Engineering at ISEL-IPL (PT)

Awards and Honors

2022 (nominated) 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 Fellowship (APCL/SPH/Amgen)
2018 Outstanding Teaching Award - Physical Chemistry 2016-2017 (IST-UL)
2017 Advanced Materials Scientist Medal (IAAM)

Teaching 2021-2022 (DBE, IST-UL)

Biomaterials Technology | Biomaterials Science | Biomaterials Physical Chemistry | Biomolecular Engineering

Teaching 2016-2021 (DEQ, IST-UL)

Organic Chemistry | Chemistry Laboratory III | Principles of Physical Chemistry | Physical Chemistry

Editorial Board

Frontiers Nanobiotechnology Review Editor | QUIMICA Editor | Polymers Guest Editor | Molecules Guest 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. 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. IF 8.1. Citations 227.
• V.P. Raje et al. Biosen. Bioelectron. 2013, 39, 64. IF 10.6. Citations 18.
• M.B. Gawande et al. Green Chem. 2013, 15, 1226. IF 10.2. Citations 143.
• M.B. Gawande et al. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 5522. IF 54.6. Citations 510.
• R.B. Restani et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5162. IF 15.3. Citations 137.
• V.D.B. Bonifácio, J. Chem. Educ. 2012, 89, 552. IF 2.98. Citations 87.
• C. Ribeiro et al. Biosen. Bioelectron. 2010, 26, 1662. IF 10.6. Citations 21.
• V.D.B. Bonifacio et al. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 2878. IF 2.93. Citations 78.