Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Ana Costa
Ana Margarida Martins Maia da Costa
Rua Central de Gandra, 57
4585-116 Gandra Paredes, Portugal
+351224110036
+351919643950
[email protected]
Sex Female | Date of birth 20/05/1988 | Nationality Portuguese
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since February 2014
PhD Student
Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica – University of Porto, Portugal
May 2013 to January 2014
Research Fellow
Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences (iMed.UL)
Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-019 Lisbon, Portugal
Collaboration on “ Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an innovative idea to explore the topical treatment of skin
lesions” project (since October 2013);
Collaboration on “Drug delivery systems based on cyclodextrins for inhalation” project (May to
September 2013);
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Production and characterization of formulations for pulmonary and skin delivery
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In vitro release studies;
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Study of aerodynamic properties of complexes for pulmonary delivery;
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Experience in using Spray-dryer, UV-VIS spectrophotometer and HPLC;
October 2011 to April 2013
Researcher
Health Sciences Research Center (CICS), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of
Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte
Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra Paredes, Portugal
Instituto
Collaboration on “NanoFreeze - Freeze-drying approaches for overcoming instability of
therapeutic proteins encapsulated into nanoparticles” project;
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Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles;
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Therapeutic polymers for drug delivery;
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Experience in using DLS, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, HPLC-UV, UV-VIS;
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Assessment of secondary structure proteins through FT-IR;
June 2011 to July 2013
Pharmacist (Curriculum Internship)
Hospital São João
Alameda Professor Hermâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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March 2011 to May 2011
Knowledge of the processes of drug distribution in the hospital;
Contact with the Outpatient Pharmacy Unit, Clinic Handling Unit, Centralized Unit for
Preparation of Cytotoxic and Clinical Trials Unit;
Pharmacist (Curriculum Internship)
Farmácia Senhora da Guia
Rua Central de Vandoma 255, 4585-758 Vandoma Paredes, Portugal
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Dispensing medications and health products in a participatory and active way;
Determination of biochemical and physiological parameters;
Reception, conference, storage of medicines and control of expiry dates;
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Curriculum Vitae
February 2011
Ana Costa
Pharmacist (Curriculum Internship)
Laboratório de Análises Clínicas do Vale de Sousa
Av. José Júlio nº 281 salas 10 e 11, 4560-547 Penafiel, Portugal
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Interpretation of
the prescription clinic and collection of biological samples;
Conservation, transport and processing of samples;
Counting of RBC parameters, execution of blood smears and coagulation studies;
Knowledge about equipment, methods and techniques used in the analysis of clinical
chemistry, serology, immunology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology and virology;
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
January 2012 to December 2012
General English
Wall Street Institute – School of English
September 2006 to February
2011
Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Other language(s)
Knowledge in Pharmacology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Analytical Techniques, Physiology,
Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry and Toxicology
Final Classification: 15
Portuguese
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction Spoken production
English
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
French
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
PERSONAL SKILLS
Computer Skills
Social skills and competences
Driving Licence
Experienced user in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), EndNote Program, OriginPro and
Horizon MB
Willingness to work and learn in order to increase my knowledge acquired at high school;
Fast-learner and capacity to share with others;
Great ability to adapt to new challenges;
Reliable, hardworking and organized person
Category B
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Curriculum Vitae
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications
Ana Costa
Scientific Publications
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Ana Costa, Bruno Sarmento, Vítor Seabra. Novel in vitro tools for evaluation of drug metabolism.
Expert Opinion On Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, (doi:10.1517/17425255.2014.857402);
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Soares S, Fonte P, Costa A, Andrade J, Seabra V, Ferreira D, et al. Effect of freeze-drying,
cryoprotectants and storage conditions on the stability of secondary structure of insulinloaded solid lipid nanoparticles. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2013;456(2):37081;
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Fonte P, Soares S, Costa A, Andrade JC, Seabra V, Reis S, Sarmento B. Effect of cryoprotectants
on the porosity and stability of insulin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles after freeze-drying. Biomatter.
2012;2(4):329-39;
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Soares S, Costa A, Sarmento B. Novel non-invasive methods of insulin delivery. Expert Opinion on
Drug Delivery. 2012;9(12):1539-58;
Book Chapter
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Sandra Soares, Ana Costa, Pedro Fonte, Bruno Sarmento, Noninvasive vs Invasive Drug Delivery
of Insulin. Drug Delivery: An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach, Allison Shatkin and
Jennifer Ahringer, CRC Press (accepted);
Seminars
Poster Presentations
Vth Training School on Bioencapsulation, Bioencapsulation Research Group, Nantes,9-12 Abril de 2013;
Workshop “ Liquid cromatography: from the basis to the present” organized by Researcher of Health
Sciences Research Center of CESPU, Gandra, Portugal, July of 2012;
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Sandra Soares, Ana Costa, Pedro Fonte, Bruno Sarmento, Freeze-drying of insulin-loaded solid
lipid nanoparticles: from morphology to protein structure. T-CRS Thematic workshop 2013-Design
and Industrial Development of Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Pavia , Italy, 21-23-11-2013;
Pedro Fonte, Sandra Soares, Ana Costa, José Carlos Andrade, Vítor Seabra, Domingos
Ferreira, Salette Reis, Bruno Sarmento, Freeze-drying of insulin-loaded PLGA
nanoparticles: the effect of cryoprotectants on particles stability. BioNanoMed 2013 - 4th
International Congress: Nanotechnology, Medicine & Biology, Krems, Austria, 13-15-032013;
Sandra Soares, Pedro Fonte, Ana Costa, José Carlos Andrade, Vítor Seabra, Domingos
Ferreira, Salette Reis, Bruno Sarmento, Long-term stability of freeze-dried insulin-loaded
solid lipid nanoparticles: a nanostrategy for a great solution. 6th Meeting of Young
Researchers of Porto University - IJUP 2013, Porto, Portugal, 13-15-02-2013;
Pedro Fonte, Sandra Soares, Ana Costa, José Carlos Andrade, Vítor Seabra, Domingos
Ferreira, Salette Reis, Bruno Sarmento, Structural stability of proteins encapsulated into
PLGA nanoparticles. 6th Meeting of Young Researchers of Porto University - IJUP 2013,
Porto, Portugal, 13-15-02-2013;
Sandra Soares, Pedro Fonte, Ana Costa, José Carlos Andrade, Vítor Seabra, Domingos
Ferreira, Salette Reis, Bruno Sarmento, Freeze-drying approaches for overcoming
instability of insulin encapsulated into solid lipid nanoparticles. Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology International Conference – NanoPT 2013, Porto, Portugal, 13-15-022013;
Oral Communication
André Sá Couto, Nélio Drumond, Ana Costa, Helena Cabral-Marques, Study of aerodynamic
and release properties of inhaled particles containing cyclodextrins, 3rd European Conference
on Cyclodextrins, Antalya, Turkey, 2-4-10-2013;
Honours and awards
Research Grant - PTDC/SAU-FCF/098733/2008 (April 2013);
Research Grant - EXPL/CVT-EPI/0862/2012 (September 2013);
Financial Support to participate at Vth training School on Bioencapsulation, Nantes, 2013;
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