Dr Maria Matos
Researcher, University of Porto
Dr Matos received a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2006 from the University of Porto, a MSc in Organic Chemistry in 2008 from the University of Santiago de Compostela, a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science and Technology in 2010 from the University of Cagliari, and a PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2013 from the University of Santiago de Compostela. She has worked in Chemical Biology at the University of Cambridge between 2015 and 2018 as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Currently, Dr Matos is Researcher in Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto. Her research interests include new tools for drug design, discovery and delivery, in particular in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr Matos authored 107 articles, 5 book chapters, 1 patent, 43 refereed conference publications and more than 125 conference abstracts (84 poster and 41 oral communications).
Dr Matos established her scientific career in fruitful collaborations with both academic and industrial partners. As examples, Dr Matos has projects in collaboration with University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), University College Dublin (UK), Oncostellae (Spain) and Kærtor Foundation (Spain).
Dr Matos is member of the International Editorial Board of ChemMedChem, of the Medicinal Chemistry Section of Molecules, and have been Guest Editor for Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecules and ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters.