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Graduation in Chem. Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Technical University of Lisbon, 1994

PhD in Chemistry, Technical University of Lisbon, 1999

Demonstrator, Technical University of Lisbon, September 1992-September 1998

Teaching Assistant, University of Évora, December 1998-February 2000

Invited Assistant Professor, University of Évora, February 2000-August 2006

Assistant Professor, University of Évora, August 2006-July 2007

Associate Professor, University of Coimbra, July 2007-

Biophysics of model systems of biological membranes (liposomes), using optical

spectroscopic techniques and molecular simulation.

Biologically relevant membrane composition heterogeneities (domains, rafts).

Interaction of proteins, peptides and nucleic acids with membranes.

Distribution/aggregation state of other compounds of biological relevance

(cholesterol, polyene antibiotics), in relation with membrane properties

(composition, polymorphism).

Photophysics and fluorescence spectroscopy.

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).

Theory of FRET between chromophores with non-random distribution or in restricted

geometry. Development and testing (by computational simulation) of theoretical models

and programming algorithms for analysis of complex fluorescence decay kinetics.

Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid bilayers and their interaction with amphiphilic

molecules (including membrane-active peptides and fluorescent molecular probes).