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Hire Dr. Irina P.
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Medical Writer & Communicator | Data Analyst (7+ years of experience in academia)

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation
Research Meta-Research, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Text Mining & Analytics
Work Experience

Knowledge Transfer Manager

i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto

May 2023 - June 2023

Research Fellow

University of Coimbra

September 2016 - May 2023

Biomedical Laboratory Scientist (Extracurricular Internship)

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

July 2015 - August 2015

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Technology Specialty) (Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra - Department of Pharmaceutical Technology - Laboratory of Development and Drug Technologies)

University of Coimbra

October 2018 - Present

Post-graduation Course in Herbal Medicines and Health Products (Faculty of Pharmacy)

University of Coimbra

October 2017 - May 2018

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Technologic, Comparative and Molecular Genetics (Biology and Biochemistry Major Field)

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

November 2015 - January 2018

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Pathologic, Cytologic and Thanatologic Anatomy (Biomedical/Health Sciences Major Field) (School of Allied Health Sciences)

Polytechnic Institute of Porto

September 2011 - October 2015

Certifications
  • Advanced Course in Knowledge Transfer and IP Valorization Strategies

    Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    November 2022 - Present

  • Writing Patent Applications: General Module and Chemistry Module

    Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    May 2022 - Present

  • Novelty and Inventive Activity: General Module and Chemistry Module

    Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    April 2022 - Present

  • General Industrial Property Course

    Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    February 2022 - Present

  • Massive Open Online Course in Digital Business Development

    Instituto Superior Técnico

    February 2022 - Present

  • Advanced Course on Membrane Biophysics: Impact of Lipids on Health, Disease and Therapy

    Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto

    January 2022 - Present

  • Specialization in Regulatory Affairs Technical Direction

    Invictus Sciences

    March 2021 - Present

  • Public speaking

    Speak and Lead

    April 2018 - Present

  • Science in Laboratory Animals

    DGAV & FELASA

    February 2017 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Irina Pereira, Carina Monteiro, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Diana Peixoto, Cláudia Nunes, Salette Reis, Francisco Veiga, Michael R. Hamblin, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos(2023). Nanodelivery systems for cutaneous melanoma treatment . European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 184. p. 214--247. Elsevier {BV}
Pereira, I., Monteiro, C., Pereira-Silva, M., Peixoto, D., Nunes, C., Reis, S., Veiga, F., Hamblin, M.R., Paiva-Santos, A.C.(2023). Nanodelivery systems for cutaneous melanoma treatment . European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 184. p. 214-247.
Irina Pereira, Diana Peixoto, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Francisco Veiga, Michael R. Hamblin, Yuri Lvov, Mingxian Liu, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos (2021). Emerging role of nanoclays in cancer research, diagnosis, and therapy . Coordination Chemistry Reviews.
Irina Pereira, Mahdi Saleh, Cláudia Nunes, Salette Reis, Francisco Veiga, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos(2021). Preclinical developments of natural-occurring halloysite clay nanotubes in cancer therapeutics . Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 291. p. 102406. Elsevier {BV}
Santos, A.C., Costa, D., Ferreira, L., Guerra, C., Pereira-Silva, M., Pereira, I., Peixoto, D., Ferreira, N.R., Veiga, F.(2021). Cyclodextrin-based delivery systems for in vivo-tested anticancer therapies . Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 11. (1). p. 49-71.
Pereira, I., Saleh, M., Nunes, C., Reis, S., Veiga, F., Paiva-Santos, A.C.(2021). Preclinical developments of natural-occurring halloysite clay nanotubes in cancer therapeutics . Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 291.
Peixoto, D., Pereira, I., Pereira-Silva, M., Veiga, F., Hamblin, M.R., Lvov, Y., Liu, M., Paiva-Santos, A.C.(2021). Emerging role of nanoclays in cancer research, diagnosis, and therapy . Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 440.
Irina Pereira, Mariana Caldas, Ana Cláudia Santos, Rita Rebelo, Francisco Veiga, Rui L. Reis, Vitor M. Correlo(2020). Electro-responsive controlled drug delivery from melanin nanoparticles . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 588. p. 119773. Elsevier {BV}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Diana Costa, Laura Ferreira, Catarina Guerra, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Diana Peixoto, Nuno R. Ferreira, Francisco Veiga(2020). Cyclodextrin-based delivery systems for in vivo-tested anticancer therapies . Drug Delivery and Translational Research. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Ana Cl{\'{a}}udia Santos and Miguel Pereira-Silva and Catarina Guerra and Diana Costa and Diana Peixoto and Irina Pereira and In{\^{e}}s Pita and Ant{\'{o}}nio J. Ribeiro and Francisco Veiga(2020). Topical minoxidil-loaded nanotechnology strategies for alopecia . Cosmetics. 7. (2). p. 21. {MDPI} {AG}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Catarina Guerra, Diana Costa, Diana Peixoto, Inês Pita, António J. Ribeiro, Francisco Veiga(2020). Topical Minoxidil-Loaded Nanotechnology Strategies for Alopecia . Cosmetics. 7. (2). p. 21. {MDPI} {AG}
Santos, A.C., Pereira-Silva, M., Guerra, C., Costa, D., Peixoto, D., Pereira, I., Pita, I., Ribeiro, A.J., Veiga, F.(2020). Topical minoxidil-loaded nanotechnology strategies for alopecia . Cosmetics. 7. (2).
Caldas, M., Santos, A.C., Rebelo, R., Pereira, I., Veiga, F., Reis, R.L., Correlo, V.M.(2020). Electro-responsive controlled drug delivery from melanin nanoparticles . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 588.
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Dora Rodrigues, Joana A.D. Sequeira, Ana Simões, Diana Costa, Diana Peixoto, Gustavo Costa, Francisco Veiga(2019). Nanotechnological breakthroughs in the development of topical phytocompounds-based formulations . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 572. p. 118787. Elsevier {BV}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Salette Reis, Francisco Veiga, Mahdi Saleh, Yuri Lvov(2019). Biomedical potential of clay nanotube formulations and their toxicity assessment . Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. p. 1--14. Informa {UK} Limited
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Laura Ferreira, Mariana Caldas, Mariana Magalhães, Ana Figueiras, António J. Ribeiro, Francisco Veiga(2019). Nanocarriers for resveratrol delivery: Impact on stability and solubility concerns . Trends in Food Science & Technology. 91. p. 483--497. Elsevier {BV}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Laura Ferreira, Mariana Caldas, Mar Collado-González, Mariana Magalhães, Ana Figueiras, António J. Ribeiro, Francisco Veiga(2019). Nanotechnology-based formulations for resveratrol delivery: Effects on resveratrol in vivo bioavailability and bioactivity . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 180. p. 127--140. Elsevier {BV}
Ana Cl{\'{a}}udia Santos and Abhishek Panchal and Naureen Rahman and Miguel Pereira-Silva and Irina Pereira and Francisco Veiga and Yuri Lvov(2019). Evolution of hair treatment and care: prospects of nanotube-based formulations . Nanomaterials. 9. (6). p. 903. {MDPI} {AG}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Abhishek Panchal, Naureen Rahman, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Francisco Veiga, Yuri Lvov(2019). Evolution of Hair Treatment and Care: Prospects of Nanotube-Based Formulations . Nanomaterials. 9. (6). p. 903. {MDPI} {AG}
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Francisca Morais, Ana Simões, Joana A. D. Sequeira, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Francisco Veiga, António Ribeiro(2019). Nanotechnology for the development of new cosmetic formulations . Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 16. (4). p. 313--330. Informa {UK} Limited
Ana Cl{\'{a}}udia Santos and Irina Pereira and Mariana Magalh{\~{a}}es and Miguel Pereira-Silva and Mariana Caldas and Laura Ferreira and Ana Figueiras and Ant{\'{o}}nio J. Ribeiro and Francisco Veiga(2019). Targeting cancer via resveratrol-loaded nanoparticles administration: focusing on in vivo evidence . The AAPS Journal. 21. (4). Springer Nature
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Mariana Magalhães, Miguel Pereira-Silva, Mariana Caldas, Laura Ferreira, Ana Figueiras, António J. Ribeiro, Francisco Veiga(2019). Targeting Cancer Via Resveratrol-Loaded Nanoparticles Administration: Focusing on In Vivo Evidence . The AAPS Journal. 21. (4). Springer Nature
Santos, A.C., Morais, F., Simões, A., Pereira, I., Sequeira, J.A.D., Pereira-Silva, M., Veiga, F., Ribeiro, A.(2019). Nanotechnology for the development of new cosmetic formulations . Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 16. (4). p. 313-330.
Santos, A.C., Pereira, I., Magalhães, M., Pereira-Silva, M., Caldas, M., Ferreira, L., Figueiras, A., Ribeiro, A.J., Veiga, F.(2019). Targeting Cancer Via Resveratrol-Loaded Nanoparticles Administration: Focusing on In Vivo Evidence . AAPS Journal. 21. (4).
Santos, A.C., Veiga, F.J., Sequeira, J.A.D., Fortuna, A., Falcão, A., Pereira, I., Pattekari, P., Fontes-Ribeiro, C., Ribeiro, A.J.(2019). First-time oral administration of resveratrol-loaded layer-by-layer nanoparticles to rats-a pharmacokinetics study . Analyst. 144. (6). p. 2062-2079.
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Francisco J. Veiga, Joana A. D. Sequeira, Ana Fortuna, A Falcao, Pravin Pattekari, Carlos Fontes-Ribeiro, Antonio Jose Ribeiro(2019). First-time orally administered resveratrol-loaded Layer-by-Layer nanoparticles to rats – a pharmacokinetics study . The Analyst. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Francisco J. Veiga, Joana A. D. Sequeira, Ana Fortuna, Amílcar Falcão, Pravin Pattekari, Carlos Fontes-Ribeiro, António J. Ribeiro(2019). First-time oral administration of resveratrol-loaded layer-by-layer nanoparticles to rats – a pharmacokinetics study . The Analyst. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})
Santos, A.C., Panchal, A., Rahman, N., Pereira-Silva, M., Pereira, I., Veiga, F., Lvov, Y.(2019). Evolution of hair treatment and care: Prospects of nanotube-based formulations . Nanomaterials. 9. (6).
Irina Pereira, Ana Cláudia Santos, Joana A.D. Sequeira, Célia Cabral, Mar Collado Gonzallez, C. Fontes-Ribeiro, António J. Ribeiro, Yuri M. Lvov, Francisco J. Veiga(2019). Sonication-assisted Layer-by-Layer self-assembly nanoparticles for resveratrol delivery . Materials Science and Engineering: C. 105. p. 110022. Elsevier {BV}
Santos, A.C., Sequeira, J.A.D., Pereira, I., Cabral, C., Collado Gonzallez, M., Fontes-Ribeiro, C., Ribeiro, A.J., Lvov, Y.M., Veiga, F.J.(2019). Sonication-assisted Layer-by-Layer self-assembly nanoparticles for resveratrol delivery . Materials Science and Engineering C. 105.
Santos, A.C., Pereira, I., Pereira-Silva, M., Ferreira, L., Caldas, M., Magalhães, M., Figueiras, A., Ribeiro, A.J., Veiga, F.(2019). Nanocarriers for resveratrol delivery: Impact on stability and solubility concerns . Trends in Food Science and Technology. 91. p. 483-497.
Santos, A.C., Pereira, I., Pereira-Silva, M., Ferreira, L., Caldas, M., Collado-González, M., Magalhães, M., Figueiras, A., Ribeiro, A.J., Veiga, F.(2019). Nanotechnology-based formulations for resveratrol delivery: Effects on resveratrol in vivo bioavailability and bioactivity . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 180. p. 127-140.
Santos, A.C., Pereira, I., Reis, S., Veiga, F., Saleh, M., Lvov, Y.(2019). Biomedical potential of clay nanotube formulations and their toxicity assessment . Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 16. (11). p. 1169-1182.
Santos, A.C., Rodrigues, D., Sequeira, J.A.D., Pereira, I., Simões, A., Costa, D., Peixoto, D., Costa, G., Veiga, F.(2019). Nanotechnological breakthroughs in the development of topical phytocompounds-based formulations . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 572.
Irina Pereira, Patrícia Severino, Ana C. Santos, Amélia M. Silva, Eliana B. Souto(2018). Linalool bioactive properties and potential applicability in drug delivery systems . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 171. p. 566--578. Elsevier {BV}
Irina Pereira, Aleksandra Zielińska, Nuno R. Ferreira, Amélia M. Silva, Eliana B. Souto(2018). Optimization of linalool-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles using experimental factorial design and long-term stability studies with a new centrifugal sedimentation method . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 549. (1-2). p. 261--270. Elsevier {BV}
Irina Pereira, Aleksandra Zielińska, Nuno R. Ferreira, Amélia M. Silva, Eliana B. Souto(2018). Optimization of linalool-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles using experimental factorial design and long-term stability studies with a new centrifugal sedimentation method . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 549. (1-2). p. 261--270. Elsevier {BV}
Pereira, I., Zielińska, A., Ferreira, N.R., Silva, A.M., Souto, E.B.(2018). Optimization of linalool-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles using experimental factorial design and long-term stability studies with a new centrifugal sedimentation method . International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 549. (1-2). p. 261-270.
Pereira, I., Severino, P., Santos, A.C., Silva, A.M., Souto, E.B.(2018). Linalool bioactive properties and potential applicability in drug delivery systems . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 171. p. 566-578.
(2017). Targeting dendritic cells for the treatment of autoimmune disorders . Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces.
Sousa, C., Pereira, I., Santos, A.C., Carbone, C., Kovačević, A.B., Silva, A.M., Souto, E.B.(2017). Targeting dendritic cells for the treatment of autoimmune disorders . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 158. p. 237-248.
CONFERENCE POSTER
Shortening of natural-occurring halloysite clay nanotubes for plant-extracted polyphenols delivery @misc { author = {Irina Pereira and Cláudia Nunes and Mahdi Saleh and Francisco Veiga and Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos and Yuri Lvov and Salette Reis}, title = {Shortening of natural-occurring halloysite clay nanotubes for plant-extracted polyphenols delivery}, year = {2021}, month = {apr} }. ACS Spring 2021.
Re-emergence of cyclodextrins for increased drug solubility and stability – 2-hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin and sulfobutylether-ß-cyclodextrin @misc { author = {Laura Ferreira and Pereira, Irina and Catarina Cardoso and Ana Cláudia Santos}, title = {Re-emergence of cyclodextrins for increased drug solubility and stability – 2-hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin and sulfobutylether-ß-cyclodextrin}, year = {2019}, month = {jun} }. 6th Nano Today Conference.
Optimization of a-pinene-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) using experimental factorial design @misc { author = {Pereira, Irina}, title = {Optimization of a-pinene-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) using experimental factorial design}, year = {2017}, month = {jul} }.
The economic impact of cellular pharmacokinetics in retinal pigment epithelium @misc { author = {Aleksandra Zielinska and Irina Pereira and Ana Cláudia Santos and María Luisa García and Izabela Nowak and Eliana B. Souto}, title = {The economic impact of cellular pharmacokinetics in retinal pigment epithelium}, year = {2017}, month = {jun} }. 14th International Commodity Science Conference (IComSC).
Ranibizumab - efficient remedy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration @misc { author = {Aleksandra Zielinska and Irina Pereira and Ana Cláudia Santos and Amélia M. Silva and Izabela Nowak and Eliana B. Souto}, title = {Ranibizumab - efficient remedy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration}, year = {2017}, month = {apr} }. 6th Berliner Chemie Symposium (BCS).
Nimesulide-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN): pre-formulation studies based on Hansen solubility parameters (HSP) @misc { author = {Raquel Sousa and Irina Pereira and Aleksandra Zielinska and Prapaporn Boonme and V. Vieira and Joana F. Fangueiro and Ana Cláudia Santos and Eliana B. Souto}, title = {Nimesulide-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN): pre-formulation studies based on Hansen solubility parameters (HSP)}, year = {2017}, month = {apr} }. Conference on Research and Education on Challenges for Contemporary Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Environmental Protection.
Natural alkaloids: classical dopaminergic agonists formulated in new drug delivery systems @misc { author = {Irina Pereira and Aleksandra Zielinska and Ana Cláudia Santos and Elena Sánchez-López and Amélia M. Silva and María Luisa García and Izabela Nowak and Eliana B. Souto}, title = {Natural alkaloids: classical dopaminergic agonists formulated in new drug delivery systems}, year = {2017}, month = {apr} }. 6th Berliner Chemie Symposium (BCS).
(2016). Detection of amyloid substance in canids: immunohistochemical approach. "Seminário Casos e Acasos em Patologia" - "Circumstances and Coincidences in Pathology" - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Detection of amyloid substance in canids: immunohistochemical approach @misc { author = {Pereira, Irina}, title = {Detection of amyloid substance in canids: immunohistochemical approach}, year = {2016}, month = {jan} }.
BOOK CHAPTER
Sequeira, J.A.D., Pereira, I., Ribeiro, A.J., Veiga, F., Santos, A.C.(2020). Surface functionalization of PLGA nanoparticles for drug delivery . Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications. p. 185-203.
Irina Pereira and Sara Antunes and Ana C. Santos and Francisco J. Veiga and Am{\'{e}}lia M. Silva and Prapaporn Boonme and Eliana B. Souto(2019). Microemulsions: principles, scope, methods, and applications in transdermal drug delivery . Nanotechnology and nanomaterial applications in food, health, and biomedical sciences. p. 91--118. Apple Academic Press
A.C. Santos and I. Pereira and C. Ferreira and F. Veiga and R. Fakhrullin(2019). Layer-by-Layer assembly for nanoarchitectonics . Advanced supramolecular nanoarchitectonics. p. 89--121. Elsevier
(2019). Surface functionalization of PLGA nanoparticles for drug delivery. Handbook of functionalized nanomaterials.
Santos, A.C., Pereira, I., Ferreira, C., Veiga, F., Fakhrullin, R.(2019). Layer-by-layer assembly for nanoarchitectonics . Advanced Supramolecular Nanoarchitectonics. p. 89-121.
Zielińska, A., Pereira, I., Antunes, S., Veiga, F.J., Santos, A.C., Nowak, I., Silva, A.M., Souto, E.B.(2018). Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as drug delivery systems against melanoma . Design of Nanostructures for Theranostics Applications. p. 437-466.
OTHER
Irina Pereira, Sara Antunes, Ana C. Santos, Francisco J. Veiga, Amélia M. Silva, Prapaporn Boonme, Eliana B. Souto(2019). Microemulsions: Principles, Scope, Methods, and Applications in Transdermal Drug Delivery . Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial Applications in Food, Health, and Biomedical Sciences. p. 91--118. Apple Academic Press
A.C. Santos, I. Pereira, C. Ferreira, F. Veiga, R. Fakhrullin(2019). Layer-by-Layer Assembly for Nanoarchitectonics . Advanced Supramolecular Nanoarchitectonics. p. 89--121. Elsevier
LECTURE SPEECH
(2017). Encapsulation of linalool in solid lipid nanoparticles.
(2016). Amyloid substance: what methods to use?. 18ª Sessão Plenária dos Exercícios em Histoquímica - 18th Plenary Session of Histochemical Exercises - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.