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Polyurea Dendrimers, Oligo-oxazolines, Polymer Quantum Dots, Organic Photovoltaics, Sensors, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Mechanochemistry, Sonochemistry, Perylene dyes, Fluorescent probes, Drug and gene delivery, Chemical Education
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Biography

Dr. Bonifacio was born in Luanda, Angola. In parallel to his teaching duties and research activity, mainly focused in Nanomedicine and Green Chemistry, is also enrolled in the development of teaching tools for blind and visually impaired students (e.g. Navmol 2.0 and sonification of infrared spectra). Dr. Bonifacio discovered polyurea (PURE-type) dendrimers and is the author of the QR-coded audio version of the Periodic Table of the Elements.

Activities

Employment (7)

Instituto Superior Técnico: Lisboa, PT

2021 to present | Assistant Professor (Departamento de Bioengenharia)
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Vasco D. B. Bonifácio

Instituto Superior Técnico: Lisboa, PT

2015 to present | Researcher (IBB)
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Vasco D. B. Bonifácio

Université de Bordeaux: Talence, Aquitaine, FR

2016 to 2016 | Visiting Researcher (Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques - LCPO)
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Instituto de Telecomunicacoes: Lisboa, PT

2014 to 2015 | Principal Investigator (Organic Electronics)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research: Cambridge, MA, US

2012 to 2012 | Visiting Researcher
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MIT Portugal: Caparica, PT

2008 to 2012 | Assistant Researcher (LAQV-REQUIMTE)
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Bergische Universität Wuppertal: Wuppertal, DE

2007 to 2008 | Post-doc (Institut für Polymertechnologie)
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Education and qualifications (3)

FCT/UNL: Caparica, PT

2002 to 2006 | PhD (Chemistry - Organic Chemistry)
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FCT/UNL: Caparica, PT

1995 to 1997 | MSc (Applyied Chemistry - Organic Chemistry)
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ISEL: Lisbon, PT

1992 to 1995 | BSc (Chemical Engineering)
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Professional activities (4)

American Chemical Society: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2019-12 to present
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International Association of Advanced Materials: Ulrika , SE

2017-07 to present | Academic Researcher
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Royal Society of Chemistry: London, London, GB

2015 to present
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Portuguese Chemical Society: Lisbon, PT

1997 to present
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Vasco D. B. Bonifácio