PhD student
University of Liège - GIGA - Cardiovascular Sciences
Sofia F. Melo is a PhD Student at the University of Liège - GIGA (Belgium), in the Cardiovascular Sciences unit. Her PhD project aims at the production of innovative anti-thrombotic and anti-infectious polymers for prosthetic heart valves.
Sofia got her Master's degree in BioEngineering from the University of Porto (Portugal), and she was a Research Intern at the University of Groningen (Netherlands), working on the development of molecular sensors in bacteria.
Before engaging in a PhD, Sofia worked at i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health Sciences (Porto, Portugal) - as a Research Fellow, focusing on the development of 3D printed fibrous scaffolds of polymer/graphene-based materials for antimicrobial biomedical applications.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-645X
Sunday, July 10, 2022
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM