M. I. Ismael

Academic Background: • July 1986, Graduation in Chemistry in University of Lisbon 1986 (Organic Chemistry/ Biochemistry) • January 1990, Proofs Similar to MSc (Provas de Aptidão Pedagógica e Capacidade Científica) (Chemistry) • June 1997, PhD in Chemistry in University of Beira Interior (Supervision Amélia P. Rauter) (Carbohydrate Chemistry/Synthesis) Professional Activities: • 1997-actuality Assistant Professor in Department of Chemistry at University of Beira Interior, (Organic Chemistry) • 1990-1997 Assistant (Assistente) in Department of Chemistry at University of Beira Interior • 1987-1990 Trainee Assistant (Assistente Estagiário) in Department of Chemistry at University of Beira Interior • Since July 1990 • Supervision of several graduation projects, and master thesis (Organic Chemistry/ Industrial Chemistry/ Biochemistry/Medicinal Chemistry). • Supervision of PhD thesis in Chemistry (2 in Carbohydrate Chemistry/ 1 in Educational Chemistry, 1 in Biochemistry) • LLP-Erasmus Departmental Coordinator for Chemistry, since 1998 until 2022 • Coordinator of Master in Physics and Chemistry for Education (2007-2012) • President of Chemistry Department of UBI from 2009 to 2015 • Member of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP AHA) Action Group 3 – Prevention of functional decline and frailty (2012-2015) • Member of the CMST COST Action CM1106 entitled “Chemical Approaches to Targeting Drug Resistance in Cancer Stem Cells” (starting June 2013) • Invited teacher, in ICOA (Institute de Chimie Organique et Analitique), University of Orleans, France from 1 to 30 june 2017. • Evaluation panels o Member of International evaluation panel of projects of Georgia National Science Foundation, “State Science Grants Competition 2009”, Georgia o Evaluation of a research project submitted to the South African/Angolan Joint Science and Technology Research Programme, invited by the National Research Foundation; • External examiner of Ph.D. theses from Spain (6), and examiner of 1 Ph.D. thesis in France, 5 in Spain, and 14 in Portugal. • Participation in several Scientific Projects funded by several agencies. • Scientific work: Carbohydrate Chemistry: synthesis of compounds with biological interest, namely Pseudo-C-Nucleosides, alpha-methylene-gama-lactones Natural Products: Isolation and transformation of phenolic compounds Wood Chemistry: Cellulose transformation Chemistry Didactics Educational Chemistry