Jose Miguel Miquelao Santos

Biography

Having completed a Bachelors Degree in Biology at the Faculdade de Ciências of the University of Lisbon and a Masters Degree in Microbiology at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) of the University of Lisbon, i began my research career as a research assistant working under the Lactosynt project at the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) of IST. This mostly consisted in the development of a CRISPR/Cas9 based genome editing plasmid for use in Lactococcus lactis, with the intent of creating an improved strain for plasmid DNA production. Currently, i’m working as a research assistant included in the NanoSens-RNA project taking place at the Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE) and iBB, where i’m designing and developing DNA origami nanostructures for use in novel biosensors, employing plasmonic nanoparticles.