Helena Maria Pires Gaspar Tomás

Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering

Penteada University Campus , Floor 0

https://cqm.uma.pt

lenat@staff.uma.pt

(+351) 291 705 110 / 5110

Biographical Notes

Helena Tomás graduated in Chemical Engineering/Bioengineering from IST in Lisbon, Portugal, and holds a PhD in Technological Chemistry/Biomaterials from the University of Lisbon, completed in 1996. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Madeira (UMa) and a senior researcher at CQM ? Madeira Chemistry Research Centre. At UMa, she has held several positions, including President of the Pedagogical Council, Coordinator of the Department of Chemistry, and Director of the Master?s Programme in Applied Biochemistry.
Her current research focuses mainly on the development of nanogels and hybrid nanomaterials based on dendrimers for biomedical applications (drug/gene delivery and tissue regeneration). She served as the Portuguese Representative in the COST Actions TD0802: Dendrimers in Biomedical Applications and COST CA17140 NANO2CLINIC ? Nanomedicine for Cancer, both funded by the European Union. She is the author/co-author of more than 86 scientific papers and 4 book chapters (WoS h-index = 39, total citations > 5800).

CIÊNCIA VITAE: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/4D14-D31E-A8BE
ResearcherID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-5991-2010
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-2041
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=gMkTUB8AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6508104177

Publications

Biocompatible Laponite®-Alginate Hydrogels: Influence of Composition on Structure and Cytotoxicity, Ana Duarte, Helena Tomás, 12th CQM Annual Meeting, 2025

Bioinspired hybrid DNA/dendrimer-based films with supramolecular chirality, R. Castro, P.L. Granja, J. Rodrigues, A.P. Pêgo, H. Tomás, 2050-7518, J Mater Chem B, 2025, 9

Bis-MPA Dendritic-linear-dendritic polymer based gels for cancer treatment, Fátima Mendes, Natalia Sanz del Olmo, Jorge San Jacinto Garcia, Michael Malkoch, Helena Tomás, 12th CQM Annual Meeting, 2025

Dendrimers for Biomedical Applications, H. Tomás, FBPS2025-15th International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers, 2025

Materials based on Dendritic Systems for Biomedical Applications, H. Tomás, Materiais 2025: Reshaping the Future, 2025

Nanoparticles based on fucoidan and degradable dendrimers: antiangiogenic activity and drug delivery capability, Olim F., Neves A.R., Rodriguez-Clemente I., Kidgell J.T., Wimmer B.C., Ceña V., Tomás H, Biodendrimers 2025, 2025

Biodegradable materials for cancer treatment made from dendritic-lineardendritic building blocks: from nano to macrogels, Fátima Mendes, Natalia Sanz del Olmo, Jorge San Jacinto Garcia, Michael Malkoch, Helena Tomás, 11th CQM Annual Meeting, 2024

Blood-brain barrier-crossing dendrimers for glioma theranostics, J. Wang, Z. Wang, G. Zhang, J. Rodrigues, H. Tomás, X. Shi, M. Shen, 2047-4849, Biomaterials Science, 2024, 10

Chitosan films synthesized via thiol-ene click chemistry: Toward safe and versatile platforms for packaging, cosmetics and biomedical applications, W. El Mejri, A. El Mahdi, F. Mendes, R. Castro, L. Njim, S. Zaied, H. Tomás, T. Baati, R. Medimagh, K. Khwaldia, 2352-5541, Sustain Chem Pharm, 2024, 17

Dendrimers applications in nanomedicine, Tomás H., Rodrigues J, 3rd Annual Nanoseries Conference, #NanoSeries2024, 2024

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Química Tecnológica, 1996, Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciê

Undergraduate Degree in Engenharia Química, 1989, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa/Instituto Superior Técnico

Current Duties

Director of the Master in - diretor.ba.2c@mail.uma.pt

Membro of the Department of Chemistry