- Research
- Inflammation Cell Signaling and Therapeutics
- Raquel L. Pereira

- biosensors
- microbiology
- biomaterials
- infection
Raquel L. Pereira is a PhD student in Biomedicine and Health Sciences at the University of Minho, focused on the development of innovative biomedical tools, including biosensors and drug-delivery platforms.
Raquel graduated with a MSc in Molecular Bioengineering from the University of Porto, in 2022. From 2022 to 2023, she was a research fellow at LabRISE, contributing to projects such as 2IQBIONEURO, which developed biosensors for aging-related diseases, and SmartBioPatch, aimed at monitoring inflammation in diabetic foot ulcers. In 2023, Raquel transferred to the INL to work on innovative bacteriophage therapies for the application in chronic wound infections and bacterial keratitis. Her research has been supported by competitive fellowships, including a FCT doctoral studentship, and she has published several peer-review articles in reputable journals. Raquel has also gained international experience, through an ERASMUS+ internship at the University of Ghent and a research exchange at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a Harvard Medical School affiliate hospital. In 2025, she joined ICVS as a PhD student under the supervision of Carlos Capela, MD, PhD. Her PhD project, in collaboration with the INL and the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, aims to develop microneedle-based bacteria biosensing platforms to detect infections in chronic wounds.

- biosensors
- microbiology
- biomaterials
- infection
Raquel L. Pereira is a PhD student in Biomedicine and Health Sciences at the University of Minho, focused on the development of innovative biomedical tools, including biosensors and drug-delivery platforms.
Raquel graduated with a MSc in Molecular Bioengineering from the University of Porto, in 2022. From 2022 to 2023, she was a research fellow at LabRISE, contributing to projects such as 2IQBIONEURO, which developed biosensors for aging-related diseases, and SmartBioPatch, aimed at monitoring inflammation in diabetic foot ulcers. In 2023, Raquel transferred to the INL to work on innovative bacteriophage therapies for the application in chronic wound infections and bacterial keratitis. Her research has been supported by competitive fellowships, including a FCT doctoral studentship, and she has published several peer-review articles in reputable journals. Raquel has also gained international experience, through an ERASMUS+ internship at the University of Ghent and a research exchange at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a Harvard Medical School affiliate hospital. In 2025, she joined ICVS as a PhD student under the supervision of Carlos Capela, MD, PhD. Her PhD project, in collaboration with the INL and the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, aims to develop microneedle-based bacteria biosensing platforms to detect infections in chronic wounds.
Scientific Highlights
1. Isolation of novel bacteriophages for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial keratitis.
2. Design of bacteriophage-loaded dissolving microneedles to treat diabetic foot infections.
3. Creation of flexible, biocompatible colorimetric biosensors to monitor chronic wound inflammation.
4. Development of an electrochemical miRNA-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Address
Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal



Copyright ©2022 ICVS. All Rights Reserved
Address
Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal