Biography:
Ruben Pereira is currently working at Instituto de Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS, University of Porto) and Assistant Researcher at the Biofabrication Group (i3S, Health Research and Innovation Institute). He holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with specialization in 3D bioprinting and has been collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry in the design of biomaterials for skin repair. He has also been involved in research projects in the fields of bioengineering, 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering. His research interests focus on the development of dynamic hydrogels for the bioprinting of biomimetic cell microenvironments for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.
Title : Mechanical modulation of cell response in 3D bioprinted hydrogels
Title : Bioprinting bioinspired microenvironments to study cell-matrix interactions