Pedro Martins
Biomolecular Structure & Function
Associate Researcher
Graduated in Chemical Engineering (2000) by the University of Porto. PhD in Chemical Engineering (2009) by the University of Porto. Assistant Professor (Research) at the Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, USA (2006-2007). Awarded with the 2008 Excellence Award in Crystallization of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. FCT post-doctoral fellow at IBMC (2007-2009). Invited Assistant Professor of Biophysics at the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto (2009-2015). Staff member at the Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environmental, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (2012-2017). Post-doctoral researcher in the Biomolecular Structure Group of IBMC working on the biophysical modelling of biological pathways in neurodegenerative diseases (since 2017).
Selected Publications
Silva A., Almeida B., Fraga J.S., Taboada P., Martins P.M., Macedo-Ribeiro S.,
Crespo R., Villar-Alvarez E., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Pinto M.F., Estevinho B.N., Crespo R., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Silva A., Sárkány Z., Fraga J.S., Taboada P., Macedo-Ribeiro S., Martins P.M.,
Sárkány Z., Rocha F., Damas A.M., Macedo-Ribeiro S., Martins P.M.,
Pinto M.F., Ripoll-Rozada J., Ramos H., Watson E.E., Franck C., Payne R.J., Saraiva L., Pereira P.J.B., Pastore A., Rocha F., Martins P.M.,
Crespo R., Villar-Alvarez E., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Ferreira C., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Ferreira C., Barbos S., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Watson E.E., Ripoll-Rozada J., Lee A.C., Wu M.C.L., Franck C., Pasch T., Premdjee B., Sayers J., Pinto M.F., Martins P.M., Jackson S.P., Pereira P.J.B., Payne R.J.,
Distribution of Amyloid-Like and Oligomeric Species from Protein Aggregation Kinetics. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition56(45):14042-14045, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 11] [IF: 12,1]
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707345 SCOPUS: 85032264546.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707345 SCOPUS: 85032264546.
Crespo R., Villar-Alvarez E., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
What can the kinetics of amyloid fibril formation tell about off-pathway aggregation?. Journal of Biological Chemistry291(4):2018-2032, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 38] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.699348 SCOPUS: 84959017740.
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.699348 SCOPUS: 84959017740.
Pinto M.F., Estevinho B.N., Crespo R., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Enzyme kinetics: The whole picture reveals hidden meanings. FEBS Journal282(12):2309-2316, 2015. [Journal: Article] [CI: 10] [IF: 4,2]
DOI: 10.1111/febs.13275 SCOPUS: 84935876997.
DOI: 10.1111/febs.13275 SCOPUS: 84935876997.
Silva A., Sárkány Z., Fraga J.S., Taboada P., Macedo-Ribeiro S., Martins P.M.,
Probing the occurrence of soluble oligomers through amyloid aggregation scaling laws. Biomolecules8(4):, 2018. [Journal: Article] [CI: 5] [IF: 4,7]
DOI: 10.3390/biom8040108 SCOPUS: 85054461653.
DOI: 10.3390/biom8040108 SCOPUS: 85054461653.
Sárkány Z., Rocha F., Damas A.M., Macedo-Ribeiro S., Martins P.M.,
Chemical Kinetic Strategies for High-Throughput Screening of Protein Aggregation Modulators. Chemistry - An Asian Journal14(4):500-508, 2019. [Journal: Review] [CI: 8] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801703 SCOPUS: 85060928161.
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801703 SCOPUS: 85060928161.
Pinto M.F., Ripoll-Rozada J., Ramos H., Watson E.E., Franck C., Payne R.J., Saraiva L., Pereira P.J.B., Pastore A., Rocha F., Martins P.M.,
A simple linearization method unveils hidden enzymatic assay interferences. Biophysical Chemistry252:, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 6] [IF: 2]
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106193 SCOPUS: 85066943005.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106193 SCOPUS: 85066943005.
Crespo R., Villar-Alvarez E., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
Insoluble Off-Pathway Aggregates as Crowding Agents during Amyloid Fibril Formation. Journal of Physical Chemistry B121(10):2288-2298, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 10] [IF: 3,1]
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b01120 SCOPUS: 85018260883.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b01120 SCOPUS: 85018260883.
Ferreira C., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
The Finding of Nondissolving Lysozyme Crystals and Its Significance for the Study of Hard-to-Crystallize Biological Macromolecules. Crystal Growth and Design16(8):4285-4291, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00334 SCOPUS: 84982727296.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00334 SCOPUS: 84982727296.
Ferreira C., Barbos S., Taboada P., Rocha F.A., Damas A.M., Martins P.M.,
The nucleation of protein crystals as a race against time with on- and off-pathways. Journal of Applied Crystallography50:1056-1065, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 7] [IF: 3,4]
DOI: 10.1107/S1600576717007312 SCOPUS: 85027011873.
DOI: 10.1107/S1600576717007312 SCOPUS: 85027011873.
Watson E.E., Ripoll-Rozada J., Lee A.C., Wu M.C.L., Franck C., Pasch T., Premdjee B., Sayers J., Pinto M.F., Martins P.M., Jackson S.P., Pereira P.J.B., Payne R.J.,
Rapid assembly and profiling of an anticoagulant sulfoprotein library. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America116(28):13873-13878, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 23] [IF: 9,4]
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1905177116 SCOPUS: 85066962891.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1905177116 SCOPUS: 85066962891.