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Name Marisa Maria Viana Maltez da Costa
Address Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, ICN
ETSE edifici Q, 2ª planta - Campus UAB
08913 Bellaterra - Spain
Telephone +34 93 586 8106
E-mail
Nationality
marisa.maltez.icn@uab.es
Portuguese
Education / training
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qualification
organisations providing
education/training
and Work experience
10/2009 - present
PhD student in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine.
Facultat de Biociencies
UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
and Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group
qualification
organisations providing
education/training
dates 09/10/08 – 09/07/2009
Master Studies in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
ETSE- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería
UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
and Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group
dates
position
main activities
employer
04/2008 - present
Pre-Doc researcher
Development of new protein and DNA sensors based in nanoparticles and related amplification
techniques with application in the biomedical field.
Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group
qualification
principal subjects covered
organisations providing
education/training
dates 09/10/2006 – 09/06/2007
Trainee under Leonardo da Vinci Program
Preparation of nanobiomaterials based on DNA, antibody and enzyme modified nanomaterials with
interest for biosensing systems;
Development of novel biosensors, including micronanosystems based on nanomaterials and
nanostructures.
UAB- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ICN- Institut Català de Nanotecnologia
Departamento de Química - Universidade de Aveiro, PT
dates 01/02/2006 - 15/09/2006
position
main activities
employer
qualification
principal subjects covered
Trainee under financed program-POCI2010
Development of Piezoelectric crystal biosensor for real-time monitoring Biofilms formation in water
systems.
LNEC- Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa
UA- Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, PT
dates 10/03/2005 - 17/07/2005
Research Thesis for Graduation in Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry/ health sciences: Piezoelectric Crystal Mass Sensor for the detection of
environmental contaminants in water.

organisation providing
education/training
Departamento de Química - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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organisation providing
education/training
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Occupational skills covered
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Short courses
dates 2007
dates 2002
Graduation in Chemistry – Industrial area
Departamento de Química
Universidade de Aveiro - Portugal
3rd year of University Biochemistry Studies
Departamento de Química
Universidade de Aveiro - Portugal
dates 1992 - 15/07/1995
Secondary School Diploma - Natural-Scientific studies
Escola Secundária de Monserrate
Viana do Castelo - Portugal
dates 10/1986 - 07/1993
Diplôme de Langue Pratique (DL)
6th degree in French language
Alliance Française - Portugal
dates 20 -24 July 2009
Nanotecnologias en Biomedicina , Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, A Coruña
dates 14 -18 July 2008
Nanotecnologies en Biomedicina, els Juliols, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona
Publications
Presentations
dates 7-9 May 2008
Electrochemical and electrical scanning probe microscopy techniques for Imaging biological Systems
in a fluid environment, University of Warwick UK, Universitat de Barcelona-IBEC, Barcelona
Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz, Marisa Maltez-da Costa, Arben Merkoçi, “Controlling the
electrochemical deposition of silver onto gold nanoparticles: Reducing interferences and increasing
the sensitivity of magnetoimmuno assays”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24, 2009, 2475-2482.
Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz, Christian Sánchez-Espinel, Belen Díaz-Freitas, África González-
Fernández, Marisa Maltez-da Costa, Arben Merkoçi. “Rapid Identification and quantification of tumor
cells using an electrocatalytic method based on gold nanoparticles”. Analytical Chemistry, in press doi
10.1021/ac902087k.
Poster Presentation
Oral presentation
“Immunosensor to identify tumor cells: a novel low cost and efficient devicebased on electrocatalytic
effect induced by gold nanoparticles conjugated to antibodies” A. de la Escosura-Muñiz, Marisa
Maltez, C. Sánchez-Espinel, B. Dias-Freitas, A. Hernández-Fernández, A. González-Fernández, A.
Merkoçi. II European Congress of Immunology, Berlin (Germany), 13-16 September 2009
“Investigation of electrochemical responses of different sized gold nanoparticle using screen-printed
carbon electrodes”. C. Parolo, M. Maltez-da Costa, A. Escosura, A. Ambrosi, A. Merkoçi. XIV
Trobada Transfronterera sobre Sensors i Biosensors, 24-25 September 2009, Banuyils-sur-Mer,
France.

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Poster presentation
“An electrochemical biosensor design for protein detection based on carbon nanotubes and
aptamers”. P. Kara, M. Guix, A. Escosura, M. Maltez, M. Ozsoz, A. Merkoçi. XIV Trobada
Transfronterera sobre Sensors i Biosensors, 24-25 September 2009, Banuyils-sur-Mer, France.
“Nanomaterial based electrochemical transducing platforms for biomedical applications”. Marisa
Maltez, A. de la Escosura-Muñiz, A. Ambrosi, B. Pérez-López, S. Marín, A. Merkoçi. 11th
International Congress of the IUESM, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - World
Congress 2009, 7-12 September 2009, Munich, Germany.
“Electrochemical bioassays based on gold nanoparticle tags”. Marisa Maltez, A. de la Escosura-
Muñiz, A. Ambrosi, A. Merkoçi. XIII Trobada Transfronterera sobre Sensors i Biosensors,
Andorra, 18-19 September 2008.
“Direct electrochemical detection of gold nanoparticles: application in magnetobiosensors”. A. de la
Escosura-Muñiz, A. Ambrosi, Marisa Maltez , A. Merkoçi. TNT 2008 Trends in Nanotechnology,
Oviedo, 01-05 September 2008.
“Dna sensors based on nanoparticles”. M. T. Castañeda, R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, S. Alegret, A.
Merkoçi. Nanobiosensors for Biomedical Applications, Bellaterra (Barcelona), 19-20 December
de 2007.
“Electrocatalytical magnetobiosensing methods based on gold nanoparticles”. A. de la Escosura
Muñiz, Marisa M.V. Maltez da Costa, M. T. Castañeda Briones, S.Alegret, A. Merkoçi. European
Nanosystems 2007, 3-4 December 2007, Paris, France.
“Electrocatalytical biosensing based on gold nanoparticles”. A. de la Escosura Muñiz, Marisa M. V.
Maltez da Costa, S.Alegret, A. Merkoçi. XII Trobada Transfronterera sobre Sensors i Biosensors,
27-28 September 2007, Céret, France.
“Biosensor Design for DNA Hybridization Electrochemical Detection”.M. T. Castañeda, R. Eritja,
M.M.V. Maltez, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi XII Trobada Transfronterera Sobre Sensors i Biosensors,
27-28 September 2007 Céret, France.
“Gold nanoparticles for immunosensing”. A. de la Escosura Muñiz, A. Ambrosi, Marisa M. V. Maltez da
Costa, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi. I Workshop sobre nanotecnología Analítica, 16-17 July 2007,
Córdoba, Spain.
“Two Sandwich Hybridization Assays for Electrochemical Detection of DNA by Labeling with Gold
Nanoparticles of Different Sizes”. M. T. Castañeda, R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, Alegret, A. Merkoçi. I
Workshop Sobre Nanotecnología Analítica, 16-17 July 2007, Córdoba, Spain.
“Electrocatalytical immunosensing methods based on gold nanoparticles”. A. de la Escosura Muñiz,
A. Ambrosi, Marisa M. V. Maltez da Costa, M. T. S. dos Reis Gomes, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi.
Asiasense 2007 - Asian Conference on Sensors, 5-7 June 2007, Manila, Philipines.
“Streptavidin Vs. Thiol Linked Gold Nanoparticles DNA for Genosensing Applications”. M. T.
Castañeda, R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi. Asiasense 2007- Asian Conference on
Sensors, 5-7 June 2007, Manila, Philipines.
“Gold Nanoparticles in DNA Biosensors”. M. T. Castañeda, R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, Alegret, A.
Merkoçi. Summer School on WomenInNano, 1-6 June 2007, Comaruga,Tarragona (Spain).
“Electrocatalytical immunosensing methods based on gold nanoparticles”, Alfredo de la Escosura
Muñiz, Adriano Ambrosi, Marisa Maria Viana Maltez da Costa, Maria Teresa Seabra dos Reis
Gomes, Salvador Alegret, Arben Merkoçi. 4º Workshop Nanospain, 12-15 March 2007, Sevilla, Spain.
Poster presentation “New Gold Nanoparticles Based Genosensor Design for Detection of DNA Hybridization” M. T.
Castañeda B., R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi. 4th NanoSpain Workshop, 12-15
March 2007, Sevilla, Spain.
Poster presentation “New gold nanoparticles based genosensor design for detection of DNA hybridization”. M. T.
Castañeda, R. Eritja, M.M.V. Maltez, S. Alegret, A. Merkoçi, Jornadas Científicas Nanoaracat, 28-
29 March 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

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