Sonia Santos
PhD Candidate
Sónia F. G. Santos is passionate about nature and dreams of having a positive impact on the environment. Currently, she holds a PhD position at HBBE and her research is focused on developing biotechnologies capable of creating living buildings through computational enzyme engineering and using the directed evolution approach. The aim is to improve the catalytic efficiency, substrate scope, thermostability, and enhanced regio and stereoselectivity of the enzymes. These improved enzymes will be incorporated into the developing biotechnologies for the creation of the living building.
Sónia had graduated in Biotechnology at Coimbra Higher School of Agriculture and did a master degree in Biochemistry at Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of Coimbra University.
February 13, 2025
The OME’s demountable wall system is being used to test the thermal performance of an experimental wall system, which combines commercially available extruded clay blocks with […]
February 11, 2025
Healing Masonry has been featured in Material Source’s annual guide to biomaterial and waste-based products! Healing Masonry introduces a blend of biological self-healing systems into masonry materials, presenting a […]
February 11, 2025
Online panel discussion: February 11th 13:00 CET. A panel of scientists (including HBBE’s Magdalini Theodoridou) will be inspired by thoughtful questions and fun videos from kids, […]