I am an Assistant Researcher (CEEC IND Program) at the "Biological Chemistry @ FCT NOVA" group.
The group is led by José J.G. Moura and Isabel Moura and is hosted at LAQV, REQUIMTE,
Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA).

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
 Human signalling pathways | Gasotransmitters | ROS/RNS 
• Nitric oxide (•NO) metabolism - human and bacterial
• Nitric oxide sensing
• Mechanisms of disease
• Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) metabolism
 CCU - Enzymatic systems for carbon dioxide utilisation (reduction) 
• Kinetic and mechanistic studies
 Structure-activity relationships in metalloproteins (molybdenum, copper, haem and non-haem-iron) 
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of metalloproteins and small proteins mimetics
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of model complexes
• Theoretical mechanistic studies of enzymatic mechanisms
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of compounds with antioxidant activity
 New catalytic activities of molybdoenzymes and other metalloproteins
• Kinetic and mechanistic studies and in situ studies,
         in mammalian, plant and bacterial enzymes

Fields of Knowledge:
BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, ENZYMOLOGY, SPECTROSCOPY
Expertise in PROTEIN production, BIOCHEMICAL & FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION (kinetics, mechanism, spectroscopy)

AUTHOR IDENTIFIERS:
 LinkTree:  LuisaBMaia  (here)
Scopus ID:   23005391000   (here)
 Ciência ID:   EF19-47FC-7FA9   (here)
 ORCID ID:   0000-0002-6901-6591   (here)
 Researcher ID:   F-8106-2011   (here)
 Google Scholar   (here)
 NOVA Research Portal   (here)
 ResearchGate   (here)
 @LuisaBMaia