Sandra Nunes

Sandra Nunes is a Junior Researcher at Coimbra Chemistry Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, since 2019, collaborating in the teaching component of UC. Her expertise includes the development of coarse-grained models of polyelecrolyte systems, ab initio methods and molecular dynamics simulation applied to nucleic acids behaviour, host-guest interactions, modelling of reaction-pathways and the study of the interactions between drugs/biomolecules and membranes.

She published 41 papers, has 2 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed conference proceeding, 40 communications in scientific meetings, 2 covers and 1 provisional patent application. She is member of the editorial board of 2 journals, reviewer in several international scientific journals and has been member of the jury panels of dissertations at University of Coimbra and abroad.