Tomás Dias, PhD

Tomás Dias, PhD has worked in a variety of roles in the fields of bioengineering and biomedical engineering. From 2008 to 2012, they held a Fellowship Junior Researcher position at the REQUIMTE- Department of Chemistry, where they worked on the biochemical characterization, structural and functional of proteins containing heterometallic clusters. From 2011 to 2012, they were a PhD student in Bioengineering Systems at the MIT Portugal Program and completed an Advanced Studies (Executive Masters) in Bioengineering, with courses grades of 18.25 (0 to 20). In 2012, they were an IAESTE Trainee at the University of Tokyo, where they worked on learning synchronized data acquisition techniques and applying them to nano related microscopy and measurements. From 2013 to 2015, they were a Visiting Graduate Researcher at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, where they carried out extensive cell biology work, including the maintenance and growth of human cell cultures for diverse studies in cancer exosomes research. From 2015 to 2017, they were a Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge, where they designed and delivered microfluidic and semiconductor prototype chips for biomolecule detection utilized by Mursla R&D teams. From 2017 to the present, they have held the roles of Chief Technology Officer, Head of Biomedical Engineering, and Senior Research Associate at Mursla.

Tomás Dias obtained their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2009. Tomás then went on to earn their Master of Science (MSc) in Bioengineering and Nanosystems from Instituto Superior Técnico in 2011. Finally, they completed their Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Bioengineering Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico in 2017.