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Carolina Pinho Pires obtained her B.Sc. in Biotechnology from the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in 2023, followed by an M.Sc. in Biochemistry in 2024 from the same institution. She has participated in notable scientific events, presenting her findings through poster and oral presentations at conferences such as COSMETINNOV2024 and the XIX Annual CICS-UBI Symposium. Her primary areas of interest include Biochemistry, Microbiology, and the development of bioactive compounds for medical and cosmetic applications. Carolina’s research focuses on the use of natural ingredients to create innovative solutions for skin health and wound healing.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carolina Pinho Pires

Citation names

  • Pires, CP

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A115-EEFA-7168
ORCID iD
0009-0009-6468-4185

Email addresses

  • carolina.pires@ubi.pt (Professional)
  • carolinapires11@hotmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior. Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2024/11
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"O valor de Arbutus unedo L. como ingrediente bioativo para aplicação cutânea: avaliação da variabilidade em território nacional." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2023/06 - 2023/06
Concluded
 Young Research Training (Outros)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 16
2019/09 - 2023/01
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Projeto em Biotecnologia - Produção de filmes com atividade cicatrizante" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/07 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/07 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Pires, CP; Oliveira, AS; Gomes, C.P.; Marengo, A; Rubiolo, P; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, R.; Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.. Corresponding author: Palmeira-de-Oliveira, A.. "The potential of Arbutus unedo L. leaf extracts as cosmetic ingredients for skin application". Paper presented in COSMETINNOV2024, 2024.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "O valor de Arbutus unedo L. como ingrediente bioativo para aplicação cutânea: avaliação da variabilidade inter-regional em território nacional". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/15057.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/16 The value of Arbutus unedo L. as a bioactive ingredient for skin application: exploring the interregional variability across national territory XIX Annual CICS-UBI Symposium
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde - Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/04 - 2022/05 VI Ciclo de Conferências em Biotecnologia "Tomorrow's technology for today's challenges" (2022/05/12 - 2022/05/13)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/12 - 2022/12 UBIOTEC - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biotecnologia da Universidade da Beira Interior Vogal de tesouraria