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Taofiq Oludemi (TO) holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry (Olabisi Onabanjo University, 2010) and a Masters's degree in Biotechnology (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 2015). He completed his PhD degree in Pharmacy and Health with International mention at the University of Salamanca (2019). TO is currently a Juan de la Cierva-formation (FJC2019-042549-I) postdoctoral fellow at the University of Vigo, Spain, being selected under a very competitive basis. TO previously had a fixed-term contract (17 Months) at CIMO-IPB, within the framework of the ValorNatural® project, since July 2020. TO has published 23 peer-reviewed articles and 1 Book Chapter listed within the highest impact factor (IF) journals, mainly in the areas of Food Science, Analytical Chemistry, and Biotechnology. Key features include a 13h-index with over 600 citations from 2016 to 2nd March 2022, 15 articles as first author (65%), three articles as the second author (13%) and others (22%). Three articles were published in journals located in the First Decile, 19 in journals that are located within the first quartile and only 1 article was published in a second quartile journal. TO has also demonstrated a very strong collaborative research network, evidenced by his research mobilities and joint publications. Collaborating institutions are in Portugal (7 institutions), Spain (2 institutions), Brazil (4 institutions), Greece (1 institution), Cyprus (1 institution), and the USA (1 institution). Future research prospects of the applicant will involve exploring agricultural bio-residues towards the obtainment of value-added biomolecules to be utilised in developing novel cosmetic formulations as well as opening further exploitation routes towards zero waste. This research line will contribute to the management of agro-food wastes generated from several agro-food industries, thereby reducing their environmental footprint and contributing to the idea of Circular bioeconomy. TO has participated in several national and international scientific meetings where he disseminated over 40 communications, distinguished with Awards and Honorable Mentions. The applicant has been a member of 4 master's thesis evaluation committees, has tutored 1 BSc student and has supervised two master's theses. TO has strongly collaborated as a team member in several research projects, namely: ValorNatural® (Norte-01-0247-FEDER-024479), OliveBIOextract (NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-049865), IBERPHENOL (project 0377_Iberphenol_6_E), FEDER-Interreg España-Portugal (2017-2019; PT-IPB). TO is currently a guest editorial member of three special issues in the open-access journal of chemistry (Molecules IF: 4.41; Process IF: 2.84 ) and applied natural sciences (Applied Sciences IF: 2.67) and has also performed reviewer tasks in more than 15 scientific journals. TO has been invited to contribute to two book chapters that address bioactive molecules from natural sources and has strongly participated in several science dissemination actions. TO career objectives are to contribute to the scientific initiation of master and early-stage PhD students that are starting their research careers and participate in several training opportunities through international partnerships. TO intends to lead his own research team at the highest level by developing collaborative R&D projects (involving research centres and enterprises) aimed at valorising natural matrices to produce exploitable results mainly applied to the agri-food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Taofiq Oludemi

Citation names

  • Oludemi, Taofiq

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E318-A5CD-6626
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2822-3532
Researcher Id
AAB-1900-2020

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 920150902 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Av. Sa Carneiro 308, 1A, 5300-252, Braganca, Bragança, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology Related Ethics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Yoruba (Mother tongue)
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09/22 - 2019/06/07
Concluded
 Pharmacy and Health (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Study of the possible health effects of phenolic compounds
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
"Development of cosmeceutical formulations based on mushroom extract and their individual compounds" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente cum laude
2013/11/08 - 2015/08/12
Concluded
 Biotechnological Engineering (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
"The contribution of phenolic acids to the anti-inflammatory activity of mushrooms: screening in phenolic extracts, individual parent molecules and synthesized glucuronated and methylated derivatives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2005 - 2010
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
"Determination of Mercaptopyruvate Sulfur Transferase Activity in the Liver of Albino Rats fed for 6 Weeks" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2020/07/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/04/01 - 2020/06/30 Research fellowship Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/04 - 2020/06/30 MicoCoating-Enhancement of forest and mycological resources to optimize coatings
PDR2020-101-03147
Research Fellow
Associação BLC3 Campus de Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/06 - 2017/06 "Cosmetic and cosmeceutical formulations based on individual mushroom extracts and compounds" with the reference code BIC MushEx,
BIC MushEx
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 ValorNatural®: Valorização de recursos naturais através da extração de ingredientes de elevado valor acrescentado para aplicações na indústria alimentar.
Norte-01- 0247-FEDER-024479
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Other

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2023/04/01 OliveBIOextract: Sustainable valorization of olive pomace in an integrated value chain using innovative processes
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-049865
Researcher
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/30 AllNat - Using natural deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of bioactive compounds from plant material
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030463
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Plant phenolics as functional food ingredients". 2019.
    10.1016/bs.afnr.2019.02.012
Conference poster
  1. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Catarina Castro-Ribeiro, Rita Silva-Reis, Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves, Tiago Ferreira, O. Taofiq, L. Barros, João Ferreira, T. Martins, M.J. Pires, M.L. Pinto, I.C.F.R. Ferreira, E. Rosa, Paula A. Oliveira. The influence of Ganoderma lucidum in the liver of an animal model of obesity". Paper presented in 51st Meeting Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (SPF), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 2021.
  2. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Catarina Castro-Ribeiro, Rita Silva-Reis, Mariana Mendes-Gonçalves, O. Taofiq, L. Barros, T. Martins, M.J. Pires, M.L. Pinto, I.C.F.R. Ferreira, E. Rosa, Paula A. Oliveira. Lee index variation and glucose clearance rate in an animal model of obesity with animals supplemented with Ganoderma lucidum". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, On-line edition, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 2021.
  3. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Ergosterol rich extracts from Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm: A comparative study between mushroom and its bio-residues.". Paper presented in 11th National Chromatography Meeting, 2019.
  4. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, et al. Optimization of ergosterol extraction from Pleurotus mushrooms using response surface methodology (RSM). XXV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 20th -22nd November 2019.". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019.
  5. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, et al. Cosmeceutical properties of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and use of microencapsulation technique to ensure controlled release. XXV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 20th -22nd November 2019.". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2019.
  6. Oludemi, Taofiq. "André Zan; R., Fernandes, Â., Jedoz, S., Taofiq, O., et al. Garcinia brasiliensis leaves: Bioactive properties and phytochemical assessment. XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química Porto, Portugal, 21st -23rd November 2018.". Paper presented in Encontro Luso-Galego de Química Porto, 2018.
    10.5151/chenpro-5erq-fq1
  7. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Agaricus Blazei Murril- a potential ingredient for nutraceutical outcomes. XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viano do Castelo, Portugal, 6th – 9th November 2018.". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2018.
  8. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Optimization of ergosterol extraction from Agaricus blazei Murrill using response surface methodology (RSM). XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viano do Castelo, Portugal, 6th – 9th November 2018.". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos,, 2018.
  9. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Optimization of phenolic compounds extraction from Ganoderma lucidum. 9th International Science Days on the Valorisation of Bioresources, Monastir, Tunisia, 3rd - 6th May 2018.". Paper presented in 9th International Science Days on the Valorisation of Bioresources, 2018.
  10. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Cosmeceutical potential of ergosterol and use of microencapsulation to ensure controlled release. 9th Meeting of Analytical Chemistry, Porto, Portugal: 26th – 27th March 2018.". Paper presented in 9th Meeting of Analytical Chemistry, 2018.
  11. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Ultrasound assisted extraction of triterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum. 9th Meeting of Analytical Chemistry Porto, Portugal: 26th- 27th March 2018.". Paper presented in 9th Meeting of Analytical Chemistry, 2018.
  12. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Cosmeceutical properties of phenolic acids and use of microencapsulation to ensure controlled release. 10th Chromatography meeting, Bragança, Portugal, 4-6th, December 2017.". Paper presented in 10th Chromatography meeting, 2017.
  13. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Microencapsulation of mushroom extracts for cosmeceutical design. 25th International Conference on Bioencapsulation, La Chapelle sur Erdre (Nantes), France, 3rd-6th July 2017.". Paper presented in 25th International Conference on Bioencapsulation, 2017.
  14. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. The potential of Ganoderma lucidum to develop cosmeceutical formulations behind its nutritional value. The 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering University of Porto, Portugal, 8- 9th, June 2017.". Paper presented in The 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2017.
  15. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. The importance of phenolic acids to the anti-inflammatory activity of edible mushrooms. Science and Technology Meeting in Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, 4-6th, July 2016.". Paper presented in Science and Technology Meeting in Portugal, 2016.
  16. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Taofiq, O., et al. Ethanolic extracts from three commercial edible mushrooms: determination of ergosterol content and evaluation of bioactive properties. 5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (5th PYCheM) & 1st European young chemist meeting (1st EYCheM), Guimarães, 26th -29th April 2016.". Paper presented in 5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (5th PYCheM) & 1st European young chemist meeting (1st EYCheM),, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Marçal, Sara; Sousa, Ana Sofia; Taofiq, Oludemi; Antunes, Filipa; Morais, Alcina M.M.B.; Freitas, Ana Cristina; Barros, Lillian; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Pintado, Manuela. "Impact of postharvest preservation methods on nutritional value and bioactive properties of mushrooms". Trends in Food Science & Technology 110 (2021): 418-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.02.007.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2021.02.007
  2. Silva, Ana Rita; Taofiq, Oludemi; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, Lillian. "Hypericum genus cosmeceutical application – A decade comprehensive review on its multifunctional biological properties". Industrial Crops and Products 159 (2021): 113053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113053.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113053
  3. Silva, Ana Rita; Oludemi, Taofiq; Costa, Cristina; Barros, Joana; Ferreira, Inês; Nunes, João; Prieto, Miguel A.; et al. "Mushrooms bio-residues valorisation: Optimisation of ergosterol extraction using response surface methodology". Food and Bioproducts Processing 122 (2020): 183-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2020.04.005.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2020.04.005
  4. Filipa Antunes; Sara Marçal; Oludemi Taofiq; Alcina M. M. B. Morais; Ana Cristina Freitas; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Valorization of Mushroom By-Products as a Source of Value-Added Compounds and Potential Applications". Molecules 25 11 (2020): 2672-2672. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112672.
    10.3390/molecules25112672
  5. Taofiq, Oludemi; Barreiro, Maria Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "Role of bioactive compounds and other metabolites from mushrooms against skin disorders- a systematic review assessing their cosmeceutical and nutricosmetic outcomes". Current Medicinal Chemistry 27 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867327666200402100157.
    10.2174/0929867327666200402100157
  6. Oludemi Taofiq; Ana Rita Silva; Cristina Costa; Inês Ferreira; João Nunes; Miguel A. Prieto; Jesús Simal-Gandara; Lillian Barros; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira. "Optimization of ergosterol extraction from Pleurotus mushrooms using response surface methodology". Food & Function (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FO00301H.
    10.1039/D0FO00301H
  7. Petropoulos, Spyridon; Fernandes, Ângela; Stojkovic, Dejan; Pereira, Carla; Taofiq, Oludemi; Di Gioia, Francesco; Tzortzakis, Nikos; et al. "Cotton and cardoon byproducts as potential growing media components for Cichorium spinosum L. commercial cultivation". Journal of Cleaner Production 240 (2019): 118254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118254.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118254
  8. Taofiq, Oludemi; Corrêa, Rúbia C.G.; Barros, Lillian; Prieto, M.A.; Bracht, Adelar; Peralta, Rosane M.; González-Paramás, Ana M.; Barreiro, Maria F.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "A comparative study between conventional and non-conventional extraction techniques for the recovery of ergosterol from Agaricus blazei Murrill". Food Research International 125 (2019): 108541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108541.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108541
  9. Petropoulos, Spyridon A; Taofiq, Oludemi; Fernandes, Ângela; Tzortzakis, Nikos; Ciric, Ana; Sokovic, Marina; Barros, Lillian; Ferreira, Isabel CFR. "Bioactive properties of greenhouse-cultivated green beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under biostimulants and water-stress effect". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 99 13 (2019): 6049-6059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9881.
    10.1002/jsfa.9881
  10. Taofiq, Oludemi; Heleno, Sandrina A.; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Fernandes, Isabel P.; Alves, Maria José; Barros, Lillian; González-Paramás, Ana M.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barreiro, Maria F.. "Phenolic acids, cinnamic acid, and ergosterol as cosmeceutical ingredients: Stabilization by microencapsulation to ensure sustained bioactivity". Microchemical Journal 147 (2019): 469-477. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2019.03.059.
    10.1016/j.microc.2019.03.059
  11. Taofiq, Oludemi; Rodrigues, Francisca; Barros, Lillian; Barreiro, Maria F.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.. "Mushroom ethanolic extracts as cosmeceuticals ingredients: Safety and ex vivo skin permeation studies". Food and Chemical Toxicology 127 (2019): 228-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.045.
    10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.045
  12. Oludemi Taofiq; Francisca Rodrigues; Lillian Barros; Rosane M. Peralta; Maria F. Barreiro; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira. "Agaricus blazei Murrill from Brazil: an ingredient for nutraceutical and cosmeceutical applications". Food & Function (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8FO02461H.
    10.1039/C8FO02461H
  13. Karkanis, Anestis C.; Fernandes, Ângela; Vaz, Josiana; Petropoulos, Spyridon; Georgiou, Eleftheria; Ciric, Ana; Sokovic, Marina; et al. "Chemical composition and bioactive properties of Sanguisorba minor Scop. under Mediterranean growing conditions". Food & Function 10 3 (2019): 1340-1351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8fo02601g.
    10.1039/c8fo02601g
  14. Oludemi Taofiq; Sandrina A. Heleno; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Isabel P. Fernandes; Maria José Alves; Lillian Barros; Ana M. González-Paramás; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira; Maria F. Barreiro. "Mushroom-based cosmeceutical ingredients: Microencapsulation and in vitro release profile". Industrial Crops and Products 124 (2018): 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.indcrop.2018.07.057.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.07.057
  15. Taofiq Oludemi; Lillian Barros; M. A. Prieto; Sandrina A. Heleno; Maria F. Barreiro; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira. "Extraction of triterpenoids and phenolic compounds from Ganoderma lucidum: optimization study using the response surface methodology". Food & Function 9 1 (2018): 209-226. https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc7fo01601h.
    10.1039/c7fo01601h
  16. Renato André Zan; Ângela Fernandes; Stephanie Jedoz; Taofiq Oludemi; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Tânia C. S. P. Pires; Maria José Alves; et al. "Bioactive properties and phytochemical assessment of Bacupari-anão (Garcinia brasiliensis Mart.) leaves native to Rondônia, Brazil". Food & Function (2018): https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc8fo01474d.
    10.1039/c8fo01474d
  17. Taofiq, Oludemi; Fernandes, Ângela; Barros, Lillian; Barreiro, Maria Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "UV-irradiated mushrooms as a source of vitamin D 2 : A review". Trends in Food Science & Technology 70 (2017): 82-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2017.10.008.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2017.10.008
  18. Oludemi Taofiq; Sandrina A. Heleno; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Maria José Alves; Lillian Barros; Ana M. González-Paramás; Maria F. Barreiro; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira. "The potential of Ganoderma lucidum extracts as bioactive ingredients in topical formulations, beyond its nutritional benefits". Food and Chemical Toxicology 108 (2017): 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.fct.2017.07.051.
    10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.051
  19. Taofiq O; González-Paramás AM; Barreiro MF; Ferreira IC. "Hydroxycinnamic Acids and Their Derivatives: Cosmeceutical Significance, Challenges and Future Perspectives, a Review.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28208818.
    10.3390/molecules22020281
  20. Taofiq, Oludemi; González-Paramás, Ana M.; Martins, Anabela; Barreiro, Maria Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "Mushrooms extracts and compounds in cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics—A review". Industrial Crops and Products 90 (2016): 38-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.06.012.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.06.012
  21. Taofiq O; Heleno SA; Calhelha RC; Alves MJ; Barros L; Barreiro MF; González-Paramás AM; Ferreira IC. "Development of Mushroom-Based Cosmeceutical Formulations with Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Tyrosinase, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Properties.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27754433.
  22. Taofiq, Oludemi; Martins, Anabela; Barreiro, Maria Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "Anti-inflammatory potential of mushroom extracts and isolated metabolites". Trends in Food Science & Technology 50 (2016): 193-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2016.02.005.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2016.02.005
  23. Taofiq, Oludemi; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Heleno, Sandrina; Barros, Lillian; Martins, Anabela; Santos-Buelga, Celestino; Queiroz, Maria João R.P.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "The contribution of phenolic acids to the anti-inflammatory activity of mushrooms: Screening in phenolic extracts, individual parent molecules and synthesized glucuronated and methylated derivatives". Food Research International 76 (2015): 821-827. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.07.044.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2015.07.044
Journal issue
  1. "Biotechnological Food-Oriented Processes". Processes MDPI (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes/special_issues/food-oriented_processes.
    Under revision • Coeditor
  2. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Natural Biomolecules: Emerging Technologies Towards Novel Food Formulation Development". Molecules (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/novel_food_formulation.
  3. Oludemi, Taofiq. "Functional Food and Nutrition". Applied Sciences (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/functional_food_nutrition.
    Invited editor
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/06/14 BIO-RESIDUES OF ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS A. ST. HIL. AS A SOURCE OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS WITH PRESERVATIVE POTENTIAL Canada and the Changing Global NHP Landscape: The 17th Annual Conference of the Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada
Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada (Ontario, Canada)
2019/12/09 Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L. extract as a source of anti-aging cosmeceutical ingredients. 11th National Chromatography Meeting
Portuguese Society of Chemistry (Caparica, Portugal)
2019/10/02 Effects of Ganoderma lucidum on oxidative stress in a mice model of tubulointerstitial fibrosis Iberian Congress on Phenolic Compounds
University of Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2019/07/30 Eco-sustainable recovery of ergosterol-rich bioactive extracts from Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél. Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals
European Ecological Federation (EEF) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07/30 Pleurotus ostreatus: bioactive properties, chemical composition, safety, and topical bioavailability. , Lisbon, Portugal, 28th – 31st July 2019. Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Human Health
Phytochemical Society of Europe (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07/24 Desenvolvimento de formulações cosmecêuticas a partir de extratos obtidos de cogumelos. XXVII edition of the National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/06/20 Enhanced extraction of ergosterol from Pleurotus ostreatus using response surface methodology (RSM) EuroFoodChem XX Conference
Food Chemistry Division of the European Chemical Society (FCD-EuChemS) and the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) (Porto, Portugal)
2018/11/21 Ganoderma lucidum as a promising ingredient for cosmeceutical application: safety assessment and in vitro skin permeation studies. XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Portugeuse Chemical Society (Porto, Portugal)
2017/12/04 Optimization of the extraction of triterpenes from Ganoderma lucidum. 10th Chromatography meeting
Portuguese Chemical Society (Bragança, Portugal)
2017/03/03 Antibacterial Activity of Cosmeceutical formulations with Mushroom Extracts. VIII Iberian Forum of Ulcers and Wounds
(Evora, Portugal)
2016/11/10 The use of mushroom extracts as bioactive ingredients in the development of cosmeceutical formulations XXII Luso-Galician Meeting of Chemistry
Portuguese Chemical Society (Bragança, Portugal)
2016/10/10 The contribution of phenolic acids to the anti-inflammatory activity of edible mycorrhizal mushrooms. 8th International Workshop on Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms (IWEMM8), Sixth Congress Tuber aestivum / uncinatum European Scientific Group (TAUESG 6)
Tuber aestivum uncinatum European Research Group (Cahors, France)
2015/11/11 The anti-inflammatory activity of mushroom extract as well as their metabolites Young Researchers conference
Instituto Politecnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/01/21 - 2022/01/21 The Novel Food Webinar organised within Task 2.3 was conducted on 21st January 2022, with a central focus on two main topics. Topic 1 focuses on Alternative protein-rich fermented foods, while Topic 2 is on Bioactive ingredients in Foods. (2022/01/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement Centre Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
2020/05/20 - 2020/05/22 The 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (7PYCheM) is dedicated to gathering young researchers from all subfields of Chemistry, as well as other related scientific areas of research. Young chemists and researchers are encouraged to share their scientific highlights amongst their peers, expand their international research network and attend lectures from recognized experts in various fields of Chemistry. (2020/05/20 - 2020/05/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/04/29 Arbutus unedo Leaf Extracts as Potential Preservatives for Quark Cheese
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nabila Derbassi (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2020/10/16 Tools to develop dairy ingredients: bioactive and preservative purposes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Dorra Khouja (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2019/10/08 Chemical composition and bioactivity of different botanical parts of Aesculus hippocastanum L. fruits
(Thesis) Arguer
 Asma Dridi (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2019/07/11 New eco-coatings based on natural dyes and aqueous polyurethane dispersions
(Thesis) Arguer
 Refka Sfaxi (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/02/11 - Current Phytochemical Society of Europe Member (membership number 2866)
2018/03/01 - Current Portuguese Chemical Society Member (membership number 5849)
2017/05/08 - Current Bioencapsulation Research Group Member
Distinctions

Award

2021 Young Researcher Awards
The Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada , Canada
2020 IACOBUS Program fellow
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Galicia - Northern Portugal (GNP-AECT) , Spain
2019 Congress aid for the 2018-2019 academic year
Universidad de Salamanca - Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Spain
2018 Congress aid for the 2017-2018 academic year
Universidad de Salamanca - Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Spain
2017 Best Oral Communication atl VIII Fórum Ibérico de Úlceras e Feridas ELCOS
2015 Best student In the Masters in Biotechnological Engineering programme (2014/2015 Academic session)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 Travel bursary to attend the Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Human Health (NatProdDDH) congress.
Phytochemical Society of Europe, Italy