Maria Emilia Brassesco (4819-BAD3-AF07)

Curriculum Vitae

Maria Emilia Brassesco

Maria Emilia Brassesco is a Researcher at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP). She obtained her BSc in Biotechnology from the National University of Rosario (UNR), Argentina, and completed her PhD in Chemical Sciences in 2019, with research conducted at UNR and the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Portugal. Her doctoral work focused on developing polymeric materials and innovative purification techniques for biotechnological applications. Maria Emilia has authored 23 peer-reviewed publications, including 7 as first author, 4 as corresponding author and 5 book chapters, demonstrating her scientific leadership. She has been invited to moderate key sessions, deliver oral presentations at international conferences, and contribute as editor to 4 Special Issues and 1 book in high-impact journals. Her current research centers on the valorization of agro-forestry and fishery by-products, development of functional food ingredients, and advancing sustainable purification methods. As a project manager and team member, she has contributed to European Commission, FCT, and FONCyT-funded projects, delivering impactful results such as a patent, innovative food products, and an industrial process. Maria Emilia is actively engaged in mentoring, having supervised 2 PhD students, co-mentored MSc students, and guided BSc projects internationally in agri-food byproduct valorisation for food and industrial application. She also serves as an Assistant Professor of General Chemistry at UCP, integrating theoretical and practical teaching with her research expertise. Maria Emilia’s scientific focus spans biomolecule isolation, bioactive compounds, biopolymers, functional food development and by-product valorization, aligned with green chemistry and circular economy principles. Her contributions position her as a rising leader in sustainable biotechnology.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Maria Emilia Brassesco

Citation names

Ma. Emilia Brassesco
M. Emilia Brassesco
Maria Emilia Brassesco
Maria E. Brassesco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4819-BAD3-AF07
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9027-4643
Researcher Id: R-4684-2019
Scopus Author Id: 57190497489

Email addresses

mebrassesco@gmail.com (Professional)
mbrassesco@ucp.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

22 558 000 Ext.: 8036 (Professional)

Addresses

Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Foz, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024/11/28 - 2024/11/29 Attended	Research Data Management Course (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2024/01/06 - 2024/02/09 Attended	Gestão de Projetos (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/09 Concluded	Artificial Intelligence for Life Science Course (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/04/14 Concluded	Project Writing (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/11/23 - 2022/11/29 Concluded	Research Project Management (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/04/21 Concluded	Intellectual Property in Project Implementation (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2019/03/11 Concluded	PhD in Chemistry (Doctor) Major in Development of biomaterials for protein adsorption Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina "Characterization of new materials for its application in the isolation and purification of macromolecules" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/03/20 - 2017/03/24 Concluded	Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy Course (Postgraduate Certificate) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2016/08/01 - 2016/10/27 Concluded	Design of Experiments in Fine Chemistry (Postgraduate Certificate) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2016/08/15 - 2016/08/26 Concluded	Mycoprospection: from Nature to the biotechnological product. Production in bioreactors and downstream processing (Postgraduate Certificate) Pilot Plant of Microbiological Industrial Processes, Argentina
2015/08/26 - 2015/12/01 Concluded	Programming in MATLAB for analytical chemometrics (Postgraduate Certificate) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2015/10/16 - 2015/11/20 Concluded	Structure-function relationship in proteins: physicochemical characterization (Postgraduate Certificate) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2015/10/09 - 2015/10/30 Concluded	Introduction to Sol-Gel Technology: Applications of Coatings Produced by this Technology (Postgraduate Certificate) National University of Rosario, Faculty of Cs. Exact Engineering and Surveying, Argentina
2015/07/27 - 2015/07/31 Concluded	Mass Spectrometry (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
2015/03/16 - 2015/06/22 Concluded	Epistemology (Postgraduate Certificate) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2015/03/17 - 2015/03/19 Concluded	High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) (Postgraduate Certificate) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2005/03/01 - 2014/08/22 Concluded	Biotechnology (Bachelor) Major in Enzymes purification Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina "Development of a bioseparative strategy for the production and purification of fungal catalase" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/07/01 - 2025/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

2021/04/26 - 2023/06/30	Science and Technology Management	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2021/02/28	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/01 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2017/05/08 - 2017/05/26	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina

2016/05/02 - 2016/05/27	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina

2015/10/01 - 2015/12/31	Visiting Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Higher School of Commerce Libertador General San Martin, Argentina

2013/09/01 - 2015/09/30	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina

2012/09/03 - 2013/08/31	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/06/01 - Current	FISHCOLBOOSTER-Desenvolvimento de péptidos colagénicos de peixe em sistema integrado com obtenção de frações de elevado valor para alimentaç4ao humana, aquacultura e cosmética POCI-01-0247-FEDER-049636 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01/01 - Current	FISHMUC - Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Macao and Portugal FDCT-FCT 0005/2019/APJ Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Macao Science and Technology Development Fund Ongoing
2023/10/01 - 2026/12/31	TRANSCoLAB PLUS 0112_TRANSCOLAB_PLUS_2_P Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Sensors and daTA tRaininG towards high-performance Agri-food sysTEms 952330 2032101CBQF226 Other Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands INRAE, France Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany	European Commission Concluded
2018/04/01 - 2019/03/31	Obtaining and characterization of new polymeric beds with application in the isolation and purification of macromolecules Nº 3-5-71.00-103-16-00-00-01-00-97-3-9-6-0-11-1 PhD Student Fellow	CONICET Rosario Concluded
2015/02/01 - 2018/03/31	New biodegradable polymer matrices with high adsorption capacity and low interaction with biomass for the purification of molecules of industrial interest FONCyT. PICT-2013-271 PhD Student Fellow	Agencia Nacional De Promoción Científica Y Tecnológica Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/07/01 - 2025/12/31	VIIAFOOD: Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar C644929456-00000040 Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/04/01 - 2021/02/28	Alphamais: Development of new food preparations and functional ingredients based on carob NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-039914 Post-doc Fellow	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2019/01/05 - 2020/03/31	MULTIBIOREFINARY - Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403 Post-doc Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2017/01/01 - 2019/03/31	Development of Innovative Chemical and Biotechnological Processes to give Value to By-Products and Waste from Agricultural Production 22920160100014CO - UE 2016 Researcher	CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET)
2016/06/01 - 2019/03/30	Residual biomass of the local agricultural industry, its potential application as a low cost and high yield bioadsorbent PICT 2015-0083- Plan Argentina Innovadora 2020 Researcher	Agencia Nacional De Promoción Científica Y Tecnológica Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Sandra Borges; María Emilia Brassesco; Sara A. Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Manuela Pintado. "Recent trends in biocatalysis and its application in the food industry". In Enzymatic processes for food valorization, 265-284. Elsevier, 2024. Published • 10.1016/B978-0-323-95996-4.00016-2 Tânia Bragança Ribeiro; María Emilia Brassesco; Diva Santos; Manuela Pintado. "Protocol for antioxidant dietary fiber determination: structural characterization and quantification (6)". In Food waste conversion, 85-95. Humana Press, 2023. Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-3303-8_6 Sandra Cristina Ferreira Borges; María E. Brassesco; Sara A. Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Maria Manuela Pintado. "16". In Enzymatic processes for food valorization. Elsevier Ltd., 2023. Published Sara Baptista-Silva; Sandra Borges; María Emilia Brassesco; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Ana L. Oliveira; Maria Pintado. "Research, development and future trends for medical textile products (25)". In Medical textiles from natural resources, 795-828. Elsevier, 2022. Published • 10.1016/B978-0-323-90479-7.00009-9 Coscueta, Ezequiel R.; Brassesco, María Emilia; Batista, Patrícia; Borges, Sandra; Pintado, Manuela. "Applications in medicine: joint health". In Biologically Active Peptides, 723-744. Elsevier, 2021. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-821389-6.00029-7 M. Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Guillermo A Pico. "Adsorption of proteins onto non-soluble polysaccharides matrixes: a friendly strategy to isolate enzymes with potential application for downstream processes". In Applications of Adsorption and Ion Exchange Chromatography in Waste Water Treatment, 84-106. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2017. 10.21741/9781945291333-4
Conference abstract	Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Sustainable bioprospecting and circular economy approach: fractionation and identification of bioactive peptides from lusitanian toadfish (halobatrachus didactylus) mucus". Paper presented in 4th conference of Circular Economy: Make It Happen, 2024. Published María Emilia Brassesco; Ana Isabel Paupério; Ezequiel Coscueta; Carlos D. Pereira; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Revealing the potential brewer’s spent yeast: sustainable innovations for alternative protein development and waste reduction in the agri-food sector". Paper presented in RETASTE, Heraklion, 2024. Published F. Moggi; G. Campos; N. Kern; L. Madaleno; S. Sousa; M. E. Brassesco; C. L. Silva; Fátima A. Miller; T. R. S. Brandão. "Transforming non-edible parts of pineapple into fat substitutes for cake formulations". Paper presented in 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology: The Future of Food is Now – Development, Functionality & Sustainability, Rimini, 2024. Published Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "NanoLC-MS/MS sequencing and in silico analysis of bioactive peptides from Lusitanian toadfish halobatrachus didactylus body mucus". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, Porto, 2024. Published Ana Isabel Paupério; María Emilia Brassesco; Ezequiel Coscueta; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Harnessing agrifood by-products for sustainable protein development: a focus on circular economy and agriculture". Paper presented in 8th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference, Dresden, 2024. Published Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Bioaccessibility of novel bioactive peptides from the body mucus of the Lusitanian Toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus using an in vitro digestion model". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, Porto, 2024. Published M. Fernandez Cunha; E. R. Coscueta; M. E. Brassesco; F. Almada; D. Gonçalves; M. Pintado. "Bioactive potential and chromatographic characterization of body mucus from Portugal coastal fish halobatrachus didactylus". Paper presented in 47th FEBS Congress, Tours, 2023. Published Marialuce Lapetina; Mariagrazia Soldo; Sérgio Sousa; María E. Brassesco; Cristina L.M. Silva; Fátima A. Miller; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Exploring non-edible parts of pineapples as fat replacers in cake formulations". Paper presented in 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference, Paris, 2023. Published Ana M. Vilas-Boas; María Emilia Brassesco; Teresa R. S. Brandão; Miguel Azevedo; Cristina L. M. Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Modification of carob powder (Ceratonia siliqua L.) for by-product valorisation in the food industries". Paper presented in Dare2Change, Porto, 2023. Published Ana M. Vilas-Boas; María E. Brassesco; Andreia C. Quintino; Margarida C. Vieira; Teresa R. S. Brandão; Cristina L. M. Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Sugar, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of integral carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) powder during the simulated gastrointestinal tract digestion as related to the particle-size effect". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, Braga, 2022. Published Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Manuela Pintado. "Multifactorial study for the production of bioactive collagen hydrolysates from blue shark skin". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, Braga, 2022. Published Marta Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "First bioactive characterization of the skin mucus from Portugal coastal fish halobatrachus didactylus". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, Braga, 2022. Published Ana Martins Vilas-Boas; María Brassesco; Teresa Brandão; Cristina Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Comparison of the dietary fiber content of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) flour as related to seed presence and roasting effects". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21, Lisboa, 2021. Published María Brassesco; Ana M. Vilas-Boas; Teresa Brandão; Cristina Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) flour as related to seed presence and roasting effects". Paper presented in CMR\|International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, Viseu, 2021. Published Ezequiel Coscueta; María Brassesco; Manuela Pintado. "Cod skin collagen extraction and characterization". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC’19, Coimbra, 2019. Published M. E. Brassesco; E. R. Coscueta; Maria Manuela Pintado. "Collagen-based bioactive hydrolysates production from Blue Shark skin". Paper presented in 1st CIAPep Ibero-American Congress in Bioactive Peptides, Campinas, São Paulo, 2019. Published M. E. Brassesco; P. Fuciños; L. Pastrana; G. Picó. "Development and characterization biodegradable ion-exchangers based on alginate microparticles for protein purification". Paper presented in 2nd Conference for Early Stage Researchers in Polymer Science Through the Aegean Sea, Athens, 2018. Published M. E. Brassesco; P. Fuciños; L. Pastrana; G. Picó. "Desarrollo y caracterización de una matriz de adsorción eficiente basada en micropartículas de alginato para la purificación de proteínas". Paper presented in V Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, San Miguel de Tucuman, 2018. Published Julia Bottai; M. E. Brassesco; G. Picó. "Desarrollo de matrices de adsorción poliméricas para la purificación de lisozima a partir de su fuente natural". Paper presented in V Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, San Miguel de Tucuman, 2018. Published María E. Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Pablo Fuciños; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Guillermo A. Picó. "Estudio de la interacción entre el quimotripsinogeno y lecho compuesto por polímeros naturales con elevada capacidad adsortiva de proteínas". Paper presented in XII Simposio Argentino de Polimeros, Códoba, 2017. Published María Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Guillermo A. Picó. "Adsorción de lisozima en columna de lecho empacado formada por matrices poliméricas naturales". Paper presented in IV Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, CABA, 2016. Published María Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Guillermo A. Picó. "Matrices de polielectrolitos naturales: su potencial aplicación en la bioseparación de enzimas a nivel industrial". Paper presented in Bio Iberoamérica 2016, Salamanca, 2016. Published Carolina Le Roy; María Emilia Brassesco; University Reading; Guillermo A. Picó. "Physicochemical characterization of a waste from argentine agriculture: Soybean Hull as potential tool for bioadsorption applied to the downstream processes of enzymes". Paper presented in Bio Iberoamérica 2016, Salamanca, 2016. Published Ana Catarina Santos Leite Da Silva; María Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Universidade de Minho; Guillermo A. Picó. "Caracterización de matrices de polielectrolitos naturales con alta capacidad de adsorber proteínas y su aplicación para recuperar enzimas". Paper presented in XVI Congreso Nacional de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Jalisco, 2015. Published Nadia Woitovich Valetti; María Emilia Brassesco; Guillermo A. Picó. "Estudio de la adsorción de quimotripsina sobre una matriz insoluble de alginato y goma guar". Paper presented in Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, Santa Fe, 2014. Published Nadia Woitovich Valetti; María Emilia Brassesco; Maria Victoria Maglioni; María Julia Boggione; Beatriz Farrugia; Guillermo A. Picó. "Production and isolation of catalase and endoglucanase from Aspergillus niger by solid fermentation using agricultural wastes". Paper presented in Total Food, Norwich, 2014. Published María E. Brassesco; Guillermo A. Picó; Maria Soledad Belluzo. "Obtención y purificación de catalasa fúngica a partir de cultivos de aspergillus niger mediante sistemas bifasicos acuosos". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso Argentina de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica, Rosario, 2013. Published
Conference paper	Ana Isabel Paupério; María Emilia Brassesco; Ezequiel Coscueta; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Valorisation of Brewer’s spent yeast by-products: sustainable innovations for alternative protein development". Paper presented in International Conference on Sustainable Foods, Bragança, 2024. Published Marialuce Lapetina; Mariagrazia Soldo; Sérgio Sousa; María E. Brassesco; Cristina L. M. Silva; Fátima A. Miller; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Exploring non-edible parts of pineapples as fat replacers in cake formulations". Paper presented in 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference, Paris, 2023. Published M. Cunha; E. R. Coscueta; M. E. Brassesco; F. Almada; D. Gonçalves; M. Manuela Pintado. "P82 Peptide fraction identification by SE-HPLC and LC-MS/MS analysis of the body mucus from Portugal coastal fish Halobatrachus didactylus". Paper presented in 12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, Aveiro, 2022. Published Magali Boghossian; María Emilia Brassesco; Fátima A. Miller; Cristina L. M. Silva; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Thermosonication applied to kiwi peel: a healthy source of nutrients". Paper presented in 6th International ISEKI-Food Conference, 2021. Published Magali Boghossian; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Miller, Fátima A.; Cristina L.M. Silva; Teresa R.S. Brandão. "Thermosonication applied to kiwi peel". 2021.
Conference poster	María Emilia Brassesco; Ana Isabel Paupério; Ezequiel Coscueta; Carlos D. Pereira; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Revealing the potential brewer’s spent yeast: sustainable innovations for alternative protein development and waste reduction in the agri-food sector". Paper presented in RETASTE, 2024. Fernanda Moggi; Gabriel Campos; Nina Kern; Luna Madaleno; Sérgio Sousa; María E. Brassesco; Cristina L. M. Silva; Fátima A. Miller; Teresa R.S. Brandão. "Transforming non-edible parts of pineapple into fat substitutes for cake formulations". Paper presented in 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology: The Future of Food is Now – Development, Functionality & Sustainability, 2024. Ana Isabel Paupério; María Emilia Brassesco; Ezequiel Coscueta; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Valorisation of brewer’s spent yeast by-products: sustainable innovations for alternative protein development". Paper presented in International Conference on Sustainable Foods, 2024. Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "NanoLC-MS/MS sequencing and in silico analysis of bioactive peptides from Lusitanian Toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus body mucus". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024. Ana Isabel Paupério; María Emilia Brassesco; Ezequiel Coscueta; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Harnessing agrifood by-products for sustainable protein development: a focus on circular economy and agriculture". Paper presented in 8th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 2024. Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Bioaccessibility of novel bioactive peptides from the body mucus of the Lusitanian Toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus using an in vitro digestion model". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2024. Marta Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Bioactive potential and chromatographic characterization of body mucus from Portugal coastal fish halobatrachus didactylus". Paper presented in 47th FEBS Congress, 2023. Marialuce Lapetina; Mariagrazia Soldo; Sérgio Sousa; María E. Brassesco; Cristina L. M. Silva; Fátima A. Miller; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Exploring non-edible parts of pineapples as fat replacers in cake formulations". Paper presented in 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference, 2023. Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María E. Brassesco; Ana Catarina Rosa; André Almeida; Manuela E. Pintado. "Production of enzymatic hydrolysates from blue shark skin by-product using a biorefinery approach". Paper presented in IX International Conference on Food Proteins and Colloids, 2023. Ana M. Vilas-Boas; María Emilia Brassesco; Teresa R. S. Brandão; Miguel Azevedo; Cristina L. M. Silva; Manuela E. Pintado. "Modification of carob powder (Ceratonia siliqua L.) for by-product valorisation in the food industries". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2023. Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel Coscueta; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Pintado, M.. "Peptide fraction identification by SE-HPLC and LC-MS/MS analysis of the body mucus from Portugal coastal fish Halobatrachus didactylus". 2022. Marta Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "First bioactive characterization of the skin mucus from Portugal coastal fish Halobatrachus didactylus". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022. Ana M. Vilas-Boas; María E. Brassesco; Andreia C. Quintino; Margarida C. Vieira; Teresa R. S. Brandão; Cristina L. M. Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Sugar, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of integral carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) powder during the simulated gastrointestinal tract digestion as related to the particle-size effect". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022. Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Manuela Pintado. "Multifactorial study for the production of bioactive collagen hydrolysates from blue shark skin". Paper presented in 3.º BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022. María Brassesco; Ana M. Vilas-Boas; Teresa Brandao; Cristina Silva; Manuela Pintado. "Chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) flour as related to seed presence and roasting effects". Paper presented in CMR\|International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021. Magali Boghossian; María Emilia Brassesco; Fátima A. Miller; Cristina L. M. Silva; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Thermosonication applied to kiwi peel: a healthy source of nutrients". Paper presented in 6th International ISEKI-Food Conference, 2021. Ana M. Vilas-Boas; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Teresa R.S. Brandão; Cristina L.M. Silva; Pintado, M.. "Comparison of the dietary fiber content of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) flour as related to seed presence and roasting effects". 2021. Ezequiel Coscueta; María Brassesco; Manuela Pintado. "Cod skin collagen extraction and characterization". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC’19, 2019. Maria Emilia Brassesco (4819-BAD3-AF07); Ezequiel Coscueta; Manuela Pintado. "Collagen based bioactive hydrolysates production from Blue Shark skin". Paper presented in CIAPep 2019. Congresso IberoAmericano de Peptídeos, 2019. 10.1063/1.5098433 M. E. Brassesco; E. R. Coscueta; M. Pintado. "Collagen-based bioactive hydrolysates production from blue shark skin". Paper presented in 1st CIAPep Ibero-American Congress in Bioactive Peptides, 2019. Julia Bottai; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Guillermo A. Picó. "Desarrollo de matrices de adsorción poliméricas para la purificación de Lisozima a partir de su fuente natural". 2018. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Adsorption of lysozyme in a packed bed column formed by natural polymer matrices". Paper presented in IV Argentine Symposium on Biotechnological Processes, 2016. M. Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; Guillermo Picó. "Adsorción de lisozima en columna de lecho empacado formada por matrices poliméricas naturales". Paper presented in IV Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, 2016. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Physicochemical characterization of a waste from argentine agriculture: Soybean Hull as potential tool for bioadsorption applied to the downstream processes of enzymes". Paper presented in Bioiberoamérica 2016, 2016. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Matrices of natural polyelectrolytes: their potential application in the bioseparation of enzymes at industrial level". Paper presented in Bioiberoamerica 2016, 2016. Carolina Le Roy; María Emilia Brassesco; University Reading; Guillermo A. Picó. "Physicochemical characterization of a waste from argentine agriculture: Soybean Hull as potential tool for bioadsorption applied to the downstream processes of enzymes". Paper presented in Bio Iberoamérica 2016, 2016. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Biodegradable polymer matrices: its application in the isolation of enzymes at industrial level". Paper presented in IX Science and Technology Day 2015, 2015. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Study of the adsorption of chymotrypsin on an insoluble matrix of alginate and guar gum". Paper presented in Cycle of Dissemination of Scientific Works 2015, 2015. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Characterization of natural polyelectrolyte matrices with high capacity to adsorb proteins and their application to recover enzymes". Paper presented in XVI National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2015. Ana Catarina Santos Leite Da Silva; María Emilia Brassesco; Nadia Woitovich Valetti; José António Couto Teixeira; Guillermo A. Picó. "Caracterización de matrices de polielectrolitos naturales con alta capacidad de adsorber proteínas y su aplicación para recuperar enzimas". Paper presented in XVI Congreso Nacional de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, 2015. Nadia Woitovich Valetti; María Emilia Brassesco; Guillermo A. Picó. "Estudio de la adsorción de quimotripsina sobre una matriz insoluble de alginato y goma guar". Paper presented in Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos, 2014. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Production and isolation of catalase and endoglucanase from Aspergillus niger by solid fermentation using agricultural wastes". Paper presented in Total Food 2014, 2014. Nadia Woitovich Valetti; María E. Brassesco; Maria Victoria Maglioni; Beatriz Farrugia; Guillermo A. Picó. "Production and isolation of catalase and endoglucanase from Aspergillus niger by solid fermentation using agricultural wastes". Paper presented in Total Food, 2014. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Simple method to produce and isolate a strategic enzyme by its use in biotechnology: fungal catalase". Paper presented in XV Congress and XXXIII Annual Meeting of the Society of Biology of Rosario, 2013. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Aqueous biphasic systems for the purification of fungal catalase from cultures of Aspergillus niger". Paper presented in VII Conference on Science and Technology, 2013. María E. Brassesco; Guillermo A. Picó; Maria Soledad Belluzo. "Obtención y purificación de catalasa fúngica a partir de cultivos de aspergillus niger mediante sistemas bifasicos acuosos". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso Argentina de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica, 2013.
Edited book	Several authors. Bioproducts for Health II. MDPI. 2023. Published • 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6992-5
Journal article	María Emilia Brassesco; Ana Paupério; Carlos D. Pereira; João Paulo Ferreira; Manuela Pintado. "Peptide-rich yeast fractions from brewer’s spent yeast: a scalable fractionation approach and their functional application in bakery products". Foods 14 7 (2025): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/52967. Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods14071144 Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Maria Manuela Pintado. "Bioprospecting bioactive peptides in halobatrachus didactylus body mucus: from in silico insights to essential in vitro validation". Marine Drugs 23 2 (2025): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/48336. Open access • Published • 10.3390/md23020082 Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Nádia Cunha Fernandes; María Emilia Brassesco; Ana Rosa; André Almeida; Maria Manuela Pintado. "Turning discarded blue shark (prionace glauca) skin into a valuable nutraceutical resource: an enzymatic collagen hydrolysate". Food Bioscience 60 (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45357. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104472 María Emilia Brassesco; João Cortez; Yves Bayon; Valentina Triacca; Julien Payen. "Translating ideas into commercial biomaterial devices: a path to improving healthcare". ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 10 4 (2024): 1910-1920. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85187318840&partnerID=8YFLogxK. Published • 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01441 Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Methods for the collection of fish mucus: a systematic review". Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 32 2 (2024): 334-368. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/43374. Open access • Published • 10.1080/23308249.2023.2289012 María Emilia Brassesco; Ana Martins Vilas-Boas; Teresa R. S. Brandão; Cristina L. M. Silva; Miguel Azevedo; Manuela Pintado. "Impact of roasting temperature and seed presence on carob flour (ceratonia siliqua l.): physical, chemical and functional properties". ACS Food Science and Technology 3 11 (2023): 1890-1902. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85176786308&partnerID=8YFLogxK. Published • 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00263 Marta Fernandez Cunha; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Rita Marques; José Neto; Frederico Almada; David Gonçalves; Manuela Pintado. "Exploring bioactivities and peptide content of body mucus from the lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus". Molecules 28 18 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42643. Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules28186458 Luís M. G. Castro; Ana I. Caço; Carla F. Pereira; Sérgio C. Sousa; María E. Brassesco; Manuela Machado; Óscar L. Ramos; et al. "Modification of acorn starch structure and properties by high hydrostatic pressure". Gels 9 9 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42792. Open access • Published • 10.3390/gels9090757 Magali Boghossian; Maria Emilia Brassesco; Miller, Fátima A.; Cristina L.M. Silva; Teresa R. S. Brandão. "Thermosonication Applied to Kiwi Peel: Impact on Nutritional and Microbiological Indicators". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/3/622. 10.3390/foods12030622 Kheroufi, Afaf; Brassesco, María E.; Campos, Débora A.; Mouzai, Abdelghani; Boughellouta, Halima; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Whey protein-derived peptides: The impact of chicken pepsin hydrolysis upon whey proteins concentrate on their biological and technological properties". International Dairy Journal 134 (2022): 105442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105442. Published • 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105442 Vilas-Boas, Ana M.; Brassesco, María E.; Quintino, Andreia C.; Vieira, Margarida C.; Brandão, Teresa R. S.; Silva, Cristina L. M.; Azevedo, Miguel; Pintado, Manuela. "Particle Size Effect of Integral Carob Flour on Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds during Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion". Foods 11 9 (2022): 1272. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11091272. Published • 10.3390/foods11091272 Kheroufi, Afaf; Brassesco, María E.; Campos, Débora A.; Boughellout, Halima; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Functional properties of peptides obtained from whey proteins by ficin extract hydrolysis". Food Bioscience (2022): 101707. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101707. Published • 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101707 Coscueta, Ezequiel R.; Brassesco, María Emilia; Pintado, Manuela. "Collagen-Based Bioactive Bromelain Hydrolysate from Salt-Cured Cod Skin". Applied Sciences 11 18 (2021): 8538. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11188538. Published • 10.3390/app11188538 Brassesco, María Emilia; Pintado, Manuela; Coscueta, Ezequiel R.. "Food System Resilience Thinking: From Digital to Integral". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11533. Published • 10.1002/jsfa.11533 Brassesco, María Emilia; Brandão, Teresa R.S.; Silva, Cristina L.M.; Pintado, Manuela. Corresponding author: Brassesco, María Emilia. "Carob bean (Ceratonia siliqua L.): A new perspective for functional food". Trends in Food Science & Technology 114 (2021): 310-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.05.037. Published • 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.05.037 Giordano, Enrique David Victor; Brassesco, Maria Emilia; Camiscia, Paola; Picó, Guillermo Alfredo; Valetti, Nadia Woitovich. "A New Alternative and Efficient Low-Cost Process for the Removal of Reactive Dyes in Textile Wastewater by Using Soybean Hull as Adsorbent". Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 232 5 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05085-4. 10.1007/s11270-021-05085-4 Bárbara, Bosio; Emilia, Brassesco María; Gastón, Knobel; Guillermo, Picó; Nadia, Woitovich Valetti. "Design and optimization of an alternative chymotrypsin purification method by adsorption onto non-soluble alginate–carrageenan bed". Polymer Bulletin (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00289-020-03151-1. 10.1007/s00289-020-03151-1 Brassesco, Maria. "Development of alginate microparticles as efficient adsorption matrix for protein recovery". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2019.02.016. 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.02.016 Brassesco, Maria. "Prediction of breakthrough curves in packed-bed column as tool for lysozyme isolation using a green bed". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00289-019-02683-5. 10.1007/s00289-019-02683-5 Brassesco, Maria. "Comparison of soybean hull pre-treatments to obtain cellulose and chemical derivatives: Physical chemistry characterization". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.06.125. 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.06.125 Brassesco, Maria. "Chemically modified alginate bead matrix for efficient adsorptive recovery of trypsin from fresh bovine pancreas". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/btpr.2717. 10.1002/btpr.2717 Brassesco, M.E.; Woitovich Valetti, N.; Picó, G.A.. "Control of the adsorption properties of alginate - guar gum matrix functionalized with epichlorohydrin through the addition of different flexible chain polymers as toll for the chymotrypsinogen isolation". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 115 (2018): 494-500. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046013714&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.087 Brassesco, M.E.; Woitovich Valetti, N.; Picó, G.. "Molecular mechanism of lysozyme adsorption onto chemically modified alginate guar gum matrix". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 96 (2017): 111-117. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006410499&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.12.029 Da Silva, A.C.S.L.; Valetti, N.W.; Brassesco, M.E.; Teixeira, J.A.; Picó, G.. "Adsorption of peroxidase from Raphanus sativus L onto alginate-guar gum matrix: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic analysis". Adsorption Science and Technology 34 6 (2016): 388-402. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982844881&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/0263617416659287 Woitovich Valetti, N.; Brassesco, M.E.; Picó, G.A.. "Polyelectrolytes–protein complexes: a viable platform in the downstream processes of industrial enzymes at scaling up level". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 91 12 (2016): 2921-2928. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84980398326&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/jctb.5050
Journal issue	Maria Emilia Brassesco; Ignacio Cabezudo; Micaela Galante; Carolina Beres; Ana Elizabeth Cavalcante Fei. "Natural Bioactive Compounds in Food Preservation and Safety". Frontiers in Nutrition (2025): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/68477/natural-bioactive-compounds-in-food-preservation-and-safety/overview. Invited editor Maria Manuela Pintado; Ezequiel R. Coscueta; Maria Emilia Brassesco. "Special Issue: Bioproducts for Health III". Molecules (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/Bioproducts_III. Published Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ezequiel Coscueta; Maria Emilia Brassesco. "Special Issue: Bioproducts for Health II". Molecules (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/Bioproducts_II. Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ezequiel Coscueta; Maria Emilia Brassesco. "Special Issue: Bioproducts for Health I". Molecules (2019): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/Bioproducts.
Newsletter article	Maria Emilia Brassesco; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; De MELO, ADMA. "CBQF External Newsletter IV", 2023 Maria Emilia Brassesco; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; De MELO, ADMA. "CBQF External Newsletter III", 2023 Maria Emilia Brassesco; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; De MELO, ADMA. "CBQF External Newsletter II", 2023 Maria Emilia Brassesco; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barbosa, Joana Cristina; De MELO, ADMA. "CBQF External Newsletter I", 2023 Maria Emilia Brassesco. "STARGATE Newsletter Vol IV", STARGATE, 2023, https://stargate-hub.eu/newsletter-janeiro-2023/. Maria Emilia Brassesco. "STARGATE Newsletter Vol III", STARGATE, 2022, https://stargate-hub.eu/newsletter-september-2022/. Maria Emilia Brassesco. "STARGATE Newsletter Vol II", STARGATE Project, 2022, https://stargate-hub.eu/newsletter-february-2022/. Maria Emilia Brassesco. "STARGATE Newsletter Vol I", STARGATE Project, 2021, https://stargate-hub.eu/newsletter-july-august-2021/.
Preprint	Coscueta, Ezequiel; Brassesco, María Emilia; Pellegrini Malpiedi, Luciana; Nerli, Bibiana. "Non-Ionic Aqueous Micellar Extraction of Trypsin Inhibitors and Isoflavones from Soybean Meal: Process Optimization". 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202201.0243.v1. 10.20944/preprints202201.0243.v1 Coscueta, Ezequiel; Brassesco, María Emilia; Pintado, Manuela. "Salt-Cured Atlantic Cod Skin: A Sustainable Source of Acid-Soluble Type I Collagen". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202102.0378.v1. 10.20944/preprints202102.0378.v1
Thesis / Dissertation	M. Emilia Brassesco. "Characterization of new materials for application in the isolation and purification of macromolecules". PhD, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2133/15964. María Emilia Brassesco. "Caracterización de nuevos materiales para su aplicación en el aislamiento y purificación de macromoléculas". PhD, 2015. M. Emilia Brassesco. "Development of a bioseparative strategy for the production and purification of fungal catalase". Degree, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, 2014. María Emilia Brassesco. "Desarrollo de una estrategia bioseparativa para obtención y purificación de una catalasa fúngica". Master, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2014.
Website	María E. Brassesco; João Cortez. STARGATE: sensors data training towards high-performance agrifood systems. 2021.
Working paper	Ezequiel R. Coscueta; María Emilia Brassesco; Luciana Pellegrini Malpiedi; Bibiana Nerli. 2022. "Non-ionic aqueous micellar extraction of trypsin inhibitors and isoflavones from soybean meal: process optimization". http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36499.

Intellectual property

Patent

Ezequiel Coscueta; Pintado, M.; Marta Fernandez Cunha; Maria Emilia Brassesco. 2024. "New peptides and uses thereof".
Ezequiel Ricardo Coscueta; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Marta Fernandez da Cunha; María Emilia Brassesco; Frederico José Almada; David Manuel Gonçalves. 2022. "New peptides from the mucus of halobatrachus didactylus, extract from the mucus of halobatrachus didactylus and uses thereof". Portugal.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/03/27	Innovation and Collaboration in Biotechnology: The CBQF Model	Universidad Católica Boliviana
2023/11/23	Let's talk to scientists	National Day of Scientific Culture Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2022/03	Science and adventure	Escuela Normal Superior Osvaldo Magnasco (Victorioa, Portugal)
2021/04/30	Science, sustainability, and adventure	Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2021/02/05	Production of collagen-based bioactive hydrolysates from cod skin	Final Meeting MultiBiorefinary project online (Portugal)
2020/06/16	Biotechnological applications for a sustainable industrial future	International Day of Biotechnology Universidade Católica Boliviana (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
2020/06/16	Biotechnological applications for a sustainable industrial future	Universidad Católica Boliviana
2019/12/07	Cod skin collagen extraction and characterization	MICROBIOTEC’19 (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/10/10	Development and characterization biodegradable ion-exchangers based on alginate microparticles for protein purification	2nd Conference for Early Stage Researchers in Polymer Science Through the Aegean Sea (Athens, Greece)
2018/10/08	Development and characterization biodegradable ion-exchangers based on alginate microparticles for protein purification	Polymar 2018 (Aegean Sea, Greece)
2018/09/27	Desarrollo de micropartículas de alginato como matriz de adsorción para la recuperación de proteínas	Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2018/08/23	Development and characterization of an efficient adsorption matrix based on alginate microparticles for protein purification.	V Argentine Symposium of Biotechnology Process (San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina)
2018/08/23	Development and characterization of an efficient adsorption matrix based on alginate microparticles for protein purification	V Simposio Argentino de Procesos Biotecnológicos (San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina)
2017/10/18	Study of the interaction between chymotrypsinogen and bed composed of natural polymers with a high adsorptive capacity of proteins.	XII Simposio Argentino de Polimeros (Códoba, Argentina)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/07/01 - Current	Innovative Agrifood Byproducts Valorization for Functional Food Product Development
2024/05/15 - 2026/12/31	DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FOOD PRODUCTS USING AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BYPRODUCTS FOR THE CEREAL INDUSTRY SECTOR Co-supervisor	Programme in Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/05/31	Extraction of biopolymers from agro-industrial by-products to develop hydrogels Supervisor	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/03	Evaluation of the physicochemical, biological and microbiological properties of native bee honey under the use of good extraction practices in the municipality of Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Supervisor	Universidad Católica Boliviana, Bolivia
2023/03 - 2023/05	Development of hydrogels based on natural gum polysaccharides to be used as drug carriers for potential biomedical applications Supervisor
2018/03/01 - 2018/12/07	Obtaining and characterization of polymeric matrices for application in the bioseparation of lysozyme through adsorption process Co-supervisor	Biotechnology (Degree) Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Argentina
2017 - 2017	Obtaining the adsorption isotherms of lysozyme in beds formed by alginate-guar gum Co-supervisor
2016/03/01 - 2016/09/30	New biodegradable polymer matrices with high adsorption capacity Co-supervisor
2016 - 2016	New biodegradable polymer matrices with high adsorption capacity and low interaction with biomass for the purification of molecules of industrial interest Co-supervisor

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/03/15 - Current	Organization of the Alphamais closing session - Development of new carob-based food preparations and functional ingredients (2023/03/15) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/10/22 - Current	Organization of the STARGATE Conference. The STARGATE Project and AHSA – Associação dos Horticultores, Fruticultores e Floricultores dos Concelhos de Odemira e Aljezur ORGANIZED the First STARGATE CONFERENCE. Five academic experts from IPK, INRAE, WR and UCP presented the latest technology innovations and research in the following areas: precision agriculture, strategies and solutions to respond to water scarcity, and solutions that support climate changes in Mediterranean countries. Finally, a ROUNDTABLE with farmers and academics was presented. (2022/10/22) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/09/26 - Current	Organization of the STARGATE Seminar \| High-throughput phenotyping of 13 tomato genotypes for water, nitrogen and combined stress (2022/09/26) Seminar	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/09/23 - Current	Collaboration in the preparation, organization and dynamization of the International Microorganism Day 2022 (2022/09/23) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2025/04/01 - 2025/04/04	Estrategias para la investigación universitaria y su enfoque en extracción de proteinas (2025/04/01 - 2025/04/04) Other (Co-organisor)
2025/03/24 - 2025/03/28	Extracción de proteínas y compuestos bioactivos enfocado en péptidos a partir de fuentes Naturales (2025/03/24 - 2025/03/28) Other (Co-organisor)
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/23	National Day of Scientific Culture 2024 (2024/11/21 - 2024/11/23) Other (Other)
2024/06/18 - 2024/06/18	STARGATE FINAL SYMPOSIUM (2024/06/18 - 2024/06/18) Other (Co-organisor)
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/03	CBQF Day 2024 - How Green is our Future? (2024/06/03) Seminar (Co-organisor)
2024/05/24 - 2024/05/24	BIOFASE – I Congresso de Investigação em Bioengenharia no Ensino Secundário (2024/05/24) Conference (Co-organisor)
2024/01/30 - 2024/01/30	Practical solutions for reducing waste/valorisation strategies: functional phenotyping towards a circular economy (2024/01/30) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2023/11/23 - 2023/11/23	National Day of Scientific Culture 2023 (2023/12/24 - 2023/12/24) Other (Other)
2023/09/15 - 2023/09/15	International Microorganism Day 2023 (2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17) Other (Co-organisor)
2023/07/20 - 2023/07/20	STARGATE Drone Workshop (2023/07/20 - 2023/07/20) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2023/07/11 - 2023/07/12	STARGATE Training School 3 (2023/07/11 - 2023/07/12) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29	Safety Day Biotecnologia (2023/06/29 - 2023/06/30) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21	Semana Aberta ESB 2023 (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21) Exhibition (Co-organisor)
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/15	Alphamais closing session (2023/03/15) Conference (Co-organisor)
2022/12/14 - 2022/12/15	Organization of the STARGATE WINTER School: Post-harvest training (2022/12/14 - 2022/12/15) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022/12/14 - 2022/12/15	WINTER School: Post-harvest training (2022/12/14 - 2022/12/15) Other (Co-organisor)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/10/04 - 2022/10/04	Stargate Conference (2022/10/04 - 2022/10/04) Conference (Co-organisor)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/09/26 - 2022/09/26	STARGATE Seminar \| High-throughput phenotyping of 13 tomato genotypes for water, nitrogen and combined stress (2022/09/26 - 2022/09/26) Seminar (Co-organisor)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23	International Microorganism Day 2022 (2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17) Other (Co-organisor)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09	STARGATE Workshop - Multi-source and multi-scale phenomic data integration and organization in information systems (2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Institut National de Recherche pour l¿Agriculture l¿Alimentation et l¿Environnement Centre Occitanie-Montpellier, France
2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09	STARGATE Workshop 4: Multi-source and multi-scale phenomic data integration and organization in information systems (2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09) Workshop (Other)	INRAE, Montpellier, France
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/05	STARGATE Training school 1: Image analysis for plant phenotyping (2022/07/04 - 2022/07/05) Other (Co-organisor)	Institut National de Recherche pour l¿Agriculture l¿Alimentation et l¿Environnement Centre Occitanie-Montpellier, France
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/05	Training school 1: Image analysis for plant phenotyping (2022/07/04 - 2022/07/05) Other (Other)	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2022/05/17 - 2022/05/18	STARGATE Workshop - Key steps of the plant biotechnology and breeding value chain (2022/05/17 - 2022/05/18) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Germany
2022/05/17 - 2022/05/18	Key steps of the plant biotechnology and breeding value chain (2022/05/17 - 2022/05/18) Workshop (Other)	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany
2022/04/20 - 2022/04/22	Promoted, in a total of 3 hours of work, diffusion activities in the scope of the ESB Semana Aberta, an initiative for the diffusion of sciences and technologies among the secondary school and involved about a thousand visitors (2022/04/20 - 2022/04/22) Other	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/04/20 - 2022/04/22	Semana Aberta 2022 (2022/04/20 - 2022/05/22) Workshop (Other)	Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/08	STARGATE Workshop - An Introduction to Plant Metabolomics (2021/12/06 - 2021/12/08) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/08	An Introduction to Plant Metabolomics (2021/12/06 - 2021/12/08) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2021/05/18 - 2021/05/19	STARGATE Workshop - Sensing tools: From handheld to large scale (2021/05/18 - 2021/05/19) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2021/05/18 - 2021/05/19	Sensing tools: From handheld to large scale (2021/05/18 - 2021/05/19) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2013/04/09 - 2013/04/12	XVIII Argentine Congress of Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry", organized by the Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the National University of Rosario (2013/04/09 - 2013/04/12) Congress (Co-organisor)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/11/28 - 2024/11/29	Research Data Management Course Other	Research Data Management Course Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2024/11/14 - 2024/11/14	VIIAFOOD Annual Meeting Event Other	VIIAFOOD Annual Meeting Event
2024/10/29 - 2024/10/30	Participation on the 4th “INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATION” international conference Conference	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2024/09/25 - 2024/09/27	RETASTE Conference	RETASTE
2024/07/24 - 2024/07/25	International Conference on Sustainable Foods Conference	International Conference on Sustainable Foods
2024/07/19 - 2024/07/19	HR Practices Other	HR Practices
2024/07/11 - 2024/07/11	Ciência UCP training Other	Ciência UCP training
2024/01/06 - 2024/02/09	Curso Gestão de Projetos Other	Curso Gestão de Projetos
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/09	Artificial Intelligence for Life Science Other	Artificial Intelligence for Life Science
2023/07/11 - 2023/07/12	STARGATE Training School 3 Workshop	STARGATE Training School 3
2023/06/29 - 2023/06/30	Safety Day Biotecnologia Other	Safety Day Biotecnologia
2023/04/14 - 2023/04/14	Project Writing Training Seminar	Project Writing Training
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/01	CBQF day: Community microbiomes & microbiome communities Conference	CBQF day: Community microbiomes & microbiome communities
2022/12/07 - 2022/12/07	Next Gen Meat and Dairy Products and Production Seminar	Next Gen Meat and Dairy Products and Production
2022/11/23 - 2022/11/29	Research Project Management Other	Research Project Management Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/10	Suporte Básico de Vida Other	Suporte Básico de Vida Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/07/26 - 2022/07/26	Horizon Europe: Opportunities for CBQF Other	Horizon Europe: Opportunities for CBQF Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2022/04/21 - 2022/04/21	Intellectual Property in Project Implementation Other	Intellectual Property in Project Implementation

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/10/18	Caracterización y cuantificación de compuestos fenólicos en mieles producidas por la abeja nativa Tetragonisca fiebrigi en el Bosque Seco Tropical del departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Thesis) Arguer	Karin Juliana Molina Correa (Other) Universidad Católica Boliviana - Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2024/10/17	Composición de polifenoles y actividad antioxidante en hojas de cuatro variedades locales de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en el departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Thesis) Arguer	Fabiana Daza (Other)
2024/08/02	General Qualifying Examination for the Master's Degree of Henrique Maziero Fogarin - Brazil (Thesis) Main arguer	Henrique Maziero Fogarin (Master) Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil
2024/07/16	Evaluation of doctoral thesis plans - UCP - Porto (Thesis) Arguer	Maria Manuel Pereira de Melo Rodrigues (PhD) Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2024/07/16	Evaluation of doctoral thesis plans - UCP - Porto Supervisor	Ana Isabel Pauperio Mendes Ribeiro (PhD) Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2024/05/31	Public Defence of Alejandra Romero Padilla's Final Thesis - UCB - Bolivia Supervisor	Alejandra Romero (Other) Universidad Católica Boliviana, Bolivia
2024/02/28	Doctoral Jury - PhD Thesis - Esteban Morilla - Universiadad Nacional de Rosario - Argentina (Thesis) Main arguer	Esteban Morilla (PhD) Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
2023/07/25	Structural and Microbiological studies of a novel fermented non-dairy product (Thesis) Main arguer	Alisa Kogan (Master) Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2021/07/27	MSc in Science in Food Science, Technology, and Business (BiFTec) Potential of Avocado (Persea Americana) Seeds Flour as a Gluten-Free Additive for Bakery Industries: Drying Kinetics and its Effect on Functional, Nutritional and Antinutrient Characteristics under the guidance Doutora Cristina Luísa Silva; Doutora Teresa Brandão. (Thesis) Arguer	Akshita Gupta (Master) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/07/27	Potential of Avocado (Persea Americana) Seeds Flour as a Gluten-Free Additive for Bakery Industries: Drying Kinetics and its Effect on Functional, Nutritional and Antinutrient Characteristics (Thesis) Main arguer	Akshita Gupta (Master) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/07 - Current	Food Bioscience (2212-4292)	Elsevier
2022/11/16 - 2023/11/16	Processes (2227-9717)	MDPI
2023/01/06 - 2023/01/06	International Journal of Food and Technology (0950-5023)
2022/09/22 - 2022/09/22	Horticulture (2311-7524)	MDPI
2022/09/01 - 2022/09/01	International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596)	MDPI
2022/07/15 - 2022/07/15	Computers	MDPI
2022/06/27 - 2022/06/27	Foods (2304-8158)	MDPI
2022/06/04 - 2022/06/04	fERMENTATION (2311-5637)	mdpi
2022/05/05 - 2022/05/05	Sensors (1424-8220)	MDPI
2022/04/25 - 2022/04/25	Processes (2227-9717)	MDPI
2022/03/16 - 2022/04/18	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2022/02/18 - 2022/02/18	Agriculture (2077-0472)
2022/01/07 - 2022/02/10	Agronomy (2073-4395)
2022/01/03 - 2022/01/03	ChemEngineering (2305-7084)
2021/11/12 - 2021/11/12	Applied Science (2076-3417)

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022/06 - Current	Coordination of the CBQF Task Force for External Engagement (6 people Team) Coordinator	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2022 - Current	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2021 - Current	Member of Safety Committee in Center of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) Member	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit)	Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2023/03/15	Projeto português desenvolve novos produtos alimentares totalmente à base de alfarroba	Tecnoalimentar Revista da Industria Alimentar
2018/06/19	Soybean hull pretreatments to obtain cellulose	Agrochivilcoy

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/12 - Current	Frontiers in Nutrition (2296-861X)	Frontiers Media SA
2025/04/01 - 2025/10/31	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI
2022/04 - 2025/03/31	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI
2024/07 - 2024/07	Food Bioscience (2212-4292)	Elsevier Ltd.
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/25	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2023/01/06 - 2023/01/06	International Journal of Food Science and Technology (0950-5423)	Oxford University Press
2022/11/16 - 2022/11/16	Processes (2227-9717)	MDPI
2022/09/22 - 2022/09/22	Horticulturae (2311-7524)	MDPI
2022/09/01 - 2022/09/01	International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596)	MDPI
2022/07/15 - 2022/07/15	Computers	MDPI
2022/06/27 - 2022/06/27	Foods (2304-8158)	MDPI
2022/06/04 - 2022/06/04	Fermentation (2311-5637)	MDPI
2022/05/05 - 2022/05/05	Sensors (1424-8220)	MDPI
2022/04/25 - 2022/04/25	Processes (2227-9717)	MDPI
2022/03/16 - 2022/04/18	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2021/01/01 - 2022/03/01	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI AG
2022/02/18 - 2022/02/18	Agriculture (Basel) (2077-0472)	MDPI
2022/01/07 - 2022/02/10	Agronomy (2073-4395)	MDPI
2021/01 - 2022/02	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI
2022/01/03 - 2022/01/03	ChemEngineering	MDPI
2021/11/30 - 2021/11/30	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2019/09/25 - 2020/12/31	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI AG
2019/09 - 2020/12	Molecules (1420-3049)	MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2021/08/01 - Current	Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Portugal and Macau.	Marta Fernandez da Cunha
2021/02/15 - Current	Development of new functional ingredients based on carob.	Ana Margarida Martins Vilas Boas
2023/09/01 - 2024/06/30	Project Manager activity in the framework of STARGATE project	Ana Sofia Silva Sousa
2023/03 - 2023/05	Characterization of Press-cake and oilcake of nut samples	Rafael Sprea
2020/01/20 - 2020/11/14	Valorization Of Whey Proteins In Infantile Hypoallergenic Formula.	Afaf KHEROUFI

Distinctions

Award

2024	Incentives CBQF 2023 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2022	Incentives CBQF 2022 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2021	Incentives CBQF 2021 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
2018	Grant for intership in International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Agencia Nacional De Promoción Científica Y Tecnológica, Argentina
2016	Grant for participation on the course endorsed by the Argentine-Brazilian Biotechnology Center (CABBIO 2016) Centro Latinoamericano de Biotecnología (CABBIO), Uruguay

Title

2019	Grant for postdoc fellow CONICET Rosario, Argentina
2016	Grant for PhD fellow CONICET Rosario, Argentina