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M. Taghouti is currently working as a Researcher in FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável. She completed her Ph.D. in Agricultural Production Chains: From Fork To Farm - AgriChains, in 2020 at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and University of Minho (Portugal). She holds a Master of Science in Animal Nutrition in 2011 by Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and is Engineer in Animal husbandry since 2009 by Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (Tunisia). During her career she had stays at KIT (Germany), IDEA (Venezuela) and SERIDA (Spain). Her research interests are animal nutrition, medicinal and aromatic plants, phytochemicals application as feed and food functional ingredients, agricultural production sustainability and biowaste upcycling as food and feed. In science communication, she works on knowledge transfer approaches and develops outreach activities and contents. Mother of 2 children, she is committed to raising awareness of future generation towards sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. She is active for the cause of rural women empowerment by acting as a consultant in associational projects.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Meriem Taghouti

Citation names

  • Taghouti, Meriem
  • Myriam Taghouti
  • Meriem Taghouti

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
041D-9E09-48C8
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6180-0181
Google Scholar ID
Q1MRrkAAAAAJ&hl

Email addresses

  • myriam@utad.pt (Professional)
  • myriam.taghouti@feedinov.com (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 243767300 Ext.: 54053 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Estação Zootécnica Nacional - Quinta da fonte boa - INIAV, Polo de Santarém, 2005-048, Vale de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Animal and Dairy Science - Husbandry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Animal and Dairy Science - Animal and Dairy Science
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Arab (Mother tongue)
French (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/02 - 2024/03
Ongoing
 Teaching Digital Literacy: Videogames in Education (Outros)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/08
Concluded
 Project Management (Pós-Graduação)
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/11
Concluded
 Circular Economy (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 16/20
2021/09 - 2021/10
Concluded
 How to consume and produce in a more sustainable and responsible way (Outros)
Major in Formative Course II: Sustainable Production
Instituto Marquês de Valle Flor, Portugal
2014/06/01 - 2020/05/27
Concluded
 Cadeias de produção agrícola - da mesa ao campo (associação) (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
"CHEMICAL COMPOSITTION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A RANGE OF THYME SPECIES IN PORTUGAL UNDER A CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2018/03
Concluded
 Editing research papers – advanced writing course (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03
Concluded
 Life cycle assessment in food systems (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Métodos espectroscópicos (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/01
Concluded
 Flow cytometry (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2011/11/10
Concluded
 Master of Science in Animal Nutrition (Master)
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
"Relationship among body condition, breeding system and reproductive traits in rabbit does: Practical application of bioelectrical impedance method" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 92/100 cum Maxima Laude
2011/07 - 2011/07
Concluded
 Summer course of Universidad Complutense de Madrid : ¿Está la ganadería enfrentada al medio ambiente? (Outros)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid Departamento de Producción Animal, Spain
2010/11/04 - 2010/11/05
Concluded
 XXVI Specialization course FEDNA : Avances en nutrición y alimentación Animal (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal, Spain
2010/06/13
Concluded
 Animal Nutrition (Postgraduate Certificate)
Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
 Cum Laude
2009/07/14
Concluded
 Animal husbandry (Graduado)
Major in Sheep and goat husbandry
Institut National Agronomique de Tunis, Tunisia
"Caractérisation nutritionnelle par la méthode in vitro de quelques espèces pastorales identifiées à la région de Ouesslatia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Good
2004/09/03 - 2006/06/20
Concluded
 Biologia - Geologia (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Institut National Agronomique de Tunis, Tunisia
 Honors
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05/03 - Current Researcher (Research) FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2019/01/15 Research Trainee (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
2014/06/01 - 2019/01/15 Research Trainee (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2016/04/26 - 2016/07/02 Research Trainee (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
2012/02 - 2012/06 Visiting Researcher (Research) Fundación Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA, Venezuela
Fundación Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA, Venezuela
2010/09 - 2011/11/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas Biblioteca, Spain
2010/05 - 2010/06 Research Trainee (Research) Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario, Spain
2009/10 - 2010/06 Research Trainee (Research) Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
Instituto agronomico mediterraneo de Zaragoza, Spain

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/06 - 2014/05 Project management Tunisiens des deux rives - T2RIV, Tunisia
2012/10 - 2013/05 Event organization Ministère de l'emploi , Tunisia
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2014/06 - 2019/01 Chemical composition and biological activity of a range of thyme species in Portugal under a changing environment
Provided by PTCRIS: PD/BD/52563/2014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Química - Vila Real
UID/QUI/00616/2019
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas
UID/AGR/04033/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/05 - Current FeedInov Vai À Escola
FeedInov 2023-2024
Principal investigator
FeedInov, Portugal
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável
Ongoing
2023/05 - Current Quinta do Vale
FeedInov 2022-2023
Principal investigator
FeedInov, Portugal
 FeedInov
Ongoing
2022/02/23 - 2025/09/27 CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGIES TOWARDS ZERO WASTE (FULLRECO4US)
COST Action CA20133
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Leal, Fernanda; Taghouti, Meriem; Nunes, Fernando; Silva, Amélia; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Manuela. "Thymus Plants: A Review—Micropropagation, Molecular and Antifungal Activity". In Active Ingredients from Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. InTech, 2017.
    10.5772/66623
Conference abstract
  1. Myriam Taghouti; Monteiro, A.C.G.. Corresponding author: Myriam Taghouti. "Single cell protein as alternative upcycled feed ingredient - five decades of research". Paper presented in International Conference on Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste, Istambul, 2023.
    Published
  2. Taghouti, Meriem. "Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of Thymus carnosus Boiss aqueous extracts". Paper presented in XIII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos,, Porto, 2016.
    Published
  3. Taghouti, Meriem. "RELACIÓN ENTRE LA COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA CORPORAL, LA FERTILIDAD Y LA PROLIFICIDAD EN CONEJAS NULÍPARAS". Paper presented in XIV Jornadas sobre Producción Animal, Zaragoza, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Leitão, Marcelo; Jorge Sarraguça; Taghouti, Meriem; Monteiro, A.C.G.. "Challenges and obstacles for data collection for an “One Health” European goal to address antimicrobial resistances". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics session Social Challenges and Political Strategies to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance, 2023.
    Published
  2. Taghouti, Meriem. "Chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics of range species growing in Central Tunisia". Paper presented in Feeding and management strategies to improve livestock productivity, welfare and product quality under climate change, 2013.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Taghouti, Meriem. "Phytobiotics from Thymus spp. in poultry feed – thymol, carvacrol and rosmarinic acid". Paper presented in Joint International Congress on Animal Science co-organised by the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), the World Association for Animal production (WAAP), 2023.
  2. Carlos Martins-Gomes; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Meriem Taghouti; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva. "Major phytochemicals and bioactivities of extracts from Portuguese Thymus species". Paper presented in 4th Jornadas INTERACT, 2019.
  3. Martins-Gomes, C; Taghouti, M; Schäfer, J; Bunzel, M; Silva, AM; Nunes, FM. "The effect of the extraction method in Thymus carnosus Boiss. polyphenolic profile". Paper presented in 65th international congress and annual meeting of the society for medicinal plants and natural products research, 2017.
    10.1055/s-0037-1608272
  4. Taghouti, M; Martins-Gomes, C; Schäfer, J; Santos, JA; Bunzel, M; Silva, AM; Nunes, FM. "Phenolic compounds characterization and anti-oxidant activity of Thymus pulegioides L. extracts". 2017.
    10.1055/s-0037-1608266
  5. Félix, L; Teixeira, I; Taghouti, M; Nunes, FM; Silva, AM. "Phytochemical profile, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of different extracts of Thymus vulgaris ssp. fragantissimus". 2017.
    10.1055/s-0037-1608473
  6. Félix, L; Coutinho, T; Barejão, A; Taghouti, M; Silva, AM. "Biological activity and phytochemical analysis of extracts obtained from Santolina rosmarinifolia L.". 2017.
    10.1055/s-0037-1608476
  7. Taghouti, M; Félix, L; Martins-Gomes, C; Santos, JA; Nunes, FM; Silva, AM. "Profiling, anti-radical activity and bioactivity of Thymus mastichina, Thymus x citriodorus and Thymus vulgaris aqueous extracts". 2017.
    10.1055/s-0037-1608264
  8. "CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOACTIVITY OF HYDRO-ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS FROM THREE THYME SPECIES". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Bioquímica da UTAD, 2016.
  9. "ESSENTIAL OILS FROM THREE THYME SPECIES COLLECTED IN TRÁS-OS-MONTES: CHEMOTYPE CHARCATERIZATION". Paper presented in EuroFoodChem XVIII, 2015.
  10. "EXTRACTS FROM MANDARIN PEEL: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND POTENTIAL ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE PROPERTIES". Paper presented in EuroFoodChem XVIII, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Meriem Taghouti; Javier García; Miguel A. Ibáñez; Raúl E. Macchiavelli; Nuria Nicodemus. "Relationship between Body Chemical Composition and Reproductive Traits in Rabbit Does". Animals (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082299.
    10.3390/ani11082299
  2. Meriem Taghouti; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Luís M. Félix; Judith Schäfer; João A. Santos; Mirko Bunzel; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva. "Polyphenol composition and biological activity of Thymus citriodorus and Thymus vulgaris: Comparison with endemic Iberian Thymus species". Food Chemistry 331 (2020): 127362-127362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127362.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127362
  3. Taghouti; Martins-Gomes; Schäfer; Santos; Bunzel; Nunes; Silva. "Chemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Extracts from Thymus mastichina: A Thymus with a Distinct Salvianolic Acid Composition". Antioxidants 9 1 (2019): 34-34. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fantiox9010034.
    10.3390/antiox9010034
  4. Carlos Martins-Gomes; Meriem Taghouti; Judith Schäfer; Mirko Bunzel; Amélia M. Silva; Fernando M. Nunes. "Chemical characterization and bioactive properties of decoctions and hydroethanolic extracts of Thymus carnosus Boiss.". Journal of Functional Foods 43 (2018): 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jff.2018.02.012.
    10.1016/j.jff.2018.02.012
  5. Meriem Taghouti; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Judith Schäfer; Luis M. Félix; João A. Santos; Mirko Bunzel; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva. "Thymus pulegioides L. as a rich source of antioxidant, anti-proliferative and neuroprotective phenolic compounds". Food & Function (2018): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8FO00456K.
    10.1039/C8FO00456K
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Taghouti, Meriem. "Chemical composition and biological activity of a range of thyme species in Portugal under a changing environment". PhD, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/10348.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/13 Single cell protein as alternative upcycled feed ingredient – five decades of research International Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste (FULLRECO4US)
Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey)
2023/09/13 Waste-to-Value Food Acceptance in Montenegro and Bulgaria: Identifying Clusters of Consumer Behavior and Perceptions International Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste (FULLRECO4US)
Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey)
2022/09/07 Biorefineries and livestock: an uncommon match made in heaven 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
European Federation of Animal Science (Porto, Portugal)
2021/10/08 Sistemas de pastagem: qual o seu papel para o futuro ? II Encontro Anual de Antropologia do Ambiente
Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia (online, Portugal)
2018 Exploring the bioactivities of Thymus species extracts in search of new sources of nutraceuticals The International Conference on Medicinal Plants and Bioeconomy & the 1st Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Products and Biodiversity Resources
(Macau, Macau SAR China)
2017/06/01 Medicinal and aromatic plants biotechnology and bioactivities Oleuropein, a promising bioactive compound for novel applications Agrichains Spring Conferences 2017
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2016/04/13 Avaliaçao da composiçao quimica, atividade antioxidante e citotoxica de extratos aquosos de Thymus carosus Boiss. IX Jornadas de Bioquímica da UTAD
(Vila Real, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2016/01/17 - 2016/06/17 Composição química e bioatividade de óleos essenciais de tomilhos
Supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016/01/13 - 2016/03/04 Determinação da composição química e atividade antioxidante em extratos de Thymus
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11/10 - 2023/11/30 Os insetos: o alimento do futuro (2023/11/24 - 2023/11/24)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal
2023/10/04 - 2023/10/18 Launch event of the pedagogical mobile game: Quinta do Vale (2023/10/16 - 2023/10/16)
Exhibition (President of the Organising Committee)
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal
2021/07/24 - 2023/07/15 FeedInov goes to school is a series of outreach activities developed in the Primary School of Vale de Santarém aiming to transfer knowledge about Animal Science and raise awareness about livestock farming sustainability. The proposal was accepted by the Pedagogic Committee of the Agrupamento de Escolas Alexandre Herculano - Santarém (to which the primary school is affiliated). (2021/11/24 - 2023/07/15)
Other (President of the Organising Committee)
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal
2023/02/06 - 2023/04/08 Webinar: Sustainable upcycled animal feed (2023/03/31 - 2023/03/31)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal
2023/03/15 - 2023/03/29 Curso de formação Nutrição e Alimentação de animais de companhia (2023/03/23 - 2023/03/24)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/11/17 - 2021/11/17 Final event of the project Waste2Value
Congress
 Waste2Value
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
2021/11/16 - 2021/11/16 Workshop and roundtables in the framework of the European project: Support for Dairy Production Sector in RIS Region
Workshop
 EIT Food SUDAPS - Inovar a Produção de Leite e Laticínios em Portugal
EIT Food iVZW, Belgium
2021/07/16 - 2021/07/18 Selected to participate in the EIT Food Innovator Fellowship 2021.
Other
 Foodathon 2021
EIT Food iVZW, Belgium

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current SN Applied sciences ( 2523-3971) SPRINGER

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/12 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura Sócio
2012/02 - Current International Biometric Society - Central American and Caribbean Region Member
2016 - 2020 Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research
2007 - 2009 Agri Manager's Club President

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/15 International Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste (FULLRECO4US) Istanbul Technical University

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/11/02 - 2022/11/21 Sustentabilidade no sector agroalimentar (Mestrado) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/02 - 2017/02 Lab2Business Os compostos fenólicos nos tomilhos
2015/04 - 2015/04 AgroFood_3.0 Investigadora da UTAD avalia os efeitos dos factores edafo-climáticos e as respectivas alterações sobre os perfis metabólicos secundários e a bioactividade de espécies de tomilhos

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/04 - Current External student evaluator Agência De Avaliação E Acreditação Do Ensino Superior, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2016 Best poster in the IX Jornadas de Bioquímica da UTAD
2009 1st national ranking in Engineering studies - Major: Animal Husbandry
Gouvernement de Republique Tunisienne Ministere de l'agriculture et des ressources hydrauliques, Tunisia

Other distinction

2009 CIHEAM Fellowship for Master studies
Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, France
2006 3rd National ranking in the National Competitive Exam for Engineering School Entrance
Ministère de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia