Miguel Castro (421A-5C76-6A0F)

Curriculum Vitae

Miguel Castro

I hold a degree in Genetics and Biotechnology and a Master’s in Food Engineering from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. In 2021, I contributed to the molecular identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in cervids, a groundbreaking achievement in Portugal that led to my first publication. Between 2022 and 2023, I investigated Food Safety in Restaurants, presenting significant results at conferences and publishing two articles as first author. I am currently working with the NUTRIMU Group at CIIMAR on the Horizon 2020 project “NEOGIANT,” where I explore the applications of grape extracts as antimicrobial alternatives in aquaculture.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Miguel Castro
Date of birth: 2000/07/12
Gender: Male

Citation names

Castro, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 421A-5C76-6A0F
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4557-1598

Email addresses

miguelcastro505@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-castro-b30087232 (Professional)
https://www.instagram.com/aquariofiliaindoors/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024/11/01 - 2028/10/31 Ongoing	Biology (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal "AquaGrape: grape extracts as novel antimicrobials to prevent the use of antibiotics in aquaculture" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/10/01 - 2024/03/22 Concluded	Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal "Segurança e Desperdício Alimentar em Unidades de Restauração" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2018/09/24 - 2021/06/19 Concluded	Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal "Abordagens Moleculares Aplicadas à Identificação de Parasitas Pulmonares em Cervídeos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/02/15 - 2024/07/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Projects

Other

	Designation	Funders
2024/03/03 - 2024/07/01	The power of grape extracts: antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to prevent the use of antibiotics in farmed animals 101036768 10.3030/101036768 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Miguel Castro; Kamila Soares; Carlos Ribeiro; Alexandra Esteves. "Preliminary Study on Plate Waste from “Daily Dish” in Restaurants". 2025. 10.3390/blsf2024040045 Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Ribeiro, Carlos; Esteves, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology, 2023. Published • 10.3390/ecm2023-16413
Conference poster	Castro, Miguel; Serra, Cláudia; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Ana Couto; Roberto Bermúdez; María Isabel Quiroga; Maria Celeiro; Marta Lores. "AquaGrape: grape extracts as novel antimicrobials to prevent the use of antibiotics in aquaculture". Paper presented in MicroSummit 2024, 2024. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Ribeiro, Carlos; Esteves, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology, 2023. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Esteves, Alexandra; Ribeiro, Carlos. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the microbiological characteristics of food handlers' hands surfaces from restaurants". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2023. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Esteves, Alexandra; Ribeiro, Carlos. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes on restaurants during scheduled audits". Paper presented in 10th Training Meeting of the Order of Veterinary Doctors, 2023. Castro, Miguel; Gama, A.; Bastos, E.. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Parasitic Pneumonia in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus): First Molecular Identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in Portugal". Paper presented in 4th ESVP, ECVP and ESTP Cutting Edge Pathology Congress, 2021.
Journal article	Castro, Miguel; Kamila Soares; Carlos Ribeiro; Alexandra Esteves. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Microorganisms 12 4 (2024): 825. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/825. Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms12040825 Gama, A.; Castro, Miguel; Pires, I.; Seixas, F.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, M.A.; Coutinho, T.; Lopes, A.P.; Bastos, E.. Corresponding author: Gama, A.. "Parasitic Pneumonia in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus): First Molecular Identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in Portugal". Journal of Comparative Pathology 191 (2022): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.11.134. Published • 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.11.134

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/07/08	AquaGrape: NeoGiANT grape extracts as novel antimicrobials to prevent the use of antibiotics in aquaculture	2st UPorto Research Summer School in Microbial Communities: Taste of PhD Experience Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/12/15	Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants	The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology MDPI (Porto, Portugal)