Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Cristina Braga Pinheiro
Citation names
- Pinheiro, Ana
- Ana C. Pinheiro
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 4B12-CD33-75EE
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8223-3742
- Researcher Id
- O-6034-2015
- Scopus Author Id
- 23098217400
Email addresses
- anapinheiro@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
- 
                           - 253601986 (Professional)
 
Addresses
- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4715-057 , Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
- Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
- Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | 
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) | Advanced (C1) | Elementary (A2) | 
| French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | 
| German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/05/01 - 2019/11/02 Concluded | Optimized nanosystems for bioactive compounds delivery: digestion, release and absorption behaviour  (Pós-doutoramento) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal | |
| 2014/10/24 - 2015/04/23 Concluded | New concept of molotof prepared with fruit without added sugar (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | |
| 2009/05 - 2013/09 Concluded | PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Development of manostructures for application in food technology - evaluation of their invitro behaviour " (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | |
| 2012/01/02 - 2012/04/22 Concluded | Short-term mission (during PhD)   (Doctor) Massey University Riddet Institute, New Zealand | |
| 2002/09 - 2007/11 Concluded | Integrated Master’s Degree in Biological Engineering – Chemical and Food Technology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Characterisation of the rheological properties of hydrocolloids for the stablization of food products" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | 16 | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/10 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2019/02/12 - 2024/09/09 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho, Portugal | ||
| 2015/05/01 - 2019/02/11 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal | 
| 2014/10/24 - 2015/04/23 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | ||
| 2008/05/01 - 2009/04/30 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/02/11 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho, Portugal | ||
| 2013/09/16 - 2016/02/29 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/01 - Current | Designing functional foods by 3D-printing: food structures for optimal bioaccessibility of nutrients 2021.07791.BD Supervisor
                                     Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal | Ongoing | 
| 2021/12/01 - Current | Development and in vitro evaluation of sustainable functional foods with nano-based delivery systems containing multiple bioactive
                                 compounds, Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Ongoing | 
| 2020/09/01 - Current | Development of customizable functional foods using emerging technologies ¿ A nanotechnological and 3D food printing approach 2020.09849.BD Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2020/01/01 - Current | Tailored development and in vitro analysis of functional and excipient foods for elderly populations SFRH/BD/147286/2019 Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2019/07/01 - 2024/03/26 | Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices SFRH/BD/140182/2018 Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2018/04/01 - 2023/03 | Design of a 3D in vitro gastric model with in situ analysis for assessment of food digestibility and nanomaterials behaviour SFRHBD1291272017 Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2015/09 - 2020/06 | Strategies for enhancement of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus BRS Alegria), nutritional components of grains and behavior under
                                 in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and in Caco-2 232348/2014-6 Supervisor
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Concluded | 
| 2015/05/01 - 2019/02/11 | Optimized nanosystems for bioactive compounds delivery: digestion, release and absorption behaviour SFRH/BPD/101181/2014 Post-doc Fellow
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2014/10 - 2015/04 | NewMolotofConcept - New concept of molotof prepared with fruit without added sugar Post-doc Fellow
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Concluded | 
| 2009/05/01 - 2013/09/13 | Development of nanostructures for food processing applications – evaluation of their in vitro behaviour SFRH/BD/48120/2008 PhD Student Fellow
                                     Universidade do Minho, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2008/01 - 2009/04 | NANOTECH - Nanoencapsulation and controlled release of bioactive compounds to improve the food quality and human health FCT PTDC/AGR-ALI/67194/2006 Research Fellow
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/01/01 - Current | Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho UID/BIO/04469/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Laboratório Associado em Biotecnologia, Bioengenharia e Sistemas microELetromecânicos LA/P/0029/2020 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2018/07/26 - 2022/05/25 | Bio-tintas fluorescentes fotocontroláveis, reversivelmente fotocomutáveis e eco-sustentáveis para o fabrico de têxteis inteligentes PTDC/CTM-TEX/30298/2017 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Centitvc Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos Funcionais e Inteligentes, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 | ColOsH - Novel concept for a dynamic modular Colon system including peristalsis simulation by Oscillatory-flow and Colon-Host
                                 interaction PTDC/BTM-SAL/30071/2017 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 | Estratégias de avaliação do risco de alergenicidade de alimentos: alterações estruturais e imunogénicas induzidas por novas
                                 tecnologias de processamento e fontes de proteínas alternativas PTDC/BAA-AGR/31720/2017 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2016/07/01 - 2019/07/01 | Functionalized nanostructured delivery systems for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability
                                 and their safety evaluation PTDC/AGR-TEC/5215/2014 Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/01 - 2024/12 | HYPOALLERGEN - Improving strategies to unveil, predict and modulate/mitigate the allergenicity foods towards the development
                                 of new HYPOALLERGENic formulations PTDC/BAA-AGR/4005/2021 Researcher
                                    
                                  | Ongoing | 
| 2020/07 - 2023/06 | HealthyPETFOOD - PetFood formulations for promotion POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047073 Researcher
                                    
                                  | Concluded | 
| 2020/06/01 - 2023/05/31 | cLabel+: Innovative natural, nutritious and consumer-oriented clean label foods POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046080 Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Ongoing | 
| 2021/01 - 2022/12 | BioEcoNorte - Water and nutrients management based on BIOrefinery and circular ECOnomy towards a sustainable agri-food system
                                 of the NORTE of Portugal NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000070 Researcher
                                    
                                  | Concluded | 
| 2018/07 - 2021/07 | ColOsH - Novel concept for a dynamic modular Colon system including peristalsis simulation by Oscillatory-flow and Colon-Host
                                 interactions Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2018/07 - 2021/07 | EcoBioInks4SmartTextiles - Photocontrollable, reversibly photoswitchable and eco-sustainable fluorescent bio-inks for smart
                                 textile fabrication Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2018/06 - 2021/05 | AlleRiskAssess – Risk assessment strategies for food allergens: structural and immunogenic changes induced by new processing
                                 technologies and alternative protein sources Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2017/01 - 2019/12 | ARROZ BIG – Development of rice products with low glycemic index Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded | 
| 2016/07 - 2019/06 | NANOMAXISAFE – Functionalized nanostructured delivery systems for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’
                                 bioavailability and their safety evaluation Principal investigator
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2016/07 - 2019/06 | RED VALUE – Technological Alliance to complete the forest and agroindustrial production cycle Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Interreg Europe Concluded | 
| 2016/07 - 2019/06 | BIOTECNORTE – Underpinning Biotechnology to foster the north of Portugal bioeconomy Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Concluded | 
| 2016/06 - 2017/11 | SMARTAgriFor - Promoting Agri-food and Forestry Stakeholder Engagement for Knowledge Transfer and SMARTAgriFor partnerships Researcher
                                     Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Concluded | 
Outputs
            Publications
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| Conference abstract | 
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| Conference paper | 
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| Conference poster | 
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| Edited book | 
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| Journal article | 
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| Journal issue | 
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| Magazine article | 
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| Thesis / Dissertation | 
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Intellectual property
| Provisional application for patent | 
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Other
| Spin-off company | 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05/05 | The potential of Nanotechnology in the Food Industry | Project Capitaliza_CTBio Cluster Transfronteiriço Biotecnológico University of Minho; Colab4food (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2022/06/09 | Design of dynamic gastrointestinal models | Labbels 2022 meeting University of Minho (Portugal) | 
| 2017/07 | Unravelling the behavior of nanostructures during digestion | Encontro Ciência 2017 FCT (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2016/11/23 | NanoMaxiSafe: Sistemas de libertação nanoestruturais funcionalizados para aplicações alimentares: estratégias para maximizar a biodisponibilidade de compostos bioativos e avaliação da sua segurança | XIX Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica NEEB (Braga, Portugal) | 
| 2014/04 | Nanolaminates as vehicles for incorporation of bioactive compounds | Workshop – The potential of polysaccharides for biomedical applications University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2013/11 | Unravelling the behaviour of curcumin nanoemulsions during in vitro digestion | WG3 Round Table “Food engineering route to process-structure-healthy function relationships - WG3 activity plan for 2014”. COST ACTION FA1001  (Dublin, Ireland) | 
| 2013/02/07 | Hollow multilayer nanocapsules composed of natural polysaccharides for release of bioactive compounds | COST Action FA0904, WG1 - Development of new safe PNFP COST Action FA0904 (Praga, Czech Republic) | 
| 2012/07/03 | Influence of emulsifier type on the behaviour of curcumin nanoemulsions during in vitro digestion | Breakfast at CEB – Weekly department meetings Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho  (Braga, Portugal) | 
| 2012/04/19 | Influence of emulsifier type on the behaviour of curcumin nanoemulsions during in vitro digestion | Riddet Institute Seminar Riddet Institute, Massey University (Palmerston North,, New Zealand) | 
| 2011/03/15 | Development of pectin-chitosan nanostructured coatings through layer-by-layer technique | Breakfast at CEB – Weekly department meetings Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal) | 
| 2009/10/16 | Development of nanostructures for application in food technology – Verification of their in vitro behaviour | Breakfast at CEB – Weekly department meetings Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho  (Braga, Portugal) | 
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role | Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/12/01 - Current | Development and in vitro evaluation of sustainable functional foods with nano-based delivery systems containing multiple
                                 bioactive compounds Supervisor of Márcia Cristina Teixeira Marques  | PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2022/03 - Current | Designing functional foods by 3D-printing: food structures for optimal bioaccessibility of nutrients Co-supervisor of Tatiana Filipa Martins Pereira  | Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/09 - Current | Development of customizable functional foods using emerging technologies – A nanotechnological and 3D food printing approach Supervisor | PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/01/01 - 2024/07/31 | Tailored development and in vitro analysis of functional and excipient foods for elderly populations Supervisor | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/07/01 - 2024/03/26 | Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices Supervisor | PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2021/10 - 2023/03 | Shelf-life studies in fish products Supervisor | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2018/04 - 2023/03 | Design of a 3D in vitro gastric model with in situ analysis for assessment of food digestibility and nanomaterials behaviour Supervisor | PhD in Biomedical Engineering  (PhD) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2021/03 - 2022/11 | Design of sustainable nano-based delivery systems and evaluation of their behaviour during in vitro digestion Supervisor | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/09 - 2021/05 | Feed with the addition of micro or nano particles, for animal production, in order to increase the digestibility and absorption
                                 of ingested feed Supervisor | Master in Micro and Nano-tecnhnologies (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/03 - 2021/03 | Evaluation of the behaviour of bio-based nanostructures in food systems Supervisor | Master in Biotechnology (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2020/06 | Strategies for enhancement of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus BRS Alegria), nutritional components of grains and behavior under
                                 in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and in Caco-2 Co-supervisor | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/12 | Aplication of a new coating and analysis of their effects in the shelf-life of red fruits Co-supervisor | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/03 - 2016/04 | Edible coatings for raspberries Co-supervisor | Master in Bioengineering - Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal | 
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2019/07/10 | Member of organizing committee of the “8th International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems”,
                                 Porto.  (2019/07/07 - 2019/07/10) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2013 - 2014/10/17 | Member of organizing committee of the “1st Congress on food structures design”, Porto.  (2014/10/15 - 2014/10/17) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2011 - 2011/06/29 | Colaboration in the organization of the “10th Gas Liquid and Gas Liquid Solid Reactor Engineering Congress” (GLS10), Braga,
                                 26-29 June 2011.  (2011/06/26 - 2011/06/29) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2006 - 2006 | Colaboration in the organization of the “ExpoBiotec2006 – Feira de Biomédica e Biotecnologia do Minho”, at Parque de Exposições
                                 of Braga (2006/10/19 - 2006/10/20) Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2006 - 2006 | Colaboration in the organization of the “IX Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica”, Braga.  (2006/10/19 - 2006/10/20) Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/04/09 - 2024/04/11 | Participation on the 8th International Conference on FOOD DIGESTION, 9-11 April 2024, Porto, Portugal, where a poster communication
                                 was present. Conference | 8th International Conference on FOOD DIGESTION | 
| 2021/05/06 - 2021/05/07 | Participation in Virtual International Conference on Food Digestion Conference | Virtual International Conference on Food Digestion Cost Infogest, France | 
| 2020/11/11 - 2020/11/13 | Latin Food 2020, where one poster communication was presented (e-conference) (oral flash presentation). Conference | Latin Food 2020 | 
| 2019/11/25 - 2019/11/29 | Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “Science and Technology Week”, in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened
                                 the doors to community, specifically in the activity “Little Scientists” (lab activities with 1st grade students) and “OpenDay@CEB”. Meeting | Science and Technology Week Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2019/07/07 - 2019/07/10 | DOF2019: 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems", 7-10 July 2019, Porto, where
                                 four poster communication were presented. Conference | DOF2019: 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems | 
| 2019/07/01 - 2019/07/05 | Course of “Experimental Design and Process Optimization”, 36 hours Workshop | Experimental Design and Process Optimization Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2018/02/08 - 2018/02/09 | Seminar of “New technologies for the valorization of Agroindustrial residues aiming at food application” Seminar | New technologies for the valorization of Agroindustrial residues aiming at food application Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017/11/20 - 2017/11/24 | Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “Science and Technology Week”, in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened
                                 the doors to community, specifically in the activity “Little Scientists” (lab activities with 1st grade students). Meeting | Science and Technology Week Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2017/11/17 - 2017/11/17 | CEB at school 2017 - Visit to the secondary school Sá de Miranda (Braga) in which it was presented “Future food – nanotechnology
                                 application” to 11º and 12º grade students, in order to introduce the research work that has been conducted at the Centre
                                 of Biological Engineering/ University of Minho. Seminar | Visit to the secondary school Sá de Miranda Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2017/10/09 - 2017/10/12 | Visit to Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands, between 9 and 12 October 2017, in order to establish
                                 collaborative work Meeting | Visit to Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017/09/11 - 2017/09/13 | Glupor 12 – 12ª Reunião do Grupo de Glúcidos, 11-13 September 2017, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, where an oral communication
                                 was presented (key note presentation by invitation). Conference | Glupor 12 – 12ª Reunião do Grupo de Glúcidos | 
| 2017/07/06 - 2017/07/07 | CEB anual meeting 2017, 6 July 2017, Universidade do Minho, Braga, where an oral communication was presented. Seminar | CEB anual meeting 2017 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2017/04/04 - 2017/04/06 | 5th International Conference on Food Digestion, 4-6 April 2017, Rennes, France, where a poster communication was presented Conference | 5th International Conference on Food Digestion | 
| 2016/11/21 - 2016/11/25 | Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “Science and Technology Week”, in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened
                                 the doors to community, specifically in the activity “Little Scientists” (lab activities with 1st grade students) Meeting | Science and Technology Week Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2016/11/22 - 2016/11/22 | CEB at school 2016 - Visit to the secondary school Alberto Sampaio (Braga) in which it was presented “Future food – nanotechnology
                                 application” to three classes of 11º grade students, in order to introduce the research work that has been conducted at the
                                 Centre of Biological Engineering/ University of Minho (22 November 2016). Seminar | Visit to the secondary school Alberto Sampaio Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2016/10/18 - 2016/10/19 | INL Summit 2016 – NanoDigest, 18-19 October 2016, INL (Braga). Symposium | INL Summit 2016 – NanoDigest International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal | 
| 2016/10/12 - 2016/10/12 | Course of “First aid in laboratories”, 4 hours, XZ Consultores, CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering. Workshop | Course of “First aid in laboratories” Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2016/07/16 - 2016/07/19 | The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting 2016 (IFT16), 16-19 July 2016, Chicago, EUA, where one e-poster (oral)
                                 and four poster communications were present Congress | IFT 2016 | 
| 2015/11/23 - 2015/11/27 | Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “Science and Technology Week”, in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened
                                 the doors to community, specifically in the activity “Little Scientists” (lab activities with 1st grade students) Meeting | Science and Technology Week Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2015/07/27 - 2015/07/31 | Organization/Colaboration in “Summer in Campus 2015” - programm of activities to promote science among young students and
                                 to help them to choose one study and work area. Meeting | Summer in Campus 2015 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2015/03/17 - 2015/03/19 | 4th International Conference on Food Digestion, 17-19 March 2015, Naples, Italy, where a poster communication was presented Conference | 4th International Conference on Food Digestion | 
| 2015/01/20 - 2015/01/22 | Training School Harmonized in vitro digestion organised by Cost action Infogest FA 1005 in Granada, Spain from 20 to 22, January
                                 2015 Workshop | Training School Harmonized in vitro digestion | 
| 2014/09/08 - 2014/09/09 | Summer School of Action FA1001 Gastro intestinal engineering: the role of material properties and microstructure of foods
                                 in nutrient release in the gastro-intestinal tract, Milan, Italy, 8-10 of September, 2014 Workshop | Summer School of Action FA1001 Gastro intestinal engineering: the role of material properties and microstructure of foods in nutrient release in the gastro-intestinal tract | 
| 2014/07/25 - 2014/07/29 | Organization/Colaboration in “Summer in Campus 2014” - programm of activities to promote science among young students and
                                 to help them to choose one study and work area. Meeting | Summer in Campus 2014 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2014/03/11 - 2014/03/13 | 3rd International Conference on Food Digestion, 11-13 March 2014, Wageningen, Netherland, where a poster communication was
                                 presented Conference | 3rd International Conference on Food Digestion | 
| 2014/02/26 - 2014/02/28 | International Conference Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials, COST ACTION FA0904, 26-28 February,
                                 2014, Rome, Italy, where a poster communication was presented Conference | International Conference Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials | 
| 2013/11 - 2013/12 | Course of “Management Software Primavera Professional - Inventory and Sales”, 12 hours, Editvalue - Formação Empresarial,
                                 from November to a December 2013 Workshop | Management Software Primavera Professional - Inventory and Sales EditValue, Portugal | 
| 2013/11/04 - 2013/11/04 | Working group 3 workshop – Food engineering route to process-structure-healthy function relationships - WG3 activity plan
                                 for 2014, COST ACTION FA1001 - The application of Innovative Fundamental Food-structure-property Relationships to the Design
                                 of Foods for Health, Wellness and Pleasure. Dublin, Irland, 4 November, 2013, where the oral communication Unravelling the
                                 behaviour of curcumin nanoemulsions during in vitro digestion was presented Workshop | Working group 3 workshop – Food engineering route to process-structure-healthy function relationships | 
| 2013/06/10 - 2013/06/12 | Summer School of Action FA1001 Designing Food Structures with Health Benefits - From Concept to Commercialisation, Dublin,
                                 Irland, 10-12 June, 2013 Workshop | Summer School of Action FA1001 Designing Food Structures with Health Benefits - From Concept to Commercialisation | 
| 2013/03/06 - 2013/03/08 | 2nd International Conference on Food Digestion, Madrid, Spain, 6-8 March, 2013, where a poster and an oral communications
                                 were presented Conference | 2nd International Conference on Food Digestion | 
| 2013/02/07 - 2013/02/08 | COST Action FA0904, WG1 - Development of new safe PNFP, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-8 February 2013, where a poster and an oral
                                 communication were presented Workshop | COST Action FA0904, WG1 - Development of new safe PNFP | 
| 2012/09 - 2013/02 | Course “Companies Lab”, TecMinho, from September 2012 to February of 2013. Workshop | Course “Companies Lab” TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal | 
| 2012/03 - 2012/07 | Course “IdeaLab – Laboratory of Business Ideas”, TecMinho Workshop | IdeaLab – Laboratory of Business Ideas TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal | 
| 2012/03/07 - 2012/03/09 | Food Structures, Digestion and Health, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 7-9 March 2012, where an oral communication was presented Conference | Food Structures, Digestion and Health Massey University Riddet Institute, New Zealand | 
| 2011/06/11 - 2011/06/14 | The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting 2011 (IFT11), New Orleans, EUA, de 11-14 June of 2011, where two poster
                                 communications were presented Congress | IFT 2011 | 
| 2011/05/12 - 2011/05/13 | IMBEFI1 - 1st Iberian Meeting on Natural Bioactives Entrapment for the Food Industry - Challenges and Perspectives, from nanotechnology
                                 to bioavailability, Lisboa, Portugal, de 12-13 May 2011, where three poster communications were presented Meeting | IMBEFI1 - 1st Iberian Meeting on Natural Bioactives Entrapment for the Food Industry - Challenges and Perspectives, from nanotechnology to bioavailability | 
| 2011/02/15 - 2011/02/16 | 1st Workshop of the European Network for Gastrointestinal Health Research (ENGIHR), Braga, Portugal, 15-16 February 2011 Workshop | 1st Workshop of the European Network for Gastrointestinal Health Research | 
| 2010/10/25 - 2010/10/29 | FoodInnova – International Conference on Food Innovation, Valencia, Spain, 25-29 October, 2010, where a poster communication
                                 was presented Conference | FoodInnova – International Conference on Food Innovation | 
| 2010/10/23 - 2010/10/24 | 2nd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, de 23-24 October 2010, where an oral and
                                 a poster communications were presented Meeting | 2nd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 
| 2010/07/28 - 2010/07/30 | 4th International Meeting on Developments in Materials, Processes and Applications of Emerging Technologies, Braga, Portugal,
                                 28-30 July 2010, where two oral communications were presented Meeting | 4th International Meeting on Developments in Materials, Processes and Applications of Emerging Technologies | 
| 2010/06/15 - 2010/06/15 | “Surface chemistry analysis in bioengineering” course, Paralab – Equipamentos Industriais e de Laboratórios, S. A. Workshop | Surface chemistry analysis in bioengineering Paralab, Portugal | 
| 2009/12/16 - 2009/12/18 | Workshop in “Time and Stresse Management”, by Manuel Firmino, 16 hours. Workshop | Time and Stresse Management Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2009/11/07 - 2009/11/09 | Basic course in “First aid techniques”, AMI – Assistência Médica Internacional Workshop | First aid techniques Assistência Médica Internacional SA, Brazil | 
| 2009/04/22 - 2009/04/24 | Total Food 2009 – Sustainability of the Agri –Food Chain, Norwich, UK, 22-24 April, 2009, where a poster communication was
                                 presented Conference | Total Food 2009 – Sustainability of the Agri –Food Chain | 
| 2008 - 2009 | “B1 English course” (50 hours), Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, University of Minho Workshop | B1 English course Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2008/01 - 2008/03 | Seminar of “Personnel Career Management for Research Fellows” (12 hours), Departamento de Psicologia – University of Minho. Seminar | Personnel Career Management for Research Fellows Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2007/03 - 2007/04 | Course of “HACCP and Food Security” (48 hours), CEFOLGEST – Formação e Consultoria, Lda, Braga. Workshop | HACCP and Food Security CEFOLGEST – Formação e Consultoria, Lda, Portugal | 
| 2006/10/19 - 2006/10/20 | IX Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica e Expobiotec 2006 – Feira de Biomédica e Biotecnologia do Minho, Universidade do Minho,
                                 Braga, Portugal, 19-20 October 2006 Exhibition | IX Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica e Expobiotec 2006 – Feira de Biomédica e Biotecnologia do Minho | 
| 2005/09 - 2005/12 | "German for Engineers” course (20 hours), Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade do Minho | German for Engineers Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2005/11/18 - 2005/11/19 | VIII Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica, ExpoBiotec 2005 – I Feira Biotecnológica do Minho e Encontro Nacional de Jovens Biotecnólogos,
                                 Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, 18 -19 November 2005 Exhibition | VIII Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica, ExpoBiotec 2005 – I Feira Biotecnológica do Minho e Encontro Nacional de Jovens Biotecnólogos | 
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role | Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/03/26 | Vogal (supervisor) of PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering of Raquel Filipa Silva Gonçalves - Understanding of the effects
                                 of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices – University of Minho, 26 March 2024. Supervisor | Raquel Filipa Silva Gonçalves (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2023/12/05 | Innovative oleogel-based structures aiming at the delivery of bioactives with further assessment through invitro digestion. (Thesis) Main arguer | Lara da Cunha Perdigão  (Master) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2022/11/30 | Evaluation of the behavior of quercetin incorporated in lipid-based nanostructures during in vitro digestion (Thesis) Main arguer | Andreia Daniela Vidal Mendes  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2022/11/29 | Encapsulation of natural and synthetic therapeutic molecules into cubosomes for the treatment of osteosarcoma (Thesis) Main arguer | Miguel Pereira de Sousa (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2022/11/14 | Consulting in Food Quality Management Systems – Implementation of IS022000:2018 in a food coloring industry (Thesis) Main arguer | Filipa Marisa Rodrigues Fernandes  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/07/09 | Identification and optimization of qualitative parameters in the filtration according to the beer style (Thesis) Arguer | Ana Cláudia Dia Almeida  (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
| 2020/06/16 | Scale-up production of food grade nanoparticles (Thesis) Arguer | Beatriz Sousa Afonso  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/12/03 | Incorporation of compounds with nutricional interest in ice cream (Thesis) Arguer | Maria João da Silva  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/11/29 | Adition of cold and encapsulated coloring (Thesis) Arguer | Patrícia Sofia Pereira Faria (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2018/12/12 | Polymeric nanoparticles for Methotrexate delivery (Thesis) Arguer | Ana Sofia dos Santos Moura (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017/11/09 | Optimization of the consumes and minimization of the residues in the company Nutre (Thesis) Arguer | Daniela Alves Diogo Correia  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017/11/08 | Determination of thermal death kinetic parameters in FRULACT cereal preparations (Thesis) Arguer | Luís António Mendes de Sousa (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017/10/23 | Development of Italian typical products in a catering unit (Thesis) Arguer | Juliana Lobo Meireles  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016/12/07 | Development and implementation of production management and control tools in a frozen fish transformation unit | Daniela da Conceição Gonçalves Afonso  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016/11/21 | Physical-Chemical characterization of fruit pulps for industrial optimization of enzimatic processes (Thesis) Arguer | José Fernando Gomes Abreu  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016/10/21 | Study of the antimicrobial effect of natural compounds, as an alternative to synthetic preservatives (Thesis) Arguer | Ana Paula Monteiro Gonçalves  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016/10/12 | Evaluation of the thermoresistence of spore-formers microorganisms in Frulact preparations (Thesis) Arguer | Helena Adriana Pinto Martins Pereira  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/12/14 | Production of nanostructures for encapsulation and controlled release of nutraceuticals (Thesis) Arguer | Daniel Madalena  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/12/10 | Study of shelf-life of bakery products (Thesis) Arguer | Liliana Carvalho Vieira  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/11/11 | Validation of cooling and freezing operations (Thesis) Arguer | Mariana Alice Gomes da Silva  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2013/12/05 | Optimization of a neutral hot glow (Thesis) Arguer | Ana Cláudia Pereira Nunes  (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Current | International Journal of Biological Molecules | |
| 2023 - Current | Journal of Agriculture and Food Research | Elsevier | 
| 2022 - Current | Journal of Food Science | Wiley | 
| 2021 - Current | Trends in Food Science and Technology | Elsevier | 
| 2021 - Current | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition | Taylor & Francis | 
| 2020 - Current | Future Foods | Elsevier | 
| 2020 - Current | Current Research in Food Science | Elsevier | 
| 2020 - Current | Food and Function | Royal Society of Chemistry | 
| 2020 - Current | Progress in Lipid Research | Elsevier | 
| 2019 - Current | Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (1541-4337) | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) | 
| 2018 - Current | Colloids and surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects | Elsevier | 
| 2018 - Current | Frontiers | Frontiers | 
| 2017 - Current | Food Research International (0963-9969) | Elsevier | 
| 2017 - Current | LWT (0023-6438) | Elsevier | 
| 2017 - Current | Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society (1558-9331) | Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) | 
| 2017 - Current | Journal of Functional Foods (1756-4646) | Elsevier | 
| 2017 - Current | QUÍMICA | |
| 2015 - Current | Food Chemistry (0308-8146) | Elsevier | 
| 2015 - Current | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (1520-5118) | American Chemical Society | 
| 2015 - Current | Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies | Elsevier | 
| 2015 - Current | Current Drug Delivery Journal | Bentham Science | 
| 2014 - Current | Food Hydrocolloids (0268-005X) | Elsevier | 
| 2014 - Current | Journal of Food Engineering | Elsevier | 
| 2014 - Current | Carbohydrate Polymers (0144-8617) | Elsevier | 
| 2014 - Current | BioMed Research International (2314-6141) | Hindawi Limited | 
| 2014 - Current | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces | Elsevier | 
| 2014 - Current | Food Engineering Reviews (1866-7929) | Springer-Verlag | 
| 2013 - Current | International Journal of Food Science & Technology (1365-2621) | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) | 
Committee member
| Activity description Role | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/07/07 - 2019/07/10 | Member of organizing committee of the “8th International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems”,
                                 Porto, 7-10 July, 2019. Member | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - Current | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2024/02 - 2024/06 | Transport Phenomena II | Transport Phenomena II | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2024/02 - 2024/06 | Chemical Reaction Engeneering II | (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2023/05 - 2023/05 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2022/02 - 2022/06 | Transport Phenomena II | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2022/02 - 2022/06 | Chemical Reaction Engeneering II | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | |
| 2022/05 - 2022/05 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2021/02 - 2021/06 | Transport Phenomena II | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2021/02 - 2021/06 | Chemical Reaction Engeneering II | (Mestrado integrado) | |
| 2021/01/04 - 2021/01/04 | Lecture of Food Nanotechnology (inserted in the discipline Food Biotechnology) (invited) | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/02 - 2020/06 | Chemical Reaction Engeneering II | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/02 - 2020/06 | Transport Phenomena II | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/02 - 2019/07 | Transport Phenomena II | Graduation in Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/02 - 2019/07 | Chemical Reaction Engeneering II | Graduation in Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019 - 2019 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019 - 2019 | Lecture of Food Nanotechnology (inserted in the discipline Food Biotechnology) (invited) | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2018 - 2018 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2017 - 2017 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/02 | Food Biotechnology | Master in Bioengineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/02 | Food Biotechnology | Master in Food Technology and Science (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/02 | Food Biotechnology | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/02 | Food Science and Technology | Master in Bioengineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/09 - 2016/02 | Food Science and Technology | Master in Food Technology and Science (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016 - 2016 | Lecture of Nanostructures in Food (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2014/09 - 2015/02 | Laboratory of Food Technology | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2014/09 - 2015/02 | Chemical thermodynamics | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015 - 2015 | Lecture of Nanotechnology in Food Processing (inserted in the curricular unit Advanced Processing Technologies) (invited) | PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2014/02 - 2014/02 | Chemical thermodynamics | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2014/02 - 2014/02 | Laboratory of Transport Phenomena | Graduation in Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2013/09 - 2014/02 | Laboratory of Food Technology | Integrated Master in Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role | Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - Current | External reviewer of Grand Solutions 2024 call - Innovation Fund Denmark (7 proposals) Evaluator | ||
| 2022 - 2022 | Expert evaluator in the panel NZ9 (Fundamentals of applied life sciences and biotechnology), OPUS-22, Poland. Evaluator | ||
| 2020/09 - 2020/11 | Expert evaluator of G8 - call for Industry Driven Research Latvia Evaluator | Central Finance and Contracting Agency | |
| 2020/07 - 2020/07 | Evaluation of abstracts for e-Latin Food 2020: 9th Food Science, Biotechnology & Safety (Nutrition and nutrigenomics area) Evaluator | Asociacion mexicana de ciencia de los alimentos, Mexico | |
| 2020 - 2020 | Expert evaluator of Horizon 2020 Evaluator | European Commission, Belgium | |
| 2019/03 - 2019/03 | Evaluation of abstracts for “8th International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems” Evaluator | ||
| 2019 - 2019 | External reviewer for proposals submitted to the 2020 FONDECYT Regular Competition -  Chilean National Commission for Scientific
                                 and Technological Research (CONICYT) Evaluator | Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Chile | Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico | 
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/05 | Interview regarding the project NanoMaxiSafe. | Notícias Sapo | 
| 2015/09/10 | NUTRICAP Project wins Food & Nutrition Awards 2015 | CEB news | 
| 2013/10/23 | BioNutriCoat projet distinguished at Nutrition Awards 2013 | CEB news | 
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/06 - 2016/06 | Mentes Brilhantes - Porto Canal | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2018 | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems | 
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/05 - 2024/10 | Simona Tatasciore | |
| 2024/04 - 2024/09 | Co-supervision of Fernando Divino de Oliveira Júnior from UNICAMP, Campinas, during his PhD work, Development of a biopolymeric nanocarrier for oral delivery of bioactive peptides, april 2024 - september 2024 | Fernando Divino de Oliveira Júnior | 
| 2024/04 - 2024/09 | Co-supervision of Walter de Paula Pinto Neto from USPE, Brasil, during his PhD work, Establishment of dynamic in vitro models for simulating the gastrointestinal tract to validate probiotics microencapsulated with cactus pectin and matrices with bee honey | Walter de Paula Pinto Neto | 
| 2024/05 - 2024/07 | Co-supervision of Ana Raquel Andrade de Oliveira from UNICAMP, Campinas, Brasil, during her internship of scientific initiation, Analysis of the digestibility of ergocalciferol microparticles by pH stat, may 2024 - july de 2024 | Ana Raquel Andrade de Oliveira | 
| 2023/09 - 2024/02 | Testing a novel miniaturesed semi dynamic in vitro model of human digestion | Sofia Alexandra Pedrosa de Sousa | 
| 2024/01/15 - 2024/01/26 | Dynamic digestion tests on samples of microalgae contaminated with nanoplastics | Davide Lanzone | 
| 2022/10 - 2023/10 | Digestion simulation of ionic liquid-based systems for the development of functional food additives | Ariel Antonio Campos Toledo Hijo | 
| 2022/10 - 2023/04 | Mixed gels as vehicle for bioactive compounds from hibiscus sabdariffa extracted using sustainable technologies | Gabrielli Nunes Clímaco | 
| 2023/01 - 2023/01 | Physicochemical stability and in vitro digestibility evaluation of yerba mate microparticles produced by ionic gelation | Sílvia Cristina Sobottka Rolim de Moura | 
| 2021/01 - 2021/12 | Simulation of the gastric digestion of medium chain fatty acids using a dinamic model of in vitro digestion | Ericsem Pereira | 
| 2019/07 - 2020/06 | Evaluation of in vitro digestibility of nanostructured lipid carriers incorporating b-carotene | Fernanda Ludtke | 
| 2019/06 - 2019/10 | Encapsulation and in vitro release studies of curcumin in polymeric micelles composed of PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymers | Isabelle Kurnik | 
| 2019/07 - 2019/07 | Obtainment and functionality of non-conventional plant based proteins as encapsulation matrices | Paula Speranza | 
| 2019/05 - 2019/06 | Strategies to mitigate the gycemic response of white rice | Diogo Ferreira Correia | 
| 2016/10 - 2018/05 | Study of carotenoids in vitro bioaccessibility in emulsions containing pitanga (Eugenia uniflora) and buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) extracts using a dynamic gastrointestinal system | Paulo Roberto de Araújo Berni | 
| 2017/04 - 2017/10 | Evaluation of the in vitro gastrointestinal dynamic of the bioactives compounds of the mixed juice of banana, strawberry and juçara stabilized by pasturization and sonication | Leilson de Oliveira Ribeiro | 
| 2016/09 - 2017/08 | Development of edible nanolayered coatings with antimicrobial resins of Flourensia spp. and their application to extend the shelf-life of postharvest fruits | Esperanza de Jésus Salas Méndez | 
| 2017/03 - 2017/07 | Mycotoxins adsorption by micronized agro-residues under simulated gastrointestinal conditions | Ana Rita Cerqueira Fontes | 
| 2014/09 - 2015/07 | Nanostructures as a vehicle for incorporation and controlled release of drugs: evaluation of their behavior in a dynamic gastrointestinal system | Carlos Jorge de Araújo Campos | 
| 2014/11 - 2015/02 | Production of bovine whey protein nanofibrils for food emulsion stabilization | Raphaela Mantovani | 
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/07/06 - 2016/07/06 | External examiner of the work plan of the Master in Bioengineering of Filipa Alves de Assunção - Development of an alternative to reduce alcohol absorption during consumption of alcoholic beverages - University of Minho, 6 July 2016. | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/07/20 - 2015/07/20 | External examiner of the PhD work plan in Chemical and Biological Engineering of Artur Jorge Ferreira Martins - Novel organogel systems for enhanced food structure and functionality – a multiscale approach – Universidade do Minho, 20 July 2015 | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2015/07/17 - 2015/07/17 | External examiner of work plan of the Master in Bioengineering of Magda Macedo Costa - Micro and nanoencapsulation of Salmonella phage phi 68 for use in food packaging – Universidade do Minho, 17 July 2015. | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2024 | Co-author of the winner poster in the 8nd International Conference on Food Digestion, Porto, Portugal, 9-11 april, 2024. | 
| 2024 | Honorable mention on CEB Scientific Publication Award 2024 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2023 | Winner of the Diploma of Recognition of Merit for Scientific Production for the year of 2022 Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016 | Award of Centre of Biological Engineering most cited paper in 2015 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2015 | Nutrition Awards 2015 in the Research and Development category, with NutriCap – Micro and nanohydrogels for encapsulation of bioactive compounds. | 
| 2013 | 3rd honorable mention of Nutrition Awards 2013 in the Research and Development category, with BioNutriCoat – Edible coating nutritional value | 
| 2013 | Best poster presentation (PhD poster contest) at 2nd International Conference on Food Digestion | 
| 2013 | 2nd place of SpinUM 2012/2013 TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal | 
| 2012 | Best poster presentation at the International Workshop Action COSTFA0904 | 
| 2012 | Co-author of the awarded paper at the celebration of the thousandth publication of Centre of Biological Engineering Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | 
| 2007 | Winner of Eng. António de Almeida Award Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2006 | Winner of Associação Industrial do Minho Award Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
Title
| 2006 | Student eligible for Merit Scholarship in the academic year 2005 /2006 Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
