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Completed the MSc in Biotechnological Engineering in 2022/12/02 by Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Bragança and BSc in Biology and Biotechnology in 2020/12/03 by Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Published 1 articles in journals. Organized 1 event(s). Participated in congresses with 5 oral comunications, 6 posters and 1 published abstract in a proceedings book. Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Research Fellow in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology and Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Industrial Biotechnology, Bioproducts, Biomaterials, Agrarian Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cristiano Gabi dos Santos Mateus

Citation names

  • Mateus, Cristiano
  • Mateus, Cristiano G.S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5018-C0F7-7A81
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0757-9548

Email addresses

  • cristiano.mateus@ipb.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/12/16 - 2022/12/02
Concluded
 Biotechnological Engineering (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
"QSAR modeling studies of a library of Human Tyrosinase inhibitors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2017/09/19 - 2020/12/03
Concluded
 Biology and Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/08/31 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/27 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10/01 - 2022/01/31 Collaborator in the Chemistry Laboratory (Technical Assistant) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/10/03 - 2025/11/03 MEDACORNET - Rescuing acorns as a Mediterranean traditional superfood
PRIMA/0005/2022
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/04/12 - 2023/07/11 BIOMA - Soluções Integradas de Bioeconomia para a Mobilização da Cadeia Agroalimentar
POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 046112
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
2022/07/20 - 2023/04/19 Acorn4MED - Valorização do resíduo florestal bolota para aplicação em biomedicina
Programa Promove (Concurso 2020 - Projetos-piloto inovadores)
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 Obra Social La Caixa
2022/02/07 - 2022/07/06 OliveBIOextract - Aproveitamento sustentável do bagaço de azeitona numa cadeia de valorização integrada utilizando processos inovadores
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-049865
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Mateus, Cristiano; Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Finimundy, Tiane; Mandim, Filipa; Oliveira, Izamara ; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Babo, Pedro; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Barros, Lillian. "FROM TREES TO FLOUR: UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN WONDERS OF ACORNS". Paper presented in 1st International Multidisciplinary Acorn as Food Workshop, Istanbul, 2025.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mateus, Cristiano; Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Finimundy, Tiane; Filipa Mandim; Oliveira, Izamara ; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Babo, Pedro; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Barros, Lillian. Corresponding author: Mateus, Cristiano. "Phenolic composition and bioactivities of acorn shell: An exploratory study". Paper presented in International Conference on Sustainable Foods, 2024.
  2. Mateus, Cristiano; Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Finimundy, Tiane; Rodrigues, Daniele Bobrowski; Babo, Pedro S; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Barros, Lillian. "Effect of boiling water treatment on the phenolic composition of oak acorn flour extracts". Paper presented in 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD BIOACTIVES & HEALTH, 2023.
  3. Mateus, Cristiano; Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Finimundy, Tiane; Rodrigues, Daniele Bobrowski; Babo, Pedro S; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Barros, Lillian. "Influence of different harvesting locations on the phenolic composition of Quercus rotundifolia Lam. acorn flour extracts". Paper presented in 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD BIOACTIVES & HEALTH, 2023.
  4. Mateus, Cristiano; Finimundy, Tiane; Rodrigues, Daniele Bobrowski; Veríssimo, Lavínia; Soares, Regina ; shiraishi, Carlos; Fernandes, Isabel P. ; Barros, Lillian; Heleno, Sandrina. "Incorporating Chestnut Flower Extract into Flavoured Water for Functional Enrichment: Evaluating Bioactive Potential and Stability". Paper presented in XXII Congress EuroFoodChem, 2023.
  5. Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Mateus, Cristiano; Finimundy, Tiane; Rodrigues, Daniele Bobrowski; Babo, Pedro; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Barros, Lillian. "Effects of different treatments on the phenolic composition of acorn extracts from Quercus robur and Quercus rotundifolia". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués Química - Congreso Internacional, 2022.
  6. Mateus, Cristiano; Abreu, Rui M.V.. "Development of a QSAR model to evaluate the antioxidant activity of di(hetero)aryl compounds". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Mateus, Cristiano; Alonso-Esteban, José Ignacio; Finimundy, Tiane C.; Mandim, Filipa; Oliveira, Izamara; Babo, Pedro; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, Lillian. Corresponding author: Mandim, Filipa. "Exploring acorn shells: Phenolic composition and bioactive potential for sustainable valorization". Industrial Crops and Products 226 (2025): 120686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120686.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120686
Preprint
  1. Mateus, Cristiano; Abreu, Rui M.V.. "Standalone methodology for building QSAR models: an antioxidant QSAR model of di(hetero)aryl amines and amides as a case study". 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4213353/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-4213353/v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "QSAR modeling studies of a library of Human Tyrosinase inhibitors". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10198/26453.
  2. "Desenvolvimento de um modelo QSAR de avaliação da atividade antioxidante de compostos di(hetero)aril". Degree, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, 2020.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/17 From Trees to Flour: Unlocking the Hidden Wonders of Acorns 1st International Multidisciplinary Acorn as Food Workshop
Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey)
2024/10/11 Comparative Analysis of Nutritional and Bioactive Properties in Acorn Flour: Influence of Tannins XVII Encontro Nacional de Química dos Alimentos
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - UTAD & Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Vila Real, Portugal)
2024/10/10 The Treasures of Nature: Exploring Acorns as a Source of Nutritional and Functional Ingredients XVII Encontro Nacional de Química dos Alimentos
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - UTAD & Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Vila Real, Portugal)
2023/05/24 Stability studies of chestnut flower-based ingredient prospecting incorporation into beverages ArtiSaneFood – Biopreservation and Risk Modelling Approaches
Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SUSTEC); Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO); Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB) (Bragança, Portugal)
2022/08/08 QSAR modeling: Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of di(hetero)aryl compounds 6th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food
International Association of Dietetic Nutrition and Safety (IADNS) (Hangzhou, China)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/18 - Current Natural products as collagenase and elastase inhibitors: a molecular modelling approach
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biotecnológica (Master)
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2025/03/17 - 2025/06/21 Análise Nutricional e funcional de farinhas de bolota (Quercus spp.)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Alimentar (Scientific initiation)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2022/10/18 - 2023/01/18 Valorização nutricional de farinhas de bolota (Quercus spp.)
Co-supervisor
 Gerontologia (Scientific initiation)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/01/16 - 2025/01/16 Participation in the organization of the workshop “High-Value Bioproducts from Under utilised Biomass Resources and Bioresidues” (2025/01/16 - 2025/01/16)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal

Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Spain

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/03/04 - 2025/03/04 Participation in the workshop: “Inovações Sustentáveis: Desafios e Oportunidades na Recuperação Ecológica e Produção Sustentável”
Workshop
 Inovações Sustentáveis: Desafios e Oportunidades na Recuperação Ecológica e Produção Sustentável
MORE, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Participation in the European Researchers' Night 2024 with the work "Interactive visualization of the 3D structure of proteins involved in cancer"
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night 2024
Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Participation in the European Researchers' Night 2022 with the work ""Interactive visualization of the 3D structure of proteins"
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night 2022
Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, Portugal
2021/05/11 - 2021/05/12 Participation in communication panels/lectures as a viewer
Congress
 XXI Semana das Ciências Agrárias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/11 Participation in communication panels/lectures as a viewer
Congress
 XX Semana das Ciências Agrárias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2018/05/18 - 2018/05/19 Short Course: "Cultura de células animais e aplicações clínicas"
Workshop
 Cultura de células animais e aplicações clínicas
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/19 Participation in communication panels/lectures as a viewer
Congress
 XIX Semana das Ciências Agrárias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17 Collaborated by invitation in a seminar taught in the Curricular Unit of Bioassays and isolation of natural products, in the 1st year of the Master in Natural Products and Bioapplications, with the presentation “The Treasures of Nature: Exploring acorns as a nutritional and functional ingredient”. Produtos Naturais e Bioaplicações (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2024/05/03 - 2024/05/03 Assisted in the pratical laboratory class of the curriculam unit “Bioensaios e Isolamento de Produtos Naturais” of the Master degree in “Produtos Naturais e Bioaplicações" with the pratical class “Atividade inibidora da tirosinase”. Produtos Naturais e Bioaplicações (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Merit Scholarship Award for the 2021/2022 academic year
Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal
2023 Academic Merit Award (Best Student of the Master - Biotechnological Engineering)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2022 Winning idea in the 4th edition of the "Promove competition. The future of the Interior"
Obra Social La Caixa, Spain

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal