Personal identification

Full name

Rafael Alexandre de Freitas Jesus Bretes Vitorino

Citation names

• Vitorino, Rafael

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

5318-DA35-C31F

ORCID iD

0000-0002-1692-836X

Addresses

• GreenCoLab - Associação Oceano Verde - Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Edifício 2, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-vitorino-657655263/ (Social media)
• https://www.greencolab.com/greencolab-organization/rafael-vitorino/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)

	Degree	Classification
2021/10/06 - 2023/12/20 Concluded	Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Production of high value ingredients from Raphidonema monicae and evaluation of their impact in aquafeed applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18.00
2018/09/17 - 2021/07/02 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal	17.00

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/01/01 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	GreenCoLab, Portugal
	GreenCoLab, Portugal
2021/10/15 - 2022/02/19	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Algarve - Departamento de ciências biológicas e bioengenharia, grupo de microbiologia, Portugal

Publications

Book chapter

Gouveia, Luisa; Vitorino, Rafael; Carvalho, Bernardo; Figueiredo, Daniel; Ferreira, Alice; Pereira, Hugo; Varela, João. Corresponding author: Gouveia, Luisa. "A simple and alternative screening method to rapidly assess enzymatic hydrolysis of algal biomass". In Microalgae Protocols Book II, edited by Xavier Álvarez-Montero; Ingrid Mercado-Reyes, 85-94. Spain: CYTED - Programa Iberoaméricano de Ciencia y Tecnolgía para el Desarrollo, 2024. Published

Conference poster

Vitorino, Rafael; Carvalho, Bernardo; Maia, Inês B.; Costa, Monya M; Varela, Joao; Pereira, Hugo. "Valorization of Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella vulgaris biomass to replace unsustainable aquaculture supplements". Paper presented in Algaeurope 2023, 2023. Vitorino, Rafael; Maia, Inês B.; Carvalho, Bernardo; Varela, Joao; Pereira, Hugo. "Valorization of Raphidonema monicae biomass through a sequential biorefinery pipeline". Paper presented in Young Algaeneers Symposium 2023, 2023.