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PhD by the University of Minho since October 2019, with the PhD project "Inhibition of Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria" and MSc in Biomedical Engineering also by University of Minho (2008) with the project "Enhance of the Porosity of Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for Tissue Engineering Applications". Since then, participated as a research fellow in 4 scientific projects. In those projects has acquire scientific competencies in the area o molecular biology (gene deletion), fermentation of bacteria (preparation of defined media and GC-MS analysis) and in strategies of detoxification of mycotoxins (which involved bacteria isolation and culture, antifungal tests and HPLC analysis). Currently, Ana is a Post-Doc researcher in the project BetterFat4Meat, where she is responsible for lipid profile and microbiological analysis of new meat products. Researcher with extensive experience in mycotoxin analysis, mycology, microbiology techniques and characterisation techniques, developed in the context of food contaminants and food biotechnology. In total she has published 10 papers in peer-review journals, two in the area of Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Biomaterials and the remaining in the area of Food Biotechnology, particularly related to mycotoxins and edible films and coatings. Ana has also published a book chapter and participated in several international conferences and has participated in activities of science dissemination and tutoring students. Currently, has more than 10 years of scientific career always with a strong component in laboratory work. She is currently aiming to consolidate my scientific career in the field of food safety and biotechnology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Cristina Silva Esperança Guimarães Pinto Leite

Citation names

  • Guimarães, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
541B-0B72-DCA0
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2219-2803
Researcher Id
ABA-8079-2020
Scopus Author Id
55915409500

Email addresses

  • anaguimaraes@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253601599 (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Mycology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Japanese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/03/01 - 2019/10/28
Concluded
 Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Inhibition of fungal growth and mycotoxin production by lactid acid bacteria." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2003/09 - 2008/12/17
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Biomechanics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Enhance of the Porosity of Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for Tissue Engineering Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/05 - 2014/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/05 - 2013/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/07 - 2012/04 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - Current BetterFat4Meat: Development of structured fat for use in meat products by replacement of animal fat
POCI-01-0247- FEDER-039718
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/06/01 - 2024/05/31 MB4Aqua - Macroalgae biorefinery: a novel approach to produce sustainable feedstuffs and functional additives towards low carbon footprint aquafeeds
2022.06587.PTDC
Post-doc Fellow
Ongoing
2019/04/15 - 2019/12/31 i-multiSMART: Innovative multifuncional nanofibrous membranes for removal of mycotoxins
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031924
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2013/05 - 2014/12 MYCOTOXINS: New bio-strategies for the detoxification of mycotoxins using lactic acid bacteria
PTDC/AGR – TEC/3900/2012
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2012/05 - 2013/03 HeliSysBio: Molecular Systems Biology Helicobacter pylori
PTDC/EBB-EBI/104235/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2010/07/01 - 2012/04 Bridging Systems and Synthetic Biology for the development of Improved Microbial Cell Factories
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/84035/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - Current Multi-actor partnership for the risk assessment of MYCOTOXins along the food chain in African Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP)
FCT AGA-KHAN / 541590696 / 2019
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Guimarães, Ana. "Edible coatings with nano/microencapsulated ingredients". In Application of Nano/Microencapsulated Ingredients in Food Products, edited by Seid Jafari, 211-273. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Martins, A.; Guimarães, A.; Pinho, E.D.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Solving cell infiltration limitations of electrospun nanofiber meshes for tissue engineering applications". 2011.
Conference poster
  1. Guimarães, Ana. Corresponding author: Guimarães, Ana. "Fungal growth and mycotoxin production in a new formulated meat product with structured emulsions as substitutes for pork rigid fat". Paper presented in The World Mycotoxin Forum 13th Conference, 2022.
  2. "Polymeric stabilized oleogel-based emulsions aiming at food lipid profile tailoring". Paper presented in AOCS 2021 - Annual Meeting and Conference, 2021.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.21748/am21.526
  3. Guimarães, Ana. "Active whey protein edible films and coatings incorporating lactic acid bacteria for fungal control in cheese". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2019, 2019.
  4. Guimarães, Ana. "Anti-aflatoxigenic effect of organic acids produced by Lactobacillus plantarum". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants, 2017.
  5. Guimarães, Ana. "Antifungal effect of organic acids from lactic acid bacteria on Penicillium nordicum". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants, 2017.
  6. Aruna, Kasoju; Mohammad Munawar, T.. "Antifungal effect of organic acids on Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium nordicum". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2017, 2017.
    10.1109/icanmeet.2013.6609262
  7. Guimarães, Ana. "Antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic properties of Lactobacillus species". Paper presented in Annual Meeting and Food Expo, 2015.
  8. Savescu, Petre. "Bio-detoxification of mycotoxins by lactic acid bacteria from different food matrices.". Paper presented in International Conference on Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2015.
    10.5593/sgem2014/b61/s25.069
  9. Guimarães, Ana. "Control of aflatoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins production by Lactobacillus species.". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants, 2015.
  10. Guimarães, Ana. "Use of Pediococcus parvulus to remove ochratoxin A from wine". Paper presented in Infowine Forum, 2014.
  11. Guimarães, Ana. "Metabolic footprinting as a tool to elucidate Helicobacter pylori nutritional requirements". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days, 2013.
  12. Guimarães, Ana. "Enhanced Control of Porosity in Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes". Paper presented in TERMIS EU, 2008.
  13. Guimarães, Ana. "Enhanced Control of Porosity in Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes". Paper presented in NanoSpain, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Artur J. Martins; Ana Guimarães; Pablo Fuciños; Pedro Sousa; Armando Venâncio; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Food-grade bigels: Evaluation of hydrogel:oleogel ratio and gelator concentration on their physicochemical properties". Food Hydrocolloids (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108893.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108893
  2. "The Potential of Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Antifungal Agents: A Review". Toxins 14 (2022):
    Accepted • https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14030188
  3. Guimarães, Ana; Ramos, Óscar; Cerqueira, Miguel A; Venâncio, Armando; Abrunhosa, Luís. "Active whey protein edible films and coatings incorporating Lactobacillus buchneri for Penicillium nordicum control in cheese". Food and Bioprocess Technology 13 (2020): 1074-1086.
    Published
  4. Guimarães, A.; Ramos, Ó.; Cerqueira, M.; Venâncio, A.; Abrunhosa, L.. "Active Whey Protein Edible Films and Coatings Incorporating Lactobacillus buchneri for Penicillium nordicum Control in Cheese". Food and Bioprocess Technology 13 6 (2020): 1074-1086. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085396506&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-020-02465-2
  5. Gonçalves, Ana; Palumbo, Roberta; Guimarães, Ana; Gkrillas, Athanasios; Dall’Asta, Chiara; Dorne, Jean-Lou; Battilani, Paola; Venâncio, Armando. "The Route of Mycotoxins in the Grape Food Chain". American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (2019): ajev.2019.19039. http://dx.doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2019.19039.
    Published • 10.5344/ajev.2019.19039
  6. Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Calado, Thalita; Guimarães, Ana; Rodrigues, Miguel António Machado; Abrunhosa, Luís. "In vitro adsorption of aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, and zearalenone by micronized grape stems and olive pomace in buffer solutions". Mycotoxin Research 35 3 (2019): 243-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12550-019-00349-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s12550-019-00349-9
  7. Guimarães, Ana; Venancio, Armando; Abrunhosa, Luís; Guimarães, Ana C.; Venâncio, Armando. "Antifungal effect of organic acids from lactic acid bacteria on Penicillium nordicum". Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A 35 9 (2018): 1803-1818. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2018.1500718.
    Published • 10.1080/19440049.2018.1500718
  8. Guimarães, Ana; Abrunhosa, Luís; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.. "Edible Films and Coatings as Carriers of Living Microorganisms: A New Strategy Towards Biopreservation and Healthier Foods". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 17 3 (2018): 594-614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12345.
    Published • 10.1111/1541-4337.12345
  9. Guimarães, Ana; Santiago, Ana; Teixeira, José A.; Venâncio, Armando; Abrunhosa, Luís. "Anti-aflatoxigenic effect of organic acids produced by Lactobacillus plantarum". International Journal of Food Microbiology 264 (2018): 31-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.10.025.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.10.025
  10. Abrunhosa, Luís; Inês, António; Rodrigues, Ana I.; Guimarães, Ana; Pereira, Vânia L.; Parpot, Pier; Mendes-Faia, Arlete; Venâncio, Armando. "Biodegradation of ochratoxin A by Pediococcus parvulus isolated from Douro wines". International Journal of Food Microbiology 188 (2014): 45-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.07.019.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.07.019
  11. Guimarães, Ana; Martins, Albino; Pinho, Elisabete D; Faria, Susana; Reis, Rui L; Neves, Nuno M. "Solving cell infiltration limitations of electrospun nanofiber meshes for tissue engineering applications". Nanomedicine 5 4 (2010): 539-554. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/nnm.10.31.
    Published • 10.2217/nnm.10.31
  12. Isakov, Dmitry; Martins, Albino M; Gomes, Etelvina de Matos; Bdikin, Igor; Guimarães, Ana; Dekola, Tatjana; Almeida, Bernardo; et al. "Synthesis of polymer-based triglycine sulfate nanofibres by electrospinning". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 20 (2009): 205403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/20/205403.
    Published • 10.1088/0022-3727/42/20/205403
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Guimarães, Ana. "Inhibition of fungal growth and mycotoxin production by lactic acid bacteria". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2019.
  2. Guimarães, Ana. "Enhance of the Porosity of Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for Tissue Engineering Applications". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11 Biodiversity of toxigenic fungi in the food chain and the co-occurrence of mycotoxins MycoTWIN-MycoKey International Conference - Integrated and innovative key actions for mycotoxin management in the food and feed chain.
(Bari, Italy)
2008/09 Biodegradable nanofibrous multilayer composite scaffolds as 3D supports for the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal cells under dynamic conditions Society for Biomaterials
(Atlanta, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Utilização de Solventes Eutécticos na Extração de Micotoxinas em Alimentos
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/02 Avaliação da qualidade microbiológica do ar de uma empresa de processamento de carnes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Ramos Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/01 - 2021/12 Informal mentoring of a student for her master thesis in the field of Food Science and Technology with the title: Bigels loaded with antimicrobials and antioxidants for the extension of food shelf life Débora Oliveira
2020/06 - 2020/12 Tutoring of a undergraduate student in a university program with the goal of introducing students to laboratory research Cíntia Mendes