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Luísa Barreira, PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technologies - Aquatic Environment, Associate Professor of the Chemistry and Pharmacy Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Algarve. She is a senior researcher of CCMAR, a member of the GreenCoLAB, and the co-leader of the Marine Biotechnology Group for I+D+I of Biotechnological Applications of Marine Organisms. Her work includes the use of microalgae for wastewater treatment and the role of microalgae and other marine organisms (e.g., seaweeds and halophyte plants) as bioproducers of added-value compounds (e.g. phospholipids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, pigments and bioactive natural products) to be used as ingredients for food and feed. She has participated in 24 projects, 16 involving microalgae having been the Principal Investigator of 2 national projects and the institutional coordinator (at CCMAR or UALG) of 4 other projects including the H2020, ALGAE4IBD from Nature to Bedside - Algae Based Bio Compound for Prevention and Treatment of Inflammation, Pain and IBD and the Horizon Europe, RHE-MEDiation, for the bioremediation of pollutants using microalgae, and COSEC - Biogenic CO2 capture into Sustainable Energy Carriers: A novel photosynthetic and hydrogenotrophic CO2 fixation combined with waste nutrient upcycling for production of carbon negative energy carriers. She has supervised 5 PhD students and is currently supervising 6 more. She has more than 100 papers published in peer-reviewed journals with over 4900 citations with a cumulative h-index of 41 (in Scopus).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luísa Barreira

Citation names

  • Barreira, Luísa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6D1A-17E5-1400
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4077-855X

Addresses

  • CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/09/19
Concluded
 Ciências Biotecnológicas / Biotechnology (Título de Agregado)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2007/03/19
Concluded
 Environmental Sciences and Technologies (Doutoramento)
Major in Aquatic Environment
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Oxidative Stress Markers in the Clam Ruditapes Decusatus from the Ria Formosa (portugal)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1987/09 - 1992/09
Concluded
 Applied Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Biotechnology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2007/03/20 - 2020/09/30 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1997 - 2007/03/19 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1993/02/23 - 1997 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1992/10/01 - 1993/01/31 Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) FIMA - Produtos Alimentares, S.A., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
1999/01 - Current Engenharia e cultivo de microalgas
221690
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
2023/06/01 - 2026/05/31 RHE-MEDiation - Responsive hub for long term governance to destress the Mediterranean Sea from chemical pollution
101113045
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2021/01 - 2025/12 Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
168238UID
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/06/01 - 2025/05/31 ALGAE4IBD –FROM NATURE TO BEDSIDE- ALGAE BASED BIO COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND IBD
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101000501/EU
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/06/30 PERFORMALGAE - Estabelecimento de culturas industriais de algas de alto desempenho para a produção de bioestimulantes e alimentos funcionais
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-069961
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2020/01 - 2023/06 ALLARVAE- Novas formulações de microalgas para larvicultura marinha
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-069971
 European Regional Development Fund
2021/04 - 2023/04 Nutrisafe - Explorando um novo e sustentável suplemento alimentar de origem marinha na promoção da longevidade e qualidade de vida em tempos de pandemia
ALG-01-0145-FEDER-072583
 European Regional Development Fund
2020/06 - 2023/03 ALGAESOLUTIONS - Solutions for algae industries to improve growth, induction of high value metabolites and early detection of contaminants
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-071486
 European Regional Development Fund
2018/09 - 2022/05 Integração de um método sustentável utilizando microalgas para o tratamento terciário de efluentes urbanos em Estações de Tratamento de Águas Residuais no Algarve
152797PRJ
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/10 - 2022/01 GreenDune
EEA.BG.CALL1.027.2019
 EEA Grants
2020/10 - 2022/01 ALGACYCLE - Valorisation of greenhouse effluents with microalgae: Sustainable aquafeeds and biostimulants from drain water
EEA.BG.CALL1.032.2019
 EEA Grants
2020/01 - 2022/01 ZEBRABLOOM - Development of microalgae commercial products for zebrafish nutrition
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-039896
 European Regional Development Fund
2019/03 - 2022/01 ACCESS2SEA
EAPA_1059/2018
 Interreg
2014 - 2016 MaNaCruzi - Marine Natural Products against T. cruzi
Acordo Bilateral FCT - CAPES Brasil
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2012 - 2014 SABA-1 - Screening for lipid hyper-producers species in Saudi Arabia coastal waters for Biofuel production from micro-Algae
11-ENE 1719-02
 King Abdulaziz City for Science And Technology
2011/09 - 2013/08 SEAWEED AD – Anaerobic Digestion of Seaweed for Biofuels
FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF - 274373
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2011/01 - 2012/12 Projecto Estratégico - LA 15 - 2011-2012
123553UID
PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2011
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/10 - 2028/11 DiBaN - Linking Intestinal Bacteria and Host Metabolism to Tackle Type 2 Diabetes with Novel Food
EC/HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03/101162517
 European Commission
2024/11/01 - 2027/10/31 COSEC - Biogenic CO2 capture into Sustainable Energy Carriers: A novel photosynthetic and hydrogenotrophic CO2 fixation combined with waste nutrient upcycling for production of carbon negative energy carriers
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01/101172850
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Horizon Europe
Ongoing
2024/11 - 2027/10 XtremeGourmet 2.0 - Gastronomia e alimentação saudável com plantas halófitas
ALGARVE-FEDER-01195200
 European Regional Development Fund
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul (10ID00198)
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Centre for Marine and Environmental Research
LA/P/0101/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0101/2020
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2023/09/30 PROFUTURE: MICROALGAE PROTEIN INGREDIENTS FOR THE FOOD AND FEED OF THE FUTURE
862980
Researcher
ASSOCIAÇÃO OCEANO VERDE - LABORATÓRIO COLABORATIVO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE TECNOLOGIAS E PRODUTOS VERDES DO OCEANO, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation
Ongoing
2019/11 - 2022/06 Projeto 5279 - BLUE CROWDFUNDING
Projeto 5279
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018/09/28 - 2022/05/31 An Integrated, Sustainable Process for the Tertiary Treatment of Urban Wastewater using Microalgae in the Algarve region
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31567/2017
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2021/12/31 ALGAVALOR - MicroALGAs: produção integrada e VALORização da biomassa e das suas diversas aplicações
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-035234
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Unravelling the potential of marine halophyte plants as sources of innovative products with veterinary uses
PTDC/CVT-CVT/28876/2017
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/10/01 - 2020/03/31 XtremeGourmet – Plantas EXtremófilas na Cozinha Gourmet
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-017676
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre of Marine Sciences
UID/Multi/04326/2019
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 CCMAR Base funding
UIDB/Multi/04326/2019
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06 - 2019/12 ALGARED+ - RED transfronteriza para el desarrollo de productos innovadores con microALGAs
0055 ALGARED+ 5 E
 European Commission
2016 - 2019 Blue Energy for the Mediterranean Sea
1218
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded
2013/05/01 - 2015/12/31 Halophytes: a precious resource of nutritional elements and bioactive compounds
PTDC/MAR-EST/4346/2012
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/06/30 Regulation of iron homeostasis in cyanobacteria
PTDC/BIA-MIC/101036/2008
Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Institut für Biologie III, Germany

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/04 SEABIOMED - Marine photosynthetic organisms of the Algarve coast with biomedical applications
PTDC/MAR/103957/2008
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2007 BIOTA - Biomarkers in bivalves from hotspots of contamination in the algarvian coast
POCTI/CTA/47027/2002
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1996 - 1999 Integration between physic-chemistry of interfaces, biochemistry and biology in evaluation of toxicological parameters
PRAXIS/2/2.1/BIO/1175/95
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
1995 - 1999 Non-natural environmental changes in coastal ecosystems: effects and constraints
PRAXIS/2/2.1/27/94
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
1995/07/01 - 1996/09/30 EFEITO DE XENOBIÓTICOS EM POPULAÇÕES DE AMEIJOA DA RIA FORMOSA: PRODUÇÃO DE RADICAIS LIVRES DE OXIGÉNIO E DE ENZIMAS ANTIOXIDANTES
PRAXIS XXI/BD/3739/94
2300DFA
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gouveia, Luísa; Acién, Gabriel; López, Elvira Navarro; Pereira, Hugo; Barreira, Luísa; Reis, Mário; Varela, João. "Biofertilizers from Microalgae". In Microalgal Bioengineering, 57-81. Springer International Publishing, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-61253-4_3
  2. Moreira, Juliana Botelho; de Morais, Etiele Greque; de Almeida, Ana Claudia Araujo; Pontes, Jorge F.; Grenha, Ana; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João; Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira; de Morais, Michele Greque. "Microalgal Applications in Nanotechnology: An Outstanding Tool for Nanocompounds Synthesis and Bioproducts Obtention". In Bioprospecting Algae for Nanosized Materials, 95-116. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-81557-8_4
  3. Greque de Morais, Etiele; Cristofoli, Nathana Lazzarotto; Bombo, Gabriel; Maia, Inês B.; Cassuriaga, Ana Paula Aguiar; Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira; Greque de Morais, Michele; et al. "Spirulina as Immune System Potentiator". In Spirulina and its Health Benefits, 1-44. 2021.
    10.52305/ulel1652
  4. Etiele G. Morais; Lisa M. Schüler; Hugo Pereira; Maia, Inês B.; Gangadhar, Katkam N.; Jorge AV Costa; Michele G. orais; João C.S. Varela; Barreira, Luísa. Corresponding author: Barreira, Luísa. "Microalgae as source of edible lipids". In Cultured Microalgae for the Food Industry ¿ Current and Potential Applications, edited by Tomás Lafarga; Gabriel Acién. 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/C2019-0-01245-9
  5. Barreira, L.; Pereira, H.; Gangadhar, K.N.; Custódio, L.; Varela, J.. "Medicinal Effects of Microalgae-Derived Fatty Acids". 2015.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-800776-1.00013-3
  6. Varela, J.; Vizetto-Duarte, C.; Custódio, L.; Barreira, L.; Albericio, F.. "Marine Peptides and Proteins with Cytotoxic and Antitumoral Properties". In Energies. 2013.
    10.1002/9781118375082.ch19
  7. Pereira, H.; Amaro, H.M.; Katkam, N.G.; Barreira, L.; Catarina Guedes, A.; Varela, J.; Malcata, F.X.. "Microalgal Biodiesel". In Energies. 2013.
    10.1002/9781118523360.ch17
Conference abstract
  1. Leal, Joana F.; Guerreiro, B.; Amado, Patrícia; Fernandes, A. L; Barreira, Luísa; Paixão, José António; Cristiano, Maria Lurdes Santos. "Novel saccharinate-based compounds and their potential for multiple, but selective, applications.". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química/ XXVII National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Braga, 2021.
    Published
  2. Carletti, Alessio; Katkam N. Gangadhar; Nathana L. Cristofoli; Barreira, Luísa; Hugo Galvão Caiano Pereira; Varela, João; M Leonor Cancela; Laizé, Vincent; Gavaia, Paulo. "The potential of Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 as a source for bone anabolic compounds in zebrafish". Paper presented in 11th EUROPEAN ZEBRAFISH MEETING 2020, Prague, 2020.
    Published
  3. Franca, Joana; Pereira, Hugo; Cardoso, Carlos; Matos, Joana; Monteiro, Ivo; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Gomes, Ana; et al. "Avaliação da Bioactividade de Novas Estirpes da Microalga Tetraselmis sp.". Paper presented in Conferência de Inovação e Segurança Alimentar 2019, Peniche, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Diogo, Patricia; Cardeira, Martim; Oliveira, Marta; Maia, Inês B.; Rodrigues, Alexandre M. C.; Navalho, João; Barreira, Luísa; Carneiro, Mariana. "Enhancing microalgae anti-inflammatory activities by fatty acids induction through cultivation factors". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology, 2025.
  2. Oliveira, Marta; Cardeira, Martim; Maia, Inês B.; Carneiro, Mariana; Avni, Dorit; Barreira, Luísa. "Enhancing the production of anti-inflammatory metabolites through the modulation of cultivation conditions of two selected microalgae strains". Paper presented in Algaeurope 2024, 2024.
  3. Pinheiro, Filipa; Teixeira, Margarida Ribau; Pedro Fevereiro; Barreira, Luísa. "TOWARDS THE DESIGN OF A MICROALGAE-BASED SYSTEM FOR TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT: ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT USING DIFFERENT MICROALGAL STRAINS". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  4. Liberti, Davide. "MICROALGAE ROLE ON THE DESTRESS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WITHIN THE RHEMEDIATION PROJECT". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  5. SIMES DC; Viegas, Carla; Varela, João; Dorit Avni; Silva, Mélanie; Barreira, Luísa. "A PATHWAY TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH: FIGHTING INFLAMMATION WITH NOVEL MICROALGAE-BASED NATURAL COMPOUNDS". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  6. Bombo, Gabriel; Schüler, Lisa M.; Luigi Marra; Antonio Marzocchella; Antonino Pollio; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "NOVEL ALGAE FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: AN APPROACH TO NEW STRAINS FOR NEW PRODUCTS". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  7. Dorit Avni; Nathalie Shagug; Y Eilam; Antonio Marzochella; Daria Maria Monti; Antonino Pollio; Barreira, Luísa; et al. "ALGAE AS A SUSTAINABLE FOOD BRIDGES THE REALMS OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONTMENTAL". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  8. Schüler, Lisa M.; Navalho, Sofia; Figueiredo, Daniel; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "IMPROVEMENT OF STRAINS FOR THE APPLICATION IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2023, 2023.
  9. Setas, S; Pinto-da-Silva, Joana; Oliveira, M; Grenha, Ana; Barreira, Luísa; Serralheiro, Ana. "Avaliação da citotoxicidade de extratos de uma microalga marinha num modelo celular de cancro colorretal". Paper presented in X Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, 2023.
  10. Célia Quintas; Alexandre R. Lima; Gama, Florinda; Nunes, Carla; Salazar, Miguel; Barreira, Luísa. "Effect of increasing salinity on the microbiological characteristics of halophytes cultivated in a soilless technique". Paper presented in 7th ISEKI-Food Conference, 2023.
  11. Ana Gomes; Tamára Filipa Costa Santos; Maia, Inês B.; Pinheiro, Filipa; Gabriel Bombo; Barreira, Luísa; Hugo Galvão Caiano Pereira; Varela, João. "Assessment of six microalgae species growth and nutrient composition with potential for marine larviculture". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2022.
  12. Bombo, Gabriel; Cristofoli, Nathana Lazzarotto; Santos, Tamára F.; Schüler, Lisa M.; Maia, Inês B.; Pereira, Hugo; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. Corresponding author: Bombo, Gabriel. "Dunaliella: Bioprospecting for novel strains and their phylogenetic and biochemical analysis". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2022, 2022.
  13. Maia, Inês B.; Schulze, Peter; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Barreira, Luísa; Navalho, João; Viswanath, Kiron; Pereira, Hugo; Varela, João. "Algacycle: Valorisation of greenhouse effluents with microalgae - sustainable aquafeeds and biostimulants from drain water". Paper presented in Algaeurope 2021, 2021.
  14. Schüler, Lisa M.; Duarte, Paulo; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Isolation of carotenoid-hyperproducing mutants of Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 by fluorescence-activated cell sorting". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2019.
  15. Schüler, Lisa M.; Duarte, Paulo; Gangadhar, Katkam; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Optimization of carotenoid extraction from a stress-resistant, lipid-rich chlorophyte, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4.". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2018.
  16. Maia, Inês B.; Pereira, Hugo; Santos, Tamára; Tarasco, Marco; Laizé, Vincent; Gavaia, Paulo; Cancela, Leonor; et al. "Lab scale optimization of abiotic growth parameters and in vivo osteogenic activity of Emiliania huxleyi". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2018, 2018.
  17. Santos, Tamára; Pereira, Hugo; Maia, Inês B.; Barbosa, José; Ismael, Kovan; Tesema, Sisay; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Isolation of microalgae from Algarve coastal waters for bioactivity discovery within the ALGARED+ project network". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2018, 2018.
  18. Hernández-Prietoa, Miguel A; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João; Futschik, Matthias. "Concerted responses to iron availability in cyanobacteria". Paper presented in 4th National Meeting on Signal Transduction, SINAL 2010, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Célia Quintas; Alexandre R. Lima; Florinda Gama; Carla Nunes; Miguel Salazar; Luísa Barreira; Quintas, Célia; et al. "Microbial and Sensory Evaluation of Halophytes Cultivated in a Soilless System Under Different Salinities". Applied Sciences 15 16 (2025): 8799. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15168799.
    Published • 10.3390/app15168799
  2. Santos, Tamára F.; Pereira, Hugo; Schüler, Lisa; Maia, Inês B.; Jacinto, Rita; Bombo, Gabriel; Pinheiro, Filipa; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Enhancement of heat tolerance by salt stress in Tetraselmis striata CTP4: impacts on HSP gene expression, pigments, and proximal composition". Journal of Applied Phycology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-024-03371-2.
    10.1007/s10811-024-03371-2
  3. Liberti, Davide; Pinheiro, Filipa; Simões, Beatriz; Varela, João; Barreira, Luísa. "Beyond Bioremediation: The Untapped Potential of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment". Water 16 19 (2024): 2710. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192710.
    10.3390/w16192710
  4. Silva, Mélanie; Avni, Dorit; Varela, João; Barreira, Luísa. "The Ocean’s Pharmacy: Health Discoveries in Marine Algae". Molecules 29 8 (2024): 1900. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29081900.
    10.3390/molecules29081900
  5. Etiele Greque de Morais; Jéssica Teixeira da Silveira; Lisa M. Schüler; Barbara Catarina Bastos de Freitas; Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa; Michele Greque de Morais; Ivet Ferrer; Luísa Barreira. "Biomass valorization via pyrolysis in microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities for a circular bioeconomy". Journal of Applied Phycology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03104-x.
    10.1007/s10811-023-03104-x
  6. Carletti, Alessio; Rosa, Joana T.; Pes, Katia; Borges, Inês; Santos, Tamára; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João; et al. "The osteogenic and mineralogenic potential of the microalgae Skeletonema costatum and Tetraselmis striata CTP4 in fish models". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 80 10 (2023): 310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-04953-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s00018-023-04953-y
  7. André Pereira; Etiele Greque de Morais; Liliana Silva; Angelina Pena; Andreia Freitas; Margarida Ribau Teixeira; João Varela; Luísa Barreira. "Pharmaceuticals Removal from Wastewater with Microalgae: A Pilot Study". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116414.
    10.3390/app13116414
  8. Ivo Monteiro; Lisa M. Schüler; Eunice Santos; Hugo Pereira; Peter S.C. Schulze; Cláudia Florindo; João Varela; Luísa Barreira. "Two-stage lipid induction in the microalga Tetraselmis striata CTP4 upon exposure to different abiotic stresses". Renewable Energy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103.
    10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103
  9. Gabriel Bombo; Nathana L. Cristofoli; Tamára F. Santos; Lisa Schüler; Inês B. Maia; Hugo Pereira; Luísa Barreira; João Varela. "Dunaliella viridis TAV01: A Halotolerant, Protein-Rich Microalga from the Algarve Coast". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042146.
    10.3390/app13042146
  10. Davide Liberti; Paola Imbimbo; Enrica Giustino; Luigi D’Elia; Mélanie Silva; Luísa Barreira; Daria Maria Monti. "Shedding Light on the Hidden Benefit of Porphyridium cruentum Culture". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020337.
    10.3390/antiox12020337
  11. Etiele Greque de Morais; José Carlos Amaro Marques; Paulo Ricardo Cerqueira; Cláudia Dimas; Vânia Serrão Sousa; Nuno Gomes; Margarida Ribau Teixeira; et al. "Tertiary urban wastewater treatment with microalgae natural consortia in novel pilot photobioreactors". Journal of Cleaner Production (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134521.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134521
  12. Alexandre R. Lima; Nathana L. Cristofoli; Kyriakos Filippidis; Luísa Barreira; Margarida C. Vieira. "Shelf-life study of a Salicornia ramosissima vegetable salt: An alternative to kitchen salt". Journal of Food Process Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14154.
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  65. Lopes, A.; Rodrigues, M.J.; Pereira, C.; Oliveira, M.; Barreira, L.; Varela, J.; Trampetti, F.; Custódio, L.. "Natural products from extreme marine environments: Searching for potential industrial uses within extremophile plants". Industrial Crops and Products 94 (2016): 299-307. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84985987316&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.08.040
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    10.1007/s11101-016-9455-3
  67. Oliveira, M.; Sales Junior, P.A.; Rodrigues, M.J.; DellaGreca, M.; Barreira, L.; Murta, S.M.F.; Romanha, A.J.; Custódio, L.. "Unlocking the in vitro anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of halophyte plants from the southern Portugal". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 9 8 (2016): 735-741. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84995582888&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.06.015
  68. Rodrigues, M.J.; Neves, V.; Martins, A.; Rauter, A.P.; Neng, N.R.; Nogueira, J.M.F.; Varela, J.; Barreira, L.; Custódio, L.. "In vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Limonium algarvense flowers' infusions and decoctions: A comparison with green tea (Camellia sinensis)". Food Chemistry 200 (2016): 322-329. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957989740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.01.048
  69. Grosso, C.; Cardoso, A.L.; Lemos, A.; Varela, J.; Rodrigues, M.J.; Custódio, L.; Barreira, L.; Pinho E Melo, T.M.V.D.. "Novel approach to bis(indolyl)methanes: De novo synthesis of 1-hydroxyiminomethyl derivatives with anti-cancer properties". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 93 (2015): 9-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922253654&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  74. Rodrigues, M.J.; Gangadhar, K.N.; Vizetto-Duarte, C.; Wubshet, S.G.; Nyberg, N.T.; Barreira, L.; Varela, J.; Custódio, L.. "Maritime halophyte species from southern Portugal as sources of bioactive molecules". Marine Drugs 12 4 (2014): 2228-2244. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900450279&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  76. Custódio, L.; Soares, F.; Pereira, H.; Rodrigues, M.J.; Barreira, L.; Rauter, A.P.; Alberício, F.; Varela, J.. "Botryococcus braunii and Nannochloropsis oculata extracts inhibit cholinesterases and protect human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells from H2O2-induced cytotoxicity". Journal of Applied Phycology (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906722482&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  79. Martins, D.A.; Custódio, L.; Barreira, L.; Pereira, H.; Ben-Hamadou, R.; Varela, J.; Abu-Salah, K.M.. "Alternative sources of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine microalgae". Marine Drugs 11 7 (2013): 2259-2281. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880868350&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/md11072259
  80. Maria, V.L.; Gomes, T.; Barreira, L.; Bebianno, M.J.. "Impact of benzo(a)pyrene, Cu and their mixture on the proteomic response of Mytilus galloprovincialis". Aquatic Toxicology 144-145 (2013): 284-295. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887542517&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.10.009
  81. Pereira, H.; Barreira, L.; Custódio, L.; Alrokayan, S.; Mouffouk, F.; Varela, J.; Abu-Salah, K.M.; Ben-Hamadou, R.. "Isolation and fatty acid profile of selected microalgae strains from the red sea for biofuel production". Energies 6 6 (2013): 2773-2783. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880197910&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/en6062773
  82. Custódio, L.; Ferreira, A.C.; Pereira, H.; Silvestre, L.; Vizetto-Duarte, C.; Barreira, L.; Rauter, A.P.; Alberício, F.; Varela, J.. "The marine halophytes Carpobrotus edulis L. and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum L. are potential sources of nutritionally important PUFAs and metabolites with antioxidant, metal chelating and anticholinesterase inhibitory activities". Botanica Marina 55 3 (2012): 281-288. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867822915&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1515/bot-2012-0098
  83. Hernández-Prieto, M.A.; Schön, V.; Georg, J.; Barreira, L.; Varela, J.; Hess, W.R.; Futschik, M.E.. "Iron deprivation in synechocystis: Inference of pathways, non-coding RNAs, and regulatory elements from comprehensive expression profiling". G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2 12 (2012): 1475-1495. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883147219&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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    10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.08.047
  85. Pereira, H.; Barreira, L.; Figueiredo, F.; Custódio, L.; Vizetto-Duarte, C.; Polo, C.; Rešek, E.; et al. "Polyunsaturated fatty acids of marine macroalgae: Potential for nutritional and pharmaceutical applications". Marine Drugs 10 9 (2012): 1920-1935. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867269512&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  87. Cravo, A.; Lopes, B.; Serafim, A.; Company, R.; Barreira, L.; Gomes, T.; Bebianno, M.J.. "A multibiomarker approach in Mytilus galloprovincialis to assess environmental quality". Journal of Environmental Monitoring 11 9 (2009): 1673-1686. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70049104592&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Barreira, Luísa Paula Viola Afonso. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and oxidative stress markers in the clam Ruditapes decussatus from the Ria Formosa (Portugal)". PhD, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/692.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/02 Food for Thought: Microalgae Biotechnological Solutions and Sustainable Services Industrial Biotechnology International Conference, IBIC 2024
AIDIC - Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Chimica (Bologna, Italy)
2023/12/05 Explorando o Potencial das Microalgas: Aplicações Biotecnológicas e Serviços 9" REDEALGAS WORKSHOP: BIOTECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ALIGNED TO SDGS-UN
Redealgas (Guarapari, ES, Brazil)
2021/12 Urban wastewater treatment with microalgae in a pilot-scale plant: nutrients recovery and pharmaceuticals removal ALGAEUROPE 2020
(On-line)
2021/11 Valorização dos subprodutos do tratamento de águas residuais urbanas com microalgas Encontro Nacional de Entidades Gestoras de Água e Saneamento
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
2021/03 Otimização do Tratamento Terciário de Águas Residuais através da Utilização de Microalgas 15.º Congresso da Água
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/08/27 Cultivation of Halophytes – Effect of Salinity on Nutritional and Functional Properties ICFND 2018: 20th International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Dietetics
(New York, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Isolation and characterization of Vibrionaceaeinhibiting probiotic bacteria (VIPB) from industrial microalgal cultures
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Biotecnológicas (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2024 - Current Algae Alchemy: Transforming Microalgae into MicroAlgae Cosmetic Extracts (MACE) for a Sustainable Cosmetic Revolution
Supervisor
 Ciências Biotecnológicas (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2023/03/01 - Current Development of a microalgae-based system for textile wastewater treatment and biofertilizer production: A circular economy opportunity
Supervisor
 Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/01/01 - Current A pathway towards better health: Fighting Inflammation with Novel Microalgae- Based Natural Compounds
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Cultivation of Spirulina sp. LEB 18 and Chlorella fusca LEB 111 microalgae to reduce color sensory characteristics
Co-supervisor
 Food Engineering and Science (PhD)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil
2025 - 2025 Exploring the volatile fraction of microalgae for biotechnological applications
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus em Inovação e Regulamentação (Master)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Microalgal approaches for the treatment of textile wastewater: a sustainable biotechnological strategy using microalgae
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus em Inovação e Regulamentação (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Bioactive properties of microalgae extract for pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2025 Unlocking the potential of halophyte plants from extreme maritime environments as sources of innovative products for use in veterinary parasitology
Co-supervisor
 Environmental and Agricultural Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/09/30 Assessing the potential for barium remediation by freshwater and marine microalgae species
Supervisor
 IMBRSea (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/09/30 Isolation and identification of compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity from microalgae
Supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus Masters in Chemical Innovation and Regulation (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/09 Bioprospeção de compostos naturais de microalgas para o tratamento da doença inflamatória do intestino
Supervisor
 Integrated MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09 Searching for Bioactive Compounds in the Microalgae Nanofrustulum shiloi
Supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus Master of Quality in an Analytical Laboratory (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2022/12 Evaluation of the antioxidante and anti-inflammatory activity in macroalgae Asparagopsis armata and Asparagopsis taxiformis
Supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/06 Bioprospecting anti-inflammatory compounds in three diatoms, Cylindrotheca closterium, Cylindrotheca fusiformis and Nanofrustulum shiloi
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/02 Skeletonema costatum como fonte de compostos bioactivos com capacidade antioxidante e de inibição da enzima conversora da angiotensina
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/08 - 2022/02 Sustainable use of microalgae for the tertiary treatment of urban wastewater
Supervisor
 Post-Doc Researcher (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/12 Establishment of microalgae as functional food with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Tecnologia dos Alimentos (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/12 Tratamento Terciário de Águas Residuais Urbanas por Microalgas: Efeito do Tempo de Retenção Hidráulico e Suplementação com CO2
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Ciclo Urbano da Água (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020 - 2021/09 Otimização do Tratamento Terciário de Água Residuais através da utilização de Microalgas
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Ciclo Urbano da Água (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2021/07 Wastewater treatment by microalgae strains isolated from an urban effluent: an alternative towards a circular bioeconomy
Supervisor
 IMBRSea (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019 - 2021/02 Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity from Alaria esculenta cultivated on long-lines in Bantry Bay: effect of cultivation and processing method
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Aquacultura e Pescas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2021 Improvement of microalgal biomass using physiological and genetic approaches
Co-supervisor
 Marine and Environmental Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019 - 2020/12 Urban wastewater treatment using microalgal consortia
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Microbiana
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/09 Tratamento de águas residuais terciárias por Chlorella sp. GTM05 isolada de efluentes urbanos
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/09 Microalgas no tratamento de águas residuais de aquacultura
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/09 NUTRIENT REMOVAL AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION OF A MICROALGAL CONSORTIUM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019 - 2020/05 Searching for neuroprotective compounds from marine microalgae with application in Alzheimer's therapeutics
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus de Qualidade num Laboratório de Análises (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/12 Síntese de piridazinas, pirazoles e triazoles com aplicação terapêutica na Doença d'Alzheimer
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2019/11/04 Unravelling the biotechnological potential of halophyte species from the Algarve coast
Co-supervisor
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/11 Síntese de piridazinas, pirazoles e triazoles com atividade quelante
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/09 Searching for innovative anti-tumoural drugs in marine microalgae
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus de Qualidade num Laboratório de Análises (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/09 Development of extracts with cosmeceutical applications from marine microalgae
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus de Qualidade num Laboratório de Análises (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016 - 2019/07/17 Biotechnological applications of a promising marine chlorophyte (Tetraselmis sp. CTP4): a biorefinery approach
Co-supervisor
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/07 Nutritional and Functional Evaluation of Halophyte Plants
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015 - 2019/05/23 Chemical and biological characterization of halophyte plants with ethnopharmacological use in the Algarve coast
Supervisor
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/01 - 2019/03 Optimization of the production of fucoxanthin-rich fractions from the microalga Isochrysis galbana
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/01 - 2019/03 Optimization of Emiliania huxleyi growth for CO2 mitigation and production of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Microbiana. (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/09 Evaluación nutricional y funcional de plantas halófitas del Parque Natural Bahía de Cádiz y Parque Natural Ría Formosa (Portugal): comparación con plantas cultivadas
Supervisor
 Máster en Agroalimentación (Master)
Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
2016/10 - 2017/09 Exploitation of Bioactive Molecules in the Processing of Microalgal Biomass into Biodiesel
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/07 Optimization of carotenoid production by a stress-tolerant microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4
Co-supervisor
 Master’s in Marine Sciences. (Master)
Université de Bordeaux, France
2016/10 - 2017/06 Microalgal bioactive compounds for the treatment of type-2 diabetes
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/12 Production of Biofuels from Microalgal Biomass
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/12 Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of Synthetic Bis-Indolyl Methanes: Structure-Activity Relationship
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/09 Purification and Characterization of Microalgae Lipids: a value-addition to Biodiesel Production
Supervisor
 Mestrado Erasmus Mundus em Regulamentação e Inovação em Química (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/09 Preliminary evaluation of chemical and physical properties of microalgal biodiesel
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/07 Incorporation of Selenium on microalgae as suplement to Artemia and zebrafish
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Aquacultura e Pescas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/10 Salt marsh plants as source of bioactive compounds
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Ciências Biomédicas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/07 Physiology and biochemistry of the effect of abiotic stress on the autochthonous CTP4 strain, a candidate microalga for biofuel production in Algarve
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/06 Estudo do efeito da salinidade e concentração de ferro no crescimento e conteúdo lipídico da estirpe de microalga CTP4
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Biochemical characterization of antitumoral compounds present in selected halophytes
Co-supervisor
 Post-Doc Researcher (Other)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal