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Ivana Rita da Silva Mendonça, concluiu o Mestrado em Bioquímica Aplicada em 2022 pela Universidade da Madeira, Licenciatura em Bioquímica em 2018 pela Universidade da Madeira e Bachelor em Bioquímica (Erasmus) em 2018/07 pela Technische Universität Graz (Áustria). No presente é estagiária de Investigação na Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria e Investigador na Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR). Publicou 3 artigos em revistas especializadas. Atua nas áreas de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Bioquímica, Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química, Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química com ênfase em Química Analítica, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Microbiologia e Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Biotecnologia Ambiental.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ivana Rita da Silva Mendonça
Date of birth
1997/10/15
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Mendonça, Ivana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7619-C648-AE6C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9148-026X

Email addresses

  • ivana.mendonca@staff.uma.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 291705036 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9000-390, Funchal, Funchal, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English (Mother tongue)
Czech Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2022
Concluded
 Bioquímica Aplicada (Mestrado)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Industrial Production of Microalgae with Microplastic Contaminated Waters: Effects and Biosolutions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2018/01 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Erasmus) (Bachelor)
Technische Universität Graz, Austria
2015 - 2018
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2023/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2023/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/12 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/06 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2021 - 2022 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Mendonça, Ivana; Faria, Marisa; Rodrigues, Filipa; Cunha, César; Kaufmann, Manfred; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Microplastic Interference in Microalgae Cultivation: Analyzing Growth and Biomass Yield for Industrial Sustainability". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2023.
  2. Rodrigues, Filipa; Mendonça, Ivana; Haris, Muhammad; Zarei, Zahra; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Pinchetti, Juan; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Revolutionizing the Food Industry with Microalgae/Cyanobacteria -Derived EPS: Biodegradable Packaging, Coatings and Nanocapsules". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2023.
  3. Rodrigues, Filipa; Mendonça, Ivana; Faria, Marisa; Figueira, Diego; Iñiguez, Eva; Kaufmann, Manfred; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "From Sunscreen to Marine Life: Understanding UV Filter Effects on Microalgae". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2023.
  4. Faria, Marisa; Mendonça, Ivana; Kaufmann, Manfred; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Revolutionizing Microalgal Processing and Safeguarding with Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogel". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2023.
  5. Mendonça, Ivana; Rodrigues, Filipa; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Natural Microbial Fibres for Emergent Contaminants Removal". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers, 2023.
  6. Mendonça, Ivana; Sousa, Jessica; Cunha, César; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Microplastics impacts on microalgae industrial production: growth vs biomass". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2022.
  7. Faria, Marisa; Duarte, Leonor; Dias, Márcia; Mendonça, Ivana; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Harvesting marine Nannochloropsis gaditana through extracellular bacterial bioflocculants". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2022.
  8. Mendonça, Ivana; Sousa, Jessica; Cunha, César; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "New strategy for microplastic bioremediation: cellulose biopolymer-based hydrogel". Paper presented in MICRO, 2022.
  9. Mendonça, Ivana; Sousa, Jessica; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Sustainable approach for microfibres removal: bacterial cellulose residues". Paper presented in MICRO, 2022.
  10. Mendonça, Ivana; Sousa, Jéssica; Cunha, César; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Strategy for hydrous microplastic bioremediation: cellulose biopolymer-based hydrogel". Paper presented in MICRO2022, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Mendonça, Ivana; Faria, Marisa; Rodrigues, Filipa; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Microalgal-based industry vs microplastic pollution: Current knowledge and future perspectives". Science of The Total Environment 909 (2024): 168414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168414.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168414
  2. Mendonça, Ivana; Cunha, César; Kaufmann, Manfred; Faria, Marisa; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Microplastics reduce microalgal biomass by decreasing single-cell weight: The barrier towards implementation at scale". Science of The Total Environment 877 (2023): 162950. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162950.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162950
  3. Mendonça, Ivana; Sousa, Jessica; Cunha, César; Faria, Marisa; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Solving urban water microplastics with bacterial cellulose hydrogels: Leveraging predictive computational models". Chemosphere (2023): 137719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137719.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137719
  4. Faria, Marisa; Cunha, César; Gomes, Madalena; Mendonça, Ivana; Kaufmann, Manfred; Ferreira, Artur; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Bacterial cellulose biopolymers: The sustainable solution to water-polluting microplastics". Water Research 222 (2022): 118952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118952.
    Published • 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118952
Newspaper article
  1. Faria, Marisa; Mendonça, Ivana; Kaufmann, Manfred; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Investigadora madeirense conquista prémio internacional", 2024, https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/16/390338-investigadora-madeirense-conquista-premio-internacional.
  2. Mendonça, Ivana; Cordeiro, Nereida. Corresponding author: Cordeiro, Nereida. "Presença de microplásticos na água influencia produção de microalgas usadas na indústria", 2023, https://www.dnoticias.pt/2023/5/25/361393-presenca-de-microplasticos-na-agua-influencia-producao-de-microalgas-usadas-na-industria/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/06 Microbial fibers as a bioflocculant to harvest and storage vehicle for living microalgal cells 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers
(Funchal, Portugal)
2023/06 Microplastics sustainable remediation by hydrogel of natural bacterial fibers 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers
(Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11 Advancing bacterial cellulose biopolymers & hydrogels to remediate microplastic pollution MICRO
(Lanzarote, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/06 - 2023/07 Bioconcentration, biodegradation and tolerance of environmental UV-filter by microalgae
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/05 Bacterial cellulose: potential microfibre removal agent in contaminated water
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal