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I am a responsible, interested, and dynamic person with easy integration and working in a team. Highly accomplished and dedicated professional with over 10 years of extensive experience in R&D. Played a significant role in several national and European research projects, where I have effectively collaborated with a diverse range of industry stakeholders, contributing to advancements in sustainable processes and practical applications in cosmetics and food science. Resulting in proficiency in several laboratory techniques such as extraction/recovery of bioactive compounds and analytical techniques
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Loureiro do Valle Pereira

Citation names

  • Pereira, Maria João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7B1B-7AD1-9517
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1583-2534

Email addresses

  • mjvpereira@ucp.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/12/19
Concluded
 Química Sustentável (associação) (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Recovery Of Natural Flavours By Integrated Membrane Processing And Fractionated Condensation: Case Study Of Seafood And Wine Industries" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012
Concluded
 Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo de Plantas Aromáticas e Medicinais (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Potencial químico e biológico de rebentos de leguminosas. Alteração do metaboloma e da bioactividade de Glycine max (L.) Merr. pela inoculação com Bradyrhizobium japonicum." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2009
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
"Apoio à Implementação e Análise dos Problemas de Manutenção do Sistema de HACCP" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07/01 - 2023/09/30 Researcher (Research) Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/17 - Current Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional) Biorbis, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/01/01 - 2022/12/19 PhD student Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2016/07/01 - 2016/12/31 Bolseira de investigação no Projecto “Produção de Kissangua” Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Laboratório de nutracêuticos e libertação controlada, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2016/12/31 Bolseira de investigação no Projecto “FarmoMel: Identificação de compostos presentes no mel, com elevada actividade biológica e farmacêutica (antibacteriana, antifúngica e antiviral) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2015/06/30 Bolseira de investigação no Projecto “Infusão Premium – Criação de lotes de plantas aromáticas premium com propriedades sensórias e funcionais validadas com elevada aceitação pelo consumidor” Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2015/03/31 bolseira de investigação no projecto europeu "Quafety" Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/12/01 - Current MobFood
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024524
Research Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV , Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2017/07/31 FarmoMel
FarmoMel
Research Fellow
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Câmara Municipal de Castelo Branco
Concluded
2015/04/01 - 2015/06/30 Infusão Premium
38921
Research Fellow
Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2013/03/01 - 2015/03/31 Projecto Europeu “QUAFETY"
FP7-KBBE-2011-5
Research Fellow
Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
SAICTPAC/0040/2015 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos
UID/QUI/50006/2019
LA/P/0008/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Amaro, A.L.; Machado, I.; Pereira, M.J.; Carvalho, S.; Poças, M.F.; Vasconcelos, M.; Pintado, M.. Respiration rate and functional quality of rocket leaves as affected by passive modified atmosphere packaging. 2015.
  2. Amaro, A.L.; Pereira, M.J.; Colelli, G.; Pintado, M.. Impact of minimal processing and storage on strawberry functional and nutritional quality. 2014.
Conference poster
  1. Resende, Daniela; Velasco, Cristina; Pereira, Maria João; Sá, Tiago; Rocha, Célia; Cunha, Luís Miguel; Rui Costa Lima; et al. "Repurposing sardine cooking wastewaters as ingredients for European seabass diets". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2023.
  2. Coelho, Marta; Rocha, Célia; Cunha, L.M; Cardoso, L.; Alves, L.; Lima, R.C; Pereira, Maria João; Campos, Francisco Manuel; Manuela Pintado. "Influence of harvesting factors on the phenolic, aromatic and sensory characteristics of Mentha × piperita leaves infusions". Paper presented in 6th International Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2016.
  3. Pintado, Maria Manuela; Amaro, A.L.; Pereira, M.J; Carvalho S.; Vasconcelos, M.; Pereira, M.J.; Carvalho, S.; et al. "Nutritional and functional audit to the process of fresh-cut strawberry.". Paper presented in MicroBioTec: Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Aveiro, Portugal, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Daniela Resende; Cristina Velasco; Maria J. Pereira; Tiago Sá; Célia Rocha; Luís M. Cunha; Rui C. Lima; et al. "Incorporating sardine cooking water aromas into plant-based diets for European seabass: Effects on appetite regulation, growth and sensory properties of fish flesh". Animal Feed Science and Technology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2024.116017.
    10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2024.116017
  2. Daniela Resende; Maria J. Pereira; Tiago Sá; Carla Brazinha; Manuela Pintado; Luisa M. P. Valente; Cristina Velasco Rubial. "Production of Aroma-Rich Extracts from Sardine Cooking Wastewaters: Exploring Their Potential for Modulating Feed Intake in European Seabass". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02470-y.
    10.1007/s12649-024-02470-y
  3. Joana R. Costa; Maria J. Pereira; Sílvia S. Pedrosa; Beatriz Gullón; Nelson M. de Carvalho; Manuela E. Pintado; Ana Raquel Madureira. "Sugarcane Straw as a Source of Arabinoxylans: Optimization and Economic Viability of a Two-Step Alkaline Extraction". Foods (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12122280.
    10.3390/foods12122280
  4. M. João Pereira; Manuela Pintado; Carla Brazinha; João Crespo. "Recovery of Valuable Aromas from Sardine Cooking Wastewaters by Pervaporation with Fractionated Condensation: Matrix Effect and Model Validation". Membranes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12100988.
    10.3390/membranes12100988
  5. Pereira, Maria João; Ferreira, António; Brazinha, Carla; Crespo, João. "Modelling of Fractionated Condensation for Off-Flavours Reduction from Red Wine Fermentation Headspace". Membranes 12 9 (2022): 875. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes12090875.
    Published • 10.3390/membranes12090875
  6. "Clean Technologies for Production of Valuable Fractions from Sardine Cooking Wastewaters: An Integrated Process of Flocculation and Reverse Osmosis". Clean Technologies 4 2 (2022): 276-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol4020016.
    10.3390/cleantechnol4020016
  7. "Pervaporation recovery of valuable aromas from by-products of the seafood industry: Modelling of fractionated condensation for off-flavour removal". Separation and Purification Technology 286 (2022): 120441-120441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120441.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120441
  8. Pereira, M.J.; Amaro, A.L.; Oliveira, A.; Pintado, M.. "Bioactive compounds in ready-to-eat rocket leaves as affected by oxygen partial pressure and storage time: A kinetic modelling". Postharvest Biology and Technology 158 (2019): 110985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2019.110985.
    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2019.110985
  9. Pereira, Maria João. "Multitrait analysis of fresh-cut cantaloupe melon enables discrimination between storage times and temperatures and identifies potential markers for quality assessments". Food Chemistry 241 (2018): 222-231. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814617313869.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.050
  10. Pereira, M.J.; Amaro, A.L.; Pintado, M.; Poças, M.F.. "Modeling the effect of oxygen pressure and temperature on respiration rate of ready-to-eat rocket leaves. A probabilistic study of the Michaelis-Menten model". Postharvest Biology and Technology 131 (2017): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.04.006.
    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.04.006
  11. Coelho, M.; Rocha, C.; Cunha, L.M.; Cardoso, L.; Alves, L.; Lima, R.C.; Pereira, M.J.; Campos, F.M.; Pintado, M.. "Influence of harvesting factors on sensory attributes and phenolic and aroma compounds composition of Cymbopogon citratus leaves infusions". Food Research International 89 (2016): 1029-1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2016.07.008.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2016.07.008
  12. Spadafora, Natasha D.; Amaro, Ana L.; Pereira, Maria J.; Müller, Carsten T.; Pintado, Manuela; Rogers, Hilary J.. "Multi-trait analysis of post-harvest storage in rocket salad (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) links sensorial, volatile and nutritional data". Food Chemistry 211 (2016): 114-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.107.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.107
  13. Barbosa, J.; Borges, S.; Amorim, M.; Pereira, M.J.; Oliveira, A.; Pintado, M.E.; Teixeira, P.. "Comparison of spray drying, freeze drying and convective hot air drying for the production of a probiotic orange powder". Journal of Functional Foods 17 (2015): 340-351. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938063340&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jff.2015.06.001
  14. Silva, Luís R.; Azevedo, Jessica; Pereira, Maria J.; Carro, Lorena; Velazquez, Encarna; Peix, Alvaro; Valentão, Patrícia; Andrade, Paula B.. "Inoculation of the NonlegumeCapsicum annuum(L.) withRhizobiumStrains. 1. Effect on Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Fruit Ripeness". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 62 3 (2014): 557-564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf4046649.
    10.1021/jf4046649
  15. Silva, Luís R.; Azevedo, Jessica; Pereira, Maria J.; Carro, Lorena; Velazquez, Encarna; Peix, Alvaro; Valentão, Patrícia; Andrade, Paula B.. "Inoculation of the Nonlegume Capsicum annuum L. with Rhizobium Strains. 2. Changes in Sterols, Triterpenes, Fatty Acids, and Volatile Compounds". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 62 3 (2014): 565-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf4046655.
    10.1021/jf4046655
  16. Amaro, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Maria João; Carvalho, Susana; Vasconcelos, Marta; Pintado, M. E.. "Modeling the effect of oxygen availability and storage temperature on fresh-cut strawberry respiration rate". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/17513.
  17. Pereira, Maria João; Amaro, Ana Luísa; Carvalho, Susana; Pintado, M. E.. "Fresh-cut melon nutritional and functional quality throughout the production processing line and during storage". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/17510.
  18. Amaro, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Maria João; Carvalho, Susana; Vasconcelos, Marta; Pintado, M. E.. "Physiological and phytochemical quality of ready-to-eat rocket leaves as affected by processing, modified atmosphere and storage temperature". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/17498.
  19. Pereira, Maria João; Amaro, Ana Luísa; Carvalho, Ana; Pintado, M. E.. "Phenolic compounds content and antioxidant activity of wild strawberries (Fragaria Vesca L.)". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/17516.
  20. Silva, Luís R.; Azevedo, Jessica; Pereira, Maria J.; Valentão, Patrícia; Andrade, Paula B.. "Chemical assessment and antioxidant capacity of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seeds". Food and Chemical Toxicology 53 (2013): 240-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.11.036.
    10.1016/j.fct.2012.11.036
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/10/16 Recovery of valuable aroma profile from fishery industry by-products streams 48th WEFTA conference
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/11/03 Impact of botanical origin on the nutraceutical potential of Portuguese honeys. 1th Food Factor conference
(Barcelona, Spain)