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Rebeca André holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), and a Ph.D. in Systems Biology from the same institution. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Health Sciences and Technologies (ECTS), Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal, where she is responsaible for Biochemistry I and II and Analytical Methods I. In 2023, Rebeca completed her PhD with the thesis titled "Molecules for Health: Cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules", exploring the impact of marine bioactives on cholesterol metabolism. She is also a Guest Editor for a Special Issue on "Natural Products in Gut Microbiome Modulation: From Mechanisms to Clinical Applications" for the Pharmaceutical Journal. Rebeca is committed to advancing research that supports the circular economy, particularly through the sustainable use of natural products. Her work aims to contribute to the development of innovative solutions that enhance scientific knowledge while promoting environmental sustainability and societal well-being.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rebeca André

Citation names

  • André, Rebeca
  • Rebeca André

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7D18-8206-8EF7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2733-5797
Scopus Author Id
57207778987

Email addresses

  • raandre@fc.ul.pt (Professional)
  • rebeca.andre@ulusofona.pt (Professional)
  • rebeca.esperanca@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/03/15 - 2023/06/02
Concluded
 Systems Biology - Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecules for Health: cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção e louvor
2015/09/15 - 2017/10/10
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Bioquímica
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Ação de extratos de Ageratina adenophora na quimioterapia do cancro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2012/09/15 - 2015/06/30
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia Biblioteca, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2023/08/01 - 2024/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL, Portugal
2023/12/01 - 2024/12/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/03/15 - 2023/03/17 PhD Fellowship Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/08/01 - 2024/12/31 Blue4skin - Innovative skin products from the valorization of industrial marine wastes
Submetido e aprovado
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
 Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento
Ongoing
2018/09 - 2023/03/17 Molecules for Health: choleterol absorption, and expression of its transporter proteins, interactions with drugs
PTDC/BIA-BQM/28355/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Química e Bioquímica
UID/Multi/00612/2019
PhD Student Fellow
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025 - Current European Master in Natural Products Chemistry for Bioactives Application BioNatChem
ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-EMJM-MOB
Researcher
Under evaluation
2025 - Current Essential4Health: Uncovering the Gut-Brain Interactions of Essential Oil and By-products for Neuroprotection and Microbiome Health
HORIZON-MSCA-SE-2024
Researcher
Under evaluation
2024/09/01 - Current SeaCoats- Revestimentos Antibioincrustantes com Nanopartículas Bioativas Marinhas: Inovação e Sustentabilidade
IPL/ IDI&CA2024/SeaCoats_ISEL/BII/3M
Post-doc
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
 Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Ongoing
2024 - Current Drug development, repurposing and formulation against MDR, and relative toxicological aspects - DesignDrugs2MDR
ERAMUS+ KA1
Researcher
Ongoing
2024 - Current Interreg Euro-Med BlueSolve
Researcher
Under evaluation
2024 - Current Interreg Euro-Med MAIA
Euro-MED0401238
Researcher
Under evaluation
2024 - Current SEABIOCARE -Bioactive Compounds from Marine Industry Waste for Innovative Skin Care Product Development
2024.11082.CEECIND
Researcher
Under evaluation
2024 - Current The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership’s second joint transnational call: Innovative Skin Products From The Valorisation Of Industrial Marine Wastes (BLUE4SKIN)
SBEP2024-303
Researcher
Not funded
2023/09 - 2024/12 Erasmus Mundus Design Measures "Bio.Natural - Chemistry of Natural Bioactives"
ERASMUS-EDU-2023-EMJM-DESIGN, 101127246
Post-doc Fellow
Concluded
2024 - 2024 Blue4Skin
HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-02-5-two-stage
Researcher
Not funded
2022 - 2022 Metabolomics screening as a diagnostic tool - an explorative approach for the differentiation of familial dyslipidemias
2022.04924.PTDC
Researcher
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Ana Patrícia Gomes; Rebeca André; António Marques-da-Costa; Sara Moniz; Iva Vinhais; Michael Sassano; Costa, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Patricia; Pereira-Leite, Catarina. "Pioneering New Frontiers in Medical Cannabis: SOMAÍ’s Nanoemulsion Formulations". Paper presented in Innov Delivery, 2025.
  2. Ana Patrícia Gomes; Rebeca André; António Marques-da-Costa; Sara Moniz; Iva Vinhais; Michael Sassamo; Costa, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Patricia; Pereira-Leite, Catarina. "Advancing Cannabinoid Therapies: SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals’ Solutions using Nanostructured Lipid Carriers". Paper presented in Innov Delivery, 2025.
  3. Rebeca André; Márcia Santos Filipe; Martim Magro; Mari Carmen Mostazo Torres; Marco Ferreira; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; Pacheco, Rita; Costa, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Patricia. "Valorização de Subprodutos Marinhos: Extração de Colagénio para Uso em Cosméticos e Suplementos Alimentares". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional dos Farmacêuticos 2024, 2024.
  4. Vera M. S. Isca; Gabrielle Bangay; Márcia Santos Filipe; André, Rebeca; Hussein, Ahmed A; Rijo, Patricia. "Plectranthus: An Important Source of Bioactive Diterpenoids for Therapeutic Applications". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH, 2024.
  5. André, Rebeca; Márcia Santos Filipe; Martim Magro; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; André, Vânia; Alves, Marta; Pacheco, Rita; Rijo, Patricia. "Marine waste as a source of novel bioactive extracts with potential skin applications". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  6. Isca, Vera M. S.; Gabrielle Bangay; Epole Ntungwe; Domínguez-Martín EM; André, Rebeca; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; Rijo, Patricia. "Plectranthus spp.: source of cytotoxic abietane diterpenoids promising for nanosystems in cancer therapy". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  7. Rebeca André; Santos Filipe, Márcia; Rosatella, Andreia; Rijo, Patrícia. "New bioactive extracts with potential skin application from marine waste". Paper presented in Jornadas CBIOS, 2023.
  8. André, Rebeca; Hugo M. Santos; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. Corresponding author: André, Rebeca. "Proteomic and untargeted metabolomic analysis of HepG2 cells exposed to Fucus vesiculosus, a potential functional food". Paper presented in 1st international Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health, 2022.
  9. André, Rebeca; Laura Guedes; Rita Guedes; Ricardo Alexandre Perdiz de Melo; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of Fucus vesiculosus bioactive compounds on cholesterol synthesis and intestinal permeation". Paper presented in 7th Conference of the International Society for Applied Phycology, 2021.
  10. André, Rebeca; Bernardo Pedro; Laura Guedes; Ricardo Alexandre Perdiz de Melo; Ascensão, Lia; Pacheco, Rita; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of different sources of Fucus vesiculosus and aqueous extraction methods on the antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activity". Paper presented in Natural products in drug discovery and human health, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Rebeca André; Ana Patrícia Gomes; Catarina Pereira-Leite; António Marques-da-Costa; Luis Monteiro Rodrigues; Michael Sassano; Patricia Rijo; Maria do Céu Costa. "The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review". Pharmaceuticals (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17111543.
    10.3390/ph17111543
  2. André, Rebeca; Márcia Santos Filipe; Marco Ferreira; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; André, Vânia; Alves, Marta; Pacheco, Rita; Rijo, Patricia. Corresponding author: Rijo, Patricia. "Valorizing sardine scales: a circular approach to sustainable collagen for cosmetics and nutrition applications". Frontiers in Pharmacology 15 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1443358.
    Published
  3. Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Hugo M. Santos; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Exploring the Hypocholesterolemic Potential of a Fucus vesiculosus Extract: Omic Insights into Molecular Mechanisms at the Intestinal Level". Marine Drugs (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/md22040187.
    10.3390/md22040187
  4. Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Ana Catarina Alves; Hugo M. Santos; Mafalda Bourbon; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "The Hypocholesterolemic Potential of the Edible Algae Fucus vesiculosus: Proteomic and Quantitative PCR Analysis". Foods (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12142758.
    10.3390/foods12142758
  5. Diogo Nunes; André, Rebeca; Asma Ressaissi; Bernardo Duarte; Ricardo Melo; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Influence of Gender and Age of Brown Seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) on Biochemical Activities of Its Aqueous Extracts". Foods (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11010039.
    10.3390/foods11010039
  6. Rebeca André; Rita Guedes; Javier López; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Untargeted metabolomic study of HepG2 cells under the effect of Fucus vesiculosus aqueous extract". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 35 23 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9197.
    10.1002/rcm.9197
  7. Bernardo Pedro; Laura Guedes; Rebeca André; Gaspar, Helena; Pedro Vaz; Ascensão, Lia; Ricardo Melo; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Undaria pinnatifida (U. pinnatifida) bioactivity: Antioxidant, gastro-intestinal motility, cholesterol biosynthesis and liver cell lines proteome". Journal of Functional Foods 83 (2021): 104567-104567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2021.104567.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104567
  8. André, Rebeca; Pacheco, Rita; Bourbon, Mafalda; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Brown Algae Potential as a Functional Food against Hypercholesterolemia: Review". Foods 10 2 (2021): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10020234.
    Published • 10.3390/foods10020234
  9. Sezan R. Fadel; Hamdi Bendif; Laura Guedes; Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Rita Guedes; Karim Merabti; Mohamed Djamel Miara; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Bioactivities of iridoids and flavonoids present in decoctions from aerial parts of Verbascum betonicifolium". European Journal of Integrative Medicine (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101171.
    Published • 10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101171
  10. Rebeca André; Laura Guedes; Ricardo Melo; Lia Ascensão; Rita Pacheco; Pedro D. Vaz; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of Food Preparations on In Vitro Bioactivities and Chemical Components of Fucus vesiculosus". Foods 9 7 (2020): 955-955. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9070955.
    10.3390/foods9070955
  11. Rebeca André; Joana Catarro; Dalia Freitas; Rita Pacheco; M. Conceição Oliveira; Maria Luísa serralheiro; Pedro Falé. "Action of euptox A from Ageratina adenophora juice on human cell lines: A top-down study using FTIR spectroscopy and protein profiling". Toxicology in Vitro (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.012.
    10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.012
Preprint
  1. Rebeca André; Ana Patrícia Gomes; Catarina Pereira-Leite; António Marques-da-Costa; Luis Monteiro Rodrigues; Michael Sassano; Patricia Rijo; Maria do Céu Costa. "The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1225.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202409.1225.v1
  2. Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Hugo M. Santos; Maria-Luísa Serralheiro. "Omic Studies on the Effect of Fucus vesiculosus on Differentiated Caco-2 Cells: A Potential Functional Food". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1819.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202305.1819.v1
  3. Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Ana Catarina Alves; Hugo M. Santos; Mafalda Bourbon; Maria-Luísa Serralheiro. "The Hypocholesterolemic Potential of the Edible Algae Fucus Vesiculosus: Proteomic and Quantitative PCR Analysis". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2272.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202305.2272.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Molecules for Health: cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2023.
  2. "Ação de extratos de Ageratina adenophora na quimioterapia do cancro". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/07/12 Effect of food preparations on in vitro bioactivities and chemical components of Fucus vesiculosus 3rd Edition of Webinar on Nutrition & Food Science
Southeastern Louisiana University (United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Projeto licenciatura Ciências Farmecuticas
Supervisor
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current New Bioactive Extracts with Potential Skin Application from Marine Waste
Co-supervisor
 Ciências farmacêuticas (Master)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Projeto licenciatura Ciências Farmacêuticas
Supervisor
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/04 - 2024/11/04 Workshop: "The chemistry of Scents essential oils: from molecular models to virtual reality" in the pharmaceutical science week. (2024/11/04) (2024/11/04 - 2024/11/04)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2023/07/13 - 2023/07/14 Team member of the organizing committee of the III Bio.Natural 2023 - Bioactive Natural Products Research conference (2023/07/13 - 2023/07/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024 (European Rersearchers’ Night) – Stand de demonstração CBIOS
Workshop
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024
2024/07/01 - 2024/07/10 Estágio de verão da Ciência Viva - À descoberta do medicamento de fio a pavio!
Workshop
 Ciência viva no laboratório 28 Edição

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/26 Revisão sistemática sobre a planta medicinal Plectranths amboinicus L
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Evellyn Soares de Almeida (Master)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/07/22 Extração e avaliação das atividades biológicas da planta Thymelaea lanuginosa
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Sofia Amaral (Other)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/07/09 Estudo de otimização de Extração e Atividade Biológica de Extratos de Juglans regia L
(Thesis) Arguer
 Tirsa Elenor Chipota Pinheiro (Other)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
2024 - Current Phytomedicine
2024 - Current Fermentation
2024 - Current Plants
2024 - Current Membranes

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/01 - Current Bioquímica I Ciências farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2025/01 - Current Metodologias de investigação Química dos bioativos naturais (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2025 - Current Medicinal and Therapeutic Chemistry (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/09/16 - Current Métodos analíticos I Mestrado integrado em ciências farmacêuticas Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/09/16 - Current Bioquimica II Mestrado Integrado em ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/02/01 - Current Farmacognosia e Fitoterapia 2 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2023/12/01 - 2024/02/23 Química Medicinal Inorgânica Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025/01/22 - Current Projeto licenciatura Bioquímica Miguel charneca
2023/10/01 - 2024/07/01 Sustainable extracts for dermo cosmetic application Martim Magro