Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Pedro Jorge Louro Crugeira
Citation names
- Crugeira, Pedro
- Crugeira, Pedro Jorge Louro
- CRUGEIRA, P. J. L.
- CRUGEIRA, PEDRO JORGE L.
- CRUGEIRA, PEDRO J.L.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 8F17-E60C-A45D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7084-3711
Email addresses
- pedro.crugeira@ipt.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 926657179 (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2016/03/18 - 2019/06/21
Concluded
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Biotechnology (Doctor)
Universidade Federal da Bahia - Campus Ondina, Brazil
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2014/02/27 - 2015/12/10
Concluded
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Biotechnology (Master Universitario)
Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
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2001 - 2006
Concluded
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Biotechnological Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
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1991 - 1994
Concluded
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Biotechnology (Bacharelato)
Instituto Superior de Humanidades e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/10/11 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal | ||
2019/10/01 - 2021/04/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/09 - Current | Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal | ||
2022/09 - Current | Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal | ||
2022/02/03 - Current | Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal |
2015/02/18 - 2021/06/30 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil |
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil | ||
2017/03/04 - 2018/02/12 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Centro Universitário de Salvador - UNICEUSA, Brazil |
Centro Universitário de Salvador - UNICEUSA, Brazil | ||
2017/02/28 - 2018/02/07 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | FACULDADE SALVADOR - FACSAL, Brazil |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/03/01 - 2016/02/28 | Coordinator of Conservation Units, Education and Environmental Sanitation - Official Gazette of the Municipality of Mata de São João Decree No. 886/2015 | Prefeitura Municipal de Mata de São João, Brazil |
Prefeitura Municipal de Mata de São João, Brazil | ||
2011/02/01 - 2015/02/27 | Sub-coordinator of the Environment Centre - Official Gazette of Mata de São João Decree No. 061/2011 | Prefeitura Municipal de Mata de São João, Brazil |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/10/04 - 2021/03/30 | Consultancy/research for new products | GUIRRÉ INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE COSMÉTICOS, Brazil |
2002/03/03 - 2006/05/01 | Technical Director | ATOM CIENTÍFICA, LDA - ATOM, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2019/08/01 - 2021/03/31 | Sustainable biotechnological alternatives to increase the oil recovery factor of carbonate reservoirs, ISPG/PETROGAL/ANP/UFBA.
PETROGAL/FAPEX
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
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Galp Energia SGPS SA Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa e à Extensão Concluded
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2016/04/01 - 2019/06/26 | Photo-stimulation of a thermo-cellulolytic bacterial consortium for degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose from green
coconut fibers
fapesb
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia
Concluded
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2014/03/02 - 2015/12/14 | Activation potential of Low Power Laser or LED radiation in thermo-cellulolytic consortium for application in the composting
of green coconut fibers
FAPESB
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/11/01 - Current | INOVOlive - Inovação na cadeia de processamento da azeitona de mesa por fotobiomodulação e valorização dos resíduos através
de uma abordagem sustentável
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01201300
Responsável I&D
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2021/10/22 - Current | RARISS - RAÇAS AUTÓCTONES, RASTREABILIDADE, INOVAÇÃO E SOLUÇÕES SUSTENTÁVEIS
069810: RARRIS
Membro de Equipe
Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal |
Ongoing
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2021/10/11 - Current | OleaChain: Skills for sustainability and innovation in the traditional olive grove value chain in the North Interior of Portugal"
(in progress).
NORTE -06 -3559 -FSE -000188
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal |
Ongoing
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2020/12/07 - Current | Development and selection of methods for sequestering CO2 and converting H2S into cellular biomass, via simultaneous or isolated
biotechnological processes, carried out by microorganisms
Integrante de equipe do projeto
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Ongoing
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2017/03/01 - Current | Evaluation of antifungal aPDT using ramnolipid nanocapsules with DMMB associated with LED light (630nm ± 1nm and 632nm ± 2nm)
against Candida Albicans fluconazole resistant: In vitro study.
fapesb
Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia
Ongoing
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2016/02/01 - 2018/01/31 | Evaluation of Photodynamic Inactivation in Staphylococcus aureus using gold nanoparticles conjugated with a phenothiazine
photosensitizer associated with red LED (¿630nm±20nm).
fapesb
Universidade Federal da Bahia Centro de Biofotônica, Brazil
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024 | Efeito da emissão de luz LED na fermentação natural de azeitona verde da variedade Negrinha de Freixo | X Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Portugal)
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2023/05/31 | Water-in-oil emulsions as curcumin and olive extract carriers towards the development of eco-friendly solutions for antibacterial photodynamic inactivation of S. aureus |
Society of Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (Riga, Latvia)
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2023/04/04 | Xanthan gum biosynthesis by reusing moist olive pomace | Materiais 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais – MATERIAIS 2023 and XII International Materials Symposium
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Guimarães , Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2022 - 2033 | Evaluation of moist olive pomace as an antimicrobial agent envisaging leather treatments
Supervisor
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Engenharia Química (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2022 - 2033 | Antimicrobial evaluation of A/O emulsions carrying olive leaf extract and curcumin on Candida albicans cultures
Supervisor
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Tecnologia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2022 - 2033 | Evaluation of the antifungal capacity of O/W emulsions as carriers for curcumin and olive extract
Supervisor
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Tecnologia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2022 - 2024/07/10 | Assessment of bacterial cellulose biosynthesis from olive bagasse using photostimulation
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biotecnológica (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Assessment of bacterial cellulose biosynthesis from olive bagasse using photostimulation
Supervisor of Halima Khelima
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Mestrado em Engenharia Biotecnológica (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Evaluation of LED photostimulation in the fermentation process of table olives and its impact on physico-chemical and microbiological
parameters
Supervisor
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Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Avaliação do efeito da emissão de luz LED no espectro vermelho na biossíntese de celulose bacteriana
Supervisor
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Tecnologia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Evaluation of the antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger of essential oil-based emulsions for leather treatment
Supervisor
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Tecnologia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
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2017/06/03 - 2018/12/20 | Worker health in the prevention of accidents with biological materials in operating theatres
Supervisor
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Enfermagem (Degree)
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2025/02/12 | O uso de fotoinativação como alternativa para o uso de biocidas e controle de consórcio de bactérias redutoras de sulfato
em água produzida de campos de petróleo na bacia do recôncavo baiano
(Thesis) Arguer
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Gustavo Vital dos Santos (Master)
Editora da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2024/10 | Avaliação do efeito da emissão de luz LED no espectro vermelho na biossintese de celulose bacteriana
Supervisor
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Catarina Daniel Lucas (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2024/07/10 | Assessment of bacterial cellulose biosynthesis from olive bagasse using photostimulation
Supervisor
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Halima Khelifa (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2024 | Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy mediated by DMMB-AuNPs in wounds potentially contaminated by staphylococcus aureus: microbiological
evaluation
(Thesis) Arguer
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Anildo Alves de Brito Júnior (Master)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2024 | Evaluation of LED photostimulation in the fermentation process of table olives and its impact on physico-chemical and microbiological
parameters
Supervisor
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Eya Jemai (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2024 | Desenvolvimento e caracterização físico-química, microbiológica e sensorial de gomas de fruta
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Adalcy Boa Morte do Nascimento (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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2021/11/18 | Cultivation of oleaginous microorganisms in waste from the energy industry for biodiesel production
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Gabriele Rodrigues Conceição (PhD)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2021/11/18 | Analysis of the effectiveness of haemolaser therapy for the prevention of painful symptoms, haematological changes and impact
on quality of life in patients with sickle cell anaemia
(Thesis) Main arguer
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SABRINA BARBOSA MATOS DA CONCEIÇÃO (PhD)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2021/06/21 | Production of Exopolysaccharides in an Aerobic Reactor Using Waste from the Energy Industry
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Igor Carvalho Fontes Sampaio (PhD)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2020/12/18 | Development of an indirect ELISA assay to measure secretory immunoglobulin A - IgA against enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
- EPEC in human milk
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Isabel Cristina de Oliveira (PhD) |
2020/05/29 | Detection of Prostate Cancer by RAMAN Spectroscopy: A Multivariate Study in Patients with Normal and Altered PSA Values
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Neandder Andrade Correia (PhD)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2019/12/25 | Medicinal plants used by nurses in primary and preventive care
(Thesis) Arguer
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Alizete Araújo Oliveira dos Santos (Other)
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil
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2019/12/05 | Application of nanoparticles in the oil recovery process and control of sulphide-biogenesis (souring)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Michelle Cruz Costa Calhau (PhD)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2019/12/02 | Effect of IR (850nm) and violet (405nm) LED phototherapy on mast cells in oral mucosa tissue of Wistar rats Histological study
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Geyza Lopes Borges Araújo (Master)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2019/11/20 | Technological Prospecting for Patents on the Production of Natural Phenolic Resins
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Diego Cerqueira Montes (Other)
Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Brazil
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2019/11/19 | Production of exopolysaccharide by Enterobacter amnigenusa from produced water from the oil industry
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ian Mascena da Silva Oliveira (Other)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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2017/04/05 | Selection of a Fungal Strain Producing Cellulolytic and Hemicellulolytic Enzymes and Enzymatic Optimisation in the Saccharification
of Coconut Fibre
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Daniel Tereska Santos (Other)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/03/09 - Current | Membro da comissão organizadora da semifinal de Bragança das Olimpíadas de Química, realizadas na Escola Superior de Tecnologia
e Gestão do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 2024.
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal |
2022/01/14 - Current | Membro de editorial boards
Member
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International Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology(IJPP), United States |
2013 - 2015 | Commission for the Technical Analysis of the Municipal Basic Sanitation Plan Official Gazette of the Municipality of Mata
de São João Ordinance No. 047
Member
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Prefeitura Municipal de Mata de São João, Brazil |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/09/12 - 2024/02/15 | Engenharia de Bioprocessos | Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal |
2023/02/20 - 2023/07/15 | Microbiologia Industrial | Engenharia Biotecnológica (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
2023/02/20 - 2023/07/15 | Biologia Molecular e Celular | Tecnologia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal |
2022/09/09 - 2023/02/18 | Microbiologia Aplicada e Bioprocessos | Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal |
2021/08/13 - 2021/08/13 | Applications of Photonics in Biotechnology | Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia da RENORBIO – Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, nucleadora UFBA (Doutoramento) | Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
2020/03/28 - 2020/03/28 | Aplicações da Fotônica em Biotecnologia - ICSE65 | Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia da RENORBIO – Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (Doctor) | Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
2017/03/04 - 2018/02/12 | Professor of the following subjects: Cell Biology; Microbiology; Biostatistics; Biosafety; General Chemistry. | Farmácia e Estética (Licence) |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2024/12/18 - Current | Presidente do júri da comissão de avaliação para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação (BI) inserida no projeto científico,
INOVOlive - Inovação na cadeia de processamento da azeitona de mesa por fotobiomodulação e valorização dos resíduos através
de uma abordagem sustentável, Código de Operação no Balcão de Fundos Compete2030-FEDER-01201300, aviso de abertura com o número
de referência P537741
Evaluator
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal | |
2023/02/27 - Current | Evaluation committee for the call for a Research Grant (BI) - research project, RARISS - Autochthonous breeds, traceability,
innovation and sustainable solutions (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069810), scientific area of Chemical Engineering and related areas.
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal | |
2022 - Current | Evaluation committee for the call for a Research Grant (BI) for the research project, RARISS - Autochthonous breeds, traceability,
innovation and sustainable solutions (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069810).
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal | |
2022/11/22 - 2022/11/24 | Member of the scientific committee at the 1st Meeting of the Mountain Consortium for the Knowledge of Young STEAM Researchers
and the 7th Meeting of Young Researchers, which took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança on 22, 23 and 24 November
2022.
Evaluator
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal | |
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/06 | Participation in the evaluation committee of the Seminar of Theses in Progress I and II, of the doctoral students of the Postgraduate
Programme in Biotechnology of RENORBIO (Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia), of the Federal University of Bahia.
Evaluator
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Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil | |
2020/12/10 - 2020/12/10 | Participation in the evaluation committee for the Thesis Seminar in progress I and II, of the doctoral students of the Postgraduate
Programme in Biotechnology of RENORBIO (Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia), at the Federal University of Bahia.
Evaluator
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Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil | |
2019/11/12 - 2019/11/12 | Participation in the evaluation committee for the Thesis Seminar in progress I and II, of the doctoral students of the Postgraduate
Programme in Biotechnology of RENORBIO (Northeast Biotechnology Network), at the Federal University of Bahia.
Evaluator
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Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2024/05/09 - Current | Letters in Applied Microbiology | Oxford University Press |
2023/11 - Current | Polymer International | Society of Chemical Industry |
2023/05 - Current | Journal of Microbiology and Infection | Reseapro journals |
2020/03/09 - Current | International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology(IJMB) | Science Publishing Group |
2019/08/30 - Current | Journal of Applied Microbiology and Letters in Applied Microbiology | A. Gilmour |
2019/08/01 - Current | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology | Elsevier |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2019/03/01 - 2020/10/30 | Evaluation of the Potential of LED Photostimulation in the Production of Microbial Bioactives | Laila Roberta Viana Peixôto |
2019/03/01 - 2020/10/30 | Evaluation of the Potential of Laser Photostimulation in the Production of Microbial Bioactives | Caio Leonardo Oliveira dos Santos |
2014/08/03 - 2015/07/30 | Influence of Humidity and Aeration Variations on the Biotechnological Composting Process of Green Coconut Waste | Mariana Pinheiro Ponzio |
2014/08/03 - 2015/07/29 | Evaluate whether variations in phosphate and lime concentrations influence the biotechnological composting process of green coconut waste | Polliana Rocha Suzart Crespo |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2025/01/20 - Current | Júri da comissão de avaliação do concurso para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação (BI) inserida no projeto de científico, “EMULCOLOR”, com financiamento “Receitas próprias”. Aviso de abertura com o número de referência R666704 | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal |
2024/08/06 - 2024/08/06 | Júri da comissão de avaliação do concurso para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação (BI) inserida no projeto de científico, “BioShoes4All - Inovação e capacitação da fileira do calçado para a bioeconomia sustentável”, com financiamento “União Europeia / Next Generation EU, através do Fundo Ambiental, no âmbito do Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência”. Aviso de Abertura - Bolsa de Investigação (BI) BioShoes4 All BI - R649400 | Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal |
Scientific expedition
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2019/10/01 - 2021/04/30 | Post-doctoral research project entitled: Photobiostimulation strategies for the production of bioactives for the recovery of oil from carbonate rocks | Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil |
Distinctions
Award
2014 | Public Competition for Architecture and Urban Planning Ideas - Sanitation and Waste Treatment
Governo do Estado da Bahia, Brazil
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Other distinction
2018 | Outstanding Professor in the teaching/learning process
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil
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2018 | Outstanding Professor in the teaching/learning process
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil
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2017 | Certificate of Merit
Faculdade São Salvador , Brazil
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2017 | Outstanding Professor
Instituto Baiano de Ensino Superior - IBES, Brazil
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