Carla Cristina Mestre Veríssimo Dias (A415-EBF5-4B2F)

Curriculum Vitae

Carla Cristina Mestre Veríssimo Dias

I hold a PhD in Biotechnology and Biosciences from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon (2023). Currently, I am a Researcher at MEtRICs (Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos) at NOVA FCT, where I am working on the PRR Project "PRODUCTECH R3". Specifically, my work focus on the production of nanocellulose from lignocellulosic wastes, though greener solutions. I have published 16 papers, 12 as first author, in refereed international journals. My expertise lies in the physiology and dynamics of yeast and microalgae, both in pure and mixed cultures, with applications ranging from bioproduct production to industrial effluent treatment. Additionally, I specialized in utilizing flow cytometry for monitoring microalgae and yeast cultivations.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Carla Cristina Mestre Veríssimo Dias

Citation names

Dias, Carla
Diez, Carla

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: A415-EBF5-4B2F
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3282-4210
Google Scholar ID: 8p8ZJZwAAAAJ
Researcher Id: P-4060-2016
Scopus Author Id: 56596238600

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Biofuels
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioplastics
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023 Concluded	Biotecnologia e Biociências (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialidade Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Yeast and Microalgae Symbiotic System for Brewery Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Bioproducts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/01/01 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011/03/01 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/06/17 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos, Portugal
2023/10/11 - 2024/06/15	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/04/06 - 2023/10/05	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

2017 - 2023	Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal

2013 - 2015	Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

2013 - 2013	Research Trainee (Research)	Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal EPE, Portugal

2011 - 2012	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidad Complutense de Madrid Facultad de Farmacia, Spain

2010 - 2011	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

2010 - 2010	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

2009 - 2010	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013 - 2013	Entrepreneurship fellowship	Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal

2013 - 2013	InovContacto Programme	Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/10/11 - 2024/06/15	PRR Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical Algas C644915664-00000026 Post-doc Fellow	Ongoing
2023/04 - 2023/10	BioICEP – Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics 00000000000000000 Research Fellow	Concluded
2017/04 - 2018/09	GREENBIOREFINERY - Processing of brewery wastes with microalgae for producing valuable compounds 000000000000000000000 PhD Student Fellow	Concluded
2013/09/15 - 2015/06/30	CAROFUEL - New process for a sustainable microbial biodiesel production: The yeast Rhodotorula glutinis biorefinary as a source of biodiesel, biogas and carotenoids FCOMP-01- 0124-FEDER-019317 Research Fellow	Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2024/06/17 - Current	PRODUTECH R3 C645808870-00000067 Post-doc	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Reis, Alberto; Dias, Carla; Caldeira, João; Teles, Marta; Oliveira, Bruno; Passarinho, Paula C.; Silva, Teresa Lopes da. "Biofuels and high value added products from the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921: Strategies towards a true cost-effective and environmentally sustainable integrated multiproduct driven biorefinery [Poster]". 2015.
Conference poster	Mersmann, Lisa; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Dias, Carla; Victor G. L. Souza. Corresponding author: Mersmann, Lisa. "Green Safety Analysis". Paper presented in 35th Annual Conference & Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (AAIC), 2024. Dias, Carla; João R.A Pires; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Giusi Piccirillo; António Martins. Corresponding author: João R.A Pires. "Bioequip Project: New Technologies for the Extraction of Bioactives and Production of Biocomposites and Their Associated Equipment". Paper presented in 35th AAIC Annual Conference & Meeting, 2024. Dias, Carla; João R.A Pires; Victor G. L. Souza; António Martins; Fernando, Ana Luisa. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Valorization of Lignocellulosic Residues as a source for Lignin Production". Paper presented in 35th AAIC Annual Conference & Meeting, 2024. Dias, Carla; Ana Amorim; Helena David; Luísa Dâmaso-Rodrigues. Corresponding author: Ana Amorim. "The Algae Culture Collection at University of Lisboa MARE.". Paper presented in Encontro MARE 2023, 2023. Dias, Carla; Ana Amorim; Helena David; Luísa Dâmaso-Rodrigues. "The Algae Culture Collection at Ciências.". Paper presented in Ciências Research Innovation Day 2023, 2023. Dias, Carla. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Direct lipid and carotenoid extraction from Rhodosporidium toruloides broth culture after high pressure homogenization cell disruption: strategies, methodologies, and yields.". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2022, 2022. Dias, Carla. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Primary brewery wastewater as feedstock for the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides and the microalga Tetradesmus obliquus mixed cultures for lipid production.". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2021, 2021. Dias, Carla; José Santos; Teresa Lopes da Silva; Alberto Reis. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Flow cytometry for identification of populations and analysis of cell stress in a yeast and microalgae mixed culture.". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 2019, 2019. Dias, Carla; José Santos; Teresa Lopes da Silva; Alberto Reis. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Wastewater treatment and lipid production by the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides grown in brewery effluent enriched with sugarcane molasses". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 2019, 2019. Dias, Carla; Pedro Martins; Kalantaryan NK; Goginyan VB; Luís Duarte; Helena Pereira; Alberto Reis. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Chemical characterization of microalgae biomass grown in agro-food effluents: first approach on integrated fractionation strategies for biorefinery applications". Paper presented in Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, 2018. Dias, Carla. Corresponding author: Dias, Carla. "Brewery wastewater treatment by microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus and Parachlorella kessleri using 70L bubble-column photobioreactors.". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2018, 2018. Dias, Carla; Pedro Martins; Teresa Lopes da Silva; Luísa Gouveia; Alberto Reis. "Brewery wastewater treatment by microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus and Parachlorella kessleri using 70L bubble-column photobioreactors.". Paper presented in ECO-BIO Challenges in Building a Sustainable Biobased Economy 2018, 2018. Dias, Carla; Alberto Reis; João Caldeira; Marta Teles; Paula Passarinho; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Downstream processing towards a yeast biorefinery: biodiesel and fine carotenoids from Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921.". Paper presented in 12th Yeast Lipid Conference, 2015. Dias, Carla; Corália Silva; Claúdia Freitas; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Physiological stress response of the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 to pH changes grown on batch cultures for lipids (biodiesel) and carotenoids production.". Paper presented in XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden, 2014. Dias, Carla; Sofia Sousa; Cláudia Freitas; João Caldeira; Beatriz Nobre; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Third generation biofuels and high value added products from the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921: A possible approach for reducing the current fossil oil dependence". Paper presented in XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden, 2014. Dias, Carla. "Estudo Electroquímico de L-Dopa e Epinefrina". Paper presented in 1º Simpósio CEMUC, 2011. Dias, Carla; Ana Henriques; Diana Carvalho; Sílvia Andrade. "Herpes Simplex e Herpes Zoster". Paper presented in III Encontros de Infecção e Imunidade, 2009.
Journal article	Carla Dias; José A. L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "The Use of Oleaginous Yeasts and Microalgae Grown in Brewery Wastewater for Lipid Production and Nutrient Removal: A Review". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-023-02032-8. 10.1007/s12649-023-02032-8 Dias, Carla. "The use of oleaginous yeasts and microalgae grown in brewery wastewater for lipid production and nutrient removal: A review.". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2023): Carla Dias; Beatriz P. Nobre; José A.L. Santos; Teresa Lopes da Silva; Alberto Reis. "Direct lipid and carotenoid extraction from Rhodosporidium toruloides broth culture after high pressure homogenization cell disruption: Strategies, methodologies, and yields". Biochemical Engineering Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2022.108712. 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108712 Carla Dias; Beatriz Nobre; José A. L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Lipid and Carotenoid Production by a Rhodosporidium toruloides and Tetradesmus obliquus Mixed Culture Using Primary Brewery Wastewater Supplemented with Sugarcane Molasses and Urea". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-022-04034-z. 10.1007/s12010-022-04034-z Carla Dias; José A. L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Effect of brewery effluent inhibitors on Rhodotorula toruloides NCYC 921 cells grown in pure and mixed cultures at pH 4 and 6". Archives of Microbiology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03153-9. 10.1007/s00203-022-03153-9 Carla Dias; José A.L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Impact of brewery wastewater inhibitors in pure and mixed cultures of the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 and the microalga Tetradesmus obliquus ACOI 204/07". Biochemical Engineering Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2022.108518. 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108518 Carla Dias; Alberto Reis; José A.L. Santos; Luisa Gouveia; Lopes da Silva T; da Silva TL, da Silva T Lopes; Silva, T; Silva, T Lopes,. "Primary brewery wastewater as feedstock for the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides and the microalga Tetradesmus obliquus mixed cultures with lipid production". Process Biochemistry (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.12.019. 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.12.019 Carla Dias; Luísa Gouveia; José A. L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Rhodosporidium toruloides and Tetradesmus obliquus Populations Dynamics in Symbiotic Cultures, Developed in Brewery Wastewater, for Lipid Production". Current Microbiology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-021-02683-7. 10.1007/s00284-021-02683-7 Carla Dias; Luísa Gouveia; José A. L. Santos; Alberto Reis; Lopes da Silva T; da Silva TL, da Silva T Lopes; Silva, T; Silva, T Lopes,. "Using flow cytometry to monitor the stress response of yeast and microalgae populations in mixed cultures developed in brewery effluents". Journal of Applied Phycology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-020-02236-8. 10.1007/s10811-020-02236-8 Carla Dias; Alberto Reis; José A.L. Santos; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Concomitant wastewater treatment with lipid and carotenoid production by the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides grown on brewery effluent enriched with sugarcane molasses and urea". Process Biochemistry (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2020.03.015. 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.03.015 Paula C. Passarinho; Bruno Oliveira; Carla Dias; Marta Teles; Alberto Reis; Lopes da Silva T; da Silva TL, da Silva T Lopes; Silva, T; Silva, T Lopes,. "Sequential Carotenoids Extraction and Biodiesel Production from Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 Biomass". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-0489-1. 10.1007/s12649-018-0489-1 Carla Dias; José Santos; Alberto Reis; Lopes da Silva T; da Silva TL, da Silva T Lopes; Silva, T; Silva, T Lopes,. "Yeast and microalgal symbiotic cultures using low-cost substrates for lipid production". Bioresource Technology Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100261. 10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100261 Vasco Martins; Carla Dias; João Caldeira; Luís C. Duarte; Alberto Reis; Lopes da Silva T; da Silva TL, da Silva T Lopes; Silva, T; Silva, T Lopes,. "Carob pulp syrup: A potential Mediterranean carbon source for carotenoids production by Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921". Bioresource Technology Reports (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2018.07.008. 10.1016/j.biteb.2018.07.008 Ana Paula Batista; Emílio Palomo López; Carla Dias; Teresa Lopes da Silva; Isabel Paula Marques. "Wastes valorization from Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 production and biorefinery by anaerobic digestion". Bioresource Technology (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.113. 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.113 Carla Dias; Corália Silva; Claudia Freitas; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "Effect of Medium pH on Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 Carotenoid and Lipid Production Evaluated by Flow Cytometry". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2030-y. 10.1007/s12010-016-2030-y Carla Dias; Sofia Sousa; João Caldeira; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva. "New dual-stage pH control fed-batch cultivation strategy for the improvement of lipids and carotenoids production by the red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921". Bioresource Technology (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.009. 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.009 Carmen Herrero de Dios; Elvira Román; Carla Diez; Rebeca Alonso-Monge; Jesús Pla. "The transmembrane protein Opy2 mediates activation of the Cek1 MAP kinase in Candida albicans". Fungal Genetics and Biology (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.001. 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.001
Thesis / Dissertation	"Yeast and Microalgae Symbiotic System for Brewery Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Bioproducts". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023. "Candida albicans OPY2 gene complementation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, 2012. "Identification and enumeration of pathogenic yeast by molecular biology techniques". Degree, 2010.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/05	"Yeast and Microalgae Symbiotic System for Brewery Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Bioproducts" - Seminar for the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy in FCT-NOVA	Seminar for the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy in FCT-NOVA
2024/02	"Yeast and Microalgae Symbiotic System for Brewery Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Bioproducts" in a specialization course of Marine Biotechnology organized by tecAtlantic	Specialization course of Marine Biotechnology organized by tecAtlantic (Portugal)
2024/01	Yeast and Microalgae Symbiotic System for Brewery Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Bioproducts – Phytoplankton Monitoring and Remote Sensing Group Meetings	Phytoplankton Monitoring and Remote Sensing Group Meetings
2021/07/07	Yeast and microalga mixed cultures to treat brewery effluents with concomitant lipid production. Circular Economy: Make It Happen	Smart Waste Portugal, Online Conference 2021 Smart Waste Portugal (Evento Online, Portugal)
2015/05/20	Downstream processing towards a yeast biorefinery: biodiesel and fine carotenoids from Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921	12th Yeast Lipid Conference (Ghent, Belgium)
2014/07/11	Third generation biofuels and high value added products from the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921: A possible approach for reducing the current fossil oil dependence.	XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/07/11	Physiological stress response of the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 to pH changes grown on batch cultures for lipids (biodiesel) and carotenoids production.	XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/07/07	Estudo Electroquímico de L-Dopa e Epinefrina	1º Simpósio CEMUC Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current	Currently supervising an undergraduate thesis in Applied Chemistry at NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT) Co-supervisor	Applied Chemistry (Degree) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/08 - Current	In September 2024, I was a member of the organizing committee for the 35th AAIC Annual Conference & Meeting organized in Lisbon by Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, where I contributed to tasks such as managing attendee registrations, preparing conference materials, arranging logistics, ensuring smooth on-site operations during the conference, among others. (2024/08/31) Conference

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - 2024/09/05	35th AAIC Annual Conference & Meeting Conference	35th AAIC Annual Conference & Meeting
2024/07/15 - 2024/07/19	Ciência Viva no Laboratório – Monitor during the internship 5202: Can we make use of olive pomace? This program offers various initiatives aimed at engaging students in 9th grade, secondary, and vocational education to participate in internships at research laboratories across Portugal. Through these internships, students can work alongside scientists and gain firsthand experience in research environments. Workshop	Ciência Viva no Laboratório Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/05/08 - 2024/05/08	Ciências Open Day – On this day, professors, researchers and students from Ciências ULisboa open the doors of their labs to high school students and their teachers to answer many questions and provide insights into our daily life, which is filled with science, curiosity, and knowledge. Exhibition	Ciências Open Day Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10	The "Jobshop Ciências" aims to be a key forum for connecting students and graduates of the Faculty of Sciences with the job market. Exhibition	Jobshop Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/30	Encontro MARE 2023	Encontro MARE 2023 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/10/24 - 2023/10/24	Ciências Research Innovation Day 2023 Exhibition	Ciências Research Innovation Day 2023 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/16	PhD Open Days 2022 Conference	PhD Open Days 2022 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/11/22 - 2021/11/24	PhD Open Days 2021 Conference	PhD Open Days 2021 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07	MICROBIOTEC 2019 Conference	MICROBIOTEC 2019 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/03/21 - 2018/03/22	PhD Open Days 2018 Conference	PhD Open Days 2018 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/04 - 2018/03/07	ECO-BIO Challenges in Building a Sustainable Biobased Economy 2018, Dublin, Ireland Conference	ECO-BIO Challenges in Building a Sustainable Biobased Economy 2018
2014/07/11 - 2014/07/12	XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden Conference	XX Jornadas de Leveduras Professor Nicolau Van Uden Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/12/11	Arguente no Júri de apreciação da dissertação de uma aluna de Mestrado em Tecnologia e Segurança Alimentar (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipa (Master)

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/01	Food Chemistry and Biochemistry classes to the Master's in Food Technology and Safety - FCT NOVA	Food Technology and Safety (Mestrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/12/04 - 2024/12/04	Biomass Production for Energy class to the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy in FCT NOVA	Doctoral Program in Bioenergy (Doutoramento)
2024/02 - 2024/06	Introduction to Applied Phycology, Bsc Biology – 3 rd year – University of Lisbon (20 hours)	Biologia (Mestrado)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023 - 2023	Biomass conversion and biorefinery

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2017/07 - 2017/07	Short-term scientific mission (STSM) in the framework of the COST Action ES1408 – European network for algal-bioproducts (EUALGAE) with the title “Optimization of the conditions of microalgae culture in beer effluent for the production of lipids and carotenoids” in Universidade de Almería, Spain.
2013/01 - 2013/08	InovContacto fellowship, Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
2011/09 - 2012/06	Master’s thesis developed under the Erasmus Program, titled "Candida albicans OPY2 Gene Complementation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", conducted at the Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

Distinctions

Award

2024	Best Poster Award in the Fibers and Cellulosic Crops Division
2012	Award for the 3% best students of the year in the Biochemistry Master Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal