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PhD in Agronomic Engineering in 2000/11/20 from the University of Lisbon-Instituto Superior de Agronomia. Degree in Agronomic Engineering in 1994 from the University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior de Agronomia. Professor since 2008 and Coordinator of the Master Course in Biotechnology of Marine Resources at the Polytechnic of Leiria-Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche. Published several articles in specialized magazines and chapter(s) of books. Her main interests are related to applied biotechnology and molecular biology, namely the use of plants and algae, and their bioactive compounds in food, feed and agriculture uses.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Clélia Neves Afonso

Citation names

  • Afonso, Clélia
  • Neves, Clélia
  • Neves-Afonso, Clélia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C512-13C3-50DD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4167-5237
Researcher Id
B-1211-2016

Email addresses

  • clelia@ipleiria.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 262783607 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus 4 - Rua do Conhecimento, nº 4, 2520-614 , Peniche, Peniche, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

  • http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/487 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2001/01/15 - 2006/09/15
Concluded
 Metabolism and molecular genetics of extremophilic microorganisms and macroalgae (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Microbial and Algae Cellular Physiology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000/11/20
Concluded
 Agronomic Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Plant Biotechnology
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Study of Biochemical and Cellular Markers of Adventitious Rhizogenesis in Micropropagated Cork Oaks and Vine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1994/09/15 - 1995/06/30
Concluded
 Fisiologia e Biologia Molecular (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
17 valores
1994
Concluded
 Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"n.a." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/09/15 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) ESTM - Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03/22 - Current Member of the Council of Representatives ESTM - Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
2009 - Current Master Course Coordinator ESTM - Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
2017 - 2019/03 Member of the Technical-Scientific Council ESTM - Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Member of the Pedagogical Council Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2006/09/15 - 2008/09/14 Equiparada a Assistente do primeiro Triénio Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2001/03/01 - 2006/09/14 Post-Doc Investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - Current MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/MAR/04292/2019
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2023/06/01 - 2026/05/31 MEDACORNET - Rescuing acorns as a Mediterranean traditional superfood
PRIMA/0006/2022
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Rede de Infraestruturas em Investigação Aquática
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/04/01 - 2025/06/30 SUSTAINABLE STONE by PORTUGAL
C632482988 00467016
Researcher
IPL - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/01/19 - 2023/10/12 Skills 4 Future
POCH-02-53I2-FSE-000002
Researcher
IPL - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Concluded
2018/03/15 - 2021/06/30 Be4AquaHealth - National screening of aquaculture fish pathologies: a focus on prevention
MAR-02.05.01-FEAMP-0013
Researcher
Ongoing
2019/04/17 - 2021/04/16 Limo no Cais - Sustained exploitation of the endogenous resources of S. Martinho do Porto
MAR-04.03.01-FEAMP-0101
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente - Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/07/18 - 2020/12/31 SEAWEEDFEEDS: Macroalgae and animal welfare, supplementation of feed for marine fish.
MAR2020-16-02-01-FMP-84
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente - Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Ongoing
2005/06/15 - 2007/10/14 Strategies of life adaptation to hot environments: Heat and osmotic stress responses in the extremely thermophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus
POCI/BIA-MIC/59310/2004
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Freitas, Marta; Pereira, Leonel; Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa. Sabores do mar: algas edíveis do centro de Portugal. Politécnico de Leiria. 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.25766/GGG5-NX88
Book chapter
  1. Tanoeiro, J.R.; Fortunato, D.; Morais, T.; Cotas, J.; Mendes Gonçalves, A.M.; Afonso, C.; Pereira, L.. "Advanced techniques for cultivating algae with regard to the industrialization". 117-131. 2023.
  2. Teresa Mouga; Fátima Simões; Vitória Moreira; Alice Martins; Carolina Ferreira; Rute Ramos; Clélia Afonso. "Producing Cyanobacteria to Use as Biostimulants". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-26849-6_4
  3. Felício, Verónica; Filipa R. Pinto; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia. Corresponding author: Felício, Verónica. "O projeto Marine BioSample MARBIOS, um exemplo da aplicação de práticas inovadoras no ensino superior". In Projetos de Inovação Pedagógica. Skills4Future: Innovative Practices,. Portugal: Politécnico de Leiria, 2023.
    Published
  4. Marco Teles; Pedro Adão; Raul Bernardino; Clélia Afonso; Susana Bernardino. "Antioxidant Capacity Evaluation of Porphyran Extracted from Porphyra Dioica: Incorporation in Films for Food Packaging". 201-209. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_24
  5. Afonso, Clélia Paulete Correia Neves; Mouga, Teresa Margarida Lopes da Silva. "Seaweeds as Fish Feed Additives". In Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal Fodder, 150-186. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2019.
    Published • 10.1201/9780429487156-9
  6. Santos, Helena; Lamosa, Pedro; Faria, Tiago Q.; Borges, Nuno; Neves, Clélia. "The Physiological Role, Biosynthesis, and Mode of Action of Compatible Solutes from (Hyper)Thermophiles". In Physiology and Biochemistry of Extremophiles, 86-103. ASM Press, 2007.
    10.1128/9781555815813.ch7
  7. Afonso, Clélia; Helena Santos; Luís Villas-Boas; Sara Barros Queiróz Amâncio. "Involvement of free polyamines and aminoacids in the adventitious rooting of micropropagated grapevine (Vitis vinifera L)". In Nitrogen in a sustainable ecosystem: from the cell to the plant. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, 2000.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Mouga, Teresa; Cavaco, M.; Duarte, Adriana; Correia, A.P.; Freitas, Marta V.; Bernardino, Susana; Afonso, Clélia. "New applications for Gelidium corneum: antimicrobial and antioxidant activity within a biorefinery concept". 2021.
    10.1080/00318884.2021.1922050
  2. Reboleira, João; Saturno, Camila; Bragança, Ana Rita; Adão, Pedro; Afonso, Clélia; Bernardino, Raul; Bernardino, Susana. "Alginate Biogels Enriched with Kefir Whey and Gracilaria gracilis Extracts: Exploring the Pharmaceutical Potential of Combined Marine and Dairy Biotechnology (DOI:10.3390/md18010040)". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products / XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products, Peniche, 2020.
    Published
  3. Afonso, Clélia. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Peniche coastal waters". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00002
  4. Afonso, Clélia. "In-vitro germination of two endemic species from Berlengas Archipelago, Pulicaria microcephala and Armeria berlengensis". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00077
  5. Afonso, Clélia. "Growth of Arthrospira platensis under laboratory and outdoor conditions: assessment of the effects of light and different nutrient media". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00115
  6. Afonso, Clélia. "Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the intestinal microbiota of Sparus aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00156
  7. Afonso, Clélia. "Increasing fucoxanthin production in Phaeodactylum tricornutum using genetic engineering and optimization of culture conditions". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00082
  8. Afonso, Clélia. "The influence of light and culture media on the growth of the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) under laboratory conditions". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00116
  9. Afonso, Clélia. "Antimicrobial and Enzymatic activity of microorganisms isolated from the gut of sea cucumber (Holothuria forskali)". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00054
  10. Afonso, Clélia. "Environmental limits of low salinity to Gracilaria gracilis development. Where do we draw the line?". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00029
  11. Afonso, Clélia. "The fish consumption preferences in a fishing community. A case study in Peniche.". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00016
  12. Afonso, Clélia. "Effect of different drying temperatures on the moisture, content of phytochemical constituents and technological properties of Peniche coast seaweed". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00011
  13. Afonso, Clélia. "In-vitro setting and multiplication of Pulicaria microcephala, an endemic species from Berlengas Island". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00076
  14. Afonso, Clélia. "Essential oil of two plant species from Peniche coast (Crithmum maritimum l. and Juniperus phoenicea var. turbinata (Guss.) parl.): Assessment of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00060
  15. Afonso, Clélia. "Development of a Multiplex-PCR tool for the simultaneous detection of Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio harveyi and Edwardsiella tarda". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00028
  16. Afonso, Clélia. "Galactan polysaccharides extraction from invasive algae Asparagopsis armata (Harvey) of the Peniche coast.". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, 2014.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00073
  17. Afonso, Clélia. "Effects of different drying conditions on the rehydration ratio and water holding capacity properties in three different species of algae Ulva lactuca, Codium vermilara and Codium tomentosum". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, Peniche, 2014.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00003
  18. Afonso, Clélia. "Extraction of essential oils from native plants and algae from the coast of Peniche (Portugal): antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, 2014.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00001
  19. Afonso, Clélia. "Development of an ointment for burns based in dry extract of the seaweed Fucus spiralis". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, Peniche, 2014.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00002
  20. Afonso, Clélia. "Isolation of marine microorganisms from the Peniche coast with high biotechnological potential". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, 2014.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00004
Conference paper
  1. Afonso, Clélia. "Sustainable Use of Seaweeds from S. Martinho do Porto, Portugal – Past, Present, and Future Perspective". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_26
  2. Mendes, Susana; Franco, Inês; Fagundes, Isabel; Oliveira, Nuno; Crisóstomo, Paulo; Morais, Lurdes; Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa. "The vegetation of Berlengas’ island: an attempt to promote the recovery of Armeria berlenguensis (Plumbaginaceae)". 2018.
  3. Augusto, Ana; Nunes, Paulo M.; Mendes, Susana; Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa. "Effect of different drying temperatures on the moisture, content of phytochemical constituents and technological properties of Peniche coast seaweeds". 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Felício, Verónica; Filipa R. Pinto; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia. Corresponding author: Felício, Verónica. "Marine BioSample - MARBIOS". Paper presented in VIII Jornadas Pedagógicas, do Politécnico de Leiria, 2023.
  2. Cavaco, M.; Freitas, Marta V.; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia. "Seasonal changes in the biochemical profile and antioxidant properties of Gelidium corneum from São Martinho do Porto, Portugal". Paper presented in Natural Products Aplications: Health, Cosmetics and Food, Online Edition, 2021.
  3. Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia. "A simple method for the extraction of phycobiliproteins from Rhodophyta". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2019 Conference, 2019.
  4. Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa; Baptista, Teresa. "Antibacterial activity of red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe, Berlim, Germany, 2019.
  5. Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia; Baptista, Teresa. "How to grow a Rhodophyta seeking an efficient and profitable nutrient source for Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) start-up cultures". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe, Berlim, Germany, 2019.
  6. Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa. "Evaluation of the antioxidant potential of the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)". Paper presented in I Bio.Natural ¿ Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting, 2019.
  7. Freitas, Marta V.; Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa. "Extraction and bioactivities of phycoerythrin obtained from Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta)". Paper presented in I Bio.Natural ¿ Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting, 2019.
  8. Reboleira, João; Saturno, Camila; Brangança, Ana Rita; Adão, Pedro; Afonso, Clélia; Bernardino, Susana. "Alginate Biogels Enriched with Kefir Whey and Gracilaria gracilis Extracts: Exploring the Pharmaceutical Potential of Combined Marine and Dairy Biotechnology". Paper presented in XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products, 2019.
  9. Teixeira, raquel; Horta, André; Afonso, Clélia; Ganhão, Rui; Silva, Susana; Pedrosa, Rui; Bernardino, Susana. "Artisanal ice cream of Kefir and Spirulina, an ice cream with probiotic potential and low percentage of lactose". Paper presented in ISEKI Food 2016, 2016.
  10. Teixeira, raquel; André, Horta; Bernardino, Susana; Afonso, Clélia; Ganhão, Rui; Silva, Susana; Pedrosa, Rui. "Gelado artesanal de kefir e microalga spirulina (Arthrospira sp.): um Gelado com Potencial Probiótico e Reduzido Teor de Lactose". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio Nacional Promoção de uma Alimentação Saudável e Segura ¿ Qualidade Alimentar & Processamento Alimentar (SPASS 2015), 2015.
Journal article
  1. Joana Carrasqueira; Susana Bernardino; Raul Bernardino; Clélia Afonso. "Marine-Derived Polysaccharides and Their Potential Health Benefits in Nutraceutical Applications". Marine Drugs (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/md23020060.
    10.3390/md23020060
  2. Teresa Mouga; Andreia Sousa; Marta V. Freitas; Clélia Afonso. "Optimizing Growth Conditions and Biochemical Properties of Chondracanthus acicularis (Rhodophyta) in Laboratory Settings". Applied Sciences (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/app15020810.
    10.3390/app15020810
  3. Joana Carrasqueira; Clélia Afonso; Maria Manuel Gil; Raul Bernardino; Roberto Gamboa; Sónia Duarte Barroso; Susana Bernardino. "Digging Deeper: Assessing the Impact of Limestone Exploitation and Use Worldwide". Environments (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11120283.
    10.3390/environments11120283
  4. Tubay-Bermùdez, C.; Neves Afonso, C.; Dueñas-Rivadeneira, A.A.; Peña, A.M.; Mendoza, L.A.Z.; Escobar, K.R.; Rivas-Navia, D.M.; Maddela, N.R.. "Physical-Chemical Characterisation and Biological Activities of the Essential Oil of Lippia alba (Mill) NE Br Ex Britton Obtained in Ecuador". Journal of Herbal Medicine 48 (2024): 100951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2024.100951.
    Published • 10.1016/j.hermed.2024.100951
  5. Leonardo G. Inácio; Raul Bernardino; Susana Bernardino; Clélia Afonso. "Acorns: From an Ancient Food to a Modern Sustainable Resource". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229613.
    10.3390/su16229613
  6. Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia; Teresa Mouga; Jéssica Pereira; Vitória Moreira; Clélia Afonso. "Unveiling the Cultivation of Nostoc sp. under Controlled Laboratory Conditions". Biology 13 (2024): 306. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/5/306.
    10.3390/biology13050306
  7. Miguel Barbosa; Leonardo Garcia Inácio; Clélia Afonso; Paulo Maranhão. "The microalga Dunaliella and its applications: a review". Applied Phycology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/26388081.2023.2222318.
    10.1080/26388081.2023.2222318
  8. Alice, Martins; Filipa R, Pinto; Sónia, Barroso; Tatiana, Pereira; Teresa, Mouga; Clélia, Afonso; Marta V, Freitas; et al. "Valorization of the Red Seaweed Gracilaria gracilis Through a Biorefinery Approach.". Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE (2023):
  9. João Rui Tanoeiro; Duarte Fortunato; João Cotas; Tiago Morais; Clélia Afonso; Leonel Pereira. "Different Chondrus crispus Aquaculture Methods and Carrageenan Extraction". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13095466.
    10.3390/app13095466
  10. Marta V. Freitas; Leonardo G. Inácio; Ana Ruas; Isabela A. Silva; Teresa Mouga; Leonel Pereira; Clélia Afonso. "Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Red Seaweeds from Central Portugal". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010157.
    10.3390/app13010157
  11. Ricardo S. Baptista; Marco Teles; Pedro Adão; Clélia Afonso; Raul Bernardino; Susana Bernardino; Alberto C. Ferro; Sara Elias; Mafalda Guedes. "Morphological and Mechanical Characterization of Films Incorporating Porphyran Extracted from Porphyra Dioica". Coatings (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12111720.
    10.3390/coatings12111720
  12. Marta V. Freitas; Leonardo G. Inácio; Mendelson Martins; Clélia Afonso; Leonel Pereira; Teresa Mouga. "Primary Composition and Pigments of 11 Red Seaweed Species from the Center of Portugal". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10091168.
    10.3390/jmse10091168
  13. Clélia Afonso; Ana Rita Bragança; Bárbara A. Rebelo; Tânia S. Serra; Rita Abranches. "Optimal Nitrate Supplementation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum Culture Medium Increases Biomass and Fucoxanthin Production". Foods (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11040568.
    10.3390/foods11040568
  14. Marco Teles; Pedro Adão; Clélia Afonso; Raul Bernardino; Mafalda Guedes; Ricardo Baptista; Susana Bernardino. "Development and Characterization of Films for Food Application Incorporating Porphyran Extracted from Porphyra dioica". Coatings (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12020148.
    10.3390/coatings12020148
  15. Marta V. Freitas; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Teresa Mouga; Clélia Afonso; Leonel Pereira. "Red Seaweed Pigments from a Biotechnological Perspective". Phycology (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/phycology2010001.
    10.3390/phycology2010001
  16. Marta V. Freitas; Marco Simões; Christian Valdez; Clélia Afonso; Beatriz G. Trindade; Ana Correia; Teresa Baptista; Teresa Mouga. "Identification of Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyta) of central Portugal by histological and genetic methods". Botanica Marina (2021): https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2021-0017.
    10.1515/bot-2021-0017
  17. Mário Cavaco; Adriana Duarte; Marta V. Freitas; Clélia Afonso; Susana Bernardino; Leonel Pereira; Mendelson Martins; Teresa Mouga. "Seasonal Nutritional Profile of Gelidium corneum (Rhodophyta, Gelidiaceae) from the Center of Portugal". Foods 10 10 (2021): 2394-2394. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10102394.
    10.3390/foods10102394
  18. Afonso, Clélia. "Potential use of macroalgae Gracilaria gracilis in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Health benefits from a sustainable source". Fish & Shellfish Immunology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.033.
    10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.033
  19. Clélia Afonso; Ana Patrícia Correia; Marta V. Freitas; Teresa Mouga; Teresa Baptista. "In Vitro Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of Gracilaria gracilis with a View into Its Potential Use as an Additive in Fish Feed". Applied Sciences 11 14 (2021): 6642-6642. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146642.
    10.3390/app11146642
  20. Marta V. Freitas; Teresa Mouga; Ana Patrícia Correia; Clélia Afonso; Teresa Baptista. "New Insights on the Sporulation, Germination, and Nutritional Profile of Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta) Grown under Controlled Conditions". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9060562.
    10.3390/jmse9060562
  21. Clélia Afonso; Ana Patrícia Correia; Marta V. Freitas; Teresa Baptista; Marta Neves; Teresa Mouga. "Seasonal Changes in the Nutritional Composition of Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) from the Center of Portugal". Foods 10 5 (2021): 1145-1145. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051145.
    10.3390/foods10051145
  22. Afonso, Clélia. "Recent Efforts to Recover Armeria berlengensis, an Endemic Species from Berlengas Archipelago, Portugal". Plants (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030498.
    10.3390/plants10030498
  23. Afonso, Clélia. "Effect on health status and pathogen resistance of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed with diets supplemented with Gracilaria gracilis". Aquaculture (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735888.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735888
  24. Afonso, Clélia. "Faecal Indicator Bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Marine Coastal Waters: Is there a Relationship?". Pathogens (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010013.
    10.3390/pathogens9010013
  25. Teixeira M; Altmayer T; Bruxel F; Orlandi CR; Moura NF; Afonso CN; Ethur EM; Hoehne L; Freitas EM. "Rubus sellowii Cham. & Schlitdl. (Rosaceae) fruit nutritional potential characterization.". Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30304256.
    10.1590/1519-6984.186435
  26. Afonso, Clélia. "Development and validation of a Multiplex-PCR tool for the detection of Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio harveyi in fish". Frontiers in Marine Science (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00001.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00001
  27. Micaela Ferreira Pinto; Teresa Baptista; Clélia Correia Neves Afonso. "Development of a new multiplex-PCR tool for the simultaneous detection of the fish pathogens Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio harveyi and Edwardsiella tarda". Aquatic Living Resources 30 (2017): 4-4. https://doi.org/10.1051%2Falr%2F2017005.
    10.1051/alr/2017005
  28. Pinteus, S.; Azevedo, S.; Alves, C.; Mouga, T.; Cruz, A.; Afonso, C.; Sampaio, M. M.; Rodrigues, A. I.; Pedrosa, R.. "High antioxidant potential of Fucus spiralis extracts collected from Peniche coast (Portugal)". New Biotechnology 25 (2009): S296-S296. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000281760100720&KeyUID=WOS:000281760100720.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.676
  29. Pires, V.; Matos, L.; Cruz, A.; Mouga, T. M. G.; Sampaio, 'M; Leandro, S.; Neves, C.. "Micropropagation of selected native plants from Peniche area". Journal of Biotechnology 131 2 (2007): S33-S33. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000249687100051&KeyUID=WOS:000249687100051.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.054
  30. Mendes, M. J.; Lopes, N.; Capitao, A.; Gomes, D.; Cruz, A.; Mouga, T. M.; Neves, C.; Sampaio, M. M.. "Germoplasm bank construction and genetic characterization of the endemic flora from Berlengas Natural Park through RAPD". Journal of Biotechnology 131 2 (2007): S32-S33. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000249687100050&KeyUID=WOS:000249687100050.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.053
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    10.1007/s11240-006-9119-x
  32. Neves C; da Costa MS; Santos H. "Compatible solutes of the hyperthermophile Palaeococcus ferrophilus: osmoadaptation and thermoadaptation in the order thermococcales.". (2005): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/16332790.
    10.1128/AEM.71.12.8091-8098.2005
  33. Neves, C; Santos, H; Vilas-Boas, L; Amancio, S. "Involvement of free and conjugated polyamines and free amino acids in the adventitious rooting of micropropagated cork oak and grapevine shoots". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 40 12 (2002): 1071-1080. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000180373800010&KeyUID=WOS:000180373800010.
    10.1016/S0981-9428(02)01472-9
  34. Neves, C; Sa, MC; Amancio, S. "Histochemical detection of H2O2 by tissue printing as a precocious marker of rhizogenesis in grapevine". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 36 11 (1998): 817-824. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000077321000006&KeyUID=WOS:000077321000006.
    10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80019-9
Journal issue
  1. Neves-Afonso, Clélia; Mouga, Teresa; Pereira, Leonel. "Valorization and use of Seaweed in the Food Sector Volume II". Foods (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods/special_issues/1K2OD5ABOM.

Other

Other output
  1. New applications for Gelidium corneum: antimicrobial and antioxidante activity with a biorefinery concept.. Comunicação no 12th International Phycological Congress - IPC2021. 2021. Mouga, Teresa; Cavaco, Mário; Duarte, Adriana; Correia, AP; Freitas, Marta V.; Bernardino, Susana; Afonso, Clélia.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01/01 - Current Unravelling the Biotechnological Potential of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta) In Culture
Co-supervisor
 Biosciences - Specialization in Biotechnology (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/06/11 Improving the elemental composition of Gracilaria vermiculophylla taking advantage of rapid ecophysiological response to salinity
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2024/06/11 Desenvolvimento de uma emulsão cosmética com potencial de antienvelhecimento por incorporação de extrato de Beta vulgaris e polissacarídeos de origem marinha
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/11/13 Evaluation of the impact of abiotic factors on the production of phycobiliproteins and exopolysaccharides in a microalgae from the phylum Rodophyta
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/05/09 Avaliação do potencial dos extratos das macroalgas Codium tomentosum e Gracilaria gracilis como bioestimulantes
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/04/18 Biomassa de algas vermelhas - Caracterização química e bioatividades
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/11/21 Extração e incorporação de lípidos provenientes de Chlorella sp. e Tetraselmis sp. em produtos de panificação
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/11/14 Desenvolvimento e aplicação de um pipeline analítico a novas dietas formuladas com microalgas para aplicação em aquacultura
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/09/13 Aquacultura de Chondrus crispus e extração de carragenanas
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/09/11 O uso de extratos comerciais de macroalgas como bioestimulantes
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2022/05/22 Optimization of cyanobacteria cultivation under laboratory conditions: Nostoc sp. and Anabaena sp.
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/01/20 Otimização da extração de porfirano para aplicação em filmes edíveis para o desenvolvimento de embalagens de produtos alimentares: Avaliação do seu potencial bioativo e das propriedades mecânicas
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/01/20 Variação sazonal das propriedades antimicrobianas e antioxidantes das espécies Asparagopsis armata e Gelidium corneum, S. Martinho do Porto, Portugal
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2021/11/11 Estudo bioquímico e fisiológico aplicado à macroalga Sacchorhiza polyschides
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/09/10 Desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta multiplex-PCR para a deteção de Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio harveyi e Yersinia ruckeri em peixes de aquacultura
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/11/13 Efeito da suplementação da dieta com Gracilaria gracilis na performance do crescimento, resposta imune e stress oxidativo de Sparus aurata
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/09/15 - 2019/12/09 Cultivation of the wild seaweed Gracilaria gracilis under laboratory scale: The Effect of Light Intensity and Nutrients on Growth, Pigment and Total Soluble Protein Content
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/11/13 Micropropagação e Germinação das Espécies Endémicas da Ilha da Berlenga
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2018/04/27 Desenvolvimento e validação de uma ferramenta molecular de multiplex-PCR para a deteção de Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio anguillarum e Vibrio harveyi em peixes de aquacultura
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Composición química (volátiles), caracterización físico química y actividades biológicas del aceite esencial de Lippia alba de Ecuador Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Evaluación de propóleo como conservante natural en la leche chocolatada Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Microalgas para a produção de pigmentos: Engenharia genética de Phaeodactylum tricornutum e otimização das condições de crescimento Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Indução da carotenogénese em Chlorella sp. para alteração da cor da biomassa Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/10/26 Marine collagen-chitosan-fucoidan cryogels as cell-laden biocomposites envisaging cartilage tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/06/05 Invasive marine macroalgae and their current and potential use in cosmetics
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/12/16 Development of a multiplex PCR tool for screening of pathogens in teleost farmed fish
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/11/06 Análise dos hábitos alimentares e de consumo de pescado das populações de Leiria e Peniche
Co-supervisor
 Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2015/04/28 Determinação da autenticidade do bacalhau do Atlântico (Gadus morhua) e subprodutos comercializados em Portugal por meio de ferramentas moleculares
Supervisor
 Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2013/10/30 Processo produtivo de preparados de peixe
Supervisor
 Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/11/30 Search for mycosporine-like amino acids and fatty acids in Isochrysis galbana and Nannochloropsis gaditana
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal