Maria do Rosário Caeiro Martins (D411-55DA-83F4)

Curriculum Vitae

Maria do Rosário Caeiro Martins

Maria Rosário Caeiro Martins is an Associate Professor of the Department of Medical and Health Sciences at the School of Health and Human Development of the University of Évora. She has a PhD in Chemistry (Biochemistry) by the University of Évora (2004) and a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences (1984-1990) by the Faculty of Pharmacy of Lisbon University. she is an integrated member of HERCULES Laboratory (R&D FCT Center) and the main domains of Research are Clinical Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of Bioactive compounds and Biotechnology applied to Cultural and Natural Heritage. Research areas are focus on: Clinical Biochemistry; Healthy Food, Functional Foods and Phytotherapy; Pharmacology and Toxicology of active compounds; Therapeutical target drugs and Pharmacotherapy; Environmental and Heritage Biochemistry and Biotecnology. Supervision of 10 PhD students (5 concluded), 15 MSc and more than 100 undergraduate students. Participation in 25 R&D projects, of which 6 are ongoing. Co-author of 54 publications in SCI-journals (Scopus h index=19); presented more than 200 communications in scientific meetings, including 53 oral communications .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Maria do Rosário Caeiro Martins

Citation names

Martins, Maria Rosário
Martins, M. Rosário

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: D411-55DA-83F4
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8634-3690
Researcher Id: M-6254-2013

Email addresses

mrm@uevora.pt (Professional)

Addresses

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA. Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Rua Romão Ramalho, nº 59 - Évora, 7000-671 , Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Gene-based Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions

Education

	Degree	Classification
2004/04 Concluded	Chemistry / Biochemistry (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora, Portugal "Degradação biológica de fungicidas em amostras de solos. Estudo do processo de biodegradação do metalaxil e do folpete por culturas mistas em amostras de solos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	APROVADA POR UNANIMIDADE COM DISTINÇÃO E LOUVOR
1995/07/05 Concluded	Provas de Aptidão Pedagógica e Capacidade Cientifica em Química (Bioquímica /Toxicologia) (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal	MUITO BOM
1990 Concluded	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	BOM

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021 - Current	Associate Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Évora, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Portugal (...)
2009 - 2021	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal (...)
2004 - 2009	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal (...)
1995/07 - 2004	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal (...)

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/07/20 - Current	IN2PAST - Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory LA/P/0132/2020 Researcher Universidade de Évora Lab. HERCULES, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/12/01 - Current	ARCO - Alentejo Region Applied Research for COVID-19: Programa Testar com Ciência e Solidariedade - COVID-19, Alentejo Portugal2020-FEDER 02/SAICT/2020 Researcher Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Investigação e Inovação em Património, Artes, Sustentabilidade e Território 10.54499/LA/P/0132/2020 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Historia da Arte, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal Instituto de História Contemporânea, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/03/10 - 2024/09/09	ART3mis – Ferramentas de Reabilitação de Arte: Biocidas Ecológicos de Metabolitos Bioativos, Soluções Inovadoras para Microrganismos Biodeteriogénicos 2022.07303.PTDC Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29	MICRObial bioCENOses in volcanic caves from pristine islands: potential for astrobiology, biotechnology and paleoenvironmental research PTDC/CTA-AMB/0608/2020 Universidade de Évora, Portugal Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/30	Investigação aplicada para o COVID-19 da Região Alentejo SAICTCOVID/72547/2020 Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Sílvia Macedo Arantes; Ana Teresa Caldeira; Maria Rosário Martins. "Essential Oils High in 1,8-Cineole of Mediterranean Flavoring Plants: Health Benefits". In Essential Oils - Advances in Extractions and Biological Applications. IntechOpen, 2022. Published • 10.5772/intechopen.103831 Ana Crespo; Rui Lima; M. Rosário Martins; Jorge Ribeiro; José Neves; Henrique Vicente. "An Entropic Approach to Assess People’s Awareness of the Health Risks Posed by Pesticides in Oenotourism Events". 2021. 10.1007/978-3-030-72651-5_28
Conference paper	Caldeira, A.T.; Martins, M.R.; Cabrita, M.J.; Ambrósio, C.; Arteiro, J.M.; Neves, J.; Vicente, H.. "Aroma compounds prevision using artificial neural networks: Influence of newly indigenous Saccharomyces spp. in white wine produced with Vitis vinifera cv Siria". 2010.
Journal article	Cristina Coelho; M. Rosário Martins; Henrique Vicente. "Evaluating Students’ Literacy on Safe Pesticide Use and Sustainable Resource Management: A Case Study in Alentejo, Portugal". Environments (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11120278. 10.3390/environments11120278 Gatinho, P.; Salvador, C.; Gutierrez-Patricio, S.; Macedo-Arantes, S.; Martins, M.R.; Silva, A.M.; Miller, A.Z.; Caldeira, A.T.. "From cultural and natural heritage to reservoir of biomedicine: Prospection of bioactive compounds produced by bacterial isolates from caves". International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 190 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85187777399&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ibiod.2024.105773 GUILHERME M. PRADO; JÚLIO CÉSAR S. PRADO; FRANCISCA LIDIANE L. DE AGUIAR; FRANCISCO CESAR B. BARBOSA; JEAN P.C. DO VALE; MARIA ROSÁRIO MARTINS; SILVA MACEDO ARANTES; et al. "Antifungal, molecular docking and cytotoxic effect of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. and Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle against Candida albicans". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (2024): https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202420230309. 10.1590/0001-3765202420230309 Maria Inês Rouxinol; Maria Rosário Martins; João Mota Barroso; Ana Elisa Rato. "Wine Grapes Ripening: A Review on Climate Effect and Analytical Approach to Increase Wine Quality". Applied Biosciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2030023. 10.3390/applbiosci2030023 António Carrapiço; Maria Rosário Martins; Ana Teresa Caldeira; José Mirão; Luís Dias. "Biosynthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using Microbial Cultures: Mechanisms, Antimicrobial Activity and Applications to Cultural Heritage". Microorganisms (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020378. 10.3390/microorganisms11020378 Maria Inês Rouxinol; Maria Rosário Martins; Vanda Salgueiro; Maria João Costa; João Mota Barroso; Ana Elisa Rato. "Climate Effect on Morphological Traits and Polyphenolic Composition of Red Wine Grapes of Vitis vinifera". Beverages (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages9010008. 10.3390/beverages9010008 Rouxinol, M.I.; Martins, M.R.; Murta, G.C.; Barroso, J.M.; Rato, A.E.. "Quality Assessment of Red Wine Grapes through NIR Spectroscopy". Agronomy 12 3 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85126477097&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/agronomy12030637 Macedo-Arantes, S.; Piçarra, A.; Caldeira, A.T.; Candeias, A.E.; Martins, M.R.. "Essential oils of Portuguese flavouring plants: potential as green biocides in cultural heritage". European Physical Journal Plus 136 11 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118718098&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02018-2 Tânia Rosado; Luís Dias; Mónica Lança; Carla Nogueira; Rita Santos; Maria Rosário Martins; António Candeias; José Mirão; Ana Teresa Caldeira. "Assessment of microbiota present on a Portuguese historical stone convent using high-throughput sequencing approaches". MicrobiologyOpen 9 6 (2020): 1067-1084. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1030. 10.1002/mbo3.1030 Arantes, S.M.; Piçarra, A.; Guerreiro, M.; Salvador, C.; Candeias, F.; Caldeira, A.T.; Martins, M.R.. "Toxicological and pharmacological properties of essential oils of Calamintha nepeta, Origanum virens and Thymus mastichina of Alentejo (Portugal)". Food and Chemical Toxicology 133 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070113371&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110747 Queiroga, M.C.; Pinto Coelho, M.; Arantes, S.M.; Potes, M.E.; Martins, M.R.. "Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of Lamiaceae Aromatic Spices Towards Sheep mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis". Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants 21 5 (2018): 1155-1165. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057773175&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1080/0972060X.2018.1491330 Salvador, C.; Martins, M.R.; Vicente, H.; Caldeira, A.T.. "A Data Mining Approach to Improve Inorganic Characterization of Amanita ponderosa Mushrooms". International Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2018 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85042142271&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1155/2018/5265291 Arantes, Sílvia; Piçarra, Andreia; Candeias, Fátima; Teixeira, Dora; Caldeira, A. Teresa; Martins, M. Rosário. "Antioxidant activity and cholinesterase inhibition studies of four flavouring herbs from Alentejo". Natural Product Research 31 18 (2018): 2183-2187. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/22348. Published • 10.1080/14786419.2017.1278598 Martins, M.D.R.; Arantes, S.; Candeias, F.; Tinoco, M.T.; Cruz-Morais, J.. "Antioxidant, antimicrobial and toxicological properties of Schinus molle L. essential oils". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 1 (2014): 485-492. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891483067&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jep.2013.10.063 M. R. Martins; S. Fialho; M. Lima; S. Valadas; A. Candeias; J. Mirão; A. S. Silva; D. Tavares; M. Botto. "Microbial biodeterioration diagnosis of the 16th century frescoes from the Casa de Fresco de Sanches Baena (Vila Viçosa, Portugal)". Conservar Património 9 (2009): 27–35-27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.14568/cp9_4. 10.14568/cp9_4

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Other output

From Cultural and Natural Heritage to Biomedicine: Prospection of Bioactive Compounds Produced by Bacterial Isolates from Caves. 2023. Gatinho, P.; Salvador, C.; Gutierrez-Patricio, S.; Macedo-Arantes, S.; Martins, M.R.; Silva, A.M.; Miller, A.Z.; Caldeira, A.T.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85177777888&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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