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Ana Fonseca is a doctoral candidate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Department of Environment and Planning from the University of Aveiro (UAveiro). She completed her BSc in Biology (2016-2019) and MSc in Biochemistry (2019-2021) at the University of Coimbra (UC). Following her master's degree, Ana received a research fellowship at the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development from the University of Évora, contributing to the CynaraTeC project, for thistle valorisation, through biochemical profiling and science communication (2021-2022). She subsequently joined CECOLAB - Association for Circular Economy as a research scientist, developing expertise in waste recovery, circular bioeconomy and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Currently, Ana holds a research fellowship under the InsectERA Agenda, supervised by Dr Ana Cláudia Dias and Dr Paula Quinteiro from UAveiro. This initiative explores insects as tools to produce raw materials for bio-industries. Her research focuses on developing methodologies to assess the sustainability of insect-based production systems, further developing her expertise in environmental sciences and sustainable resource management.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Marques Fonseca

Citation names

  • Fonseca, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DB18-49D4-0F1C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3501-1864

Email addresses

  • anaritafonseca@ua.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2026
Ongoing
 Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/02/27
Concluded
 Microcredencial in Python Programming for Data Analysis (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022
Concluded
 Transversal Skills in Scientific Research: Food, Innovation, Sustainability/Competências Transversais em Investigação Científica: Alimentação, Inovação, Sustentabilidade (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2019 - 2021
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Identification of Nontuberculous mycobacteria proteins involved in cellular aggregation and biofilm formation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016 - 2019
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Applied Project in Biology II - Plasmid conjugation and mobilization and Mutant Characterization" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022/09/08 - 2023/11/01 Researcher (Research) Associação CECOLAB - Collaborative Laboratory Towards Circular Economy, Portugal
2021/11/11 - 2022/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - 2021 Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional) TAP Air Portugal, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/11 - 2025/12/31 InsectERA
C632327738-00466948
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2021/11/11 - 2022/08/31 CynaraTeC - Transferência de TeCnologia para Valorização do Cardo
ALT20- 03-0246-FEDER-000067
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Micobactérias não tuberculosas da água potável: para além da epidemia de doença pulmonar
PTDC/BIA-MIC/0122/2021
10.54499/PTDC/BIA-MIC/0122/2021
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Administração Regional de Saúde do Centro IP, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa ¿Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Fonseca, Ana; Bruno, Daniel F.; Santos, Marisa Viegas; Dias, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula. "Alternative proteins: the environmental impact of edible insect powder". Paper presented in 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Rome, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Fonseca, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto; Dias, Ana OU Dias, Ana Cláudia. "Circular Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Entotechnologies for Insect Production and Processing". Paper presented in Research Summit 2024, July 16-19, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published • 10.48528/5rnm-k519
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Sara; Fonseca, Ana; Ferreira Dias, Marta; Martin-Gamboa, Mario; Bruno, Daniel F.; Dias, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula. "Social sustainability assessment of insect-derived products: a procedure for social indicators selection". Paper presented in 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2025), 9–12 September, Lumsa University, Palermo, Italy, 2025.
  2. Fonseca, Ana; Bruno, Daniel F.; Silva, Sara; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana. "Life cycle assessment of black soldier fly frass: balancing the benefits and trade-off". Paper presented in The 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2025), 9–12 September, Palermo, Italy, 2025.
  3. Alarico, Susana; Inês Cravo Roxo; Fonseca, Ana; Machado-Costa, Daniela; Ana Maranha; Igor Tiago; Raquel Duarte; Empadinhas, Nuno. Corresponding author: Alarico, Susana. "Mycobacterium appelbergii sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a drinking water fountain in a rural community". Paper presented in 45th Annual Congress of European Society of Mycobacteriology (ESM). 22-25th June. Lisbon, Portugal, 2025.
  4. Fonseca, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana. "Life Cycle Assessment of insect-derived frass: perspectives from a literature review". Paper presented in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 35th Annual Meeting, May 11-15, Vienna, Austria, 2025.
  5. Silva, Sara; Fonseca, Ana; Ferreira Dias, Marta; Martin-Gamboa, Mario; A. dos Reis, Rui ; Bruno, Daniel F.; J. Lourenço, Emanuel; Dias, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula. "Framework to conduct a life cycle sustainability assessment for insect-derived products". Paper presented in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 35th Annual Meeting, May 11-15, Vienna, Austria, 2025.
  6. A. dos Reis, Rui ; Fonseca, Ana; Dias, Ana OU Dias, Ana Cláudia; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto; Fernandes, Vera ; J. Lourenço, Emanuel. "Evaluating the Influence of Functional Unit Selection in Life Cycle Assessment: A Bread Case Study". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2 April, 2025, Centro de Congressos do Super Bock Arena, Porto, Portugal, 2025.
  7. Fonseca, Ana; Bruno, Daniel F.; Silva, Sara; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana. "Life cycle assessment of black soldier fly frass application: balancing the benefits and trade-offs". Paper presented in 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2025), 9–12 September, Lumsa University, Palermo, Italy, 2025.
  8. Fonseca, Ana; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto; Dias, Ana OU Dias, Ana Cláudia. "The potential of insect frass as an organic fertiliser: Insights from the literature". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, December 11 & 12, 2024. Pólo da Mitra, University of Évora, 2024.
  9. Silva, Sara; Fonseca, Ana; Ferreira Dias, Marta; A. dos Reis, Rui ; Bruno, Daniel F.; J. Lourenço, Emanuel; Dias, Ana OU Dias, Ana Cláudia; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto. Corresponding author: Silva, Sara. "Avaliação da sustentabilidade social e económica de produtos derivados de insetos: contribuições metodológicas". Paper presented in I Congresso InsectERA, October 23, 2024.
  10. Fonseca, Ana; Conceicao, Cristina; Fátima Duarte; Barracosa, Paulo. "Cynara cardunculus L. flowers enzymatic profiles and ewe's cheese yield". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, XVIEQA, October 23-26, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Inês Cravo Roxo; Susana Alarico; Ana Fonseca; Daniela Machado; Ana Maranha; Igor Tiago; Raquel Duarte; Nuno Empadinhas. "Mycobacterium appelbergii sp. nov., a Novel Species Isolated from a Drinking Water Fountain in a Rural Community". Microorganisms (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13061259.
    10.3390/microorganisms13061259
  2. Fonseca, Ana; Edgar Ramalho; Ana Gouveia; Rita Henriques; Filipa Figueiredo; João Nunes. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Ana. "Systematic Insights into a Textile Industry: Reviewing Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115267.
    10.3390/su152115267
  3. Fonseca, Ana; Edgar Ramalho; Ana Gouveia; Filipa Figueiredo; João Nunes. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Ana. "Life Cycle Assessment of PLA Products: A Systematic Literature Review". Sustainability (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/16/12470.
    10.3390/su151612470
Preprint
  1. Inês Roxo; Susana Alarico; Ana Fonseca; Daniela Machado; Ana Maranha; Igor Tiago; Raquel Duarte; Nuno Empadinhas. "Mycobacterium appelbergii sp. nov., a Novel Species Isolated from a Drinking Water Fountain in a Rural Community". 2025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202505.0005.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202505.0005.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Fonseca, Ana Rita Marques. "Identification of Nontuberculous mycobacteria proteins involved in cellular aggregation and biofilm formation/Identificação de proteínas de micobactérias não tuberculosas envolvidas na agregação celular e formação de biofilme". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/96142.
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/12 - Current GED-CESAM | Group of Doctoral Students from the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies Elected member of the coordination team
2023/03 - 2024/08 Reboot Copywriter
2018/06 - 2019/06 NEB/AAC - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Universidade de Coimbra Event Administrator
2017/06 - 2018/06 NEB/AAC - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Universidade de Coimbra Head of the Communication and Image Department
Distinctions

Other distinction

2021 English language test
IDP International English Language Testing System USA, United States