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Position: Assistant Professor
Research Interests:Nutraceuticals and functional foods: development of nutraceuticals and innovative food formulations with functional or bioactive properties.
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Position:Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Bioactivity of natural and synthetic compounds using cell-based, enzymatic and in silico techniques. Application and software development of pharmacoinformatics tools (docking and QSAR).
Ricardo C. Calhelha
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Position:Auxiliary Researcher
Research Interests:Antitumor activity of natural extracts using human tumor cell lines;
Establishment of primary cell cultures from normal cells as toxicity models; Anti-inflammatory activity of natural extracts using macrophages; Flow cytometry.
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Position:Auxiliary Researcher
Research Interests:Bioactive properties and cytoprotective potential of natural extracts/individual compounds: Application of Single Gel Electrophoresis and other biochemical, chemical and electrochemical assays.
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Position:Auxiliary Researcher
Research Interests: Food science and technology; natural additives; functional agents; Food quality and safety; chemistry of natural products, stabilization of natural ingredients.
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Position: Junior Researcher (CEECIND)
Research Interests: Development of protocols for the identification and extraction of bioactive compounds from natural matrices and bio-based residues; Development of protocols to evaluate the bioactive properties of natural compounds, namely their antitumor potential, trying to disclosure the mechanism of action.
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Position :Junior Researcher
Research Interests:Chemistry and bioactivity of natural products; biowaste valorization; bio-based ingredients; nutraceuticals and functional foods; innovative food formulations; emerging technologies for food conservation.
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Position: Junior Researcher
Research Interests: Chemistry of Natural Products: Extraction, identification, fractionation and isolation of chemical compounds in natural matrices; Technology of Natural Products: Emerging technologies for conservation of plants (Research fellow by the PRODER project); Development of functional foods by direct use or incorporation of extracts / fractions / compounds of vegetal origin (Research fellow in REQUIMTE and CIMO); Biowaste valorisation. Optimization of extraction and stabilization methods. Bio-based ingredients.
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Position: Contract Researcher
Research Interests: Extraction methods and chemical characterization of natural products with bioactive properties; Activity analysis in vitro and in vivo biological properties of compounds with biological interest. Methods chromatographic, in the analysis of bioactive compounds; different methods for incorporation and preparation of food matrices with natural ingredients; preservatives and flavor and color fixers.
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Position:Contract Researcher
Research Interests: Valorization of natural products, development of functional foods by direct use or incorporation of extracts / fractions / compounds of vegetal origin, optimization of extraction procedures, chemical characterization and structural elucidation in extracts / fractions, bioactivity evaluation and stability studies. Evaluation of Antimicrobial activity.
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Position: Contract Researcher
Research Interests: Natural pigments, in vitro bioaccessibility, chromatographic and spectroscopic methodologies for identification of bioactive molecules, extraction techniques, nanostructured delivery systems.
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Position:Contract Researcher
Research Interests: Chemical and nutritional characterization of foods; Potential of natural bioactive compounds; Improvement of food quality and safety; Valorization of natural molecules from industrial waste; Innovative food technology for the conversion of biomolecules, preservation, and quality improvement of food products.
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Position:Post-Doctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Food science and technology; Food chemistry; Food quality and safety; Functional agents; Food by-products; Valorization of agri-food bio-waste; Bioactive compounds; Development of functional products.