???global.info.a_carregar???
My domain of specialization focuses in the field of biological and chemical characterization of bioactive compounds in halophytes plants. I have experience in the study of halophytes plants to cosmetic, pharmaceutical and health applications, as well as in the cultivation of these halophytes cultivated in different concentrations of salinity and along several harvests using water from aquaculture or hidroponic system. My current research interests focus mainly on the three following topics: (1) Evaluation of nutritional characterization, (2) Funtional profile and (3) Optimization of cultivation systems: - Moisture, mineral composition, ash, fibers, total proteins, total lipids; - Phenolic compounds (including flavonoids and condensed tannins), vitamins, pigments; - Antioxidant, antidiabetic and neuroprotective activity; - Improvement of the cultivation systems of halophytes. I am a very enthusiastic, motivated, organised, autonomous and responsible student. I am able to be involved in multidisciplinary tasks, and to actively participate in teamwork. I have extensive complementary formation, as I have seven scientific paper, most of them in international journals in first quartile (Q1) and I have participated in various courses, conferences, seminars and workshops. I am fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. I have computer skills for using standard software (Word; Excel; PowerPoint) and specialised software packages (Software R; GraphPad, Statistica, Statgraphics).
Read full resume ↓
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Viana Castañeda Loaiza
Date of birth
1994/07/09
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2319-B2D8-AF48
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8839-1389
Google Scholar ID
65LJmhIAAAAJ&hl

Email addresses

  • vianacastanedaloaiza@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/03/01 - 2025/03/01
Ongoing
 Biotechnological Sciences (Doutoramento)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
"XtremeCrops: Optimization of the agronomic conditions for the sustainable cultivation of edible halophytes in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/09/29 - 2018/10/09
Concluded
 Master in Agrofood (Master)
Major in Biotechnological properties of halophytes plants
Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, Spain
"Nutritional and functional evaluation of halophytes plants of the Bay of Cádiz (Spain) and Algarve (Portugal): comparison with cultivated plants" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2012/10/01 - 2017/09/01
Concluded
 Degree in Chemistry (Graduado)
Major in Analytical chemistry
Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, Spain
"Design of a metal ion chemical sensor by colorimetric solid phase extraction (C-SPE) and its application in aqueous samples" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2020/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Electronica Optoelectrônica e Telecomunicacoes, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/10/16 - 2019/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/02/25 - 2018/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2017/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, Spain
2014/10/01 - 2016/09/08 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad de Cadiz Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Spain
Universidad de Cadiz Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Spain

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/03/01 - 2016/12/23 Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) Cosmewax, S.A., Spain
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/03/15 - Current Explorando plantas tolerantes ao sal como fontes de aditivos alimentares inovadores Exploring salt tolerant plants as sources of innovative food additives
PTDC/BAA-AGR/1391/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - Current SaltyCrops: Exploring Sarcocornia as a halophyte biofilter for mariculture effluents and a source for foods and specialty biochemicals
PT-IL/0003/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing
2019/07/01 - 2020/03/31 UID/Multi/00631/2019 (CEOT - Centro de Eletróncia, Optoelectrónica e Telecomunicações)
UID/Multi/00631/2019
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Electronica Optoelectrônica e Telecomunicacoes, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/03/01 - 2017/09/30 XTREMEGOURMET - Plantas extremófilas na cozinha gourmet
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-017676
Other
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; Magalhães, T; Cavaco, A; Guerra, R. "Comparison of Vis/NIR and NIR spectroscopy for monitoring of internal quality attributes of 'Rocha' pear (Pyrus communis L.) and 'Valencia Late' oranges (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck)". Paper presented in IV Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Évora (Portugal), 2019.
  2. Magalhães, T.; Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana (2319-B2D8-AF48); Cavaco, A; Guerra, R. "The effect of temperature on NIR spectra measurements in pears". Paper presented in IV Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Évora (Portugal), 2019.
  3. Gama, F; Ricardo, A.P.; Correia, P; Pestana, M; Salazar, M; Nunes, C; Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; et al. "Changes in mineral concentration of Inula crithmoides grown under different salinity". Paper presented in NutriPLANTA2018 - XVII Simpósio Luso Espanhol de Nutrição Mineral das Plantas, Lisbon (Portugal), 2018.
  4. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; Rodrigues, M.J.; Gama, F.; Oliveira, M.; Santos, T.; Pereira, C.; Salazar, M.; et al. "Chemical composition of maritime halophyte species cultivated in hydroponics". Paper presented in ISMS - VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences, Vigo (España), 2018.
Journal article
  1. Maria João Rodrigues; Viana Castañeda-Loaiza; Ivo Monteiro; José Pinela; Lillian Barros; Rui M. V. Abreu; Maria Conceição Oliveira; et al. "Metabolomic Profile and Biological Properties of Sea Lavender (Limonium algarvense Erben) Plants Cultivated with Aquaculture Wastewaters: Implications for Its Use in Herbal Formulations and Food Additives". Foods (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10123104.
    10.3390/foods10123104
  2. Luísa Custódio; Maria João Rodrigues; Catarina G. Pereira; Viana Castañeda-Loaiza; Eliana Fernandes; Dominic Standing; Amir Neori; Muki Shpigel; Moshe Sagi. "A Review on Sarcocornia Species: Ethnopharmacology, Nutritional Properties, Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Propagation". Foods 10 11 (2021): 2778-2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112778.
    10.3390/foods10112778
  3. Alexandre R. Lima; Florinda Gama; Viana Castañeda-Loaiza; Camila Costa; Lisa M. Schüler; Tamára Santos; Miguel Salazar; et al. "Nutritional and Functional Evaluation of Inula crithmoides and Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Grown in Different Salinities for Human Consumption". Molecules 26 15 (2021): 4543-4543. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26154543.
    10.3390/molecules26154543
  4. Placines, Chloe; Castaneda-Loaiza, Viana; Rodrigues, Maria J.; Pereira, Catarina G.; da Silva, Jose Paulo; Zengin, Gokhan; Custódio, Luísa. "In Vitro Enzyme Inhibitory and Antioxidant Properties, Cytotoxicity, and LC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS Profile of Extracts from the Halophyte Lotus creticus L.". Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products 16 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/jjnpp.101125.
    Published • 10.5812/jjnpp.101125
  5. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "Wild vs cultivated halophytes: Nutritional and functional differences". Food Chemistry (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127536.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127536
  6. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "Influence of cultivation salinity in the nutritional composition, antioxidant capacity and microbial quality of Salicornia ramosissima commercially produced in soilless systems". Food Chemistry (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127525.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127525
  7. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; Chloé Placines; Maria João Rodrigues; Catarina Pereira; Gokhan Zengin; Nuno R Neng; José MF Nogueira; Luísa Custódio. "In vitro enzyme inhibitory and anti-oxidant properties, cytotoxicity and chemical composition of the halophyte Malcolmia littorea (L.) R.Br. (Brassicaceae)". Natural Product Research (2020): 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2020.1719484.
    Published • 10.1080/14786419.2020.1719484
  8. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; Chloé Placines; Rodrigues, Maria João; Pereira, Catarina; Gokhan Zengin; Ahmet Uysal; József Jeko; et al. "If you cannot beat them, join them: Exploring the fruits of the invasive species Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br as a source of bioactive products". Industrial Crops and Products 144 (2020): 112005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112005
  9. Placines, Chloé; Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; João Rodrigues, Maria; G. Pereira, Catarina; Stefanucci, Azzurra; Mollica, Adriano; Zengin, Gokhan; et al. "Phenolic Profile, Toxicity, Enzyme Inhibition, In Silico Studies, and Antioxidant Properties of Cakile maritima Scop. (Brassicaceae) from Southern Portugal". Plants 9 2 (2020): 142. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9020142.
    Published • 10.3390/plants9020142
  10. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "Growth performance, in vitro antioxidant properties and chemical composition of the halophyte Limonium algarvense Erben are strongly influenced by the irrigation salinity". Industrial Crops and Products (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111930.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111930
  11. Castañeda-Loaiza, V.; Díaz-de-Alba, M.I.; Granado-Castro, M.D.; Galindo-Riaño, M.D.; Casanueva-Marenco, M.J.. "Disposable optical sensor for Al(III) ions determination by coupled colorimetric solid-phase extraction-reflectance spectroscopy in leachates from cookware, antacids and hygienic care products". Talanta 205 (2019): 120102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.102.
    Published • 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.102
  12. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "The irrigation salinity and harvesting affect the growth, chemical profile and biological activities of Polygonum maritimum L.". Industrial Crops and Products (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111510.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111510
  13. Rodrigues, Maria João; Monteiro, Ivo; Placines, Chloé; Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana; Slusarczyk, Sylwester; Matkowski, Adam; Pereira, Catarina; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Custódio, Luísa. "Dataset on functional and chemical properties of the medicinal halophyte Polygonum maritimum L. under greenhouse cultivation". Data in Brief 25 (2019): 104357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104357.
    Published • 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104357
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "Nutritional and functional evaluation of halophyte plants of the Bay of Cádiz and Algarve (Portugal): comparison with cultivated plants". Master, Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, 2018.
  2. Castañeda-Loaiza, Viana. "Design of a metal ion chemical sensor by colorimetric solid phase extraction (C-SPE) and its application in aqueous samples". Degree, Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/12/03 Aluminium(III) ions sensing by coupled colorimetric solid-phase extraction-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in aqueous sample. 3rd International Caparica Christmas Conference on Sample Treatment 2018
(Caparica, Portugal)
2018/04/01 Cultivation of Halophytes: Effect of Salinity on Nutritional and Functional Properties. ICFND 2018 - 20th International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Dietetics
(New York, United States)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017/08/29 - 2017/08/30 R for absolute beginners (Licenciatura) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2018 Msc thesis with honors
Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias, Spain