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Madalena is a GreenCoLAB researcher since 2019 based at the company ALGAplus, where she is a PhD student (University of Aveiro) and an innovation technician. She has a BSc degree in Biology from the University of Lisbon and a MSc degree in Aquaculture from the University of Algarve. Madalena has been working with algae since 2016, having gained experience in the extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds and breeding and cultivation techniques. She is now mainly focused on the field of biobanking, strain improvement and domestication of novel species of macroalgae and her PhD is dedicated to the characterization and improvement of farmed Atlantic Nori species.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Madalena Caria Mendes

Citation names

  • Mendes, Madalena
  • Caria Mendes, Madalena

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9C12-FB3A-81F7
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6190-0633

Email addresses

  • madalenamendes@greencolab.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 938799423 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Associação Oceano Verde Universidade do Algarve, Campo de Gambelas, Edf 12, Gab. H8., 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10 - 2025
Ongoing
 Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Erasmus Master Thesis (Master)
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
 18
2017
Concluded
 Aquacultura e Pescas (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Antioxidant contents of Fucus vesiculosus L., in response to environmental parameters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012/09 - 2015/07
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia Ambiental
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 14
2011 - 2012
Attended
 Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11 - Current Researcher (Research) GreenCoLab, Portugal
2018/09 - 2018/12 Contracted Researcher (Research) Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09 - Current Seaweed-based Market Applications
SEAMARK
Researcher
Horizon Europe
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2023/09 - Current Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
C644915664-00000026
Researcher
Ongoing
2021/01/04 - 2023/06/30 ALGAESOLUTIONS: Solutions for algae industries to improve growth, induction of high value metabolites and early detection of contaminants
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-071486 | CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-071486
Researcher
GreenCoLab, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020 ValorMar
ValorMar
Researcher
Ongoing
2019 - 2020 Integrate aquaculture: an eco-innovative solution to foster sustainability in the Atlantic Area
INTEGRATE
Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2020 GENetic diversity exploitation for Innovative macro-ALGal biorefinery
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/727892/EU
Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
 European Commission
Ongoing
2015/07 - 2015/07 Biomares
Projecto LIFE 06 NAT/P/ 0000192
Other
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Mendes et al. 2021. "Asexual reproduction in Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) and its development for cultivation in a land-based IMTA system, in Portugal". Paper presented in 7th Conference of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP2021 virtual), 2021.
  2. Mendes, Madalena; Mendes, Madalena Caria. "Antioxidant contents of Fucus vesiculosus L. in response to environmental parameters". Paper presented in Nordic Seaweed Conference, 2016.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28348.85125
Journal article
  1. Hala, Ahmad Furqan; Chougule, Komal; Cunha, Maria Emília; Caria Mendes, Madalena; Oliveira, Inês; Bradley, Tom; Forbes, Jonathan; Galileu Speranza, Lais. "Life cycle assessment of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture: A review on methodology and challenges for its sustainability evaluation". Aquaculture 590 (2024): 741035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741035.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741035
  2. Mendes, Madalena Caria; Navalho, Sofia; Ferreira, Alice; Paulino, Cristina; Figueiredo, Daniel; Silva, Daniel; Gao, Fengzheng; et al. "Algae as Food in Europe: An Overview of Species Diversity and Their Application". Foods 11 13 (2022): 1871-1871. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11131871.
    10.3390/foods11131871
  3. "Polar Lipids of Commercial Ulva spp. of Different Origins: Profiling and Relevance for Seaweed Valorization". Foods 10 5 (2021): 914-914. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10050914.
    10.3390/foods10050914
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06 Atlantic nori: seeking the full potential from microscopic to macroscopic life stages Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology
(Porto, Portugal)
2024/05 Atlantic Nori: Unravelling the potential of early life stages 5th Seaweed4Health conference
Seaweed4Health (Cork, Ireland)
2023/02 Targeting commercial scale production of AtlanticNori Conchocelis 24th International Seaweed Symposium
(Hobart, Tasmânia, Australia)
2022/10 Land-based cultivation of Atlantic Nori species in Portugal Workshop on Blue BioTech
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/08 Biobanking and genetic validation of farmed Atlantic Nori Seaweed4Health 2022
(Ourense, Spain)
2022/06 Land-based cultivation of Atlantic Nori species in Portugal Seagriculture
(Bremenhaven, Germany)
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Student Oral Presentation
Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology, Portugal