Nuno Nunes (D412-34DB-BB84)

Curriculum Vitae

Nuno Nunes

Nuno Nunes. Completed the Doutoramento in Biological Sciences in 2020/09/10 by Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Mestrado in Applied Biochemistry in 2011/11/23 by Universidade da Madeira and Licenciatura in Biochemistry in 2008/06/26 by Universidade da Madeira. Published 12 articles in journals. Participated in 8 event(s). Participates and/or participated as Other in 1 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 3 project(s), Researcher in 1 project(s) and Technical development in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biochemistry. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Macroalgae; Antioxidant Evaluation; Nutritional Analysis; Nutraceuticals; Fucoxanthin; Iodine; .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Nuno Nunes
Date of birth: 1983/09/02
Gender: Male

Citation names

Nunes, Nuno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: D412-34DB-BB84
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6166-8045

Telephones

Mobile phone

963988872 (Personal)

Addresses

Azinhaga Do Poço Barral, 48 A, 9000-638, Funchal, Funchal, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2015/10/01 - 2020/09/10 Concluded	Biological Sciences (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialização Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal "Evaluation of the use of marine macroalgae in the industrial production of biorefinery-derived biofunctional products" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2008/09/01 - 2011/11/23 Concluded	Applied Biochemistry (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal "Evaluation and Valorization of Agricultural Resources: Nutritional and mineral evaluation of traditional sweet potato varieties (Ipomoea potatoes L.) from Madeira and the Azores" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16
2005/09/15 - 2008/06/26 Concluded	Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/01 - 2025/03/31	Postdoc (Research)	Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

2021/03/01 - 2023/08/31	Postdoc (Research)	Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
2020/02/03 - 2021/02/28	Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2013/10/01 - 2015/09/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	UBQ II Lda, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2011/07/01 - 2012/06/30	Research Trainee (Research)	Instituto de emprego da Madeira, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/02/08 - 2024/06/24	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal

2023/09/01 - 2024/02/07	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal

2023/02/15 - 2023/06/30	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

2022/10/03 - 2023/02/14	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal

2022/02/21 - 2022/06/06	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

2021/10/06 - 2022/02/19	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal

2021/03/01 - 2021/07/03	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

2020/10/06 - 2021/02/13	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2019/06/29	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013/01/07 - 2013/07/03	Trainer in Organic Agriculture	Escola Básica e Secundária Gonçalves Zarco, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/06/01 - 2024/04/30	PhytoNutre - Extensive processing of microalgae biomass for the extraction of proteins with nutritional, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties PT-INNOVATION-0118 Researcher Phytoalgae, Lda, Portugal Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal	EEA Grants Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/01 - 2025/03/31	BIO-VALOR - Integrated Specialization Strategy for the Sustainable Valorization of Endogenous Resources in Fruit Growing in Organic Production Mode" FEADER-02551 Post-doc Fellow Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal Phytoalgae, Lda, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/02/03 - 2020/09/10	Casbio - Evaluation and monitoring of Agrobiodiversity and Sustainability of Agrosystems in new climate scenarios M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000011 PhD Student Fellow Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30	DemoBlueAlgae - Development of methodologies and optimization of macroalgae cultivation and processing processes for industry and the blue economy M1420-01-0247-FEDER-00002 PhD Student Fellow Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Instituto de Desenvolvimento Regional Madeira 14-20 Concluded
2016/08/01 - 2018/12	Boost BLUE economy trough market uptake an innovative seaweed bioextract for IODINE fortification II info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/733552/EU PhD Student Fellow Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2013/10/13 - 2014/12/31	BPMA - BioProspecting of marine algae for the production of natural extracts MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000013 Researcher UBQ II Lda, Portugal Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/03/01 - 2022/08/31	PhytoBlueFrac - Production optimization of microalgae for the production of nutraceutical food supplements through selective fractionation 74/DSP/2021 Researcher Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal	EEA Grants
2019/09/01 - 2022/08/31	Ahidagro - Contribution to water savings in strategic crops for the primary sector of Canaries and Madeira through the application of natural products and bioactive extracts with osmoprotective properties MAC2/1.1b/279 Technical development Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/11/03 - 2021/12/31	Forward - Fostering research excellence in EU Outermost Regions 824550 Other	Horizon 2020 Ongoing
2018/12/01 - 2021/03/31	Bioactiv - Transformation and recovery of agro-industrial waste for the production of BIOACTIVE compounds in microalgae M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000023 Technical development Phytoalgae, Lda, Portugal	Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2020/11/30	MacBioBlue - Demonstration and technology transfer project to help companies develop new products and processes in the field of Macaronesian Blue Biotechnology MAC/1.1b/086 Technical development Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Interreg Europe Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter

Nunes, Nuno; Barreto, Maria do Carmo; Carvalho, Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de. "Marine macroalgae for industrial extraction of valuable biofunctional compounds using biorefinery". In Algal Metabolites: Biotechnological, Commercial and Industrial Applications, 401-464. Canada: Taylor & Francis, 2023.
Published

Journal article

Emmanuel Nunes; Kilian Odenthal; Nuno Nunes; Tomásia Fernandes; Igor A. Fernandes; Miguel A.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Protein extracts from microalgae and cyanobacteria biomass. Techno-functional properties and bioactivity: A review". Algal Research (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103638.
10.1016/j.algal.2024.103638
Kilian Odenthal; Emmanuel Nunes; Nuno Nunes; Tomásia Fernandes; Igor A. Fernandes; Miguel A.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Microalgae and cyanobacteria as natural sources of antioxidant enzymes and enzyme inhibitors for Alzheimer's and diabetes". Algal Research (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103610.
10.1016/j.algal.2024.103610
Nuno Nunes; Sónia Ferraz; Marianna Venuleo; Ana I. R. N. A. Barros; Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "From a heavy metal perspective, is macroalgal biomass from Madeira Archipelago and Gran Canaria Island of eastern Atlantic safe for the development of blue bioeconomy products?". Journal of Applied Phycology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03146-1.
10.1007/s10811-023-03146-1
David Jíménez-Arias; Sarai Morales-Sierra; Patrícia Silva; Henrique Carrêlo; Adriana Gonçalves; José Filipe Teixeira Ganança; Nuno Nunes; et al. "Encapsulation with Natural Polymers to Improve the Properties of Biostimulants in Agriculture". Plants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010055.
10.3390/plants12010055
Carla Ragonezi; Nuno Nunes; Maria Cristina O. Oliveira; José G. R. de Freitas; José Filipe T. Ganança; Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Sewage Sludge Fertilization A Case Study of Sweet Potato Yield and Heavy Metal Accumulation". Agronomy (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12081902.
10.3390/agronomy12081902
Ana Galindo; Diana B. Reis; Inés Rodríguez; José A. Pérez; Beatriz Abdul-Jalbar; Rafael Zárate; Nuno Nunes; et al. "Lipid characterization of 14 macroalgal species from Madeira Archipelago: implications for animal and human nutrition". Botanica Marina 0 0 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2021-0024.
10.1515/bot-2021-0024
Nunes, Nuno; Ragonezi, Carla; Gouveia, Carla S.S.; Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel Â.A.. "Review of Sewage Sludge as a Soil Amendment in Relation to Current International Guidelines: A Heavy Metal Perspective". Sustainability 13 4 (2021): 2317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13042317.
Published • 10.3390/su13042317
Zárate, Rafael; Portillo, Eduardo; Teixidó, Sílvia; Carvalho, Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de; Nunes, Nuno; Ferraz, Sónia; Seca, Ana M. L.; Rosa, Gonçalo P.; Barreto, Maria Carmo. "Pharmacological and Cosmeceutical Potential of Seaweed Beach-Casts of Macaronesia". Applied Sciences 10 17 (2020): 1-24 (FI 2.474; Q2). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10175831.
Published • 10.3390/app10175831
N. Nunes; G. P. Rosa; S. Ferraz; Maria Carmo Barreto; M. A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Fatty acid composition, TLC screening, ATR-FTIR analysis, anti-cholinesterase activity, and in vitro cytotoxicity to A549 tumor cell line of extracts of 3 macroalgae collected in Madeira". Journal of Applied Phycology 32 2 (2020): 759-771 (FI 3.016; Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01884-9.
Published • 10.1007/s10811-019-01884-9
Nuno Nunes; Sofia Valente; Sónia Ferraz; Maria Carmo Barreto; Miguel A.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Biochemical study of attached macroalgae from the Madeira Archipelago and beach-cast macroalgae from the Canary Islands: multivariate analysis to determine bioresource potential". Botanica Marina 63 3 (2020): 283-298 (FI 1.381; Q3). https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2019-0022.
10.1515/bot-2019-0022
N. Nunes; S. Valente; S. Ferraz; Maria Carmo Barreto; M.A.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Constructing ethanol-derived bioactive extracts using the brown seaweed Zonaria tournefortii (J.V.Lamouroux) Montagne performed with Timatic extractor by means of response surface methodology (RSM)". Journal of Applied Phycology 32 (2019): 2321-2333 (FI 3.016; Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01973-9.
Published • 10.1007/s10811-019-01973-9
Nunes, Nuno. "Validation of a spectrophotometric methodology for a rapid iodine analysis in algae and seaweed casts". Algal Research 42 (2019): 1-8 (FI 4.008; Q1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101613.
Published • 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101613
Nunes, Nuno. "Evaluation of fucoxanthin contents in seaweed biomass by vortex-assisted solid-liquid microextraction using high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection". Algal Research 42 (2019): 1-6 (FI 4.008; Q1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101603.
Published • 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101603
Ferraz, Sónia. "Different Seaweeds Use for Iodine Deficiency Overcome". Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 15 3 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2019.15.002710.
Published • 10.26717/bjstr.2019.15.002710
Nunes, Nuno; Nunes, N.; Valente, S.; Ferraz, S.; Barreto, M.C.; Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A.. "Nutraceutical potential of Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan extracts and assessment of a downstream purification strategy". Heliyon 4 11 (2018): 1-28. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018308600.
Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00957
N. Nunes; S. Ferraz; S. Valente; Maria Carmo Barreto; M. A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Biochemical composition, nutritional value, and antioxidant properties of seven seaweed species from the Madeira Archipelago". Journal of Applied Phycology 29 5 (2017): 2427-2437 (FI 3.016; Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1074-x.
Published • 10.1007/s10811-017-1074-x

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/10/09	Optimization of Chlorella vulgaris autotrophic growth for improved essential fatty acids production	Algae Biomass Summit (Wisconsin, United States)
2023/02/19	Seaweed beach-casts: Are these valuable and safe resources?	24th International Seaweed Symposium (Hobart, Australia)
2023/02/19	Assessment of a biorefinery methodology to produce high-value products from local harvested red macroalgae	24th International Seaweed Symposium (Hobart, Australia)
2022/11/30	Bioeconova The implementation of innovative solutions to increase the sustainability and resilience of agricultural crops	Workshop Climate Changes in Agriculture¿ (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11/23	Adopting the red macroalgae Grateloupia lanceola, collected in Madeira archipelago offshore fish farms, to extract multiple products through a biorefinery strategy	Festival of Algae 2 (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2022/05/23	Improving the cultivation parameters of the green edible microalgae Chlorella vulgaris to develop nutraceutical food supplements through fractionation	41st Marine Sciences in Times of Change (Concepción, Chile)
2019/04/30	Vortex-assisted solid-liquid microextraction methodology for Rapid HPLC/PDA determination of fucoxanthin in seaweed biomass	23rd International Seaweed Symposium The Korean Society of Phycology (Jeju, South Korea)
2018/06/27	Biochemical diversity of 15 marine macroalgae from Madeira and Porto Santo islands: Assessment of its potential for food supplement application	1st Seaweed for Health Conference DTU foods (Galway, Ireland)
2018/06/27	Reviewing the worldwide seaweed harvest and aquaculture to determine its potential to integrate in the industrial production of biofunctional components obtained by biorefinery	1st Seaweed for Health Conference DTU foods (Galway, Ireland)
2018/06/27	Screening seaweed from Madeira archipelago to assess in vitro potential as anti-acetylcholinesterase, anti-butyrylcholinesterase and cytotoxic effect in human A549 lung cancer cellular line	1st Seaweed for Health Conference DTU foods (Galway, Ireland)
2017/02/08	Evaluation of the use of marine macroalgae in the industrial production of biofunctional components obtained by biorefinery	Applied Research in Macroalgae Universidade da Madeira - ISOPlexis (Funchal, Portugal)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/15	Poster presentation - Assessment of two extraction methods to optimize protein quantification in the edible green microalga Chlorella vulgaris Conference	Alga Europe Prague
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/15	Poster presentation - Blue Biotechnology: Analysis of protein and enzymatic fractions of microalgal extracts, produced in bioreactors in growth-controlled conditions Conference	Alga Europe Prague
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/15	Poster presentation - Blue biotechnology, analysis of the protein fractions from microalgae extracts Conference	Alga Europe Prague
2023/08/20 - 2023/08/26	Poster presentation - Assessment of the biochemical parameters of Arthrospira platensis cultivated semi-continuously using three nutrient replenishment media for industrial production Conference	8th European Phycological Congress
2023/05/09 - 2023/05/11	Poster presentation - Extensive processing of microalgal biomass for the extraction of proteins with nutritional, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical properties Symposium	Young Algaeneers Symposium
2022/12/13 - 2022/12/15	Poster presentation - Assessing the growth and nutritional characteristics of Chlorella vulgaris when cultivated in a cost-effective way, intended for commercial production in Madeira archipelago Conference	Alga Europe Rome
2022/06/29 - 2022/06/30	Poster presentation - The influence of different media and light intensity for the production of Haematococcus pluvialis in the green phase: Biomass and biochemical assessment envisioning a good start for the red phase Conference	11th International Seaweed Conference Bremerhaven, Germany
2021/11/17 - 2021/11/18	Poster presentation - Optimization of Chlorella vulgaris cultivation parameters and biochemical assessment for nutraceutical food supplements development through selective fractionation Conference	A Festival of Algae, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/13	Poster presentation - Implementing a biorefinery strategy to process macroalgae and obtain new bioproducts to increase the sustainability and resilience of the agrosystems and bioeconomy Symposium	1st International Symposium on Agriculture and Food Sustainability: New Climate Change Scenarios
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/13	Poster presentation - Unravelling the dehydrated sewage sludge potential to fertilize agricultural crops: A circular economy perspective to Porto Santo Island Symposium	1st International Symposium on Agriculture and Food Sustainability: New Climate Change Scenarios
2019/10/21 - 2019/10/22	The APAA 2019 Conference was held in the CIIMAR building, located in the Leixões Cruise Terminal, in Matosinhos. It brought together several Portuguese micro and macro algae companies and research institutions to present and discuss the current situation in the sector. Conference	Portuguese Association of Applied Algology (APAA) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/04/28 - 2019/05/03	Poster Presentation - Constructing ethanol derived bioactive extracts using the brown seaweed Zonaria tournefortii performed with timatic extractor by means of response surface methodology (RSM) Symposium	23rd International Seaweed Symposium The Korean Society of Phycology, South Korea
2019/02/27 - 2019/02/27	Workshop in "Algae production in Europe: status, challenges and future developments" Workshop	Workshop in "Algae production in Europe: status, challenges and future developments" European Commission Joint Research Centre, Belgium
2018/09/12 - 2018/09/15	Poster presentation - Biochemical study on marine macroalgae diversity from Madeira archipelago to determine its potential for food supplement application. Conference	Floramac Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2018/08/14 - 2018/08/18	Visit with a Portuguese delegation in Norway, city of Trondheim. Visit to the companies Bewi, Hitra Mat, SalMar and Leroy, linked to the aquaculture branch. Visit to the AquaNor exhibition. Other	Strengthening bilateral relations, Norway-Portugal Direcção Geral de Política do Mar (DGPM), Portugal
2018/06/24 - 2018/06/27	Poster presentation - Optimization and validation of a spectrophotometric method for iodine content and evaluation of 22 marine macroalgae from Madeira archipelago Conference	1st Seaweed for Health Conference
2017/06/18 - 2017/06/23	Poster presentation: 1. Total lipids and fatty acids composition of macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis D., Ulva lactuca L. and Zonaria tournefortii L. from Madeira Archipelago 2. Assessment of total iodine in seven seaweed species from Madeira Archipelago and development of an iodine rich bioactive extract from red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis D. Congress	6th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology Université de Nantes, France
2016/06/19 - 2016/06/24	Poster presentation - Analysis of the biochemical composition and antioxidant properties of 7 seaweeds from Madeira Archipelago Symposium	22nd International Seaweed Symposium

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2020/09/24 - Current	CITAB (Center for Research and Agro-environmental and Biological Technologies) - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal. Center recognized and financed by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology), under the UIDB / 04033/2020 and UIDP / 04033/2020 projects. https://www.citab.utad.pt/	PhD collaborator

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)
2024/02/08 - 2024/06/24	Agro-food processing	(Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
2024/02/08 - 2024/06/24	Biotechnology	(Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
2023/10/09 - 2024/02/07	General Chemistry	(Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Working Group Presentation Young Algaeneers Symposium