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João Filipe Pires Cotas. Completed the Mestrado in Biologia in 2015 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and Licenciatura in Biologia in 2013 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Attends the Doutoramento in Biociências by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia since 2020. Is Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra. Published 52 articles in journals. Has 27 section(s) of books. Participated in 12 event(s). Participates and/or participated as Other in 3 project(s), Research Fellow in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biochemical Research Methods, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Marine Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biochemistry and Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Agrarian and Food Biotechnology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Algas; Biorrefinaria; Biopolímeros; Fucus ceranoides; Salinidade; Antioxidantes; Secagem; Compostos fenólicos; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Filipe Pires Cotas

Citation names

  • Cotas, João
  • Cotas, J.
  • João Cotas

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0316-292F-A852
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5244-221X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=_pJM2eQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Researcher Id
C-1487-2019
Scopus Author Id
57205649257

Email addresses

  • jcotas@uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020 - 2024
Ongoing
 Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotecnologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2015
Concluded
 Biologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Fucus ceranoides (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae): Bioatividades dependentes do gradiente salino" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
2009 - 2013
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 12/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2018 Co-Fundador e Responsável pela área da contabilidade e área técnico-laboratorial Lusalgae, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/05 - 2022 NASPA - Natural fungicides against air & soil borne pathogens in the Atlantic Area
EAPA_451/2016
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/05 - 2020/03 Point4Pac - Precision oncology and innovative therapies and technologies
SAICTPAC/0019/2015 LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016405
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - 2023 ValSar - Valorização do Sargaço da Costa Litoral Norte
Aviso n.º 9/2020/GAL Costeiro Litoral Norte – AMP Apoio à Execução das Estratégias (DLBC) – Tipologias agregada
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
GAL Costeiro do Litoral Norte
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 MENU - Marine macroalgaE: alternative recipes for a daily NUtritional diet
PT-PGI-0005-0966-21.2.2012
Voluntary collaborator
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Direção-Geral de Política do Mar
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 MARINE INVADERS - O impacto e mecanismos de sucesso da alga marinha invasora Asparagopsis armata em ambientes costeiros
PTDC/BIA-CBI/31144/2017
Voluntary collaborator
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017 - 2021 ALGA4FOOD - Algae in Gastronomy
MAR-01.03.01-FEAMP-0016
Voluntary collaborator
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundo Europeu Marítimo e das Pescas
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cunha, Pedro; Costa, Margarida; Laranjeira Silva, Joana; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; Pereira, Leonel. "A Road To the Microalgae Market: Allmicroalgae Case Study". In Algal Farming Systems, 121-150. New York, United States: Apple Academic Press, 2024.
    10.1201/9781032700359-7
  2. Mendes, Madalena; Hillinger, Alina; Ihle, Kay; Cascais, Miguel; Andrade, Pedro; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; et al. "Seaweed Aquaculture Importance in Sustainable Economy in an Era of Climate Change". In Oceanography - Relationships of the Oceans With the Continents, Their Biodiversity and the Atmosphere [Working Title], edited by Leonel Pereira; Miguel Pardal. London, United Kingdom: IntechOpen, 2024.
    10.5772/intechopen.114366
  3. João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Pedro Monteiro; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Leonel Pereira. "Marine phenolics: Extractions at low pressure". In Marine Phenolic Compounds: Science and Engineering, edited by Jose Correa; Raquel Mateos; Herminia Dominguez, 115-146. Amesterdão, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-823589-8.00015-7
  4. Monteiro, Pedro; Cotas, João; Lomartire, Silvia; Rocha, Carolina Pinheiro; Pereira, Leonel; Mendes Gonçalves, Ana Marta. "Advanced instruments in algae materials applications and characterization of algae-based nanoparticles for cancer therapies". In Algae Materials, edited by K. Arunkumar; A. Arun; Rathinam Raja; Ramasamy Palaniappan, 103-115. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-18816-9.00002-2
  5. Lomartire, Silvia; Gomes, Louisa; Cotas, João; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Algae-based bioplastics: Expanding algal polymers as materials for industrial applications". In Algae Materials, edited by K. Arunkumar; A. Arun; Rathinam Raja; Ramasamy Palaniappan, 133-156. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-18816-9.00024-1
  6. Tanoeiro, João Rui; Fortunato, Duarte; Morais, Tiago; Cotas, João; Mendes Gonçalves, Ana Marta; Afonso, Clélia; Pereira, Leonel. "Advanced techniques for cultivating algae with regard to the industrialization". In Algae Materials, edited by K. Arunkumar; A. Arun; Rathinam Raja; Ramasamy Palaniappan, 117-131. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-18816-9.00007-1
  7. García-Poza, Sara; Leandro, Adriana; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Potential of Seaweed Sustainable Exploitation". In Algal Metabolites, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai; Saher Islam; Ravichandra Hospet, 287-338. Palm Bay, Florida, United States: Apple Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003346081-14
  8. Leandro, Adriana; Pacheco, Diana; García-Poza, Sara; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Macroalgae: Current Applications in Daily Life and Prospects for the Future". In Algal Metabolites, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai; Saher Islam; Ravichandra Hospet, 205-250. Palm Bay, Florida, United States: Apple Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003346081-12
  9. Cotas, João. "Marine phenolics". In Functional Ingredients from Algae for Foods and Nutraceuticals, 213-245. Sawston, United Kingdom: Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-98819-3.00006-7
  10. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; Pereira, Leonel. "Antiviral Compounds from Seaweeds: An Overview". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 441-453. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_24
  11. García-Poza, Sara; Cotas, João; Morais, Tiago; Pacheco, Diana; Pereira, Leonel; Marques, João C.; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Global Trade of Seaweed Foods". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 325-337. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_17
  12. Pacheco, Diana; Araújo, Glacio; Silva, José W. A.; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; Pereira, Leonel. "Red Seaweeds: Their Use in Formulation of Nutraceutical Food Products". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 253-265. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_13
  13. Cotas, João; García-Poza, Sara; Pacheco, Diana; Araújo, Glacio; Silva, José W. A.; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Food Applications and Health Benefits of The Genus Gigartina (Rhodophyta)". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 135-144. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_6
  14. Monteiro, Pedro; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Figueirinha, Artur; da Silva, Gabriela Jorge; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Seaweed as Food: How to Guarantee Their Quality?". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 309-321. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_16
  15. Sousa, Tiago; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Can Seaweeds Be Used as Immunity Boosters?". In Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1, 421-431. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9_22
  16. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Seaweed-Based Polymers from Sustainable Aquaculture to “Greener” Plastic Products". In Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1, 591-602. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9_31
  17. Araújo, Glacio S.; Morais, Tiago; Cotas, João; García-Poza, Sara; Silva, José W. A.; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "A Road to the Sustainable Seaweed Aquaculture". In Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1, 63-73. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9_4
  18. Souza Araujo, Glacio; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; William Alves da Silva, José; Saboya, Jefferson; Teixeira Moreira, Renato; Pereira, Leonel. "Plankton: Environmental and Economic Importance for a Sustainable Future". In Plankton Communities. IntechOpen, 2022.
    10.5772/intechopen.100433
  19. Paulo César de Melo; Tiago Sousa; Rita Teixeira ; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Ana M M Gonçalves; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweeds and Their Derivates as a Multirole Tool in Agriculture". In Seaweed Biotechnology: Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Seaweeds and Their Applications, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai. Palm Bay, FL, United States: Apple Academic Press - CRC Press, 2022.
  20. Tiago Sousa; João Pedro Nunes; José Lopes; João Cotas; Ana M M Gonçalves; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweed as Plant Biostimulants". In Seaweed Biotechnology: Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Seaweeds and Their Applications, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai. Palm Bay, FL, United States: Apple Academic Press - CRC Press, 2022.
  21. Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Adriana Leandro; Sara García Poza; Ana Marta Mendes Gonçalves; Leonel Pereira. "Brown Seaweed Polysaccharides - A Roadmap as Biomolecules". In Seaweed Biotechnology: Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Seaweeds and Their Applications, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai. Palm Bay, FL, United States: Apple Academic Press - CRC Press, 2022.
  22. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Criteria for the development of culture media applied to microalgae-based fuel production". In 3rd Generation Biofuels, edited by Eduardo Jacob-Lopes; Leila Zepka; Ihana Severo; Mariana Maroneze, 33-45. Sawston, United Kingdom: Elsevier, 2022.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-90971-6.00028-0
  23. Sarah H. Rashedy; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira. Corresponding author: Sarah H. Rashedy. "The Biodiversity Image of Macroalgae in the Red Sea". In Advances in Environmental Research, edited by Justin A. Daniels. Hauppauge, New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2022.
    Published
  24. Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; García-Poza, Sara; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel. "Biochemical Composition of Six Native Seaweeds from Buarcos Bay, Central West Coast of Portugal". In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021), 227-236. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_27
  25. Ana Carolina Inácio; Tiago Morais; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "Cultivation of Gracilaria gracilis in an Aquaculture System at Mondego River (Portugal) Estuary Adjacent Terrain". In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021), 83-92. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_10
  26. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Dias, Joana Maia; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds Used in Wastewater Treatment: Steps to Industrial Commercialization". In Phycology-Based Approaches for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, 247-262. CRC Press, 2021.
    10.1201/9781003155713-9
  27. Pereira, Leonel; Cotas, João. "Introductory Chapter: Alginates - A General Overview". In Alginates - Recent Uses of This Natural Polymer. IntechOpen, 2020.
    10.5772/intechopen.88381
  28. Pereira, Leonel; Cotas, João. "Historical Use of Seaweed as an Agricultural Fertilizer in the European Atlantic Area". In Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal Fodder, 1-22. CRC Press, 2019.
    10.1201/9780429487156-1
Conference abstract
  1. Valado, Ana; Pereira, Maria; Caseiro, Armando; Figueiredo, João Paulo ; Almeida, Carla; Cotas, J.; Pereira, Leonel. "Action of vegetable gelatin on serum total cholesterol levels". Paper presented in 2nd International Congress of Health and Well-being Intervention (ICHWBI 2021), Viseu, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Sofia Louro ; Carolina Gomes; Ana Rita Gama; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; José Martinez de Oliveira; Ana Palmeira-de-Oliveira; Rita Palmeira-de-Oliveira. "Development of an Algae-based O/W cosmetic emulsion for Atopic Dermatitis". Paper presented in XIX Annual CICS-UBI Symposium, 2024.
  2. Sofia Louro ; Ana Rita Gama; Carolina Gomes; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; José Martinez de Oliveira; Ana Palmeira-de-Oliveira; Rita Palmeira-de-Oliveira. "Study of Ulva Lactuca extract properties for its application in Atopic Dermatitis: Safety and Efficacy". Paper presented in Cosmetinnov, 2024.
  3. Madalena Mendes; João Cotas; Irene B. Gutiérrez; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Leonel Pereira; Alan T. Critchley; Lourie Ann R. Hinaloc; Michael Y. Roleda. "Novel extraction methods, yield, structural and rheological properties of k-carrageenan from a novel haploid Kappaphycus alvarezii strain from the Philippines". Paper presented in 8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP 2024), 2024.
  4. Pedro Silva; Cláudia Nunes; João Cotas; Andreia Ferreira; Leonel Pereira; Ana M.M. Gonçalves. "Application of the macroalgae Ulva sp. and Chondrus crispus extracts as biofertilizers in Cabbage and Oats". Paper presented in 8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP 2024), 2024.
  5. Filipa Machado ; Carolina Bastos; João Cotas; Nuno Braz; Vladyslava Trachenko; Ana Catarina Pereira; Bruna Santos; et al. "Seaweed Extracts and anti-inflammatory potential – assessment in vitro". Paper presented in 6th seaweed4health, 2024.
  6. Maria Beatriz Pacheco; Cláudia Nunes; João Cotas; Andreia Ferreira; Leonel Pereira; Ana M.M. Gonçalves. "Application of Fucus sp. and Gracilaria gracilis as biofertilisers in agriculture". Paper presented in 6th seaweed4health, 2024.
  7. Filipa Machado; Carolina Bastos; João Cotas; Bruna Santos; Nuno Braz; Sofia Brás; Benedetta Marin; et al. "Seaweed Extracts and colorectal cancer – assessment of cytotoxic effects in vitro". Paper presented in 6th seaweed4health, 2024.
  8. Silvia Lomartire; Dina Pereira; João Cotas; João C. Marques; Leonel Pereira; Luís Pereira de Almeida; Ana M. M. Gonçalves. "Seaweed Polysaccharides: Safe application into Antiviral Screening". Paper presented in 6th seaweed4health, 2024.
  9. Filipa Machado ; Carolina Bastos; Bruna Santos; Ana Catarina Pereira; Vladyslava Trachenko; Nuno Braz; Benedetta Marin; et al. "Coloretal Cancer and Seaweed Extracts - assessment of cytotoxic effects in vitro & in vivo". Paper presented in CIMAGO Congress, 2024.
  10. F. Machado; C. Bastos; B. Santos; A.C. Pereira; V. Trachenko; N. Braz; S. Brás; et al. "Colorectal cancer and Seaweed Extracts – Assessment of cytotoxic effects in vitro & in vivo". Paper presented in PharmaDay - Encontro Anual de Estudantes do Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas, 2023.
  11. Ana Valado; Armando Caseiro; Cotas, João; Leonel Pereira. "Anti-cholesterol and antidiabetic sea gelatin (Gemacol)". Paper presented in 5th Edition of International Conference on Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies, May 22-23, 2023, Tokyo, Japan, 2023.
  12. Abusaid, A.; Camarão, B.; Resende, L.; João Cotas; Pereira, L.; Pereira, C.; Cruz, T.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Rocha, A. Cristina. "VALSAR - Valorisation of Sargaço, stranded ashore seaweeds". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2022, 2022.
  13. Claudia Pereira; Ana Cristina Silva; Bárbara Camarão; Luís Resende; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Patricia Moreira; Maria Teresa Cruz; Ana Cristina Rocha. "Effect on the skin of extracts isolated from the portuguese coast’s sargaço". Paper presented in 13th International Conference on Skin Ageing & Challenges 2022, 2022.
  14. Chiara Ammaturo; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "Use of Chlorella vulgaris and Ulva lactuca as biostimulant and biofertilizers on lettuce". Paper presented in CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2022, 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28302.84801
  15. Antonio Turco; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "Seaweed extracts in lettuce seed and plant development". Paper presented in CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2022, 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.35852.59522
  16. Madalena Mendes; Duarte Fortunato; Cotas, João; Morais, Tiago; Leonel Pereira. "Food additive potential source: a comparative study of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria sp. agar content using different cultivation methods". Paper presented in 4TH Seaweed for Health, 2022.
  17. Ana Valado; Sónia Nunes; Cotas, João; Leonel Pereira. "Carrageenans: bioactive properties and therapeutic uses". Paper presented in 4TH Seaweed for Health, 2022.
  18. Ana Valado; Maria Pereira; Cotas, João; Leonel Pereira. "Bioactivity of carrageenan in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases". Paper presented in 4TH Seaweed for Health, 2022.
  19. Mendes, M.; Pacheco, D.; Cotas, J.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Pereira, L.. "Estuarine seaweeds as seedling development biostimulants?". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Agroengenharia, 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.18984.08963
  20. Diana Pacheco; Giuseppe Miranda; Rosinda L Pato; Cotas, J.; Sandra M Dias Santos; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "Nutritional evaluation of Laminaria ochroleuca harvested in the North of Portugal". Paper presented in Seaweed4Health Virtual Conference, 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.11282.58568
  21. Diana Pacheco; Carolina P. Rocha; Cotas, J.; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Ana M.M. Gonçalves; Leonel Pereira. "Fatty acid and polysaccharide evaluation of the non-native brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida located in two geographical sites of the Portuguese coast". Paper presented in Seaweed4Health Virtual Conference, 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.33092.96644
  22. Gonçalves, A.M.M.; Rocha, C.P.; Pacheco, D.; Cotas, J.; Marques, J.C.; Pereira, L.. "Biochemical composition of red and brown seaweeds from Buarcos Bay, Central West Coast of Portugal". Paper presented in Seaweed4Health Virtual Conference, 2021.
  23. Gonçalves, A.M.M.; García-Poza, S. ; Cotas, J.; Marques, J.C.; Pereira, L.. "Biochemical Composition of Six Native Seaweeds from Buarcos Bay, Central West Coast of Portugal". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability, 2021.
  24. Inácio, A.C.; Morais, T.; Cotas, J.; Pereira, L.; Bahcevandziev, K.. "Cultivation of Gracilaria gracilis in an Aquaculture System at Mondego River (Portugal) Estuary Adjacent Terrain". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability, 2021.
  25. Leandro, A.; Pereira, L.; Cotas, J.; Marques, J.C.; Gonçalves, A.M.M.. "Characterization of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids profile in seaweeds from western coast of Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.24645.27367
  26. Azenha, I.; Morais, T.S.; Cotas, J.; Pereira, L.; Bahcevandziev, K.. "Cultivation and nutritional evaluation of Ulva sp., in an estuarine aquaculture inshore system". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.22128.69123
  27. Valado, A.; Amaral, M.; Pereira, M.; Caseiro, A.; Figueiredo, J.P.; Loureiro, H.; Faria, A.; et al. "The intake of vegetable jelly and hypercholesterolemia in humans". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.11223.50084
  28. Sousa, T.; Cotas, J.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Pereira, L.. "Effects of “sargaço” liquid extracts as a seed germination biostimulant". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17934.38722
  29. Araújo, G. S.; Saboya, J. P. S.; Silva, J. W. A.; Viana, C.A.S.; Pacheco, D.; Cotas, J.; Pereira, L.. "Sulphated polysaccharides of the Kappaphycus alvarezii macroalgae administration in the simulated transport of Nile tilapia fingerlings, Oreochromis niloticus". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28000.71684
  30. Araújo, Glacio S.; José W. A. Da Silva; Cotas, J.; Diana Pacheco; Leonel Pereira. "Cultivo, em condições controladas, da macroalga calliblepharis jubata visando a extração de ficocolóide". Paper presented in I CONINP - CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL VIRTUAL DE PESQUISA, PO´S-GRADUAC¸A~O E INOVAC¸A~O, 2020.
  31. Pacheco, Diana; Garcia, A.; Cotas, João; Rocha, A.C.; Pereira, L.; Verdelhos, T.. "Potential of Chlorella vulgaris for urban wastewater bioremediation". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'19, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.13984.33285
  32. Pacheco, D.; Garcia, A.; Cotas, João; Rocha, A.C.; Pereira, L.; Verdelhos, T.. "Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris Growth Efficiency in Different Types of Effluents". Paper presented in Meet.Eco, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.32737.45924
  33. Sousa, T.; Cotas, J.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Pereira, L.. "EFFECTS OF “SARGAÇO” EXTRACTION RESIDUES ON SEED GERMINATION". Paper presented in CNESA 2019 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2019, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.15280.30728
  34. Cotas, João; Marques, V.; Afonso, M.B.; Rodrigues, C.M.P.; Pereira, L.. "Carrageenans extracted from Gigartina pistillata demonstrate potential against colorectal cancer stem cell enriched tumorspheres.". Paper presented in Conferência APAA 2019 - Associação Portuguesa de Algologia Aplicada (APAA), 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17470.02889
  35. Cardoso, I.; Cotas, João; Osório, N.; Pereira, L.. "Antimicrobial activity of phycocolloids extracted from the red algae Grateloupia turuturu". Paper presented in 9th International Colloids Conference, 2019.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.15436.05769
Journal article
  1. Madalena Mendes; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Kay Ihle; Alina Hillinger; Miguel Cascais; João Carlos Marques; Leonel Pereira; A.M.M. Gonçalves. "Red Seaweed (Rhodophyta) Phycocolloids: A Road from the Species to the Industry Application". Marine Drugs (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/22/10/432.
    10.3390/md22100432
  2. Sohaila I. Abotaleb; Saly F. Gheda; Nanis G. Allam; Einas H. El-Shatoury; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Ali M. Saeed. "Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Seaweed: Exploring Their Therapeutic Potentials". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167069.
    10.3390/app14167069
  3. João Cotas; Joana O. Tavares; Rita Silva; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweed as a Safe Nutraceutical Food: How to Increase Human Welfare?". Nutraceuticals (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/4/3/20.
    10.3390/nutraceuticals4030020
  4. Leonel Pereira; João Cotas; Ana Valado. "Antioxidants from microalgae and their potential impact on human well-being". Exploration of Drug Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.37349/eds.2024.00048.
    10.37349/eds.2024.00048
  5. HARESH KALASARIYA; Carlos Eliel Maya-Ramírez; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira. "Cosmeceutical Significance of Seaweed: A Focus on Carbohydrates and Peptides in Skin Applications". Phycology (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9410/4/2/15.
    10.3390/phycology4020015
  6. Sofia Pereira Costa; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira. "Laminar Ulva Species: A Multi-Tool for Humankind?". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083448.
    10.3390/app14083448
  7. Leonel Pereira; João Cotas; A.M.M. Gonçalves. "Seaweed Proteins: A Step towards Sustainability?". Nutrients (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8/1123.
    10.3390/nu16081123
  8. João Cotas; Silvia Lomartire; Leonel Pereira; Ana Valado; João Carlos Marques; A.M.M. Gonçalves. "Seaweeds as Nutraceutical Elements and Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus: Future Perspectives". Marine Drugs (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/22/4/168.
    10.3390/md22040168
  9. Santos, Daniel; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Bahcevandziev, Kiril. "Algae Extracts in Horticulture: Characterization of Algae-Based Extracts and Impact on Turnip Germination and Radish Culture". Sustainability 16 6 (2024): 2529. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16062529.
    10.3390/su16062529
  10. Pereira, Leonel; Cotas, João. "Seaweed: a sustainable solution for greening drug manufacturing in the pursuit of sustainable healthcare". Exploration of Drug Science 2 (2024): 50-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.37349/eds.2024.00036.
    10.37349/eds.2024.00036
  11. Gomes, Louisa; Cotas, João; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweed Calliblepharis jubata and Fucus vesiculosus Pigments: Anti-Dermatophytic Activity". Applied Sciences 14 4 (2024): 1456. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14041456.
    10.3390/app14041456
  12. Cotas, João; Lomartire, Silvia; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "From Ocean to Medicine: Harnessing Seaweed’s Potential for Drug Development". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 2 (2024): 797. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25020797.
    10.3390/ijms25020797
  13. Mamede, Mariana; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Bahcevandziev, Kiril. "Seaweed Polysaccharides as Potential Biostimulants in Turnip Greens Production". Horticulturae 10 2 (2024): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10020130.
    10.3390/horticulturae10020130
  14. Tavares, Joana O.; Cotas, João; Valado, Ana; Pereira, Leonel. "Algae Food Products as a Healthcare Solution". Marine Drugs 21 11 (2023): 578. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md21110578.
    10.3390/md21110578
  15. Mamede, Mariana; Cotas, João; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweed polysaccharides on seed germination of Brassica napus L.". Algal Research 76 (2023): 103288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103288.
    10.1016/j.algal.2023.103288
  16. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Bahcevandziev, Kiril. "A Possible Synergistic Approach: Case Study of Saccharina latissima Extract and Nitrifying Bacteria in Lettuce". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11 9 (2023): 1645. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse11091645.
    10.3390/jmse11091645
  17. Ammaturo, Chiara; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Formisano, Luigi; Ciriello, Michele; Pereira, Leonel; Bahcevandziev, Kiril. "Use of Chlorella vulgaris and Ulva lactuca as Biostimulant on Lettuce". Applied Sciences 13 16 (2023): 9046. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13169046.
    10.3390/app13169046
  18. Moreira-Leite, Bruno; Antunes, Rafael; Cotas, João; Martins, Nuno; Costa, Nuno; Noronha, João P.; Mata, Paulina; Diniz, Mário. "Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) for Seaweed Conservation: Impact on Physicochemical Characteristics and Microbiological Activity". Foods 12 14 (2023): 2736. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12142736.
    10.3390/foods12142736
  19. Mariana Mamede; João Cotas; kiril bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweed Polysaccharides in Agriculture: A Next Step towards Sustainability". Applied Sciences 13 11 (2023): 6594. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/11/6594.
    10.3390/app13116594
  20. Pereira, Leonel; Cotas, João. "Therapeutic Potential of Polyphenols and Other Micronutrients of Marine Origin". Marine Drugs 21 6 (2023): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md21060323.
    10.3390/md21060323
  21. Tanoeiro, João Rui; Fortunato, Duarte; Cotas, João; Morais, Tiago; Afonso, Clélia; Pereira, Leonel. "Different Chondrus crispus Aquaculture Methods and Carrageenan Extraction". Applied Sciences 13 9 (2023): 5466. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13095466.
    10.3390/app13095466
  22. Ângelo Almeida; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Paula Carvalho. "Potential Role of Spirogyra sp. and Chlorella sp. in Bioremediation of Mine Drainage: A Review". Phycology 3 1 (2023): 186-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/phycology3010012.
    10.3390/phycology3010012
  23. Abo-Shady, Atef Mohamed; Gheda, Saly Farouk; Ismail, Gehan Ahmed; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Abdel-Karim, Omnia Hamdy. "Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activity of Algae". Life 13 2 (2023): 460. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13020460.
    10.3390/life13020460
  24. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel; Figueirinha, Artur; Dias, Joana Maia. "Valorisation of marine macroalgae waste using a cascade biorefinery approach: Exploratory study". Journal of Cleaner Production 385 (2023): 135672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135672.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135672
  25. João Cotas; Louisa Gomes; Diana Pacheco; Leonel Pereira. "Ecosystem Services Provided by Seaweeds". Hydrobiology 2 1 (2023): 75-96. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9917/2/1/6.
    10.3390/hydrobiology2010006
  26. Mendes, Madalena; Fortunato, Duarte; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Morais, Tiago; Pereira, Leonel. "Agar content of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria using different cultivation methods". Applied Food Research 2 2 (2022): 100209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2022.100209.
    10.1016/j.afres.2022.100209
  27. Ana Valado; Maria Pereira; Mónica Amaral; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira. "Bioactivity of Carrageenans in Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Diseases". Nutraceuticals 2 4 (2022): 441-454. https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/2/4/32.
    Published • 10.3390/nutraceuticals2040032
  28. Madalena Mendes; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "An Experimental Study Investigating the Effects on Brassica oleracea: Estuarine Seaweeds as Biostimulants in Seedling Development?". Phycology 2 4 (2022): 419-428. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9410/2/4/23.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/phycology2040023
  29. Mohamed S. M. Abd El Hafez; Sarah Hamdy Rashedy; Neveen M. Abdelmotilib; Hala E. Abou El-Hassayeb; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira. "Fillet Fish Fortified with Algal Extracts of Codium tomentosum and Actinotrichia fragilis, as a Potential Antibacterial and Antioxidant Food Supplement". Marine Drugs 20 12 (2022): 785. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/12/785.
    Open access • 10.3390/md20120785
  30. Araujo, Glacio Souza; Silva, José William Alves da; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel. "Fish Farming Techniques: Current Situation and Trends". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 11 (2022): 1598. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10111598.
    10.3390/jmse10111598
  31. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel; Oliveira, Maria Beatriz; Maia Dias, Joana. "Back to the Origins: Potential of Beach-Cast Macroalgae as Biofertilizer". Waste and Biomass Valorization 14 4 (2022): 1097-1111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01922-7.
    10.1007/s12649-022-01922-7
  32. Monteiro, Pedro; Lomartire, Silvia; Cotas, João; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Call the Eckols: Present and Future Potential Cancer Therapies". Marine Drugs 20 6 (2022): 387. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20060387.
    10.3390/md20060387
  33. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Oliveira, Maria Beatriz; Dias, Joana Maia. "Marine macroalgae in a circular economy context: A comprehensive analysis focused on residual biomass". Biotechnology Advances (2022): 107987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107987.
    10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107987
  34. García-Poza, Sara; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Marine macroalgae as a feasible and complete resource to address and promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 18 5 (2022): 1148-1161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4598.
    10.1002/ieam.4598
  35. García-Poza, Sara; Morais, Tiago; Leandro, Adriana; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "A Comparative Study of the Fatty Acids and Monosaccharides of Wild and Cultivated Ulva sp.". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 2 (2022): 233. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020233.
    10.3390/jmse10020233
  36. Gomes, Louisa; Monteiro, Pedro; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds’ pigments and phenolic compounds with antimicrobial potential". Biomolecular Concepts 13 1 (2022): 89-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2022-0003.
    Published • 10.1515/bmc-2022-0003
  37. Freitas, Marta V.; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia; Pereira, Leonel. "Red Seaweed Pigments from a Biotechnological Perspective". Phycology 2 1 (2021): 1-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/phycology2010001.
    10.3390/phycology2010001
  38. Pacheco, Diana; Miranda, Giuseppe; Rocha, Carolina P.; Pato, Rosinda L.; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Santos, Sandra M. Dias; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Portuguese Kelps: Feedstock Assessment for the Food Industry". Applied Sciences 11 22 (2021): 10681. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112210681.
    10.3390/app112210681
  39. Monteiro, Pedro; Lomartire, Silvia; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Seaweeds as a Fermentation Substrate: A Challenge for the Food Processing Industry". Processes 9 11 (2021): 1953. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr9111953.
    10.3390/pr9111953
  40. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Domingues, Andreia; Ressurreição, Sandrine; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Chondracanthus teedei var. lusitanicus: The Nutraceutical Potential of an Unexploited Marine Resource". Marine Drugs 19 10 (2021): 570. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19100570.
    10.3390/md19100570
  41. Cascais, Miguel; Monteiro, Pedro; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Marques, João Carlos; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Effects of Heat Treatment Processes: Health Benefits and Risks to the Consumer". Applied Sciences 11 18 (2021): 8740. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11188740.
    10.3390/app11188740
  42. Rashedy, Sarah H.; Abd El Hafez, Mohamed S. M.; Dar, Mahmoud A.; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel. "Evaluation and Characterization of Alginate Extracted from Brown Seaweed Collected in the Red Sea". Applied Sciences 11 14 (2021): 6290. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11146290.
    10.3390/app11146290
  43. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Rocha, Carolina P.; Araújo, Glacio S.; Figueirinha, Artur; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds’ carbohydrate polymers as plant growth promoters". Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications (2021): 100097. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100097.
    10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100097
  44. Rocha, Carolina P.; Pacheco, Diana; João Cotas; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Seaweeds as Valuable Sources of Essential Fatty Acids for Human Nutrition". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 9 (2021): 4968. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094968.
    10.3390/ijerph18094968
  45. Lomartire, Silvia; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Environmental Impact on Seaweed Phenolic Production and Activity: An Important Step for Compound Exploitation". Marine Drugs 19 5 (2021): 245. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19050245.
    10.3390/md19050245
  46. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Araujo, Glacio Souza; Valado, Ana; Critchley, Alan T.; Pereira, Leonel. "On the Health Benefits vs. Risks of Seaweeds and Their Constituents: The Curious Case of the Polymer Paradigm". Marine Drugs 19 3 (2021): 164. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19030164.
    10.3390/md19030164
  47. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Silva, Paulo; Carvalho, Loïc G.; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds nutraceutical and biomedical potential in cancer therapy: a concise review". Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment 2021 7 (2021): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2394-4722.2020.134.
    Published • 10.20517/2394-4722.2020.134
  48. Morais, Tiago; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds Compounds: An Ecosustainable Source of Cosmetic Ingredients?". Cosmetics 8 1 (2021): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics8010008.
    10.3390/cosmetics8010008
  49. Diana Pacheco; Glacio Souza Araújo; João Cotas; Rui Gaspar; João M. Neto; Leonel Pereira. "Invasive Seaweeds in the Iberian Peninsula: A Contribution for Food Supply". Marine Drugs 18 11 (2020): 560. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110560.
    10.3390/md18110560
  50. Araujo, Glacio Souza; Cotas, João; Morais, Tiago; Leandro, Adriana; García-Poza, Sara; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Calliblepharis jubata Cultivation Potential—A Comparative Study between Controlled and Semi-Controlled Aquaculture". Applied Sciences 10 21 (2020): 7553. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10217553.
    Published • 10.3390/app10217553
  51. Paulo César de Melo; Carolina Figueiredo Collela; Tiago Sousa; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweed-Based Products and Mushroom ß-Glucan as Tomato Plant Immunological Inducers". Vaccines 8 3 (2020): 524-524. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030524.
    10.3390/vaccines8030524
  52. Sara García-Poza; Adriana Leandro; Carla Cotas; João Cotas; João C. Marques; Leonel Pereira; Ana M. M. Gonçalves. "The Evolution Road of Seaweed Aquaculture: Cultivation Technologies and the Industry 4.0". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 18 (2020): 6528-6528. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186528.
    10.3390/ijerph17186528
  53. Leandro, Adriana; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Seaweed’s Bioactive Candidate Compounds to Food Industry and Global Food Security". Life 10 8 (2020): 140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life10080140.
    10.3390/life10080140
  54. Morais, Tiago; Inácio, Ana; Coutinho, Tiago; Ministro, Mariana; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Bahcevandziev, Kiril. "Seaweed Potential in the Animal Feed: A Review". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 8 (2020): 559. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080559.
    10.3390/jmse8080559
  55. João Cotas; Adriana Leandro; Pedro Monteiro; Diana Pacheco; Artur Figueirinha; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Gabriela Jorge da Silva; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweed Phenolics: From Extraction to Applications". Marine Drugs 18 8 (2020): 384-384. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18080384.
    10.3390/md18080384
  56. Sousa, T.; Cotas, J.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Pereira, L.. "Effects of “sargaço” extraction residues on seed germination". Millenium - Journal of Education 2 13 (2020): 29-37. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/19059.
    Published • 10.29352/MILL0213.03.00279
  57. Cotas, João; Leandro, Adriana; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "A Comprehensive Review of the Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)". Life 10 3 (2020): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life10030019.
    10.3390/life10030019
  58. João Cotas; Vanda Marques; Marta B. Afonso; Cecília M. P. Rodrigues; Leonel Pereira. "Antitumour Potential of Gigartina pistillata Carrageenans against Colorectal Cancer Stem Cell-Enriched Tumourspheres". Marine Drugs 18 1 (2020): 50-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010050.
    10.3390/md18010050
  59. Pacheco, D.; García-Poza, S. ; João Cotas; Gonçalves, A.M.M.; Pereira, L. "Fucoidan - a valuable source from the ocean to pharmaceutical". Frontiers in Drug, Chemistry and Clinical Research 3 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.15761/fdccr.1000141.
    10.15761/fdccr.1000141
  60. Valado, Ana; Pereira, Maria; Caseiro, Armando; Figueiredo, João P.; Loureiro, Helena; Almeida, Carla; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel. "Effect of Carrageenans on Vegetable Jelly in Humans with Hypercholesterolemia". Marine Drugs 18 1 (2019): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md18010019.
    10.3390/md18010019
  61. Isabel Cardoso; João Cotas; Ana Rodrigues; Daniel Ferreira; Nádia Osório; Leonel Pereira. "Extraction and Analysis of Compounds with Antibacterial Potential from the Red Alga Grateloupia turuturu". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7 7 (2019): 220-220. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7070220.
    10.3390/jmse7070220
  62. João Cotas; Artur Figueirinha; Leonel Pereira; Teresa Batista. "The effect of salinity on Fucus ceranoides (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae) in the Mondego River (Portugal)". Journal of Oceanology and Limnology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00343-019-8111-3.
    10.1007/s00343-019-8111-3
Magazine article
  1. Tiago Sousa; Cotas, João; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Atualização científica da tradição: Revisitação científica aos métodos tradicionais de fertilização com macroalgas em Portugal", Revista APH - Associação Portuguesa de horticultura, 2020, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340136843_Atualizacao_cientifica_da_tradicao_Revisitacao_cientifica_aos_metodos_tradicionais_de_fertilizacao_com_macroalgas_em_Portugal_Scientific_update_of_tradition_Scientific_revisiting_of_traditional_method.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cotas, João Filipe Pires. "Fucus ceranoides (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae): Bioatividades dependentes do gradiente salino". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/32328.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/22 Seaweed-based desert as a nutraceutical for cardiovascular diseases 6th seaweed4health
Seaweed for Health Conference (Cork, Ireland)
2022/11/04 Use of seaweed extract as enhancer of lettuce growth and nutritional profile CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2022
Escola Agrária de Santarém (Santarém, Portugal)
2022/08/25 Is a Chondrus crispus aquaculture/biorefinery system viable? 4TH Seaweed for Health
(Ourense, Spain)
2019/10/23 Potencialidades das algas: Uso das algas como composto estrutural até ingrediente ativo na cosmética Tesouros da costa Portuguesa: As macroalgas na biotecnologia e na saúde”
ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11/03 - 2022/11/04 Organizado sob os auspícios do Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Politécnicos, o IV Congresso das Escolas Superiores Agrárias (CNESA) tem com propósito a promoção da investigação e o ensino agrário no Ensino Superior Politécnico. O tema central deste ano é “Investigação e Inovação Agrária: Um contributo para a valorização territorial”. Será dado enfoque a inovações e soluções que abordem a gestão da água, alterações climáticas, agricultura de conservação, sistemas alimentares sustentáveis, economia circular, resíduo zero, desenvolvimento de novos
Congress
 CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2022
Escola Agrária de Santarém, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 A Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI) é um evento de Comunicação de Ciência que decorre anualmente, em várias cidades da Europa, com o propósito de promover a sensibilização e o envolvimento da população na Ciência, aproximando os investigadores e a sociedade civil.
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores Coimbra 2022
Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar da UC, Portugal
2022/08/24 - 2022/08/26 The “Seaweed for Health” conference we will present an opportunity for people from many backgrounds to discuss the health-promoting properties of seaweed compounds, including novel functional ingredients that can be used for the formulation of food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, we will discuss toxicological aspects and regulatory issues as well as some barriers for industrial exploitation and commercialization of seaweed.
Conference
 4TH Seaweed for Health
2021/05/10 - 2021/05/12 The world is facing unprecedented challenges to mitigate climate change and adapt to its negative impacts, affecting global economy and society. Europe intends to take the lead on the transition to sustainability, as a chief priority of Horizon Europe is a European Green Deal to transform Europe in a climate-neutral continent, fostering disruptive innovation and the deployment of new technologies and innovative solutions, helping creating a sustainable future.
Conference
 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2020/08/24 - 2020/08/25 Seaweed for Health conference presents an opportunity for people from many backgrounds to discuss the health-promoting properties of seaweed compounds, including novel functional ingredients that can be used for the formulation of food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, we will discuss toxicological aspects and regulatory issues as well as some barriers for industrial exploitation and commercialization of seaweed.
Conference
 Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference 2020
Seaweed 4 Health, Denmark
2020/01/30 - 2020/01/30 Neste workshop aberta, o público foi convidado a partilhar o seu ponto de vista e perceções sobre que benefícios e que valor trazem o cultivo de macroalgas.
Workshop
 Workshop sobre os benefícios da aquacultura de Algas em Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

AlgaPlus, Portugal
2019/11/14 - 2019/11/15 Os objetivos deste Congresso passam pela análise e debate dos mais recentes resultados científicos desenvolvidos pelos docentes e investigadores, pela identificação de novas tendências nos domínios técnico-científicos das ESAs, bem como pela promoção da colaboração científica entre as instituições. Os temas em debate abordarão áreas, desde a Agronomia, a Ciência Animal e Veterinária, o Ambiente e os Recursos Naturais e a Ciência e Tecnologia Alimentar.
Congress
 CNESA 2019 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias 2019
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu, Portugal
2019/10/23 - 2019/10/24 Este workshop foi organizado no âmbito do projeto SilverBrain - do mar para o cérebro: Extratos verdes neuroprotetores para nanoencapsulamento e produção de alimentos funcionais (PTDC/OCE-ETA/30240/2017), que visa a valorização de macroalgas e a procura de extratos neuroprotetores para posterior incorporação em alimentos direcionados para a faixa etária acima dos 65 anos. O nosso objetivo foi o de promover uma discussão científica entre os vários investigadores que se dedicam ao estudo de macroalgas e suas funcionalidades, nomeadamente, na sua
Workshop
 Tesouros da costa Portuguesa: As macroalgas na biotecnologia e na saúde
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2019/10/21 - 2019/10/22 Conferência sobre a Associação Portuguesa de Algologia Aplicada debatendo-se mais na interconexão da investigação académica e empresarial
Conference
 Conferência APAA 2019 - Associação Portuguesa de Algologia Aplicada (APAA)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/07/03 - 2019/07/03 BIOECONOMIA AZUL : INOVAÇÃO E SUSTENTABILIDADE NA CADEIA DE VALOR
Conference
 Bioeconomia Azul – Inovação e Sustentabilidade na Cadeia de Valor”,
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21 Apresentação dos outputs do projeto i9+ProAlga; mesa-redonda com stakeholders do setor
Conference
 i9+ProAlga - 1as Jornadas de Divulgação
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2018/11/07 - 2018/11/07 Gracilaria gracilis : espécie de interesse biotecnológico Práticas de laboratório: cultivos de Gracilaria gracilis.
Workshop
 SeaweedFeeds
CETEMARES, MARE - Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal