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My name is Catarina Teixeira, and since September 2023 I have been working as an Invited Assistant Researcher in the ViiaFOOD project – Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação Agroalimentar. This project, developed in collaboration with research institutions and the food industry, focuses on creating innovative, high-quality food products. My main responsibilities include product formulation, optimization, and characterization according to industrial partners’ needs. I hold a BSc in Biology and an MSc in Clinical and Laboratory Biology. For my master’s thesis, I performed in vivo studies on the effects of ß1-blockers on liver fibrosis. I then worked as a research fellow on a cancer project, developing animal models and applying biochemical, histological, and molecular techniques. In 2014, I received a PhD grant (AgriChains program), and my doctoral work focused on the role of legumes in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. As part of my PhD, I completed an internship at the Universidad de Murcia, where I studied the prebiotic potential of foods and their effects on satiety, obesity, and gut microbiota. From 2018 to 2020, I contributed to the ValorMar project, applying green technologies (enzyme- and electric field-assisted extraction) to valorize marine resources for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. I later joined the Lead4Target project (2020–2021), focusing on ruthenium-based compounds as potential chemotherapeutics. Between 2022 and 2023, I was part of the IntegraValor project, developing sustainable strategies for agrifood by-product utilization. I also served as Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, teaching Cell Biology, Applied Animal Biology, and Animal Physiology and Metabolism, and co-organizing the advanced course in Molecular Nutrition. Throughout my career, I have authored or co-authored 20 peer-reviewed publications (nine as first author), with 889 citations and an H-index of 13. My work has been recognized with two academic awards. I have published 13 abstracts in ISI journals, presented 40 posters, and delivered 11 oral communications at international conferences. Additionally, I have supervised two MSc theses, four BSc projects, guided seven students in fieldwork and data analysis, and served on the jury of three academic degrees.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Isabel Guedes Teixeira

Citation names

  • Teixeira, Catarina
  • Teixeira-Guedes, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1915-00E2-10F8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6477-4609
Researcher Id
55195764200

Email addresses

  • catarina_teixeira@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • cigteixeira@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/12/20
Concluded
Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Diet in prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer: the role of selected bean species of the Mediterranean diet" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very good
2010/08/24
Concluded
Análises Laboratoriais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Efeito do tratamento com um bloqueador ß1 na lesão hepática induzida pele ligadura do ducto biliar comum em ratos Wistar – Estudos preliminares. Final mark 19 (0 to 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2009/07/24
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Perfil fenotípico de multirresistência a antibióticos em estirpes de Escherichia coli em peixes provenientes de águas poluídas. Final mark - 18 (0-20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/04 - 2023/06 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/09/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/11/20 - 2020/08/19 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2018/03/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2015/03/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2011/04/01 - 2013/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/07 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
2007/12 - 2009/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/10/01 - 2022/03/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/11/26 - 2020/07/26 Full valorization of marine resources: potential, technological innovation and new applications
Sistema de Incentivos à Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (SI I&DT) | Programas Mobilizadores (Aviso 10/SI/2016) Reference 24517
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2014/04 - 2018/03 Diet in prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer: the role of selected bean species of the Mediterranean diet
SFRH/BD/52544/2014
PD/00122/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2011/03 - 2013/01 Biochemical, morphological and functional evaluation of breast cancer-induced muscle wasting: the role of exercise training
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2025/12/31 Agenda VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar
C644929456-00000040
Post-doc
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - 2023/06/30 Integrated Strategy for the Valorization of Agrifood By-products
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-072241
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2020/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Lead4Target - Fighting metastatic cancers: prime time for ruthenium
PTDC/QUI-QIN/28662/2017
Post-doc
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded