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Nuno Torres Faria finished his PhD in Bioengineering in 2014 from Lisbon University, Instituto Superior Técnico. Back in 2008, NTF received his degree in Biomedical Engineering from Minho University, Portugal. He started his research work at Minho University, Portugal, by assessing a new molecular method, PNA-FISH, for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and resistances in gastric biopsies. In 2009 he was awarded with a scholarship through the MIT-Portugal Program, working on yeast biosurfactant production from lignocellulose as a novel strategy to produce jet biofuel at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG). He participated and won the 8th edition of the Green Project Awards (2015) in the category of R&D, with the team and project Green Detergents. He is now Researcher in Instituto for Bioengineering and Biosciences, and Invited Assistant Professor at Bioengineering Department, IST. His research is focused on biorefinery concepts based on lignocellulosic waste materials combining unconventional yeast and enzymatic hydrolysis or consolidated bioprocessing for the development of sustainable bioprocesses for green surfactants, enzymes, chemical building blocks and winter and jetfuel precursors production.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Ricardo Torres Faria

Citation names

  • Faria, Nuno Torres

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1D10-3461-3719
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4969-0028

Addresses

  • Institute for Bioengeneering and Biosciences (iBB), Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Torre Sul, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 , LISBOA, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioderived Bulk and Fine Chemicals
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Biofuels
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/05/16
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Yeast mannosylerythritol lipids from lignocellulose: a novel strategy for the production of jet biofuel" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2008/10/01
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Microbial interactions at level of host cell surfaces" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/11/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Post-doc Researcher, fellowship (SFRH/BPD/108560/2015) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2015/09/21 - 2015/12/20 Post-doc Researcher - FCT project ""GenoSep" (PTDC/QEQ-PRS/2757/2012). Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2015/08/31 Post-doc position (FCT exploratory project (EXPL/AAG-TEC/0610/2013) Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2014/05/16 PhD candidate of MIT-Portugal Program, Bioengineering systems Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2010/04/30 Lab rotation under the scope of MIT-Portugal Program Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Frulact, Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2009/07/31 Research Grant (BI) under PNA-FISH project. Main objective: Assessment of a new molecular method, PNA-FISH, for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and antibiotic resistances in gastric biopsies. TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2008/03/01 - 2008/07/31 Infection Control Intern Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Hospital Misericórdia de Vila Verde, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2008/02/28 MSc Erasmus visiting student Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Groep Biomedische Wetenschappen, Belgium
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Groep Biomedische Wetenschappen, Belgium
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2022/09/30 Move2LowC: Combustíveis de Base Biológica
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046117
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2020/03/31 Marine oil spills: Green biological Emulsifiers agents production and autonomous Robotic tools for response optimization
MIT-EXPL/ISF/0115/2017
Researcher
Concluded
2016/12 - 2019/11 Pseudozyma spp based biorefinery: Membrane bioreactors for production of aviation fuel and biosurfactants for bioremediation
Provided by PTCRIS: 139316
PTDC/AAG-TEC/0696/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/09/01 - 2015/12/31 GenoSep: Remoção de Impurezas genotóxicas de Ingredientes Farmacêuticos Ativos
PTDC/QEQ-PRS/2757/2012
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2015/08/31 TAKE-OFF: New runways for bioconversion of lignocellulosics into jet biofuels
EXPL/AAG-TEC/0610/2013
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2014/03 - 2015/08 Novel "runways" for bioconversion of lignocellulosics into jet biofuels
Provided by PTCRIS: 133632
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Cerqueira, Laura; Azevedo, Nuno Filipe; Faria, Nuno Torres; Guimarães, Nuno; Figueiredo, Ceu; Keevil, Charles William; Vieira, Maria João. "New Diagnostic Method for the Detection of Clarithromycin Resistance in H. pylori Strains Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes". Paper presented in Helicobacter, 2009.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Faria, Nuno Torres. "Bioprocess-based strategies towards efficient MEL production and recovery". Paper presented in Bioprocess-based strategies towards efficient MEL production and recovery, 2019.
  2. Marques, Susana; Vorobieva, Ekaterine; Tavares, João; Faria, Nuno Torres; Fonseca, Cesar; Gírio, Francisco. "In-situ xylanase production using agro-industrial residues for lignocellulosic ethanol". Paper presented in 4 th Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, 2018.
  3. Faria, Nuno Torres; Tavares, João; Vorobieva, Ekaterine; Fonseca, Cesar; Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco. "Using agro-industrial residues for the production of hemicellulases and their use in boosting enzymatic hydrolysis of the same lignocellulosic feedstock". Paper presented in 25th International Carbohydrate Symposium, 2018.
  4. Faria, Nuno Torres; Santos, Marisa Andreia Viegas; Ferreira, Carla; Marques, Susana; Ferreira, Frederico; Fonseca, Cesar. "Sustainable biosurfactants: Yeast conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into mannosylerythritol lipids". Paper presented in ChemPor 2014, 2014.
  5. Faria, Nuno Torres; Santos, Marisa Andreia Viegas; Ferreira, Carla; Ferreira, Frederico; Fonseca, Cesar. "Pseudozyma yeasts as microbial cell factories for lignocellulosic biorefineries". Paper presented in XX Annual Meeting on “Biology of Yeasts - Prof.Nicolau van Uden, 2014.
  6. Faria, Nuno Torres; Ferreira, Carla; Santos, Marisa Andreia Viegas; Marques, Susana; Ferreira, Frederico; Fonseca, Cesar. "Sustainable glycolipids: yeast conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into erythritol lipids". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2013, 2013.
  7. Pinto, Ana Luísa; Faria, Nuno Torres; Almeida, Domingos. "Survival of probiotic bacteria in stirred yoghurt containing fruit pulps, International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics". Paper presented in International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Farooq, Umer; Szczybelski, Ariadna; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; Faria, Nuno Torres; Netzer, Roman. "A Novel Biosurfactant-Based Oil Spill Response Dispersant for Efficient Application under Temperate and Arctic Conditions". ACS Omega 9 8 (2024): 9503-9515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c08429.
    10.1021/acsomega.3c08429
  2. Mónica A. Fernandes; Marta N. Mota; Nuno T. Faria; Isabel Sá-Correia. "An Evolved Strain of the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodotorula toruloides, Multi-Tolerant to the Major Inhibitors Present in Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates, Exhibits an Altered Cell Envelope". Journal of Fungi (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9111073.
    10.3390/jof9111073
  3. Nuno Torres Faria; Miguel Figueiredo Nascimento; Flávio Alves Ferreira; Teresa Esteves; Marisa Viegas Santos; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Substrates of Opposite Polarities and Downstream Processing for Efficient Production of the Biosurfactant Mannosylerythritol Lipids from Moesziomyces spp.". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-023-04317-z.
    10.1007/s12010-023-04317-z
  4. Miguel Figueiredo Nascimento; Petar Kekovic; I A C Ribeiro; Nuno Torres Faria; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Novel Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Approaches for Microbial Biosurfactants Downstream Processing". Membranes 13 1 (2023): 81-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010081.
    10.3390/membranes13010081
  5. Nascimento, Miguel; Coelho, Tiago; Reis, Alberto; Gouveia, Luísa; Faria, Nuno; Ferreira, Frederico. "Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids Using Oils from Oleaginous Microalgae: Two Sequential Microorganism Culture Approach". Microorganisms 10 12 (2022): 2390. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122390.
    10.3390/microorganisms10122390
  6. Petar Kekovic; Margarida Machado Borges; Nuno Torres Faria; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Towards Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) for Bioremediation: Effects of NaCl on M. antarcticus Physiology and Biosurfactant and Lipid Production; Ecotoxicity of MELs". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 11 (2022): 1773-1773. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10111773.
    10.3390/jmse10111773
  7. Nuno Torres Faria; Susana Marques; Joana Cerejo; Ekaterina Vorobieva; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; César Fonseca. "High cellulase-free xylanases production by Moesziomyces aphidis using low-cost carbon and nitrogen sources". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7172.
    10.1002/jctb.7172
  8. Vasiliki Kachrimanidou; Maria Alexandri; Miguel Figueiredo Nascimento; Dimitra Alimpoumpa; Nuno Torres Faria; Aikaterini Papadaki; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Nikolaos Kopsahelis. "Lactobacilli and Moesziomyces Biosurfactants: Toward a Closed-Loop Approach for the Dairy Industry". Fermentation 8 10 (2022): 517-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8100517.
    10.3390/fermentation8100517
  9. Miguel Figueiredo Nascimento; Ricardo Barreiros; Ana Cristina Oliveira; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Nuno Torres Faria. "Moesziomyces spp. cultivation using cheese whey: new yeast extract-free media, ß-galactosidase biosynthesis and mannosylerythritol lipids production". Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02837-y.
    10.1007/s13399-022-02837-y
  10. Miguel Figueiredo Nascimento; Nuno Marques; Joana Correia; Nuno T. Faria; Nuno P. Mira; Frederico Castelo Ferreira. "Integrated perspective on microbe-based production of itaconic acid: From metabolic and strain engineering to upstream and downstream strategies". Process Biochemistry 117 (2022): 53-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2022.03.020.
    10.1016/j.procbio.2022.03.020
  11. Faria, Nuno Torres. "Metabolic engineering of an acid-tolerant yeast strain Pichia kudriavzevii for itaconic acid production". Metabolic Engineering Communications (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mec.2020.e00124.
    10.1016/j.mec.2020.e00124
  12. Faria, Nuno Torres. "Production of mannosylerythritol lipids from lignocellulose hydrolysates: tolerance thresholds of Moesziomyces antarcticus to inhibitors". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5853.
    10.1002/jctb.5853
  13. Faria, Nuno Torres. "Cover Image, Volume 94, Issue 4". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6004.
    10.1002/jctb.6004
  14. Nuno Torres Faria; Susana Marques; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; César Fonseca. "Production of xylanolytic enzymes by Moesziomyces spp. using xylose, xylan and brewery’s spent grain as substrates". New Biotechnology 49 (2019): 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2018.11.001.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2018.11.001
  15. Faria NT; Marques S; Fonseca C; Ferreira FC. "Direct xylan conversion into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, by Pseudozyma antarctica PYCC 5048(T).". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25765311.
    10.1016/j.enzmictec.2014.10.008
  16. Faria, N.T.; Santos, M.V.; Fernandes, P.; Fonseca, L.L.; Fonseca, C.; Ferreira, F.C.. "Production of glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, from pentoses and d-glucose/d-xylose mixtures by Pseudozyma yeast strains". Process Biochemistry 49 11 (2014): 1790-1799. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908267677&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.procbio.2014.08.004
  17. Faria, N.T.; Santos, M.; Ferreira, C.; Marques, S.; Ferreira, F.C.; Fonseca, C.. "Conversion of cellulosic materials into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, by Pseudozyma spp. under SHF and SSF processes". Microbial Cell Factories (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84920800545&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s12934-014-0155-7

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Faria, Nuno Torres; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo; César Fonseca. 2020. "Processos para a produção de glicolípidos microbianos do tipo de manosileritritol lípidos, a partir de materiais lenhocelulósicos e suas aplicações.".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Fonseca, César; Faria, Nuno Torres; Ferreira, Frederico. 2015. "Production of fuels from microbial glycolipids with lipid chains comprising 6 to 14 carbons".
    Pending
  3. Faria, Nuno Torres. 2014. "Enzymatic Process for the production of mannosylerythritol lipids from lignocellulosic materials".
    Pending
  4. Faria, Nuno Torres. 2014. "Produção de combustíveis utilizando glicolípidos microbianos com cadeias lipídicas compostas por 6 a 14 carbonos". Portugal.
    Pending
  5. Fonseca, Cesar; Faria, Nuno Torres; Ferreira, Frederico. 2013. "Processos para a produção de glicolípidos microbianos do tipo manosileritritolípidos, a partir de materiais lenhocelulósicos e suas aplicações". Portugal.
  6. Cerqueira, Laura; Faria, Nuno Torres; Vieira, Maria João; Azevedo, Nuno Filipe. 2011. "Sondas de ácido péptido nucleico, estojo e método para detectar Helicobacter pylori e/ou a sua resposta à claritromicina e respectivas aplicações". Portugal.
  7. Faria, Nuno Torres. 2009. "Peptide nucleic acid probe (PNA), kit and method for detecting Helicobacter pylori and/or chlarithromycinresistence profile and applications".
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/20 Moesziomyces spp. cultures based on cheese whey: production of biosurfactants and enzymes 13th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB 2021)
(Germany)
2020/12/15 Bioprocess development towards efficient mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) production by Moesziomyces spp.: the role of sugar-based substrates International Conference on Biobased Surfactants
Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
2020/12/15 Applications and downstream processing assessment of Mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL): laundry detergent and marine oils spill responses agent International Conference on Biobased Surfactants
Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
2020/12 Towards biosurfactant sustainable production: novel perspectives on mannosylerythritol lipids biotechnological production and applications. Internation Conference on Biobased surfactants Internation Conference on Biobased surfactants
Ghent University (Ghent)
2019/12/05 Mannosylerythritol Lipids: Production Strategies and Biosurfactant Detergency Applications Microbiotec 2019
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/09/15 Production of Mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) from vegetable oils: Exploring lipase application on substrate pretreatment 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering 5th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology
AIDIC (Florence, Italy)
2019/05/27 On-site Production of Xylanases by Moesziomyces aphidis using Barley Straw as Feedstock towards Lignocellulosic Ethanol 27th European Biomass Conference
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Nanofiltration technology-based purification of microbial biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), as a new downstream route Microbiotec 2019
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/09/11 New perspectives on mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) production by Moesziomyces spp. using sugar and vegetable oil: opposite substrate polarities for an optimal biosurfactant production 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences, ESBES 2018
European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/08/09 New approaches for laundry detergent and marine oils spill responses using mannosylerythritol lipids and cell-free broth formulations 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences, ESBES 2018
European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences
2015/06/03 Conversion of lignocellulosic sugars into glycolipid biosurfactants by yeast 11th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
(York, United Kingdom)
2015/06/03 Membrane reactors in process intensification of yeast biosurfactants production from sugars 11th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
(York, United Kingdom)
2014/11/11 Pseudozyma yeasts as microbial cell factories for lignocellulosic biorefineries XX Annual Meeting on “Biology of Yeasts - Prof.Nicolau van Uden
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/09/12 Sustainable biosurfactants: Yeast conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into mannosylerythritol lipids 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
Faculdade de Engenharia do Porto/ Ordem dos Engenheiros (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02/01 - Current Algae to yeast biorefinery system: Closing the nutrient cycle for a sustainable production of fuels and added value biosurfactants from waste streams
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12 Yeasts and Microalgae Co-Culture: an approach to obtain microbial lipid precursors
Co-supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12 Olive mill by-products characterization and valorization: Biosurfactant production by Moesziomyces yeasts
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/11 Applying Biosurfactants for Sustainable Soil Restoration and Enhanced Plant Growth
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/06 New biobased products for sustainable development: from active ingredients to ecofriendly certification and labelling
Supervisor
 Biological Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/05 Studies on mannosylerythritol lipids production by Moesziomyces spp: selection of strains and agro-food residues as carbon source
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/01 Bioproduction of biosurfactants with zero CO2 emissions: Co-cultivation of microalgae and yeasts
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/12 Upgrade of a Ustilaginomycetes's genome-scale metabolic model for MEL production by Moesziomyces antarcticus
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/03/03 - 2021/12/07 Raquel Silva. The influence of retention time on the stability of a pilot scale enrichment reactor for the selection of polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacteria grown on leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste
Co-supervisor
 MSc in Biological Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03/03 - 2021/12/02 Assessing mannosylerythritol lipids sustainable production and use in oil spill response strategies
Supervisor
 MSc in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/11 Maria Inês Ferreira Jorge Mendes, Marine Oils Spills Response: Green solutions based on biosurfactants
Co-supervisor
 MSc in Biological Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2021/07 Reengineering production of Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs): a holistic approach
Co-supervisor
 Bioengineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2019/01/02 - 2019/11/29 Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MEL) bioprocesses development: Studying substrate type and feeding regime towards a high product titres and application as hard surface detergent
Supervisor
 Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/07/19 New approach for marine oils spill responses using mannosylerythritol lipids and their physicochemical characterization
Co-supervisor
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/12/07 Ricardo José Teixeira Barreiros, Bioprocess for Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MEL) Sustainable Production: assessing Brewer’s spent grain and Cheese whey in a consolidated process (7 Dez 2018), MSc in Biotechnology (IST), Supervisor: Nuno Faria. Co-supervisor: F.C. Ferreira
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2016/09/20 - 2017/07/27 Mannosylerythritol lipids: Searching for production and downstream routes
Supervisor
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2016/09/18 - 2017 Mannosylerythritol lipids bioproduction by Moesziomyces spp.: assessing alternative culture strategies and nanofiltration downstream purification
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/09/18 - 2017 Suspension bioreactor strategies for itaconic acid production using engineered microorganisms
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2016/01/11 Effect of lignocellulosic substrates and other media components on the production of xylanases by Pseudozyma spp
Supervisor
 Master in Biotecnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11 - 2023/11 Co-organization of the third Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) Workshop (2023/11 - 2023/11)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2019/10/29 - 2019/10/29 The first Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) Workshop, entitled “Fostering Collaborative Research" (October 2019) at IST-Alameda. The main goal of the event was to bring together the members of the iBB research groups (BioEngineering - BERG, Biological Sciences - BSRG, BioSpectroscopy and Interfaces - BSIRG and Stem Cell Engineering - SCERG) in order to potentiate opportunities of multidisciplinary collaboration and high impact research, reinforcing iBB as leader in the Bioengineering and Biosciences field. (2019/10/29 - 2019/10/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008/07/02 - 2008/07/03 Infection control training sessions for nurses and assistants (2008/07/02 - 2008/07/03)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Hospital Misericórdia de Vila Verde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2015/03/12 - 2015/03/13 Workshop “From separation to in-situ product recovery”, organized in the framework of the BioCoSepT project
Workshop
 BioConSept
VITO NV, Belgium
2011/11/14 - 2011/11/18 Modern Methods of Structure Elucidation (MMSE), an national training site on modern spectroscopic analytical techniques
Workshop
 Modern Methods of Structure Elucidation (MMSE2011)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Biorefineries and Bioprocesses (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02/01 - Current Green Technologies and Decision Strategies (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11/15 - Current Bioempreendedorismo (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/18 - Current Enterpeuneurship in Bioengineering - from technology to business - concepts of ideation, value proposition, business model, pitch presentation. Enterpeuneurship in Bioengineering (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09 - Current Project in Biotechnology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2018/02/21 - 2018/02/21 Sociedade Civil, RTP2 Detergentes

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/01/25 - Current Vogal in MSc thesis defence session of Sara Duarte Alexandre under the title Pre-treatment of pre- and post-consumer viscose textile waste for the purpose of upcycling to high quality textile fibres via Ioncell ® process Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/01/18 - Current Vogal at MSc thesis public defense of Manuel Nunes Dias under the title: Sugar Production for Biorefineries: Influence of Liquid Hot Water on Sugars, Lignin and Degradation Products using Wheat Straw Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/06/06 - Current Vogal (examiner) in MSc thesis of Maria Rita Marçal, entitled: "Harnessing the oxidative power of the yeast Starmerella bombicola for innovative biochemical production", MSc in Biological Engineering, IST Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2019/05/16 - Current Vogal (examiner) in MSc thesis of Joana Correia under the title: "Process, Transport and Metabolic Engineering to Improve Yeast-Based Production of Add-Value Carboxylic Acids", MSc in Biotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2018/06/28 - Current Vogal (examiner) in MSc thesis of Jéssica Correia under the title: "Strategies to improve Yeast-based production of itaconic acid: focus on mitochondrial to cytosol transport", MSc in Biotechnology. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/11/16 - Current Vogal (examiner) in MSc thesis of Ricardo Jorge Mota under the title: "Study on the sophorolipid production using a second generation substrate", MSc in Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Winner of the Blue Biovalue 2023 Ideation Program with SurfACT project
2021 Excellent Teacher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Other distinction

2016 Winner of 8th edition of the Green Project Awards (2015) in the category of R&D, with the project “Green Detergents”
2013 Grant for development of an entrepreneurship project – BioA+, under the Passaporte para o Empreendedorismo initiative
2009 PhD MIT-Portugal Program, Bioengineering systems, Scholarship Holder
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal