Bernardo Almeida de Castro Ferreira (2C1C-F737-F7D9)

Curriculum Vitae

Bernardo Almeida de Castro Ferreira

Bernardo Almeida de Castro Ferreira. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Bioquímica. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Carbohydrate-protein interaction; Galactomannans; Locust bean (carob) gum; Carbohydrate microarrays; Carbohydrate-binding proteins; Structure-function relationship; .

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Bernardo Almeida de Castro Ferreira

Citation names

Bernardo A. C. Ferreira
Ferreira, Bernardo A. C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2C1C-F737-F7D9
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7639-3088

Email addresses

bacferreira@ua.pt (Professional)

Languages

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

Education

	Degree	Classification
2026/12/31 Ongoing	Bioquímica (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/10/15 - 2021/12/06 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Major in Métodos biomoleculares Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Interaction study between carob galactomannans and proteins using carbohydrate microarray tecnology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2016/09/13 - 2019/09/03 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	13

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/04/01 - 2023/06/30	cLabel+: Alimentos inovadores “clean label” naturais, nutritivos e orientados para o consumidor, POCI01-0247-FEDER-046080 POCI01-0247-FEDER-046080 Research Fellow REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Bernardo A. C. Ferreira; Andreia S. Ferreira; Ferreira, Sónia S.; Passos, Claudia P.; Coelho, Elisabete; Cláudia Nunes; Coimbra, Manuel A.. Corresponding author: Bernardo A. C. Ferreira. "Alginate hydrolysates, promising clean label substitutes of phosphates in ham". Paper presented in Dare2Change international conference, 2023. Bernardo A. C. Ferreira; Andreia S. Ferreira; Sónia S. Ferreira; Passos, Claudia P.; Coelho, Elisabete; Cláudia Nunes; Coimbra, Manuel A.. Corresponding author: Bernardo A. C. Ferreira. "Evaluation of alginate hydrolysates as clean label substitutes of phosphates in cooked ham formulation". Paper presented in 14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group - GLUPOR 14, 2023. Bernardo A. C. Ferreira; Andreia S. Ferreira; Ferreira, Sónia S. ; Passos, Claudia P.; Coelho, Elisabete; Cláudia Nunes; Coimbra, Manuel A.. Corresponding author: Bernardo A. C. Ferreira. "The use of HPAEC-PAD to evaluate alginate oligosaccharides to be used as clean label alternative in meat products". Paper presented in XIV Encontro Nacional da Cromatografia, 2022. Ferreira, B.A. C.. "Extração e purificação de IgG humana utilizando sistemas aquosos bifásicos constituídos por líquidos iónicos". Paper presented in XI Biochemistry day, 2019.
Journal article	Galrinho, Miguel; Silva, Lisete; Lopes, Guido R.; Bernardo A. C. Ferreira; Valente, Sara A.; Isabel Ferreira; Pinheiro, Benedita; et al. Corresponding author: Passos, Claudia P.. "The study of galactomannans with different molecular weights and their ability to form microparticles suitable for pulmonary delivery". Carbohydrate Polymers (2024): Under revision
Thesis / Dissertation	Ferreira, Bernardo Almeida de Castro. "Interaction study between carob galactomannans and proteins using carbohydrate microarray tecnology". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/32832.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/07/18	"Alginate-derived carbohydrates as phosphate alternatives in meat products"	Research summit 2024 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/04/10	"Healthier cooked ham: does this exist?"	XV Biochemistry Day@UA University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/07/12	"Phosphates can be replaced in ham by negatively charged oligosaccharides"	Research summit 2023 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/06/20	Interaction study between carob galactomannans and proteins using carbohydrate microarray technology	Webinar Development of tools to support the pulmonary route as a non-invasive alternative for drug delivery

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/03/21 - 2023/03/21	Attendance and poster presentation in Dare2Change international conference Conference	Dare2Change international conference Laboratório Colaborativo para Inovação na Indústria Alimentar, Portugal
2023/01/16 - 2023/01/18	Attendance and poster presentation in 14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group - GLUPOR 14 Conference	14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group - GLUPOR 14 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/12/06 - 2022/12/08	Attendace and poster presentation in 12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia - XIV WARPA Congress	12º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia - XIV WARPA Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/15	Celebrational day for biochemistry students and alumni in which they share their work via posters, workshops, and seminars. Conference	XI Biochemistry day Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/03/19 - 2019/03/19	Attendance at a workshop about how to make and present a scientific poster organized by NEQ-AAUAv. Seminar	Scientific posters workshop Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/11/28 - 2018/11/28	Scientific conference for biochemical students with various invited speakers presenting their recent work in various fields. Conference	BrainLoad - Power Up Your Knowledge! Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/08/20 - 2018/08/20	Attendance at the event organized by students of Cellular Signaling in the masters in molecular biomedicine. Seminar	Signaling Afternoon Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/26	XI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica (ENEBioq) Meeting	XI ENEBioq Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/05/08 - 2017/05/08	Practical workshop and visit to a artisanal beer production facility with explanation from beer master Nicolas Billard as a guide. Workshop	Beer production - theory put in action Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/04/26 - 2017/04/26	Celebrational day for biochemistry students and alumni in which they share their work via posters, workshops, and seminars. Conference	IX Biochemistry day Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/03/03 - 2017/03/05	III Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biotecnologia (ENEBt) onde se reúnem estudantes de biotecnologia de diversas entidades de ensino do país para obter formação de carácter formativos e atividades culturais, com o objetivo de desenvolver novas "hard" e "soft"-skills. Meeting	III Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biotecnologia (ENEBt) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022/06/30 - 2024/07/01	Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv)	Presidente da Mesa da Reunião Geral de Membros (RGM) do NEQ-AAUAv
2020/01/17 - 2021/01/17	Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv)	Vogal no Setor de Pedagogia e Empreendedorismo

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/15	As part of the logistic sector for the organization committee for the Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica (ENEBioq), made contact and organized logistics for the meeting of 100+ students to meet at a conference in the University of Aveiro for 3 days, in which several activities ranging from pedagogical to cultural took place. Contacts were established with a large network of different companies and entities to establish protocols of cooperation besides arranging the traditional logistics expected from such events. Member	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/06/08 - 2024/06/10	Taught "Estudo da Fermentação Alcoólica" practical workshop at IX Encontro da Casa das Ciências for high school teachers	(Outros)

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2024/04/03 - 2024/04/03	Jury of poster and metabolic map competition at XV BiochemistryDay@UA Evaluator	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2024	Best PhD pitch at XV Biochemistry Day@UA
2023	Honorable Mention for poster at Dare2Change international conference Dare2Change Organizing Committee, Portugal