???global.info.a_carregar???
Miguel Castro (MC) has a bachelor's degree in Genetics and Biotechnology and a master's degree in Food Engineering, both from the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal). In 2021, for bachelor's, he participated in the identification of lung parasites from cervids within the project “Wasting Prion Disease Risk”, where the first molecular identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in Portugal was done. These results were presented in Poster format at 1 International Conference and originated his first PUBLICATION as 2nd author in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. From 2022 to 2023 he did research on Food Safety in Restaurants, performing microbiological analyses of samples taken from equipment, surfaces, utensils, hands and drains. The alarming results of this study originated an ORAL PRESENTATION that he gave at a microbiology congress and Posters presentations in 3 additional Conferences and originated 2 PUBLICATIONS as 1st AUTHOR in peer-reviewed international scientific journals: 1 proceeding paper (https://doi.org/10.3390/ECM2023-16413) and 1 full Paper accepted for publication at Microorganisms. Currently, he joined the NUTRIMU- Fish Nutrition and Welfare Group of CIIMAR-The Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal), to participate, in a Horizon 2020 project called “NEOGIANT - The power of grape extracts: antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to prevent the use of antibiotics in farmed animals” (H2020-LC-GD-2020/ 101036768 - NeoGiANT).
Read full resume ↓
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Castro
Date of birth
2000/07/12
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Castro, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
421A-5C76-6A0F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4557-1598

Email addresses

  • miguelcastro505@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2024/03/22
Concluded
 Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Segurança e Desperdício Alimentar em Unidades de Restauração" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2018/09/24 - 2021/06/19
Concluded
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Abordagens Moleculares Aplicadas à Identificação de Parasitas Pulmonares em Cervídeos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/15 - Current Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/03/03 - Current The power of grape extracts: antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to prevent the use of antibiotics in farmed animals
101036768
10.3030/101036768
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Ribeiro, Carlos; Esteves, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology, 2023.
    Published • 10.3390/ecm2023-16413
Conference poster
  1. Castro, Miguel; Serra, Cláudia; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Ana Couto; Roberto Bermúdez; María Isabel Quiroga; Maria Celeiro; Marta Lores. "AquaGrape: grape extracts as novel antimicrobials to prevent the use of antibiotics in aquaculture". Paper presented in MicroSummit 2024, 2024.
  2. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Ribeiro, Carlos; Esteves, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology, 2023.
  3. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Esteves, Alexandra; Ribeiro, Carlos. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the microbiological characteristics of food handlers' hands surfaces from restaurants". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2023.
  4. Castro, Miguel; Soares, Kamila; Esteves, Alexandra; Ribeiro, Carlos. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes on restaurants during scheduled audits". Paper presented in 10th Training Meeting of the Order of Veterinary Doctors, 2023.
  5. Castro, Miguel; Gama, A.; Bastos, E.. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Parasitic Pneumonia in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus): First Molecular Identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in Portugal". Paper presented in 4th ESVP, ECVP and ESTP Cutting Edge Pathology Congress, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Castro, Miguel; Kamila Soares; Carlos Ribeiro; Alexandra Esteves. Corresponding author: Castro, Miguel. "Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants". Microorganisms 12 4 (2024): 825. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/825.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms12040825
  2. Gama, A.; Castro, Miguel; Pires, I.; Seixas, F.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, M.A.; Coutinho, T.; Lopes, A.P.; Bastos, E.. Corresponding author: Gama, A.. "Parasitic Pneumonia in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus): First Molecular Identification of Dictyocaulus capreolus in Portugal". Journal of Comparative Pathology 191 (2022): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.11.134.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.11.134
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/15 Evaluation of the Effects of Food Safety Training on the Microbiological Load Present in Equipment, Surfaces, Utensils, and Food Manipulator’s Hands in Restaurants The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology
MDPI (Online)
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 Certificate of Publication
MDPI AG, Switzerland