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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alexandre Miguel Cavaco Rodrigues

Citation names

  • Alexandre M. C. Rodrigues
  • Alexandre Miguel Cavaco Rodrigues
  • Alexandre Rodrigues

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4314-93A1-6D5B
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2525-1386

Email addresses

  • alexandre.rodrigues@necton.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 911577126 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Belamandil S/N, 8700-152, Olhão, Olhão, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua Infante D. Henrique, nº 50., 8000-363, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2007/02/01 - 2013/02/22
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Ciências Morfológicas
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Research into Dedifferentiation during Epimorphic Regeneration in Xenopus and Zebrafish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Summa Cum Laude
2001/09/01 - 2006/07/19
Concluded
 biologia microbiana e genética (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/08 - 2016/02 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Biomedicina, Portugal
2014/02 - 2014/12 Research Assistant (Research) Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Spain
Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Spain
2012/11 - 2013/06 Research Assistant (Research) Centre de Regulació Genòmica, Spain
Centre de Regulació Genòmica, Spain

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/06 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09 - 2018/01 Explicador Academia Six-Up, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/06/01 - Current ALGAE4IBD –FROM NATURE TO BEDSIDE- ALGAE BASED BIO COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND IBD
101000501
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2022/07/01 - 2026/06/30 REALM - Reusing Effluents from Agriculture to unLock the potential of Microalgae
101060991
Principal investigator
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Blue Bioeconomy Pact - Algae Vertical
C644915664-00000026
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 NextGenerationEU

Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR)
Ongoing
2019/10 - 2023/12/31 PROFUTURE - Microalgae Protein Ingredients for the Food and Feed of the Future
Grant agreement ID: 862980
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2019/04 - 2023/10/31 SIMBA - Sustainable Innovation of Microbiome Applications in Food System
Grant agreement ID: 818431
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2020/11/01 - 2023/07/31 ALGACYCLE - Valorisation of greenhouse effluents with microalgae: Sustainable aquafeeds and biostimulants from drain water
EEA.BG.CALL1.032.2019
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 EEA Grants
Concluded
2021/03 - 2023/06/30 ALGAVALOR - MicroALGAs: produção integrada e VALORização da biomassa e das suas diversas aplicações
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-035234
Post-doc Fellow
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Portugal 2020
Concluded
2021/01 - 2023/06/30 MARemPÓ - A água de salmoura como fonte sustentável de compostos para o desenvolvimento de produtos comerciais para aquacultura
POCI-ALG-01-0247-FEDER-047200
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Portugal 2020
Concluded
2020/12/01 - 2023/06/30 ALLARVAE - "Novas formulações de microalgas para larvicultura marinha"
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-069971
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Portugal 2020
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/06/30 Zebrabloom - Desenvolvimento de produtos comerciais formulados com microalgas para o enriquecimento de presas vivas de peixe-zebra
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-039896
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Portugal 2020
Concluded
2019/04 - 2021/11 Magnificent - Microalgae As a Green source for Nutritional Ingredients for Food/Feed and Ingredients for Cosmetics by cost-Effective New Technologies
Grant agreement ID: 745754
Post-doc
Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2015/08 - 2016/02 Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Chronobiology: evaluating the crosstalk between the embryonic and circadian clocks.
PTDC/BIM-MED/1063/2012
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Algarve Biomedical Center, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Simon Van De Walle; Imma Gifuni; Bert Coleman; Marie-Christin Baune; Alexandre Miguel Cavaco Rodrigues; Helena Cardoso; fabio fanari; Koenraad Muylaert; Geert Van Royen. "Innovative vs classical methods for drying heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris: Impact on protein quality and sensory properties". Food Research International (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114142.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114142
  2. Benjamin Schmid; Sofia Navalho; Peter S. C. Schulze; Simon Van De Walle; Geert Van Royen; Lisa Maylin Schüler; Inês Beatriz Maia; et al. "Drying Microalgae Using an Industrial Solar Dryer: A Biomass Quality Assessment". Foods (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/13/1873.
    10.3390/foods11131873
  3. "Fucoxanthin production from Tisochrysis lutea and Phaeodactylum tricornutum at industrial scale". Algal Research 56 (2021): 102322-102322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102322.
    10.1016/j.algal.2021.102322
  4. Marti M; Montserrat N; Pardo C; Mulero L; Miquel-Serra L; Rodrigues AM; Andrés Vaquero J; et al. "M-cadherin-mediated intercellular interactions activate satellite cell division.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24046443.
    10.1242/jcs.123562
  5. Christen B; Rodrigues AM; Monasterio MB; Roig CF; Izpisua Belmonte JC. "Transient downregulation of Bmp signalling induces extra limbs in vertebrates.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22675213.
    10.1242/dev.078774
  6. Rodrigues AM; Christen B; Martí M; Izpisúa Belmonte JC. "Skeletal muscle regeneration in Xenopus tadpoles and zebrafish larvae.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22369050.
    10.1186/1471-213X-12-9
  7. Montserrat N; Bahima EG; Batlle L; Häfner S; Rodrigues AM; González F; Izpisúa Belmonte JC. "Generation of pig iPS cells: a model for cell therapy.". (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21088946.
    10.1007/s12265-010-9233-3
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/06/08 NECTON, 25 years in the microalgae world: hurdles, achievements and prospects NAS22 - Elevating Nordic algal biotechnology: from fundamental photosynthesis to industry
Turku University (Turku, Finland)
2021/06/24 Projeto ProFuture - Ingredientes de microalgas como futuras fontes de proteína Necton seminars
Necton S.A. (Portugal)
2015/02 Muscle Regeneration in Xenopus and Zebrafish Seminários CBMR
Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), University of Algarve. (Faro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/12 - Current Apresentação de poster "BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY OF NANNOCHLOROPSIS GROWN IN AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FACILITY"
Congress
 AlgaEurope 2019
DLG Benelux, Netherlands

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/06 - 2018/02 análise de mercado de biotérios de peixe zebra Necton - Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A., Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/05/13 - Current As sessões Xperience 4.0 destinam-se a exemplificar, a partir de “use cases”, os processos de desenvolvimento tecnológico, da produtização, prototipagem rápida e industrialização para acelerar o ciclo da inovação e ultrapassar os riscos do “vale da morte”. Dedicada ao tema “Transformação de Resíduos Agrícolas na Produção de Biocompostos”, a 30.ª sessão decorreu a 13 de Maio de 2022 e contou com a participação da Hubel Verde e a Necton. Transformação de Resíduos Agrícolas na Produção de Biocompostos

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/06/22 - 2020/10/23 Optimisation of Tisochrysis lutea industrial production by quality monitoring and contaminant reduction Marion Martin