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Completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering – Geo-Environment Specialization in 2004 from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto; a degree in Chemical Engineering in 2001 from the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, School of Engineering; and a bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1999 from the same institution. Since October 1, 2019, she has pursued a Doctorate in Agri-Food Science and Technology at the University of Vigo . Currently works as a senior technician at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, School of Engineering, and is a member of the associated laboratory REQUIMTE/LAQV Porto, Portugal. Has participated in 7 funded projects and co-authored over 25 scientific articles. Current research interests include natural products, especially algae, and their bioactive potential.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Aurora Soares Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Aurora
  • A. Silva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4A1F-0531-3943
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8066-360X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KavLuYUAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Scopus Author Id
56874952100

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA (Doctor)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
2004
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia do ambiente- Ramo Geo-ambiente (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Extracção por solventes in-pulp de solos contaminados com compostos orgânicos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito bom
2001
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering. (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
"Reabilitação de solos contaminados com produtos petrolíferos por ventilação do solo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
1999
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2001/11 - Current Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2000/02/01 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1989/01/03 - 2000/01/31 departmento vendas Lactogal, Portugal
1986/01/02 - 1989 industria textil várias empresa, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/09 - 2025/09 EU-FORA – The European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme
EUBA-EFSA-2023-ENREL-01
 European Food Safety Authority

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - Current NEW REASONS TO CARE HONEY FROM THE NATURAL PARK OF MONTESINHO: A BIOINDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY & ITS THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL
MTS/SAS/0077/2020
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - 2026 GENOPSYSEN - Desenvolvimento de genossensores para alvos farmacogenômicos no sistema nervoso central
223RT0141
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain

Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina

Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Brazil

Universidad del Quindío, Colombia

Universidad de la República Uruguay, Uruguay

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico

Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, El Salvador

FADEMGA PLENA INCLUSIÓN GALICIA- ESPAÑA, Spain

NOVOSENS , Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Itapúa, Paraguay
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Ongoing
2013/04/01 - 2016/09/30 NanoClean - Remediation of soils contaminated with pharmaceutical products using “green” zero valent iron nanoparticles
PTDC/AAG-TEC/2692/2012
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/03/01 - 2011/07/31 Tecnologias Económicas In-Situ para Mitigação do Arsénio utilizando SBF
PTDC/ECM/70216/2006
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/07/01 - 2008/06/30 RESPIROMETRIA DA LIBERTAÇÃO DE ÁCIDOS E A UTILIZAÇÃO DE COBERTURAS CONSUMIDORAS DE OXIGÉNIO COMO MÉTODO DE PREVENIR EMISSÕES A PARTIR DE ARMAZENAMENTO DE RESÍDUOS MINERAIS
POCI/ECM/60438/2004
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/06/01 - 2008/06/30 PROTOCOLOS EXPERIMENTAIS PARA DETERMINAÇÃO DOS PARÂMETROS DE DIMENSIONAMENTO DE BARREIRAS REACTIVAS PERMEÁVEIS
POCI/ECM/59779/2004
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002/04/01 - 2005/11/30 Gestão de Resíduos de Laboratórios
POCTI/MGS/38801/2001
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Maria Fraga-Corral; Silva, Aurora; Javier Echave; Lucia Cassani; Miguel Angel Prieto. Corresponding author: Miguel Angel Prieto. "Bioactive peptides released from seaweeds during gastrointestinal digestion". edited by Cristina Martinez-Villaluenga, Blanca Hernandez-Ledesma; , Blanca Hernandez-Ledesma. 2024.
    In press
  2. Grosso, Clara; Moreira, Manuela M.; Fernandes, Virgínia Cruz; Barroso, M. Fátima; Silva, Aurora; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Soares, Cristina. "Antioxidant Activity of Food and By-Products: In Vitro Methods". In Extraction, Characterization, and Functional Assessment of Bioactive Compounds, 19-31. Springer US, 2024.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-3942-9_2
  3. Silva, A.; Carpena, M.; Grosso, C.; Barciela, P.; Pereira, A.G.; Cassani, L.; Barroso, M.F.; et al. Corresponding author: Miguel Angel Prieto. "Natural antioxidants from marine sources and their application in foods". In Natural Antioxidants to Enhance the Shelf-Life of Food, 177-213. Elsevier, 2024.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. María Carpena Rodríguez; Silva, Aurora; Chamorro, Franklin; Antia G. Pereira; Santos, Francisca ; Soares, Cristina; Barroso, Fátima; M.A. Prieto. "Innovative Dietary Solutions: Macroalgae Amino Acids for Differentiated Nutrition". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients Plant-Based Nutrition Focusing on Innovation, Health, and Sustainable Food Systems, online, 2024.
  2. Pereira, Eduarda; Silva, Aurora; Morais, Stephanie L.; Moreira, Patrícia R.; Fraga-Corral, M.; Torrado, Ana M.; Rodríguez, Francisco; et al. "Detecting toxic dinoflagellates (Dinophysis spp.) using electrochemical genosensors". Paper presented in IJUP, Porto, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Silva, Aurora; C. Lourenço-Lopes; P. Garcia-Perez ; Carpena, M.; M. Fraga-Corral; Jianbo Xiao; Hui Cao; et al. "Pigment Composition of Nine Brown Algae from the Iberian Northwestern Coastline: Influence of the Extraction Solvent". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (6-ISPMF), hydrid, 2022.
  4. Rodríguez, María Carpena; Silva, Aurora; Cassani, Lucía; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; Carreira-Casais, Anxo; Rivo, Franklin Noel Chamorro; Sepidar Seyyedi Mansour; et al. "Response surface methodology as a tool to optimize the microwave-assisted extraction of Sargassum muticum". Paper presented in 6-ISPMF, 2022.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.27559.42408
  5. Javier Echave Álvarez; Rivo, Franklin Noel Chamorro; Donn, Pauline; Corral, María Fraga; Perez, Rosa Gregorio; Silva, Aurora; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; et al. "Seaweeds as novel &nutritious protein sources". Paper presented in 6-ISPMF, 2022.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.16234.80327
  6. Silva, Aurora; Grosso, Clara; C. Lourenço-Lopes; Barral-Martinez, Marta; J. Simal-Gandara; M.A. Prieto; M. Fátima Barroso. "BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES OF SIX MACROALGA FROM THE IBERIC PENINSULA SEA- Picth communication". Paper presented in 1st Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, Bragança ( online), 2021.
  7. Rodríguez, María Carpena; Antón Soria López; Oliveira, Paula García; Bernabé Núñez Estévez; Silva, Aurora; Otero, Paz; García-Pérez, Pascual; et al. "Enhanced production of microbial biomass growth by using mixed culture in mussel-processing waste as culture media". 2021.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.26056.49923
Conference paper
  1. Maria Carpena; Aurora Silva; Franklin Chamorro; Javier Echave; Ana Olivia S. Jorge; Maria Fátima Barroso; Miguel A. Prieto. "Exploring Algal Metabolism: Insights from Metabolomics and Computational Approaches". 2024.
    10.3390/blsf2024035009
  2. Aurora Silva; Maria Carpena; Stephanie Lopes Morais; Clara Grosso; Lucia Cassani; Frank Chamorro; Maria Fátima Barroso; Jesus Simal-Gandara; Miguel A. Prieto. "A Study on the Antimicrobial Activity of Algae Extract: The Fucales Order Case". 2024.
    10.3390/ECM2023-16695
  3. Aurora Silva; Clara Grosso; Maria Carpena; Pauline Donn; Sepidar Seyyedi-Mansour; Paula Barciela; Ana Perez-Vasquez; et al. "Strategies to Encapsulate Natural Extracts in Lipid-Based Nanocarriers". Paper presented in 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences, online, 2023.
    10.3390/ASEC2023-15880
  4. Paula Garcia-Oliveira; Franklin Chamorro; Pauline Donn; Pascual Garcia-Perez; Sepidar Seyyedi-Mansour; Aurora Silva; Javier Echave; et al. "Characterization of Phenolic Compounds of Arnica montana Conventional Extracts". 2023.
    10.3390/CSAC2023-15164
  5. Aurora Silva; Cristina Soares; Maria Carpena; Paula Garcia Oliveira; Javier Echave; Franklin Chamorro; Pauline Donn; et al. "Assessment of Nutritional Profile of Sargassum muticum Alga from the Spanish Coastline". 2023.
    10.3390/Foods2023-15028
  6. Maria Carpena; Aurora Silva; Paula Barciela; Ana Perez-Vazquez; Franklin Chamorro; Lucía Cassani; Maria Fátima Barroso; et al. "Inclusion of Natural Anthocyanins as Food Spoilage Sensors". 2023.
    10.3390/CSAC2023-15163
  7. Aurora Silva; Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Maria Carpena; Paula Garcia-Oliveira; Javier Echave; Franklin Chamorro; Paula Barciela; et al. "Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Extracts: The Problem of Mathematical Modeling". 2023.
    10.3390/ECP2023-14675
  8. Javier Echave; Aurora Silva; Antia G. Pereira; Paula Garcia-Oliveira; Maria Fraga-Corral; Paz Otero; Lucia Cassani; et al. "Benefits and Drawbacks of Incorporating Grape Seeds into Bakery Products: Is It Worth It?". 2023.
    10.3390/ECP2023-14676
  9. Sepidar Seyyedi-mansour; PAULINE DONN; Paula García-Oliveira; Javier Echave Álvarez; Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo; Antía González Pereira; Aurora Silva; et al. "Optimizing the Thermal Processing of Honey by Studying the Physicochemical Properties and Its Hydroxymethylfurfural Content". 2023.
    10.3390/ECP2023-14713
  10. Antía González Pereira; Aurora Silva; Clara Grosso; Javier Echave Álvarez; Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo; Sepidar Seyyedi-mansour; PAULINE DONN; et al. "Antimicrobial Activity Screening of Camellia japonica Flowers (var. Carolyn Tuttle) for Potential Drug Development". Paper presented in 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences, online, 2023.
    10.3390/ASEC2023-15909
  11. Pereira, Eduarda; Silva, Aurora; Morais, Stephanie L.; Costa-Rama, Estefanía; Moreira, Patrícia R.; Fraga-Corral, M.; Torrado, Ana M.; et al. "Is it possible to prevent Harmful Algal Blooms? An electrochemical genosensor that detects dinoflagellates could be the answer". 2023.
  12. Pereira, Eduarda; Silva, Aurora; Morais, Stephanie L.; Costa-Rama, Estefanía; Moreira, Patrícia R.; Fraga-Corral, M.; Torrado, Ana M.; et al. Corresponding author: Barroso, M. Fátima. "Enhancing the detection of Dinophysis spp. using electrochemical genosensors". Paper presented in I Jornadas do CISA: 'Jovens Com a Ciência', Porto, 2023.
    10.26537/prpaeh.v1i1.5172
  13. Micaela Costa; Cristina Soares; Aurora Silva; Clara Grosso; Cristina Delerue-Matos. "Characterization of Codium tomentosum Phytosomes and Their Neuroprotective Potential". 2022.
    10.3390/Foods2022-13009
  14. Sepidar Seyyedi mansour; María Carpena Rodríguez; Javier Echave Álvarez; Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo; Antía González Pereira; Marta Barral Martínez; Anton Soria-Lopez; et al. "Plant-Based Nanoantibiotics: An Effective Strategy to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action and Mechanisms of Resistance,, 2022.
    10.3390/eca2022-12727
  15. Aurora Silva; Lucia Cassani; Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Stephanie L. Morais; Hui Cao; Paula García-Oliveira; Pascual García-Pérez; et al. "Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extracts from Ascophyllum nodosum Obtained by Microwave-Assisted Extraction". 2022.
    10.3390/eca2022-12724
  16. Marta Barral Martínez; Lucia Cassani; María Carpena Rodríguez; Antía González Pereira; Paula García-Oliveira; Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo; Sepidar Seyyedi mansour; et al. "Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Potential of Extracts from Plants of the Family Asteraceae". 2022.
    10.3390/eca2022-12726
  17. Silva, Aurora. "IDENTIFICATION, QUANTIFICATION, AND METHOD VALIDATION OF ANTHOCYANINS". 2021.
    10.3390/CSAC2021-10680
  18. Silva, Aurora. "PLANTS OF THE FAMILY ASTERACEAE: EVALUATION OF BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS". 2021.
    10.3390/CSAC2021-10486
  19. Azevedo, Irene; Silva, Maria Aurora Soares; Freitas, Olga; Figueiredo, Sónia; Ferreira, Adelaide; Fiúza, António. "Treatment of groundwater contaminated by arsenic using iron oxides/hydroxides". 2014.
  20. Silva, Aurora; Freitas, Olga; Figueiredo, Sónia; Vandervliet, Bie; Ferreira, Adelaide; Fiúza, António. "Arsenic removal using synthetic adsorbents : kinetics, equilibrium and column study [Abstract]". 2010.
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Aurora; Chamorro, Franklin; Barroso, M. Fátima; Virgínia Cruz Fernandes; Soares, Cristina; Cristina Delerue-Matos. "Safety Assessment of Brown Seaweed Species and Their Extracts.". Paper presented in The 5th International Electronic Conference on Foods, 2024.
  2. Carpena, M.; Barciela, P.; F. Chamorro ; A. Perez-Vazquez; Pereira, A.G.; Silva, Aurora; A.O.S. Jorge; M.A. Prieto. "Nutritional and chemical profile analysis of Fucus vesiculosus and Pelvetia canaliculata brown macroalgae". Paper presented in 5Th Food Technology, Quality and Safety – FoodTech 2024 Novi Sad, Serbia October 16-18, 2024, 2024.
  3. P. Barciela; Carpena, M.; A.O.S. Jorge; Silva, Aurora; M.A. Prieto. "Target molecules of algae phlorotannins in the human body". Paper presented in 4th Congress of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2024.
  4. Paula Barciela; Ana Perez-Vazquez; Aurora Silva; M. Fatima Barroso; Maria Carpena; Miguel A. Prieto; P. Barciela; et al. "Advancing Food Safety Sensing through Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning-Enhanced Biosensors in Action". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Biosensors, 2024.
    10.3390/proceedings2024104025
  5. Camila F. Secco Bastos; Carpena, M.; Chamorro, Franklin; Rafael Nogueira-Marques; Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Fátima; Marlene Santos; et al. "Phlorotannins as bioactive agents from brown algae: chemical characterization and extraction method". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules, 2024.
    h10.3390/proceedings2024103061
  6. Silva, Aurora; Bruno Meira; Grosso, Clara; Barroso, Fátima; Soares, Sónia; Cristina Delerue-Matos. "Antimicrobial activity of honey samples from the Montesinho Natural Park". Paper presented in 6th Meeting of Medicinal Biotechnology, Porto, 2024.
  7. Rodríguez, María Carpena; Silva, Aurora; Rivo, Franklin Noel Chamorro; Echave, Javier; Jorge, Ana Olivia Serra; Barroso, Maria Fatima; Prieto, Miguel A.; et al. "Exploring Algal Metabolism: Insights from Metabolomics and Computational Approaches". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules, MPDI online 20-22 May 2024, 2024.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.27916.32646
  8. Perez-Vazquez, A.; Barciela, P.; Carpena, M.; P. Donn; A.O.S. Jorge; Silva, Aurora; M.A. Prieto. "Chitosan as a biomaterial with antimicrobial properties: revalorizing by-products from the food industry". Paper presented in The 1st International Online Conference on Functional Biomaterials, 2024.
  9. PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, ANA; Barciela, P.; Silva, Aurora; A.O.S. Jorge; Chamorro, Franklin; M. Carpena; Barroso, M. Fátima; M.A. Prieto. "The convergence of technology and the food industry: Bionanosensors as a potential tool to overcome seafood spoilage.". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Biosensors, 2024.
  10. P. Barciela; M. Carpena; PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, ANA; A.O.S. Jorge; Silva, Aurora; M.A. Prieto. "Bromophenols in red algae: exploring the chemistry and uncovering biological benefits of these unknown compounds". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules, 2024.
  11. PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, ANA; Barciela, P.; M. Carpena; Donn, Pauline; S. Seyyedi-Mansour; Silva, Aurora; Fraga-Corral, M.; et al. "Enhancing fruits and vegetables shelf-life by applying edible coatings: towards a more sustainable packaging system.". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Foods, 2023.
  12. Barciela, P.; PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, ANA; M. Carpena; Donn, Pauline; Pereira, A.G.; Silva, Aurora; L. Cassani; et al. "An overview of azo dyes in the food industry: classification, toxicity, regulation, and alternative compounds. The 4th International Electronic Conference of Foods, Oct, 2023.". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Foods, 2023.
  13. Barciela, P.; M. Carpena; Cao, Hui; S. Seyyedi-Mansour; PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, ANA; A. Silva; M. F. Barroso; et al. "Nanotechnology at its peak: flexibility and efficacy of nanosensors in food safety.". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Chemical Sensors and Analytical Chemistry, 2023.
  14. Martínez, Marta Barral; Antía González Pereira; Silva, Aurora; Donn, Pauline; Oliveira, Paula García; García-Pérez, Pascual; Perez, Rosa Gregorio; et al. "Evaluation of the antioxidant potential of Undaria pinnatifida and Saccharina latissima algae extracts". 2022.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.14137.65126
  15. Barral-Martinez, Marta; Cassani, Lucía; Carpena, Maria; García-Oliveira, Paula; Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Fatima; Finimundy, Tiane C.; et al. "Evaluation of the potential of medicinal plant extracts for the development of new bakery products". Paper presented in TRANSCOLAB SUMMIT: Trends in grain-based foods, 2022.
  16. Oliveira, Paula García; Rodríguez, María Carpena; Silva, Aurora; Antía González Pereira; García-Pérez, Pascual; Cao, Hui; Barroso, Maria Fatima; et al. "Current perspectives of pasta supplemented with phenolic compounds". 2022.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.31755.36646
  17. Barral-Martinez, Marta; Garcia-Oliveira, P.; Núñez-Estévez, Bernabé; A. Silva; Garcia-Perez, Pascual; Chamorro, Franklin; A. Jarboui; et al. "Extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from Calendula officinalis". Paper presented in XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos: Estratégias para a Excelência, Autenticidade, Segurança e Sustentabilidade Alimentar, 2021.
  18. Silva, Aurora; Cassani, L.; C. Lourenço-Lopes; Grosso, Clara; Carpena, M.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Cristina Delerue-Matos; et al. "Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of Bifurcaria bifurcata and evaluation of bioactivities". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food, 2021.
  19. Carpena, M.; A. Soria-Lopez ; F. Chamorro ; A. Silva; Fraga-Corral, M.; Otero, Paz; Pascual Garcia-Perez; et al. "A phenomenological approach to describe and characterize pro- and anti-oxidant activities with useful mechanistic contents". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2021.
  20. Frank Chamorro; Cassani, Lucia; Carpena, M.; A. Carreira-Casais; Echave, J.; Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Fátima; et al. "Optimization of bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity of Sargassum muticum by microwave assisted extraction using the response surface methodology". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2021.
  21. P. Garcia-Oliveira; M. Barral-Martinez; A. Silva; Finimundy, T. C.; R. Calhelha; T. C. S. P. Pires; Barroso, M. F.; et al. "In vitro evaluation of biological properties of the traditional plant Chamaemelum nobile". Paper presented in In vitro evaluation of biological properties of the traditional plant Chamaemelum nobile, 2021.
  22. Antía González Pereira; Corral, María Fraga; Carreira-Casais, Anxo; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; Oliveira, Paula García; Rodríguez, María Carpena; Javier Echave Álvarez; et al. "Application of emerging green technologies in the development of new food products". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2021.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.35640.01287
  23. Silva, Aurora; Cassani, Lucía; Jiménez-López, Cecilia; V. F. Domingues; Lourenço-Lopes, Catarina; Lage, Miguel Ángel Prieto; Barroso, Maria Fatima; Simal-Gandara, Jesus. "Antimicrobial Activity of Sargassum muticum extracts on Staphylococcus epidermidis strain". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2021.
    10.13140/rg.2.2.32794.31683
  24. Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Cassani, L.; Chamorro, Franklin; Carreira-Casais ; Garcia-Oliveira, P.; Silva, Aurora; Fraga-Corral, M.; et al. "ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS FROM UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA : MICROWAVE - ASSISTED EXTRACTION AND OPTIMIZATION USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY". Paper presented in 1st Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, 2021.
  25. Garcia-Oliveira, Paula; Barral-Martinez, Marta; Núñez-Estévez, Bernabé; Paz Otero; Silva, Aurora; Finimundy, T. C.; Calhelha, Ricardo; et al. "Evaluation of bioactive compounds of the plant Chamaemulum nobile from the family Asteraceae". Paper presented in CIMBIO-4th annual meeting, 2021.
  26. Barral-Martinez, Marta; Garcia-Oliveira, P.; Núñez-Estévez, Bernabé; Carpena, M.; Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Maria Fátima; Maria Fraga-Corral; Jesús Simal-Gandara; Miguel A. Prieto. "EVALUATION OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM PLANTS OF THE ASTERACEAE FAMILY". Paper presented in 1st Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, 2021.
  27. Barral-Martinez, Marta; Garcia-Oliveira, P.; Paz Otero; Núñez-Estévez, Bernabé; Silva, Aurora; Finimundy, T.; Calhelha, Ricardo; et al. "CHEMICAL APPROACH TO BIOMOLECULES FROM CALENDULA OFFICINALIS". Paper presented in CIMBIO-4th annual meeting, 2021.
Exhibition catalog
  1. Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Fátima ; Teixeira, S.; Freitas, O.; Morais, S.; Delerue-matos, C . Corresponding author: Delerue-matos, C. Tabela Periódica: Um elemento em casa, uma casa para cada elemento. SerSilito, Empresa Gráfica S.A., 2003.
Journal article
  1. María Carpena Rodríguez; Cláudia Pereira; Aurora Silva; Paula Barciela; A. O. S. Jorge; Ana Perez-Vazquez; Antía González Pereira; et al. "Metabolite Profiling of Macroalgae: Biosynthesis and Beneficial Biological Properties of Active Compounds". Marine Drugs (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/22/10/478.
    10.3390/md22100478
  2. Vânia F. M. Silva; Aurora Silva; Ermelinda M. P. J. Garrido; Borges Fernanda; Alexandra Gaspar; Jorge Garrido. "Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-ß-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties". Toxics (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/9/674.
    10.3390/toxics12090674
  3. Aurora Silva; María Carpena Rodríguez; Lucia Cassani; Clara Grosso; Paula García-Oliveira; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Jesus Simal-Gandara; Maria Fatima Barroso; Miguel A. Prieto. "Optimization and Bioactive Evaluation of Bifurcaria bifurcata Antioxidant-Rich Extracts for Functional Food and Pharmaceutical Applications". Antioxidants (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/10/1189.
    10.3390/antiox13101189
  4. Antía González Pereira; Maria Fraga-Corral; Aurora Silva; Maria Fatima Barroso; Clara Grosso; María Carpena Rodríguez; Pascual García-Pérez; et al. "Unraveling the Bioactive Potential of Camellia japonica Edible Flowers: Profiling Antioxidant Substances and In Vitro Bioactivity Assessment". Pharmaceuticals (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/17/7/946.
    10.3390/ph17070946
  5. Aurora Silva; Lucia Cassani; María Carpena Rodríguez; Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Clara Grosso; Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo; Pascual García-Pérez; et al. "Exploring the Potential of Invasive Species Sargassum muticum: Microwave-Assisted Extraction Optimization and Bioactivity Profiling". Marine Drugs (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/22/8/352.
    10.3390/md22080352
  6. Cassani, Lucía; Silva, Aurora; Carpena, Maria; Pellegrini, María Celeste; García-Pérez, Pascual; Grosso, Clara; Barroso, Maria Fátima; et al. "Phytochemical compounds with promising biological activities from Ascophyllum nodosum extracts using microwave-assisted extraction". Food Chemistry 438 (2024): 138037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138037.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138037
  7. Natália M. de Oliveira; Jorge Machado; Maria Helena Chéu; Lara Lopes; M. Fátima Barroso; Aurora Silva; Sara Sousa; Valentina F. Domingues; Clara Grosso. "Potential Therapeutic Properties of Olea europaea Leaves from Selected Cultivars Based on Their Mineral and Organic Profiles". Pharmaceuticals (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/17/3/274.
    10.3390/ph17030274
  8. Clara Grosso; Aurora Silva; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Maria Fátima Barroso. "Single and Multitarget Systems for Drug Delivery and Detection: Up-to-Date Strategies for Brain Disorders". Pharmaceuticals (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/12/1721.
    10.3390/ph16121721
  9. Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Aurora Silva; Paula García-Oliveira; Anton Soria-Lopez; Javier Echave Álvarez; Clara Grosso; Lucia Cassani; et al. "Kinetic Extraction of Fucoxanthin from Undaria pinnatifida Using Ethanol as a Solvent". Marine Drugs (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/21/7/414.
    10.3390/md21070414
  10. Aurora Silva. "Reinforcement of starch film with Castanea sativa shells polysaccharides: Optimized formulation and characterization". Food Chemistry 396 (2022): 133609-133609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133609.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133609
  11. Aurora Silva. "Recent advances in biological properties of brown algae-derived compounds for nutraceutical applications". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2022): 1-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2115004.
    10.1080/10408398.2022.2115004
  12. Aurora Silva. "A HPLC-DAD method for identifying and estimating the pigment content of fucoxanthin, ß-carotene and chlorophyll a in brown algae extracts". Food Chemistry Advances (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2022.100095.
    10.1016/j.focha.2022.100095
  13. Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Maria Fraga-Corral; Anton Soria-Lopez; Bernabe Nuñes-Estevez; Marta Barral Martínez; Aurora Silva; li ningyang; et al. "Fucoxanthin’s Optimization from Undaria pinnatifida Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico Studies". Antioxidants (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/7/1296.
    10.3390/antiox11071296
  14. Aurora Silva. "Bioactive Compounds of Shrimp Shell Waste from Palaemon serratus and Palaemon varians from Portuguese Coast". antioxidants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox1202043.
    10.3390/antiox12020435
  15. Pascual García-Pérez; Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; M.Aurora Silva; Antía González Pereira; Maria Fraga-Corral; Chao Zhao; Jianbo Xiao; Jesus Simal-Gandara; Miguel A. Prieto. "Pigment Composition of Nine Brown Algae from the Iberian Northwestern Coastline: Influence of the Extraction Solvent". Marine Drugs (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/2/113.
    Open access • 10.3390/md20020113
  16. M.Aurora Silva; Carla Rodrigues; Paula García-Oliveira; Catarina Lourenço-Lopes; Sofia A Silva; Pascual García-Pérez; Ana P. Carvalho; et al. "Screening of Bioactive Properties in Brown Algae from the Northwest Iberian Peninsula". Foods (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/8/1915.
    10.3390/foods10081915
  17. Barbosa, Vera; Morais, Madalena; Silva, Aurora; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Figueiredo, Sónia A.; Domingues, Valentina F.. "Comparison of antibiotic resistance in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants". AIMS Environmental Science 8 2 (2021): 101-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/environsci.2021008.
    10.3934/environsci.2021008
  18. Silva, Aurora; Silva, Sofia A.; Lourenço-Lopes, C.; Jimenez-Lopez, C.; Carpena, M.; Gullón, P.; Fraga-Corral, M.; et al. "Antibacterial Use of Macroalgae Compounds against Foodborne Pathogens". Antibiotics 9 10 (2020): 712. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9100712.
    Open access • 10.3390/antibiotics9100712
  19. Silva, Aurora; Silva, Sofia A.; Carpena, M.; Garcia-Oliveira, P.; Gullón, P.; Barroso, M. Fátima; Prieto, M.A.; Simal-Gandara, J.. "Macroalgae as a Source of Valuable Antimicrobial Compounds: Extraction and Applications". Antibiotics 9 10 (2020): 642. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9100642.
    Open access • 10.3390/antibiotics9100642
  20. silva, maria. "Ecotoxicological evaluation of chemical indicator substances present as micropollutants in laboratory wastewaters". Issue 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.30955/gnj.002051.
    10.30955/gnj.002051
  21. silva, maria. "Impact of excipients in the chronic toxicity of fluoxetine on the algaChlorella vulgaris". Environmental Technology (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.932438.
    10.1080/09593330.2014.932438
  22. Morais, S.A.C.M.D.; Silva, M.A.S.D.; Serra, M.I.V.L.; Martins, M.I.B.; Matos, C.M.F.D.A.D.; Sales, M.G.F.. "Removal of ionic metals from wastewaters of COD determinations". International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 10 2-3 (2012): 177-189. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864845829&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1504/IJEWM.2012.048364
  23. silva, maria. "Heterogeneous kinetics of the reduction of chromium (VI) by elemental iron". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2010): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.116.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.116
  24. silva, maria. "Flavoured versus natural waters: Macromineral (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and micromineral (Fe, Cu, Zn) contents". Food Chemistry (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.008.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.008
  25. silva, maria. "Ecotoxicity tests using the green algae Chlorella vulgaris—A useful tool in hazardous effluents management". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.102.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.102
  26. silva, maria. "The Periodic Table: Contest and Exhibition". Journal of Chemical Education (2006): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed083p557.
    10.1021/ed083p557
  27. silva, maria. "Use of solvent extraction to remediate soils contaminated with hydrocarbons". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2005): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.05.022.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.05.022
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Maria Aurora Soares da. "Extracção por solventes In-Pulp de solos contaminados com compostos orgânicos". Master, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/11649.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/17 Innovative Dietary Solutions: Macroalgae Amino Acids for Differentiated Nutrition The 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients Plant-Based Nutrition Focusing on Innovation, Health, and Sustainable Food Systems
MDPI (on line , Switzerland)
2023/10/13 Aminoácidos Alternativos En Dietas Veganas ¿Podrían Las Algas Desempeñar Este Rol? Congreso Internacional de Nutricionistas y Dietistas de Venezuela
(on line , Venezuela)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - 2034/07/31 Desenvolvimento e funcionalização de fitossomas com vista a aplicações em doenças neurodegenerativas
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/07 Macroalgas da Península Ibérica: Extração de compostos bioativos com atividade antibacteriana e antioxidante
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Quimica -ramo qualidade (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/02/01 Avaliación das propiedades biolóxicas e estudo computacional de compostos activos de plantas da familia Astaraceae
Co-supervisor
 Máster Universitario en Enxeñaría Ambiental (Master)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2007 - 2008 Estudo do tratamento de águas contaminadas com tricloroetileno, usando ferro zerovalente
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2003 - 2003 Tabela Periódica – Um elemento em cada casa e uma casa para cada elemento (2002 - 2002) (2003 - 2003)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/31 Desenvolvimento e funcionalização de fitossomas com vista a aplicações em doenças neurodegenerativas
Thesis Member
 MARIANA BEZERRA RODRIGUES PORTELA (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - 2022 Foods (ISSN 2304-8158) MDPI
2022 - 2022 Food Chemistry (0308-8146) Elsevier
2022 - 2022 Food chemistry: X (2590-1575) Elsevier
2021 - 2021 Foods (ISSN 2304-8158) MDPI
2021 - 2021 Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397) MDPI
2021 - 2021 Metabolits (2218-1989) MDPI
2021 - 2021 Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - 2022 Frontiers in nutrition Frontiers
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best oral comunication on the The 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients. "Innovative Dietary Solutions: Macroalgae Amino Acids for Differentiated Nutrition"
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Switzerland
2023 Best paper- atribuido ao artigo Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Extracts: The Problem of Mathematical Modeling Presented Electronic Conference on Processes ECP 2023 e publicado em Engineering Proceedings
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2023 Prape-PROGRAMA DE APOIO À PUBLICAÇÃO EM REVISTAS CIENTÍFICAS DE ELEVADA QUALIDADE artigo . Fucoxanthin¿s Optimization from Undaria pinnatifida Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico Studies publicado na revista Antioxidants
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2023 PRAPE-PROGRAMA DE APOIO À PUBLICAÇÃO EM REVISTAS CIENTÍFICAS DE ELEVADA QUALIDADE artigo Reinforcement of starch film with Castanea sativa shells polysaccharides: optimized formulation and characterization publicado na revista Food Chemistry
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2022 2th best oral presentation on the International Conference on Food Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future 5th AMIFOST 2022 ": Fucus spiralis Linnaeus as a source of nutraceuticals"
Amity University Greater Noida, India
2012 PRAPE- PROGRAMA DE APOIO À PUBLICAÇÃO EM REVISTAS CIENTÍFICAS DE ELEVADA QUALIDADE- Artigo -Heterogeneous kinetics of the reduction of chromium (VI) by elemental iron¿ na revista científica Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Ajuda finaceira concedida ao abrigo do programa IACOBUS paper ao artigo Fucoxanthin’s Optimization from Undaria pinnatifida Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico
IACOBUS- Programa de cooperação entre Universidades e Centros de Ensino Superior da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal, Spain
2023 Ajuda finaceira concedida ao abrigo do programa iacobus paper ao artigo Recent advances in biological properties of brown algae-derived compounds for nutraceutical applications
IACOBUS- Programa de cooperação entre Universidades e Centros de Ensino Superior da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal, Spain
2023 Ajuda finaceira concedida ao abrigo do programa iacobus paper ao artigo Kinetic Extraction of Fucoxanthin from Undaria pinnatifida Using Ethanol as a Solvent
IACOBUS- Programa de cooperação entre Universidades e Centros de Ensino Superior da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal, Spain
2022 Ajuda finaceira concedida ao abrigo do programa iacobus paper ao artigo " Screening of Bioactive Properties in Brown Algae from the Northwest Iberian Peninsula "
IACOBUS- Programa de cooperação entre Universidades e Centros de Ensino Superior da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal, Spain
2021 Ajuda financeira pelo programa IACOBUS (PAPERS) ao artigo Macroalgae as a Source of Valuable Antimicrobial Compounds: Extraction and Applications
IACOBUS- Programa de cooperação entre Universidades e Centros de Ensino Superior da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal, Spain
2021 Auda financeira pelo programa IACOBUS -papers ao artigo Antibacterial Use of Macroalgae Compounds against Foodborne Pathogens
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial Galicia - Norte de Portugal, Spain
1999 Bolsa de Mérito
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal