Personal identification

Full name
MÉLANIE VANESSA MARTINS SILVA

Citation names

  • Silva, Mélanie

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
541F-F66C-2D1C

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
German Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Degree Classification
2022/05
Ongoing
 Gestão de Unidades de Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2019 - 2021
Concluded
 Tecnologia de Alimentos (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Portugal
"Establishment of microalgae as functional food (with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2014 - 2018
Concluded
 Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
 16

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - 2020 Nutricionista Principal (Técnico Nutricionista) VILA VITA Parc, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/10 Nutricionista Estagiário (Técnico Nutricionista) VILA VITA Parc, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/03 - Current Técnico Superior de Investigação Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Realização de dissertação de mestrado no laboratório MarBiotech Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01 - Current ALGAE4IBD –FROM NATURE TO BEDSIDE- ALGAE BASED BIO COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND IBD
101000501
Técnico Superior de investigação
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 European Commission
2021/08 - 2021/10 GreenTreat - An Integrated, Sustainable Process for the Tertiary Treatment of Urban Wastewater using Microalgae in the Algarve region
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31567/2017
Voluntário
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Publications

Journal article
  1. Liberti, Davide; Imbimbo, Paola; Giustino, Enrica; D’Elia, Luigi; Silva, Mélanie; Barreira, Luísa; Monti, Daria Maria. "Shedding Light on the Hidden Benefit of Porphyridium cruentum Culture". Antioxidants 12 2 (2023): 337. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020337.
    Published • 10.3390/antiox12020337
  2. Silva, Mélanie; Kamberovic, Farah; Uota, Sisay Tesema; Kovan, Ismael-Mohammed; Viegas, Carla S. B.; Simes, Dina C.; Gangadhar, Katkam N.; Varela, João; Barreira, Luísa. "Microalgae as Potential Sources of Bioactive Compounds for Functional Foods and Pharmaceuticals". Applied Sciences 12 12 (2022): 5877. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12125877.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/app12125877

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/02 Microalgae as sources of anti-inflammatory compounds for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Global Women’s Breakfast 2023
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/12 Semana C&T 2021 no CCVAlg - "Do laboratório para todos" Com Luisa Barreira do CCMAR e da Ualg Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve

Award

2019 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2018 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2014 Bolsa de Excelência
Universidade do Algarve Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal