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Helena Ramos is a researcher at the FOODinteract group from the Associated Laboratory LAQV/REQUIMTE, focused on the field of food sciences. She holds a BSc (2020) and specialization (2021) in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and an MSc in Quality Control - Water and Food specialty from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (2023). She achieved maximal classification (20 out of 20) in her MSc defense with her dissertation on “Toxicological Interactions of Food Contaminants in Neurotoxicity In Vitro.” She addressed the effect of simple mixtures of FCs at realistic levels and applied additivity models to study toxicological FCs interactions in neuronal cells. Since 2022, she has been a researcher fellow at LAQV-REQUIMTE, where she collaborates in DIETxPOSOME, SALIVA+ and MYCOFISH national projects. Her research has focused on human cell-based assays to study the effect of bioactive compounds, dietary contaminants, and whole meals on health, including intestinal inflammation and neurotoxicity. She is also a member of the international network INFOGEST, where she has been involved in initiatives to standardize a cell-based intestinal transport model (recently distinguished at the 8th International Conference on Food Digestion) and participated in an interlaboratory study to determine protein in vitro digestibility in dairy products. Regarding scientific production, she has two peer-reviewed papers (Q1) and three datasets and is the author/co-author of multiple presentations at national and international conferences. She has seen her work with food contaminants recognized, having received best poster awards at the 14th and 16th editions of the Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto and the 8th International Conference on Food Digestion.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
HELENA MARIA GONÇALVES RAMOS

Citation names

  • RAMOS, HELENA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6519-8FAC-3D85
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7249-4028
Scopus Author Id
7006910744

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

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
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/07
Concluded
 Tissue and Organ Bioengineering course (Outros)
Université Paris-Saclay, France
2022/11/06 - 2023/02/21
Concluded
 Science communication - Life and health sciences (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 19
2021 - 2023
Concluded
 Controlo de Qualidade (Mestrado)
Major in Água e Alimentos
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Toxicological Interactions of Food Contaminants in Neurotoxicity In Vitro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2021 - 2021
Concluded
 Trace Elements in Clinical Chemistry: Biochemical, Toxicological and Analytical Aspects (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 20
2020 - 2021
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
17
2017 - 2020
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/12/01 - 2024/12/01 Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2022/09/01 - 2023/11/30 Research Trainee (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - 2020/06/30 Blue Young Talent program Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/07/31 Extracurricular Internship Project (PEEC) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/27 Dieta, Imunidade e Inflamação
Verão com Ciência 2020
Research Fellow

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - Current SALIVA+ - Novel tools for exposure assessment of food contaminants by saliva multiple biomarker monitoring
2022.08978.PTDC
Other
2023/12/01 - 2024/12/01 Incidência, biodisponibilidade e estratégias de mitigação de micotoxinas encontradas em peixes de aquacultura e rações: Dourada como caso de estudo
PTDC/CVT-CVT/2660/2021
10.54499/PTDC/CVT-CVT/2660/2021
Research Technician Fellow
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2023/11/30 Explorar o impacto dos contaminantes da dieta na inflamação crónica através de ensaios in vitro e modelos matemáticos
PTDC/SAU-NUT/6061/2020
10.54499/PTDC/SAU-NUT/6061/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Carolina Mota; Zita E. Martins; RAMOS, HELENA; Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira; Márcia Carvalho; Ana Margarida Araújo. "Invisible dangers on our plates: a critical review of the widespread presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food". Paper presented in IJUP – Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto, 15th Edition, Porto, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Carolina Mota; Zita E. Martins; RAMOS, HELENA; Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira; Márcia Carvalho; Ana Margarida Araújo. "The unseen ingredients: a systematic review of the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics in our food". Paper presented in 3rd 1H-Toxrun International Congress, Porto, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira; M. Silva; M. Ribeiro; RAMOS, HELENA; A.M. Araújo; A. Melo, C. Mansilha, O. Viegas, M.A. Faria, Z. Martins. "Data mining and machine learning methods to predict food contaminants exposure". Paper presented in XXII EuroFoodChem Congress, Belgrado, 2023.
    Published
  4. I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira; Z. Martins; M. Silva; M. Ribeiro; RAMOS, HELENA; A.M. Araújo; A. Melo; O. Viegas; M.A. Faria. "Unveiling Food Contaminants Exposome From Different Dietary Patterns Based on Scientific Data Mining and Mathematical Modelling". Paper presented in 2nd Global Summit on Food Science and Technology, Rome, 2023.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Araújo, Ana Margarida; RAMOS, HELENA; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Martins, Zita; Faria, Miguel A.; M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira, Isabel. "UNVEILING A HIDDEN THREAT: UNDERSTANDING HOW DIETARY CONTAMINANTS SHAPE INTESTINAL BARRIER HEALTH THROUGH AN IN VITRO TRIPLE CULTURE MODEL". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2024.
  2. Faria, Miguel; Petit, Valérie; Alvito, Paula; Giblin, Linda; Hevia, Arancha; RAMOS, HELENA; Recio, Isidra; et al. "ON THE WAY TO STANDARDIZE CONDITIONS TO ASSAY FOOD COMPOUNDS PERMEABILITY USING AN IN VITRO INTESTINAL MODEL". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2024.
  3. Araújo, Ana Margarida; RAMOS, HELENA; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Martins, Zita; Faria, Miguel A.; M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira, Isabel. "Unveiling a hidden threat: undestanding how dietary contaminants shape intestinal barrier health through an in vitro triple culture model". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2024.
  4. Ramos, Helena; Helena; Faria, Miguel A.; Ferreira, Isabel M.P.L.V.O.. "Neurotoxic interactions between contaminants from distinct classes in SH-SY5Y cells through different computational models". Paper presented in RiscTox: Alternative methods for the determination of toxic effects and risk assessment of contaminants and mixtures, 2023.
  5. Miguel A. Faria; Carolina Monteiro; RAMOS, HELENA; Soraia Sá, Eugénia Pinto, José O. Fernandes, Sara Cunha, Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira. "Combined synergic exposure to food contaminants: A matter of concern?". Paper presented in XXII EuroFoodChem Congress, 2023.
  6. Martins, Zita E.; Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; RAMOS, HELENA; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Melo, Armindo; Teixeira, Carla. "The distribution of contaminants in foods according to the scientific literature mining and machine learning.". Paper presented in Dare2Change – Innovation-driven Agrifood Business, 2023, 2023.
  7. RAMOS, HELENA; Faria, Miguel; Ferreira, Isabel,. "In vitro interactions between process-induced toxicants of meat". Paper presented in XX Congress of Food and Nutrition & II International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 2021.
  8. RAMOS, HELENA; Viegas, Olga; Faria, Miguel; Ferreira, Isabel. "Toxicological cytotoxic interactions between contaminants from processed meat". Paper presented in IJUP – Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto, 14th Edition, 2021.
  9. RAMOS, HELENA; Resende, Diana I. S. P.; Pinto; Madalena M. M.; Sousa; Emília Sousa. "Synthetic studies towards fumiquinazoline derived alkaloids". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference, 2020.
  10. RAMOS, HELENA; Resende, Diana I. S. P. ; Madalena M. M. Pinto ; Emilia Sousa. "Synthetic Studies towards Fumiquinazoline G". Paper presented in IJUP – Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto, 13th Edition, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Helena Ramos; Mafalda Ribeiro; Ana Margarida Araújo; Marta Silva; Zita Martins; Jesus Marín-Sáez; Rosalia Lopez-Ruiz; M.A. Faria; I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. "Assessing the differential responses in normal and inflamed in vitro intestinal models exposed to food contaminants complex mixtures". Food Research International (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.115907.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2025.115907
  2. Helena Ramos; Ana Reis-Mendes; Marta Silva; Mafalda Ribeiro; Ana Margarida Araújo; Cristiane Borges; Olga Viegas; et al. "Exposure Scenarios for Estimating Contaminant Levels in Healthy Sustainable Dietary Models: Omnivorous vs. Vegetarian". Foods (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13223659.
    10.3390/foods13223659
  3. A. Araújo; H. Ramos; M. Ribeiro; Z. Martins; J. Marín-Sáez; R. Lopez-Ruiz; M. Faria; I. Ferreira. "P25-21 Examining the impact of a realistic mixture of dietary contaminants on the intestinal barrier and compounds absorption". Toxicology Letters 399 (2024): S360-S360. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378427424019362.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.07.857
  4. Hevia, Arancha; Ruas-Madiedo, Patricia; Faria, Miguel Angelo; Petit, Valérie; Alves, Bruna; Alvito, Paula; Arranz, Elena; et al. "A Shared Perspective on in Vitro and in Vivo Models to Assay Intestinal Transepithelial Transport of Food Compounds". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 71 49 (2023): 19265-19276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05479.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05479
  5. Martins, Zita E.; RAMOS, HELENA; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Melo, Armindo; Mansilha, Catarina; et al. "From data to insight: Exploring contaminants in different food groups with literature mining and machine learning techniques". Current Research in Food Science 7 (2023): 100557. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100557.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100557
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Helena Maria Gonçalves Ramos. "Toxicological Interactions of Food Contaminants in Neurotoxicity In Vitro". Master, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/153441.

Other

Dataset
  1. RAMOS, HELENA; Reis-Mendes, A., Martins, Z. E., Borges, C. B., Araujo, A. M., Silva, M., Ribeiro, M., Viegas, O., Melo, A., Faria, M.,. DIETxPOSOME: a FAIR database detailing food contaminants occurrence in selected foods. zenodo. 2024.
    10.5281/zenodo.12584593.
  2. Martins, Zita E.; RAMOS, HELENA; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Melo, Armindo; Mansilha, Catarina. DIETxPOSOME – Summary statistics from papers obtained from literature mining and machine learning protocols.. Zenodo. 2023.
    10.5281/zenodo.7886112
  3. Martins, Zita E.; RAMOS, HELENA; Araújo, Ana Margarida; Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Melo, Armindo; Mansilha, Catarina. DIETxPOSOME - Selection of potentially useful papers from literature mining and machine learning protocols.. Zenodo. 2023.
    10.5281/zenodo.7826129
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07 Toxicological interactions between food and environmental contaminants on neuronal cells II Jornadas do Mestrado em Controlo de Qualidade
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/07 Eating Our Brains Away: Dietary Contaminants and Neurodegeneration I Jornadas do Mestrado em Controlo de Qualidade
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/12/12 - 2024/04/11 Membro da comissão organizadora do 8th International Conference on Food Digestion (2024/04/09 - 2024/04/11)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster on the topic Bioaccessibility/absorption of beneficial and harmful compounds (ICFD24)
2024 Best Poster on the topic In vitro, in vivo and in silico models of digestion and absorption. (ICFD24)
2023 Best Poster at the 16th edition of the Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto
2021 Best Poster at the 14th edition of the Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto