Personal identification

Full name

Rebeca André

Citation names

• André, Rebeca
• Rebeca André

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

7D18-8206-8EF7

ORCID iD

0000-0002-2733-5797

Email addresses

• rebeca.andre@ulusofona.pt (Professional)

Websites

• www.linkedin.com/in/rebecaesperancaandre (Social media)

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

	Degree	Classification
2018/03/15 - 2023/06/02 Concluded	Biologia (Doutoramento) Major in Biologia de Sistemas Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Molecules for Health: cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado com distinção e louvor
2015/09/15 - 2017/10/10 Concluded	Bioquímica (Mestrado) Major in Bioquímica Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal "Ação de extratos de Ageratina adenophora na quimioterapia do cancro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2012/09/15 - 2015/06/30 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia Biblioteca, Portugal	14

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/08/01 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/12/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/03/15 - 2023/03/17	PhD Fellowship	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/08/01 - Current	Blue4skin - Innovative skin products from the valorization of industrial marine wastes Submetido e aprovado Post-doc Fellow Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Ongoing
2018/09 - 2023/03/17	Molecules for Health: choleterol absorption, and expression of its transporter proteins, interactions with drugs PTDC/BIA-BQM/28355/2017 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Química e Bioquímica UID/Multi/00612/2019 PhD Student Fellow FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Publications

Conference poster	Vera M. S. Isca; Gabrielle Bangay; Márcia Santos Filipe; André, Rebeca; Hussein, Ahmed A; Rijo, Patricia. "Plectranthus: An Important Source of Bioactive Diterpenoids for Therapeutic Applications". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH, 2024. André, Rebeca; Márcia Santos Filipe; Martim Magro; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; André, Vânia; Alves, Marta; Pacheco, Rita; Rijo, Patricia. "Marine waste as a source of novel bioactive extracts with potential skin applications". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024. Isca, Vera M. S.; Gabrielle Bangay; Epole Ntungwe; Domínguez-Martín EM; André, Rebeca; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; Rijo, Patricia. "Plectranthus spp.: source of cytotoxic abietane diterpenoids promising for nanosystems in cancer therapy". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024. Rebeca André; Santos Filipe, Márcia; Rosatella, Andreia; Rijo, Patrícia. "New bioactive extracts with potential skin application from marine waste". Paper presented in Jornadas CBIOS, 2023. André, Rebeca; Hugo M. Santos; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. Corresponding author: André, Rebeca. "Proteomic and untargeted metabolomic analysis of HepG2 cells exposed to Fucus vesiculosus, a potential functional food". Paper presented in 1st international Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health, 2022. André, Rebeca; Laura Guedes; Rita Guedes; Ricardo Alexandre Perdiz de Melo; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of Fucus vesiculosus bioactive compounds on cholesterol synthesis and intestinal permeation". Paper presented in 7th Conference of the International Society for Applied Phycology, 2021. André, Rebeca; Bernardo Pedro; Laura Guedes; Ricardo Alexandre Perdiz de Melo; Ascensão, Lia; Pacheco, Rita; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of different sources of Fucus vesiculosus and aqueous extraction methods on the antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activity". Paper presented in Natural products in drug discovery and human health, 2019.
Journal article	André, Rebeca; Márcia Santos Filipe; Marco Ferreira; Diaz-Lanza Ana María; André, Vânia; Alves, Marta; Pacheco, Rita; Rijo, Patricia. Corresponding author: Rijo, Patricia. "Valorizing sardine scales: a circular approach to sustainable collagen for cosmetics and nutrition applications". Frontiers in Pharmacology 15 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1443358. Published Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Hugo M. Santos; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Exploring the Hypocholesterolemic Potential of a Fucus vesiculosus Extract: Omic Insights into Molecular Mechanisms at the Intestinal Level". Marine Drugs (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/md22040187. 10.3390/md22040187 Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Ana Catarina Alves; Hugo M. Santos; Mafalda Bourbon; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "The Hypocholesterolemic Potential of the Edible Algae Fucus vesiculosus: Proteomic and Quantitative PCR Analysis". Foods (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12142758. 10.3390/foods12142758 Diogo Nunes; André, Rebeca; Asma Ressaissi; Bernardo Duarte; Ricardo Melo; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Influence of Gender and Age of Brown Seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) on Biochemical Activities of Its Aqueous Extracts". Foods (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11010039. 10.3390/foods11010039 Rebeca André; Rita Guedes; Javier López; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Untargeted metabolomic study of HepG2 cells under the effect of Fucus vesiculosus aqueous extract". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 35 23 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9197. 10.1002/rcm.9197 Bernardo Pedro; Laura Guedes; Rebeca André; Gaspar, Helena; Pedro Vaz; Ascensão, Lia; Ricardo Melo; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Undaria pinnatifida (U. pinnatifida) bioactivity: Antioxidant, gastro-intestinal motility, cholesterol biosynthesis and liver cell lines proteome". Journal of Functional Foods 83 (2021): 104567-104567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2021.104567. Published • 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104567 André, Rebeca; Pacheco, Rita; Bourbon, Mafalda; Serralheiro, Maria. Corresponding author: Serralheiro, Maria. "Brown Algae Potential as a Functional Food against Hypercholesterolemia: Review". Foods 10 2 (2021): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10020234. Published • 10.3390/foods10020234 Sezan R. Fadel; Hamdi Bendif; Laura Guedes; Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Rita Guedes; Karim Merabti; Mohamed Djamel Miara; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Bioactivities of iridoids and flavonoids present in decoctions from aerial parts of Verbascum betonicifolium". European Journal of Integrative Medicine (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101171. Published • 10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101171 Rebeca André; Laura Guedes; Ricardo Melo; Lia Ascensão; Rita Pacheco; Pedro D. Vaz; Maria Luísa Serralheiro. "Effect of Food Preparations on In Vitro Bioactivities and Chemical Components of Fucus vesiculosus". Foods 9 7 (2020): 955-955. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9070955. 10.3390/foods9070955 Rebeca André; Joana Catarro; Dalia Freitas; Rita Pacheco; M. Conceição Oliveira; Maria Luísa serralheiro; Pedro Falé. "Action of euptox A from Ageratina adenophora juice on human cell lines: A top-down study using FTIR spectroscopy and protein profiling". Toxicology in Vitro (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.012. 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.012
Preprint	Rebeca André; Ana Patrícia Gomes; Catarina Pereira-Leite; António Marques-da-Costa; Luis Monteiro Rodrigues; Michael Sassano; Patricia Rijo; Maria do Céu Costa. "The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1225.v1. 10.20944/preprints202409.1225.v1 Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Hugo M. Santos; Maria-Luísa Serralheiro. "Omic Studies on the Effect of Fucus vesiculosus on Differentiated Caco-2 Cells: A Potential Functional Food". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1819.v1. 10.20944/preprints202305.1819.v1 Rebeca André; Rita Pacheco; Ana Catarina Alves; Hugo M. Santos; Mafalda Bourbon; Maria-Luísa Serralheiro. "The Hypocholesterolemic Potential of the Edible Algae Fucus Vesiculosus: Proteomic and Quantitative PCR Analysis". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2272.v1. 10.20944/preprints202305.2272.v1
Thesis / Dissertation	"Molecules for Health: cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2023. "Ação de extratos de Ageratina adenophora na quimioterapia do cancro". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2017.