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Diana Pacheco completed her Master's Degree in Biodiversity and Plant Biotechnology at the University of Coimbra Faculty of Sciences and Technology on 12/07/2022 and her Degree in Marine Biology and Biotechnology at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria School of Tourism and Sea Technology in Peniche on 03/09/2018. She is currently a research fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria - CDRSP on the project BioRobotBeads, but she has also worked with the Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon, the MARE Centre - University of Coimbra, and the MAREFOZ Laboratory. As a result, she worked as a research fellow on four projects and volunteered on the other five. She has 29 articles published in specialized magazines, 14 book chapters, and has participated in 14 events. The following terms appear frequently in its Ciência Vitae curriculum in the context of scientific, technological, and artistic-cultural production: phycology; ecology; ocean literacy; environmental education; aquatic resources valorization.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Pacheco

Citation names

  • Pacheco, Diana
  • Pacheco, D.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B01E-3059-8308
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5509-1067
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=MWezpUQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Researcher Id
AAW-3588-2020
Scopus Author Id
57215435448

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/03 - 2023/03
Attended
 Webinar Series - Ansys (Outros)
ESSS - Computational Simulation (Ansys Official Representative, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/28
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Online em Competências Transversais em Investigação Científica: Alimentação, Inovação, Sustentabilidade (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2019/10/30 - 2022/07/12
Concluded
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado)
Major in Biotecnologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Seaweeds as plant health promoters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2020/03/01 - 2020/03/31
Concluded
 Blue Biotechnology Advanced Tools (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12
Concluded
 Living Oceans and Climate Change (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
 19
2019/01/15 - 2019/06/06
Concluded
 PLATICEMAR - Plataforma de Consolidação do Setor TICE e Empreendedorismo na Economia do Mar (Outros)
ACIFF - Associação Comercial e Industrial da Figueira da Foz, Portugal
2018/11/18 - 2018/11/22
Attended
 Curso de Formação de Monitores do Projeto Rios (Outros)
ASPEA - Associação Portuguesa de Educação Ambiental, Portugal
2015/09/15 - 2018/09/03
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biotecnologia
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
"Cultivo de Microalgas em Águas Residuais: Avaliação de Crescimento e da Capacidade de Remoção de Nutrientes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2018/07/07 - 2018/07/13
Concluded
 Living Oceans and Climate Change (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
 19
2017/11/22 - 2017/12/14
Concluded
 Primeiros Socorros (Outros)
FORMAR , Portugal
2016/06/28 - 2016/07/12
Concluded
 Higiene e Segurança Alimentar e Sistema H.A.C.C.P. (Outros)
CENFIM - Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Metalúrgica e Metalomecânica , Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12/27 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
2021/09/23 - 2022/08/28 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa , Portugal
2019/08/27 - 2021/02/17 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/20 - 2019/12/17 Volunteer collaborator ECOGESTUS, Portugal
2018/10/15 - 2019/10/15 Empreendedor IAPMEI - Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, Portugal
IEFF Incubadora de Empresas da Figueira da Foz Associação para o Desenvolvimento Empresarial, Portugal
2018/09/04 - 2019/08/25 Volunteer researcher Laboratório MAREFOZ, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/08/11 - Current NABIA - New Approach to Bioremediation using Algae
PTDC/BTA-GES/2740/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/12/27 - 2033/06/30 BioRobotBeads - Robotic system for the production of biomaterials and particles
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047081
Research Fellow
Compete 2020
Concluded
2021/09/23 - 2022/08/28 Roteiro Entre Marés
FA_06_2017_011
Research Fellow
Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa , Portugal
 Fundo Azul - Direção Geral de Política do Mar
Ongoing
2019/12/17 - 2021/02/17 MARINE INVADERS - IMPACT OF THE INVASIVE MACROALGAE ASPARAGOPSIS ARMATA ON MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.
PTDC/BIA-CBI/31144/2017 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031144
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01/22 - 2021/09/20 BlueWave - Ocean: Earth''s lung - education towards a BLUE society and promotion of WelfAre attentiVEness and consciousness of the Sea
PT-INNOVATION-0050
Voluntary collaborator
MARE-UC, Portugal
 EEA Grants
Ongoing
2018/09/27 - 2021/07/26 SERMARE - Sensibilizar e Educar para uma Sociedade Azul
JUMBO_1_016
Voluntary collaborator
Laboratório MAREFOZ, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 ALGADEPUR – Integrated Multitrophic aquaculture as a vehicle for sustainability
MAR-04.03.01-FEAMP-0007
Voluntary collaborator
Laboratório MAREFOZ, Portugal
 Fundo Europeu dos Assuntos Marítimos e das Pescas
2019/08/27 - 2019/12/16 MESCLA - Melhorar e complementar os critérios de classificação das massas de água de transição e costeira
POSEUR-03-2013-FC-000001
Service provision
IATV - Instituto do Ambiente, Tecnologia e Vida , Portugal
 Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente
Concluded
2018/09/15 - 2019/12/16 Condeixa BIOVERDE
POSEUR-03-1911-FC-000034
Voluntary collaborator
ECOGESTUS, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mendes, Madalena; Hillinger, Alina; Ihle, Kay; Cascais, Miguel; Andrade, Pedro; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; et al. "Seaweed Aquaculture Importance in Sustainable Economy in an Era of Climate Change". In Oceanography - Relationships of the Oceans With the Continents, Their Biodiversity and the Atmosphere [Working Title], edited by Leonel Pereira; Miguel Pardal. London, United Kingdom: IntechOpen, 2024.
    10.5772/intechopen.114366
  2. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Monteiro, Pedro; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Marine phenolics: Extractions at low pressure". In Marine Phenolic Compounds, 115-146. Netherlands: Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-823589-8.00015-7
  3. García-Poza, Sara; Leandro, Adriana; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Potential of Seaweed Sustainable Exploitation". In Algal Metabolites, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai; Saher Islam; Ravichandra Hospet, 287-338. Palm Bay, Florida, United States: Apple Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003346081-14
  4. Leandro, Adriana; Pacheco, Diana; García-Poza, Sara; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Macroalgae: Current Applications in Daily Life and Prospects for the Future". In Algal Metabolites, edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai; Saher Islam; Ravichandra Hospet, 205-250. Palm Bay, Florida, United States: Apple Academic Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003346081-12
  5. Monteiro, Pedro; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Figueirinha, Artur; da Silva, Gabriela Jorge; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes. "Seaweed as Food: How to Guarantee Their Quality?". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 309-321. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Submitted • 10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_16
  6. García-Poza, Sara; Cotas, João; Morais, Tiago; Pacheco, Diana; Pereira, Leonel; Marques, João C.; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Global Trade of Seaweed Foods". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 325-337. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_17
  7. Cotas, João; García-Poza, Sara; Pacheco, Diana; Araújo, Glacio; Silva, José W. A.; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Food Applications and Health Benefits of The Genus Gigartina (Rhodophyta)". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2, 135-144. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_6
  8. Pacheco, Diana; Araújo, Glacio; Silva, José W. A.; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; Pereira, Leonel. "Red Seaweeds: Their Use in Formulation of Nutraceutical Food Products". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds, 253-265. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_13
  9. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana Marta Mendes; Pereira, Leonel. "Antiviral Compounds from Seaweeds: An Overview". In Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds, 441-453. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-92174-3_24
  10. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Marques, João Carlos; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Seaweed-Based Polymers from Sustainable Aquaculture to “Greener” Plastic Products". In Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1, 591-602. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9_31
  11. Sousa, Tiago; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Can Seaweeds Be Used as Immunity Boosters?". In Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1, 421-431. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-91955-9_22
  12. de Melo, P. C.; Sousa, T.; Teixeira, R.; Cotas, J.; Pacheco, D.; Gonçalves, A. M. M.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Pereira, L.. "Seaweeds and Their Derivates as a Multirole Tool in Agriculture". In Seaweed Biotechnology - Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Seaweeds and Their Applications, edited by J. Sangeetha, 201-227. New Jersey, United States: Apple Academic Press - CRC Press, 2022.
    Published
  13. Pacheco, D.; Cotas, J.; Leandro, A.; Poza-García, S.; Gonçalves, A. M. M.; Pereira, L.. "Brown seaweed polysaccharides - a roadmap as biomolecules". In Seaweed Biotechnology - Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Seaweeds and Their Applications, edited by J. Sangeetha; D. Thangadurai, 97-156. New Jersey, United States: Apple Academic Press - CRC Press, 2022.
    Published
  14. Souza Araujo, Glacio; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; William Alves da Silva, José; Saboya, Jefferson; Teixeira Moreira, Renato; Pereira, Leonel. "Plankton: Environmental and Economic Importance for a Sustainable Future". In Plankton Communities, 1-21. United Kingdom: IntechOpen, 2022.
    10.5772/intechopen.100433
  15. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Pereira, Leonel. "Criteria for the development of culture media applied to microalgae-based fuel production". In 3rd Generation Biofuels, 33-45. Elsevier, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-90971-6.00028-0
  16. Pacheco, Diana; Rocha, Ana Cristina; Verdelhos, Tiago; Pereira, Leonel. "Microalgae". In Removal of Refractory Pollutants from Wastewater Treatment Plants, 531-548. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003204442-29
  17. Lomartire, Silvia; Pacheco, Diana; Araújo, Glácio Souza; Marques, João C.; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.. "Wastewater Utilization as Growth Medium for Seaweed, Microalgae and Cyanobacteria, Defined as Potential Source of Human and Animal Services". In Phycology-Based Approaches for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, 25-70. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003155713-2
Conference abstract
  1. Pacheco, Diana; Faria, Cláudia. "APP ROTEIRO ENTRE-MARÉS: A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL FOR OCEAN LITERACY IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Maiorca, 2022.
    10.21125/edulearn.2022.1058
  2. Faria, Cláudia; Pacheco, Diana. "EDUCATION 4.0: THE CASE STUDY OF THE APP ROTEIRO ENTRE-MARÉS". Paper presented in 16th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, (online), 2022.
    10.21125/inted.2022.1091
  3. Teixeira, Zara; Moreira, Cláudia; Marques, Cátia; Bessa, Filipa; Bóia, Ana; Carvalho, Paula; Garcia, Ana Carla; et al. "SERMARE: An ocean literacy educational program for societal engagement". Paper presented in OGAR conference, Ilha do Faial - Açores, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mendes, M.; Fortunato, D.; Cotas, J.; Pacheco, Diana; Morais, T. ; Pereira, L.. "Food additive potential source: a comparative study of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria sp. agar content using different cultivation methods Food additive potential source: a comparative study of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria sp. agar content using different cultivation methods". Paper presented in 4th Seaweed for Health Conference, 2022.
  2. Ammaturo, C.; Pacheco, D.; Cotas, J.; Pereira, L.; Bahcevandziev, K.. "Use of Chlorella vulgaris and Ulva lactuca as biostimulant and biofertilizers on lettuce". Paper presented in CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias, 2022.
  3. Turco, A.; Cotas, J.; Pacheco, D.; Pereira, L.; Bahcevandziev, K.. "Seaweed extracts in lettuce seed and plant development". Paper presented in CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias, 2022.
  4. Mendes, Madalena; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Estuarine seaweeds as seedling development biostimulants?". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Agroengenharia, 2021.
  5. Pacheco, D.; Rocha, C. P.; Cotas, J.; Bahcevandziev, K.; Gonçalves, A. M. M.; Pereira, L.. "Fatty acid and polysaccharide evaluation of the non-native brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida located in two geographical sites of the Portuguese coast". Paper presented in 3rd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference, 2021.
  6. Pacheco, D.; Miranda, G.; Pato, R. L.; Cotas, J.; Santos, S. M. D.; Pereira, L.; Bahcevandziev, K.. "Nutritional evaluation of Laminaria ochroleuca harvestedin the North of Portugal". Paper presented in 3rd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference, 2021.
  7. Araújo, G. S.; Saboya J. P. S.; Silva J. W.; Viana C. A. S.; Pacheco, Diana; Cotas J.; Pereira L.. "Sulphated polysaccharides of the Kappaphycus alvarezii macroalgae administration in the simulated transport of Nile tilapia fingerlings, Oreochromis niloticus". Paper presented in 2nd Seaweed for Health Virtual Conference, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28000.71684
  8. Valado, Ana; Amaral, Mónica; Pereira, Maria; Caseiro, Armando; Figueiredo, João Paulo; Loureiro, Helena; Faria, Ana; et al. "The intake of vegetable jelly and hypercholesterolemia in humans". Paper presented in Seaweed 4 Health, 2020.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.11223.50084
  9. Pacheco, Diana; Garcia, Analie; Rocha, Ana Cristina; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Verdelhos, Tiago. "Potential of Chlorella vulgaris for urban wastewater bioremediation". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'19, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.13984.33285
  10. Resende, Luís; Moreira, Cláudia; Pacheco, Diana; Garcia, Ana Carla; Baeta, Alexandra; Verdelhos, Tiago; Pereira, Leonel; Marques, João Carlos; Rocha, Ana Cristina. "Macroalgae as remediators of aquaculture effluents: Can stable isotopes ratio be indicators of C and N enrichment?". Paper presented in AlgaEurope, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17392.81924
  11. Pacheco, Diana; Garcia, Analie; Rocha, Ana Cristina; Cotas, João; Pereira, Leonel; Verdelhos Tiago. "Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris Growth Efficiency in Different Types of Effluents". Paper presented in Meet.Eco'19, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.32737.45924
Journal article
  1. Telma Encarnação; Nadia Nicolau; Pedro Ramos; Elsa Silvestre; Artur Mateus; Tomás Archer de Carvalho; Florindo Gaspar; et al. "Recycling Ophthalmic Lens Wastewater in a Circular Economy Context: A Case Study with Microalgae Integration". Materials (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/75.
    10.3390/ma17010075
  2. Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "A Possible Synergistic Approach: Case Study of Saccharina latissima Extract and Nitrifying Bacteria in Lettuce". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11091645.
    10.3390/jmse11091645
  3. Chiara Ammaturo; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Luigi Formisano; Michele Ciriello; Leonel Pereira; Kiril Bahcevandziev. "Use of Chlorella vulgaris and Ulva lactuca as Biostimulant on Lettuce". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169046.
    10.3390/app13169046
  4. Cotas, João; Gomes, Louisa; Pacheco, Diana; Pereira, Leonel. "Ecosystem Services Provided by Seaweeds". Hydrobiology 2 1 (2023): 75-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/hydrobiology2010006.
    Published • 10.3390/hydrobiology2010006
  5. Diana Pacheco; Cláudia Faria. "Roteiro Entre-Marés: an educational app for ocean literacy promotion". Journal of Biological Education (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2022.2159490.
    10.1080/00219266.2022.2159490
  6. Madalena Mendes; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "An experimental Study Investigating the Effects on Brassica oleracea: Estuarine Seaweeds as Biostimulants in Seedling Development?". Phycology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/phycology2040023.
    10.3390/phycology2040023
  7. Mendes, Madalena; Fortunato, Duarte; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Morais, Tiago; Pereira, Leonel. "Agar content of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria using different cultivation methods". Applied Food Research 2 2 (2022): 100209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2022.100209.
    10.1016/j.afres.2022.100209
  8. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel; Figueirinha, Artur; Dias, Joana Maia. "Valorisation of marine macroalgae waste using a cascade biorefinery approach: Exploratory study". Journal of Cleaner Production 385 3 (2022): 135672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135672.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135672
  9. Pardilhó, Sara; Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel; Oliveira, Maria Beatriz; Maia Dias, Joana. "Back to the Origins: Potential of Beach-Cast Macroalgae as Biofertilizer". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01922-7.
    10.1007/s12649-022-01922-7
  10. Sara García-Poza; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; João C. Marques; Leonel Pereira; Ana M. M. Gonçalves. "Marine macroalgae as a feasible and complete resource to address and promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4598.
    10.1002/ieam.4598
  11. Luís Resende; Juan Flores; Cláudia Moreira; Diana Pacheco; Alexandra Baeta; Ana Carla Garcia; Ana Cristina Silva Rocha. "Effective and Low-Maintenance IMTA System as Effluent Treatment Unit for Promoting Sustainability in Coastal Aquaculture". Applied Sciences 12 1 (2021): 398-398. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010398.
    Published • 10.3390/app12010398
  12. Marta V. Freitas; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Teresa Mouga; Clélia Afonso; Leonel Pereira. "Red Seaweed Pigments from a Biotechnological Perspective". Phycology (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/phycology2010001.
    10.3390/phycology2010001
  13. Pacheco, Diana; Cotas, João; Rocha, Carolina P.; Araújo, Glacio S.; Figueirinha, Artur; Gonçalves, Ana M.M.; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds’ carbohydrate polymers as plant growth promoters". Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 2 (2021): 100097. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100097.
    10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100097
  14. Diana Pacheco; Giuseppe Miranda; Carolina P. Rocha; Rosinda L. Pato; João Cotas; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Sandra M. Dias Santos; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Portuguese Kelps: Feedstock Assessment for the Food Industry". Applied Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210681.
    10.3390/app112210681
  15. Pedro Monteiro; Silvia Lomartire; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; João C. Marques; Leonel Pereira; Ana M. M. Gonçalves. "Seaweeds as a Fermentation Substrate: A Challenge for the Food Processing Industry". Processes 9 11 (2021): 1953-1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9111953.
    10.3390/pr9111953
  16. Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Andreia Domingues; Sandrine da Ressurreição; kiril bahcevandziev; Leonel Pereira. "Chondracanthus teedei var. lusitanicus: The Nutraceutical Potential of an Unexploited Marine Resource". Marine Drugs (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/10/570.
    10.3390/md19100570
  17. Miguel Cascais; Pedro Monteiro; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; Leonel Pereira; João Carlos Marques; Ana M. M. Gonçalves. "Effects of Heat Treatment Processes: Health Benefits and Risks to the Consumer". Applied Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188740.
    10.3390/app11188740
  18. Carolina Rocha; Diana Pacheco; João Cotas; João C. Marques; Leonel Pereira; A.M.M. Gonçalves. "Seaweeds as Valuable Sources of Essential Fatty Acids for Human Nutrition". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4968.
    10.3390/ijerph18094968
  19. Silvia Lomartire; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; João Carlos Marques; Leonel Pereira; A.M.M. Gonçalves. "Environmental Impact on Seaweed Phenolic Production and Activity: An Important Step for Compound Exploitation". Marine Drugs (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/5/245.
    10.3390/md19050245
  20. João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Glacio Souza Araujo; Ana Valado; Alan T. Critchley; Leonel Pereira. "On the Health Benefits vs. Risks of Seaweeds and Their Constituents: The Curious Case of the Polymer Paradigm". Marine Drugs (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/md19030164.
    10.3390/md19030164
  21. Cotas, João; Pacheco, Diana; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Silva, Paulo; Carvalho, Loïc G.; Pereira, Leonel. "Seaweeds’ nutraceutical and biomedical potential in cancer therapy: a concise review". Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment 2021 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2394-4722.2020.134.
    10.20517/2394-4722.2020.134
  22. Diana Pacheco; A. Cristina S. Rocha; Analie Garcia; Ana Bóia; Leonel Pereira; Tiago Verdelhos. "Municipal Wastewater: A Sustainable Source for the Green Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris Biomass Production". Applied Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052207.
    10.3390/app11052207
  23. Tiago Morais; João Cotas; Diana Pacheco; Leonel Pereira. "Seaweeds Compounds: An Ecosustainable Source of Cosmetic Ingredients?". Cosmetics (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/8/1/8.
    10.3390/cosmetics8010008
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    10.3390/md18110560
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/01 Bridging Nature's Potential: Harnessing Microalgal Biomolecules for Cutting-Edge Tissue Engineering Applications Complementary training: “European Public Funding schemes for R&D and Innovation and Technology Transfer
ISSMC-CNR (Faenza, Italy)
2023/12/07 Effectiveness of Viscolma as suitable platform for bone tissue regeneration 10th Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering
(Liège, Belgium)
2022/07/05 App Roteiro Entre-Marés: a pedagogical tool for ocean literacy in and out of the classroom Edulearn22
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) (Palma de Maiorca, Spain)
2022/03/08 Education 4.0: The case study of the app Roteiro Entre-Marés 16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (Online)
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) (Online, Spain)
2022 Use of seaweed extract as enhancer of lettuce growth and nutritional profile CNESA 2022 - Conferencia Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias
(Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/06 - 2023/12/07 Participation and oral presentation
Symposium
 10th Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering, Liège (Belgium)
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/06 Participation and oral presentation
Congress
 Edulearn22 - International Education Conference (Palma de Maiorca, Spain)
2022/03/07 - 2022/03/08 Participation and oral presentation (virtually)
Conference
 16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (Online)
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), Spain
2021/05/18 - 2021/05/20 Seaweed for Health conference presents an opportunity for people from many backgrounds to discuss the health-promoting properties of seaweed compounds, including novel functional ingredients that can be used for the formulation of food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, we will discuss toxicological aspects and regulatory issues as well as some barriers for industrial exploitation and commercialization of seaweed.
Conference
 Seaweed 4 Health
International Seaweed Association, United States

The Seaweed Company, Netherlands

DTU National Food Institute, Denmark
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07 This biennale conference although directed at the Portuguese scientists, aims to provide an international scientific forum by which researchers from all over the world share their knowledge, exchange ideas, and discuss scientific policy and regulatory issues associated with the microbiology and the biotechnology in the future. The debate will also be focused on the relationship with industry, the creation of a network of culture collections in Portugal, or the risks to food safety.
Conference
 MICROBIOTEC’19
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/11/23 - 2019/11/24 Este evento teve como principal objetivo a promoção da área de Ecologia, através de palestras e workshops, de forma a proporcionar aos participantes um enriquecimento da sua formação curricular, bem como fomentar o interesse pelas investigações que estão a ser desenvolvidas nas mais diversas áreas da ecologia.
Congress
 Meet.Eco’19
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/09/25 - 2019/09/28 Atividades pedagógicas e didáticas com o público em geral.
Exhibition
 FigueiraSea - Feira do Mar e da Sustentabilidade
ACIFF - Associação Comercial e Industrial da Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Município da Figueira da Foz, Portugal
2019/09/25 - 2019/09/27 Participação em sessões plenárias no âmbito de ecossistemas marinhos, sustentabilidade na construção de edifícios e qualidade ambiental. Participação em workshops num contexto de planeamento e ordenamento de território e gestão de ecossistemas estuarinos.
Conference
 ISOC 2019 - International Sustainable Ocean Conference
Laboratório MAREFOZ, Portugal
2019/06/26 - 2019/06/26 SciMAT is an open source software tool developed to perform a science mapping analysis under a longitudinal framework. SciMAT provides different modules that help the analyst to carry out the steps of the science mapping workflow.
Workshop
 Mapping the structure of research fields with science mapping analysis
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/05/23 - 2019/05/23 Especialização em Economia Azul
Workshop
 Economia Azul: a nova Economia do Mar
SARDINHA & RUIVO, Lda - Consultores em Economia Azul e Economia do Mar, Portugal
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21 Apresentação dos outputs do projeto i9+ProAlga; mesa-redonda com stakeholders do setor
Meeting
 i9+ProAlga - 1as Jornadas de Divulgação
IPMA - Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2018/11/29 - 2018/11/30 In this workshop, aspects related to biodiversity, cultivation and methodologies were addressed by experienced and multidisciplinary speakers. Therefore, the participants had the opportunity to contact and benefit from the expertise and know-how of these speakers, therefore strengthening their own knowledge on algae.
Workshop
 NoMorFilm – Cultivo de Microalgas e Subprodutos
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/11/07 - 2018/11/07 Gracilaria gracilis : espécie de interesse biotecnológico Práticas de laboratório: cultivos de Gracilaria gracilis.
Workshop
 SeaweedFeeds
CETEMARES, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 Atividades didáticas com o público em geral.
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Laboratório MAREFOZ, Portugal
2015/11/14 - 2015/11/14 O Encontro de Bioética consistiu num ciclo de sessões e debates com vários oradores, que abordou alguns temas relacionados com a Ética no âmbito da Biologia.
Congress
 Encontro de Bioética
ANEBio - Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/11 - Current Marine Biotechnology and Bioproducts Frontiers
2021 - Current Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2190-6823) Springer
2021 - Current Phycology (2673-9410) MDPI
2021 - Current Sustainable chemistry (2673-4079) MDPI
2021 - Current Water (2073-4441) MDPI

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/11/23 - 2019/11/23 Aplicações Biotecnológicas das Macroalgas (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Congresso Meet.Eco, Portugal