Onofre Agapito da Silva Figueira (DC1F-D018-160E)

Curriculum Vitae

Onofre Agapito da Silva Figueira

Onofre Agapito da Silva Figueira concluiu a Licenciatura em Bioquímica a 26 de junho de 2017, pela Universidade da Madeira, e obteve o Mestrado em Bioquímica Aplicada a 20 de janeiro de 2021, também pela Universidade da Madeira. Frequenta o Doutoramento em Química pela Universidade da Madeira desde 2021 e é Investigador Júnior no Centro de Química da Madeira. Publicou 2 artigos em revistas especializadas e possui 1 capítulo de livro. Participou como Investigador em 1 projeto. Atua nas áreas de Ciências Naturais, com foco em Ciências Biológicas e ênfase em Bioquímica, além de Ciências Agrárias. Nas suas atividades profissionais interagiu com diversos colaboradores em coautorias de trabalhos científicos.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Onofre Agapito da Silva Figueira

Citation names

Figueira, Onofre

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: DC1F-D018-160E
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5732-0994
Google Scholar ID: dd_aq-oAAAAJ&hl

Email addresses

onofre.figueira@staff.uma.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Campus Universitário da Penteada, Caminho da Achada nº10, 9020-105, Funchal, Funchal, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021 - 2025 Ongoing	Química (Doutoramento) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2017/08/02 - 2021/01/20 Concluded	Bioquímica Aplicada (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal "Profile Analysis of Oligosaccharides in Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Roots: Extraction Optimization and Inulin Hydrolysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2014/09/08 - 2017/06/26 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Major in Bioquímica Universidade da Madeira, Portugal "Obtenção e caracterização de colagénio, gelatina e minerais a partir de resíduos de peixe" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/07/01 - 2020/07/31	Research Trainee (Research)	Direção Regional da Juventude, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/09 - Current	Investigador Júnior	Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2017/10/30 - 2019/09/18	Operador de Vendas	Decathlon Funchal, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2018/09 - 2021	PREMIUM - Preservation of microorganisms by understanding the protective mechanisms of oligosaccharides Horizon 2020 - MSCA - 2017, N. º 777657 Researcher Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Martins, Gonçalo Nuno; Figueira, Onofre; Castilho, Paula Cristina. "Immobilization of ß-Galactosidase in Calcium Alginate Beads". In Basic Protocols in Encapsulation of Food Ingredients, edited by Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia, 167-181. Springer US, 2021. Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-1649-9_15
Conference poster	Figueira, Onofre; Verónica Pereira; Paula C. Castilho. "HESPERIDIN AND PECTIN SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION FOR ORANGE WASTE VALORIZATION". Paper presented in 31st International Conference on Polyphenols, 2023. Figueira, Onofre; Paula C. Castilho. "PEC Membranes Based on Pectin-Chitosan and Pectin-Chitosan-Wax for Biomedical Applications". Paper presented in Trends in Natural Products Research: A PSE Young Scientists Meeting, 2023. Figueira, Onofre; Paula C. Castilho. "FOS production catalyzed by immobilized endo-inulinase in calcium-alginate beads". Paper presented in XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2021. Figueira, Onofre; Martins, Gonçalo Nuno; Gomez-Zavaglia, Andrea; Castilho, Paula. "Fructo- and galacto-oligosaccharides purification: the hard step". Paper presented in 2nd Food Chemistry Conference, 2019. Figueira, Onofre; Martins, Gonçalo Nuno; Castilho, Paula. "Plant-based FOS and GOS: So easy so difficult". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional da SPQ - XXVIENSPQ, 2019.
Journal article	Onofre Figueira; Verónica Pereira; Paula C. Castilho. "A Two-Step Approach to Orange Peel Waste Valorization: Consecutive Extraction of Pectin and Hesperidin". Foods (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12203834. 10.3390/foods12203834 Maria Micaela Ureta; Gonçalo Nuno Martins; Onofre Figueira; Pedro Filipe Pires; Paula Cristina Castilho; Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia. "Recent advances in ß-galactosidase and fructosyltransferase immobilization technology". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2020): 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2020.1783639. Published • 10.1080/10408398.2020.1783639
Thesis / Dissertation	Figueira, Onofre. "Profile Analysis of Oligosaccharides in Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Roots: Extraction Optimization and Inulin Hydrolysis". Master, Universidade da Madeira, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3143.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/06/02	Membranes for Biomedical Applications: Investigating the Potential of Pectin and Chitosan	10th CQM Annual Meeting Centro de Química da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/09	Sequential extraction of pectin and hesperidin from orange peel wastes: a green chemistry approach	9th CQM Annual Meeting Centro de Química da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2021/10/07	Pepsinogen from Aphanopus spp. and Thunnus obesus immobilization in chitosan spheres	8th CQM Annual Meeting Centro de Química da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2020/09/21	An analytical tool for inulin hydrolysis/ Can I use my smartphone in the lab?	7th CQM Annual Meeting Centro de Química da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2019/04/27	Extraction, purification and quantification of fructooligosaccharides in Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) roots and syrup	6th CQM Annual Meeting Centro de Química da Madeira (Porto Moniz, Portugal)
2018/11/10	New function discoveries for traditional probiotics in gut-skin axis	FISSIN- INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF HEALTH, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS AND NUTRACEUTICALS FISSIN (Lisboa, Portugal)