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 |
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English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2021 - 2025
Ongoing
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Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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2017/08/02 - 2021/01/20
Concluded
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Bioquímica Aplicada (Mestrado)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Profile Analysis of Oligosaccharides in Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Roots: Extraction Optimization and Inulin Hydrolysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 |
2014/09/08 - 2017/06/26
Concluded
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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)
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15 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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2018/09 - 2021 | PREMIUM - Preservation of microorganisms by understanding the protective mechanisms of oligosaccharides
Researcher
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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