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Silvia Alexandra Monteiro Moreira is currently a by-product valorization & management specialist and project manager at Food4Sustainability. She finished her PhD in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition at University of Aveiro, Minho and Catholic University of Portugal, financed by FCT (Portugal) in February 2020, with a thesis on "Evaluation of high-pressure as a novel nonthermal extraction technology to obtain extracts with improved biological activities". She also concluded her MSc in Food Biotechnology (2014), and her BSc in Biotecnology (2012) at University of Aveiro. Silvia A, Moreira worked as fellow research in several scholarships, from 11/2014 to 01/2021. Silvia A. Moreira counts on several publications, being author or co-author of 21 research papers published in renowned peer-review scientific journals, 9 book chapters, 9 international oral communications, 7 national oral communications, 11 international posters, 3 national posters, and 5 collaborations in other publications.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Silvia Alexandra Monteiro Moreira

Citation names

  • Moreira, Silvia A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E21A-210C-756F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2339-9790
Researcher Id
AAD-1787-2020
Scopus Author Id
56493264800

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/10/01 - 2020/02/28
Concluded
Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Evaluation of high-pressure as a novel nonthermal extraction technology to obtain extracts with improved biological activities" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovada por unanimidade
2014
Concluded
Food Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Hyperbaric preservation of soup and comparison with refrigeration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2012
Concluded
Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Strategies to improve forest plants to drought stress by exogenous application of Glycine Betaine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/02/01 - Current By-product Valorization & Management Specialist Food4Sustainability - Associação para a Inovação no Alimento Sustentável (F4S) , Portugal
Food4Sustainability - Associação para a Inovação no Alimento Sustentável (F4S) , Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/10 - 2021/01 Projeto EXTRATOTECA - Extratos de microalgas com elevado valor acrescentado
Ref. 33784
FEDER/COMPETE
2015/07 - 2015/09 Protocolo NUTRE – Prof. Jorge Saraiva
Ref. BI/DQ/7020/2015
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro
2014/11 - 2015/06 Projeto QREN_38808_FRESHMEAT_AP
BI/UI51/7020/2014
Research Fellow
FEDER/COMPETE/POFC
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Pintado, Manuela; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "High hydrostatic pressure-assisted extraction: A review on its effects on bioactive profile and biological activities of extracts". In Present and Future of High Pressure Processing, edited by Francisco Barba; Carolle Tonello-Samson; E. Puértolas; M. Lavilla, 317-328. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-816405-1.00014-5
  2. Moreira, Silvia. "Analysis of glucosinolates content in food products". 2019.
  3. Moreira, Silvia. "Non-thermal Food Processing/Preservation Technologies". 2018.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-815357-4.00005-5
  4. Moreira, Silvia. "Pulsed electric field processing of fruit juices". 2017.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-802230-6.00022-9
  5. Moreira, Silvia. "Emergent extraction technologies to valorize fruit and vegetable residues". 2017.
  6. Moreira, Silvia. "Interaction of compounds as affected by different emerging processing techniques". 2016.
Conference abstract
  1. Moreira, Silvia A.; Sara Silva; Eduardo Costa; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva; Manuela E. Pintado. "Effect of high-pressure extraction on the biological activities and cytotoxicity of herbal extracts: a case study on winter savory". Paper presented in 58th EHPRG Meeting, Tenerife, 2020.
  2. Moreira, Silvia A.; Manuela E. Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Evaluation of high-pressure as a novel non-thermal extraction technology to obtain extracts with improved biological activities from medicinal plants". Paper presented in Research Summit, Aveiro, 2019.
  3. Moreira, Silvia A.; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "High pressure as a new non-thermal extraction methodology to obtain extracts with improved biological activities. A case study on stinging nettle". Paper presented in IFT18 - A Matter of Science + Food, Chicago, 2018.
  4. Moreira, Silvia A.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Saraiva, Jorge. "Estudo da Alta Pressão como uma nova técnica para extração não-térmica de extratos com atividades biológicas melhoradas. Caso de estudo: Urtiga". Paper presented in XII Jornadas da Etnobotânica, 2017.
  5. Moreira, Silvia A.; Sofia Araujo Pereira; Paulo Freitas; Patricia Quaresma; Álvaro Tomaz Lemos; Daniel Couto; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Hyperbaric storage of highly perishable food products compared to refrigeration". Paper presented in I BioIberoAmérica – Biotecnología Integrando Continentes, Salamanca, 2016.
  6. Moreira, Silvia A.; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Diana Isa Santos; Mauro Diogo Santos; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Rui Pedro Queirós; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Food storage under pressure (hyperbaric storage), as a possible improvement/alternative to refrigeration". Paper presented in VIII Iberian Congress | VI Ibero-American Congress | CYTEF – Refrigeration Sciences and Technologies, Coimbra, 2016.
  7. Moreira, Silvia A.; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Pedro António Fernandes; Susana P Alves; Rui Bessa; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Hyperbaric storage preservation at room temperature of two commercial ready-to-eat pre-cooked foods at room temperature using an industrial scale pressure equipment". Paper presented in 29th EFFoST Conference – Food Science Research and Innovation, Atenas, 2015.
  8. Pedro António Fernandes; Moreira, Silvia A.; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Mauro Diogo Santos; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Rita Santos Inácio; Rui Pedro Queirós; et al. "Hyperbaric and refrigerated storage of minced pork meat: a comparative study". Paper presented in Joint AIRAPT-25 & EHPRG-53 International Conference on High Pressure Science And Technology, Madrid, 2015.
  9. Sofia Araujo Pereira; Paulo Freitas; Moreira, Silvia A.; Marta Leite; D. Costa; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "High pressure processing of fresh beef meat for shelf life extension". Paper presented in International Conference on Biological, Environment and Food Engineering (BEFE-2015), 2015.
  10. Pedro António Fernandes; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Moreira, Silvia A.; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Mauro Diogo Santos; Rui Pedro Queirós; Diana Isa Santos; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Cooked Ham Hyperbaric Storage at different room temperatures - a Case Study". Paper presented in 17th World Congress of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST 2014), Montreal, 2014.
Conference poster
  1. Moreira, Silvia A.; Sara Silva; Mariana Veiga; Eduardo Costa; Manuela E. Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Optimization of high hydrostatic pressure assisted extraction of stinging nettle leaves using an RSM experimental design". Paper presented in XII CIBIA, 2019.
  2. Moreira, Silvia A.; Manuela E. Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Effect of high hydrostatic pressure extraction on biological activities of stinging nettle extracts". Paper presented in 56th EHPRG Meeting, 2018.
  3. Moreira, Silvia A.; Sara Silva; Eduardo Costa; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva; Manuela E. Pintado. "Effect of high hydrostatic pressure extraction on the genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of herbal extracts: a case study on stinging nettle". Paper presented in XIV EQA, 2018.
  4. Moreira, Silvia A.; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Manuela E. Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Optimization of high hydrostatic pressure extraction by response surface methodology of bioactive compounds from stinging nettle". Paper presented in 55th EHPRG Meeting, 2017.
  5. Ricardo Valente Duarte; Moreira, Silvia A.; Álvaro Tomaz Lemos; Carlos Alberto Pinto; Patricia Quaresma; Diana Isa Santos; Mauro Diogo Santos; et al. "Hyperbaric storage of highly perishable food products as an alternative and improvement of refrigeration storage". Paper presented in IFT16 Annual Meeting & Food Expo, 2016.
  6. Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Rui Pedro Queirós; Mauro Diogo Santos; Moreira, Silvia A.; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Álvaro Tomaz Lemos; Rita Santos Inácio; et al. "Highly perishable fruit juices preserved by hyperbaric storage at room temperature as a quasi-costless alternative to refrigeration". Paper presented in Research@UA, 2016.
  7. Carlos A. Pinto; Moreira, Silvia A.; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Mauro Diogo Santos; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Extended shelf-life of a highly perishable juice (watermelon) using hyperbaric storage compared to refrigeration". Paper presented in 2015 International Nonthermal Processing Workshop, 2015.
  8. Paulo Freitas; Sofia Araujo Pereira; Marta Leite; Moreira, Silvia A.; J. Fonseca; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "High pressure processing to extend fresh pork meat shelf life". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF12), 2015.
  9. Moreira, Silvia A.; Pedro António Fernandes; Ricardo Valente Duarte; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Mauro Diogo Santos; Rui Pedro Queirós; Diana Isa Santos; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Food storage under pressure at and above room temperature versus refrigeration – a case-study on a RTE soup". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on High Pressure Bioscience and Biotechnology (HPBB), 2014.
  10. Ricardo Valente Duarte; Mauro Diogo Santos; Liliana Gonçalves Fidalgo; Rui Pedro Queirós; Diana Isa Santos; Moreira, Silvia A.; Pedro António Fernandes; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Food storage under pressure, hyperbaric storage, at and above room temperature, as an alternative to refrigeration, using whey cheese, Requeijão, as a case study". Paper presented in 4th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (PYChem), 2014.
  11. M. C. Dias; M. Pintó-Marijuan; J. M. Oliveira; Joana Vale; João Henrique Picado; Moreira, Silvia A.; Claudia Jesus; et al. "Does foliar application of salicylic acid alleviates drought stress effects in Eucalyptus globulus?". Paper presented in XIX Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESBP), 2012.
  12. João Henrique Picado; Joana Vale; Moreira, Silvia A.; Claudia Jesus; Bárbara Correia; M. C. Dias; L. Neves; Celeste Araujo; Glória Pinto. "Strategies to improve Eucalyptus globulus drought resistance". Paper presented in III Workshop of Biotechnology, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "Optimization of antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds extraction of winter savory leaves by high hydrostatic pressure". High Pressure Research 40 4 (2020): 543-560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08957959.2020.1830079.
    Accepted • 10.1080/08957959.2020.1830079
  2. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Silva, Sara; Costa, Eduardo; Pinto, Soraia; Sarmento, Bruno; Saraiva, Jorge A.; Pintado, Manuela. "Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Extraction on Biological Activities and Phenolics Composition of Winter Savory Leaf Extracts". Antioxidants 9 9 (2020): 841. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9090841.
    10.3390/antiox9090841
  3. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "Optimization of high hydrostatic pressure assisted extraction of stinging nettle leaves using response surface methodology experimental design". Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14 5 (2020): 2773-2780. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11694-020-00522-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s11694-020-00522-0
  4. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "Effect of a winter savory leaves extract obtained by high hydrostatic pressure on the quality of carrot juice". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10616.
    Published • 10.1002/jsfa.10616
  5. Pinto, Carlos A.; Moreira, Sílvia A.; Fidalgo, Liliana G.; Inácio, Rita S.; Barba, Francisco J.; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "Effects of high-pressure processing on fungi spores: Factors affecting spore germination and inactivation and impact on ultrastructure". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 19 2 (2020): 553-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12534.
    Published • 10.1111/1541-4337.12534
  6. Moreira, Silvia; Sara S. Silva; Eduardo Costa; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Effect of high hydrostatic pressure extraction on biological activities of stinging nettle extracts". Food & Function (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9fo02442e.
    Published • 10.1039/c9fo02442e
  7. Moreira, Silvia A.. "Effect of berries/apple mixed juice consumption on the positive modulation of human lipid profile". Journal of Functional Foods (2019): https://www.x-mol.com/paper/5732079.
    10.1016/j.jff.2019.103417
  8. Pedro A. R. Fernandes; Moreira, Silvia; Mauro D. Santos; Ricardo V. Duarte; Diana I. Santos; Rita S. Inácio; Susana P. Alves; et al. "Hyperbaric storage at variable room temperature – A new preservation methodology for minced meat compared to refrigeration". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2018): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jsfa.9540.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9540
  9. Moreira, Silvia; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Effect of emergent non-thermal extraction technologies on bioactive individual compounds profile from different plant materials". Food Research International (2018): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996918306781.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.08.046
  10. Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Moreira, Silvia; Luis M. Castro; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Emerging technologies to extract high added value compounds from fruit residues: Sub/supercritical, ultrasound-, and enzyme-assisted extractions". Food Reviews International (2017): http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87559129.2017.1359842.
    Published • 10.1080/87559129.2017.1359842
  11. Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Luis M. G. Castro; Moreira, Silvia; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Comparison of emerging technologies to extract high added value compounds from fruit residues: Pressure and electro based technologies". Food Engineering Reviews (2017): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12393-016-9154-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s12393-016-9154-2
  12. Maria F. Machado; Alexandra Sousa; Sónia M. Castro; Moreira, Silvia; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Effect of a HPP pretreatment on thermal inactivation kinetics of polyphenoloxidase obtained from three apple cultivars". Journal of Food Process Engineering (2017): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfpe.12570/pdf.
    Published • 10.1111/jfpe.12570
  13. Ricardo V. Duarte; Moreira, Silvia; Pedro A. R. Fernandes; Diana I. Santos; Rita S. Inácio; Susana P. Alves; Rui J. Bessa; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Whey cheese longer shelf-life achievement at variable uncontrolled room temperature and comparison to refrigeration". Journal of Food Processing and Preservation (2017): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfpp.13307/abstract.
    Published • 10.1111/jfpp.13307
  14. Carlos Alberto Pinto; Moreira, Silvia; Liliana G. Fidalgo; Mauro D. Santos; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Impact of different hyperbaric storage conditions on microbial, physicochemical and enzymatic parameters of watermelon juice". Food Research International (2017): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996917302028.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.05.010
  15. Carlos A. Pinto; Moreira, Silvia; Liliana G. Fidalgo; Mauro D. Santos; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Shelf-life extension of watermelon juice preserved by hyperbaric storage at room temperature compared to refrigeration". LWT – Food Science and Technology (2016): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0023643816302201.
    Published • 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.04.036
  16. Moreira, Sílvia A.; Duarte, Ricardo V.; Fernandes, Pedro A.R.; Alves, Susana P.; Bessa, Rui J.; Delgadillo, Ivonne; Saraiva, Jorge A.. "Hyperbaric storage preservation at room temperature using an industrial-scale equipment: Case of two commercial ready-to-eat pre-cooked foods". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 32 (2015): 29-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2015.09.016.
    10.1016/j.ifset.2015.09.016
  17. Moreira, Silvia; Pedro A. R. Fernandes; Ricardo V. Duarte; Diana I. Santos; Liliana G. Fidalgo; Mauro D. Santos; Rui P. Queirós; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "A first study comparing preservation of a ready-to-eat soup under pressure (hyperbaric storage) at 25°C and 30°C with refrigeration". Food Science & Nutrition (2015): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsn3.212/abstract.
    Published • 10.1002/fsn3.212
  18. Pedro A. R. Fernandes; Moreira, Silvia; Ricardo V. Duarte; Diana I. Santos; Rui P. Queirós; Liliana G. Fidalgo; Mauro D. Santos; Ivonne Delgadillo; Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva. "Preservation of sliced cooked ham at 25, 30 and 37 ºC under moderated pressure (hyperbaric storage) and comparison with refrigerated storage". Food and Bioproducts Processing (2015):
    Published • 10.1016/j.fbp.2015.05.004
  19. Fernandes, P.A.R.; Moreira, S.A.; Fidalgo, L.G.; Santos, M.D.; Queirós, R.P.; Delgadillo, I.; Saraiva, J.A.. "Food Preservation Under Pressure (Hyperbaric Storage) as a Possible Improvement/Alternative to Refrigeration". Food Engineering Reviews 7 1 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921700896&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12393-014-9083-x
  20. Duarte, R.V.; Moreira, S.A.; Fernandes, P.A.R.; Fidalgo, L.G.; Santos, M.D.; Queirós, R.P.; Santos, D.I.; Delgadillo, I.; Saraiva, J.A.. "Preservation under pressure (hyperbaric storage) at 25°C, 30°C and 37°C of a highly perishable dairy food and comparison with refrigeration | Conservación bajo presión (almacenamiento hiperbárico) a 25°C, 30°C y 37°C de un producto lácteo altamente perecedero y comparación con la refrigeración". CYTA - Journal of Food (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922978639&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/19476337.2014.971876
Magazine article
  1. Moreira, Silvia A.; Inácio, Rita S.; Pereira, Sofia; Queirós, Rui; Freitas, Paulo; Duarte, Ricardo V.; Fidalgo, Liliana G.; et al. "Tecnologia de Alta Pressão – 25 Anos de Sucesso Comercial Crescente na Conservação de Alimentos e Potencial Futuro", TecnoAlimentar, 2015
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2017/09/02 - 2018/09/07 Parte da Comissão de Organização do 56th European High Pressure Research Group Meeting, em 2018. Organizado pela Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. (2018/09/02 - 2018/09/07)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2009 Bolsa de mérito para o Ensino Secundário