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Bárbara Sofia Pinto Ferreira. Completed the Mestrado in Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship in 2017/10/30 by Universidade do Minho and Licenciatura in Applied Biology in 2016/02/05 by Universidade do Minho. Attends the doctoral program in Agricultural Production Chains - From Fork to Farm (AgriChains) by University of Minho and UTAD since 2020/10/01; with a PhD Studentship financed by the FCT (UI/BD/150724/2020). Organized 5 event(s). Participated in 13 event(s). Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Co-supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Industrial Biotechnology. In their professional activities interacted with 8 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Antioxidant compounds; Fruits byproducts; Enzymatic assays; Plant extracts; Fermentation; Acetification; Cosmeceuticals; Bioproducts; HPLC; Microbiology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bárbara Sofia Pinto Ferreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F11B-F4FF-0705
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5095-8952

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10/01 - 2026/07/14
Ongoing
 Agricultural Production Chains - From Fork to Farm (AgriChains) (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Evaluation of byproducts as a source of bioactives for skin diseases" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/10/30
Concluded
 Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Produção e caracterização das propriedades funcionais de vinagre de dióspiro (Diospyros kaki)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2016/02/05
Concluded
 Applied Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Aproveitamento de resíduos da vinicultura para a dermocosmética" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/11/02 - 2020/09/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Dynamiklizard, Lda., Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/10/31 Researcher (Research) TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
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Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Luis Giraldo-Silva; Bárbara Ferreira; Eduardo Rosa; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Effect of pasteurization and fermentation on antioxidant potential of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill". Paper presented in International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research, 2021.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Bárbara Ferreira; Amélia M. Silva; Alberto C. P. Dias. "Valorization of grapevine by-products from "Alvarinho" and "Alvarelhão" varieties: antioxidant capacity and phenolic composition characterization". Paper presented in I CBMA Open Day & II PhD|Bio Symposium, 2024.
  2. Marta Cunha; Bárbara Ferreira; Luís Giraldo-Silva; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Production and in vivo skin hydration evaluation of a cosmeceutical containing Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill cladodes hydroalcoholic extract". Paper presented in Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food, 2021.
  3. Bárbara Ferreira; Jocelio Francelino; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Valorization of persimmon vinegar by-products: evaluation of antioxidant capacity". Paper presented in Iberphenol International Conference, 2020.
  4. Marta Cunha; Luís Giraldo-Silva; Bárbara Ferreira; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of Opuntia spp. cladodes hydroalcoholic extract". Paper presented in Iberphenol International Conference, 2020.
  5. Marta Cunha; Bárbara Ferreira; Luís Giraldo-Silva; Vanessa Magalhães; Alberto Dias. "In vitro antioxidant assays of Arbutus unedo (L.) leaves and Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill cladodes". Paper presented in #04 Jornadas Interact, 2019.
  6. Maira Fonseca; Glyn Figueira; Bárbara Ferreira; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Phenolic composition and antioxidant activities of Porophyllum ruderale". Paper presented in 66th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), 2018.
  7. Bárbara Ferreira; Alberto C.P. Dias. "Persimmon vinegar: production and evaluation of antioxidant activities". Paper presented in II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO), 2018.
Journal article
  1. Luis Hernan Giraldo Silva; Bárbara Ferreira; Eduardo Rosa; Alberto C. P. Dias. "Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit: A Systematic Review of Its Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Activities". Plants 12 3 (2023): 543-543. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12030543.
    10.3390/plants12030543
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Bárbara Ferreira. "Produção e caracterização das propriedades funcionais de vinagre de dióspiro (Diospyros kaki)". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2017.
  2. Bárbara Ferreira. "Aproveitamento de resíduos da vinicultura para a dermocosmética". Degree, Universidade do Minho, 2015.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/02 Grapevine by-products as a promising source of anti-inflammatory activity: could they be used in the cosmeceutical industry? I CBMA Open Day & II PhD|Bio Symposium
University of Minho
2021/11/03 "PhD thesis plan: Valorization of grapevine by-products: bioactive compounds for new and improved cosmeceuticals" Sino-PT Joint Meeting for the Research of Medicinal Plants

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/05/01 - Current Avaliação in vitro do potencial antioxidante de folhas de Vitis vinifera para incorporação em cosmecêuticos
Co-supervisor of Francisco Miguel Pinto Machado
 Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/05/01 - Current Resíduos agroindustriais como fonte de extractos e compostos bioativos para alimentos funcionais
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/11/30 Evaluation of neuroprotective effects of Alhagi extracts and compounds
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica Aplicada (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/06/28 Potencial de extratos de subprodutos vinícolas para produção de cosméticos
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/07/03 Avaliação in vitro da atividade antioxidante de extratos de Arbutus unedo
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/04/09 - 2021/04/10 International Conference on Medicinal and Food Plant Research (2021/04/09 - 2021/04/10)
Conference
2019/06 - 2020/05 Festival Pint of Science Portugal 2020 - 2nd Edition Braga (2020/05/11 - 2020/05/13)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/05 - 2019/06 TCM in a New Era & Workshop on TCM and Herbal Medicine Research (2019/06/17 - 2019/06/21)
Symposium
 Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/05 Festival Pint of Science Portugal 2019 - 1st Edition Braga (2019/05/20 - 2019/05/22)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014/11 - 2015/02 XVI Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada da Universidade do Minho - "B Fora da Caixa" (2015/02/17 - 2015/02/18) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17 Inov4Agro - Scholarship Researchers' Day
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021/11/25 - 2021/11/25 Webinar attendee - VALORIZEBYPRODUCTS - Conferência de valorização de subprodutos para a alimentação
Conference
 VALORIZEBYPRODUCTS
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2021/11/17 - 2021/11/17 Conference attendee - Virtual Waste2Value International Conference
Conference
 “Virtual Waste2Value International Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu, Portugal
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores, “Microalgas: os super-heróis do futuro sustentável: Os nossos melhores amigos na alimentação e saúde”
Festival
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2021/02/04 - 2021/02/05 Conference attendee at the 1st Online International Congress on Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Conference
 Natural products application Congress: Health, Cosmetic and Food
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2021/01/18 - 2021/01/19 Webinar attendee - Final NoAW Stakeholder Webinar "Bioenergy and Biomaterials from Agriculture Residue" Final NoAW Stakeholder Webinar
2020/12 - 2020/12 Second session of the Green Deal Webinar Series: "FARM TO FORK - New paradigms in the agrifood industry" Green Deal Webinar Series
2020/11/16 - 2020/11/18 Webinar de Escrita Científica - Principios Gerais para Obter uma Publicação Científica" da ReadyToPub – Author Services Provider
Workshop
 Webinar de Escrita Científica
2020/11/05 - 2020/11/06 Iberphenol International Conference - "Advances in the role of phenols in health effects and other uses"
Conference
 Iberphenol International Conference
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/11 - 2020/11 Symposium Attendee: The 9th Life Science Symposium - From Waste to Resource 9th Life Science Symposium
2018/05/17 - 2018/05/18 Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO)
Symposium
 II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015/05/20 - 2015/05/20 II - Jornada de Orientação da Formação Pós-Graduada da Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho: UM Futuro Com Ciência UM Futuro com Ciência
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/02/19 - 2014/02/22 XV Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada da Universidade do Minho - Um Olhar Sobre a Biologia (Workshop: Estudo da Infertilidade Masculina) Um olhar sobre a Biologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/02/27 - 2013/03/01 XIV Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada da Universidade do Minho - Biopercurso no século XXI (Workshop: Introdução à Imunologia") Biopercurso do século XXI
Universidade do Minho, Portugal