PrintGraduation in Microbiology in ESB/UCP, followed by MSc in Microbiology in ESB/UCP and a further MSc in Forensic Sciences in FMUP. Participation in several research projects, namely, PROBIOCAPS, PROBIOFRU, NOVOMAR and Pro-Tech-CLNA as research fellow and CVMar+i and CAPEOSBAC as investigator.
Current PhD student in “Food Science and Technology and Nutrition” doctoral program in Universidade do Minho, Universidade de Aveiro and ESB/UCP, and research fellow in Pro-Tech-CLNA.
Main research areas include Microalgae, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Science.
Publications
Sérgio C Sousa; José A Vázquez; Ricardo I Pérez-Martín; Ana P Carvalho; Ana M Gomes (2017) “Valorization of by-products from commercial fish species: extraction and chemical properties of skin gelatins” Molecules 22, 1545 (doi: 10.3390/molecules22091545)
Sousa S., Rodríguez-Alcalá L.M., Wróbel M., Carvalho A., Gomes A.M. (2015) “Impact of drying processes on the fatty acid composition of Chlorella vulgaris” FEBS Journal – Special Issue: 40th FEBS Congress, The Biochemical Basis of Life Volume 282, Issue Supplement S1, 236 (doi: 10.1111/febs.13339)
Sérgio Sousa, Jorge Pinto, César Rodrigues, Maria Gião, Claúdia Pereira, Freni Tavaria, F.Xavier Malcata, Ana Gomes, M.T. Bertoldo Pacheco, Manuela Pintado (2015) “Antioxidant properties of sterilized yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) tuber flour” Food Chemistry 188, 504-509(doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.047)
Sérgio Sousa, Jorge Pinto, Claúdia Pereira, F. Xavier Malcata, M.T. Bertoldo Pacheco,Ana M. Gomes, Manuela Pintado (2015) “In vitro evaluation of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) tuber flour prebiotic potential” Food and Bioproducts Processing 95, 96-105 (doi: 10.1016/j.fbp.2015.04.003)
Sérgio Sousa, Ana M. Gomes, Maria M. Pintado, José P. Silva, Paulo Costa, Maria H. Amaral, Armando C. Duarte, Dina Rodrigues, Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos, Ana C. Freitas (2015) “Characterization of freezing effect upon stability of, probiotic loaded, calcium-alginate microparticles” Food and Bioproducts Processing Volume 93, 90-97(doi: 10.1016/j.fbp.2013.11.007)
