Tânia Leal holds a BSc in Biochemistry and a MSc in Biotechnology by the University of Minho since 2016 and 2018, respectively. In her master thesis, she developed Ochratoxin A (OTA) extraction platforms using OTA-binding proteins for application in mycotoxin clean-up. This work involved the development and validation of a method for Ochratoxin A determination in wine and resulted in a research article.
In 2020 Tânia completed a professional internship as a Chemical Industry Technician at Riopele – Têxteis S.A., in which she developed skills in the chemical and physical analysis of textiles.
Currently, Tânia is working as a Lab Assistant for Alchemy Project at the Center for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF, Universidade Católica Portuguesa), namely in the extraction, purification and valorization of various by-products for animal feed, food, agricultural, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

Publications

Leal T, Abrunhosa L, Domingues L, Venâncio A, Oliveira C. 2019. BSA-based sample clean-up columns for ochratoxin A determination in wine: method development and validation. Food Chemistry 300, 125204. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125204

Oliveira, C.M.; Horta, B.; Leal, T.; Pintado, M.; Oliveira, C.S.S. Valorization of Spent Sugarcane Fermentation Broth as a Source of Phenolic Compounds. Processes 2022, 10, 1339. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10071339 [1]