Pesquisas Internas

Ariana Macieira is graduated in Biosciences and has a master degree in Applied Microbiology by Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. Her work has been developed in Biological Sciences, mainly in Food Safety, Food Microbiology and Agrifood Safety.

Publications

Macieira A, Barbosa B, Teixeira P (2021). Food Safety in Local Farming of Fruits and Vegetables. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(18):9733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189733

Macieira A, Barros D, Vaz-Velho M, Pinheiro R, Fonseca S, Albano H, Teixeira P (2018) Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum Bacteriocinogenic Culture on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensorial Characteristics of “Chouriço Vinha d´Alhos”, a Traditional Portuguese Sausage. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control 5(4):118-127. https://doi.org/10.29252/jfqhc.5.4.2.

Macieira A, Albano H, Pinto M, Linheiro R, Barbosa J, Teixeira P (2019) Evaluation of a bacteriocinogenic Lactobacillus plantarum strain on the microbiological characteristics of “Alheira de Vitela”. AIMS Agriculture and Food 4(2):223-236. https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2019.2.223

Rita Vedor completed her BSc degree in Microbiology in 2020 by Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Since April 2022 she is a researcher fellow at Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, being hired by PROBIOCARE - Next generation probiotics as live biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections. Simultaneously, she is finishing her Master in Science in Applied Microbiology, in which she is developing her master thesis entitled 'Incorporation of probiotics in chocolates'. Herewith, she has presented her work in several scientific conferences in form of poster or oral communication. Over the last year, Rita has participated in a few outreach activities promoted by ESBUCP/CBQF, including Semana Aberta da Escola Superior de Biotecnologia and Dia do Microrganismo. Her current research interests focus on the field of Microbiology and Food Science, more concretely, on probiotics and the development of novel functional foods.

Dr Pietro Iannetta is research leader in Agroecology, and based within the Dept. of Ecological Sciences at the James Hutton Institute. Dr Iannetta delivers strategic and applied research; mainly on the multi-functional potential of legumes and working closely with a broad range of stakeholders; particularly through his European Commission supported activities.  His current projects include: Principal Investigator, Scottish Government's (RESAS) Strategic Research Programme, ‘novel crops and farming practices’; Deputy-Coordinator, RADIANT; work-package leader, econutri; Executive Committee Advisor, FRAMEWork. Coordinator, MARINADE. Dr Iannetta’s recently concluded projects include: TRUE, Coordinator; TOMRES, work-package leader; and Executive Committee Advisor, DIVERSify.

Publications

Iannetta, P.P.M., Young, M., Bachinger, J., Bergkvist, G., Lopez-Bellido, R.J., Doltra, J., Monti, M., Pappa, V.A., Reckling, M., Topp, C.F.E., Walker, R.L., Rees, R.M., Watson, C.A., James, E.K., Squire G,R, Begg, G.S. (2016). A comparative nitrogen balance and productivity analysis of legume and non-legume supported cropping systems: the potential role of biological nitrogen fixation. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 1700. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01700

Squire, G.R., Quesada, N., Begg, G.S., Iannetta, P.P.M. (2019). Transitions to greater legume inclusion in cropland: defining opportunities and estimating benefits for the nitrogen economy. Food and Energy Security. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.175

Tran, F., Holland, J.E., Quesada, N., Young, M., Bienkowski, D., Savvas, D., Schubert, A., Ntatsi, G., White, P.J., Begg, G.S., Iannetta, P.P.M. (2021). What evidence exists on the effectiveness of the techniques and management approaches used to improve the productivity of field grown tomatoes under conditions of water-, nitrogen- and/or phosphorus-deficit? A systematic map. Environmental Evidence 10, 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00229-9

Balázs, B., Keleman, E., Centofanti, T., Vasconcelos, M., Iannetta, P.P.M (2021). Policy interventions promoting sustainable food- and feed-systems: a Delphi study of legume production. Sustainability 13, 7597. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147597

Iannetta, P.P.M.,  Hawes, C., Begg, G.S, Maaß, H., Ntatsi, G., Savvas, D., Vasconcelos, M., Hamann, K., Williams. M., Styles, D., Toma, L., Shrestha, S., Balázs, B., Kelemen, E., Debeljak, M., Trajanov, A., Vickers, R., Rees, R.M. (2021). A multifunctional solution for wicked problems: value-chain wide facilitation of legumes cultivated at bioregional scales is necessary to address the climate-biodiversity-nutrition nexus. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 239.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.692137

Francisco Rodrigues completed his Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculdade de Engenharia - Universidade do Porto in 2022. Prior to this, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Bioengineering from Escola Superior de Biotecnologia – Universidade Católica Portuguesa in 2020. During his bachelor's degree, he enrolled in an ERASMUS+ program for one semester and received multiple merit awards throughout his academic path. During his master's degree, he worked on his dissertation at the i3S (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde – Universidade do Porto) and ICBAS (Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar – Universidade do Porto), where he studied the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial peptides using membrane mimetic models. In addition, Francisco also has a great interest in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, one of the main reasons he joined the Biomaterials and Biomedical technology lab where he will pursue his PhD project.

Research Lab: Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology