Teacher
Paula Cristina Da Silva França Gomes Pereira

Resume

Paula Cristina da Silva França Gomes Pereira has graduated in Chemical Engineering (1986), master degree in Biotechnology- Biochemical Engineering (1993) and PhD in Chemical engineering (2014) from Faculty of Lisbon -IST Instituto superior Técnico. She is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona since 2000 where she has been teaching several disciplines in domain of chemistry These disciplines are part of the courses: Biology, Biochemistry, integrated master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Marine Sciencesl, Food and Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology. She is a member of the Scientific Council of EPCV (ULHT). She has research interest in supercritical fluid extraction, sustainable ingredientes and health science and human nutrition. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed international journals, book chapters, behind author/co-author of oral communications and posters in international and national meetings. Currently she is supervising several dissertations and participated in several academic juries. She also has integrated Organizing Committees of some international and national meetings and participates frequently in public awareness activities Between 1991 and 2020, she worked for an international entreprise where she was responsible for implementing manufacturing processes. From 1987 to 1991 she worked in devevelopment of new laboratory techniques for the biotechnological metals recovery.

Graus

• Doutoramento
  Engenharia Quimica
• Licenciatura
  Engenharia Quimica
• Mestrado
  Mestrado em Biotecnologia e Engenharia Bioquimica

Publicações

Pré-impressão

Artigo em revista

• 2025-01, Assessing the Potential of Brewer’s Spent Grain to Enhance Cookie Physicochemical and Nutritional Profiles, Foods
• 2025, Enhancing the nutritional value of a sugar-free Greek-style yoghurt by incorporating strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo L.) fruit and peach (Prunus persica), Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2024-11, Sustainable Intervention: Grape Pomace Flour Ameliorates Fasting Glucose and Mitigates Streptozotocin-Induced Pancreatic Damage in a Type 2 Diabetes Animal Model, Pharmaceuticals
• 2024-05-15, Exploring the Benefits of Nutritional and Chemical Characteristics of Touriga Nacional and Arinto Varieties (Vitis vinifera L.), Foods
• 2023-06-27, Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Fiber Intake and Its Relationship with Health, International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
• 2023-03-24, Effect of Grape Pomace Flour in Savory Crackers: Technological, Nutritional and Sensory Properties, Foods
• 2023, Influence of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling on Portuguese Consumers’ Food Preferences - a Preliminary Study, Research Journal of Food and Nutrition
• 2022-09, Potential of supercritical fluid myrtle extracts as an active ingredient and co-preservative for cosmetic and topical pharmaceutical applications, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
• 2022, Grape Pomace Flour: from winemaking by-product to sustainable alternative for health benefits, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2021-12-31, Rapid UV-Vis spectroscopy methods for quantification of ranitidine tablets, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2021-03, Preliminary sensory evaluation of grpe pomace flour sweet cookies, Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research Journal
• 2020-11-29, Grape Pomace: A Potential Ingredient for the Human Diet, Foods
• 2020-07-21, Artemia species: An Important Tool to Screen General Toxicity Samples, Current Pharmaceutical Design
• 2020-06-10, Assessment of the Potential Skin Application of Plectranthus ecklonii Benth., Pharmaceuticals
• 2020-01-30, Green extraction of Sambucus nigra L. for potential application in skin nanocarriers, Green Materials
• 2020, Preliminary sensory evaluation of salty crackers with grape pomace flour,Avaliação sensorial preliminar de bolachas salgadas de farinha de bagaço de uva, Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2019-10-17, Parvifloron D from Plectranthus strigosus: Cytotoxicity Screening of Plectranthus spp. Extracts, Biomolecules
• 2018-12, Vitis vinera L. pomace: chemical and nutritional characterization, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2018-03, Extraction Optimization and Structural and Thermal Characterization of the Antimicrobial Abietane 7a-Acetoxy-6ß-hydroxyroyleanone, Molecular Pharmaceutics
• 2017-12, HPLC/MS identification of the polyphenols present in an extract of Myrtus communis L. obtained by supercritical fluid extraction, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2017-12, Antioxidant capacity and identification of bioactive compounds of Myrtus communis L. extract obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction., Journal of food science and technology
• 2017, Nanosystems for Skin Delivery: From Drugs to Cosmetics., Current drug metabolism
• 2016-12, Composition of Myrtus communis L. Essential Oils as Affected by Climatic Conditions, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2016, Supercritical fluid extraction vs conventional extraction of myrtle leaves and berries: Comparison of antioxidant activity and identification of bioactive compounds, Journal of Supercritical Fluids
• 2016, Antioxidant activity and rosmarinic acid content of ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants, Measurement
• 2013, Supercritical fluid extracts with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities from myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) leaves. Response surface optimization, Journal of Supercritical Fluids
• 2012, Comparison of antioxidant activity in extracts of Myrtus communis L. obtained by SFE vs solvent extraction. , J. Env. Sci. A Eng., 2012, 1, 115-120.
• 2009, Evolution of the yields and composition of essential oil from Portuguese myrtle (Myrtus comunis L.) through the vegetative cycle, Molecules

Tese / Dissertação

• 2014, Doutoramento, Obtenção de Extratos de myrtus communis L. por Extração Supercrítica. Caracterização, Avaliação da Atividade Antioxidante e Comparação com Técnicas Convencionais,
• 1993, Mestrado, Pereira, P. Tese de mestrado sobre Biolixiviação de Sulfuretos da Faixa Alentejana Pirítica com Microorganismos Mesófilio e Termófilos,

Capítulo de livro

• 2022, The Influence of Some Contaminants in Food Quality, {IntechOpen
• 2021, Grape Pomace: A Potential Ingredient for the Human Diet, Advances in Food Science, Vide Leaf, Hyderabad

Relatório

• 1990, Desenvolvimento de novas técnicas laboratoriais sobre a recuperação de metais por via biotecnológica,

Manual

• 2008, Sebenta de Técnicas de Laboratório, Publicações Lusófonas, Lisboa., Publicações Lusófonas, Lisboa.

Artigo em conferência

• 2024-03, Enhancing Nutritional Value of Bakery Products:A Study on the Use of Grape Pomace in Bread Making. IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, 15-16 março 2024, Lisboa DOI: 10.19277/bbr.21.2.336, IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, 15-16 março 2024, Lisboa DOI: 10.19277/bbr.21.2.336

Resumo em conferência

• 2024, Metabolic effects of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus might be mitigated by grape pomace flour. American , American Physiological Society. Nutrition and nutrient metabolism, 21 May 2024.
• 2024, Circular Economy and Dietary Health: Utilizing High-Fiber Ingredients from Grape Pomace Flour and Spent Brewer's Grains, , 4th International Webinar on Nutraceuticals and Food Science held during November 18-19, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand,
• 2024, Brewer's Spent Grain Valorization: Impact on the texture and color properties of wheat-based cookies, , IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, 15-16 março 2024, Lisboa.
• 2024, Incorporação de Grãos de Cervejaria Descartados na Produção de Bolachas: Melhorando a Nutrição e a Sustentabilidade. , . 16.ª Reunião Anual PortFIR Sistemas Alimentares, Solo, Composição de Alimentos e Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge,
• 2024, Caracterização nutricional e análise da atividade antioxidante de bagaços de uva. , 16.ª Reunião Anual PortFIR Sistemas Alimentares, Solo, Composição de Alimentos e Saúde, Instituto Nacional
• 2023, Quantification of Nutrients and Metals in Touriga Nacional and Arinto Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Pomace Varieties from Portugal,, V Jornadas CBIOS 10 novembro 2023, Lisboa.
• 2023, Efeito da Incorporação de Bagaço de Uva na Qualidade Tecnológica de Bolachas Salgadas, 6º Simpósio da Produção e Transformação de Alimentos em Ambiente Sustentável, Elvas Portalegre
• 2022, Avaliação comparativa de compostos fenólicos e capacidade antioxidante de bagaço de uva. Um ingrediente sustentável , 14.ª Reunião Anual Portfir promoção de ambientes alimentares saudáveis e sustentáveis resiliência, inovação e desenvolvimento na indústria e distribuição alimentares, Lisboa, 27 outubro 2022

Poster em conferência

• 2024-07, Aproveitamento da dreche na produção de biscoitos: impacto na textura e cor, Ciência 2024 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, julho Porto., Ciência 2024 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, julho Porto
• 2024, Enhancing Nutritional Value of Bakery Products: A Study on the Use of Grape Pomace in Bread Making. , IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, 15-16 março 2024,
• 2023-05, Efeito da Incorporação de Bagaço de Uva na Qualidade Tecnológica de Bolachas Salgadas, 6º Simpósio da Produção e Transformação de Alimentos em Ambiente Sustentável, Elvas, Portalegre, 25 maio 2023.
• 2021-11-18, Phenolic compounds in Portuguese grape pomace flour., II Bio.Natural-Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting November 18-19, 2021
• 2021-10-14, Macro and micronutrients characterization of two different varieties of grape pomace: Arinto and Touriga Nacional, XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry, 14-16 October 2021, Évora.
• 2021-05, Mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of Myrtle extracts Fascination of Plants Day , Fascination of Plants Day May 2021,
• 2021, Which place for the biorefinery in the circular bioeconomy- forest biomass as a source of bioactives from Cupressus lusitanica Mill., Bionatural.Biomed Biopharm Res. 2021: 18(1): S138-S154, doi: 10.19277/bbr.18.1.260
• 2020-11, Comparative study of the metallic content of Vitis vinifera L. flours from Portuguese regions and commercial samples, ULHT, IV CBIOS Seminar, Novembro 2020 Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2020-11, . Study of the antibacterial efficacy of Myrtle extract as an ingredient in oral products. , IV CBIOS Seminar, ULHT, Novembro 2020, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2020-03-03, The nutritional potentiality of grape pomace in human food: effect on texture and colour of salted cookies., III journadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, Lisboa 2020 3-4 Março
• 2019-09-27, Application of Vitis vinifera L. as bioactive in food and cosmetic products, .I Bio.Natural – Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting. 2019, 27-28 September.
• 2019-05-23, Cannabis extracts containing terpenoids vs synthetic cannabinoids in therapeutics, 2nd International Annual Congress on Controversies on Cannabis-Based Medicines, Barcelona, Spain, May 23-24, 2019.
• 2018-11, Caracterização química e nutricional do bagaço de Vitis vinera L., CBIOS e 4ª reunião de coordenação da rede Iberoavicola ( CYTED), Lisbon, Portugal, November 2018.
• 2018-10-02, Cytoxicity profile of a Myrtus communis L. extract obtained by Supercritical Fluid Extraction, III Jornadas Científicas do CBIOS, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018 October.
• 2018-10, Antioxidant activity and rosmarinic acid content of ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants, 13 º Congresso das Farmácias, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2018.
• 2018-10, Antioxidant activity and rosmarinic acid content of ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants, 13 º Congresso das Farmácias, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2018
• 2018-10, Antibacterial activity of a supercritical fluid extract of Myrtus communis L. for topical pharmacological formulations¿ , III Jornadas Científicas do CBIOS, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2018.
• 2018-06, Extraction optimization, structural and thermal characterization of the antimicrobial abietane 7a-acetoxy-6ß-hydroxyroyleanone. , 19th Tetrahedron Symposium, 2018, Italy.
• 2018, . Anti-aging nanoformulation with extract of Myrtus communis L. International, Conference NANO, 2018, Lisboa.
• 2017, . Supercritical Fluids Extraction of Sambucus nigra L. for potential application in nanocarriers., 16th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, 2017, Lisbon.
• 2017, . Structural and thermal Characterization of the antimicrobial abietane 7a-acetoxy-6ß-hydroxyroyleanone. , Ciência Viva 2017, Lisboa
• 2016, Myrtle Extract as a Cosmetic Preservative, II Jornadas Científicas CBIOS, 2016, Lisboa, II Jornadas Científicas CBIOS, 2016, Lisboa
• 2014, . Isolamento da parviflorona D de Plectranthus ecklonii por cromatografia em coluna.., I Jornadas do centro de Investigação CBIOS, ULHT, outubro 2014, Lisboa
• 2012-09, Composition and Antioxidant activity of Essencial Oil from Portuguese Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) through the Vegetative Cycle. , 43rd International Symposium on Essential Oils, 5-8 september, 2012, Lisboa.
• 2012-06, Obtenção de Extractos de Myrtus Communis L. Por Extracção Supercrítica: Caracterização, avaliação da actividade antioxidante e comparação com técnicas convencionais., Jornadas do centro de Investigação CB3, ULHT, junho 2012, Lisboa.
• 2012-03, Supercritical fluid extraction of Myrtus communis L.: Optimization of the Extraction Parameters Using the central Composite Non-Factorial Design, , 3rd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 16 -17 march 2012, Lisbon.
• 2010-10, Supercritical fluid extraction of Myrtus communis L.: comparison of antioxidant activity in extracts obtained by SFE vs solvent extraction¿, , 2nd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, october 2010, Braga.
• 2010, Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Myrtus Communis L.: Comparison of Antioxidant Activity in Extracts Obtained by SFE Vs Solvent Extraction, 19th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA 2010 and 7th European Congress of Chemical Engineering ECCE-7, August -September 2010, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2010, Identification and Structural Characterization of Polyphenols in Myrtus Communis L. Extracts by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MSn, 4th Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Meeting, FCUL, dezembro 2010, Lisboa.
• 2009-10, Myrtus communis L., Composição do Óleo Essencial e Determinação da Actividade Antioxidante¿, , Fito 2009, 2º Congresso Iberoamericano de Fitoterapia, outubro 2009, Lisboa
• 2009-05, Production of extracts from Myrtus communis. , Encontro do Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, maio 2009, Faro.
• 2009-04, Essential oil composition and Evolution of antioxidant activity of Myrtus communis L.,, 1º Ciclo de Conferências Científicas na ULHT, abril 2009. Lisboa.
• 2006-06, Extracts of Myrtus communis L. leaves. Evaluation of antioxidant activity , International congress on bioprocess in food industries, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Grece-juin 2006, Greece.
• 2006-05, Extracção supercrítica dos Alcalóides do Tojo (ULEX JUSSIAEI), Semana do Departamento de Engenharias e Ciências Naturais, ULHT, maio 2006, Lisboa.
• 1990, Bioleaching of Portuguese Complex Ores by Thermophilic and Mesophilic Microorganisms. , V Congresso Europeu de Biotecnologia, 1990, Copenhague.
• 1990, . Lixiviação de Concentrados das Minas Auriferas de Jales por Microorganismos Mesofilos., V Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, 1990, Braga.
• 1988, . Lixiviação de Pirites Complexas por Thiobacillus. , IV Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia – Coimbra 1988.