Docente
Elisabete Muchagato Maurício

Resume

Elisabete Muchagato Mauricio has a PhD in Biomedicine: biotechnology and food industries from the University of Alcalá de Henares and a Master's degree in Food Technology and Quality from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Researcher (career) at Universidade Lusófona. She carries out her research mainly in the area(s) of Engineering Sciences and Technologies in the specialty of microbiology, Food Technology, Valorization of food by-products, detection of pathogens in food and cosmetic products. She is currently, and since 1995, Technical Director at the dermocosmetics and nutraceuticals company Elisa Câmara, Lda where she is responsible for the research and formulation laboratory for cosmetics and nutraceuticals. For more than 20 years, it has been developing dermocosmetic and nutraceutical formulas for the national and international market. Since 2020, she is the coordinator of the Eco-Schools project, promoting sustainable practices and environmental education on Campus. Actually as a researcher at BioRG-Bioengineering & Sustainability Research Group, she is coordinator of the Sustainability Research Area, driving projects in sustainability and environmental innovation. She is since 2023 collaborator in IPQ Technical Committee, and ISO/TC 217-Cosmetics; and the European Committee for Standardization. In 2024, she developed and obtained approval for the Masters in Food and Molecular Biotechnology, of which she is the director, reinforcing her commitment to training and innovation. She published several articles in specialized journals and participated in international conferences with oral and poster presentations. She published 20 articles in specialized journals and participated in several international conferences with oral and poster presentations. She is a researcher with participation in several national and international project(s) and supervisor of several academic works in companies and master's theses for over 20 years.

Graus

• Mestrado
  Food and Quality Technology( master's degree)
• Licenciatura
  Environmental Engineering (degree)
• Curso médio
  Management of chemical-biological analysis laboratories (postgraduate degree)
• Pós-Graduação
  Advanced course in dermo-cosmetic sciences(postgraduate degree)
• Doutoramento
  Biomedicine: biotechnology and food industries (PhD)

Publicações

Preprint

Journal article

• 2025-01-02, Assessing the Potential of Brewer’s Spent Grain to Enhance Cookie Physicochemical and Nutritional Profiles. , Foods
• 2024-09-13, Evaluation of Biotechnological Active Peptides Secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae with Potential Skin Benefits, Antibiotics
• 2024-05-15, Exploring the Benefits of Nutritional and Chemical Characteristics of Touriga Nacional and Arinto Varieties (Vitis vinifera L.), Foods
• 2023-08-18, Exploring the Multifaceted Potential of a Peptide Fraction Derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolism: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties, Antibiotics
• 2023-08-09, Maceration of Waste Cork in Binary Hydrophilic Solvents for the Production of Functional Extracts, Environments
• 2022-11-17, Chemical and Functional Characterization of Extracts from Leaves and Twigs of Acacia dealbata, Processes
• 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
• 2022-05-31, Impact of Portuguese propolis on keratinocyte proliferation, migration and ROS protection: Significance for applications in skin products, International Journal of Cosmetic Science
• 2021-05-19, Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Coated Gold Nanorods Loaded with Methylene Blue and Its Potentials in Antibacterial Applications, Nanomaterials
• 2020-03-14, Potential Application of Propolis Extracts to Control the Growth of Stemphylium vesicarium in “Rocha” Pear, Applied Sciences
• 2020, Potential application of propolis extracts to control the growth of stemphylium vesicarium in 'Rocha'pear
• 2020, Evaluation of Industrial Sour Cherry Liquor Wastes as an Ecofriendly Source of Added Value Chemical Compounds and Energy
• 2019-05-03, Another Reason for Using Caffeine in Dermocosmetics: Sunscreen Adjuvant, Frontiers in Physiology
• 2019-01, Influence of the in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the antioxidant activity of Artemisia gorgonum Webb and Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit. infusions from Cape Verde, Food Research International
• 2018-06, Evaluation of Industrial Sour Cherry Liquor Wastes as an Ecofriendly Source of Added Value Chemical Compounds and Energy, Waste and Biomass Valorization
• 2018, Efficient coverage of ZnO nanoparticles on cotton fibres for antibacterial finishing using a rapid and low cost in situ synthesis, New Journal of Chemistry
• 2017-10, Efficiency of Nisin as Preservative in Cosmetics and Topical Products, Cosmetics
• 2013-06, CBiOS Science Sessions - 2013, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2013-06, Application of Óbidos “Ginginha” by-products in topical formulations: Apreliminary study, Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
• 2013, Supercritical fluid extracts with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities from myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) leaves. Response surface optimization, Journal of Supercritical Fluids
• 2013, Supercritical fluid extracts with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities from myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) leaves. Response surface optimization

Translation

• 2024, NP EN ISO 22716:2024 - Boas práticas de fabrico

Conference poster

• 2024-03-15, Brewer's Spent Grain Valorization: Impact on the texture and color properties of wheat-based cookies, IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição; Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde da Universidade Lusófona
• 2023-11-10, Design of a new DNA-FISH probe for the rapid identification of Candida albicans in food and cosmetic products, Jornadas CBIOS
• 2023-11-10, Antimicrobial activity of two mycocins produced by Wickerhamomyces anomalus for the preservation of cosmetic formulations, Jornadas CBIOS
• 2023-11-10, Antimicrobial activity of a peptide fraction derived from Wickerhamomyces anomalus metabolism against fruit juices pathogens
• 2020-01-20, Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica coated Gold Nanorods for antimicrobial studies, IV International Caparica Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications 2020 20th – 23rd January 2020 | Caparica | Portugal
• 2019-06-10, Gold nanorods@Simes drugs nanoparticles for antibacterial studies, 3rd International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2019