Docente
Rebeca Alexandra Oliveira Esperança André

Resume

Rebeca André holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), and a Ph.D. in Systems Biology from the same institution. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Health Sciences and Technologies (ECTS), Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal, where she is responsaible for Biochemistry I and II and Analytical Methods I. In 2023, Rebeca completed her PhD with the thesis titled "Molecules for Health: Cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules", exploring the impact of marine bioactives on cholesterol metabolism. She is also a Guest Editor for a Special Issue on "Natural Products in Gut Microbiome Modulation: From Mechanisms to Clinical Applications" for the Pharmaceutical Journal. Rebeca is committed to advancing research that supports the circular economy, particularly through the sustainable use of natural products. Her work aims to contribute to the development of innovative solutions that enhance scientific knowledge while promoting environmental sustainability and societal well-being.

Graus

• Mestrado
  Bioquímica
• Licenciatura
  Bioquímica
• Doutoramento
  Systems Biology - Biology

Publicações

Preprint

Journal article

• 2024-11-17, The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review, Pharmaceuticals
• 2024-11-06, Valorizing sardine scales: a circular approach to sustainable collagen for cosmetics and nutrition applications, Frontiers in Pharmacology
• 2024-04-20, Exploring the Hypocholesterolemic Potential of a Fucus vesiculosus Extract: Omic Insights into Molecular Mechanisms at the Intestinal Level, Marine Drugs
• 2023-07-20, The Hypocholesterolemic Potential of the Edible Algae Fucus vesiculosus: Proteomic and Quantitative PCR Analysis, Foods
• 2021-12-24, Influence of Gender and Age of Brown Seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) on Biochemical Activities of Its Aqueous Extracts, Foods
• 2021-12-15, Untargeted metabolomic study of HepG2 cells under the effect of Fucus vesiculosus aqueous extract, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
• 2021-08, Undaria pinnatifida (U. pinnatifida) bioactivity: Antioxidant, gastro-intestinal motility, cholesterol biosynthesis and liver cell lines proteome, Journal of Functional Foods
• 2021-01-24, Brown Algae Potential as a Functional Food against Hypercholesterolemia: Review, Foods
• 2020-08, Bioactivities of iridoids and flavonoids present in decoctions from aerial parts of Verbascum betonicifolium, European Journal of Integrative Medicine
• 2020-07-18, Effect of Food Preparations on In Vitro Bioactivities and Chemical Components of Fucus vesiculosus, Foods
• 2019-06, Action of euptox A from Ageratina adenophora juice on human cell lines: A top-down study using FTIR spectroscopy and protein profiling, Toxicology in Vitro

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2023-06-02, PhD, Molecules for Health: cholesterol absorption and transporter proteins expression under the effect of bioactive molecules
• 2017-10-11, Master, Ação de extratos de Ageratina adenophora na quimioterapia do cancro

Conference poster

• 2025-02-07, Pioneering New Frontiers in Medical Cannabis: SOMAÍ’s Nanoemulsion Formulations, Innov Delivery
• 2025-02-07, Advancing Cannabinoid Therapies: SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals’ Solutions using Nanostructured Lipid Carriers, Innov Delivery
• 2024-11-21, Valorização de Subprodutos Marinhos: Extração de Colagénio para Uso em Cosméticos e Suplementos Alimentares, Congresso Nacional dos Farmacêuticos 2024
• 2024-07-14, Plectranthus: An Important Source of Bioactive Diterpenoids for Therapeutic Applications, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
• 2024-07-04, Marine waste as a source of novel bioactive extracts with potential skin applications, Encontro Ciência 2024
• 2024-07-03, Plectranthus spp.: source of cytotoxic abietane diterpenoids promising for nanosystems in cancer therapy, Encontro Ciência 2024
• 2023-11-10, New bioactive extracts with potential skin application from marine waste, Jornadas CBIOS
• 2022-11-17, Proteomic and untargeted metabolomic analysis of HepG2 cells exposed to Fucus vesiculosus, a potential functional food, 1st international Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health
• 2021-05, Effect of Fucus vesiculosus bioactive compounds on cholesterol synthesis and intestinal permeation, 7th Conference of the International Society for Applied Phycology
• 2019-06-28, Effect of different sources of Fucus vesiculosus and aqueous extraction methods on the antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activity, Natural products in drug discovery and human health