(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Madalena holds both BSc and MSc degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Aveiro (UA). Since 2016, she is a PhD student of Sustainable Chemistry at the FFUP under the supervision of Professor Isabel MPLVO Ferreira.
Currently, she is working on the evaluation of the impact of culinary practices on the stability and in vitro digestion of food chemical hazards from poultry meat, as well as investigates the interactions of xenobiotics (mycotoxins) concerning their in vitro uptake/efflux transport and toxicity.
She has 9 peer-reviewed scientific publications, one book chapter, and holds an H-index of 5.