Research group
Environmental Chemistry
Position
PhD student
Ricarda Torre holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP). In 2017, she embarked on her career in scientific research as a researcher in the field of electrochemistry, focusing on the development of enzymatic biosensors for detecting quality and freshness parameters (e.g., biogenic amines) in fish. In 2019, she obtained a Ph.D. scholarship supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), allowing her to deepen her expertise in electrochemistry and expand her knowledge and skills in the field of immunosensors for detecting allergens in food matrices. Upon completion of the scholarship and awaiting her Ph.D. defense, she embraced a new challenge as a researcher, currently working on the development of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the detection of pharmaceutical drugs illicitly added to herbal medicinal food supplements.
Representative Publications
Diamine oxidase-modified screen-printed electrode for the redox-mediated determination of histamine
10.1186/s40543-020-0203-3
Screen-Printed Electrode-Based Sensors for Food Spoilage Control: Bacteria and Biogenic Amines Detection
10.3390/bios10100139
A do-it-yourself electrochemical cell based on pencil leads and transparency sheets: Application to the enzymatic determination of histamine
10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124980
