(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Natércia Teixeira completed her PhD in Chemistry, at Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto, in December 2015.
Her scientific research began with the study of the polyphenolic composition of grapes and wines, synthesis and study of the physicochemical properties of pyranoanthocyanins and tannins, and the phenomena of copigmentation between oenin and different copigments.
In 2019 she was awarded a CEEC-Junior Researcher contract, and in 2023 a CEEC-Assistant Researcher contract, both in the area of ​​Agricultural Sciences, and focused on the valorization of agri-food by-products/residues through the optimization of extraction and characterization of several families of natural compounds and its interaction with metals.
In 2018 she was Co-PI of the IC&DT project: Polyphenols in Art: chemistry and biology hand in hand with the conservation of cultural heritage, where she studied polyphenolic extracts from galls, the reconstruction of historical recipes from manuscripts and characterization of the molecular structures of iron complexes -polyphenols present in iron gall inks.
Since this project, she has collaborated with researchers specializing in conservation sciences and history of science, currently collaborating on new projects such as the REVIVE Project: The threads of the past weaving the future: The colors of the Real Fábrica Têxtil da Covilhã, 1764-1850.