Research group
Food Quality and Technology
Position
Researcher
PhD in Nutrition and Food Chemistry in 2005 at University of Porto (UP). Held postdoctoral positions at UP, REQUIMTE and CIBIO. Has over 5 years of teaching experience in food chemistry. Currently he is a researcher at LAQV-REQUIMTE with expertise in: (i) human cell based assays for testing the effects of food bioactive/toxic compounds as well as their bioaccessibility/intestinal transport and; (ii) molecular biology methods (qPCR/HRMA) to evaluate food authenticity and safety of plants, animal and fungi, Participates in international (FP7, H2020) and national funded projects. H index of 11, published 43 papers, 4 book chapters and over 50 communications. Supervised/co-supervised 8 MSc and 4 PhD thesis.
Representative Publications
Delphinidin-3-O-glucoside inhibits angiogenesis via VEGFR2 downregulation and migration through actin disruption
10.1016/j.jff.2019.01.039
Antiproliferative effect of beer and hop compounds against human colorectal adenocarcinome Caco-2 cells
10.1016/j.jff.2017.07.006