Academic background in the field of biological sciences with a strong interest in human physiology and the biological mechanisms underlying eating behaviour.
Research experiences focused on salivary proteomics, specifically studying salivary protein profile resulting from pathological (e.g., obesity, weight-loss) and nutritional conditions (eg. different food items).
Currently, PhD student in Biochemistry in the project “Studying food acceptance: salivary biochemical responses to pre-consummatory food stimuli and their relationship with oral food perception”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (reference number: 2021.06485.BD).
Research assistant (32 months; from 2017 to 2020) in a project aiming to promote the Mediterranean diet and food sector, which gave me an insight regarding translating basic research and knowledge into the market environment. Master’s dissertation defended in January 2014, “Avaliação das alterações na composição e função proteica da saliva induzidas por perda de peso (Evaluation of changes in saliva protein composition and function induced by weight loss)”.
One year of internship, during bachelor’s degree, studying differences in salivary proteome of morbidly obese subjects. My research background contributed for the publication of 7 papers in international indexed peer-reviewed journals, some communications (oral and as posters) in scientific meetings, organization, and participation of some scientific events (conference and hands-on-course) and science fairs.
Research experiences focused on salivary proteomics, specifically studying salivary protein profile resulting from pathological (e.g., obesity, weight-loss) and nutritional conditions (eg. different food items).
Currently, PhD student in Biochemistry in the project “Studying food acceptance: salivary biochemical responses to pre-consummatory food stimuli and their relationship with oral food perception”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (reference number: 2021.06485.BD).
Research assistant (32 months; from 2017 to 2020) in a project aiming to promote the Mediterranean diet and food sector, which gave me an insight regarding translating basic research and knowledge into the market environment. Master’s dissertation defended in January 2014, “Avaliação das alterações na composição e função proteica da saliva induzidas por perda de peso (Evaluation of changes in saliva protein composition and function induced by weight loss)”.
One year of internship, during bachelor’s degree, studying differences in salivary proteome of morbidly obese subjects. My research background contributed for the publication of 7 papers in international indexed peer-reviewed journals, some communications (oral and as posters) in scientific meetings, organization, and participation of some scientific events (conference and hands-on-course) and science fairs.