Maria Inês Veloso
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Credentials
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B2 First
Cambridge Assessment English
Experience
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QOPNA/ LAQV-REQUIMTE
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Portugal
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Fellow
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Sep 2018 - Present
Project entitled "BagaConValor - Creating value in the technological process of elderberry concentrate juice production". Partnership between Indumape, Régifrutas, UA, UTAD and IPV New product development - a concentrate elderberry juice stable at room temperature. By-products valorization. Characterization of sugars and polysaccharides from elderberry must, elderberry juice and from an industrial byproduct from ultrafiltration process (retentate). Main skills: GC-FID, GC-MS, SPE Show less
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Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
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Italy
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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ERASMUS+ Trainee
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Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Analysis, identification and biological activity determination of plant secondary metabolites extracted from agro-industrial waste (grape pomace and wheat bran) and in vitro cell cultures. Integrated on several on-going projects among which two H2020 EU projects- AgriMax and NOAW. Main skills: colorimetric assays (quantification of reducing sugars, proteins, total polyphenols, total flavonoids, antioxidant activity and anti-tyrosinase activity), reversed-phase chromatography, HPLC-DAD, plant tissue in vitro culture. Show less
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NOVA School of Science and Technology
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Portugal
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Master Intern
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Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
Master thesis entitled "Evaluation of whey stability after transglutaminase cross-linking" By-product valorization Solution to minimize milk allergies without loss of protein content Whey proteins Optimization of transglutaminase application conditions Shelf life evaluation including crosslinking stability over time Main skills: FTIR, SDS-PAGE, chemical characterization and quality analysis of dairy products Master thesis entitled "Evaluation of whey stability after transglutaminase cross-linking" By-product valorization Solution to minimize milk allergies without loss of protein content Whey proteins Optimization of transglutaminase application conditions Shelf life evaluation including crosslinking stability over time Main skills: FTIR, SDS-PAGE, chemical characterization and quality analysis of dairy products
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCT NOVA
Master's degree, Food Technology and Safety -
2012 - 2015
Universidade de Coimbra
Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry
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