Patrícia Alexandra Bogango Ramos Portela

Post-Doc Fellowship

Academic degrees

Degree in Biochemistry, University of Évora, 2006.

PhD in Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 2015.

Previous scientific activity and current status

December 2008 - August 2009: Professional trainee at Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL), Beja, Portugal.

September 2009 - February 2010: Research Technician at CEBAL, Beja, Portugal.

February 2010 - February 2011: Fellowship position at CEBAL, Beja, Portugal. Project “RefinOlea: Integrated valorisation of residues and by-products of olive oil” (FCOMP-01-0202-FEDER-005450).

March 2011 - February 2015: FCT-funded PhD studentship position at CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro (Aveiro) and CEBAL (Beja), Portugal. Project "Chemical characterization and evaluation of biological activity of Cynara cardunculus extractable compounds" (SFRH/BD/70845/2010).

January 2017 - December 2019: Post-doctoral fellowship position at CICECO and QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro (Aveiro), Portugal. Project “MultiBiorefinery – Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries byproducts valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery” (POCI-01-0145- FEDER-016403).

Since January 2020: Post-doctoral fellowship position at CICECO, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro (Aveiro), Portugal. Project "AgroForWealth - Biorefining of agricultural and forest products, by-products and wastes: integrated strategic valorisation of resources towards society wealth and sustainability" (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000001).

Scientific interests

Biorefinery; sustainable valorization of agro-food and forestry by-products; chemical characterization; di- and triterpenes; phenolic compounds; bioactivity assessment of natural-origin extracts, fractions and pure compounds.

Publications

Antiproliferative Effects of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC) Lipophilic Extracts

Ramos, PAB; Guerra, AR; Guerreiro, O; Santos, SAO; Oliveira, H; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Duarte, MF
2017, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 18, 1.

Impact of novel SNPs identified in Cynara cardunculus genes on functionality of proteins regulating phenylpropanoid pathway and their association with biological activities

Ferro, AM; Ramos, P; Guerreiro, O; Jeronimo, E; Pires, I; Capel, C; Capel, J; Lozano, R; Duarte, MF; Oliveira, MM; Goncalves, S
2017, BMC GENOMICS, 18, 1.

Potential of Cistus ladanifer L. (rockrose) in small ruminant diets - effect of season and plant age on chemical composition, in vitro digestibility and antioxidant activity

Guerreiro, O; Dentinho, MTP; Moreira, OC; Guerra, AR; Ramos, PAB; Bessa, RJB; Duarte, MF; Jeronimo, E
2016, GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE, 71, 3, 437-447.

Anti-tumoral activity of lipophilic Eucalyptus bark extracts, enriched on triterpenic acids, against breast cancer cells

Guerra, A; Soares, B; Guerreiro, O; Ramos, P; Oliveira, H; Silvestre, A; Freire, C; Duarte, MF
2014, PLANTA MEDICA, 80, 16, 1368-1368.

Antitumoral and antioxidant activities of lipophilic and phenolic extracts from Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC)

Ramos, P; Guerra, A; Guerreiro, O; Santos, S; Oliveira, H; Freire, C; Rocha, S; Silvestre, A; Duarte, MF
2014, PLANTA MEDICA, 80, 16, 1416-1416.

Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of different morphological parts of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC)

Ramos, PAB; Santos, SAO; Guerra, AR; Guerreiro, O; Freire, CSR; Rocha, SM; Duarte, MF; Silvestre, AJD
2014, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 61, 460-471.

Valorization of olive mill residues: Antioxidant and breast cancer antiproliferative activities of hydroxytyrosol-rich extracts derived from olive oil by-products

Ramos, P; Santos, SAO; Guerra, AR; Guerreiro, O; Felicio, L; Jeronimo, E; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Duarte, M
2013, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 46, 359-368.

Lipophilic Extracts of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC): A Source of Valuable Bioactive Terpenic Compounds

Ramos, PAB; Guerra, AR; Guerreiro, O; Freire, CSR; Silva, AMS; Duarte, MF; Silvestre, AJD
2013, JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 61, 35, 8420-8429.

Biological characterization of Cynara cardunculus L. methanolic extracts: antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-migratory and anti-angiogenic activities

Velez, Z.; Campinho, M.; Guerra, A.; García, L.; Ramos, P.; Guerreiro, O.; Felício, L.; Schmitt, F.; Duarte, M.
2012, Agriculture, 2, 472-492.

Effects of a hexane extract from Laurus novocanariensis leaves on the ethanol metabolism of Wistar rats

Tinoco, MT; Ramos, P; Candeias, MF
2009, FITOTERAPIA, 80, 2, 130-133.

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