2008-2013 | European PhD in Technologic, Comparative and Molecular Genetics
Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center of Genomics and Biotechnology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Center of Animal and Veterinary Research, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Area, University of La Rioja (Logroño, Spain), Bioscope Group, Physical Chemistry Department, Science Faculty, University of Vigo (Ourense, Spain)
Thesis: “Genomic and proteomic study of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. strains
recovered from wild animals”.
2002-2007 | BA and MSc in Industrial Engineering in Agronomy (Agro-Industries and Biotechnologies)
Higher Institute of Industrial Agronomy of Huy - Gembloux / Haute Ecole de Charlemagne (Huy, Belgium)
Thesis: “Characterization of the Antioxidant Activity of Portuguese Unifloral Honeys” during Erasmus in Food Science and Health. Department of Chemistry, UTAD (Vila Real, Portugal)
Since July 2015 : SFRH/BPD/100957/2014 “New Perspectives for Osteoarthritis Treatment: Exopolysaccharides from Kefir as Promising Candidates for Viscosupplementation”
January 2015 - June 2015 : NORTE-01-0124-FEDER-000016 (RL2.11) “Advanced techniques for the physicochemical characterization of biomaterials”
April 2013 - December 2014 : ARTICULATE “Development of new products and regenerative therapies for the treatment of several articular pathologies”