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Tânia Sofia Rodrigues de Melo

Investigadora Auxiliar

Researcher ID: Q-6709-2018
ORCID: 0000-0002-0508-4034
Ciencia ID: 821F-DBF9-583F
Grupo de Investigação: Biotecnologia Marinha e Aquacultura
ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: AU=(Melo T) AND AD= (Aveiro)

Interesses de investigação

Algae (macro and microalgae) Lipidomics: characterization, bioprospection and valorization
Lipids as biologically active compounds
Oxidative and Nitroxidative lipidomics
Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics approaches

Graus académicos

2017 - PhD in Biochemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - MSc in Biochemistry with minor in Biomolecular Methods, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2009 - First degree in Biochemistry, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Atividades científicas

Jan 2019 to Present: Contract Researcher whitin the project: Omics4Algae - Lipidomic tools for chemical phenotyping, traceability and valorisation of seaweeds from aquaculture as a sustainable source of high added-value compounds. Mass Spectrometry Centre, Department of Chemistry and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Set 2017 to Jan 2019 - Post-doctoral fellowship within the Project 22125: “Rede Nacional de Espectrometria de Massa” (BDP/UI51/5388/2017), Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT; Lisbon, Portugal). Mass Spectrometry Centre (Department of Chemistry & QOPNA) at University of Aveiro.

Feb 2017 to May 2017 - Research Fellowship within the project HALOFOOD - Decoding lipid profile of saltmarsh halophytes for human consumption and livestock nutrition. Mass Spectrometry Centre (Department of Chemistry & QOPNA) at University of Aveiro.

Feb 2013 to Jan 2017 - Fellowship for PhD - Analytical strategies based on mass spectrometry toward identifying nitro oxidative modificações in phospholipids (SFRH/BD/84691/2012) awarded by Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT; Lisbon, Portugal). Mass Spectrometry Centre (Department of Chemistry & QOPNA) at University of Aveiro.

Apr 2011 to Jan 2013 - Research fellowship within the project “The role of aminophospholipid glycosylation in oxidative stress and their immune response: a lipidomic approach” (PTDC/QUI-BIQ/104968/2008). Mass Spectrometry Centre (Department of Chemistry & QOPNA) at University of Aveiro.

Nov 2008 to Oct 2009 - Scientific Initiation Scholarship within the project "Aplicação de Diferentes Técnicas Experimentais para Avaliação de propriedades Químicas e Biológicas" (BII/UNI/0616/QUI/2008), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.

Outros

Guest Editor of the special issue ‘Lipid ProÚling (Lipidome) of Marine Organisms’ in the
open access journal Marine Drugs

Taught short course:
• Practical courses on mass spectrometry - From the basics to LC-MS data acquisition and interpretation (4th edition)
• Practical Courses on Mass Spectrometry -Advanced Course in Lipidomics (1st and 2nd edition)

Publicações

Alves E., Melo T., Rey F., Barros M.P., Domingues M.R.M., Domingues P. . (2018) In the pursuit of finding molecular markers of identity of olives and olive oil: can polar lipids be the key? . 16th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, 16-19 September 2018, Belfast, UK. Ver mais

Domingues R., Melo T., Maciel E., Colombo S., Domingues P. (2017) Aminophospholipid oxidation and glycation in immunity: good or bad?. OCC World Congress / Annual SFRR-E Conference, JUN 21-23, 2017, Berlin, GERMANY. 108 Ver mais

Alves E, Melo T, Rey F, Moreira ASP, Domingues P and Domingues MRM (2016) Fingerprinting the polar lipidome of Portuguese olive oils to highlight minor compounds as potential molecular markers of traceability. I Congreso Ibérico de Olivicultura, 13 – 15th April 2016, Badajoz, Spain . Ver mais

Maciel E., Melo T, Marques B., Domingues R., Calado R. and Lillebø A., (2016) Halophyte plants as a natural source of antioxidant compounds. COST FA1306 - The quest for tolerant verieties-phenotyping at plant and cellular level. 2nd General Meeting , April 18-20, Copenhagen, Denmark . Ver mais

Da Costa E., Melo T., Rego A.R., Moreira A.S.P., Lopes D. , Domingues P. , Pereira R. , Abreu M.H. , Calado R. , Domingues M.R. Seaweeds lipids in health-promotion: Lipidomics holding with lipid diversity, Lipids in the Ocean, 20-22 November 2018, Brest, France . Lipids in the Ocean, 20-22 November 2018 , Brest, France. Ver mais

Projetos

Orientações científicas

Master (Orientador Principal): Bruna Neves (not a CESAM member)

PhD (Co-orientador): Helena Ferreira (not a CESAM member)

BSc students (Orientador Principal): Afonso Martins (not a CESAM member)

BSc students (Orientador Principal): Tânia Lopes (not a CESAM member)

BSc students (Orientador Principal): Joana Ferreira (not a CESAM member)

BSc students (Co-orientador): Bruna Neves (not a CESAM member)

BSc students (Co-orientador): Daniela Duarte (not a CESAM member)