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Vitória Pereira

PhD Student

Author Name : Pereira V.
Doctoral Programme: Biology
Thesis title: Squaring the circle of marine bivalves’ valorization through the depuration process: how to combine food safety, food loss reduction and nutritional value?
Supervisor: Mário Pacheco / Rui Rocha / Luís Conceição

Researcher ID: AAI-2379-2019
ORCID: 0000-0003-2358-1920
Ciencia ID: 1B12-1869-D0B8
Department: Biology
Research Group: Aquatic Toxicology & Risk Assessment (ATRA)

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vitoria.pereira@ua.pt
(+351) 234 370 965
www.cesam.ua.pt/vitoriapereira

Research interests

Fish and Bivalves
Micro and Macroalgae
Aquaculture nutrition
DNA damage and repair mechanisms
Oxidative Stress
(Anti)genotoxicity

Academic degrees

Ongoing PhD grant (FCT) in Biology, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2016 - MSc in Marine Biology, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - Graduation in Marine Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Scientific activities

2018 to 2019 - Research fellow in the project "MolBiPack – Improvement of the packaging, transport and packing of bivalve molluscs: from catch to marketing", University of Aveiro, Portugal

Publications

WoS Papers (6) Other Papers (0) Books (0) Book Chapter (0) Thesis (1) Communications (21) Other Publications (0) Reports (0)

Marques A., Ferreira J., Cerqueda-Pacheco A., Pereira V., Abreu H., Pereira R., Pires M.J., Seixas F., Oliveira P., Gaivão I., Pacheco M. (2022) Genoprotection and metabolic benefits of marine macroalgae - Insights into the concept of functional foods through direct and indirect consumption. Food Bioscience, 47 . See more

Silvestre J.A., Pires S.F.S., Pereira V., Colaço M., Costa A.P.L., Soares A.M.V.M., Matias D., Bettencourt F., Fernández-Boo S., Rocha R.J.M., Rodrigues A.C.M. (2021) Meeting the Salinity Requirements of the Bivalve Mollusc Crassostrea gigas in the Depuration Process and Posterior Shelf-Life Period to Improve Food Safety and Product Quality. Water, 13 , (8), . See more

Marques A., Marcal R., Pereira V., Pereira P., Mieiro C., Guilherme S., Marques C., Santos M.A., Pereira R., Abreu H., Gaivao I., Pacheco M. (2020) Macroalgae-enriched diet protects gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) against erythrocyte population instability and chromosomal damage induced by aqua-medicines. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 32 , (2), 1477-1493. See more

Braga A.C., Pereira V., Marçal R., Marques A., Guilherme S., Costa P.R., Pacheco M. (2020) DNA damage and oxidative stress responses of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis to paralytic shellfish toxins under warming and acidification conditions - Elucidation on the organ-specificity Article. Aquatic Toxicology, 228 . See more

Pereira P., Korbas M., Pereira V., Cappello T., Maisano M., Canario J., Almeida A., Pacheco M. (2019) A multidimensional concept for mercury neuronal and sensory toxicity in fish - From toxicokinetics and biochemistry to morphometry and behavior. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, 1863 , (12), 129298. See more

Pereira V., Marques A., Gaivao I., Rego A., Abreu H., Pereira R., Santos M.A., Guilherme S., Pacheco M. (2019) Marine macroalgae as a dietary source of genoprotection in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) against endogenous and exogenous challenges. Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology C - Toxicology & Pharmacology, 219 12-24. See more

(2016) Protective effects of seaweed feed supplementation towards genetic integrity in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). MSc Thesis. . See more

Pereira V., Pires S.F.S., Rodrigues A.C.M., Soares A.M.V.M., Conceição L., Rocha R.J.M., Pacheco M. (2021) A cost-effective depuration process: how microencapsulated diets can improve bivalve valorization for global food security. Animal Health Symposium - Unlocking Aquaculture Potential, 23 July, . See more

Sílvia F. S. Pires, Vitória Pereira, Andreia C. M. Rodrigues, Mário Pacheco, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares and Rui J. M. Rocha (2021) How to improve bivalve’s quality through different harvesting, transport and packaging methods. Animal Health Symposium - Unlocking Aquaculture Potential, 23 July, . See more

Rocha R., Rodrigues A., Pereira V., Pires S., Pacheco M., Costa A., Marques C., Soares A. (2020) Bivalve harvesting, transport and packaging: how to improve the quality of product in consumers table. Aquaculture America, 9 - 12 February, Honolulu, Hawaii. See more

Rocha R., Pires S., Costa A., Pereira V., Cabral M., Matias D., Pacheco M., Soares A., Rodrigues A. (2020) Temperature effect on oxidative stress and depuration efficiency of different bivalve species produced in aquaculture. Aquaculture America, 9 - 12 February, Honolulu, Hawaii. See more

Pereira V. ., Conceição L., Rocha R.J.M., Pacheco M. (2020) Squaring the circle of bivalves’ valorization: how to ensure food safety preserving nutritional features?. Research Summit 2020, 24 - 26 June, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Rodrigues A.C.M., Bem-Haja P., Almeida H., Pereira V., Cabral M., Matias D., Freitas R., Pinto J.S., Inácio L., Sardinha M.L., Marques C.R., Pacheco M., Costa A.P.L., Soares A.M.V.M., Rocha R.J.M. (2019) Optimization of depuration process of Ruditapes decussatus produced in C-grade areas to legally commercialization values. Aquaculture, 7 – 11 March , New Orleans, EUA. See more

Rodrigues A.C.M., Pires S.F.S., Costa A.P.L., Pereira V., Cabral M., Matias D., Soares A.M.V.M., Rocha R.J.M. (2019) Optimum water temperature boosts depuration efficiency changing oxidative stress status of different bivalve species. Aquaculture Europe, 7 – 10 October , Berlin, Germany. See more

Pereira V., Pires S., Martins D., Rodrigues A., Ofoegbu P., Cabral M., Matias D., Pacheco M., Costa A., Soares A., Rocha R. (2019) Cerastoderma edule: um alimento nutritivo ou um risco para a saúde pública?. Workshop em Procedimentos de Cultura de Berbigão, 23 September, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Costa A.P.L., Matos D.A., Rodrigues A.C.M., Pereira V., Pires S.F.S., Bettencourt F., Matias D., Silva V.S., Pacheco M., Soares A.M.V.M., Rocha R.J.M. (2019) Biochemical status of Solen marginatus harvested in class C areas, after a depuration process testing water temperature and organism positioning in tanks . 3rd International Conference on Food Contaminants, 26 - 27 September, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Pereira V., Ofoegbu P., Pires S., Rodrigues,A. ., Bem-Haja P., Almeida H., Cabral M., Matias D., Pacheco M., Costa A., Inácio L., Sardinha M.L., Soares A., Rocha R. (2019) Temperature effects on the depuration and shelf-life of Ruditapes decussatus from class C areas, to ensure food quality and safety. 3rd International Conference on Food Contaminants, 26 - 27 September, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Pires S., Martins D., Rodrigues A., Ofoegbu P., Pereira V., Pacheco M., Costa A., Soares A., Rocha R. (2019) Quality and safety of cockles can be affected by harvesting and transport techniques. 3rd International Conference on Food Contaminants, 26 - 27 September, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Rocha R., Rodrigues A., Bem-Haja P., Pereira V., Costa A., Marques C., Pacheco M., Soares A. (2019) Ruditapes decussatus oxidative damage during commercialization period after a depuration process under different temperatures. Aquaculture, 7 - 11 March, New Orleans, USA. See more

Rodrigues ACM ., Pires SFS ., Costa APL ., Pereira V ., Ofoegbu PU ., Bettencourt F ., Matias D ., Pacheco M ., Soares AMVM ., Rocha RJM . (2019) Water temperature affects di fferently the depuration and oxidative stress status of two bivalve species. 3 rd International Conference on Food Contaminants (ICFC 2019), 26 - 27 September, Aveiro, Portugal. See more

Silva D., Rodrigues A., Pires S., Conceição L., Dias J., Ofoegbu P., Pereira V., Costa A., Soares A., Rocha R. (2019) Different shell, different feed?. 4th Aquaimprove, 29 November, Porto, Portugal. See more

Braga A., Camacho C., Pereira V., Marçal R., Marques A., Guilherme S., Marques A., Gago-Martínez A., Pacheco M., Costa P. (2018) Impact of climate change drivers on toxin contamination and genotoxicity in Mytilus galloprovincialis: combined effects of warming, acidification and harmful algal blooms. SETAC Europe 28th Anual Meeting: Responsible and Innovative Research for Environmental Quality, 13 − 17 May, Rome, Italy. See more

Braga A., Camacho C., Pereira V., Marçal R., Marques A., Guilherme S., Marques A., Gago-Martínez A., Pacheco M., Costa P. (2018) Accumulation and Biotransformation of algal, bacterial and cyanobacterial toxins in aquatic trophic chains. 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA), 21 - 26 October, Nantes, France. See more

Braga A., Camacho C., Pereira V., Marçal R., Marques A., Guilherme S., Marques A., Gago-Martínez A., Pacheco M., Costa P. (2018) Climate change drivers impacts on marine biotoxins contamination and genotoxicity in Mytilus galloprovincialis: combining the effects of warming, acidification and harmful algal blooms. XIII Reunión Ibérica de Algas Tóxicas y biotoxinas marinas, 20 - 22 June, Vigo, Spain. See more

Pereira V., Marques A., Pereira R., Pousão-Ferreira P., Barata M., Pereira P., Pacheco M. (2018) Evidence towards a higher genotoxicity of inorganic mercury in fish (Diplodus sargus) comparing to the organic form - a paradigm shift?. 24th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference, ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE, 13 - 15 June, Messina, Italy. See more

Pereira V., Marques A., Gaivão I., Rego A., Abreu H., Pereira R.,Santos M.A., Guilherme S., Pacheco M. (2016) Protective effects of seaweed feed supplementation against a genotoxic challenge in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). VIII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, 10 - 12 March, Vila Real, Portugal. See more

Marques, A., Carvalhais, A., Oliveira, I.B., Dolbeth, M., Tomás, L., Pereira, V., Marçal, R., Guilherme, S., Pacheco, M., Mieiro, C.L. Erythrocytic dynamics and kidney oxidative condition show an adaptive response of Scophthalmus maximus to personal care products. 32nd Congress of ESCPB, 28-31 August 2022, Naples, Italy. See more

F. Fernandéz S. .J.e.r.�.�.n.i.m.o., A. Carvalhais ., A. Marques ., I. Oliveira ., V. Pereira ., J. Asturiano ., M. Pacheco ., C. Mieiro. . THE IMPACTS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN THE GONADS OF PACIFIC OYSTER: OXIDATIVE STRESS PROFILE AND ENERGY RELATED-PARAMETERS. Aquaculture Europe, September 27 - 30, 2022, Rimini, Italy. See more

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MolBiPack – Improvement of the packaging, transport and packing of bivalve molluscs: from catch to marketing See more

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