Carla Sara Ferreira de Sousa

I’ve a degree in food engineering and a PhD in pharmacognosy. My research interests focus on phytochemical compounds with nutraceutical and/or pharmacological applications. I´ve vast experience in extraction, identification, and quantitation of bioactive compounds from algae and vascular plants. I’ve also experience with cellular and nom-cellular bioactivity assays, especially for the evaluation of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of the extracted compounds. I’ve been involved in mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students, both national and foreigner, and on paper and report writing. I’ve joined the Coastal Biodiversity group to work on the project AquaVitae to make the most of cultivated algae.