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Madalena Mendes

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MSc Biodiversity and Plant Biotechnology

  • Education

    • Universidade de Coimbra

      2021 - 2023
      Master's degree Biodiversity and Plant Biotechnology

      Thesis: "Novel extraction methods, yield, structural and rheological properties of carrageennan from novel Kappaphycus alvarezii strains from the Philippines"Final grade: 19/20Adviser: Professor Leonel Pereira (PhD)Co-adviser: Ana Marta Gonçalves (PhD)

    • Universidade de Coimbra

      2018 - 2021
      Licentiate degree Biology Minor in Biochemistry

      Project and Internship: Aqueous seaweed extracts as biostimulants | Seaweed AquacultureThesis: "Estuarine seaweeds as seedling development biostimulants" and "Cultivation potential of the estuarine seaweed Gracilaria sp."Adviser: Professor Leonel Pereira (PhD)Co-adviser: João Cotas (MS)

  • Experience

    • Universidade de Coimbra

      Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

      - Macroalgae cultivation and nutritional characterization- Collection, preparation and identification of macroalgae - Polysaccharide extraction - Macroalgae aquaculture- Pigment extraction- Germination assays with macroalgae extracts

      • Summer Internship (Estágio de Verão UC)

        Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

      • Student Internship

        Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

    • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
      Research Initiation Scholarship

      Research Initiation Scholarship of I&D MARE – Center for Marine and Environmental Sciences under the project "Verão com Ciência 2021" financed by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). Throughout this month, I worked on the project “MENU - Marine macroalgaE: alternative recipes for a daily NUtritional diet”.

    • Universidade de Coimbra

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
      Master Thesis Student

      Development of novel carrrageenan extraction methods and study of novel Kappaphycus alvarezii strains.

    • Hortimare

      Jan 2024 - now
      Intern

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • XI Iberian Agroengineering Congress 2021

      SCAP
      Nov 2021

    • Certificate in Advanced English - C1

      Cambridge University Press & Assessment English
      Jan 2023

    • Sharemed Summer School 2022 - Marine ecosystems services for future generations

      Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA)
      Jul 2022

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Summer camp on Jan 2018
      Summer campAssociated with Madalena Mendes

    • Member

      Issued by SDPJ Coimbra on Jan 2019
      SDPJ CoimbraAssociated with Madalena Mendes

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Casa Família Oliveira Guimarães on Jan 2019
      Casa Família Oliveira GuimarãesAssociated with Madalena Mendes

    • Chief of Theater and Missionary

      Issued by Missão País on Jan 2020
      Missão PaísAssociated with Madalena Mendes