Hélder Oliveira is a CEEC Junior Researcher and holds a PhD in Sustainable Chemistry. 

His field of research concerns food chemistry and biochemistry, essentially food polyphenols and the real absorption of these compounds at different cellular barriers, their metabolization and their bioactivity. 

He is the PI of ANTHOE.FLOS and FLORA.MED, two projects that explore edible flowers bioavailability and bioactivity.​

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Hélder has a set of interests that goes further from the scientific field.

He was the president of the Portuguese Biochemical Students Association (APEBQ) from 2014 to 2018. He is member of the board management of ANBIOQ. Has an instructor degree in Japanase Martials Arts. Practices Surf.

​Hélder got level I (20 out of 20) and level II (19 out of 20) of Chinese Language at University of Porto and HSK 1/2 (20 out of 20) at Confucius Institute.

Has knowledge in several other areas such as computer science, entrepreneurship, music art, video and photo editing. He is the web manager of foodphenolab  and anthoeflos websites.

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