Natércia Teixeira is an Assistant Researcher at LAQV-REQUIMTE@FCUP. She is also an Invited Assistant Professor at FCUP.

 

She has a BSc and MSc in Chemistry, and completed her PhD in Chemistry in December 2015. She has participated in 6 SR&DT projects, including Polyphenols in Art: chemistry and biology hand in hand with conservation of cultural heritage-PTDC/QUI-OUT/29925/2017 of which she was the responsible Co-PI.

 

In 2023, she won a CEEC Research Contract in Agricultural Sciences (2023.06024.CEECIND) entitled: “Primary sector waste and subproduct valorization powered by cultural heritage”. Her curricular career includes 39 scientific articles, 2 book chapters, 70 participations in scientific conferences (26 oral, 44 poster presentations) and 19 academic supervisions.

Her work has been focused on the valorization of agri-food byproducts/waste through the optimization and characterization of extracts from different polyphenolic families,and interaction studies with metals, its stability and degradation. Lately, her work has also been focused on the study of colour, and deepening her knowledge on cultural heritage topics.