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with our group achievements including granted projects,
awards, featured publications and so on.
Cut & Care GP
awarded in the FCT projects funding edition '24
Cut&Care GP intends to develop antimicrobial tools to minimize disease spread and pesticide use, promoting eco-friendly cork oak exploitation. Project lead by our team member Raquel Nunes da Silva.
FLORA.MED
awarded in the FCT PeX funding edition '24
FLORA.MED is a project focused on exploring the potential of anthocyanin-rich Edible Flowers on the prevention and modulation of the negative outcomes of metabolic disease. In line with AnthoE.Flos, this project is led by our team member Hélder Oliveira, with a total funding of € 50000 to be executed in 18-24 months.
FERMEN. TO awarded in the RESTART FCT programme '23
2023.00164.RESTART: FERMEN.TO – FERmented foods to struggle MEtabolic syNdrome. An inTegrated in vitro dynamic apprOach.
This project received a total of 50,000€ for 18 months of scientific development.
The quantitative and qualitative impact of the fermentation process on the composition of fruit juices is still poorly understood both in terms of nutrients and non-nutrients (e.g., phytochemicals), which is why this is one of the objectives of the project.
We also aim to understand the impact of these new fermented food matrices on metabolism and the molecular mechanisms involved in metabolic syndrome (MetS), highlighting the central role of the microbiota in this relationship. Health benefits can range from preventive prophylactic actions, which can be extended to the general population, to the reversal of disease indicators that allow for more targeted action in specific segments of the population, for example, individuals with CVD.