Fábio Medeiros Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kannapolis, Carolina Do Norte, Estados Unidos

Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Plants for Human Health Institute working on the Moncada Lab.- Leading a project on the Vitamin D2 fortification of mushrooms and the development of a nutrient-dense plant-based food model from mushrooms, algae, microgreens and plants (DARPA/DOD).- Collaborating on the development and process optimization of spray-dried nutrient-dense food ingredients from berries' pomaces (blueberry, elderberry).

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

PhD thesis: Stratégies catalytiques alternatives pour la valorisation directe du CO2 des gaz d’echappement (accepted without corrections and a mention of excellence).

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canadá

- Teaching assistant to undergraduate level courses from the Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering: GCH215 (Unit Operations II) and GCH220 (Unit Operations Lab).- Sessions: Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021, Winter 2022 and Summer 2022- Preparation of class material;- Correction and grading of homeworks, tests and lab reports.

Natal E Região, Brasil

• Worked in the Laboratory of Food Engineering and the Bioprocess Laboratory.- Collaborated with Pr Marcia Pedrini, Pr Roberta Hoskin, Pr Katia Matsui, Pr Andrea Oliveira, Pr Beatriz Salomão and Pr Maria de Fatima Medeiros.- Supervised bachelor students (9) and research projects.- Experience with research projects management, lab routine and inventory management and organization.- Development of fermentation processes for the production of food products (wine, beer, vinegar), yeast biomass and enzymes (liquid and solid-state fermentation)- Valorization of fruit by-products for development of new products (flour, beer)- Development of starch-based films and matrices for alternative and biodegradable food packaging- Valorization of bioactive compounds on regional fruits and by-products from the fruit and juice local industries.- Micro- and bioencapsulation techniques (spray-drying, osmoporation).- Dairy processing (cheese, ice cream, yogurt);- Drying technologies (spray-drying, freeze drying, spouted bed drying).- Graduate teaching assistant to undergraduate level courses for the Bachelor degrees in Food Engineering and Chemical Engineering.- Courses: DEQ0328 - Biochemical Engineering, DEQ0020 - Fruits and Vegetables Technology, DEQ0501- Introduction to Chemical Engineering, DEQ0527 - Process Control.- Preparation of class material and teaching hours.- Correction and grading of homework, tests and lab reports.

Natal E Região, Brasil

• Bachelor internship on the Laboratory of Quality Control.• Routine analysis of solid products including HPLC (sample preparation and analysis) and thermochemical characterization (TGA and DSC).• Research activities related to the development and validation of a HPLC method for the quantification of pharmaceutical active compounds on extemporaneous formulations.Research project "Study of extemporanous pyrimethamine formulation for congenital toxoplasmosis treatment" presented on the 11th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, 2018, Granada, Spain.

Glasgow, Reino Unido

• Bachelor internship at the Chemical Engineering Lab.• Collaborated with Pr Simon Shilton and Pr Vitor Magueijo on the project "Gas barrier properties of microfibrillated cellulose films/membranes"

Currais Novos E Região, Brasil

- Worked on the management of the post offices services of 54 towns in the region around Currais Novos/RN/Brazil.- Management intern responsible for inventory assessment and maintenance, expense reports and refunds for employees.- Daily follow-up with managers of post offices for routine administrative tasks.

Currais Novos E Região, Brasil

• High-school-level research internship.• Research activities on food microbiology and sanitary quality control (water, medicinal herbs and teas, dairy products, poultry, fish and fruit-based products), and antibacterial activity of regional plant-based products.• Strong background and hands-on experience on food microbiology. Routine lab tasks included assays for the assessment and quantification of microbial bioindicators such as total coliforms, fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus coagulase-positive, yeasts and molds, Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp.• Strong background and hands-on experience on food physicochemical characterization.Research projects published on national journals (Holos, IFRN).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering, 4.3/4.3

PhD thesis: Stratégies catalytiques alternatives pour la valorisation directe du CO2 des gaz d’echappement. Thesis approved with a mention.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Chemical Engineering, 5.0/5.0

Final thesis: Curcumin microencapsulation into yeast cells (Sacharomyces cerevisiae) via osmoporation: process parameters, thermal.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Chemical And Process Engineering

As part of the Science without Borders (SwB), a program from the Brazilian government, he was awarded a fully-funded international.

Engineer'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 8.7/10.0

Final thesis: Use of sequential osmotic shocks for encapsulating curcumin and fisetin into yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) This.