PhD Program in Molecular and Environmental Biology (Specialization in Molecular Biotechnology) at the University of Minho. This PhD aims to characterize the molecular bases of Torulaspora delbrueckii specific traits for application in the wine and bread-making industries. Also, this project has as host institutions the CBMA (Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental) in Portugal and the Sciences for Enology unit (SPO) supervised by INRAE (L'institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture… Show more PhD Program in Molecular and Environmental Biology (Specialization in Molecular Biotechnology) at the University of Minho. This PhD aims to characterize the molecular bases of Torulaspora delbrueckii specific traits for application in the wine and bread-making industries. Also, this project has as host institutions the CBMA (Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental) in Portugal and the Sciences for Enology unit (SPO) supervised by INRAE (L'institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement), University of Montpellier and Instituto Agro Montpellier in France. Show less

NewFood Project (NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000043)"Optimisation of the production of the freeze resistant yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii for application in the baking industry"Skills: Growth and maintenance of yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii, Fed-Batch culture, HPLC analysis.

Master thesis “Cell death mechanisms and targets of new fluorescent dyes with antiproliferative activity”, under the supervision of Professor Maria João Sousa (CBMA) and Professor Maria Sameiro T. Gonçalves (Department of Chemistry).Skills: Manipulation and growth of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, viability assays, cell fractionation, fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, western blot, PCR.