ORCID id: 0000-0001-6143-9170

Office 404 / Lab 407 - Chemistry Department

Ph: +351 212948300, ext. 10947

Email: pc.reis@fct.unl.pt

LinkedIn: patricia-reis

Education:

(2022) PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

(2016) Master in Biotechnology - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

(2014) - Bachelor in Biochemistry - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Research interests:

• Microbial polymers
• Marine bacteria and microalgae
• Optimization of polymer production in bioreactors
• Polymer characterization: physical, chemical, functional and bioactive properties 
• Nanoparticles: preparation and characterization
• Polymer applications

Relevant publications:

Papers:

• P. Concórdio-Reis, B. Serafim, J. R. Pereira, X. Moppert, J. Guézennec, M. A. M. Reis, F. Freitas (2023) Exopolysaccharide production by the marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 using fruit pulp waste as the sole carbon source. Environ. Technol. Innov. 30, 103090.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103090

• P. Concórdio-Reis, M. Cardeira, A. C. Macedo, S. S. Ferreira, A.T. Serra, M. A. Coimbra, A. Amorim, M. A. M. Reis, F. Freitas (2023) Novel exopolysaccharide produced by the marine dinoflagellate Heterocapsa AC210: Production, characterization, and biological properties. Algal Res. 70, 103014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103014

• P. Concórdio-Reis, S. S. Ferreira, V. D. Alves, X. Moppert, J. Guézennec, M. A. Coimbra, M. A. M. Reis, F. Freitas (2023) Rheological characterization of the exopolysaccharide produced by Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 227, 619-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.117.

• D. Araújo, M. Martins, P. Concórdio-Reis, C. Roma-Rodrigues, M. Morais, V.D. Alves, A. Fernandes, F. Freitas (2023) Novel hydrogel membranes based on the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol: Design, characterization, and biological properties. Pharmaceuticals 16(7),991.https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16070991

• P. Concórdio-Reis, A. C. Macedo, M. Cardeira, X. Moppert, J. Guézennec, C. Sevrin, C. Grandfils, A.T. Serra, F. Freitas (2023) Selenium Bio-Nanocomposite Based on Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 Exopolysaccharide: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity. Bioeng. 10(2), 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10020193.

• P. Concórdio-Reis, J. R. Pereira, V. D. Alves, A. R. Nabais, L. A. Neves, A. C. Marques, E. Fortunato, X. Moppert, J. Guézennec, M. A. M. Reis, F. Freitas (2022) Characterisation of Films Based on Exopolysaccharides from Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments. Polymers 14, 4442. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14204442. 

• R. Pires, M. Costa, J. Silva, B. Pedras, P. Concórdio-Reis, N. Lapa, M. C. Ventura (2022) Se-enrichment of Chlorella vulgaris grown under different trophic states for food supplementation. Algal Res. 68, 102876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102876.

• P. Concórdio-Reis, V.D. Alves, X. Moppert, J. Guézennec, F. Freitas, M.A.M. Reis (2021) Characterization and Biotechnological Potential of Extracellular Polysaccharides Synthesized by Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments. Mar. Drugs 19, 522. https://doi.org/10.3390/md19090522.

• P. Concórdio-Reis, C.V. Pereira, M.P. Batista, C. Sevrin, C. Grandfils, A.C. Marques, E. Fortunato, F.B. Gaspar, A.A. Matias, F. Freitas, M.A.M. Reis (2020) Silver nanocomposites based on the bacterial fucose-rich polysaccharide secreted by Enterobacter A47 for wound dressing applications: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro bioactivity. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 163, 959–969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.072

Book chapters:

• F. Freitas, C. A.V. Torres, D. Araújo, I. Farinha, J. R. Pereira, P. Concórdio‐Reis, and M.A.M. Reis (2021) Advanced Microbial Polysaccharides in “Biopolymers for Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications” ed. Bernd H. A. Rehm and M. Fata Moradali (Weinheim: WILEY-VCH), 19–62. 

• P. Concórdio-Reis and F. Freitas (2019) Environmental Applications: Biopolymer Sorbents for Heavy Metal Removal in “Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications” ed. Munmaya Mishra (Boca Raton: CRC Press), 1069–1086.