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Ana Catarina Sousa

Associate Professor (Department of Biology)

Employment contract in public functions indefinitely

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Doctoral Degree: Biologia (Universidade de Aveiro - 2009)
Master Degree: Ciências das Zonas Costeiras /Biologia (Universidade de Aveiro - 2001)
Bachelor's Degree: Biologia (Universidade de Aveiro - 2001)
CHRC - Comprehensive Health Research Centre (Integrated Member with doctorate)
Course Commission of the PhD Program in Biology (Deputy)
Biology; (Eco)toxicology; Environmental sciences; Environmental sciences; Health sciences; Epidemiology; Medical biotechnology
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
a) Characterization of environmental/biological levels of environmental contaminants
b) Evaluation of the impact of environmental contaminants in human health
c) Use of pets as sentinels of human exposure to environmental contaminants
d) Implementation of environmental preventive strategies to reduce exposure to environmental contaminants

BIOTECHNOLOGY
a) Development of new pre-treatment techniques for the simultaneous purification and concentration of biomarkers from biological matrices for early stage diagnosis
b) Development of new ionic-liquid-based drugs
c) Development of antibody purification techniques
Member of the Board of Directors of OHMi Estarreja, CNRS LabEx DRIIHM, Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France (since January 2019)

Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora; 


Linha Temática: Doenças de alto impacto e mortalidade elevada; 


Grupo de Investigação: Saúde ambiental e ocupacional

NuESA-Health and Environment Study Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Collaborator

PRR-C05-i03-I-000188 / PRR - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
acrónimo: CANTE
em curso até 30/09/2025
101089896 / Comissão Europeia
acrónimo: EU GREEN
em curso até 31/12/2026
Gouveia TIA, Silva AMT, Freire MG, Sousa ACA, Alves A, Santos MSF (2023): Multi-target analysis of cytostatics in hospital effluents over a 9-month period. J. Hazard. Mater. 448, 130883
Charalampous P, Pallari E, Gorasso V, Von Der Lippe E, Devleesschauwer B, Pires SM, Plass D, Idavain J, Ngwa CH, Noguer I, Padron-Monedero A, Sarmiento R, Majdan M, Ádám B, Alkerwi AA, Cilovic-Lagarija S, Clarsen B, Corso B, Cuschieri S, Dopelt K, Economou M, Fischer F, Freitas A, García-González JM, Gazzelloni F, Gkitakou A, Gulmez H, Hynds P, Isola G, Jakobsen LS, Kabir Z, Kissimova-Skarbek K, Knudsen AK, Konar NM, Ladeira C, Lassen B, Liew A, Majer M, Mechili EA, Mereke A, Monasta L, Mondello S, Morgado JN, Nena E, Ng ESW, Niranjan V, Nola IA, O'caoimh R, Petrou P, Pinheiro V, Ortiz MR, Riva S, Samouda H, Santos JV, Santoso CMA, Milicevic MS, Skempes D, Sousa AC, Speybroeck N, Tozija F, Unim B, Uysal HB, Vaccaro FG, Varga O, Vasic M, Violante FS, Wyper GMA, Polinder S, Haagsma JA (2022) Methodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe: a systematic literature review. BMC Public Health, 22 (1), 1564, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13925-z
Capela e Silva F, Sousa AC, Pastorinho MR, Mizukawa H, Ishizuka M (2022) Editorial: Animal Poisoning and Biomarkers of Toxicity. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.891483
Venâncio C, Monteiro B, Francisco R, Neves MC, Freire MG, Sousa ACA, Lopes I (2022) "Ecotoxicological Tools to Assess Cytostatic Effects in Freshwater Environments: Aiding Drug Prioritization." Medical Sciences Forum 14(1): 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2022-13246
Oliveira AS, Rolo J, Gaspar C, Cavaleiro C, Salgueiro L, Palmeira-de-Oliveira R, Ferraz C, Coelho S, Pastorinho MR, Sousa ACA, Teixeira JP, Martinez-de-Oliveira J, Palmeira de Oliveira A (2022) Unveiling the potential of Thymus × citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb. preparations for anti-acne applications: antimicrobial, anti-biofilm, anti-inflammatory and safety profiles. Journal of Herbal Medicine 287: 114935,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114935
Ferraz CA, Palmeira de Oliveira A, Pastorinho MR, Sousa ACA? (2022) Ecotoxicity of plant extracts and essential oils: a review. Environmental Pollution 292 B: 118319; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118319
Ferraz CA, Sousa ACA?, Caramelo D, Delgado F, Palmeira de Oliveira A, Pastorinho MR (2022) Chemical profile and eco-safety evaluation of essential oils and hydrolates from Cistus ladanifer, Helichrysum italicum, Ocimum basilicum and Thymbra capitata. Industrial Crops and Products 175: 114232, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114232
Sousa AC, Pastorinho MR, Masjedi MR, Pereira UM, Arrais M, Nunes E, To T, Ferreira AJ, Robalo-Cordeiro C, Borrego C, Teixeira JP, Taborda-Barata L (2022) Issue 1 - Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution. Part 2): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: perspectives from Angola, Brazil, Canada, Iran, Mozambique and Portugal. Pulmonology, 28 (5): 376-395
3. Monteiro B., Venâncio C., Francisco R., Sousa A.C.A., Lopes I., 2022. Contributions towards the hazard evaluation of two widely used cytostatic drugs. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23120-7
1. e Silva FA, Sousa ACA, Coutinho JC, Freire MG (2022) Waste valorisation using ionic liquids. Green Chemistry Series. Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN 978-1-839-16399-9; https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839164682
Sousa ACA, Alves MG, Ferreira PF, Silva BM, Rato L (2022) Male infertility in the XXI century: are obesogens to blame? International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Special Issue "Endocrine Disruption and Human Diseases" 23 (6): 3046; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23063046
Sousa ACA, Malarvannan G, Isobe T, Rato L (2022) Editorial: Obesogens in the XXI century: Emerging health challenges. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.999908
Francisco R, Almeida C, Sousa ACA, Neves MC, Freire MG (2022) High performance of ionic-liquid-based materials to remove insecticides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Special Issue: "Advanced Functional Materials from Ionic Liquids" 23: 2989, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23062989
Valente JV, Barros RA, Cristovão AC, Pastorinho MR, Sousa ACA (2021) Avaliação do potencial citotóxico de microplásticos em linhas celulares intestinais, hepáticas e neuronais. Revista Captar, Ciência e Ambiente para Todos, Vol. 10, art. 4
Coelho SR, Sousa ACA, Pastorinho MR, Pacheco MJ, Ciríaco L, Lopes A, Fernandes A (2021) Avaliação toxicológica de lixiviados de aterro sanitário tratados usando o crustáceo de água doce Daphnia magna. Revista Captar, Ciência e Ambiente para Todos, vol 10, art. 7
Rato L, Sousa ACA (2021) The impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in male fertility: focus on the action of obesogens. Journal of Xenobiotics 11, 163-196; Feature Paper https://doi.org/10.3390/jox11040012

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