1.1 Scientific Articles:

• Evaluation of the potential of annatto seed powder to reduce the formation of heterocyclic amines in charcoal-grilled and pan-fried beef patties.
  Thaís de Moura Neves-Gonçalves, Edgar Pinto, Olga Viegas, Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga, Leonardo M. de Souza Mesquita, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Carmen García-Jares, Veridiana Vera De Rosso, Semíramis Martins Alvares Domene. (2025). Food Chemistry 462, 141015.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141015
• Hormetic effect of UV-C radiation on red mustard microgreens growth and chemical composition.
  Marta Silva, Joana Machado, Rosalía López-Ruiz, Jesús Marín-Sáez, Olga Viegas, Miguel Faria, Roberto Romero-Gonzalez, Antonia Garrido-Frenich, Susana M.P. Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2024). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 18, 101416.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101416
• Exposure Scenarios for Estimating Contaminant Levels in Healthy Sustainable Dietary Models: Omnivorous vs. Vegetarian.
  Helena Ramos, Ana Reis-Mendes, Marta Silva, Mafalda Ribeiro, Ana Margarida Araújo, Cristiane Borges, Olga Viegas, Armindo Melo, Zita Martins, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2024).Foods 13, 3659.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13223659
• A comprehensive study on the digestion, absorption, and metabolization of tropane alkaloids in human cell models.
  Jesús Marín-Sáez, Rosalía Lopez-Ruiz, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Antonia Garrido Frenich. (2024).Journal of Hazardous Materials 480, 136192.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136192
• Assessing the differential responses in normal and inflamed in vitro intestinal models exposed to food contaminants complex mixtures.
  Helena Ramos, Mafalda Ribeiro, Ana Margarida Araújo, Marta Silva, Zita Martins, Jesus Marín-Sáez, Rosalia Lopez-Ruiz, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O.Ferreira. (2025).Food Research International, 205, 115907.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.115907
• The Neurotoxic Impact of Food Chemical Contaminants: A Growing Concern?
  Helena Ramos, Ana Margarida Araújo, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Miguel A. Faria (2026). Current Opinion in Food Science 67:101369.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2025.101369
• In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence of Microplastics and Nanoplastics Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review.
  Ana Margarida Araújo, Carolina Mota; Helena Ramos; Miguel Ângelo Faria; Márcia Carvalho; Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2025). Arch Toxicol 99(9):3505-3525.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-025-04091-3
• Are all nanoplastics equally neurotoxic? Influence of size and surface functionalization on the toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics in human neuronal cells.
  Carolina Mota, Ana Margarida Araújo, Maria Enea, Eulália Pereira, Ana Reis-Mendes, Rui Fernandes, Sofia Pacheco, Marlene Lúcio, Carla Martins Lopes, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Márcia Carvalho. (2026). Environmental Pollution, 390,127445.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127445
• Digestion and gut microbiota catabolism of (poly)phenols from radish microgreens grown under different lights.
  Marta Silva, José Fernando Rinaldi de Alvarenga, Lorena Sánchez-Martínez, Pedro Mena, Daniele Del Rio, Olga Viegas, Miguel A. Faria, Letizia Bresciani, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2025). Food Chemistry, 495, Part 3,146521.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.146521
• Digestion and gut microbiota catabolism of (poly)phenols from radish microgreens grown under different lights.
  Marta Silva, J.F. Rinaldi de Alvarenga, L. Sánchez-Martínez, Pedro Mena, Daniele Del Rio, Olga Viegas, Miguel A. Faria, Leticia Bresciani, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2025). Food Chemistry, 495, 146521.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.146521
• Trihydroxylated Anthocyanins Potentiate Effects of Docetaxel in Mesenchymal Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells.
  Mafalda Ribeiro, Miguel A. Faria, Martin Vojtek, Carmen Diniz, Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira, Olga Viegas. (2025). BioFactors 51:e70052.
  Read more:https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.70052
• Influence of Apple Pomace and Asparaginase on Acrylamide Levels in Cookies and Behavior During Simulated Gastric Digestion: Risk Assessment Perspectives.
  Sumeyra Sevim, Arife Macit, Miguel A. Farıa, Olga Viegas, Sara C. Cunha, Mevlude Kizil, Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira. (2026).
  Read more: Submitted
• Exploring Saliva as a Biofluid for Biomonitoring of Diet-Related Contaminants Exposure: Insights from a Literature Mining Approach.
  Ana Reis-Mendes, Luisa Lisboa, Zita Martins, Cristiane B. Borges, Ana Margarida Araújo, Helena Ramos, Armindo Melo, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. (2026). Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (Minor revision)
  Read more:

1.2 Opinion Piece

• Inovação na Segurança Alimentar: Implementação de Novas Metodologias na Avaliação de Riscos.
  Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira. Caderno País Positivo, junho 2024, mês da segurança dos alimentos e da gastronomia sustentável.

1.3 Book Chapter

• Foods for Diet-related Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Sensory Quality and Consumer Acceptance.
  Authors: Zita E. Martins, Marta Silva, Júlio C. Machado Jr, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
  2024. Food Chemistry, Function and Analysis. Royal Society of Chemistry, Chapter 43, 488-528.
  ISBN: 978-1-83916-666-2. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839166655

1.4 International Events

• Oral 1 XXII Congress EuroFoodChem, Belgrado, Sérvia, 14-16 Jun 2023.
  Title: Data mining and machine learning methods to predict food contaminants exposure.
  Authors: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Marta Silva, Mafalda Ribeiro, Helena Ramos, Ana Margarida Araújo, Armindo Melo, Catarina Mansilha, Olga Viegas, Miguel A. Faria, Zita Martins.
• Oral 2 5^th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules 2023 6^th-9^th November 2023.
  Title: A complete toxicological study of tropane alkaloids (TAs): From food digestion to biological metabolization.
  Authors: Jesús Marín-Sáez, Rosalía Lopez-Ruiz, Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira, Miguel A. Faria, Sara C. Cunha.
• Oral 3 22^nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2024), Rimini, Italy, 8-12 September, 2024.
  Title: Biomonitoring the exposure to diet contaminants through saliva.
  Authors: Olga Viegas, Zita Martins, Ana Reis-Mendes, Ana Margarida Araújo, Cristiane B. Borges, Marta Silva, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Oral 4 22^nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2024), Rimini, Italy, 8-12 September, 2024.
  Title: Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) Seasoning Inhibits the Heat-Generated Carcinogens Formation in Charcoal-Grilled Beef Burgers.
  Authors: Olga Viegas, Thais Neves-Gonçalves, Edgar Pinto, A.R. Braga, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Veridiana De Rosso, Semíramis Domene.
• Oral 5 III 1H-TOXRUN International Congress. No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet. The Big Challenges of the 21^st Century, Porto, Portugal, 2-3 May, 2024..
  Title: The unseen ingredients: a systematic review of the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics in our food.
  Authors: Carolina Mota, Zita E. Martins, Helena Ramos, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Márcia Carvalho, Ana Margarida Araújo.
• Oral 6 38^th EFFoST International Conference: Future Food Systems: Innovation through Progress at Scientific Interfaces, 12 -14 November, Brugges, Belgium, 2024.
  Title: Estimation of exposure to food contaminants based on sustainable dietary choices: Omnivore versus vegetarian scenario.
  Authors: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Marta Silva, Mafalda Ribeiro, Helena Ramos, Ana Margarida Araújo, Arminda Melo, Olga Viegas, Miguel A. Faria, Zita Martins.
• Oral 7 3^rd ICBC International Congress on Bioative Compounds, UNICAMP, Brasil, 10-11 December, 2024.
  Title: Impact of Preharvest Lighting on the Bioactivity of Radish Microgreens Grown in Vertical Farming.
  Authors: Marta Silva, Diego A. Moreno, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Olga Viegas, Miguel Faria, Susana M.P. Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Oral 8 3^rd ICBC International Congress on Bioative Compounds, UNICAMP, Brasil, 10-11 December, 2024.
  Title: Cultivar-Specific Digestion of Organosulfur Compounds in Radish Microgreens: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach.
  Authors: Marta Silva, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Diego A. Moreno, Olga Viegas, Miguel Faria, Susana M.P. Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Oral 9 EuroFoodChem XXIII, Bratislava, 11-13 June 2025.
  Title: Saliva Biomonitoring as a Tool for Tracking Food Safety and Contaminant Exposure.
  Authors: Ana Reis-Mendes, Zita Martins, Ana Margarida Araújo, Helena Ramos, Cristiane B. Borges, Armindo Melo, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Oral 10 ICFC2025, International Conference on Food Contaminants: Challenges in Emerging Contaminants and Planetary Health. Madeira, Portugal, 25 e 26 September 2025.
  Title: Brain on plastics: How surface-modified nanoplastics disrupt human neuronal cells.
  Authors: Ana Margarida Araújo, Carolina Mota, Helena Ramos, Miguel Ângelo Faria, Márcia Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Plenary 1 AQUIAXI25 – I Congreso transnacional de Campus Auga da Xuventude Investigadora, Ourense, 24 e 25 de Setembro de 2025.
  Title: Traceability and food quality.
  Author: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Plenary 2 15^th Conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum, Salzburg, Austrian, 7-9 April 2025.
  Title: Silent Threats: Can Mycotoxins Fuel Neurodegenerative Diseases?
  Authors: Miguel A Faria, Helena Ramos, Margarida Araújo, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Invited lecture 1 IV International Workshop on Alternative methods for the determination of toxic effects and risk assessment of contaminants and mixtures organized by RiskTox University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 21st Novermber 2025.
  Title: The enteric nervous system: A gateway for foodborne neurotoxicity.
  Authors: Miguel A. Faria, Helena Ramos, Ana Margarida Araújo, Isabel M.P.L.V.O.Ferreira.
• Poster 1 Congress RisTox - Alternative methods for the determination of toxic effects and risk assessment of contaminants and mixtures, 1^st December 2023, Valencia, Spain.
  Title: Can saliva be used for biomonitoring exposure to beneficial and harmful diet compounds?
  Authors: Zita Martins, Miguel A. Faria, Cristiane B. Borges, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 2 Congress RisTox - Alternative methods for the determination of toxic effects and risk assessment of contaminants and mixtures, 1^st December 2023, Valencia, Spain..
  Title: Neurotoxic interactions between contaminants from distinct classes in SH-SY5Y cells through different computational models.
  Authors:Helena Ramos, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 3 ICFD2024 – 8th International Conference in Food Digestion, Porto, Portugal, April 9–11, 2024.
  Title: In-vitro digestion of radish microgreens: fate of organosulfur and phenolic compounds.
  Authors: Marta Silva, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Diego A. Moreno, Ana Carolina Santos, Miguel Faria, Olga Viegas, Susana M.P. Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 4 Sustainable Water Management and Resource Adaptation. Security and Energy Nexus, Université Paris Cité, France, 12-13 Novembro, 2024.
  Title: Endocrine disruptors: a new global challenge for water quality Ecotoxicological effects on daphnia magna.
  Authors: Catarina Mansilha, Armindo Melo, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 5 Toxicology Letters 399S2 (2024) S72–S364 (P25-21).
  Title: Examining the impact of a realistic mixture of dietary contaminants on the intestinal barrier and compounds absorption.
  Authors: Ana Margarida Araújo, Helena Ramos, Mafalda Ribeiro, Zita Martins, Jesus Marín-Sáez, Rosalia Lopez-Ruiz, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 6 58^th congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2024) Toxicology – A Quest for Safer Chemicals and Medicines, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8–11 September 2024.
  Title: Neurotoxic interactions between contaminants from distinct classes in SH-SY5Y cells through different computational models.
  Authors: Helena Ramos, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 7 39^th EFFoST International Conference: Fostering the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems: Embracing Novelty and Overcoming Challenges, Porto, Portugal, 17-19 November 2025.
  Title: Salivary Biomonitoring of Dietary Nitrate: A Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Intake from Foods and Supplements.
  Authors: Ana Reis-Mendes, Ana Margarida Araújo, Helena Ramos, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 8 EuroFoodChem XXIII, Bratislava, 11-13 June 2025.
  Title: Microplastics and nanoplastics contamination in food and beverages: a global review.
  Authors: Carolina Mota; Zita E. Martins; Helena Ramos; Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira; Márcia Carvalho; Ana Margarida Araújo.
• Poster 9 ICFC2025, International Conference on Food Contaminants: Challenges in Emerging Contaminants and Planetary Health. Madeira, Portugal, 25 e 26 September 2025.
  Title: When 1 + 1 ≠ 2: modelling non-additive neurotoxic effects of food contaminant mixtures in SH-SY5Y cells.
  Authors: Helena Ramos, Ana Margarida Araújo, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Miguel A. Faria.
• Poster 10 IV International Workshop on Alternative methods for the determination of toxic effects and risk assessment of contaminants and mixtures organized by RiskTox University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 21^st November 2025.
  Title: Surface-Modified Nanoplastics as Emerging Neurotoxicants: Insights from Human Neuronal Cells.
  Authors: : Carolina Mota, Maria Enea, Eulália Pereira, Ana Reis-Mendes, Rui Fernandes, Sofia Pacheco, Marlene Lúcio, Carla Martins Lopes, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Márcia Carvalho, Ana Margarida Araújo.

1.5 National Events

• Keynote speaker 2º Congresso da Rede de Instituições de Ensino Superior para a Salvaguarda da Dieta Mediterrânica/2ª Conferência Internacional sobre Dieta e Gastronomia Mediterrânicas, tema “A Multidisciplinaridade à Mesa”, no Palácio D. Manuel, Évora, 28-29 September 2023 (invited speaker).
  Title: O papel dos compostos bioativos na Dieta Mediterrânica.
  Author: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Keynote speaker XVII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, keynote speaker, 9-11 October 2024, UTAD, Vila Real.
  Title: Understanding how enhanced food safety and quality control shape intestinal barrier health by using mathematical and in vitro models.
  Author: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Oral 11 XVII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, apresentação oral, 9-11 October 2024, UTAD, Vila Real.
  Title: Unlocking the Health Potential of Sustainably Grown Radish Microgreens: A Light-Based Approach.
  Authors: Marta Silva, Diego A. Moreno, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Miguel Faria, Olga Viegas, Susana M.P. Carvalho, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• Poster 10 Dare2Change, 2025.
  Title: Fate of (Poly)phenols from Radish Microgreens Grown Under Different Lights: Digestion and Gut Microbiota Catabolism.
  Authors: Marta Silva, José Fernando Rinaldi de Alvarenga, Lorena Sánchez-Martínez, Letizia Bresciani, Pedro Mena, Olga Viegas, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.

1.6 Webinars

• BioHub2 webinar Organized by National Institute of R-D for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania - Georgiana Gavril – 5^th December 2023.
  Title: Dietary exposure biomonitoring in the interplay between food safety and nutrition.
  Authors: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Armindo Melo, Zita Martins, Miguel A., Faria.
• 3º Webinar de Processos em Biotecnologia Alimentar, 23 November 2023, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Escola Superior Agrária.
  Title: Novas abordagens para reduzir a exposição à acrilamida da dieta.
  Authors: Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• LAQV webinar 10^th May 2023 – Topic Food Quality and Technology.
  Title: Assessment of Human Health Risks from Combined Exposure to Food Contaminants: Insights from in vitro Studies.
  Author: Miguel A. Faria.
• LAQV webinar 10^th May 2023 – Topic Food Quality and Technology.
  Title: UV-C radiation affects the phytochemicals fingerprint of red mustard microgreens grown in a vertical farming system.
  Author: Marta Silva.

1.7 Database

• Database
  Title: SALIVA+: a FAIR database providing data on diet-related contaminants in saliva.
  Authors: Ana Reis-Mendes, Ana Margarida Araújo, Helena Ramos, Cristiane B. Borges, Armindo Melo, Miguel A. Faria, Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
  Available at Zenodo. Access the link:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17135705

1.8 Thesis

• Master thesis
  Title: Danger at the nano level? Assessment of the neurotoxic effects of plain and functionalized.
  Master's Degree in Analytical, Clinical and Forensic Toxicology, FFUP, October 2024.
• Master thesis
  Title: Evaluating the infuence of wood ageing variables on beer aroma and sensory attributes a study under static and dynamic conditions.
  Master's Degree in Quality Control, FFUP, October 2024.
• PhD thesis
  Title: Recovery of peptides from brewing by- products to control hypertension.
  Author: Rita Ribeiro Martins de Oliveira.
  Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto.
• PhD thesis
  Title: Impact of sustainable production on Brassicaceae microgreens bioactive composition, digestion, and colonic fermentation.
  Author: Marta Sofia Silva.
  Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specialization in nutrition and food chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto.

1.9 Courses, Seminars and other activities

• Seminar Organised on 24 May 2023 at FFUP to present the project to the community (open to the public).
  Title: "Quality and safety in food supply chain to protect consumer health".
• Conference Organization of ICFD2024 – 8^th International Conference in Food Digestion, Porto, Portugal, April 9–11, 2024.
• Course Organization of the course: “Interações medicamento alimento” held at FFUP on September 2024 and in September 2025.
• Course Course of Hygiene and sanitation at University of Split , Croatia, 1^st October 2025.
  Class Titled: “Biomonitoring of diet-related contaminants through saliva analysis”, for undergraduate students of the University of Split, author Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira.
• UC Project I – Integrated master of Pharmaceutical sciences. Beyond the plate: unraveling the hidden impacts of functionalized nanoplastics on human liver cells (HEPG2).
  Student: Laura Ribeiro de Sousa.
• Dissertation. Dissertation of 1^st degree in Biochemistry.
  Title: Beyond the plate: unraveling the hidden impacts of functionalized nanoplastics on human liver cells (HEPG2).
  Student: Tiago Samuel Armada Ferreira.