Maria Ferreira

Current

• PhD student at Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge

Past

• Research Scientist at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
• Trainee at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Education

• Instituto Superior Técnico

Connections

148 connections

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Websites

• INSA

Maria Ferreira’s Summary

Master in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) [2002-2007].

Internship at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen (The Netherlands) from March 2007 until September 2007.

Research scientist at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen (The Netherlands) from January 2008 until November 2008.

PhD student at Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge - Lisboa from December 2008 until present.

Maria Ferreira’s Experience

• PhD student

  Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  Working on a FCT-funded research project (Nutraceuticals: a shield against chronic disease? Contribution for the rationale of a new therapeutic option).
  
  Main subjects covered: Microbiology and Immunology

• Research Scientist

  Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

  (Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)

  January 2008 — November 2008 (11 months)

  Involved in two multidisciplinary projects supporting the weight management and hearth health businesses.

• Trainee

  Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

  (Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)

  March 2007 — September 2007 (7 months)

  MSc. thesis on development of a new delivery system for bioactive compounds, with application in food products.

Maria Ferreira’s Education

• Instituto Superior Técnico

  MSc. , Biological Engineering , 2002 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Núcleo de Engenharia Biológica (NEB)

Additional Information

Maria Ferreira’s Websites:

• INSA

Maria Ferreira’s Groups:

•    Instituto Superior Tecnico Alumni
•    Associação dos Antigos Alunos do Instituto Superior Técnico - IST Alumni
•    Lic/Msc em Engenharia Biologica (IST) Alumni
•    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
•    The Star Tracker
•    IST Engineers
•    Unilever Alumni Network (5500+ Global members!)
•    UNILEVER PEOPLE
•    Núcleo de Engenharia Biológica (NEB) - Nucleous of Biological Engineering

Maria Ferreira’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
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