Luísa Barreira is an Associate Professor of the Chemistry and Pharmacy Department from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology from the University of Algarve where she teaches courses related with Instrumental Methods of Analysis. Together with João Varela, she co-leads the MarBiotech group, focusing on the valorization of the biomass of marine organisms, mainly microalgae and halophyte plants, for biotechnological applications such as food, feed, pharmaceuticals or cosmetic ingredients. She has participated in more than 30 national and international projects, having been the PI of 3 national projects and the institutional coordinator of 4 European projects, 2 as WP leader. In DiBaN, she will be responsible for the nutritional characterization of the improved strains and for the assessment of their bioactive potential.
