Alberto C P Dias
University of Minho, Portugal
Biography
Alberto Dias has a degree in Applied Biology from University of Lisbon in 1989 and MSc in Biotechnology (IST, 1993), PhD (UMinho, 2001). He is a coordinator of CITABUM research centre at the University of Minho. His research includes the study of plant metabolites and their bioactivities, focusing on antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. More recently, he developed products incorporating biofunctional extracts and compounds in several matrices (nanoparticles, cosmetics and nutraceuticals). He was coordinator of several national and international projects. He participated in the organization or was Chair of several national and international meetings and is author of more than 70 SCI papers and several book chapters.