Catarina Texeira

Catarina Texeira is a Researcher at the University of Algarve, affiliated with the Department of Food Science and Technology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology. Her work focuses on biorefinery strategies for marine and agrifood resources, cancer drug development, and dietary interventions for colorectal cancer prevention.

• Lead researcher in projects like "Integrated Strategy for the Valorization of Agrifood By-products" (2022–2023) and "Lead4Target - Fighting metastatic cancers" (2020–2021).
• Published extensively on seaweed valorization, enzymatic extraction, and functional food development.

Her research highlights include exploring anti-cancer agents from plant infusions, designing vegan meat analogs, and modulating gut microbiota through dietary interventions.