Clara Cecília Santana Sousa

Clara Sousa is Graduated and Master in Chemistry (Faculty of Sciences of Porto University-FCUP) and in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Faculty of Pharmacy of Porto University of Porto) and Ph.D. in Chemistry from FCUP in 2008. She is Auxiliar Researcher at UCP-ESB and is the co-author of more than 50 papers and book chapters and one book edited. Her main research interests include the application of spectroscopic techniques (vibrational- infrared and Raman and mass- MALDI-TOF MS and UHPLC-QTOF MS) coupled to chemometrics for samples characterization (food, drugs, microorganisms, …)

Publications

Azevedo AMO, Sousa C, Chen M, Ayala CE, Pérez RL, Santos JLM, Warner IM, Saraiva MLMFS. (2022) Protein discrimination using erythrosin B-based GUMBOS in combination with UV-Vis spectroscopy and chemometrics. Talanta, 240:123164. DOI:  10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123164.

Couto CC, Freitas-Silva O, Oliveira EMM, Sousa C, Casal S. (2022) Near-infrared spectroscopy applied to the detection of multiple adulterants in roasted and ground arabica coffee. Foods, 11:61. DOI: 10.3390/foods11010061

Teixeira AM, Sousa C. (2021) A review on the biological activity of Camellia species. Molecules, 26: 2178. Doi:10.3390/molecules26082178

Rodrigues C, Sousa C, Lopes J, Novais Â, Peixe L. (2020) A front line of Klebsiella pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides knowledge: FT-IR spectroscopy as a cost-effective strain typing tool. mSystems, 5: e00386-19. Doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00386-19.

Milho C, Silva M, Alves D, Oliveira H, Sousa C, Azeredo J, Sillankorva S. (2019) Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages. Scientific Reports, 9:article 18183. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54847-y