Ana Luísa C. Brandão

Ana Luísa C. Brandão has graduated in chemistry and has an MSc in Forensic chemistry from the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra. She is currently a PhD student in Biochemistry, a branch of Bioscience, in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Coimbra. Her current research focuses mainly on the chemical analysis of liver tissues by vibrational spectroscopy and collaborates with microplastic and burned bone studies.

Publications

Influence of paternal factors on plastic ingestion and brominated chemical exposure in East Tropical Atlantic Procellariid chicks
D.M. Matos, J.A. Ramos, A.L.C. Brandão, F. Baptista, I. Rodrigues, J.O. Fernandes, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho, M.P.M. Marques, S.C. Cunha, S. Antunes, V.H. Paiva
Science of the Total Environment 945, 173815 (2024)

Microplastics ingestion and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by breeding seabirds in the east Tropical Atlantic: associations with trophic and foraging proxies (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C)
D.M. Matos, J.A. Ramos, A.L.C. Brandão, A. Baeta, I. Rodrigues, I. dos Santos, J. Coentro, J.O. Fernandes, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho, M.P.M. Marques, S.C. Cunha, S. Santos, S. Antunes, V. Silva, V.H. Paiva
Science of the Total Environment, 168664 (2024)

Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Manufacturing Procedures of Bone Artefacts from the Chalcolithic Settlement of Vila Nova de São Pedro (Portugal)
D. Gonçalves, J. Rosa, A.L.C. Brandão, A. Martins, C. Neves, M. Diniz, J.M. Arnaud, M.P.M. Marques, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho
Applied Sciences 13, 8280 (2023)

Anthropogenic debris ingestion in a tropical seabird community: Insights from taxonomy and foraging distribution
D.M. Matos, J.A. Ramos, F. Bessa, V. Silva, I. Rodrigues, S. Antunes, I. dos Santos, J. Coentro, A.L.C. Brandão, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho, M.P.M. Marques, S. Santos, V.H. Paiva
The Science of the Total Environment, 165437 (2023)

Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Effect of Pd₂Spm against Prostate Cancer through Vibrational Microspectroscopies
R.C. Laginha, C.B. Martins, A.L.C. Brandão, J. Marques, M.P.M. Marques, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho, I.P. Santos, A.L.M. Batista de Carvalho
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(3), 1888 (2023)

Differentiating present-day from ancient bones by vibrational spectroscopy upon acetic acid treatment
A.L.C. Brandão, L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho, D. Gonçalves, G. Piga, E. Cunha, M.P.M. Marques
Forensic Science International 347, 111690 (2023)