Isabel Saraiva de Carvalho is an Associate Professor at the University of Algarve - Faculty of Science and Technology, and a researcher at the CHANGE Associated Laboratory and MED, responsible for the UAlg Food Science Laboratory. She received the Habilitation in Biological Sciences, specializing in Biochemistry and Biotechnology in 2022 (University of the Algarve). She graduated in Biochemistry in 1990 (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon) and obtained a master’s degree in food science and technology in 1993, PhD in Agronomic Engineering in 1999 - Plant Biochemistry Branch (University of Lisbon) Published 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals mainly in food science and has published 12 chapters of books and served as Guest Editor of one special issue. Has experience as coordinator and participant of research projects with competitive funding at national level, as well as experience in student supervision, 3 pos PhD, 8 PhD students concluded, 22 MSc students concluded, and more than 30 bachelor's degree works. She was awarded the prize “Ceratonia” in 2009. In her teaching activity she is responsible for several courses in the field of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Works in the area of Natural Sciences/Biological Sciences with emphasis on Food Biochemistry and Food Biotechnology. The main goal is to study plants and algae, from the Mediterranean region, which can be used in human diets, allowing their valorization through the isolation and identification of nat