Seminars

Recommended Prerequisites

The recommended prerequisites include what is taught in the 1 st cycle courses in the area of Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary, Nutrition, and Agricultural, Bioanalytical, Biological, Chemical Sciences or Engineering or, other courses considered appropriate by the FFUC Scientific Council.

Teaching Methods

Lectures with emerging issues in the area of food safety, seeking to foster discussion of case studies by tutorial guidance.

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of this curricular unit will be planned in order to prepare the students for the work to be developed within their dissertation / project during the 2nd year of the Master course. Thus, it is intended to confer capacity and expertise to students on food safety emerging issues.
With this curricular unit is also intended to stimulate the organization, systematization, international and national contacts and the ability to manage and filter large volumes of information from various sources.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus of this curricular unit will be prepared in accordance with emerging areas that could be part of the Master in Food Safety educational project. However, they are already planned seminars on biotechnology as well as the application of high sensitive analytical methods such as high-resolution mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance or real time screening methods.

Head Lecturer(s)

Lígia Maria Ribeiro Pires Salgueiro da Silva Couto

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Preparation of an individual monograph, which will be presented and discussed within the entire course, in accordance by the rules that are established by the FFUC Pedagogical Regulation: 100.0%

Bibliography

Davey, M. R. & Anthony, P. (2010). Plant Cell Culture: Essential Methods. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester.
Halford, N. (2006). Plant Biotechnology: Current and Future Applications of Genetically Modified Crops. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester.
Silva L.J.G., Lino C.M., Pena A. (2011) Occurrence of antibiotic residues in portuguese foodstuffs of animal origin. Chapter 5. In: Food Quality: Control, Analysis and Consumer Concerns. Edited by: Daniel A. Medina and Amanda M. Laine. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (New York. USA).

Duarte S.C., Pena A., Lino C.M. (2014) Ochratoxin A in Mycotoxins and their implications in food safety. Edited by Sofia Duarte, Celeste Lino and Angelina Pena Future Science© (London, UK).
Silva L.J.G, Lino C.M., Pena A. (2014) Fumonisins: human health, presence in foods and biomarkers in Mycotoxins and their implications in food safety. Edited by Sofia Duarte, Celeste Lino and Angelina Pena. Future Science (London, UK).