Ana Maulvault, PhD Student

I am a marine biologist (Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Algarve) and a PhD student in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability Studies (Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal). I’ve been involved, since 2006, in the management/research within the framework of several national (BENPER, RiskfoodCont) and European projects (ECsafeSEAFOOD, Musselsalive, SeafoodPlus YOUNG), which have led to the publication of 19 scientific papers (5 as first author) in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as 2 book chapters. My expertise is the assessment of chemical hazards and benefits in seafood species, seafood quality/safety, risk-benefit analysis, bioaccessibility/bioavailability of nutrients and contaminants, and the use of biochemical and histological tools to assess toxicological effects of pollutants in biota. My current research work is focused on the effect of climate change on the bioaccumulation of emerging chemical contaminants in marine organisms.
Interests and Expertise: Behavioural Ecology, Neuroendocrinology, Ecology, Physiology, Scientific Diving 

Academic Qualifications
2008. M.Sc. in Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Lisbon (Portugal)
2005. "Licenciatura" in Marine Biology, University of Lisbon (Portugal)

Publications
Publications published in indexed peer reviewed journals:
  1. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Barbosa, V., Sloth, J.J., Rasmussen, R.R., Fernandez-Tejedor, M., Tediosi, A., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A. (2015). Toxic elements and speciation in seafood samples from different contaminated sites in Europe. Environmental Research, 143 - Part B, 29-45. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2015.09.016
  2. Maulvault, A.L., Cardoso, C.C., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A. (2014).Risk-benefit assessment of cooked seafood: black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) and edible crab (Cancer pagurus) as case studies. Food Control, 32: 518-524.
  3. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, A., Lourenço, H., Carvalho, M.L,, Nunes, M.L, Marques, A. (2012).Nutritional quality and safety of cooked edible crab (Cancer pagurus). Food Chemistry, 133: 277-283.
  4. Maulvault, A.L., Machado, R., Afonso, C., Lourenço, H., Coelho, I., Langerholc, T., Marques, A., Nunes, M.L. (2011). Bioaccessibility of Hg, Cd, Pb and As in cooked black scabbard fish and edible crab. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 49: 2808-2815.
  5. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, A., Machado, R., Amaral, A., Carvalho, M.L., Nunes, M.L, Marques, A. (2011).Effect of sex, maturation stage and cooking methods on the nutritional quality and safety of black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo, Lowe, 1839). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 92: 1545-1553.
  6. Braga, A.C., Alves, R.N., Maulvault, A.L., Barbosa, V., Marques, A., Costa, P.R. (2016). In vitro bioaccessibility of the marine biotoxin okadaic acid in shellfish. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 89: 54-59.
  7. Álvarez-Muñoz, D., Rodriguez-Mozaz, S., Maulvault, A.L., Fait, G., Fernandez-Tejedor, M., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A., Barceló, D. (2015). Screening of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds in macroalgae, bivalves and fish from coastal areas in Europe. Environmental Research, 143 - Part B, 72-81. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2015.09.018
  8. Cano-Sancho, G., Perelló, G., Maulvault, A.L., Marques, A., Nadal, M., Domingo, J.L. (2015). Oral bioaccessibility of arsenic, mercury and methylmercury in marine species commercialized in Catalonia (Spain) and health risks for the consumers. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 86, 34-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.09.012.
  9. Chaguri, M.P., Maulvault, A.L., Nunes, M.L., Santiago, D., Denadai, J., Fogaça, F., Sant’Ana, L., Ducatti, C., Bandarra, N., Carvalho, M.L., Marques, A. (2015). Different tools to trace geographic origin and seasonality of croaker (Micropogonias furnieri). LWT - Food Science and Technology, 61 (1), 194–200. DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.11.006
  10. Cunha, S., Fernandes, J.O., Vallecillos, L., Cano-Sancho, G., Domingo, J.L., Pocurull, E., Borrull, F., Maulvault, A.L., Ferrari, F., Fernandez-Tejedor, M., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M. (2015). Co-occurrence of musk fragrances and UV-filters in seafood and macroalgae collected in European hotspots. Environmental Research, Volume 143, Part B, Pages 65–71.
  11. Jacobs, S., Sioen, I., Pieniak, Z., De Henauw, S., Maulvault, A.L., Reuver, M., Fait, G., Cano-Sancho, G., Verbeke, W. (2015). Consumers’ health risk–benefit perception of seafood and attitude toward the marine environment: Insights from five European countries. Environmental Research, Volume 143, Part B, Pages 11–19.
  12. Matos, J., Lourenço, H.M., Brito, P., Maulvault, A.L., Martins, L.L., Afonso, C. (2015). Influence of bioaccessibility of total mercury, methyl-mercury and selenium on the risk/benefit associated to the consumption of raw and cooked blue shark (Prionace glauca). Environmental Research, 143 – Part B, 123-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.09.015.
  13. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Nunes, M.L., Carvalho, M.L., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2015). Effects of depuration on metal levels and health status of bivalve molluscs. Food Control, 47, 493-501 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.07.055
  14. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Lopes, V.M., Repolho, T., Diniz, M., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A., Rosa, R. (2014). Ecophysiology of native and alien invasive clams in an ocean warming context. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 175: 28-37.
  15. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Nunes, M.L., Bandarra, N.M., Repolho, T., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2014). Effect of warming on protein, glycogen and fatty acid content of native and invasive clams. Food Research International, 64: 439–445.
  16. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Pedro, S., Nunes, M.L., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2013). Physiological responses to depuration and transport of native and exotic clams at different temperatures. Aquaculture, 408-409: 136-146.
  17. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Pedro, S., Nunes, M.L., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2013). Microbiological responses to depuration and transport of native and exotic clams at optimal and stressful temperatures. Food Microbiology, 36: - 365-373.
  18. Baptista, M., Maulvault, A.L., Trübenbach, K., Narciso, L., Marques, A., Rosa, R. (2012). Amino acids in the octocoral Veretillum cynomorium: the effect of seasonality and differences from scleractinian hexacorals. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93 (4): 913-918.
  19. Baptista, M., Repolho, T., Maulvault, A.L., Lopes, V.M., Narciso, L., Marques, A., Bandarra, N., Rosa, R. 2014. Helgoland Marine Research, 68 (4): 465-482.
 
Communications
a) Oral communications
  1. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Lopes, A.R., Repolho, T., Pousão, P., Nunes, M.L., Diniz, M., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2015). Coping with mercury in a warmer ocean: tissue partitioning and ecophysiological implications in seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). International Conference on Food Contaminants, ICFC 2015, 13-14 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
  2. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Repolho, T., Pousão, P., Nunes, M.LRosa, R., Marques, A. (2014).  Effect of warming on bioaccumulation, speciation and elimination of mercury in juvenile seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Aquaculture 2014, Bilbao, Spain, 2014.
  3. Álvarez-Muñoz, D., Rodríguez-Mozaz, S., Maulvault, A.L., Fait, G., Fernández-Tejedor, M., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A., Barceló, D. (2015). Contaminants of emerging concern in seafood: preliminary results from the ECsafeSEAFOOD project. 1st Progress Workshop & 1st Case Study of the SEA-on-a-CHIP Project. Sivota, Greece, 29th April.
  4. Álvarez-Muñoz, D., Rodríguez-Mozaz, S., Maulvault, A.L., Fait, G., Fernández-Tejedor, M., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A., Barceló, D. (2015). Screening of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds in macroalgae, bivalve, and fish from coastal areas in Europe. SETAC 2015, 3-7th May, Barcelona, Spain.
  5. Alves, R., Maulvault, A.L., Barbosa, V., Vandermeersch, G., Kotterman, M., Cunha, S., Granby, K., Tediosi, A., Fernandez-Tejedor, M., Marques, A. (2015). Bioaccessibility of methyl mercury (MeHg) in raw and cooked commercial seafood species available in European markets. EURO FOOD CHEM XVIII, 13-16 October 2015, Madrid, Spain.
  6. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Carvalho, M.L., Nunes, M.L., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2015). Microbiological, physiological and chemical responses of clams from Tagus estuary to depuration and transport. Portuguese Conference of Malacology, 1-2nd May, Lisbon, Portugal
  7. Álvarez-Muñoz, D., Rodríguez-Mozaz, S., Maulvault, A.L., Fait, G., Fernández-Tejedor, M., Van den Heuvel, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A., Barceló, D. (2015). Multi-residue method for the analysis of pharmaceuticals and some of their metabolites. 16th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction (ExTech 2014), Crete, Greece, May 2014. 
  8. Sant’Ana, L., Maulvault, A.L., Martin, P., Padilha, P.P., Bandarra, N., Marques, A. Nunes, M.L., (2013). Fatty acids composition of fish species from the Amazonia region with potential for aquaculture. IV Brazilian Congress of Aquaculture of Native Species, Belém, Pará, September 2013.
  9. Chaguri, M.P., Pereira, E.J., Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Portella, C., Nunes, M.L., Bandarra, N., Sant’Ana, Marques, A. (2014). Determinação do perfil de ácidos graxos, minerais essenciais e não essenciais em híbridos de pintado e cachara. VI Simpósio de Controle de Qualidade do Pescado (VI SIMCOPE), Cidade dos Santos, São Paulo, Brasil, September 2014.
  10. Chaguri, M.P., Pereira, E.J., Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Portella, C., Nunes, M.L., Bandarra, N., Sant’Ana, Marques, A. (2012). Traceability of fish: Influence of domestication level and size in the chemical composition of Portuguese Meagre (Argyrosomus regius). World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Parana, Brasil, August 2012.
  11. Maulvault, A.L., Chaguri, M.P., Anacleto, P., Carvalho, M.L., Marques, A. Quality of rope grown mussels in Europe. International Meeting on Marine Resources (IMMR), Peniche, Portugal, May 2012.
  12. Maulvault, A.L., Afonso, C., Lourenço, H., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A. (2011). Bioaccessibility of mercury and cadmium in cooked black scabbard fish and edible crab: human health implications. Western Europe Fish Technologists Association, 40th annual meeting, (WEFTA), Izmir, Turquia, October 2011.
  13. Maulvault, A.L., Afonso, C., Lourenço, H., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A. (2010). Bioaccessibility of chemical contaminants in cooked seafood: a tool for risk assessment analysis. International Meeting on Marine Resources (IMMR), Peniche, Portugal, November 2010.
 
b) Posters
  1. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Barbosa, V., Sloth, J.J., Rasmussen, R.R., Granby, K., Tediosi, A., Fernandez-Tejedore, M., Van den Heuvelf, F., Kotterman, M., Marques, A. (2015). Toxic elements and element speciation in seafood samples from different contaminated sites in Europe. SETAC 2015, 3-7th May, Barcelona, Spain
  2. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Repolho, T., Carvalho, M.L., Nunes, M.L., Rosa, R., Marques, A. (2015). Depuration of bivalve species as a mitigation strategy: effects on metal levels. International Conference on Food Contaminants, ICFC 2015, 13-14 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
  3. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Lopes, V.M., Repolho, T., Diniz, M., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A., Rosa, R. (2015). Ecophysiology of native and alien invasive clams in an ocean warming context. Portuguese Conference of Malacology, 1-2nd May, Lisbon, Portugal
  4. Francisco, S., Maulvault, A.L., Pimentel, M.S., Paula, J.R., Rosa, I., Madeira, V., Repolho, T., Marques, A., Rosa, R. (2015). Impact of methylmercury exposure on marine fish ecophysiology under ocean warming and acidification. SETAC 2015, 3-7th May, Barcelona, Spain
  5. Alves, R., Maulvault, A.L., Barbosa, V., Braga, A., Marques, A., Costa, P. (2015). Bioaccessibility of okadaic acid in commercial mussels. EURO FOOD CHEM XVIII, 13-16 October 2015, Madrid, Spain.
  6. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A., Rosa, R. Depuration and transport of clams (Venerupis pullastra and Ruditapes philippinarum) at different temperatures: Effects on microbiology, physiology and elemental content. International Meeting on Marine Resources (IMMR), Peniche, Portugal, May 2012.
  7. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Amaral, A., Marques, A., Lourenço, H.M., Nunes, M.L., Carvalho, M.L. (2010). Evaluation of elemental bioavailability in cooked seafood using EDXRF. European Conference on X-ray spectrometry (EXRS), Figueira da Foz, Portugal, June 2010.
  8. Maulvault, A.L., Bandarra, N., Baptista, I., Nunes, M.L. (2008). Nile perch: a fish species for hypocaloric diets. VII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação, Lisboa, May 2008.
 
Books and Book Chapters
  1. Maulvault, A.L., Anacleto, P., Barbosa, V., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A. (2016). Shellfish: Role in the diet. In: Caballero, B., Finglas, P., and Toldrá, F. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Food and Health vol. 4, pp. 772-778. Oxford: Academic Press.
  2. Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A.L., Barbosa, V., Nunes, M.L., Marques, A. (2016). Shellfish: Characteristics of Crustaceans and Mollusks. In: Caballero, B., Finglas, P., and Toldrá, F. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Food and Health vol. 4, pp. 764-771. Oxford: Academic Press.
 
Other publications:
  1. Antonio Marques, Helena Lourenço, Ana Luisa Maulvault, Andressa Amaral, Cristina Roseiro, Carlos Santos, Tomaz Langerhold, Avrelija Cencic, Sandra Rainieri and Alejandro Barranco. 2010. Safety first. International Innovation Food. Issue May: 16-18.