Nelson Gomes

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Short CV

Nelson G. M. Gomes started his scientific activity in 2005, being portrayed as a multidisciplinary approach in the field of Natural Products, addressing the chemical characterization and the therapeutic potential of molecules and extracts obtained from medicinal plants and marine fungi. The main research area is focused on the discovery of substances of natural origin with therapeutic potential, mainly aiming the treatment of diseases with an inflammatory background. The active collaboration with institutions in Guinea-Bissau and Thailand have been allowing to deliver experimental data of the ethnomedicinal use of plants from local floras.

Author or co-author of 36 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and 2 book chapters, in the scientific domains of Chemistry, “Drug Discovery” and Ethnopharmacology. Nelson G. M. Gomes presented his research (more than 40 oral or panel presentations) in several national and international conferences (China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Portugal, Spain and Thailand).

He is a member of the editorial board of the international scientific journals Pharmacognosy Magazine and Current Forensic Science, member of the evaluation committee of Marine Drugs, and has been frequently requested to act as a reviewer for several international journals, namely Cancer, Evidence-Based Complementary Alternative Medicine, Food Research International , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Functional Foods, and Frontiers in Pharmacology, being awarded as a ‘Top reviewer in Pharmacology and Toxicology’ in 2018 and 2019 by Publons/Web of Science (https://publons.com/researcher/630102/nelson-goncalo-mortagua-gomes/).

Academic Background

  • 2008: Integrated Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Natural Products Chemistry), Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
  • 2015: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

CURRENT POSITIONS

  • Since 2019 – Research Associate at Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde | Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV) of the Network of Chemistry and Technology (REQUIMTE), Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal
  • Since 2018: Invited Assistant Professor at the University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS) – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (CESPU), Portugal
  • Since 2018: Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Membership of Scientific Societies

  • Ordem dos Farmacêuticos (CP N.º: 23611)
  • International Society for Ethnopharmacology
  • Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitoquímica e Fitoterapia

Main Publications (Last 5 years)

  • Ferreres, F., Andrade, C., Gomes, N.G.M., Andrade, P.B., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Pereira, D.M., Suksungworn, R., Duangsrisai, S., Videira, R.A., Valentão, P. Valorisation of kitul, an overlooked food plant: Phenolic profiling of fruits and inflorescences and assessment of their effects on diabetes-related targets. Food Chemistry 2021, 342, 128323
  • Ferreres, F., Andrade, C., Gomes, N.G.M., Andrade, P.B., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Pereira, D.M., Suksungworn, R., Duangsrisai, S., Videira, R.A., Valentão, P. Valorisation of kitul, an overlooked food plant: Phenolic profiling of fruits and inflorescences and assessment of their effects on diabetes-related targets. Food Chemistry 2021, 342, 128323
  • Suksungworn, R., Andrade, P.B., Oliveira, A.P., Valentão, P., Duangsrisai, S., Gomes, N.G.M. Inhibition of proinflammatory enzymes and attenuation of IL-6 in LPS-challenged RAW 264.7 macrophages substantiates the ethnomedicinal use of the herbal drug Homalium bhamoense Cubitt & W.W.Sm. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21, 2421
  • Gomes, N.G.M., Oliveira, A.P., Cunha, D., Pereira, D.M., Valentão, P., Pinto, E., Araújo, L., Andrade, P.B. Flavonoid composition of Salacia senegalensis (Lam.) DC. Leaves, evaluation of antidermatophytic effects, and potential amelioration of the associated inflammatory response. Molecules 2019, 24, 2530
  • Ferreres, F., Duangsrisai, S., Gomes, N.G.M., Suksungworn, R., Pereira, D.M., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Valentão, P., Choowongkomon, K., Andrade, P.B. Anti-inflammatory properties of the stem bark from the herbal drug Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer and characterization of its polyphenolic profile. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2017, 106, 8-16

Participation in Scientific Projects

  • 2016 – 2020: Cooperative network for research on polyphenols and their industrial applications. 0377_IBERPHENOL_6_E
  • 2016 – 2019: New technologies for three health challenges of modern societies: diabetes, drug abuse and kidney diseases (DESignBIOtecHealth) NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000024
  • 2016: Navigating through marine-derived fungi: bioprospection and synthesis of bioactive secondary metabolites and analogues as chemotherapic agents P2020-PTDC/MAR-BIO/4694/2014
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