Renata Wellenkamp de Carvalho Freire de Cervantes
Environment and Health · H&TRC – Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL – Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa;
Biography
I am a researcher at The Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC) specializing in exposure assessment, public and environmental health, and occupational health. I hold a master’s degree in clinical laboratory technologies and a bachelor’s degree in forensic and criminal sciences. Currently, I teach in the master's program in Public Health Intervention and Occupational Health at ESTESL, and also serve as a guest lecturer in Environmental Health seminars for undergraduate students. I have published 23 articles in specialized journals and contributed to six book chapters on occupational exposure and public health. My research focuses on mycology, mycotoxin production, and environmental and occupational exposure. I have participated in several research projects, and I am currently involved in the InChildHealth project. Additionally, I collaborate as a consultant with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO) on exposure data for IARC Monographs.
Education
I am currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. I hold a Master's degree in Clinical Laboratory Technologies from Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (2020-2022) and a Bachelor's degree in Forensic and Criminal Sciences from Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz (2011-2014). I also completed a post-graduation in Clinical Laboratory Parasitology and Mycology and additional training in Laboratory Animal Sciences, Criminal Profiling, and Criminology. Additionally, I hold a Técnico Superior de Segurança, Ambiente e Qu...
Recent Scopus Publications
- The need of a one health approach to tackle microbiological contamination in animal and dairy production - the case of Portuguese feedlots farms and dairies
- Occupational exposure to cadmium: protocol for a scoping review
- Poultry farms as reservoirs of azole-resistant fungi: Occupational health risks in agricultural facilities
- Toxicogenic fungi and mycotoxins seasonality in poultry farms: Implications for animal health and food safety
- School air quality and thermal comfort: A multi-pollutant seasonal assessment
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-4168
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57446819100