Ricardo Lagoa graduated in Biochemistry at University of Coimbra (Portugal) and completed the PhD in Biotechnology and Biomedical Research at University of Extremadura (Spain) in 2011. Currently, he is Assistant Professor at University of Leiria and Oeste and carries research in collaboration with other national R&D centers and international teams. He has been contributing to R&D projects on Biochemistry, Environmental and Biomedical issues.
Research interests include natural compounds, biocatalysts and biopolymers applications.