L. Gabriel Barboza is an environmental scientist and ecotoxicologist by training. He obtained a BSc degree in Environmental Management (UTFPR-Brazil), a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences (UEM-Brazil), and received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS, University of Porto) in 2019. He is currently Junior Researcher at CIIMAR under the FCT-CEEC contract and also invited Assistant Professor at ICBAS-UP. He is also member of the FAO expert group on microplastics in food. His current research interests focus on the implications of microplastics and other emerging contaminants within the One Health approach.
