Personal profile
Research Interests
Miryams main research interests are the obtaining of sustainable functional food ingredients and applicability for the same. She is also particularly interested in understanding the relationship between food and health.
Teaching Interests
Food Science and Technology, Food Nutrition, Analytical techniques, Nutrition, Functional Food and Sustainability
Biography
Miryam is Assistant Professor in Food Science and Course Director BSc Food Science and Health. She is currently working within the Proteins and Peptides Research group in UL. She did her PhD in the Research Institute of Food Science (CSIC, Spain) and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). She was awarded with a prestigious grant of Research in Food, Nutrition and Health from the Danone Institute to develop a 2-year project in the Institute of Food Science Research and in the Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (CSIC) studying protease inhibitors and phenolic compounds. She has worked for the following Irish National projects: Food for Health Ireland (FHI), the Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) in relation with the nutrition, physico-chemical ;and bioactivity of dairy proteins. She conducts research in relation with algal proteins and peptides.
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
Award Date: 21 Jun 2021
Doctor, PhD in Food Science and Technology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Award Date: 19 Nov 2009
Masters, Masters by research, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Bachelor, Bachelors Honours Degree., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Bachelor, Bachelors Honours Degree., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
External positions
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Instituto de la Grasa
22 Mar 2014 → …
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutricion
1 Jan 2011 → …
Instituto Danone Post-doctoral Fellow, Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Alimentacion
1 Jan 2010 → …
FPI Pre-doctoral Fellow, Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales
1 Nov 2007 → …
Pre-doctoral Scholarship, Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales
7 Sep 2005 → …
Keywords
- SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
- seaweed
- microalgae
- protein
- peptide
- subproducts
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identification, characterization and resistance to digestion assessment of hemp-derived dipeptidyl-peptidase IV inhibitory peptides
Amigo-Benavent, M., Rivero-Pino, F., Villanueva-Lazo, A., Montserrat-de la Paz, S., FitzGerald, R. J. & Millan-Linares, M. C., 12 Jan 2026, In: Food and Function. 17, 1, p. 577-587 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioactive peptides in cosmetic formulations: Review of current in vitro and ex vivo evidence
van Walraven, N., FitzGerald, R. J., Danneel, H. J. & Amigo-Benavent, M., Nov 2025, In: Peptides. 193, 171440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Comparative response of casein protein hydrolysate-fed young and older human serum on in vitro muscle protein metabolism and myotube size
Pauk, M., Amigo-Benavent, M., Patel, B., Jakeman, P. M. & Carson, B. P., Feb 2025, In: American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 328, 2, p. C595-C603Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Postexercise Dietary Leucine Retention for Whole-Body Anabolism Is Greater With Whey Protein Isolate and Fish-Derived Protein Hydrolysate Than Nonessential Amino Acids in Trained Young Men
Evans, M., Lees, M. J., Aguilera, J. A., West, D. W. D., da Fonseca, G. W. P., Amigo-Benavent, M., Carson, B. P., Moore, D. R. & Egan, B., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 35, 1, p. 24-33 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Technofunctional characterisation of a protein concentrate from the red seaweed, Palmaria palmata
Idowu, A. T., Amigo-Benavent, M. & FitzGerald, R., Jun 2025, In: Applied Food Research. 5, 1, 101052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Recognition of the most cited articles in the period 2008-2010
Amigo Benavent, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
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Research in Alimentation and Nutrition Scholarship
Amigo Benavent, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
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