Rita Azeredo (D214-203E-A62D)

Curriculum Vitae

Rita Azeredo

Rita Azeredo took her master degree in fish nutrition in 2012, in Bergen University (Norway). She then enrolled in the Biology PhD program of the Faculty of Sciences – UofPorto and completed her thesis in Sep 2017 (SFRH/BD/89457/2012), with a study on amino acids as functional ingredients to enhance the European seabass health. She has since then been a researcher at the Aquatic Animal Health team from CIIMAR where she is has been pursuing her own research on tryptophan and its role in fish stress and immune responses and on the brain-gut-axis in a context of diet-induced enteritis. She has been supervising PhD (3), master (4) and bachelor students (3). In 2022, R. Azeredo was able to secure her own research contract in a CEECind call (2022.03248.CEECIND). She is a team member of multiple national (FCT and PT2020/2030) and international projects such as IGNITION and GRINNAQUA (GA 101084651 and GA 101079467) in which she is part of the management team. Rita Azeredo was the co-PI of an FCT-funded project (IMMUNAA, PTDC/CVT-CVT/7741/2020) and the PI of a SEED project (internal CIIMAR funding scheme) which focus was the brain-gut axis of trout under DSS-induced enteritis. She has recently been granted a SR&TD project (COMPETE2030-FEDER-00824200) – TRYPinGUT – of which she is the principal investigator, starting next Oct2025. She has been participating in several scientific conferences (EAS, EAFP, ISFNF) where she has presented her research work in both poster and oral presentations. She is an active member of her research institution, being part of the organization team of several training sessions/activities such as CIIMAR seminars and GRINNAQUA’s workshops. She is also volunteering for CIIMAR GreenLab team, seeking research sustainability.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Rita Azeredo

Nomes de citação

Azeredo, Rita

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: D214-203E-A62D
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2486-595X
Scopus Author Id: 56197820600

Websites

https://www2.ciimar.up.pt/team.php?id=267 (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão
Português (Idioma materno)
Inglês	Utilizador independente (B2)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Espanhol; Castelhano	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B2)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador independente (B1)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2013/04 - 2017/03 Concluído	Biologia (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto, Portugal "Amino acids as novel nutraceutics to modulate immune mechanisms and increase disease resistance in fish" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	Approved
2015/02/09 - 2015/02/13 Concluído	CURSO DE CIÊNCIAS EM ANIMAIS DE LABORATÓRIO – ORGANISMOS AQUÁTICOS (Diploma de especialização) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal	Approved
2010/08 - 2012/06 Concluído	Nutrition (Mestrado) Universitetet i Bergen, Noruega Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for Biologi, Noruega "Testosterone in feedback control of final maturation in female Atlantic cod" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	A
2007/09 - 2010/08/04 Concluído	Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal	16/20

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2018/11/21 - Atual	Investigador Auxiliar (carreira) (Investigação)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/11/15 - 2018/09/30	Pós-doutorado (Investigação)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2008 - 2009	Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Docência no Ensino Superior

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2022/09 - Atual	Professor Auxiliar Convidado (Docente Universitário)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Projetos

Bolsa

	Designação	Financiadores
2022 - Atual	MICROBOOST – Microalgae as fish health boosters via aquafeeds PT- INNOVATION-0102 Investigador	EEA Grants Em curso
2023/05 - 2024/04	Fish gut-brain axis – a target for health-enhancing strategies 31687 - UIDB_(SEED) - Fish gut-brain axis Investigador responsável Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Em curso
2021/11 - 2024/04	BreedFlat - New approaches on the dietary-effects in broodfish: the role of nutrition on sustainable production of flatfish PT-INNOVATION-0080 Investigador Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	EEA Grants Em curso
2017/11/15 - 2018/09/30	ALISSA - Bases para uma alimentação saudável e sustentável para peixes de aquaculture ALG-01-0247- FEDER-3520 Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Sparos Lda, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluído
2016/07 - 2018/08	Innovation and Sustainability in the Management and Exploitation of Marine Resources - INNOVMAR NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000035 Bolseiro de Doutoramento Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluído
2017 - 2018	ALISSA - Bases para uma alimentação saudável e sustentável para peixes de aquaculture ICBAS \| 1 BPD \| ALISSA	European Regional Development Fund
2013/04/01 - 2017/03	AMINO ACIDS AS NOVEL NUTRACEUTICS TO MODULATE IMMUNE MECHANISMS AND INCREASE DISEASE RESISTANCE IN FISH SFRH/BD/89457/2012 Bolseiro de Doutoramento Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído
2014/06 - 2014/07	Immunomodulatory effect of arginine dietary supplementation on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune response against vibriosis 0072/05/04/14b; 0072/05/04/14a Investigador responsável Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal, Espanha Universidade do Porto, Portugal	European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Concluído
2008/11 - 2009/11	Respostas eco-fisiológicas de algas expostas a stress térmico: implicações num cenário de aquecimento global CIIMAR/2008/BII/01-25 Bolseiro de Integração na Investigação Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2026/01/01 - 2028/12/31	Steering microbiomes to ensure rainbow trout health and welfare EUPAHW/0001/2025
2025/10/01 - 2028/09/30	TRYPinGut - Tryptophan in the brain-gut axis - tackling gut inflammation with a strategic dietary tool COMPETE2030-FEDER-00824200 Investigador responsável	European Union Em curso
2025/08/31 - 2028/08/30	ALFunFeed - FUNGAL SINGLE-CELL PROTEIN FROM MACROALGAL WASTE FERMENTATION: IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY AND REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF FISH AQUAFEEDS SBEP/0002/2024 Investigador	Horizon 2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso
2025/09 - 2028/08	VIRALMET - Nutraceutical role of methionine in trout and seabass antiviral responses and vaccination efficiency- a look into viperin modulation¿ COMPETE2030-FEDER-00768100 Investigador Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Em curso
2024/05/01 - 2027/04/30	Boosting the resilience of European shellfish production against climate change related challenges through genetic selection SBEP/0009/2023 10.54499/SBEP/0009/2023 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso
2024/05/01 - 2027/04/30	RESEALIENCE - Unlocking the Potential of Seaweeds and Halophytes through Biorefinery for Enhanced Resilience in the Aquaculture Agri-Food and Chemical Industries SBEP/0003/2024 Investigador
2022/11 - 2026	IGNITION - IMPROVING GREEN INNOVATION FOR THE BLUE REVOLUTION: NEW TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL FARMING (IGNITION) Project 10108465 Investigador Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	European Commission Em curso
2022/11 - 2025	GRINNAQUA - Green innovation strategies for animal health management: towards sustainable Aquaculture Project 101079467 Investigador	European Commission Em curso
2021/06 - 2024/05	IMMUNAA - Methionine and tryptophan as nutraceutical strategies to improve mucosal immunity and vaccine efficiency in fish PTDC/CVT-CVT/7741/2020 Co-Investigador Responsável (Co-IR)	Concluído
2022/09/01 - 2023/06/30	Desvendando o papel da viperina nas respostas antivirais da truta e do pregado EXPL/CVT-CVT/0458/2021	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído
2022/01 - 2023/06	AquaVIP - Desvendando o papel da viperina nas respostas antivirais da truta e do pregado EXPL/CVT-CVT/0458/2021 Investigador Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso
2018/11 - 2021/01	INFLAMMAA – Unraveling the neuro-endocrine/immune modulatory roles of tryptophan during inflammation 02/SAICT/2017 Investigador Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Sparos Lda, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Em curso

Outro

	Designação	Financiadores
2021/03/01 - 2024/06/01	NoSTRESS ALG-01-0247-FEDER-047122 Investigador	European Regional Development Fund Em curso
2021 - 2024	LEEGATE- Parental immune priming and in ovo delivery of immunostimulants applied to aquaculture of fish larvae PTDC/CVT-CVT/3205/2020 Investigador	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso
2020/01/01 - 2023/09/30	ATLANTIDA NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040 Investigador

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em conferência	Schoninger, Felipe; Azeredo, Rita; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Teresa Martins; Tafalla, Carolina; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Machado, Marina. "AQUAVIP - Unraveling the role of viperin in trout antiviral response". Trabalho apresentado em WAS 2023, 2023. Schoninger, Felipe; Azeredo, Rita; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Tafalla, Carolina; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Machado, Marina. "An in vitro study on the role of viperin as an antiviral effector in Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cell line RTS11". Trabalho apresentado em IJUP 2023, 2023. Azeredo, Rita. "Neuroendocrine and immune responses undertake different fates following tryptophan or methionine dietary treatment: tales from a teleost model". Trabalho apresentado em XI Congresso da Associação Ibérica de Endocrinologia Comparativa, Vigo, 2017. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "Hypercapnia exposure modulates Senegalese sole innate immune system and oxygen consumption". Trabalho apresentado em 11º Congreso de la Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada, Vigo, 2017. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "A nutritional strategy to improve the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune status during winter thermal stress". Trabalho apresentado em 11º Congreso de la Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada, Vigo, 2017. Publicado
Artigo em revista	Peixoto, Diogo; Carvalho, Inês; Robledo, Diego; Machado, Marina; Pereiro, Patricia; Figueras, Antonio; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamín. "Tryptophan-induced transcriptomic changes in the European Seabass are highly dependent on neuroendocrine-immune conditions". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01079-y. 10.1038/s41598-025-01079-y Peixoto, Diogo; Martos-Sitcha, Juan Antonio; Costas, Benjamín; Azeredo, Rita; Mancera, Juan Miguel. "Tryptophan-supplemented diet modulates the metabolic response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles reared under space-confined conditions and submitted to acute inflammation". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 51 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-025-01451-9. 10.1007/s10695-025-01451-9 Diogo Peixoto; Inês Carvalho; André Cunha; Paulo Santos; Lourenço Ramos-Pinto; Marina Machado; Rita Azeredo; Benjamín Costas. "Synergistic Effects of Dietary Tryptophan and Dip Vaccination in the Immune Response of European Seabass Juveniles". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252212200. 10.3390/ijms252212200 Rita Azeredo; Diogo Peixoto; Paulo Santos; Inês Duarte; Ana Ricardo; Cláudia Aragão; Marina Machado; Benjamín Costas. "Dietary Tryptophan Plays a Role as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Juveniles during Chronic Inflammation". Biology (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13050309. 10.3390/biology13050309 Fernández-Boo, Sergio; Machado, André; Castro, L. Filipe C.; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamin. "Unravelling the main immune repertoire of Paracentrotus lividus following Vibrio anguillarum bath challenge". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 147 (2024): 109431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109431. 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109431 Azeredo, Rita. Autor correspondente: Azeredo, Rita. "Dietary tryptophan intervention counteracts stress-induced transcriptional changes in a teleost fish HPI axis during inflammation". Scientific Reports 14 (2024): Acesso aberto • Publicado Carlos Fajardo; Paulo Santos; Ricardo Passos; Mariana Vaz; Rita Azeredo; Marina Machado; Sergio Fernández-Boo; Teresa Baptista; Benjamin Costas. "Early Molecular Immune Responses of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) Following Infection with Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241612944. 10.3390/ijms241612944 Sven Wuertz; Filipa Beça; Eva Kreuz; Konrad M. Wanka; Rita Azeredo; Marina Machado; Benjamin Costas. "Two Probiotic Candidates of the Genus Psychrobacter Modulate the Immune Response and Disease Resistance after Experimental Infection in Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus, Linnaeus 1758)". Fishes (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8030144. 10.3390/fishes8030144 Marina Machado; Diogo Peixoto; Paulo Santos; Ana Ricardo; Inês Duarte; Inês Carvalho; Cláudia Aragão; Rita Azeredo; Benjamín Costas. "Tryptophan Modulatory Role in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Immune Response to Acute Inflammation under Stressful Conditions". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012475. 10.3390/ijms232012475 Diogo Peixoto; Marina Machado; Rita Azeredo; Benjamín Costas. "Chronic Inflammation Modulates Opioid Receptor Gene Expression and Triggers Respiratory Burst in a Teleost Model". Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11050764. 10.3390/biology11050764 Cláudia Aragão; Ana Teresa Gonçalves; Benjamín Costas; Rita Azeredo; Maria João Xavier; Sofia Engrola. "Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth". Animals 12 9 (2022): 1211-1211. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091211. 10.3390/ani12091211 Carlos Fajardo; Paulo Santos; Ricardo Passos; Mariana Vaz; Rita Azeredo; Marina Machado; Sergio Fernández-Boo; Teresa Baptista; Benjamin Costas. "Functional and Molecular Immune Response of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Following Challenge with Yersinia ruckeri". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23063096. 10.3390/ijms23063096 Machado, Marina; Patricia Pereiro; Andre Barany; Juan Miguel Mancera; Costas, Benjamin. "Acute inflammation induces neuroendocrine and opioid receptor genes responses in the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax brain". MDPI - Biology (2022): https://doi.org/ 10.3390/biology11030364. Publicado • 10.3390/biology11030364 Reis, B.; Ramos-Pinto, L.; Martos-Sitcha, J. A.; Machado, M.; Azeredo, R.; Fernández-Boo, S.; Engrola, S.; et al. "Health status in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles fed diets devoid of fishmeal and supplemented with Phaeodactylum tricornutum". Journal of Applied Phycology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02377-4. Publicado • 10.1007/s10811-021-02377-4 Azeredo, Rita; Machado, Marina; Fontinha, Filipa; Fernández-Boo, Sergio; Conceição, Luis E.C.; Dias, Jorge; Costas, Benjamín. "Dietary arginine and citrulline supplementation modulates the immune condition and inflammatory response of European seabass". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 106 (2020): 451-463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.060. Publicado • 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.060 L. Ramos-Pinto; Azeredo, Rita; Silva, Carlota; Conceição, L.E.C.; Dias, Jorge; Montero, Daniel; Torrecillas, Silvia; Silva, T.S.; Costas, Benjamín. "Short-term supplementation of dietary arginine and citrulline modulates gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune status". Frontiers in Immunology (2020): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01544/abstract. Acesso aberto • Publicado Machado, Marina; Arenas, Francisco; Svendsen, Jon C.; Azeredo, Rita; Pfeifer, Louis J.; Wilson, Jonathan M.; Costas, Benjamín. "Effects of Water Acidification on Senegalese Sole Solea senegalensis Health Status and Metabolic Rate: Implications for Immune Responses and Energy Use". Frontiers in Physiology 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00026. 10.3389/fphys.2020.00026 M. Machado; R. Azeredo; A. Domingues; S. Fernandez-Boo; J. Dias; L. E. C. Conceição; B. Costas. "Dietary tryptophan deficiency and its supplementation compromises inflammatory mechanisms and disease resistance in a teleost fish". Scientific Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44205-3. 10.1038/s41598-019-44205-3 Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Martos-Sitcha, Juan A.; Reis, Bruno; Azeredo, Rita; Fernandez-Boo, Sergio; Pérez-Sánchez, Jaume; Calduch-Giner, Josep Alvar; et al. "Dietary tryptophan supplementation induces a transient immune enhancement of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles fed fishmeal-free diets". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 93 (2019): 240-250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.07.033. 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.07.033 Azeredo R; Machado M; Martos-Sitcha JA; Martínez-Rodríguez G; Moura J; Peres H; Oliva-Teles A; et al. "Dietary Tryptophan Induces Opposite Health-Related Responses in the Senegalese Sole (Solea senegalensis) Reared at Low or High Stocking Densities With Implications in Disease Resistance.". Frontiers in physiology (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31118899. 10.3389/fphys.2019.00508 F.A. Guardiola; M. Mabrok; M. Machado; R. Azeredo; A. Afonso; M.A. Esteban; B. Costas. "Mucosal and systemic immune responses in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup) bath challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum: A time-course study". Fish & Shellfish Immunology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.015. 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.015 Machado M; Malheiro D; Couto A; Wilson JM; Guerreiro M; Azeredo R; Svendsen JC; et al. "Acute hyperoxia induces systemic responses with no major changes in peripheral tissues in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858).". Fish & shellfish immunology (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29325709. 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.01.008 MacHado, M.; Azeredo, R.; Fontinha, F.; Fernández-Boo, S.; Conceição, L.E.C.; Dias, J.; Costas, B.. "Dietary methionine improves the european seabass (dicentrarchus labrax) immune status, inflammatory response, and disease resistance". Frontiers in Immunology 9 NOV (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057355431&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02672 Rita Azeredo; Cláudia R. Serra; Aires Oliva-Teles; Benjamín Costas. "Amino acids as modulators of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, innate immune response: an in vitro approach". Scientific Reports (2017): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18345-3. 10.1038/s41598-017-18345-3 Hoseini, Seyyed Morteza; Pérez-Jiménez, Amalia; Costas, Benjamin; Azeredo, Rita; Gesto, Manuel. "Physiological roles of tryptophan in teleosts: current knowledge and perspectives for future studies". Reviews in Aquaculture 11 1 (2017): 3-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq.12223. 10.1111/raq.12223 Rita Azeredo; Marina Machado; Eva Kreuz; Sven Wuertz; Aires Oliva-Teles; Paula Enes; Benjamín Costas. "The European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) innate immunity and gut health are modulated by dietary plant-protein inclusion and prebiotic supplementation". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 60 (2017): 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.019. 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.019 Azeredo, R.; Machado, M.; Afonso, A.; Fierro-Castro, C.; Reyes-López, F.E.; Tort, L.; Gesto, M.; et al. "Neuroendocrine and immune responses undertake different fates following tryptophan or methionine dietary treatment: Tales from a teleost model". Frontiers in Immunology 8 SEP (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030178635&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01226 Azeredo, R.; Machado, M.; Guardiola, F.A.; Cerezuela, R.; Afonso, A.; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, A.; Esteban, M.A.; Costas, B.. "Local immune response of two mucosal surfaces of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, fed tryptophan- or methionine-supplemented diets". Fish and Shellfish Immunology 70 (2017): 76-86. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028951376&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.09.016 Machado M; Azeredo R; Díaz-Rosales P; Afonso A; Peres H; Oliva-Teles A; Costas B. "Dietary tryptophan and methionine as modulators of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status and inflammatory response.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25463296. 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.11.024 Azeredo R; Pérez-Sánchez J; Sitjà-Bobadilla A; Fouz B; Tort L; Aragão C; Oliva-Teles A; Costas B. "European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Immune Status and Disease Resistance Are Impaired by Arginine Dietary Supplementation.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26447480. 10.1371/journal.pone.0139967 Azeredo, Rita. "Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune responses are modulated after feeding with purified antinutrients". Fish & Shellfish Immunology (2014): 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.05.032 Janagap S; Azeredo R; Nguyen TT; Hamre K; Araujo P. "Development of an extraction method for the determination of prostaglandins in biological tissue samples using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: application to gonads of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23036466. 10.1016/j.aca.2012.08.039
Artigo em revista (magazine)	Peixoto, Diogo; Azeredo, Rita; Jerez-Cepa, Ismael; Martos-Sitcha, Juan Antonio; Mancera, Juan; Costas, Benjamin. "How can tryptophan improve animal welfare in stressful situations in aquaculture?", Ruta Pesquera y Naval, 2023
Edição de número de revista	Peixoto, Diogo; Basto, Ana; Azeredo, Rita; Saraiva, Marcia. "Reprogramming Health in Aquaculture: The Nutrient–Microbiota–Immunity Nexus". Frontiers in Aquaculture 2025 (2025): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/72678/reprogramming-health-in-aquaculture-the-nutrient-microbiota-immunity-nexus. Editor associado
Poster em conferência	Azeredo, Rita; Peixoto, Diogo; Teixeira, Carla; Rema P.; Dias, Jorge; Costas, Benjamin. "Fish brain-gut axis – brain responsiveness to intestinal inflammation". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2025, 2025. Santos, Paulo; Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; et al. "SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS EXTRACTED FROM ALGAE ON EUROPEAN SEABASS Dicentrarchus labrax IMMUNITY". Trabalho apresentado em AQUA 2024, 2024. Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "Innate immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles after Tetraselmis sp. extracts dietary supplementation". Trabalho apresentado em X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023. Tânia Pereira; Azeredo, Rita; Machado, Marina; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; F. Nielsen; Diaz-Rosales, Patricia; Tafalla, Carolina; et al. "Grinnaqua: green innovation strategies for animal health management: towards sustainable aquaculture". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2023 (AE23), 2023. Tânia Pereira; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Machado, Marina; Azeredo, Rita; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Roy Dalmo; T. Seternes; et al. "Ignition: improving green innovation for the blue revolution - news tools and opportunities for a more sustainable animal farming". 2023. Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status and response after dietary supplementation with algae-derived compounds". Trabalho apresentado em 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023. Felipe Bolgenhagen Schoninger; Azeredo, Rita; Sergio Fernández-Boo; Carolina Tafalla; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Machado, Marina. Autor correspondente: Felipe Bolgenhagen Schoninger. "In vitro study with viperin as an antiviral effector in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cells". Trabalho apresentado em 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISEASES OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 2023. AZEREDO,R; Peixoto, Diogo; DUARTE, INÊS; RICARDO, ANA; Aragão, Cláudia; Machado, Marina; Costas, Benjamin. "MOLECULAR PATTERNS OF A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN EUROPEAN SEABASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) FED A TRYPTOPHAN-SUPPLEMENTED DIET". Trabalho apresentado em EAS2023, 2023. Azeredo, Rita; Peixoto, D.; DUARTE, Inês; Ricardo, Ana; Aragão, Cláudia; Machado, Marina; Costas, Benjamin. "Tryptophan accelerates anti-inflammatory mechanisms in a teleost chronic inflammation model". Trabalho apresentado em EAFP23, 2023. Peixoto, Diogo; Carvalho, Inês; Machado, Marina; Aragão, Cláudia; Costas, Benjamin; Azeredo, Rita. "Dietary tryptophan supplementation mitigates stress- and inflammation-induced gene expression alterations in the HPI axis of a teleost fish". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2023, 2023. Peixoto, Diogo; Santos, Paulo; David Sánchez-Ruiz; Paula Simó-Mirabet; Anyell Caderno; Luis Molina-Roque; Sara Cartán; et al. "Alimentación con triptófano modula las respuestas metabólicas y endocrinas inducidas por procesos inflamatorios agudos en la lubina (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Trabalho apresentado em XIII Congresso Nacional de Aquicultura, 2022. Santos, Paulo; Duarte, Inês; Ricardo, Ana; Peixoto, Diogo; Ferreira, Inês; Machado, Marina; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamin. "Dietary tryptophan supplementation and its modulatory role in juvenile European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during chronic inflammation". Trabalho apresentado em Blue Think Conference 2021, 2021. Santos, Paulo; Machado, Marina; Peixoto, Diogo; Ricardo, Ana; Duarte, Inês; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamin. "Chronic inflammation in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles fed tryptophan-supplemented diets". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Machado, André; Azeredo, Rita; Castro, Filipe; Costas, Benjamin. "Identification of the immune genes of Paracentrotus lividus involved in response to Vibrio anguillarum challenge". Trabalho apresentado em European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2019. Costas, Benjamin; Azeredo, Rita; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Machado, M.. "Arginine Immunonutrition In Fish: A Double-Edged Sword?". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2019, Germany, Berlin, 2019. Azeredo, Rita; A. C. M. Rodrigues; A. P. L. Costa; M. Machado; L. E. C. Conceição; J. Dias; M. Castro-Cunha; R. J. M. Rocha; B. Costas. "Assessment of methionine and threonine dietary supplementation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to acute thermic stress". Trabalho apresentado em 31st European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress (ESCPB), 2018. M. Machado; Azeredo, Rita; A. Domingues; S. Fernández-Boo; L. E. C. Conceição; J. Dias; N. M. S. dos Santos. "Dietary tryptophan deficiency and supplementation compromises European seabass immune status, inflammatory mechanisms and disease resistance - a molecular approach". Trabalho apresentado em 31st European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress (ESCPB), 2018. Machado, Marina; Azeredo, Rita; Domingues, Andreia; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Conceição, Luis E. C.; Dias, Jorge; dos Santos, Nuno M. S.; Costas, Benjamin. "Dietary tryptophan deficiency and supplementation compromises European seabass immune status and inflammatory mechanisms - a molecular approach.". Trabalho apresentado em European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018. Machado, Marina; Azeredo, Rita; Fontinha, Filipa; Domingues, Andreia; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Conceição, Luis E. C.; Dias, Jorge; dos Santos, Nuno M. S.; Costas, Benjamin. "Methionine and tryptophan dietary supplementation induce opposite effects on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune response and disease resistance.". Trabalho apresentado em AQUA 2018, 2018. FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamin. "Implications of Vibrio anguillarum challenge in cellular and humoral parameters of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus". Trabalho apresentado em European Society of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018. Azeredo, Rita; A. C. M. Rodrigues; A. P. L. Costa; M. Machado; J. Dias; M. Castro-Cunha; R. J. M. Rocha; B. Costas. "Assessment of methionine and threonine dietary supplementation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to acute thermic stress". Trabalho apresentado em World Aquaculture Society (WAS) – 2018, 2018. J. Moura; Azeredo, Rita; A. C. M. Rodrigues; A. P. L. Costa; L. E. C. Conceição; J. Dias; M. Castro-Cunha; R. J. M. Rocha; B. Costas. "Synergistic effects of dietary methionine and threonine supplementation on the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immune status submitted to thermic stress". Trabalho apresentado em World Aquaculture Society (WAS) – 2018, 2018. Azeredo, Rita; F. Fontinha; M. Machado; S. Fernández-Boo; L. E. C Conceição; J. Dias; N. M. S. dos Santos; B. Costas. "Arginine or citrulline supplementation in diets for European seabass deteriorates host immune condition and inflammatory response". Trabalho apresentado em 8th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, 2018 (ISFNF), 2018. B. Costas; M. Machado; Azeredo, Rita; L. E. C. Conceição; J. Dias; N. M. S. dos Santos. "Dietary methionine supplementation, but not tryptophan or arginine, improves disease resistance in the European seabass". Trabalho apresentado em International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF), 2018. Azeredo, Rita; F. Fontinha; M. Machado; L. E. C. Conceição; J. Dias; N. M. S. dos Santos; B. Costas. "Dietary arginine and citrulline-mediated impairment of immune condition and inflammatory response of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 17 - "Cooperation for Growth", 2017. Machado, Marina; Fontinha, Filipa; Azeredo, Rita; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Conceição, Luis E. C.; Dias, Jorge; dos Santos, Nuno M. S.; Costas, Benjamin. "Dietary methionine as modulator of the Euroepan Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status, inflammatory response and disease resistance". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2017, 2017. Azeredo, Rita; M. Machado; F.A. Guardiola; R. Cerezuela; A. Afonso; H. Peres; A. Oliva-Teles; M.A. Esteban; B. Costas. "Tryptophan and methionine dietary supplementation evokes distinct responses of immune-related genes in the gut of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) following an inflammatory insult.". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 16 - "Food for thought", 2016. B. Costas; M. Machado; F. Fontinha; Azeredo, Rita; L. Ramos-Pinto; S. Fernández-Boo; F. A. Guardiola; L. E. C Conceição; J. Dias. "Dietary methionine supplementation increases white blood cells numbers whereas its deficiency does not compromise the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, health status.". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 16 - "Food for thought", 2016. F. Galhano; M. M. S. Cristóvão; B. Costas; J. Costa; M. Machado; Azeredo, Rita; H. Morais; et al. "Susceptibility of meagre (Argyrosomus regius Asso, 1801) to Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". Trabalho apresentado em International Meeting of Marine Research, 2016. Couto, Ana; Machado, Marina; Malheiro, Diogo; Azeredo, Rita; Svendsen, Jonathan; Afonso, António; Serradeiro, Renata; Costas, Benjamín. "Acute hyperoxia modulates peripheral blood cell dynamics of senegalese sole Solea senegalensis juveniles but does not induce an inflammatory response". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe 2015, 2015. Azeredo, Rita; M. Machado; J. Moura; H. Peres; A. Oliva-Teles; A. Afonso; B. Costas. "Dietary tryptophan supplementation increases disease resistance in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 14 - "Adding Value", 2014. M. Machado; Azeredo, Rita; A. Afonso; P. Díaz-Rosales; H. Peres; A. Oliva-Teles; B. Costas. "Dietary methionine supplementation but not tryptophan improve cell mediated immunity of European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 14 - "Adding Value", 2014. B. Costas; Azeredo, Rita; M. Machado; A. Oliva-Teles; P. Enes. "Interactive effects of dietary prebiotics and fish meal replacement by plant ingredients on innate immune status of European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax". Trabalho apresentado em AQUACULTURE EUROPE 14 - "Adding Value", 2014. Azeredo, Rita; A. Afonso; A. Oliva-Teles; B. Costas. "Arginine or glutamine supplementation to culture media modulates innate immune mechanisms of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) head-kidney leukocytes". Trabalho apresentado em First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 2013. B. Costas; A. Couto; Azeredo, Rita; A. Krogdahl; A. Oliva-Teles. "Antinutrients alone or in combination modulate immune mechanisms in gilthead seabream". Trabalho apresentado em First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 2013.
Recurso online	Peixoto, Diogo; Azeredo, Rita. Autor correspondente: Peixoto, Diogo. Investigador português quer criar "tampão ao stress" nos peixes. E a hormona da felicidade pode ser o segredo. 2025. https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/triptofano/centro-interdisciplinar-de-investigacao-marinha-e-ambiental/investigador-portugues-quer-criar-tampao-ao-stress-nos-peixes-e-a-hormona-da-felicidade-pode-ser-o-segredo/20250524/682737c6d34ef72ee4460d5b. Peixoto, Diogo; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamin. Research Highlights the Benefits of Tryptophan Supplementation in Fish Feed During Stressful Episodes. 2025. https://www.mispeces.com/en/news/Research-Highlights-the-Benefits-of-Tryptophan-Supplementation-in-Fish-Feed-During-Stressful-Episodes/.
Resumo em conferência	Viskovic, Ana; Guardiola, Francisco; Sá, Inês; Machado, Marina; Fontinha, Filipa; Azeredo, Rita; Costas, Benjamín; Couto, Ana. "Evaluation of health status in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles fed diets with partial replacement of fish meal by microalgae meal". Trabalho apresentado em Aquaculture Europe, berlim, 2019. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "Dietary tryptophan supplementation modulates imune status and disease resistance in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis, reared at low or high density". Trabalho apresentado em International Meeting of Marine Research, Peniche, 2016. Publicado • 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2016.04.00119 Azeredo, Rita. "Susceptibility of meagre (Argyrosomus regius Asso, 1801) to Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida.". Trabalho apresentado em International Meeting of Marine Research, Peniche, 2016. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "Water acidification activates the innate immune system of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis". Trabalho apresentado em International Meeting of Marine Research, Peniche, 2016. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "Arginine or glutamine supplementation to culture media modulates innate immune mechanisms of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) head-kidney leukocytes". Trabalho apresentado em First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Vigo, 2013 (ISFSI), Vigo, 2013. Publicado Azeredo, Rita. "Antinutrients alone or in combination modulate immune mechanisms in gilthead seabream". Trabalho apresentado em First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Vigo, 2013 (ISFSI), Vigo, 2013. Publicado
Tese / Dissertação	Azeredo, Rita. "Amino acids as novel nutraceutics to modulate immune mechanisms and increase disease resistance in fish". Doutoramento, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2017. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/pub_geral.pub_view?pi_pub_base_id=317583. Azeredo, Rita. "Testosterone in feedback control of final maturation in female Atlantic cod – the effect of testosterone supplementation". Mestrado, Universitetet i Bergen, 2012.

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2025/10/12	A saúde e o bem-estar dos peixes em aquacultura	Conversas com Ciência Fundação Serralves (Portugal)
2024/05/29	From IMMUNE to NEUROENDOCRINE modulation – an integrative view of TRYPTOPHAN as a feed additive to promote fish welfare	International Symposium of Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024 ISFNF (Puerto Vallarta, México)
2024/05/29	Transcriptomics reveals the biological mechanisms underlying the impact of tryptophan supplementation in fish under stressful conditions	International Symposium of Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024 ISFNF (Puerto Vallarta, México)
2024/05/29	Methionine as a nutraceutical ingredient for the european seabass	International Symposium of Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024 ISFNF (Puerto Vallarta, México)
2021/10/05	CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND HUMORAL IMMUNE MARKERS IN THE EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax) UNDER CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS	EAS2021 EAS (Madeira, Portugal)
2021/07/23	NEUROENDOCRINE AND OPIOID RECEPTOR GENES IN A TELEOST BRAIN – RESPONSE TO ACUTE INFLAMMATION	Animal Health Symposium - Online Event CIIMAR
2021/07/23	Tryptophan dietary supplementation in European seabass juveniles - can this be a strategy to modulate the metabolic response under crowding and inflammatory conditions?	Animal Health Symposium - Online Event CIIMAR
2021/04/15	Neuroendocrine and opioid receptor genes in a teleost brain - response to acute inflammation	EAS2020 (Cork, Irlanda)
2021/04/15	Dietary tryptophan supplementation modulates the immune response to acute inflammation in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles under stressful conditions	EAS2020 (Cork, Irlanda)
2019/11/29	Dietary arginine and citrulline seems to be a good strategy to improve the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune status	4th AquaImprove – Aquaculture Research Workshop CIIMAR (MA, Portugal)
2019/10/09	Evaluation of health status in European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax L. juveniles fed diets with partial replacement of fish meal by microalgae meal	Aquaculture Europe (AE19) European Aquaculture Society (Berlim, Alemanha)
2019/09/13	Dietary arginine and citrulline modulate the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune-related gene expression and plasma proteome signature	Animal Science Doctoral Program - VI Workshop ICBAS (Porto, Portugal)
2018/12/18	Methionine and tryptophan supplementation induce opposite effects on the European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax immune response and disease resistance	AquaImprove CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2018/12/18	Quantitative prediction of the effects of dietary factors in fish growth and disease susceptibility using molecular indicators of nutritional and immune status	3rd AquaImprove – Aquaculture Research Workshop CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2018/12/18	Short-term feeding with arginine and citrulline improves the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) immune status	3rd AquaImprove – Aquaculture Research Workshop CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2018/11/29	Implications of Vibrio anguillarum challenge in cellular and humoral parameters of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus	Xornada da Mocidade Investigadora en Acuicultura (Lugo, Espanha)
2018/08/27	Methionine and tryptophan dietary supplementation induce opposite effects on the European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax immune response and disease resistance	Aqua 2018 World Aquaculture Society (WAS) (Montpellier, França)
2018/06/06	Dietary tryptophan deficiency and supplementation compromises European seabass immune status, inflammatory mechanisms and disease resistance	18th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha)
2018	Neuroendocrine and immune responses undertake different fates following tryptophan or methionine dietary treatment: tales from a teleost model.	INSEAFOOD Workshop CIIMAR
2017/10/18	Amino acids as modulators of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, innate immune response: an in vitro approach	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 17 - "Cooperation for Growth" European Aquaculture Society (Dubrovnik, Croácia)
2017/10/18	Dietary methionine as modulator of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax immune status, inflammatory response and disease resistance	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 17 - "Cooperation for Growth" European Aquaculture Society (Dubrovnik, Croácia)
2017/07/14	Neuroendocrine and immune responses undertake different fates following tryptophan or methionine dietary treatment: tales from a teleost model	11º Congreso de la Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada (Vigo, Espanha)
2016/09/23	Innate immune responses in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 16 - "Food for thought" European Aquaculture society (Edimburgo, Reino Unido)
2016/09/22	Amino acids: from protein building blocks to powerful nutraceutics	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 16 - "Food for thought" - snap presentation at the EAS-SG workshop European Aquaculture society (Edimburgo)
2016/07/15	Dietary tryptophan supplementation modulates immune status and disease resistance in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis, reared at low or high density	International Meeting on Marine Research Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
2016/07	Water acidification activates the innate immune system of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis	International Meeting on Marine Research Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
2016	Dietary tryptophan supplementation modulates immune status and disease resistance in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis, reared at low or high density	International Meeting on Marine Research
2016	Amino acids as novel nutraceutics to modulate immune mechanisms and increase disease resistance in fish.	Neptune Series Seminar CIIMAR
2015/10/28	“A Aquacultura em Portugal e no Mundo”	Conversas de fim de tarde Club Portuense (Porto, Portugal)
2015/10/22	Chronic stress mitigation in fish through improved amino acids availability: tales from the Senegalese sole	Aquaculture Europe 2015 European Aquaculture Society (Roterdão, Países Baixos)
2015/10/21	Dietary arginine compromises innate immunity and decreases disease resistance in European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax	Aquaculture Europe 2015 European Aquaculture Society (Roterdão, Países Baixos)
2015/04	Immunomodulatory effect of dietary arginine on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune response	IV Encontro Nacional de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas Universidade da Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015	Methionine and tryptophan differentially regulate the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) inflammatory response	Aquaimprove Workshop NUTRIMU group - CIIMAR (Porto, Portugal)
2015	Dietary tryptophan supplementation modulates disease resistance and immune status in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis, reared at low or high density	AminoAqua Workshop NUTRIMU group - CIIMAR (Porto, Portugal)
2014/10/16	High inclusion levels of soybean or sunflower meals induce an early inflammatory response in European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 14 - "Adding Value" European Aquaculture Society (San Sebástian, Espanha)
2014/10/15	Methionine and tryptophan differentially regulate the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) inflammatory response.	AQUACULTURE EUROPE 14 - "Adding Value" European Aquaculture Society (San Sebastián, Espanha)

Orientação

	Título / Tema Papel desempenhado	Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2023/09/01 - Atual	Halophytes as a nutritional tool to improve fish health and welfare in a context of climate change Coorientador	Ciência Animal (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Atual	Blue biotechnology and functional nutrition to boost immunity and disease resistance in fish early life stages Coorientador	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2025/11/24 - 2026/01/31	Metodologias de investigação aplicadas à saúde de organismos aquáticos Coorientador	UC de OPÇÃO LIVRE 1 (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09/01 - 2025/11/25	Effects of methionine supplementation in the immune response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) against salmon louse infection (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) Coorientador	Recursos Biológicos Aquáticos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/10/22 - 2025/01/30	The modulatory role of tryptophan on the neuroendocrine and immune crosstalk Orientador	Ciência Animal (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/12 - 2024/12	Impacto das alterações climáticas na condição metabólica e nas defesas imunitárias do robalo Europeu, Dicentrarchus labrax, produzido em aquacultura Orientador	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/11 - 2022/12	Modulatory effects of methionine dietary supplementation on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) local and systemic immune responses against Tenacibaculum maritimum Orientador	Recursos Biológicos Aquáticos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/12	Dietary tryptophan supplementation and its modulatory role in juvenile European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during chronic inflammation Coorientador	Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014 - 2015	Amino acids as modulators of cell-mediated immune responses Coorientador	Bioquímica (Iniciação científica) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2025/11/27 - 2025/11/28	Part of the organization committee of the National Aquaculture Meeting (ENAQUA 25) - Faro - CCMAR (2025/11/27 - 2025/11/28) Conferência (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/05/01 - 2021/07/23	Within the framework of the INFLAMMAA project (02/SAICT/2017/032349), an international online event was organised with both oral and poster scientific presentations on the aquaculture animal health theme. (2021/07/23 - 2021/07/23) Simpósio (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2023/10/18 - 2023/10/19	Workshop on fish vaccination organised by the Aquatic Animal Health team from CIIMAR, in the framework of GRINNAQUA project. Oficina (workshop)	Theoretical-practical workshop on fish vaccination Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/03/16 - 2023/03/17	Workshop on the analysis of transcriptomic data organised by the Aquatic Animal Health team from CIIMAR, in the framework of GRINNAQUA project. Oficina (workshop)	Theoretical-practical workshop about omics tools in aquaculture Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/12	Attendance at the 31st European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress (ESCPB) – 2018, Porto, Portugal Congresso	31st European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress Skyros Congressos, Portugal
2018/08/25 - 2018/08/29	Attendance at the AQUA2018 Congress, Montpellier, FRANCE Congresso	AQUA2018 World Aquaculture Society, Estados Unidos
2018/06/03 - 2018/06/07	Attendance at the 18th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, 2018 (ISFNF) – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Conferência	8th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding ISFNF committee, Espanha
2017/10/17 - 2017/10/20	Attendance at the EAS2017, Dubrovnik, CROATIA Conferência	EAS 2017 European Aquaculture Society, Bélgica
2017/07/13 - 2017/07/15	Attendance at the XI CONGRESS OF THE IBERIAN ASSOCIATION OF COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, Vigo, SPAIN Conferência	XI CONGRESS OF THE IBERIAN ASSOCIATION OF COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada, Portugal
2016/09/21 - 2016/09/25	Attendance at the EAS2016, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Conferência	EAS2016 European Aquaculture Society, Bélgica
2016/07/14 - 2016/07/15	Attendance at the International Meeting on Marine Research 2016 – Peniche, Portugal Conferência	IMMR2016
2015/10/21 - 2015/10/25	Attendance at the EAS 2015, Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Conferência	EAS2015 European Aquaculture Society, Bélgica
2015/05/15 - 2015/05/21	Participation on the "Young Scientist Awards" contest, launched by Alltech, in 2015. Submission of a scientific research manuscript. A global contest, with a first, regional phase, and a final, global phase, disputed in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Won the 1st place of the regional phase (Europe, Africa, Russia) Conferência	Alltech Reb(v)elation Week Alltech International, Estados Unidos
2014/10/14 - 2014/10/17	Attendance at the European Aquaculture Society Conference, 2014, San Sebástian, SPAIN Conferência	EAS2014 European Aquaculture Society, Bélgica
2013/06 - 2013/06	Attendance at the First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, in Vigo, SPAIN Conferência	First International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Noruega

Júri de grau académico

	Tema Tipo de participação	Nome do candidato (Tipo de grau) Instituição / Organização
2019/12/12	“Evaluating effects of dietary tryptophan on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical parameters, gene expression and behavior of zebrafish juveniles" Arguente principal	Cláudia Alexandra da Mota Teixeira (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Arbitragem científica em conferência

	Nome da conferência	Local da conferência
2021/05/01 - 2021/07/23	Animal Health Symposium - Online Event
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17	Blue Think Conference - Share Science, Spread Knowledge	Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research

Arbitragem científica em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2017/11/27 - Atual	Fish & Shellfish Immunology (1095-9947)	Elsevier

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

	Disciplina	Curso (Tipo)	Instituição / Organização
2023/02 - Atual	Biologia de Vertebrados I	(Licenciatura)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/11 - Atual	Ictiologia Aplicada	(Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Entrevista / Programa (rádio / tv)

	Programa	Tema
2015/05/05 - 2015/05/05	Mentes que Brilham	Aquacultura

Revisão ad hoc de artigos em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2025 - Atual	Animal Feed Science and Technology (0377-8401)	Elsevier
2023 - Atual	Aquaculture (0044-8486)	Elsevier
2017 - Atual	Fish & Shellfish Immunology	Elsevier

Distinções

Prémio

2023	best poster award "Central immune and neuroendocrine gene expression patterns of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) undergoing chronic inflammation and fed tryptophan supplemented diets" Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015	Alltech Young Scientists Award - 1st regional prize (Europe/Africa/Russia) Alltech International, Estados Unidos
2014	Lindsay Laird Award 2014