Curriculum Vitae
Helena Rita de Carvalho Ferraz Pedrosa Teodósio
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Helena Rita de Carvalho Ferraz Pedrosa Teodósio
Citation names
- Teodósio, R.
- Rita Teodósio
- Teodósio, Rita
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1913-A912-4673
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8648-1241
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=Y21IBUgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Researcher Id
- HQZ-5484-2023
- Scopus Author Id
- 35867417300
Knowledge fields
- Agrarian Sciences - Other Agricultural Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| French | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2017/03/28 - 2022/01/14
Concluded
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Ciências Biológicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Animal Biology
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
"Promoting nitrogen efficiency in aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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"Summa cum laude" - Very good with highest distinction |
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2016 - 2017
Concluded
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Animal Experimentation Course (Outros)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Approved - certification by DGAV (Portugal) |
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2000/09/01
Concluded
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Biotechnology (Bachelor)
University of Glamorgan - School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom
"Differential Display analysis of molecular genetic interactions in Plant-Arbuscular Mycorrhiza symbiosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 Valores (16 in 20) (Despacho nº6431/2009) - 2.1 upper second class |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2005/05/01 - 2010/11/01 | Research Assistant (Research) | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2023/07 - Current | Researcher in project "PRR: Pacto Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical ALGAE (WP 5) - subprojeto Feeds (SP 5)", Project C644915664-00000026 | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2022/03/24 - 2023/06/30 | Researcher in project "FICA - Innovative tools for contracted research in aquaculture nutrition", ALG-01-0247-FEDER-047175 | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2017/01/01 - 2022/01/14 | PhD Student, 'Promoting nitrogen efficiency in aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production' | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| Universidade do Algarve, Portugal | ||
| 2015/04/01 - 2016/12/01 | Research Assistant, Project nº 288925 - 'Arraina - Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture' funded by EU-FP7 | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2014/08/01 - 2015/03/01 | Research Assistant, Project nº 38497 - 'Feednetix - Development of an informatics application to improve and optimize feeding strategies for fish' funded by ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2012/02/01 - 2014/07/01 | Research Assistant, PTDC/MAR/110547/2009, 'Episole - Epigenetic regulation of growth and development in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)' | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2003/03/01 - 2005/04/01 | Research Assistant in project POCTI/CVT/39355/2001 | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 1999/09/01 - 2000/05/01 | Student Final Year Project "Differential display analysis of molecular genetic interactions of the Plant – Arbuscular Mycorrhiza symbiosis" | University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom |
| University of Glamorgan - School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom | ||
| 1999/02/01 - 1999/07/01 | Internship "Differential display analysis of molecular genetic interactions of the Plant – Arbuscular Mycorrhiza symbiosis" | University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom |
| University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom | ||
| 1998/06/01 - 1998/12/01 | Internship "Establishing a directed promoter-trapping approach for identifying genes especially involved in interactions between legumes and microorganisms (arbuscular mycorrhiza and stem nematodes)" | University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom |
| University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2017/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | Isotope tracer study to understand utilization of methionine sources and reduced protein diets in Nile tilapia - ISOMET
03 87 16005
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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Evonik Industries AG Hanau-Wolfgang
Concluded
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| 2015/04/01 - 2016/12/31 | ARRAINA - Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture
Research Technician Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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| 2014/08/01 - 2015/03/31 | Feednetix - Development of an informatics application to improve and optimize feeding strategies for fish
Projeto no 38497
Research Technician Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Sparos Lda, Portugal |
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
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| 2012/02/01 - 2014/07/31 | Epigenetic regulation of development and growth in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)- EPISOLE
PTDC/MAR/110547/2009
Research Technician Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/07/01 - Current | PRR: Pacto Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical ALGAE (WP 5) - subprojet Feeds (SP 5)
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
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| 2022/03/24 - 2023/06 | FICA - Innovative tools for contracted research in aquaculture nutrition
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-047175
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024/05 - Current | FlatFirst-Early feeding of flatfish on microfeeds: improved performance, survival and quality of larvae and juveniles
4876
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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Ongoing
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| 2018/07 - 2021/09 | Early metabolic programming in fish through nutritional modulation - PROLAR
Team member
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2017 - 2021 | MedAID - Mediterranean aquaculture integrated development
Team member
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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| 2017/01 - 2019/02 | MYTROUT - Metabolic fate of deoxynivalenol on rainbow trout
N/A
Team member
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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BIOMIN Holding GmbH |
| 2014/01 - 2015/12 | SOLEAWIN - Optimization of weaning feeding tables for Senegalese sole larvae
310305/FEP/71
Team member
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Magazine article |
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| Preprint |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Artistic / Performance
| Video recording |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/09 | Micro- and macroalgae as functional ingredients for gilthead seabream Sparus aurata intestine recovery | Aquaculture Europe 2023
European Aquaculture Society (Vienna, Austria)
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| 2023/09 | Can eco-efficient, circular economy-driven and organic formulations improve the performance and robustness of Nile tilapia? | Aquaculture Europe 2023
European Aquaculture Society (Vienna, Austria)
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| 2022/06 | Sustainable aquafeeds: inclusion of fish hydrolysates from fisheries side-streams in diets for gilthead seabream juveniles | AquaVitae Workshop with Stakeholders: use of by-products from low-trophic aquaculture and low-trophic feeds
Aquavitae (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2022/06 | Sustainable aquafeeds: inclusion of mussel aquaculture side-streams in diets for gilthead seabream juveniles | AquaVitae Workshop with Stakeholders: use of by-products from low-trophic aquaculture and low-trophic feeds
Aquavitae (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2021/10/06 | Increasing the sustainability of tilapia production through diet optimisation | Aquaculture Europe 2021
European Aquaculture Society (Funchal, Portugal)
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| 2021/04/13 | Do dietary formulations influence the metabolic fate of amino acids in gilthead seabream? | Aquaculture Europe 2020_Virtual
European Aquaculture Society
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| 2020/12/18 | A nutritional strategy to promote gilthead seabream performance during Winter | CCMAR Symposium 2020
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2020/08/26 | Promoting nitrogen efficiency in Aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production | ICYMARE 2020 |
| 2020/05/28 | Promoting nitrogen efficiency in aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production (2020) | Jornada Anual dos Doutorandos de Ciências Biológicas 2020
Universidade do Algarve - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2019/10 | Improving gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles adaptability to adverse conditions via nutrition | Aquaculture Europe 2019
European Aquaculture Society (Berlin, Germany)
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| 2019/06/06 | Promoting nitrogen efficiency in aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production (2019) | Jornada Anual dos Doutorandos de Ciências Biológicas 2019
Universidade do Algarve - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2018/06/12 | Optimised diets for a more sustainable Tilapia production | SIBIC 2018 – VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyology
(Faro, Portugal)
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| 2018/06 | Assessing algal biomasses as potential ingredients in microdiets for Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae | 18th International Symposium on “Nutrition and Feeding in Fish"
(Las Palmas, Spain)
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| 2018/05/28 | Promoting nitrogen efficiency in aquaculture fish to ensure a more sustainable production (2018) | Jornada Anual dos Doutorandos de Ciências Biológicas 2018
Universidade do Algarve - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2017/10/17 | Optimizing dietary energy levels for Gilthead seabream in a scenario of climate change | Aquaculture Europe 17 – Coorperation for Growth
(Dubrovnik, Croatia)
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| 2017/10 | Gilthead seabream eggs high methionine exposure: targeting fish performance | Aquaculture Europe 2017
European Aquaculture Society (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
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| 2016/09 | Early Methyl Donor Supplementation: preparing gilthead seabream towards a plant-based diet | Aquaculture Europe 2016
European Aquaculture Society (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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| 2015/10 | Dietary fish protein hydrolysate affects growth and is associated with altered expression of myogenic regulatory factors and DNA methyltransferases in Senegalese sole larvae | Aquaculture Europe 2015
European Aquaculture Society (Roterdam, Netherlands)
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| 2015/05 | Tackling fish meal replacement with an in vitro approach using tracer nutrients | World Aquaculture
(Jeju, South Korea)
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| 2014/10 | A high inclusion of fish protein hydrolysate on Senegalese sole larval diet affects growth and is associated with altered expression of DNA methyltransferases | 2nd COST Action FA1201 EPICONCEPT General Conference “Epigenetic and Periconception Environment”
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/03 - Current | Unravelling the impact of dietary algae on fish performance: enhancing redox balance and immune status
Supervisor
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Aquaculture (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
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| 2023/09 - Current | Effect of microalgae on growth and health status of rearing species under biofloc technology (BFT)
Co-supervisor of João Ribeiro Rito
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Aquacultura (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain |
| 2023/09 - Current | Functional strategies in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juvenile nutrition: dietary microalgae supplementation for higher
resilience
Supervisor
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Aquacultura (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2022/12 - 2023/09 | Effect of dietary superoxide dismutase on the growth and redox status of gilthead seabream juveniles
Supervisor of André Pardal
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Biologia Marinha (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2022/03 - 2022/06 | Effect of mussel meal inclusion on the redox status of gilthead seabream juveniles
Supervisor of Carlos Parreira
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Aquacultura (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2017/02 - 2018/08 | Organisation of the weekly scientific seminars of the Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR). (2017/02 - 2018/08)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/02/09 - 2024/02/09 | Workshop on Biomarkers for Fish Performance organised by Sparos Lda
Workshop
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Workshop on Biomarkers for Fish Performance
Sparos Lda, Portugal
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| 2023/07/10 - 2023/07/14 | Hands-on Data Analysis for Metabolic Profiling at Imperial College London
Workshop
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Hands-on Data Analysis for Metabolic Profiling
Imperial College London - Hammersmith Campus, United Kingdom
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| 2022/11/22 - 2022/11/22 | II Marine Science Fair at the University of Algarve, organised by CCMAR and CIMA. Activities related to Aquaculture and Fish
Feeding and Nutrition for school students (10 to 18 years old).
Other
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II Marine Science Fair
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
| 2022/03/30 - 2022/03/31 | Basic Training for MinION Mk1C Nanopore sequencing by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Online
Workshop
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Basic Training for MinION Mk1C Nanopore sequencing
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc, United Kingdom
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| 2021/02/01 - 2021/02/04 | Fish Welfare Course (30h), Online, FishEthoGroup and CCMAR
Workshop
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Fish Welfare Course
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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| 2020/11 - 2020/11 | 2nd Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture, Online, Swansea University
Symposium
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2nd Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture
Swansea University, United Kingdom
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| 2020/09 - 2020/09 | Animal Science Doctoral Programme - VII Workshop, Online, ICBAS, Uni versity of Porto | Animal Science Doctoral Programme - VII Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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| 2020/03 - 2020/06 | Statistics and Multivariate Analysis in R (94h), University of Coimbra, Online, Classification: Excellent - 19 valores
Workshop
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Statistics and Multivariate Analysis in R
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2019/11 - 2019/11 | Aquaexcel: Fish Nutrition and Feeding Training Course at INRAE
Workshop
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Aquaexcel: Fish Nutrition and Feeding Training Course
Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), France
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| 2018/10 - 2018/10 | Effective Scientific Writing Course at CCMAR
Workshop
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Effective Scientific Writing Course
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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| 2017/11 - 2017/11 | R for Absolute Beginners at CCMAR
Workshop
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R for Absolute Beginners Workshop
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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| 2017/11 - 2017/11 | Science Communication Course at CCMAR
Workshop
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Science Communication Course
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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| 2017/07 - 2017/07 | CAL-AQUA Workshop: Laboratory Animal Sciences - Aquatic Organisms Practical Approach, at BOGA (Aquatic Organisms Bioterium)
from CIIMAR
Workshop
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CAL-AQUA Workshop: Laboratory Animal Sciences - Aquatic Organisms Practical Approach
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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| 2016/07 - 2016/07 | Course in Laboratory Animal Science (FELASA)
Workshop
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Course in Laboratory Animal Science
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2023/12/20 | Production of high-value ingredients from Raphidonema monicae biomass and evaluation of their impact in aquafeed applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rafael Vitorino (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2023/10/04 | Marine hydrolysates as functional nutritional supplements to promote European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) robustness addressing
the European zero-waste strategy
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2023 - Current | Biomolecules | MDPI |
| 2023 - Current | Fish Physiology and Biochemistry | SpringerNature |
| 2022/11 - Current | Aquaculture Nutrition | Hindawi |
| 2022/03 - Current | Fishes | MDPI |
| 2022 - Current | Animals | MDPI |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2019/11 - Current | European Aquaculture Society |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2023/03 - 2023/12/12 | Guest Editor in Animals Special Issue "Functional Feeds and Antioxidant Status in Aquatic Animals: Current Research and Future Directions" | MDPI |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2023 - 2024 | Supervision of the experimental and analytical work of the PhD thesis of Rodrigo Mendes. "Optimizing feed intake with organic diets". PhD in Integration and modulation of signals in Biomedicine, Field of Aquaculture (University of Murcia). | Rodrigo Mendes |
| 2022 - 2024 | Supervision of the experimental and analytical work of the PhD thesis of Ibon Garcia Gallego. "Exploring the role of nutrition to promote fish robustness". PhD in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences from University of Algarve. | Ibon Garcia Gallego |
| 2022 - 2023 | Supervision of one task of the PhD thesis of Ana Rita Oliveira. PhD in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences from University of Algarve. | Ana Rita Oliveira |
| 2019 - 2021 | Supervision of molecular biology work of the PhD thesis of MJ Xavier. "Improving growth performance of fish larvae through early nutrition". PhD in Animal Science, Field Nutrition (ICBAS, Porto). | Maria João Xavier |
| 2013 - 2017 | Supervision of molecular biology work of the PhD thesis of Paula Canada. PhD in Animal Science, Field Nutrition (ICBAS, Porto). | Paula Canada |
| 2015 - 2016 | Supervision of experimental and analytical work of the MSc thesis of André Lopes. "Sonophoresis efficiency: consequences of methyl donors supplement". MSc in Aquaculture and Fisheries (University of Algarve). | André Lopes |
Distinctions
Award
| 2022 | "Summa cum laude" awarded to PhD in Biological Sciences
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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