Personal identification

Full name

Ana Lúcia Silva Vieira

Citation names

• Vieira, Lúcia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

201A-9811-0A5C

ORCID iD

0000-0002-5829-3729

Email addresses

• lvieira@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)
• analuciavieira98@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)

	Degree	Classification
2024/01/01 - 2028/01/01 Ongoing	Doutoramento em Biologia (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/12/20 Concluded	Curso de Ciências de Animais Aquáticos de Laboratório - (CAL-AQUA) (Outros) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/06 - 2022/11 Concluded	Recursos Biológicos Aquáticos (Mestrado) Major in Sem especialização Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Bio-enrichment of plant feedstuffs by Aspergillus spp. under solid-state fermentation for application to aquafeeds" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2016/06 - 2019/07 Concluded	Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "Comparative physiology of two intertidal species of gastropod (Phorcus lineatus and Phorcus sauciatus)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15
2018/02 Concluded	Open Water Diver (Outros) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/02 - 2023/05	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/04	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
	Plentzia Marine Center-UPV, Spain
2017/09 - 2018/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/01/01 - 2027/12/31	Peanut peel extracts as functional ingredients for aquaculture 2023.02516.BD 10.54499/2023.02516.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/09 - 2023/10	Evaluate the effects of partial or total replacement of corn gluten and soybean meal by NEXPRO, a product provided by POET Bioproducts, in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles. POET bioproducts Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	POET bioproducts Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Concluded
2023/07 - 2023/09	Determine the apparent digestibility coefficients of two practical diets formulated to evaluate the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of NEXPRO, a product provided by POET Bioproducts. POET bioproducts Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	POET bioproducts Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Concluded
2023/02 - 2023/05	PELAGIA - Effect of dietary incorporation of different fishmeal sources in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles PELAGIA, Norway Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Pelagia AS Concluded
2021/09 - 2022/09	Bio-enrichment of plant feedstuffs by Aspergillus spp. under Solid-state fermentation for application to aquafeeds NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064 Master Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2018/09 - 2019/07	Comparative physiology of two intertidal species of gastropod (Phorcus lineatus and Phorcus sauciatus) BYT, CIIMAR Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025/02/01 - 2026/06/30	Zero-Waste Omega-3: A Green Label Solution for Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds. https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.13017.PEX PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Evaluate the effects of partial or total replacement of corn gluten and soybean meal by NEXPRO, a product provided by POET Bioproducts, in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles. POET bioproducts Research Fellow	Concluded
2023/01 - 2023/12	Determine the apparent digestibility coefficients of two practical diets formulated to evaluate the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of NEXPRO, a product provided by POET Bioproducts. POET bioproducts Research Fellow	Concluded
2023/02 - 2023/05	PELAGIA - Effect of dietary incorporation of different fishmeal sources in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles PELAGIA, Norway Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Concluded
2021/09 - 2022/09	Ocean3R - Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064 Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Concluded

Publications

Conference abstract	Moita, Daniel ; Ramos-Oliveira, Catarina; Vieira, Lúcia; Fontinha, Filipa; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, H.; Magalhães, Rui. "Replacing Fish Oil with animal by-products in Aquafeeds: Implications for European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Growth Performance, feed utilization, and fillet fatty acid profile". Paper presented in IJUP 2026, 2026. Leite, Beatriz ; Vieira, Lúcia; CAMPOS, GABRIEL; Fontinha, Filipa; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, H.. "Peanut Peel Extracts to Boost Antioxidant and Immune Responses in carnivorous Fish: An Ex Vivo approach". Paper presented in IJUP 2026, 2026. Martins, Nicole; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Couto, Ana; Balk, Derrek ; Herrick, Kevin; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, Aires. "POET CFP: FERMENTED CORN PROTEIN AS A NOVEL INGREDIENT FOR EUROPEAN SEABASS DIETS". Paper presented in International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024, 2024. Martins, Nicole; Bizogno, T; Piscitelli, Fabiana; Verde, R; Magalhães, Rui; Vieira, Lúcia; Couto, Ana; et al. Corresponding author: Martins, Nicole. "The role of oleic acid in fat deposition in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juvenile". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2023. Published Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Amaral, Diogo. "Effect of novel dietary ingredients on the physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) subjected to different rearing temperatures and salinity oscillation". Paper presented in 6th AquaImprove, 2022. Published Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Amaral, Diogo. "Effect of novel dietary ingredients on the physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) subjected to different rearing temperatures and salinity oscillation". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Published Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Amaral, Diogo. "Effect of solid-state fermented plant-based ingredients in diet digestibility and digestive enzymes activity in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Fontinha, Filipa; Martins, Nicole; Serra, Cláudia; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Solid-state fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles effects on oxidative stress, immune system, and gut microbiota". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Solid-State fermented plant-based diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): complementing trial interpretation with a nutrient-based model". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Bio-enrichment of plant feedstuffs by Aspergillus spp. under solid-state fermentation for application to aquafeeds". Paper presented in 6th AquaImprove, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Nutritional evaluation of diets including a solid-state fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Nutritional value of fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in 15th IJUP, 2022. Published Vieira, Lúcia; Martins, Nicole; Fernandes, Helena; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Potential of pre-treated macroalgae (Ulva rigida) in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in 3rd Aquaimprove, 2018. Published
Conference paper	Fanizza, Cecilia; Ramos-Oliveira, Catarina; Fontinha, Filipa; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Trocino, Ângela ; Peres, H.. Corresponding author: Fanizza, Cecilia. "Valorisation of Agar By-Products in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Diets: A Biocircular Approach to Optimise Waste Management in Recirculating Aquaculture". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2025, 2025. Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Amorim, Wellison ; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, H.. "Peanut Peel as a Sustainable Additive and Ingredient for Gilthead Seabream Juveniles (Sparus aurata).". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2025, 2025. Oliva-Teles, Aires; Martins, Nicole; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Couto, Ana; Balk, Derrik ; Herrick, Kevin; Peres, H.. "Unlocking the Potential of POET CFP: Corn-Fermented Protein as a Sustainable Ingredient in European Seabass Diet". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2024, 2024. Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, H.; Ozório, R.O.A.. "Effect of novel feed ingredients in physiological response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) reared in different temperatures and subjected to salinity oscillation". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, H.; Ozório, R.O.A.. "Effect of solid-state fermented plant-based ingredients in diet digestibility and digestive enzymes activity in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Fontinha, Filipa; Martins, Nicole; Serra, Claudia R.; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, I; Peres, H.. "Solid-state fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles effects on oxidative stress, immune system, and gut microbiota". 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Soares, Filipe ; Peres, H.; Belo, I; Oliva-Teles, Aires. "Solid-State fermented plant-based diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): complementing trial interpretation with a nutrient-based model". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, I; Peres, H.. "Nutritional evaluation of diets including a solid-state fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Martins, Nicole; Bizogno, T.; Piscitelli, Fabiana; Verde, R.; Magalhães, Rui; Vieira, Lúcia; Serra, Claudia R.; et al. "The role of oleic acid in fat deposition in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juvenile". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022.
Conference poster	Leite, Beatriz ; Vieira, Lúcia; CAMPOS, GABRIEL; Fontinha, Filipa; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, H.. "Peanut Peel Extracts to Boost Antioxidant and Immune Responses in carnivorous Fish: An Ex Vivo approach". Paper presented in IJUP 2026, 2026. Martins, Nicole; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Couto, Ana; Balk, Derrik ; Herrick, Kevin; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, Aires. "POET CFP: FERMENTED CORN PROTEIN AS A NOVEL INGREDIENT FOR EUROPEAN SEABASS DIETS.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024, 2024. Vieira, Lúcia; Martins, Nicole; Magalhães, Rui; Couto, Ana; Balk, Derrek ; Herrick, Kevin; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, Aires. "EVALUATION OF POET CFP AS A NOVEL INGREDIENT TO FULLY REPLACE CORN GLUTEN AND SOYBEAN MEAL IN EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) AQUAFEEDS". Paper presented in International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding 2024, 2024. Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Amaral, Diogo. "Effect of novel dietary ingredients on the physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) subjected to different rearing temperatures and salinity oscillation". Paper presented in 6th AquaImprove, 2022. Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Cavalheri, Thaís; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. "Effect of novel feed ingredients in physiological response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) reared in different temperatures and subjected to salinity oscillation". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Peres, Helena; Ozorio, Rodrigo. Corresponding author: Amaral, Diogo. "Effect of solid-state fermented plant-based ingredients in diet digestibility and digestive enzymes activity in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Fontinha, Filipa; Martins, Nicole; Serra, Cláudia; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. "Solid-state fermented plant-feedstuff mixture with Aspergillus niger for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles effects on oxidative stress, immune system, and gut microbiota". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Belo, Isabel; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Solid-State fermented plant-based diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): complementing trial interpretation with a nutrient-based model". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022. Vieira, Lúcia; Martins, Nicole; Fernandes, Helena; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Peres, Helena. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Potential of pre-treated macroalgae (Ulva rigida) in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in 3rd Aquaimprove, 2018.
Journal article	Martins, Nicole; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Moutinho, Sara; Fontinha, Filipa; Couto, Ana; Balk, Derek; et al. "POET CFP, a corn-fermented protein concentrate, as a potential novel aquafeed ingredient for juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax". Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 56 4 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.70044. 10.1111/jwas.70044 Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui; Martins, Nicole; Fontinha, Filipa; Castro, Carolina; Peres, Helena; Mercier, Yves; et al. "Evaluation of dietary methionine sources on growth performance and antioxidant potential of gilthead seabream juveniles reared at high water temperature". Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13042. 10.1111/jwas.13042 Nicole Martins; Rui Magalhães; Lúcia Vieira; Ana Couto; Cláudia R. Serra; Margarida R.G. Maia; António J.M. Fonseca; et al. "Dietary oleic acid supplementation improves feed efficiency and modulates fatty acid profile and cell signaling pathway in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles fed high-lipid diets". Aquaculture 576 (2023): 739870-739870. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739870. 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739870 Filipe, Diogo; Vieira, Lúcia; Ferreira, Marta; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Salgado, José; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. "Enrichment of a Plant Feedstuff Mixture’s Nutritional Value through Solid-State Fermentation". Animals 13 18 (2023): 2883. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13182883. 10.3390/ani13182883 Vieira, Lúcia; Filipe, Diogo; Amaral, Diogo; Magalhães, Rui; Martins, Nicole; Ferreira, Marta; Ozorio, Rodrigo; et al. Corresponding author: Vieira, Lúcia. "Solid-State Fermentation as Green Technology to Improve the Use of Plant Feedstuffs as Ingredients in Diets for European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Juveniles". Animals 13 17 (2023): 2692. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13172692. Published • 10.3390/ani13172692 Amaral, Diogo; Filipe, Diogo Moreira; Cavalheri, Thais Franco; Vieira, Lúcia; Magalhães, Rui Pedro; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena; Ozório, Rodrigo O. de A.. "Solid-state fermentation of plant feedstuff mixture affected the physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) reared at different temperatures and subjected to salinity oscillation". (2023): https://hdl.handle.net/1822/82410. Published • 10.3390/ani13030393 Fernandes, Helena; Martins, Nicole; Vieira, Lúcia; Salgado, José Manuel Seara; Castro, Carolina; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Belo, Isabel; Peres, Helena. "Pre-treatment of Ulva rigida improves its nutritional value for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". (2022): https://hdl.handle.net/1822/79590. 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102803
Thesis / Dissertation	"Bio-enrichment of plant feedstuffs by Aspergillus spp. under Solid-state fermentation for application to aquafeeds". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2022. "Comparative physiology of two intertidal species of gastropod (Phorcus lineatus and Phorcus sauciatus)". Degree, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2019.

Award

2022	SPAROS (Lda.) FEEDNETICSTM Prize for Aquaculture Nutrition Research Students for Aquaculture Europe 2022 Sparos Lda, Portugal

Other distinction

2023	Best Biological Aquatic Resources Master's Student Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal