Diogo Ferreira Martins (3314-4C38-FA60)

Curriculum Vitae

Diogo Ferreira Martins

Diogo Ferreira Martins completed his Bachelor's degree in General and Aquatic Biology at the University of Porto in 2011. In 2013, he received a Fulbright Research Scholarship to study the physiology of migratory fish at the US Geological Survey, MA, USA. He earned a Ph.D. in Animal Science in 2016 from the University of Porto and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Massachusetts, MA, USA, in 2017. Diogo specializes in molecular physiology and endocrinology and is currently a researcher in the Biodiscovery for Health (B4H) group at CIIMAR. Diogo’s research focused on the exploration of cyanobacteria and microalgae for biotechnological applications, as well as the development of zebrafish models of obesity and related comorbidities for biomedical research.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Diogo Ferreira Martins

Citation names

Ferreira-Martins, Diogo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3314-4C38-FA60
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3828-186X

Email addresses

dmartins@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

CIIMAR Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental. Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208, Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.ciimar.up.pt/pt-pt/members/diogo-martins/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/12/16 Concluded	Ph.D. in Animal Science (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "Osmoregulation in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with Distinction
2008 - 2011 Concluded	B.Sc. in General and Aquatic Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Fifteen

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/05/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2022/12/31	Visiting Researcher (Research)	US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States
	US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States
2021/02/23 - 2022/07/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/03/18 - 2020/06/30	Postdoc (Research)	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

2013/09/14 - 2014/09/13	Visiting Researcher (Research)	US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States
	US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2026/01/01 - Current	Cetaceans and the Paradox of 'Natural Diabetes': an Evolutionary Medicine Approach (CanDi) COB2025 - CanDi Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Ongoing
2026/01/01 - Current	Understanding the link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease using zebrafish as an evaluator of genetic and behavioural changes. CIIMAR SEED 2025 - Z-BRIDGE Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Ongoing
2026/01/01 - Current	Inheritance of Obesity Risk: Zebrafish as a Model for Intergenerational Metabolic Health. CIIMAR COB 2025 - ZOMM Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Ongoing
2025/10/01 - Current	Development and molecular characterization of a weight cycling model in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and metabolic effects on the offspring. COMPETE2030-FEDER-00871800 Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2013/09/14 - 2014/09/13	Osmoregulation in the sea lamprey. 148893 Researcher Fulbright Portugal, Portugal US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States Universidade do Porto, Portugal	Fulbright Portugal Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2013/08/31	Hormonal control of osmoregulation in the marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. ECOST-STSM-FA1004-010613-030580 Researcher European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidad de Cádiz - Campus de Puerto Real, Spain	European Cooperation in Science and Technology Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/05/01 - 2025/12/31	“Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul” C644915664-00000026 WP5 ALGAE C644915664-00000026 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Concluded
2022/01/07 - 2022/07/31	CyanoVaccine: Cyanobacterial outer membrane vesicles as novel platforms for Vaccine technology” POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029540 Post-doc Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Concluded
2021/02/01 - 2021/12/31	Development of innovative sustainable protein and omega-3 rich feedstuffs for aquafeeds, from local agro-industrial by-products POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030377 Post-doc Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Concluded
2017/04/01 - 2019/06/30	The Evolution of Endocrine Function; Discovering the Hormonal Control of Osmoregulation in Basal Vertebrates VGJHK59NMPK9 Post-doc University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States	National Science Foundation Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Ferreira-Martins, D.; Reis-Santos, P.. "Lampreys: Environmental Physiology". In Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier, 2018. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-809633-8.03219-2
Conference abstract	Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Emily Walton; Mark A. Sheridan; Stephen D. McCormick. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Role of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor in metamorphosis and osmoregulation of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).". Paper presented in 14th International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Montpellier, 2022. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Jackson Champer; David W. McCauley; Margaret F. Docker. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Genetic control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes.". Paper presented in 14th International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Montpellier, 2022. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Jonathan Mark Wilson; Stephen D. McCormick. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Osmoregulation in the sea lamprey and hormonal control on osmoregulation in basal vertebrates.". Paper presented in Sea lamprey Genome Workshop, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, 2019. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Yamaguchi Yoko; Stephen D. McCormick. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Identification and characterization of three epithelial sodium channel subunits in a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in The Society for Experimental Biology, Seville, 2019. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Osmoregulatory challenges to host, brook trout, and parasitic feeding sea lamprey.". Paper presented in CRASC – Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Technical Committee/ CT River Research and Management Forum, Hadley, 2019. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Stephen D. McCormick; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Osmoregulatory challenges of parasitic feeding in seawater of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and host brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).". Paper presented in 13th International Congress on the Biology of Fish (ICBF), Calgary, 2018. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Molecular perspective on osmoregulatory challenge of parasitic feeding in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and host (Salvelinus fontinalis).". Paper presented in III Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science. Biomedical Science Institute Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, 2016. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; Campos, Alexandre; Osorio, Hugo; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Luis Filipe Castro; Jonathan Mark Wilson. "A Cytosolic carbonic anhydrase molecular switch occurs in the gills of sea lamprey, during metamorphosis.". Paper presented in II Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal., Porto, 2015. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Effects of Salinity Challenge on Ion Regulation in Early and Late Upstream Migrating Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in XV European Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, 2015. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Effects of salinity challenge on ion regulation in estuarine migrating sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in I Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal., Porto, 2014. Accepted Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Effects of gradual salinity increase on ion regulation in estuarine migrating sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in Society of Experimental Biology, Valencia, 2013. Accepted
Conference poster	Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Frank, Marielle; Urbatzka, Ralph; Silva, Maria. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Exploring Microalgae and Cyanobacteria as Biotechnological Resources in Metabolic Disease Research.". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology, 2025. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Urbatzka, Ralph. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Exploring the Potential of Algal Extracts: Natural Approaches to Glucose and Lipid Regulation in Metabolic Disorders.". Paper presented in XV AIEC, Iberian Association of Compared Endocrinology, 2025. Urbatzka, Ralph; Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Sanz Moxo, Javier; Fonseca, Ana C.; Frank, Marielle; Magalhães, Mariana; Henriques, C. Filipe; Silva, Maria. Corresponding author: Urbatzka, Ralph. "Biotechnological advances for the use of microalgae and seaweed species in obesity and diabetes.". Paper presented in Microbiotec25, 2025. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Maria Silva; Ralph Urbatzka. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Microalgae extracts increase the number of pancreatic beta cells in transgenic zebrafish.". Paper presented in Zebrafish Disease Models Society, 2024. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Maria Miguel Silva; Ralph Urbatzka. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Microalgae extracts increase the number of pancreatic beta cells in transgenic zebrafish.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência – Science and Technology Summit, 2024. Inês Queiroga; Ralph Urbatzka; Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Identification of cyanobacteria and microalgae with bioactivities for metabolic diseases.". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of the U.Porto – IJUP, 2024. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Jessica Norstog; Ciaran A Shaughnessy; Andre Barany-Ruiz; Stephen D. McCormick. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Recent Advances in understanding osmoregulation of sea lamprey.". Paper presented in Sea lamprey genome workshop, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., 2019. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Jessica Norstog; Ciaran A Shaughnessy; Andre Barany-Ruiz; Stephen D. McCormick. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Recent Advances in understanding osmoregulation of sea lamprey.". Paper presented in Third Sea Lamprey International Symposium (SLIS III), 2019. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Delaney Drake; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Jonathan Mark Wilson. "The role of the main corticosteroid hormone (11-deoxycortisol) on the expression of ion transport proteins in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in II Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal., 2015. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; Osorio, Hugo; Luis Filipe Castro; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Jonathan Mark Wilson. "Novel carbonic anhydrase isoform in larval sea lamprey provides insight into the roles of CA isoforms in different life stages.". Paper presented in Society of Experimental Biology (SEB Prague 2015) Prague, Czech Republic., 2015. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Delaney Drake; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Jonathan Mark Wilson. "The role of the main corticosteroid hormone (11-deoxycortisol) on the expression of ion transport proteins in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in Society of Experimental Biology (SEB Prague 2015), Prague, Czech Republic., 2015. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Jonathan Mark Wilson. "Identification of a novel carbonic anhydrase isoform in larval lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).". Paper presented in I Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal., 2014. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; João José Oliveira Dias Coimbra; Jonathan Mark Wilson. Corresponding author: Jonathan Mark Wilson. "Identification of a novel carbonic anhydrase isoform in larval lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in Society of Experimental Biology (SEB Salzburg 2012), Salzburg, Austria., 2012. Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Jonathan Mark Wilson. "Identification of a novel carbonic anhydrase isoform in larval lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.". Paper presented in The 4th ed. of “Meeting of young researchers at UP” (IJUP’11), University of Porto, Portugal., 2011.
Journal article	Shaughnessy, Ciaran A.; Hall, Daniel J.; Norstog, Jessica L.; Barany, Andre; Regish, Amy M.; Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Breves, Jason P.; Komoroske, Lisa M.; McCormick, Stephen D.. Corresponding author: Shaughnessy, Ciaran A.. "A Cftr-independent, Ano1-rich seawater-adaptive ionocyte in sea lamprey gills". Journal of Experimental Biology 228 7 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.250110. Open access • 10.1242/jeb.250110 Rangel, F.; Monteiro, M.; Santos, R.A.; Ferreira-Martins, D.; Cortinhas, R.; Gasco, L.; Gai, F.; et al. "Novel chitinolytic Bacillus spp. increase feed efficiency, feed digestibility, and survivability to Vibrio anguillarum in European seabass fed with diets containing Hermetia illucens larvae meal". Aquaculture 579 (2024): 740258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740258. 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740258 Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Walton, Emily; Karlstrom, Rolf O.; Sheridan, Mark A.; McCormick, Stephen D.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "The GH/IGF axis in the sea lamprey during metamorphosis and seawater acclimation". Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 571 (2023): 111937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2023.111937. 10.1016/j.mce.2023.111937 Ferreira-Martins, D.; Champer, J.; McCauley, D.W.; Zhang, Z.; Docker, M.F.. "Erratum to “Genetic control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes” [J. Great Lakes Res. 47 (2021) S764–S775, (S0380133021002379), (10.1016/j.jglr.2021.10.018)]". Journal of Great Lakes Research 48 4 (2022): 1131-1131. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85130351318&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jglr.2022.05.002 Gong, N.; Ferreira-Martins, D.; Norstog, J.L.; McCormick, S.D.; Sheridan, M.A.. "Discovery of prolactin-like in lamprey: Role in osmoregulation and new insight into the evolution of the growth hormone/prolactin family". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 40 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85138637801&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1073/pnas.2212196119 Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Champer, Jackson; McCauley, David W.; Zhang, Zhe; Docker, Margaret F.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, Diogo. "Genetic control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes". Journal of Great Lakes Research 47 (2021): S764-S775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.10.018. 10.1016/j.jglr.2021.10.018 Ferreira-Martins, D.; Wilson, J.M.; Kelly, S.P.; Kolosov, D.; McCormick, S.D.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, D.. "A review of osmoregulation in lamprey". Journal of Great Lakes Research 47 (2021): S59-S71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.05.003. 10.1016/j.jglr.2021.05.003 Ningping Gong; Diogo Ferreira-Martins; Stephen D. McCormick; Mark A. Sheridan. "Divergent genes encoding the putative receptors for growth hormone and prolactin in sea lamprey display distinct patterns of expression". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58344-5. 10.1038/s41598-020-58344-5 Alberto Teodorico Correia; Sara Rodrigues; Diogo Ferreira-Martins; Ana Cristina Nunes; Maria Inês Ribeiro; Sara C. Antunes. "Multi-biomarker approach to assess the acute effects of cerium dioxide nanoparticles in gills, liver and kidney of Oncorhynchus mykiss". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108842. 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108842 Ferreira-Martins, D.; McCormick, S. D.; Campos, A.; Lopes-Marques, M.; Osório, H.; Coimbra, J.; Castro, L. F. C.; Wilson, J. M.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, D.. "A cytosolic carbonic anhydrase molecular switch occurs in the gills of metamorphic sea lamprey". Scientific Reports 6 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep33954. Open access • Published • 10.1038/srep33954 Ferreira-Martins, D.; Coimbra, J.; Antunes, C.; Wilson, J. M.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Martins, D.. "Effects of salinity on upstream-migrating, spawning sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus". Conservation Physiology 4 1 (2016): cov064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov064. Open access • 10.1093/conphys/cov064
Thesis / Dissertation	"Osmoregulation in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus". PhD, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2016. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/89544.
Website	Ferreira-Martins, Diogo; Stephen D. McCormick; Jessica Norstog. McCormick Lab - Environmental Physiology of Fish. 2019. https://www.smccormickfishphys.com.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025	Exploring Cyanobacteria and Microalgae Metabolites for Biotechnological Advances in Diabetes.	1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology PROALGA and GreenCoLab (Lisbon, Portugal)
2025	Antidiabetic Properties of Cyanobacterial and Microalgal Metabolites.	XV Iberian Association of Compared Endocrinology (AIEC) Iberian Association of Compared Endocrinology (Porto, Portugal)
2022	Genetic control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes.	14th International Congress on the Biology of Fish (Montpellier, France)
2022	Role of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor in metamorphosis and osmoregulation of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).	14th International Congress on the Biology of Fish (Montpellier, France)
2019	Osmoregulation in the sea lamprey and hormonal control on osmoregulation in basal vertebrates	Sea lamprey Genome Workshop University of Winnipeg (Winnipeg, Canada)
2019	Identification and characterization of three epithelial sodium channel subunits in a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus	The Society for Experimental Biology (Sevilha, Spain)
2019	Osmoregulatory challenges to host, brook trout, and parasitic feeding sea lamprey	CRASC – Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Technical Committee/ CT River Research and Management Forum Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, MA (Hadley, United States)
2018	Osmoregulatory challenges of parasitic feeding in seawater of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and host brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).	13th International Congress on the Biology of Fish (ICBF) University of Calgary (Calgary, Canada)
2016	Molecular perspective on osmoregulatory challenge of parasitic feeding in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and host (Salvelinus fontinalis).	III Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science Biomedical Science Institute Abel Salazar, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2015	Effects of Salinity Challenge on Ion Regulation in Early and Late Upstream Migrating Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.	XV European Congress of Ichthyology (Porto, Portugal)
2015	A Cytosolic carbonic anhydrase molecular switch occurs in the gills of sea lamprey, during metamorphosis.	II Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2014	Effects of salinity challenge on ion regulation in estuarine migrating sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.	Workshop of the Doctoral Programme in Animal Science Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, (Porto, Portugal)
2013	Effects of gradual salinity increase on ion regulation in estuarine migrating sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus.	Society of Experimental Biology (Valencia, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2026/02/15 - Current	OSMAC approach and metabolite identification of a promising cyanobacteria with bioactivity towards appetite suppression. Co-supervisor of Rute Madruga	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2026/02/02 - Current	Modeling Obesity in Zebrafish Through Controlled Dietary Interventions. Co-supervisor of Maria Amelie Bom	Université Clermont Auvergne Polytech Clermont, France Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2026/01/05 - Current	Screening Microalgal Organic Extracts for Anti-Obesity, Anti-Appetite, and Anti-Diabetic Activities Using Zebrafish Embryo Bioassays. Supervisor of Beatriz Marques Coutinho	Bioengineering (Degree) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2026/01/05 - Current	Screening and characterization of anti-diabetic organic extracts from algae. Supervisor of Dinis Miguel Teixeira Lopes	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2026/01/05 - Current	Consequences of weight cycling in zebrafish offspring metabolism. Supervisor of Ema Pinheiro da Silva	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2026 - Current	Modeling Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis in Zebrafish. Supervisor of Joel Sendra Peris	Marine Sciences (Degree) Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir Facultad de Veterinaria y Ciencias Experimentales, Spain Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/11/15 - 2025/07/07	Exploration of organic extracts of micro and macro algae for potential anti-diabetic activities. Supervisor of Hugo Sousa	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/01/02 - 2024/07/16	Identification of micro- and macro-algae extracts as a potential treatment for diabetes using a transgenic zebrafish. Co-supervisor of Maria Miguel Gonçalves Moreira da Silva	Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/01/02 - 2024/07/09	Biorefinery of microalgae extracts and bioactivities for metabolic diseases. Co-supervisor of Marielle Frank	Joint Master Programme in Marine Biotechnology (Master) La Rochelle Université, France
2024/01/05 - 2024/07/01	Identification of cyanobacteria and microalgae with bioactivities for metabolic diseases. Co-supervisor of Inês Queiroga	Functional Biology and Plant Biotechnology (Master) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Changes in pituitary hormones during metamorphosis and salinity exposure in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Co-supervisor of Johnathan Petit	University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Biology, United States
2020 - 2020	Localization and osmoregulatory function of the epithelial Na+ channel in the gills of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Co-supervisor of Hadley Kerr	University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Biology, United States
2019 - 2019	Role of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor in metamorphosis and osmoregulation of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Co-supervisor of Emily Walton	Biochemistry (Specialization course) University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Biology, United States

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2025/09/20 - 2025/09/20	CIIMAR Open Day 2025 (2025/09/20 - 2025/09/20) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/09/22 - 2024/09/22	CIIMAR Open Day 2024 (2024/09/22 - 2024/09/22) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17	CIIMAR Open Day 2023 (2023/09/17 - 2023/09/17) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/10/24 - 2019/10/24	Open House - USGS Silvo Conte Research Center, Turners Falls, MA, USA (2019/08/24 - 2019/08/24) Exhibition (Other)	US Geological Survey S O Conte Anadromous Research Center, United States

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/03/13 - 2024/03/13	The 4th Plenary Meeting of the Mobilising and Green Agendas for Business Innovation was held at the University of Aveiro, bringing together all the co-promoters of the Algae Vertical Project. The event was attended by the Mayor of Aveiro and the President of the CCDR Centre his initiative served as a platform for presenting the results and progress of the projects underway as part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). During the event, Miguel Marques, Chairman of Inovamar’s Executive Board of Directors, presented the Pact for the Blue Bioeconom Symposium	4th Meeting Algae Vertical Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2025 - Current	Iberian Association of Comparative Endocrinology	Member
2013 - Current	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	Member
2012 - Current	Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)	Member
2010 - 2011	Member of the Pedagogic Council in Biomedical Science Institute Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal	Council students' representative

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019	Molecular Biology – Immunoblotting module in the Sustainable Aquaculture Summer School 2019, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.	Sustainable Aquaculture Summer School	Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2018 - 2018	Ecology of Diadromous Fishes course (ECO 697)	Ecology of Diadromous Fishes	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
2018 - 2018	Comparative Animal Physiology (BIO 566), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.	Comparative Animal Physiology (Bachelor)
2017 - 2018	Guest lecturer Animal Movement course (BIO497), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.	Animal Movement (Bachelor)	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
2016 - 2016	University Junior Program with the project entitled “From organism to its cells and genes”, University of Porto, Portugal.	(Outros)	Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2023/10/17 - Current	RTP3’s TECH3 programme - Algae Vertical Project	Tv documentary series
2019/04/29 - Current	Connecting Point	Fish Migration on the Connecticut River

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2025 - 2025	Development of a microCT protocol in zebrafish.	Konstantinos Papakostas
2020 - 2020	Honors thesis entitled “Localization and osmoregulatory function of the epithelial Na+ channel in the gills of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)”	Hadley Kerr
2020 - 2020	Honors thesis entitled “Changes in pituitary hormones during metamorphosis and salinity exposure in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)”	Johnathan Petit
2019 - 2019	Honors thesis entitled “Role of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor in metamorphosis and osmoregulation of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)”.	Emily Walton
2016 - 2016	Internship in the Molecular Physiology lab in the CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research	Catarina Ferreira
2014 - 2014	Internship in the Fish Physiology lab in the USGS, S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turners Falls, MA, USA.	Delaney Drake
2013 - 2013	Internship in the Fish Physiology lab in the USGS, S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turners Falls, MA, USA	Kay Webler

Distinctions

Award

2013	The Company of Biologists (CoB) travel grant The Company of Biologists Ltd, United Kingdom
2013	The Company of Biologists (CoB) International meeting travel grant The Company of Biologists Ltd, United Kingdom
2013	Visiting research grant European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2012	Training school grant European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium

Other distinction

2013	Fulbright Research Grant Fulbright Portugal, Portugal