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Paulo Santos holds a bachelor and master degrees in Veterinary Medicine by the University of Porto in 2016 and 2017 respectively and a master specialization in Marine Biology - Marine Resources concluded in 2020. Paulo Santos has 13 papers published on indexed international peer reviewed journals, 33 posters and 14 oral presentations on national and international congresses. Currently, he is a PhD candidate for the Animal Science Doctoral Programme from ICBAS - University of Porto (Portugal), in collaboration with the University of Algarve (GreenCoLab). He also actively collaborates with A2S group from CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, where he is mostly focused on fish immune status and welfare, with special emphasis on immune modulation of inflammatory processes, through dietary immune stimulants.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Paulo Joaquim da Silva Santos
Date of birth
1990/10/12
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Santos, Paulo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7719-E21C-C144
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0812-4529

Email addresses

  • paulo.santos@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 917260293 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua D. Marcos da Cruz 292 3º esq, 4450-727, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/01 - 2026/08/31
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Ciência Animal (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Blue biotechnology and functional nutrition to boost immunity and disease resistance in fish early life stages" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/03/17 - 2022/03/19
Attended
 Scientific tools in biological assays: principles of cell cultures and genetics (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021/03/12 - 2021/04/12
Attended
 Experimental design and Data analysis (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidade de Vigo Facultade de Bioloxía, Spain

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Facultade de Bioloxía, Spain
2017/09/17 - 2020/12/17
Concluded
 Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado)
Major in Aquacultura e Pescas
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Immune responses of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to Photobacterium damselae subsp. Piscicida: searching for health biomarkers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2019/05/06 - 2019/05/10
Concluded
 CAL-AQUA - Curso de Ciências de Animais Aquáticos de Laboratório (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal
Approved
2018/06/01 - 2018/06/01
Concluded
 Anaesthesia, manual and automatic vaccination, blood and tissue collection, tagging ( CWT, VIE, VIA, PIT) and surgical implants and sutures (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 Approved
2009/10/12 - 2017/06/21
Concluded
 Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Veterinary medicine
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Seasonal dynamics in cellular and humoral immune parameters in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
2009/10/12 - 2016/06/21
Concluded
 Licenciatura em estudo básicos em ciência da saúde animal (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/03/04 - 2022/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2022/01/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2017/01/05 - 2019/03/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/03/04 - 2022/06/30 Improvements in disease resistance, stress and environmental sustainability in aquaculture systems through nutritional tools and modulation of microbial communities (FEED MI)
39948 (31/SI/2017 - I&DT Empresarial)
Research Fellow
Sparos Lda, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/04/01 - 2022/01/31 BE4AQUAHEALTH - National tracking of aquaculture fish diseases: a bet on prevention
(MAR-02.05.01-FEAMP-0013)
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
 Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017/01/05 - 2018/12/20 ALISSA
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-3520
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pires, Damiana; Vaz, Mariana; Pires, Pedro; Passos, Ricardo; do Carmo, Beatriz; Santos, Paulo; Tomás, Mafalda; Ferreira, Susana M F; Baptista, Teresa. Principais Patógenos que Afetam Peixes Cultivados em Portugal. Portugal: Rebelo Artes Gráficas, Lda. 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Teixeira, Carla; Peixoto, Diogo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Pereira, Gabriella; Dias, Jorge; Costas, Benjamín. "Dietary modulation strategies in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) following intestinal inflammation". Paper presented in Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2022, Porto, 2022.
  2. Cruz, Cristina; Santos, Paulo; Teixeira, Carla; Benjamín, Costas; Guardiola, Francisco A.. "Single and combined influence of microplastics and cadmium on antioxidant and innate immune responses in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in 4th Aquaimprove - Aquaculture Research Workshop, Matosinhos, 2019.
    10.1109/nssmic.2000.949159
  3. Santos, Paulo. "Cellular and humoral immune responses of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) juveniles to bacterial infection with Photobacterium damselae piscicida". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2019.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.128
Conference poster
  1. Santos, Paulo; Silva-Brito, Francisca; Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Vitorino, Rafael; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; et al. Corresponding author: Santos, Paulo. "DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF MARINE ALGAE BIOREFINED EXTRACTS AS BOOSTING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE EUROPEAN SEABASS Dicentrarchus labrax JUVENILES IMMUNITY". Paper presented in Aquacuture Europe 2025, 2025.
  2. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Vitorino, Rafael; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Machado, Marina; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "DIETARY MICROALGAE EXTRACTS AS FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS IN EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax) JUVENILE DIETS: EFFECTS ON IMMUNITY AND DISEASE RESISTANCE". Paper presented in Aquacuture Europe 2025, 2025.
  3. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Sara Magalhães; Aires, Tiago; Luís E.C. Conceição; Machado, Marina; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "BOOSTING EUROPEAN SEABASS HEALTH: THE IMPACT OF SHORT-TERM DIETARY Tetraselmis chui EXTRACTS AND ¿-GLUCANS". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference 2025, 2025.
  4. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E.C.; Machado, Marina; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "IMPACT OF DIETARY MICROALGAE EXTRACTS ON IMMUNE RESPONSE AND DISEASE RESILIENCE IN JUVENILE EUROPEAN SEABASS". Paper presented in 23rd Fish Immunology and vaccination workshop, 2025.
  5. Santos, Paulo; Silva-Brito, Francisca; Cunha, André; Peixoto, Diogo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Sara Magalhães; Luís E.C.Conceição; et al. Corresponding author: Santos, Paulo. "Exploring the immune-boosting potential of blended marine algal extracts in feeds for European seabass juveniles". Paper presented in 23rd Fish Immunology and vaccination workshop, 2025.
  6. 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". Paper presented in AQUA 2024, 2024.
  7. Cunha, Andre; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luis; Machado, Marina; et al. "EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF DIETARY Tetraselmis sp. EXTRACTS ON IMMUNITY AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax) JUVENILES". Paper presented in AQUA 2024, 2024.
  8. Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; et al. "Innate immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles after Tetraselmis sp. extracts dietary supplementation". Paper presented in X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023.
  9. Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; et al. "European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status and response after dietary supplementation with algae-derived compounds". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023.
  10. Santos, Paulo; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Reis, Bruno; Peixoto, Diogo; Guardiola, Francisco A.; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Dias, Jorge; et al. "Immunomodulatory effects of dietary tryptophan supplementation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023.
  11. Machado, Marina; Peixoto, Diogo; Santos, Paulo; Ricardo, Ana; Duarte, Inês; Aragão, Cláudia; Costas, Benjamin. "Tryptophan modulatory role in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune response to acute inflammation under stressful conditions". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023.
  12. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Impact of grapeseed extracts on immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023.
  13. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Immunostimulatory capacity of grapeseed extracts as feed additives in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles.". Paper presented in X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023.
  14. 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)". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Nacional de Aquicultura, 2022.
  15. 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". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference 2021, 2021.
  16. 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". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  17. Santos, Paulo; Teixeira, Carla; Peixoto, Diogo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Pereira, Gabriella; Dias, Jorge; Costas, Benjamin. "Health-promoting effects of dietary ß-glucans and curcumin on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles following intestinal inflammation". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  18. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamín. "Interactive effects of Ygeia+ on the european seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and inflammatory response". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  19. Teixeira, Carla; Peixoto, Digo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Pereira, Gabriella; Dias, Jorge; Costas, Benjamín. "Health-promoting effects of dietary B-glucans and curcumin on gilthead seambream (Sparus aurata) juvenils following intestinal inflammation". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  20. Rangel, Fábio; Pereira, Susana; Santos, Paulo; Pinto, Wilson; Blanquet, Isidro; Conceição, Luís; Costas, Benjamin; Serra, Claudia R.. "Gut microbiota dynamics in Solea senegalensis juveniles fed fortified diets". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  21. Carlos Fajardo Quiñones; Santos, Paulo; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Baptista, Teresa; Benjamin Costas Refojos. "Immune responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after challenge with Yersinia ruckeri". Paper presented in Aquaculture Society Congress, 2021.
  22. Santos, Paulo; Cunha, André; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Effects of Ygeia+ on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and disease resistance". Paper presented in Animal Health Symposium, 2021.
  23. Santos, Paulo; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Reis, Bruno; Guardiola, Francisco; Afonso, António; Dias, Jorge; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Silva, Tomé; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço. "Immunomodulatory effects of dietary tryptophan supplementation in Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)". Paper presented in Animal Health Symposium, 2021.
  24. Cruz, Cristina; Santos, Paulo; Teixeira, Carla; Costas, Benjamín; Guardiola, Francisco A.. "Gene expression modulation by microplastics and cadmium in head-kidney of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in V Aquaimprove Workshop, 2020.
  25. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Afonso, António; Costas, Benjamin. "Short-term dietary effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune status and inflammatory response". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto, 2020.
  26. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Short term dietary effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune response". Paper presented in Young Researchers of Univeristy of Porto, 2020.
  27. Santos, Paulo; Baptista, Teresa; Pires, Pedro; Passos, Ricardo; Ferreira, Inês; Simões, Marco; Machado, Marina; Costas, Benjamin. "DIFFERENTIAL IMMUNE RESPONSES IN GILTHEAD SEABREAM AND MEAGRE JUVENILES INFECTED WITH Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2019, 2019.
  28. Santos, Paulo; Cruz, Cristina; Guardiola, Francisco; Teixeira, Carla; Costas, Benjamin. "SINGLE AND COMBINED IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS AND CADMIUM ON ANTIOXIDANT DEFENCE AND INNATE IMMUNITY IN EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2019, 2019.
  29. Cruz, Cristina; Santos, Paulo; Teixeira, Carla; Costas, Benjamín; Guardiola, Francisco A.. "Single and combined impact of microplastcis and cadmium on antioxidant defence and innate immunity in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2019, 2019.
  30. Santos, Paulo; Machado, Marina; Passos, Ricardo; Pires, Pedro; Baptista, Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. " SHORT-TERM IMMUNE RESPONSES OF MEAGRE (Argyrosomus regius) JUVENILES AGAINST Photobacterium damselae piscicida". Paper presented in 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2019.
  31. Santos, Paulo; Machado, Marina; Passos, Ricardo; Pires, Pedro; Baptista, Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "CELLULAR AND HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES OF MEAGRE (Argyrosomus regius) JUVENILES TO BACTERIAL INFECTION WITH Photobacterium damselae piscicida". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference of Fish and ShellFish, 2019.
  32. Santos, Paulo; Fontinha, Filipa; Castro-Cunha, Manuela; Calheiros, José; Afonso, António; Costas, Benjamin. "A SEASONAL SURVEY IN THE IMMUNE STATUS OF FARMED RAINBOW TROUT: COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DIPLOID AND TRIPLOID FISH". Paper presented in AQUAIMPROVE, 3rd Aquaculture Research Workshop, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), 2018.
  33. Santos, Paulo; Fontinha, Filipa; Castro-Cunha, Manuela; Calheiros, José; Afonso, António; Costas, Benjamin. "SEASONAL BLOOD CELL DYNAMICS IN FARMED RAINBOW TROUT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DIPLOID AND TRIPLOID FISH". Paper presented in AQUAIMPROVE, 2rd Aquaculture Research Workshop, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), 2017.
Journal article
  1. 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://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/22/12200.
    10.3390/ijms252212200
  2. Ferreira, Inês A.; Santos, Paulo; Moxó, Javier Sanz; Teixeira, Carla; do Vale, Ana; Costas, Benjamin. "Tenacibaculum maritimum can boost inflammation in Dicentrarchus labrax upon peritoneal injection but cannot trigger tenacibaculosis disease". Frontiers in Immunology 15 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1478241.
    Published • 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1478241
  3. 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://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/5/309.
    10.3390/biology13050309
  4. Carlos Fajardo Quiñones; Paulo Santos; Ricardo Passos; Mariana Vaz; Rita Azeredo; Marina Machado; Sergio Fernández-Boo; Teresa Baptista; Benjamín Costas. "Early Molecular Immune Responses of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) Following Infection with Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/16/12944.
    10.3390/ijms241612944
  5. Carla Teixeira; Diogo Peixoto; Mariana Hinzmann; Paulo Santos; Inês Ferreira; Gabriella V. Pereira; Jorge Dias; Benjamín Costas. "Dietary Strategies to Modulate the Health Condition and Immune Responses in Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Juveniles Following Intestinal Inflammation". Animals (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/21/3019.
    10.3390/ani12213019
  6. 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://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/20/12475.
    10.3390/ijms232012475
  7. Fajardo, Carlos; Santos, Paulo; Passos, Ricardo; Vaz, Mariana; Azeredo, Rita; Machado, Marina; Fernández-Boo, Sergio; Baptista, Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "Functional and Molecular Immune Response of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Following Challenge with Yersinia ruckeri". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 6 (2022): 3096. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23063096.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms23063096
  8. Vaz, Mariana; Pires, Damiana; Pires, Pedro; Simões, Marco; Pombo, Ana; Santos, Paulo; do Carmo, Beatriz; et al. "Early Immune Modulation in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Juveniles in Response to Betanodavirus Infection". Fishes 7 2 (2022): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fishes7020063.
    Published • 10.3390/fishes7020063
  9. Santos, Paulo; Peixoto, Diogo; Ferreira, Inês; Passos, Ricardo; Pires, Pedro; Simões, Marco; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Baptista, Teresa; Costas, Benjamín. "Short-Term Immune Responses of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Juveniles against Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 3 (2022): 1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031561.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms23031561
  10. Passos, Ricardo; Correia, Ana Patrícia; Pires, Damiana; Pires, Pedro; Ferreira, Inês; Simões, Marco; do Carmo, Beatriz; et al. "Potential use of macroalgae Gracilaria gracilis in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Health benefits from a sustainable source". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 119 (2021): 105-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.033.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.033
  11. Bruno Reis; Ana Teresa Gonçalves; Paulo Santos; Manuel Sardinha; Luis E.C. Conceição; Renata Serradeiro; Jaume Pérez-Sánchez; et al. "Immune Status and Hepatic Antioxidant Capacity of Gilthead Seabream Sparus aurata Juveniles Fed Yeast and Microalga Derived β-glucans". Marine Drugs (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/12/653.
    Published • 10.3390/md19120653
  12. Passos, Ricardo; Correia, Ana Patrícia; Ferreira, Inês; Pires, Pedro; Pires, Damiana; Gomes, Emma; do Carmo, Beatriz; et al. "Effect on health status and pathogen resistance of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed with diets supplemented with Gracilaria gracilis". Aquaculture 531 (2021): 735888. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735888.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735888
  13. Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Gravato, Carlos; Silva, Carlos J. M.; Pires, Sílvia F. S.; Costa, Ana P. L.; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Santos, Paulo; et al. "Seasonal Temperature Fluctuations Differently Affect the Immune and Biochemical Parameters of Diploid and Triploid Oncorhynchus mykiss Cage-Cultured in Temperate Latitudes". Sustainability 12 21 (2020): 8785. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218785.
    Published • 10.3390/su12218785
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Santos, Paulo. "Immune responses of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to Photobacterium damselae subsp. Piscicida: searching for health biomarkers". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2021.
  2. Santos, Paulo. "Seasonal dynamics in cellular and humoral immune parameters in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)". Master, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/10/16 SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF MARINE ALGAE BIOREFINERY EXTRACTS ON THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax) JUVENILES II Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2025/10/16 Investigating the synergistic effects of dietary methionine supplementation and vaccination on the immune response of rainbow trout against Yersinia ruckeri II Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2025/10/16 STRENGTHENING EUROPEAN SEABASS IMMUNITY: A STUDY ON SHORT-TERM FEEDING WITH MICROALGAE AND BETA-GLUCAN FORTIFIED DIETS II Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (Porto, Portugal)
2025/09/22 COMBINED EFFECTS OF METHIONINE SUPPLEMENTATION AND VACCINATION ON RAINBOW TROUT HEALTH AND DISEASE RESISTANCE AGAINST Yersinia ruckeri Aquacuture Europe 2025
European Aquaculture Society (Valência, Spain)
2025/09/10 Harnessing Marine Algae Bioproducts to Enhance Immune Responses in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Juveniles Blue Think Conference 2025
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (Porto, Portugal)
2025/09/10 Feeding duration shapes the immunomodulatory role of methionine in European seabass Blue Think Conference 2025
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (Porto, Portugal)
2025/09/03 Time-dependent effects of dietary methionine supplementation on immune status and antioxidant defenses in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) 22nd International Conference on Disease of Fish and Shellfish
European Association of Fish Pathologists (Heraklion, Greece)
2025/09/03 Dietary Supplementation with Euglena gracilis Enhances Mucosal Immune Responses in Fish 22nd International Conference on Disease of Fish and Shellfish
European Association of Fish Pathologists (Heraklion, Greece)
2021/10/07 Short-term immune responses of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles following Photobacterium damselae subsp. Piscicida infection Aquaculture Europe 2021
European Aquaculture Society (Funchal, Portugal)
2021/10/07 Differential local and systemic immune responses in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) following Tenacibaculum maritimum infection Aquaculture Europe 2021
European Aquaculture Society (Funchal, Portugal)
2021/09/23 Innate immune-related gene expression profiles in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) bath challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum European Association of Fish Pathologists Conference
European Association of Fish Pathologists
2021/07/23 Cellular, humoral and molecular responses of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles to bacterial infection with Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida Animal Health Symposium
Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
2021/05/05 Effects of Ygeia+ on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and disease resistance Encontro de Investigação Jovem 14ª edição
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/04/15 DIETARY TRYPTOPHAN SUPPLEMENTATION MODULATES THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO ACUTE INFLAMMATION IN EUROPEAN SEABASS (Dicentrarchus labrax) JUVENILES UNDER STRESSFUL CONDITIONS Aquaculture Europe 2020 Online
European Aquaculture Society (Cork, Ireland)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/10/16 - 2025/10/16 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Program Workshop
Workshop
 II Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2025/09/22 - 2025/09/25 Aquaculture Europe 2025
Conference
 Aquaculture Europe 2025
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2025/09/10 - 2025/09/10 Blue Think Conference 2025
Conference
 Blue Think Conference 2025
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2025/04/27 - 2025/05/01 Workshop in fish immunology and vaccination
Workshop
 23rd Fish Immunology and vaccination workshop
Wageningen Universiteit en Research, Netherlands
2024/11/12 - 2024/11/13 Animal Health Symposium 2024
Symposium
 Animal Health Symposium 2024
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/16 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Workshop
 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programs Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/08/26 - 2024/08/30 AQUA 24
Conference
 AQUA 24
World Aquaculture Society, United States
2024/06/13 - 2024/06/13 One Health PhD Forum
Meeting
 One Health PhD Forum
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13 X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023
Workshop
 X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/09/11 - 2023/09/14 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish held in Aberdeen (Scotland)
Conference
 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish
European Association of Fish Pathologists, Croatia
2021/10/04 - 2021/10/07 Aquaculture Europe 2021 Madeira
Conference
 Aquaculture Europe 2021
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/24 Blue Think Conference 2021
Conference
 Blue Think Conference 2021
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/07/23 - 2021/07/23 Animal Health Symposium
Symposium
 Animal Health Symposium
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17 Blue Think Conference 2020
Conference
 Blue Think Conference 2020
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/11/29 - 2019/11/29 4th Aquaimprove (Aquaculture Research Workshop)
Workshop
 4th Aquaimprove
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/12 International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
Conference
 19th EAFP Porto 2019
European Association of Fish Pathologists, Croatia
2019/06/16 - 2019/06/20 International Conference on Fish and Shellfish Immunology
Conference
 3rd International Conference of Fish and Shellfish Immunology
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2018/12/18 - 2018/12/18 3rd Aquaimprove (Aquaculture Research Workshop)
Workshop
 3rd Aquaimprove
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/03/17 - 2017/03/17 2nd Aquaimprove (Aquaculture Research Workshop)
Workshop
 2nd Aquaimprove
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/05/20 - Current Aquatic Animal Pathology and Sanitary Safety Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/05/05 - Current Anaesthesia and Minimally Invasive Procedure Course of Sciences in Laboratory Animals - Aquatic Organisms (CAL-AQUA) accredited by FELASA, category B (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/09/15 - 2022/09/15 Recognition of Pain, Suffering and Distress - Fish Hematologic Profile Course of Sciences in Laboratory Animals - Aquatic Organisms (CAL-AQUA) accredited by FELASA, category B held from 7 to 16 September, 2022 (Diploma de especialização) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal