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Francisca Félix de Azeredo Pinto e Melo. Concluiu o Doutoramento em Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences em 2024/07/22 pela Universidade do Algarve e Universidad de Murcia (Spain), Mestrado em Aquacultura e Pescas em 2015/11/09 pela Universidade do Algarve e Licenciatura em Ciências do Meio Aquático em 2013/09/01 pela Universidade do Porto - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar. Atualmente, é Investigador Contratado no Centro de Ciências do Mar. Publicou 10 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 livro. Organizou 7 eventos. Participou em 31 eventos (conferências/workshops). Coorientou 1 dissertação de mestrado. Coorientou 3 trabalhos de conclusão de curso de licenciatura/bacharelato. Recebeu 4 prémios e/ou homenagens. Participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 7 projetos, Bolseiro de Investigação em 1 projeto, Bolseiro de Mestrado em 1 projeto e Investigador Pós-doutorado em 1 projeto. Atua na área das Ciências Naturais, com ênfase em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente, nomeadamente em Recursos Aquáticos. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Produção e gestão em Aquacultura; Técnicas de reprodução; Técnicas de criopreservação; Gestão de reprodutores; Programas de recuperação de espécies de interesse comercial; Bem-estar animal; Antioxidantes; Biossegurança em Aquacultura.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisca Félix de Azeredo Pinto e Melo

Citation names

  • Félix, Francisca
  • Félix Azeredo, Francisca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AC1C-FB89-E69C
ORCID iD
0009-0000-8420-4331
Scopus Author Id
57189647406

Email addresses

  • ffmelo@ualg.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2024/07/22
Concluded
 Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Aquaculture
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidad de Murcia, Spain
"Improvement of Senegalese sole sperm quality through the action of Melatonin and other natural antioxidants" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Excellent with Cum Laude
2024/04/15 - 2024/04/19
Concluded
 Principles of Light Microscopy (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/05
Concluded
 Introduction to fluorescence imaging and sample preparation (Outros)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/01/31
Concluded
 Cell Culture (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Biomedical Sciences
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 17
2021/11/24 - 2021/11/27
Concluded
 Cell Culture - Summer School (Outros)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/09/20 - 2021/09/25
Concluded
 Intensive course on fluorescence microscopy imager (Z2) and confocal microscopy (Outros)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/04
Concluded
 Fish Welfare Online Course (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2020/12/17 - 2020/12/17
Concluded
 Principles and Aplications of Real Time PCR systems (Outros)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/10/25 - 2019/10/25
Concluded
 Liderança e gestão de equipas (Outros)
Casa da Juventude de Matosinhos, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2019/09/27
Concluded
 Pós-graduação em Gestão (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
 16
2016/11/01 - 2017/04/21
Concluded
 Fontes de Pesquisa e Escrita Científica (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 17
2016/12/12 - 2016/12/16
Concluded
 CAL-AQUA Ciências e Animais de Laboratório - Organismos Aquáticos (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/10/29 - 2016/11/19
Concluded
 Técnicas de Histolgia (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2015/11/09
Concluded
 Aquacultura e Pescas (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Development and Standardization of a protocol for sperm cryopreservation of two important commercial oyster species" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2015/03/16 - 2015/03/20
Concluded
 Optical Microscopy and Image Analysis Training Course (Outros)
Fakulta rybárství a ochrany vod Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích, Czech Republic
2010/09/01 - 2013/09/01
Concluded
 Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Código de boas práticas, bem-estar e biosegurança para a truticultura do Marão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14,45
2010/08/16 - 2010/08/27
Concluded
 English Course (Outros)
EF Education First Ltd, Switzerland
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/10/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2024/04/02 - 2024/09/30 Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2024/04/01 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/01 - 2019/03/31 Business Development - Management Software for Aquaculture Aquanetix Limited, United Kingdom
2017/05/01 - 2017/07/31 Aquaculture Production Manager Pescanova Brasil, Brazil
2016/05/01 - 2017/05/01 Fellowship (INSEAFOOD/BI/M2/2016-004) within the project INSEAFOOD (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000035) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/11/01 - 2016/04/01 Aquaculture Project Manager Yalelo Limited, Zambia
2014/09/01 - 2015/11/01 Master Student Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/10/01 - Current PRR: Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
C644915664-00000026
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa

European Union
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 BREEDFLAT
PT-INNOVATION-0080-EEA grants
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 EEA Grants
Ongoing
2024/04/02 - 2024/09/30 AQUATECHINN 4.0
HORIZON-ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PI-ALL-INNO-101108913
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 GERMROS
PTDC/CVT-CVT/4109/2020
EXPL/CVT-CVT/0305/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 SPERMANTIOX
PTDC/CVT-CVT/4109/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2022/04/29 REPROF1
MAR20-02-78Q1-FEAMP-000059
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa
Concluded
2020/09/01 - 2021/04/30 ALGASOLE
16-02-01-FMP-0058
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2021/04/15 EBB
EAPA_501/2016 – EBB
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2017/05/01 INNOVMAR
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000035
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2014/09/01 - 2015/11/09 CRIOBIV
CRIOBIV 31-03-05-FEP-59
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Félix, Francisca; Prof. Dr José Fernando Gonçalves; Prof. Paulo Vaz-Pires; Mariana Hinzmann. Manual de cultivo de ostras em Portugal e código de boas práticas. Portugal. 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Félix, Francisca. "Cryoprotectant toxicity studies on Crassostrea angulata sperm". Paper presented in Cryobiology, Ostrava, 2015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.10.137
Conference poster
  1. Oliveira, CCV; PICHEL, CANDELA; Marrero, C.; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix, Francisca; Duarte, D.; Parente, P.; Cabrita, Elsa. "Breeders’ diet supplementation with Selenium and Zinc or vitamins C+E modulate different sperm traits in gilthead seabream.". Paper presented in 9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes., 2024.
  2. Félix, Francisca; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Martín, Ignacio; Manchado, Manuel; Cabrita, Elsa; Vera, Luisa. Corresponding author: Félix, Francisca. "Melatonin biosynthesis in the Senegalese sole reproductive axis". Paper presented in 9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 15-18th July 2024, León (Spain), 2024.
  3. Félix, Francisca; Ferrão, Leonor; Victor Gallego; Luisa M. Vera; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "Endogenous and exogenous melatonin effects on sperm cryopreservation of two commercial marine species, Senegalese sole and gilthead seabream". Paper presented in 59th Society for Low Temperature Biology meeting (SLTB), 2023.
  4. Félix, Francisca; Ferrão, Leonor; Victor Gallego; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "Endogenous and exogenous melatonin effects on sperm quality of first generation Senegalese sole". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society (EAS), 18-21th September 2023, Wien (Austria), 2023.
  5. Duarte, Daniel; Fatsini, Elvira; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Félix, Francisca; Cabrita, Elsa. "Effect of short and long term antioxidant supplementation in Sparus aurata sperm quality .". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society (EAS), 18-21th September 2023, Wien (Austria), 2023.
  6. Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Ramos-Júdez, Sandra; Carlos Marrero; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix, Francisca; Daniel Duarte; Carolina Castro; Renata Serradeiro; Cabrita, Elsa. "Photoperiod manipulation affects differently turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) broodstock sperm quality, depending on the season of the year.". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ISRPF), 15-19th May 2023, Crete (Greece), 2023.
  7. Félix, Francisca; Rodrigo Brandão; Cabrita, Elsa. "Senegalese sole short-term sperm quality can be influenced by different collection media". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ISRPF), 15-19th May 2023, Crete (Greece), 2023.
  8. Félix, Francisca; Nádia Silva; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa; Gavaia, Paulo. "Plocamium cartilagineum and Sargassum vulgare extracts modulate different spermatozoa traits in Senegalese sole.". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society (EAS), 27-30th September 2022, Rimini (Italy), 2022.
  9. Fatsini, Elvira; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Félix, Francisca; Daniel Duarte; Anjos, Catarina Miranda; Cabrita, Elsa. "Vitamins diet supplementation enhances sperm quality in gilthead sea bream.". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 20-23rd September 2022, Gdansk (Poland), 2022.
  10. Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix, Francisca; Daniel Duarte; Anjos, Catarina Miranda; Ramos-Júdez, Sandra; José Beirão; et al. "Comparative study on sperm quality in three flatfish species: halibut, Senegalese sole and turbot". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 20-23rd September 2022, Gdansk (Poland), 2022.
  11. Félix, Francisca; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "Melatonin in fish reproduction: exploring targets, mechanisms and effects on different teleost species". Paper presented in 1º Encontro Anual de Doutorandos da Universidade do Algarve, 2021.
  12. Fatsini, Elvira; Patricia Gayo; Manuel Manchado; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Anjos, Catarina Miranda; Félix, Francisca; Cabrita, Elsa. "Approaches to enhance sperm production and quality in Senegalese sole". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society (EAS), 4-7th October 2021, Madeira (Portugal), 2021.
  13. Félix, Francisca. "INSEAFOOD: Code of Good Practices for Oyster Culture in Portugal.". Paper presented in AquaImprove, 2nd Aquaculture Research Workshop 2017, Matosinhos (Portugal), 2017.
  14. Félix, Francisca. "INSEAFOOD: Innovation and Valorization of Seafood Products, training and good practices on oyster cultures.". Paper presented in XI Symposium of Portuguese Aquaculture Association (APA) 2016, Setúbal (Portugal), 2016.
  15. Félix, Francisca. "Sperm cryopreservation in the Crassostrea genus: Is there any difference in susceptibility between species?". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society (EAS), 20-23 September, Edinburgh, Scotland., 2016.
  16. Félix, Francisca. "Avaliação radiográfica de deformações esqueléticas em peixes de aquacultura: uma comparação com o método de selecção visual.". Paper presented in XV Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura (CNA) y I Congreso Ibérico de Acuicultura (CIA), Huelva (Spain), 2015.
  17. Félix, Francisca. "Standardização de um protocolo de criopreservação de sémen de duas espécies de ostra de grande valor comercial.". Paper presented in XV Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura (CNA) y I Congreso Ibérico de Acuicultura (CIA), Huelva (Spain), 2015.
  18. Félix, Francisca. "Cryoprotectant toxicity studies on Crassotrea angulata sperm.". Paper presented in CRYO2015, the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, 25-30 July, Ostrava (Czech Republic), 2015.
Journal article
  1. Félix, Francisca; Oliveira, Catarina C. V.; Martín, Ignacio; Manchado, Manuel; Sánchez-Vázquez, Francisco J.; Cabrita, Elsa; Vera, Luisa M.. Corresponding author: Vera, Luisa M.. "Melatonin rhythms beyond the pineal organ: gene expression of receptors and biosynthesis enzymes in wild and F1 Senegalese sole". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 51 3 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-025-01502-1.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s10695-025-01502-1
  2. Félix, F.; Raposo de Magalhães, C.; Marrero-Alemán, C.; Duarte, D.; Parente, P.; Fatsini, E.; Oliveira, C.C.V.; Cabrita, E.. "Testis transcriptomic analyses reveal the effects of an algae feed on sperm quality in Senegalese sole during the breeding season". Aquaculture 598 (2025): 741955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741955.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741955
  3. F. Félix; L. Ferrão; V. Gallego; C.C.V. Oliveira; E. Cabrita. "Melatonin production improves Senegalese sole sperm motility at night, but fails as a supplement during cryopreservation". Cryobiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104974.
    10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104974
  4. Félix, Francisca; Silva, Nádia; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa; Gavaia, P. Corresponding author: Gavaia, P. "Effects of dietary supplementation with macroalgae on sperm quality and antioxidant system in Senegalese sole". Aquaculture 590 (2024): 741069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741069.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741069
  5. Félix, F.; Antunes, R.; Vera, L.M.; Oliveira, C.C.V.; Cabrita, E.. "The protective effect of endogenous melatonin on gilthead seabream sperm during cryopreservation". Aquaculture 577 (2023): 739997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739997.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739997
  6. Félix, Francisca; Gallego, Victor; Mendes, Ana; Soares, Florbela; Vera, Luisa M.; Cabrita, Elsa; Oliveira, Catarina C.V.. "Novel approaches on melatonin role: Presence of clock-hormone in fish seminal plasma". Aquaculture 573 (2023): 739578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739578.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739578
  7. Victor Gallego; Félix, Francisca. Corresponding author: Victor Gallego. "Criobiologia, é possível congelar a vida?". UALGoritmo 1 5 (2023): 40-44. https://ualgoritmo.wixsite.com/website/c%C3%B3pia-u4-1a8.
  8. Fatsini, Elvira; Marco Tarasco; Mafalda Almeida; Félix, Francisca; Cabrita, Elsa. "New Marking and Identification Method in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) focus on Behavioural Trials Validated with a Novel ImageJ Macro "MarkProfiler"". Physiology & Behavior (2022):
    Under revision
  9. Félix, Francisca; Oliveira, Catarina C. V.; Cabrita, Elsa. "Antioxidants in Fish Sperm and the Potential Role of Melatonin". Antioxidants 10 1 (2020): 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10010036.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/antiox10010036
  10. Riesco, Marta F.; Félix, Francisca; Matias, Domitilia; Joaquim, Sandra; Suquet, Marc; Cabrita, Elsa. "Comparative study on cellular and molecular responses in oyster sperm revealed different susceptibilities to cryopreservation". Aquaculture 498 (2019): 223-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.08.049.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.08.049
  11. Riesco, Marta F.; Félix, Francisca; Matias, Domitilia; Joaquim, Sandra; Suquet, Marc; Cabrita, Elsa. "First study in cryopreserved Crassostrea angulata sperm". General and Comparative Endocrinology 245 (2017): 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.05.003.
    10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.05.003
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Improvement of Senegalese sole sperm quality through the action of melatonin and other natural antioxidants". PhD, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2024.
  2. Félix, Francisca. "Development and standardization of a protocol for sperm cryopreservation of two important commercial oyster species.". Master, Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, 2015.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/08/30 Melatonin action in the reproductive axis of Senegalese sole: origin, mechanisms and effects on sperm quality AQUA 2024
European Aquaculture Society, World Aquaculture Society (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2024/04/23 Results on the algae feed trial performed in Senegalese sole Final Breedflat workshop
AKVA-PLAN NIVA (Bergen, Norway)
2024/02/08 The potential of micro and macroalgae as natural antioxidants in the reproduction of flatfish 5th Workshop on Reproductive Biotechnology in Flatfish Species: Trends in Breeders’ Management
CCMAR (Faro, Portugal)
2023/09/20 Strategies for ex situ storage of aquatic resources using lessons from nature 59th Society for Low Temperature Biology meeting (SLTB)
Society for Low Temperature Biology (SLTB) (Vigo, Spain)
2023/05/29 Positive impacts of nutritional supplementation with different antioxidant sources in marine fish gametogenesis and sperm traits. World Aquaculture Society Conference. Darwin, Australia
World Aquaculture Society (Darwin, Australia)
2023/05/24 Non-invasive approaches to improve fish sperm quality: the action of melatonin and other natural antioxidants Bestbrood Workshop: Results and achievements in sole reproduction and genetics and practical sessions, 24-25th May 2023, Cádiz (Spain)
IFAPA (Cádiz, Spain)
2023/05/18 Supplemented melatonin did not confer extra protection to Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) spermatozoa during cryopreservation 12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ISRPF), 15-19th May 2023, Crete (Greece)
ISRPF (Creta, Greece)
2022/09/23 Species-specific melatonin patterns in fish seminal plasma 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 20-23rd September 2022
Fish Gametes (Gdansk, Poland)
2022/07/12 Oxidative stress markers in fish: practical case Ciclo de Palestras
Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
2022/05/10 Sustainable Aquaculture Marine Resources degree class
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2021/10/05 Is there a melatonin protective effect during gilthead seabream sperm cryopreservation? European Aquaculture Society Meeting (EAS), 4-7 September, Madeira (Portugal)
European Aquaculture Society (Funchal, Portugal)
2017/05/05 Contribuição do projeto INSEAFOOD para a produção nacional de ostra. XII Symposium of Portuguese Aquaculture Association (APA) 2017
Associação Portuguesa de Aquacultores (Setúbal, Portugal)
2016/11/04 INSEAFOOD: Innovation and Valorization of Seafood Products, training and good practices on oyster cultures. XI Symposium of Portuguese Aquaculture Association (APA) 2016
Associação Portuguesa de Aquacultores
2015/11/09 Master thesis: Development and standardization of a protocol for sperm cryopreservation of two important commercial oyster species. Defesa de Tese de Mestrado
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2015/09/10 Preliminary studies on Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata) sperm cryopreservation. 5th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes
(Ancona)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/04/01 - 2025/10/31 Cryoprotectants toxicity in Laminaria ochroleuca gametophytes
Supervisor of Júlia Soares
 Practical project (Master)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2022/09/22 - 2023/07/15 Otimização de métodos de recolha e criopreservação de gâmetas de linguado F1
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/09/13 Influência da melatonina endógena e exógena na criopreservação de esperma de dourada
Co-supervisor of Raquel Antunes
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/01/03 - 2021/07/15 The effect of endogenous and exogenous melatonin in teleost sperm quality
Co-supervisor of Gustavo Nogueira
 Aquacultura e Pescas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/07/15 Impacto das flutuações diárias de esteroides sexuais durante a época de reprodução da dourada (Sparus aurata)
Co-supervisor of Laura Leoni
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/08/26 - 2024/08/30 AQUA 2024 - I was part of the organizing team, working both prior and during the event (front desk, speakers room, badge checker) (2024/08/28 - 2024/08/30)
Congress (Other)
 European Aquaculture Society, Belgium

World Aquaculture Society, United States
2024/04/22 - 2024/04/23 The final workshop of the BREEDFLAT project served to disseminate the project's results and gather institutional members for a final meeting to discuss final data analysis, publications and further collaborations. (2024/04/22 - 2024/04/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Akvaplan-niva AS, Norway

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09 Workshop on Reproductive Biotechnology in Flatfish Species: Trends in Breeder's Management (5th edition), Faro (Portugal) (Presential) - Organizing committee, chairwoman and lecturer of practical sessions. (2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/14 Workshop Mar2020: Aquacultura sustentável de espécies emergentes. December 13th-14th, 2021, Olhão (Portugal) - Organizing Committee (2021/12/13 - 2021/12/14)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/04/07 - 2021/04/09 Workshop on Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryobanking in Aquatic Species (4th Edition), Faro (Portugal) (online & presential) - Organizing committee, chairwoman and lecturer of practical sessions (2021/04/07 - 2021/04/09)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2017/10/16 - 2017/10/20 European Aquaculture Society 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia - Management of many Speaking Rooms (2017/10/17 - 2017/10/20)
Congress (Other)
 European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2016/08/01 - 2016/08/07 UIM - Universidade Itenerante do Mar Uma semana a bordo do navio NTM-Creoula, onde fiquei responsável pela tutoria de um grupo de estudantes e por lecionar duas palestras: "What is Aquaculture?" e "My experience in Zambia farming". (2016/08/01 - 2016/08/07)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/02/25 - 2025/02/26 University of Algarve Open-day - Practical activity to showcase "what is a Biobank?", the daily activities regarding the maintenance of macroalgae live cultures, how to distinguish the female and male reproductive forms of macroalgae, and explain "what is autofluorescence". This outreach activity targets basic and high school students of the Algarve.
Workshop
 UAlg Open-Day
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2022/05/03 - 2022/05/04 University of Algarve Open-day - Outreach activity to showcase the cryopreservation of different biological material from fish (more focused on sperm), which reached more than 200 students from the basic and high schools of the Algarve
Workshop
 UAlg Open-Day
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/07/21 - 2020/07/23 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, 2020
Congress
 CRYO2020, the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, 21-23 July 2020 (Online)
2020/02/20 - 2020/02/20 University of Algarve Open-day - Outreach activity to showcase the cryopreservation of different biological material from fish (more focused on sperm), which reached more than 200 students from the basic and high schools of the Algarve
Workshop
 UAlg Open-Day
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/04/23 - 2018/04/26 Exhibitor - AQUANETIX
Exhibition
 Seafood Expo Global 2018
2017/03/17 - 2017/03/18 AquaImprove, 2nd Aquaculture Research Workshop 2017, Matosinhos (Portugal)
Congress
 AquaImprove, 2nd Aquaculture Research Workshop 2017, Matosinhos (Portugal)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/09/20 - 2016/09/23 Participação no International Conference & Exposition of European Aquaculture Society 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland
Congress
 International Conference & Exposition of European Aquaculture Society 2016
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2015/10/13 - 2015/10/16 XV Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura (CNA) y I Congreso Ibérico de Acuicultura (CIA), Huelva (Spain)
Congress
 XV Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura (CNA) y I Congreso Ibérico de Acuicultura (CIA), Huelva (Spain)
Centro de Investigacion y Formacion Pesquera y Acuicola Agua del Pino, Spain
2015/08/01 - 2015/08/13 UIM - Universidade Itenerante do Mar Uma semana a bordo do navio NTM - Creoula, onde aprendemos sobre diversas áreas: Marinharia, navegação na carta, astrologia, biologia marinha, sutentabilidade, etc.
Other
 UIM - Universidade Itenerante do Mar
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/09/01 - Current World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Student member
2022/01/01 - Current European Aquaculture Society - Students Group Funding Team Leader (coordinating +5 people)
2019/10/01 - Current Society for Cryobiology - International Society for Low Temperature Biology and Medicine
2015/10/01 - Current European Aquaculture Society National coordinator for Portugal at EAS-SG (Students Group)
2020/01/01 - 2020/07/31 Reefood Faro Voluntary work
2019/02/01 - 2019/05/01 Junior Achievement Portugal Voluntary work

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/09/26 - 2018/11/21 Gestão de Resíduos Tecnologias de Produção de Ostra (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/09/26 - 2018/11/21 Técnicas de Criopreservação Tecnologias de Produção de Ostra (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021/11/21 - 2021/11/21 Webinar series Mar(cons)ciência - session Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries, on 16th November 2021 Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/10 - 2025/07/31 Thermoresistance of Laminaria ochroleuca gametophytes Inês Costa
2020/01/01 - 2020/11/20 Cryopreservation of Senegalese sole sperm using melatonin as an antioxidant Leonor Ferrão
2015/09/01 - 2015/12/22 Cryopreservation techniques in oyster sperm. Bárbara Sá

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/02/08 - 2024/03/19 The importance of aquaculture as a food resource for our future. Program Cientificamente Provável, which reached around 200 local students from Algarve Schools Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2023/02/08 - 2023/03/28 The importance of aquaculture as a food resource for our future. Program Cientificamente Provável, which reached around 200 local students from Algarve Schools Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Travel Grant Award
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2022 Best Poster Award
European Aquaculture Society, Belgium
2019 Merit Scholarship
Direção Geral da Educação Superior, Portugal
2015 Early Career Investigator - Financial support to attend the 5th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes