Pharmacist from UFRJ, Brazil. During her MSc at LASSBio/UFRJ, Thaise investigated novel ALDH-2 inhibitors for chemical dependency. For her Ph.D. at the University of Porto, she studied lipid mediators in ovarian inflammation, focusing on female infertility and chalcones. Currently, she is a postdoc at the Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (FFUP) and CIIMAR, working on large-scale synthesis of anti-fouling compounds.

I am a PhD student, my research interest is focused on: 1.Saharan wild Leguminous species, their biotope and its influence on their symbiotic activity. 2.The characterisation of their symbiotic microorganisms and selecting the most effective microbial species to be investigated in sustainable biotechnological applications. 

I took my Bsc in Ecology and environment (2014) and Msc in Environmental sciences  (2016) from the university of Kasdi Merbah Ouargla, Algeria.

Tiago Fazeres Ferradosa is a Professor at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto and researcher CIIMAR. Tiago is currently responsible for the R&D unit Offshore Structures & Foundations at the Marine Energy Group. Tiago was an MSc. researcher at University College London and developed his PhD in UPORTO on the topic of reliability analysis of optimised scour protections for offshore foundations. He is also involved as responsible, co-responsible and team member, in the several R&D projects related to offshore engineering and marine renewable energy research, such as MARINET proposal 61; HYDRALAB+ (Proteus proposal); ORACLE; POSEIDON and i.nano.WEC. He performs supervision activities of doctoral and master degree students in civil engineering at the University of Porto and has been responsible for the organisation of more than 45 conferences, courses, symposia and other scientific and professional events. He is the editor of the IAHR Newsflash Europe and co-Editor in Chief of Maritime Engineering (ICE). He acts as member of the editorial panel in 17 international peer-reviewed journals and was Guest Editor of SI in Renewable Energy (Elsevier) and reviewer in other 27 international peer-reviewed journals. Tiago is the author of more than 56 scientific journal peer-reviewed publications (indexed in Scopus and WoS) and founder and co-organiser of the IOSD course series. He was President of the IAHR Portugal Young Professionals Network, the Coordinator of the Young Professionals of the Portuguese Association of Water Resources and elected member of the Monitoring Committee of the Civil Engineering Doctoral Program between 2016 and 2018. He is the Portuguese appointed member of the Technical Committee 213 – Scour and Erosion of the ISSMGE. Dr. Tiago was also the awarded researcher of the APRH best PhD thesis of 2018/2019, the Young JMSE researcher award of 2021, Best JMSE Paper award 2022 and co-winner of the Halcrow Prize of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2022. He acts as an external evaluator at Stavanger University (Norway) and was the President of the Specialized Commission Water and Energy of APRH from 2022-2023 and is currently member of the board of APRH. Currently, is also member of the Executive Committee of the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of UPorto.

Tiago Lopes has a BSc in Biology from University of Porto in 2015 and holds a MSc degree in Marine Sciences – Marine resources from ICBAS-UP since 2017. His research for MSc thesis was performed under a joint research between CIIMAR, SPAROS and GIFAS (Altantic salmon farm) and focused on Atlantic salmon immuno-nutrition. He is now employed by GIFAS, Norway, where he will conduct his Industrial PhD together with CIIMAR, Skretting, University of Nordland and Akvaplan Niva. His research focuses on the welfare improvement through immune-nutrition of lumpfish, a species used as biological control of sea lice in Atlantic salmon farming.

Tiago Ribeiro has a Masters degree in Biochemistry, with a branch in Biomolecular methods, from University of Aveiro. He was a research fellow at the CYANOBESITY project, at CIIMAR, until the start of his PhD thesis entitled “Zebrafish larvae as a physiological relevant model system to discover novel cyanobacterial products with human health application”, in 2018. His main interest fields are natural products chemistry, cyanobacteria chemical exploration, Zebrafish as Screening Model, obesity, diabetes and cancer. He was also involved in the creation of the PhD Committee Students of CIIMAR.

Tiago Ribeiro is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), Portugal. He has a PhD in Science Teaching and Dissemination (Expertise in Science Teaching) from the FCUP with the thesis “An approach to the Earth system from a Geoethics perspective: from Citizen Science to Science Education” – funded by FCT (ref. SFRH/BD/143306/2019). He has an MSc in Biology and Geology Teaching and a first degree in Biology from the same university. He is the Secretary (2022 –) of the International GeoScience Education Organisation (IGEO), the Portuguese Junior Ambassador (2020 –) of the Universal Scientific Education & Research Network (USERN), and an Associated Member (2023 –) of the IUGS Commission on Geoscience Education (IUGS COGE). Tiago does research at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), where he is Co-PI of the Social and Educational Innovation (SEI) Group (2024 –). His research interests are science education in formal, non-formal, and lifelong education contexts to foster innovation and social impact within science education, addressing contemporary challenges and promoting inclusive and accessible learning environments for diverse audiences.

Tiago Torres is a PhD student at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). He is graduated in Biology from FCUP in 2011 and received his master degree in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology in 2013 from ICBAS-University of Porto. His research interests focus on ecotoxicology, more specifically on the role of emergent contaminants on organisms and ecosystems and their multi- or transgenerational toxic and epigenetic effects.

I am an evolutionary biologist, with expertise in ecology, life history evolution, population genetics, herpetology, conservation and evolutionary genomics. The central drive of my research is to integrate these disciplines to understand the evolution of reptilian biodiversity in all its forms, from molecules to populations, and to contribute to their conservation.  My current work focuses in elucidating adaptive patterns of mitogenome evolution. To answer this question I employ modern molecular statistical analysis using bioinformatics methods, to detect changes in selective constraints on mitochondria DNA protein coding regions throughout chelonian evolution.

Tito Teixeira, raised in Rebordosa, is a young researcher with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry by FCUP/ICBAS. He was a trainee at CIIMAR during his Bachelor’s, with a focus in the impact of functional diets in European Seabass oxidative stress. At the moment he is undertaking a Maters Degree in Biochemistry by FCUP/ICBAS, under the tutelage of Ana Basto PhD and Professor Luísa Valente. Where he is studying the effect of Hermetia illucens larvae oil as a dietary lipid source for Dicentrarchus labrax and Sparus aurata.

Tomás Calheiros Cabral is a PhD student at the Hydraulic Structures and Marine Energy Group of FEUP/CIIMAR , who obtained a Master’s Degree from the same institution in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, in 2018. He developed his master thesis project in entrepreneurial environment, on the topic of breakwater-integrated wave energy converters. After graduating, he continued as a research fellow in the SE@PORTS project. After the end of this project, he carried out his research on Marine Renewable Energy, particularly in ports, as a research fellow on the PORTOS project. Having obtained a PhD grant in 2021, he started his PhD on the development of a hybrid WEC for breakwater integration.

During his research fellowships and PhD, he participated in multiple research projects related to Marine Renewable Energy and coastal protection. He has extensively expanded his expertise in physical and numerical modelling of coastal and offshore structures through several projects, mobility programs, training schools and workshops abroad. He is experienced in physical model testing of MRE and coastal protection structures, and in the use of OpenFOAM and DualSPHysics for engineering applications. Moreover, he taught in multiple didactic events for students (Montra UP, Universidade Junior) and industry-aimed (Course “Marine Renewable Energies and their integration in Ports”). Tomás is the (co-)author of 17 journal and conference publications on various topics.

I am an early-career researcher with experience in marine ecology and biodiversity, habitat restoration, and conservation. I hold a BSc in Genetics and Biotechnology and an MSc in Biodiversity, Genetics, and Evolution, with research at CIIMAR focused on kelp reforestation. I am currently working on the SpongeREST project, exploring the survivability and restoration potential of deep-sea sponges impacted by bottom-contact fisheries.

In 2017, Tomás Rodrigues achieved his undergraduate degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto. He went on to successfully complete his master’s degree in Biology and Water Quality Management in 2019, also at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Seeking international academic enrichment, he participated in an international mobility program at the University of Murcia in 2020.
Currently, Tomás Rodrigues is taking his PhD within the Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics group at CIIMAR. His academic pursuits are guided by a profound curiosity in several fields, including Proteomics, Transcriptomics, Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biogeography, and Ecology. His research is centered around harnessing the potential of cnidarians through an integrative molecular and omics-based approach.

Tonka Buha is an Environmental Sciences graduate from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Currently, she is a PhD student working on novel health biomarkers and IT tools to assess fish health and welfare within the framework of the IGNITION project.

I am an Master 1 engineering student at Institut Agro Montpellier, passionate about genomics and evolutionary biology. I have experience in population genetics, WGS data analysis, metagenomics, and bioinformatics. During my internships, I worked on octocoral genetic structure and speciation processes. My goal is to pursue a PhD in marine ecology, focusing on genomics and conservation genetics. I am an Master 1 engineering student at Institut Agro Montpellier, passionate about genomics and evolutionary biology. I have experience in population genetics, WGS data analysis, metagenomics, and bioinformatics. During my internships, I worked on octocoral genetic structure and speciation processes. My goal is to pursue a PhD in marine ecology, focusing on genomics and conservation genetics.

Uirá Siqueira de Oliveira, is graduated in Science Biology for Vale do São Francisco University. He is a master student in Water Quality’s Biology and Management for Faculty of Sciences/Porto University. He is currently a research fellow at Soil/Water Interactions Laboratory. His main research interests focus on aquatic microorganism biotechnology, microalgae, culture optimization and biocompounds.

Valentina Manuel, I have a degree in Marine Biology and Fisheries, a Masters in Food Innovation and a specialization in Safety and Industrial Risks Management. I am currently doing my PhD in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, no ICBAS – Universidade do Porto about microplastic contamination and effects in wild marine animals.

I am Valentina Carrillo Libano Chilean, Environmental Civil Engineer (UCN, 2016) and PhD in Environmental Sciences, mention in Continental Aquatic Systems from the University of Concepcion (UDEC). I did a postdoc at the Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology Group GIBA-UDEC with the CRHIAM Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Phosphorus bioavailability of struvite from sewage treatment as fertilizer in agricultural crops”. In 2025 I obtained the Postdoctoral Fellowship Abroad (Chile Fellowships) at CIIMAR Center to work with Cristina Calheiros on nature-based technologies for water treatment and resource recovery.

I am a PhD student in the Ecology field and my main interests are the biological invasions and the conservation of freshwater species. The central goal of my PhD project is to understand why and how invasive bivalves negative interacts with the native freshwater mussels.

Vanessa holds a MSc degree in environmental engineering. She is currently finishing her PhD in environmental engineering at FEUP, which has been developed in close collaboration with the EDP-Produção. Throughout her career, she worked on as researcher in several national/international projects, related with the effects of extreme events and climate change in water resources management and freshwater ecosystems. Currently, her main research interests focus on: i) integrated hydrological modelling, ii) environmental flows effects on the ecological condition of surface water bodies, and, iii) extreme events and climate change effects on water resources management.

Vânia Amorim graduated in Biology at University of Coimbra in 2015 and received his master degree in Biology and Water Quality Management in 2019 at University of Porto.
Since 2022 she is a FCT student and her area of study is biological sciences with focus on climate change and toxicology and its effects on aquatic organisms. In her project, she studies the levels of these compounds in wastewater and rivers and their effects on different trophic levels.

Vânia Freitas is a researcher at CIIMAR, holding a Ph.D. in Ecology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Porto. Her research centers on the ecology of shallow coastal and estuarine ecosystems. She conducts environmental monitoring and modeling to evaluate the impact of stressors, including those driven by humans, on habitat quality and species performance. Much of her work involves assessing growth conditions for juvenile fish in nursery areas. Additionally, she’s delved into bivalve physiology, employing predictive models to forecast growth under changing environmental conditions, to support the aquaculture industry.

I have graduated in anatomical pathology technician, from CESPU – Gandra, Portugal and currently I am a master student in Consumer Sciences and Nutrition. Since july 2010 I am a laboratory technician at Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar at University of Porto and in charge of the histology analysis in the LANUCE at CIIMAR.

I am from Italy. I obtained my BSc from Politecnico of Milano in Environmental Engineering and my MSc from Politecnico di Milano in Environmental Engineering with focus on remediation technologies. I am about to start my PhD in the framework of M2ex H2020 MSCA-ITN project focusing on the fate and speciation of trace metals in the soil after contamination studying the interactions with organic micropollutants and the effects on bioremediation processes. I will be conducting the research between the Univerity of Porto and the University Federico Secondo of Naples.

Verónica Nogueira is a researcher at CIIMAR and Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto. She has a PhD in Biology and a MSc degree in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, from the University of Aveiro. Her main research area has been nanoecotoxicology, terrestrial and aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology, wastewater treatment (chemical and biological treatments) and reuse, waste valorisation, sustainable and safety use of residues. She has been very active in guiding or co-supervising undergraduate and master’s students and involved in several teaching activities. In addition, she is also involved in several national and international research projects.

Doctorate in Ecology and Environmental Health at UFP – Fernando Pessoa University of Portugal. Master in Ecology from Santa Cecilia University / Santos / Brazil with conclueded courses of postgraduate degree in Environmental Management.