PhD in Pharmacy, MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specializing in Quality Control and Food Toxicology (Faculty of Pharmacy/University of Lisbon) and BSc in Marine Biology and Fisheries (University of Algarve).
Researcher at Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere-IPMA, I.P. Scientific research area focuses on quality and safety, where she carries out research activities aimed to upgrading and qualifying fisheries and aquaculture products. Specifically, her work has focused on risk-benefit assessment, bioaccessibility of nutrients and contaminants, nutrition, toxicology and bioprospecting. Published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters. Participated R&D projects and supervises MSc/PhD students.

Cláudia Coutinho is a Master’s student in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Minho. She is currently conducting her dissertation at the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB), focusing on the extraction of bioactive compounds for neurodegenerative diseases.

Cláudia Mendes is a graduate in Applied Biology (University of Minho, 2009) with a MSc degree in Marine Sciences (2011) and specialized in Marine Biology and Ecology. She is currently a PhD student and her research focusses on the nursery function and the ecology of fishes early life stages.

Cláudia Moura has a degree in Biology from the University of Aveiro and is currently enrolled in the Master’s degree in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and the Abel Salazar Institute of Medical Sciences. Currently, She is working on her master’s dissertation at CIIMAR on “Seasonal Assessment of Microplastic Contamination in Farmed Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from the Lima River Estuary and the Effectiveness of Depuration”.

My name is Cláudia Pinto and I have a degree in Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto since July 2019. In the same year, I entered the Master’s in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto. I am currently developing my dissertation which comprises the synthesis of chiral derivatives of flavonoids to perform enantioselectivity studies and evaluation of biological activity in tumor cell lines.

Cláudia R. Serra obtained her PhD in Biology at ITQB-NOVA, where she applied microbial genetics and molecular biology tools in the functional analysis of bacterial genomes, identifying and characterizing important genes of gastrointestinal isolates with biotechnological potential. She is currently a post-doc researcher at CIIMAR, dedicated to the characterization of gastrointestinal microbial communities of economically important fish species and to the development of novel probiotics for use in aquaculture. Claudia has more than 10 years of practical lab experience in academic settings with strong connections to pharma and animal-feed industries. Cláudia R. Serra obtained her PhD in Biology at ITQB-NOVA, where she applied microbial genetics and molecular biology tools in the functional analysis of bacterial genomes, identifying and characterizing important genes of gastrointestinal isolates with biotechnological potential. She is currently a post-doc researcher at CIIMAR, dedicated to the characterization of gastrointestinal microbial communities of economically important fish species and to the development of novel probiotics for use in aquaculture. Claudia has more than 10 years of practical lab experience in academic settings with strong connections to pharma and animal-feed industries.

Graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2002 from the University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS-CESPU).  PhD degree in the area of Biomedical Sciences from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto. Assistant professor at IUCS-CESPU. Researcher at the CIIMAR and IINFACTS – Institute of Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies. Research interests on occurrence studies of various classes of organic pollutants in different environmental matrices: development and validation of analytical methods and ecotoxicological assays.

Cláudia Rodrigues is a PhD student at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, with a BSc in Biology (2019) and an MSc in Ecology and Environment (2021). Her journey in cetacean research began in 2018 with an internship at ECOMARE – Center for Rehabilitation of Marine Animals (CRAM). In 2019, Cláudia joined the CETUS project (ongoing cetacean monitoring programme in the Eastern North Atlantic) at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), where she developed her MSc thesis. Since 2021, she has been hired for the following projects: CetAMBICion (DG ENV / MSFD 2020, concluded) and ATLANTIDA (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040, concluded). Currently, Cláudia is pursuing a PhD at CIIMAR, focusing on cetacean acoustics.

Cláudia is a PhD student that works mostly with zebrafish, biomarkers, molecular biology and behavior analysis. She has a masters in Aquatic Biological Resources, and a Bachelor in Biology from University of Porto.

PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences, with special interests in polar meteorology, cryosphere and remote sensing of clouds and precipitation.

Cristina Calheiros is Environmental Engineer and holds a PhD in Biotechnology. She is researcher at CIIMAR, coordinator of CMIA Vila do Conde, Professor at University of Saint Joseph-Macau SAR/China and University of Porto, and European Climate Pact Ambassador. She is vice-president of ANCV-Portuguese National Association of Green Roofs and board member of APRH-Portuguese Association for Water Resources (north region). Her work focuses on the development of nature-based solutions towards sustainability of territories and as tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and promotion of ecosystem services. Also dedicates to management and valorization of water and solid waste, based on circular economy approach though phytotechnologies, phytoremediation, environmental education, integrative productive practices, tourism and rural development.

Cristina Cruz is assistant professor and vice director of Master`s degree of Biological Aquatic Resources at Department of Biology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. She graduated in Biology in 1985 and obtained PhD degree in 1995 by Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. Her main research interests focus in fish parasitology, with special relevance in species with economic and public health impact. She is author of 48 publications in international journals

Invited Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, and a consultant and design engineer (effective member of the Portuguese Chamber of Engineers: professional card nr. 55737). She worked between 2008 and 2013, in SOPSEC,SA elaborating and managing projects of Civil Engineering and completed her PhD in 2012. She is the author and co-author of several publications in national and international journals, book chapters and in international conferences, related to the subject areas of water and water resources, water and wastewater treatment and environmental engineering.

Cristina Sousa has completed her Bsc degree in Biochemistry in 2023 by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS). In the same year, she began her Master’s in Biochemistry at FCUP/ICBAS. Currently, she is working on her master’s thesis with the CNP group, focusing on understanding fatty acids metabolism in cyanobacteria.

Cristina Velasco is a researcher of CIIMAR and invited assistant professor at University of Porto with a PhD in Marine Sciences, Technology and Management, obtained in 2018 in the group Physiology of fish the University of Vigo. Her main research interest is the fundamental biological aspects of the metabolic and endocrine regulation of feed intake in fish, specialized in the nutrient sensing mechanisms, energy sensors and intracellular mechanisms. She is currently working on the integration of fundamental biology knowledge with applied research to fully valorise agro-food by-products as feed ingredients for farmed fish.

I studied my Degree in Marine Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), which made me go deeper into the world of science, learning a lot about the different branches covered by this degree, giving me the opportunity to do an ERASMUS +. As I always liked working with animals and everything related to research, I opted for the Master in Marine Cultures taught by the ULPGC, the ECOAQUA and the CIHEAM, doing my master’s thesis in Aveiro with shrimps of the genus Lysmata and different biomarkers of oxidative stress, doing another ERASMUS +.

Daniel Despujols holds a BSc in Aquatic Sciences (2019) and a MSc in Marine Sciences – Marine Resources (2021), both awarded at the University of Porto (Portugal). Currently, he is a research technician responsible for managing the DEEP-biobank. His activities are focused on the taxonomic identification and characterization of deep-sea sponges and corals (phyla Porifera and Cnidaria) by means of morphological and molecular approaches (e.g. scanning electron microscopy, DNA barcoding).

Ph.D. Daniel Clemente is a Junior Researcher at U.Porto and CIIMAR (Portugal), who studies marine renewable energy (MRE) since his M.Sc. Thesis on the E-Motions converter. Since 2017, he participated in the Se@Ports, I.nano.WEC and ATLANTIDA projects. In 2020, he received an FCT Ph.D. grant, which was successfully concluded in July 2022. His expertise includes 2D/3D physical modelling of wave energy converters, as well as numerical modelling through ANSYS Aqwa, DualSPHysics and SWAN softwares. His research interests focus on developing MRE technologies, potential applications, and beneficial synergies with other fields of research, from offshore aquaculture to coastal protection.

I have a bachelor in Biology by FCUP since 2021 and I am now doing a master’s degree on Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology, also in FCUP. My dissertation project is based on the study of African Bushmeat Markets and the risk of infectious diseases transmission.

Daniela Almeida graduated in Biology from the DBio-University of Aveiro (Portugal) in 2011 and obtained her Ph.D. in Biology (specialty of Evolutionary Genomics) from the FCUP-University of Porto (Portugal) in 2017. Her research interests focus on structural, functional and evolutionary genomics, ecotoxicogenomics and bioinformatics, more specifically on the role of protein-coding genes in the environmental adaptation of metazoans. She is the author of 5 scientific publications in international journals.

Completed the Masters Degree in Marine Biology in 2019/12/16 by the University of Aveiro and Degree in Biology in 2016/06/15 by the University of Aveiro. Published 5 articles in scientific journales. Operates in the area(s) of Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Biological Sciences, more specifically in Biology. In her professional activities she interacted with a collaborator in co-authoring a scientific work. Currently, Daniela Rebelo is a PhD student from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

Daniela Salazar graduated in Environmental Engineering (BSc) in 2018 from Universidad Católica Boliviana in La Paz, Bolivia.  She collaborated with the Center on Investigation in Water, Energy, and Sustainability and the Georgia Institute of Technology to study the antibiotic resistance of coliforms in bioaerosols from a sewage-polluted river in La Paz, Bolivia. She is pursuing a Master’s in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology from the ECT+ consortium under an Erasmus+ Scholarship. She’s developing her master’s thesis at ICBAS-UP and CIIMAR (LANUCE) under the BASSinCELLS project.

Daria Reba is a motivated student from Croatia, currently completing her final internship to earn her Master’s degree. After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Split, she began an exciting journey across Europe, mainly driven by a desire to find the right direction for her future career. Now pursuing a Master’s at the University of Amsterdam, Daria has already completed an internship at the University of the Azores, where she worked on interactions between phytoplankton and marine bacteria. It was there that she discovered a passion for microbiology and laboratory work—fields that once felt far beyond her comfort zone. The Azores offered her, not only just professional experience, but the warm community and breathtaking hikes that sparked a deep appreciation for Portuguese culture. Following a brief collaboration with Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), during which she wrote a literature review on cold-water corals, she realized her true interest still lies in marine microbiology. Throughout her studies, Daria has also remained active in various artistic hobbies and sports. Yet, no matter where life has taken her, she has always felt most fulfilled by the sea.

Graduated in Aquatic Sciences at ICBAS – UP and is currently finishing master’s degree in Management and Conservation of Nature at University of Açores, by doing the master’s thesis in collaboration with the Deep-Sea Biodiversity and Conservation team at CIIMAR. The current research interest is marine conservation and marine protected areas considering marine sponges. Other interests for future work include sustainability and deep-sea marine ecology and biology.

David Barros-García completed his PhD in Biology (2019) at the University of Vigo (Spain). His research interests are focused on phylogeography, evolution, integrative taxonomy and adaptation to the environment of deep-sea fishes. He obtained an Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus as junior researcher from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia with a proposal based on genomics research of deep-sea teleosts to develop at the CIIMAR.

David Neves holds a degree in Environmental Health from the School of Health (2023) and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Toxicology and Environmental Contaminations at ICBAS. He is currently working on his thesis which focuses on understanding the transgenerational epigenetic effects in amphipods exposed to emerging contaminants.

Débora Borges holds a PhD in intertidal ecology and her past research includes the impact of human harvesting in limpet (Patella spp.) biological traits and seaweed assemblages. Her work combines in situ scientific research on intertidal biodiversity with information acquired with Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or aerial drones. Her interests relate also to science outreach as a liaison with the society. Currently she is a postdoc researcher at CIIMAR.

Decha Kumla is PhD student at Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS) University of Porto, Portugal, under a doctorate full scholarship by Alfabet Project. His research focus on secondary metabolites of marine fungi, including isolation, purification and structure elucidation for bioactivity.  Current research interests includes structure elucidation of bioactive compounds from marine associated fungi, and anticancer and antifungal activities of secondary metabolites from marine associated fungi.