Advanced Training
MSc and PhD Proposals
Here are listed all the MSc and PhD proposals for 2026.
MSc Proposals
Understanding microplastics pathways in the Douro Estuary
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Supervisors: Isabel Iglesias and Luís R. Vieira
Drivers of Beach Microplastic Contamination: Physical Patterns, Tourism and Other Human Pressures
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Supervisor: Luís R. Vieira
Co-Supervisor: Isabel Iglesias
Biotechnology, physiology, endocrinology, biochemistry, biology
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Supervisor: Diogo Ferreira Martins
Siderophores as innovative metal complexation weapons for environmental research
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Supervisor: Diana Resende
Siderophore conjugates: a new frontier in treating resistant fungal infections
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Supervisor: Diana Resende
In ovo immune stimulation — A tool to improve fish larvae health
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Supervisor: Ana Rocha
Molecular ecology, climate change, corals, whole genome resequencing, species delimitation, hybridation
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Supervisor: Jean-Baptiste Ledoux
Nature based solutions as green technologies for wastewater treatment
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Supervisor: Patrícia Cardoso
Microbiome, Aquaculture, Bioinformatics, Metagenomics, Databases, Open Science
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Supervisor: Gonçalo Themudo
Monitoring program of selected invasive species in the food we
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Supervisor: Martina Ilarri
Characterization of invasive species position in the food web
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Supervisor: Martina Ilarri
PhD Proposals
The PhD proposals are applicable to those applying to the FCT grants and the BYTPhD programme.
Advancing hybrid nature-based solutions for biodiversity enhancement and emerging contaminant mitigation
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Supervisor: Patrícia Cardoso
Co-Supervisor: Marina Dolbeth
Innovative methods for cyanobacteria identification and environmental monitoring
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Supervisor: Alexandre Campos
Co-Supervisor: Guilherme Scotta
Nanocontaminants in aquatic ecosystems: linking trophic transfer, environmental impact, and consumer safety
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Supervisor: Mário Jorge Araújo
Compositional profiling, bioaccessibility, bioavailability and biotransformation of blue-green algae supplements: implications for safety and efficacy
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Supervisor: Concepción Medrano Padial
Population genomics of the Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum, a patrimonial species threatened by overharvesting and anthropogenic climate change
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Supervisor: Jean-Baptiste Ledoux
Co-Supervisor: Cristina Linares
Comparative population genomics illuminates species boundaries in eunicella and alcyonium octocorals
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Supervisor: Jean-Baptiste Ledoux
Co-Supervisor: Filipe Castro
Comprehensive understanding of microplastic sources, distribution, and transport in a highly anthropogenically impacted estuarine region: the Douro estuary as a test case
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Supervisor: Isabel Iglesias
Co-Supervisor: Luís R. Vieira
Microplastics in the diet of Douro estuary pelagic zooplankton
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Supervisor: Luís R. Vieira
Co-Supervisor: Isabel Iglesias
Integrating underwater video and eDNA metabarcoding methods to assess oyster aquaculture gear as fish habitat
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Supervisor: Vânia Freitas
Co-Supervisors: Sandra Ramos and Catarina Magalhães
Methionine as a nutraceutical strategy to improve antiviral vaccines efficacy in rainbow trout and European seabass
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Supervisor: Marina Machado
Co-Supervisors: Rita Azeredo and Anita Jaglarz
Tackling role of intestinal tryptophan metabolites in fish gut health
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Supervisor: Rita Azeredo
Co-Supervisor: Diogo Peixoto
Through the gut, and into the brain – dietary tryptophan targeting the brain-gut-axis to modulate enteritis
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Supervisor: Rita Azeredo
Co-Supervisor: Diogo Peixoto
Making a difference: advancing social equity in marine conservation initiatives
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Supervisor: João Garcia Rodrigues
Transforming seaweed into sustainable aquafeeds with actinomycetota
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Supervisor: Maria de Fátima Carvalho
Co-Supervisor: Helena Peres
Synthetic biology strategies to unlock marine natural products
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Supervisor: Marta Vaz Mendes
In ovo immune stimulation - a tool to improve fish larvae welfare
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Supervisor: Ana Rocha
Co-Supervisor: Benjamín Costas
