Francisca da Silva Oliveira

Francisca Oliveira obtained a BSc degree in Biology by Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (2023). Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s in Cellular and Molecular Biology and doing an internship at CIIMAR, with support from a BYT+ scholarship and joining the “Microbial Biodegradation and Bioprospection” research group.    

David Manuel da Silva Beira Oliveira Neves

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.

Inês Ferreira Amorim

Inês Amorim is an Environmental Health graduate (2023) from the Superior Health School of the Polytechnic of Porto (E2S.IPP) and is currently an Environmental Toxicology and Contamination MSc student at School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of University of Porto (ICBAS.UP) and Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). This year she will […]

Bárbara Alexandra Gaspar Guedes

Bárbara Guedes completed her BSc in Biology (2019) and MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology (2022) at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. She is now a PhD candidate at FCUP, researching the potential of Bacillus spores as oral vaccines for aquaculture. Currently, Bárbara has three articles published in peer-reviewed international journals, […]

David Machado Arouca

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 […]

Sofia de Oliveira Santos

Sofia Santos holds a degree in Biology from the University of Porto (FCUP) and a master’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the same institution. She is currently a PhD student with a scholarship from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Her research is being carried out at two institutions: CIIMAR (LANUCE) and […]

João Paulo Mendes Ferreira da Silva

João Paulo Silva holds a Bachelor’s in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and is currently in the second year of his MSc in Aquatic Biological Resources, at the same faculty. He is currently developing his master thesis, called “Cyanobacteria as a novel green route for maximizing the utilization of […]

Tatiana Soraia Pereira Afonso

Tatiana Afonso, a Genetics and Biotechnology graduate, is pursuing a master’s in Comparative and Technological Molecular Genetics. Currently, she is working in Dr. Luísa Valente’s group on the ‘Stop Parasites’ project, under the supervision of Drs. Sónia Gomes and Andreia Silva. Her research focuses on molecular biology to ensure the safety of seafood products for […]

Cristina Isabel Freitas Sousa

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, […]

Gabriela Faria Oliveira

Oceanographer, Master in Biological Oceanography (IO-USP, Brazil) and PhD in Marine Science, Technology and Management (Sustainable use of Marine Resources) by the University of Aveiro. She has worked in institutions such as IEAPM and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, in Brazil, as well as European projects at IPMA and UAlg, in Portugal. She has […]