Carla Daniela Mota de Sousa

Carla Sousa holds a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Aquatic Biological Resources, both from the University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences. During her career, she acquired industrial and academic experience, gaining solid knowledge in microbiology, pathology and molecular biology, as well as in areas such as toxicology, animal nutrition and zootechny. Currently she […]

Manuel José Rocha Dias dos Santos

Manuel Santos was born in 1990 in Oporto, where he lives, studies and works. He develops artistic work in the field of scientific illustration, of figurative drawing and of figurative painting. He concluded the bachelor degree in Drawing, in the Faculty of Fine-Arts of the University of Lisbon, concluded the Masters in Teaching of Visual […]

Marisa Camacho Gonçalves Faria Pascoal

Marisa has been a Bachelor’s degree holder in Biochemistry since 2010 and obtained a Master’s degree in Applied Biochemistry in 2016 from the University of Madeira. Her research lies in the use of microbial-derived exopolymers for the development of advanced biomaterials with potential applications in various fields. She is a doctoral fellow of the Portuguese […]

Ivana Rita da Silva Mendonça

With a degree in Biochemistry (2018) and a master’s in Applied Biochemistry (2022) from the University of Madeira, Ivana is currently pursuing her PhD funded by the FCT, focused on developing bioactive and intelligent food packaging from exopolysaccharides of microalgae and cyanobacteria. This work aims to replace traditional plastic materials with biodegradable options that enhance […]

Ana Filipa Gonçalves Rodrigues

Filipa Rodrigues earned her degree in Biochemistry and completed her master’s in applied Biochemistry in 2022, at the University of Madeira. Currently, Filipa is a researcher at the Laboratory of Biomaterials, Bioanalysis, and Biotechnology of the University of Madeira/CIIMAR. Her research focuses on the use of exopolysaccharides extracted from microalgae and cyanobacteria to create innovative […]

Muhammad Haris

Haris, with a background in Biochemistry from the Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2017) and a master’s degree from COMSATS University Islamabad (2021), is currently pursuing his PhD with support from FCT. Focusing on nanobiotechnology, Haris is dedicated to developing innovative functional foods using algal exopolysaccharides. His work, under the joint guidance of the University of […]

Mafalda Fernandes

Graduated in Aquatic Science and master’s student in Marine Sciences – Marine Resources at the University of Porto. Is currently developing a dissertation on the topic “Fatores ambientais na variação da epifauna bêntica no estuário do rio Minho ”. The main interests are ecology, conservation and monitoring of fish populations.

Nuno Miguel Araújo Gomes

Nuno Gomes graduated in Applied Biology and holds a M.Sc. in Ecology  completed at University of Minho. Currently is a PhD student in University of Porto. Research intererests include Invertebrate ecology and DNA Barcoding.

Yuri Costa

Yuri Costa is an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, where he teaches subjects related to oceanography and environmental management. He has an undergraduate degree in oceanography, a master’s degree in ecology and biomonitoring, and a PhD in ecology, the latter dedicated to ecological modeling of the effects of climate change […]

Luís Miguel Fernandes Pereira

Luís Pereira is a student in the Master’s program of Applied Marine Biology at the University of Aveiro. His focus lies in the ecology, conservation, monitoring, and assessment of fish populations, particularly diadromous fish. Currently, he is working on his dissertation with the theme “Biology and ecology of diadromous fishes in the Rio Lima estuary.” […]