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 […]
Joana Patrícia da Silva Matos
Joana Matos has a PhD in Biochemistry and a MSc/BSc in Food Engineering. She is Postdoctoral researcher at IPMA (Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P.). Her main area of scientific research focuses on food science and nutrition, namely in upgrading undervalued marine resources through the bioprospection of bioactive compounds and nutrients, study of […]
Ana Rita Limão Vieira
Rita Vieira integrates both the Technology Transfer and Business Development office and the Research and Innovation Strategy and Funding office. Rita holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Porto (Faculty of Sciences and School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences). With previous experience in start-up context and the biotech […]
Yihe Zhao
Yihe Zhao is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at CIIMAR Institute. He earned his Bachelor’s in Pharmaceutical Engineering from Tianjin University of Technology in 2016 and his Master’s in Molecular Biology and Evolution from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 2018. His research is focused on molecular biology within the biological sciences. Yihe has studied genomics, transcriptomics, […]
Ana Luísa de Sousa Rocha
Having graduated in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), I am currently in the second year of my Master’s degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at FCUP. During this academic year, I will be conducting my dissertation with the Animal […]
Miguel Luís Marques Barbosa
Miguel Barbosa is a Marine Biologist currently conducting research at the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (MARE-FCUL) and Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR). He graduated in Marine Biology and Biotechnology in 2020, at the Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (ESTM-IPL). He finished his […]
