André Pereira da Cunha (CB1B-33EC-D7D8)

Curriculum Vitae

André Pereira da Cunha

André Pereira da Cunha. Completed the Master in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources in 2021 and the Bachelorn in Aquactic Sciences in 2017 both granted by University of Porto . Attends the Doctoral program of Animal Sciences, also by University of Porto since 2022. Participated in 6 event(s). Participates and/or participated as Integration into Research Grant Fellow in 1 project(s), Master Student Fellow in 1 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 2 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with emphasis on Fishery, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Marine Biology and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Freshwater Biology.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: André Pereira da Cunha

Citation names

Cunha, André

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: CB1B-33EC-D7D8

Email addresses

acunha@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)
andre.cunha.96@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

(+351) 969445807 (Personal)

Addresses

Rua Francisco Ferreira da Silva, nº25, 4470-298, Cidade da Maia, Maia, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Proficiency (C2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/10/01 - 2026/10/01 Ongoing	Ciência Animal (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal GreenCoLab, Portugal
2018 - 2021/12/16 Concluded	Ciências do Mar - Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "Effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune response and disease resistance: New tools and opportunities - Y+Health" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/07 Concluded	Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science Course (CAL-AQUA) (Outros) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Portugal	Approved
2017 - 2017 Concluded	Techniques in aquatic organisms: anaesthesia, manual and automatic vaccination, blood and tissue collection, tagging (CWT, VlE, VlA, PIT), and surgical implants and sutures. (Outros) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal	Approved
2017 - 2017 Concluded	Techniques in aquatic organisms: artificial spawning of salmonids (manual stripping and fertilization procedures) (Outros) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal	Approved
2014 - 2017 Concluded	Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal "Plano de negócio para produção bifásica e anfibiótica, em aquacultura, de truta arco-íris." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13
2011 - 2014 Concluded	Sciences and Technology (Ensino secundário) Major in Sciences and Technology specialization Escola Secundária 2º 3º Ciclo Do Ensino Básico Clara De Resende, Portugal	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/10/01 - 2022/10/01	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2020/11/29	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/06/25 - 2015/09/30	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/05/20 - 2015/08/28	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/04/05 - 2018/10/05	Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional)	Primark Portugal, SA, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/06/01 - 2021/08/31	CRAGIAMP – Procura de péptidos antimicrobianos na ostra Crassostrea gigas e no ouriço Paracentrotus lividus. Diminuição da taxa de mortalidade no cultivo de ostra: menor impacto das doenças nas instalações de cultivo e procura de novos compostos DBIO/BL/CRAGIAMP-2021 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2019 - 2020	Effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune response and disease resistance: New tools and opportunities – Y+Health PP-IJUP2019-SOJADEPORTUGAL-24 Master Student Fellow Soja de Portugal, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal	SORGAL European Regional Development Fund Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023/01/30 - Current	E!219 EarlyCod - Early feeding of cod combining cryoplankton and microfeeds to improve fish performance and quality 336923 Researcher	Ongoing
2022/10/01 - Current	Blue Bioeconomy Pact - Algae Vertical - WP.5 C644915664-00000026 PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Governo da República Portuguesa Ongoing
2022/10/01 - Current	MICROBOOST - Microalgas como impulsionadores da saúde dos peixes, através da ração para aquicultura PT-INNOVATION-0102 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "Innate immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles after Tetraselmis sp. extracts dietary supplementation". Paper presented in X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023. Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Azeredo, Rita; Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Costas, Benjamin. "European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status and response after dietary supplementation with algae-derived compounds". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023. Santos, Paulo; Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; et al. Corresponding author: Santos, Paulo. "Innate immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles after Tetraselmis sp. extracts dietary supplementation". Paper presented in X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Impact of grapeseed extracts on immune response and disease resistance of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on DIseases of Fish and Shellfish, 2023. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Hinzmann, Mariana; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Aires, Tiago; Conceição, Luís E. C.; et al. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Immunostimulatory capacity of grapeseed extracts as feed additives in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles.". Paper presented in X Animal Science Doctoral Programme Workshop 2023, 2023. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Interactive effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and inflammatory response". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Effects of Ygeia+ on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and disease resistance". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference 2021, 2021. Carlos Fajardo Quiñones; Santos, Paulo; Almeida Ferreira, Inês; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Cunha, André; Hinzmann, Mariana; Baptista, Teresa; Benjamin Costas Refojos. "Immune responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after challenge with Yersinia ruckeri". Paper presented in Aquaculture Society Congress, 2021. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Effects of Ygeia+ on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and disease resistance". Paper presented in Animal Health Symposium - Unlocking aquaculture potential, 2021. Garcia, Ana; Vilella, Gabriela; Cunha, André; Costas, Benjamin; Dégrémont, L.; FERNANDEZ-BOO, SERGIO. Corresponding author: Garcia, Ana. "Looking for differences in susceptibility against Vibrio aesturianos in Crassostrea gigas oysters selected for disease resistance". Paper presented in Animal Health Symposium - Unlocking aquaculture potential, 2021. Assistant staff Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Teixeira, Carla; Afonso, António; Magalhães, Sara; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Cunha, André. "Short term dietary effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune response". Paper presented in Young Researchers of Univeristy of Porto, 2020. Cunha, André; Santos, Paulo; Ferreira, Inês; Aires, Tiago; Matos, Elisabete; Afonso, António; Costas, Benjamin. "Short-term dietary effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune status and inflammatory response". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto, 2020.
Journal article	Machado, Marina; Cruz, Francisco; Cunha, André; Ramos-Pinto, Lourenço; Laranjeira, Adriana; Pacheco, Mário; Rui J. M. Rocha; Costas, Benjamin. Corresponding author: Machado, Marina. "Dietary Salicornia ramosissima improves the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) inflammatory response against Photobacterium damselae piscicida". Frontiers in immunology 15 1342144 (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1342144/full?utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Frontiers_in_Immunology&id=1342144. Published • https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1342144
Thesis / Dissertation	"Effects of Ygeia+ on the European seabass immune response and disease resistance: New tools and opportunities - Y+Health". Master, Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/139160.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2021/10/04	Antimicrobial Peptide Analyses of Selected and Näive Crassotrea gigas Oysters to Vibrio aesturianus Pathogen	Aquaculture Europe 2021 European Aquaculture Society (Funchal, Portugal)
2021/05/05	Effects of Ygeia+ on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health condition and disease resistance	Young Researchers of University of Porto University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Theoretical-practical workshop on fish vaccination Workshop	Grinnaqua "Fish Vaccination"
2017/03/17 - Current	AquaImprove Congress	AquaImprove Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/09/28 - 2022/09/28	Climate Change and Parasites Conference	Climate Change and Parasites Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/03/16 - 2018/03/18	Primeiro congresso ibérico de aquariofilia e aquariologia Congress	Primeiro congresso ibérico de aquariofilia e aquariologia Núcleo de estudantes de biologia da associação académica da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Portuguese Youth Science Association, Portugal Aquarium Masters, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Curso de comunicação & public speaking Workshop	Curso de comunicação & public speaking Sociedade de debates da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/03/20 - 2015/03/22	III AEICBAS Biomedical Congress - field of Aquatic Sciences Congress	III AEICBAS Biomedical Congress Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2021/05 - 2022/01/02	Elaboration and maintenance of bacteriological trials in fish	Carlos Diogo Gonçalves