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Rafaela A. Santos obtained her PhD in Biology at CIIMAR- Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, where she applied different microbiology, cellular and molecular biology, and biochemical tools in the full characterization of Bacillus species and their biotechnological applications as disease-preventive agents for the aquaculture sector. Currently, she is a Researcher at CIIMAR dedicated to the development of novel strategies to fight diseases in aquaculture, including probiotics, postbiotics and vaccines. Rafaela has 9 years of lab practical experience in academic settings with strong connections with the animal-feeds industries, counting 1 LICENSING AGREEMENT and 6 KNOWLEDGE-TRANSFER and science-based business ignition programs. Rafaela's RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RESUME: i) isolation and characterization of bacteria with important probiotic properties, including the production of antimicrobial, anti-biofilm, Quorum-Quenching and immunostimulatory compounds; ii) development of novel oral vaccination for the aquaculture sector; iii) purification and characterization of bioactive compounds and their ORAL administration to prevent aquaculture bacterial outbreaks; iv) functional analysis of bacterial genomes, with characterization of genes (gene expression analysis); v) characterization of the bioactive potential and antioxidant properties of industrial by-products and algae. Rafaela's MAIN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS: i) Participation in 9 R&D projects (1 PT2020,4 FCT, 1 CIIMAR, 3 BIP); ii) PI of 2 projects (1 exploratory project financed by CIIMAR and 1 project financed by a business development program-BIP-Proof ); iii) 21 PUBLICATIONS in peer-review journals, of which 4 as first author (20 Q1, 3 corresponding). Scopus H-INDEX 12; 318 citations by 281 documents; iv) 60 communications in oral and poster format, in national and international conferences (including 3 invited talks); v) SUPERVISION experience 1PhD (ongoing), 3MsC (2 ongoing), 3BsC and 1 BsC PEEC (Extracurricular Internship Program of UP; ongoing); vi) 1 LICENSE AGREEMENT with EPICORE BIONETWORKS INC (USA)/NEOVIA; vii) 1 spotlight AWARD by European aquaculture society; viii) 6 KNOWLEDGE-TRANSFER AWARDS: WINNER of the 2018 BIP Business Ignition Program of UPorto and of the 2018 Born from Knowledge Contest (BfK IDEAS 2018); BIP PROOF 2020, 928 Challenge Startup International Competition 2021, BIP PROOF 2022, BIP PROOF 2023; ix) 3 Congress Attendance AWARDS, x) 6 workshops ORGANIZATION; xi) 3 Workshop Scientific committee; xii) 7 complementary COURSES.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafaela Araújo Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Rafaela A.
  • Santos, Rafaela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D914-0BFF-58E6
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5747-4248
Scopus Author Id
57204086389

Email addresses

  • rafaela.santos@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research ; NUTRIMU -Animal Nutrition and Imunobiology group. Rua do Campo Alegre s/n- Departamento de Biologia, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/01/01 - 2022/05/06
Concluded
 PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Specialization in Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
"Bacillus spp. as source of bioactive compounds for aquaculture bacterial diseases control" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
2018/05 - 2018/05
Concluded
 Laboratory Aquatic Animal Sciences Course (CAL-AQUA) (Outros)
Major in Especialização em Manipulation of aquatic animals - "Categoria B"
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Approved
2016
Concluded
 Master’s in Biological Aquatic Resources (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Fighting fish diseases with fish commensals: Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds (NACs)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2011/09 - 2014/07
Concluded
 Degree in Aquatic Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Estudo de Caso – Mariza (Chelonia mydas)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/06 - Current Maternity leave Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2024/07/31 Pos-doc researcher (2022_051_IJ_ProbioVaccine): Probiotics as novel platforms of oral vaccines for Aquaculture (PTDC/CVT-CVT/2477/202) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/03 Period abroad at CSIC-INIA to learn In vitro cell cultivation and ex vivo techniques INIA – National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology, Espanha, Spain
2018/01/01 - 2022/05/06 PhD FCT grant holder "SFRH/BD/131069/2017" - Sporeformers Quorum-Quenching Molecules for Fish Bacterial diseases control Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
(...)
2017/04/15 - 2017/12/31 Research Fellow (BIM/UTAD/9/2017): Screening, purification and characterization of bioactive compounds from bacterial sources, and evaluation of the antioxidant activity Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/07 Collaborator with Zoo da Maia and Animal and Veterinary research Centre (CECAV) Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Portugal
Zoo da Maia, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2017/04/14 Collaborator with Nutrition and Imunobiology group of CIIMAR Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/01 - 2016/12 Master Dissertation: “Fighting fish diseases with fish commensals: Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds (NACs) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/01/01 - 2022/04/30 PhD Fellow (SFRH/BD/131069/2017): Sporeformers Quorum-Quenching Molecules for Fish Bacterial diseases control
SFRH/BD/131069/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/04/15 - 2017/12/31 Research Fellow (BIM/UTAD/9/2017): “Screening, purification and characterization of bioactive compounds from bacterial sources, and evaluation of the antioxidant activity using colorimetric and enzymatic methods
BIM/UTAD/9/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current (Team Member) OmegaGreen23: Uma solução ecológica para o fabrico sustentável de rações para aquicultura. Coordinator: Rui Magalhães. Funding: 50.000€.
2023.13017.PEX
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/11 - Current (PI) AquaBakillus - Proof of concept: Bacillus spp. as source of bioactive compounds for aquaculture bacterial diseases control. Coordinator: Rafaela A. Santos (CIIMAR). Funding: 10k.
n/a
Principal investigator
Fundação Amadeu Dias

Universidade do Porto
Ongoing
2023/03 - Current (PI) AquaBakillus: Bacillus spp. as source of bioactive compounds for aquaculture bacterial diseases control. Coordinator: Rafaela A. Santos (CIIMAR). Funding: 5k.
UIDB_(SEED)-AquaBakillus
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
Ongoing
2022/08 - Current (Team Member) ProbioVaccine: Probiotics as novel platforms of oral vaccines for Aquaculture. Coordinator: Cláudia R. Serra. Funding 233k
PTDC/CVT-CVT/2477/2021
Post-doc
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 (Team Member) ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources. Institutions: UP, FCUP, ICBAS, FEUP, CIIMAR. Funding: 1.6M (Total); 624K (FCUP); 50K (NUTRIMU).
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022 - 2022 (Team Member) ProAqua - Novel probiotics for improving insect meal utilization and gut health. Coordinator: Paula Enes. BIP PROOF -BUSINESS IGNITION PROGRAMME UP. Funding: 10k
n/a
Researcher
Fundação Amadeu Dias

Universidade do Porto
Concluded
2018 - 2022 (Team Member) SPO3- Development of innovative sustainable protein and omega-3 rich feedstuffs for aquafeeds, from local agro-industrial by-products. Coordinator: Helena Peres. Funding - 238k
PTDC/BAA-AGR/30377/2017
Other
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/06 (Team Member) CRAGIAMP: Search for Antimicrobial Peptides in Crassostrea gigas oysters and Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin. Coordinator: Sergio Boo. Funding 239k
02/SAICT/2017/30232
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021 - 2021 (Team Member) ProbioVaccine - Proof of Concept of Oral Probiotic Vaccines for Aquaculture. Coordinator: Cláudia R. Serra. BIP PROOF -BUSINESS IGNITION PROGRAMME UP. Funding: 10k
n/a
Researcher
Fundação Amadeu Dias

Universidade do Porto
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Monteiro, Marta; Santos, Rafaela; Couto, Ana; Serra, Claudia R.; Gouvinhas, Irene; Barros, Ana; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Enes, Paula ; Díaz-Rosales, Patricia. "The use of macro- and microalgae as functional ingredients in diets for meagre (Argyrosomus regius, Asso 1801)". 2018.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00117
  2. Lavrador, Ana S.; Santos, Rafaela A. (D914-0BFF-58E6); Oliva-Teles, Aires; Enes, Paula ; Serra, Claudia R.. "Molecular tools for Bacillus probiotics monitoring in fish gut". 2018.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00130
  3. Santos, Rafaela A.; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Saavedra, Maria José; Enes, Paula ; Serra, Cláudia. "Bacillus spp. as source of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds to control aquaculture bacterial fish pathogens". 2018.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00129
  4. Santos, Rafaela; Couto, André; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Saavedra, Maria José; Enes, Paula ; Serra, Claudia R.. "Fish Gut Sporeformers to Control Fish Pathogens". 2016.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00052
Conference poster
  1. Maria Carolina Oliveira; Matinha-Cardoso, Jorge; Gonçalves, Gabriela; Santos, Rafaela A.; Tamagnini, P; Oliveira, Paulo; Serra, Claudia R.. "Santos, R.A. "Oliveira, M. C., Matinha-Cardoso, J., Gonçalves, G. C., Santos, R.A., Tamagnini, P., Oliva-Teles, A., Oliveira, P., Serra, C. R. 2024. Characterization of Bacillus spp. vesicles and assessment of their potential as delivery vehicles of heterologous proteins. Microsummit 2024 (Lisboa, Portugal)."". 2024.
  2. Ricardo Couto; Gonçalves, Gabriela; Santos, Rafaela A.; Rangel, Fábio; António Paulo Carvalho; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Enes, Paula ; Serra, Cláudia. "Santos, R.A. "Couto, R., Gonçalves, G. C., Santos, R.A., Rangel, F., Carvalho, A. P., Oliva-Teles, A., Enes, P., Serra, C.R. 2024. ProBioChit – Spores of Probiotics as carriers of Chitinases for improved insect meal utilization in aquaculture fish. Microsummit 2024 (Lisboa, Portugal)."". 2024.
  3. Guedes, Bárbara; Gonçalves, Gabriela; Santos, Rafaela A.; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Couto, Ana; Serra, Claudia R.. "Santos, R.A. "Guedes, B., Gonçalves, G. C., Santos, R.A., Oliva-Teles, A., Couto, A., Serra, C. R. 2024. Enhancing Fish Oral Immunisation: fine-tunning SporoVaccines for Aquaculture. Microsummit 2024 (Lisboa, Portugal). "". 2024.
  4. Magalhães, Rui; Santos, Rafaela A.; Sousa, J.I; de Azevedo, A.; Pérez-Díaz, M.; Couto, Ana; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Serra, Claudia R.. "Santos R.A. "Magalhães, R., Santos, R.A., Sousa, J.I., Bermúdez, R., de Azevedo, A., Pérez-Díaz, M., Couto, A., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C.R. 2023. White grape marc extracts as potential antimicrobial products and modulators of European seabass growth and immune status. Aquaculture Europe 2023 Conference (Vienna, Austria)."". 2023.
  5. Gonçalves, Gabriela; Santos, Rafaela A.; Dias, J.; Carvalho, António Paulo; Diaz-Rosales, Patricia; Couto, Ana; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Serra, Cláudia. "Santos, R.A. "Gonçalves, G. C., Santos, R. A., Dias, J., Carvalho, A. P., Díaz-Rosales, P., Couto, A., Oliva- Teles, A., Serra, C. R. 2023. Development of antigen-displaying Bacillus spores for oral vaccination against vibriosis and mycobacteriosis in fish. Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Covilhã, Portugal)."". 2023.
  6. Santos, Rafaela; Reis, Mariana; Oliveira, O.; Gonçalves, Gabriela; Jerusik, R.; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Serra, Cláudia. "Santos, R.A. "Santos, R.A., Reis, M., Oliveira, O., Gonçalves, G. C., Jerusik, R., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C. R. 2023. Bacillus spp. Natural Antimicrobial Compounds are promising antimicrobial agents for aquaculture. Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Covilhã, Portugal)."". 2023.
  7. Santos, Rafaela A.. "Fontinha, F., Bonin, F., Magalhães, R., SANTOS, R.A., Peres, H., Oliva-Teles, A. 2022. Short chain fatty acids as functional ingredientes to boost European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) health status.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022 Conference, 2022.
  8. Santos, Rafaela A.. "Gonçalves, G. C., SANTOS, R. A., Pedrosa, N., Carvalho, A. P., Machado, M., Costas, B., Bonneville, L., Serrano, M., Couto, A., Díaz-Rosales, P., Coutinho, F., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C. R. 2022. Antigen-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores protect zebrafish larvae and European seabass juveniles upon bacterial infection.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022 Conference, 2022.
  9. Santos, Rafaela A.. "SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A. P., Jerusik, A. P., Saavedra, M. J., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C. R. 2022. Bacillus spp. secondary metabolites protect zebrafish from infections.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022 Conference, 2022.
  10. Santos, Rafaela A.. "SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A. P., Jerusik, R., Saavedra, M. J., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C. R. 2022. Bacillus spp. Natural Antimicrobial Compounds as the key to control aquaculture diseases.". Paper presented in Microsummit 2022, 2022.
  11. Santos, Rafaela A.. "R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. 2019. Fish-gut Bacillus spp. are potent inhibitors of aquaculture fish pathogens. Microbiotec 2019. (Coimbra, Portugal)". 2019.
    10.13031/aim.201900408
  12. Santos, Rafaela A.. "R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. 2019. Fish-gut Bacillus spp. as powerful antagonists of bacterial aquaculture fish diseases. Aquaculture Europe 2019 Conference. (Berlin, Germany)". 2019.
    10.1109/med.2014.6961505
  13. Santos, Rafaela A.. "Garcia A, SANTOS R.A., Azevedo J, Leão P. N, Costas B, Serra C, Fernández-Boo S. 2019. Antimicrobial activity of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus coelomic fluid against pathogenic bacterial strains from fish and shellfish. 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish 2019 (Porto, Portugal)". 2019.
  14. Santos, Rafaela A.. "R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. 2019. Bacillus probiotics as an alternative to antibiotics: fighting growth and biofilms of fish bacterial pathogens. 1st International conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology 2019. (Athens, Grece)". 2019.
  15. Santos, Rafaela A.. "R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. 2019. Using fish-gut Bacillus to prevent aquaculture fish diseases. FEMS - 8th Congress of European Microbiologists 2019. (Glasgow, Scotland)". 2019.
    10.1109/wcica.2010.5553761
  16. Santos, Rafaela A.. "Rosa Pinto, Irene Gouvinhas, RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Maria José Saavedra, Miguel Rodrigues, Ana Barros. 2018. Evaluation of the phenolic composition and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems extracts from the Moscatel variety of different geographic regions. XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química. (Porto, Portugal)". 2018.
    10.5151/chenpro-5erq-eq35
  17. Santos, Rafaela A.. "I. Gouvinhas, R.A. SANTOS, M.J. Saavedra, R. Domínguez-Perles, M. Rodrigues, A. Barros. 2018. Impact of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems storage on their polyphenolic composition and biological activities. 6th Infowine.forum (Vila Real, Portugal)". 2018.
    10.18869/mphbs.2016.155
  18. Santos, Rafaela A.. "C. Leal, R. Pinto, M. Queiroz, R.A. SANTOS, M.J. Saavedra, I. Gouvinhas, A. Barros. 2017. Antimicrobial activity of white Portuguese grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems against gastrointestinal pathogens. 6th Infowine.forum (Vila Real, Portugal)". 2017.
  19. Santos, Rafaela A.. "I. Gouvinhas, R.A. SANTOS, M.J. Saavedra, R. Domínguez-Perles, M. Rodrigues, A. Barros. 2017. Evaluation of the Phytochemistry and Biological activity of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems. XI Biochemical Seminar, integrated in Science and Technology week. (Vila Real, Portugal)". 2017.
  20. Santos, Rafaela A.. "I. Gouvinhas, M. Queiroz, R.A. SANTOS, C. Leal, M.J. Saavedra, R. Domínguez-Perles, M. Rodrigues, A. Barros. Evaluation of the phenolic profile, antioxidante and antimicrobial activities of winery by-products. 2017. XI Biology Seminar, integrated in Science and Technology week (Vila Real, Portugal)". 2017.
  21. Santos, Rafaela A.. "R.A. SANTOS, M. Maia, M. Correia, C.R. Serra, J. Martins, M.J. Saavedra. 2017. Antibiotics Resistance of Phyton’s oral microbiota: a study case. Xth International Symposium on wild fauna (Vila Real, Portugal)". 2017.
  22. Santos, Rafaela A.. "F. Coutinho, M. Monteiro, C.E.X. Vila-Franca, C. Serra, R.A. SANTOS, R. Ordóñez, R. Simões, S. Kaushik, A. Oliva-Teles, H. Peres, P. Díaz-Rosales. 2017. Effect of methionine and taurine on inflammatory response of European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). 2nd AquaImprove Workshop (Porto, Portugal)". 2017.
    10.3390/ecea-2-c006
  23. Santos, Rafaela A.. "RAFAELA A. SANTOS, André Couto, Ana Lavrador, Aires Oliva-Teles, Paula Enes and Cláudia R. Serra. 2016. Snack for fish: sporeformers and their natural antimicrobial compounds as a knowledgeable approach to control fish diseases. Aquaculture Europe 2016 Conference (Edinburgh, Scotland)". 2016.
    10.21125/iceri.2016.1570
Journal article
  1. Filipa Fontinha; Nicole Martins; Filippo Bonin; Rui Magalhães; Rafaela A. Santos, R.A. Santos; Helena Peres; Aires Oliva-Teles. "Effect of Dietary Short-Chain Fatty Acids on the Immune Status and Disease Resistance of European Seabass Juveniles". Fishes (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/9/363.
    10.3390/fishes9090363
  2. Moutinho, Sara; Peres, Helena; Martins, Nicole; Serra, Cláudia; Santos, Rafaela A.; Monroig, Óscar; Oliva-Teles, Aires. "Use of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal in diets for gilthead seabream juveniles: Effects on growth-related gene expression, intermediary metabolism, digestive enzymes, and gut microbiota modulation". Aquaculture 580 (2024): 740357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740357.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740357
  3. Rangel, F.; Monteiro, M.; Santos, R.A.; Ferreira-Martins, D.; Cortinhas, R.; Gasco, L.; Gai, F.; et al. "Novel chitinolytic Bacillus spp. increase feed efficiency, feed digestibility, and survivability to Vibrio anguillarum in European seabass fed with diets containing Hermetia illucens larvae meal". Aquaculture 579 (2024): 740258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740258.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740258
  4. Santos, Rafaela A.; Cardoso, Cláudia; Pedrosa, Neide; Gonçalves, Gabriela; Matinha-Cardoso, Jorge; Coutinho, Filipe; Carvalho, António P.; et al. "LPS-Induced Mortality in Zebrafish: Preliminary Characterisation of Common Fish Pathogens". Microorganisms 11 9 (2023): 2205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11092205.
    10.3390/microorganisms11092205
  5. Gonçalves, Gabriela; Santos, Rafaela A.; Coutinho, Filipe; Pedrosa, Neide; Curado, Maria; Machado, Marina; Costas, Benjamin; et al. "Oral vaccination of fish against vibriosis using spore-display technology". Frontiers in Immunology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1012301.
    10.3389/fimmu.2022.1012301
  6. Fábio Rangel; Rafaela A. Santos, R.A. Santos; Marta Monteiro; Ana Sofia Lavrador; Laura GASCO; Francesco Gai; Aires Oliva-Teles; Enes P.; Cláudia R. Serra. "Isolation of Chitinolytic Bacteria from European Sea Bass Gut Microbiota Fed Diets with Distinct Insect Meals". Biology (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/7/964.
    10.3390/biology11070964
  7. Magalhães, R.; Martins, N.; Fontinha, F.; Couto, A.; Serra, C.R.; Santos, R.A.; Olsen, R.E.; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, A.. Corresponding author: Magalhães, R.. "Effects of dietary ARA, DHA, and carbohydrates levels on gilthead sea bream liver and intestine oxidative stress, tissue histomorphology, and gut microbiota". Aquaculture 552 (2022): 738014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738014.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738014
  8. Santos, Rafaela A.; Mariz-Ponte, Nuno; Martins, Nicole; Magalhães, Rui; Jerusik, Russell; Saavedra, Maria J.; Peres, Helena; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Serra, Cláudia R.. Corresponding author: Serra, Cláudia R.. "In vitro modulation of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) leukocytes by Bacillus spp. extracellular molecules upon bacterial challenge". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 121 (2022): 285-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.01.002.
    10.1016/j.fsi.2022.01.002
  9. Couto, A.; Serra, C.R.; Guerreiro, I.; Coutinho, F.; Castro, C.; Rangel, F.; Lavrador, A.S.; et al. "Black soldier fly meal effects on meagre health condition: gut morphology, gut microbiota and humoral immune response". Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (2022): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2021.0082.
    10.3920/jiff2021.0082
  10. Santos, Rafaela A.; Monteiro, Marta; Rangel, Fábio; Jerusik, Russell; Saavedra, Maria J.; Carvalho, António Paulo; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Serra, Cláudia R.. Corresponding author: Serra, Cláudia R.. "Bacillus spp. Inhibit Edwardsiella tarda Quorum-Sensing and Fish Infection". Marine Drugs 19 11 (2021): 602. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19110602.
    10.3390/md19110602
  11. Santos, Rafaela A.; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Jerusik, Russell; Saavedra, Maria J.; Enes, Paula; Serra, Cláudia R.. "Isolation and Characterization of Fish-Gut Bacillus spp. as Source of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds to Fight Aquaculture Bacterial Diseases". Marine Biotechnology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-021-10022-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s10126-021-10022-x
  12. Fontinha, F.; Magalhães, R.; Moutinho, S.; Santos, R.; Campos, P.; Serra, C.R.; Aires, T.; Oliva-Teles, A.; Peres, H.. "Effect of dietary poultry meal and oil on growth, digestive capacity, and gut microbiota of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles". Aquaculture 530 (2021): 735879. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735879.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735879
  13. Monteiro, M.; Lavrador, A.S.; Santos, R.; Rangel, F.; Iglesias, P.; Tárraga, M.; Couto, A.; et al. "Evaluation of the Potential of Marine Algae Extracts as a Source of Functional Ingredients Using Zebrafish as Animal Model for Aquaculture". Marine Biotechnology (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85109159813&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10126-021-10044-5
  14. Monteiro, M.; Santos, R. A.; Iglesias, P.; Couto, A.; Serra, C. R.; Gouvinhas, I.; Barros, A.; et al. "Effect of extraction method and solvent system on the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of selected macro- and microalgae extracts". Journal of Applied Phycology 32 1 (2020): 349-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01927-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s10811-019-01927-1
  15. Magalhães, R.; Guerreiro, I.; Santos, R. A.; Coutinho, F.; Couto, A.; Serra, C. R.; Olsen, R. E.; Peres, H.; Oliva-Teles, A.. "Oxidative status and intestinal health of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles fed diets with different ARA/EPA/DHA ratios". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70716-5.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-020-70716-5
  16. Gouvinhas, Irene; Pinto, Rosa; Santos, Rafaela A.; Saavedra, Maria José; Barros, Ana Isabel. "Enhanced phytochemical composition and biological activities of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Stems growing in low altitude regions". Scientia Horticulturae 265 (2020): 109248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109248.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109248
  17. Leal, Carla; Santos, Rafaela A.; Pinto, Rosa; Queiroz, Marcelo; Rodrigues, Miguel; José Saavedra, Maria; Barros, Ana; Gouvinhas, Irene. "Recovery of bioactive compounds from white grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems as potential antimicrobial agents for human health". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.02.013.
    10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.02.013
  18. Leal, C.; Gouvinhas, I.; Santos, R.A.; Rosa, E.; Silva, A.M.; Saavedra, M.J.; Barros, A.I.R.N.A.. "Potential application of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stem extracts in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries: Valorization of a by-product". Industrial Crops and Products 154 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086079160&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112675
  19. Serra, Claudia R.; Almeida, Eduarda; Guerreiro, Inês; Santos, Rafaela; Merrifield, Daniel L.; Tavares, Fernando; Oliva-Teles, Aires; Enes, Paula. "Selection of carbohydrate-active probiotics from the gut of carnivorous fish fed plant-based diets". Scientific Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42716-7.
    10.1038/s41598-019-42716-7
  20. Prgomet, Iva; Gonçalves, Berta; Domínguez-Perles, Raúl; Santos, Rafaela; Saavedra, Maria José; Aires, Alfredo; Pascual-Seva, Núria; Barros, Ana. "Irrigation deficit turns almond by-products into a valuable source of antimicrobial (poly)phenols". Industrial Crops and Products (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.02.024.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.02.024
  21. Gouvinhas, Irene; Santos, Rafaela; Queiroz, Marcelo; Leal, Carla; Saavedra, Maria José; Domingués-Perles, Raúl; Rodrigues, Miguel. "Monitoring the antioxidant and antimicrobial power of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems phenolics over long-term storage". Industrial Crops and Products (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.10.006.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.10.006
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Bacillus spp. as source of bioactive compounds for aquaculture bacterial diseases control". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.
  2. Santos, Rafaela A.. "Fighting fish diseases with fish commensals: Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds (NACs). Master Dissertation". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2016.

Intellectual property

Licensing patent rights
  1. 2018. "Aquaculture Probiotics with EPICORE BIONETWORKS, Inc. Defining a know-how license and commercialization agreement related to 3 bacterial strains with anti-pathogenic activity; the primary purpose of which is ultimately developed a product or a family of products including the strains (alone or combined) and commercialize them through EPICORE well-established company and its affiliates". United States.
    Assigned
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Gonçalves, G. C., Santos, R. A., Dias, J., Gabriel, T., Carvalho, A. P., Díaz-Rosales, P., Tafalla, C., Oliva-Teles, A., Couto, A., Serra, C. R. 2024. Exploring Bacillus spores as antigen-carriers for mucosal immunization in fish: assessment of immune-related gene responses. Microsummit 2024 (Lisboa, Portugal) Microsummit 2024
2024 Oliveira, R. M., Reis, M. A., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C. R., Santos, R. A. 2024. Bacillus spp. antimicrobial compounds as a novel strategy to fight fish bacterial diseases. Microsummit 2024 (Lisboa, Portugal). Microsummit 2024
2023 (INVITED) SANTOS, R.A. 2023. Bacillus spp. bioactive compounds control aquaculture bacterial diseases Oceanus Seminar Series
2023 Guttuso, P., Santos, R.A., Pousão-Ferreira, P., Serra, C.R., Oliva-Teles, A., Guerreiro, I. 2023. Effect of oilseed ingredients on growth and appetite regulation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). SOFAS 2023 - International Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Science. (Trabzon, Turkey) nternational Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Science
2023 Guttuso,P.,Santos,R.A.,Pousão-Ferreira,P.,deCarvalho,N.M.,Madureira,A.R.,Serra,C.R., Oliva-Teles, A., Guerreiro, I. 2023. Effect of diets with different non-starch polysaccharides profiles on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) growth and appetite regulation. AquaImprove 7th Aquaculture Research Workshop. (Matosinhos, Portugal). AquaImprove 7th Aquaculture Research Workshop
2022 Gonçalves, G. C., SANTOS, R. A., Coutinho, F., Machado, M., Costas, B., Bonneville, L., Serrano, M., Carvalho, A. P., Díaz-Rosales, P., Oliva-Teles, A., Couto, A., Serra, C. R. 2022. Potencial dos esporos de Bacillus subtilis como veículos de vacinação oral contra vibriose em aquacultura Congresso Internacional em língua portuguesa Microbiologia 2022
2022 Gonçalves, G. C., SANTOS, R. A., Pedrosa, N., Coutinho, F., Machado, M., Costas, B., Bonneville, L., Serrano, M., Carvalho, A. P., Díaz-Rosales, P., Oliva-Teles, A., Couto, A., Serra, C. R. 2022. ProbioVaccine: novel oral vaccines using Bacillus subtilis spores as antigen-displaying vehicles Microsummit 2022
(Portugal)
2022 (INVETED) SANTOS, R. A. 2022. Bacillus spp. as source of bioactive compounds for aquaculture bacterial diseases control III Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium
2021 Gonçalves, G., SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A.P., Gomez-Casado, E., Diaz-Rosales, P., Piñeiro, C.T., Oliva-Teles, A., Coutinho, F., Serra, C.R. Probiotic Bacillus spores as antigen delivery vehicles: towards the development of oral vaccines for aquaculture Meeting of Junior Research of University of Porto
CIIMAR
2021 Gonçalves, G., SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A.P., Machado, M., Costas, B., Bonneville, L., Serrano, M., Couto, A., Tafalla, C., Díaz-Rosales, P., Coutinho, F., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C.R. Bacillus subtilis spores displaying an immunogenic protein are efficient oral vaccines against vibriosis Animal health symposium
CIIMAR
2021 Rangel, F., SANTOS, R.A., Monteiro, M., Gasco, L., Gai, F., Oliva Teles, M., Enes, P., Serra, C.R. Isolation of putative probiotics with chitin-metabolizing abilities from European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) gut microbiota Aquaculture Europe 2021 Conference
2021 Gonçalves, G., Santos, R.A., Carvalho, A.P., Machado, M., Bonneville, L., Costas, B., Serrano, M., Couto, A., Tafalla, C., Díaz-Rosales, P., Coutinho, F., Oliva-Teles, A., Serra, C.R. Bacillus subtilis spores are efficient vehicles for vaccination of fish against vibriosis Aquaculture Europe 2021 Conference
2021 SANTOS, R.A., Mariz-Ponte, N., Martins, N., Jerusik, R., Saavedra, M.J., Oliva-Teles, A., Peres, H., Carvalho, A.P., Santos, C., Serra, C.R. Quorum-Quenching Bacillus spp. protect fish from Edwardsiella tarda infection and modulate the immune system of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) Aquaculture Europe 2021 Conference
2020 Silva, J.F., Serra, C.R., SANTOS, R.A., Oliva-Teles, A., Fernandes, H., Filipe, D., Belo, Salgado, I. J., Castro, C., Peres, H. Assessing antimicrobial potential of agroindustrial by-products¿ extracts produced through solid-state fermentation in marine fish. Meeting of Junior Research of University of Porto
2020 Rangel, F., SANTOS, R.A., Monteiro, M., Oliva Teles, M., Enes, P., Serra, C.R. Isolation of potential probiotics from European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) gut microbiota for improving insect meal utilization 5th AQUAIMPROVE workshop
CIIMAR
2020 Silva, J.F., Serra, C.R., SANTOS, R.A., Oliva-Teles, A., Fernandes, H., Filipe, D., Belo, Salgado, I. J., Castro, C., Peres, H. Assessing antimicrobial potential of agroindustrial by-products and extracts produced through solid-state fermentation in marine fish. 5th AQUAIMPROVE WORKSHOP
CIIMAR
2020 Gonçalves, G., SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A.P., Gomez-Casado, E., Diaz-Rosales, P., Piñeiro, C.T., Oliva-Teles, A., Coutinho, F., Serra, C.R. Probiotic Bacillus spores as antigen delivery vehicles: towards the development of oral vaccines for aquaculture 5th AQUAIMPROVE workshop
CIIMAR
2020 Rangel, F., SANTOS, R.A., Monteiro, M., Oliva Teles, M., Enes, P., Serra, C.R. Isolation of chitinolytic bacteria from the gut microbiota of European seabass fed with insect meals Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge
CIIMAR
2020 SANTOS, R.A., Ferrador, L., Oliva-Teles, A., Saavedra, M.J., Enes, P., Serra, C.R. Fish-gut Bacillus spp. harbour promising Quorum-Quenching molecules to control aquaculture bacterial pathogens Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge
CIIMAR
2020 Gonçalves, G., SANTOS, R.A., Carvalho, A.P., Gomez-Casado, E., Diaz-Rosales, P., Piñeiro, C.T., Oliva-Teles, A., Coutinho, F., Serra, C.R. 2020. Probiotic Bacillus spores as antigen delivery vehicles: towards the development of oral vaccines for aquaculture. 5th AQUAIMPROVE workshop
2019 R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. The bioactive potential of fish-gut Bacillus to prevent aquaculture fish diseases 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish 2019
(Portugal)
2018 Monteiro, M., SANTOS, R.A., Couto, A., Serra, C.R., Gouvinhas, I., Barros, A., Oliva-Teles, A., Enes, P., Díaz-Rosales, P. Effect of extraction method and solvent system on the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of selected macro- and microalgae extracts 3rd Aquaimprove workshop
(Portugal)
2018 R.A. SANTOS, A. Oliva-Teles, M.J. Saavedra, P. Enes and C.R. Serra. Bacillus spp. as source of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds to control aquaculture bacterial fish pathogens. IMMR - International Meeting on Marine Research
(Portugal)
2018 Irene Gouvinhas, RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Maria José Saavedra, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Miguel Rodrigues, Ana Barros. Effect on phenolic composition and biological properties of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems during long-term storage XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
(Portugal)
2018 Irene Gouvinhas, RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Marcelo Queiroz, Carla Leal, Maria José Saavedra, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Miguel Rodrigues, Ana Barros. Storage effect on polyphenolic composition and biological activities of winery by-products against human clinical pathogens II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO) integrated in III Jornadas of INTERACT
(Portugal)
2017 R.A. SANTOS, I. Gouvinhas, C. Leal, M. Queiroz, E. Rosa, M. Rodrigues, A.I.R.N.A Barros, M.J. Saavedra. Long-term storage effect on the antimicrobial activity of winery by-products against multidrug resistant bacteria XI Biology Seminar, integrated in Science and Technology week
(Portugal)
2017 C. Leal, B. Teixeira, M. Queiroz, I. Gouvinhas, R.A. SANTOS, M.J. Saavedra, A. Barros. Avaliação da atividade antioxidante e antimicrobiana de extratos de engaço de uva (Vitis vinífera L.). XI Biochemical Seminar, integrated in Science and Technology week
(Portugal)
2017 Gouvinhas, Irene Pereira; Rodrigues, Miguel; Leal, Carla; Queiroz, Marcelo; SANTOS, RAFAELA ARAÚJO; Saavedra, Maria José; Barros, Ana Isabel. Evaluation of the phenolic profile and antioxidant activity of extracts and isolate compounds of winery by-products. 11th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications: Vienna Polyphenols
(Italy)
2017 RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Aires Oliva-Teles, Maria José Saavedra, Paula Enes and Cláudia R. Serra. Bacillus spp. as an effective strategy to inhibit bacterial fish pathogens. 2nd AquaImprove Workshop
(Portugal)
2017 RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Aires Oliva-Teles, Maria José Saavedra, Paula Enes and Cláudia R. Serra. Fish commensals to control fish pathogens: Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds (NACs) Meeting of Junior Research of University of Porto
(Portugal)
2016 (INVITED) RAFAELA A. SANTOS. Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds (NACs) as an approach to control fish diseases Seminars in Biodiversity and Evolution
(Portugal)
2016 RAFAELA A. SANTOS, Aires Oliva-Teles, Maria José Saavedra, Paula Enes and Cláudia R. Serra. Fish gut sporeformers to control fish pathogens: Bacillus and their Natural Antimicrobial Compounds X Jornadas da Biologia 2016
(Portugal)
2016 C. R. Serra, I. Guerreiro, E. Almeida, R.A. SANTOS, F. Tavares, A. Oliva-Teles and P. Enes. Diversity of sporeformers associated with European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles fed plant-based diets: towards selection of carbohydrate-active probiotics Aquaculture Europe 2016
(United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Co-Supervisor of the of the master’s student Mariana Rebelo Trigo. Project: Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a newly isolated and virulent Vibrio harveyi strain: towards selection of biocontrol targets. Master’s degree in applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
2024 - Current Co-Supervisor of the PhD student Bárbara Alexandra Gaspar Guedes. Project: SporoVaccines: Exploring the potential of ProBioSpores as oral vaccines for Aquaculture. PhD degree in Biology, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
2023/01 - Current Supervisor of the master student Rodrigo Oliveira. Project: Exploring Bacillus spp. bioactive compounds as a novel strategy to prevent fish bacterial infections. Master ´s Degree in Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Supervisor
 Master ´s Degree in Applications in Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09 Co-Supervisor of the master student Joana Sousa. Project: Novel grape functional extracts to prevent antibiotic use in European seabass aquaculture. Masters Degree in Biological Aquatic Resources, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
 Master’s Degree in Biological Aquatic Resources (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Co-Supervisor of the Biochemistry Graduation student João Alexandre Ferreira Almeida. Project: Establishment of the polyvalent nature of a newly developed vaccine for aquaculture. Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/07 Co-Supervisor of the Biology Graduation student Liliane Ferrador. Project: Bacillus sporeformers Quorum-Quenching potential. Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/06 Co-Supervisor of the Bioanalysis and Biocontrol Graduation student Catarina Fernandes. Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto (www.fc.up.pt), Porto, in collaboration with Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
 Curso técnico superior profissional de Bioanálises e Controlo (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Saúde de Bragança, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/06 Co-Supervisor of the Bioanalysis and Biocontrol Graduation student Bárbara Moreira. Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto (www.fc.up.pt), Porto, in collaboration with Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Co-supervisor
 Curso técnico superior profissional de Bioanálises e Controlo (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Saúde de Bragança, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Organizing and Scientific committee committee in “3rd International Symposium Mucosal Health Aquaculture”. Porto, Portugal. September 2024. (2024) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/12 - Current Organizing and Scientific committee in AquaImprove 7th Workshop. Porto, Portugal. December 2022. (2023/12) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/10/19 - 2022/10/19 Organizing and Scientific Committee of AquaImprove: 6th Aquaculture Research Workshop, CIIMAR, Matosinhos, Portugal. (2022/10/19 - 2022/10/19)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/12 - 2020/12 Organizing Committee of AquaImprove: 5th Aquaculture Research Workshop (2020/12 - 2020/12)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/11/29 - 2019/11/29 Organizing Committee of AquaImprove: 4th Aquaculture Research Workshop (2019/11/29 - 2019/11/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/12/18 - 2018/12/18 Organizing Committee of AquaImprove: 3rd Aquaculture Research Workshop. (2018/12/18 - 2018/12/18)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/03/17 - 2017/03/17 Organizing Committee of AquaImprove: 2nd Aquaculture Research Workshop. (2017/03/17 - 2017/03/17)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10 - Current Course in Fish vaccination. CIIMAR, CSIC-INIA (Madrid, Spain). Porto, Portugal. October 2023
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

CSIC-INIA, Spain
2023/05 - Current Course in Synthetic Biology. CIIMAR. Matosinhos, Portugal. May 2023
2023/03 - 2023/03 Course in Increasing researcher´s skills on the use of omics tools. CIIMAR and Roslin Institute - Univ. Edinburg (UEDIN, UK). 2023
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

The University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute, United Kingdom
2022/09/18 - 2022/09/18 Volunteer at CIIMAR's open day, CIIMAR, Matosinhos, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/12 - 2020/12 Course in Advanced cell culture techniques. Proyecto europeo Interreg-POCTEP 0474_Bluebiolab.
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/12/12 - 2018/12/12 Born from Knowledge (BfK IDEAS 2018), a Program promoted by the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, through the National Agency of Innovation, S.A. (ANI) to create new technology-based business, Porto, Portugal.
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2018/07/09 - 2018/07/13 Coordinator of the Science in the Laboratory action "Avaliação da potencialidade antioxidante de compostos extraídos de plantas aromáticas e medicinais". CITAB-UTAD. Vila Real, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/05 Course in Laboratory Animal Sciences - Aquatic Organisms (CAL-AQUA)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/04 Business Ignition Program (BIP 2018) promoted by the University of Porto, to create new technology-based business for technologies developed in the academic environment
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11 Bioactivities Course: Cellular effects of marine natural compounds
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/06/26 - 2017/06/30 Coordinator of Science in the Laboratory action " Análise Microbiológica e Perfil de Susceptibilidade a Antibióticos de Águas de Aquacultura: Impacto ambiental". CITAB/UTAD. Vila Real, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2017/06/26 - 2017/06/30 Coordinator of Science in the Laboratory action "Avaliação da Potencialidade Antioxidante de Compostos Extraídos de Plantas Aromáticas e Medicinais". CITAB/UTAD. Vila Real, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2016/12 - 2016/12 Course on Analysis of data from molecular techniques. BioMar project
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/11/16 - 2016/11/16 Volunteer at CIIMAR's 1st Open Day - Há ciência no CIIMAR. National Science and Technology Week. Matosinhos, Portugal.
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/12 - 2015/12 Attendance in Aquaculture Research workshop, Aminoaqua and aquaimprove
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/06 - 2015/06 Attendance to the Workshop of “Feeding and Nutrition of Solea sp.
Sea8, Portugal
2014/04 - 2014/04 Attendance to the “II Biomedical Congress”
Congress
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/12 - 2012/12 Attendance to the Hyperbaric and underwater medicine workshop
Barcelos Diving School, Portugal
2012/11 - 2012/11 Attendance to the Workshop of Sustainable production of Solea sp.
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/03 - 2012/03 Attendance to the II Conference of aquatic science and technology
Conference
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Peer Review activities: Aquaculture; Animals; Fish Physiology Journal; Journal of Biology and Biotechnology; Fishes; Marine Biotechnology; Veterinary Research; Animal Feed Science and Technology
Distinctions

Award

2023 Winer of the BIP-PROOF 2023 by UPorto Inovação, Fundação Amadeu Dias, Santander Universidades
2023 Winner of FEMS Early Career Researchers Grant - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023.
2021 Winner of the AE2021 Student Spotlight Award - Aquaculture Europe 2021 Conference
2021 Winer of the 928 Challenge Startup International Competition 2021 by Faculty of Business City University of Macau
2021 Winer of the BIP-PROOF 2021 by UPorto Inovação, Fundação Amadeu Dias, Santander Universidades
2020 Winer of the BIP-PROOF 2020 by UPorto Inovação, Fundação Amadeu Dias, Santander Universidades
2018 Winner of Born From Knowledge Ideas (BfK) in the Agro-Food Industry category while representing the University of Porto
2018 Winner of Business Ignition Programme - training program in technology commercialization created by U. Porto Innovation, Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science and CIIMAR

Other distinction

2019 Congress Attendance Grant for ECVM Conference - 1st International conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology 2019. Athens, Grece.
2019 Congress Attendance Grant for FEMS - 8th Congress of European Microbiologists 2019. Glasgow, Scotland.