Elvira Fatsini Fernández (EA1D-0571-7A6D)

Curriculum Vitae

Elvira Fatsini Fernández

Elvira Fatsini Fernández, PhD in Science and Technology in Animal Production (2017) from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, is a researcher at the Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) in Faro, Portugal. She has been a member of the aquaculture research group (AQUAGROUP) since 2018, in the specific research line of Reproductive Biotechnology. Dr Fatsini can demonstrate her qualifications as an independent researcher through publications related to reproduction, project leadership, participation in conferences and international collaborations. Dr Fatsini has published 20 articles in scientific journals (15 in the last 7 years), 9 of which she led and 13 in Q1 journals. She currently has 4 articles submitted pending decision in high-profile aquaculture journals. Her h-index is 10 (245 citations in total, an average of 37 citations per year since 2019). Dr Fatsini has been awarded 2 postdoctoral fellowships, 1 outstanding junior research contract and 3 competitive projects (2 international and 1 Portuguese National) as a principal investigator (PI). Recently, she was awarded a postdoctoral “Beatriu de Pinòs” contract in the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) in Spain. During her post-doctoral period and early career as an independent researcher (6 years), she participated in 13 national and international projects. Dr Fatsini took part in 19 conferences, 3 national and 15 international, presenting a total of 25 oral communications and 25 posters. Dr Fatsini's collaboration extends across borders, as evidenced by her involvement in articles with institutions in 10 countries and a contract with a major fish farm, CUPIMAR. She has been involved in the education of young scientists, co-supervising one PhD thesis (ongoing), supervising 4 master's theses, 4 bachelor's theses and several research internships for master's and doctoral students. She has actively supervised 13 students in three different subjects of the Master's in Aquaculture and Fisheries, namely ‘Laboratory Methods’, ‘Field Methods’ and ‘Practical Work’. Dr Fatsini was invited to give practical lessons in the subject of ‘Animal and Plant Histology’ of official teaching (98 hours) at the University of the Algarve for undergraduate Biology students and seminars for students on the Master's degree in Aquaculture and Fisheries. In addition, her involvement in disseminating science to the public through outreach activities is also evidenced by 8 seminars in schools and high schools in Spain and Portugal, 9 seminars in universities, 2 participations in fairs and the organisation of 3 workshops. Dr Fatsini is also responsible for managing AQUAGROUP's different social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X). She is a reviewer for various peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as Aquaculture, Physiology and Behavior, Scientific Reports, Aquaculture Reports (39 reviews) and is on the editorial board of a Peruvian aquaculture journal (Peruvian Journal of Agricultural Research (REPIA)) and the journal for young scientists ‘Frontiers for Young Minds’. She has taken part in 1 PhD and 3 master's theses juries and 9 scientific juries to evaluate various fellowship positions at the University of the Algarve and CCMAR.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Elvira Fatsini Fernández

Citation names

Fernández, Elvira
Fatsini, Elvira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: EA1D-0571-7A6D
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0371-5290
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=55mbsZIAAAAJ

Websites

https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Catalan (Mother tongue)
Portuguese	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/30 Concluded	Liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry methods in marine sciences (Outros) Major in Chemistry Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/08/26 - 2019/08/30 Concluded	Introductory bioinformatic course to sequencing data processing (Outros) Major in Biinformatics University of Stirling, United Kingdom
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/06 Concluded	CAL-AQUA: Course on Animal Experimentation (Category B) (Outros) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2012/11/02 - 2017/04/11 Concluded	Animal Production Science (Doctor of Philosophy) Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain "Reproduction, olfaction and dominance behaviour in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
2016/01 - 2016/03 Concluded	Dominance transcripts in Senegalese sole juveniles (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Molecular biology University of Stirling Institute of Aquaculture, United Kingdom
2015/09 - 2015/12 Concluded	Olfactory sensitivity to urine in Senegalese sole juveniles and breeders. (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Endocrinology and electrophysiology Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2015/07/20 - 2015/07/24 Concluded	Course on academic research skills (Postgraduate Certificate) Institute of Research and Technology Food and Agriculture, Spain
2015/06 - 2015/07 Concluded	Fsh and Lh evalution during one year period in cultured Senegalese sole breeders (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Physiology and endocrinology Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2015/02 - 2015/03 Concluded	Transcriptome characterisation in the upper olfactory rossetes in Senegalese sole male breeders from differen origin (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Molecular biology and physiology Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA-El Toruño), Spain
2014/01 - 2014/03 Concluded	Stress coping styles transcripts in Senegalese sole juveniles (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Molecular biology University of Stirling Institute of Aquaculture, United Kingdom
2013/04 - 2013/05 Concluded	RNA extraction from several tissues of Senegalese sole (Doctor) Major in Molecular Biology University of Stirling Institute of Aquaculture, United Kingdom
2009/10/13 - 2010/12/24 Concluded	Aquaculture (Master) Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Universitat de València, Spain "Detection and characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in mollusc of two Ebro delta bays production" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Top 10% Student
2010 - 2010 Concluded	Professional activity of sailor on fishing vessels (Postgraduate Certificate) Agricultura i Pesca de la Generalitat Valenciana, Spain
2002/09/01 - 2008/09/09 Concluded	Marine Sciences (Bachelor) Universidad de Cádiz, Spain "Histopathological study of seabream (Sparus aurata) and seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Average 1.6
2006 - 2006 Concluded	Advances in genetics and pathology in aquaculture (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad de Cádiz, Spain

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/04/16 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

2018/02/14 - 2021/04/14	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

2019/01/05 - 2019/03/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Nord Universitet - Bodo Campus, Norway

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/01 - Current	Enhancing knowledge of BIOmolecular solutions for the well-being of European AQUAculture sector (BIOAQUA) CA22160 Researcher	European Union Ongoing
2023/09/01 - Current	The "environmental side effects" of the well-being drugs: When antidepressants and anxiolytics disrupt animal behavior (BeingHavior) PID2022-137402OB-I00 Researcher Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Spain	España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Ongoing
2023/06 - 2026/05	Digital learning in aquaculture 4.0 for the technological training of fish farm technicians (AQUATECHinn 4.0) Project Number: 101108913	European Commission Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Centre for Marine and Environmental Research LA/P/0101/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0101/2020 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/11/01 - 2024/04/30	New approaches on the dietary effects in broodfish: the role of nutrition on the sustainable production of flatfish (BREEDFLAT) PT-INNOVATION-80 Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	EEA Grants Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31	New approaches on the antioxidant diet-effect in fish sperm traits: the role of sperm microRNAs on transgenerational transmission-SPERMANTIOX PTDC/CVT-CVT/4109/2020 Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2023/08/31	Identification of broodstock performance indicators and markers to boost the aquaculture of emerging fish species - BESTBROOD BESTBRROD PRoject Technical development Nord Universitetet, Norway	European Commission Joint Research Centre Ongoing
2022/01/17 - 2023/07/16	The imprinted characteristics of spermatogonia antioxidant capacity and their role in oxidative stress tolerance (GERMROS) EXPL/CVT-CVT/0305/2021 Principal investigator Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Cancelled
2020/11/01 - 2022/02/28	Improvement of sperm quality indicators in spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) FBR_OC1_050_ CCMAR Principal investigator Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	EEA Grants
2020/02/14 - 2021/12/31	EBB-European Marine Biological Resource Centre Biobank EAPA_501/2016 Post-doc Fellow Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Vigo, Spain ANFACO-CECOPESCA, Spain Universidad del País Vasco, Spain National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland Sorbonne Université UFR de Biologie, France	Ongoing
2019/11/20 - 2020/11/19	Asociación de la comunicación química y el estatus social en el lenguado senegalés según las condiciones de cultivo para la producción de reproductores (CONDISOLE). CEIJ 005 Principal investigator Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar , Spain	Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar Ongoing
2017/11 - 2020/10	SERINOVA - Bases para a implementação de uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal 16-02-01-FMP-0055- Universidade do ALgarve- SERINOVA	European Commission
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centre of Marine Sciences UID/Multi/04326/2019 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018 - 2019	Condicionamento de indivíduos F1 de linguado Senegalês com perspetivas à reprodução em cativeiro (REPRO-F1) 16-02-01-FMP-0059 Post-doc Fellow	Ongoing
2015 - 2018	Broodstock management based on behaviour to increase the production of gametes and reproductive output in cultured and wild Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). RTA2014-00048-00-00 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain	Concluded
2013 - 2018	Exploring the biological and socio-economic potential of new/emerging candidate fish species for the expansion of the European aquaculture industry (DIVERSIFY) 603121 Technical development	Concluded
2011 - 2015	Caracterización de los perfiles de comportamiento (estilos de afrontamiento al estrés) y su impacto en el éxito reproductivo del lenguado senegalés (Solea senegalensis) RTA2011-00050-00-00 Research Fellow Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain	Concluded
2010 - 2011	DATAQUEST: Inventory of data sources relevant for the identification of emerging diseases in the European aquaculture population EFSA-Q-2009-00739 Technical development	Concluded
2007 - 2010	Improving European mollusc aquaculture: disease detection and management (BIVALIFE) KBBE.2010.1.2-08 Technical development	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Fatsini, Elvira; Mafalda Almeida; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Elsa Cabrita. "The use of an environmental enrichment modulates dominance response in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).". Paper presented in Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society 2020 (SPE2020), Faro, 2020. Oliveira, Catarina; Fernández, Elvira; Anjos, Catarina; Chauvigné, François; Cerdà, Joan; Cabrita, Elsa. "Effect of kisspeptin treatment on Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) reproductive axis.". Paper presented in Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019 (LAQUA 2019), San José, 2019. Published Oliveira, Catarina; Fatsini, Elvira; Anjos, Catarina; Chauvigné, François; Cerdà, Joan; Cabrita, Elsa. "Effects of kisspeptin treatment on senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) reproductive axis". Paper presented in Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019, San José, 2019. Published Fernández, Elvira; Diogo, Patrícia; Martins, Gil; Anjos, Catarina; Gavaia, Paulo; Cabrita, Elsa. "Social status impacts on sperm competition in fish". Paper presented in 7th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, Rennes, 2019. Published
Conference poster	Oliveira, CCV; PICHEL, CANDELA; Marrero, C.; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix, Francisca; Duarte, D.; Parente, P.; Cabrita, Elsa. "Breeders’ diet supplementation with Selenium and Zinc or vitamins C+E modulate different sperm traits in gilthead seabream.". Paper presented in 9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes., 2024. García-Pichel, C.; Cabrita, Elsa; Fatsini, Elvira. "The effect of antioxidant supplemented diets and feeding regimes in sperm mRNA abundance of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata).". Paper presented in 9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes., 2024. Duarte, D.; Fatsini, Elvira; Oliveira, CCV; Félix, Francisca; Cabrita, Elsa. "Effect of short and long term antioxidant supplementation in Sparus aurata sperm quality". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2023, 2023. Daniel P. Duarte; Fatsini, Elvira; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Félix Azeredo, Francisca; Cabrita, Elsa. "Effect of short and long term antioxidant supplementation in Sparus aurata sperm quality.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2023, 2023. XXX Fatsini, Elvira; Laizé, Vincent; Mafalda Almeida; García -Pichel, C.; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "In vitro culture of Senegalese sole spermatogonia: Can growth factors be used for spermatogonia proliferation?". Paper presented in World Aquaculture Society Conference., 2023. XXX Fatsini, Elvira; Laizé, Vincent; Maria Mafalda Almeida; PICHEL, CANDELA; Oliveira, Catarina; Cabrita, Elsa. "Culture of Senegalese sole spermatogonia in vitro: can growth factors be used for spermatogonia proliferation?". Paper presented in World Aquaculture (WAS) 2023, 2023. Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Ramos-Júdez, Sandra; Carlos Marrero; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix, Francisca; Daniel Duarte; Carolina Castro; Renata Serradeiro; Cabrita, Elsa. "Photoperiod manipulation affects differently turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) broodstock sperm quality, depending on the season of the year.". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ISRPF), 15-19th May 2023, Crete (Greece), 2023. Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Ramos-Júdez, Sandra; Carlos Marrero; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix Azeredo, Francisca; Daniel P. Duarte; Castro, C.; Renata Serradeiro; Cabrita, Elsa. "Photoperiod manipulation affects differently broodstock sperm quality, depending on the season of the year, in turbot Scophthalmus maximus.". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of fish., 2023. XXX Patricia Gayo; Fatsini, Elvira; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Carlos Carballo; Ricardo Zerolo; Manchado, Manuel; Cabrita, Elsa. "Diferentes compuestos con capacidad antioxidante impactan en la calidad del esperma de lenguado senegalés en fresco.". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura, 2022. XXX Cabrita, Elsa; Pacchiarini, T.; Fatsini, Elvira; Carmen Sarasquete; María Paz Herráez. "Evaluation of spermatogonia damage after cryopreservation.". Paper presented in Evaluation of spermatogonia damage after cryopreservation., 2022. XXX Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Fatsini, Elvira; Félix Azeredo, Francisca; Daniel P. Duarte; Anjos, Catarina Miranda; Ramos-Júdez, Sandra; Beirão, J.; et al. "Comparative study on sperm quality in three flatfish species: halibut, Senegalese sole and turbot.". Paper presented in Comparative study on sperm quality in three flatfish species: halibut, Senegalese sole and turbot., 2022. XXX Fatsini, Elvira; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Félix Azeredo, Francisca; Daniel P. Duarte; Anjos, Catarina Miranda; Cabrita, Elsa. "Vitamins diet supplementation enhances sperm quality in gilthead sea bream.". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 2022. XXX Fatsini, Elvira; Mafalda Almeida; Laizé, Vincent; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "A feasible method for Senegalese sole spermatogonia enrichment.". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 2022. XXX Fatsini, Elvira; Almeida, Mafalda; Laizé, Vincent; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Cabrita, Elsa. "A simple method for Senegalese sole spermatogonia enrichment". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, September 20-23, Gdansk, Poland, 2022. Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Fatsini, Elvira; Soares, Florbela; Pedro Pousão; Ana Mendes; Gavaia, P; Cabrita, Elsa. "Could kisspeptin treatment be used to advance puberty in greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) females?". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. Fatsini, Elvira; Sergio Batlouni; Mariano Elisio; Eduardo Sanches; Paula Vissio; Jesús Núñez; Duncan, Neil; Alejandro Mechaly. "Hormonal treatment for reproduction in Latin American freshwater fish aquaculture.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. Fatsini, Elvira; Patricia Gayo; Manchado, Manuel; Concepción Berbel; Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Anjos, Catarina; Félix Azeredo, Francisca; Ricardo Zerolo; Cabrita, Elsa. "Approaches to enhance sperm production and quality in Senegalese sole". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. Patria Gayo; Fatsini, Elvira; Concepción Berbel; Cabrita, Elsa; Ricardo Zerolo; Manchado, Manuel. "Effect of thermocycles and treatments with dopamine inhibitors and gonadotropin-releasing hormone on sperm production and quality in Senegalese sole.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021. Fatsini, Elvira; Oliveira, Catarina; Fernández, I; Marques, Catarina; Mjelle, Robin; Kopp, Martina; Fernandes, Jorge; Cabrita, Elsa. "Circulating miRNA expression is associated with hormonal kisspeptin treatment on Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) breeders". Paper presented in Latin America & Caribbean aquaculture 2019, 2019. Fernández, Elvira; Catarina Oliveira; Ignacio Fernandez; Catarina Marques-Almeida; Robin Mjelle; Martina Kopp; Jorge Fernandes; Cabrita, E.. "Circulating microRNA expression is related to hormonal Kisspeptin treatment in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) breeders". Paper presented in Latin & Caribbean Aquaculture Conference 2019, 2019. Ferrão, Leonor; Gallego, Victor; Morini, Marina; Fernández, Elvira; Cabrita, Elsa; Oliveira, Catarina. "Searching for daily rhythms in transcript levels of melatonin receptor mt2 and other quality parameters in Senegalese sole sperm". Paper presented in XII Conference of the Iberian association for comparative endocrinology (AIEC 2019), 2019. Gallego, Victor; Ferrão, Leonor; Fatsini, Elvira; Morini, Marina; Frias, Paulo; Cabrita, Elsa; Oliveira, Catarina. "Determination of day/night melatonin levels in seminal plasma in relation to sperm quality in Senegalese sole.". Paper presented in 7th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes., 2019. Morini, Marina; Fatsini, Elvira; Ferrão, Leonor; Gallego, Victor; Frias, Paulo; Oliveira, Catarina; Cabrita, Elsa. "Day and night gene expression of sperm quality markers in Senegalese sole.". Paper presented in 7th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 2019. Morini, Marina; Fatsini, Elvira; Ferrão, Leonor; Gallego, Victor; Frias, Paulo; Oliveira, Catarina; Cabrita, Elsa. "Daily rhythms of melatonin receptors in high and low quality sperm samples in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis". Paper presented in 7th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 2019. Fatsini, E.; Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Rey, S.; Mackenzie, S.; Boltaña, S.; Duncan, N.J.. "Stress coping style profiles and brain mRNA expression in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2017, 2017. Fatsini, E.; Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Duncan, N.J.. "Observations of the courtship of mixed wild and captivity breed Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) broodstock". Paper presented in 10th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of fish, 2014. Fatsini, E.; Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Rey-Planellas, S.; Duncan, N.J.. "Dominance in juvenile Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).". Paper presented in Scottish Conference for Animal Behaviour (SCAB), 2014. Fatsini, E.; Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Duncan, N.J.. "Análisis Morfológico de las rosetas olfativas (dorsal y ventral) del lenguado senegalés (Solea senagalensis)". Paper presented in XIV Spanish National Aquaculture Congress 2013, 2013. Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Fatsini, E.; Rey, S.; Chereguini, O.; Rasines, I.; Duncan, N.J.. "Preliminary results on the influence of stress coping styles on spawning success in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) broodstock held in captivity.". Paper presented in 4th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes, 2013. Roque, A.; Manchado, M.; Hernandez, D.; Gines, R.; Berdel, M.; Fatsini, E.; Gairin, I.; Duncan, N.J.. "Stunning of seabream-preliminary results". Paper presented in UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium, 2013.
Journal article	M. Mafalda Almeida; Elsa Cabrita; Vincent Laizé; Aurélien Brionne; Catherine Labbé; Elvira Fatsini. "Cryopreservation did not affect spermatogonia global methylation profile in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)". Cryobiology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.105162. 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.105162 Almeida, M. Mafalda; Cabrita, Elsa; Laizé, Vincent; Brionne, Aurélien; Labbé, Catherine; Fatsini, Elvira. "Cryopreservation did not affect spermatogonia global methylation profile in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)". Cryobiology 118 (2025): 105162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.105162. 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.105162 Félix, F.; Raposo de Magalhães, C.; Marrero-Alemán, C.; Duarte, D.; Parente, P.; Fatsini, E.; Oliveira, C.C.V.; Cabrita, E.. "Testis transcriptomic analyses reveal the effects of an algae feed on sperm quality in Senegalese sole during the breeding season". Aquaculture 598 (2025): 741955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741955. 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741955 Ramos-Júdez, S.; Fatsini, E.; Marrero-Alemán, C.; García-Pichel, C.; Parente, P.; Medina, D.; Castro, C.; Cabrita, E.; Oliveira, C.C.V.. "The use of egg quality parameters to evaluate the effect of a diet supplemented with algae and antioxidants in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)". Aquaculture (2025): 742306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742306. 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742306 Mechaly, Alejandro S.; Awruch, Cynthia; Cabrita, Elsa; Costas, Benjamín; Fernandes, Jorge M.O.; Gallego, Victor; Hirt-Chabbert, Jorge; et al. "Cutting-Edge Methods in Teleost and Chondrichthyan Reproductive Biology". Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 33 1 (2024): 77-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2024.2377999. 10.1080/23308249.2024.2377999 Anjos, Catarina; Duarte, Daniel; Fatsini, Elvira; Matias, Domitília; Cabrita, Elsa. "Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals molecular damage associated with cryopreservation in Crassostrea angulata D-larvae rather than to cryoprotectant exposure". BMC Genomics 25 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10473-1. 10.1186/s12864-024-10473-1 Elsa Cabrita; Tiziana Pacchiarini; Elvira Fatsini; Carmen Sarasquete; María Paz Herráez. "Post-thaw quality assessment of testicular fragments as a source of spermatogonial cells for surrogate production in the flatfish Solea senegalensis". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10695-023-01232-2. 10.1007/s10695-023-01232-2 Alejandro Mechaly; Benjamín Costas; Jorge Fernandes; Elvira Fatsini. "Editorial for the research topic: Methodological Approaches for Fish Reproduction Management". Frontiers in Physiology (2023): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1271809/full. 10.3389/fphys.2023.1271809 Mechaly, Alejandro S.; Batlouni, Sergio R.; Elisio, Mariano; Sanches, Eduardo A.; Guzmán, Jonathan Chacon; García, Minerva Maldonado; Rodríguez-Forero, Adriana; et al. Corresponding author: Mechaly, Alejandro S.. "Spawning induction for Latin American fishes". Reviews in Aquaculture (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq.12841. Published • 10.1111/raq.12841 Maria Mafalda Almeida; Elsa Cabrita; Elvira Fatsini. "The Use of Sand Substrate Modulates Dominance Behaviour and Brain Gene Expression in a Flatfish Species". Animals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13060978. 10.3390/ani13060978 Ana Roque; M.D. Hernandez; N. Gras; S. Rey; Fatsini, Elvira; J. Pallisera; N. Duncan; I. Muñoz; A. Velarde. "The feasibility of using gas mixture to stun seabream (Sparus aurata) before slaughtering in aquaculture production". Aquaculture 545 737168 (2021): Accepted Catarina C. V. Oliveira; Elvira Fatsini; Ignacio Fernández; Catarina Anjos; François Chauvigné; Joan Cerdà; Robin Mjelle; Jorge M. O. Fernandes; Elsa Cabrita. "Kisspeptin Influences the Reproductive Axis and Circulating Levels of microRNAs in Senegalese Sole". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 23 (2020): 9051-9051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21239051. 10.3390/ijms21239051 Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Martín, I.; Rasines, I.; Fatsini, E.; Rey, S.; Chereguini, O.; Duncan, N.. "Exploring the relationship between stress coping styles and sex, origin and reproductive success, in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) breeders in captivity". Physiology & Behavior 220 (2020): 112868. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112868. 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112868 Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Rey, S.; Boglino, A.; Fatsini, E.; Duncan, N.. "Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) coping styles are consistent over time: behavioural and physiological responses during ontogenesis". Physiology & Behavior 217 (2020): 112803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112803. 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112803 Fernández, Elvira; González, W.; Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Napuchi, J.; Duncan, N.J.. "The presence of wild Senegalese sole breeders improves courtship and reproductive success in cultured conspecifics". Aquaculture (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.734922. 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.734922 Fatsini, Elvira. "Linking stress coping styles with brain mrna abundance of selected transcripts for senegalese sole (solea senegalensis) juveniles.". Physiology & Behavior (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112724. 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112724 Fatsini, Elvira; Rey, Sonia; Ibarra-Zatarain, Zohar; Mackenzie, Simon; Duncan, Neil J.. "Dominance behaviour in a non-aggressive flatfish, Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) and brain mRNA abundance of selected transcripts". PLOS ONE 12 9 (2017): e0184283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184283. Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0184283 Fatsini, Elvira; Carazo, Ignacio; Chauvigné, François; Manchado, Manuel; Cerdà, Joan; Hubbard, Peter C.; Duncan, Neil J.. "Olfactory sensitivity of the marine flatfishSolea senegalensisto conspecific body fluids". The Journal of Experimental Biology 220 11 (2017): 2057-2065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.150318. Published • 10.1242/jeb.150318 Fatsini, E.; Bautista, R.; Manchado, M.; Duncan, N.J.. "Transcriptomic profiles of the upper olfactory rosette in cultured and wild Senegalese sole ( Solea senegalensis ) males". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 20 (2016): 125-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2016.09.001. Published • 10.1016/j.cbd.2016.09.001 Ibarra-Zatarain, Z.; Fatsini, E.; Rey, S.; Chereguini, O.; Martin, I.; Rasines, I.; Alcaraz, C.; Duncan, N.. "Characterization of stress coping style in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles and breeders for aquaculture". Royal Society Open Science 3 11 (2016): 160495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160495. Published • 10.1098/rsos.160495 Chauvigné, François; Fatsini, Elvira; Duncan, Neil; Ollé, Judith; Zanuy, Silvia; Gómez, Ana; Cerdà, Joan. "Plasma levels of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones during the reproductive cycle of wild and cultured Senegalese sole ( Solea senegalensis )". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 191 (2016): 35-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.09.015. Published • 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.09.015

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/08/29	AquatechInn 4.0: the interactive way to learn aquaculture.	European Aquaculture Society Conference 2024 (Copenhaga, Denmark)
2024/08/28	Effects of algal diet supplementation on halibut seminal plasma antioxidant capacity: a correlation study between sperm traits and EV-cargo proteome.	European Aquaculture Society Conference 2024 (Copenhaga, Denmark)
2024/08/14	Métodos Innovadores en la Biología Reproductiva de Teleósteos y Condrictios.	I Jornadas Latinoamericanas. Una Salud / Una Acuicultura. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2024/07/17	Exploring new markers of gamete quality: characterization of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in fish seminal and blood plasma.	9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes. (León, Spain)
2024/07/16	Using algae blend supplementation in breeders’ diet to modulate gamete quality: the example of turbot.	9th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes (León, Spain)
2023/11/14	Extracellular vesicles are associated with antioxidant activity and contain non-coding RNAs that may be linked to sperm quality.	African Aquaculture Conference 2023 (Lusaka, Zambia)
2023/06	Positive impacts of nutritional supplementation with different antioxidant sources in marine fish gametogenesis and sperm traits.	World Aquaculture Society Conference. (Darwin, Australia)
2023/05	The use of sand substrate modulates stress response and enhances maturation in Senegalese sole females.	12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of fish. (Crete, Greece)
2022/09	Transcriptomic characterization of Crassostrea angulata cryopreserved D-larvae.	8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes (Gdansk, Poland)
2022/09	Kisspeptin treatment induced reproductive traits during puberty and altered chemical communication in Senegalese sole.	8th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes. (Gdansk, Poland)
2021/12/14	The use of environmental enrichment may promote future breeders’ selection in Senegalese sole.	Workshop Mar2020 University of Algarve (Olhão, Portugal)
2021/12/14	Effects of kisspeptin on the reproductive axis of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili).	Workshop Mar2020 University of Algarve (Olhão)
2021/10/05	The use of an environmental enrichment modulates stress response and chemical communication in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).	Aquaculture Europe 2021 Aquaculture Society (Funchal )
2020/11/18	Behavioural studies with future application in aquaculture	Master of Aquaculture and Fisheries Centre of Marine Sciences (Faro, Portugal)
2020/11/18	Seminário: Behavioural studies with future application in aquaculture	Seminar for students from Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries in the University of Algarve University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2020/11/06	The use of an environmental enrichment modulates dominance response in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)	Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society 2020 Centre of Marine Sciences (Faro, Portugal)
2019/11/21	Effect of kisspeptin treatment on Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) reproductive axis.	Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019 (LAQUA 2019) University of Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica)
2019/10/14	Seminario: Behavioural studies with future application in aquaculture.	Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries (Faro, Portugal)
2019/09/06	Social status impacts on sperm competition in fish	7th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes Institut national de la recherche agronomique (Rennes, France)
2019/02/15	Chemical communication and dominance behaviour in Senegalese sole	Lunch Seminar Nord University (Bodø, Norway)
2019/01/10	Implementation of guidelines for sustainable aquaculture in Portugal: Serinova and ReproF1 projects.	Workshop in Fish Epigenetics: Current perspectives in Aquaculture Nord University (Tromso, Norway)
2017/10/03	La presencia de reproductores salvajes de lenguado sengalés (Solea senegalensis, Kaup 1858) aumenta la participación en el cortejo y el éxito reproductivo de los lenguados reproductores de cultivo.	XVI Spanish National Aquaculture Congress 2017 (Zaragoza, Spain)
2016/09/20	Linking social status with brain gene expression in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).	Aquaculture Europe 2016 (Edimburgo, United Kingdom)
2016/09/20	Snap Presentation. The enigmatic life of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) in captivity	Aquaculture Europe 2016 (Edimburgo, United Kingdom)
2016/07/03	Olfactory sensitivity of the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) to conspecific urine, and its potential role in chemical communication”	Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) annual meeting (Brighton, United Kingdom)
2016/04/02	Determination of dominance in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) related to feeding and territory	Scottish Conference for Animal Behaviour (SCAB) (Stirling)
2015/10/13	Parámetros de dominancia en el lenguado senegalés (Solea senegalensis) relacionados con la alimentación y el territorio	XV Spanish National Aquaculture Congress 2015 (Huelva, Spain)
2014/06/25	Study of behavioural profiles in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) broodstock to characterise stress coping styles in relation to reproductive success	10th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of fish (Olhão, Portugal)
2013/09/17	Does the variation in reproductive success of marine fish held in captivity need to be considered when assessing gamete quality?	4th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes (Albufeira, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/12/01 - 2024/10/02	The Effect of micronutrientes in the antioxidante capacity of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) gametogenesis and sperm traits Supervisor	Master em Aquaucultura e Pescas (Master) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2023/05/01 - 2023/06/30	Effect of dietary supplementation in Senegalese sole reproductive performance Supervisor of Jessica Bathe-Peters	ERASMUS+ (Other) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/11/26 - 2022/12/02	Methodological approaches for spermatogonia population enrichment and effect of cryopreservation on Senegalese sole spermatogonia quality Supervisor	Master em Biologia Marinha (Master) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/12/15	Effect of kisspeptin treatment on the chemical communication system of Senegalese sole, both during puberty and breeding stages Co-supervisor of Tomás Geraldes dos Santos	Master em Aquacultura e pescas (Master) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/06	Efeito de enriquecimento ambiental na dominância (território e alimentação) e desenvolvimento reprodutivo em Juvenis de linguado senegalês. Co-supervisor	Biologia Marinha (Degree) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/09/06	Effects of Kisspeptin on the behaviour, sperm motility and hormonal profile of Solea senegalensis Co-supervisor	Biologia Marinha (Degree) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2014/09/30	Identificación del nivel de participación de reproductores G1 de lenguado senagalés (Solea senegalensis) en el cortejo de apareamiento. Co-supervisor	MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN ACUICULTURA (UB-UAB-UPC) (Master) Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agralimentàries Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09	Workshop on Reproductive Biotechnology in Flatfish Species: Trends in Breeders Management. 5th Edition This workshop was organised under the framework of the BREEDFLAT project. (2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/04/07 - 2021/04/09	Workshop on reproductive biotechnology and cryopreservation in aquatic species. (2021/04/07 - 2021/04/09) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/07/13 - 2021/07/16	Course imparted for general public (teenagers) ¿Ciência, uma visão do futuro 2021¿ - A aquacultura como recurso alimentar para o nosso futuro. Meeting	Ciência, uma visão do futuro 2021 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/12/18	Genetic and molecular factors regulating growth and morphology in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) (Thesis) Main arguer	Patricia Gayo de Linos (PhD) Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Cádiz, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2023/09/25 - 2023/10/27	Histologia Animal e Vegetal	Biologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/01/16 - 2019/01/16	Seminar: Preliminary results on the effect of kisspeptin treatment on reproductive performance of Solea senegalensis	Seminar for Laboratory members from Genomic group in Bodø	Nord University, Norway
2018/10/15 - 2018/10/15	Seminar: The importance of behavioural studies in aquaculture	Aquacultura e Pescas (Mestrado)	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/05/21 - 2018/05/21	Seminar: The importance of behavioural studies in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) cultivation	Seminar for Researchers and Students	Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2014/09/04 - 2014/09/04	Seminar: Genes as “Stress coping” biomarkers of Senegalese sole.	Seminar for researchers and students from IRTA	Institute of Research and Technology Food and Agriculture, Spain

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2019/04 - 2020/01	Frontiers for Young Minds (2296-6846)	Frontiers Media SA
2018/06 - 2020/01	The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research (1687-4285)	Elsevier
2018/07 - 2019/11	Journal of Fish Biology (1095-8649)	Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2019/02 - 2019/04	Aquaculture (0044-8486)	Elsevier

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023/10/18 - 2023/10/18	Membro do juri (vogal arguente) na defesa de tese do Alexandre Miguel Poeira José. "A Detecting aggressive behaviour patterns using video analysis in farmed rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)”	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2022/12/02 - 2022/12/02	Membro do juri (Vogal orientadora) na tese de mestrado de Maria Mafalda Fonseca de Almeida. "Methodological approaches for spermatogonia population enrichment and effect of cryopreservation on Senegalese sole spermatogonia quality".	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/10/09 - 2019/11/15	Membro do juri (vogal efectivo) de uma bolsa de investigação (grau mestre) no ambito do projeto MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0064, SERINOVA – “Bases para a implementação de uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal”.	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/30	Membro do juri (vogal efetivo) de uma bolsa de investigação (grau licenciado) no ambito do projeto "MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0064, SERINOVA – “Bases para a implementação de uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal”.	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/04/24 - 2019/05/27	Membro do juri (vogal efectivo) de uma bolsa de técnico de investigação (sem grau académico) no ambito do projeto MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0064, SERINOVA – “Bases para a implementaçãode uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal”.	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/09/06 - 2018/11/12	Membro do juri (vogal efectivo) de duas bolsas de técnico de investigação (sem grau académico) no ambito do projeto MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0064, SERINOVA – “Bases para a implementaçãode uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal”.	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/09/28 - 2018/11/08	Membro do juri (vogal efectivo) de uma bolsa de investigação (grau mestre) no ambito do projeto "MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0064, SERINOVA – “Bases para a implementação de uma nova espécie na aquacultura em Portugal”.	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/05/11 - 2018/06/25	Membro do juri (vogal efectivo) de uma bolsa de investigação (grau doutor) no ambito do projeto "EAPA_501/2016-EBB-European Marine Biological Resource Centre Biobank".	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/05/03 - 2018/05/11	Membro de Juri (vogal efectivo) de uma bolsa de ténico de investigação dentro do ambito do projeto "Projeto MAR-16-02-01-FMP-0059–REPROF1- "Condicionamento de indivíduos F1 de linguado Senegalês com perspetivas à reprodução em cativeiro".	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2025	Beatriu de Pinós Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2021	Estímulo ao Emprego Científico Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019	Short-Stay Mission COST ACTION "EPITRANS" Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
2018	Seal of Excellence to the project MSCA "MITIGASOLE" EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2017	Seal of Excellence to the project MSCA "MITIGASOLE" EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium