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My scientific career started in 2005 when I was entered in the group of Pathology and Histopathology of marine species belonging to Department of Biology of the University of Cádiz (Spain) as a volunteer student. Prof. Maria Luisa de Canales supervised my training for 9 months. The main objective was the study of the different diseases present in seabream and seabass juveniles under captive conditions using several histological procedures. In the same year, I had the opportunity to continue my research training at the Institute of Research and Technology Food and Agriculture (IRTA, Spain) at the Department of Aquatic Pathology supervised by Dr. Ana Roque for 3 months. In this case, I learnt microbiology and bacteriology techniques working with different mollusc species. In 2008, I repeated the experience in IRTA supervised by Dr. Ana Roque for 3 months but in this case I was focussed in molecular biology of bacteria. In 2010, I was able to carry out my Master project on the detection and characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in mollusc of two Ebro delta bays production: Alfacs and Fangar. This was my first contact with high-level research and it represented the starting point of my career in aquaculture research. Later, in 2012, I was awarded a prestigious Predoctoral Fellowship (INIA) from the Spanish Government to complete my PhD in Fish reproductive behaviour and chemical communication always focused in aquaculture production at the Institute of Research and Technology Food and Agriculture (IRTA, Spain) where I worked under the supervision of Dr. Neil John Duncan (2012 - 2016). I completed my doctorate at the Polytechnic University of Valencia in April 2017. My PhD research dedicated in the study of reproductive behaviour, chemical communication and dominance behaviour in high-value fish, such as Senegalese sole, mainly characterising the different behavioural aspects associated with spawning period and the implication of urine during this reproductive phase. I also provide the importance of the behavioural studies, such dominance, stress coping style (individual and group) to try to improve the production systems in aquaculture. Moreover, I had the opportunity to benefit from several stays during my PhD in prestigious Research centres to acquire better knowledge in molecular biology and chemical communication in fish. I was awarded the Postdoctoral Fellowship associated with the Project "REPROF1 - Condicionamento de indivíduos F1 de linguado Senegalês com perspetivas à reprodução em cativeiro", funded by Mar2020 Program (Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Algarve) under Dr. Elsa Cabrita supervision where I performed several activities (conditioning and chemical communication) related to fish reproduction specially in Senegalese sole. Recently, I have been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship related to the project "EBB-European Marine Biological Resource Centre Biobank". Moreover, I started to run two projects associated with reproduction in different fish species important for production. In 2021, I have been awarded with a prestigious research position in CCMAR as "Junior Researcher" funded by FCT (Portugal) under the call "CEEC 3rd edition".
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

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) Elementary (A2)
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
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)
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
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  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
  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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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)
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 - Current 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

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

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