On September 8, 2025, CIIMAR marked its 25th anniversary with the commemorative conference “New Horizons”, bringing together government representatives, scientists, academics, industry leaders, policymakers, and members of civil society. The event celebrated CIIMAR’s significant contributions to marine and environmental sciences over the past quarter-century, while opening discussions on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.…
updated news Our research group will take part in the 22nd International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish (EAFP 2025), which will be held in Heraklion, Crete, from September 1 to 4, 2025, at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion (eafp2025.org). We will be contributing through: Three oral presentations: 3rd September – Nutrition and…
Our team actively participated in the XV Congress of the Iberian Association of Comparative Endocrinology (AIEC 2025), held in Porto from July 24 to 26, 2025, at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Benjamin Costas delivered the opening keynote lecture, focusing on nutritional immunology, aquatic animal health, and welfare, and exploring innovative…
We’re proud to announce that our team members Diogo Peixoto, Rita Azeredo, and Márcia Saraiva are serving as co-editors of the newly launched Research Topic “Reprogramming Health in Aquaculture: The Nutrient–Microbiota–Immunity Nexus” in Frontiers in Aquaculture, alongside Ana Basto (University of Porto). This initiative addresses the urgent need for a systems-level understanding of how nutrition,…
We’re proud to announce a new special issue in Frontiers in Microbiology titled “Harnessing Aquatic Microbial Symbioses for Sustainable Aquaculture: Unveiling Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics,” co-edited by Marcia Saraiva from our team alongside Hilal Ay (YTU, Turkey) and Anton Gerilovych (OHSRI, Urkaine). This Research Topic focuses on the critical role of microbial communities—from bacteria to viruses—in…
We’re delighted to congratulate João Esteves on successfully defending his PhD thesis. His thesis focused on identifying new biomarkers of resistance to the parasite Perkinsus olseni in Ruditapes decussatus (European clam). His work was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to improve the sustainability and health of bivalve aquaculture. His research contributes valuable insights to…