Research Scientist

• Jan 2023 - Present

Scientific Consultant

• Dec 2021 - Present

- Consulting for an international project on eco-innovative solutions for aquaculture adaptation to climate change challenges - Consulting for an international project on eco-innovative solutions for aquaculture adaptation to climate change challenges

Postdoctoral Scientist

• Nov 2017 - Jan 2023

- Leading a research project which aims to evaluate fish mortality in tropical aquaculture - Collaborating with the Beacon Development Company and Saudi aquaculture fish farms, as part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 - Currently serving as an external committee member for PhD thesis - Authored/co-authored 14 peer-reviewed articles and presented research at international scientific meetings - Supervising students and giving lectures about the impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture as part of the Marine Sciences PhD program - Organized a scientific conference Show less

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Sep 2017 - Oct 2017

- Performed molecular biology research supporting ongoing projects - Authored 1 peer-reviewed article - Performed molecular biology research supporting ongoing projects - Authored 1 peer-reviewed article

Research Fellowship

• Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

- Participated in a European-funded international project to assess contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in seafood (ECsafeSEAFOOD ) worth over 5 M euros - Established and optimized an “In vitro” human digestion to evaluate (CECs) bioaccessibility in seafood - Collaborated in the setup of experiments related to climate change and CECs in fish, bivalves, and seaweeds - Authored/co-authored 11 peer-reviewed articles and presented research at international scientific meetings - Wrote scientific reports including deliverables associated with the project - Organized a scientific conference Show less

Researcher Phd Candidate

• Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

- Participated in a European-funded international project which aimed to improve biological knowledge on the more important fish species cultivated in Europe, as to improve their production and quality (Lifecycle) worth over 8 M euros- Established a protocol to micro dissect tissues in flatfish larvae during metamorphosis- Published the first paper of tissues specific (skin, GItract, and head) transcriptomes during flatfish metamorphosis- Performed histology and immunohistochemistry, transcriptomics, bioinformatics, molecular biology research supporting the project- Wrote scientific reports including deliverables associated with the project main tasks- Authored/co-authored 7 peer-reviewed articles and presented research at international scientific meetings- Supervising students as part of the Master's course in Marine Biology- Organized scientific conferences Show less

Research Fellowship

• Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

Visiting PHD Student

• Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

- Received training in NGS techniques including library preparation and transcriptome data analysis - Received training in NGS techniques including library preparation and transcriptome data analysis

Visiting PHD Student

• Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

- Received training in bioinformatic analysis in the British Antarctic Survey (BAS, Cambridge) - Received training in bioinformatic analysis in the British Antarctic Survey (BAS, Cambridge)

Research Intern

• Jul 2007 - Dec 2008

- Performed the daily routine in an aquaculture research station - Developed a protocol to identify chronic stress biomarkers in fish using proteomics - Performed a lecture about the identification of molecular welfare markers during the rearing of gilthead seabream bidimensional electrophoresis (2DE) as part of the Molecular and Microbial Biology Master’s program - Performed the daily routine in an aquaculture research station - Developed a protocol to identify chronic stress biomarkers in fish using proteomics - Performed a lecture about the identification of molecular welfare markers during the rearing of gilthead seabream bidimensional electrophoresis (2DE) as part of the Molecular and Microbial Biology Master’s program

Research Intern

• Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

Project “Genetic impact of aquaculture production in mussel Perna perna (Mytilidae) using RAPD’s markers and bisso phenolic protein” at the Molecular Genetics Research Group, University of Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil Project “Genetic impact of aquaculture production in mussel Perna perna (Mytilidae) using RAPD’s markers and bisso phenolic protein” at the Molecular Genetics Research Group, University of Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil