Marine Biotechnology & Aquaculture Research Group - MBA RG

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Our researchers 👩‍🔬and PhD students 👩‍🎓attended the in Prague (June 22-26). Helena Ferreira, Inês Guerra, Tatiana Maurício and Rosário Domingues shared their work in , with poster presentations 👩‍🏫, while Marisa Pinho gave an oral presentation 👩‍💻 concerning her PhD results on ' 🌱🌊.

This event allowed for knowledge exchange on lipidomics and and a lot of networking! 👥

Details of the event in: https://metabolomicssociety.org/event/metabolomics-2025/



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LIFE Recognised with International Award for Blue Carbon Innovation 🥇🥳

The LIFE SeagrassRIAwild project, coordinated by the 🏫, has been honoured with the “Research” Award at the 1st Blue Carbon Chair Awards 🏆, an initiative jointly organised by the University of Murcia and the environmental consultancy Green CO2.

Dr. João Pedro Coelho 👨‍🔬, project coordinator and researcher at and the Department of Biology at the University of Aveiro, represented the project consortium 👥 at the award ceremony held on 24 June in Murcia, Spain.

This distinction recognises the project’s outstanding contribution to advancing scientific knowledge 🔍, promoting , and raising international awareness of the value of . The evaluation panel commended the project’s key role in enhancing the scientific, institutional, and public visibility of ecosystems 🌱🌊, which serve as strategic natural .

Particularly praised were the innovative restoration efforts undertaken in the , which, combined with rigorous applied research methodologies 👩‍💻👨‍🔬, enabled LIFE SeagrassRIAwild to successfully integrate science, , and communication 👩‍💼 into a model that is both exemplary and replicable across Europe.

Furthermore, the project’s international scope has significantly contributed to the global promotion of the blue carbon concept 🌱, fostering collaboration between public authorities, research institutions, and conservation organisations from several countries 🌍.

Family picture 📸

The MBA members and their families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦came together to celebrate the Summer's arrival!☀️

At every anually sunset 🌅 the group grows 🤩

It was an opportunity to socialize and have fun! 🎉

Photo by Ricardo Calado

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Our researchers 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬, are authors of a paper that applied (ALE) 🧪to enhance the robustness of the red merolae 🔴 under extreme (Ni) .

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132826



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Our researcher, Rafael Duarte, 👨‍🔬 is one of the authors of a study that combined field observations, image analysis, and laboratory experiments 🧪 to investigate the processes that drive in the garden cross spider ( )
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Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf057



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Our researcher Diana Madeira 👩‍🔬 is one of the authors of a research, led by F***y Vermandele 👩‍💻, that tested the recovery potential of the abundant copepod , following parental exposure to and marine 🌊🌡.
This study is a result of a collaboration between Portugal 🇵🇹 , Canada🇨🇦 and USA 🇺🇸.

Find out more about this interesting research at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107286



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How do species cope with drivers? Our researchers 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 published a study, in collaboration with (Canada) 🇨🇦, showing that borealis shrimp 🦐 from different locations across the Northwest 🌊 display striking differences in their 🧪responses to ocean 🌡 and . Such differences underpin different vulnerabilities to global change and may have important implications for ecosystems' stability and resilience 🌱.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122135


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Investigadores do CESAM publicam sobre perda de mecanismo de aclimatação à luz.

Notícia completa em: https://swki.me/oH5Wrzpz

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Our PhD student, Marisa Pinho 👩‍🎓, alongside other MBA researchers 👩‍🔬, published a study that aimed to characterize the of the mature and green aerial parts 🌿, as well as seeds 🟤 of albescens, and evaluate the of their lipid extracts. Differences in the and 🧪 profile allowed to distinguish the maturation stages, whereas triacyclglycerols differentiated plant from seed. Both plant and seed extracts revealed and properties, highlighting the potential of S. albescens as a source of -promoting lipids 🛡.

Find out more at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107924

Today was the last day of the OMALI workshop 🌊 and we couldn't have hoped for a better closing of the event.

Our researchers Felisa Rey and Rosário Domingues 👩‍🔬👩‍🔬 shared their knowledge within the theme "Alternative and sources of ", and our PhD student Simão Maia 👨‍🎓 won one of the prizes for best pitch presentation 🥳

It was a great opportunity to exchange knowledge and to socialize!


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Workshop 🌊

Day 2

The second day of OMALI workshop 🌊 was filled with very interesting talks inserted in the theme "The Role of in ". Our researcher Ricardo Calado 👨‍🔬 gave a presentation entitled "Sea bugs" as an alternative and sustainable source of marine lipids" and PhD students, Ana Cabral and Simão Maia 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 shared some of their PhD results in the pitch session.

Speakers and participants were also able to learn more about the research performed at , after a small trip to the facilities 🚌.

It was a perfect day for learning and networking ☀️


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