Curriculum vitae
Ciencia vitae
Research Interests
The main research interests are the comparative physiology and endocrinology of fishes, particularly chemosensory biology in relation to reproduction and behaviour, sex determination and puberty, osmoregulatory systems and adaptation to extreme and special environments. Research in Antarctica focuses on physiological and transcriptomic adjustments to global change, osmoregulation and temperature adaptation.
Editorial activity
Executive Editor of Gene: Animal Genetics – Marine Biology; Associate Editor of General and Comparative Endocrinology, and Fisheries and Aquaculture (Keai Publishing)
Service
President of the Directive Board of CCMAR
President of the Directive Board of Greencolab
President of the Directive Board of Biodata.pt
Member of the MemberDirective Board of Forum Oceano
Member of the Advisory Board of the National Innovation Agency (ANI)
Member of the Advisory Board of the National Agency for Science Alive (Ciência Viva)
Member of the coordinating committee for Portuguese Polar Research and national representative at the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Chair of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre
