Research Groups | - CCMAR -
Description 

The overall research strategy of FBP is driven primarily by the need to translate strong basic science into clinically relevant advances and promoting transfer of technology, based on the integration of high quality multi-disciplinary academic, researcher and clinical activity with a strong focus on translational research.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
calcification
healthcare
marine organisms
Description 

The team BEE (Biogeographical Ecology and Evolution) studies patterns and processes mediating population biology from ecological to evolutionary scales.

Keywords 
Biogeography
Reproductive ecology
Population genetics
Dispersal connectivity
Description 

The Quantitative Bio-Imaging Lab conducts research in medical and biological image acquisition, reconstruction, processing, and analysis for a broad spectrum of applications, such as cardiology, oncology, and marine biology.

Keywords 
Biomedical Imaging; Optical Imaging; Microscopy; Lightsheet; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Image reconstruction; Image processing; Artificial Intelligence; Deep learning
Description 

The main aim of the group is study the role of hormones and their metabolites on physiology and the evolution of the endocrine system, using fish as the principal model together with other key invertebrate and vertebrate models.

Keywords 
Homeostasis
Development
Behaviour
Evolution
Description 

OC2 objective is to provide well-anchored basic and integrated knowledge of the present-day oceanic processes at the regional scale, as well as to investigate their response to past global warm climate conditions.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
climate change
oceanic circulation
coastal upwelling
climate
Description 

Molecular determinants and regulatory mechanisms (transcription and post transcription regulation, alternative and trans-splicing events, RNA editing, epigenetics) affecting gene expression during onset of skeletogenesis and maintenance of bone and cartilage integrity throughout life.
 

Description 

Development of heterocyclic compounds applicable in medicine, environmental remediation or aquaculture. Investigation of structure, reactivity and activity of compounds obtained from synthesis or natural sources.

Keywords 
Structure; Mechanisms; Bioactive Heterocycles; Anti-infective Agents; Chelating Agents; Drug Design and Optimisation
Description 

R2C2 studies the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation as threats to biodiversity enhanced by climate change and bridging the gap between genetics and sustainable fisheries management with studies of population genetic structure or stock delineation of commercially and/or recreationally important fisheries.

Description 

The Marine Molecular Bioengineering (MBB) research group integrates a range of cross-disciplinary expertise that focuses on the integration of biology with biophysics and bioengineering.

The current main objective of the MMB group is the development and application of nano- and bio-technological tools and materials, including their toxicological assessment, to marine sciences.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
Bioengineering
biology
biophysics
Description 

Our aim is to investigate the processes that regulate marine plant production at different organizational levels: molecular, plant, community and ecosystem.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
Seagrass ecology
ecophysiology
climate change
ocean acidification
Description 

We are engaged in the smart and sustainable exploitation of marine resources, including micro- and macroalgae, seagrasses, marine invertebrates and also coastal plants (halophytes).

Coordinator 
Keywords 
: Marine Biotechnology; Natural bioactive products; IMTA systems; Sustainable Economic Growth; Sustainable Use of Marine Resources
Description 

Systematics, Molecular Phylogenetics, Genomics and Transcriptomics, Biogeography and Ecology, all wrapped up with a healthy dose of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
Bioinformatics
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Biological Diversity
Land Plants
Bryophytes
Charophytes
Description 

We conduct research on ethology and welfare of aquatic animals. Other activities include developing an open-access database on the welfare of farmed fish, providing consultancy services for fish farms and organizing training actions at scientific and industry levels.

Coordinator 
Description 

Our research is mainly focused on biological and physical-chemical processes in transitional waters, from freshwater catchments to coastal marine

Keywords 
Marine Benthos and plankton ecology
Alien species
Ecological modelling
Coastal Ecohydrology and climate change
Description 

The mission of the Aquaculture Research Group is to promote the sustainable development of the aquaculture industry, through basic and applied research.

 

Keywords 
Aquaculture
Nutrition
reproduction
Larval rearing
Nutritional strategies
Early Nutrition
Nutrient fluxes
Biomarkers
metabolic programming
Reproductive biotechnology
Cryobanking
Gamete quality
Reproduction management
Description 

The main objectives of the group are to contribute to the improved management and sustainable exploitation of the multi-species resources of the Algarve coastal waters.

Keywords 
Fisheries
biodiversity
Conservation
management
Description 

The Marine Biotechnology research group is currently ongoing active research in different fields of microalgal biotechnology, as well as in the exploitation of different marine organisms as sources of novel bioactive compounds.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
algae
microalgae
biofuels
biotechnology
Description 

We are a team of young researchers using data science to aid biodiversity conservation and management, in line with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our research employs cutting-edge technologies, such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and big-data computational frameworks, to unravel the underlying mechanisms driving biodiversity and to forecast global distribution patterns, ranging from genes to entire ecosystems, and from past climate fluctuations to future climate change scenarios. Our analyses consider anthropogenic impacts, such as climate change, habitat degradation, overexploitation and the introduction of invasive species. We share our data under the FAIR principle (easy to find, access and reuse) to citizens, managers, and policymakers so that they can make informed decisions on the best strategies for protecting, conserving, and managing biodiversity. We believe our work is crucial for ensuring a sustainable future for both human society and the natural world.

Coordinator 
Description 

The ECCOWEBS group investigates how marine food webs “echo” environmental change. We study the effects of environmental change on marine organisms, populations and food webs, from the sub-cellular to the whole-animal level, and complex trophic networks. Our investigation focuses mostly on the effects of warming on coastal organisms and their vulnerability status. Our target species are varied, including corals, mollusks, crustaceans, fish and cetaceans.

Coordinator 
Keywords 
Thermal biology; Food web networks; Reef ecosystems; Coastal lagoons