This project integrates the following partners
since October 2016, the Leader of the Water Quality Research Group within the Department of Life Sciences at INL. Begoña focuses her research on developing portable and remote biosensors and devices based on nanomaterials for the selective capture of water chemical contaminants as well as developing methods for nanomaterials’ fate, bioaccumulation and toxicity with special emphasis in implementing the safety-by-design concept. Begoña holds both Diploma (2003) and PhD (2009) degrees in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Begoña has integrated several competitive research projects funded by EU: SUDOE NANODESK, ATLANTOX and PHARMATLANTIC. She participated in FP6-BIOCOP and H2020-SAFE-N-MEDTECH project. She is principal investigator for several ERDF regional and national projects: ERDF-Innterconecta Mytitox and PT2020 pBio 4.0 and has led several industrial collaborations. Begoña is the technical coordinator of NANOCULTURE.
received her Ph.D. from the University of Vigo in 2012, under the direction of Professors Luis M. Liz-Marzan and Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla. Her thesis was related to plasmonics, SERS and their application in sensing. She joined the BioNanomaterials group in the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland in 2012 as a postdoctoral researcher. Then, her last two years (2016-2017) in this group she was group leader. She joined the Water Quality group at INL on Dec. 2017 to develop novel photocatalysts and photoreactors as well as devices able to monitor the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants by SERS. Her present research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of metallic nanostructures and hybrid composites, environmental and bio sensing application, nanosafety, fabrication of photocatalytic devices, detection of nanoparticles in consumer products, and surface-enhanced spectroscopies.
Holds a Bachelor degree in Biotechnology and a Master degree (2017) in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Turin, studying the activation of human complement system by gold nanoparticles (NPs). After, she joined the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute at Trinity College Dublin, where she worked as Research Assistant, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of NPs and their cytotoxic effect in in vitro models. In 2018 she joined the Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission’s science and knowledge, located in Ispra (Italy), working on the development of standard protocols for the detection, identification and characterization of nanomaterials in complex matrices. She was also involved on the development of detection and quantification method for micro and nano-plastics in marine organisms. Monica is currently a Research Fellow at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) focusing on the development of a portable detection system for engineered inorganic NPs in aquaculture water.
Graduated in Applied Biology (2008) from the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) and a master’s degree in environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2011) from ICBAS and Faculty of Sciences from University of Porto (Porto-Portugal). Her MSc thesis was focused on in vitro toxicology assays with primary cell culture fish hepatocytes to evaluate the effects of estrogens and peroxisome proliferators in the hepatic peroxisomes. She worked as a research technician at ICBAS and CIIMAR before joined (2017) INL as a research laboratory assistant in Water Quality Research Group. Currently she is a research fellow in the same group. Her principal research focus is the risk and ecotoxicology effects of different contaminants in aquatic environments.
Nuria Barros is since September 2017 Business and Strategic Relations Officer at INL focusing on the preparation and coordination of H2020 projects. She has broad experience designing and writing project proposals for universities, research centres and SMEs under the European Commission programmes Horizon 2020 and Interreg. She started her career at the International Relations Office of a university coordinating the ERASMUS+ programme and managing the European bilateral agreements, worked for private companies in the UK in the education and marketing sector, and for EU funding consulting companies in Belgium and Spain. She is also an evaluator for the European Commission. At INL she is responsible for activities such providing advice to researchers on innovation funding schemes, preparing H2020 proposals, coordinating international projects and business development.
Nuria Barros holds an International Master in European Studies from the Institute of European Studies of the University of Louvain (Belgium) and a University Degree in Translation and Interpretation from the University of Vigo (Spain).
PhD is a full professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Porto University and a Senior Researcher at CIIMAR being the head of the Research Team on Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology. He has 25 years of experience on research on natural toxins and in recent years on emerging marine toxins. He has been working also on blue biotechnology, in special in unraveling new bioactive molecules extracted from marine microorganisms with pharmacological, allelopathic and antifouling applications. Since 2010 he is a member of the European Marine Board, having been member of the EMB Communication Panel from 2010-2012. He published more than 220 SCI papers and he is a member of the editorial board of the journal Marine Drugs. He is director of the MSc on Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UP) and member of the PhD programme on the same area. Since January 2013 he is the president of the board of CIIMAR and member of the board of OCEANUS-UP.
earned his degree in Biology (1996) from the University of Aveiro and his Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding (1999) from the University of Évora. He completed his PhD in Biological Sciences in 2005 at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) from University Nova de Lisboa, where he developed research work in the fields of plant pathology and proteomics. He is currently Assistant Researcher at CIIMAR (Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology Lab) and his main research interests concerns the toxicology and risk assessment of harmful algal blooms in aquatic and agricultural environments. He is particularly interested in the metabolism of xenobiotics in bivalves and in the characterization of the mechanisms underlying the chemical transformation and elimination of marine biotoxins.
graduated in Biology in 2001 and obtained PhD degree in 2011 by Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. He is currently a researcher at CIIMAR (Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology Lab). His research interests focus on ecotoxicology, more specifically on the study of toxicological effects, metabolism and detoxification mechanisms of natural toxins in aquatic organisms. His current research focuses on the analysis of the microbial metabolism of marine phycotoxins in bivalves with commercial interest.
earned his degree in Environmental Sciences and Technology from the Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto in 2006 and the Master in Marine Sciences from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of the University of Porto in 2011. During the PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes at University of Aveiro earned in 2019 he studied the effects of personal care products and ultraviolet radiation on early life stages of the flatfish Solea senegalensis at individual and sub-individual level. His research focus on the ecology and anthropogenic related threats to aquatic organisms present at Iberian Peninsula inland and coastal waters.
Degree in Biochemistry in 2010, followed by a Master in Bioengineering in 2013 awarded by the University of Minho (UM) in Braga. Completing her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto (FCUP), focusing on the cross-talk between evolution and endocrine disruption of nuclear receptors in metazoans. Her current research focuses on the effect of xenobiotics and man-made pollutants on the metabolism of aquatic organisms.
studied Marine and Freshwater Biology at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the University of Tasmania between 1986 and 1988. After monitoring the phytoplankton and zooplankton of Melbourne’s water supplies and streams for six years, he returned to Tasmania in 1995 to study the productivity of Antarctic sea-ice algae as part of his Honours Year. Mick spent the next 20 years working in Ireland and Antarctica researching various aspects of marine mammal and seabird biology, including a 2.5-year stint on Bird Island, South Georgia. He is currently working as a Research Scientist at Indigo Rock Marine Research Station (Ireland), where he is immersed in a wide variety of lab-based and field studies involving macroalgae, microalgae, marine invertebrates and fish.
In 1998 was awarded her PhD “Aspects of the biology of cultured scallops (Pecten maximus L.) with particular reference to stress” from University College Cork, however, the bulk of the research was conducted at IFREMER in France. She then was employed until 1999 at the Seafish Industry Authority in Scotland as a shellfish research officer. Then she returned to UCC to work as a post-doctorate on an EU project investigating the impact of dredging. In 2002 she became projects officer for the Environmental Research Institute at UCC which involved proposal writing and project management of some of the ERI’s many projects. In 2005 she began work as Research Director of the Bantry Marine Research Station where she manages all of the Stations research projects and co-ordinates many EU – FP7/H020 projects. Her current research interests include; sustainable production through aquaculture and applications for macro-algae.
Is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the University of Santiago de Compostela from 1991. She is the head of the Trace Elements, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE) which main investigations are related to trace element determination, and speciation in environmental, biological and clinical samples, trace elements bioavailability, as well as studies about metalomic and metaloproteomic profiles. In recent years her research was developed in the field of nanometrology, in order to develop analytical methods for the determination and characterization of metal nanoparticles. She published 350 papers, and has supervised 36 PhD, is a Member of Editorial Boards of different journals, and actually is the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry (USC), and is a member of the Real Academia Galega de Ciencias.
Analytical chemist, studied Chemistry (1991) at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where he has worked for more than 25 years. He took his PhD with a thesis on indirect methods of ETAAS for the determination of iodine in 2001. In 1994 he had earned a position as a lecturer in the Campus of Lugo of his University, he became Assoc. Prof. in 2008 and since 2014 he works in the Faculty of Chemistry in Santiago de Compostela. As a member of the Trace Elements, Spectroscopy and Speciation Research Group (GETEE), his research has been focused on the determination of elements by ETAAS in different matrices (mussels, water, tea, …); on the determination of conjugated linoleic acid in raw milk by GC and, currently, he works on analytical methodologies to determine nanomaterials by spectrometric techniques (UV-Vis, ETAAS, ICP, …).
Bachelor degree in Chemistry (1990) and PhD in Chemistry (1995). Associate professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela from February 1999 to present. Member of the Spanish Society of Analytical Chemistry and member of the Speciation group of this society. Secretary of this group from 2014-2017 and President of the group from 2017 to present. Her research has been focussed in the determination and speciation of trace elements in several matrices (food, environmental and clinical samples) using several analytical techniques such as ETAAS, FAAS, HPLC, HPLC-MS and MS/MS, AFS, etc. Nowadays she is working in the fields of the analysis of nanoparticles and Technology Critical Elements in environmental samples and biological matrices.
PhD in Chemistry (1996) at University of Santiago de Compostela. The main research topic that she has followed throughout her scientific career deals with the use of atomic techniques for the determination and speciation of trace elements in environmental, food and clinical samples, as well as chromatographic techniques. In addition, studies on trace elements bioavailability have been an important milestone. In last years the field in their research group has been extended from trace elements to nanoparticles (NPs), and new characterization and determination techniques have been used. The study of NPs in environmental and food samples is a challenge that needs face due to the huge use of these materials in many industries. The introduction of NPs in the food chain makes necessary bioavailability studies to assess the health human and animal risk.
Finished his degree in Chemistry (2017) from the University of Santiago de Compostela. After this, he earned his Master´s Degree in Chemical Research and Industrial Chemistry in 2018 with a specialization in Advanced Analytical Techniques. He started his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Chemistry at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2018. He is currently a training researcher in GETEE group, where he is developing research work in the determination of Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles in water, different fishes and mollusks tissues. He also has experience in the study of Technology Critical Elements in different matrices. His main research interests concern the development of methods to ensure the quality and security of aquatic food and the environment.
Ph.D in Chemistry (1996) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is a current Lecturer in the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology at the USC from 1997. His research interests are related to trace element determination/speciation and nanometrology in the food sector and in the environment, especially the development of new sample pre-treatment procedures. Other concerns are focused on the assessment of food contaminants and compounds of toxicological-forensic interest, and on the development of new materials (nanomaterials) which can be applied for developing analytical methods.
obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in 2002. Since 2009, she has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology at the USC. Her research interests are related to trace element determination and speciation in food, environmental and biological matrices, and to the development of sensors. She is particularly interested now in the development of methods of analysis of nanoparticles and technology critical elements (TCEs) in environmental matrices, and also in the fabrication of composite materials (e.g., quantum dots + imprinted polymers) for sample pretreatment and fast quantification of methylmercury and inorganic arsenic in fishery products.
Doctor of Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Vigo. He has teaching experience as an associate professor at the University of Vigo during two academic courses. He is a founding partner of Laboratorios Noresga, where he began his business career as technical director until 2002, by that moment he became the Director of the Aquaculture Cluster and its technology center (CETGA). He has high experience in the management of projects and development as well as a great knowledge of the technological needs of the sector. The research group he leads has patented a vaccine against Philasterides Dicentrarchi. His scientific activity includes the publication of more than 35 articles in international scientific journals and dozens of communications at conferences. His professional experience is expanded as a senior expert at the United Nations Food Organization – FAO in Saudi Arabia.
PhD in Biotechnology Engineering from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Degree in Biology from the University of A Coruña. She has worked as a researcher in public and private centers in Spain and the United Kingdom (University of Dundee, University of Glasgow, UK), and as a professor at the universities of Santiago de Compostela and Glasgow. During her research experience she has participated in national and international research projects, in collaboration with relevant companies, national and international centers and researchers in the biotechnology and molecular parasitology. She has experience in the experimental design and development of publications and dissemination activities as well as various publications in the field of molecular parasitology, especially focused on the search for therapeutic targets and treatments against relevant parasitic pathologies of fish and livestock. She is currently a PostDoctoral researcher at CETGA, doing molecular biology and project writing. He is a member of the European Federation of the Society of Biochemistry (FEBS) and the Community of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (CERU), as well as being part of the organizing committee of the annual congress of the same and the committee of evaluators of scholarships.
received her Ph.D. in Biology from the Aquaculture Institute of the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2002, under direction of the Professors José Blanco Mendez and Juan Luis Barja Pérez. Since 2003, she works as a senior researcher in the Technology Center of the Cluster de la Acuicultura (CETGA). Along these years, she has developed studies in different areas in relation to farm animal pathology (microbiology, parasitology, immunology, veterinary treatments, vaccinology…) working mainly in cultured marine fish (turbot, sole, sea bass, sea bream…). In 2007, their research team obtained a patent on a parasite vaccine for fish (Nº P200700172/1). She has been the principal investigator of numerous public and private national projects, and she has collaborated in various European projects from different calls. Further, she is responsible of the Animal Welfare Committee of the Animal Lab of the CETGA.
Obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), in 1997 and PhD in Chemistry from the Universidade de Vigo (Spain), in 2002. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center of European Advanced Studies and Research (Bonn, Germany) and as a Visiting Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University (Tempe, USA), until joining the University of Vigo in 2005 as assistant professor at the Physical Chemistry Department. He is currently Associate Professor at the same department and Director of the Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO). He belongs as well to the Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISG), the Network Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM) and coordinates the Galician Network of Nanomedicine. He has coauthored more than 110 papers and 8 book chapters, which has been cited 7000 times (H-index of 42). He is co-inventor in 6 patents and cofounder of a nanotechnology-based spin-off company. His current interests focus on the synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials, including core-shell nanohybrids, carbon nanotube/inorganic or organic nanocomposites, as well as nanoreactors and multifunctional nanomaterials, for applications in fields of sensing or catalysis.
Obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2003 at the Universidade de Vigo. After two years of post-doc, first in Universität Duisburg-Essen (Germany), then in Ira A. Fulton Schoolof Engineering – Arizona State University (USA), she joined the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela as a IPP researcher. In 2008 she was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO (Women in Science) Award, and in March 2009 she joined the Universidade de Vigo as a Ramon y Cajal fellow. She is associate professor at the department of Applied Physics. Dr. Salgueiriño has published 81 articles (5 Adv. Materials, 2 Nano Letters, 2 ACS Nano, 2 Angew. Chem., 5 Adv. Func. Mater., 6 Chem. Mater., 5 J. Mater. Chem., 3 Small, 2 Nanoscale, etc.), which have been cited more than 4300 times (h-index 30) and 4 book chapters. Her work has been shown in different conferences and workshops, with more than 50 national or international communications, with 9 of them invited (including one plenary and 7 keynote). Dr. Salgueiriño has been PI in several Spanish Plan Nacional and Xunta de Galicia projects and has been supervisor of 4 PhD theses and she is currently supervising three additional PhD students (in the programs of Nanomedicine, Colloids and Applied Physics). Her group research targets the development and physical and chemical characterization of new magnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites, with particular focus on interfaces between transition metal oxides and bio-related applications.
Doriane is project manager at AQUIMER. She has a master degree in Oceanography and Ecosystem Management and has previously worked as an engineer at the CNRS. Among other things, she initiates and coordinates projects related to fisheries and aquaculture. As a recognized expert in her field, she also takes an active part in European organizations, such as the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATIP).
Marie is a project manager at AQUIMER. She obtained a Master’s degree in Plant Biology and Technology, and started out in the plant field, but her professional career quickly led her to the marine world with her last experience as an engineer at the Laboratory of Oceanology and Geosciences (LOG).
She is replacing Doriane for a few months, and is therefore in charge of fisheries and aquaculture projects and relations with EATIP.
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