Research Projects
Ongoing Projects by Research Area
🌊 Genetics, Aquaculture, and Conservation of Fisheries Resources
📌 Current projects:
🧫 PROAQUA — Analysis of diseases and products from aquaculture and fisheries using molecular and histopathological methods.
🐟 Reproductive Characterization and Cryopreservation — Study of freshwater fish reproduction and preservation of germ cells and embryos.
📊 Fish Fauna in Ceará — Inventory, community structure, and analysis of fishery production.
🦈 Conservation Genetics — Focus on endangered sharks and rays.
🧪 Viral Diseases in Shrimp — Monitoring IMN and WSSV outbreaks in Penaeus vannamei in the Acaraú River basin.
♻️ Oceans of Plastic — Monitoring the plastic production chain and integrating elimination and recycling strategies.
🌎 PANAMEX — Pan-American Experimental Initiative in Marine Macroecology.
🔄 PELD Semi-Arid Coast — Investigating how environmental change affects coastal socio-ecological systems.
🌱 Mangue Vivo Program — Extension project focused on the restoration and valorization of mangroves.
🦐 Biofloc Nursery Technology — Simplifying and transferring nursery technology for marine shrimp in biofloc systems.
💉 Susceptibility of Macrobrachium jelskii — Assessment of IMNV and WSSV susceptibility.
⚗️ Lime Dissolution in Saline Waters — Study of calcium hydroxide dissolution and its relevance for aquaculture alkalinity management.
🧪 Biotechnology, Technology, and Microbiology of Aquatic Products
📌 Current projects:
🦠 Marine Probiotics — Bioprospecting of bacteria with probiotic potential for use in aquaculture.
🌿 Bioactive Macroalgae Compounds — Extraction, isolation, and characterization of natural products with biological activity.
🧬 Marine Lectins — Exploration of algae and invertebrates as sources of lectins with biotechnological applications.
🧫 Lectins and Biofilm Inhibition — Structural and functional studies of lectins for antibiofilm applications.
🐚 Microbiota in Cultured Species — Role of natural microbiota in defense mechanisms of farmed crustaceans and mollusks.
🍥 Edible Films — Development of packaging using fish by-products and testing on fish product preservation.
🧪 Mass Spectrometry — Structural studies of marine lectins using mass spectrometry techniques.
🧫 Galectins from Marine Sponges — Structural characterization and evaluation of biotechnological potential.
🧫 Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture Areas — Monitoring resistant bacteria in marine shrimp farming regions.
🧴 Secondary Metabolites from Lobophora variegata — Evaluation of edible films and their effect on fish shelf life.
📦 Smart Coatings — Assessment of natural coatings on the quality of fish products produced in Northeast Brazil.
