He is an Auxiliary Professor at the University of Algarve (Ualg, Portugal) and is a Senior Researcher at the Centre of Marine Sciences in the Comparative Molecular and Integrative Biology (CEIB) group. Holds a Phd in Biological Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK and a degree in Biotechnology Engineering by the Ualg. Main research interests: a) Evolution and function of the GPCR-peptide/neuroendocrine systems, b) organismal physiology and impact of climate changes in the marine organisms and c) Seafood security. His an expert in comparative genomics, omics and molecular and biochemical techniques of marine organisms. Main reach areas of interests are Marine Sciences, Comparative genomics, Endocrinology, Marine Evolution and Seafood Safety. He participated in > 13 nationally and internationally funded research projects (FCT, EU, La Caixa), serving as PI in four and secured competitive funding from international organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). He held a visitor researcher position at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), Uppsala University (Sweden), and was recently appointed as an international expert visitor researcher at the Shanghai Ocean University (China) on invertebrate aquaculture. He has established several scientific collaboration and participated in 64 papers (H-index 25) in international peer review publications, 5 book chapters and is the co-author of a international patent to replace vertebrate blood for maintaining laboratory colonies of hematophagous mosquito vectors (phase TRL4). He has played a major role on the implementation of research infrastructure, research activities, training and student supervision at the University of Namibe (Angola) securing funding and development of research activities. He participated in evaluation panels for research applications (Discovery Grant, Canada), research positions at KU Leuven (Belgium), CCMAR and Royal Irish Academy (Ireland) and for strategic funding for Technological University of the Shannon (Ireland). He supervised or collaborated in the supervision of (>9) PhD, (>6) Master and several (> 20) undergraduate thesis projects and was the main arguer and severed as the president of the juri for several Master and PhD thesis defenses in Portugal and abroad. He has collaborated in the organization of 3 international conferences and was part of >70 communications (oral/ poster) and was invited as speaker in 4 conferences including at the "Sustainable strengthening and safe use of marine and freshwater resources to increase food security in developing countries "session at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters (New York). He has participated in the organization of international conferences and scientiific sessions. He serves as a reviewer for several international scientific journals and was the guest-Editor two special issue for General and Comparative Endocrinology on Peptide-Hormone binding GPCR evolution and for Molecular and celular Endocrinology about Invertebrate Endocrinology. He s a member of the editorial board of Aquaculture and Fisheries Journal (Elsevier) and an Associate editor for General and Comparative Endocrinology and Frontiers Endocrinology Series. He has also served for 3 years as the Managing Editor for Elsevier Journal Ecosystem. From 2023 is a contracted Auxiliary Professor at the Ualg teaching Genetic Engineering, Marine Genomics, Immunology and Molecular Biology to Masters and Undergraduates. He is part of the FCT-ualg Commission for Mobility and member of the Commission of the Masters in Biotechnology. He has been engaged for more than 25 years in the implementation of many outreach scientific activities to the general public and schools and is the CCMAR responsible and was the coordinator of the Cientificamente provável outreach CCMAR program for local schools reaching ~2000 students/year and participated in several outdoor science/bissiness fairs.