Prof. Aires Oliva-Teles is Full Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, Porto University, and Head of the Fish Nutrition and Welfare Group—NUTRIMU, CIIMAR. He is also the director of the PhD program in Biology and director of the M.Sc. in Biological Aquatic Resources, Faculty of Sciences, Porto University. His main specialization is fish nutrition. His main research areas and interests include the nutrition of marine fish of interest for aquaculture, focusing on protein and amino acids requirements and metabolism, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, functional ingredients and valorization of ingredients for use in aqua feeds, and aiming to promote the circular economy, health, and disease resistance of fish.
University of Porto
Porto, Portugal
CIIMAR (Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental)
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal