Rita Teodósio currently works as a Researcher at the Aquaculture Research Group, Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR/CIMAR LA). She graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2000 and earned her PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Algarve in 2022, with a specialization in Fish Nutrition. She expertises in fish nutrition applied to aquaculture. Her research has been centered on developing nutritional strategies to enhance nitrogen retention in fish, reduce the environmental impact of fish diets by improving feed efficiency and nutrient utilization, and optimize diets for specific rearing conditions using sustainable ingredients and functional feed additives. Currently, her work focuses on developing new functional feeds designed to boost antioxidant and immune status, as well as to enhance gut health and integrity in marine fish larvae and juveniles for the aquaculture sector.