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Paula Cristina Enes Oliveira da Silva

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Paula Enes is Auxiliary Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto and a Research Nutritionist at CIIMAR in the Fish Nutrition & Welfare Group. She is Associate Editor in Frontiers in Physiology and Fishes Journals. She has 20 years of research in fish nutrition, physiology and immunology, establishing strong links between research, industry and entrepreneurship. Her main research topics include physiological and metabolic utilization of dietary carbohydrates; hormonal regulation of glucose metabolism; use of prebiotics and probiotics to improve alternative ingredients digestibility; oxidative stress and immune status; nutritional strategies for improving fish health and welfare.

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