Christopher is a PhD student currently affiliated with the Aquatic Health Group at CIIMAR.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology and a Master’s degree in Biodiversity and Biotechnology both from the University of the Azores. After working for almost 3 years as a lab technician for the genetics department of the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo in São Miguel he decided to persue his PhD in a completely new field of study. His PhD is in the area of animal nutrition and welfare and the theme of the thesis is focused on developing aquafeeds in order to improve stress and disease resistance in Atlantic salmon.
