Success of the Nutrigenomics Group in the Generalitat Valenciana Funding Call2025-12-12
The Nutrigenomics and Integrative Fish Biology Group has secured three competitive grants in the 2025 call of the Program for the Promotion of Scientific Research, Technological Development, and Innovation in the Valencian Community, driven by the Department of Education, Culture, Universities, and Employment.
The first grant corresponds to the AICO 2025 line, aimed at consolidated research groups, with the project TOMACUA. This initiative seeks to strengthen Mediterranean aquaculture against the challenges of climate change through innovative strategies in nutrition, welfare, and digitalization. The project includes the development of multi-omics tools, improved behavioral monitoring using patented devices such as FishBIT, and the integration of artificial intelligence for rapid animal welfare audits.
The second grant awarded belongs to the APOSTD 2025 program, focused on postdoctoral contracts, and has been granted to Federico Moroni. The project centers on the functional study of the microbiota in farmed gilthead sea bream from a holobiont perspective, applying innovative strategies such as fecal transplantation and the development of computational models for predictions using digital twins.
The third grant corresponds to the CIACIF 2025 program, intended for predoctoral contracts, and has been awarded to Aldo Hernández. His doctoral thesis will address the refinement of biological age biomarkers in gilthead sea bream, aiming to develop advanced systems for welfare auditing and nutritional strategies that mitigate the impact of climate change and infections in aquaculture.
