MERFISH Newsletter #04: Unveiling New Insights into Mercury, Selenium, and Marine Ecosystems
March 03, 2025 The MERFISH project is thrilled to announce the release of our fourth newsletter, packed with groundbreaking research, inspiring achievements, and updates on our mission to understand mercury (Hg) dynamics and the protective role of selenium (Se) in marine ecosystems and human health. This issue shines a spotlight on our Early Career Researchers […]
MERFISH Secondments at the University of Chester and Europe for Business
On November 19th and 20th, 2024, the MERFISH Project advanced its mission of fostering cross-disciplinary research, collaboration, and innovation through a series of impactful secondment activities in Chester and Warrington. These events involved Tina Vrabec from the Jozef Stefan Institute (JSI), alongside team members from Europe for Business, including Donatella Santoro, Maghraby Elseify, and Alessandro […]
EFB Secondment in IMR : Advance Mercury Research
[Bergen, Norway], [20th June 2024] – Europe for Business (EFB) and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) are pleased to announce a collaborative training initiative aimed at enhancing understanding of the complex interactions between mercury and selenium in fish and human health. This training, led by EFB’s Leonardo Piccinetti, is a key component of our […]
EFB Secondment in IMR
The Merfish Project celebrates the fruitful collaboration between the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and Europe for Business (EFB) in nutrient contaminant analysis. This partnership, born from a strategic secondment program, showcases our dedication to building research networks and tackling global environmental challenges. Leonardo Piccinetti’s Impactful Secondment at IMR At the heart of this […]
Exciting New Study Reveals Insights into Mercury and Selenium Interaction in Fish
Assessment of dietary Selenium and its role in Mercury fate in cultured fish rainbow trout with two sustainable aquafeeds. We are thrilled to announce the publication of a groundbreaking peer-reviewed paper from the MERFISH project, shedding light on the intricate relationship between mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) in fish. This paper marks a significant step […]
Marius BIDON defended his PhD thesis on Friday, October 6, 2023 at NUMEA, INRAE-UPPA, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Congratulations!
Title of the Thesis: Interactions between dietary selenium and mercury in rainbow trout Supervisors: Stéphanie Fontagné-Dicharry and Jérôme Roy.
Museum of Fine Arts recently offered the opportunity to meet and interact with researchers from the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour during Heritage Days.
Sunday September 17 iPractical information https://culture.pau.fr/article/culture/le-programme-des-journees-du-patrimoine-2023-au-musee-des-beauxarts 11:15 a.m. Ms. Zoyne Pedrodro-Zayas (Project Coordinator MERFISH ). The problems linked to gold panning in the Amazon are plural and affect water, soil and living things. In connection with the work of Nicola Recco, Still life with carps.
A inside look at the INRAE AquaCulture Lab at Lees-Athas
Association to Horizon Europe – Information Webinar
Agenda (UK timings) For full details see innovate UK: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/association-to-horizon-europe-information-webinar/
Aquaculture Europe 2023 to be hosted in Vienna, 18th – 21st of September
https://www.aquaeas.eu/images/stories/Meetings/AE2023/AE2023_Brochure.pdfhttps://aquaeas.org/ Taking place in the iconic Austrian capital, Vienna, Aquaculture Europe 2023 (AE2023) will be a perfect meeting place for this focus on diversification, and while Austria has a low aquaculture production, it has plans for development of existing and new production methods and species and it is at the heart of central Europe, adjacent […]