José Beirão - Fish Reproductive Biology

I am a Fish Reproduction Biologist at Nord University in Norway. I was born nearby the romantic city of Lisbon and spent most of my childhood and teen years in the Portuguese coast. I believe this is why I love the sea and its life. This passion led me to the University of Algarve (Portugal) for my Bachelor studies in Marine Biology, and soon I got interested in Aquaculture and Fish Reproductive Biology. During my PhD (2007-2011), in the University of León (Spain), I studied fish sperm quality and cryopreservation in sole (Solea senegalensis) and seabream (Sparus aurata). After my PhD, I worked as a post-doc for 2 years at the Memorial University (Canada) in fish reproductive ecology and for 1 year in the Centre of Marine Sciences (Portugal). Since 2015 I have been working at the Nord University (Norway) as a researcher in marine fish reproduction mostly in aquaculture.

Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss any research issues.

An important part of my time I dedicate to students supervision, which brings me a great sensation of professional achievement. For this reason students are always on my top priority. Both bachelor and master students are very welcome to join me in my research efforts.