Inmaculada Varó
Live Preys In Aquaculture, Larviculture And Ecotoxicology · IATS
Biography
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My current research focuses on developing biomarkers using both conventional and multi-omics approaches to assess the nutritional status, health, and welfare of aquatic organisms, such as fish and cephalopods. Additionally, I investigate the effects of environmental stressors—such as climate change and pollution (toxic stress)—on aquatic life. I have played a key role in establishing the crustacean Artemia as a model species for toxicity testing in marine and hypersaline ecosystems. |
Profile
| Institution | IATS |
| Position | Tenured Scientist |
| Home page | http://www.iats.csic.es |
| Contact email | inma@iats.csic.es |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3937-3846 |
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Research topics
OmicsComputational MethodsTranscriptomicsRNA Sequencing (RNA-seq)Data AnalysisApplications of Computational BiologyModel organismsFunctional genomicsStatistical Methods for BiologyProteomicsPathway analysisMultivariate statistics
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Master programs
- MSc in Aquaculture - Universitat de València
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Publications 77 entries
- Time- and Temperature-Dependent Effects of PHBV on Physiological Responses in Brine Shrimp Article · 20 Jun 2026
- Marine biodegradable polymers and zooplankton: A case study on the effects of PHBV microplastics on Artemia franciscana Article · Apr 2026
- Investigating the potential of dietary iron supplementation to enhance long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in Hediste diversicolor Article · 27 Nov 2025
- Effect of natural bioactive compounds on growth and welfare in Octopus vulgaris paralarvae Article · 1 Sep 2025
- A balanced approach to the potential of octopus aquaculture Article · Sep 2025
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- Volume 3: Aquaculture and Living Resource Management Book / chapter · 31 Jul 2025
- Octopods Aquaculture Book / chapter · 31 Jul 2025
- Phylogenetic analysis of problematic Asian species of Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea, Anostraca), with the descriptions of two new species Article · 1 Mar 2023
- Surface-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles alter transmembrane potential via ion-selective pores maintaining global bilayer integrity Article · Feb 2023
- De novo transcriptome reconstruction in aquacultured early life stages of the cephalopod Octopus vulgaris Article · 8 Oct 2022
- Removal efficiency for emerging contaminants in a WWTP from Madrid (Spain) after secondary and tertiary treatment and environmental impact on the Manzanares River Article · Mar 2022
- Proteogenomic Study of the Effect of an Improved Mixed Diet of Live Preys on the Aquaculture of Octopus vulgaris Paralarvae Article · 17 Feb 2022
- Interaction of polystyrene nanoparticles with phospholipid membranes induces ion channel-like activity Article · Feb 2022
- Effect of virgin low density polyethylene microplastic ingestion on intestinal histopathology and microbiota of gilthead sea bream Article · Dec 2021
- Effect of short-term exposure to fluorescent red polymer microspheres on Artemia franciscana nauplii and juveniles Article · 25 Aug 2021
- The influence of 17β-oestradiol on lymphopoiesis and immune system ontogenesis in juvenile sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax Article · May 2021
- Quality evaluation of Artemia cysts from three Algerian populations Article · 28 Apr 2021
- Nutritional regulation of genes responsible for long-chain (C20-24) and very long-chain (>C24) polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in post-larvae of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) Article · Aug 2020
- Molecular and Functional Characterization of Elovl4 Genes in Sparus aurata and Solea senegalensis Pointing to a Critical Role in Very Long-Chain (>C24) Fatty Acid Synthesis during Early Neural Development of Fish Article · 15 May 2020
- Expression of genes related to long-chain (C18–22) and very long-chain (>C24) fatty acid biosynthesis in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae: investigating early ontogeny and nutritional regulation Article · Apr 2020
- Developmental immunotoxicology: What underlies the critical windows of exposure? Article · Aug 2019
- Global impact of diet and temperature over aquaculture of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae from a transcriptomic approach Article · 16 Jul 2019
- Uptake and effects of different concentrations of spherical polymer microparticles on Artemia franciscana Article · Jul 2019
- Time-dependent effects of polystyrene nanoparticles in brine shrimp Artemia franciscana at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels Article · Jul 2019
- Life history and physiological responses of native and invasive brine shrimps exposed to zinc Article · May 2019
- Identification of very long-chain (>C24) fatty acid methyl esters using gas chromatography coupled to quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source Article · Mar 2019
- Early life stage bottlenecks of carnivorous molluscs under captivity: a challenge for their farming and contribution to seafood production Article · 5 Mar 2018
- Effects of ibuprofen and carbamazepine on the ion transport system and fatty acid metabolism of temperature conditioned juveniles of Solea senegalensis Article · Feb 2018
- Effect of methylparaben in Artemia franciscana Article · Sep 2017
- Dietary Effect on the Proteome of the Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Paralarvae Article · 17 May 2017
- Biosynthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Octopus vulgaris: Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterisation of a Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase and an Elongation of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid 4 Protein Article · 21 Mar 2017
- Assessment of stress and nutritional biomarkers in cultured Octopus vulgaris paralarvae: Effects of geographical origin and dietary regime Article · Feb 2017
- Fatty acid composition and age estimation of wild Octopus vulgaris paralarvae Article · Nov 2016
- Drugs of environmental concern modify Solea senegalensis physiology and biochemistry in a temperature-dependent manner Article · 3 Aug 2016
- Meta‐analysis approach to the effects of live prey on the growth of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae under culture conditions Article · 14 Feb 2016
- Investigating the essential fatty acids in the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): Molecular cloning and functional characterisation of fatty acyl desaturase and elongase Article · Jan 2016
- Hepatic and branchial xenobiotic biomarker responses in Solea spp. from several NW Mediterranean fishing grounds Article · Dec 2015
- Aquatic pollution may favor the success of the invasive species A. franciscana Article · Apr 2015
- Xenobiotic metabolism modulation after long-term temperature acclimation in juveniles of Solea senegalensis Article · 27 Nov 2014
- Enriched on-grown Artemia metanauplii actively metabolise highly unsaturated fatty acid-rich phospholipids Article · Nov 2013
- Enrichment of Artemia metanauplii in phospholipids and essential fatty acids as a diet for common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) paralarvae Article · 28 Aug 2013
- Distribution and depletion of sulfadiazine after a multiple per os dosing in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fed two different diets Article · 25 Jun 2013
- Proteomic evaluation of potentiated sulfa treatment on gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) liver Article · Feb 2013
- Comparative analysis of selected biomarkers and pesticide sensitivity in juveniles of Solea solea and Solea senegalensis Article · 5 Dec 2012
- A revision of Artemia biodiversity in Macaronesia Article · 18 Oct 2012
- iTRAQ and DIGE in the ecophysiological characterization of zebra mussel populations (Dreissena polymorpha) invading the Ebro and the Júcar hydrographic basins Article · Sep 2012
- Isolation and functional characterisation of a stearoyl-CoA desaturase from the marine invertebrate Octopus vulgaris Article · Sep 2012
- Characterization of the organic contamination pattern of a hyper-saline ecosystem by rapid screening using gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry Article · Sep 2012
- Long-term effect of temperature on bioaccumulation of dietary metals and metallothionein induction in Sparus aurata Article · Jun 2012
- Characterization of type "B" esterases and hepatic CYP450 isoenzimes in Senegalese sole for their further application in monitoring studies Article · Apr 2012
- Effect of ivermectin on the liver of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata: A proteomic approach Article · Jul 2010
- The fatty acid profiles of polar and neutral lipids from enterocytes and hepatocytes of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) cultured at two salinities: A chemometrics approach Article · Sep 2009
- Sublethal zinc exposure has a detrimental effect on reproductive performance but not on the cyst hatching success of Artemia parthenogenetica Article · Jul 2008
- Acute toxicity of dichlorvos to Aphanius iberus (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846) and its anti-cholinesterase effects on this species Article · Jun 2008
- Effect of sublethal concentrations of copper sulphate on seabream Sparus aurata fingerlings Article · Jul 2007
- Effects of dichlorvos aquaculture treatments on selected biomarkers of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) fingerlings Article · Jun 2007
- Assessment of the efficacy of Artemia sp (Crustacea) cysts chorion as barrier to chlorpyrifos (organophosphorus pesticide) exposure. Effect on hatching and survival Article · Jul 2006
- Comparative toxicokinetics of cadmium in Artemia Article · 19 Oct 2005
- Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna exposed to redox cycling compounds Article · Feb 2005
- Changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, fatty acid composition and lipid peroxidation in Daphnia magna during the aging process Article · Jan 2005
- Comment on “Biomagnification Study on Organochlorine Compounds in Marine Aquaculture: The Sea Bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) as a Model” Article · 13 Jan 2004
- Response to Comment on “Biomagnification Study on Organochlorine Compounds in Marine Aquaculture: The Sea Bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) as a Model” Article · 13 Jan 2004
- Effect of dichlorvos on cholinesterase activity of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Article · Mar 2003
- Characterisation of cholinesterases and evaluation of the inhibitory potential of chlorpyrifos and dichlorvos to Artemia salina and Artemia parthenogenetica Article · Aug 2002
- Bioaccumulation of chlorpyrifos through an experimental food chain: Study of protein HSP70 as biomarker of sublethal stress in fish Article · 1 Feb 2002
- Toxicity and bioconcentration of chlorpyrifos in aquatic organisms: Artemia parthenogenetica (Crustacea), Gambusia affinis, and Aphanius iberus (Pisces) Article · 30 Nov 2000
- Effect of parasitism on respiration rates of adults of different Artemia strains from Spain Article · 23 Aug 2000
- Acute lethal toxicity of the organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos to different species and strains of Artemia Article · 1 Dec 1998
- The effects of temperature and oxygen tension (P(O2)) on the oxygen consumption rates of adults of different Artemia strains Article · May 1998
- Effect of endosulfan pesticide on the oxygen consumption rates of nauplii of different Spanish strains of Artemia Article · May 1997
- Biogeography of the genus Artemia (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anostraca) in Spain Article · Jun 1994
- Comparative study of the effects of temperature, salinity and oxygen tension on the rates of oxygen consumption of nauplii of different strains of Artemia Article · Dec 1993
- Comparison of two methods for measuring the rates of oxygen consumption of small aquatic animals (Artemia) Article · Nov 1993
- Some aspects of Artemia biology affected by cestode parasitism Book / chapter · 1991
- Characterizing bisexual Artemia populations by isoelectric focusing Book / chapter · 1991
- Utilisation of Artemia cysts in marine larvae cultures: A model of quality evaluation Article · Jan 1989
- Effect of alternate feeding with a poor long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid Artemia strain and a rich one for sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and prawn (Penaeus kerathurus) larvae Article · Nov 1988