IRP EcoHealth4Sea

EcoHealth4Sea is an « International Research Project » for 2025-2029.

IRPs are collaborative research projects established between one or more CNRS laboratories and laboratories from one or two foreign countries. They allow for the consolidation of already established collaborations through short- or medium-term scientific exchanges. Their purpose is to organize working meetings or seminars, develop joint research activities including field research, and supervise students. French and foreign teams must have already demonstrated their ability to collaborate together (for example, through one or more joint publications). These programs last 5 years.

EcoHealth promotes health through systemic and pluridisciplinary approaches. Surprisingly this crucial approach is not used for mitigating coastal health risks, where diseases emerge due to intense human activity and heavy environmental pressures. Bivalves, which inhabit coastal marine systems, serve as indicators, vital for ecosystem health. They are an important aquaculture resource in France, Brazil and Chile.
The international research project Ecohealth4 Sea builds on over 20 years of collaboration between 3 laboratories with complementary expertise on the biology and ecology of marine invertebrates, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. It focuses on two main research axes covering the following themes: (i) Anticipating and preventing infectious risks in coastal environments. We will consider the emergence and circulation of pathogens, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and the influence of the environment and human activities on these processes. (ii) Exploring mollusk immunity and developing solutions for sustainable aquaculture. We will study immune diversification and adaptability of molluscs to environmental changes, and explore immune priming and microbial education to protect them from infections according to national contexts.
For each of these axes, we aim to engage in a research-action approach with local stakeholders on (i) the assessment of infectious risk and surveillance, and (ii) solutions for sustainable aquaculture.

Coordinators
(left to right : Rafael Da Rosa, BR – Paulina Schmitt, CL – Delphine Destoumieux-Garzon, FR)

French members (all from IHPE laboratory)

Elyna BOUCHEREAU PhD student IHPE Lab	Viviane BOULO Researcher IHPE Lab	Cristian CHAPARRO Engineer IHPE Lab	Guillaume CHARRIERE Researcher IHPE Lab	Céline COSSEAU Researcher IHPE Lab
Gaëlle COURTAY Technician IHPE Lab	Delphine DESTOUMIEUX- GARZON Researcher IHPE Lab	Samira EL KALAI PhD student IHPE Lab	Jean-Michel ESCOUBAS Researcher IHPE Lab	Richard GALINIER Engineer IHPE Lab
Yannick LABREUCHE Researcher IHPE Lab	Arnaud LAGORCE Researcher IHPE Lab	Agathe MAROT PhD student IHPE Lab	Diane MERCERON Assistant engineer IHPE Lab	Anne MODAT Engineer IHPE Lab
Caroline MONTAGNANI Reserarcher IHPE Lab	Julia MOUGIN Post-doctoral fellow IHPE Lab	Océane ROMATIF Technician IHPE Lab	Marie-Agnès TRAVERS Researcher IHPE Lab	Emmanuel VIGNAL Researcher IHPE Lab

Brazilian members

Nicolas ARGENTA PhD student LIAA-UFSC	Afonso BAINY LABCAI-UFSC	Sabrina CARVALHO LVA-UFSC	Gabriel COSTA LMM-UFSC	Maria Alcina DE CASTRO UFSC
Gilsaine FONGARO LVA-UFSC	Carlos GOMES LMM-UFSC	Cassio HERVE LIAA-UFSC	Antonia JORQUERA LIAA-UFSC	Tamela MALADOZ LABCAI-UFSC
Claudio MELO LMM-UFSC	Marilia MIOTTO LMA-UFSC	Jussara PALMEIRO MIMA-UFSC	Guilherme RAZZERA LABCAI-UFSC	Gustavo ROCHA MIMA-UFSC
Rafael DA ROSA LIAA-UFSC	Beatriz SAVI LVA-UFSC	Patricia SCARDUA LABIPI-UFPB	Thais SINCERO MIMA-UFSC	Doris SOBRAL LIAA-UFSC
Glauber WAGNER NuBioInfo-USCS	Flavia ZACCHI LMM-UFSC

Chilean & Ecuador members

Roxana GONZALEZ CEAZA	Daniel OYANEDEL LGIM-PUCV	Paulina SCHMITT LGIM-PUCV		Marynes MONTIEL ESPOL (Ecuador)

In Brazil:
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC),
LaBIOMARIS,
LMM,
LABCAI,
LVA,
MiMA,
LABCAL,
NuBioinfo

In Chili:
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (PUCV),
group BIHOMA from the GIM Lab,
Universidad Catolica del Norte,
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA)

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• • Kickoff meeting (2025 May) in hybrid from Florianopolis BR
    43 participants (in hybrid from France and Ecuador) in Brazil with french collaborators (Agnès Travers, Delphine Destoumieux-Garzon, Richard Galinier) and chilian collaborator (Paulina Schmitt)
    
  • Annual meeting
    2026 Sept, Montpellier FR
  • Infrastructure visits
    Oyster farms in Florianopolis, BR (2025-05 and 2025-10)
     
    Technical visit to the Marine Mollusks Laboratory from UFSC Federal University Santa Catarina, BR (2025-05 and 2025-10)
     
    Science contest, University of Montpellier, FR (2025-10)
    
    Oyster farms in the Thau basin, FR (2025-10)
    
    Mesocosm from Ifremer, FR (2025-10)
    

• Training
  Courses « Vibrio in marine systems: from oyster diseases to antibiotic resistance » in BR by Julia Mougin (2025-10)
  
  Post-doctoral fellow Nicolas Argenta in France (2025-11 to 2026-08)
• Exchanges
  2025 september, brazilian collaborators (Flavia Zacchi & Guilherme Razzera) in France
  2025 october, french collaborators in Brazil (Viviane Boulo & Julia Mougin)
  2025 october, chilean collaborator in Brazil (Felipe Navarro)
  2025 november, brazilian collaborator for 3 months in France (Thaís Sincero)
  2025 december, brazilian collaborator for 10 months in France (Nicolas Argenta Da Conceicao)

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