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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)
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| Elyna BOUCHEREAU PhD student | Viviane BOULO Researcher | Cristian CHAPARRO Engineer, bioinformatics | Guillaume CHARRIERE Researcher | Céline COSSEAU Researcher |
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| Gaëlle COURTAY Technician | Delphine DESTOUMIEUX- GARZON Researcher | Richard GALINIER Engineer | Yannick LABREUCHE Researcher | Arnaud LAGORCE Researcher |
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| Agathe MAROT PhD student | Diane MERCERON Ass. engineer, Administrative financial management | Anne MODAT Engineer, Communication | Caroline MONTAGNANI Researcher | Julia MOUGIN Post-doctoral fellow |
Brazilian members
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| Nicolas ARGENTA PhD student LIAA-UFSC | Afonso BAINY LABCAI-UFSC | Sabrina CARVALHO LVA-UFSC | Gabriel COSTA LMM-UFSC | Maria Alcina DE CASTRO UFSC |
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| Gilsaine FONGARO LVA-UFSC | Carlos GOMES LMM-UFSC | Cassio HERVE LIAA-UFSC | Antonia JORQUERA LIAA-UFSC | Tamela MALADOZ LABCAI-UFSC |
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| Claudio MELO LMM-UFSC | Marilia MIOTTO LMA-UFSC | Jussara PALMEIRO MIMA-UFSC | Guilherme RAZZERA LABCAI-UFSC | Gustavo ROCHA MIMA-UFSC |
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| Rafael DA ROSA LIAA-UFSC | Beatriz SAVI LVA-UFSC | Patricia SCARDUA LABIPI-UFPB | Thais SINCERO MIMA-UFSC | Doris SOBRAL LIAA-UFSC |
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| Glauber WAGNER NuBioInfo-USCS | Flavia ZACCHI LMM-UFSC |
Chilean members
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| Roxana GONZALEZ CEAZA | Daniel OYANEDEL LGIM-PUCV | Paulina SCHMITT LGIM-PUCV | ||
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| Marynes MONTIEL ESPOL (Ecuador) | Ana TIRAPE 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)
- 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)
- selected funding
CNRS International Project Research « EcoHealth4Sea »
CAPES-COFECUB « Sentinels »
FONDECYT
FAPESC « DiagnOstra »
CNPq - requested funding
Water4all, project « SHELL »
CLIMAT-AmSud, project « OCEAN-SAFE »
University of Perpignan (FR) Bonus Qualité Recherche, project « GIGA-stress »
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