Polymer functionalization and characterization studies for application in antiparasite-drugs administration to fish cultures

• Grant number: 25/05920-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: September 01, 2025
• End date: November 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Fishery Resources and Fishery Engineering - Aquaculture
• Principal Investigator: Patrick Mathews Delgado
• Grantee: Andrés Vicent Cubas Rengifo
• Supervisor: Gaulthier Rydzek
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Université Montpellier 2, France
• Associated to the scholarship: 24/05235-0 - Nanoparticle carrying albendazole for the treatment of monogenean infestation in tilapia fry from fish farms, BP.MS

Abstract

The use of new methods and new technologies to face problems inherent to large-scale fish production is necessary as growth and demand for quality are increasing inthe fishing market. In this internship study, the fellow aims to develop polymers withspecific functionalization for producing micro and nanoparticles with functionalproperties to optimize parasite treatments in fish. With the expertise in molecularsynthesis at ICGM, the Master's student will acquire new expertise to develop hisproject in strategies to combat pathogens in aquaculture.