Magariños Ferro, Beatriz

Beatriz Magariños is a member of the Aquaculture Pathology Research Group (GIPA-1213). Her main research lines focus on the study of various bacterial pathologies in aquaculture, including taxonomic, serological and molecular aspects, as well as the development of new strategies aimed at the prevention and control of bacterial diseases in both freshwater and marine fish. She was a researcher in the Ramón y Cajal Programme (2003), associate professor (2008–2014), tenured professor (2014–2023) and is currently a university professor.

She is the author and co-author of more than 120 publications and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. She is the principal investigator of national and regional projects related to the aquaculture sector and the inventor of two patents related to fish vaccines. She collaborates with various private companies (HIPRA, S.A., Alpharma AS, SYVA SA, Stolt Sea Farm…) on the development and regulatory approval of bacterial vaccines for use in aquaculture.