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Dr Albert Caballero Solares

Lecturer in Aquaculture Nutrition

Institute of Aquaculture Stirling

Dr Albert Caballero Solares

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My research focuses on generating knowledge and tools to accelerate the development of novel, sustainable, growth and health-promoting feeds for fish aquaculture. My PhD work (University of Barcelona; 2009-2015) has contributed to improving our understanding of carbohydrate and protein metabolism in gilthead seabream and European seabass using molecular (e.g., gene silencing) and dietary (experimental feeds) approaches. These results provided insights into feed formulations that optimise dietary protein retention, thus reducing nitrogenous waste release into the environment, and enhancing growth in these important fish species for Mediterranean aquaculture. During my postdoctoral research (Memorial University; 2015-2023), I evaluated sustainable sources of nutrients and additives to support growth and health in farmed Atlantic salmon by integrating transcriptomics (e.g., microarrays) with fish production-relevant results (e.g., growth, fillet lipid composition). My findings indicate that the dietary replacement of marine ingredients with terrestrial alternatives has physiological effects applicable to disease control in salmon aquaculture. I also characterised the gene expression response of salmon to poorly studied infectious diseases and co-infection, a crucial first step towards developing infection/disease mitigation strategies. Now, as lecturer in aquaculture nutrition, I continue to build on this work to help the aquaculture industry grow sustainably to satisfy the food demand of a growing human population while ensuring fish health and welfare

My research interests focus on generating knowledge and tools to accelerate the development of novel sustainable growth and health-promoting feeds for fish aquaculture.

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Characterization of the impact of dietary immunostimulant CpG on the expression of mRNA biomarkers involved in the immune responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Xue X, Eslamloo K, Caballero-Solares A, Katan T, Umasuthan N, Taylor RG, Fast MD, Andreassen R & Rise ML (2024) Characterization of the impact of dietary immunostimulant CpG on the expression of mRNA biomarkers involved in the immune responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 153, Art. No.: 109840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109840

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An aquaculture risk model to understand the causes and consequences of Atlantic Salmon mass mortality events: A review

Sajid Z, Gamperl AK, Parrish CC, Colombo SM, Santander J, Mather C, Neis B, Holmen IM, Filgueira R, McKenzie CH, Cavalli LS, Jeebhay M, Gao W, López Gómez MA & Caballero‐Solares A (2024) An aquaculture risk model to understand the causes and consequences of Atlantic Salmon mass mortality events: A review. Reviews in Aquaculture, 16 (4), pp. 1674-1695. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12917

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Transcriptome Analysis of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Skin in Response to Sea Lice and Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus Co-Infection Under Different Experimental Functional Diets

Cai W, Kumar S, Navaneethaiyer U, Caballero-Solares A, Carvalho LA, Whyte SK, Purcell SL, Gagne N, Hori TS, Allen M, Taylor RG, Balder R, Parrish CC, Rise ML & Fast MD (2022) Transcriptome Analysis of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Skin in Response to Sea Lice and Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus Co-Infection Under Different Experimental Functional Diets. Frontiers in Immunology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.787033

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Influence of Varying Dietary ω6 to ω3 Fatty Acid Ratios on the Hepatic Transcriptome, and Association with Phenotypic Traits (Growth, Somatic Indices, and Tissue Lipid Composition), in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Katan T, Xue X, Caballero-Solares A, Taylor RG, Parrish CC & Rise ML (2021) Influence of Varying Dietary ω6 to ω3 Fatty Acid Ratios on the Hepatic Transcriptome, and Association with Phenotypic Traits (Growth, Somatic Indices, and Tissue Lipid Composition), in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Biology, 10 (7), Art. No.: 578. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10070578

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Transcriptomic Profiling in Fins of Atlantic Salmon Parasitized with Sea Lice: Evidence for an Early Imbalance Between Chalimus-Induced Immunomodulation and the Host’s Defense Response

Umasuthan N, Xue X, Caballero-Solares A, Kumar S, Westcott JD, Chen Z, Fast MD, Skugor S, Nowak BF, Rise ML & Taylor RG (2020) Transcriptomic Profiling in Fins of Atlantic Salmon Parasitized with Sea Lice: Evidence for an Early Imbalance Between Chalimus-Induced Immunomodulation and the Host’s Defense Response. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (7), p. 2417. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072417

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Influence of Dietary Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and ω6 to ω3 Ratios on Head Kidney Lipid Composition and Expression of Fatty Acid and Eicosanoid Metabolism Genes in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Katan T, Xue X, Caballero-Solares A, Taylor RG, Rise ML & Parrish CC (2020) Influence of Dietary Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and ω6 to ω3 Ratios on Head Kidney Lipid Composition and Expression of Fatty Acid and Eicosanoid Metabolism Genes in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2020.602587

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A transcriptomic approach to study the effect of long-term starvation and diet composition on the expression of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation genes in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Silva-Marrero JI, Sáez A, Caballero-Solares A, Viegas I, Almajano MP, Fernández F, Baanante IV & Metón I (2017) A transcriptomic approach to study the effect of long-term starvation and diet composition on the expression of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation genes in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). BMC Genomics, 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4148-x

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Expressional regulation of key hepatic enzymes of intermediary metabolism in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during food deprivation and refeeding

Viegas I, Caballero-Solares A, Rito J, Giralt M, Pardal MA, Metón I, Jones JG & Baanante IV (2014) Expressional regulation of key hepatic enzymes of intermediary metabolism in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during food deprivation and refeeding. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 174, pp. 38-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.04.004