Argelia Cuenca

Dr. Argelia Cuenca serves as a Senior Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), specifically within the National Institute of Aquatic Resources' Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases and the DTU Microbes Initiative. Her research focuses on viral pathogens affecting aquaculture species, particularly rainbow trout.

Her research expertise encompasses:

• Fish viral diseases including Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV)
• Piscine orthoreovirus-3 (PRV-3) infections
• Molecular diagnostics and genotyping techniques
• Aquaculture disease management strategies
• Temperature effects on viral virulence

Dr. Cuenca's recent publications demonstrate strong focus on practical aquaculture disease challenges, with particular emphasis on co-infection scenarios in recirculating aquaculture systems and molecular approaches to pathogen detection. Her work bridges fundamental virology with applied aquaculture health management.

Current research projects include:

• SSDD: Sincere Shrimp Disease Detector (2024-2026) as Project Participant
• Early warning systems using real-time microbiome sequencing (2022-2025) as Main Supervisor
• Bacterial kidney disease in rainbow trout (2022-2025) as Main Supervisor
• AQUAEXCEL3.0 aquaculture research infrastructure (2020-2025) as Principal Investigator

Dr. Cuenca actively supervises PhD students and presents her research at international conferences on fish disease topics.