Research Area
I am doing reseach in ecotoxicology and ecological impact assessment in aquatic ecosystems. My research focuses in developing new tools and approaches for ecological and chemical risk assessment that can be applied in biomonitoring programs and to improve currrent water quality legislations. I am also interested in understanding the mechanisms of tolerance development to chemical toxicity in algae (evolutionary toxicology). To assess the impact of multiple-stressors on biota is another important work in my research.
Primarly I use algae and periphyton communities (so-called biofilms) as biological models. They are considered important sources of food and oxygen production in rivers and coastal areas. My research is primarly a collection of field and lab-based data that seek to find relationships between environmental stressors (chemical pollution, water quality, etc) and structural, physiological and molecular responses of microbial communities. Recently I started to apply genetic tools (i.e. DNA metabarcoding and metagenomics) in my toolbox for biofilm carachterization.
Publications
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Participation in research projects (last 5-years)
2016-2019. HERBEVOL - Exploring the links between HERBicides pollution and algal microEVOLution: implications for ecosystem services. PI: Natàlia Corcoll. The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) as a Mobility starting grant for young researchers. Project No. 2015-01464.
2012-2016. NICE - Novel instruments for effect-based assessment of chemical pollution in coastal ecosystems. Coordinator: Thomas Backhaus. The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) as a Strong research environment project. Project No. 2011–1733.
2010-2014. SCARCE -Assesing and predicting effects on water quantity and quality in Iberian rivers caused by Global Change. Coordinator: Damià Barceló. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO, CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010). Project No. CSD2009-00065.
Outreach
Academic career
2019. Docent in ecotoxicology. University of Gothenburg
2016 - present. Forskarassistent / Assistant Professor. Dept. Of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg
2014 - 2015. Postdoctoral researcher. Dept. Of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg
2012 - 2014. Postdoctoral researcher. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Spain
2012. PhD in Biological Sciences. University of Girona, Spain.
2008. MSc in Funamental and Applied Ecology. University of Barcelona, Spain
2006. BSc in Biology, University of Girona, Spain
Teaching
- Master students and undergraduates are welcome to contact me for an internship/research project.
