Research Area
My research focuses on the effects and consequences of chemical pollution on the biodiversity and ecological functions of aquatic microbial communities, and in developing tools for chemical risk assessment. I am also interested in understandying the mechanisms of tolerance development.
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. I combine field and laboratory approaches to understand the structural, physiological and molecular mechanisms by which biofilms respond and adapt to chemical stress (eg. metals, pharmaceutical compounds, pesticides…), as well as to other environmental stressors (eg. desiccation, light, temperature…) that might co-occur in the nature (multi-stress).
Current Projects:
2016-2019. HERBEVOL - Exploring the links between HERBicides pollution and algal microEVOLution: implications for ecosystem services. PI: N. Corcoll. The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) as a Mobility starting grant for young researchers.
2012-2016/2017. NICE - Novel instruments for effect-based assessment of chemical pollution in coastal ecosystems. PI: T. Backhaus. The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) as a Strong research environment project.
Academic career
• 2016 - present. Forskarassistent / Assistant Professor. Dept. Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2014 - 2015. Post-doc researcher. Dept. Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2012 - 2014. Post-doc researcher. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Spain
• 2008 - 2012. PhD in Biological Sciences. University of Girona, Spain.
Teaching
- ES2616 Advanced Environmental Methodology, 15 hp (Course leader)
- ES1410 Environmental Impact Assessment, 15 hp
- BIO 430 Ecotoxicology with emphasis on ecology, 15 h
- BIO 435 Ecotoxicology with emphasis on physiology, 15
- Master students and undergraduates are welcome to contact me for an internship/research project.
More information
ORCID: 0000-0002-1660-9422
GoogleScholar
ResearchGate
