Meet the PI
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I am currently a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) and a member of the consolidated research group MedRecover and PI of the Marine Calcifiers Lab. My research focuses on the impacts of global change on marine benthic ecosystems, with particular emphasis on benthic calcifying organisms, and features a pioneering approach to the historically understudied phylum Bryozoa.
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Antarctic Peninsula, 2016. Photo: Javier Cristobo.
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The overarching goal of my research is to analyze and anticipate the effects of global change on marine benthos, addressing both the impact of climate change and the role of plastic waste as vectors of dispersal. My work is structured around two main research lines: (i) the analysis of functional trait responses of calcifying organisms and their microbiomes to ocean warming and ocean acidification, including their potential use as paleoenvironmental indicators; and (ii) the characterization of taxonomic composition associated with substrates to detect changes induced by global change, with a specific focus on plastic debris as vectors for the dispersal of non-native species.
My scientific career has evolved from a foundation in biodiversity and benthic ecology –including the description of 21 new bryozoan species– toward a broader research profile focused on global change science. After completing my PhD at the University of Barcelona on biodiversity and chemical ecology in Antarctic benthic ecosystems, I undertook postdoctoral research at international institutions, including the Australian Antarctic Division, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama), where I incorporated paleoecological approaches to reconstruct long-term environmental change in coastal ecosystems. My research involved fieldwork across polar, subpolar, tropical, and temperate regions, including five Antarctic and one sub-Antarctic expeditions.
My trajectory has been recognized with three highly competitive talent-attraction fellowships (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación, Beatriu de Pinós/MSCA-COFUND, and Ramón y Cajal).
As Principal Investigator, I have led research projects supported by national and European funding bodies (including two National and one Consolidación Investigadora projects), enabling the establishment of my own research lines and the training of doctoral, master’s, undergraduate, and technical staff at ICM-CSIC.
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My scientific career has evolved from a foundation in biodiversity and benthic ecology –including the description of 21 new bryozoan species– toward a broader research profile focused on global change science. After completing my PhD at the University of Barcelona on biodiversity and chemical ecology in Antarctic benthic ecosystems, I undertook postdoctoral research at international institutions, including the Australian Antarctic Division, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama), where I incorporated paleoecological approaches to reconstruct long-term environmental change in coastal ecosystems. My research involved fieldwork across polar, subpolar, tropical, and temperate regions, including five Antarctic and one sub-Antarctic expeditions.
My trajectory has been recognized with three highly competitive talent-attraction fellowships (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación, Beatriu de Pinós/MSCA-COFUND, and Ramón y Cajal).
As Principal Investigator, I have led research projects supported by national and European funding bodies (including two National and one Consolidación Investigadora projects), enabling the establishment of my own research lines and the training of doctoral, master’s, undergraduate, and technical staff at ICM-CSIC.
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Did you know?
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A new shrimp species, Triacanthoneus blanca, was named after me by caridean shrimp expert Arthur Anker, in recognition of my contributions to marine biology and bryozoan taxonomy. I am very grateful to Arthur for this generous scientific tribute and for highlighting, through taxonomy, the extraordinary diversity that still remains to be documented in our oceans.
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