Ana Martínez

Ana Martínez is a marine biologist specialized in phytoplankton. She has worked as a researcher at the National Directorate of Aquatic Resources since 1996 in the analysis of phytoplankton composition and its relationship with oceanographic characteristics. She is currently in charge of the national monitoring of red tides along the Uruguayan Atlantic coast. Ana has … Continued

Eduardo Hajdu

Associate Professor at Museu Nacional (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) since 2014, Adjunct Professor between 1997 and 2014 Eduardo Hajdu has directed his research towards taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and bioprospection of sponges (Porifera), with main focal areas off Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and the Antarctic. He is particularly keen to understand the … Continued

Gabriela Vélez

Gabriela earned her Ph.D. in Biodiversity with research focused on the trophic ecology, population structure, and migrations of sea turtles. Since then, her research interests have expanded to include the interconnections among marine organisms across different spatial scales, from individuals to populations. Since 2021, she has been an assistant professor at the Facultad de Ciencias, … Continued

Maria Patricia Curbelo Fernandez

For the last 25 years, Maria Patricia Curbelo Fernandez has been part of several research projects related to mesophotic and deep-sea bottoms at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Research, Development, and Innovation Center of Petrobras. In addition to the characterization of large marine basins, her special interest has focused on the … Continued

Julieta Frere

Julieta Frère is a PhD fellow at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and a doctoral candidate in Archaeology at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). She holds a BA in Archaeology from UBA and her MA in Nautical and Underwater Archaeology from the University of Cádiz (Spain) supported by a Fundación Carolina … Continued

Lucas Carabajal

Lucas Carabajal is an undergraduate student in Biological Sciences at Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Uruguay, and a voluntary collaborator at Montevideo’s Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. His research focuses on the systematics and biogeography of corals and other invertebrates. He has experience in processing and curating biological samples and is currently working … Continued

Luiz Antonio Pereira de Souza

Luiz Antonio Pereira de Souza, is usually called LAPS, as these four letters are the initial letters of his full name. He is a Geologist, Geophysicist and also a Photographer. He graduated, as Geologist, in 1981 from the Institute of Geosciences of the University of São Paulo (USP) and got his PhD on Geological and … Continued

Noelia Kandratavicius

Noelia is an Assistant Professor of Oceanography and Marine Ecology works since 2011 at the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IECA), Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay. She lectures in grade (Bachelor in Biological Sciences) and in the postgraduate Program of Geosciences (PEDECIBA-Geociencias), also she is part of Uruguayan National System of … Continued

Federico Mas

Federico Mas is a marine scientist specializing in the ecology, diversity, and conservation of chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras). He earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Universidad de la República, focusing his research on shark biodiversity, bycatch in industrial pelagic longline fisheries, life history and reproductive biology, and spatial … Continued