Person: Jessica Risaro

Jessica is a Lic. In Biological Sciences from the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (FCEyN – UBA) and is currently a Ph.D. student at the FCEyN – UBA, working at the Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos (LEMar) of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN – CONICET) in Buenos … Continued

Person: Noelia Sánchez

Noelia is a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos (LEMar) of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN). She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and her PhD in Natural Sciences at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP). Her research focuses on the taxonomy, … Continued

Person: Javier Signorelli

My name is Javier H. Signorelli. I am a researcher working on the taxonomy of different families of marine bivalves from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. I began my scientific career in 2003, working at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences under the direction of Dr. Guido Pastorino. In 2010, I finished my Ph D at … Continued

Person: Valeria Teso

Valeria Teso is an Assistant Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) at the Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos (LEMar) of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her research focuses on the biodiversity, biogeography, and reproductive biology of marine molluscs, particularly deep-sea species from the Southwestern … Continued

Person: Diego Urteaga

Diego Urteaga is a marine biologist from Argentina with a deep fascination for life on the ocean floor. He works as an Assistant Researcher with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET). He is based at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN) in Buenos Aires. He also shares his passion for … Continued

Person: Rosalynn Sylvan

Rosalynn Sylvan is the Managing Director of COBRA (Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator) based at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in the USA. She manages the operations of the NSF AccelNet to accelerate research of the deep sea to inform decision making. Since receiving her Ph.D. in Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia, … Continued

Person: Amanda Kahn

Amanda Kahn is an assistant professor of invertebrate zoology at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University, California, USA. Her research aims to explore how benthic invertebrates contribute to their ecosystems and the timescales they operate on, with a special focus on the deep sea. Deep-sea communities are often food-starved, relying heavily on … Continued

Person: Eleanor Arrington

Eleanor (Ellie) Arrington is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, supported by a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ocean Sciences. She studies hydrocarbon metabolism in marine microbes using metagenomics, exploring how these microbial communities evolve and function in both the surface ocean and the deep sea. Her research focuses on … Continued

Person: Emanuel Pereira

Emanuel is a postdoctoral researcher at the Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA, UBA-CONICET) and Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental (DBBE, UBA.Exactas), Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is interested in the taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of deep-sea crustaceans, with a focus on the order Isopoda from off Argentina. His research has greatly … Continued

Person: Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz

Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz is a marine biologist and scientific diver with a strong interest in the ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems. She has a master’s degree in marine ecology and a doctorate in the use, management, and preservation of natural resources. In 2022, she participated as a postdoc in a project focused on the exploration … Continued