Leonel Pacheco

Leonel Pacheco is a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos (LEMar) of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Museo under the guidance of his advisors Dr. Guido Pastorino and Dr. Valeria Teso. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of La Plata, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a … Continued

Guido Pastorino

Guido Pastorino is a marine biologist from Argentina, with a long-standing passion for the taxonomy of marine mollusks from his country. He earned his Licenciatura in Biology and Doctorado in Natural Sciences at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where he first began studying marine invertebrates. Throughout his career, … Continued

Renata Pertossi

Renata is a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and is currently a CONICET postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos (LEMar) of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN-CONICET) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her research focuses on the morphological, reproductive, and genetic characterization of crinoids (Echinodermata: … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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