Silvia Inés Romero is head of the Ocean Dynamics Laboratory at the Oceanography Department of the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN), Argentina. She is also a professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (FCEN-UBA) and the Universidad de la Defensa Nacional (FadARA-UNDEF), where she contributes to academic training and research in marine sciences. Her work … Continued
Dr. Valeria Ana Guinder is a Senior Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). She leads the Microbial Plankton Group at the Argentine Institute of Oceanography (IADO) in Bahía Blanca. She has participated in numerous national and international oceanographic programs. Her research focuses on phytoplankton biodiversity, bloom dynamics, and harmful … Continued
Bárbara De Feo is a Master’s degree student and research assistant at the Centro Universitario Regional del Este (CURE–Universidad de la República, Uruguay). Her research focuses on plastic and microplastic pollution in the environment, including terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, and their interactions with biota across different regions of Uruguay and Antarctica. Since 2020, she … Continued
Claudia Piccini is a microbiologist whose research focus is the microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems. She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (PEDECIBA, Uruguay) and works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE, Montevideo, Uruguay), where also serves as the Academic Director of the … Continued
PhD candidate in Geosciences from the Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). Master’s degree in Integrated Coastal Management from the Universidad de la República, Uruguay (2021). A researcher in zoology, paleontology, taxonomy, and marine biology with a focus on invertebrates, he has also incorporated ethnobiology, macroalgae, and fish into his research … Continued
Dr. Leticia Burone is a marine geoscientist and senior researcher at the University of the Republic (Uruguay), developing strong research contributions together with the Oceanographic Institute (IO-USP) and PEDECIBA Geosciences. She holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), a MSc in Biological Oceanography from the same institution and a … Continued
Biologist with a degree in Biological Sciences with a focus on Ecology, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences awarded by the University of the Republic, Uruguay. Specialized training in Systematic Conservation Planning, participatory processes for the development of Protected Area Management Plans, spatial analysis of biodiversity information, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), among others. … Continued
I have been passionate about the sea and science since childhood. Although my scientific training comes from being a Chemical Engineer (University of the Republic, 1982), I have been working for decades as a citizen scientist, participating in numerous research topics and collecting malacological material, including new species being described and more than half a … Continued
Master in Biological Sciences from the University of the Republic, Uruguay (2017). Researcher in zoology, systematics, faunistic, and taxonomy with focus on fishes and non-tetrapod organisms from Uruguay. Curator of the Ichthyology, Malacology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Entomology sections of the National Museum of Natural History of Uruguay. Professor at the Centro Universitario Regional del Este … Continued
