RESEARCH

Research activities

Permanent researcher (CDI) (Catégorie 6, Echelon 3, Indice 371). The European Alliance on Agricultural knowledge for Development (Agrinatura) – Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad). 34980 Montferrier-sur-Lez (France). 12 June 2023Present

Postdoctoral guidance stage. University of Girona (UdG). 17003 Girona (Spain). 27 May 202311 June 2023

PhD in the ‘Variability in the health status and reproductive traits of European sardine stocks in the Mediterranean. Implications for Fishery Management’. Doctoral Programme in the Environment. Marine Resources and Biodiversity research group (GRMAR), Institute of Aquatic Ecology (IEA). University of Girona (UdG), 17003 Girona (Spain). 1 July 2020 – 26 May 2023

– Research stay at La Sapienza University of Rome focused on nematode parasitism in pelagic species. 00185 Rome (Italy). January – April 2022

– Awarded with University, research centre and hospital foundation grant for the contracting of new research staff (FI 2020). Agency for Management of University and Research Grants, Catalonia (Spain). July 2020 – July 2023

Master thesis ‘Reproductive analysis of warm affinity fishes in a biogeographic transition zone (Galician Waters, North-east Atlantic Ocean)’. Fisheries Ecology Group, Department of Ecology and Marine Resources. Institute of Marine Research – Spanish National Research Council (IIM – CSIC), 36208 Vigo (Spain). March – July 2020.

Internship ‘In vitro investigation of gonadal sex change in a temperate marine fish’. Gemmell Lab, Department of Anatomy. University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin (New Zealand). January – March 2020

Master’s professional practices in Reproductive biology: application in fishery science. Fisheries Ecology Group, Department of Ecology and Marine Resources. Institute of Marine Research – Spanish National Research Council (IIM – CSIC), 36208 Vigo (Spain). April – June 2019

Methods of laboratory in Aquaculture nutrition. Aquaculture Research Group (AquaGroup), Centre for Marine Sciences European Marine Biological Resource Centre (CCMAR – EMBRC), 8005-139 Faro (Portugal). October – December 2018

– Awarded with Collaboration grant 2017 – 2018 from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports in the application of new materials in the preparation of samples. Group of Research in Analytical Chemistry applied to the environment, food and drugs (GQAA – MAF), Department of Chemical and Energy Technology, Chemical and Environmental Technology, and Mechanical Technology and Analytical Chemistry. Rey Juan Carlos University, 28933 Móstoles (Spain). May – July 2018

Extracurricular internship and Degree thesis ‘Efectos de la inmunoestimulación durante la diferenciación sexual del pez cebra (Danio rerio)’. Group of Physiology and Genomic of fish, fish farming applications, Department of Renewable Marine Resources. Institute of Marine Sciences – Spanish National Research Council (ICM – CSIC), 08003 Barcelona (Spain). January – May 2018

Degree’s professional practices in Analysis and sampling of pH in the oceanographic campaign RREX 2017 aboard the oceanographic vessel L’Atalante with the Department of Oceanography of the IIM – CSIC in collaboration with IFREMER (Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer). Group of Oceanology, Department of Oceanography. Institute of Marine Research – Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), 36208 Vigo (Spain). July – August 2017

Participation in projects

Scientific advisor. SWM 2 Project (Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage). Funded by EU, Agence française de développement, Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondiale (FFEM), and Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). 2018 – 2024

Scientific advisor. AMPIANA 2 Project (Appui au Marché Piscicole d’Analamanga). Funded by EU and Agence française de développement. 2021 – 2025

Co-direction of the awarded project by the call ‘Exposome & grands défis sociétaux’ /(AAP-R 2024) – Institut ExposUM‘ ‘AQUABIOCONTROL’. 2024 – 2026

Team member of the awarded project by National Geographic Society Grant 2023 ‘Cold-water coral biodiversity and distribution across oxygen minimum zones on the Galapagos and Isla del Coco’. September 2023 -September 2024

Researcher included in the project SARDTEMP work plan: Convocatoria 2021 de ayudas a «Proyectos Estratégicos Orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital», en el marco del Programa Estatal para Impulsar la Investigación Científico-Técnica y su Transferencia, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023. Ministry of Science and Innovation. 2022 – 2024

– Researcher included in the project QUALISARD work plan: Convocatoria 2022 de ayudas a «Proyectos de Prueba de Concepto», en el marco del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación para el período 2021-2023, en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. Ministry of Science and Innovation. 2022 – 2024

Predoctoral researcher of the project CONSARVAR: Convocatorias 2018 de Proyectos de I+D de «Generación de Conocimiento» y Proyectos de I+D+i «Retos Investigación» de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación. Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 2020 – 2022

– Participant of the working group in the application of the teaching innovation project granted by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Girona (UdG): «Ajut d’innovació docent i millora de la qualitat de la Facultat de Ciències 2021». 2022

© Marta Caballero Huertas, 2024