Expert Details
Nanotoxicology, Metal Ecotoxciology, Ecotoxicology, EIA
ID: 728958
United Kingdom
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2001 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Environmental Toxicology | Institution: Universiyt of Manchester, UK |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Environmental Sciences & Policy | Institution: University of Manchester, UK |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Biology | Institution: Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Ecotoxicologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Marine ecotoxicology research using rapid embryo assays using invertebrate models (Ciona intestinalis, Mytilus edulis, Psammechinus miliaris) to:(a) assess developmental toxicology of emerging contaminants such as engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and enzymes contained in biological powders; (b) To prepare comprehensive, high quality, Standard Operating procedures for the use of marine invertebrates as models for assessing the impact of co-exposures to emerging contaminants, and of single exposures mediated by typical stressors of the changing environment (photochemical transformations, temperature increase, acidification, etc) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2008 | Employer: University of the Azores | Title: Postdoc | Department: Oceanography and Fisheries |
Responsibilities:studying physiological adaptations to the hyper-toxic environment typical at deep-sea hydrothermal vents |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: ForEnviron Environmental and Engineering Consultancy Ltd., Hungary | Title: Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managing teams involved in environmental quality assessment;Coordination of the NATO-funded research project entitled (2001) "Attitudinal, political and technical aspects of data sharing over trans-boundary effects of freshwater pollution associated with mining: a case study for the Tisza River;" Co-ordination of Environmental Impact Assessments for implementation of various investments (both industrial and commercial units such as TESCO); Writing project proposals for EU funded environmental projects according to the ISPA (Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession procedure); Report writing; Correspondence with customers (national and international). |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Founding member of the NGO “ECOTUR”, Romania; Society of Experimental Biology; American Malacological Society; Hungarian Hydrobiological Society; Brazilian Microscopy Society; Active member of MOMAR and INTERRIDGE networks; Member of the Portuguese Marine Research Institute (IMAR); European and American Geoscience Union (EGU, AGU). |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| 1989 – Scholarship of the State Scholarship Foundation, Romania to complete undergraduate studies leading to BSc; 1996 - Scholarship of the Soros Foundation to complete MSc degree; 1997 - Joint scholarship of the Foundation for an Open Society and UK Foreign Office to undertake a research project leading to PhD; 2001- NATO fellowship to carry out research on “Attitudinal, political and technical aspects of data sharing over trans-boundary effects of freshwater pollution associated with mining: a case study for the Tisza River.” |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has published approximately 30 refereed papers, which collectively, have been cited over 200 times, and generate an h-index of 8. In addition to these publications, she has written two book chapters on cadmium in the environment and on life in extreme environments. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | Native speaker |
| Portuguese | Fluent |
| Romanian | Fluent |
| French | Basic |