The aim of my PhD project is to investigate how different combined stressors act in the environment, with particular attention to biological responses in mussels.

Short Bio

I obtained an MSc in Marine Biology at Marche Polytechnic University (Ancona, Italy), working on a project concerning the modulatory effect of climate change (global warming and ocean acidification) and heavy metals exposure on biological responses of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

Research

The first part of my PhD involves the exposure of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis to several stress compounds. At the moment, I’m studying how different temperatures and phthalate exposure can affect biological responses of blue mussels. Finally, the second part of my project will involve data analysis: at the end of my PhD, I would like to have collected enough data to use artificial intelligence and machine learning for simulating future climate conditions and consequence for mussel populations.