Environmental sciences
Environmental Sciences
My research is at the interface between plant biology and ecotoxicogenomics. I explore plant’s response from genes through cells and whole plant in order to identify novel biomarkers to environmental stresses and factors. This fundamental research is expected to have implication for the in-situ bioavailability determination as well as ecotoxicology field and may aid in the development of new assays for biomonitoring.
Our main research concerns heavy metals in the environment, in particular bioaccumulation and fate in the trophic chain.
Research topics
- Heavy metal uptake mechanisms in aquatic plants
- Effect of UV on bioaccumulation of heavy metals
- Effect of macrophytes on heavy metals biogeochemical cycle
- Effect of macrophytes on bacterial communities
- Looking for biomarkers of exposure
Interdisciplinary
- Genomics
- Plant physiology
