Dr. Alessandra Gallo

Alessandra Gallo is a researcher at the Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms (BEOM) Department, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, since 2019. From 2015 to 2019, she conducted postdoctoral research at BEOM Department. In 2014, she held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Biological Science Department of the University of Naples Federico II. She holds a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine (2013), a Master’s (2009), and a Bachelor’s (2007) degree summa cum laude in Biological Science from the University of Naples. She is the author of 33 papers in international ISI journals and three chapter books and a member of different national granted projects. She was a referee and guest editor for different ISI journals. She was awarded the ‘Aldo Fasolo Prize’ for young researchers. Her research interest focuses on reproductive toxicology assessing environmental stressor effects on gamete quality, fertilization, and embryo development in marine invertebrates to elucidate the mechanisms that mediate biological damage and provide tools for assessing marine environmental quality.