I am a marine biologist specialized in ecotoxicology and ecology of marine zooplankton and hyperbenthos, mostly gelatinous organisms (PhD at University of Coimbra). Recently, I have started to collaborate as a post-doc researcher on the Biotechnology-oriented project "WormAll," led by SeaTox Lab@UCIBIO. I isolate and characterize new biotoxins from marine organisms and, throughout in-vivo and ex-vivo assays, test their properties and effect in order to create a solid and organized database for keeping information easily accessible. For the future, I would like to focus my work on the extraction of substances from marine invertebrates, testing their toxicity and eligibility as novel bioproducts.