Mitigating harmful algal blooms with modified clay to safeguard marine aquaculture in a changing climate.
Supervisors
Professor Keith Davidson (SAMS)
Dr Sonia Rey (University of Stirling)
Funder
SUPERDTP and SAMS
Start Date
01/10/2024
Education
2020 - Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology) - Catholic University of Chile (PUC)
Career
2021-2024 - Harmful Algae Researcher - Harmful Algae Research Center/ Fisheries Development Institute
2023-2024 - Author and Scientific consultant - Ministry of science of Chile
2023 - Environmental research consultant - Yadrán S.A.
Publications
Flores-Leñero, A., Vargas-Torres, V., Paredes-Mella, J., Norambuena, L., Fuenzalida, G., Lee-Chang, K., & Mardones, J. I. (2022). Heterosigma akashiwo in Patagonian fjords: Genetics, growth, pigment signature and role of PUFA and ROS in ichthyotoxicity. Toxins, 14(9), 577.
Mardones, J. I., Paredes-Mella, J., Flores-Leñero, A., Yarimizu, K., Godoy, M., Artal, O., ... & Iriarte, J. L. (2023). Extreme harmful algal blooms, climate change, and potential risk of eutrophication in Patagonian fjords: Insights from an exceptional Heterosigma akashiwo fish-killing event. Progress in Oceanography, 210, 102921.
Mardones, J. I., Flores-Leñero, A., Pinto-Torres, M., Paredes-Mella, J., & Fuentes-Alburquenque, S. (2022). Mitigation of Marine Dinoflagellates Using Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Increases Toxicity towards Epithelial Gill Cells. Microorganisms, 11(1), 83.
Conference talks
Chile’s 15th national congress of marine science - March 2021
Strategies to mitigate harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chile: current knowledge and future perspectives.
Alga-Microbiota Interaction: A Physiological Approach to the holobiont.
ICHA 2021/19th International Conference on Harmful Algae - October 2021
Phylogeny, lipid composition, pigment signature, ichthyotoxicity and growth of the fish-killer Heterosigma akashiwo from Chilean Patagonia.
Annual Meeting of Chile’s Biological Society - March 2020
Alga-Microbiota Interaction: A Physiological Approach to the holobiont.