Roger Busom Casado (5E11-26F2-F712)

Curriculum Vitae

Roger Busom Casado

Roger Casado completed his BSc in Biotechnology at the University of Lleida (Spain) in 2021 and a master's degree in Marine Biotechnology Resources at the Polytechnic of Leiria in 2023. His master's thesis focused on investigating the accumulation of microplastics in North Atlantic sharks, assessing their causes, potential effects, and exploring bioremediation strategies. From this work, he had the opportunity to present several posters of his results at different scientific events including, the EFB2022 Virtual conference (Spain), the SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting (Ireland), and ‘Recent trends in microplastic research’ PRIORITY Training School - COST ACTION (CA20101) (Germany). He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree to evaluate the accumulation dynamics and effects of marine litter and its most prevalent chemical additives on sharks.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Roger Busom Casado

Citation names

Casado, Roger B.
Casado, Roger

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 5E11-26F2-F712

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Catalan (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Italian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2025/01 - 2028/12 Ongoing	Accumulation dynamics and effects of marine litter and their most prevalent chemical additives on sharks (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal Università degli Studi di Siena Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Italy
2021/09/29 - 2023/10/23 Concluded	Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Mestrado) Major in Ecotoxicologia marinha. Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal "Accumulation of microplastics in North Atlantic sharks: causes, potential effects, and bioremediation strategies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2017/09/15 - 2021/09/16 Concluded	Biotecnología (Bachelor) Major in Biotecnologia marinha Universitat de Lleida, Spain " Functional characterization of wild and farmed Ulva sp." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11/15 - 2024/05/15	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua, Spain

2021/09 - 2023/10	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11/15 - 2024/05/15	Internship	Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua, Spain

2023/01/15 - 2023/04/15	Internship	Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy

2020/09/01 - 2021/07/31	Scholarship Erasmus + for Studies	Erasmus Plus, Belgium
	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/09/18 - 2021/01/18	Internship	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/11 - 2024/05	Dermal exposure to plasticizers and PFAS from contact with clothes 2022-1- PT01-KA131-HED-000064936 Research Fellow Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua, Spain	Erasmus Plus Concluded
2023/01 - 2023/04	Microplastic characterisation in Scyliorhinus canicula 2021 1 PT01 KA131 HED 000020621 Master Student Fellow Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy	Erasmus Plus Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/11/15 - 2024/05/15	EDGE - The environmental degradation of granulated elastomers used in public parks and sports fields: characterisation, exposure and risk assessment PID2022-140801OB-100 Researcher Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua, Spain	España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Ongoing
2021 - 2022	BLUESHARKER - Blue shark as biomonitor of Atlantic waters through an integrated biomarker assessment PTDC/CTA-AMB/29136/2017 Researcher Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/09 - 2020/12	HP4A: Healthy Pasta for All POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039952 Researcher Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - 2024	PlasticSharker - Tracking microplastics and additives in sharks and their menu's UID/04292/2020 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Casado, Roger B. ; Alves, Luís M.F.; Lemos, Marco F.L; Baini, Matteo; Galli, Matteo; Ceia, Filipe R.; Bessa, Filipa; Novais, Sara. "Sharks as sentinels of plastic pollution in benthic and pelagic marine ecosystems". Paper presented in ‘Recent trends in microplastic research’ PRIORITY Training School - COST ACTION (CA20101), 2023. Morão, Inês F. ; Simões, Tiago; Casado, Roger B. ; Vieira, Sara; Lemos, Marco F.L; Novais, Sara. "Are Metal Levels in Female Sea Turtles Influencing Their Eggs General Composition?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023. Casado, Roger B. ; Alves, Luís M.F.; Lemos, Marco F.L; Baini, Matteo; Galli, Matteo; Ceia, Filipe R.; Bessa, Filipa; Novais, Sara. "Sharks as sentinels of plastic pollution in benthic and pelagic marine ecosystems". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland., 2023. Casado, Roger B. ; Cruz, Alexandra. "Microplastics biodegradation in aquaculture water". Paper presented in EFB2022 Virtual conference, 2022.
Journal article	Morão, Inês F.C.; Simões, Tiago; Casado, Roger B.; Vieira, Sara; Ferreira-Airaud, Betânia; Caliani, Ilaria; Di Noi, Agata; et al. "Metal accumulation in female green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Eastern Atlantic affects their egg quality with potential implications for embryonic development". Science of The Total Environment (2024): 172710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172710. Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172710
Thesis / Dissertation	Casado, Roger Busom. "Accumulation of microplastics in North Atlantic sharks: causes, potential effects, and bioremediation strategies". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8882.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/09/18	Are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affecting egg quality from female green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles?	ICYMARE 2023 Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment of the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany)
2023/05/22	Sharks as sentinels of plastic pollution in benthic and pelagic marine ecosystems (Pitch presentation)	PRIORITY - COST ACTION (CA20101) COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (Jena, Germany)
2023/05/03	POPs Maternal Transference and Consequences for Egg Development and Reproduction Success in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas).	SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting European Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Dublin, Ireland)
2023/02/20	Phenolic compounds content and antioxidant activity of wild macroalgae Ulva sp. vs cultivated Ulva rigida	24th International Seaweed Symposium University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (Hobart, Australia)
2022/10/04	Microplastics biodegradation in aquaculture water (Flash presentation)	EFB2022 Virtual conference European Federation of Biotechnology (Barcelona, Spain)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/05/22 - 2023/05/26	Recent Trends in Microplastic Research Other	PRIORITY - COST ACTION (CA20101) COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), Belgium

Distinctions

Other distinction

2023	Funding from PRIORITY - COST ACTION (CA20101) to participate in Training School ‘Recent trends in microplastic research’ COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), Belgium