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I am a highly motivated PhD student at the University of Aveiro, a Groningen University MSc (2023/12) and a Plymouth University BSc (2021/07) in Marine Biology, with extensive experience in global change biology research. I have been employed as a research assistant at the University of Aveiro (2024/04 - 2024/10) and a teaching assistant at the University of Groningen (2023/04 - 2023/05). I contributed to one research article published in a peer reviewed journal, and am working towards the publication of three more, two currently available as preprints. I have published my BSc thesis in a scientific e- journal and presented it at the International Conference for Young Marine Researchers (2021). I furthermore presented my MSc research thesis at the International Conference for Young Marine Researchers (2024) and was awarded second best talk. I possess skills in data management and analysis, molecular laboratory techniques and physiological research. I have been and am involved in multiple extracurricular activities, amongst which I am a member of the EUROMARINE network OYSTER working group and a postgraduate member of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. I am determined to pursue an academic career with the goal of contributing to our collective efforts to safeguard marine environments.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bianca Allegra Parodi

Citation names

  • Parodi, Bianca Allegra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6114-8438-889B
ORCID iD
0009-0008-6744-3988

Email addresses

  • b.a.parodi@ua.pt (Professional)
  • bianca21parodi@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+39) 3459721977 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/01/01 - 2028/12/31
Ongoing
 Doctorate in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Marine Biology
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/12
Concluded
 Marine Biology (Master)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2018/07/01 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Marine Biology (Bachelor)
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/03/15 - 2024/10/15 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/01 - 2023/05/31 Assistant (University Teacher) Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Natascha M. Borgstein; Laia Burgués Palau; Bianca A. Parodi; Elise M. J. Laetz. "Unraveling the Phidiana paradox: Phidiana lynceus can retain algal symbionts but its nocturnal tendencies prevent benefits from photosynthesis". Symbiosis (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-024-00970-y.
    10.1007/s13199-024-00970-y
  2. Parodi, Bianca Allegra; Manuela Truebano Garcia. "The effect of parental thermal environment on maternal investment and offspring performance". The Plymouth Student Scientist 14 2 (2021): https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/18501.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.24382/b4h9-gn87
Preprint
  1. Zhen Qin; Lorenzo Vassura; Bianca Parodi; Elise Laetz. "Sodium sulfite can reliably induce chemical hypoxia without toxic effects in the model sea anemone species, Exaiptasia diaphana". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/x26s59.
    10.32942/x26s59
  2. Bianca Parodi; Ioana Stanca; Laia Burgués Palau; Zhen Qin; Elise Laetz. "The Deadly Trio: Do warming, acidification & deoxygenation destabilize the anemone-algae symbiosis?". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/x2nw40.
    10.32942/x2nw40
Report
  1. Parodi, Bianca Allegra. 2023. Epigenetic inheritance in changing marine environments - Is adaptation to climate change possible?. https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/31709/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Warming, acidification, and nightly hypoxia: Investigating their singular and combined effects on the stress response, acclimation capability, and symbiotic relationship of Exaiptasia diaphana". Master, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculteit voor Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, 2023. https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/31537/.
  2. "Visual plasticity in African Cichlids species: the effect of photic environment related to depth and turbidity on opsin genes and cyp27c1 expression". Master, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculteit voor Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, 2022. https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/29104/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/18 The Tropical Sea Anemone Exaiptasia diaphana displays Resilience when exposed to the “Deadly Trio” of Climate Change related Environmental Stressors International Conference for Young Marine Researchers
The Bremen Society for Natural Sciences (Bremen, Germany)
2023/11/06 Assisted Evolution - A viable marine conservation method or pushing the boundaries of human intervention? Rijksuniversiteit Groningen MSc Marine Biology Colloquium meeting
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
2021/09/21 The effect of parental thermal environment on maternal investment and offspring performance International Conference for Young Marine Researchers
The Bremen Society for Natural Sciences

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/01/01 - Current OYSTER (Orienting Young ScienTists of EuromaRine) working group of the EUROMARINE network. Part of the communication team.
2023/01/27 - Current The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Postgraduate member
2020/01/15 - 2020/03/10 The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Laboratory and animal husbandry volunteer in the Mieszkowska Group for Hannah Parry-Wilson PhD research

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - 2021/08/01 Secretary for the International Students Plymouth society
Other
 University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/02/27 - 2023/04/09 Testing protocols for the bleaching of Exaiptasia diaphana and the use of sodium sulfite to induce chemical hypoxia conditions Nienke Zwaferink and Joyce Vriesema

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/11/24 - 2022/12/23 I was part of a one month long fieldwork expedition in the Country of Curaçao. Here, I tested and optimised methodologies for ocean acidification research using different species of cnidarians: Bunodeopsis antillensis and Cassiopea xamachana. Part of this included the planning and testing of multiple experimental set ups and the recording of metabolic rate and critical thermal limit. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2022/03/10 - 2022/03/14 I participated in a sea grass seeding expedition with Dr. Laura Govers’ team. This was part of a very large restoration project: ”Waddenmozaïek Project”. It involved cohabiting in a boat and physically demanding field work in mud flats. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculteit voor Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Netherlands
2019/06/16 - 2019/07/12 I completed my PADI Dive Master qualification, assisting instructors in open water and advanced open water courses, as well as leading and organizing scientific dives. I worked as a research assistant in a coral nursery project, maintaining the rope coral nursery, and participating in setting up new nursery systems. Operation Wallacea Ltd, United Kingdom
2018/08/07 - 2018/08/13 I contributed to expand the Tethys Institute dataset by collecting data on marine mammals in the Pelagos Sanctuary. I assisted with photo identification techniques, surveys, and behavioral sampling while sharing accommodation on the Pelagos research boat. Tethys Research Institute, Italy
Distinctions

Award

2024 2nd Best Talk of ICYMARE 2024
Universität Bremen, Germany