Profiles
Dr Maria Florencia Ferreira
Post-Doctoral Researcher
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
Employment
- 2021 - 2022: Post-doctoral research assistant in Molecular ecotoxicology, University of Plymouth.
Internships
- 2018: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS, Weymouth).
- 2019: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS, Weymouth).
Education
- 2016 - 2020: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 2008 - 2015: Lic. in Biological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Professional membership
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2017-2018)
Fisheries Society of the British Isles (2018-2020)
European Environmental Muta-Genesis Society (2023)
Publications
Publications
Vernon, E.L., Jha, A.N., Ferreira, M.F., Slomberg, D.L., Malard, V., Grisolia, C., Payet, M., Turner, A., 2022. Bioaccumulation, release, and genotoxicity of stainless steel particles in marine bivalve molluscs. Chemosphere 303, 134914. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CHEMOSPHERE.2022.134914
Ferreira, M.F., Lo Nostro, F.L., Fernández, D.A., Genovese, G., 2021. Endocrine disruption in the sub-Antarctic fish Patagonotothen tessellata (Perciformes, Notothenidae) from Beagle Channel associated to anthropogenic impact. Mar. Environ. Res. 171, 105478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105478Ferreira, M.F., Lo Nostro, F., Honji, R., Ansaldo, M., Genovese, G., 2019. Endocrine and reproductive endpoints of Notothenia rossii and N. coriiceps: A baseline study for ecotoxicological monitoring in Antarctic waters. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 145, 418–428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.044
Varela, M.L., Ferreira, M.F., Da Cuña, R.H., Lo Nostro, F.L., Genovese, G., Meijide, F.J., 2017. Dynamics of ovarian maturation throughout the reproductive cycle of the neotropical cichlid fish Cichlasoma dimerus (Teleostei, Cichliformes). Can. J. Zool. 95, 485–498. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0198
Ferreira, M.F., Varela, M.L., Lo Nostro, F., Ansaldo, M., Genovese, G., 2016. Reproductive aspects of Notothenia rossii and N. coriiceps (Perciformes, Nototheniidae) at Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island during austral summer. Polar Biol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1918-x
Genovese, G., Regueira, M., Da Cuña, R.H.H., Ferreira, M.F.F., Varela, M.L.L., Lo Nostro, F.L.L., 2014. Nonmonotonic response of vitellogenin and estrogen receptor alpha gene expression after octylphenol exposure of Cichlasoma dimerus (Perciformes, Cichlidae). Aquat. Toxicol. 156, 30–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.07.019