zulema.varela@usc.es

CRETUS Institute, Ecology Unit, Facultade Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

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Education

  • BSc, UVigo, 2005 - Biology Degree.
  • MSc, USC, 2007 - Master in Environmental Engineering.
  • BSc Thesis, USC, 2009 - "Harmonization of the moss technique: selection of the size of the sampling area". Cum laude.
  • PhD, USC, 2014 - "Advances in air quality biomonitoring with the terrestrial moss Pseudoscleropodium purum". Cum laude and International Doctor Mention, Extraordinary Ph.D. award.

Positions

  • 2010 - 2014: ECOTOX Group, USC - PhD Student.
  • 2013: University of Trieste, Italia - Pre-doctoral stay.
  • 2015: University of Concepción, Chile - PhD grant.
  • 2016 - 2018: University of Lisboa, Portugal - PhD grant.
  • 2018 - Present: ECOTOX group, USC - PhD Grant.