Antonia Cristi

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Antonia Cristi

Position:

PhD Student

Phone:

+64-4-386-0536

Location:

Wellington

Science Centres:

Antarctica

Qualifications:

PhD(c) in Marine Sciences. University of Otago

BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (2016)

Biography:

Antonia is a PhD student from University of Otago working in ecophysiology of Antarctic phytoplankton focusing on the Ross Sea area. She is using molecular techniques within an ecological framework to understand how future environmental conditions will affect biogeochemical cycles in Antarctica

Articles:

Cristi A., Parada-Pose G., Morales-Vicencio F., Cárdenas C., Trefault N,. 2022. Variability in Host Specificity and Functional Potential of Antarctic Sponge-Associated Bacterial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:771589. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.771589

Trefault N., De la Iglesia R., Moreno-Pino M., Lopes Dos Santos A., Gérikas Ribeiro C., Parada-Pozo G., Cristi A., Marie D., Vaulot D., 2021. Annual phytoplankton dynamics in coastal waters from Fildes Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula. Sci Rep 11,1368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80568-8.

Moreno-Pino M., Cristi A., Gillooly J.F., Trefault N., 2020. Characterizing the microbiomes of Antarctic sponges: a functional metagenomic approach. Sci Rep 10, 645. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57464-2

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