Ph.D. Student
Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms Department

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Villa Comunale
80121 Naples - Italy

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Curriculum Vitae

Director of Studies: Dr. Annamaria Locascio
Internal Supervisor(s): Dr. Laura Nuňez Pons
External Supervisor: Dr. Marco Gerdol
Program: Open University, XXVI cycle

Interessi di Ricerca

I am a graduate of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in MSc in Marine Environment and Resources (EMJMD). My research interest centers on the fate, transfer, and effects of emerging environmental contaminants and other stress factors, as well as the physiological and behavioral responses and adaptations of aquatic organisms. I have recently worked on understanding the transfer of different-size microplastics and their fate in organisms of different marine environmental compartments under Dr. Manuel Soto Lopez and Dr. Nerea Garcia Velasco at the Plentzia Marine Station (PiE). Currently, I am working on the resilience of Mytilus galloprovincialis to microplastic pollution and its link with genetic variability under Dr. Annamaria Locascio at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn.

Principali Pubblicazioni

Kurisingal Cleetus MC, & Krishnan A. (2021). Major fishing gears of Azheecode estuary and the nearby marine habitat. Agriculture Observer is access online magazine.

Capitoli di Libri

Valiyaveettil Salimkumar, A., Kurisingal Cleetus, MC, Ehigie, JO, Onogbosele, CO, Nisha, P., Kumar, BS, ... & Rejish Kumar, VJ (2024). Adsorption Behavior and Interaction of Micro-Nanoplastics in Soils and Aquatic Environment. Management of Micro and Nano-plastics in Soil and Biosolids: Fate, Occurrence, Monitoring, and Remedies, 283-311.