Dr. María Antonieta López
María Antonieta Panamá López Hernández, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics
Justus Liebig University
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 IFZ
D-35392 Giessen
Phone: +49 (0) 641 99-35713
E-Mail: Maria.A.Lopez
Fields of interest and focus of work
- Combined effects of microplastics and food on Reef-Building Corals.
- Relation of microplastics and food with the corals' heat stress tolerance.
Research and Projects at the Marine Holobiomics Lab
Scientific career
- 2021-2025: Ph.D. student at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
- 2018: Postgraduate student (MSc in Biological Sciences), Universidad Simón Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela.
Thesis: “Detoxification in healthy corals, disease and zooxanthellae during and after stress by xenobiotics” - 2012: Undergraduate student (BSc Biology), Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Thesis: "Characterization of colonies of Montastraea sp. for infrared spectroscopy (FTIR - ATR)"
Publications
- ResearchGate profile
Conference contributions
- López M, Tirpitz V, Reichert J, Ziegler M (2023): Microplastic Pollution and Feeding Regime: Interactive Effects on Reef-Building Corals. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Oral presentation.
Scholarships
- Ph.D. scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service – DAAD (since Oct 2021)