I am a marine biologist, working at IBIOMAR-CONICET in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina. My main interest is the study of marine invertebrate integrative biology, including reproduction, physiology, behavior, ecology, fisheries and ecotoxicology. I focus particularly on marine gastropods and the integration of knowledge for application in the management of this resource. In this sense, I am interested in marine gastropod fisheries, its food quality for human consumption and studies on contaminants of different species in Patagonian. Marine invertebrates are relatively poorly studied in Argentina. Their particular modes of life and environmental adaptations have interested me since I was an undergraduate student. My investigations aim to study the integrative biology of these animals, utilizing different techniques to answer scientific questions about reproduction, physiology, behavior, and to promote the conservation of Patagonian marine invertebrates from an ecological and economical point of view. In 2007 I became a Scientific Researcher in CONICET and began to organize the LARBIM (Reproduction and Marine Invertebrate Integrative Biology Laboratory), which is currently formed by more than 15 people (researchers, fellows and biology students). In this research group we study marine invertebrates from Patagonia, mainly in reproduction, development, behavior, fisheries, ecotoxicology, taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity. Research goals The life cycles of marine gastropods in order to implement management strategies for the artisanal fisheries and their conservation Physiolo
