Dr Eduarda Santos

About me:

I am an environmental biologist investigating how environmental stressors affect living organisms in aquatic systems, both within natural environments and in aquaculture. My research focuses on fish and other aquatic invertebrates and has ranged from investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of environmental chemicals using (epi)genomics approaches to understanding disease susceptibility within aquaculture. I am part of the Environmental Biology research group.

Our research team is interested in understanding how stressors impact aquatic animals, both in the short and long term. Our research activities use a range of genomics, epigenomics and physiological tools to focus on the following questions:

• Disease in Aquaculture: understanding resistance and susceptibility to pathogens
• Epigenetics in Aquaculture: opportunities to improve productivity and health in farmed animals
• Mechanisms of toxicity of environmental stressors
• Long lasting effects of chemical exposures on the epigenome and their potential to alter the outcomes of future exposures
• Multiple stressors and their interactions

2010 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Exeter, UK

2002 PhD in Fish Reproductive Endocrinology, Brunel University, UK

1995 Degree in Aquatic Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

2019 - Present Associate Professor in Environmental Biology, University of Exeter

2014-2019 Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biology, University of Exeter

2008-2014 Lecturer in Environmental Biology, University of Exeter

2005-2008 NERC Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Exeter

2001-2005 BBSRC Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Exeter