🎉 Big news to kick off 2025! Our very own Antón Vázquez Arias successfully defended his PhD on January 8th! 🥳

He did an amazing job during the defense, and we couldn’t be prouder. What a fantastic way to start the new year—congrats, Dr. Vázquez Arias! 🔖💥

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🔍 What we’re exploring:

➡️ How heavy metals affect macroalgal health and resilience

➡️ Ecological consequences for marine ecosystems

➡️ Innovative methods to study stress responses at multiple levels

Stay tuned for our new findings and advances.

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🌊 Excited to share our research project with the Bluesky community!

We’re diving into the impacts of chronic metal exposure on key macroalgal foundation species. We aim to uncover how these organisms respond to long-term environmental stressors and what that means for ecosystems relying on them.