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Jose Francisco GRILLO

Research Assistant

Laboratorio de Comunidades Marinas y Ecotoxicología

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Work Location

Edificio Ciencias Básicas I. Tercer piso
Sartenejas, Apartado 89000 Baruta Caracas 1080-A, Venezuela 89000
Caracas 89000, Miranda
Venezuela

Nationality
Spain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Highest Degree
Bachelor in Biology
Job Type
Research
Operational Support (technical)
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Pollution
Activities
Microplastic assessment in aquatic environments:
- Collection of water, sediment and organism samples from aquatic environments
- Characterization of biofilm community isolated from microplastics through 16S & 18S rRNA amplicon Next Generation Sequencing
- Toxicity assays (LC50)
- Microplastic processing and counting in laboratory settings, avoing airborne microplastic contamination
- Data analysis of microplastic content in environmental samples 

Collaboration in monitoring and environmental impact projects associated with the oil industry: 
Specific activities:
- Collection of samples of marine biota, water and sediments (using a collection bottle and dredge)
- Sample processing
* Measurement of Total Suspended Solids (Water)
* Measurement of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's)
* Measurement of Oils and Fats (Water and Sediments)
* Measurement of Heavy Metals (Water and Sediments)
+ Digestion of Water and Sediments
* Measurement of Particle Size Fraction
* Measurement of Total Organic Carbon
* Measurement of Organic Matter
- Participation in data analysis and writing reports
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
Skills
- Environmental sample collection and analysis
- Bioinformatic and biostatistics analysis
- Polymeric nano/microparticle synthesis
- Toxicity assay design and implementation
- Histological analysis
- Data analysis
Working language(s)
Spanish
English
Citation(s)
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Created: 2019-11-14 | Last Updated: 2022-12-05


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