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Ana Palacio Curriculum vitae.

General Information

Full Name Ana M. Palacio-Castro
Languages English, Spanish

Education

  • 2019
    PhD
    University of Miami, Miami, USA
    • Implemented field and laboratory experiments to understand the mechanisms underlying differential coral bleaching susceptibility.
    • Identified dynamic changes in Symbiodiniaceae communities during heat stress and recovery using qPCR.
    • Tested what coral species increase their temperature tolerance through the acquisition of thermotolerant symbionts during natural bleaching events in Florida and Panama.
    • Assessed the effect of elevated nutrients and CO2 on pre-bleaching symbiont communities and further bleaching susceptibility.
  • 2010
    B.S
    Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Experience

  • 2023 - 2024
    Assistant Scientist
    University of Miami - CIMAS / NOAA-AOML
  • 2022-2023
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    University of Miami - CIMAS / NOAA-AOML
  • 2019-2021
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    National Research Council