Rosa Isabel Figueroa

My research focuses on the life cycle of dinoflagellates and their parasites, with special attention to the chromosomal and molecular levels. Dinoflagellates can grow massively and reach very high cell densities, forming a bloom, which have noxious and sometimes also toxic effects on human health. Therefore, the problem is not the presence of dinoflagellates, but their massive growth, composed by asexual and sexual processes. I study both and how ecological factors modulate their interaction.