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Clara Laguna Defior

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Name: Clara Laguna Defior

Date and place of birth: Madrid, 16/04/1983

 

Educational background

2011: Master Degree on Plant Ecology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

2007: Degree on Biological Sciences. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Madrid.

 

Current position title:  PhD Student (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Plant Science)

 

Present research/professional speciality:

-       My PhD main subject is lichen ecophysiology in Subantarctic / Antarctic areas.

-       Lab work consisted on plant gas-exchange quantification; plant fluorescence yield analysis; DNA sequencing; and spectrophotometric techniques.

-       Field work consisted on ecological studies and microclimatic monitoring.

 

Years as practising researcher: 4; Number of refereed publications: 2

 

Additional qualifications:

-       Master thesis in biology. Usnea in the subantarctic tundra of Navarino Island (Tierra del Fuego, Chile): an ecological approach to Neuropogon group. UCM, Madrid, 2011.

-       Degree thesis in biology: Effects of greater and prolonged snow cover on N content and phenology of two tundra shrubs (Salix glauca and Betula nana). Umeå Universitet, Sweden, 2006.

-       International internships: 3 month of predoctoral stay in Senckenberg Natural Science Museum (Frankfurt, Germany); 1 year of pre-graduate studies in a ecology program in Umea Universitet (Sweden).

-       Teaching skills: Pedagogical Aptitude Certificate (UCM, Madrid, 2008). Two years experience on environmental education programs at Primary Schools and at Cosmocaixa Science Museum (Madrid), 2008-2010.

-       Research skills: One year experience as research assistant on limnology monitoring program (RJB, CSIC, 2009-2010). Tree year experience as PhD student.

-       Other courses on biological sciences: Modeling with Maxent (UCM, Madrid); Modeling Ecological Niche (GBIF, RJB, Madrid); Management and analysis of botanical and ecological data (RJB/CSIC); Botanical gardens as an education resource (RJB/CSIC); Conservation of birds of prey in Spain (UNED) ; Marine mammal monitoring techniques (SOC).

-       Collaboration in environmental programs: Wild Fauna Recovery Program at Rainfer Center, Madrid (Spain), August 2008 ; Primate Accustoming Program at La Lopé National Park, Mikongo (Gabón), April 2008 ; Marine turtle Conservation Program at Pongara National Park (Gabón), March 2008.

 

Publications:

 

  1. Technical report / Scientific monitoring program and regard enhancing project of Cantalejo Lagoons (Segovia). Agreement PNCyL-CSIC coordinated by Santos Cirujano. (February, 2010).
  2. Technical report / Red-file of Limonium squarrosum (Herben). Atlas of threatend flora of P.Iberica and Baleares / Environment department. Chacón Labella, J., Draper Munt, D., Laguna Defior, C., De la Cruz Rot, M. 2009.