

VALERIO MATOZZO
Title: Professore associato
SSD: BIO/07 - Ecology
Address: VIA U. BASSI, 58/B - PADOVA
Phone: 0498276201
E-mail: valerio.matozzo@unipd.it
Research area
The research activity is focused on the following topics: - morpho-functional characterization of hemocytes from marine invertebrates (in particular bivalves, crustaceans and sipunculids); - in vitro and in vivo studies of the effects of emerging environmental contaminants (e.g. drugs and personal care products, nanoparticles, herbicides) in marine invertebrates; - measurement of different biomarkers in bivalve molluscs and crustaceans for the biomonitoring of coastal marine environments; - study of immunomodulation phenomena induced by different types of stressors (bacteria, anoxia, mechanical stress, temperature, salinity, pH, fasting) in bivalves and crustaceans.