Prof. Valerio Matozzo received the degree in biological sciences from the University of Padova (Italy) in 1998. In 2000, he received an European Union postgraduate research grant. In 2003, he received the Ph.D. degree in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Padova. From 2003 to 2005, he had a postdoctoral position at the University of Padova. In 2004, he won the “S. Geraci” Award announced by the Italian Association of Marine Biology for the best paper written by a young researcher and published in an international journal. In 2014, he was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing (“in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal) by Elsevier and the journal Marine Environmental Research. At present, he has a permanent position as Associate Professor at the University of Padova, where he teaches Ecology (degree in Biological Sciences) and Applied Ecology (degree in Environmental Sciences and Technologies). He is in charge of the Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Ecotoxicology of Marine Invertebrates. His main scientific interest is related to the use of marine invertebrates (mainly bivalves) as bioindicators. Both laboratory and field studies are performed and particular attention is given to the evaluation of immunotoxic effects of pollutants in sentinel species. Prof. Matozzo has participated in several national and international research projects. He is the author of 100 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Matozzo is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Xenobiotics, Journal of Toxicology, ISJ-Invertebrate Survival Journal, and Frontiers in Physiology and Frontiers in Marine Science. He is a Member of the Italian Association of Marine Biology and the Italian Association of Developmental and Comparative Immunobiology. He serves as a Reviewer for more than 40 international scientific journals.

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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.

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