Conférence Urania Christaki

Urania Christaki will present a seminar on Tuesday February 14 at 11:00h, entitled :

"The hidden diversity in a coastal marine ecosystem"

Urania Christaki, received her Bachelor degree in Biology from University of Athens. Then, she conducted two master degrees, first in Hydrobiology (University of St. Petersbourg, Russia) and then in Oceanography (University of Athens). In 1995 she defended her Ph.D in Oceanography and in 2002 she was elected Professor at the Université de la Mediterrannée, Marseilles, France. Currently, she is a professor at Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale leading the lab Laboratoire d’Océanologie et des Geosciences.

Her research interests lie within the filed of Microbial Ecology. Microbial trophodynamics, ranging from bacterial activities to the feeding selectivity of protozoa, and to the relationships of microbes with higher level mesozooplankton and biogeochemistry. She is utilizing molecular tools to explore microeucaryote diversity in a functional and ecological context. Finally, she has authored more than 30 research papers since 2007, and more than 54 in total.

Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et des Geosciences
CNRS-UMR LOG 8187
Resp. Equipe 1 – Ecologie Planctonique
32 Ave. Foch, 62930 Wimereux, FR
Email: Urania.Christaki @ univ-littoral.fr (Urania.Christaki @ univ-littoral.fr)