Role at Cawthron
Natali is a scientist in the Aquaculture Group at Cawthron. She is passionate about research into the physiology of marine invertebrates. Currently, her research aims to understand shellfish stress, health and nutrition of different aquaculture species through the development of immunological assays and quantifying oxidative damage and antioxidant biomakers.
Her research has a strong commercial impact, trying to understand the animal’s biochemical, molecular and physiological responses throughout the different aquaculture processes, and the mechanisms used to cope with such procedures. Natali works closely with the industry in order to optimise current aquaculture industry practices.
Technical skills, experience and interests
Ecophysiology
Oxidative Stress
Heat Shock Response
Molecular Biology
Physiological Adaptation
Larval Development
Aquaculture
Professional affiliations
Association for Women in Sciences – New Zealand (AWIS)
New Zealand Marine Science Society (NZMSS)
World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Qualifications
PhD Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2017
MSc Marine Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2013
PGDip Marine Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2011
BSc Marine Biology (Hons. Equiv.), Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile, 2009
