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Meet EMBRC Greece (HCMR)

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In this video, get to know EMBRC Greece (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, HCMR). HCMR includes three institutes: Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Institute of Oceanography (IO), and the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters (IMBRIW).

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01 Sep 2014

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EMBRC-France: Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer

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Meet one of the French EMBRC sites: Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, OOB (part of EMBRC-FR). Founded in 1881, the OOB, also known as the Laboratoire Arago, is a marine station located in Banyuls-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales) on the Mediterranean coast of France. The marine station is made up of several joint research laboratories operated by Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC-Paris 6) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).

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26 Jun 2014

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EMBRC France partner site: Institut de la mer de Villefranche, IMEV

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Meet the Institut de la mer de Villefranche, IMEV (previously Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche sur mer), one of EMBRC France's three sites.

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13 Oct 2013

Sanda Skejić and Jasna Arapov

Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia)

Sanda Skejić and Jasna Arapov used the MOTax Unit at SZN for a comparative study of Pseudo-nitzschia assemblage

Federica Montesanto

PhD student at University of Bari

Federica Montesanto used 3 EMBRC sites for her research on early identification of non-indigenous ascidian species and identification of complex/cryptic/new species.

PhD student, CoNISMa

Chiara Conte used EMBRC services to expand on previous research exploring the relationship between seagrasses and epiphytic microbes.

Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira

PhD student at University of A Coruña

Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira advanced her research on kelp forests using an EMBRC site in Portugal. This was a novel study of seascape change in NW Iberia.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tobias Gerber's research on the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii (platy) was advanced using EMBRC sites across Europe through the TREC expedition. EMBRC facilitated logistics, legal issues, and site access.

Prof of marine biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven

Imke Lang tested different cryopreservation protocols and techniques for red microalgae strains at Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)

Jorune Sakalauskaite

University of Turin, Italy

Jorune Sakalauskaite's research helped her to better understand the molecular aspects of biomineralisation and use them as molecular barcodes to identify the biological origin of prehistoric shell artifacts.

Belén Gonzalez-Gaya

Postdoc, Plentzia Marine Station (PiE-UPV/EHU)

Belén González-Gaya tested the obesity potential of the estrogenic compounds present in Basque hospital effluent waters with an in-vitro transactivation bioassay developed at CIIMAR.

Group leader, Grenoble Alpes University

Dr Johan Decelle used EMBRC and Euro-BioImaging services to conduct research on symbiotic interactions with microalgae. His aim was to unveil the structural architecture of the microalgal cell and its integration into a host cell using cutting-edge imaging technologies.

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