First Name: Vera
Name: Slaveykova
Position: Full professor
Email: vera.slaveykova@unige.ch
Institute / University / Company: University of Geneva
Research Unit: Departement F.A.Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences
Address (city, state): Geneva
Country: Suisse
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
- Bioavailability,
- Molecular ecotoxicology
- Transcriptomics
- Community ecotoxicology
- Biodiversity
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- Trace metals
- Mercury
- Metal-containing nanoparticles
- Nanoplastics
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- Microalgae
- Bacteria
- Protozoa
- Biofilms
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest: freshwater
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc):
University of Geneva, Environmental quality and ecotoxicology; Master MUSE
University of Geneva, TP ecotox; Master MUSE
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
• R. Beauvais-Flueck, V.I. Slaveykova, C. Cosio, “Cellular toxicity pathways of inorganic and methyl mercury in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii” Nature Scientific Reports, 7, 1, 8034 (2017).
• P. Dranguet, S. Le Faucheur, C. Cosio, V.I. Slaveykova “Influence of chemical speciation and biofilm composition on mercury accumulation by freshwater biofilms” Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 19, 38-49 (2017).
• N.R. von Moos, L. Maillard and V.I. Slaveykova, “Dynamics of sub-lethal effects of nano-CuO on the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii during short-term exposure” Aq. Toxicol., 161, 267-275 (2015).
• M. Mortimer, A. Gogos, N. Bartolome, A. Kahru, T. D. Bucheli and V. I. Slaveykova “Potential of Hyperspectral Imaging Microscopy for Semi- Quantitative Analysis of Nanoparticle Uptake by Protozoa” Environ. Sci. Technol. 48, 8760-7 (2014).
• V.I. Slaveykova, J. P. Pinheiro, M. Floriani and M. Garcia “Interactions of core-shell quantum dots with metal resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans: consequences for Cu and Pb removal” J. Haz. Mat. 261, 123-129 (2013).