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Maria Segovia
University of Málaga (Spain)
Maria Segovia studied at the Complutense University Madrid (Spain) where she obtained her PhD in biology. She has worked at Queen’s University Belfast (UK) and at the University of Málaga (Spain) where she is currently lecturer in Ecology at the Department of Ecology and Geology. Her field of expertise and research is focused on the molecular physiology of unicellular algae related to environmental stress, i.e. cell viability and death, oxidative stress, as well as DNA and photosynthesis damage and repair.