Dr Ika Paul-Pont

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Qualifications
2002 BSc (Biology)
2004 Masters (Marine ecology)
2006 PhD (Ecotoxicology)

Career History
2002-2011 University Bordeaux 1 (France)
2011-2013 University of Sydney

 

Ika holds a Master of Aquatic Ecology from the University of Bordeaux 1 (France) where she completed a year as Assistant Professor in ecology and microbiology prior to joining the Aquatic Animal Health Group in the Faculty of Veterinary Science in July 2011. Ika has research interests in mollusc ecology and pathobiology of pathogens affecting marine bivalves, including aspects of immune responses and the role of environmental factors on disease emergence/virulence. Ika has extensive academic training in marine ecology, ecotoxicology and microbiology. Previously, her research has centred on the sensitivity and adaptation of marine bivalve populations undergoing multiple stresses (metal exposure, parasite infestation and microbial contamination), in terms of immune responses and detoxification processes. Ika returned to France in August 2013 to take up a position at the University of Brest where she will conduct research on the impact of microplastics in molluscs.