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Biology Researcher and Science Communicator

Profile Summary

PhD Biologist specialised in pollinator conservation and biodiversity. My background includes experience in EU-funded research projects (Horizon Europe and LIFE), contributing to grant proposals, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and communicating science to diverse audiences, from technical reports to public outreach.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ R
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Freelance Biology Researcher and Science Communicator

Freelancer

September 2024 - Present

R&D TECHNICIAN

Technology Centre for Energy and the Environment (CETENMA)

April 2023 - September 2024

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Murcia

January 2021 - December 2021

Predoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Murcia

October 2015 - July 2020

Education

PhD in Biology

Universidad de Murcia

October 2015 - July 2020

MSc in Biodiversity Management

Universidad de Murcia

October 2014 - July 2015

BSc in Biotechnology

Universidad de Zaragoza

September 2010 - July 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nuria Blasco‐Lavilla, Alejandro López‐López, Pilar De la Rúa, Seth Michael Barribeau (2024). Infection by Crithidia bombi increases relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp. in the gut of Bombus terrestris . Molecular Ecology.

Álvaro Urueña, Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, Pilar De la Rúa (2023). Sulfoxaflor effects depend on the interaction with other pesticides and Nosema ceranae infection in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) . Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

María Cámara-Ruiz, Alberto Sánchez-Venegas, Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, M. Dolores Hernández, Francisca Sánchez-Liarte, David Fernández-Gutiérrez, Andrés J. Lara-Guillén (2023). Comparative Assessment of Insect Processing Technologies for Sustainable Insect Protein Production . Sustainability.

Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, Andrés García-Reina, Pilar De la Rúa(2021). Mild thermal stress does not negatively affect immune gene expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris . Apidologie. 52. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 163--173. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, Concepción Ornosa, Denis Michez, Pilar De la Rúa(2019). Contrasting patterns of genetic and morphological diversity in the bumblebee Bombus lucorum (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) along a European gradient . Journal of Insect Conservation. 23. (5-6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 933--943. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, Concepción Ornosa, Pilar De la Rúa (2019). El código de barras de ADN confirma la distribución de Bombus magnus (Vogt, 1911) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en la península Ibérica . Graellsia.

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Nuria Blasco-Lavilla, Alejandro López-López, Pilar De la Rua, Seth Barribeau (2023). Infection by Crithidia bombi increases relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp. in the gut of Bombus terrestris .