We are a passionate team of interdisciplinary scientists using cutting-edge tools from engineering and biology to advance knowledge and solutions to environmental challenges
In the Stocker lab, we spy on the lives of aquatic organisms. We specialise in the use of imaging to capture and quantify organismal behaviour, from microorganisms to fish, which we study by developing dedicated technology, including microfluidics.
We have just published our discovery that coccolithophores, the microscopic algae that help regulate Earth’s climate, can transform into a bizarre, amoeba-like state…
During the 155th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in San Antonio, Texas, Luiz Silva received the prestigious AFS Fellow Award…
We showed that optimal shearing can increase bacterial conjugation rate five-fold, suggesting that high-shear regions (e.g., turbulent surface ocean) could act as conjugation…
Bacteria play pivotal roles in most chemical processes on our planet. Many bacterial species are motile, swimming using large appendices called flagella, and…
Led by Eleonora Secchi Biofilms are consortia of bacteria that grow on surfaces, embedded in a self-secreted polymeric matrix. The matrix distinguishes the…
Led by Luiz G.M. Silva Ecohydraulics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates the approaches of ecology and hydraulics to develop solutions to real-world…
