Laura M. Martinez-Levasseur, PhD
Marine Biologist

PhD in Biology (London, UK) - 2011
MSc in Marine Biology and Ecology (Marseille, France) - 2006
BSc in Marine Biology (La Rochelle, France) - 2004 

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lmmartinezlevasseur@gmail.com

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TOPICS
Marine biology, whales, walruses, general ecology, wildlife health, environmental changes, solar ultraviolet radiation (UV), skin lesions, DNA damage, photoprotection, pigmentation, histology, genetics, mixed methods, qualitative & quantitative social science methods, traditional and local ecological knowledge (TEK, LEK), Inuit knowledge, Indigenous communities, mapping & ethnocartography

SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Marine fieldwork (cetacean photo-identification, biopsy darting), histopathology (routine techniques, immunohistochemistry), molecular techniques (quantitative real time-PCR, sequencing, DNA damage recognition), image processing (Sigma Scan Pro, Image J), social research methods (semi-directive interviews, land use and occupancy mapping, qualitative analyses using NVivo software), spatial analyses (ArcGIS software) and advanced statistical methods (e.g. mixed effect method analyses using R software)

RESEARCH LOCATIONS
Arctic (Nunavik, Canada), Latin America (Gulf of California, Mexico; Galápagos, Ecuador), Africa (Cape Verde)