Dr. Laura Marangoni

Dr. Laura Marangoni is a postdoctoral fellow at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute with the Rohr Reef Resilience Program, contributing to a large-scale programme investigating the potential drivers and mechanisms of Tropical Eastern Pacific coral reef resilience. Laura completed her BSc in Marine Biology at Santa Cecília University, Brazil, and her PhD in Biological Oceanography at the Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil. She then held a postdoctoral position at the Scientific Centre of Monaco as part of the Coral Ecophysiology Team.

Dr. Marangoni´s research focuses on the physiological and biochemical aspects related to the process of coral bleaching. Her current projects include collaboration with Dr. Christine Ferrier-Page, from the Scientific Centre of Monaco, and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, developing improved strategies to be applied in reef restoration programs. Also, since 2018, she has worked in collaboration with Prof. Levy investigating the effects of light pollution on corals’ physiology. Laura also collaborates with the most important Brazilian NGO dedicated to the conservation of Brazilian reefs, the Coral Vivo Project.

At CCMI, Laura’s research will look at the physiology of corals in the CCMI nursery and how changes to the corals’ diet might increase their success after outplanting.

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