I am a phycologist, with an interest in all aspects of the biology of algae. My main topics of research are:
a) Red algal biology, algal chimerism, algal cytogenetics and polyploidy;
b) Biogeography, genetic diversity, molecular marker development, population genetics, the evolution of life cycles in algal species;
c) Algal chemical characterisation, Seaweed aquaculture, Sea-vegetables