Pérez-Paralle Mera, Mª de la Luz
Associate Professor
Address: IA
Luz Pérez-Parallé is a member of the Acuibiomol Group (Molecular and Developmental Biology in Aquaculture) with extensive experience in the improvement of bivalve mollusc production, focusing on aspects such as broodstock conditioning, settlement and metamorphosis induction, and the characterisation of developmental genes.
Her interests also include mitigating the effects of harmful algal blooms by studying biotoxin elimination mechanisms. She has extensive training in the effects of stress on the immune system and the regulation of gene expression during development in Drosophila melanogaster.
Author of numerous scientific articles and several book chapters, she has directed and participated in over 20 research projects, coordinated R&D contracts, participated in research networks, presented papers at conferences, given lectures, supervised doctoral theses, and collaborated extensively with national and international groups. She has been Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 1997 and coordinator of the International Excellence PhD Programme in Marine Science, Technology and Management since 2021. From 2015 to 2024, she served as secretary of the Aquaculture Institute, now iARCUS.
