Alessandra Giani
Professor
Botany DepartmentÂ
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
She holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1979), a Master's degree in Ecology from the University of Brasília (1984), a PhD in Hydrobiology-Limnology from the Universität Konstanz, Germany (1993) and postdoctoral degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada (2001). He is a full professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Plankton Research. He has experience in the field of Ecology, with an emphasis on Limnology, working mainly in the following subjects: phytoplankton, ecophysiology, cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, reservoirs.
Research Interest
ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF ALGAE AND CYANOBACTERIA, LIMNOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS (AQUATIC ORGANISMS), CYANOBACTERIA AND CYANOTOXINS, WATER QUALITY AND RESERVOIR EUTROPHOTING, BIODIVERSITY OF MICROALGAS AND CYANOBACTERIA.
Publications
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Costa NB, Kolman MA, Giani A. Cyanobacteria diversity in alkaline saline lakes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland: a polyphasic approach. Journal of Plankton Research. 2016 Sep 8;38(6):1389-403.
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Paulino MG, Rossi PA, Venturini FP, Tavares D, da Silva Souza NE, Sakuragui MM, Moraes G, Terezan AP, Fernandes JB, Giani A, Fernandes MN. Hepatotoxicity and metabolic effects of cellular extract of cyanobacterium Radiocystis fernandoi containing microcystins RR and YR on neotropical fish (Hoplias malabaricus). Chemosphere. 2017 May 31;175:431-9.
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Paulino MG, Tavares D, Bieczynski F, Pedrão PG, Souza NE, Sakuragui MM, Luquet CM, Terezan AP, Fernandes JB, Giani A, Fernandes MN. Crude extract of cyanobacteria (Radiocystis fernandoi, strain R28) induces liver impairments in fish. Aquatic Toxicology. 2017 Jan 31;182:91-101.
