Victoria Sleight
Visitor Unpaid
Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation team
University of British Antarctic Survey
United Kingdom
Biography
I’m interested in how life works. I get a mechanistic understanding of how biological molecules fit together into pathways, from genes to proteins, and then try to build-up the picture to the whole organism level. My research aims to understand how Antarctic and temperate clams build their shells using a multidisciplinary approach (transcriptomics, qPCR, in situ hybridisation, immunology, physiology, field work and experimentation). I’m passionate about open-access science, communication and collaboration.
Research Interest
Marine Genomics
Publications
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Sleight, Victoria A., Bakir, Adil, Thompson, Richard C., Henry, Theodore B.. (2017) Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116. 291-297. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.055
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Woodall, L. C., Sanchez-Vidal A. , Canals M. , Paterson G. L. J., Coppock R. , Sleight V. A., Calafat A., Rogers A. D. , Narayanaswamy B. E. , and Thompson R. C. , (2014). The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris. Royal Society Open Science. 1, 4. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140317
