ROGER COLOMINAS-CIURÓ
About me
My research is placed in a broad landscape that extends from Ecological Physiology and Immunology to Foraging and Movement Ecology including individual and species Life-history Traits. I am also interested in the consequences Human Impact imposes on the previous features in the long-term (i.e., pollutants) in pristine and fragile ecosystems as polar regions and beyond. To do so, I have used a mix of correlative and experimental approaches in the wild and in captivity in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, mainly studying seabird and non-seabird species.
Education
2006-2011
B. Sc. Biology
Autonomous University of Barcelona (ES)
2010-2011
Erasmus Scholarship
University of Bergen (NOR)
2011-2012
M.Sc. Marine Biology
University of Bergen (NOR)
M.Sc. Thesis: Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) diet in a changing Artic (Svalbard, Norway).
Norwegian Polar Institute, Institute of Marine Research, University of Bergen.
2012-2017
Ph.D. in Ecology with honours
National Museum of Natural Science
(MNCN-CSIC, ES)
PhD Thesis: Ecophysiological factors affecting oxidative balance in penguins.
Professional trajectory
2024 – to present
CDEIGENT Postdoct - Distinguished Researcher
Desertification Research Centre (CIDE: CSIC-UV-GVA)
2023 – 2024
Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Researcher.
Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Spain.
2021 – 2023
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Researcher.
Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC-CNRS-UMR7178), France.
2018 – 2020
Postdoctoral researcher. Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU), Poland.
2017 – 2018
Postdoctoral research assistant. National Museum of Natural Science (MNCN-CSIC), Spain.
2017
Postdoctoral stay. Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Germany.
2012 – 2017
Ph.D. candidate. National Museum of Natural Science (MNCN-CSIC), Spain.
2011 – 2012
Biologist at EVOFISH group. University of Bergen, Norway
2011
Biologist. University of Bergen, Norway.
Funding
2021 – Antarctic Science International Bursary (6000€)
2021 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Individual Fellowship 2020 (200K€)
2019 – Travelling Fellowship, The Company of Biologists
2018 – SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Travel Funding
2018 – IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) Travel Funding
2017 – AntEco (State of the Antarctic Ecosystem) Travel Funding
2016 – 9th IPC (Int. Penguin Conf.) Travel and Conference Bursary
2014 / 2015 / 2016 – EEBB grant. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
2012 – FPI (PhD) grant. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
2023 – Beatriu de Pinós programme to support post-doctoral research talent (150k€)
2023 – CDEIGENT programme to support talented researchers - GenT Plan (340K€)
Conferences
& Seminars
2019 / 2023 – European Ornithological Union Conference. Oral and poster comm.
2022 – A Hans Kristiansson and Grace & Philip Sandblom symposium. Animals, temperature
and man in a changing world
2019 / 2021 / 2022 – SEB Annual Meetings. Oral comm.
2015 / 2019 – International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemestry. Poster comm.
2018 – POLAR 2018 & Action Group SCAR Workshop. Development of a satellite-based,
Antarctic-wide, remote sensing approach to monitor bird and animal populations. Oral comm.
2018 – IX Simposio de Estudios Polares
2017 – 8th Hole-Nesting Birds Conference. Oral comm.
2017 – XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium. Oral comm.
2016 – SCAR Open Science Conference
2016 – 9th International Penguin Congress
2015 – 2nd World Seabird Conference
2013 – XIth SCAR Biology Symposium
Fieldwork
2022-2023 – Antarctic Spanish Expedition. Deception Island, Shouth Shetlands
2021 – Switzerland. Alpine swifts (T. melba) breeding colonies
2017-2018 – Antarctic Spanish Expedition. Deception Island, Shouth Shetlands