Amalia Murgueitio Calle

Background

I am a first year PhD student at Mass Coral Lab, where my research focuses on recruitment and biomineralization across different life stages in the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata and the Mediterranean coral Oculina Patagonica. 

My project contributes to a broader initiative aimed at developing science-based solutions for coral restoration in the face of climate-induced stress.  

Originally from South America, I have a biology and humanities background, and a MSc in tropical ecology. I am passionate about coral reef ecology, conservation, restoration, and climate change biology. 

Before my PhD, I worked in different projects spanning Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, focusing on microbioerosion, coral reef monitoring, shipwreck fish diversity, deep-sea coral growth, and coral diversity affected by benthic trawling.

Education

2023-Present  PhD Marine Biology University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

2020-2022 MSc Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems [TROPIMUNDO] Université Libre de Bruxelles, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Università degli Studi di Firenze. Brussels, Belgium; Florence, Italy.

2016-2019 BSc Biology Minor: Geography and Anthropology. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.

2013-2019 BA Philosophy Minor: Literature. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.