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Vera Bin San Chan
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Ecology
Marine Biology
Parasitology
Aquatic and Marine Chemistry
Biological Oceanography

Vera Bin San Chan

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Summary

I am currently studying the impact of pharmaceutical drug on thelife cycle of Pacific oysters in France. I am interested in examining the impacts of multiple stressors on the physiology and behaviour of the oyster larvae.

In my previous work in the US, I obtained training on biomineralization of the Eastern oyster with a cell biology/ biomineralization focus, using correlative microscopy technique with Dr. Andrew Mount at Clemson University.

When I started marine science work in my PhD, my thesis was entitled: "Climate change impacts on the Serpulid tubeworm Hydroides elegans - a biomineralization perspective" supervised by Dr. Rajan at the University of Hong Kong.

Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science Aquatic & Marine Chemistry Biological Oceanography Biomaterials Cell Biology Ecology Marine Biology Materials Science (other)

Work details

Postdoctoral Researcher

L'Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer)
November 2018
Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins
Studying the response of calcifying marine invertebrate to climate change has been my long-term passion. As human population increases, there is more pharmaceutical residue in the sewage will be a potential threat to marine life. The impacts of pharmaceutical residue as a pollutant is still an emerging research topic. The toxicity of many pollutants depends on its chemical nature at the pH and temperature levels. In the scenarios of a more acidified and warming ocean, there is a potential that pharmaceutical drugs that end up in the ocean could adversely affect the marine ecosystem, aquaculture industry, and seafood security. My postdoc research topic would yield essential information for appropriate policy-decision and inspire engineers to design a better sewage treatment scheme to prevent the direct discharge of human waste to the ocean without purification.

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  • Articles 1
October 14, 2019
The planktonic stages of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are tolerant of end-of-century pCO2 concentrations
Cameron R.S. Thompson, David M. Fields, Reidun M. Bjelland, Vera B.S. Chan, Caroline M.F. Durif, Andrew Mount, Jeffrey A. Runge, Steven D. Shema, Anne Berit Skiftesvik, Howard I. Browman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7810 PubMed 31632848