I specialize in basic research on tolerance thresholds, biological response mechanisms and defense strategies using mainly coastal macrophytes (e.g. macroalgae, marine angiosperms); Similarly, I use these responses in an applied manner as environmental biotechnology tools (e.g. bioindicators, biomarkers, functional indicators) for the detection and monitoring of environmental pressures in real field conditions. All this is achieved with complementary research between controlled laboratory and semi-controlled situations in the field. This research profile has led me to develop important contributions to understanding the mechanisms of tolerance to pressures associated with metal contamination, desalination brines and stressors associated with climate change, among others. All of the above, from temperate zones to polar ecosystems. For these lines of research, I have been the recipient, mainly as principal investigator, of a series of projects, including those financed by the National Research and Development Agency of Chile - ANID (more than €3 million), the Chilean Antarctic Institute ( over €190,000), the Government of the Valparaíso Region in Chile (€166,000), and the European Commission through the Marie Sk¿odowska-Curie Actions (FI of €172,932). These projects have allowed me to develop current research and networks with countries such as Chile, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, among others, in addition to leading two expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula. In this context, I continue to participate in projects worth over €2.5 M. In terms of management, in 2016 I started my first research group, the Aquatic Environmental Research Laboratory (LACER; https://www.lacrupla.com/) at the University of Playa Ancha (UPLA), Chile. During my leadership period at LACER, I proposed to the UPLA rector the creation of a research center in environmental sciences, in a building of the institution of around 1000 m2. Thus, in December 2019, the ENVIRONMENTAL HUB UPLA center (https://hubambientalupla.cl/) was born, of which I was its founder and first General Director. The center has already become a national and international scientific benchmark, for which I am still associated as Visiting Professor. In relation to the link with the community and its problems, during my direction we made our molecular biology laboratories and personnel available at the ENVIRONMENTAL HUB UPLA and we adapted them to a qPCR laboratory for the detection of SARS CoV-2. Likewise, in addition to high-level basic and applied research, I promoted the creation of analytical services and environmental consulting units. In September 2021 I joined the University of Alicante (UA) as PI of a Marie Sk¿odowska-Curie Actions project (European Commission). Finally, in December 2022 I obtained the I3 Certificate from the Ministry of Universities, Spain, with a score of 9.5 out of a maximum of 10. The above allowed me to obtain an academic position in the Department of Marine Sciences and Biology Applied at UA, where I currently work. In terms of training, I have supervised 2 postdoctoral researchers, 4 PhDs and 5 undergraduate projects. I currently manage 2 postdoctoral researchers and 5 PhD students. Also, I have been a reviewer for multiple JCR journals and part of review panels for relevant research projects; In addition, I am currently a member of the Editorial Board of the JCR journals BMC Plant Biology, Frontiers in Marine Biology Atmosphere and Plants.