Dr. Manuel Maldonado

SPONGE ECOBIOLOGY and BIOTEhCNOLOGY GROUP
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS DE BLANES (CEAB)
SPANISH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CSIC)
accÉs a la Cala St. Francesc
14, Blanes, Girona, SPAIN.

Recent & On-going Grants

Silicon Isotope Fractionation by Sponges for Biotechnology (SIFS-B).
GRANT REF: CSIC PIE-202130E034. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: May 2021 - May 2024.

 

Exploring the bioecological, biogeochemical and technological implications of the dark silica in the ocean (Dark-Si).
GRANT REF: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICIU) PID2019-108627RB-I00. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: June 2021 - May 2024.

 

Experimental Larval Biology and Responses to Antropogenic Stressor.
GRANT REF: Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) & National Sea Simulator (SeaSIM). P.I.: Manuel Maldonado/Muhammad A. Wahab. DURATION: November 2018 - January 2019.

 

Equipamiento del Laboratorio de Experimentación con Organismos Vivos (LEOV): una infraestructura transversal para investigación experimental de frontera en ciencias acuáticas y biotecnología.
GRANT REF: MINECO. Infraestructuras y Equipamiento Científico. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: January 2016 - December 2018.

 

Exploring the biological production of silica and its applications in science and technology (PBS).
GRANT REF: MINECO CTM2015-67221-R. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: January 2016 - March 2020.

 

Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation. (SponGES)
GRANT REF: European Community- Horizon 2020 Program. (679849-2). P.I.: Hans Tore Rapp. DURATION: March 2016 - August 2020.

 

Conservación de la gorgonia Ellisella paraplexauroides en el Mediterráneo: una singular reliquia del Pleistoceno.
GRANT REF: Proyecto Fundación BBVA. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: October 2015 - October 2018.
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Age population structure of the rare, giant gorgonian Ellisella paraplexauroides.
GRANT REF: CSIC (Ref.-201530E027). P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: March 2015 - March 2016.

 

Fate of cold-water coral reefs: identifying drivers of ecosystem change(FATE).
GRANT REF: Norwegian Research Council (ES537150 Project Number: 1). P.I.: Tina Kutti (Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Noruega). DURATION: January 2015 - December 2018.

 

Cambios milenarios en los ecosistemas de Parques Nacionales insulares: perturbaciones, resiliencia y tendencias según el archivo de las fanerógamas marinas.
GRANT REF: Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAGRAMA) - Red de Parques Nacionales. P.I.: Miguel Angel Mateo. DURATION: January 2015 - December 2017.

 

Taxonomy and ecology of Mediterranean sponges.
GRANT REF: Proyecto intramural CSIC. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: March 2013 - May 2014.

 

SILICAMICS - biogeochemistry and genomics of silicification and silicifiers.
GRANT REF: European Community - EuroMarine Program - European Marine Research Network. P.I.: Aude Leynaert (EIUM, Brest, France). DURATION: January 2015 - December 2016.

 

A research action to quantify fluxes and sinks of silicon through sponges: a neglected circuit within the marine silicon cycle.
GRANT REF: MEC - CTM2012-37787. P.I.: Manuel Maldonado. DURATION: January 2013 - December 2015.

 

Dr. Manuel Maldonado | +34 972 336101 | maldonado@ceab.csic.es