Cristina Porcu  is Assistant Professor in Comparative anatomy, cell biology and developmental biology (RTDb; SSD BIOS-04/A) at DiSVA, UniCa.

Her main field of research is focused on the study of the reproductive processes of marine organisms (invertebrates, bony fish and elasmobranchs)

through histological and histochemical tecniques.

 

Higher education   

2003-2007 PhD in Animal, Molecular and Human Biology, University of Cagliari (Italy).

1998-2003 Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Cagliari (Italy). Final score: 110 out of 1100 with Honors

Academic Career

2021- 2023 Research Fellow, project commissioned to CoNISMa by ISPRA - Higher Institute for Protection and Environmental Research- UniCa

2013-2020 Research Associate, Project Title: “Development of tools with low environmental impact and non-invasive fishing systems” , Department of and Life and Environment Sciences, UniCa

2015 Research Fellow, Constitution of working groups aimed at optimizing sample survey methodologies for the evaluation of the state of fisheries resources". Research project “8 – Topic A2”. The activity was carried out within the framework of Working Group on Maturity Stages (GL-Mat). Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies – University of Cagliari.

2009-2013 Research Associate, Project Title: “Genetic characterization of ruditapes decussatus" Department of and Life and Environment Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy.

2008 Research Fellow, Project “Southern European Seas. Assessing and modelling ecosystem changes” progetto FP6 – SESAME. CoNISMa (Rome)- University of Cagliari, Italy.

Congresses and Workshop

Cristina Porcu participated to >20 National and International Congresses and workshops.

Teaching experience

2023-2024 Course “Animal Cytology and Histology with Laboratory” for the degree in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology (UniCa)

2023-2024 Course “Cytology” for the degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (UniCa)

2023-2024 Course “Animal Cytology and Histology” for the degree in Biology (UniCa)

2008-2022 Teaching Assistance for the course “Biology and reproductive strategies of marine organisms” (SSD BIO/06) in master’s degree in Marine Biology (UniCa)

Professional Memberships

Member of GRIS (Italian National Group of Sharks and Chimeras), SIBM (Italian Society of Marine Biology), AIOL (Italian Association of Oceanography and Limnology), ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea)

Other academic activity

Guest Editor for the SI "Rays and Sharks: Biology, Ecology, Conservation and Distribution of Predators" journal Biology

GE for the SI “Sexual Maturation and Spawning in Fish” for Animals

Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Marine Science

Reviewer for >15 peer-reviewed journals

Ad hoc reviewer for PhD theses

Edited volumes and handbooks

2021. Porcu et al. Galeus melastomus (Chondrichthyes): Introduction, Integument, Intestinal System, Gametes, Reproduction and development. Editor: M. Starck. Microscopic Anatomy of the Animals, Wiley Online Library

2019. Chapter leader of Atlas of the maturity stages of Mediterranean fishery resources. Studies and Reviews n. 99. GFCM

2024. Chapter leader of the 6 Chapters for the "Handbook on maturity staging of marine species" - CRR (ICES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH REPORT)

 

Articles in Indexed Journals: 64 (Scopus)

Scopus iD 24725001300