Vera Slaveykova
University of Geneva
Research areas: Environmental Science · Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis · Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology · Heavy metals in environment · Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
0000-0002-8361-2509
About
I am an environmental chemist with more than 25-year experience and a full professor in Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, at the Department F.A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences and the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva. During the past 12 years I have served as a Director of the Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Vice-president and President of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva. Currently, I am a member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation and represent the University of Geneva to the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership. I serve as Specialty Chief Editor Biogeochemical dynamics, Frontiers in Environmental Science.
My research is focused on development of novel concepts and tools for a better understanding of fundamental processes governing behavior and impacts of trace elements, nanoparticles and microplastics, their interactions with various biotic and abiotic constituents of aquatic systems. My research interests and portfolio include: (i) speciation and bioavailability of trace elements and nanoparticles in the aquatic environment; (ii) aquatic toxicology of inorganic contaminants, nanoparticles and microplastics; transcriptomics and metabolomics; (iii) community ecotoxicology and biodiversity in aquatic systems.
My teaching portfolio includes numerous classes in the area of environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, environmental impact and water quality for the Bachelor students at the Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, for Master students enrolled in the interdisciplinary Master of Environmental Science of the Institute for Environmental Sciences and Master in African studies of the Global Study Institute.
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Publications (218)
- Algal - derived extracellular polymeric substances - mediated ecocorona formation drives silver nanoparticle fate in freshwater: Experimental and modeling insights Save
- Development of a quadruple isotope spiking methodology to study mercury methylation and methylmercury demethylation in environmental and biological media Save
- Corrigendum to: Development and analysis of a mixed colloid standard with trace elements using AF4-ICP-MS Save
- Development and analysis of a mixed colloid standard with trace elements using AF4-ICP-MS Save
- Extracellular polymeric substances reprogram the environmental behavior and impact of silver nanoparticles on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Save
- A zebrafish luminescent biosensor for kidney tubulopathy, metal toxicity and drug screening Save
- Single-cell analysis of silver nanoparticles effects on natural phytoplankton assemblages in two pre-alpine lakes with contrasting trophic status Save
- Artificial phytoplankton assemblages reveal species-specific and interactive responses to silver nanoparticles Save
- Impact of titanium dioxide and cerium dioxide nanoparticle mixtures on the green alga Raphidocelis subcapitata Save
- Mechanistic insights into photosynthetic impairment of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under azithromycin stress Save
- Species-specific impacts of fibrous microplastics on behavior, survival and oxidative stress in freshwater zooplankton Save
- Algal Derived EPS-Mediated Ecocorona Formation Drives Silver Nanoparticle Fate in Freshwater: Experimental and Modeling Insights Save
- Bioaccumulation Dynamics of Silver Nanoparticles: A Comparative Study Across Particle Sizes and Phytoplankton Species Save
- Metabolomic profiling of diatoms reveals distinct impacts of silver nanoparticles and ions Save
- Metal–phenolic network-coated nanoparticles mitigate CuO nanotoxicity Save
- Educating for environmental transition: the summer school on microplastics Save
- Human health risk assessment and concentration of Al, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Rb, and REEs in chocolate Save
- Advances and challenges in the ecological risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic ecosystems: A review Save
- A Novel Zebrafish Luminescent Biosensor for Kidney Tubulopathy, Metal Toxicity, and Drug Screening Save
- Comparative assessment of uptake and effects of TiO2 and CeO2 nanoparticles in Algae using advanced single-entity analytical techniques Save