Marco Cherchi PhD student Short bio In 2020, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Sassari with a thesis based on an Erasmus+ internship at the Universidad de Murcia, within the TAPAS project (HORIZON 2020) on aquaculture sustainability. In 2023, he graduated with honors with a Master's degree in Marine Bio-Ecology from the University of Cagliari, with a thesis on the chemical sensitivity of Paracentrotus lividus to amino acids of potential nutritional relevance. In the same year, he was a research fellow at the University of Cagliari, conducting monitoring of small-scale fisheries in the Marine Protected Area of Sinis – Mal di Ventre Island. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Sassari within the PRIN 2022 research project “A warmer future world: effects on plankton communities and pathogens in Mediterranean vulnerable ecosystems”, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. Research activities Research products by Marco Cherchi on IRIS UNISS Curriculum Vitae CV Marco Cherchi Contacts Marco Cherchim.cherchi4@phd.uniss.it