Summary
2021-present; Senior Lecturer in Ecology and the Environment, University of Hull
2017-2020 Lecturer, University of Hull
2013-2016 Assistant Professor of Genetics, Bethune-Cookman University (USA)
2009-2012 Research fellow at Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Trier University, Department Biogeography
2005-2009 Scientific employee and PhD student at TU Braunschweig
Journal Article
Behavioural stress propagation in benthic invertebrates caused by acute pH drop-induced metabolites
Feugere, L., Angell, L., Fagents, J., Nightingale, R., Rowland, K., Skinner, S., …Wollenberg Valero, K. C. (2021). Behavioural stress propagation in benthic invertebrates caused by acute pH drop-induced metabolites. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Article 773870. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.773870
Functional genomics of abiotic environmental adaptation in lacertid lizards and other vertebrates
Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Garcia-Porta, J., Irisarri, I., Feugere, L., Bates, A., Kirchhof, S., …Storey, K. B. (in press). Functional genomics of abiotic environmental adaptation in lacertid lizards and other vertebrates. The journal of animal ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13617
Thermal stress induces a positive phenotypic and molecular feedback loop in zebrafish embryos
Feugere, L., Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Scott, V., Rodriguez-Barucg, Q., & Beltran-Alvarez, P. (2021). Thermal stress induces a positive phenotypic and molecular feedback loop in zebrafish embryos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 102, Article 103114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103114
Consequences of combined exposure to thermal stress and the plasticiser DEHP in Mytilus spp. differ by sex
Mincarelli, L. F., Rotchell, J. M., Chapman, E. C., Turner, A. P., & Wollenberg Valero, K. C. (2021). Consequences of combined exposure to thermal stress and the plasticiser DEHP in Mytilus spp. differ by sex. Marine pollution bulletin, 170, Article 112624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112624
Research interests
Dr Valero has a background in evolutionary genetics and a strong interest in interdisciplinary problem-solving. Her current research seeks to understand the functional genomics of the organismal stress response, in the context of climate adaptation.
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
The role of genomic networks in adaptation to changing environments
Funder
Royal Society
Grant
£19,793.00
Started
27 March 2019
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
Applications from prospective PhD, MSc by Research (MRes) students or research fellows are welcome at any time. In particular, expressions of interest and applications in the following areas of research are invited:
- Molecular stress and molecular adaptation
- Organismal adaptation to climate change
- Evolutionary inference using genomic and transcriptomic data
- Interdisciplinary research intersecting genetics, bioinformatics, modelling and fieldwork in any combination
- Comparative projects focusing on vertebrate ectotherms (fish, reptiles, amphibians)
- Quantitative expertise development in STEM education