Benjamin Piña
IDAEA-CSIC, Spain
Biography
Benjamin Piña received his PhD degree in Biology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1985). He is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Environmental Diagnostics and Water Research, (IDAEA-CSIC), in Barcelona, since 1992. He is an author of more than 140 papers and book chapters. His group has specialized in the application of Molecular Biology and Omics tools in the study of environmental issues studies, working with several species of environmental relevance (cyanobacteria, fish, arthropods and mollusks). He has participated in more than 25 national and international research projects. He is the former Spanish representative at the Risk Assessment Committee of the European Chemicals Agency (RAC–ECHA, 2011-2013).