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Dr Elena Bollati

Lecturer
School of Life Sciences
Dr Elena Bollati

Profile

Qualifications

  • PhD Ocean and Earth Science University of Southampton, (2018)

  • MSci Marin Biology with Study Abroad University of Southampton, (2013)

Appointments

Other academic

  • Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen (1/10/2025 - 31/12/2025)

  • Postdoc, University of Copenhagen (1/10/2021 - 30/9/2025)

  • Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (1/9/2018 - 31/8/2021)

Publications

Journal articles (12)

Dellisanti, W., Murthy, S., Bollati, E., Prehn Sandberg, S. and Kühl, M., (2025). Moderate levels of dissolved iron stimulate cellular growth and increase lipid storage in Symbiodinium sp.. Journal of Phycology. 61 (3), 558-573

Bollati, E., Wangpraseurt, D., Larkum, AWD., Ferrier-Pagès, C. and Kühl, M., (2024). Editorial: Optics and ecophysiology of coral reef organisms: volume II. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11

Bollati, E., Hughes, DJ., Suggett, DJ., Raina, J-B. and Kühl, M., (2024). Microscale sampling of the coral gastrovascular cavity reveals a gut-like microbial community. Animal Microbiome. 6 (1), 55-

Bognár, Z., Mosshammer, M., Brodersen, KE., Bollati, E., Gyurcsányi, RE. and Kühl, M., (2024). Multiparameter Sensing of Oxygen and pH at Biological Interfaces via Hyperspectral Imaging of Luminescent Sensor Nanoparticles. ACS Sensors. 9 (4), 1763-1774

Ferreira, G., Bollati, E. and Kühl, M., (2023). The role of host pigments in coral photobiology. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10

Bollati, E., Lyndby, NH., D'Angelo, C., Kühl, M., Wiedenmann, J. and Wangpraseurt, D., (2022). Green fluorescent protein-like pigments optimise the internal light environment in symbiotic reef-building corals. eLife. 11, e73521-

Bollati, E., Rosenberg, Y., Simon‐Blecher, N., Tamir, R., Levy, O. and Huang, D., (2022). Untangling the molecular basis of coral response to sedimentation. Molecular Ecology. 31 (3), 884-901

Feldman, B., Afiq-Rosli, L., Simon-Blecher, N., Bollati, E., Wainwright, BJ., Bongaerts, P., Huang, D. and Levy, O., (2022). Distinct lineages and population genomic structure of the coral Pachyseris speciosa in the small equatorial reef system of Singapore. Coral Reefs. 41 (3), 575-585

Bollati, E., D’Angelo, C., Kline, DI., Mitchell, BG. and Wiedenmann, J., (2021). Development of a multi-excitation fluorescence (MEF) imaging method to improve the information content of benthic coral reef surveys. Coral Reefs. 40 (6), 1831-1847

Oh, RM., Bollati, E., Maithani, P., Huang, D. and Wainwright, BJ., (2021). The Microbiome of the Reef Macroalga Sargassum ilicifolium in Singapore. Microorganisms. 9 (5), 898-898

Bollati, E., D’Angelo, C., Alderdice, R., Pratchett, M., Ziegler, M. and Wiedenmann, J., (2020). Optical Feedback Loop Involving Dinoflagellate Symbiont and Scleractinian Host Drives Colorful Coral Bleaching. Current Biology. 30 (13), 2433-2445.e3

Bollati, E., Plimmer, D., D’Angelo, C. and Wiedenmann, J., (2017). FRET-Mediated Long-Range Wavelength Transformation by Photoconvertible Fluorescent Proteins as an Efficient Mechanism to Generate Orange-Red Light in Symbiotic Deep Water Corals. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18 (7), 1174-1174

Contact

elena.bollati@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus