ABOUT

Dr Daniel F. Gomez Isaza

I am an ecological physiologist with an interest in understanding the physiological and behavioural mechanisms that underlie an animal’s capacity to cope with environmental challenges. I completed my Bachelor of Science (Honours class 1) for The University of Queensland, Australia in 2015. My Honours thesis explored whether diet manipulation can improve the thermal resilience of aquaculture species (barramundi, Lates calcarifer). I continued this line of work in 2016 as a research assistant in the Franklin ECO-Lab, this time manipulating the diet of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). I then pursued my PhD at The University of Queensland, where I explored how multiple changes in the environment affect the physiology and performance of native fish and crustaceans. I currently work at Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, as a postdoctoral research fellow on the responses of ectothermic (“cold-blooded”) species to temperature variation and heatwaves.

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Ecological Physiology and Global Change Biology, The University of Queensland (2016 — 2020)
Bachelor of Science (Honours, Class 1) in Zoology, The University of Queensland (2015)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) with majors in Ecology and Zoology, The University of Queensland (2012 — 2014)