Dr. Benjamin Piña (h-index=34, 166 publications, 4250 citations) is a Molecular Biologist and Biochemist applying molecular techniques to Environmental issues since 2000. He focuses in the development and use of molecular biomarkers, bioassays, and omic techniques for ecotoxicology. Spanish representative at the Risk Assessment Committee of the European Chemicals Agency (RAC–ECHA, 2011-2013).
A-Z Researchers
Benjamí Piña Capó
Permanent Researcher
- benjami.pina@idaea.csic.es
- 437757
- iD ORCID: 0000-0001-9216-2768
Summary
Latest publications
From Gut to Brain: Glyphosate and Triclosan Impair Microbiome Composition, Neuroactive Metabolites, and Cognitive and Ecological Fitness in Daphnia magna
Environmental Science & Technology — 2026 — DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c15302
Evolution of microbiome composition, antibiotic resistance gene loads, and nitrification during the on-farm composting of the solid fraction of pig slurry using two bulking agents
Environmental Research — 2024 — DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117944
Adverse Effects of Environmentally Relevant Concentration of Microplastics on Gill Epithelium Permeability in the Euryhaline Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius Fasciatus
2024 — DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4919034
Latest projects
Integrated methods to study epithelial to mesenchymal transition induced by exposure to pollutants
Start date: 01/01/2026 - End date: 31/12/2027
202630E008
Integrated methods to study epithelial to mesenchymal transition induced by exposure to pollutants
Start date: 01/01/2026 - End date: 31/12/2027
101078991
BOOSting excellence in environmental EPIgenetics
Start date: 01/10/2022 - End date: 31/03/2026
Microbiomes as integrative indicators of the impact of organic pollutants in water quality
MIQAS
Start date: 01/09/2022 - End date: 31/08/2025
FishOnChip project proposes to use a microfluidic multi-chamber microchip (MIMUC) coupled to a NanoporousElectrode Array (NEAR) chip able to measure transcriptomic responses resulting from multi-cell interactions mimicking toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic processes occurring in the MIMUC.
FishOnChip
Start date: 01/01/2022 - End date: 20/06/2022
