Dr. Isaac Rossetto | RD 3 Marine Ecology | RU Experimental Ecology

Post-Doc | Biodiversity | Topic 6

Office
ENB Building 5
Room 1.314
Tel.: +49 431 600 4593
e-mail: irossetto(at)geomar.de

Address
ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel, Germany

Research Group "" PI: Dr. Till Harter

Research Focus

  • Adaptability of Atlantic cod to environmental change
  • Red blood cell function
  • Complex trait evolution
  • Sensory biology

Projects

Postdoctoral research project characterizing the cellular mechanisms of oxygen and acid-base sensing in red blood cells from Atlantic cod.

Professional Experience

Since 2025

Postdoc
Working Group "Fish Physiology"
PI Till Harter

ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

2024 - 2025

Fisheries Observer

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Australia

2020 - 2024

Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis 'The Evolution of the Sea Snake Visual System'
Supervisors: A/Prof. Kate Sanders & Prof. Dr. Bruno Simões

The University of Adelaide, Australia

2019 - 2020

Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science
Thesis 'Genomic Analysis of Spectral Polymorphism in the Short-Wavelength-Sensitive Opsin of Sea Snakes'
Supervisors: A/Prof. Kate Sanders & Prof. Dr. Bruno Simões

The University of Adelaide, Australia

2016 - 2019

Bachelor of Science 
Marine Science / Genetics
The University of Queensland, Australia

Publications

Isaac H Rossetto, Alastair J Ludington, Bruno F Simões, Nguyen Van Cao, Kate L Sanders, Dynamic Expansions and Retinal Expression of Spectrally Distinct Short-Wavelength Opsin Genes in Sea Snakes, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2024, evae150,

Isaac H Rossetto, Kate L Sanders, Bruno F Simões, Nguyen Van Cao, Alastair J Ludington, Functional Duplication of the Short-Wavelength-Sensitive Opsin in Sea Snakes: Evidence for Reexpanded Color Sensitivity Following Ancestral Regression, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2023, evad107,