Dr Samuel Rastrick
Dr Samuel Rastrick is an eco-physiologist with an interest
in using multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding how marine
ectotherms adapt and survive in a changing environment and how
their physiology effects and is effected by their ecology,
distribution, life-history traits, behaviour and phylogenetic
history.
Sam recently completed his PhD at The University of Wales Bangor
(supervised by Dr Nia Whiteley) where he investigated latitudinal
variations in the energy consumption of marine ectotherms. During
his PhD he gained expertise in determining metabolic rates and the
rates and costs of protein synthesis. He also carried out extensive
field work including travelling to both the Arctic and
Antarctic.
Sam is as a Post-Doctorial Research Fellow at The University of
Plymouth (supervised by Dr. Piero Calosi and Prof. John Spicer) and
is a Visiting Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. He is
responsible for measuring physiological parameters, such as
metabolic rate, thermal performance, acid-base balance, and
immune-response, during long term (18 months) exposure to simulated
future temperature and CO2 scenarios. These measurements
will generate data to feed in to the modals and allow Sam to study
the underling physiological mechanisms that may effect the
distribution and fitness of ecologically important species in
response to Ocean Acidification.