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Kristel Panksep
I develop and apply eDNA-based approaches to study biodiversity and ecological processes in aquatic ecosystems, with a particular focus on microbial communities and fish. I lead and coordinate the global FunAqua initiative on aquatic fungal diversity, and I am the principal investigator of a project developing eDNA-based methods for mapping global fish biodiversity. Together, these efforts position my work at the interface of molecular methods and ecological understanding, addressing biodiversity patterns and their environmental drivers at large spatial scales. My research also addresses the role of toxic cyanobacteria in aquatic food webs, the effects of natural and anthropogenic pressures on aquatic ecosystems, and the development of molecular tools for biodiversity monitoring. I contributed to the nationwide implementation of wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am affiliated with the University of Tartu and the Estonian University of Life Sciences as a researcher in molecular ecology, and I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Researcher Id: G-1677-2017
ORCID: 0000-0003-4743-6111