Elena M. Bezzubova

Elena M. Bezzubova is a researcher affiliated with the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB Berlin), specifically within the Department of Plankton and Microbial Ecology. She is also associated with the Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology department and contributes to the Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Molecular Ecology and Genomics research groups.

• Research Focus: Ecotoxicology, marine pollution, and microbial ecology, particularly examining the impact of dumped munition on benthic ecosystems and neurotoxic cyanobacteria threats.
• Email: elena.bezzubova@igb-berlin.de
• Projects:
  • DIVATOX (August 2023–August 2027): Investigates neurotoxic cyanobacteria in aquatic ecosystems alongside researchers like Sven Meißner and Sabine Hilt.
• Publications: Key work on munition-related pollution in the Marine Pollution Bulletin (2025).