Staff

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, School of Science and Technology, National University of San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina.
• Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National University of San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina.

Current positions

• Adjunct Professor, School of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Adjunct Scientist, Researcher of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.

Research interests

• Utilization of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a biological model for designing bioassays and toxicological protocols for evaluating substances harmful to health and the environment.

Publications in refereed journals (last 5 years)

• Manetti, M., Migliori, M.L., Kronberg, M.F., Rota, R., Moya, A., Pagano, E., Calvo, D., Deglin, S., Embry, M., Golombek, D., Munarriz, E. (2025). Toxicological assessment & risk evaluation of pesticides and their mixtures through C. elegans & RISK21: a risk-based approach for sustainable agriculture. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 6: 100145. DOI: 10.1016/j.hazl.2025.100145 Franco, M.R., Gonzalez, M.F., Kronberg, M.F., Diez, A., Gómez, C., Acioly, T. (2024). Estrés oxidativo y respuesta antioxidante en zooplancton expuesto a plaguicidas. Ciência Animal, 34(1) 30-41.
• Kronberg, M.F., Rossen, A., Clavijo, A., Manetti, M., Moya, A., Calvo, D., Mariani, A., Hernandéz, R., Salatino, S., Morábito, J., Rossi, M., Munarriz, E.R. (2024). Integrated water quality assessment of two Rivers Basins from a semiarid region of Argentina. Environmental science and pollution research international, 31(2) 2279 – 22961. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31298-7
• Kronberg, M.F., Terlizzic, N.L., Galvagno, M.A. (2023) Specific-antioxidative enzymes are involved in the freeze-thawing tolerance of industrial baker's yeasts. Letters in Applied Micobiology, 76 (10). DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovad117.
• Pilaloa-Tamayo, J., González-Carrasco, V., Kronberg, M.F., Valverde-Durán, S. (2022) Utilización del nemátodo C. elegans en ensayos de toxicidad en muestras de agua del río Calera, Ecuador. Ciencia e Investigación, 25(2): 11-16.
• Moya, A., Tejedor, D., Manetti, M., Clavijo, A., Pagano, E., Munarriz, E., Kronberg, M.F. (2022) Reproductive toxicity by exposure to low concentrations of pesticides in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicology, 475: 153229.
• Spagnoletti, F., Kronberg, M.F., Spedalieri, C., Munarriz, E., Giacometti, R. (2021). Protein corona on biogenic silver nanoparticles provides stability and protects cells from toxicity. Journal of Environmental Management, 297: 113434.
• Conde Molina, D., Novelli Poisson, G., Kronberg, F., Galvagno, M.A. (2021) Valorization of an andean crop (Yacon) through the production of a yeast cell-bound phytase under optimal fermentation conditions. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 36: 102116.
• Sykora, V., Clavijo, A., Calvo, D., Kronberg, M.F., Diaz, S., Gomez, C., Munarriz, E.R., Rossen, A. (2021) Aplicación de bioensayos ecotoxicológicos para evaluar la calidad del arroyo Cañuelas (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, DOI: 10.24850/j-tyca-2021-01-07.
• Contigiani, E., Kronberg, M.F., Jaramillo-Sánchez, G. Gómez, P., García-Loredo, A., Munarriz, E. and Alzamora, S. (2020) Ozone

Grad Students

• 1 doctoral thesis directed as co-director.
• 1 doctoral thesis currently in progress as director.

Postgraduate courses taught at the Alberto Soriano Graduate School (FAUBA)

• Transfer of genetic information and DNA Recombinant Technology, Molecular Markers and Plant Genetic Engineering of the Specialization in Agricultural Biotechnology.
• Biotechnology Applied to Plant Breeding of the Specialization in Plant Genetic Breeding.