Dr. Daniele Miranda is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences. Dr. Miranda’s works focus on the presence, fate, and transport of organic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems, including the Great Lakes region. With over a decade of experience, Dr. Miranda has specialized in the study of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the environment. Since joining the University of Notre Dame in 2021, she has led several projects investigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) bioaccumulation within Lake Michigan’s food webs, as well as exploring their interactions within environmental matrices. Dr. Miranda’s recent research efforts have concentrated on understanding how PFAS affect fish microbiomes and identifying molecular biomarkers to assess the impacts of PFAS accumulation in fish tissues. Miranda’s work integrates field and laboratory studies to investigate how contaminant exposure affects aquatic organisms, examining impacts across multiple levels of biological organization.