LAB TEAM

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Dra. María Angélica Rueda

maria.rueda.c@pucv.cl

Visiting Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. His research focuses on conducting genomic association studies (GWAS) and genomic selection (SG). His main interest is to apply traditional and modern genomic predictive modeling techniques in the context of Machine Learning.

Dr. Nicolas salinas

nicolas.salinas@pucv.cl

Postdoctoral researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. PhD in Biotechnology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. His research focuses on … His main interest is …

Nicol Delgado

Research assistant.

Graduate in Biochemistry by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Linkedin

Dr (c) Paula Valenzuela

PhD Biotechnology

Paula is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Biotechnology in at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Biotechnologist by Universidad Andrés Bello Chile. Linkedin

Dr (c) Margarita Rivera

patricia.rivera.m@mail.pucv.cl

Margarita is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Aquaculture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Agricultural engineer by Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas, ESPE, Ecuador.His research focuses on genomic association studies on traits of productive and reproductive interest in farmed salmon, with special emphasis on Atlantic salmon.

Dra (c) Daniela López

PhD Biotechnology

Daniela is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Biotechnology in at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Biologist by Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela. Linkedin

Dr (c) Jaqueline Flores

PhD Biotechnology

Jaqueline is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Biotechnology in at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Genomic Biotechnologist by Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Linkedin

Dr (c) Cristóbal Domínguez

PhD Biotechnology

Cristobal is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Biotechnology in at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Marine biologist by Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador. Linkedin

Dr (c) Yessica Ortega

PhD Aquaculture

Yessica is an ANID predoctoral fellow in Biotechnology in at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Veterinary Science Graduate by Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú. Linkedin

Sergio Barahona

PhD Biotechnology

Graduate of Genetics and Biotechnology from the National University of San Marcos – Peru. Linkedin

Paz Caballero

PhD Aquaculture

Marine Biologist by Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. Linkedin

Awards and honorable mention in congresses
During the XIX Latin American Congress of Genetics (2024, Guadalajara, Mexico), our laboratory received the award for the best oral communication in the area of Plant and Animal Genetic Improvement.

During the LV Meeting of the Chilean Genetics Society (2022, Punta Arenas, Chile), our lab won a Honorable Mention Award with the oral presentation of the work of Dr. José Gallardo.

During the XVIII Latin American Congress of Genetic (2021, Valdivia, Chile), our lab won two best poster prize: 1) Mónica Díaz in plant genetics, 2) Débora Torrealba and Carolina Figueroa in genetics and selecting breeding.

«Scientists can pose problems that affect the environment based on the available evidence, but their solution is not the responsibility of scientists, it is the whole of society.»
«Los científicos pueden plantear los problemas que afectarán al medio ambiente con base en la evidencia disponible, pero su solución no es responsabilidad de los científicos, es de toda la sociedad.»
MARIO JOSÉ MOLINA-PASQUEL HENRÍQUEZ, MEXICAN Nobel Prize in CHEMISTRY 1995.

Historical photo.

2024. Lab team: Yessica Ortega (Perú), Jaqueline Flores (México), Cristobal Dominguez (Ecuador), Paula Valenzuela (Chile), Daniela Lopez (Venezuela), Sergio Barahona (Perú), Paz Caballero (Chile), Paz Gal (Chile), Rodrigo Gaete (Chile), Margarita Rivera (Ecuador).

2024. R&D Seminar organized by the company Salmones Camanchaca in the city of Puerto Varas (December 12, 2024)

2024. New Graduate in the Laboratory: Margarita Rivera earns her PhD in Aquaculture.

2024. IX Chilean Aquaculture Congress (November 27-29, Coquimbo, Chile).

2024. 67th Annual Meeting of the Chilean Society of Biology (November 5-8, La Serena, Chile).

2024. XIX Latin American Congress of Genetics (October 21-24, Guadalajara, Mexico).

2024. Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2024. September 24 – 27, 2024. Medellín, Colombia

2024. Celebrating faculty promotions: Full professorship

2023. Lab team: Yessica Ortega (Perú), Jaqueline Flores (México), Irene Yugsi (Ecuador), Cristobal Dominguez (Ecuador), Paula Valenzuela (Chile), Daniela Lopez (Venezuela), Debora Torrealba (Chile), Sergio Barahona (Perú), Karla Pentón (Cuba).

2022. Lab team: Daniela Lopez (Venezuela), Fabian Allende (Chile), Jaqueline Flores (México), Cristobal Dominguez (Ecuador), Debora Torrealba (Chile), Marco Ontiveros (México), María Angélica Rueda (Colombia).

2022. Joint Meeting of the Genetic Society of Chile (SOCHIGEN) and the Chilean society of evolution (SOCEVOL) (Punta Arenas, Chile). Débora Torrealba, Fabian Allende.

2022. International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) (Puerto Varas, Chile). Débora Torrealba, Paula Valenzuela, Margarita Rivera.

2022. Aquaculture European 2022 (Rimini, Italia) and Mucosal Health in Aquaculture 2022 (Madrid, España). Dra. Débora Torrealba, Dr. Luis Mercado, Yannick Pombett López y Dr(c). Patricia Aceituno Abarzúa (former undergraduate student, now in Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona).

2022. Undergraduate thesis approved (August 19, 2022). Kathleen Tapia (Biochemistry) and Fabian Allende (Biochemistry), Debora Torrealba (Thesis supervisor), José Gallardo (thesis committee member).