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Evolution for Epidemiology, Systematics & Phylogeography


Dr. Fernando Torres 
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Instituto de Biolog
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a, Facultad de Ciencias
Av. Universidad 330, Campus Curauma
P. Universidad 
Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso  2373223, Chile 
fernando.torres [at] ucv.cl
Of: 56(32)227 4849; 
Lab: 56(32)227 4872

Current Positions
- Assistant Professor, Instituto de BiologiaP. Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
- Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Biology, University of New Mexico, USA

Research Interests
Evolutionary epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.
Molecular Systematics.
- Phylogeography.


Current Projects 
Vertebrates on Chilean mountaintops: how the glacial cycles of the Pleistocene shaped the genetic and biogeographic structure of populations.



Education & Training
Postdoc, U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Doctorate Biological Sciences, U. of Concepcion, Chile
Biologist, U. of Concepcion, Chile