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Mentoring philosophy
Mentoring philosophy
We study adaptation and evolutionary aspects related to aquatic organisms. We need to be motivated, curious, ambitious, collaborative, communicative, bold, and hard-working. Therefore, I expect students to be enthusiastic about evolution, work hard, communicate regularly and ask for help if need it, become an expert in your field, accept feedback, keep a record of your work, be an active member of the lab, and most important be respectful of my time and other colleagues time.
As your advisor, I will answer your questions, guide you and challenge you, and treat you like a colleague.
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students
Students who are interested in freshwater ecology/spatial ecology/genomics are encouraged to contact me. Opportunities exist to learn field research skills, molecular laboratory techniques and statistical modeling with R.
Graduate students
Graduate students
I have several projects running and I am actively recruiting master and doctoral students via the master and doctoral course by the UCSC, both to start in early-middle 2026. Scholarships are available for potential candidates.
Master project 1. Gene expression changes due to hypoxia in aquatic insects in collaboration with Montana University, US.
We are interested in comparing methods, RNA-seq and Tag-seq to detect genes related to low oxygen conditions in two species of stoneflies.
You will learn, bioinformatics related to gene expression and comparative genomic analysis.
Master project 2. Population genetics of aquatic insects in Argentina in collaboration with Universidad Nacional de Patagonia, Argentina.
We are interested in the genetic comparison of different populations of aquatic insects in different locations in Patagonia.
You will learn, bioinformatics, population genetics, correlations
Master project 3. Bees population genetics along Chile.
Excellent opportunity to gain experience in the research working industry. We are interested in obtaining information on genetic admixture and population genetics of colonies of bees in Chile.
You will learn, bioinformatics, population genetics, correlations
Doctoral project 1. Landscape genomics of aquatic insects in collaboration with Universidad Nacional de Tucuman y la Universidad Nacional de Patagonia, Argentina.
Phylogenomics and species distribution linking with the evolutionary history formation of South America. An exciting project that mixes evolution and history.
You will learn, genomics wet lab, bioinformatics, molecular clock, phylogenomics
Postdocs
Postdocs
I will welcome inquiries about postdoctoral projects in our research group. If the research in the lab is a good fit for you, please email me with your CV and short summary of your interest. We can develop collaborative projects through postdoctoral fellowships, such as Fondecyt fellowship.
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