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Leonardo David Fernández Parra

ACADEMICO INVESTIGADOR

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

Integro ecología molecular y salud pública bajo el enfoque One Health para investigar la conexión entre el microbioma humano, animal y ambiental ante al cambio climático, la pérdida de biodiversidad y los contaminantes en entornos naturales y urbanos

BSc. BIOLOGIA MARINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS. Chile, 2010
DR. SISTEMATICA Y BIODIVERSIDAD, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2013
DR. CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL. Suiza, 2016
MAGISTER ONE HEALTH - UNA SALUD, UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS. Chile, 2025

INVESTIGADOR ASOCIADO Part Time

UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL

Faculté des Sciences

NEUCHATEL, Suiza

2015 - 2016
PROFESOR ASISTENTE Part Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA Y AGRONOMÍA

CONCEPCION, Chile

2016 - 2017
PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD BERNARDO O'HIGGINS

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS NATURALES Y SUSTENTABILIDAD (CIRENYS)

SANTIAGO, Chile

2017 - 2023
POSICION POSTDOCTORAL Part Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS

SANTIAGO, Chile

2017 - 2018
PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD BERNARDO O'HIGGINS

CIENCIAS MEDICAS

SANTIAGO, Chile

2023 - 2024
PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS

MEDICINA VETERINARIA Y AGRONOMÍA

SANTIAGO, Chile

2024 - At present

Investigador principal

EX-Consultora CEGEDE

Chile

2008 - 2008
Co-gestor

Fundación/ONG

Chile

2009 - At present
JEFE DE LABORATORIO Full Time

CONSULTORA LINNAEUS

PUERTO MONTT, Chile

2010 - 2011
ANALISTA DE LABORATORIO Full Time

CONSULTORA LITORAL AUSTRAL

PUERTO MONTT, Chile

2008 - 2010


Inland saline lakes as hotspots of specialized, non-marine protist diversity; the case of Arcellinida (Amoebozoa). Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS ENVIRONMENTAL DNA (2025)
Protist ecology in Patagonian peatlands: pH, organic phosphorus, and sulfate as key drivers of testate amoeba diversity in undisturbed ecosystems. Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS ZOOKEYS (2025)
Rapoport’s rule, ecotone concept, and salinity gradient predict the distribution of benthic Foraminifera in a southeastern pacific estuary. Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS Ecologies (2025)
Global distribution modelling of Apodera vas, a flagship protist for microbial biogeography, confirms dispersal limitation and reveals threat to microbial diversity from climate warming Bruni, EP; Rusconi, O; Broennimann, O; Adde, A; Jauslin, R; Armynot du Châtelet, E; Alcino, JPB; Beyens, L; Burdman, L; Fernandez, LD; et al. Article WOS Core collection ISI, SCOPUS DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS (2024)
Redescription of the enigmatic myriapod Hanseniella chilensis (Hansen, 1903) (Symphyla, Scutigerellidae) based on scanning electron microscope images of Chilean specimens Fernandez, LD Article ISI, SCOPUS ZOOKEYS (2024)
The southernmost record for a symphylan: Hanseniella guerreroi sp. nov. (Myriapoda, Scutigerellidae) an inhabitant of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS Zoosystematics and Evolution (2024)
Two new genera of Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 (Amphipoda: Senticaudata) from Chile with the first record of Platorchestia Bousfield, 1982 in the southern Pacific coast Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS ZOOTAXA (2024)
Microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning in fragmented rivers worldwide. Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2023)
Checklist, diversity and biogeography of ciliates (Ciliophora) from Chile Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY (2022)
Filling gaps in the diversity and biogeography of Chilean millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS ARTHROPOD SYSTEMATICS AND PHYLOGENY (2022)
Niche conservatism drives the elevational diversity gradient in major groups of free-living soil unicellular eukaryotes. Fernandez, LD; Tatti, D; Mitchell, EAD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (2022)
Designation of a neotype for Orchestoidea tuberculata Nicolet, 1849 (Amphipoda: Senticaudata: Talitridae), a monotypic sandhopper endemic to the southeastern Pacific coast. Fernandez, LD Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS ZOOTAXA (2021)
Macronuclear plasticity in Spirostomum (Ciliophora, Heterotrichea) life cycle. Fernandez, LD; Soares CAG Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS PROTIST (2021)
Peatlands of Southern South America: a review. Iturraspe R; Pancotto V; Diaz MF; Fernandez, LD; Roland T; Mauquoy D Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, SCOPUS MIRES AND PEAT (2021)
Dispersal limitations and historical factors determine the biogeography of specialized terrestrial protists Payne R.J.; Duckert C.; Fournier B.; Granath G.; Rydin H.; Bragazza L.; Koronatova N.G.; Goia I.; Harris L.I.; Kajuka?o K.; et al. Article ISI SCOPUS MOLECULAR ECOLOGY (2019)
Environmental filtering and phylogenetic clustering correlate with the distribution patterns of cryptic protist species Kosakyan, A; Pillonel, A; Fernandez, LD; Fontaneto, D; Mitchell, EAD; Lara, E Article ISI SCOPUS ECOLOGY (2018)
Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Blastocystis Subtype 3 in Human Populations, with Special Reference to a Rural Population in Central Mexico Rojas-Velazquez, L; Moran P.; Serrano-Vazquez, A; Fernandez, LD; Perez-Juarez, H; Poot-Hernandez, AC; Portillo, T; Partida-Rodriguez, O; Nieves-Ramirez, ME; Magana, U; et al. Article ISI BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2018)
Population Dynamics of Amoeboid Protists in a Tropical Desert: Seasonal Changes and Effects of Vegetation and Soil Conditions Perez-Juarez, Horacio; Serrano-Vazquez, Angelica; Ximenez, Cecilia; Rodriguez-Zaragoza, Salvador; Eguiarte, Luis E.; Hernandez Moreno, Mayra M.; Rojas-Velazquez, Liliana; Moran, Patricia; Castillo, Mariela; Rivera Aguilar, Victor M. Article ISI ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA (2018)
Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research Article WOS CORE COLLECTION ISI, WOS, SCOPUS FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2018)
First freshwater member ever reported for the family Bathycoccaceae (Chlorophyta, Archaeplastida) from Argentinean Patagonia revealed by environmental DNA survey Schiaffino M.R.; Izaguirre I. Article ISI SCOPUS EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY (2017)
Geographical distance and local environmental conditions drive the genetic population structure of a freshwater microalga (Bathycoccaceae; Chlorophyta) in Patagonian lakes Article ISI SCOPUS FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2017)
Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with Geisen, Stefan; Mitchell, Edward A.D.; Wilkinson, David M.; Adl, Sina; Bonkowski, Michael; Brown, Matthew W.; Fiore-Donno, Anna Maria; Heger, Thierry J.; Jassey, Vincent E.J.; Krashevska, Valentyna; Marcisz, Katarzyna; Payne, Richard; Singer, David; Anderson, O.R.; Charman, Dan J.; Ekelund, Flemming; Griffiths, Bryan S.; Rønn, Regin; Smirnov, Alexey; Bass, David; Belbahri, Lassaâd; Blandenier, Quentin; Chatzinotas, Antonis; Dunthorn, Micah; Feest, Alan; Fernández, Leonardo D.; et al. Article SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (2017)
A legacy of human-induced ecosystem changes: Spatial processes drive the taxonomic and functional diversities of testate amoebae in Sphagnum peatlands of the Galápagos. Fournier, Bertrand; Coffey, Emily E.D.; van der Knaap, W. O.; Fernández, Leonardo D.; Bobrov, Anatoly; Mitchell, Edward A. D. Article JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY (2016)
Cinderella’s helping pigeons of the microbial world: the potential of testate amoebae for identifying cryptotephra Delaine, Maxence; Fernández, Leonardo D.; Armynot du Châtelet, Eric; Recourt, Philippe; Potdevin, Jean-Luc; Mitchell, Edward A. D.; Nadine, Bernard. Article EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY (2016)
Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes Seppey, CCW Article ISI SCOPUS ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2016)
Water-energy balance, past ecological perturbations and evolutionary constraints shape the latitudinal diversity gradient of soil testate amoebae in southwestern South America. Fernández, Leonardo D.; Fournier, Bertrand; Rivera, Reinaldo; Lara, Enrique; Mitchell, Edward A. D.; Hernández, Cristián E. Article GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2016)
Checklist, diversity and distribution of testate amoebae in Chile. Fernández, Leonardo D.; Lara, Enrique; Mitchell, Edward A. D. Article EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY (2015)
Dear readers of and contributors to Biodiversity and Natural History Fernández, Leonardo D., Zamora Carlos Article BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HISTORY (2015)
Source–sink dynamics shapes the spatial distribution of soil protists in an arid shrubland of northern Chile Fernández, Leonardo D. Article JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS (2015)
First records and community pattern of Arcellinida inhabiting a pristine and remote island from Southeastern Pacific, Chile. Fernández, Leonardo D.; Zapata, Jaime; Meisterfeld, Ralf; Baessolo, Luisa Article ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA (2012)
Nuevos registros y rangos de extensión ¿Para qué? Fernández, Leonardo D. Article BOLETÍN DE BIODIVERSIDAD DE CHILE (2011)
Variación estacional en la comunidad de amebas testadas de una turbera temperada del sur de Chile Fernández, Leonardo D.; Zapata, Jaime Article BOLETÍN DE LA SOCIEDAD DE BIOLOGÍA DE CONCEPCION (2011)
Distribución de foraminiferos bentónicos (Protozoa: Foraminiferida) en la Ensenada Quillaipe, Chile: Implicaciones para el studio del nivel del mar Fernández, Leonardo D.; Zapata, Jaime Article REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL (2010)
Registro tafonómico de Ammonia beccarii (Foraminiferida) en la Ensenada Quillaipe, Chile. Fernández, Leonardo D.; Zapata, Jaime Article Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (2010)
Calidad de la vegetación ribereña del Río Maullín (41º28' S; 72º59' O) utilizando el índice QBR Fernández, Leonardo D.; Rau, Jaime; Arriagada, Aldo Article GAYANA BOTANICA (2009)
Morphology and morphometry of Apodera vas (Certes, 1889) (Protozoa: Testacea) from two peatlands in southern Chile Zapata, Jaime; Fernández, Leonardo D. Article ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA (2008)
First freshwater member ever reported for the family Bathycoccaceae (Chlorophyta; Archaeplastida) from Argentinean Patagonia revealed by environmental DNA survey Lara, E.; Fernández, L.D.; Schiaffino, R.; Izaguirre, I. Article EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY (0)


Composición y estructura comunitaria de las amebas tecadas en las turberas de la región de Aysén, Chile BookSection (2021)
Amoebae Siemensma F; Burdmann L BookSection (2020)
Introduction to Free-Living Protozoa BookSection (2020)


Unifying macro- and microbial biogeography: patterns and processes driving the latitudinal diversity gradient in plants, protists, bacteria and viruses Fernandez, LD Proyecto (2022)
MYXOTROPICS VI Lado, Carlos Proyecto I participate as researcher in the current (sixth) stage of this project (2019)
Unravelling microbial biogeography - Elevational patterns and causes of diversity in unicellular organisms from all three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya) Fernandez, LD Proyecto (2018)
Modeling the potential spatial distribution of human viruses in the context of Global Climate Change Vicerrectoría de Investigación de la Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (VRIP170201) Proyecto 2017-2018 Inv. Principal
Revisión taxonómica del género Orchestoidea Nicolet 1849 (Crustacea=> Amphipoda=> Talitridae) FONDO DE APOYO A LA INVESTIGACION PATRIMONIAL (xxxx) Proyecto 2017-2017 Coinvestigador(a)
Towards a Better Understanding of Microbial Biogeography Fernandez, LD Proyecto (2017)
Unravelling microbial biogeography=> Elevational patterns and causes of diversity in unicellular organisms from all three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya) FONDECYT (11170927) Proyecto 2017-2020 Inv. Principal
Macroecology of hyalospheniid testate amoebae (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida) from regional to global scales Swiss National Science Foundation (163254) Proyecto 2016-2019 Coinvestigador(a)
Biodiversidad y ecología de las tramas planctónicas microbianas de lagos de la Patagonia austral y Antártida CONICET-Argentina (Nº PIP 418) Proyecto 2014-2015 Coinvestigador(a)
Distribution of soil biological crusts along an altitudinal gradient in the Biosphere Reserve Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, México. CONACYT-Mexico ((PAPIIT) IN219914) Proyecto 2014-2015 Coinvestigador(a)
Diversity and evolution on eukaryotic microorganisms inhabiting wetland systems in the Karukinka Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile Wildlife Conservation Society (2012) Proyecto 2013-2013 Inv. Principal
Catastro de la flora y fauna del Lago Llanquihue=> transferencia de conocimientos y gestión de la biodiversidad en organizaciones turísticas FOSIS (XXXX) Proyecto 2008-2008 Inv. Responsable
Flora y fauna del Parque Nacional Isla Guamblin Fondo de Protección Ambiental (FPA) (XXXX) Proyecto 2008-2008 Coinvestigador(a)

Cristián Hernández

Full Professor

Zoology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

Leonardo Fernández

ACADEMICO INVESTIGADOR

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

Luis Eguiarte

Full-time C Principal Investigator

Evolutionary Ecology

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico

Ciudad de México, México

Leonardo David Fernández Parra

Líneas de Investigación

Educación

BSc. BIOLOGIA MARINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS. Chile, 2010

DR. SISTEMATICA Y BIODIVERSIDAD, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2013

DR. CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL. Suiza, 2016

MAGISTER ONE HEALTH - UNA SALUD, UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS. Chile, 2025

Experiencia Académica

INVESTIGADOR ASOCIADO Part Time

PROFESOR ASISTENTE Part Time

PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

POSICION POSTDOCTORAL Part Time

PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

Experiencia Profesional

Investigador principal

Co-gestor

JEFE DE LABORATORIO Full Time

ANALISTA DE LABORATORIO Full Time

Article (37)

BookSection (3)

Proyecto (13)

Modeling the potential spatial distribution of human viruses in the context of Global Climate Change

Revisión taxonómica del género Orchestoidea Nicolet 1849 (Crustacea=> Amphipoda=> Talitridae)

Unravelling microbial biogeography=> Elevational patterns and causes of diversity in unicellular organisms from all three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya)

Macroecology of hyalospheniid testate amoebae (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida) from regional to global scales

Biodiversidad y ecología de las tramas planctónicas microbianas de lagos de la Patagonia austral y Antártida

Distribution of soil biological crusts along an altitudinal gradient in the Biosphere Reserve Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, México.

Diversity and evolution on eukaryotic microorganisms inhabiting wetland systems in the Karukinka Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile

Catastro de la flora y fauna del Lago Llanquihue=> transferencia de conocimientos y gestión de la biodiversidad en organizaciones turísticas

Flora y fauna del Parque Nacional Isla Guamblin