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Claudio Alejandro Azat Soto

Director

Universidad Andres Bello

Santiago, Chile

- Medicina de la Conservación. - Salud de Ecosistemas. - Conservación de la biodiversidad. - Ecología.

Conservation Medicine, UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO. Chile, 2013
Wild Animal Health, Royal Veterinary College. Reino Unido, 2007
Medico Veterinario, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 2004

Director Full Time

Universidad Andres Bello

Ciencias de la Vida

Santiago, Chile

2008 - At present

Director Full Time

Universidad Andres Bello

Santiago, Chile

2015 - At present

Dirección de tesis de pregrado:
- Huerta A. Estimación de la prevalencia por infección de Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis en la rana de garras Africana (Xenopus laevis) en Chile. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. U. Mayor, 2015.
- Pérez C. Efecto de la intervención antrópica y requerimientos de hábitat en la ranita de Darwin (Rhinoderma darwinii) en el parque Huilo-Huilo, Región de la Ríos, Chile. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. U. Mayor, 2014.
- Maturana A. Determinación del rol de la rana Africana (Xenopus laevis) como vector de Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis para anuros nativos de la zona central de Chile. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. U. Mayor, 2012.
- Sánchez R. Evaluación de los efectos de la enfermedad emergente chytridiomicosis en poblaciones de la ranita de Darwin (Rhinoderma darwinii) del Parque Nacional Queulat, Chile. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. U. Mayor, 2011.
- Barros M. Evaluación de un protocolo de captura, anestesia e implantación de radiotransmisores en huillín (Lontra provocax) y visón (Neovison vison) en un ambiente marino de la XI Región, Chile. Tesis Medicina Veterinaria. U. Mayor, 2011.

Dirección de tesis de Magister:
- Bachmann V. Historical analysis of sea turtle and marine mammal strandings along the northern coast of Peru between 2003 and 2016: causes and patterns. Tesis de Magister en Salud de Ecosistemas. U. Andres Bello, 2018.

Dirección de tesis de Doctorado:
- Serrano JM. Relevancia de las interacciones vocales en el reconocimiento genético y la estructura social de la ranita de Darwin. Tesis de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva. U. de Chile 2019.
- Valenzuela-Sánchez A. Is chytridiomycosis a threat to the endangered mouth-brooding frog (Rhinoderma darwinii)? A multi-approach disease risk assessment. Tesis de Doctorado en Medicina de la Conservación. U. Andres Bello, 2017.

- Autor principal Estrategia Binacional de Conservación de las ranitas de Darwin. 2018.
- Encuesta Nacional de Medio Ambiente. U. Andres Bello 2015-2019.
- Taller de clasificación de Anfibios IUCN. 2015.
- Taller estándares para la rehabilitación de especies hidrobiológicas en Chile. 2015.
- Libro Conservación de anfibios de Chile. 2015.
- Taller de Conservación de anfibios para funcionarios públicos. 2011.
- Exposición itinerante de anfibios de Chile. 2011.

co-Chair Amphibian Specialist Group - Chile

International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)

Chile, 2012

Appointed by the Global co-chairs of the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group to lead the research and conservation of amphibians in Chile.
South and Central America Representative of the Global Ranavirus Consortium

Global Ranavirus Consortium

Chile, 2017

Elected representative for Ranavirus research in South and Central America
Wildlife Disease Association Travel Award

Wildlife Disease Association

Francia, 2012

Awarded to attend the Anual Wildlife Disease Association Conference.
EcoHealth 2010 Conference Award

International Association for Ecology and Health

Reino Unido, 2010

Awarded to attend the 2010 EcoHealth Conference.
2009 Zoo Conservation Outreach Group Conservation Training Award

ZCOG

Estados Unidos, 2009

Awarded to attend the Amphibian Conservation Workshop
Professional Development Awards

Wildlife Conservation Society

Corea del Sur, 2007

Awarded to attend the IXth International Otter Colloquium.
Beca presidente de la Republica

Gobierno de Chile

Chile, 2007

Beca para estudios de Magister en Salud de Animales Silvestres en el Royal Veterinary College, Universidad de Londres.
Premio Alumni Ecología y Recursos Naturales

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Chile, 2016

Ex alumno destacado de la Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales.
Premio Investigador Destacado

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Chile, 2019

Mejor investigador de la Universidad. premio otorgado anualmente.


50 Years of Cetacean Strandings Reveal a Concerning Rise in Chilean Patagonia Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Toro, Frederick; Escobar-Dodero, Joaquín; Kinsley, Amy C.; Sepúlveda, Maximiliano A.; Capella, Juan; Azat, Claudio; Cortés-Hinojosa, Galaxia; Zimin-Veselkoff, Natalia; Mardones, Fernando O. Article SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2020)
A flagship for Austral temperate forest conservation: an action plan for Darwin's frogs brings key stakeholders together Azat, Claudio Article ORYX (2020)
A Mass Stranding Event of Long-Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) in Southern Chile Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Haro, Daniela; Oyarzun, Pablo A.; Dougnac, Catherine; Gutierrez, Josefina; Toledo, Natalia; Leiva, Nicolas; Pena, Claudia; Cifuentes, Constanza; Munoz, Nicolas; Monti, Elisa; Casado, Daniel; Toro, Frederick; Soto-Azat, Claudio; Pincheira, Betsy Article ISI SCOPUS AQUATIC MAMMALS (2019)
Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity Scheele, Ben C.; Pasmans, Frank; Skerratt, Lee F.; Berger, Lee; Martel, An; Beukema, Wouter; Acevedo, Aldemar A.; Burrowes, Patricia A.; Carvalho, Tamilie; Catenazzi, Alessandro; De la Riva, Ignacio; Fisher, Matthew C.; Flechas, Sandra V.; Foster, Claire N.; Frias-Alvarez, Patricia; Garner, Trenton W. J.; Gratwicke, Brian; Guayasamin, Juan M.; Hirschfeld, Mareike; Kolby, Jonathan E.; Kosch, Tiffany A.; La Marca, Enrique; Lindenmayer, David B.; Lips, Karen R.; Longo, Ana V.; Maneyro, Raul; McDonald, Cait A.; Mendelson, Joseph, III; Palacios-Rodriguez, Pablo; Parra-Olea, Gabriela; Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L.; Roedel, Mark-Oliver; Rovito, Sean M.; Soto-Azat, Claudio; Toledo, Luis Felipe; Voyles, Jamie; Weldon, Che; Whitfield, Steven M.; Wilkinson, Mark; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Canessa, Stefano Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENCE (2019)
Assessing habitat quality when forest attributes have opposing effects on abundance and detectability: A case study on Darwin's frogs Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Schmidt, BR; Perez, C; Altamirano, T; Toledo, V.; Perez, I; Teillier, S; Cunningham, AA; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2019)
Slow natal dispersal across a homogeneous landscape suggests the use of mixed movement behaviours during dispersal in the Darwin's frog Valenzuela-SÃ¡nchez A.; Cayuela H.; Schmidt B.R.; Cunningham A.A.; Soto-Azat C. Article ISI SCOPUS ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR (2019)
The amphibian-killing fungus in a biodiversity hotspot: identifying and validating high-risk areas and refugia Bacigalupe L.D.; VÃ¡squez I.A.; Estay S.A.; Valenzuela-SÃ¡nchez A.; Alvarado-Rybak M.; PeÃ±afiel-Ricaurte A.; Cunningham A.A.; Soto-Azat C. Article ISI SCOPUS ECOSPHERE (2019)
Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi Fisher, Matthew C.; Ghosh, Pria; Shelton, Jennifer M. G.; Bates, Kieran; Brookes, Lola; Wierzbicki, Claudia; Rosa, Goncalo M.; Farrer, Rhys A.; Aanensen, David M.; Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Bataille, Arnaud; Berger, Lee; Boell, Susanne; Bosch, Jaime; Clare, Frances C.; Courtois, Elodie A.; Crottini, Angelica; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Doherty-Bone, Thomas M.; Gebresenbet, Fikirte; Gower, David J.; Hoglund, Jacob; James, Timothy Y.; Jenkinson, Thomas S.; Kosch, Tiffany A.; Lambertini, Carolina; Laurila, Anssi; Lin, Chun-Fu; Loyau, Adeline; Martel, An; Meurling, Sara; Miaud, Claude; Minting, Pete; Ndriantsoa, Serge; O'Hanlon, Simon J.; Pasmans, Frank; Rakotonanahary, Tsanta; Rabemananjara, Falitiana C. E.; Ribeiro, Luisa P.; Schmeller, Dirk S.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Skerratt, Lee; Smith, Freya; Soto-Azat, Claudio; Tessa, Giulia; Toledo, Luis Felipe; Valenzuela-Sanchez, Andres; Verster, Ruhan; Voeroes, Judit; Waldman, Bruce; Webb, Rebecca J.; Weldon, Che; Wombwell, Emma; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Longcore, Joyce E.; Garner, Trenton W. J. Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2018)
Genomic epidemiology of the emerging pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from native and invasive amphibian species in Chile Valenzuela-Sanchez, A.; O'Hanlon, S. J.; Alvarado-Rybak, M.; Uribe-Rivera, D. E.; Cunningham, A. A.; Fisher, M. C.; Soto-Azat, C. Article ISI SCOPUS Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2018)
High prevalence of chigger mite infection in a forest-specialist frog with evidence of parasite-related granulomatous myositis Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Valenzuela-Sanchez, Andres; Cevidanes, Aitor; Penafiel-Ricaurte, Alexandra; Uribe-Rivera, David E.; Flores, Edgardo; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Soto-Azat, Claudio Article ISI SCOPUS PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH (2018)
Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines O'Hanlon, Simon J.; Rieux, Adrien; Farrer, Rhys A.; Rosa, Goncalo M.; Waldman, Bruce; Bataille, Arnaud; Kosch, Tiffany A.; Murray, Kris A.; Brankovics, Balazs; Fumagalli, Matteo; Martin, Michael D.; Wales, Nathan; Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Bates, Kieran A.; Berger, Lee; Boell, Susanne; Brookes, Lola; Clare, Frances; Courtois, Elodie A.; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Doherty-Bone, Thomas M.; Ghosh, Pria; Gower, David J.; Hintz, William E.; Hoglund, Jacob; Jenkinson, Thomas S.; Lin, Chun-Fu; Laurila, Anssi; Loyau, Adeline; Martel, An; Meurling, Sara; Miaud, Claude; Minting, Pete; Pasmans, Frank; Schmeller, Dirk S.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Shelton, Jennifer M. G.; Skerratt, Lee F.; Smith, Freya; Soto-Azat, Claudio; Spagnoletti, Matteo; Tessa, Giulia; Toledo, Luis Felipe; Valenzuela-Sanchez, Andres; Verster, Ruhan; Voros, Judit; Webb, Rebecca J.; Wierzbicki, Claudia; Wombwell, Emma; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Aanensen, David M.; James, Timothy Y.; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Weldon, Che; Bosch, Jaime; Balloux, Francois; Garner, Trenton W. J.; Fisher, Matthew C. Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENCE (2018)
Trophic ecology of the Endangered Darwins frog inferred by stable isotopes Molina-Burgos, BE; Valenzuela-Sánchez, A; Alvarado-Rybak, M; Klarian, S; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH (2018)
Cryptic disease-induced mortality may cause host extinction in an apparently stable host- parasite system Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Schmidt, BR; Uribe-Rivera, DE; Costas, F; Cunningham, AA; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2017)
Dispersal and extrapolation on the accuracy of temporal predictions from distribution models for the Darwin's frog Uribe-Rivera, DE; Soto-Azat, C; Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Bizama, G; Simonetti, JA; Pliscoff, P Article ISI ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2017)
Effects of amphibian phylogeny, climate and human impact on the occurrence of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus Bacigalupe L.D.; Soto-Azat C.; García-Vera C.; Barría-Oyarzo I.; Rezende E.L. Article ISI SCOPUS GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY (2017)
Filling a gap in the distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis=> evidence in amphibians from northern China Zhu, W; Fan, L; Soto-Azat, C; Yan, S; Gao, X; Liu, X; Wang, S; Liu, C; Yang, X; Li, Y Article DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS (2016)
Xenopus laevis and Emerging Amphibian Pathogens in Chile Soto-Azat, C; Penafiel-Ricaurte, A; Price, SJ; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N; Garcia, MP; Alvarado-Rybak, M; Cunningham, AA Article ISI SCOPUS ECOHEALTH (2016)
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15years of amphibian chytridiomycosis research James, TY; Toledo, LF; Rodder, D; Leite, DD; Belasen, AM; Betancourt-Roman, CM; Jenkinson, TS; Soto-Azat, C; Lambertini, C; Longo, AV; Ruggeri, J; Collins, JP; Burrowes, PA; Lips, KR; Zamudio, KR; Longcore, JE Article ISI SCOPUS Ecology and Evolution (2015)
Geographic body size variation in ectotherms: effects of seasonality on an anuran from the southern temperate forest Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Cunningham, AA; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS Frontiers in Zoology (2015)
Home range and social analyses in a mouth brooding frog: testing the coexistence of paternal care and male territoriality Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Harding, G.; Cunningham, A. A.; Chirgwin C.; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (2014)
Retrospective Survey of Museum Specimens Reveals Historically Widespread Presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in China Zhu, W; Bai, CM; Wang, SP; Soto-Azat, C; Li, XP; Liu, X; Li, YM Article ISI SCOPUS ECOHEALTH (2014)
Is Chytridiomycosis Driving Darwin's Frogs to Extinction? Soto-Azat, C; Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Clarke, BT; Busse K.; Ortiz, JC; Barrientos, C.; Cunningham, AA Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2013)
The Population Decline and Extinction of Darwin's Frogs Soto-Azat, C; Valenzuela-Sanchez, A; Collen B.; Rowcliffe, JM; Veloso A.; Cunningham, AA Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2013)
Productividad y redes de colaboración de la herpetología en Chile Valenzuela-Sánchez A., Soto-Azat C. Article Boletín de Biodiversidad de Chile (2012)
Veterinary management of marine otters (Lontra felina) in ecological studies in Chile. Soto-Azat C, Boher F; Flores G, Monsalve R; Santibáñez A, Vianna J Article IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin (2011)
Widespread historical presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in African pipid frogs Soto-Azat, C; Clarke, BT; Poynton, JC; Cunningham, AA Article ISI SCOPUS DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS (2010)
Non-invasive sampling methods for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in archived amphibians Soto-Azat, C; Clarke, BT; Fisher, MC; Walker, SF; Cunningham, AA Article ISI SCOPUS DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS (2009)
Surgical Implantation of Intra-abdominal Radiotransmitters in Marine Otters (Lontra felina) in Central Chile Soto-Azat, C; Boher F.; Fabry, M; Pascual P.; Medina-Vogel, G Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES (2008)
Spacing behavior of marine otters (Lontra felina) in relation to land refuges and fishery waste in central Chile Medina-Vogel, G; Boher F.; Flores, G; Santibanez, A; Soto-Azat, C Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY (2007)
Reversible anesthesia in wild marine otters (Lontra felina) using ketamine and medetomidine Soto-Azat, C; Boher F.; Flores, G; Mora, E; Santibanez, A; Medina-Vogel, G Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE (2006)
Reversible immobilization and anesthesia using ketamine and medetomidine in otters in Chile Soto-Azat C., Reyes R. Article IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin (2004)


Response to Comment on "Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity" Scheele B.C.; Pasmans F.; Skerratt L.F.; Berger L.; Martel A.; Beukema W.; Acevedo A.A.; Burrowes P.A.; Carvalho T.; Catenazzi A.; de la Riva I.; Fisher M.C.; Flechas S.V.; Foster C.N.; Frías-Álvarez P.; Garner T.W.J.; Gratwicke B.; Guayasamin J.M.; Hirschfeld M.; Kolby J.E.; Kosch T.A.; Marca E.L.; Lindenmayer D.B.; Lips K.R.; Longo A.V.; Maneyro R.; McDonald C.A.; Mendelson J.; Palacios-Rodriguez P.; Parra-Olea G.; Richards-Zawacki C.L.; Rödel M.-O.; Rovito S.M.; Soto-Azat C.; Toledo L.F.; Voyles J.; Weldon C.; Whitfield S.M.; Wilkinson M.; Zamudio K.R.; Canessa S. Note ISI SCOPUS SCIENCE (2020)


The amphibian skin microbiome and emerging infectious diseases: disentangling patterns and processes in the Chilean biodiversity hotspot Bacigalupe, Leonardo D.; Soto-Azat, Claudio Proyecto (2020)
Assessing freshwater health in the context of global change: an approach using invasive species and molecular epidemiology. Soto-Azat, Claudio Proyecto (2018)
Are emerging infectious diseases causing amphibian declines in Chile? The role of invasive species in the epidemiology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Ranavirus infection Soto-Azat, Claudio Proyecto (2015)
Unravelling the impact of global change drivers on Chilean amphibians: emerging diseases, land use-change and climate warming Bacigalupe, Leonardo D.; Soto-Azat, Claudio Proyecto (2015)
Unravelling the impact of global change drivers on Chilean amphibians=> emerging diseases, land use-change and climate warming. Fondecyt regular (1150029) Proyecto 2015-2018 Coinvestigador(a)
Are emerging infectious diseases causing amphibian declines in Chile? The role of invasive species in the epidemiology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Ranavirus infection. Fondecyt iniciación (11140902) Proyecto 2014-2017 Inv. Principal
Definición de estándares para la certificación de centros de rescate y rehabilitación de mamíferos, reptiles y aves hidrobiológicas en Chile. Fondo de Investigación Pesquera (2014-30) Proyecto 2014-2017 Inv. Principal
Ecology of ranaviruses in Chile=> are they causing amphibian declines? Universidad Andres Bello (DI-526-14/R) Proyecto 2014-2015 Inv. Principal
Elaboración de manuales de identificación, monitoreo y manejo como herramienta de conservación de anfibios en áreas protegidas estatales y privadas. Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (608897-67-LE14) Proyecto 2014-2014 Coinvestigador(a)
Emerging infectious diseases and biodiversity loss=> understanding extinction and population declines in Darwin’s frogs. Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB DI-53-11/R) Proyecto 2011-2012 Inv. Principal
Chiloé=> a last refuge for the Darwin’s frog? Fundación Futuro (S/N) Proyecto 2010-2011 Inv. Principal
An invasive frog and threatened endemic anurans=> the effects of chytridiomycosis in Chile Universidad Andrés Bello (DI-10-09/R) Proyecto 2009-2010 Inv. Principal
Saving the last mouth brooding frogs=> is chytridiomycosis driving Darwin's frogs to extinction? Zoological Society of London (S/N) Proyecto 2009-2012 Inv. Principal
Assessment of the presence and impacts of amphibian chytridiomycosis in Chile Wildlife Conservation Society (S/N) Proyecto 2008-2009 Inv. Principal
Metapopulation dynamics and population size estimative of marine otter (Lontra felina) using molecular markers. Rufford Foundation Proyecto 2006-2008 Personal técnico y/o de apoyo
Assessment of the Human Interactive Effect with Environmental Variables, Spatial Behavior and Habitat Use by Marine Otter (Lontra Felina) in Central Chile. Rufford Foundation (S/N) Proyecto 2004-2006 Personal técnico y/o de apoyo
Otters of Chile=> Phylogeography of marine otter, Lontra felina, and southern river otter, Lontra provocax (Carnivora=> Mustelidae), in Chile. EarthWatch Institute (S/N) Proyecto 2004-2007 Personal técnico y/o de apoyo