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Kattia Rebeca Núñez Montero

Professor-Researcher

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco , Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Bacteria genomics for bioprospecting and microbial ecology studies. Soil metagenomics and metabarcoding. Short and long read sequencing and analysis.

Educación

  •  Biotechnology Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Costa Rica, 2014
  •  Molecular and Applied Biology , UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2018
  •  Cellular and Molecular Applied Biology, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2021
  •  Microbiology, Universidade de Sao Paolo. Brasil, 2021

Experiencia Académica

  •   Professor and Researcher Full Time

    Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

    Biology

    Cartago, Costa Rica

    2015 - 2023

  •   Profesor Investigador Full Time

    Universidad Autónoma de Chile

    Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

    Temuco, Chile

    2023 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Agregados HyM

    San Carlos, Costa Rica

    2013 - 2014

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo

    Cartago, Chile

    2014 - 2014

Formación de Capital Humano


2015. Evaluation of real-time PCR as an alternative to the determination of the activity of the ADA for tuberculosis diagnosis at the national reference center in mycobacterias. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Diana Mendoza Solano – Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2015. Identification of Listeria spp. and associated bacterial communities from environmental samples by PCR-DGGE. Biotechnology Engineering Student- María José Giralt Zúñiga – Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2016. Evaluation of the effect of enrichment media in the detection and identification of pathogens using Listeria monocytogenes as a study model. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Alejandro Sebiani Calvo – Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2016. Study of the role of the activation of TCS bvrr / bvrs in the intracellular replication of Brucella canis. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Heber Monge Arias– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2016. Determination of the presence of zoonotic pathogens, Coxiella burnetii and Listeria monocytogenes, by molecular and serological techniques in samples of milk and serum of positive bovine in Brucella abortus in Costa Rica. Biotechnology Engineering Student- Cristofer Calvo Sanchez– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2016. Determination of Haemophilus influenzae serotypes by PCR and capillary electrophoresis and characterization of non-tipable strains by serology. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Melany Calderón Osorno– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2016. Differential transcriptomics of a chlorophyte microalga adapted to high CO2 concentrations: validation of the transcriptional program in the generation of commercial value lipids. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Shirley Mora Godínez– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2017. Analysis of the host factors involved during intracellular stages of Burkholderia cenocepacia infection using zebrafish as a model. Biotechnology Engineering Student- Nazareth López Carranza– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2018. Molecular characterization of the bacterial communities in soils of the institute of technology of costa rica and its relation to the possible presence of monocytogen listing in four different periods. Biotechnology Engineering Student- Rodrigo Aguilar Rodríguez– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2019. Secondary metabolites of antarctic bacteria: evaluation of its antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against clinically important pathogens. Biotechnology Engineering Student- Génesis Molina Rodríguez– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2022. Bioprospección de cepas bacterianas con características agrícolas benéficas. Raquel Quesada Solís. Biotechnology Engineering Student- Daniel Gónzalez– Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2022. Análisis bioinformático de perfil proteómico de organoides de cáncer de vesícula biliar y su asociación con resistencia a gemcitabina. Fabián Somarribas Brenes. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2023. Desarrollo de protocolos para el Análisis del control microbiológico de materias primas y productos farmacéuticos no estériles según la USP 61 y 62. Ivan Solís Sandi. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Costa Rica Institute of Technology.

2023. Identification and characterization of effectors of a type IVB secretion system present in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains responsible for the Far East scarlet-like fever. José Pablo Marín Obando. Biotechnology Engineering Student-Costa Rica Institute of Technology.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Distinción de honor

    INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE COSTA RICA

    Costa Rica, 2015

    Tesis con mención honorífica por aportes significativos a la investigación y Graduación de honor por excelencia académica.

  •   Poster Prize

    Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology-Elsevier

    Francia, 2016

    For Outstanding Poster Presentation and Research at the ISOPOL XIX, París, France

  •   Profesor del Año

    Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

    Costa Rica, 2017

    Selección de profesor del año, Departamento de Biología periodo 2016-2017 en base a la evaluación académica y avance curricular del periodo.

  •   Distinción por Investigación Exitosa

    INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE COSTA RICA

    Chile, 2018

    Reconocimiento por el descubrimiento de una nueva especie (Listeria costaricensis) y su difusión nacional

  •   Distinción de Honor

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    Chile, 2021

    Mejor egreso de Doctorados 2021 Graduación de honor por excelencia académica en programa de Doctorado Mención de honor por doble titulación

  •   Poster Prize

    INSTITUTO ANTARTICO CHILENO

    Chile, 2019

    Premio por mejor presentación de poster, Chilean National Congress of Antarctic Sciences, Olmue, 2019

  •   Lámpara Dorada en Ciencia y Medicina

    Colegio Internacional Canadiense

    Costa Rica, 2022

    Premio nacional 2022 otorgado por aportes y carrera científica en Ciencia y Medicina.


 

Article (27)

A <i>bvrR/bvrS</i> Non-Polar <i>Brucella abortus</i> Mutant Confirms the Role of the Two-Component System BvrR/BvrS in Virulence and Membrane Integrity
Commonalities between the Atacama Desert and Antarctica rhizosphere microbial communities
Draft Genome Sequences of <i>Tsukamurella</i> sp. 8F and 8J Strains Isolated from Social Wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae: Epiponini)
Editorial: Advances in biotechnological applications of extreme microorganisms
Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas sp. Strain So3.2b, Isolated from a Soil Sample from Robert Island (Antarctic Specially Protected Area 112), Antarctic
Genome-Based Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes, Costa Rica
Mammals' sperm microbiome: current knowledge, challenges, and perspectives on metagenomics of seminal samples
Measuring the effect of climate change in Antarctic microbial communities: toward novel experimental approaches
Metabologenomics analysis of Pseudomonas sp. So3.2b, an Antarctic strain with bioactivity against Rhizoctonia solani
Physicochemical and Microbial Properties of Dairy Barn Soils: A Case Study in Costa Rican Farm-Associated Soils Harboring the Foodborne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
Antarctic Sphingomonas sp. So64.6b showed evolutive divergence within its genus, including new biosynthetic gene clusters
Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges
Draft Genome Sequences of Saccharopolyspora sp. Strains and Streptomyces sp. Strains, Isolated from Social Wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae: Epiponini)
Microalgae-based approaches to overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Mucilaginibacter sp. Strain Metal(loid) and Antibiotic Resistance Isolated from Estuarine Soil Contaminated Mine Tailing from the Fundão Dam
Antarctic Rahnella inusitata: A Producer of Cold-Stable beta-Galactosidase Enzymes
Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Myotis chiloensis from Southern, Chile
Complete Genome Sequence of a Mucilaginibacter sp. Strain Isolated from Estuarine Soil Contaminated with Mine Tailings from the Samarco Disaster at Fundao Dam
Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis Strain 3A, a Heavy Metal-Resistant Bacterium Isolated from Contaminated Estuarine Sediment in Brazil
ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY SCREENING OF ANTARCTIC ACTINOBACTERIA AGAINST PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI
Genomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Antarctic Bacteria Revealed Culture and Elicitation Conditions for the Production of Antimicrobial Compounds
Antarctic Streptomyces fildesensis So13.3 strain as a promising source for antimicrobials discovery
Research projects about diversity, ecology, movement, virulence and biotechnological potential of Listeria spp. isolated in Costa Rica from food, clinic and environmental samples
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of Chlorella sorokiniana
Identification of a Microalgae Collection Isolated from Costa Rica by 18S rDNA Sequencing
Listeria costaricensis sp nov.
Simple and multiple regression: application in the prediction of natural variables related to microalgae growing process

BookSection (1)

Antimicrobial activity of Cyanobacteria-derived compounds

Proyecto (14)

Microbiota-based transplants on recovery of perturbed soils: A transdisciplinary approach for future precision soil management facing anthropogenic impacts on the environment
Proposal Title Food Sustainability in Drought Stress Conditions: Phaseolus a Plant Model
Extreme living: Novel approach for genomic and physiological exploration of photosynthetic extremophilic microorganisms.
Accessing untapped sources of natural products: An innovative transdisciplinary multi-omics approach for bioactive metabolites discovery in Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria from extreme environments
Decarbonized aquaculture: carbon mitigation through the generation of feed supplements with native microalgae
Rizosphere Extreme Microbiome Consortium (REMC): a national network for a multiomic-based approach for a rational design, build and prospection of microbial consortia from extreme environment plants to mitigate the megadrought in Chile
Evolution of actinobacteria in the Antarctic environment and its potencial for the discovery of antibiotic molecules
Soil displacement, virulence and biotechnological potential of Listeria spp. isolates in Costa Rica
Genomic and metabolomic characterization of Antarctic bacteria for the discovery of antibiotic molecules and determination of their role in adaptation to extreme environments”
Ecología de Listeria monocytogenes en suelos de Costa Rica=> Estudio ambiental de un patógeno humano
Establecimiento de una colección de cepas de microalgas autóctonas con potencial comercial
Diversidad de Listeria spp. en Costa Rica=> Un estudio de la genómica, transcriptómica y patogénesis
Desarrollo de un sistema integrado de microalgas para la producción de aceites, acoplado a un biodigestor y a un emisor de CO2
Selección de cepas de microalgas para la producción de combustibles

Review (2)

Insights into Co-Cultivation of Photosynthetic Microorganisms for Novel Molecule Discovery and Enhanced Production of Specialized Metabolites
Advances in antarctic research for antimicrobial discovery: A comprehensive narrative review of bacteria from antarctic environments as potential sources of novel antibiotic compounds against human pathogens and microorganisms of industrial importance
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Kattia Núñez

Professor-Researcher

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco , Chile

12
Leticia Barrientos

Academica Titular

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

6
Olman Gomez

PROFESOR ADHONOREM

Depto. de Cs. Químicas y Recursos Naturales

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

3
María Contreras

Académica Investigadora

Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

temuco, Chile

2
Karla Leal

Profesor Investigador

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

2
Claudio Lamilla

Investigador Postdoctoral

Ciencias quimicas

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Felipe Scott

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudia Troncoso

Docente/Investigador

Ciencias Básicas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

1
Fumito MARUYAMA

Professor

Hiroshima University

Higashi-Hiroshima, Japón

1
Milko Jorquera

PROFESOR TITULAR

CIENCIAS QUIMICA Y RECURSOS NATURALES

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

TEMUCO, Chile

1
Michel Abanto

Académico

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Ana Zárate

Postdoctoral Researcher

Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

1
Rodrigo Salazar

Investigador

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile