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Marcos Vinicius Caiafa Sepúlveda

Postdoctoral Associate

University of FLorida

Gainesville, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


Micologia, ecología, evolución y sistemática de hongos, ecología de comunidades, ecología molecular

Educación

  •  Micologia, Ecologia y evolucion, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. Estados Unidos, 2021
  •  Ecologia Microbiana, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2013
  •  Ecología, Instituto de Ecología A.C.. México, 2016

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoctoral Scholar Full Time

    University of California Riverside

    Riverside, CA, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2023

  •   Postdoctoral Associate Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

    Gainesville, FL, Estados Unidos

    2023 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Postdoctoral Scholar Full Time

    University of California Riverside

    Riverside, CA, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2023

  •   Postdoctoral Associate Full Time

    University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL, Estados Unidos

    2023 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Asistente de cátedra
2020 Asistente de Cátedra. Fungal Biology, Semestre Otoño (PLP4653C and PLP6656C). Department of Plant Pathology. University of Florida. Asistencia: 5 estudiantes de pregrado and 9 estudiantes de postgrado. (Clase impartida en formato híbrido con clases teóricas remotas y laboratorio presencial.)
2014 Ayudante de pregrado, Ecologia Microbiana, Semestre Otoño, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile
2013 Ayudante de pregrado, Introducción a las Ciencias Ambientales, Semestre Otoño, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile
2013 Ayudante de pregrado, Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental, Semestre Otoño, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile
2012 Ayudante de pregrado, Botánica, Semestre Primavera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile

Profesor Invitado
2025 Guest Lecturer. Introduction to Ascomycota. In: Fungal Biology, Spring Semester. Department of Biology. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
2024 Guest Lecturer. Fungal-Animal interactions. In: Fungal Biology, Fall Semester (PLP4653C and PLP6656C). Department of Plant Pathology. University of Florida.
2020 Guest Lecturer. Fungal-Animal interactions. In: Fungal Biology, Fall Semester (PLP4653C and PLP6656C). Department of Plant Pathology. University of Florida.
2017 Profesor Invitado. Analisis de diversidad y distribución de macromicetos tropicales (16A7384). CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Oaxaca, Mexico (12 hrs, en español).

Mentoría General
2024–presente Andrew R. Kunik (University of Florida pregrado) – Técnicas moleculares
2023–presente Mason A. Rowe (University of Florida pregrado) – Técnicas moleculares, sistemática de hongos
2021–2022 Basubi Binti Zhilik (University of California Riverside postgrado) – Procesamiento bioinformático y análisis estadisticos para datos de secuenciamiento de amplicones
2020 Kaori Hall (University of Florida pregrado) – cultivo axénico de hongos
2018-2019 Esteban Gallardo Pillancari (Universidad Austral de Chile, voluntario de pregrado) – Diversidad de trufas en el sur de Chile

Miembro del comité de magister
2022-2024 Esteban Gallardo Pillancari (Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile)
2023-presente Luis Eder Dorantes Marion (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México)


Difusión y Transferencia


Actinides de divulgación
Caiafa, M.V. 2022. Birds with a gourmet taste: the role of Patagonian birds in the dispersal of truffles. NightSchool California Academy of Sciences, 3 February 2022.
Caiafa, M.V. 2021. What we’re Reading. South American Mycorrhizal Research Network, 18 November 2021
Caiafa, M.V. 2021. South American truffles and their feathered fellows: exploring the mycophagy of two native birds from southern South America. North American Truffling Society, 9 March 2021.
Caiafa, M.V. 2021. Hablemos de Micofagia (“Let’s talk about mycophagy). Instagram streaming organized by the Chilean NGO Micofilios. 11 February 2021 (in Spanish)
Caiafa, M.V. 2020. Trufas del Sur y sus amigos emplumados (“Southern truffles and their feathered friends”). FungiFest, Festival de los Hongos, Chile, June 2020 (in Spanish).
Caiafa, M.V. 2015. Hongos de Oaxaca, Charla sobre diversidad de Hongos a estuduantes de educación básica en escuela rural de Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Comunicados de Prensa
Octubre de 2021. Amplia cobertura de prensa para Caiafa et al. “Discovering the role of Patagonian birds in the dispersal of truffles and other mycorrhizal fungi” en Current Biology.
Synopsis at AltMetric: https://www.altmetric.com/details/115904801
IFAS Blog: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2021/10/28/the-early-bird-getsthe-truffle-uf-researchers-show-birds-hunt-for-the-fungi-too/
MSN.com: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/these-fancy-birds-don-t-need-yelp-to-find-high-end-cuisine/ar-AAQ6ItU?pfr=1
Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/animals/birds-eat-truffles/
New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2295334-birds-in-patagonia-have-a-surprising-taste-for-truffles/


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Forest Fungal Ecology Award

    Mycological Society of America

    Estados Unidos, 2018

    Student award (USD 1,250)

  •   Student & Postdoctoral Travel Awards

    American Ornithological Society

    Chile, 2019

    Student award (USD 580)

  •   Howard E. Bigelow Student Travel Award

    Mycological Society of America

    Chile, 2019

    Student Award (USD 750)

  •   Alexander Wetmore Memorial Research Award

    American Ornithological Society

    Estados Unidos, 2019

    Research Award (USD 2,500)

  •   Henry Pavelek Memorial Scholarship

    North American Truffling Society

    Chile, 2021

    Student Award (USD 2,500)

  •   IFAS High Impact Paper Award

    UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

    Chile, 2022

    Recognition for article Caiafa et al. 2022, Current Biology


 

Article (15)

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with <i>Crocanthemum</i> and <i>Lechea</i> (Cistaceae) in subtropical Florida sandhill habitats
Soil microbiome feedbacks during disturbance-driven forest ecosystem conversion
Wildfire impact on soil microbiome life history traits and roles in ecosystem carbon cycling
Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests
Re-examination of the Southern Hemisphere truffle genus <i>Amylascus</i> (<i>Pezizaceae, Ascomycota</i>) and characterization of the sister genus Nothoamylascus gen. nov.
A reexamination and realignment of Peziza sensu lato (Pezizomycetes) species in southern South America
DNA metabarcoding reveals broad woodpecker diets in fire-maintained forests
Polyphyly, asexual reproduction and dual trophic mode in<i> Buchwaldoboletus</i>
Tomentellopsis rosannae sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Thelephorales), first species in the genus described from the Southern Hemisphere
Two new species of Phaeohelotium (Leotiomycetes: Helotiaceae) from Chile and their putative ectomycorrhizal status
Discovering the role of Patagonian birds in the dispersal of truffles and other mycorrhizal fungi
Four new species of sequestrate <i>Inocybe</i> from Chilean Nothofagaceae forests
Thaxterogaster revisited: A phylogenetic and taxonomic overview of sequestrate Cortinarius from Patagonia
Fungal Planet description sheets: 785-867
Functional diversity of macromycete communities along an environmental gradient in a Mexican seasonally dry tropical forest

ConferencePoster (1)

Understanding the distributions patterns of macrofungi at the continental scale.

Proyecto (5)

Exploring the symbiotic dispersal mutualism between endemic truffles and birds in Patagonia
Truffles that mimic fruits? Exploring the dispersal symbiosis between endemic truffles and their birds in the forests of Patagonia
Becas Chile Doctorado: University of Florida
Beca Maestría CONACYT
EFFECT OF DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATEDNESS OF EXPERIMENTAL RECIPIENT FUNGAL COMMUNITIES ON THE SUCCESS OF AN INVADER=> TESTING THE DARWIN'S NATURALIZATION AND DIVERSITY INVASION RESISTANCE HYPOTHESES
1
Iván Díaz

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio ICBTe

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Hugo Madrid

Investigador Principal

Centro de Genómica y Bioinformática

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Nicomedes Valenzuela

Académico

Tecnología Médica

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Isabel Iturrieta

DOCENTE E INVESTIGADOR

CIENCIAS PRECLÍNICAS

Universidad de La Frontera

TEMUCO, Chile

20
Marcos Caiafa

Postdoctoral Associate

Plant Pathology

University of FLorida

Gainesville, Estados Unidos